Just kneel down and apologize lightly, and you think you can get away with it?
The price the Emperor previously set for Pang Ban was to "explain with your head"—that could have cost Pang Ban his life. And when it's your civil servants' turn, it's this easy?
Of course not.
The Emperor didn't hesitate to have his own Personal Guard, the Xuanqing Guard, pay with their heads. The civil officials must put forward a corresponding price for failure as well. Since they can't be charged with a crime, at least they needn't fear for their lives, but in other respects, they still need to make compensation.
