The feud between Li Qinzai and Wu Yuanshuang is not a thing of the past.
The grievance happened not long ago, when Li Qinzai was appointed as a young warden of weapons because of 20,000 kilograms of pig iron.
It can be said that Li Qinzai handled this matter very carefully. He politely sent gifts to Wu Yuanshuang's house and handed over a name card according to etiquette. The words on the card were sincere and sincere.
Wu Yuanshuang was also very sensible at the time. He understood that after Li Qinzai was appointed as the Ordnance Supervisor, the 20,000 kilograms of low-quality pig iron allocated to the Ordnance Supervisor by the Young Mansion could no longer be concealed.
He has a family background, and Jane is at the heart of the emperor. Twenty thousand kilograms of inferior pig iron is a big deal. Someone has just taken office and has no friendship with him. Why should he help him take the blame?
So Wu Yuanshuang happily admitted his defeat and re-allocated the pig iron. The matter was covered up, and Li Qinzai handled it in a very amicable way, so that neither party lost face.
But one code equals one code.
Destroying a person's wealth is like killing one's parents. It is an sworn hatred. A small person like Wu Yuanshuang who relied on the queen's sister to make a fortune has no pattern. No matter how beautifully Li Qinzai handles it, this hatred will inevitably be forged in the end.
There was nothing that could be done about it. As early as the day he handed Wu Yuanshuang his name, Li Qinzai knew that he would have another enemy.
Today, at this moment, this enemy is sitting in the Accord next door and yelling curses. Even Li Qinzai's grandfather Li Ji got involved in the curse.
Li Qinzai's face was already a little ugly. He just scolded himself, but bringing his grandfather with him was going too far.
The Xue family and the Li family were family friends, and their elders were generals in the Tang Dynasty. Privately, Xue Ne regarded Li Ji as his idol. Wu Yuanshuang, the neighbor next door, cursed Li Ji, and Xue Ne could not bear it for a long time.
"That bastard named Wu next door, who talks behind people's backs and has some moral integrity, dares to insult the Duke of the current dynasty, and the Duke has made great achievements in his life. How can you, clowns like you, talk about it?" Xue Ne cursed loudly.
There was silence in the private room next door for a moment, and then the curse started like a boiling pot.
"Which bastard is causing trouble? Don't you want to live anymore? Come out here and let me weigh the weight of the dog slave!"
Xue Ne looked up to the sky and laughed, kicked open the door, walked to the corridor outside the Yage door, and shouted: "Your grandpa Xue is here, come out and die!"
The door to the private room next door also opened, and a group of people came out yelling.
The two parties took photos on the promenade outside the Accord.
They were both drunk and angry, and the atmosphere immediately became tense after they met.
Xue Ne was the youngest and the most impulsive. After glancing at the people across from him, he sneered: "Which bastard just said that he wanted to weigh Grandpa Xue's worth? Stand up and Grandpa Xue will let you weigh it."
In the crowd opposite, everyone was holding a purple-robed middle-aged man in the middle, in a standard C position. Li Qinzai only took one look and knew that the purple-robed man in the middle was Wu Yuanshuang.
Xue Ne roared in front, while Li Qinzai stood quietly behind, squinting at Wu Yuanshuang.
Wu Yuanshuang is the half-brother of Empress Wu.
Well, he is a little person, and even wearing expensive purple robes cannot hide the feeling of a little person.
The silk purple robe was open, exposing the muscles on his chest. Due to drinking, his face and chest were flushed, and his eyes were slightly sinister. It seemed that he deliberately showed a gloomy look in order to highlight the fact that he was a big shot in the city.
Before Empress Wu was registered, Wu Yuanshuang was just a clerk in a state city who joined the army and was in charge of local household registration and warehouses. He was considered a policeman and warehouse keeper.
It was not until Empress Wu was registered that Wu Yuanshuang followed the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven, and became the young eunuch of the Shaofu in one fell swoop, holding great power.
A small person suddenly became a big shot through connections, but his character is still the same as when Sihu joined the army. There is no need to hide the arrogance of a small person when he succeeds.
It is said that before Empress Wu became successful, her half-brother often abused her. It is unknown why Empress Wu promoted her brother who had abused her to a high official position after she was appointed.
Perhaps, she urgently needs her parents' family to help her stand up in court.
Xue Na was now scolding Wu Yuanshuang's followers, but Li Qinzai and Wu Yuanshuang remained silent.
While Li Qinzai was sizing up Wu Yuanshuang, Wu Yuanshuang was also sizing him up.
The two people's eyes met, but there were no sparks flying in the legend. Li Qinzai's eyes were calm, but Wu Yuanshuang's eyes were averted.
He also didn't expect that while he was speaking ill of the British father, his grandson happened to be next door.
The British Duke's prestige was unparalleled both in the court and in the army. Even Queen Wu respected the British Duke.
Wu Yuanshuang was so ambitious that he spoke nonsense in front of his followers, but once he really faced his grandson, the words he just cursed at Li Ji were like a dumb thunder in his mouth, and it was uncomfortable to swallow them and spit them out.
The more Xue Na cursed, the angrier he became. Just as he rolled up his sleeves and was about to take action, Li Qinzai grabbed him.
Xue Rengui has just made great achievements at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, setting the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows and creating an eternal legend. His son should be more confident and not cause trouble for his own father at this juncture.
Besides, Li Qinzai is the person involved.
After dragging Xue Na back, Li Qinzai stared at Wu Yuanshuang, smiled, and said, "But in front of Mr. Wu?"
Wu Yuanshuang's face was stiff and he tried to force out a smile: "Wu has met Mr. Li."
Li Qinzai said leisurely: "Li accidentally heard what Mr. Wu said just now. Although my grandfather is almost seventy years old, he is still going strong. If nothing happens, he should have several decades to live. I am afraid that Mr. Wu may have miscalculated.
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Wu Yuanshuang suddenly felt his cheeks burning, which was worse than a slap in the face.
But he didn't dare to fight back because Li Ji's name was too loud. If the matter got bigger and spread, even his sister, the queen, would not stand by him.
Wu Yuanshuang is a small person, but he is not a completely brainless person. He also knows how to weigh the pros and cons. His decisive compromise with Li Qinzai because of 20,000 kilograms of pig iron was also the result of weighing the pros and cons.
But today, after weighing the pros and cons, Wu Yuanshuang found that he was completely unreasonable, so he had to decide to compromise again.
"Young Master Li, forgive me. Mr. Wu was drunk just now. He was immoral and talked nonsense after drinking. Mr. Li must not take it seriously. Mr. Wu had no intention of offending Mr. Li."
After saying this, Wu Yuanshuang bowed to Li Qinzai as an apology.
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, a few curses won't kill anyone, and they won't lose a piece of meat. It's just that I have a grudge with Young Inspector Wu, so I'd better not involve the elderly in the family..."
"Li was born in a general family, and the whole family is very bad-tempered. If Wu Shaojian's words reach the ears of my elders, I'm afraid it will cause another turmoil."
Wu Yuanshuang's face turned livid. Hearing the soft words, his smile actually contained a knife and an implicit threat. This was tantamount to a face-to-face warning to him that he had better keep his mouth clean in the future. Don't wait for me to slap you.
Gritting his teeth and nodding, Wu Yuanshuang clasped his fists again: "It's Wu Menglang. I will keep my mouth clean when drinking from now on."
Li Qinzai said indifferently: "That's all, I got to know Wu Shaojian today. I have a long way to go. I'm destined to see you again."
After saying that, he gave his hands in a perfunctory manner, and Li Qinzai led Xue Ne and Gao Qi back to his Accord.
After returning to the Accord, Xue Ne looked unhappy: "Brother Jingchu, why didn't you just beat him to death? This is not in your temper!"
Li Qinzai sighed: "We are all adults, and we need to make some meaningful hatreds. Either we kill our fathers and seize our wives, or we fight for power and gain to the death. This is all understandable, but it is the most important thing to make enemies just for the sake of words."
Childish, I have no interest in doing this kind of thing."
Xue Ne looked at him blankly and said, "Brother Jingchu, you have changed so much..."
"A true man has things he does and things he doesn't do. Be careful, dear brother, you still need to calm down your mind a little more to avoid causing some meaningless troubles in the future."
Xue Ne said nothing, picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp with a depressed expression.
Next to him, Gao Qi nodded thoughtfully. He found that he had learned a lot from Li Qinzai today.
After a small incident, the three people in the Accord were affected. After drinking a few glasses of wine in a dull manner, they planned to go home.
The three of them walked out of the Neijiaofang, and as soon as they crossed the threshold, they suddenly discovered that Wu Yuanshuang and a group of followers were also outside the door. Obviously, everyone was not in a good mood and decided to leave early.
When the two groups of people met again, Li Qinzai and Wu Yuanshuang were both stunned for a moment, and then nodded silently, saying hello, but neither of them had any intention of approaching them.
While waiting for his coachman to lead the horse, Wu Yuanshuang and his followers gathered together and chatted quietly.
It was already dark, and a lame old man walked slowly not far away.
The old man was just passing by. He walked with great difficulty, carrying an old baggage in his hand. He walked in a hurry and looked up in the direction of the city gate.
It was already dark, and it was obvious that the old man planned to leave the city before the city gates closed.
The lame old man, who had difficulty walking, passed by Wu Yuanshuang. The old man saw the group of people with gloomy expressions, as if they were holding back their anger, and smelled of alcohol.
The old man felt a little nervous. He subconsciously tried to take a few steps away. Unexpectedly, his lame leg refused to obey him. He stumbled and fell straight towards Wu Yuanshuang. His clumsy body bumped into Wu Yuanshuang.
He bumped into someone, and it looked like they were a group of noble people dressed up. The old man was frightened and hurriedly bowed to apologize.
Wu Yuanshuang and this group of followers had been holding back their anger in the Accord today. They did not dare to express their anger towards Li Qinzai, but they were not polite to the disabled old man at all.
With some drunkenness and some long-suppressed anger, Wu Yuanshuang vented it all on the old man at this moment.
There was a crisp sound, and the old man was slapped hard by Wu Yuanshuang.
"Dog slave! My legs are lame and my eyes are also blind?" Wu Yuanshuang said angrily.
The crisp sound attracted Li Qinzai's attention. He turned around and saw a disabled old man covering his face with one hand and bowing to apologize.
Li Qinzai frowned.
It's hard to stay calm and ignore this scene.
The Tang Dynasty should not be like this.
Wu Yuanshuang didn't care about the looks of others at all. Now that the fight started, he kicked and scolded the old man without any scruples.
While the old man was apologizing, he was kicked by Wu Yuanshuang and staggered back.
Li Qinzai couldn't stand it anymore.
What he saw was not the powerful bullying the weak, but what he saw was the peaceful world of the Tang Dynasty. A piece of mouse droppings fell into the soup, completely destroying his originally good impression of the Tang Dynasty.
This scene should never happen in the Tang Dynasty that he loved.