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

Inside the Tai'an Palace, all the ministers burst into laughter.

Seeing that this had become a joke, Wu Sansi could no longer hold back his pride.

He raised his foot and kicked the eunuch hard, then turned to Wu Chengsi and walked forward.

It seemed that they had already talked about the fact that their good brother would turn around and look for him. Wu Chengsi put away his expression of watching a good show and turned his face away.

"Brother..."

"Think twice, don't look for me, I can't help you. Your brother-in-law Zhu Li dared to ask Cunxi for the silver. Isn't this courting death... You know, if I were in Cunxi's position, I would have to beat this eunuch to death."

It was Wu Chengsi's original intention to let Li Cunxi report Zhu Liren, and his purpose was to make Wu Sansi heartbroken.

How could he persuade Li Cunxi not to participate just because of Wu Sansi's few words?

Li Cunxi left his name on the list and passed it to the next person.

No matter how much the eunuchs beat him, it was useless. He still had to meet Wu Zetian to see the truth clearly.

Li Cunxi will definitely kill Wu Sansi's brother-in-law.

"Master Li, let's discuss it. This is not a big deal."

Wu Sansi had no choice but to go back to Li Cunxi and kick over the eunuch who had just stood up and knelt.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, this is really not a big deal." Li Cunxi smiled, "But my family is extremely poor and can barely make ends meet. I'm afraid I can't come up with 3200 taels of silver, so I have no choice but to complain to Your Majesty."

Wu Sansi cursed Li Cunxi's deceased parents in his heart, wondering what kind of couple could give birth to such a vicious child.

As his mind raced, Wu Sansi said with a smug look on his face, "How can I let Lord Li get his hands on the silver? How about this? After the court session, I'll send Lord Li 10,000 taels of silver from my mansion, and then let that dog-headed Zhu Li give you 32,000 taels of silver, how about that?"

"Your Highness Prince Liang, you are so generous." Li Cunxi stood up and bowed, then walked towards Wu Chengsi. "But you know, although Cunxi doesn't have much money, my uncle and mentor have always taken good care of me. I don't lack this little money, I just want to vent my anger."

Everyone in Tai'an Hall has finished writing their names.

The eunuch knew that he had caused a big disaster, so he picked up the list and left quickly to look for the eunuch official Zhu Liren.

Soon, Zhu Liren presented the list and came to Tai'an Hall alone.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Wu Sansi sulking there. Except for the ministers of Wu Sansi's party who were anxious, all the ministers were watching the show.

"It looks like something has happened. I'd better run away quickly. If I don't show up now, my brother-in-law will probably find a way to protect me. If I show up now, it will definitely make things worse."

The Julii people took off running.

In less than half an hour, a eunuch came with a list and read it out.

Everyone whose names were called stood up, lined up, and went to the Tai Chi Hall together.

Taiji Hall is where court is held. In those days, there is a small court session every three days and a large court session every five days. If there is nothing else to do, the court session will be adjourned directly.

This was the first time that Li Cunxi attended court as an official in the true sense. The last time he attended court, he brought back good news. He stood outside the Taiji Hall for half an hour before being called in.

The important ministers entered the Taiji Hall, only to see Wu Zetian sitting upright on the dragon bed, glaring at the ministers below.

The court was divided into two rows. On Wu Zetian's left, Di Renjie was the first person, followed by Zhang Jianzhi. On her right, Wu Chengsi was the first person, followed by Wu Sansi.

The ministers below stood in line, waiting calmly for today's show.

Most of the court meetings since the founding of the People's Republic of China have no relevance to most officials. They come to watch the show, or to watch the top officials quarreling, and it is never their turn to speak.

Li Cunxi's position was the third from the bottom in Wu Chengsi's column. Standing in front of him was a Taichang Doctor of the seventh rank. Like him, he was a junior official and one of the few junior officials who could attend court.

Since this location was too far away from the Tai Chi Hall, he couldn't hear what was being said inside, so Li Cunxi simply yawned.

This was the worst part about attending court in ancient times. If the people at the top discussed important matters for a long time, the people below would become uncomfortable.

However, the Wu Zhou Dynasty was still good to the court ministers. Everyone could sit down to attend court. Opposite Li Cunxi, there were two censors who were already sitting on mats, quietly waiting for news from inside.

Time passed minute by minute. Opposite Li Cunxi, Chen Shao, a disciple of King Wei and also a Censor, signaled Li Cunxi to sit down and have a rest.

"You will have to kneel again when you go in later, so save your energy, young man." The Doctor of the Imperial Household also advised, "My name is Gao Han. Nine years ago, I became the disciple of the King of Wei. After years of hard work, I finally climbed to this position."

"It's my brother." Li Cunxi bowed and sat down as he was told.

"Master always said that Cunxi was his most proud student and called him his beloved disciple. Today, I can see that no matter his appearance, status, or aura, we can never compare to him."

Another censor also sat down beside Li Cunxi.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Luo Song, the Censor-in-Chief. Eight years ago, I became the disciple of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, and I have also worked hard for many years."

"I didn't expect that we are all brothers. Cunxi is polite." Li Cunxi bowed his hands several times, as a way of greeting his fellow disciples.

"Look, here, and in front, there are five or six people over there, all of them are the disciples of King Liang and the loyal officials of the Li family who support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Look over there, they are all upright people who disdain to associate with others."

Chen Shao, Gao Han and Luo Song began to point people to Li Cunxi.

It could be said that Li Cunxi didn't know any of these people.

They were independent of the central government and did some work to maintain order in local government offices.

After recognizing them all, Li Cunxi looked at them one by one and found that he still couldn't remember a single name.

"Maybe I'm not very good at recognizing faces. To be honest, I don't remember any of them." Li Cunxi touched his nose and looked in the direction of the Tai Chi Hall.

The Tai Chi Hall was several dozen meters away from him, and he had to climb a flight of stairs in between.

From Li Cunxi's perspective, he could vaguely see what the ministers in the Taiji Hall were discussing.

Hu Jinghui was still guarding the hall with his majestic appearance. Many ministers didn't even dare to look at his awe-inspiring expression.

The officials in the Taiji Hall were all third-rank officials of the dynasty. In addition to the several high-ranking officials who held the scepter of the prime minister, there were also the Shangshu of the six ministries, the Taichangqing, the Crown Prince's Secretary, and the Crown Prince's Guests.

It would be fine if these people didn't discuss anything, they could just go through the motions and then disperse. But once they do discuss something, it will take a long time, and one or two hours is considered too short.

All the people walking along the steps outside the Taiji Hall all the way to Li Cunxi were officials of the third rank or below.

Everyone was sitting there drowsy, and Li Cunxi couldn't help yawning either.

Suddenly, Gao Han next to him said:

"There seems to be a quarrel inside."

Chen Shao and Luo Song immediately lost their sleepiness and stared into the Tai Chi Hall with wide eyes.