main hall of the mansion.When the eunuch holding the imperial edict saw that everyone was assembled, he unfurled the edict, cleared his throat, and proclaimed it aloud in a resonant voice.“By imperial...pressionless, drew his sword and struck."Ah!"A sharp and shrill scream pierced the air, followed by a gruesome sight: a severed head, drenched in blood, rolled across the courtroom floor.With a thud,...