Later, the Crown Prince ascended the throne and, with thunderous measures, executed over a hundred corrupt officials. No one called him cruel. Even when he took the initiative to send troops to attack the restless neighboring small countries, people praised him for having the spirit of the great ancestor, and there were no accusations of overzealous militarism in the historical records.
Qi Nan brought back three hundred veteran soldiers, more than half of whom were over fifty years old. This group of old men had experienced the most difficult conditions on the frontier. They were aged and weak and couldn't do heavy labor. A large portion of them had suffered severe injuries in their early years, leaving them with hidden ailments that sometimes confined them to bed.
