Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Di Renjie even retorted, "I wonder why His Majesty would suddenly grace Huzhou County with his presence?"

Seeing Di Renjie's feigned ignorance, Wu Zetian's anger intensified.

After thinking it over, I suppressed my anger.

This kind of game was something only Di Renjie dared to play with Wu Zetian.

If it were anyone else, you'd pretend you didn't know, right? You'd pretend to be stupid, right?

Throw the person to the Imperial Guards, subject them to dozens of tortures, and see if they can still pretend.

It was only because Di Renjie knew that Wu Zetian would not punish him that he dared to do so.

Anyone else would have died eight hundred times over.

They knew Di Renjie was pretending to be stupid, but they couldn't do anything about it.

After all, on the surface, Di Renjie really didn't know.

After calming her anger, Wu Zetian slowly said, "According to my investigation, I have discovered that Liu Chali, the owner of Liu Family Village, was a former subordinate of the King of Yue."

They have been secretly plotting rebellion.

After saying that, he stared intently at Di Renjie again.

"Huaiying, you've been in Liu Family Village for so long, have you discovered anything?"

Di Renjie pondered for a moment. In this situation, it's something that you know, I know, everyone knows.

There's only a thin sheet of paper separating us.

Di Renjie knew about the events at Liu Family Village and the emperor's intentions.

The emperor, through certain events, was also able to discern the motives behind Di Renjie's actions.

They also knew that Di Renjie must have known about Liu Family Village, Liu Chali, Li Gui, and the Crown Prince.

But without evidence, it's hard to say anything.

Through certain events, Di Renjie was able to guess why the emperor had suddenly appeared at Liu Family Village.

It's simply that Xu Shide has suddenly disappeared.

Xu Shide was sent by the emperor to investigate whether the crown prince had any connection with the rebel faction of the Prince of Yue.

Now it's gone, and we don't know why, so it can only appear in Liujiazhuang.

They questioned Di Renjie openly and secretly, hoping to glean some information from him.

This statement clearly reveals Wu Zetian's meaning.

Since that's the case, there's no need to say nothing.

After a moment's thought, Di Renjie said, "Having been in Liu Family Village for so long, I haven't discovered anything else."

However, this humble servant has discovered that there seems to be a treasure hidden in Cuiping Mountain, east of Liu Family Village.

"Oh?"

"Within Liu Family Village, your humble servant has discovered a treasure map."

It seems to have been preserved by Liu Chali, but only a portion of it.

Not complete.

It was hidden in a book called "The Blue Shirt Chronicle".

According to my analysis, there should be at least three copies of the Blue Robe Chronicle.

Only when all three are combined can the treasure map be considered complete.

Then the treasure can be unlocked.

As he spoke, Di Renjie glanced at Di Chun, who was following behind, and gave him a look.

"Oh?"

Wu Zetian was greatly surprised. Soon, Di Chun brought the Blue Robe Record and the treasure map and handed them to her.

The book "The Blue Robe Chronicle" and the treasure map actually belong to Li Gui.

However, at this point, he naturally couldn't admit that he had met Li Gui and even rescued him.

It can only be said to belong to Liu Chali.

He took the blue shirt and the treasure map and looked at them.

After a moment's thought, Wu Zetian asked, "Did you obtain this from Liu Chali?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, and according to my judgment, the other two copies of the Blue Robe Record may be in the possession of others."

As for who has it, I have no idea.

It might be someone Liu Chali knew.

His Majesty just mentioned that Liu Chali was a former subordinate of the King of Yue.

My humble servant immediately had a guess: could this treasure be the one that the King of Yue hid back then?

Are the other two copies of "The Blue Robe Chronicle" also in the hands of some of King Yue's former subordinates?

Di Renjie smiled, but he refused to admit that he killed Liu Chali and Liu Da for the sake of the Crown Prince.

He also denied knowing Liu Chali's identity, claiming that it was Your Majesty who revealed it.

I was able to determine these things based on the information you provided.

After listening to Di Renjie's analysis, Wu Zetian fell into deep thought once again.

Although he was somewhat lacking in governance and foreign wars.

However, Wu Zetian was also capable in other areas.

As a result of Di Renjie's words, she knew perfectly well why Xu Shide had run away.

Xu Shide had never reported the treasure to her, so it was obvious why he ran away.

It must be because Di Renjie learned of his plot, which made him fearful and uneasy, and he was worried about telling Wu Zetian about it.

So he fled overnight.

Then his previous reports become questionable.

"Hmph." With a cold snort, the matter could only be left unresolved.

"Pack your things. Starting today, you will be relieved of your post as the Jiangnan Circuit Intendant and return to the capital with me," Wu Zetian said with a cold snort.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying this, Di Renjie quickly arranged for Wu Zetian to stay in a room in Liu Family Village for the time being.

Watching Wu Zetian return to her room under the escort of her guards.

Di Renjie breathed a sigh of relief.

Di Chun and Li Yuanfang came to his side.

Li Yuanfang, still shaken, said, "My lord, it seems the emperor has no intention of continuing to investigate this matter?"

"Good, we've passed this hurdle."

After all, the crown prince never intended to rebel.

This whole thing was caused by the greed of her bodyguards. Di Renjie stroked his beard, his whole body relaxing.

"I'm really worried that the emperor will expose this secret."

"Ask me directly, sir, about Liu Chali and Li Gui, among others."

Di Renjie shook his head: "The emperor wouldn't do that. Some things are best left unsaid. If you go straight to the point, it won't look good for anyone."

Di Chun then said, "My lord, it seems we can return to the capital now."

These past few days in Liujiazhuang, I've been busy investigating the case.

I didn't sleep well either; I need to rest for a while.

"Okay, we can go back now."

With nothing else to do, Di Chun simply bid farewell to Di Renjie and returned to his room.

His martial arts training was delayed during his stay in Liu Family Village for several days.

In fact, he had no desire to get involved in these things.

But who told him to take on Di Chun's identity for now?

The things that need to be done still need to be done.

Unless he reaches the next world.

Now, they have finally helped Di Renjie solve the problem of Liu Family Village.

Unlike before, when the crown prince was arrested and caused widespread panic.

After resting for a day, Di Chun seized the time to diligently practice his martial arts.

He never forgot that martial arts were his foundation.

Wu Zetian stayed in Liujiazhuang for a few days before setting off to return to Chang'an.

In reality, Luoyang was the political center of the Wu Zhou dynasty.

Before ascending the throne as empress, Wu Zetian had already referred to Luoyang as the divine capital.

After ascending the throne, Yuan Tiangang meticulously fabricated the phenomenon of the miraculous events at the Luo River.

A huge whirlpool lifted up a stone tablet.

The entire court was shocked at the time.

This helped Wu Zetian stabilize her throne.

Thus, the plan to abandon Chang'an and move the capital to Luoyang was conceived.

Not long after returning to Chang'an, Wu Zetian arrived in Luoyang.

After that, Luoyang remained their capital.

Di Renjie and the others naturally followed along.