The leader was terrified and immediately grew wary.
"An oral edict from the Emperor! Xiang Minghou trespassed in the Imperial Palace, a heinous crime. He is to be punished with one hundred strokes of the military cane, stripped of his rank as General, and banished from the Capital City." Mr. Li stepped forward and announced loudly.
One hundred strokes of the military cane?
The crowd erupted in an uproar. One hundred strokes from the military cane was a death sentence.
Although the Emperor had not explicitly ordered his death, very few could survive a hundred strokes of the military cane.
The imperial guards placed a long bench at the palace gate. "General Xiang, if you please."
Xiang Minghou flicked his wrist, tossing his great saber to a nearby imperial guard. The guard reached out to catch it but was immediately knocked to the ground by its weight.
"You will carry out the punishment." Mr. Li casually pointed to an imperial guard in the crowd.
