Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Listening to Ye Jintang stating her request, Xiao Mo smiled bitterly in his heart.

She really had no sense of security at all. The entire Prince Qin's Mansion was under her control, but she still had to form her own guard team.

"Of course, no problem. I have quite a few recruits. They are mostly children from poor families who can't afford to eat. They have no other choice but to sell themselves to me as private soldiers."

"How about this, I'll help you train, and when the person is trained, I'll send him directly to you."

"Your Highness, my training method may be a little different from yours. The guards I want must not only know martial arts, but also be able to read and write. If there are any with a talent for business, I have other uses for them."

Xiao Mo was stunned when he heard this. Ye Jintang was not training guards at all, he was clearly laying the foundation for establishing his own huge power.

"In that case, I will help you select some people. You can go through it again and tell me what kind of manager you need."

"Okay, I'll write down all the detailed requirements in a moment, so His Majesty can have a reference when he helps me find someone."

"Row."

It has to be said that Xiao Mo really likes Ye Jintang. This matter would probably never happen in any other royal family.

No prince or marquis would allow his wife to have so many guards just for her.

They prefer their partner to rely on them in everything, only in this way can they better control their partner.

While waiting for evidence and witnesses related to Zhang Xian, Xiao Mo brought a list of candidates, a total of 60 people, and asked Ye Jintang to choose 20 people from them.

Ye Jintang was sitting in Xiao Mo's study. On the table beside her was a little green snake, and she was looking at the list in her hand calmly.

Seeing Ye Jintang like this, Xiao Mo, who was standing at the side, sighed in his heart that it was indeed a scary thing to get used to. Ye Jintang, who used to be afraid of the little green snake, can now calmly ignore it.

"Let's take these 20 people. Let them train first. If there are any unsuitable ones, I will immediately dismiss them. Then I will trouble Your Majesty to help me select people to fill the gaps."

"no problem."

"I received news this morning that the people from Xingnan will be back with evidence and witnesses by this evening at the latest. You can arrange the next step now."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. If you can come back this evening, I will ask my cousin to beat the drum tomorrow."

"You are really nice to your cousin."

Xiao Mo, feeling inexplicably jealous, really hoped that one day Ye Jintang would treat him like this.

"My cousin is also a pitiful person. The Gu family seems to dote on her, but in fact they just treat her as a pawn. If she loses her usefulness, the Gu family will kick her out without hesitation."

If Gu Wan'er hadn't pretended to be sick, who knows what kind of tragic ending would have happened.

Ye Jintang had a similar experience in her previous life. She had been caught in the rain, so she wanted to hold an umbrella for Gu Waner, hoping that she would have a smooth life.

Xiao Mo was very well-informed. His people said that he would come back in the evening, and he had already returned to the palace before the sun set.

After everyone met, Ye Jintang decided to let Gu Waner beat the drum to report the incident early the next morning.

"Cousin, I will go in with you. If you have any grievances, just tell the judge who is trying the case."

"I see."

Gu Wan'er looked at Ye Jintang with a determined gaze. After waiting for such a long time, the day had finally come when she would be able to report the incident to the emperor.

"everything will be fine."

The two sisters held hands tightly, which made each other feel at ease and gave themselves more courage to face this feudal society.

On the second day, Ye Jintang specially chose an extremely luxurious long dress and went to beat the Dengwen drum with Gu Waner.

Originally, Xiao Mo also wanted to go with them, but was stopped by Ye Jintang.

"Your Majesty, if you follow us, how will the judge judge the case? Even if we are right, if the news gets out, I'm afraid they will say we are wrong because of your status."

"If Your Majesty really wants to see it, it would be better for You to hide in the crowd and watch from afar after we go in."

"Well, that's all that can be done."

Xiao Mo had no choice but to be a spectator for the time being. If anything happened, he would come forward to help solve it.

Dengwen Drum Court is very close to the bustling East Market, and almost all carriages going to the East Market have to pass by Dengwen Drum Court.

On weekdays, the main gate of Dengwen Drum Court is tightly closed. Even if someone comes to seek justice, they will go through a small side door.

Only when citizens sue officials or seek redress for their grievances at a higher level will they beat the drum to report their grievances.

The Tianqin Kingdom was vast in area, and it was almost impossible for the common people in the small places below to come to the capital to file a complaint if they had any grievances.

Among the poor common people, only a handful could walk to the capital alive, relying only on their own legs.

As for people suing officials, there are very few of them, because everyone knows that people should not fight against officials.

It is precisely because of these rules and regulations that the Dengwen Drum at the entrance of Dengwen Drum Court has not been sounded for a long time.

The last time the drum was sounded was three months ago.

Gu Wan'er got off the carriage and looked at the two burly guards standing on the high steps. She felt a little scared, but still walked towards the Dengwen Drum with firm steps.

"No outsiders are allowed to approach."

Two guards stepped forward to stop Gu Waner.

"I want to beat the drum for hearing the news."

"Madam, please think carefully. Whenever the drum is struck, as long as the Lord accepts the petition, he will be punished with ten strokes of the cane."

"Madam, you look so frail. Don't let the person get beaten up after you hand in the petition. That would be a loss."

Seeing that Gu Wan'er was a young girl, the guard couldn't help but give her a few more words of advice.

"Thank you both, I have made up my mind."

As she spoke, Gu Wan'er strode forward, picked up the drumstick and struck the Dengwen drum heavily.

dong dong dong ......

The deafening sound of drums resounded through the sky, and almost all passers-by stopped and looked at Gu Wan'er who was standing in front of the Dengwen drum.

There were many people who came to beat the drum to report the incident, but it was extremely rare to find someone as young and beautiful as Gu Wan'er, who was also wearing clean clothes.

The ten beats of the Dengwen Drum not only attracted many onlookers, but also made the gate of the Dengwen Drum Courtyard open.

The person on duty today is Dali Temple Secretary Ying Hui.

When he opened the door and saw that the person who struck the drum was actually a young lady, he was visibly stunned.

"Who is beating the drum for reporting?"

"I, Gu from Xingnan, sue Zhang Xian, a newly-appointed Jinshi, today for abandoning his wife to marry the daughter of Lord Qiu, the Minister of Rites, and for wanting to destroy my reputation and kill me."

As she spoke, Gu Waner handed over the complaint with both hands.

When Ying Hui heard that this matter involved the Minister of Rites, Lord Qiu, he felt his scalp tingling.

In front of everyone, Ying Hui asked Gu Wan'er, "Do you know that as long as I accept your complaint, you will be punished with ten strokes of the cane before I can open the court to try the case?"

"I know."

Gu Wan'er answered very straightforwardly, and you should know that she won't give up easily.

"it is good."

Ying Shang stepped forward to take the petition from Gu Wan'er, then stepped back and said loudly, "Come here, sentence the Xingnan Gu family to ten canes for seeking justice beyond their authority."