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... palace, lanterns burned late in the Hall of Governance.
Stacks of petitions and reports covered the Emperor’s desk — papers on border security, trade taxation, the wounded Duke’s recovery. Emperor Rong Zhen sat hunched forward, shoulders taut, a thin vein pulsing at his temple.
The war along the southern road had unsettled everything — merchants’ caravans halted, supply lines stretched, soldiers demanding reinforcements. Every decision weighed the balance between safety and revol ...
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