The Emperor’s mouth was about to lash out, but had forcibly held himself back: You old brat! You have already said everything in detail, what else do I have to inquire? Inquire my ass! You portrayed yourself in such a righteous light, punishing you would make me a muddle-headed ruler! How am I supposed to continue this act?
“Continue speaking,” His Majesty, the Emperor frowned, seemingly unpleased. His Majesty was truly at a loss on how to continue from there.
“Yes! This old minister felt worried about this matter and did not have the time to inform Your Majesty. This old minister got up in the middle of the night and rushed to the military field without having the time to finish dressing. However, even though the mobilization of soldiers was executed quickly, we were helpless to stop the assassins. Those assassins had come prepared and had instantly turned the city upside down. This old minister exerted every last drop of effort without reserve and served as vanguard to wage a bloody battle against the many insidious assassins. After a long time, we finally managed to curb this disaster and finished off those assassins! The total number of these assassins amount to a whopping hundreds; their bodies were then hanged for public display before the city gates. However, this old minister dared not claim credit for these actions because there were some regrettable events. Even though this old minister had tried my best, there were tens of officials whom this minister failed to reach in time resulting in them being brutally murdered by the assassins! Their horrible deaths were all due to this old minister’s carelessness and slow response to this situation! This old minister is willing to accept the punishment for my crime of carelessness in executing my duties!”
Grandpa Jun sighed, his voice mournful. “All those lives are the pillars of our Tianxiang Kingdom…” He rubbed his eyes, appearing to be on the verge of crying. In truth, he was feeling sleepy…
All the ministers within the Imperial Court heard Senior Duke Jun’s words and turned to face one another: What? You are willing to accept punishment for your crime? Accept your mother’s head! Listening to you, you are simply the great hero that has single-handedly saved all of Tianxiang Kingdom! Acting decisively, turning the situation around in a matter of moments, the one who carried a heavy burden to save the common people, the loyal minister who placed the importance of protecting the dignity of the Imperial Family before all else! Since you have put it that way, not giving you a great amount of reward would be tantamount to a huge loss of reputation, and yet you say you are willing to accept punishment?
Besides, is there anyone here who does not know that those men in black are part of the Jun Family? Assassins? What a joke? How does one describe the act of reversing black and white? This is how! We have seen shameless, but we have never seen such a high level of shamelessness before! Turning the act of raiding other people’s residence into a meritorious deed, this level of bullshitting expertise had reached a completely new realm!
A mountain worth revering*!