Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

I've spent half my life as someone else's bodyguard.

Even if Miha were to do other jobs, he might not be able to become proficient.

Anyway, having followed a rather good emperor, being a bodyguard for life isn't necessarily a bad thing.

At the very least, Li Cunxi shouldn't become incompetent or kill them like a madman over the next few decades.

By the time Li Cunxi truly becomes incompetent, they'll probably be dead, so there'll be even less to worry about.

Mihalya, who had dreamed of high-ranking positions and lucrative salaries his entire life, achieved them at the young age of forty—a cause for celebration, and a promising future awaits him. Now, his only thought is to go even further.

“You soldiers can only think about these things,” Yu Zhou said. “A wife, children, and a warm bed—nothing is better than that.”

"And what about you, sir? Why don't you think about the days of having a wife, children, and a warm bed?"

"Well... of course, it's because I want to be remembered in history." Yu Zhou crossed his arms and smiled gently.

Miha didn't quite understand what these scholars were thinking, so he simply asked Yu Zhou directly, "Why must we leave our names in history?"

Yu Zhou was stunned for a moment, and after holding back for a long time, he finally said, "This kind of thing is hard to explain to a military general like you. My ancestors were great figures who have been recorded in history, so of course I also want to be recorded in history."

"Your ancestors?"

"Yes, my ancestor was Yu Juluo, a famous general of the former Sui Dynasty."

"No wonder your surname is Yu; you are a descendant of that Pillar of State."

“Those are all things from the past. If you hadn’t asked these questions, I wouldn’t have brought up my background…”

Yu Zhou's expression gradually stiffened.

What does it matter to him what great figures his ancestors were?

By his father's generation, the whole family was starving in Lingnan. When his mother gave birth to him, she felt incredibly happy after drinking a bowl of fish porridge, and specially named him Fish Porridge.

Having lived half his life, he carefully reflected on his past and compared it with the glory of his ancestors, which led him to choose to embark on this path of no return.

If he wanted to be remembered in history, he had to do something earth-shattering. Even though there was danger in mediating between the various forces, if he succeeded, he would definitely have a place among the meritorious officials of Li Cunxi's reign.

"I don't understand these things. All I know is that my biggest wish in this life is to be granted a title and a position that will benefit my wife and children."

Miha gradually became serious.

"Compared to you descendants of famous generals, I am but a lowly bandit who wandered the Western Regions. I was eventually subdued by General Wulezhi and fought many battles before finally becoming a subject under His Majesty's command."

"Before I met His Majesty the present... to be frank, I was just a guard."

"My only wish now is to live my life well and protect His Majesty. That's enough."

Yu Zhou nodded in approval and said:

"The simpler the wish, the better. If everyone had the same wish as me, wouldn't we all be in deep trouble?"

"Hehehe, we people rely solely on verbal sparring, trying to emulate Zhang Yi and Su Qin, but what will the outcome be? If we are not careful, we will end up dead on the spot."

Miha remained silent.

People make different choices, so their outcomes are also different.

If you want something you've never had before, you have to be prepared to pay a price you've never paid before.

The price he paid was at most decades of hard work in protecting the area, while Yu Zhou might have paid with the loss of a precious life.

"But you also gave me a reminder today."

"If I survive this war with Tibet, I will go back and settle down in the imperial court, and never come out again."

"I've wandered for so many years, seeking refuge with so many people, and in the end they all died while I'm still alive. Once or twice is fine, but too many times won't do; it will definitely arouse suspicion."

Yu Zhou sighed softly, "My path of dominance is about to end."

……

More than half a month later, in Youzhou.

Accompanied by You Huan, the leader of the Inner Guard, Di Renjie revisited the old place and arrived at Daliushu Village.

This was the place where he first obtained intelligence during the Youzhou case, and to this day he still has a question he hasn't figured out.

In addition to the truths Li Cunxi had told him before, he felt it was time to sort out the whole thing.

It was freezing cold when Di Renjie was helped forward by Di Fu. The country road had already been repaired and leveled, and later, Ma Fang, the governor of Youzhou, sent people to repair it.

The guards moved stealthily, leaving only a few people, including You Huan, to protect Di Renjie.

After walking for a short while, Di Renjie stopped, panting, and looked up at the houses in the distance. A smile gradually appeared on his face.

"This is it."

"When Jinghui, Yuanfang, and I first arrived at Daliushu Village, there was no one there. Later, we spotted a fleeting figure and followed it into the house."

"After entering the house, I still didn't see a single person, so I looked around."

"Yuanfang was searching in the kitchen when he was startled by a woman who stood up from inside the stove."

Recalling the past, Di Renjie's smile deepened.

Before that, he really didn't know that someone as audacious as Li Yuanfang was actually afraid of ghosts.

It should be noted that Li Yuanfang's fear at the moment the woman stood up from under the stove was not feigned.

If Li Yuanfang hadn't learned in time that the woman wasn't a ghost, he probably would have run away in fright.

"Your Highness was once the greatest detective in the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it weren't for His Majesty's sudden emergence, the later cases would have been solved by Your Highness as well," You Huan said sincerely.

“Even if I were to solve the case, I would never be able to do so as easily as Your Majesty did.” Di Renjie took a breath. “Let’s go over there. I’d like to ask for a drink of water.”

After walking more than ten steps forward, Di Renjie, who was looking around, suddenly saw a small temple that had been blocked by the houses.

It was a small temple, only about two meters long, a little over a meter high, and a little over a meter wide.

After the statues were placed inside, there was only enough room to fit the offerings and three prayer cushions. They were quite far apart, and Di Renjie couldn't see the names on the altars. He only vaguely noticed that the stout statue in the middle looked somewhat like him.

When was a temple built here?

He was secretly surprised; when he came to Youzhou many years ago, there were no temples here.

Just then, several children who were playing suddenly darted out from the side, running around laughing and giggling.

After running a few steps, a little girl suddenly turned around and looked at Di Renjie. She quickly turned back again, but then she turned back to look at him again.

Di Renjie, not understanding why, smiled and looked at the little girl.

The little girl suddenly opened her eyes wide and shouted into the house:

"It's the Earth God!"

"It's the Earth God!"

"Mom, Mom, the Earth God has come back to see us! The Earth God has come to see us!"

A woman suddenly came out of the inner room and stood in the courtyard looking out.

Her eyes welled up with tears: "Lord Earth God, you're back!"