Although Zhang Shou had always been an advocate of limited use of corporal punishment since his previous life, for example, for certain violent crimes, he agreed to use corporal punishment to teach people a lesson, just like beating a naughty child who didn't obey. However, he believed that the upper limit of corporal punishment for general crimes should not be set at 100 as it is now.
Therefore, he did not think that the emperor or himself were anything worthy of praise.
It was the father's fault for not educating his child. The emperor raised a bad son, and the people had to rebel in anger and be severely beaten for it. To be honest, he was just barely acceptable. But he believed that the emperor would rather have the eldest prince be a good son than be known as a benevolent monarch.
As for him, he knew that the promotion of the machine would cause a large number of workers to lose their jobs, but he still released this monster. Now he has finally achieved the goal of sparing the life of the victim and criminal. This so-called fair praise is ridiculous no matter how he thinks about it!
Therefore, before the jailer could rack his brains to continue to flatter him, he interrupted him directly and said, "Okay, stop talking. Since you know that the emperor is kind, then you should be more careful. I don't want to hear excuses like serious injuries, high fever, etc. in the future. Pay attention to ventilation, keep clean, and prevent heatstroke. From diet to medicine, follow the instructions at regular times and in fixed quantities."
Although they all had their own grievances, they were all adults and knew that what they had done was capital crime. Now they had escaped with their lives. Even though the beating was really severe, after being reminded by the chief jailer and given such instructions by Zhang Shou, no matter who they were, they could get over the hurdle in their hearts.
Realizing that they were blessed with the treatment they had now, the cries and groans of pain they heard when applying the medicine gradually subsided.
Xian Yunhe supported himself with his elbows and tried to look up, but before he could find Zhang Shou, he caught a glimpse of the familiar figure of Peanut. When the boy met his gaze, he opened his mouth as if to shout, but then he forced himself to hold it back, his teeth almost biting his lips to bleed, he could not help but nod slightly to the man apologetically, and then used all his strength to turn in another direction.
This time, he finally saw Zhang Shou, and immediately tried to ask in the calmest voice: "Doctor Zhang, the emperor is indeed benevolent, but we will also remember your grace of saving our lives. I just want to ask one thing, how many days do we need to release them?"
This question hit the nail on the head for everyone. They could bear the beating, as they were thick-skinned and could survive it, but they needed to be released and on the road within a few days, which was a very serious problem.
For example, if they were asked to leave within three to five days after they had just been beaten with a hundred sticks, and then travel thousands of miles to Hainan... that would be like killing them! Not to mention three to five days, even ten or eight days would probably be enough!
Zhang Shou looked down at Xian Yunhe, who was sweating profusely but still using his elbows to support himself and trying to stand up and look up at him. Then he said calmly, "According to the old rules for being sent to prison after being caned, the earliest you need to leave is the next day, and the latest is within ten days. You need to arrive at the place of exile within the prescribed period, otherwise it will be a serious crime."