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

At three quarters past nine, the sky was bright.

An envoy from a foreign country came to the Prince of Jin's Palace.

In order to avoid suspicion, Barkley did not bring any gifts, but followed Wu Yancheng.

The old doorman who was guarding the door had been there for ten years. When he saw Wu Yancheng coming, he walked out trembling and bowed to Wu Yancheng.

"Greetings, Your Highness." The old doorman said tremblingly.

"No need to be so polite. I'm bringing a guest here." Wu Yancheng whispered, "This is a small gift from the guest. You can use it to buy some wine. It's getting cold, and this will warm you up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The old gatekeeper accepted five taels of silver and then led Wu Yancheng and Barkley into the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

The Prince of Jin's Palace is much more spacious than it was in the past, and is more than twice as large as the Prince of Wei's Palace in Chang'an.

After walking around for a while and passing through layers of exotic flowers, Barkley finally arrived opposite the second hall. The eaves above his head were slightly obscured by trees on both sides, and light shone through the leaves, casting mottled spots on the ground.

He slowly raised his head, moved his gaze across, and crossed the threshold, only to see a majestic man sitting in the hall.

The other party just sitting there gave Barkley a bad feeling.

Judging from his many years of experience as an official, such a person would definitely not be easy to get along with...

Although he was prepared for a tough battle from the beginning, he didn't expect that the man opposite him had an expression like the iron-faced and impartial Yama. It was conceivable how difficult it would be to defeat him.

"No matter what, I'm here now, and I've given you the gift. Even if I found the wrong person, he didn't refuse to see me, right?"

"As long as you haven't explicitly refused to see me, there must be a chance!"

"I just don't believe it. My Tubo is vast and rich in treasures, as numerous as the stars. I don't believe I can't win your heart!"

Having strengthened his belief, Barkley looked at the majestic man again, his eyes full of hope.

"Uncle, my nephew has brought the Tibetan envoy Barkley here."

Wu Yancheng stood outside the second hall, clasped his hands, and bowed slightly to show his respect.

"Come in, everyone."

"Thank you, uncle."

Wu Yancheng walked in front and Barkley followed behind. The two walked into the second hall. Barkley began to look at the man whose demeanor he could clearly see not far away.

This is definitely a person who is difficult to get along with. Judging from his facial expression, he is intimidating without being angry. Judging from his demeanor, although he is relaxed, his eyes are extremely firm.

Even though his sitting posture is upright, he gives people the illusion that he will suddenly attack and hurt someone at any time.

Wu Chengsi: "The Tibetan envoy Barclay?"

"I remember that matters concerning foreign relations with other countries do not seem to fall under the jurisdiction of my Minister of the Chancellery, right?"

"Master Li Mingyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, this is who you should be looking for. Why have you come to visit me alone?"

Barkley calmed down and said respectfully:

"I've often heard that the Celestial Empire hasn't had a Second Rank official for decades, and two years ago you became the first such official in decades. I have great respect for you, so I've come to visit you."

"Today, I am honored to see your noble face. You are truly a hero. You put me, the ministers, to shame!"

"It is a great honor to meet you, sir!"

Wu Chengsi narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't waste my time."

Barkley immediately took out a box from his arms and said, "I have a small gift for you, Your Excellency. I hope you will accept it."

Wu Chengsi smiled coldly without even looking at the box in his hand.

"Last night, I invited my nephew to my house to deliver a gift. I wasn't home, but my idiotic eldest son accepted it. I had no choice but to see you. And now you're acting like this again today. What do you think of these so-called gifts?"

Wu Chengsi slowly raised his hands. Except for the ring finger on his right hand, all his ten fingers had rings or rings on them!

Barkley gasped and nearly fell off his chair.

He looked at Wu Chengsi with disbelief. He really didn't expect Wu Chengsi to be so cunning.

No matter how wealthy the nobles of the Tang Dynasty were, it was impossible for them to wear nine ornaments on their hands like Wu Chengsi.

because……

Everyone wears a ring on their thumb, and the rest of the decorations determine whether a person is wealthy or not.

Look at the person in front of me, he has nine on his hands!

Either he's an idiot or he's inhumane! He's so rich that he doesn't even take anyone seriously!

"I apologize for offending you, my Lord. I hope you will forgive me!"

"If I hadn't forgiven you, I would have thrown you into the Ministry of Justice jail after I came back last night and heard about this!"

Wu Chengsi looked at him with a look of disappointment.

"You stupid pig! Stupid pig! You bribed me, why did you let my nephew deliver it?"

"Don't you know that after you and Li Mingyuan had an argument yesterday, someone would naturally be watching my nephew secretly?"

"After Li Mingyuan enters the palace to meet the emperor, I will be the one who has the most trouble to deal with!"

"Humph!"

Wu Chengsi looked up at his nephew Wu Yancheng and tried his best to appear calm and collected: "You go out first."

Wu Yancheng quickly stood up and left the second hall as if he had been pardoned.

Wu Chengsi was still angry, and after Wu Yancheng left, he looked at Barkley with a murderous look.

"Since many ministers in the court already know that I accepted your bribe, you only have one chance to ask questions. After you ask, leave immediately. I don't want those people from the Censorate to accuse me of this matter at the next court meeting!"

Barkley had already felt like he was falling into the abyss, but after hearing these words, he suddenly felt like he was floating in the air again.

He really didn't expect that the other party could still maintain martial ethics even when he was so furious.

The silver and treasures given away yesterday were not in vain. The other party most likely gave him this opportunity for Wu Yancheng's sake!

At this point, Barkley felt extremely grateful to Wu Yancheng, who might be implicated, but Wu Yancheng's implicate had nothing to do with him...

That's purely your own fault!

"Your Excellency, I would like to ask whether it is true that your country has sent troops to attack Goguryeo and Wa Island."

Wu Chengsi snorted and pointed his finger at something in the distance.

On the wall of the second hall, there was a framed calligraphy scroll with only one word "accurate" written on it.

The calligraphy was extremely ugly and completely lacked the essence of a great calligrapher, but Wu Chengsi hung it up anyway.

Barkley just took a look, immediately stood up, and bowed:

"Thank you, sir!"

"I will not waste your time, my Lord, and will leave now."

He put down the box in his hand, placed it on the table at the side, stood up and turned to leave without any hesitation.

Wu Yancheng outside should also leave with him, but he still has to say goodbye to Wu Chengsi.

"Uncle, my nephew is there too."

He smiled brightly from an angle that Barkley couldn't see, and after seeing Wu Chengsi nod, he turned around and performed a Peking Opera face-changing with a sad look on his face.

"Sir, I have offended my uncle because of you, so you must not miss out on my share of the benefits!"