CRASH!
A five-foot-tall celadon vase inlaid with nine golden dragons shattered into dust against the polished marble floor of the Supreme Harmony Hall.
Shards of priceless imperial ceramic flew across the dais, bouncing off the trembling velvet boots of fifty kneeling court ministers.
Immortal Emperor Ji Wudao stood before the golden dragon throne, his chest heaving with terrifying sovereign fury.
[Emperor Ji Wudao | The Corrupt Immortal Sovereign | Rank 7 Peak | Goodness: -45/100].
His gold-embroidered dragon sleeves trembled with violent rage. His imperial crown of twelve hanging jade beads rattled with every breath, casting dark, jagged shadows across his pale, bloodshot eyes.
“Zero tax revenue!” Emperor Ji Wudao roared, his voice shaking the massive cedar pillars of the sovereign palace. “The provincial quarterly tax reports arrived this morning! Not a single copper coin from the Southern Marshlands! Not a single bag of spirit-rice from Western Cloud! Every single prefecture has expelled our imperial tax collectors and declared allegiance to Taichu Group’s civic governance!”
Minister Qian Wansan knelt on the cold stone, holding a silk handkerchief to his mouth to catch the dark blood still leaking from his lips.
