Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 364 Reunion after a long absence

As the morning light began to break, the series of murders last night finally came to an end, and Wuping County was immersed in a peaceful tranquility.

Lin Yongzhong in the county government office had just woken up. He had been staying up late for days and was feeling low in energy, so he stretched.

Suddenly, a yamen runner rushed into his room like a gust of wind, and shouted breathlessly: "Mr. County Magistrate, the imperial envoy is outside the yamen! The imperial envoy is here!"

Lin Yongzhong was stunned when he heard this and asked in confusion: "What imperial envoy? I haven't received any documents from the court saying that there is an imperial envoy coming to Wuping!"

"No... I'm not sure. The leading guard said that it was Prince Yan himself who came, and asked you to go out and greet him!" The fat bailiff spoke while panting, with a hint of anxiety and uneasiness in his voice.

When Lin Yongzhong heard this, he was shocked. He quickly put on his official uniform and ran out.

In front of the county government gate, another thin bailiff was standing by trembling with fear, his forehead covered with beads of sweat, looking extremely nervous.

Xiao Bao looked at the yamen runners in amazement and whispered to Zhao Ji, "I never thought that the yamen runners in this small place were so brave that they dared to stop us at the door!"

Xiao Bao had a straightforward temper. He was not angry about being blocked outside the door. Instead, he found the bailiff's behavior interesting.

Zhao Ji smiled and shook his head, saying, "We have to pretend to keep this trip secret. Without the imperial documents, it is difficult to verify our identities. They shouldn't let us in."

"But you can see that the bailiff looks frightened. It's not necessarily that he doesn't fear us. He just doesn't dare to disobey the strict rules of the county magistrate, so he acted boldly."

Xiao Bao nodded in agreement: "Oh, it's true!"

Soon, Lin Yongzhong and everyone from the county government came to greet them.

As soon as he saw the temperament of Zhao Ji and the surrounding Qianniu Guards, he knew it was true, and he immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Highness Prince Yan has come to Wuping, and Wuping County Magistrate Lin Yongzhong did not come to greet you. Please punish him, Your Highness!"

Zhao Ji raised his hand gently and said with a pleasant face: "No need to be polite, everyone please stand up!"

Lin Yongzhong stood up and was about to lead the way, inviting Zhao Ji to rest in the county government office: "Your Highness, please come in!"

Zhao Ji gently waved his hand to stop Lin Yongzhong from making further arrangements: "No need, the ambassador of Jiangnan West Road, the Minister of Internal Affairs Di, is now in Wuping. Please ask your county to take me there to visit him."

Lin Yongzhong was shocked: "What, Lord Di came to Wuping?"

Zhao Ji did not keep the secret and said directly: "It is a fat old gentleman, and he is often accompanied by a young man with high martial arts skills. Oh, by the way, he is probably using the alias Huaiying and calling himself a teacher."

"Huh?" Beads of sweat immediately appeared on Lin Yongzhong's forehead.

Zhao Ji looked at Lin Yongzhong's reaction and found it quite interesting. He asked knowingly, "What's the matter? Did Magistrate Lin meet Di Gong?"

Lin Yongzhong shuddered, came back to his senses, and nodded quickly: "Well, Your Highness, please go to the county government office to rest for a while. I will send someone to invite Lord Di to the county government office!"

Zhao Ji shook his head again and said with a smile, "Don't bother Di Gong. He is a pillar of the court and should not be disturbed easily. It would be more appropriate for me to visit him in person. Magistrate Lin, please lead the way!"

Lin Yongzhong swallowed his saliva and said quickly: "Yes, I will lead the way right away!"
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Under the leadership of Lin Yongzhong, Zhao Ji and his party quickly rode their horses to Di Mansion.

Lin Yongzhong got off his horse and knocked on the door himself, his voice filled with urgency: "Open the door! Open the door quickly!"

Soon, Yang Fang's sleepy voice came from behind the door: "Hey, County Magistrate Lin, why are you here again so early in the morning?"

The door opened, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, and suddenly saw a group of people behind Lin Yongzhong. His eyes widened instantly.

"General..." Yang Fang and his people were unable to change the address for the moment and were almost about to shout it out.

Zhao Ji suddenly became playful and quickly stopped him: "Don't shout! Go and inform Di Gong and tell him that it is County Magistrate Lin who wants to see you!"

Yang Fang immediately understood what he meant and couldn't help laughing. He took big strides and hurried into the mansion.

In the back hall of the Di Mansion, Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang and Wen Kai gathered together and discussed the case.

Yang Fangxing rushed in and reported: "Sir, County Magistrate Lin is here again!"

Di Renjie couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and he muttered to himself, "No good thing has ever happened to Lin Yongzhong these days. First, Ge Bin was killed, and then Zhang Xiangong and Wu Shun."

Wen Kai was shocked and worried, and felt like his head was about to explode: "Why is it happening again? Did Feng Wanchun get into trouble today?"

Di Renjie did not speculate too much, but quickly led Wen Kai and Li Yuanfang and hurried to the main hall.

However, the moment they stepped into the main hall, the scene before them left them dumbfounded.

Zhao Ji had already started chatting with Ruyan, the two of them were talking and laughing, while Lin Yongzhong stood aside with his hands in his sleeves, smiling.

Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang could hardly believe their eyes. Wen Kai also stood there in shock.

"Chengyuan, why are you here?!" Di Renjie was surprised and delighted.

Zhao Ji smiled and walked forward, his tone teasing: "Xiaomei is pregnant, I came here specially to ask Di Gong for a prescription to keep the pregnancy safe!"

Di Renjie was surprised and delighted when he heard this: "Oh? How many months?"

Zhao Ji's face was filled with smiles: "Today is exactly three months."

Di Renjie nodded slightly, his eyes full of satisfaction: "Great! Congratulations!"

Zhao Ji looked around Di Renjie and nodded repeatedly: "Well, the soil and water in Jiangzhou are really good for health. After a year of rest, Mr. Di looks much better than before when he worked day and night!"

Di Renjie was also looking at Zhao Ji carefully, feeling deeply moved: "Yes, after this year's experience, Chengyuan has really become a different person."

Zhao Ji smiled and shook his head: "Shame on me, shame on me!"

After everyone was seated, Di Renjie brought the topic back to business: "Why did Chengyuan come to Jiangzhou?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wen Kai and Lin Yongzhong's eyes were focused on Zhao Ji at the same time.

Zhao Ji also glanced at the two men, but he chose to keep them in suspense at this time: "Your Majesty has a secret order for Di Gong and General Li, please step aside for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Wen Kai and Lin Yongzhong frowned, but they could do nothing but bow and slowly leave the room.

Di Renjie's face had become solemn at this moment. He looked at Zhao Ji and asked in a deep voice, "What secret decree has asked you to come here in person?"

Wen Kai and Lin Yongzhong were gone, so Zhao Ji naturally didn't need to hide anything anymore, and said bluntly: "Two things, one is to deal with Pingnan Hou Xue Qinglin. The other is the canal transportation issue that has been making a lot of noise in the court recently. I'm here to ask you to come out!"

Di Renjie did not seem too surprised to hear about Xue Qinglin, but the matter of the canal transport was beyond his expectations:
"What happened to the canal transport?" Di Renjie asked.

"This is what happened..." Zhao Ji then recounted in detail a series of recent changes that had taken place in Yangzhou and Luoyang.
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Wen Kai and Lin Yongzhong left the room together, each of them was worried and their faces looked a little strange.

Lin Yongzhong asked tentatively: "Sir Governor, could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan came to Wuping as an imperial envoy and had anything to do with Xue Qinglin, Marquis of Pingnan?"

Wen Kai's mind was no longer on Xue Qinglin at this moment. Zhao Ji's arrival and the so-called secret decree meant that the emperor's will had changed.

He knew that this was the result of his report that the secret letter would be found within a few days.

Unfortunately, his subordinate Xiaoyun was only drinking champagne at halftime, and he didn't find the secret letter as expected. Once Xue Qinglin dealt with it, but the secret letter was not found in the end, he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor! Now he was in a desperate situation, and he was almost driven to the brink of death.

"Most likely!" He could only answer casually.

Lin Yongzhong was delighted, but he suppressed his excitement and asked, "Oh? So this evil lord will finally be brought to justice?"

Wen Kai looked deeply, sighed, and did not answer.

He doesn't want Xue Qinglin to be executed immediately. If he is still alive, there is still a chance to find him, but if he is dead, everything will be over.

As if he had sensed Wen Kai's thoughts, Lin Yongzhong's mood was no longer as good as before.

(End of this chapter)