Suzaku Fury

In response to Empress Wu's orders, the two hurried to Zhuquemen from outside the city at the second watch, and the bustling Tianjie before leaving the city was already dark and deserted—only there were more soldiers patrolling tonight.

Yuchi Zhenjin and Di Renjie got off their horses and immediately climbed up the steps.I saw that there were Jinwu guards guarding along the road, so I guess it will be difficult for them to have a good night.

The two climbed up the last stone step in twos and threes, and saw the flickering flames, one of them stood with his hands behind his back - two Jinwu guards were holding torches to protect Empress Wu.

Di Renjie frowned when he saw this, but it was inconvenient to say anything at this time.Both he and Yuchi Zhenjin took a few steps forward, knelt down and saluted.

"The next official, Yuchi Zhenjin, has been ordered to come and see you."

"My subordinate, Di Renjie, has been ordered to come and see you."

The two reported in unison, with their fists clenched in front of their foreheads, waiting quietly for Empress Wu's order.

"They're all here?" Empress Wu turned around and looked down at the two people kneeling, and said in a cold tone, "Come back from outside the city?"

Yuchi Zhenjin returned respectfully: "After reporting to the sky, hurry back from the Qihuo Station."

"The station is on fire?" Empress Wu took a step closer, "Have you found out why the fire started?"

"Your officer...still investigating." Yuchi Zhenjin clenched his fists tightly again.

"Investigate?" Empress Wu shook her long sleeve vigorously, "I gave you a [-]-day grace period in Dali Temple, and now more than [-] days have passed, what did you investigate for me?! I just sent you away People reported that the one who was buried in the sea of ​​fire was Zhang Yun, the Jiedu envoy of the Lingnan Dynasty. The dignified second-rank official was burned to death at the feet of the emperor for no reason. It's the second-rank Jiedushi, I'm afraid it's my turn to be the next one!"

Yuchi Zhenjin quickly replied: "I am guilty!"

"You know the crime? What crime do you know?" Empress Wu once again stood with her hands behind her back, "Li Shurui!"

"The minister is here." A person walked out from a place out of the firelight, and knelt down with the two of them.

"In another seven days, if Dali Temple can't solve the case, you, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, will take over the post of Minister of Dali Temple."

Li Shurui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Yuchi Zhenjin bowed again, and said: "I obey the order."

Di Renjie looked at the expressions of the two people on the left and right from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but cupped his hands and said, "Tianhou, I have something to report."

Li Shurui scolded sullenly: "Presumptuous! Is this a place where you can talk nonsense!?"

Empress Wu's expression changed, she gently waved her hand and said, "Say it."

Di Renjie stared at the toes of Empress Wu, and said cautiously: "Please ask the two guards holding torches to put out the fire."

Empress Wu's gaze changed, she glanced at the guards around her, then looked down at Di Renjie and said, "Why?"

"After returning to the sky, on the second watch, the curfew began. It was dark all around, but the fire above the Suzaku Castle was brightly lit. The situation here is clear at a glance. Those who are interested will definitely make good use of it, and then..."

Li Shurui said in surprise: "Bold!"

"Li Shurui, don't be surprised all the time." Empress Wu glanced at him, raised her hand to signal the Jinwu Guard to put out the torch, and said, "Di Qing, are you just talking about this?"

Di Renjie said again: "Tian Hou, please talk while walking."

Yuchi Zhenjin was afraid that Di Renjie would contradict Empress Wu, so he hurriedly stopped in a low voice: "Di Renjie! What do you want to do?!"

"Get up and talk." Empress Wu understood his concerns: now that the situation is unclear, movement is better than stillness.

"Thank you, Queen of Heaven!" Di Renjie took the order and stood up, following closely behind Empress Wu.

After walking a few steps away, Empress Wu said: "Di Qing found something, but it's okay to say."

"After returning to heaven, now that the evidence is not complete, the subordinate dare not speak falsely." Di Renjie respectfully said, "It's just that the subordinate has a merciless request."

Empress Wu stopped suddenly, turned her face slightly and glanced at him: "Di Renjie, you are so brave!"

Di Renjie took a few steps back quickly, lifted his clothes and knelt down and said, "I'm an official who speaks nonsense, and the Queen of Heaven will forgive me."

"Your Dali Temple has searched for more than [-] days and you haven't given me a clear answer. How dare you make a request?" As he said that, he actually took a step forward, "You don't want your head, do you want it?"

Di Renjie gritted his teeth and said, "I know I'm not doing my job well, and I'm in vain receiving the grace of the Empress. But the Suzaku case is just missing the finishing touch!"

Empress Wu smiled and said, "According to what you mean, I have to agree if I don't agree?"

"I dare not..."

"Tell me, what is the request? If it is reasonable, I will grant it."

Di Renjie just breathed a sigh of relief, but the next step his heart ached again, just because of his request, if he touched the bad luck of Empress Wu, he would definitely lose his head.

"Weichen, I want to check the accounts submitted by Guangfu to the Ministry of Households, and I also want to check the records of Fan Gong from the Ministry of Rites."

Empress Wu pondered for a moment, then said: "Tell me the reason."

"The official suspects that this case is related to officials embezzlement of tribute."

"Presumptuous!" Empress Wu flicked her sleeves, "Di Renjie, do you know what is the crime of slandering an imperial official?"

"I know."

"In that case, are you determined to check the accounts?"

"I beseech the Empress Dowager for permission."

"Okay." Empress Wu chuckled and said, "I'm sure. If you can't find any clues, come and see me."

"Thank God Ron!"

Empress Wu passed Di Renjie, walked to the place where she had just stood, and said: "Li Shurui!"

"The minister is here."

"From now on, we will assist Dali Temple to check the accounts handed over by Lingnan over the years, and even the Fan Gong from the Ministry of Rites will also check."

"This... the minister obeys the order!"

Empress Wu stood with her hands behind her back, looked down at the three kneeling people and said: "This is the grace of this palace, if you can't solve the case, you can do it yourself." After saying that, she called the female officer waiting beside: "Ling'er, go back to the palace."

"Congratulations to the Queen of Heaven."

After Empress Wu and all the Jinwu guards left, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who had been kneeling on the ground, stood up angrily, glared at Yuchi and Di Renjie, cursed "the mob" in displeasure, and left angrily.

Yuchi Zhenjin said "You!", if Di Renjie hadn't grabbed his wrist in time, he might have rushed up to give the mighty Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice a good beating.

Di Renjie laughed softly: "My lord, why bother with them? On the day of the audit, they will still be dispatched by us from the Ministry of Punishment."

Yuchi Zhenjin's body like an arrow on a string suddenly relaxed, and then leaned back slightly, almost whispering to Di Renjie: "Are you sure about the audit?"

Di Renjie laughed out loud, and then said in a low voice, "Not a tenth."

Yuchi was so angry that he pointed at his nose and said "you" for a long time, but didn't hold back the next word.

"My lord, calm down, calm down." Di Renjie stroked the goatee on his chin and said, "What the officer threw out this time is a big fat bait, just waiting for the big fish to take the bait."

"how do I say this?"

"If they have the guts to embezzle the tribute, they must have the ability to embezzle the tribute. The account book and the list to the Ministry of Rites must be seamless, and it is absolutely difficult to find any clues." Di Renjie said, and then Leaning close to Yuchi Zhenjin's ear, he said softly: "Besides, Tianhou didn't want us to find out anything, so she let the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment keep an eye on us."

Yuchi Zhenjin was shocked all over, and turned his head to stare at Di Renjie.

Di Renjie smiled triumphantly: "But we have to 'find' something under the eyes of the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and in the seamless ledger, and make a big fuss, so that others think we have found something."

Yuchi Zhenjin also laughed and said: "How many times will you use to lure the snake out of the hole before you give up?"

Di Renjie laughed loudly and said, "My lord, this trick is not to lure a snake out of its hole, it's obviously to scare the snake away." Di Renjie suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Why does your lord smell like blood?"

Yuchi Zhenjin abruptly suppressed the smile on his face, and replied: "It's okay."

Di Renjie's face changed, and he said suspiciously: "My lord, bloodletting to stop poison?!"

Yuchi didn't say a word, it was a tacit consent.

Di Renjie was furious, he pulled Yuchi and walked towards the stone steps with force.

Yuchi had already lost some blood, and the anesthetic was still there, so he staggered a few steps, and rushed straight forward.

Di Renjie knew that he was impulsive and bad, so he quickly waved his arms and hugged him tightly.

Di Renjie held onto Yuchi Zhenjin's shoulder tightly, and said, "My lord, don't waste your body!"

It was rare for Yuchi Zhenjin to see Di Renjie's nervous expression, and he was in a daze for a while, and he looked at him for a long time before he came back to his senses.The moment he regained consciousness, there was an indescribable nervousness, he hurriedly broke away from Di Renjie's restraint, and scolded: "My lord, when will it be your turn to worry about it?"

Di Renjie was speechless for a while, and it took him a long time to grab his hand, and said with firm eyes: "Dali Temple is the measure of national law, and it is very important to be the Minister of Dali Temple. Your Yuchi Zhenjin is this measure, and I, Di Renjie, will follow it to the death."

"Di..." Unexpectedly, Yuchi Zhenjin didn't even know Di Renjie's full name, so he taught the daring Di Renjie to drag him down from the tower.

The two pushed and got onto the same horse, and the rider slammed the whip vigorously, causing the horse to gallop towards Dali Temple at high speed.

The author has something to say:

I should be ready to start deciphering, and I finally feel like I've got the meat of the drama [sad] Actually, don't you feel tired, sleepy, boring, boring after reading this article... Why do I read two paragraphs every time I open it? I'm sleepy [qwq] That's why I write so slowly... Another reason is that the outline I wrote was missed in school [cry cry cry