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

The speed of the members of the Great Heroes was always faster than that of the messenger.

As soon as the messenger entered Xiangzhou, the members of the Da Shui He group had already relayed the news to Zhang Jianzhi.

This day marked half a month since Di Renjie retired.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Jianzhi burst into tears on the spot. After kowtowing more than a dozen times in the direction of Luoyang, he began to set up an incense table and incense burner to welcome the messenger who had come from afar to deliver the imperial edict.

At this time, several ministers in the court were still discussing how to deal with Barkley, who was on his way to Luoyang.

Wu Yanhao, who was temporarily serving as the Inner Historian, lay in the Hall of State Affairs, rolling his eyes and looking like a dead fish. Seeing his arrogant appearance, Wu Chengsi was furious. He took a few steps back, gathered his strength, and sprinted forward to deliver a flying kick.

With a cry of "Ouch!", Wu Yanhao fell to the ground along with his chair, unable to get up for a long time.

“Prince Jin, you’re too ruthless. You’ve almost made Prince Liang sick.”

Xue Qinglin stroked his beard, slowly got up and walked over, helped Wu Yanhao up, and then helped him sit down with a grimacing expression.

Seeing this, Dodo silently shook his head and continued to handle his official duties.

This former Shibi Khan had been in the Tang Dynasty for nearly three years and had become accustomed to life there. The power he used to hate was now in his hands, which he found quite interesting.

Although there were some noises in this bustling court, most of the time everyone was still very harmonious, which was far better than what the Turks did.

Then there's Helu. That guy was always running around like a madman in the Turkic Khaganate. After arriving in the Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxi only managed to reform him for two and a half years, but now he's more like a Tang nobleman than any other Tang nobleman, even speaking in a very refined manner.

"Prince Jin, you are too ruthless. Prince Liang seems to have fainted."

Xue Qinglin patted Wu Yanhao's face, and his expression immediately turned bitter.

Although Wu Yanhao, who had been lying back in the chair, was breathing smoothly, his facial expression was extremely unpleasant, and he had not yet woken up.

"This kid is getting out of control and causing trouble if I don't discipline him for three days. Today, everyone is busy with official business, and this kid actually dares to pretend to be unconscious. I'll be unhappy if I don't kick him out of the way!"

"Qinglin, you're too honest. Just watch, when I kick this little bastard, he'll be jumping up and down and running thirty laps around the Hall of State Affairs!"

After Wu Chengsi finished speaking, he actually began to gather his strength.

Wu Yanhao, who was pretending to be unconscious, was so frightened that he jumped up on the spot and tried to run outside.

But as soon as he took his second step out with his left foot, his gaze fell on Wu Chengsi, who was blocking the entrance to the government hall.

"Father, what are you doing!"

Wu Yanhao became anxious.

Why does my dad have to push me to the brink just to slack off?

Is he still his own father?

"You're up?" Wu Chengsi sneered.

"You scared me awake," Wu Yanhao said, looking aggrieved.

"Get to work, or I'll teach you a lesson if you keep sleeping!"

Wu Yanhao clenched his small fists, his face full of grief and indignation: "You are my father, whatever you say goes... Duke Jianzhi, please come back soon, I can't take it anymore. At my age, is it my job to be in the Hall of State Affairs?"

Wu Yanhao stood there, deeply saddened.

Memories of the past flooded back, those were the wonderful times he spent solving cases and patrolling the country. He sat in the carriage, drinking and making merry just like he used to with Li Cunxi, Lu Dayou and others...

forget.

When he patrolled the capital on behalf of Heaven, he had few people with him, and when he drank, he was alone.

The last time I spent this kind of time with Li Cunxi was several years ago. Back then, Mang Sansi was still called Wu Sansi, and he hadn't yet established the puppet Wu regime in the nineteen prefectures of Jiangdong. The Turks and Khitans hadn't yet been incorporated into the Tang Dynasty...

By the way, the world back then wasn't called the Tang Dynasty.

"Calm down, Mr. Jian should be back in a few days."

Li Huaiyuan said with a smile, "It has been a full half month since the messenger left the capital. This time the messenger left very quickly, so I estimate that he has already delivered the decree to Xiangzhou."

"If Duke Jianzhi returns quickly, I'm afraid he'll be back in Luoyang in less than a month."

Wu Yanhao had just sat down when he heard Li Huaiyuan say this, and immediately jumped up again.

"What, another month?"

"How am I supposed to survive for the next month?!"

Dodo couldn't help but laugh and said:

"It is truly rare that such high-ranking civil and military officials flock to such positions, yet the young King Liang shows little interest in them."

Wu Yanhao felt extremely uncomfortable. He preferred being a minor official, a position without real power that offered a lot of freedom.

For example, the position of Prefect of Henan, which Li Cunxi appointed him to, was a very powerful position, but the power was not always in his hands.

He likes this kind of person: when he needs power, he holds onto it; when he doesn't need it, it's fine for others to use it.

The fact that he was working tirelessly here day and night, as he had been doing these past few days, was what Wu Yanhao found hard to accept.

"Alright everyone, enough of the small talk, let's get down to business."

Wu Chengsi coughed, signaling the officials and servants below to leave.

After only five people remained in the vast Hall of State Affairs, Wu Chengsi returned to his seat in the main seat.

Duoduo, Xue Qinglin, and Li Huaiyuan straightened their backs, ready to discuss the next important matter.

After feeling his father's gaze, Wu Yanhao obediently sat up straight.

"News has arrived from the Imperial Guard: Barkley is less than three days' journey from Luoyang."

"He didn't encounter the 'escaped' spy on his way back, thus missing a good show."

"And how we should deal with him has become a new problem."

"Gentlemen, do you have any good ideas? After we finish discussing them, we can report to His Majesty."

Dodo was originally a Turk, and he was quite clear about the relationship between the two countries. After a brief moment of thought, he prepared to express his views.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that everyone was looking at him.

Why is everyone looking at me?

“You were in the diplomatic business back then, you know this stuff inside and out,” Li Huaiyuan said bluntly.

Dodo clutched his chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable all over.

That old man's words were all offensive; every single one of them hit him where it hurt.

"Tell me your plans, Left Minister. I love hearing your strategies; they're not only practical but also foolproof," Wu Chengsi said.

“Okay, here’s my idea: after he arrives, we’ll have Li Mingyuan contact him as originally planned, and then…”

Dodo stroked his beautiful beard as he explained his plan.

More than half a month ago, around the time Barkley came to Luoyang, the Ministry of Justice prison in Luoyang was broken into, and only one Tibetan intermediary, Kalai, was rescued.

The invading enemy was powerful and the defenses could not withstand it. In the end, the enemy escaped, and even the citywide martial law could not capture them.

However, it was harmless, and no bad reputation of incompetence among court officials spread.

at the same time……

Li Cunxi's Wind Rider has also disappeared!