Chapter 180: Interrupting Someone’s Sleep? Prepare for Divine Retribution! (1 / 2)
Marquis Yongchang endured his punishment, each stab of the blade leaving a bloody hole. He merely bit down on a cloth and let out muffled grunts—never a scream or plea for mercy.
— Normally, such punishments would not be administered, but Marquis Yongchang himself insisted on adding an extra sentence to his original punishment.
Although he retained his title, he suffered numerous setbacks. His eighty adopted sons—those who needed to be captured were captured, and those who deserved punishment were punished. Those guilty of heinous crimes were executed without a word of plea from the marquis. When the ordeal concluded, he brought out a jug of wine, drank a bowl with his sons, and severed their father-son bond.
Eighty adopted sons—essentially equivalent to forming a clique of eighty people, each a robust and capable military general.
They should have separated long ago.
The old emperor pondered for a moment. Today’s air was too heavy with the scent of blood; an otherwise good celebration banquet was ruined.
He needed to lighten the mood.
“Empress,” he asked Empress Dou, seated beside him, “what do you think we should do to cleanse the air of today’s bloodshed?”
Empress Dou replied, “Give out rewards.”