Chapter 156
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The Emperor was stunned. He looked at the little girl in front of him. Although she was short, her aura was not small. Her eyes were bright and sharp as if she could see through everything. There seemed to be coldness around her.
Looking at her, the Emperor felt an inexplicable chill down his spine. He felt guilty and coughed, "I'm surprised too. I'll investigate this matter thoroughly. How dare they come to the palace to assassinate me? They are too lawless! "
Gu Xijiu chuckled. Her pair of eyes slowly looked at the group of people who came in, and then she said, "Your Majesty, forgive me for saying something unpleasant. The guards in the palace are really incompetent! Fortunately, they attacked me this time. If it was you, wouldn't it be terrible?! The commander of the royal guards in charge of the palace has seriously neglected his duty and should be punished! Don't you think so, Your Majesty? "
She said it in a dignified manner, and the reason was very sufficient. Of course, the Emperor could not refute her. He simply replied, "Yes! Yes! He should be punished! He should be punished! "
"Then, Your Majesty, how do you want to punish him?"
"This …"
"I have studied the laws of this dynasty. Assassins entering the palace is a serious dereliction of duty by the commander of the imperial guards. Depending on the seriousness of the case, they need to be flogged or whipped. If irreversible consequences are caused, they need to be beheaded as a warning to others. Your Majesty, am I right? "Gu Xijiu was eloquent, and her clear voice echoed in the hall like pearls falling on a jade plate.
The Emperor was speechless, "… This …"
The commander of the royal guards was standing beside the Emperor. He could not stand it anymore. He took two steps forward and knelt down to apologize to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, it's really my fault. I'm willing to accept the punishment!"
Although everything was secretly instructed by his master, he still needed to be the scapegoat. He could not let the Emperor be in a dilemma, right?
He could only grit his teeth to show his loyalty and put the blame on his own head.
The Emperor could only go with the flow. Therefore, the commander of the royal guards was punished with 100 lashes and a year's salary.
A year's salary wasn't too bad. The Emperor could make up for it from anywhere. However, these one hundred lashes were real. They made his skin split open and his teeth almost broke from clenching them.
He still had to limp back to the main hall to thank her. Gu Xijiu could not bear to see him injured all over. She generously gave him a bottle of medicine and told him, "Commander Xiao, the palace guards are not ordinary. You must be very careful! The next time you let assassins in so openly, I'm afraid His Majesty will want your head! "
Commander Xiao was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. He had no choice but to agree in fear and trepidation, "Miss is right."
Commander Xiao cursed in his heart. Which bastard said that this little girl was as weak as a rabbit?
She was clearly a wolf with a big tail! He was the type that ate people without spitting out the bones!
Commander Xiao held his injured heart in a dilemma and went to treat his wounds.
There were a few ministers around the Emperor. When Gu Xijiu glanced at them, they could not help but have goosebumps. They were afraid that Gu Xijiu would come up with a valid reason to punish them, so they almost wanted to find an excuse to run away.
Fortunately, Gu Xijiu only glanced at them and did not pay attention to them anymore. Her attention was on the main hall, "Your Majesty's main hall is strange. There are so many curtains and jade pillars. What are they used for?"
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