A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Starting from the Village Chief

Chapter 185: Chopping the Scumbag Father with a Knife in the Street

Du Shiniang could not wait to rush home.
"My dear, I have important news to tell you," she said, taking her husband's hand. "But you have to promise me not to get excited first."

"Okay," Li Yi guessed something from looking at her.

Du Shiniang looked at her husband. "My brother has already found out about your background. You are the son of General Li, the founder of the Zuowei and Yifu Prefectures. General Li's given name is Zhi, and he is from the Tianshui branch of the Longxi Li family. His grandfather was the former Shangzhuguo, the general of the Youwuwei, and the Duke of Hua, whose given name was Jing..."

Li Yi acted very calmly.
Even though Shi Niang carefully and nervously told them how Li Zhi abandoned the daughter of Zhang from Fanyang in order to marry the daughter of Yang Su, and how Zhang later came to the house with the baby, and how Li Zhi abandoned the child in front of Xuandu Temple, and how Li Laodao took the child back, they refused to admit what she had said.

Li Yi didn't have any big reaction.

"Lang Jun?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "I understand."

"So, when does the young man plan to return to his roots? My brother said he's willing to help arrange a meeting for you two to talk first."

"What's there to discuss?" Li Yi shook his head, his expression becoming stern. "Returning to one's roots? Humph, impossible."

"Don't try to persuade me. I don't want to talk about this anymore."

Although Li Yi is a time traveler, he is also heartbroken by Wu Yi's experience of being abandoned.

If it were in the past, he might have thought that there might be some unavoidable reasons, but now that he knows the reason why Li Zhi abandoned Wu Yi, he no longer wants to have any contact with them.

Du Shiniang informed her brother Du Ruhui of her husband's decision, and the matter ended there.

This result was not unexpected by Du Ruhui.
"Let's talk about it later."

Li Yi did not intend to have any contact with Li Zhi, but as luck would have it, Li Zhi also lived in Pingkangfang, in the southwest corner.

We live in the same neighborhood, not far from each other.

Li Zhi lived in the old house of his grandfather, Duke Hua, which covered dozens of acres.

After learning about Li Zhi's identity, Li Yi discovered that Li Zhi's carriages and horses would deliberately take a detour to the southeast of the neighborhood and pass by his house every day.

This made him feel sick.

"Does Li Zhi already know about my background?" Li Yi asked Shi Niang.

Du Shiniang nodded. "Actually, after Taoist Li brought you back to Wuji Temple in Yushuchuan, the Li family has always known you were there. They even sent people to donate money and food to Wuji Temple every year until you and your disciple left Wuji Temple six years ago."

"Now that I'm back, do they know about it?"

"Ah."

Li Yi felt as sick as if he had swallowed a fly and didn't want to mention the Li family anymore.

"Where's Sujun? I agreed to accompany her home today to visit her parents and worship her ancestors." Li Yi changed the subject.

"Then you accompany Sujun back, I won't go." Du Shiniang was the eldest wife, and Ji was just a concubine. Today Ji was returning home, and Li Yi accompanied her back. It would bring honor to Ji, but it would be inappropriate for Shiniang to go back.

Ji Lingyi had already prepared.
Li Yi smiled and handed Ji a sandalwood box.
"Give you a gift!"

"what is this?"

"You'll know once you open it." Li Yi said with a smile.

Yu Youniang also said: "Open it quickly and see what good stuff it is."

The Silla maid said with some envy: "I guess it is a gold hairpin."

Ji Lingyi pushed open the lid of the sandalwood box, revealing a scroll inside.

A roll of yellow silk.

"This is?"

"Alang's official notice seems to be a yellow silk scroll like this." said the Silla maid.

Ji Lingyi took out the scroll and slowly opened it.

"Announcement, really an announcement."

Several pairs of eyes fell on the yellow silk, eager to read the words on it.

Ji Lingyi took a quick glance and was stunned.

This was the certificate of appointment given to her. Li Yi promoted her to a concubine and reported it to the court, supplementing it with the certificate of appointment and treating her as an eighth-rank official.

A fifth-rank official can have three concubines.

Concubines were treated according to their rank. A prince's concubines were treated as those of the sixth rank, and could have ten of them. A prince's concubines were treated as those of the eighth rank, and could have three of them.

There are only concubines below the fifth rank.

The yellow silk notice was stamped with the seal of the Ministry of Personnel.

Ji Lingyi's status was greatly improved, and he enjoyed the treatment of an eighth-rank official, which was similar to the honors of a casual official.

"Alang," Ji Lingyi looked at the notice and was speechless.

Although concubines were not considered principal wives, and the imperial court did not allow concubines to be married, their status was vastly different. An official who referred to his concubine as a concubine was rebuked by the emperor for being ignorant of etiquette and degrading the concubine system, and he personally issued an imperial decree to punish him.

A long time ago, concubines were almost always the wife's younger sister or niece who came as a dowry.

Even now, it is extremely difficult for a concubine to be promoted to a concubine.

Li Yi specifically asked the emperor for a special decree to grant Ji Lingyi this title and promote her to be a concubine.

"Compared to your previous status, you are wronged now." Li Yi said.

With the concubine's certificate, the specifications of Ji Lingyi's jewelry and clothes were improved.

Although she was only considered an eighth-rank official, far inferior to Du Shiniang's fifth-rank county lady, she still had status.

Silla maid Jin Yusu's eyes were red with envy. Although she was also released and became a good woman, and then taken as a concubine, it was a world of difference from her original status as a maid.
But there is a huge difference between a concubine and a maid.

Shi Niang smiled and said to her, "When you give birth to a son for your husband, I will ask him to find you a concubine."

Ji Lingyi changed her clothes and put on a gold hairpin.

Shi Niang was very considerate and arranged for four maids and four servants to accompany her. She also prepared four carts of gifts, including the newly harvested sweet-scented osmanthus rice in autumn, water chestnuts from Yushuchuan, wheat, millet, and the Li family's bean curd sheets, soap, persimmon wine, etc.
Ji Lingyi felt that there were too many things.

"You are going back to visit your parents today, how can you go without some things?" Shi Niang said with a smile, "Hurry up and leave."

Li Yi walked out of the gate. Zhao Yongan had already prepared a horse for him. He stepped on the mounting stone and rode on the tall horse. Zhao Yongan had four imperial guards, twelve servants, and four servants of the Li family.
There are still a lot of people.

As the team of more than 30 people went out, they ran into a group of people head-on. Li Yi looked up and saw that it was Li Zhi, the chief minister of Zuowei and Yifu.

Li Zhi also rode a Hexi horse,
Their eyes met.

Although they had often met before, Li Yi didn't know Li Zhi's identity and would nod to show courtesy. But today, when Li Yi saw Li Zhi, he felt that this guy was disgusting.

Ignoring him with a cold face,
He didn't even give way to Li Zhi.

"Good morning, Director Li. Congratulations on your promotion to director." Li Zhi rode his horse closer, stopped the horse, and greeted him with a smile from a few steps away.

Li Yi ignored him with a cold expression.

"Where is Director Li going?" Li Zhi asked again.

Li Yi said coldly, "I remember that Li Kaifu lives in the southwest of the block. Wouldn't it be more convenient to go out through the west gate? Even the south gate is convenient. Why do you have to go all the way to the southeast every time you go? Isn't it troublesome?"

"I'm used to going out from the east gate. It's not a hassle."

Li Yi looked at him and found that he did look quite similar to himself, but he had never thought about it in this way before.

This guy looks to be under 40 years old, with a beautiful beard. He is handsome, tall and strong. No wonder Yang Su wanted to take him as his son-in-law.

Unfortunately, he is a scumbag who abandoned his wife and children in order to cling to power.

If he just broke off the engagement, he wouldn't be that bad, but he had already had sex with his fiancée and she was even pregnant, but he still wanted to break off the engagement. Later, when he brought the child back, he refused to accept it and abandoned it. Li Yi was absolutely unwilling to acknowledge such a person.

"The road is narrow, please keep to the right, Li Kaifu, and don't block my way."

Li Zhi was constantly being confronted by Li Yi, and she also realized that something was wrong with Li Yi. In the past when they met, Li Yi always greeted her with a smile and was very polite.

"I wonder how Mr. Li has offended Director Li?"

"God is watching what you do, so give way."

Li Zhi looked at Li Yi and understood instantly. He urged his horse forward and said, "I know your brother-in-law Du Ruhui has been trying to find out about your background for a while now and even found out about me.

I knew this day would come sooner or later."

"Give way," Li Yi snorted coldly.

"Wu Yi, I was the one who wronged you back then. In fact, I have been regretting it all these years. Seeing how you are now, I am actually very relieved.
Now that you have been granted a title and promoted to the fifth rank, it is time for you to build a private temple.

I want you to come back and recognize your ancestors."

"Pooh!"

Li Yi spat.

"If you dare to talk nonsense to me again and try to take advantage of me, I'll knock all your teeth out. Get out!"

Li Zhi's face flushed.

It took a lot of effort to control myself, "Wu Yi, I know you have resentment, but I also had my own difficulties back then."

"Shut up and get out!"

Li Zhi was also furious. "How dare you speak to your father like that, son?"

Li Yi directly drew out the sword he was wearing.

"I, Li Yi, have been an orphan since childhood and grew up in Wuji Temple. How dare you call yourself me? You must be tired of living." After saying that, he swung his knife and chopped.

Li Zhi dodged,

The horse's neck was chopped off, and the horse neighed in pain. Li Yi chopped it off again.

The horse fell to the ground with a thud.

Li Zhi removed the stirrup in time, jumped off the horse, and rolled in the dirt.

The Qinghai horse fell to the ground, bleeding profusely, and was already disabled.

Li Zhi pointed at Li Yi, trembling.

Li Yi raised his bloody sword and pointed it at Li Zhi.

The two glared at each other.

The people behind them were all stunned. No one had time to react, and the result was like this.

Many people don't understand why.
But some people seemed to understand.

Li Zhi claimed to be Li Yi's father, but Li Yi denied it.

"You are an unfilial son!" Li Zhi cursed.

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will chop your mouth with my knife!" Li Yi pointed the knife at Li Zhi and shouted.

Li Dejiang came out of his home,

Then I saw this scene,

"Brother Wuyi, what's going on?"

Li Yi said to him, "Brother Dejiang, what would you do if someone claimed to be you and kept saying they were taking advantage of you?"

"Who dares to bully me like this? I'll chop him to death." Li Dejiang said, then looked at Li Yi, then at Li Zhi, and then at the unfortunate horse.

Li Zhi shouted angrily, "I am your biological father. What's the point of taking advantage of me? You dare to draw a knife against your father. You are a rebel."

Li Yi urged his horse forward and rushed towards Li Zhi, sword raised high.

Li Zhi rolled and crawled to avoid the side.
"Evil creature, are you going to kill your father?"

Li Dejiang hurried over and grabbed Li Yi's horse's head, whispering, "What's going on? Is Li Zhi really your biological father?"

"I have no parents and was abandoned since childhood. How could I have a father? Mr. Li, if you dare to say another word of nonsense, I will chop you to death."

Li Dejiang said to the furious Li Zhi, "Li Kaifu, you should leave immediately. Two fourth- and fifth-rank officials fighting in the street is unbecoming. Be careful of being impeached by the censor!"

Seeing this, Li Zhi knew that he would not gain anything today, so he had to abandon his injured horse while cursing, snatched the horse from one of his men, and left with his men.

Only the wounded horse on the road lay there wailing.

Li Yi waved, "Let's go to Xuanyangfang."

(End of this chapter)