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Chapter 668 Di Renjie’s Case (2)

The cavalry came very quickly, and within the effort of a cup of tea, they had already rushed to the vicinity of the city gate, and stopped less than twenty steps away from the welcoming crowd. Glancing at Li Chen and the others who were coming forward, and then at the black crowd behind him, he immediately frowned slightly, but didn't say much, but rolled over and got off the horse, quietly Looking at the officials who hurried forward.

"Dare to ask, but Di Renjie and Mr. Di face to face? Your subordinate Shangdanggong Li Chen is late to welcome you, so please ask Mr. Di Haihan to meet you."

Li Chen's airs are extremely low, even though he is the son of a dragon with the title of Duke on his head, but in front of Di Renjie, he assumes a humble posture and bows with great respect. He gave a big gift, and said politely with an apologetic face.

"Don't dare to do it. I came here under the order. I really shouldn't be in such a welcoming posture. The Shangdanggong is so kind to the lower officials. I really can't bear it. It disturbed the local area, and it was not what Di wanted. I also invite the Shangdanggong to go first." It will be good for the public if the screen retreats."

Di Renjie has always been a cautious person, and has always acted according to the rules. He didn't want to be criticized for nothing because of such a grand pick-up ceremony, so he returned the ceremony and replied politely and resolutely.

"This...hehe, Lord Di doesn't know something. The people have heard of Lord Di's name. This is a spontaneous gathering to admire the glory of Lord Di. It is not because of the special arrangement of the lower officials. Lord Di should not have done it. Let's get the people's minds at ease, hehe, it's getting late, my father is still in the mansion waiting for your lord to drive me, how about going into the city?"

Li Chen gathered the people in the city to welcome him, and he wanted to set a trap for Di Renjie—the loess paved the ground, and the people greeted him. This is a great gift from the emperor's instruction. A serious crime, even if it is not enough, can also be used as a crime of disturbing the people. This kind of intention is naturally hidden and sinister. Unfortunately, Di Renjie was not fooled. Li Chen couldn't help feeling a little flustered. After hesitating, he explained with a dry smile. After a while.

"Fathers and folks, Di Mou came to Luzhou this time to investigate the case. I really dare not be so kind to you, folks and folks. Please go away first."

Seeing that Li Chen refused to retreat from the crowd, Di Renjie stopped talking nonsense, strode past him, and went straight to the crowd who were picking him up. .

The people in the city didn't come here voluntarily, and they all felt resentment in their hearts. Besides, after waiting in the rain for so long, the resentment was about to explode. Hearing what Di Renjie said at this time, no one wanted to stay any longer. They turned around and scattered away. The government servants and soldiers who were originally in charge of repression did not dare to act forcefully when they saw this.

"I've heard for a long time that Master Di loves the people like a son. I saw him today. It's really like that. Good, good. Your lord is indeed worthy of being a minister of the country. The officials admire him very much."

Seeing that Di Renjie dismissed the people in the city without discussing with him, Li Chen's expression immediately turned dark, but he soon calmed down, his eyeballs turned into a smiling face, and he walked to Di Renjie's side , touted it up.

"Shangdanggong is too famous, I really dare not be an official, now the road is smooth, don't make His Royal Highness Han wait for a long time, please ask Shangdang to send someone to lead the way, and go to pay homage to Han Wang together?"

Di Renjie is one of the most wise men in the world, how could he be stunned by Li Chen's pediatric flattery, but he didn't point it out, he just said a polite and humble sentence, and immediately asked to meet King Han.

"It's natural, it's natural, Mr. Di, please get in the car!"

Hearing Di Renjie's words, Li Chen couldn't procrastinate any longer, so he could only laugh a few times, and waved his hands to let the servants drive the carriage from the palace over, and waved his hand to signal Di Renjie to get on the carriage first.

"Mr. Shangdang, please be polite. This is the special ride of the royal family. It is not for the official to use. Please do as you please, Mr. Di can follow on horseback."

Di Renjie only glanced at it, and he saw that the carriage was exclusively used by the prince, and since he refused to make the mistake of overstepping the rules, he smiled gently, and sincerely and resolutely rejected Li Chen's offer. With good intentions, he turned his head and walked to the horse led by the guards, turned over, got on the horse's back, and looked at Li Chen and others who were standing on the spot with a smile.

"Enter the city!"

Li Chen obviously didn't expect Di Renjie to be so cautious. Seeing that all his plans had come to nothing, he couldn't help but become angry from embarrassment. He didn't go to take his father's carriage, turned his head, and got into another car on his own. After giving an order, the group of people slowly marched into the city gate, and walked along the street to the governor's mansion in the center of the city. Already... If Li Chen's attitude at the gate of the city is groveling, then the attitude of King Han in the governor's mansion is very arrogant - Di Renjie and his party have already arrived outside the gate of the mansion, but they don't even see Li Yuanjia showing up, let alone The incense case was ordered, and it was not until Li Chen entered the room for a long time that word came out from the inside, saying that Di Renjie was invited to meet him in the West Flower Hall, and he really put the prince's airs to the fullest.

"Die Renjie, Minister of Agriculture, to file a lawsuit, see His Royal Highness King Han!"

As far as the city government is concerned, Di Renjie is the deepest one under Li Xian's command, so it is impossible for him to behave in public. No matter what tricks Li Yuanjia and his son are playing, he has his own rules. Not resentful because of this, even though Li Yuanjia lowered his head and pretended not to see him coming, Di Renjie still maintained a normal heart, walked slowly into the hall, saluted and greeted Li Yuanjia who was dozing in a respectful manner.

"Oh, oh, it's Master Di who's here, don't be polite, please get up quickly, alas, this old man becomes confused when he gets old, he just sat down and fell asleep, and he couldn't go far to meet Di My lord, please ask Haihan to come and show Master Di a seat."

Hearing the sound, Li Yuanjia, who lowered his head and pretended to be asleep, finally had a reaction, slowly raised his head, looked at Di Renjie in a daze, and then exchanged greetings as if he had just woken up from a dream, articulate Hard to say clearly.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your seat."

Di Renjie didn't comment on Li Yuanjia's out-of-the-ordinary nonsense, but just smiled lightly, thanked him, and sat sideways on the brocade pier carried by the servants, looking at Li Yuanjia peacefully, as if to respectfully listen to his instructions .

"Since I heard that Lord Di is coming, I have been looking forward to it day and night, and finally I have been looking forward to the arrival of Lord Di. This time it is good. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Alas, the ground in Luzhou is not calm. It's all the fault of old age and incompetence, no, a few days ago, a group of bandits attacked the post station in a grandiose manner, killing and injuring many postmen, even Mr. I am so ashamed, fortunately Master Di has arrived, otherwise, this old man will be really worried to death."

Li Yuanjia narrowed his eyes slightly, and babbled on in his mouth, just like a long-winded old man.

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Di Renjie had already received accurate information about the post station, so how could he not know what was going on? However, he didn't plan to tell the truth in front of Li Yuanjia, but stared round in feigned surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face Exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh, I'm ashamed, it's all due to the incompetence of the old man. The gang of bastards below have been busy for several days, but they didn't even have a clue. The old man didn't know what to say. Now that Mr. Di has arrived, the old man is celebrating. Thinking about Master Di's bravery, this case will definitely be solved."

Li Yuanjia babbled so much in order to give Di Renjie a trick. Seeing Di Renjie was in doubt, he unceremoniously planned to put the case on Di Renjie.

"Your Highness, why did you say that? Your Majesty's order, I came to Luzhou only to investigate the case of Chungeng disputes, and I didn't dare to act beyond my authority. Please forgive me for this."

Such a shrewd person as Di Renjie, he could see through Li Yuanjia's intentions at a glance. He just wanted to drag Di Renjie to death in Luzhou City, thus missing the two-month deadline. Pretending to be panicked, he carried out the imperial decree.

"It's the same thing, it's all the same thing. Now that Wang Fangming has fallen into the hands of thieves, even if Master Di wants to investigate his crime of dereliction of duty, I'm afraid it will be impossible. The so-called one thing does not bother the two masters. After all, this matter is still handled by Master Di alone." That's right, don't worry, the old man can not only go to His Majesty, but also allow some more time for Lord Di, and even make Luzhou's various departments and yamen fully cooperate with Lord Di, just to mobilize the state soldiers to attack, that's all it takes to say a word Well, Lord Di really doesn’t need to worry too much, this old man is waiting for Lord Di to show his might.”

The imperial envoy hadn't arrived yet, and the special envoy Chun Geng was taken away under his own rule. After all, Li Yuanjia couldn't escape a major dereliction of duty. He didn't want to be impeached. Besides, in Li Yuanjia's view, rescued Wang Fangming's men are most likely from the East Palace. If they want to fish them out, they should fall on the East Palace. Let Di Renjie stay out of the matter.

"Your Highness's words really make the lower officials feel ashamed. Anyway, since His Highness trusts you so much, the lower officials will give it a try. It's really hard for the lower officials to say for sure whether it will succeed or not."

Di Renjie pondered for a long time with hesitation on his face, then he gritted his teeth and reluctantly agreed to Li Yuanjia's request.

"Hahaha...Okay, okay, okay, with Lord Di's words, this old man will feel at ease, come, let's have a banquet!"

Seeing that Di Renjie had fallen into his trap, Li Yuanjia was so excited that he yelled repeatedly, clapped his hands and shouted loudly, and a group of servants filed in with food boxes in their hands.

(End of this chapter)