Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

No one knew how long the beating lasted until Fang Xuanling was out of breath and had no strength to lift the stick, so he slowly stopped.

After being severely beaten, Fang Yiai felt a burning pain all over his body.

"pat~"

Fang Xuanling threw the stick in his hand to the ground, and then questioned in a cold voice.

"Tell me the truth, do you want to send someone to assassinate Du He?"

When Fang Yiai heard that he had misunderstood him, he was so scared that he knelt on the ground and said with a sad face.

"Dad, even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare send anyone to attack Du He!"

Although Fang Yiai hated Du He to the core, he never thought of sending anyone to deal with Du He, and he would not do it even if it was the order of King Wei.

Sending someone to assassinate an important official of the imperial court, especially one who is the son-in-law of the emperor, is a capital crime punishable by death.

This is totally unnecessary for his original intention of pursuing higher power.

Fang Yiai bowed his head and said, "Father, this matter was actually caused by two guards of Du He who offended Gao Yang. I was just asked by Gao Yang to help her vent her anger."

"And the kid couldn't understand why Du He was sitting in a cart carrying goods so late at night."

"If those thugs I hired knew that Du He was also in the carriage, they would definitely not dare to attack Du He's two guards!"

Then Fang Yiai did not dare to hide anything and told the whole story from beginning to end.

He had already guessed in his heart that his father must know what he had done, so he dared not hide it at all.

The situation is critical now. If he continues to hide it from his father, I'm afraid his father won't be able to save him.

Fang Xuanling had already investigated the matter thoroughly, and now that he had received Fang Yiai's confirmation, he felt relieved.

The root of the matter was the petty character of Gao Yang, the daughter-in-law, and she was used to being rude, which was why she attacked the two servants.

This matter caused such a big stir, but it was actually a trap set by Du He, and its purpose was to warn this stupid son and stupid daughter-in-law.

Thinking of the clever and wise Du He, and looking at his stupid son crying in front of him, Fang Xuanling's anger grew rapidly.

"call!"

Fang Xuanling let out a long breath and suppressed his inner anger.

He said in a deep voice: "I am willing to believe your words, do you think Du He will believe you?"

"Do you think that assassinating Du He is not a big deal and that it can be easily resolved by pushing a servant out to take the blame?"

Fang Yiai was shocked and shook his head vigorously.

His bodyguard Fang Wu had been captured by the people from the county government. Although he had warned Fang Wu not to talk nonsense, he could not guarantee whether he would be tortured or not.

The magistrate of Wannian County also hinted to him privately that the matter involved too many issues and they could only enforce the law impartially.

Even if Fang Yiai brought up his father and Prince of Wei Li Tai, the magistrate of Wannian County did not dare to give him any concessions.

Fang Xuanling then said in a deep voice: "You did this foolish thing, and it's not just you who will suffer. Our Fang family will also be implicated!"

"If I don't do my best to protect you this time, I'm afraid you'll have to go to Lingnan to serve a few years' sentence!"

Fang Yiai also understood what he meant at this time. He quickly knelt down at his father's feet, hugged his father's thigh and said.

"Dad, I was confused for a moment. I will never dare to do it again!"

"Dad, please save my life since this is my first offense!"

Looking at his daring but stupid son at his feet, Fang Xuanling wanted to pick up the stick and beat him up again.

When he sent people to deal with Du He's guards, he didn't think about the consequences. Now that things have gotten out of hand, he is extremely scared.

This person is so timid and has no ability to deal with the crisis at all.

In contrast, Du He, who was the same age as him, dared to order a massacre when attacking Goguryeo and Baekje, and remained calm when facing impeachment from other important officials.

There was silence for a long time.

Fang Xuanling said coldly: "Get up, what's the point of a grown man crying?"

"This time I will help you clean up the mess, but you have to make it clear to Gao Yang and stop thinking about taking revenge on Du He's guards."

"Otherwise, both the old and new grudges will be settled together, and both of you will be finished."

In front of that little fox Du He, his stupid son and stupid daughter-in-law were no match for Du He at all.

Even if Fang Xuanling himself took part in the battle, he couldn't say whether he could gain any advantage over Du He now.

Fang Yiai said excitedly: "Don't worry, Dad. I will go and tell Gao Yang right away. I promise that she will not dare to retaliate against Du He's guards in the future!"

After saying this, Fang Yiai no longer cared about the pain all over his body. He quickly supported himself and got up, ready to give instructions to Gao Yang.

"and many more!"

Fang Xuanling suddenly called Fang Yiai to stop.

Fang Yiai paused, turned around slowly, and asked with a smile.

"Dad, do you have any other instructions?"

Looking at his well-behaved son in front of him, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

When your strength cannot keep up with your ambition, it is wise to do things quietly. However, this stupid son is too ambitious and cannot understand this truth.

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "From today on, you have to come back and live here!"

Seeing Fang Yiai's face suddenly change and about to speak, Fang Xuanling raised his hand to stop him and spoke in an irresistible commanding tone.

"Dad is not an unreasonable person. I will allow you to go out and live for three days every month!"

"Don't bargain with me anymore, or you won't have three days left!"

Fang Yiai knew that his father was serious and he had just gotten into a big disaster, so he moved his mouth but didn't say anything.

He just bowed to his father with an unhappy look on his face, then opened the door and walked out.

Fang Xuanling looked at his careless son and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He staggered backward and bumped into an ornament on the shelf.

Outside the study, the old butler Fang Zhong heard the noise inside and hurried in, and ran over with a panicked look to support Fang Xuanling.

"Master, are you feeling unwell?"

"I will send someone to the palace to ask His Majesty to come and see you."

Fang Xuanling shook his head slightly and stopped the old butler Fang Zhong's actions.

He whispered, "Help me sit down. This old illness will be cured after sitting for a while."

"promise!"

The old housekeeper had to carefully help Fang Xuanling sit down on the Hu chair and poured him a cup of warm tea.

The master's illness, apart from the daily work, was all caused by the second young master.

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Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

Du He also received the silver sent by Fang Xuanling. He pretended to refuse it and then accepted it.

Du He also asked Fang Xuanling's guards to convey a message saying that the misunderstanding had been resolved.

After Fang Xuanling's guards left, Du He took a look at the silver ingots in the boxes, then said with a smile on his face.

"Fang Xuanling is quite accurate in his decision on the compensation of 50 taels of silver."