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Chapter 3: Zhao Da’s aunt is also dead?

"what!"

"Zhao Da's aunt is also dead?"

It was already the afternoon of the next day when Li Yi learned the news.

"Is this true?" He stared at the thin man in front of him, "Don't try to lie to me, you bastard."

"Master, even if I were to lie to my own parents, I wouldn't dare lie to you!"

The thin man smiled apologetically and said, "I have a brother who is doing business in the inner city. He happens to know a servant of the Zhao family. This news is absolutely true."

The man who answered was named Zhang Hu, and others secretly called him Zhang Ergou.

This man was a scoundrel who hung around the Longjin Bridge area. He usually did nothing but run errands for others and do some odd jobs.

Although this guy was not very clean and often did some sneaky things, he was often beaten by the government throughout the year.

But as a second-rate person in the streets, Zhang Hu often deals with all kinds of people and is well-informed about all kinds of gossip.

"He killed two people with one punch, and they were both Zhao Da's blood relatives?
Damn, this is going to cause a huge feud with the Zhao family!"

Li Yi was so agitated that he stood up and paced back and forth in front of the table. His walking caused his wound to ache slightly.

He had been busy with the murder case all day yesterday, and it was already late at night when he and Guo returned to the breakfast shop.

Early in the morning, Li Yi called in this ruffian Zhang Hu to inquire about the situation of the Zhao family.

I wanted to see how the Zhao family reacted before making any plans.

But who could have imagined that things would turn out like this overnight?
"When God closed a door for me, he also sealed the window for me."

Li Yi held his forehead and remained speechless.

Originally, he still had some luck in his heart, thinking that he had only accidentally killed Zhao Da's cousin, and that it was his cousin who had provoked him first.

The conflict between him and the Zhao family might not be without room for resolution.

But now that he learned that Aunt Zhao had committed suicide by jumping into a well, he suddenly felt that there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and the Zhao family.

Most of Zhao Da's father's brothers and sisters died early, leaving Zhao Da with only this aunt.

Moreover, Zhao Da has been close to his aunt since he was a child. His aunt is only nine years older than him, and the two can be said to be half playmates.

For Zhao Kuangyin and his son, if a nephew or cousin of a different surname died, they might be able to grit their teeth and acknowledge him.

But when my younger sister and aunt also died, it was hard to accept this.

If you put yourself in Li Yi's shoes, if he encountered such a thing, he might not be able to be so broad-minded.

Human beings are creatures that are easily influenced by emotions.

Ugh!
What do you think Zhao Da’s aunt is thinking?

He is such a grown-up but has such weak psychological endurance.

Why are you looking for death?
"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Li Yi seemed a little worried, Zhang Hu asked cautiously.

The ruffian Zhang Hu naturally knew about the murder that happened in the breakfast shop yesterday.

But in his opinion, the man in front of him was a general of the imperial guards, and killing the nephew of the commander-in-chief would only result in a fine and a mild beating.

Obviously, for this guy, killing someone in the street is no big deal.

Now the aunt of the Zhao family committed suicide by jumping into a well.

What is there to worry about?
"You are such a talker!" Li Yi scolded.

Naturally, he didn't need to explain anything to this rascal, and there was no way to explain this matter.

You can't say that you have offended the future royal family of the Song Dynasty and are afraid of making enemies and suffering the consequences in the future, right?
No one would believe such a ridiculous statement even if it was said.

"Look at my bad mouth!"

Zhang Hu was so scared that he slapped himself several times.

Li Yi was too lazy to chat with this scoundrel and waved his hand, "Besides what you just said, is there any other news?"

"That's all. The person my brother knew was just a servant of the Zhao family. He could only find out this much..."

At this point, Zhang Hu suddenly remembered something and said hesitantly, "It was the Sanlang of the Zhao family who cursed in public last night."

"Zhao Kuangyi?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, frowning, "What did he curse?"

The Zhao family's third son mentioned by Zhang Hu was the future Emperor Taizong of Song.

Although later generations jokingly called Zhao Kuangyin Zhao Da and Zhao Kuangyi Zhao Er, in fact, Zhao Da was the second son and Zhao Er was the third son.

Zhao Hongyin's eldest son did die young, but his name had been determined before his death and he was counted among the family's descendants.

Li Yi had met Zhao Kuangyi several times.

He was a little fat boy who looked almost exactly like Zhao Da, except that his skin was much whiter than Zhao Da's, and he was plump and fair-skinned with a rosy complexion.

"He said, he said that we'll let the thief run wild for a few days, but he'll definitely kill him in the future..."

After saying this, Zhang Hu looked at Li Yi with some fear. He knew who the thief he was referring to was. "Oh, you fart so loudly at such a young age!"

Li Yi cursed, but he was not too angry. Instead, he found it a little funny.

As the saying goes, if you have too many lice, you won't be afraid of itching.

Zhao Er, the future "Donkey Cart God of War", hasn't even grown all his hair yet.

Compared to his father and his brother, this guy's resentment is not worth mentioning.

However, since Zhao Er could curse like this in public, the attitudes of the other members of the Zhao family can be seen.

After calming down, Li Yi took out a string of copper coins and threw them to Zhang Hu in front of him: "Take this money. I won't let you run errands for me in vain."

"How dare I ask for your money..."

Zhang Hu was polite in words, but he weighed the money secretly and found it was about a hundred copper coins.

Originally, he didn't expect any reward. This gentleman was a ruthless killer. He was afraid that he would lose his life if he failed in the job, so how could he dare to ask for any benefits?

"Just take it if you want."

Li Yi said impatiently, "But I told you beforehand, I asked you to find out about the Zhao family, but you kept it to yourself."

"I understand, I understand..."

……

"Are we really going to break off relations with the Zhao family?"

Watching Zhang Hu's departing back, Li Yi leaned against the door, feeling somewhat unwilling.

It has been more than ten years since I traveled through time.

Li Yi did not become arrogant just because he was a time traveler.

Instead, he wanted to cling to Zhao Kuangyin's thigh in the hope that he could gain the merit of following the emperor and gain wealth and glory in the future.

As for fantasies like "becoming king and changing history".

Li Yi had also had this idea in his dreams.

But it was only in a dream.

Because he understood one thing: people should know themselves.

Do you really think that you can call the shots just by being a time traveler?
What’s the point of dreaming about a grand event when you can’t even scrape together a hundred strings of cash?

What's more, there was a man in the same era who "conquered 400 military states with just one stick" - Zhao Kuangyin.

In just five or six years, he climbed from a low-ranking military general to the high position of inspector-general, suppressed a group of arrogant and fierce generals, and achieved the feat of wearing the yellow robe.

It’s impossible not to accept this... The mysterious confidence of some time travelers in novels is actually unreasonable.

In fact, in his previous life, Li Yi was also angry at the cowardice of the Song Dynasty, and he also sneered at some of the bad things done by the descendants of the Zhao family.

He even followed the trend on the forum to complain about Zhao Kuangyin's actions of bullying orphans and widows and seizing the country.

But after Li Yi traveled to the chaotic Five Dynasties period and truly experienced this cannibalistic world.

Only then did he deeply realize that Zhao Kuangyin could be called the "Emperor of Tang and the Ancestor of Song".

It’s true!

This also made Li Yi determined to cling to Zhao Kuangyin's thigh.

But unfortunately, God suddenly played a cold joke on him.

In the current situation.

There is a high probability that Zhao Kuangyin will not be able to hold on to his thighs...

"Erlang, why are you wearing so little?"

Guo's voice suddenly rang out, bringing Li Yi's thoughts back to reality.

"You were tortured yesterday, you're still weak. Don't catch a cold."

Looking up, I saw Guo walking towards me with a bamboo basket, her expression showing concern and a hint of reproach.

Li Yiqiang smiled and said, "It's a bright day, neither too hot nor too cold, so it won't be a problem."

"You..." Guo pursed her lips, but said nothing more.

Because she suddenly realized that the other party was just her brother-in-law and she was not his wife, so she shouldn't say anything too much.

"I bought some mutton and will make some soup for you later to nourish your body."

For some reason, Guo felt inexplicably lost and walked into the shop silently to get busy.

"Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law."

Li Yi was worried about the Zhao family's affairs and did not notice Guo's mood changes.

(End of this chapter)