little fool's child bride

"Then Jiang Muyu?"

Xiao Xiaoxin was picked up all of a sudden, for fear that the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason was tricked by Liu Ziming.In that case, how could he save Jiang Muyu?All his confidence and his purpose of coming to Wangcheng is Liu Ziming!

"Of course it's not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Master Cong could tell what Xiao Xiao was thinking at a glance, "I suspect it was the work of the Rong family, because their recent behavior is too far away..."

In the past few days, many officials asked Liu Ziming when he was in court, just wanting to know the situation of the old emperor.But Liu Ziming avoided answering, so these officials panicked.Later, when they summed up, it was Zuoxiang Rong who had to listen to Liu Ziming who spoke in the court, so they all begged Zuoxiang Rong to go and see the emperor.It's just that they didn't hold out hope, after all, according to the usual situation, Prime Minister Rong Zuo would definitely refuse.

But this time Prime Minister Rong Zuo did not refuse.He raised the issue directly and asked Liu Ziming to give everyone an explanation and tell them where the emperor had gone.The merciless interrogation made the officials smell something unusual, and they all looked at Rong Zuoxiang in surprise, wondering why he was suddenly so abnormal, why he dared to be so arrogant——

"Is he trying to rebel?" Wu Lin's face was as pale as paper, "It's Rongyu..."

Wu Lin instantly thought of Rong Yu, who was also in the Rong family.Obviously shouldn't be included in their Feiyun, but the court said that he had meritorious service in killing the enemy, so he was forced into it.They didn't like this person before, but later they found that he was quite good, so they accepted him, and the chief soldier even relied heavily on him.But who would have thought that these were all means he used to get close to Jiang Muyu!Those letters, those accounts must have been framed by him to the chief soldier!

Master Cong heard something, this time he didn't refute, just kept silent.Wu Lin gritted his teeth and read the word "Rongyu", wishing he could kill the real traitor right now.

"At present, General Jiang has not been delivered yet. His Royal Highness said that he will let you live in Qingyi Garden for the time being." Master Cong opened the door and called a boy. Report to him, as to whether he will see it or when he will see it, I don’t know.”

Xiao Xiao had no choice but to give up, followed Xiao Tong to leave Cong Mansion, and then went to Qingyi Garden.Qingyi Garden was no different from when Xiao Xiao left, but Xiao Xiao seemed to come and go in a hurry all the time, so she never took a closer look at the scenery.Taking Wu Lin to the courtyard where she used to live, while Xiao Xiao could do nothing else, she hoped that Jiang Muyu would be sent later.

"Half a lifetime of unfinished military ambitions, accusations of collaborating with the enemy have been added. It is ridiculous that the Chu River is empty, and it cannot wash away the grievances of the direct ministers..."

The teahouse was very lively, and everyone was arguing fiercely about Xiao Xiao's poem, about Jiang Muyu's collusion with the enemy and treason.Thinking of modern cases, Xiao Xiao finally decided to use public opinion to make this matter not be easily quelled, and then went to court to fight for the possibility of a new trial for Jiang Muyu.So he first put this poem for Jiang Muyu's injustice to various well-informed teahouses, and then went to Jiuqingmen with the petition written for Jiang Muyu, intending to sue the imperial court.

The imperial petition is called "Kowan" in Baiyu, and "阍" means "Palace Gate".In the ancient times when "imperial power" was supreme, allowing ordinary people to sue the imperial court was regarded as a "virtuous government".This "virtuous government" originated from the Confucian ideal of governing the country. "Zhou Li Qiu Guan" has the so-called "lung stone listening to speeches", that is, people who have grievances can stand on the "lung stone" and appeal to the chief justice in charge of the Zhou Dynasty. "Lung stone" is a red stone. "Standing on the lung stone" means that the accuser "does not make false accusations with all his heart."Regardless of whether such a system really existed in the Zhou Dynasty, it at least reflects the political ideal of the pre-Qin Confucians to be close to the people.Since then, "Lung Stone Tingci" has become the theoretical basis and example of the "Knocking" system for later generations, and it has been followed until today's Baiyu.

There are two ways to sue the imperial court, one is to kneel directly to the palace gate, beat the Dengwen drum, and stop the imperial court to sue, which is called "knocking".The other is to go to Jiuqing Gate to submit a pleading paper, and they will pass it on to the emperor, which is called "Beijing Control".But now the emperor doesn't go on tour, and stopping Yujia is often punished for the crime of "colliding with the ceremonial guard", so Xiao Xiao has no choice but to "kowtow".The only thing Xiao Xiao can do is to go to Jiuqing Gate to beat the Dengwen drum, and then present her own paper.

Jiuqingmen is a yamen specially responsible for matters such as internal and external rules and regulations, and subjects' sealed appeals. .Few people in Baiyu would stop Yujia, and most of those who sued Yujia were changed to "Beijing Control".It's just that there is a strict system for this "Beijing Control". For example, those who sue more will be given fifty canes; In the past, the judges, governors and other yamen asked those who made clear judgments and tried to overturn the differences, and those who instigated the instigators and accusers were held accountable for one hundred sticks and three years in prison, etc.

Although Jiang Muyu's case has not yet been re-examined by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the emperor has already approved the death penalty, so Xiao Xiao's complaint is overturning the emperor's judgment.If it is not successful, it is a capital offense. If it is successful, it will take a hundred or three years.But Xiao Xiao had no choice. He rejected Wu Lin's begging and came to Jiuqing's gate alone.The muffled drums sounded, Xiao Xiao's eyes were dry, and the drums were buzzing in her ears.

"Mr. Xiao!"

A councilor from Jiuqingmen ran out, and was shocked to see Xiao Xiao who was beating the drum.We must know that their department can be rebuilt, or thanks to Mr. Xiao's proposal to His Royal Highness, how dare they do anything to Mr. Xiao?So the councilor went in in a panic and called the general envoy, and after a while a fat man with sweating profusely ran out.

This fat man's surname is Lu, and he has also drank wine with Xiao Xiao a few times, and has had a little friendship.He hurriedly stopped Xiao Xiao, wiped the sweat off his brow, and asked Xiao Xiao why she made such a joke.

"I want to sue the imperial court." Xiao Xiao was pulled by Fatty Lu, and said with clear eyes after standing still, "I want to sue the imperial court, and I want to vindicate Jiang Muyu."

"The Criminal Department hasn't reviewed the case of Zongbing Jiang, so why are you suing now!" Fatty Lu was afraid of being seen by passers-by, and he would have to beat him if he didn't want to, "Mr. Xiao, stop making trouble, or it will be real I'm going to be boarded!"

"He committed collusion with the enemy and treason. How dare the Criminal Ministry try this crime?"

As soon as Xiao Xiao's words came out, Fatty Lu's pulling action also froze for a moment, because he also knew that Jiang Muyu was in big trouble this time.The crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason is not comparable to other capital crimes, which can be doubled, but this crime would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go.Not to mention that the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not dare to overthrow the death penalty approved by the emperor, even if they dared to overturn and overthrew it successfully, Jiang Muyu is also exempt from capital punishment and living crime is inevitable.

"Throughout the ages, how many people have been accused of this crime and still escaped?" Xiao Xiao smiled wryly, "I must sue this court case, otherwise he really has no hope."

Xiao Xiao originally pinned her hopes on Liu Ziming, but if Liu Ziming refused, how could the verdict come down?Before he came here, he never thought that Liu Ziming might attack Jiang Muyu, but after Mr. Cong's explanation of the current court situation, he suddenly had some doubts.These doubts made him afraid. One was that he would doubt his close friends, and the other was that it was really Liu Ziming's hands.All kinds of emotions made him suffer, but when he thought of Jiang Muyu's death, Xiao Xiao couldn't sit still—even if he betrayed his friendship, he still wanted to get a chance for Jiang Muyu's life.

"Then, that will be lighter."

Fatty Lu saw that Xiao Xiao had made up his mind, and when he knew that he could no longer persuade him, he stopped Xiao Xiao no longer.After receiving Xiao Xiao's pleading paper, he ordered someone to move out a long bench, and then walked into Jiuqingmen.Two officials came out, and they tied Xiao Xiao to the stool to prevent him from struggling.One of them was close to his ear, and whispered that Mr. Lu had told them to be gentle, then lifted Xiao Xiao's clothes, and raised the board in his hand.

Xiao Xiao was wearing leather pants, and the sound of the board being hit was crisp and loud.At the gate of Jiuqing, a circle of people watching the excitement gradually formed.They talked and laughed until someone who knew Xiao Xiao tilted his head to see who was being beaten.This time it was even more troublesome. After all, these people had heard Xiao Xiao's name for a long time but had never met each other. This time they suddenly saw their husband being beaten, and immediately surrounded the Jiuqing Gate.

They all guessed that Xiao Xiao was beaten to sue imperial court, and they felt the deep love between husband and wife, and because of Xiao Xiao's previous public opinion campaign, the originally noisy crowd gradually disappeared.The board not only hit Xiao Xiao's body, the sound resounded in everyone's heart, and finally someone knelt down.

One led the other, and in the end a large group of people knelt down quietly, and the streets were full of kneeling silent crowds.They didn't open their mouths to plead for Xiao Xiao, but just stared at Xiao Xiao who was being tortured above seriously, with a few tears streaming down from the corners of their eyes.Xiao Xiao was helped up, and when she looked up, she saw such a shocking scene.Looking at these people blankly, Xiao Xiao didn't know why, but her heart was soft.

"Mr. Xiao, let's go to Jiuqing Gate." The officials were also shocked. Seeing that it was impossible to get out, they hurriedly helped people to walk into Jiuqing Gate.Although the force of the fifty big boards had been reduced, it still hit Xiao Xiao so badly that he couldn't walk.The leather pants on his body were turned inside out to reveal the fur inside. Xiao Xiao was helped into the Jiuqing Gate by someone. Fatty Lu asked him to lie on the imperial concubine chair specially brought with a smile on his face.

The imperial concubine chair was covered with a thick layer of fur, Xiao Xiao's tense body sank into it, and all her strength was removed.But the pain in his butt made him still pale and frown. Xiao Xiao begged everyone to leave, and then asked a small official to apply medicine for herself.The little official started gently, but Xiao Xiao still grinned in pain, and finally passed out from the pain.