Treason has many punishment.
There is even degree to this treason.
But one thing was made clear.
The reasons why this benevolent and even generous Khan would treat treason as something woefully important is because while he could be lenient on other transgression, treason is one thing he could not allow
The Steppe is not a cutthroat culture. Just like Jianghu is not all about revenge and killing
Of course, the people are hard, the life is had and it created strong people.
But this did not mean that they are monsters that is depicted on those stories and books of Yan and Zhou.
Though they do help with creating the image, an image that the Steppe uses to great advantage.
Before they even ride south, those spineless Yan people would already throw their weapons and seek surrender.
After all, the good life of the Yan dynasty does not extend to the people or the soldier. A strong nation luck is actually the precursor to destruction.
