Detective Di Renjie: The Mysterious Dynasty

Chapter 378 Disposal
The case was finally solved, but no one present could laugh. The experience of Lin Yongzhong's family made everyone feel heavy-hearted.

Lin Yongzhong and Zhang Yi were taken away temporarily. Before leaving, he handed over the secret letter that Wen Kai had been looking for.

Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang naturally became interested and wanted to take a look at it.

The letter was written by Wu Sansi to Xue Qinglin, asking Xue Qinglin to come forward and falsely accusing Duke Huang Li Ai of colluding with King Yue Li Zhen and his son to rebel.

What's more, the letter also gave detailed instructions to Xue Qinglin to implicate as many members of the Li clan as possible, claiming that this was to relieve the emperor's worries.

Of course, after the success, he was promised the title of Marquis of Pingnan.

After reading the secret letter, Di Renjie stood there for a long time, silent and expressionless.

Zhao Ji Ze showed an amusement look on his face, shook his head gently, and slowly stepped aside and sat down.

In contrast, Li Yuanfang was straightforward. He said indignantly: "With treacherous people like Wu Sansi in power, it's no wonder that wise men like you are not tolerated in the court!"

After hearing this, Di Renjie let out a long sigh after a long time.

He turned to look at Li Yuanfang, his eyes filled with thousands of words, but he never spoke them out.

Was the government ruined only by treacherous ministers like Wu Sansi?

The Chinese understood a truth thousands of years ago: as the leader of a political group, once the team decides that the subordinates should do something bad, they will attempt to make their subordinates bear the bad reputation for the leader.

No matter how cleanly you do it or how covertly you use your methods, as a leader, as long as you benefit from the incident and protect your subordinate, you will be blamed and people will know who the real mastermind is.

A typical example is "Zhao Dun killed his king"!
It is true that the letter was written by Wu Sansi, but Wu Zetian was the biggest beneficiary of this action, and she protected Wu Sansi who falsely accused the Li royal family.

From this point of view, whether the letter was written by Wu Zetian or not, she cannot escape blame!
Di Renjie had experienced the ups and downs of officialdom and was well versed in the ways of the world, so he naturally understood the mysteries involved.

However, his unique life trajectory made him have deep feelings for the Li Tang Dynasty and the Li royal family, and he also had a deep friendship with Wu Zetian as a subject.

This put Di Renjie in a dilemma, and his emotions about this matter became more complicated and difficult to describe.

Seeing that Di Renjie was silent and depressed, although Li Yuanfang was concerned, he didn't know how to comfort him. The whole hall suddenly fell into silence.

Time passed quietly until Zhao Ji called out softly, "Di Gong!"

Di Renjie smiled, but that smile was so forced.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji tried to distract Di Renjie by telling him something else: "How are you going to deal with Lin Yongzhong and Zhang Yi?"

Di Renjie groaned for a moment and slowly uttered eight words: "I can only say that Lin Yongzhong's feelings are pitiful and his actions are forgivable!"

Li Yuanfang had a very good impression of Lin Yongzhong. He could not wait to express his opinion: "In my opinion, Xue Qinglin and Feng Wanchun have committed many evil deeds and deserve to die! Morally speaking, County Magistrate Lin is not only innocent, but should be praised!"

Di Renjie looked dazed, his eyes blurred: "I know, I know! However, the law cannot be bent, the law cannot be followed. He almost killed all the officials in Jiangzhou, and Xue Qinglin even reported to the emperor. This case is too big!"

Zhao Ji heard this and said meaningfully: "If Lin Yongzhong could bring the fake Xue Qinglin and others to justice through normal means, why would he risk his life to assassinate them? Why would he sacrifice his beloved daughter for revenge?"

"The court's failure to govern has already caused the destruction of Lin Yongzhong's family. Now it's time to say 'the law cannot be bent, the law cannot be followed', and to uphold 'justice' for the fake Xue Qinglin and those thieves who are abusing the people. Isn't this a huge irony?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanfang nodded his head: "Sir, what Chengyuan said is absolutely reasonable! If the law is used to protect evil thieves like Xue Qinglin who kill people without mercy, bring disaster to the village, and bully the people, then please allow me to take off my military uniform and enter the martial arts world!"

"I, Li Yuanfang, would rather learn from Hu Jinghui to avenge my enemies and wander around the world, than be such a corrupt official who helps the tyrants to commit atrocities and confuses right and wrong!"

Di Renjie was deeply moved by these inspiring words. He sighed deeply, tears in his eyes, "Well, well said, well said!"

Di Renjie patted Yuan Fang's shoulder heavily: "The law protects good people!"

Zhao Ji struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Lin County Magistrate is a good official. Good officials are hard to come by! I know you are worried about Wen Kai and the inner guards, so leave this matter to me!"

Di Renjie nodded slowly and a smile appeared on his face.
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In the main hall of the Di Mansion, Wen Kai took the yellow envelope with trembling hands, raised his head, and said excitedly: "Your Highness!"

He knelt on both knees and kowtowed heavily: "Your Highness, I will never forget your kindness in saving me!"

Zhao Ji helped him up and said, "No need to do this. I asked you for help before. Now that you are in trouble, how can I turn a blind eye?"

Wen Kai felt as if he were basking in the spring breeze and nodded with great joy.

Zhao Ji smiled at Wen Kai, shook his head and walked out of the main hall. Wen Kai hurriedly followed him and walked towards the garden together.

Avoiding the servants and guards of the Di Mansion, Zhao Ji asked Wen Kaidao: "Do you know how to write a report to His Majesty?"

Wen Kai frowned when he heard this and asked tentatively, "Tell me the truth?"

Zhao Ji smiled when he heard this, stopped walking, turned around and stared at Wen Kai: "Tell the truth? Your Majesty sent Di Gong and me here to deal with Xue Qinglin."

"I sent you and the inner guards to Jiangzhou to look for the secret letter. Di Gong and I must not know about the secret letter. Do you understand?"

Wen Kai was startled, then took a breath of cold air.

He suddenly realized that if the secret letter was found by Di Renjie and Zhao Ji, not only would he appear incompetent, but there was also a risk that the emperor would not suspect him of leaking the secret!
Wu Zetian took great pains to send two groups of people to Jiangzhou just to keep the secret. Now that the secret has been leaked, no one will be in trouble!
Thinking of this, Wen Kai broke out in a cold sweat, and he quickly asked, "I hope Your Highness can give me some pointers!"

Seeing Wen Kai's understanding, Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Whatever result Her Majesty hopes for, you can just give her the result!"

Wen Kai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his brows immediately relaxed: "You mean to put all the blame on Xue Qinglin?"

Zhao Ji's face was full of smiles: "Yes, Xue Qinglin is hated by your majesty. No matter how many crimes you add to him, your majesty will not think it is too much."

"Therefore, in this Wuping case, the only criminal is Xue Qinglin! As for the secret letter, it was stolen from the Pingnan Marquis' Mansion by the inner guards with great difficulty!"

Wen Kai nodded, then hesitated and said, "Then County Magistrate Lin..."

Zhao Ji smiled again and turned to look at Wen Kai: "Isn't County Magistrate Lin good?"

Wen Kai understood everything, and his expression became exaggerated: "Okay, of course! County Magistrate Lin is a good official who is deeply supported by the people!"

Zhao Ji also laughed: "Jiangzhou has such a capable official. As the governor, you are proud of it! Although you have been responsible for your duties in Liuzhou and Jiangzhou, you have not neglected the local governance."

"With these achievements, whether you continue to stay in the local area or transfer back to the center in the future, you will be able to pick a good job!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Kai bowed immediately and said, "Thank you for your cultivation, Your Highness!"

Zhao Ji smiled and helped the man up, then sighed and said, "How could this be for my own selfish reasons? Good officials like you and Lin Yongzhong are rare. If you pay more attention to the people, you will live up to the expectations of me and Lord Di!"

After hearing this, Wen Kai responded solemnly: "Your Highness's good advice is invaluable. Wen Kai will keep it in mind! I will definitely live up to your cultivation!"

(End of this chapter)