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... but torches had been set, and the courtiers’ faces were pale in the thin light.
Zhao Rui’s robe hung impeccably about him; the dragon on his breast gleamed like a promise. He had not spoken all night. The ledger from Duke Lian lay open on a side table, its pages heavy with truth.
When the emperor finally rose, his voice carried like a sword through the chamber. "The crime is clear. Treason disguised as trade. Men who use the Emperor’s seal to feed enemies and starve their own peo ...
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