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

Chapter 654 Brother 3 is in trouble

Three days later, Luoyang City.

Li Cunxi and his group returned secretly and were directly sent to Taichu Palace under the protection of Qianniu Guards.

After everyone met with Wu Zetian and told her the details of the trip, they left at Wu Zetian's signal.

Li Cunxi was the last one hanging around and was not in a hurry to leave. While he was still wandering within the palace wall, Shangguan Wan'er came up quickly.

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin, His Majesty invites you."

"Please Sir Shangguan lead the way."

"please."

Facing the famous female official in Chinese history, Li Cunxi did not have any improper thoughts.

He knew that in the original world, this woman was very promiscuous. She had played with Wu Zetian and her male favorite, and had an affair with Liang Wang Wu Sansi. She had tasted countless men in her life.

Therefore, even though Shangguan Wan'er was extraordinary in appearance, she had no intention of chasing after him and being his bootlicker.

The two of them walked one after the other and soon arrived at the imperial garden.

Today the Imperial Garden was as quiet as usual. Wu Zetian stood alone under the pavilion, while the female officials and palace maids who accompanied her stopped outside the pavilion, half lowered their heads, and said nothing.

Shangguan Wan'er saw Wu Zetian's position, trotted out of the pavilion, and bowed to Wu Zetian.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has arrived."

"Call."

"Yes."

Shangguan Wan'er trotted out again and bowed to Li Cunxi.

"Your Highness, Prince Qin, please."

Li Cunxi nodded, followed Shangguan Wan'er and entered the spacious imperial garden.

Following Shangguan Wan'er's route, Li Cunxi successfully saw Wu Zetian in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, as well as the beautiful female officials outside the pavilion.

Soon, Li Cunxi withdrew his gaze, followed Shangguan Wan'er to the outside of the pavilion, and bowed to Wu Zetian.

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

Wu Zetian nodded nonchalantly, then turned to the ladies-in-waiting and palace maids and said calmly:

"You guys go wait aside, Cunxi, walk with me for a while."

Li Cunxi naturally did not dare to disobey. After responding, he followed Wu Zetian and played in the imperial garden.

When she was far away from the female officials, Wu Zetian suddenly stopped and her eyes became cold.

"After you solved the Han Canal boat capsizing case, you advised me that you did this to get rid of my trusted generals and to weaken my power so that I would not have many people to use..."

"Cunxi, do you think this explanation is reasonable?"

Li Cunxi remained calm and thought it was the same old routine.

He bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty already knows everything about the Han Canal boat capsize case."

"That Yuan Qi is the descendant of Yuan Qi, the master of Wubibao during the pre-Sui Dynasty. The reason why he followed Your Majesty is that he had evil intentions."

"What's more, he has under his command the Iron Hand Group that terrifies the entire world."

"During the investigation of the Han Canal boat capsize case, Yu Gong, I am the Duke of the Great Zhou. For the sake of your Majesty's peace and prosperity, I must investigate this case no matter what. Since Yuan Qi is the culprit of this case, he must not be let off."

"Personally, when I learned that Prince Ying Yuanqi was not only the main culprit, but also the legendary leader of the Black Society..."

"Of course, we have to avenge the deep hatred of the assassinations in the past."

Wu Zetian suppressed her cold look; she was very satisfied with this answer.

What's more, after the Han Canal boat capsizing case ended, she had already commended Li Cunxi's behavior.

If the Han Canal boat capsizing case had lasted for several years and was only solved by Li Cunxi, then Wu Zetian would have lost all her face.

By then, people would only say that it was Ying Wang Yuanqi, the most favored minister of Wu Zetian, who took advantage of Wu Zetian's favor to cause the Han Canal boat capsizing case, causing the people in Huai'an and Yangzhou to be unable to eat salt for several years.

"Cunxi, you know what I mean."

"I will not say any more."

"The Crown Prince is incompetent, the Prince of Xiang is mediocre and unreliable, the Prince of Liang is extremely stupid, and the Prince of Wei...he is now indifferent."

"Among all the kings, the one I favor the most is you."

Li Cunxi bowed again and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Well, you first solved the Han Canal boat capsize case, and then on the way back to Bingzhou, you solved the Black Society that was causing trouble in Liangzhou. I am very satisfied." Wu Zetian put her hands behind her back and tilted her neck. "But you no longer have the opportunity to move up. Tell me, if you solve this case and enable my Great Zhou to successfully attack the Western Regions, what else do you want?"

"How can I take credit for myself?"

"Who are you going to take credit for?"

"I don't know." Li Cunxi lowered his head.

Wu Zetian tilted her head, glanced at Li Cunxi, and suddenly smiled.

"Let Wu Yanhao climb up a level, go out to attack foreign tribes, and confer the title of Duke on him... Duke of Liang."

"The day he returns will be the day he is conferred the title of Duke."

Li Cunxi bowed but did not answer.

It was Wu Zetian who suggested promoting Wu Yanhao to the rank of Duke, but it was not him who wanted to seek credit for Wu Yanhao.

He didn't want to fall into the hands of that bastard Wu Sansi.

"Where have you been since you came back?" Wu Zetian changed the subject and asked seriously.

"I have not been anywhere, Your Majesty. Since I returned to the capital, I have immediately come before Your Majesty."

"Well, you have been out of the capital for a long time and have not returned yet, so you don't know what has happened in the capital recently."

"I really don't know. I have no correspondence with the capital." Li Cunxi said cautiously.

Wu Zetian stopped and stood at the steps in front of the eaves.

After a long while, she said calmly, "Di Guangzhao has returned to Beijing."

"When he was the governor of Weizhou, he was cruel and brutal, causing Huaiying's ancestral temple to be torn down by the people."

"Later, Huaiying heard the news and arrested him and brought him back to the capital. I thought Huaiying was an important official of the country, so I let him go and sent him to Luzhou as the governor."

"My original intention was to hope that he could learn from his mistakes and become a qualified governor in Luzhou, benefiting the people and ruling the country on behalf of the emperor."

"But……"

"He failed my hopes and almost gave Sansi the opportunity to attack you."

Li Cunxi didn't understand why Di Guangzhao's crime implicated him, but he instinctively bowed and bowed.

Admit your mistakes proactively.

Wu Zetian looked at Li Cunxi deeply, sighed, and said:

"I have already sent people to deal with the issue in Luzhou, but the matter of Di Guangzhao has not been resolved yet. Huaiying has been worried about this for a long time. As the King of Qin, you should also share his worries."

Li Cunxi hurriedly said: "I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will definitely resolve this matter."

"Well, let's go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian walked up the stairs, walked through the long and narrow corridor, went to the outside of the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and left with a group of palace maids.

Shangguan Wan'er turned back as ordered and took Li Cunxi out.

The two of them walked in silence all the way until they arrived outside the gate of Taichu Palace.

When Li Cunxi raised his eyes, he saw General Gao Huan of the Qianniu Guard who was not on duty today.

"I'll go back first, Master Li."

"Goodbye, Lord Shangguan."