Chapter 180: Wearing Tight Shoes (1/2)

Chapter 180: Wearing Tight Shoes

Translator: NinetalesEditor: Fish_Creek

”A fox demon and a dragon head lion is creating havoc in Jade Dragon Lake? Not only did they bathe in the lake, they even beat you up?”

Gu Linuan had just returned from the palace and the Daoist who was guarding Jade Dragon Lake came forward to complain. Gu Linuan's heart couldn't help trembling violently as he cried out, ”The fish king among the Red Dragon Carps was capture away by that dragon lion? Whose fox demon and dragon lion have such huge guts? I have assumed this position for just a month and such a thing happened, who is trying to make me wear tight shoes?”

Before he could digest this news, another person came to report, ”Grand Chancellor, the fox raised by Academician Qin of Imperial College had chopped down Ambition Tree and used it to roast the fish. That fish seems to be the fish king of Jade Dragon Lake which got roasted and eaten! Imperial Academician Qin and Imperial Scholar Wei Yong are packing up the fish bones now, trying to get rid of the evidence.”

Gu Linuan couldn't help being surprised and delighted, ”This brat, I was worrying that I had no method to create difficulties for him. Now it can be said that he had delivered himself to my door. This matter is enough for him to be beheaded a hundred times. Now Ba Shan that idiot should be speechless?”

He went into high spirits and immediately stood up while saying, ”Let's go, follow me to arrest them! We need both material evidence and witness testimony, just send them under escort to Temple of Justice to be interrogated by the official there, executing his whole family! We'll then send a memorial to the emperor, reporting to him about this matter!”

”What about the scholar called Wei Yong…”

”Arrest him as well and punish him together with Qin Mu!”

Gu Linuan smiled, ”I was still saying who was making me wear tight shoes but now as I see it, this pair of shoes ain't tight but just right.”

Gu Linuan and the rest barged into Scholar's Residence but they didn't find Qin Mu in his courtyard. There were only a fox and a dragon qilin who was snoring. Gu Linuan woke up this dragon qilin and asked, ”Where the brat with the surname Qin?”

Dragon qilin raised his head and took a glance at them before replying slowly, ”He was still here just now, people from the palace came to invite him over.”

”Could it be that the emperor had already known about this matter, therefore, he had summoned him into the palace to behead him?”

Gu Linuan chuckled, ”This brat still has my Junior Protector Sword, beheading him is also letting him off lightly. What are you guys spacing out for? Arrest the fox and the dragon qilin! I'll be entering the emperor's palace and personally see how this brat dies for myself.” After he had finished saying that, he hurried away.

The few chancellors that came with him and the Daoist guarding Jade Dragon Lake immediately made use of a chain to chain up this dragon qilin. Hu Ling'er wanted to run away but she was also captured.

Gu Linuan rushed to the palace energetically and requested to meet the emperor. After a moment, a guard reported, ”His Majesty is at Imperial Garden, may Lord Gu head over there.”

Gu Linuan was astonished, ”Beheading the Qin brat in Imperial Garden? His Majesty seems to be really angry.”

When he came to Imperial Garden, he heard laughter coming over and Gu Linuan was bewildered. He walked over and saw Emperor Yanfeng help Empress Dowager by the arm while a few officials followed behind them. Qin Mu was behind Empress Dowager on the left, saying something which made Empress Dowager laugh.

Emperor Yanfeng saw him and waved his hand to summon him over. He then asked warmly, ”Official, what are you here for?”

Gu Linuan hesitated for a moment and said, ”Academician Qin let a dragon qilin jump in Jade Dragon Lake to catch the fish king before eating it. Jade Dragon Lake is the drinking ground of the royal family and Red Dragon Carp is an imperial cuisine of the royal family. For Academician Qin to be so impudent, this is a death crime. I don't dare to hide it, therefore, I'm here to report this to the emperor.”

”Something like that actually happened?”

Emperor Yanfeng looked at Qin Mu and asked, ”What does Official Qin have to say?”

”I'm a person outside the sphere of civilization and didn't know about the rules of the capital city, therefore I've been rude and impetuous.”

Qin Mu said, ”I didn't know that Jade Dragon Lake was the property of the royal family and didn't know that I couldn't eat the fish in the lake. I'm deeply guilty and may Your Highness deal with me.”

”This is a death crime.”

Emperor Yanfeng looked at him and said, ”Even though I recognize your worth, the law is law. How do you want me to deal with you?”

Gu Linuan smiled, ”Your Highness, according to the law, you will have to execute his whole family…”

Empress Dowager smiled, ”Emperor, I also think the little divine physician should be beheaded.”

Emperor Yanfeng was slightly stunned and smiled, ”Why does mother say such a thing?”

Empress Dowager walked forward calmly and said leisurely, ”Of course he should be beheaded. If you don't execute little divine physician, how would the world know that the emperor value a fish more than a human? If you don't execute Academician Qin, how would the world know the emperor value water more than a human? Only when you execute him, would the talents in the world know that the emperor would execute a reputable divine physician that has cured me just for a mouthful of water and a fish. Only then would they know the emperor is an incapable ruler.”

Emperor Yanfeng laughed out loud and waved, ”Lord Gu, you shouldn't bother me for such trifles. Retreat.”

Gu Linuan was bewildered, ”This…”

”Retreat, retreat.”

Emperor Yanfeng waved his hand and said, ”You didn't guard the Jade Dragon Lake properly but I won't punish you for your crime. After all, you are new in Imperial College. What you have done today has already made my head ache. You actually fought with Chancellor Ba Shan and brought shame on me. If you had won, it's still fine, but you didn't. A grand chancellor can't beat a chancellor, I lost face all because of you. You better return to reflect on yourself.”

”Acknowledged.”

Gu Linuan felt grieved and was about to leave when Qin Mu said, ”Lord Gu, my fox and that dragon qilin, please don't make things difficult for them.”

Gu Linuan's heart leaped and heard Empress Dowager laughing, ”I presume he won't even dare to. That's right emperor, you haven't rewarded little divine physician for curing me.”