A detailed set of architectural plans for the palace and the capital. Beneath them lies an unfinished memorial…
A detailed set of architectural plans for the palace and the capital. Beneath them lies an unfinished memorial to the throne.
From your servant Han Tong:
The capital's defenses are complete. The late Emperor entrusted this duty to me, and I have not forgotten.
The expansion of the city is also underway and on schedule. The roads are wider now. The people move about more freely. If His Late Majesty could see what the capital has become, I believe he would be pleased.
Though I am but a soldier, I know this much: to draw the sovereign's salary is to bear the sovereign's cares. As for the capital's defenses...
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