*A Way to Die, A Way to Back In Time* turns imperial protocol into dark comedy: one guard kneels, another fumbles his scroll, the red-robed minister sweats through his embroidery. The emperor smiles—but it’s the kind that precedes exile. The real star? The blue-robed scholar, whose ‘thumbs-up’ is equal parts courage and desperation. 🫠 History’s most awkward audience, captured in 120 seconds of silk and silence.