"Wei Chi Lianping."
"I am present."
Emperor Wu Su's eyes were icy as he asked, "Brawling within the army. What is the punishment?"
Wei Chi Lianping answered immediately, "It is handled according to military law. Depending on the severity of the offense, the punishment ranges from fifty to one hundred strokes with the military baton."
The court-ordered beatings administered in the palace were nothing compared to the military baton.
Every strike from the military baton was brutally heavy. Having one's skin split open was considered a light outcome; it wasn't uncommon for those with weaker constitutions to die from it.
Princess Hua Chang stood to the side, her face pale. She looked as if she had suffered a great shock, only snapping back to her senses when she heard the words "military baton."
She took a few steps forward. "Your Majesty, isn't punishment by military law too severe? Mr. Ji is not a soldier. I fear he won't be able to withstand the military baton."
