That was an enriching experience .

The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.

Both students are in hot water from fighting.

Publishers Weekly has praised the new book as capturing “both the genuine intimacies and serial dishonesties of young love”; salon.com said that the series “keeps getting funnier and more incisive” and that “some members of his cast don’t have to do much more than show up to get laughs.”