The two soldiers looked at the young guard with some hesitation. Because the laws of the Han Dynasty were lenient, if the person to be executed died, the remaining punishment would be waived. After all, it was not good to desecrate the corpse after the person had died. But this time, they were a little unsure of what to do.

"Continue. His Majesty's order is forty strokes of the cane, and the punishment must be completed."

The young guard didn't turn his head; his long sword was still pointed at Cao Jie.

"you...."

Cao Jie didn't dare to say anything more this time, because he wasn't sure if the knife in the boy's hand would really be used to cut him. Although he was cooperating with the other party, he couldn't really lose his life, could he?

"That's enough!"

Just as the two Imperial Guards were about to carry out the execution again, Liu Hong appeared before everyone, and everyone immediately bowed and stood still.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

"No need for formalities!"

After everyone stood up, Liu Hong looked at the little eunuch who was still lying on the ground with a calm expression.

"Go check if he's dead."

"promise!"

A boy standing next to Liu Hong approached the young eunuch and extended his finger to touch the tip of the eunuch's nose.

"Your Majesty, that servant has fainted and is very weak; she may not live much longer!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong turned to look at the Imperial Guard Captain: "This servant girl only made a minor mistake, why be so harsh?"

The Imperial Guard Captain was startled and immediately knelt down, his face filled with fear: "It is all my fault for failing to properly train my men. They do not know their place. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

"Alright, you were just following orders. This is the last time. Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then Liu Hong looked at Cao Jie and said, "Attendant Cao, you must properly train those servants from now on. They must not make the same mistake again. Make them remember what it means to be respectful to their superiors and inferiors."

Upon hearing Liu Hong's words, Cao Jie quickly knelt down as well, saying, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will certainly discipline them properly."

"Yes! Take him away and treat him properly. As for whether he lives or dies, that's up to fate!"

"promise."

After saying this, Liu Hong turned and left. In addition to Liu Hong's guards, the Imperial Guards and the Tiger Guards followed closely behind. Cao Jie, who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at the Imperial Guard Captain with an unfriendly look. He did not expect that these people would turn against him so easily.

Feeling Cao Jie's gaze, the Imperial Guard Captain didn't care at all. He was the emperor's personal guard, and no one could touch them unless the emperor gave the order. Naturally, he wouldn't care about a eunuch.