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"Knock knock!" A dull drum sounded, and the people around were shocked.

"This, this is someone who wants to sue the emperor!" One of the people looked over, and he wanted to see who had eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to sue the emperor.

"Oops! How is it a young girl? A woman immediately exclaimed.

"Ouch! Girl, this is not something you can play, put it down! There was also that enthusiastic woman who planned to step forward and pull Xue Shuyao. She thought that this girl was young and didn't understand that this was a drumming and complaining.

Xue Shuyao turned a deaf ear to these, she laboriously beat the drum, and every time she used up all her strength.

"Xue Shuyao, the daughter of the Xue family, came to beat the drum to voice her grievances, and implored the emperor and the court to return my Xue family's innocence!"

"Oops! I'm really here to beat the drum and cry out for grievances. Seeing this, the woman who stepped forward to pull hurriedly retreated, this is a lawsuit, she doesn't dare to have anything to do with this girl.

"What a bold girl she is! How dare you sue the royal court! Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion around, this lawsuit is not something that ordinary people can afford, let alone a girl's family.

"Who are you? Do you know that this is a drumming to complain? A pair of guards approached and shouted at the head.

"The folk girl is the daughter of the Xue family, this is the adverbial word of the folk girl!" Xue Shuyao handed over the paper in her hand, and at this moment she was all supported by a belief in her heart, and she didn't feel scared in the face of the cold-faced guards.

"Do you know that once you sue the emperor, you will first have to be whipped fifty?" The guard saw that it was a young and beautiful girl, but after all, he was still a little unbearable, afraid that she would not understand the law, so he explained the matter to her first.

"The folk girl knows, and asks the adult to hand over the pleadings to the maiden!" Xue Shuyao nodded, she had made up her mind.

Seeing his resolute attitude, the guard had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips. He wanted to say that the civil prosecutor would first be flogged fifty times, and then there would be a punishment. However, the other party was indifferent, and he didn't say much.

"Give this paper to the Secretary of General Affairs!" The guard handed the paper to the person behind him, turned around and said to Xue Shuyao, "Wait!" ”

After receiving the paper, Chang Xuezhou, the secretary of the General Administration, opened it in surprise and looked at it, and was so frightened that he almost threw the paper in his hand.

"This, who handed this paper?" Chang Xuezhou had just been promoted to Zuo Tongzheng, and he didn't expect to encounter such a big incident as soon as he took office. There were as many as 17 officials who were accused, many of whom were high-ranking officials.

There is even one of them who turned out to be the teacher of the current regent, isn't this looking for death?

"She said that she was the daughter of the Xue family, and she was waiting outside the palace at the moment."

"Quick, stop the people, this official is going to the criminal department!" He is only a fourth-rank official, and he can't even see the regent on weekdays, let alone the emperor.

According to common sense, the matter is first interrogated by them through the political secretary, and then handed over to the criminal department. But he can't control so much at the moment, so let's hand it over to the Criminal Department first!

The top priority is to hand it over to the regent through the Ministry of Punishment. Sell yourself in front of the regent and those ministers first, and worry about no future in the future?

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered, "Tie people up, lock them up first!" ”

"My lord! Someone from Dali Temple came, and he said that today this paper was received and handed over to the Criminal Department for interrogation! A senator hurriedly ran over and reported to Chang Selangor.

Chang Xuezhou was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood, it seems that the regent has long known about this.

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"You go and keep an eye on Yang Shiqi, that piece of paper can't disappear in vain." Gu Chengyu said to a guard in Dali Temple.

This involved Yang Shiqi, and he was afraid that the other party would be obscured.

"Your Majesty, the Criminal Department handed over a copy of the paper, stating that it was the orphan of the Xue family who wanted to overturn the case for the Xue family!" The Shangshu of the Criminal Department entered the Wenhua Palace, and saw that Gu Chengyu was reviewing the recital for the emperor, but the emperor was listening to the officials of the Hanlin Academy explain the homework, and he couldn't help but flash his eyes.

Gu Chengyu actually sent someone to interfere in this matter, but Liang Zhirui was also involved, wasn't he worried at all?

"Xue?" The little emperor was a little puzzled, this was all before the Three Dynasties, and he had not heard of it.

Gu Chengyu put down the red pen in his hand, glanced at Yang Shiqi, and explained to the emperor: "Back to the emperor, the case of the Xue family being destroyed happened in ......"

"So, that person is an orphan of the Xue family? But wasn't the Xue family wiped out? Where did he come from? The little emperor frowned, if this person's identity is true, it is a prisoner of the imperial court.

"Exactly! This person is a prisoner of the imperial court! She escaped by luck back then, and she dared to come to sue the royal court? Please also ask the emperor to arrest this person! Yang Shiqi immediately nodded in agreement when he heard this.

He was a little flustered at the moment, the orphan of the Xue family wanted to overturn the case, and the matter of the year would inevitably be shaken out. He was also involved in the events of that year.

"Your Majesty, since she has sent her to the door, it is natural to arrest her. But let's take a look at what the so-called incriminating evidence is in her hand, if the Xue family is really wronged, after all, it will be a hundred years of clear streams, and they will also be loyal to the imperial court......"

The little emperor was a little undecided, the officials involved were too wide, not to mention the emperor's grandfather, Emperor Huiming. If he takes it, it will inevitably affect the reputation of the imperial grandfather.

"Your Majesty, there are many officials who colluded with Daxing in this paper. If this matter is not investigated first, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Xue Shuyao waited outside for a while, and when she waited more and more worried, a guard stepped forward to catch her, "Follow us to the Criminal Department!" ”

Xue Shuyao finally became apprehensive in her heart, saying that she was not afraid, so how could it be?

When he arrived at the lobby of the Criminal Department, Xue Shuyao was pressed and knelt on the ground by the guards. When she looked up, she found that there were several officials sitting on it, and Gu Chengyu was also in the ranks.

When she saw Gu Chengyu, her impetuous and flustered heart finally settled.

"Who's in the hall?" Zhou Wei, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, slapped the shocked wood and shouted downward.

"The people's daughter is the daughter of the Xue family, and today's drumming and grievances are to sue Liang Zhirui, the prince of the dynasty, and Yang Shiqi, the secretary of the criminal department...... Back then, they slandered my Xue family, and asked the official master to return the Xue family's innocence! ”

After Xue Shuyao kowtowed three times, she remembered the incriminating evidence in her arms, and her hands clenched into fists.

"You are the daughter of a criminal minister, but a criminal of the court. The emperor's grace is immense, so he gave you the opportunity to plead your case. The civil prosecutor shall first be given 50 lashes, and if the complaint is untrue, 100 lashes shall be given, and shall be punished for false accusation. If you make a complaint against a large number of officials, if it is not true, you will not only be whipped a hundred, but you will also be sent to the army. Come on, execute! ”

Xue Shuyao trembled and let the guards set it up on the stool, and before she could get ready, she whipped it down.

All of a sudden, she felt a burning pain in her back, so much so that she almost screamed. She clenched her teeth, and the second whip quickly fell, and she couldn't help but look up at Gu Chengyu.

I saw Gu Chengyu's face expressionless, his eyes were deep, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

In fact, Gu Chengyu was not comfortable in his heart, and he secretly scolded in his heart that this punishment was too inhumane. However, this was the law, and he could only pick up the file on the table and look through it to divert his attention.

He's already done it, and although it hurts a little, it won't hurt his muscles and bones. After all, so many people are watching, it's not good to be too fake.

Xue Shuyao's eyes turned back, she silently suffered the pain in her back, only to feel that it was difficult to breathe.

I don't know how long it took, when she was lowered from the bench, she was already paralyzed into mud, and she was flesh and blood after all.

"Do you want to continue?" Gu Chengyu asked softly.

"The daughter of the criminal minister must rehabilitate the Xue family." Blood overflowed from Xue Shuyao's mouth, and although her brain began to be muddy, she still heard Gu Chengyu's voice. So cold, so ruthless.

"Second punishment, nail board!" Zhou Wei, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, was also impressed by the fierceness of this woman, even if it was a man, he rarely survived the fifty lashes.

However, they have long been accustomed to these things, so they don't feel much in their hearts.

"Undress it!"

Xue Shuyao suddenly felt that someone was stripping her coat, and she immediately covered it, unwilling to let go.

"Take off the coat and put on the nail board!"