imperial edict

direct management

to manage directly

simile

speaking bluntly and to the point; being outspoken

to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken

to stand straight; to stand erect; to stand upright

erect; upright

an honest and straightforward record of something, without embellishment or omission / holding a brush vertically when writing to use the tip of the brush / the act of writing something oneself by hand

to record something in an honest and straightforward manner, without embellishment or omission / to hold a brush vertically when writing to use the tip of the brush / to write something oneself by hand