can one see the son.""Sān Bǎo stood his ground, his voice cold as he replied: "I, Sān Bǎo, have been in the palace for thirty-six years, but I have also lived thirty-six years as a eunuch. It took me... influence among the populace that dwarfed that of the cabinet.Even though the cabinet still held considerable power in government, with the support of scholars across the land, no one dared to ignore...