437. Public Execution, Mad Imperial Concubine (5k)

Zhao Douan is still alive!

And he has captured the rebel leader Zhuang Xiaocheng alive! The Empress ordered his execution soon!

On that day, this explosive news swept through the Capital's streets and alleys like the last cold wave of early spring, becoming the first major case of the new year.

For a moment, countless people were stunned, both shocked by the strangeness of the matter and overwhelmed with enormous disappointment.

Especially those literati who recently rushed to write poems of mourning in hopes of catching the Empress's eye, they were greatly disappointed, cursing that Zhao, whom they wished a thousand cuts, countless times in their hearts, yet to no avail.

Li Yanfu, after leaving the court, immediately convened a gathering within the Li Party to comfort the injured officials. It's unknown how many benefits he promised and how much effort he spent to suppress the internal dissatisfaction.