The fourth year of Emperor Tianshun.
Summer.
Lu Shangshu was found privately hoarding a dragon robe, armor, and bombs, suspected of plotting a rebellion.
The first two allegations were framed by the Eastern Depot, but the latter was indeed solid evidence, leaving even the literary and military Officials with nothing to say.
Emperor Tianshun personally endorsed an immediate execution, choosing a date for the sentence to be carried out.
Tang Mingyuan knelt outside the palace gate for two days and two nights, until he fainted, unable to gain an audience with His Majesty.
The twenty-third day of the third month of Spring.
In the middle of a scorching summer, the sun blazed fiercely.
A long line of prisoners knelt at Caishikou, wearing fugitive placards on their backs, with executioners standing by their side.
