Chapter 31: The Morning Assembly Dispute (Part 2)

  The Grand General arrived at the time of the morning court, and had to go to the imperial court. Qin Yifan and the other two followed Long Gongli into the palace gate, and came to a small courtyard beside it. As soon as they entered, several inner court guards immediately surrounded the three men in the middle. Although these people seemed weak and frail, their eyes were actually very sharp and alert.

  "Lin Shouwei, why did you bring a corpse into the imperial palace? Are you tired of living?" Long Tongling's voice was stern, but there was a hint of bias in his tone. After all, Lin Shouwei was his own disciple, and he wouldn't be too harsh on him. Although Long Tongling had already noticed that Qin Xiaoling was a corpse from the outside, he hadn't expected it to be a thousand-year-old yin corpse. However, such an agile corpse still surprised him. If it weren't for his own people being with them, he might have taken action to investigate further.

  "Elder, I am now Qin's bodyguard. Apart from being responsible for his safety, I don't care about anything else!" Lin Qiulü was now an external dispatch of the Fengwei and no longer belonged to the Longtongling. However, her long-standing habit in the Dragon Phoenix Guard system still made her respond with such words.

  Several inner court guards, all of whom were also members of the Dragon and Phoenix Guard, heard this and simultaneously focused their attention on Qin Yifan. The dragon commander furrowed his brow: "May I ask Mr. Qin, what intention do you have in bringing such a monster into the imperial palace?" Since the emperor had given Lin Qiulü to him as a guard, Qin Yifan must not be an ordinary person, so he asked the question very politely.

  "What's your intention?" Qin Yifan smiled: "What intention can there be? I just want to see the excitement."

  Are you here to watch the excitement? Several people from the Dragon and Phoenix Guards looked at each other in dismay, bringing a zombie to watch the excitement? To think that having General's relationship and the identity of the Emperor's imperial guard would allow them to enter the palace to watch the excitement, but why bring a zombie along? Is it so that this zombie can watch the excitement too? None of them had thought of that, but indeed, this zombie wanted to watch the excitement.

  It is not up to them to decide how to deal with the Emperor's gift of imperial guards, they can only report the situation to the Emperor and wait for his wise decision. Meanwhile, in the Golden Hall, another dispute was underway.

  Originally, today's schedule was to finish the morning court session and have an imperial banquet to entertain all officials, as well as receive foreign envoys. All officials unanimously put aside those unimportant government affairs, no one wanting to be out of place on this day when all nations come to pay homage and bring joy to the emperor. However, there are some people who just don't know how to behave, insisting on going against everyone at this time.

  "Your Majesty, I, the Imperial Censor Chen Zili, hereby impeach General Li Shuqing for dereliction of duty and treason. I humbly request Your Majesty's wise judgment!" Yesterday, in the courtyard of General Li's residence, the lone censor from the Imperial Censorate stepped forward, holding a thick memorial with both hands, and presented it with a bow.

  Everyone stood quietly in the queue, no one spoke, and even the impeached general did not make a sound. The emperor on the dragon chair nodded slightly, and the eunuch next to him immediately ran down, took the memorial from Mr. Chen's hand, and ran back, respectfully placing it on the dragon case in front of the emperor.

  No one dared to look up at the emperor's face, nor was there even a loud breathing sound, for fear of accidentally attracting the emperor's attention and suffering from it. Although the current emperor is only middle-aged, his power is growing day by day, and basically no minister dares to confront him. It's rare to see someone as out of line as this one today.

  Originally, today was a visit from abroad, respectfully asking for the saint's peace, it was a moment of universal celebration, and everyone was still exceptionally happy. Suddenly, something like this popped up, as if you were eating suddenly and found a fly in your food, extremely disgusting and unbearable.

  With a gloomy face, the Emperor picked up the memorial and began to read it silently. After a long while, he neither said how to handle it nor let Chen Yushi withdraw, just remaining still like that.

  The contents of the memorial were roughly that General Li couldn't even protect his own mansion, and such a person leading the army would inevitably have major hidden dangers. As for the talk of great irreverence, it was naturally referring to Qin Yifan entering through the middle gate, violating the rules. Moreover, Chen Yuanshi swore solemnly that he had personally seen General Li and that rebellious person drinking and chatting happily, unforgivable in ten ways.

  The prolonged silence made the atmosphere on the scene extremely oppressive, and even Chen Yushi's iron heart was nervous at this moment when he handed over the impeachment memorial. Although General Li was arrogant and domineering, every official in the Imperial Censorate had the goal of impeaching him, but for his own reputation, choosing this moment was a bit excessive. Despite such concerns in his heart, things had come to this point, and there was no turning back now.

  Finally, the Emperor spoke up, breaking the oppressive silence: "The talk of great irreverence is purely absurd. That person entering through the central gate is an honor bestowed upon him by Me. If he were to enter through a side gate, that would be truly great irreverence!" The Nine Dragon Jade Pendant was as if the Emperor himself had spoken, indeed just as the Emperor said, if Qin Yifan entered through a side gate, it would have been a true loss of face for the Imperial Family.

  As soon as the golden mouth opened, Chen Yuanshi's impeachment became meaningless. Chen Yuanshi hastily said: "Your Majesty, we have never heard of Your Majesty granting such honor to anyone..."

  The words had not been spoken yet, the emperor's face sank: "How, does the emperor need Chen Yu Shi's consent to reward someone?" These words were really too severe, Chen Yu Shi was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and repeatedly knocked his head to plead for forgiveness.

  "Get up! On the grounds of your loyalty to the country, I will let it go this time!" Upon hearing these words, Chen Yu Shi's beads of sweat on his forehead finally subsided slightly, and he repeatedly thanked him.

  However, this censor was indeed somewhat stubborn and saw that the crime did not hold up, yet in such a situation, he still didn't know how to retreat: "In that case, I will still impeach the great general for dereliction of duty!" He was so unyielding and relentless, as if he had eaten gunpowder, determined to make things difficult for the great general.

  The emperor frowned again on the dragon chair, secretly scolding Chen Yu Shi for being ungrateful. Although Chen Yu Shi was stubborn and old-fashioned, he was a truly loyal person, but his handling of affairs was really inexplicable, even the emperor was somewhat annoyed.

  "When I was on a campaign, that person also came alone and broke through my imperial guard to get in front of me." The Emperor's face turned red with anger, otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned this embarrassing thing: "In that case, shouldn't I be held responsible for being incompetent as a commander?"