The throne room was silent, the air thick with tension and the metallic scent of blood yet to be spilled. On his very first day as King of Wuyue (吴越), Qian Hongchu (钱弘俶) faced an unthinkable provocation. A minor official, He Chengxun (何承训), paraded into court bearing the severed head of a respected senior statesman, […]






