In order to "humiliate" and "guard" him, the emperor ordered him to take off his marshal's helmet and tassels, put on the humble uniform of Jin Linwei, and become the personal prison guard of the deposed prince Xiao Jue. Ling Cang knelt down to accept this "shameful" order under the watchful eyes of all civil and military officials in the court. When he came to Xiao Jue's dilapidated palace, he saw a sickly young man who was being bullied by a young eunuch and couldn't even hold a cup of tea.
