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

Chapter 708: Luzhou Case Solved

The Luzhou case was solved with the arrival of the New Year.

There are only a few days left before the people of Da Zhou’s favorite festival, and the streets are bustling with activity.

As the carriage passed through the streets, Li Cunxi was awakened from his sleep and couldn't help but stick his head out to look.

Although not depressed, the sparsely populated streets are filled with smiling people.

"I never thought that I would be welcomed by the people."

Wu Sansi lifted the curtain and spoke in a very conceited manner.

He had only seen this kind of crazy scene once, when Li Cunxi was mediating the Three Kingdoms War.

But at that time Li Cunxi did not face this scene at all, but quietly entered the city to meet the emperor.

"Prince Liang, stop flattering yourself."

"They were clearly celebrating the Spring Festival and preparing to buy food and clothing for the festival."

"Only you can think that these people are welcoming you, His Royal Highness Prince Liang."

The carriage drove through the crowded crowd, and no matter how hard Wu Sansi looked, he did not see any people gathering to greet him.

It was not until the crowd moved farther and farther away that Wu Sansi sat back in his seat in a sullen manner.

Wu Sansi, who was used to being the center of attention, felt that things were getting worse and worse after he met Li Cunxi, and his life became less and less hopeful.

Under the protection of the Qianniu Guards, the carriage arrived all the way to the Taichu Palace. Outside the sparsely populated Taichu Palace, Lu Tong, who was already the general of the Left Jinwu Guard, immediately came forward the moment he saw the carriage.

"I, General Lu Tong of the Left Jinwu Guard, pay my respects to His Majesty the Prince of Qin!"

In the carriage, Wu Sansi lifted the curtain with a forced smile and asked with a sinister look:

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin?"

"Then why doesn't General Lu Tong pay his respects to King Liang?"

Lu Tong was stunned for a moment, then quickly said:

"This humble general pays his respects to His Majesty Prince Liang."

Wu Sansi snorted coldly, lowered the curtain, and his anger rose rapidly.

"Why is King Liang like this?"

Li Cunxi stood up happily and got off the carriage with the help of Ma Rong.

"I suppose General Lu Tong has been in the capital for a long time and he didn't know that Prince Liang would be in my carriage."

"If General Lu were to pay us a visit, it would be strange."

Wu Sansi rolled his eyes and pretended not to hear. After getting off the carriage, he swaggered towards Taichu Palace.

Lu Tong's face became extremely ugly after being treated like this by Wu Sansi.

But when he turned to face Li Cunxi, he forced a smile and clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty the Prince of Qin has been so kind to me. If there is any need, as long as Your Majesty the Prince of Qin gives the order, I, Lu Tong, will go through fire and water for Your Majesty without hesitation!"

Li Cunxi patted Lu Tong's shoulder, but his eyes looked towards Taichu Palace.

"You just need to remember the past, but it doesn't have to be like this."

"Prince Liang is narrow-minded. Although he is a prime minister, he has no political achievements to speak of."

"Faced with such a villain who seeks no political achievements but only wants to form cliques and harm others at will, the general should exercise caution."

Lu Tong naturally understood what he meant. After clasping his fists to express his gratitude, he continued his patrol.

Hu Jinghui then came up and took Li Cunxi to the Linde Hall.

Today is another grand court meeting. All officials have already been discussing state affairs in the court. What they want to talk about now is the great victory in the Western Regions.

Zhang Jianzhi spoke eloquently, praising Wang Xiaojie, Fang Zhe and Feng Yang as the best in the world, and also praised Wu Yanhao highly.

Wu Chengsi, who had already received the news, also attended the grand court meeting today. He stood in the first seat on Wu Zetian's left hand side, closing his eyes to rest.

He waited until Zhang Jianzhi's mouth was dry from praising the four people, then he stood up and bowed:

"Your Majesty, what Lord Zhang said is absolutely true."

Wu Zetian nodded and began to think about how to reward these meritorious officials.

Just then, a eunuch ran in from outside and whispered a few words to Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er was delighted and bowed to Wu Zetian:

"Your Majesty, the Luzhou case has been solved. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang, and Wu Shaoyin have returned to the court."

All the officials below were shocked when they heard this.

After Wu Sansi disappeared from the court, many people felt like they had lost their backbone, and party struggles became meaningless.

Now that Wu Sansi is back, the lead pig standing in front firing has also arrived.

Several ministers who had been aiming at the Council of State looked at Zhang Jianzhi, feeling that they were one step closer to the position of Prime Minister of Fengtai Luan Ge.

"Xuan come in."

"Yes."

Soon, Li Cunxi, Wu Sansi, Wu Yanhao and Hu Jinghui walked into the hall under the guidance of eunuchs. The three stood under the steps and saluted Wu Zetian.

After many days, Wu Zetian felt very emotional when she saw these close ministers again.

Now, almost all the famous ministers in the court are in this Linde Hall, the only one missing is the Internal Secretary Di Renjie.

But this is understandable. Di Renjie fainted in public that day, and everyone saw it. It was also Wu Zetian's intention for Li Cunxi to kill all the major families in Luzhou.

The gentry can act tyrannically, but they cannot ride on the emperor's neck and defecate.

Di Renjie was carried away in one wave. If they didn't kill a lot of people, the noble families in various states would definitely follow suit.

"Your Majesty, I, Li Cunxi, pay my respects to you!"

"The corruption case of the Luzhou governor began on October 7th, and the murder of the imperial envoy and the newly appointed Luzhou governor began on December 18th. Both cases were concluded on December 25th. The traitors Cai Wuhai, Li Qi, Gao Wang, Li Cheng, and all Luzhou officials implicated in the case, a total of 56 people, were executed."

"Now that Luzhou has returned to its former glory, and major cases have been concluded, this is a testament to your majesty's virtue in educating and educating the people."

Li Cunxi read out loud the congratulatory letter that Di Renjie presented to Wu Zetian.

However, in the end, he still didn't dare to say anything to ask for credit for others.

There are precedents for this.

"The King of Qin and the King of Liang have accomplished a great deal in resolving this case."

"I hope that you two, my dear ministers, can continue to cooperate sincerely in the future, just like you did this time."

He said so, but there was no reward at all.

The two of them had already reached the highest positions in the country, and their official titles were extremely high. Unless Crown Prince Li Xian was deposed, they would never have the opportunity to climb up the ladder.

All the civil and military officials and the two parties involved understood this.

They all tacitly agreed not to mention the rewards for the two.

Wu Zetian's gaze gradually shifted from the two of them to Hu Jinghui standing beside them.

She smiled faintly: "Jinghui, you are my trusted and beloved general. You have made many contributions under Cunxi over the years. How should I reward you?"

Hu Jinghui felt a chill on his back for no apparent reason, and hurriedly clasped his fists:

"Your Majesty, I was merely following orders. I have no merit to speak of. It was nothing more than a few fistfights. Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning."

Wu Zetian said "hmm" and then her eyes fell on Wu Yanhao's face.

She finally had a new understanding of Wu Yanhao, the undisputed number one among her grandchildren.

He looks innocent, but his heart is really black. He killed hundreds of thousands of people as if they were drinking water.

Finally, she sighed and said, "Wu Yanhao, for your hard work and great contributions, you should be granted the title of Duke of Liang."