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Episode 23, The Bloody Empress

Last time the Han Dynasty was established under Emperor Gaozu

His wife the first Empress of China

Prove yourself to be both a capable administrator of state affairs, while Gaozu was snuffing out crisis after crisis over the course of his reign, and an unforgivingly cruel executioner

of those who stood in her family's way. As two generals of the Chu-Hahn

Contingency had already learned the hard way. This time, with the death of Han's first

emperor, Gaozu, his and Empress Lu's son,

crown prince Leo Ying of Han, will ascend to the imperial throne.

But, in truth, it will be his mother who seizes the reins of power for herself.

Prince Lillein, in spite of his late father's attempt to oust him in favor of his younger

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