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

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Li Cunxi and a group of fellow apprentices went to the Prince of Wei's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings to Wu Chengsi and his wife.

This was the first time that Li Cunxi met Wu Chengsi's wife. That woman with beautiful features, a pretty face, a gentle voice and a slim figure did not look like someone who was nearly 40 years old.

The wife of King Wei is called Gong Zhao. She was married to Wu Chengsi more than 20 years ago when he was still an exile. She has no background at all, and even the surname Gong is not necessarily real. It is not easy for the two of them to support each other and get to where they are today. Fortunately, they have finally gained their happiness after all the hardships.

With a smile on his face, Gong Zhao distributed talisman money to each of the students as per the custom in previous years, and then returned to the back hall.

"Today, don't leave. There are only about twenty of you students in Beijing. I will host a banquet and let's have a meal together."

Wu Chengsi waved his hand and asked the servants in the mansion to start cleaning up.

Li Cunxi had nothing much to talk about with these senior brothers. He rarely met the most special ones on weekdays and could barely be considered acquaintances. He barely knew the rest.

It was somewhat boring to be together, so after saying something to Wu Chengsi, Li Cunxi went out for a walk in the yard.

When he first arrived, he saw Wu Yanhao and Wu Yuanhui playing in the yard. Instead of sitting inside, he decided to take a walk with Wu Yanhao.

As soon as Li Cunxi left, Han Cun, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, could not help but say:

"Master, when did you accept this little brother as your disciple? No one knows the details."

Wu Chengsi stroked his beard and smiled complacently:

"What happened between Cunxi and me started before the Youzhou case, when he was on his way to Chang'an."

In the yard, Li Cunxi found Wu Yanhao who was counting silver bills.

Silver bills should not have appeared in this era, but they appeared ahead of time, and many merchants were used to carrying them. Judging from the two evil-averting money packages in Wu Yanhao's hand, it was obvious that part of the silver bills belonged to Wu Yuanhui.

"Oh, did you get the money for Yuan Hui's talisman?"

Li Cunxi approached Wu Yanhao and said suddenly.

Wu Yanhao shuddered and quickly looked up. He was relieved to see that it was Li Cunxi and said calmly:

"What do you mean by cheated? As her brother, can't I just count the amount for her? After counting, I'll return it to her exactly as it is. I'll put it under my pillow tonight and take it out tomorrow to keep it for myself."

Li Cunxi took a look at the thickness of the evil-averting coins and couldn't imagine how wealthy the Prince of Wei's mansion was.

That was not loose change, but real silver notes that could be exchanged directly at the bank in the capital.

"I've finished counting!"

Wu Yanhao shouted and put the portion for Wu Yuanhui back.

"When spring comes, I'll take you out for some fun and eating."

"This is not good."

"Why not? This is especially good."

"We are both officials, even if we are both civil servants. We can't live like this."

"Well, you just have to be happier and see more, so you can find more cases, right? You are only thirteen years old, a sixth-rank lower-level official, and I am fourteen years old, an eighth-rank upper-level official. We are also considered young talents, so we will inevitably have to get along with the younger officials in the capital."

"Youngsters?" Li Cunxi paused. "It seems that you and Yuan Hui are the only youngsters I know in the capital."

Wu Yanhao smiled mysteriously and said, "During the Spring Equinox, I will take you to a gathering of young talents in Chang'an City. You can meet some people there then."

"Can I not go... I'm most afraid of this."

"You're scared?"

"I'm afraid of everything."

"That's even more important to see."

"You can't run away."

……

The Spring Festival passed in a flash, and Li Cunxi had no reaction yet. Winter was almost over.

Ma Rong came back on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year and brought Li Cunxi an extremely explosive news, that is, there was no body in Princess Yi Yang's coffin.

Ma Rong's guess was that Princess Yi Yang herself had never actually died, and the dead person was not Princess Yi Yang herself. However, because that was the real Princess Yi Yang, everyone did not carefully examine the body inch by inch, which led to the fake Princess Yi Yang getting away with it.

Afterwards, the Youzhou case was closed, and the body of the fake Princess Yiyang was quietly opened and taken away, leaving people with a confusing corpse theft case and eliminating the possibility of anyone checking the body later.

After Ma Rong made his guess, Li Cunxi suddenly remembered something. On the night when Di Renjie and Jili Khan left Youzhou City to take control of the army, Hu Jinghui left the Governor's Mansion alone to pay his respects to Princess Yiyang. It might be that night that Hu Jinghui led his men to dig up the body of the fake Princess Yiyang, which led to this confusing case.

So...where did the real Princess Yi Yang go?

Perhaps Li Cunxi had found the answer that night. The butler of the Tiger Mansion was probably the real Princess Yiyang, Li Qingxia. The butler had very tender skin, like a woman, and the beard on his face seemed to be pasted on. His chest was a little bulging, and it was obvious that he was wearing a chest binder to restrict it. Otherwise, it would be obvious that he was a woman.

It was because of Hu Jinghui's abnormal behavior that night and the strangeness of the housekeeper that Li Cunxi decided to send Ma Rong to the north to open the coffin.

Having gotten the answer, there was no need to dig deeper. After attending a morning court session in Taiji Palace and Taiji Hall on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Li Cunxi went to Hu Jinghui's home with gifts. After paying his respects, he left without staying long.

In the following days, he read books every day, or taught Lu Dayou to read and watch him do his homework, so he lived a busy life. Liujiazhuang outside Cuiping Mountain was bought by a group of people, and Liu Chuanlin brought Yingyu to Chang'an and also lived in Di Mansion.

All the old friends from the previous two cases have gathered together, and Li Cunxi has also begun to think about the third case.

Bleeding Eagle!

There was no news from Xuguzi's old Bidden. The Bleeding Eagle case was still in the works. The first month of the year ended unknowingly, and the matter of moving the capital to Luoyang was put on the agenda. First, the big families and some officials moved there, leaving some officials to stay in Chang'an to continue handling daily government affairs.

The days passed uneventfully, Li Cunxi read and practiced calligraphy day after day. Before long, the Spring Equinox was approaching, and Li Cunxi sat in the yard with an invitation in his hand.

At this time, dead branches grow leaves, all things come back to life, and the yard is full of spring.

Ma Rong and Qiao Tai were practicing boxing and kicking with each other, with "ouch" and "thump" sounds coming one after another.

Ma Rong, who had already become a top-notch master last year, beat Qiao Tai like a father beating his son. If there was no one to practice with, Ma Rong would never practice with Qiao Tai.

After looking at Ma Rong and Qiao Tai for a long time, Li Cunxi withdrew his gaze and opened the invitation in his hand.

"The Spring Equinox is approaching, and the Spring Banquet will be held again. At this time when the sun is rising and everything is shining, I sincerely invite Mr. Li Cunxi, the Minister of the Council, to attend the Spring Banquet. The time will be on the day of the Spring Equinox, and the location will be Yufeng Pavilion, thirty miles outside the west gate of Chang'an City. I hope you will take the time to come and meet with you..."