Complex sentence: It infuriated the emperor, Xia was reprimanded for his discourtesy, besides, the emperor issued an order to strip Xia's title, left him a lower one and forced him to retire.
Split into simpler sentences: It infuriated the emperor, Xia was reprimanded for his discourtes. Besides, the emperor issued an order to strip Xia's title, left him a minor one and forced him to retire.