What joke did a man play with his best friend, not only losing his official position and family wealth, but also losing the life of his beloved concubine?

When Zeng Guofan saw Li Hongyi washing his concubines' feet, he said to Li Hongyi, "Wash Mrs. Ru's feet?" Li Hongzhi jokingly replied to Zeng Guofan: "I was born as a scholar", but I didn't expect Li Hongzhi's joke to hit the nail on the head of Zeng Guofan, because Zeng Guofan was born as a scholar ",so Zeng Guofan exchanged a few pleasantries and left. Finally, Li Hongzhi was denounced by Huang Yushi and told the court that Li Hongzhi had taken the concubine of Tianwangfu. Zeng Guofan failed to save Li Hongzhi because of his previous jokes, and finally Li Hongzhi lost his official position and wealth.

Zeng Guofan's younger brother once led many Xiang troops to the Heavenly Palace. They ransacked the heavenly palace, and the concubines in the heavenly palace were not spared. At that time, Zeng Guofan's good friend Li Hongyi was among them, but he was a noble man. He only took some calligraphy and painting. It happened that a princess was avoiding the pursuit of Xiang army. She ran to him and Li Hongyi saved her.

In order to hide her eyes and ears, Li Hong gave her a new name, Xie Suyue. If Xie Suyue's skin is firm and her face is delicate, Li Hongzhi can't help but have the desire to accept her as a side room, so he told Xie Suyue his thoughts. Seeing that Li Hongzhi was gentle, Xie Suyue agreed. On the day Xie Suyue married Li Hongzhi, Zeng Guofan specially sent ten palaces of satin to bless them.

Once, Li Hong washed Xie Suyue's feet in the backyard. Zeng Guofan rushed in. He saw Li Hong's move, so he said to Li Hong, "Wash Mrs. Ru's feet?" Li Hongyi immediately answered him, "Give a scholar the same background". Li Hongyi thought Zeng Guofan was testing him, so he told him to "raise the same root as a scholar", but this made Zeng Guofan very unhappy, because Zeng Guofan himself was "raising the same root as a scholar". He thought Li Hongyi was laughing at his humble origins.

Later, it was reported that Li Hongzhi took in the imperial concubine of Tianwangfu, but Zeng Guofan did not save her. Finally, Xie Suyue threw himself into the well. Li Hongzhi is very sad. The court confiscated Li Hongzhi's property and calligraphy and painting. Li Hongzhi, who has nothing, can only make a living by selling calligraphy and painting for the rest of his life.