When there was severe drought or a series of disasters, the king often formally sought criticism from both the officials and citizenry, and whatever they said or wrote were protected from prosecution in such cases (although there were few exceptions).
Ketika terjadi kekeringan yang parah atau serangkaian bencana, raja sering dengan resmi meminta kritik baik dari pejabat dan warga, dan apapun yang mereka katakan atau tuliskan dilindungi dari penuntutan di dalam kasus tersebut (meskipun ada beberapa pengecualian).