"Ahem, is this true for Brother Wang?"

Emperor Li Zhi coughed a few times before he could speak, and the sharp-eyed attendant next to him brought him a glass of nectar water for him to moisten his throat.

"Back to Your Majesty, I can't hide it, there are also a few people in this palace who are familiar with guarding the house, and they often hear about these reckless things. ”

"Hehe, the news of the prince is really well-informed? Since it is known that it was done by people in the rivers and lakes, then they are all arrested, and this palace wants to see who has such courage to dare to oppose the Son of Heaven. ”

Empress Wu is such a shrewd person, since the beating of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, has made her very displeased. Now the Manchu Dynasty knows that he and the emperor are on the same page as the government, but this Li Zhen just ignores her, and has always only reported to His Majesty when there is something, if it weren't for his identity as a prince, he would have taught him a lesson a long time ago.

But after all, there is no way, after all, they are the orthodox Li family bloodline, and they are real relatives of the emperor, because of the current form, Wu Zetian has to sulk in his words, and it is not easy to attack clearly.

"In the opinion of the minister, this matter needs to be further investigated, and it is not necessary to make a rash conclusion. Thinking about those people in the rivers and lakes, not to mention their unique skills, the number is also quite huge, if they are all caught, they will inevitably fall for the people to 'violate the ban by force'. ”

"Yes, what Lord Di said is very true, and please ask the emperor and the queen of heaven to think twice. ”

Seeing that Di Renjie had already come forward to carry the matter on his shoulders, Zhu Jingze, who was a doctor, also stepped out quickly and answered for him.

It doesn't matter if he speaks, Zhang Cambodia, Song Jing, Guo Zhengyi, Wu Sansi and other important ministers of the "martial arts" seem to have a weather vane, and they all came to the middle, and said in unison: "Please think twice about the emperor and the queen of heaven." ”

In the face of this group of pedantic stubborn people, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, gritted his teeth and wanted to persuade again, but before he could speak, he was taken a step ahead by the annoying Dang Tianzi: "Okay, okay, I know, if there is nothing else, let's retreat." ”

Hearing that His Majesty had the intention of retiring from the dynasty, the Queen of Heaven Wu Cao stopped at the right time and said: "Di Renjie, this palace orders you Dali Temple to find out the truth of this case within a month within a month, and if you still can't give an answer at that time, you will be punished for the crime of bullying the king." Retreat!"

"Obey the order!"

Dali Siqing, who has been doing it for so long, knows Wu Zetian's temper Di Renjie very well, and now she has repeatedly emphasized that she will hand over this matter to herself, firstly, in her trust, and secondly, in order to give her a deterrent effect, she should do her best to cooperate with her to perform this play.

In the process of retreating from the dynasty in turn, many ministers who were good friends with him on weekdays surrounded him, and kept asking how sure he was of the detection of this case, Di Renjie just smiled politely and never revealed half a word to the outside world.

When others saw him like this, they naturally knew that there must be his own truth, but one person's heart was uneasy.

"Master Di, slow down, this king has something to discuss with you. ”

After saying goodbye to his colleagues one by one, Di Renjie stood in place, bowed down and said, "I don't know what the prince of Yue needs to serve?"

"Haha, there is nothing else to do, it's just that you are above the court today, and you have received the order of the queen of heaven, and I still have some clues to solve the case, and I don't know if Master Di can use it. ”

"Oh, since the prince is kind to help, Di should be grateful. ”

The two walked while talking, walking side by side, and only after chatting a few words, suddenly a eunuch ran over from the corner, first saluted them one by one, and then said: "Fengtian Queen's decree, specially order Dali Temple Qing Di Renjie to meet immediately." ”

If you are summoned urgently at this moment, something big must have happened to the Queen of Heaven. Thinking of this, Di Renjie said to Li Zhen, the king of Yue, with an apologetic face: "Lord, the queen of heaven is urgently called, and Di has lost a loss, if you have time, you can talk about it in my Dali Temple later." ”

"Haha, what did Master Di say, everything is not as important as official business, you can rest assured that you will come to visit the king of Japan in person after a while. ”

Seeing Di Renjie away, Li Zhen immediately put away the smile on his face, and after thinking for a while, he quickly walked out of the imperial city, and rode his horse and whip all the way to the station.

Following the footsteps of the eunuch, Di Renjie and him passed through several corridors one after the other, and after several tosses, they finally came to the palace where Wu Zetian was.

As soon as I arrived outside the palace gate, a maid had already entered to report. Not long after, the sound of summons came from inside. Di Renjie hurriedly tidied up his court clothes, stepped in very restrainedly, and found that Wu Zetian, the queen of heaven, had been waiting for him on the phoenix chair in the middle of the hall for a long time.

"Minister, Di Renjie is late to see him, and he also asks the queen of heaven to atone for his sins. ”

As he spoke, he knelt down in the middle of his robe, and slammed his head on the ground respectfully, not daring to lift it without permission.

"Forget it, get up quickly! Someone, give Master Di a seat. ”

With Wu Zetian's order, the deacons and eunuchs on both sides quickly moved a carved pine-patterned chair from outside and placed it in their lower hands for Di Renjie to use.

Di Renjie, who slowly stood up from the hall, dared to move his steps to the side of the big chair after bowing down and thanking the queen Longen, and only used half of his buttocks to dip a little corner, and he didn't dare to sit down completely.

"Di Aiqing, do you know why I urgently summoned you this time?"

"Uh...... The ransom is incompetent and does not know. ”

"Hehe, I don't know. Today, in the court, do you have any eyebrows about the murder of the minister you investigated?"

"This ...... Didn't the queen of heaven give Weichen a one-month deadline, and now that the day has not passed, how can it be ......"

Before Di Renjie could finish speaking, Wu Zetian slammed the table and shouted: "Bold Di Renjie! Do you know what crime you should be guilty of if you don't report it?"

Di Renjie, who was frightened by this sudden change, suddenly trembled, almost fell off the chair, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to admit his mistake again and again: "Wechen is guilty, Wechen is guilty......"

Looking at Dali Siqing, who is calm and calm on weekdays, now looks panicked, the queen of heaven can't help but smile, and the anger in her heart is naturally a little lighter.

"Forget it, tell Hongu about the results of your investigation into this matter. ”。

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Di Renjie let out a sigh of relief and said to the queen of heaven: "According to Weichen's investigation, this series of killings of ministers are all done by people in the rivers and lakes, but thinking that those adults are loyal to the monarch and love the people on weekdays, and they suffered this disaster for no reason, it is not difficult to think that there must be someone behind the command." ”

"Well, very well, your inference is the same as what Bengong thought before, so who specifically instigated it, can you find out?"