Qing Dynasty: I'm a healthy 28 year old political advisor with no wife or kids and a harsh King--what's keeping me in the state instead of walking off in search of better opportunities in another state or in some tribe?
Do you mean the Qin Dynasty? The Qing Dynasty was the last of the Imperial Dynasties, and in that period (1644-1912) no figures analogous to kings existed (except in tributary kingdoms beyond the borders of China proper).