Bride of the Dragon Emperor

The decree has been announced. Because he had failed to properly educate his son, Minister Ji was destined to suffer throughout his whole life. He was stripped of his position, has to pay a million of gold ingots and be lashed by 100 strokes of the large stick.

Minister Ji's punishment also includes, three years of penal servitude and being exiled together with his whole family with more than six hundred miles away from the capital city. Not only that, children from Minister Ji's family will be barred from taking the Imperial

Exams and were forbidden to serve as government officials. This will go on until their family's future generation.

This punishment also goes to the families of the other two boys.

When the officials heard the decree, sweat broke out from their bodies and they instantly felt their legs weaken. For the crime of harming a member of the imperial family, Minister Ji should have been punished by death, but instead, the Emperor granted him a punishment which was crueler than being dead.

For an arrogant official who grow from a wealthy family, suffering from deprivation, impoverishment, hardships and shame from being stripped from his position was the best punishment for a person like him. Seemingly feeling the chill coming from a certain direction, the kneeling officials unconsciously turn their head and their wary eyes worryingly peered at the man in black sitting coldly before them.

At the sight of that man's perfectly stern face, they've been reminded of a phrase that a famous politician had written. It was like this...

- "Only an intelligent ruler is capable of applying heavy punishments to light offenses. If light offenses carry heavy punishments, one can imagine what will be done against a serious offense. Thus, the people will not dare to break the laws."

And indeed, this terrifying person before them was the perfect embodiment of that phrase.

Long Zixin's little head turned to his father. His pair of doe-like round eyes were rooted on that imposing man sitting beside him, carrying a sense of sovereignty and as the man delivered his verdict to everyone's ears.

Though in other's point of view, the little guy's gaze were seemingly cold and aloof, one will be able to take notice of a certain glimpse of emotion which carried admiration and revere.

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Note: The phrase was indeed written by a famous Chinese politician. His name was Li Si.He was a well known Legalist writer and politician, and notable calligrapher of the Qin Dynasty.

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