Li bowed.<br/>"My apologies for re-igniting the argument, then. But it needs an answer, and a definitive one at that. I'm sure you can see where I stand. My father said once that the Mandate of Heaven exist in a country that is supported by four things. These four things are the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valour of the brave. Yet all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling!"<br/>He stopped reciting and smiled.<br/>"I have good memory, but I have never had an opportunity to test this particular theory of his. But I will give you another of his advice. Find your own Tao*, he said. It can be to master the art of ruling, or something else. My Tao* is not your Tao*, even when they look alike. And I can attest to this advice, as I am experiencing it every day for myself!"<br/><br/>*Tao here means "path".