Han Zhi tapped his fingertip against the desk and said in a deep voice, "Since there is no solid evidence, this is a false accusation. According to the Song Criminal Code provision on 'counter-punishment for false accusations,' the penalty is one hundred blows of the heavy staff and exile to a distance of three thousand li."
"Furthermore—this matter is no ordinary false accusation. The person you falsely accused this time is the prospective Imperial Son-in-law of the current dynasty, which already constitutes a defilement of the Emperor's dignity, raising your offense by one degree. Secondly, as a servant, you harbored covetous desires toward your Mistress."
"The 'Miscellaneous Laws' chapter of the Song Criminal Code records: 'A servant who illicitly lusts after his master shall be strangled'—although you have not yet committed the actual act, your ill intentions already fulfill the crime of 'attempting illicit conduct.' I wonder how Your Highness the Princess views this matter?"
Chapter 403