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Li Zhi frowned and looked at Zhuang Zheng. He suggested, "Master Zhuang, I stabbed Jia Jiajia last night. He probably won't dare to cause trouble again in the near future. Why don't we take this opportunity to leave Jingping City as soon as possible?"
However, to Li Zhi's surprise, Zhuang Zheng shook his head without hesitation, his eyes revealing a firm refusal. He said, "He hurt me so badly. If I don't ask the Jia family for an explanation, won't I be looked down upon in the future?"
In fact, if Jia Jiajia had not attacked Zhuang Zheng last night, even if Jia Jiajia had really killed Li Zhi cruelly, Zhuang Zheng would have chosen to turn a blind eye and would never have said anything about seeking justice for Li Zhi.
But when Jia Jiajia attacked him, the nature of the matter was completely different.
If he could silently endure such humiliation and harm, then he really did not deserve the status and dignity of a scholar-official.
Although Li Zhi was not clear about Zhuang Zheng's inner thoughts, he was sharp-minded and after thinking for a moment, he roughly understood Zhuang Zheng's intentions.
So, he said, "In that case, let's go to the Jia family as soon as possible so that they can see your injuries with their own eyes. This will be more convincing."
Zhuang Zheng nodded slightly. The bruise on his forehead was a stark reminder of Jia Jiajia's brutality. Going to the Jia family would undoubtedly demonstrate the ruthlessness of Jia Jiajia's attack and the severity of his own injuries.
Zhuang Zheng said, "Come, give me a hand, let's go to the Jia family now!"
Li Zhi hurried forward and held Zhuang Zheng firmly, and the two walked out of the room together.
Zhuang Zheng then realized that no one else was there, so he asked, "Where did everyone else go?"
Li Zhi replied, "The others are all in Huitong Hall."
Zhuang Zheng frowned and said decisively, "Call everyone and let's go to the Jia family together!"
Li Zhi knew that Zhuang wanted to use the Yongguo envoys to increase his influence.
But he was not willing to do so. After all, this was the Great Wei, not the territory of their Yongguo.
Moreover, their identities as envoys from vassal states were already awkward. If they offended the Jia family by being used as a pawn by Zhuang Zheng in order to help him boost his prestige, the consequences would be disastrous.
The Jia family might have some concerns about aristocratic officials like Zhuang Zheng, but it was easy to deal with envoys from their vassal states.
Therefore, Li Zhi did not agree to Zhuang Zheng's request. Instead, he said seriously, "That's inappropriate. You're going to the Jia family to confront them. If you bring too many people with you, they might mistakenly think you're trying to use this to threaten them for their own benefit. It might provoke rejection from them, and then things will only get more complicated."
Zhuang Zheng listened to Li Zhi's words, thought about it carefully, and felt that what Li Zhi said made a lot of sense. He gave up the idea of asking Li Zhi to call all the Yongguo envoys and said, "In that case, the two of us can go."
Li Zhi nodded and continued to support Zhuang Zheng as they walked out of the clinic.
Under Zhuang Zheng's guidance, they arrived at the Jia Mansion.
After arriving at the Jia Mansion, Zhuang Zheng directly stated his identity and walked straight in without waiting for the doorman to come in and report.
Seeing this, the doorman naturally refused to let them go. He shouted loudly and reached out to try to pull Li Zhi and Zhuang Zheng.
Li Zhi's eyes flashed, and he quickly grabbed the doorman's hand and twisted it hard. The doorman immediately screamed in pain.
The noise outside quickly attracted the attention of people inside the mansion.
After a while, several people walked out.
Among them, an old man dressed in gorgeous clothes and with a serious face took a step forward and stood in front of the crowd.
His eyes widened, his gaze stern, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are you? How dare you come to my Jia Mansion and cause trouble?"
Zhuang Zheng was immediately annoyed when he heard him say this, and shouted, "General Jia! I am Zhuang Zheng, the head of the Ministry of Rites! Please forgive me for coming here so presumptuously today!"
Jia Sheng sensed the anger in Zhuang Zheng's words. Although he was puzzled, he slowly asked, "It's Master Zhuang. I wonder why you came to the Jia Mansion today?"
Zhuang Zheng pushed Li Zhi, who was supporting him, away and staggered forward a few steps, approaching Jia Sheng.
Then, he pointed at the bruise on his forehead and said, "I was attacked last night and nearly lost my life! General Jia, do you know who is so cruel and ruthless?"
Jia Sheng frowned slightly and was about to say "How should I know", but suddenly remembered his son Jia Jiajia.
Jia Jiajia had caused a lot of trouble in Jingping City, but he had never been in a situation like today where someone came to his house to call him to account.
Jia Sheng quickly swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and asked Zhuang Zheng uncertainly, "Could it be... my son?"
"Humph! Of course it was General Jia's beloved son who did this!"
Zhuang Zheng curled his lips, his face full of indignation.
When Jia Sheng learned that it was indeed Jia Jiajia who had caused the trouble, he immediately became furious and shouted at the servant beside him, "Go and bring that rebellious son to me!"
The servant was frightened by Jia Sheng's roar and ran inside in a panic.
Not long after, the servant came over with Jia Jiajia.
Jia Sheng glanced at Jia Jiajia, his face brimming with anger, and was about to scold him. Suddenly, he twitched his nose and smelled blood. The anger on his face instantly turned to worry.
He hurried to Jia Jiajia's side and asked with concern: "Are you injured? How is it? Have you seen a doctor? Where is the injury? Let me take a look..."
Jia Jiajia seemed a little embarrassed and quickly said it was okay.
On the other side, Zhuang Zheng was not here to see their deep father-son love.
Zhuang Zheng's face darkened as he spoke, "General Jia, if you want to care about your son, there's plenty of time for that later. Let's talk about my business first!"
After hearing what Zhuang Zheng said, Jia Sheng frowned. He glanced at Zhuang Zheng, then turned back to look at Jia Jiajia and asked, "Mr. Zhuang said you beat him up last night. Is that true?"
Jia Jiajia looked at his father's serious expression and said fearfully, "I just... I just knocked him out..."
"Just knocked him out!"
Zhuang Zheng suddenly raised his voice, pointing excitedly at the bruise on his forehead, and said to Jia Sheng, "Old General, look at this, take a good look. This is clearly a ruthless act! If I weren't so tough, I would have died on the spot!"
Jia Sheng frowned. As a veteran who had fought in the army and on the battlefield for many years, he could naturally see that Zhuang Zheng's injuries were indeed serious.
He glared at Jia Jiajia angrily, secretly cursing him for not knowing how to control his strength. Then, he said to Zhuang Zheng in a gentle tone, "Master Zhuang, this is all my fault. Please, Master Zhuang, for my sake, please give me a little face..."
As he spoke, Jia Sheng stepped forward, supported Zhuang Zheng, and walked into the room, whispering something to Zhuang Zheng as he walked.
Li Zhi knew that General Jia was going to ask Zhuang Zheng for compensation or something, so it was not easy for Li Zhi to follow him.
So he simply stood outside and waited.
On the other side, Jia Jiajia was also worried that he would be scolded by his father after going in, so he didn't dare to go in either.
At this moment, Jia Jiajia's eyes fell on Li Zhi. He looked closely and recognized Li Zhi. He was startled and shouted, "It's you!"
As he spoke, he suddenly rushed towards Li Zhi, shouting excitedly: "I didn't get enough last night, so it's a good time to continue today!"