Qin Yuan laughed and said, "Are you talking about the event where Ming Xiaozong Zhu Houzhao granted a title to his beloved dog? It's simply a rumor. It only appears in unofficial histories, just like people say Wei Linggong titled a crane as a scholar, and Song Huizong titled a stone lion as a marquis, leading to his downfall. But there's no such thing in official history."
Marquis Gu immediately rebutted, "Mr. Songshan said, these unofficial histories aren't all false, and official histories aren't necessarily all true. If it can be used by me, then true or false is irrelevant. It's possible that what official histories dared not record was passed down through unofficial histories and notes, though it also can't exclude exaggerations and misleading accounts designed to catch the eye."
Qin Yuan listened to this and looked at Marquis Gu again and again.
Marquis Gu became flustered from the stare and asked hoarsely, "What's wrong?"
