The next day, when Li Qinzai was still hungover, news about his glorious deeds last night spread throughout Chang'an City.
Li Xianhou is either causing trouble or on his way to causing trouble. He never stops and is always a young man.
Wu Yuanshuang was the cannon fodder of the villain, and his fate was also rumored to be miraculous.
At first it was said that he was beaten by Li Qinzai, then he was kicked by Li Qinzai's subordinates, and then it was said that Li Qinzai used weapons and Wu Yuanshuang was seriously injured.
The ultimate final version is that Wu Yuanshuang was stabbed in the abdomen by Li Qinzai and died of serious injuries. White flags were hung in the mourning hall, and monks and Taoists came in to prepare for the death.
The rumors became more and more serious, and Li Qinzai became a murderer.
Li Qinzai, who was suffering from a hangover, had a terrible headache. After getting up, he listened to Liu Asi's report with a confused look on his face, his eyes glazed over.
"Did we really kill Wu Yuanshuang?" Li Qinzai asked in shock.
Liu Asi said flatly: "It's impossible. The villain and his brothers struck carefully. Although the beatings were more severe, they didn't hit the vital points. Wu Yuanshuang will not die."
"But why is there a rumor in Chang'an City that Wu Yuanshuang is dead?"
"I don't know, but I dare to use my head to guarantee that Wu Yuanshuang is not dead."
Li Qinzai hesitated for a moment and said, "How about you send some wreaths and tributes to his house in my name to test whether he is dead or not..."
Liu Asi hates the cold. Is this a human saying?
"Fifth Young Master, if you really do this, it's not certain whether Wu Yuanshuang is dead, but the villain really comes to die..." Liu Asi was a little unhappy.
Death can be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. This kind of death... he is not very interested in.
Li Qinzai thought for a while and felt that what Liu Asi said made sense, so he sighed and said, "Then let's wait a little longer."
Facts have proven that it is still important to let the bullet fly for a while.
At noon, new news came. Wu Yuanshuang was not dead, but was seriously injured. It was estimated that he would have to stay on the bed for two months.
Wu Yuanshuang was also disgusted by the rumors in Chang'an City. He dragged his seriously injured body and asked his servants to carry him straight through Zhuque Street. After being paraded through the streets, he entered the Tai Chi Palace.
Li Qinzai knew with his butt that he was going to complain to Empress Wu.
Before the change, he might have gone to the palace to explain. After all, it was Wu Yuan who made the rude remarks first, and Li Qinzai took advantage of it.
But now, Li Qinzai is too lazy to explain.
Anyway, if you offend Empress Wu, no matter how reasonable your explanation is, will people buy it? You have to use underhanded tactics when necessary. Chang'an City is a place of right and wrong, so you should hide as soon as possible.
Having offended both the emperor and the empress at the same time, yet still able to live till now without any harm, and even without losing his title, Li Qinzai suddenly felt that he was quite awesome.
In the afternoon, Li Siwen, who came back from the court meeting, heard about Li Qinzai's feat last night, so before Li Qinzai could pack his luggage and prepare to return to Ganjingzhuang, he picked up a stick and started chasing him with a filial piety.
The scene once moved people to tears.
In Li Siwen's eyes, his son's temperament is too complicated.
During the day, he was still impassioned in the court, pleading for the people, not even caring about his own future, but insisting on admonishing the emperor to postpone the imperial conferment. With such a look of sacrificing his life for righteousness, Li Siwen couldn't help but want to worship his son when he was standing in the court.
As a result, after returning from the court party, at night, he invited his friends into the brothel, where they had sex with the prostitutes and had fun, and even used the wine to beat his relatives until they were half dead.
How divided is this person to be able to do two completely different things in one day?
Li Qinzai was chased and beaten by Li Siwen, and he was also very aggrieved.
You've been so righteous during the day, and there's nothing wrong with inviting friends to celebrate at night, right?
If you accidentally hear someone teasing your mother-in-law, a man can't bear it, right?
What did you do wrong?
The father and son were chasing each other in the house. Li Qinzai ran from the front yard to the backyard, intending to seek his grandfather's protection. Unexpectedly, Li Ji stood at the door of the study, stroking his beard and smiling, with no intention of protecting him. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to want to shake him off. Flag cheering.
So Li Qinzai had no choice but to continue running, running back from the backyard to the front yard, exiting the gate and jumping into the carriage.
Amidst Li Siwen's jumping and cursing, the troops escorting the carriage left in a panic and headed straight for Ganjing Village.
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Tai Chi Palace.
Wu Yuanshuang was lying dying in Anren Hall, and he seemed to have no strength to even cry.
Empress Wu frowned and stood in front of him, staring at his face that was distorted by crying. It looked more and more ugly, and she looked away in disgust.
Li Zhi, on the other hand, looked at the brother and sister from a distance with a smile on his face as if he were watching a show.
"Your Majesty, Queen, I have suffered this great shame and humiliation. Please make the decision for me..." Wu Yuanshuang grinned and cried loudly.
There was no anger on Empress Wu's face, but a bit of strange joy. It seemed that she was very happy that her brother was beaten.
It's not that Empress Wu favored Li Qinzai. In fact, Empress Wu now wanted to stab Li Qinzai to death.
But Wu Yuanshuang's beating... did make her very happy.
Memories of her childhood and girlhood came to her mind. Her two half-brothers did not play a glorious role in her memories.
Empress Wu's mother Yang was the wife of the warrior Xun Xuxian, but the two brothers Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang never had any affection for Yang, their stepmother, or Empress Wu's sisters.
Not only that, after the death of the warrior Xun, the brothers kicked the Yang mother and daughter out of the house, which was extremely humiliating. During the most difficult period, the mother and daughter almost went to the streets to beg for food.
Later, Empress Wu entered the palace and became a talented person around Taizong. She had many ups and downs in the palace. It was not until Li Zhi ascended the throne and deposed the king and established Wu that Empress Wu and her family were truly proud.
The Wu brothers also changed their faces at this time, and they tried their best to flatter Empress Wu.
How could Empress Wu have a good face towards such a brother?
The reason why the Wu brothers are able to live safely and have good official fortunes until now is not because Empress Wu takes care of her natal family, but because when Li Zhi made her the queen, according to court etiquette, she had to seal the queen's natal family.
In addition, Empress Wu's deceased father, the warrior Xun Ben, was also a hero in the founding of the Tang Dynasty and was given the title of Duke of the Kingdom. The current success of the Wu brothers is partly due to their father's influence and partly to their relatives.
Today, Wu Yuanshuang, who was extremely disgusted by Empress Wu, was actually beaten by Li Qinzai, and the beating was so severe that Empress Wu wanted to be angry, but for some reason, she felt a burst of joy in her heart.
It would have been better if he had been beaten a little more severely. This guy Li Jingchu is useless.
"Your Majesty, Queen, if you two don't make the decision for me, I will die..." Wu Yuanshuang became more and more anxious when he saw that the Tian family couple had no reaction to his performance, and simply acted like a fool.
Li Zhi came up to take a look and saw that Wu Yuanshuang's face was swollen into a pig's head, and his body was wrapped with cloth strips. He was lying in the hall like an animal about to be buried in a burial pit.
Li Zhi couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "The beating was so miserable..."
Wu Yuanshuang cheered up: "Yes, I am really miserable!"