The officials kneeling in front of the gates peered up the wall and upon seeing the Emperor, started shouting, confident the Emperor will save them.
But when they spotted the bodies that lay in the dust and recognised them to be who they were, their hearts sank into utter despair!
The officials grew quiet, even Wu Wang and Wei Qun Hua did not escape the knife, who were they to hope otherwise?
For the first time in their lives, the high ranked officials felt the sinking feeling of impending doom.
"Jun Wu Xie, why have you brought them here?" The Emperor asked in a trembling voice. He had thought witnessing the executions of Wu Wang and his father-in-law had been all he could take. Seeing the officials kneeling in front of the gates made him sick, as he struggled to remain standing.
