"Your Majesty is wise."
The ministers shouted.
"I heard that the Lei family made a great contribution to this disaster relief. They came up with a comprehensive response plan for the various prefectures, especially the system of exchanging labor for food, which was very good. Such a system motivates the victims and enables the reconstruction of the various prefectures to be faster." said the Prime Minister.
Emperor Wenxuan nodded. "This second-in-command of the Lei family has some talent and deserves a good reward. What do you think would be a good reward?"
Emperor Wenxuan asked this question, obviously wanting to recruit this talented person.
Naturally, some ministers who knew the emperor's intention came forward to make suggestions.
"You can give him an official position and let him serve Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty's appreciation of him will not be in vain."
"Mr. Gu, could you please tell me what official position we should give him?" asked Emperor Wenxuan.
"You don't need a higher position, just give him one first..."
Before he could finish his words, the sound of thunder drums was heard outside the palace.
All the ministers were stunned, and even Emperor Wenxuan on the throne looked outside the hall in surprise.
"Is this the sound of the Dengwen drum?" someone asked in a low voice.
"It seems so."
Boom…
Boom…
Boom…
The sound of thunder and drums alarmed the people of the entire Chang'an City, and everyone involuntarily looked in the direction of the Dengwen Drum.
Half an hour ago
Daixiang, Xiao Moer and their group arrived in front of Dengwen Tower.
"I'm going upstairs." Xue Qian said.
Daixiang and Xiaomoer looked at him together, their eyes full of encouragement.
As soon as he approached, the guards guarding the Dengwen drum immediately blocked his way.
"This is Dengwen Tower."
"I know this is Dengwen Tower. I came here today to beat the Dengwen drum."
Beat the drum to report to the superiors.
This is a place set up in every dynasty for beating drums to appeal for justice, and it is also the last place where the common people can appeal for justice.
Anyone who beats the Dengwen Drum must have a deep grievance against someone, otherwise, ordinary people wouldn't dare beat the drum. Because beating the Dengwen Drum not only results in a hundred blows with a stick, but after the hundred blows, if someone still has breath left, they can beat the drum again.
Many people could not endure the one hundred blows and died early.
The guard said to Xue Qian in a cold voice, "If you want to beat the drum, you must be beaten with a stick a hundred times before you can go up to the tower and beat the drum. Do you still want to continue?"
Xue Qian took a deep breath and said firmly, "Yes."
"etc."
Suddenly, Xiao Moer came out.
"Let me do it."
Xue Qian immediately rejected it, "No."
The guard looked at the delicate child in front of him and said, "Little boy, do you know what a hundred sticks mean? They will break your little body. Many tough guys can't withstand a hundred sticks, and your little body will be dead in just a few hits. You should take the child back and stop fooling around here."
Xiao Moer didn't move. "Thank you for your reminder, uncle, but I want to save my mother. She was wrongly accused and now I don't know whether she is alive or dead. I want to save her. This life was given to me by my mother. Even if I have to give it back to her, I will save her. Therefore, I am willing to accept the punishment of one hundred strokes of the cane."
The people around were already surprised to see that they were going to climb the Dengwen Tower. Now they heard that a child was willing to endure a hundred strokes of the cane to seek justice for his mother. This filial piety alone moved countless people present.
"Master Mo'er, how can you do this? Let me do it."
Xue Qian said with a cold face, "It's agreed that I will do it, and I will do it. Don't compete with me for it, the two of you."
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