If the execution of Lord Mei was meant to serve as a warning to others, then King Di Xin's heavy reliance on Fei Zhong, the framing of Queen Jiang, and the extraction of Bigan's heart would make him appear extremely foolish, cruel, and tyrannical to outsiders.
Yet, was the reality truly so?
Fei Zhong was much like Qin Hui of the Southern Song dynasty—the classic image of a treacherous court official.
Chapter 1531