Including Ye Zhen, no one had expected Marquis Tian Jiang's assault on Princess Changle's Mansion to ultimately snowball into a shocking case.
No one had imagined that what had originally been an insignificant matter—and whose true cause had merely been Ye Zhen tampering with Marquis Tian Jiang's food box, prompting him to save face—would turn out this way.
It was only that, in the process of saving face, Marquis Tian Jiang had been somewhat too arrogant, while Ye Zhen, this Commander, had been somewhat too bold.
Yet such things played out in Luoyi every day. Young scions of powerful nobles fought over favor until their heads were bloodied; even a few guards dying was nothing out of the ordinary.
But this time, such a trivial matter reached the Holy Son of Heaven's ears and provoked his fury!
In merely three days, the imperial ruling regarding Marquis Tian Jiang had come down.
Marquis Tian Jiang, Tian Jiao, had attacked Princess Changle's Mansion with outrageous audacity. His title was stripped, and he was sent to serve at the front lines, where his future conduct would be observed!
Duke Tian Zhou, Tian Jiayu, had failed to discipline his son. His title was reduced by one rank, demoting him to a third-rank Tian Commandery Duke, and he was ordered to reflect behind closed doors for one year!
Of the punishments in this ruling, Tian Jiao's punishment was undoubtedly extremely severe. According to Great Zhou Law, a king's title could be bestowed upon three sons, a duke's title upon two sons, while a marquis's title and those below it could only be bestowed upon one son.
Under ordinary circumstances, such titles were bestowed upon the most outstanding direct descendants of a family. Duke Tian Zhou had bestowed titles upon two sons, and after a number