The Three Questions of the Empress

The empress went to visit an old hermit in the mountains. She asked him three questions: who are the most important people to work with what's the most important thing to do at all times and the wise woman she listened but only patted the empress on the shoulder and continued digging. As they were getting ready to leave, a man emerged from the woods pressing his hands and get a big wound in his stomach he'd obviously been attacked. He was just about unconscious fell at the feet of the empress groaning and opening the man's clothing. The wounded man regained consciousness and asked for water and the empress ran down to this stream and brought back the fresh water again