It cannot be revoked, their entire family relies on the scholarly title of the old man to get by. If the title is gone, their family won't survive in the Prefecture and will have to roll back to the countryside.
Moreover, if the well-earned scholarly title is revoked, even if they return to the countryside, they will be ridiculed to death by the locals.
Magistrate Shi sneered and said, "Cao Fangshan colluded with Tong San to frame the top student of the current examination. Having the scholarly title revoked is considered light. You know about the Tong Family's case. If pursued, even your family could be decapitated!"
The crime committed by the Tong Family is secretly mining iron and illegally selling weapons, a crime significant enough to confiscate nine generations. And the matter of Tong San bribing Cao Juren has conclusive evidence. If the Cao Family doesn't want to lose their heads, they should shut up and silently accept punishment.
