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

"If he does something right, I will follow his lead. If he does something wrong, I will help him correct his mistakes."

"After a long time, I realized that everything I did seemed to be right, but when it came to being a father, I didn't know if I could do it well in the future."

Li Cunxi stood up from the dragon bed, walked down the steps, and came in front of the family of three.

He didn't stop, but walked straight to the front of the child and squatted down.

"This kid has a cute face and a cute face. What's his name?"

The beautiful woman answered with a stiff upper lip: "Your Majesty, his name is Li Cheng."

"This name is so nice, Li Cheng, Li Cheng, do you know who I am?" Li Cunxi reached out and rubbed the little boy's head.

"Yes, Your Majesty..." the little boy said tremblingly.

"No, you should call me uncle. Come, call me uncle and let me hear it."

“Uncle…Uncle…”

"Hey, so well-behaved." Li Cunxi stood up with a smile and turned to Li Xian, "Send this child to the Hongwen Academy. He's so young, he should learn more. He can't be like me..."

Li Cunxi turned around and stepped onto the steps.

"My entire family was once executed, and when I was three years old, I was chained and taken to Lingnan. Fortunately, my uncle rescued me, and I was able to escape. During the seven years I spent in the Di Mansion, I learned a few words, but I was never able to grasp the profound knowledge contained therein..."

Li Cunxi rolled his eyes without anyone noticing.

Encouraging others to study is something that not everyone can do.

Didn't he understand the profound knowledge back then? It was simply that Di Renxian taught him first and then he forgot it later.

Finally, Di Renxian sighed and said that he might not be cut out for studying, so he let him have a happy childhood.

Li Xian bowed his head obediently: "I obey your command."

……

Li Xian's residence was located south of Taichu Palace, a mansion that Ma Rong personally found for him.

The mansion was originally the residence of Wu Sansi of the Former Zhou Dynasty. Later, Wu Sansi rebelled against the country and proclaimed himself emperor. All his wives, concubines, and children were killed, and the mansion was left empty.

Later, Wu Yanhao became the Prince of Liang, and that mansion could no longer be considered the Prince of Liang's Palace.

Li Xian brought the beautiful woman and Li Cheng into the mansion, and the servants and maids knelt down and kowtowed to them.

"Welcome Master, Madam, and Young Master back home!"

Li Xian showed a surprised expression, but quickly reacted.

He nodded softly, and walked towards the lobby opposite the courtyard with his wife and Li Cheng.

The place is always cleaned so it is very clean.

Li Xian entered the lobby and looked at the clean tables and chairs. The corners on all sides had also been cleaned. He shook his head and had already made up his mind.

The cleanliness here is obvious. Li Cunxi, who is on the throne, must have used this place as someone's residence a long time ago.

He came to Luoyang first, so this is his residence.

After settling down, Li Xian sat in the main seat with his horse and sword, looking at the servants and maids in the yard. He seemed to have returned to the feeling of being high and mighty in the past.

The feeling was so wonderful that he couldn't forget it even now.

"Your Majesty, please take a good rest. I will return to report."

"I believe that His Majesty's edict will be delivered to the prince's residence soon."

Ma Rong clasped his fists and retreated, leaving the mansion.

The beautiful woman glanced at Li Xian and asked, "What should we do?"

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. His Majesty didn't kill us, which means we're not worth killing. He doesn't need to worry about whether we're a threat to him if we're alive... Besides, given his character, he would never kill us."

Li Xian told the truth and then felt relieved.

The two imperial brothers were willing to risk their lives for Li Cunxi. Isn’t this enough to show what kind of person Li Cunxi is?

The people also praised this emperor highly, and the wealthy and powerful families of the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families treated him like their own father.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, these wealthy and powerful families despised others, but now they are so in awe and love Li Cunxi.

The reason is simple. Li Cunxi did not interfere too much in the development of the aristocratic families, unless the aristocratic families rebelled.

Therefore, both the military, civilians and the gentry liked Emperor Li Cunxi very much.

Needless to say, the officials in the court all knew that this emperor came from the head of the Political Affairs Hall and had served as prime minister.

An ordinary emperor like this would certainly not willingly delegate power to the civil and military officials under him, but Li Cunxi was an exception. He was not even willing to review anything that could be decided directly by the Council of State.

When Li Xian was thousands of miles away, he had known Li Cunxi. There was also an official in the court who had corresponded with him, but he finally refused to return to the court, so the only content of the correspondence between the two sides was greetings.

Sitting on the chair, Li Xian suddenly smiled and said to the woman:

"Coming back wouldn't be a bad thing."

"You were originally a lady from a wealthy family, yet you insisted on following me through a hard life in the mountains of Yangzhou. Now I can buy you some rouge and powder to dress you up."

"Your Majesty is right. Cheng'er has indeed reached the age where he should study. There is no other academy in the world that can compare to Hongwenguan."

The woman didn't want to talk to him, so she tilted her head to the side and said:

"Beijing is a city with many obstacles. How can we be as carefree as we are at home in Yangzhou?"

"When you speak here, you don't know how many ears are secretly eavesdropping on you. It's not safe at all."

Li Xian laughed and said, "We don't say things that shouldn't be said, so how can we talk about safety or unsafety?"

……

Taichu Palace, Imperial Study.

Long Feng came in slowly and clasped his fists towards Li Cunxi.

"Your Majesty, during this trip east, I discovered something that shouldn't be there."

"Oh? What?"

"A letter from a third-rank minister to Crown Prince Zhanghuai."

Long Feng took out the letter from his arms, slowly walked in front of Li Cunxi, and placed the letter next to the paper.

Li Cunxi didn't even look at the letter. He moved the brush across the paper, and with the last stroke, the calligraphy was finished.

"What's in the letter?"

Li Cunxi put down his pen and picked up the calligraphy.

The ink was not dry yet, and the font on it was clearly visible, which was the four big words "心如明Mirror".

Long Feng lowered his eyebrows and said, "I dare not look."

"Was it exposed by the person who delivered the letter?" Li Cunxi asked calmly.

"Yes."

"Which family?"

"Zhang Jianzhi, the elder Zhang."

Li Cunxi nodded and handed the calligraphy to Long Feng: "I give you four words, take them back and hang them on the wall."

Long Feng instantly slid to his knees: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift of my calligraphy!"

"It's not really a masterpiece. I just wanted to remind some people. But since they're not here, I can only give it to you."

Li Cunxi sat down again, and the tea beside him had gone cold.

He already knew that someone in the court was contacting Prince Zhang Huai, but he didn't expect it to be Zhang Jianzhi.

Zhang Jianzhi was loyal to the Li clan, but it was obvious that the Li clan he was loyal to were the descendants of the former Emperor Taizong of Tang, not other descendants of Emperor Gaozu.