Zhao Shicheng looked into the distance and hesitated: "I didn't expect that the energy behind this Luoshui County is so great, and it actually sent assassins to commit murder at the feet of this son of heaven, fortunately, you are excited, otherwise I am afraid that it will be more auspicious, and you will live here tonight!" ”

said that Zhao Shicheng set Xu Tingyu the fact that he would not go back tonight, but Xu Tingyu was still a daughter's family after all, how could he stay here for no reason? This time I came to remind the prince, although it is only the prince's family, the emperor in the future.

Xu Tingyu's cheeks turned crimson, and he suddenly said slowly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, after all, I am still a daughter who has not left the cabinet, I am afraid that it is not good to stay in the East Palace..."

Xu listened to the rain and whispered more and more, pinching the corner of his clothes and not daring to look at Zhao Shicheng.

Zhao Shicheng couldn't help but look at Xu Tingyu's appearance, and then waved his hand and said: "For your reputation, this palace will naturally take care of it, but this palace cares more about your name and safety!" ”

Zhao Shicheng revealed the truth of what he said, Xu Tingyu wanted to refuse, but Zhao Shicheng was the prince after all, how could he refuse?

Thinking of this, Xu Tingyu could only reluctantly agree, and just as Xiao Lizi was about to take Xu Tingyu down, suddenly a little eunuch hurriedly ran over.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's not good, it's not good!"

"Why are you so flustered?" Zhao Shicheng frowned, looked at the panicked little eunuch and scolded with some displeasure.

The little eunuch may have been panicked, or perhaps because he was afraid of the majesty of the prince, he suddenly fell to the ground without standing firmly.

Zhao Shicheng just wanted to scold, but was stopped by Xu Tingyu and said, "What happened?" ”

The little eunuch hurriedly got up and replied, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the Imperial Front.... Imperial Front...."

"What's wrong with Gozen?"

"Someone in front of the emperor is complaining!!" The little eunuch sweated profusely for a long time, and finally made things clear.

About half an hour ago, an old man somehow ran to the drum outside the palace to beat the drum and beat the drum, the drum was vigorous and powerful, with a sound of percussion, like a sharp sword stabbed in the emperor's heart.

You must know that although this drum of grievances was specially set up for the people to avenge their grievances, how could ordinary people go to beat the drum of grievances? Unless they have encountered a big unjust case, ordinary people are generally Yamen, and this drum of injustice is not to knock on it, and the punishment to be accepted after knocking is very terrifying, such as rolling iron nail beds, walking barefoot on a 100-meter charcoal fire road, and kneeling on a 500-meter gravel road.

After this set of outflows, the whole person is gone.

Therefore, as long as ordinary people are not ruined or killed, how can they fight this injustice?

After listening to the little eunuch's words, Zhao Shicheng frowned, knowing the seriousness of this matter, he immediately said to Xu Tingyu: "Let's go, go with the palace and take a look at the palace!" ”

After speaking, he strode away, Xu Tingyu hurriedly followed, this is the first time Xu Tingyu has seen it, of course, he has to go and have a good experience.

About a quarter of an hour later, the two of them came to the front of the palace, followed by a large number of eunuchs.

At this moment, the atmosphere in front of the palace is solemn, and the ministers look serious, although they are called up in the middle of the night, but no one complains, and no one talks to each other, after all, if you can stand here, your brain will not lack a string, and you know the seriousness of the matter.

There is a neatly dressed emperor sitting above the Ninth Five-Year Plan, after all, he has been on the throne for so many years, and there are very few things to sue the emperor, since he has encountered it, it will definitely not be small, and it will not be easily brought over.

In the hall below, there is an old man kneeling, the old man can't see his age, but it is already late autumn, and the night is also extraordinarily bright, the old man is wearing a thin linen clothes, bronze skin and a face that has been weathered by the snow, so that people can know at a glance that this is a standard grass people.

"Do you know the process of suing the royal court?" The emperor was on top and said slowly.

"The grass people don't know, but I have already asked the county Lizheng before I came!"

The emperor looked at the grass people in the hall, and said with a solemn expression: "Since Li Zheng has already told you, but I still want to make it clear to you, this sue doesn't ask you what grievances you have, first of all, you have to roll the iron nail bed, walk barefoot on a 100-meter charcoal fire road, kneel on a 500-meter gravel road, after these If you can survive, then I will ask you about your grievances again, and make up your grievances, you understand!" ”

"The grass people know!"

When Xu Tingyu heard this, he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, this sue the royal complaint, I have heard it many times, but it is the first time I have seen it, and the first time I heard that there is such a process, this set of processes is down, and the people can still have a life to sue the royal court?

Thinking of this, Xu Tingyu immediately wanted to intercede for the kneeling old man in the palace, and Zhao Shicheng on the side had already observed Xu Tingyu's expression, grabbed Xu Tingyu and asked in a low voice, "What are you going to do?" ”

"Of course it's a plea, if this old man goes through this set of processes, where will he have any orders to sue the emperor?"

After hearing this, Zhao Shicheng immediately hurriedly said: "No! ”

Xu Tingyu frowned suddenly, looking at Zhao Shicheng in front of him, as if he didn't know him.

Zhao Shicheng looked at Xu Tingyu's expression, and immediately knew that Xu Tingyu had misunderstood him, and hurriedly said: "This outflow is ancient, how can it be broken?" ”

"Rules are dead, but people are alive! This old man is a citizen of the empire, and he has been wronged, how can he die under this punishment without even saying anything about his grievances? ”

Zhao Shicheng sighed and said slowly: "Of course I know, and I know better than you, but do you know what kind of place this is?" This is the palace, if there is no need to be punished, then the people will always sue the emperor for trivial things, how can the father have time to deal with the major affairs of the court? ”

"A major event in the DPRK?" Xu Tingyu smiled angrily, "Isn't this people's business a big deal?" ”

"This is not what this palace meant, if the sue does not receive a punishment, what if it is an assassin who comes to sue him?"

Suddenly, Xu Tingyu also came back to his senses, his face was cloudy, looking at the old man in the palace, thinking about the affairs of Luoshui County, he suddenly had some understanding, but he was always a little unbearable.

"Is that all there is to it?" Xu Tingyu asked in a low voice.

"That's all there is to it!" Zhao Shicheng replied slowly.

Above the ninety-five, the emperor's voice slowly came out, "Are you willing?" ”

The old man in the hall said slowly: "The grass people already know and are willing!" ”

"Good!"

As he spoke, the emperor waved his hand and said to the palm print eunuch on the side: "Prepare the torture tools!" ”

In a few moments, a group of forbidden soldiers went up to the temple with torture equipment, only to see a mottled and rusty bed being carried up.

Lao Suo stood up, although his thighs were shaking, but his face did not change in the slightest, and he took off the only thin linen clothes on his body expressionlessly.