²¹ The king and his important men were happy with this advice. So King Xerxes did as Memucan suggested. ²² He sent letters to all the areas of the kingdom. A letter was sent to each area, written in its own form of writing. And a letter was sent to each group of people, written in their own language. These letters announced that each man was to be the ruler of his own family. Also, each family was to speak the language of the man.