The most effective way to humiliate a scholar is to crush every ounce of his pride.
Exiling him to military service would certainly be satisfying, but it might just temper Xu Jing’s character. Thus, after consulting with Feng Keyan, Jia Lingyun decided that stripping Xu Jing and paddling him in full view of the people of Luoyang would be far more agonizing for him than death itself.
*Whoosh—*
Chapter 489