Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Li Yuanfang learned of the trap's setup and thus successfully rescued Li Gui.

Liu Chali also allowed him to see Liu Chuanlin one last time.

The father and son embraced and wept.

That evening, the guards around Di Renjie's room were all removed.

Li Yuanfang secretly brought someone over here.

"Your Highness Li Gui."

Upon seeing Li Gui, Di Renjie immediately bowed.

"Are you Grand Secretary Di?" Li Gui sized up the old man before him.

"That's right, I am Di Renjie."

"Thank you for saving me, Your Excellency."

Li Gui bowed to Di Renjie.

"Your Highness is too kind. The matter is urgent. I will immediately tell Your Highness everything that has happened during this time."

Li Gui listened to Di Renjie's narration, nodding repeatedly.

Finally, he sighed, "Your Excellency, I was too naive."

I never imagined that Liu Chali was such a wicked and treacherous person.

He betrayed them to the inner guards.

His son, Liu Chuanlin, however, is a true gentleman.

"Young Master Liu is indeed a gentleman."

Your Highness, I will let you leave later.

But I want to give you some advice.

Stop thinking about reviving the Tang Dynasty.

The time is not yet ripe.

Moreover, the crown prince was, after all, his own son.

Wu Sansi was just his nephew.

No significant descendants of the Wu clan emerged.

Therefore, after the emperor passes away, the throne will naturally return to the Li Tang imperial family.

Your frantic efforts to contact everyone are not only futile, but will also put the Crown Prince in danger.

This gave Wu Sansi an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"On the contrary, it will put the Li Tang dynasty in even greater danger," Di Renjie earnestly advised.

It was only because Li Gui was also a descendant of Emperor Taizong that Di Renjie would have talked to him so much.

If he and Li Qingxia were on the same side and he insisted on causing trouble, Di Renjie would probably have no choice but to reluctantly give him a cup of poisoned wine.

Fortunately, after what happened with Xu Shide, Li Gui has matured a lot.

He immediately said, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Excellency. After this incident, I realize how naive I was before."

I will certainly remember what the Grand Secretary said and will no longer contact the Crown Prince.

"That's good, that's good." Seeing that Li Gui listened to his advice, Di Renjie was finally relieved.

"Di Chun".

"My lord." Di Chun stepped forward and took something out of his pocket.

"What is this?" Li Gui asked, puzzled.

"This is a human skin mask. Wearing it on your face will transform you into another person."

I will have someone escort His Highness away shortly. From now on, His Highness will probably have to live with a human skin mask on.

"Di Chun, put it on His Highness."

Di Chun stepped forward and, with Li Gui's cooperation, disguised and modified him.

Standing in front of the mirror, Li Gui stared in astonishment at the unfamiliar face reflected there: "This disguise technique is amazing!"

"Your Highness, it is time for you to leave."

There are still countless internal guards in Huzhou today.

"The longer you stay here, the more danger His Highness the Crown Prince faces."

"I understand." Li Gui nodded.

"Yuanfang, see His Highness off."

"Yes, Your Highness, come with me."

Li Yuanfang personally saw Li Gui off as he left.

Thus, before Xu Shide could even realize the drastic change that had occurred, Li Gui was rescued.

It is unlikely that this will happen again in the future.

Watching Li Gui's departing figure, Di Renjie stroked his beard, and Di Chun said, "My lord, you've truly gone to great lengths for the sake of the Li Tang imperial family."

Fortunately, Li Gui has grown a lot.

"Otherwise..." Di Renjie shook his head as he spoke.

He seemed unwilling to recall the events surrounding Brigitte Lin.

"Now, Xu Shide has no men left."

Even if he wanted to frame the crown prince, it would be impossible.

"By the way, sir, Liu Chali mentioned earlier that the Imperial Guards had been monitoring Huzhou County for a year."

"What do you want to say?" Di Renjie asked Di Chun.

Di Chun then reminded him, "My lord, don't forget that the Imperial Guard is monitoring the entire Huzhou County, and they want to monitor Huzhou."

"Without the county magistrate's cooperation?"

Upon being reminded of this, Di Renjie's expression changed, and he immediately understood what was going on.

"Zeng Tai?"

……

the next morning.

Inside the main hall of Liu Family Village, Di Renjie sat at the head of the table, with Zeng Tai, Di Chun, Li Yuanfang, and others also present.

Liu Chali is kneeling below.

"Liu Chali, you murdered your own child, a crime deserving of death. This court hereby sentences you to death."

Di Renjie announced the death sentence for Liu Chali.

"Sir, should we sentence him to death now?"

Isn't it too fast?

Zeng Tai then stepped forward and spoke.

"He has signed and fingerprinted the document, admitting to murdering his own child."

A life for a life.

Now that things have come to this, the only option is to sentence him to death.

"This court, acting on behalf of Heaven, has the authority to sentence him to death."

"But we still don't know why he murdered his own child?" Zeng Tai asked again.

"Thank you for your advice, sir, but I myself feel that I deserve to die."

Many thanks to Lord Di for sentencing this humble subject to death.

"This humble commoner only wishes for a swift death."

Upon seeing this, Liu Chali immediately spoke up.

"This, this, this..." Zeng Tai was confused for a moment.

"Alright, Zeng Tai, you don't need to say anything more."

Liu Chali himself has confessed to his crimes, so let's leave it at that.

"Yes, sir."

Di Renjie waved his hand, and two guards stepped forward to take Liu Chali away.

After Liu Chali left, Zeng Tai asked again, "Sir, didn't we come to Liu Family Village to investigate who killed the two dead men from Chang'an?"

So far, they have only found out that Liu Chali murdered his own child.

Who killed the two guests from Chang'an?

Still nothing.

Di Renjie and Zeng Tai strolled leisurely in the garden.

"It's been found."

"What? You've already found out?" Zeng Tai's voice rose several octaves.

"Didn't I have Liu Da arrested yesterday?"

Liu Da is the murderer.

"Is he the murderer?"

"Having been in Liu Family Village for so long, haven't you noticed that he's the only left-handed person in the entire village?"

Reminded by Di Renjie, Zeng Tai recalled for a moment and suddenly realized, "That's right, that's right. Liu Da is left-handed."

Do you still remember the kitchen knife in Zhang Chun's house?

It's a left handprint.

"Yes, sir, you are right."

Di Renjie then asked, his tone seemingly casual, "Zeng Tai, when did you become a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations)?"

"Oh, this humble servant was the first place winner in the palace examination in the first year of the Shenlong era."

"Oh, and he was the top scholar in the imperial examination?" Di Renjie was a little surprised.

"What use is a top scholar if he has no connections in the court? He'll just be a county magistrate for ten years."

With a long sigh, Zeng Tai felt somewhat dejected.

"So you became a member of the Plum Blossom Guard?"

"What?" Zeng Tai exclaimed in surprise.

"Isn't that right?" Di Renjie suddenly stopped and turned around.

Zeng Tai felt a little flustered when he met Di Renjie's gaze.

"You should have a plum blossom tattoo on your left arm, right?"

"Yes, yes..." Faced with this situation, Zeng Tai could only admit it.

"Hmph, what can I say about you?" Di Renjie snorted coldly, somewhat annoyed by his lack of ambition and resentful that he had defected to the Imperial Guard.

"Since joining the Imperial Guard, I have often felt ashamed, but I have already boarded the pirate ship and there is nothing I can do about it." Zeng Tai immediately knelt down and wept bitterly.