Detective Di Renjie's legend of Wu Dynasty

Chapter 57 Conversation
Under the moonlight, in the gazebo in the backyard of Baoling Hall.

Wang Mang, Di Renjie, and Li Yuanfang were tossing and changing glasses, chatting happily.

Li Yuanfang smiled and said, "When is your deposed envoy planning to reveal the true face of Mount Lu?"

Wang Mang asked in surprise, "Depose the envoy?"

Li Yuanfang said: "That's right, the emperor appointed you to be the dethroning envoy of Jiangnan Road, and as an imperial envoy, he will go to Jiangnan to visit the officials and govern the people."

Wang Mang nodded, turned to look at Li Yuanfang, and asked, "Brother Yuanfang, what about you?"

Di Renjie said with a smile: "Jing Yang, Yuan Fang didn't say a word. There is another sentence in the imperial decree. The fourth-rank Ying Yang Wei Zhonglang will accompany Li Yuanfang on a tour."

Wang Mang clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, brother Yuanfang, you have been seated as a fourth-rank Yingyangwei Zhonglang General at such a young age."

Li Yuanfang shook his head helplessly: "If you hadn't insisted on not letting your lord tell the emperor about your helping us in Youzhou, you might already be Lord Hou by now!"

Wang Mang smiled: "It's all false names, it's nothing."

Di Renjie said to Li Yuanfang: "Okay, people have their own ambitions, and Jing Yang doesn't want to be an official in the court, so don't force him."

Wang Mang smiled deeply and said, "My lord, I think the emperor's intention to let you be the dethroning envoy of Jiangnan Dao is probably not simple."

Di Renjie smiled, looked at Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang and said, "Then you two should make a guess."

Li Yuanfang said: "From my point of view, it is for rectifying the administration of officials, and it is also for rewarding meritorious service."

Di Renjie raised his head: "For credit?"

Li Yuanfang nodded and said, "That's right. Your Excellency has worked hard on the Youzhou case, and you have already added a lot of gray hair to your sideburns. The reason why His Majesty sent you to Jiangnan to inspect is to let you have a good rest."

Di Renjie smiled: "What a Li Yuanfang, he guessed [-]% of the Holy Spirit's mind."

Li Yuanfang was taken aback, and said, "Only [-]%?"

Di Renjie nodded.

Li Yuanfang asked: "Then there is still [-]%..."

Di Renjie looked at Wang Mang, and said with a smile: "Jing Yang, I wonder if you know anything about the capital?"

Wang Mang smiled and said, "I have lived in the capital for a few years, and my elders are also in the capital, so I still know something about the capital."

After a pause, Wang Mang continued, "I think the remaining [-]% should be related to the prince."

Di Renjie looked at Wang Mang and said with a smile, "I know I can't hide it from Jing Yang's eyes."

Li Yuanfang frowned: "Prince? Why is this related to the prince?"

Di Renjie put down his chopsticks, and asked Li Yuanfang: "Before we left, Yu Shi Li Zhaode was executed by the emperor because he wrote a letter of remonstrance and offended Tianyan. You know about this?"

Li Yuanfang nodded and said, "I've heard about it, but I don't know the reason."

Di Renjie nodded, and heaved a long sigh: "Nowadays, many ministers in the court have turned up one after another, imploring the emperor to pass on the high position to the crown prince, and to restore Li Tang's artifact. Li Zhaode is one of them. The emperor is not happy, but he can't say it clearly. Therefore, Li Zhaode was executed on the grounds of other matters, to make an example to others, and to silence the public."

Li Yuanfang still didn't understand, and asked, "That's right. But what does this have to do with you?"

Di Renjie explained: "Many of the ministers who submitted letters are my students, such as Zhang Jianzhi, Hao Chujun, Yao Chong, and Song Jing. The emperor is worried that once they find me and ask me to take the lead in writing letters, I will be very difficult to deal with. Therefore , She thought of this method, one is to let me recuperate, and the other is to avoid the vortex of right and wrong, this is the emperor's painstaking efforts."

Li Yuanfang suddenly realized: "Jing Yang, how do you know?"

Wang Mang said with a smile: "I only found out when I was talking with my elders in letters."

Li Yuanfang nodded: "So that's the case. Then what does this have to do with the prince?"

Di Renjie let out a long sigh: "These ministers risked their lives to speak out and showed their loyalty, that's all. But they just ignored one thing."

Li Yuanfang asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Wang Mang said: "My lord is afraid that the emperor will anger the prince."

Di Renjie nodded: "Yes, I know the emperor, the city is very deep. Once she holds a grudge, she can kill people without making a show. And the prince is a weak and incompetent person..."

Wang Mang comforted: "My lord, since you have come to Huzhou, you should cultivate yourself. The scenery in Huzhou is not bad. If I have a chance, I will take you to see it."

Li Yuanfang interjected: "The scenery in Huzhou is nice, but the people here are a bit tricky!"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Yuan Fang, do you still remember what happened at noon?"

Li Yuanfang said angrily when he heard the words: "That old man is too unreasonable, thinking about it is infuriating!"

Wang Mang comforted: "Liu Zhali is unreasonable, but it is said that brother Lin is a modest gentleman!"

Li Yuanfang nodded: "That's true, Mr. Liu is really a good young man."

Speaking of Liu Chuanlin, Wang Mang suddenly sighed.

Di Renjie asked strangely: "Jing Yang, what's wrong with Mr. Liu, why are you sighing?"

Wang Mang smiled wryly and shook his head: "Although Mr. Liu and I are good friends, this is his family's business, and I don't want to talk too much."

Li Yuanfang wanted to ask again, but Di Renjie was not a nosy person, so he gave Li Yuanfang a wink and asked, "I just said that you have elders in the capital, could it be..."

Wang Mang shook his head: "The only elder brother in my family is Hu Jinghui. My parents died when I was still an infant. The one in the capital is my teacher."

Di Renjie gave Li Yuanfang a wink, and Li Yuanfang asked curiously: "Jing Yang, we admire your knowledge very much, your teacher must be a learned man!"

Wang Mang smiled and said, "My teacher is not very famous, maybe you haven't heard of it."

Wang Mang didn't want to say this because of Hu Jinghui, and then asked, "My lord, when are you going to reveal the true face of Mount Lu?"

Di Renjie took a deep look at Wang Mang, didn't ask any further questions, and said with a smile: "No hurry, no hurry. The so-called removal of envoys is to check the political achievements of officials in various states and counties, reward good and punish evil. If we put on a guard of honor When Sheng Fu comes here, it is difficult to see the real face of the local officials. It’s still good, you can not only check the folk customs and customs, but also check the official administration, and you can also eat the welcome banquet that you prepared for us.”

Wang Mang thought of Zeng Tai and asked, "My lord, what do you think of this county magistrate Zeng Tai?"

Di Renjie smiled: "We just arrived in Huzhou, and we don't know much about the situation, so it's not good to jump to conclusions. However, judging from today's trial, this Zeng Tai is not a self-willed and self-willed person."

Wang Mang nodded, and said: "Yes, the body was found in the backyard of Zhang Chun's house, and ordinary court officials can be convicted. If the prisoner denies it, many court officials will use severe punishment. But this Zeng Tai did not act rashly. Sentence, forcing the prisoner to draw a confession."

Di Renjie smiled slightly: "Exactly, this is easy to say, but it is not easy to do. In the face of a criminal who refuses to confess, the most important thing is to be able to suppress one's anger, so as to keep oneself awake Once provoked by the prisoner, the judgment will be biased. Based on this alone, this Zeng Tai can be regarded as a person with a brain."

After listening to what Wang Mang and Di Renjie said, Li Yuanfang nodded, "It's true. From the beginning to the end, although Zeng Tai beat Zhang Chun, he never used severe punishment."

Di Renjie smiled: "Tomorrow morning, Zeng Tai will definitely go to court for questioning, let's go and have a look."

Wang Mang and Li Yuanfang nodded.

(End of this chapter)