Day 1 Narration
Corruption During Emperor Ling’s Reign – 178 A.D.
Emperor Ling, Age 11.
When Emperor Ling first took the throne, everyone thought that he was young, naïve, and would do nothing to save China. Everyone was mostly correct. When Ling first took the throne, he was a young boy who was easily influenced, and many of the Eunuchs that were put in power during Emperor Huan’s reign were overjoyed that the fate of China rested on that young boy’s shoulders. The Eunuchs found it very easy to manipulate and persuade Emperor Ling to do whatever they wanted.
Their first order of business was to get rid of all the officials in the government who opposed the Eunuchs. The Eunuchs told Ling that the other officials were planning a coup d’état against him as they were dissatisfied with his reign. Ling bought the story and had all the Eunich opposers killed or arrested, resulting in around a hundred deaths. Despite this, the people of Shu were still willing to give the Emperor the benefit of the doubt and they vehemently disagreed with Wu and Wei’s claim that the Emperor should be removed from power. The Shu believed that it was Ling’s god-given birthright to be sitting on the throne, and that those nay-sayers are disagreeing with God’s word.
Perhaps Shu’s support was misguided, as Emperor Ling began to exhibit even more corruption in the following years, even without the persuasion of the Eunuchs. In 178 A.D., Emperor Ling passed a new law that allowed for any normal citizen to buy positions of power in the government. As you may have guessed, the citizens who took power were just as corrupt, if not more corrupt then Ling and the Eunuchs. Conflicts between the Three Kingdoms escalated to the point where people began spying, and even worse, people began dying. Multiple spies were found dead, assassinated on purpose, or perhaps more likely, by misfire. Heightened feelings of mistrust were found in all the clans, and every clan began witch hunts upon their own, trying to find any traitors and spies among them. Multiple people were tortured, and some even went insane, but at least none were killed. China’s own personal army was even sent after a Chinese citizen due to the high demand by the rest of China, a man by the name of Redbird. While the army was on its way to Redbird’s property, they received a message from the Emperor himself. The message read:
“Sun Quan has decided to veto the public’s opinion. Please instead go after the second place opinion, PrecisionK”
PrecisionK was found dead the next day. China was rapidly spinning out of control, becoming worse and worse each day, and Emperor Ling was not helping in any way. The Shu believe that he will turn around and they have begun sending letters to Ling asking him to remove the Eunuch’s and to help save China. Perhaps now that Ling is older, maybe he will be wiser as well, and that China’s tremulous period will end.
~Chen Shou
Historian for the Kingdom of Shu
Sun Quan decided to Veto tonight’s vote.
List of the Dead: Mr Blarney – Shu Spy Aroduc –Wei Spy Hylianbunny – Member of the Council of Sun Quan
PrecisionK – Member of the Syndicate of Corrupters
List of the Insane: Thetheroo Enlightenedbum Grundlterror
PMs are going out.
TehSpectre is being replaced by Mr. Defecation. Balefuego is being replaced by Speedyswaf.
Reading the other boards, I'm wondering if Sun Quan thought that he was protecting PrecisionK and someone monkeyed with the votes behind the scenes actually putting Redbird in the lead.
Reading the other boards, I'm wondering if Sun Quan thought that he was protecting PrecisionK and someone monkeyed with the votes behind the scenes actually putting Redbird in the lead.
I am wiped. Just finished a ten hour road trip. Shitty internets are working, but I won't be able to post until late afternoon/early evening. Also: I've seen vote counts that put PK in the lead via the vote, but then Red Bird gets saved from said vote, and PK gets the ax?
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To protect Red Bird, basically.
It is for the good of both our kingdoms that our day one votes be elsewhere.
Current Spreadsheet (as of posts 302 / 89 / 116 )
Red Bird now leads the treason / execution vote, 20 votes to precisionk's 19. 5 Shu, 2 Wei, and 2 Wu have yet to vote upon this matter.
Enlightenedbum
PrecisionK
Shamus is the last Wei not to vote for precisionk I believe. If you would kindly get on that Shamus?
enlightenedbum
precisionk
I take it you don't live in the Midwest. Damn Thunderstorms.
Northeast, but we've had our share of thunderstorms so far. Not nearly as bad as you guys tho, I'm sure. It's going to be a messy summer.
So how's about that weather. It's like, 90 here. It's terrible.
Miserable weather.
But I must trek out for groceries, lest I starve.
Which is odd considering every other town in Iowa was submerged recently.
So, how about that end of the day thing? It's coming up in like 10 minutes right?
One more hour. We'll see about Shunanigans.
Current Spreadsheet (as of posts 317 / 105 / 127 )
As it has been noted by others, precisionk now leads the execution vote again, 25 votes to 23.
How exciting!
I am fully expecting Hylianbunny to start changing votes any second now...
I DON'T KNOW!
Has the voting closed!? Let's find out!
!Celebrim
Corruption During Emperor Ling’s Reign – 178 A.D.
Emperor Ling, Age 11.
When Emperor Ling first took the throne, everyone thought that he was young, naïve, and would do nothing to save China. Everyone was mostly correct. When Ling first took the throne, he was a young boy who was easily influenced, and many of the Eunuchs that were put in power during Emperor Huan’s reign were overjoyed that the fate of China rested on that young boy’s shoulders. The Eunuchs found it very easy to manipulate and persuade Emperor Ling to do whatever they wanted.
Their first order of business was to get rid of all the officials in the government who opposed the Eunuchs. The Eunuchs told Ling that the other officials were planning a coup d’état against him as they were dissatisfied with his reign. Ling bought the story and had all the Eunich opposers killed or arrested, resulting in around a hundred deaths. Despite this, the people of Shu were still willing to give the Emperor the benefit of the doubt and they vehemently disagreed with Wu and Wei’s claim that the Emperor should be removed from power. The Shu believed that it was Ling’s god-given birthright to be sitting on the throne, and that those nay-sayers are disagreeing with God’s word.
Perhaps Shu’s support was misguided, as Emperor Ling began to exhibit even more corruption in the following years, even without the persuasion of the Eunuchs. In 178 A.D., Emperor Ling passed a new law that allowed for any normal citizen to buy positions of power in the government. As you may have guessed, the citizens who took power were just as corrupt, if not more corrupt then Ling and the Eunuchs. Conflicts between the Three Kingdoms escalated to the point where people began spying, and even worse, people began dying. Multiple spies were found dead, assassinated on purpose, or perhaps more likely, by misfire. Heightened feelings of mistrust were found in all the clans, and every clan began witch hunts upon their own, trying to find any traitors and spies among them. Multiple people were tortured, and some even went insane, but at least none were killed. China’s own personal army was even sent after a Chinese citizen due to the high demand by the rest of China, a man by the name of Redbird. While the army was on its way to Redbird’s property, they received a message from the Emperor himself. The message read:
“Sun Quan has decided to veto the public’s opinion. Please instead go after the second place opinion, PrecisionK”
PrecisionK was found dead the next day. China was rapidly spinning out of control, becoming worse and worse each day, and Emperor Ling was not helping in any way. The Shu believe that he will turn around and they have begun sending letters to Ling asking him to remove the Eunuch’s and to help save China. Perhaps now that Ling is older, maybe he will be wiser as well, and that China’s tremulous period will end.
~Chen Shou
Historian for the Kingdom of Shu
Sun Quan decided to Veto tonight’s vote.
List of the Dead:
Mr Blarney – Shu Spy
Aroduc –Wei Spy
Hylianbunny – Member of the Council of Sun Quan
PrecisionK – Member of the Syndicate of Corrupters
List of the Insane:
Thetheroo
Enlightenedbum
Grundlterror
PMs are going out.
TehSpectre is being replaced by Mr. Defecation.
Balefuego is being replaced by Speedyswaf.
I do approve of a spy being killed, though.
This seems to be the case, ya.