On the fifth day after Princess Yongning was demoted to a commoner, another major incident occurred in Yanjing City.
Early in the morning, Xue Huaiyuan, once imprisoned in the Tongxiang case, or rather, the former Minister of Works of Northern Yan, Xue Lingyun, known as Lord Xue, went to Changan Gate and sounded the Stone Lion's Drum of Grievance.
The stone lion at Changan Gate, silent for many years, was roused for the second time in just half a year. And the protagonist of both cases seemed to be the same person.
This time was unlike the last. Given the significance of the previous Tongxiang case and the understanding that the unfortunate county magistrate was once a high-ranking official of Northern Yan, Emperor Hongxiao took it very seriously and personally welcomed him.
