"Lord Qin, as an official of the Hanlin Imperial Academy, has read the sage's books and heard His Majesty's teachings. He understands all too well the importance of the Autumn Imperial Civil Service Examination. In spite of this, Lord Qin still recklessly committed the act of leaking examination questions..."
As soon as he began, Lord Cao quoted classics and laws, incessantly enumerating a plethora of cases, intending to prove that their final judgment was fair and reasonable.
"...Therefore, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel jointly deliberated on this case and ultimately decided to sentence Qin Hao, Lord Qin..." Lord Cao sneakily raised his head to check His Majesty's expression, seeing that Qin Yi's face was calm and showing no signs of anything amiss, he steeled himself and said: "to sentence Qin Hao, Lord Qin... to the waist-cut punishment!"
Having said this, he knelt where he stood, not daring to make the slightest move.
