Ming Zhonghou was flogged with eighty strokes, personally supervised by An Xuan, how could there be any leniency?
Yan Shaoyi handed over her life to Pangu City in a muddled state, and when her obituary reached Yan Tianhou's ears, he immediately submitted a memorial to plead guilty.
Yao Guang, as the Empress Dowager, did not vent her anger on Yan Tianhou.
This matter was thus pressed down and no longer discussed openly.
Ming Zhonghou, after suffering eighty strokes, although not dead, was truly tormented by An Xuan to the point where he wished to close his eyes and die.
Receiving punishment also has its techniques.
Highly skilled punishment would not tear the external skin, nor bleed, but could shatter the coccyx completely!
Conversely, the external skin might be torn, but the bones would remain intact.
