Chapter 779 - Chapter 457: The Xiongnu Behead the Envoy!_2

(Ancient Official Notices) First, the official notices. "Notice" is a very vivid expression, referring to writing content on a piece of cloth and then posting it everywhere. This was extremely common in ancient times and also made it easy for the common people to accept the information as credible. This was equivalent to today's "official social media accounts." Many people living in remote areas probably learned about the Imperial Court's information through these notices. Among the official announcements, there could be some celebrating top scholars who passed the imperial examinations, but more often they involved wanted criminals or those who had committed heinous crimes and were to be executed. This method still existed in the modern era. When someone was to be executed, their deeds would be written on a notice, with a big red cross drawn over their name.