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... id, his tone hovering between exasperation and amusement. "And yet, the target bounced back to life as if nothing had happened. So tell me—was this breathtaking failure due to sheer incompetence or outright defiance?"

The scholar stiffened, his mind spinning like a poorly oiled wheel. Had His Majesty figured out his little act of defiance? Was Kaan just toying with him, waiting to see if he’d crack? Was this some kind of twisted second chance—confess and live?

But would Kaan real ...

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Once, someone with nothing better to do took a comprehensive survey of the current dynasty, and summed up the imperial court’s three great cancers.

Wang Qin leads in corruption; the treasury is never full.

Yun Tang favours a few, forming cabals; leading to corruption in our politics.

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When they talk about the most venomous of vipers, the wicked one who plays with power, the biggest cancer of them all, they’re talking about me: this insignificant prince, Prince Huai, Chengjun.

I can only say that I feel rather hapless in the face of these theories.

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