If a county magistrate dares to raid the home of Yushi Zhongcheng, does that mean he has broken the law?
Strictly speaking, it doesn't count.
To put it another way, the grandson of the British Duke ransacked the house of Yushi Zhongcheng. Doesn’t it sound much more comfortable?
Although Yushi Zhongcheng was in charge of the Yushitai in the middle of the court, one of the three legal departments, the British Duke was a meritorious minister in the three dynasties and assisted the government. His dandy grandson was so domineering that he smashed Yushi Zhongcheng's house to pieces.
Does it count as causing trouble? Of course it does.
But it's only a moderate disaster at best.
Li Qinzai had naturally thought calmly before taking action. His domineering behavior was for outsiders to see, but if anyone really regarded him as a brainless playboy, that would be a big mistake.
There was a lot of excitement inside and outside the Yuan Mansion. The Li family members were all fierce soldiers who followed Li Ji in the southern and northern wars. They were not embarrassed in any scene. Even when they smashed the home of the censor Zhongcheng, they carried out Li Qinzai's orders meticulously.
The front yard, front hall, side halls, corridors, everything that could be demolished and smashed were almost there. The backyard was filled with howling ghosts and wolves, and the servants were squatting in the corner holding their heads while screaming.
Yuan Gongyu was going crazy. He stared at Li Qinzai with red eyes and shouted: "Li Qinzai, you have caused a big disaster today. Your grandfather, even with his meritorious service in three dynasties, cannot save you. If I don't join you in wandering thousands of miles, my official career over the years will not be safe." Even if it’s all in vain!”
Li Qinzai stood in the ruins outside the door, admiring the scene of smashing Yuan's house with relish, and said lazily: "Yuan Zhongcheng, don't be too busy saying harsh words, you first look at the confession in your hand, start a lawsuit? Haha, I won't be held responsible even if we fight to the Jinluan Palace."
Yuan Gongyu unfolded the confession in his hand, glanced at it carefully, and then his expression changed drastically.
Every word above is an accusation against him.
He was the one who instigated the censors to jointly frame Li Jingye. He was the one who spread the rumors in Chang'an against Li Ji who had killed and robbed him of his wealth many years ago. It was he who had recently made all kinds of rumors and barbaric remarks about the government of Chang'an secretly attacking the British government.
There are more than ten censors imprisoned in Dali Temple. Yuan Gongyu is sure that these imprisoned censors are not heroes, and they can be sold out completely with a little torture.
Is it difficult to collect witnesses and physical evidence? It’s not difficult at all.
After reading the confession, Yuan Gongyu's face turned pale, and he stood there blankly for a long time, his hand holding the confession trembling.
If this confession is presented to the Golden Palace, it will be a shocking scandal, and Yuan Gongyu's fate will be miserable.
"I, I..." Yuan Gongyu opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to defend himself.
Li Qinzai sneered: "I know you are not the mastermind, and I also know that you are also someone's pawn. It doesn't matter. I won't force you to reveal the person behind it, but since you participated, you should suffer the consequences."
Just as he was talking, there was a loud cry in the backyard, and Lao Wei and several tribesmen dragged the two young people to Li Qinzai.
"Fifth Young Master, these two are Yuan Gongyu's sons, how do you deal with them?" Old Wei asked.
Li Qinzai stared at the two young men, then glanced at the lost Yuan Gongyu, with a stern look in his eyes, and said: "The eldest son has broken his leg, let's let this matter go."
When Yuan Gongyu came back to his senses, he couldn't help being shocked. Li Qinzai said coldly: "Yuan Zhongcheng, you are an official of the Emperor's command, and you bear the Emperor's favor. If I attack you, it will be disrespectful to the Emperor. Let your dog take the punishment for you."
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As soon as he finished speaking, Old Wei picked up a square-headed iron boring bar and struck it hard on the right leg of Yuan Gongyu's eldest son.
After a shrill scream, there was silence immediately, and Yuan Gongyu's eldest son had passed out from the pain.
Li Qinzai, however, brushed his hem as if nothing had happened and said, "I have done the work, and I am not afraid to admit it. The disasters your house has suffered today are all my fault, Li Qinzai. I will admit it when the lawsuit is brought before the emperor."
Staring into Yuan Gongyu's eyes, Li Qinzai said slowly word by word with a gloomy face: "Yuan Zhongcheng, you are welcome to take revenge, but the ugly words are ahead. Next time you dare to provoke my British government, you must be prepared to kill your whole family."
Be mentally prepared, I will not give the enemy a chance to counterattack."
Yuan Gongyu looked directly into his eyes, but his heart was full of anger, fear and panic.
After smashing the Yuan Mansion and breaking the legs of Yuan's eldest son, Li Qinzai felt that he was almost relieved.
The important thing is that Li Jingye was only framed and imprisoned, and his body was not substantially harmed. The punishment Li Qinzai imposed on Yuan Gongyu's house should be enough.
After all, he is the censor Zhongcheng, so he must do things without hesitation, otherwise Li Qinzai will not be able to explain to Li Zhi when he comes back.
Seeing the ruins and rubble inside and outside Yuan's mansion, and Yuan's eldest son who passed out from pain, Li Qinzai was very satisfied with his victory. He waved his hand and ordered his troops to assemble and return to the mansion.
Under the escort of his subordinates, Li Qinzai left in a swaggering manner, his dandy and domineering appearance was intimidating.
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At the same time, the news spread throughout Chang'an.
The grandson of the British Duke was dissatisfied that his cousin was being framed, and angrily smashed the palace of Yu Shi Zhongcheng and broke the legs of Yuan Gongyu's eldest son.
The whole city of Chang'an was shaken.
There was a lot of discussion among the people of the government and the public. The difference was that the courtiers were indignant and passionate, while the common people were eating to their heart's content regardless of the matter.
How many years, how many years have I not seen such a lawless maniac!
As expected of a son who came from the meritorious palace of famous generals in the Three Dynasties, he is tough in his actions.
Compared with the gossip-like talk among the people in the market, there was an explosion in the court.
All of a sudden, memorials about the impeachment of Li Qinzai were flying all over the sky. More than twenty censors from the censorship station knelt in front of the gate of Taiji Palace. They cried and begged to see the emperor. They all asked the emperor to severely punish the evil thieves and madmen.
Li Zhi was also shocked when he heard the news. He was stunned for a long time, and then with a wry smile, he ordered Wang Changfu to disperse the censor who was kneeling in front of the palace gate, and excused himself from going to court for three days because he was ill.
The matter was so big that it almost broke the news. Even a noble person like the Emperor Li Zhi had to stay away from the limelight for a while.
Li Zhi never expected that Li Qinzai's way of handling the matter would be so vehement. The third-rank censor Zhongcheng's house would be demolished at his request, regardless of offending the entire censorship.
This kid... is really not afraid of big troubles. No wonder he had such a bad reputation as a playboy back then. He was really crazy when he became arrogant.
After Li Qinzai finished the beating and smashing, he went home to catch up on his sleep. He had no idea how big a fuss this matter had caused in Chang'an City, and even the emperor had to hide from it.
At night, Chang'an City had just returned to tranquility from the hustle and bustle, when a figure walked out of the rubble, got on a carriage and hurried eastward.
The carriage arrived outside the back door of Li Yi's mansion. There were servants waiting at the door, taking the people in the carriage to the study in the backyard of the mansion.
Li Yifu sat cross-legged on the futon, flipping through the memorials with a solemn expression.
When Yuan Gongyu walked into the study, Li Yifu didn't raise his eyebrows, as if he didn't know someone had entered the door.
However, Yuan Gongyu glared at Li Yifu angrily and said, "Mr. Li, you said there would be no future troubles. Today my mansion was smashed and my eldest son's leg was broken. I wonder how Mr. Li can teach me?"