Under the dim candlelight, Li Yifu's old face alternated between light and dark, making it look even more sinister.
Yuan Gongyu sat in front of him, staring at him gloomily.
Today I suffered a big loss in front of Li Qinzai. Not only was his house smashed, his son's legs were broken, and Yuan Gongyu became the laughing stock of the whole city.
The great shame and humiliation all started because of one unjust case.
Yuan Gongyu was not the architect of this unjust case, but the executor.
Now that the executor was exposed, he was given a lesson by Li Qinzai, and Li Qinzai took advantage of it. He was in danger of being dismissed from office and questioned at any time, but the executor was unscathed, which made Yuan Gongyu feel angry.
So he quietly came to Li Yi's mansion tonight to do only three things.
Fair, fair, fucking fair.
Compared to Yuan Gongyu's anger, Li Yifu's performance was quite calm, and he said calmly: "Yuan Zhongcheng, please calm down for a moment. Please calm down first."
Yuan Gongyu sneered: "You are hiding behind nothing, of course you can calm down. I am the unlucky one. Today, my mansion was smashed, my dog's legs were broken, and Li Qinzai took advantage of me. How can I calm down?"
Li Yifu frowned and caught the key words in his words: "Did he get the handle? What handle?"
"Liu Xingzhou was recruited in the Dali Temple jail, claiming that he was ordered by me. If that confession is presented to the emperor, I will not only be dismissed from office, but may also be exiled thousands of miles away."
Li Yifu's eyebrows gradually softened and he said: "It doesn't matter, there are people in the court who will protect you."
"I have been exposed and become an outcast. Who will protect me?"
Li Yifu said slowly: "I can't say, but don't worry, someone will protect you."
Yuan Gongyu sneered, he didn't believe a word of Li Yifu's words. With the official position of Yushi Zhongcheng, how could he not have seen any dirty and dirty things in the court?
Betraying allies and stabbing people in the back was not only something he had seen before, he had also done it himself.
Now that he has no value and is exposed between the government and the public, who would go to all the trouble to protect an abandoned son?
"If I had known this, why would I have caused this trouble in the first place?" Yuan Gongyu sighed absently.
Li Yifu also sighed: "The reaction of Yinggong's grandson is really beyond my expectation. I originally thought that something happened to Li Jingye, and Li Qinzai was running around to prove his cousin's innocence, but I didn't expect that he would avoid the matter and find another way.
A brand new bureau has been set up for Yushitai..."
"This kid is a little overweight. I am defeated this time." Li Yifu shook his head and sighed.
Yuan Gongyu said coldly: "Jun Gong Li was defeated, but I was the one who suffered the consequences. I entered the official position in the year of Zhenguan, and it took me decades to climb to this position. All I gained in my life was lost in one day."
"At the court meeting in three days, if Li Qinzai takes out the confession, not only will my reputation be ruined, my official position will be lost, and my whole family will be implicated. Lord Li, everything I do as a subordinate is done according to your instructions. If I go to jail,
I’m afraid I won’t be able to survive the torture tools of Dali Temple…”
Li Yifu raised his eyebrows and instantly understood the threat in Yuan Gongyu's words.
Yuan Gongyu's meaning is very clear. If I go to prison and you don't protect me, I will definitely recruit you out and we will finish the game together.
"Yuan Zhongcheng, calm down. I swear to God that I will keep you safe and sound." Li Yifu hurriedly comforted him.
Yuan Gongyu tried his best to force out a smile: "I have always believed in Duke Li, so I'll leave everything to you."
The two of them were allies of interest. After talking about business matters, neither of them was in the mood for small talk, so Yuan Gongyu said goodbye and left.
Li Yifu sat alone in the study, staring at the dim and flickering candlelight on the low table with his cloudy old eyes. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and made a decision.
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Early in the morning, there was already movement in the courtyard of the British Duke's mansion. The servants were cleaning every corner under the arrangement of the housekeeper. The maids were standing outside the door of the master's room carrying copper basins of willow branches, waiting for the master to get up and serve him.
Butler Wu Tong hurried to the backyard, grabbed a maid who was passing by, and asked her to ask the Fifth Young Master to get up.
The maid patted Li Qinzai's door with a frightened look on her face. When she heard Li Qinzai's unhappy roar coming from inside, the maid was so frightened that she burst into tears. She told Butler Wu what he had said and ran away.
After a long time, the door of the room opened, and Li Qinzai looked angry and displeased with everyone, causing his servants to take a detour.
After returning home yesterday, Li Ji took him to the backyard and taught him a lesson for a long time.
It is actually very troublesome for a grandpa to discipline his grandson. Others can swear unscrupulously and scold the other person's ancestors for eighteen generations, and that's it.
But Li Ji was not good at it. When he scolded Li Qinzai, he had to pay attention to his words, and he had to be careful to avoid the eighteenth generation of his ancestors, because every affectionate greeting he said to the other party's eighteenth generation relatives was theoretically his sixteenth generation relatives.
Why worry about frying each other!
As a result, Li Ji's mind was racing very fast every time he scolded Li Qinzai, chewing words and considering every sentence as if he were taking a scientific examination.
He was too worried and too brain-burning, so Li Ji rarely scolded Li Qinzai recently. Even if this evil beast ruined several of his beloved peonies by urinating a few times, he chose to endure it as much as possible and try not to scold others.
However, this time Li Qinzai went too far. Even if Li Ji didn't scold him, he would have failed his ancestors for eighteen generations.
The matter was left to Li Qinzai to resolve. Li Ji was relieved at first. Although this bastard was calm and a little wild, he was still reliable in his work.
Unexpectedly, Li Qinzai didn't even say hello yesterday. When he went out with Bu Qu, he smashed up the house of Yu Shi Zhongcheng and broke the legs of the eldest son.
The behavior was so bad, and others saw that the British government was becoming more arrogant and arrogant. How could Li Ji not be angry?
So after Li Qinzai returned home yesterday, Li Ji no longer cared about hurting the innocence of his ancestors, so he picked up Li Qinzai and cursed him loudly.
Li Qinzai returned to his room with saliva all over his head, and slept until dawn. Before he could wake up naturally, the maid woke him up and told him that there was a distinguished guest in the front hall who wanted to see him.
Li Qinzai was already very angry when he got up, and he immediately became angry when he heard this.
After putting it on, he rushed to the front hall aggressively. He wanted to see which blind thing dared to disturb his dream. If he didn't do as well as him, he had to give him a lesson.
Arriving at the front hall, Li Qinzai immediately calmed down and recognized this blind thing.
Theoretically, I'm not doing as well as he is, so I have to endure it.
The short-sighted man's surname is Li, his name is Fu, and his title is Hejian County Duke.
Li Qinzai and Li Yifu had conflicts before. During the Weisheng case, in Zongzheng Temple, Li Yifu gave poisoned wine on behalf of the Empress Wu, which almost killed the two princesses. Li Qinzai saved the two princesses from Li Yifu's hands out of righteous indignation.
From then on, he also became enemies with Li Yifu.
This time Li Jingye was framed, and the British government was burdened by rumors. Li Yifu was Li Qinzai's second suspect, the first being Empress Wu.
Seeing Li Yifu coming to the door early in the morning, Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes, as if he understood something.
He laughed and walked into the front hall, and gave a junior salute to Li Yifu. Li Yifu also stroked his beard and laughed, and the Li family's Qilin'er became handsome again.
The atmosphere between the two was polite and harmonious, and the two of them seemed to have completely forgotten about the head-on conflict that broke out at Zongzheng Temple.
After chatting for a long time, Li Qinzai tentatively asked about the purpose of Li Yifu's visit.
Li Yifu's smile gradually faded, he sighed, stood up and bowed to Li Qinzai without saying a word.
Li Qinzai looked frightened and hurriedly supported him: "Young Master Li, you can't do this, you're just a kid."
Li Yifu sighed: "This gift is to apologize to County Uncle Li. I dare to do it and admit it. I have been the instigator behind the recent troubles in your house."
Li Qinzai was stunned.
He vaguely understood the reason why Li Yifu came to visit, but he really didn't expect this old guy to be so straightforward.
Damn it, you are so straightforward, what should I do? Pick up the wine bottle and smash your dog’s head?
Li Yifu's frankness made Li Qinzai confused. He was stunned on the spot and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Li Yifu couldn't help but said anxiously: "Uncle Li, Uncle Li! Hey, I'm here to apologize today. It's all my fault. Do you want to say something?"
Li Qinzai came back to his senses and began to turn around and look around.
Li Yifu's eyelids twitched, and when Li Qinzai found a silver wine flask and held it in his hand, Li Yifu quickly grasped it with quick eyes and hands.
It was so dangerous, the dog's head was almost smashed.
"Mr. Li, wait a minute. How about you listen to my explanation?"
Li Qinzai smiled: "You say it, I'm all ears."
The words were polite and the tone was kind, but the hand holding the wine bottle still did not let go.
Li Yifu held the other end of the wine bottle and did not dare to let go. His other hand grabbed Li Qinzai's other arm.
The two of them were locked in a stalemate like this, their posture was like a couple dancing tango...Bi Ren.