King getting 'Rough Justice': happiness penalty empire-wide

[Biggus Diccus]

I have recently killed of all prisoners after battles in some rebellions/rebel provinces, and now my king has 'Rough Justice' (+2 Dread, -1 Happiness). Does this mean I get lower loyalty in all my provinces?

[bretwalda]

Yes, if you mean that lower happiness also means lower loyalty.

[Procrustes]

I believe that dread also helps inspire loyalty, though I don't know to what extent. So this may not be so bad - you got a little unhappiness but more dread to offset it. If you keep it up he could get "Tough Justice" (+3 dread, -1 happiness.) Just hope he doesn't end up with "Random Justice" (+3 dread, -5 happiness).