This way, the order of the Capital City would not be affected.
Unless the Holy Emperor himself went out of the city to welcome them, no general had ever been allowed to lead troops to the gates of the Imperial City.
Not even the Crown Prince was an exception.
...
「Holy Bright Palace.」
Emperor Yong'an sat high upon the Dragon Throne, his temples as white as snow. With a stern expression, he gazed down upon the assembled ministers in the hall, his presence imposing even without any show of anger.
His gaze swept over an empty seat. "Why isn't Yuan Xuangang here?" he asked in a low voice.
Yuan Xuangang had not requested leave, yet he was absent from the court assembly. According to the laws of Great Yan, being late for or absent from the court assembly resulted in a three-month salary penalty and fifteen strokes of the cane.
With one's Cultivation sealed, even a Martial Artist would be bedridden for seven days after receiving those fifteen strikes.
