Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 70
Li Qinzai has no intention of quarreling with anyone. People who live a peaceful life will never take the initiative to make their life too exciting.

Because greatness means turmoil.

One day an enemy came to the door, tomorrow he was stabbed in the back or something.

Life is like this, is it still called life?It is obviously breaking into the rivers and lakes.

Li Qinzai didn't even want to have any grudges with Wu Yuanshuang, this guy is Empress Wu's elder brother, if there is such an enemy inexplicably, he will be the one who will be the wind and snow for the rest of his life, he will be the one who stimulates, and he will never be the one who is plain.

Standing in front of Li Qinzai, Wang Xu was very worried: "Young Supervisor Li, please help us. If something happens, many officials and craftsmen from the military supervisor will be imprisoned for questioning."

"What did Wu Yuanshuang and Sun Xinlan do, what does it have to do with you?"

Wang Xu said sadly: "After the incident, the court will definitely investigate. No matter who investigates, Wu Yuanshuang will not dare to investigate further. If this is the case, the officials and craftsmen in the Military Weapons Supervision will of course be arrested and punished, otherwise How to explain to His Majesty?"

Li Qinzai was startled: "Wu Yuanshuang is just a young prisoner in the house, but he can cover the sky with one hand?"

Wang Xu sighed: "Of course he can't cover the sky, but his sister can."

Li Qinzai was speechless.

I heard from Li Ji that since the spring of this year, Li Zhi has already suffered from dizziness, and the daily memorials and government affairs are written and approved by Empress Wu on her behalf.

No one dared to say whether the memorials approved by Empress Wu were the emperor's or her own.

It is no exaggeration to say that she covers the sky with one hand.

If she has the heart to protect the Wu family's shortcomings, it's really hard to say what the direction of the military inspector will be.

After all, Empress Wu has just become empress not long ago, not talking about feelings, but only talking about benefits. At this time, she trusts and needs the help of her natal family the most. If something happens to her natal family, can she be expected to enforce the law impartially?

Maybe, after all, Empress Wu's courage in doing things is not inferior to that of a man, otherwise the only female emperor in the ages will not be able to match her.

But does Li Qinzai dare to bet?
Li Qinzai didn't dare to gamble.

It's a big deal, as for betting your own wealth and life on it?

Li Qinzai is the biggest official in charge of the Military Weapons Supervision. Wang Xu's words are so serious that Li Qinzai can't ignore it.

After pondering for a long time, Li Qinzai said slowly: "Suppress this in advance, don't make it public."

Wang Xu hurriedly nodded in response.

Li Qinzai said again: "You don't have to deal with other matters, I will take care of them."

Wang Xu was overjoyed and almost knelt down.

After dismissing Wang Xu, Li Qinzai sat in the side hall without saying a word for a long time.

Now that he is the young prison prisoner, some responsibilities cannot be shirked. Of course, Li Qinzai understands the way of the official, and no one can do anything to him.

But Li Qinzai is not an official after all, he can't just watch the officials of the military supervision department be implicated innocently, after all, they are all his subordinates.

After pondering for a long time, Li Qinzai called Wu Tong.

"Is there any holiday recently?" Li Qinzai asked.

Wu Tong was stunned, and immediately said: "Wu Shaolang, it seems that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be here soon."

"Mid-Autumn Festival? Good, good festival."

Immediately Li Qinzai said again: "Prepare a name card for me, and prepare a gift in the house, and all the acquaintances and elders in Chang'an City will give a copy. It doesn't need to be too expensive, as long as you like it."

"Yes. This matter has been arranged in the mansion."

Li Qinzai said again: "Another name card is prepared separately. On the name card, my title is only remarked as 'Military Weapons Supervisor and Young Supervisor'. I will also send a gift to Wu Yuanshuang, the Young Supervisor of the Shaofu."

Wu Tong was stunned: "You also have friendship with the Shaofu and the Shaojian? It's just that the old man made a mistake, so let's prepare."

Li Qinzai didn't explain, but just reminded: "Remember the title on the name card, this is very important."

Wu Tong didn't understand why Wu Shaolang deliberately emphasized the title on the name post, but he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he immediately stepped back and obeyed.

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Wu Yuanshuang has been the Shaofu Shaojian for less than a year, so he is considered a new official.

Before that, Wu Yuanshuang was just Sihu from Anzhou joining the army. What kind of official was "Sihu joining the army"?In layman's terms, it is the person in charge of household registration and warehouse, from the Zhima official of Qipin.

His half-sister Wu Shi suddenly became a queen one day, and then someone came from Chang'an, invited him to Chang'an respectfully, and gave him the official position of Shaofu and Shaojian.

A low-level seventh-rank official who no one cares about suddenly came to the center of power in the capital, with huge power in his hands, and those unstoppable wealth sources...

Wu Yuanshuang knew that all these changes were due to his half-sister.

After coming to Chang'an to take office, Wu Yuanshuang went to the palace to meet Empress Wu.

She was more beautiful than before, and she was more mature, but she was just sitting in the hall, tens of steps away from him, and only her facial outline and her cold and arrogant tone could be seen from a distance.

Wu Yuanshuang knew that this younger sister, who had been bullied so badly by him, was now unattainable, and he wondered if she had completely let go of the grievances of the past.

Greeting greetings like a loyal courtier, and saying a few family chores as if they had been rehearsed in advance, Wu Yuanshuang left Taiji Palace tremblingly.

Taking office, the scenery is boundless, fame and fortune are piled up in front of you, few people can resist the temptation.

So Wu Yuanshuang gradually changed, he no longer trembled, he began to stretch out his hand, asking for fame and money.

He regards himself as a relative of the Tian family, is sought after and respected everywhere, and enjoys extraordinary treatment like a royal family member everywhere.

However, Wu Yuanshuang was still slightly surprised when the famous card and Mid-Autumn Festival gifts from Li Qinzai, the grandson of the British Duke, were delivered to the mansion.

The British Duke is almost the No.1 existence in the DPRK and China.

After the death of Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, whether in court or in the army, Duke Ying's status was absolutely extraordinary, deeply favored by the emperor, and the prosperity of the holy family was unmatched by anyone in the world.

Then I saw that there was no mention of titles such as "the grandson of the British Duke" on the name post, but the official title of "Military Supervisor and Young Supervisor" was written.

Wu Yuanshuang was puzzled at first. The first thing he didn't understand was that Li Qinzai, the grandson of the British Duke, had never had any contact with him, and they were even strangers who had never met each other. Why did Hao Duanduan give him a Mid-Autumn Festival gift?
The second question is why the name of the official is written on the name post. It is normal for rich families to exchange gifts these days, but the name post is very particular.

Either write down your birth and family background, such as "British government", or write nothing at all, regardless of whether you have friendship or not, add a sentence such as "friends and friends", which is also a way to draw closer.

It is quite rare to write an official position, unless there is a business negotiation for a big holiday.

After all, Wu Yuanshuang had been in the officialdom when he was in Anzhou, and he barely had some experience in the officialdom.

After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly thought of the [-] catties of pig iron allocated by the Shaofu to the military supervisor half a month ago, and then looked at the military supervisor's title on the name card.

Wu Yuanshuang suddenly seemed to understand something, and his face instantly became ugly.

As expected of a son of the Duke's Mansion, I only heard that he was a notorious bastard before, but I didn't expect to be so clever in doing things.

He gave gifts in a polite manner, without saying a word of seriousness, instead, like a close friend for many years, with the heavyweight status of the grandson of the British Duke, he took the initiative to post to him, the young supervisor of the Shaofu who just came to Chang'an.

What does this represent?
The face is enough, and the steps are left to you, neither hurting the peace, nor offending others.

However, do you understand the meaning of the official title on the name post?

About the [-] catties of pig iron, you'd better have an explanation, don't be shameless, everyone is a person who can directly enter the palace, and it would be ugly to tear your face.

This is the subtext of Li Qinzai's famous post.

Wu Yuanshuang understood.

Smart, really smart.

Wu Yuanshuang has Empress Wu behind him, but Li Qinzai also has the Duke of England behind him. If everyone is really torn apart and things get serious, Empress Wu may secretly favor him, but what about the emperor?
There is a thing called "Wang Fa" in the world, Wu Yuanshuang is called greedy ink, and he is digging into the corner of Tang imperialism. If the matter is brought up in front of the emperor, Wu Yuanshuang will definitely suffer.

Li Qinzai gave enough face, and his actions were subtle enough, but Wu Yuanshuang still felt angry from the bottom of his heart. At this moment, he should not be called Wu Yuanshuang, but Wu Bushuang.

The face was given, but Wu Yuanshuang's interests were moved.

Of the [-] catties of pig iron, at least half of it was ore. In other words, Wu Yuanshuang was supposed to earn [-] catties of pig iron, but this famous post that Li Qinzai sent to his door instantly blew away his interests.

How can you not be angry?
Anger is anger, but reason prevails after all.

Li Qinzai made Wu Yuanshuang completely passive with just a name post. He knew very well that he should give Li Qinzai an explanation, otherwise the matter would not end.

If he had known that His Majesty would appoint this guy as the young supervisor of military weapons, Wu Yuanshuang would not have wanted to fight the two thousand catties of pig iron anyway. Even if he wanted to fight, he would at least drag Li Qinzai into the water first.

Man is not as good as God, the work is done, the money is almost in his pocket, but Li Qinzai fell from the sky to become a young prisoner.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Yuanshuang finally made a decision.

"Come here, tell the treasurer of the Shaofu that the [-] catties of pig iron given to the military supervisor half a month ago is not enough, and another [-] catties will be given to the military supervisor."

"Let the butler send my name card to Li Qinzai, the young supervisor of the Military Weapons Supervisor, and return a generous gift."

(End of this chapter)