Theoretically speaking, Li Zhi is Wu Yuanshuang's brother-in-law.
Of course, given Wu Yuanshuang's courage, he wouldn't dare to call him "brother-in-law". Isn't it a good life?
Hearing his uncle's miserable howl, Li Zhi felt no emotion in his heart.
After asking about the matter, Li Qinzai and two boys from the Xue family and the Gao family went to the brothel to have fun, and Wu Yuanshuang also had fun in the brothel.
The two groups drank too much in the brothel and then started fighting, and Wu Yuanshuang was beaten.
The matter is so simple, what position can Li Zhi express? Is this matter going to be raised to a political level? Is it embarrassing?
"I saw it, I saw it, I know how miserable you are." Li Zhi nodded, but his attitude was a bit perfunctory.
A small matter like a fight in a brothel was brought to the attention of the king of a country. It must be said that Wu Yuanshuang really had no idea about his status.
"Brother has been beaten, what do you want?" Empress Wu asked in a cold tone.
Wu Yuanshuang gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, please punish Li Qinzai severely. A madman does evil and the national law does not tolerate it!"
Li Zhi glanced at Empress Wu quickly and said nothing.
This was the Queen's housework, and Li Zhi didn't want to get involved. Besides, he didn't have a good impression of Wu Yuanshuang. Li Zhi had also heard about some of Empress Wu's experiences back then. Li Zhi didn't like people like the Wu brothers.
Wu Yuanshuang was completely unaware of the Tian family couple's dislike of him. Instead, he showed a mysterious expression and said softly: "Your Majesty, Queen, I heard that the evil thief Li Qinzai made such nonsense at the court meeting yesterday that he dared to persuade Your Majesty to grant Zen to Mount Tai...
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"Being so daring and disrespectful of the duties of a minister, it may not be convenient for Your Majesty to deal with Li Qinzai in front of the civil and military officials of the court, but I was beaten severely by him last night. Isn't this the perfect reason?"
"Because Li Qinzai lost his virtue after drinking, His Majesty issued an edict. At that time, whether he was expelled or exiled, it was all up to Your Majesty to drive this evil thief far away from the capital. Naturally, no one would dare to object to His Majesty's enthronement of Mount Tai.
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"Your Majesty, what do you think of this proposal?"
After Wu Yuanshuang finished speaking, Empress Wu's eyelids twitched twice and she quickly glanced at Li Zhi.
Originally, she had no intention of dealing with such a trivial matter, but it must be said that Wu Yuanshuang came to the palace today prepared to complain. For a moment, Empress Wu was actually quite tempted by Wu Yuanshuang's proposal.
Yes, she still wants to work harder. She needs the ceremony of Fengchan Taishan more than Li Zhi.
If Li Qinzai was really demoted based on this incident, no one in the civil or military dynasty would have any reason to object. After all, Li Qinzai had indeed committed an act of drunkenness and immorality, and the emperor's punishment would be reasonable.
Empress Wu said nothing and quickly looked at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi's face suddenly darkened. Empress Wu's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt hopeless. She sighed secretly and looked at Wu Yuanshuang expressionlessly.
Wu Yuanshuang didn't realize it, he was still complacent that he had come up with a brilliant idea, sharing the emperor's worries and avenging the emperor. What a great opportunity, he grabbed it!
Li Zhi's face no longer had a playful expression, but gradually became serious. He walked up to Wu Yuanshuang and looked down at him from a high position.
"Wu Yuanshuang, why did you have a dispute with Li Qinzai last night?" Li Zhi suddenly asked.
Wu Yuanshuang gritted his teeth and said: "I was drinking with friends in the brothel pavilion, and Li Qinzai rushed in with his troops and beat me up without saying a word."
Li Zhi narrowed his eyes: "With Li Jingchu's personality, would he attack for no reason?"
"Your Majesty, Li Qinzai was a dandy who ran rampant in Chang'an back then. Many people were beaten up by him for no reason. I am just one of the victims."
Li Zhi smiled.
He knew that Li Qinzai was indeed a bit unlucky in the past, but in recent years, Li Qinzai had changed a lot. If there was no reason last night, Li Qinzai would not attack anyone without reason.
Although he still resented Li Qinzai's behavior at the court meeting, Li Zhi was still a reasonable emperor after all, and he also knew Li Qinzai's temperament quite well, and he would not easily believe Wu Yuanshuang's one-sided words.
"Wu Yuanshuang, I don't care about the reason for your fight, but if you think that I want to make a fuss about this matter and punish Li Qinzai severely, then you have misjudged me."
Li Zhi knelt down, his eyes were level with Wu Yuanshuang's, with a smile on his face but a cold look in his eyes.
"The dispute over the title of Zen is about the political affairs of the country and the foundation of the country. It is an upright dispute. Regardless of the merits, I accept it happily."
"However, if I want to make a fuss out of a trivial matter and make a fuss about it and punish those who directly remonstrated, I cannot do such a thing."
Wu Yuanshuang looked at Li Zhi in shock, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.
This... style of painting is different from what I imagined.
Li Zhi still had a smile on his face, but said slowly: "You are a villain, I am not. Go back and recover well, and stop running around."
Empress Wu beside her sighed secretly, hating the brother in front of her even more.
Something that is not enough for success but more than enough for failure!
Wu Yuanshuang was stunned for a long time, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I, I, I... I got beaten!"
Li Zhi nodded: "I know you were beaten. By the way, don't you feel any pain now?"
Wu Yuanshuang was startled, holding his stomach and exclaiming in pain: "It hurts, it hurts! I'm so hurt that I don't want to live!"
Li Zhi laughed and turned to look at Empress Wu.
Empress Wu's face was covered with frost, and she shouted: "Come here, send Wu Shaojian out of the palace. His Majesty said, don't run around to recover from your injuries. Wu Yuanshuang is not allowed to leave the house for three months!"
A confused Wu Yuanshuang was carried out of the Tai Chi Palace. When he left the palace, he didn't even think about why he seemed to be the perpetrator of a complaint today.
Was there something wrong with the communication just now?
In the Tai Chi Palace, Empress Wu said with a face of shame: "Your Majesty, my concubine's brother is really... so unsatisfactory. He is like a clown. He has tainted Your Majesty's sight and hearing. This is my concubine's crime."
Li Zhi waved his hands with a smile: "It doesn't matter, who doesn't have a few relatives who don't live up to expectations? Among my relatives, there are more people who don't live up to expectations. It's just out of sight and out of mind."
Empress Wu bit her lower lip, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, what is the matter about the enshrinement..."
Li Zhi hummed and looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside the hall with an indifferent expression.
After a long time, Li Zhi suddenly said: "Queen, you said Li Jingchu offended me so much, what did he do for that?"
"Whether it is the courage of an ordinary man or the courage of a gentleman, there is a reason after all. He will stand up and fight against the emperor regardless of life and death, regardless of his future. Queen, what do you think Li Jingchu is for?"
Empress Wu lowered her head and remained silent. She knew the answer, but she didn't want to face it.
Li Zhi said leisurely: "The world is busy and busy, either for fame or profit. Li Jingchu was originally a lazy and unambitious person. Could it be that he was so fiercely opposed to Feng Chan because of fame and fortune?"
"He has made so many contributions to the country. If he wants fame and fortune, all he has to do is ask and I will naturally give it to him. Why bother to quarrel with me until we almost break up?"
Li Zhi glanced at the silent Empress Wu and said with a smile: "Did he offend you a lot because of the proposal to grant Zen status?"
Empress Wu sighed and said helplessly: "Yes."
"Only Li Jingchu dares to offend the emperor and the empress at the same time, haha."
Empress Wu carefully looked at Li Zhi's face and saw that there was neither sadness nor joy on his face, and there were no clues.
Li Zhi said leisurely: "Queen, do you think we should be a pair of tolerant and magnanimous kings and empresses, or should we be a pair of ignorant couples who must retaliate for their anger and will be infamed in the history books in the future?"