Chapter 25: Eek! Poked a nest of marketing hustlers! (1 / 2)
“Dong dong dong dong dong dong dong—”
The old emperor blurted out, “What’s that noise?”
“It seems…” The grand eunuch tilted his head to listen. “Someone is striking the Drum of Appeals outside the Meridian Gate.”
The Drum of Appeals?
The old emperor stood up solemnly. “Summon the officials!”
…
Xu Yanmiao walked at the very back of the officials’ procession, listening to a Official from the Ministry of War explain.
“When His Majesty first founded the dynasty, he had the Drum of Appeals placed outside the Meridian Gate. If commoners suffer injustice, they may strike the drum to petition directly to the throne.”
“Oh, oh! Does it require crawling over a nail board? I heard they have to do that before presenting grievances.”