"Death... a death sentence?"
Minister Gu, who had been coughing blood and feigning unconsciousness, snapped his eyes open. He began to kowtow violently, coughing between desperate pleas for mercy:
"I beg for Your Majesty’s leniency! I beg for your mercy! I have served this country for many years with nothing but loyalty and a pure heart! Your Majesty, I beseech you, forgive your humble servant—I truly knew nothing of this!"
Chapter 113