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

Chapter 258 Bloody Jiangzhou

Night fell on Luoyang.

It was already curfew time. Ma Rong drove a carriage and used his identity credentials as the Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture to get past all the patrolling soldiers and brought Li Cunxi to the outside of Taichu Palace.

The gate guards on duty tonight were standing outside the Taichu Palace, not knowing which high-ranking official from the court was sitting in the carriage.

The soldiers of the Jinwu Guard who were patrolling here surrounded them under the leadership of Lu Tong, the Lieutenant General of the Jinwu Guard on duty.

"Ma Rong, help me down."

Li Cunxi lifted the curtain and said lightly.

"Yes, son."

Ma Rong got off the carriage and carefully helped Li Cunxi down.

After getting off the carriage, Li Cunxi took a look at the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard. One of them was obviously dressed differently from the others. With a quick glance, Li Cunxi knew who was the leader.

Soon, Li Cunxi turned to Lu Tong and said, "I am Li Cunxi, the Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture. I want to go to the palace to see the emperor. Please inform the general."

"Li Shaoyin, wait a moment. I will report right away."

Lu Tong bowed and ordered the soldiers to guard the palace gate, and he took two soldiers in to report.

Not long after, Lu Tong returned with his soldiers, bowed to Li Cunxi and said:

"Li Shaoyin, please follow me to meet His Majesty."

Li Cunxi turned around and gave Ma Rong a few instructions, then followed Lu Tong into Taichu Palace.

Wu Zetian's bedroom was in Ganlu Palace of Shangyang Palace behind Taichu Palace. Wu Zetian, who was already quite old and still paid attention to health preservation, was probably resting by now. Li Cunxi came to visit her in the middle of the night, and it was a great honor for Wu Zetian to be willing to meet him.

Under the leadership of Lu Tong, Li Cunxi soon arrived outside Ganquan Palace, only to see Hu Jinghui with a cold face, one hand on the sword at his waist, and a very fierce expression.

She was on duty so late at night, and Hu Jinghui had to accompany the king during the day. The fact that he had such a good temper showed that he had good self-cultivation. If it were Li Cunxi, he would have stopped serving the old lady Wu Zetian long ago.

"His Majesty has ordered Li Cunxi to come to the palace to meet him." A eunuch came out of Ganquan Palace and shouted in a hoarse voice.

Li Cunxi lowered his head, entered Ganquan Palace, bowed in the direction of the dragon bed, and said loudly:

"I, Li Cunxi, the Shaoyin of Henan Prefecture and the Imperial Court Doctor, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Wu Zetian, who had already put on her undergarment but had a bad expression on her face, sat sideways and asked in a bad tone:

"My dear minister, you came here in the middle of the night. You must have something important to report, right?"

Li Cunxi bowed deeply and said loudly:

"Your Majesty is truly a man of heaven. You have spoken the truth about my purpose. I came here in the middle of the night because I have something important to report. I will be setting off soon to tour the country on behalf of the Lord. I wonder where my first stop should be?"

Wu Zetian tilted her head, the smile on her face becoming more and more intense:

"Cunxi, with your intelligence, Di Huaiying and Wu Chengsi's quick thinking, since you can't figure out where we should go for the first stop?"

Li Cunxi lowered his body, not looking up, and certainly not looking directly at Wu Zetian. He secretly complained in his heart, but did not dare to speak the truth, so he said:

"I am a humble and ignorant person, and I don't know what to do. I don't dare to ask my uncle and mentor, fearing that they would not be able to give me a good choice. So I have no choice but to come here in the middle of the night to ask Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian covered Zhang Changzong with the quilt and stretched out her hand to pinch Zhang Changzong, who almost laughed out loud.

Seeing that Zhang Changzong had calmed down and stopped making any noise, he looked at Li Cunxi and said:

"I wanted to talk to you about this at your birthday party, but now it seems that I don't need to leave the palace."

Wu Zetian got off the bed with a relieved expression on her face. She walked towards Li Cunxi and waved towards a corner.

Then, another sound of footsteps was heard, and the night duty leader Fenghuang walked out from the shadows and handed a letter to Wu Zetian, who had a smile on her face.

Wu Zetian took the letter and came to Li Cunxi. She looked at Li Cunxi and said:

"When you first came to Beijing to see me, I was so scared that I knelt on the ground and trembled. I knew you were pretending, because the first time I saw you, I knew you were a smart person. Smart people know how to hide themselves, but I like your performance very much."

"The reason why I didn't kill you is not only because of your performance, but I also hope to leave a capable and young minister to my successor during my lifetime. Therefore, you, who have followed Di Huaiying for three years, have become my first choice."

"I still think so until now. I gave you power above everyone else, and you repaid me in your own way. I am very happy, so I decided to reward you again and give you a chance to avenge your family."

"Look up, unfold this letter and take a look at its contents. This contains a letter written by the enemy who murdered your father."

Li Cunxi raised his head little by little, without looking away, just staring at the letter in a daze.

That letter should be the false accusation letter written by the pirate Zhao Fucai pretending to be Xue Qinglin and five other people. King Liang Wu Sansi was behind them and taught them how to write it.

Li Cunxi took a deep breath. He knew what Wu Zetian wanted now, and he was happy to tell her.

"Minister, take a closer look now!"

"Okay, let's take a look."

Wu Zetian opened the letter and gave it to Li Cunxi.

The content of the letter was indeed roughly the same as the false accusation letter that Li Cunxi had imagined, and it even listed Huang Guogong's twenty-eight crimes in a solemn manner.

Seeing the charges listed above, Li Cunxi could not help but be shocked. Not to mention framing his own cheap father Li Ai, even if it was to frame Crown Prince Li Xian and Prince Li Dan, every accusation would be accurate. These two pillars of the Li family's heirs would be seen lying in a pool of blood immediately.

"His heart is beyond sympathy, and he should be killed!"

After reading the letter, Li Cunxi clenched his teeth and trembled with anger.

"Yes, I personally believed this bastard's false accusation and wrongly killed your entire family. I am uneasy, so I hand this letter to you. I will not interfere with how you deal with him. I just want the result."

Wu Zetian smiled with satisfaction and added: "However, I absolutely do not want you to find someone in the process of investigating the case. He is now the prince's son-in-law. You should... understand, right?"

Li Cunxi nodded heavily and replied, "As long as we can get rid of this rebel group, I will have avenged my hatred. In the future, I will work with my uncle and mentor to assist Your Majesty and help you solve your problems."

"I have Di Huaiying, Chengsi, Zhang Jianzhi, and a group of ministers in the court. Outside the court, you, Li Cunxi, are running around and going through fire and water for my great cause. I am very pleased. If you solve this case, I will allow you to inherit the title of your father Li Ai."

Wu Zetian was also a good at drawing cakes, and she immediately drew a big cake.