The following day, the teahouses and taverns of Bianjing were packed with scholars and men of letters, all engaged in heated discussion.
A stout man sat down, fanning himself as he spoke, "I’m sure you’ve all heard the news from last night."
Naturally, they had. Lord An of the Court of Judicial Review had caused the former Crown Prince to be blinded and die in agony, so Prime Minister Shen had paid him back in kind last night by having Lord An sliced to death in a lingering execution.
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