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

Li Cunxi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he wanted to find a wife for Long Feng during the day.

"I know, which girl do you like?"

Long Feng rubbed his hands, feeling a little shy:

"I'm not interested in any particular girl. What I mean is that everything is entirely up to Your Majesty."

Li Cunxi leaned back and began to think about the ladies from wealthy families that he knew.

When he was an emperor, his harem was too empty, so his ministers wrote to him and asked him to take more concubines, and he knew the names of many girls.

There are many girls waiting to be married in the homes of civil and military officials, but the one suitable for a man like Long Feng must be a gentle and considerate girl.

"Well, I'll have someone help you pick it out later. You go behind the curtain for a while. When King Zhou comes in, you must not be discovered by him."

"The last general takes orders."

Long Feng disappeared gracefully in the not very spacious imperial study. Less than a quarter of an hour later, Ma Rong brought Di Renjie in.

After more than two years of hard work, Di Renjie is now really old. He walked over with a unsteady gait and bowed to Li Cunxi.

"His Majesty."

Li Cunxi smiled and said, "My uncle is here. Ma Rong, help my uncle sit down."

"Yes, sir." Ma Rong quickly took Di Renjie's arm and helped him sit down.

As soon as Di Renjie sat down, he couldn't wait to say:

"Your Majesty, what you said outside Luoyang during the day reminded me of many things in the past."

"I have a thousand questions I'd like answered, but I haven't had the opportunity during the day. Only now have I been able to speak to Your Majesty."

Li Cunxi said, "Uncle, please ask."

"Your Majesty, I wonder what role Your Majesty played during the Youzhou case?"

"During the Youzhou case, I was just a child following you. Uncle, have you forgotten that I risked my life to trick the fake Fang Qian into rebelling?"

"That Jin Mulan, is she Li Zixia?" Di Renjie stared at Li Cunxi's face.

"Jin Mulan is Jin Mulan." Li Cunxi took a sip of tea, and the waiter below also served tea to Di Renjie and Ma Rong. "Jin Mulan died in a cave in Xiaolianzi Mountain in Youzhou, killed by a mysterious person... The person who killed Jin Mulan stood beside you, uncle."

Li Cunxi looked at Ma Rong, who was contented, and told him the secret.

Di Renjie turned to look at Ma Rong, remembering that Jin Mulan and Li Qingxia were both killed by a knife.

"I have always believed that it was the Nineteenth Thief of Baihelin who took action that night and plundered the wealth."

Ma Rong bowed and said, "Your Highness, Prince Zhou, I am indeed the leader of the Nineteen Bandits of the White Crane Forest. Upon hearing that the bandit leader, Jin Mulan, was planning to harm Your Majesty, I took action without even asking for permission."

Di Renjie frowned: "Your weapon is a knife, who is the one using the sword?"

"It's my personal guard, the Wind Riders' commander-in-chief, Long Feng. He surrendered to me eleven years ago and killed Jin Mulan for me nine years ago."

"Li Zixia, is it Li Qingxia?"

"That's right. She was abducted that year. After the truth of the case came to light, they were forced to send her away for fear of rumors within the court."

"But I saw her body at that time."

"That was Li Qingxia in disguise, a fake. In the winter of the Youzhou case, I sent Ma Rong back to Youzhou to dig up Li Qingxia's grave. Only then did I know that Li Qingxia was not dead."

Di Renjie's frown relaxed a little: "Who saved Princess Yiyang Li Qingxia back then?"

"It was Wang Jinghui. They had long harbored feelings for each other, but due to their status, they had never been able to be together. Later, when I learned of this, I allowed them to become a pair of birds flying together, and kept it a secret for them."

Li Cunxi felt a little dry in the mouth and took another sip of tea.

Di Renjie below seemed to have suddenly realized something. It was not until today that he learned the truth about the Youzhou case.

But he...

Will you really believe it?

However, he only wanted an answer to what happened back then, and this answer had to come from Li Cunxi's mouth. But he would not dig into whether what Li Cunxi said was true or not, as long as he had an answer.

"Your Majesty, I still have a question. Is the viper dead?"

"Dead, killed by Brother Jinghui."

"In other words, the real culprits of the Youzhou case, Jin Mulan and Viper, are both dead?"

"Yes, there is no more Jin Mulan and Viper in this world." Li Cunxi said with certainty.

"I see." Di Renjie nodded, thinking to himself, "There's no Jin Mulan and Viper, no Li Qingxia and Hu Jinghui, only Li Zixia and Wang Jinghui."

As smart as Di Renjie was, he had already heard what Li Cunxi meant.

This is the truth.

Back then, Li Qingxia and Hu Jinghui were Jin Mulan and Viper, but they finally chose to join Li Cunxi.

Their choice is undoubtedly correct, and Li Cunxi is a qualified leader.

Li Qingxia reappeared under the pseudonym Li Zixia, and not only did Wang Jinghui change back to his real name, he was also made Duke of E. Li Cunxi was indeed very kind to them.

"Then, I still have a question. In the Huzhou case, what did Your Majesty do besides protecting Li Gui?"

"Uncle, you should still remember that cousin Li Xian came to Huzhou and was almost captured by King Xia, right?"

"remember."

"I had Long Feng and Ma Rong rescue cousin Li Xian and escort him back to Chang'an."

Another of Di Renjie's doubts was resolved. He stroked his beard and felt deeply moved.

The Huzhou case almost led to another purge of the Li family. Fortunately, Li Cunxi acted decisively and asked Long Feng and Ma Rong to escort Li Xian back to Luoyang. Otherwise, based on this incident alone, Li Xian might have become the second Li Xian.

"Uncle, do you have any questions?"

"No, this is enough for me to know. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Di Renjie's doubts were gone, and he stood up and said goodbye.

Li Cunxi sent Ma Rong to see Di Renjie off, and only sighed when he could no longer see Di Renjie's back.

Di Renjie's health was obviously failing.

No matter how good the supplements were, they couldn't keep Di Renjie alive. This old minister was destined to die.

According to the original history, Di Renjie died in 700.

And this year is 699.

Even though Di Renjie died of illness in his sleep in history, the current Di Renjie has suffered several blows and his health has long been deteriorating. He may not be able to wait for another 700 years.

It was precisely because of this situation that Li Cunxi told Di Renjie the secret buried deep in his heart in an obscure way.

He knew that the old man was very curious and he would not be at peace even if he died without getting any answers.

"Ugh."

He sighed, his mood growing worse.

As early as two years ago, when the matter of the northern border was settled, Di Renjie told him that he wanted to leave. It was not easy to delay it until now.

The two imperial doctors sent to treat Di Renjie could only slow down the pace of Di Renjie's death.

Not surprisingly……

That day is very near.

He knocked on the armrest and said, "Long Feng, send someone to Xiangzhou in Shannan Road tomorrow to keep a close eye on Zhang Jianzhi's movements. I need him back at any time."

"The last general takes orders."