Chen Mo's punishment, for Wu Yanqing, was just like scratching an itch.
Merit?
Wu Yanqing did not expect any merit from this expedition. He was already a First-class Duke, and held the position of Minister of War, almost at the peak.
Unless this merit could elevate him to the rank of King, otherwise, it made no difference whether it was there or not.
As for a year's salary?
The annual salary of the Minister of War was just several hundred taels of silver. Wu Yanqing, as the Patriarch of the Wu Family, could sometimes spend several thousand to tens of thousands of taels of silver in a day. This one-year salary deduction was nothing but a drizzle.
Wu Mi knew this was a minor punishment from Your Majesty to his father, or in other words, it was made to be seen by Yang Qingqing.
"Thank Your Majesty for your grace." Wu Mi thanked on behalf of his father.
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After Wu Mi left, Chen Mo asked Jia Yin to summon Yang Qingqing.
