Chapter 268 Why did you strike the petition drum?

“The princess once gave me two taels of silver, otherwise I would not have been able to reach this capital,” Guo Bingwen said. “If it weren’t for those two taels of silver, I would not have been able to make others suffer.”

"I'm afraid they'll starve or freeze to death before they even reach the capital."

"What brings you here to see me?" Emperor Xiao Yu asked. "Do you know the price you paid for striking the Dengwen Drum just now?"

Guo Bingwen remained calm. "Your Majesty, I know that no matter what I accuse you of, I will first be whipped three times."

The whipping in the imperial palace was naturally not an ordinary whip;