Before Zhao Xing made his move, he had thought through various possibilities:
First, a severe punishment where all military achievements would be confiscated, his official position forfeited, and he would be imprisoned.
This possibility was extremely slim because even if everything was recorded, and even if Zhao Xing had intentionally killed someone, the fault initially lay with Qian Shougang, who, after all, was a military leader abusing his power.
It was not a time when the Fortune Dynasty was collapsing, so the probability of such a punishment was exceedingly low.
Second, a lighter sentence where his official position remained unchanged but his military achievements were penalized as a form of discipline.
The range of military achievements penalized would be about 30,000 to 100,000.
This was the scenario Zhao Xing had anticipated would occur.
Because in his previous life, he often used princes to farm "reputation".