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

Chapter 275: King Liang, Big Leaf

When the official heard Wu Sansi gritting his teeth and cursing that he deserved to die, he did not get angry. Instead, he shouted:

"King Liang, big vegetable leaf!"

"It is our great fortune to have King Liang leading us officials!"

The official kept making sarcastic remarks, which made Wu Sansi speechless.

"Who doesn't know the great dish of King Liang? He was able to climb to this point only by relying on his status!"

"He has no virtue of a prime minister, but he holds the position of prime minister. He openly insults loyal officials in public. With the example of King Liang, we should really learn from him!"

Wu Sansi stood up angrily and pointed his finger at the official's brow.

"You are presumptuous!"

The official was not afraid at all. He stood up and looked directly at Wu Sansi.

"The King of Liang is so hostile to his fellow officials. Now that I have exposed him, does he want to hate me too? Then I will definitely give him a good lecture!"

"How dare you! Don't think that I can't touch you just because you are the director of the Imperial Observatory!"

"Then please give it a try, King Liang! I am Xu Xi, the Director of the Imperial Observatory, and I would like to invite King Liang to give me some advice."

The other officials also did not take Wu Sansi seriously and scoffed at his threats.

Wu Sansi was furious, but there was nothing he could do. Reporting this group of officials was just looking for trouble. As long as they did not make any mistakes in principle, Wu Zetian would just turn a blind eye to their being reported.

"Just wait, I will kill you sooner or later!"

"Then please act quickly, Your Highness Prince Liang." Xu Xi raised his head with an expression that showed he looked down on Wu Sansi.

The factions that did not get involved all watched the show happily, and when they saw Wu Sansi being humiliated, everyone felt secretly happy.

There was no conversation until finally the grand court meeting arrived.

Led by a new eunuch, the ministers came to the Linde Hall of Shangyang Palace to pay homage to Wu Zetian.

After seeing all the ministers sitting down in their respective seats, Wu Zetian finally waved her hand. A female official who had prepared in advance stood by and said loudly:

"If you have something to do, start the show, if nothing happens, leave the court!"

When Wu Sansi heard this, he immediately perked up, left the court, and bowed to Wu Zetian above, saying:

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"

"Li Cunxi, the Shaoyin of Henan Prefecture and the Imperial Court Doctor, formed a clique and ganged up on his way to the south. His crimes are extremely serious. I request that you arrest this thief and bring him back to Luoyang, and put him in the prison of the Imperial Guard for interrogation!"

Wu Sansi, who was obsessed with loyalty and had a questionable IQ, openly revealed the news that Li Cunxi was forming a clique for personal gain, but there was no evidence yet.

Just like he had falsely accused other descendants of the Li family back then, he blatantly stood up and falsely accused Li Cunxi, an important official of the time.

It's a lot of fun.

The important officials of the Linde Palace, who had already sensed the fun, all showed expressions of enjoying themselves.

As for forming cliques and factions for personal gain, they just thought that Wu Sansi was shitting and farting with his mouth.

If this kind of ridiculous reason could be regarded as Li Cunxi's death warrant, then even if Wu Sansi and his entire family were executed 100,000 times, it would be considered that Wu Zetian was too merciful and spared Wu Sansi's life.

Wu Zetian glanced at her good nephew Wu Sansi calmly, then looked back at the ministers and asked calmly:

"What do you think of the faction of Henan Prefecture Shao Yin Li Cunxi for private gain?"

The Crown Prince's guest, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Wei Anshi, stood up and said in a loud voice:

"Your Majesty, I think this is a framing of loyal officials by the King of Liang. It is really nonsense and should not be believed!"

The Crown Prince's guest, Right Imperial Guardsman Li Huaiyuan, also stood up and said to Wu Zetian:

"Your Majesty, the ambitions of the King of Liang are obvious. Li Shaoyin's tour of the south is to investigate corrupt officials on behalf of the emperor. If we follow the King of Liang's wishes and bring Li Cunxi back, wouldn't that be condoning corrupt officials everywhere to act recklessly and disrupt the foundation of our Great Zhou?"

Zhu Qinming, the Prince's Secretary and Imperial College's Chief Priest, also stepped out of the court, bowed, and said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the King of Liang has other intentions in doing this. I hope Your Majesty can distinguish right from wrong."

"Li Cunxi, Li Shaoyin, is an important official of the Great Zhou. He has been in office for only half a year, but he has followed Di Gong and other ministers to solve the Youzhou case, Huzhou case, Xue Mansion tragedy, and Bleeding Eagle case. Now he is patrolling on behalf of the emperor and holds a high position. The so-called clique for personal gain and heinous crimes are really nonsense!"

"Just because you have two disciples, can it be considered forming a clique for personal gain? You know, the Liang Wang Mansion has so many guests, can this be considered forming a clique for personal gain or forming a faction?"

The Crown Prince's guest, the Left Imperial Guardsman Tang Xiujing also came out of the court and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, I also have something to say. According to King Liang, forming a clique for personal gain is a heinous crime. King Liang will be held accountable today. As for Li Shaoyin's crime... King Liang has nothing to prove. Please show us some evidence to shut us up."

The ministers watched and laughed, feeling that there was something fishy going on.

The prince's relative Wu Sansi jumped out to impeach Li Cunxi, but Di Renjie and Wu Chengsi hadn't jumped out yet. As a result, the prince's party jumped out to support Li Cunxi first.

This is fun.

It's really fun.

"What you guys mean is that I need more evidence to accuse Li Cunxi?"

Wu Sansi was interrupted by so many people that he suddenly became angry and jumped out to argue with them.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing. But in front of so many people, it was impossible for him to take back his words because he was not Wu Chengsi.

After thinking for a while, Wu Sansi gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, I believe that Li Cunxi has evil intentions. He is so young but he is trying to abuse his power for personal gain. We must not let him go outside."

Wu Zetian was watching happily at first, but when she saw Wu Sansi turning towards her again, she gave Di Renjie a look.

Di Renjie understood what she meant and stepped out of the court. He bowed respectfully to Wu Zetian and then said:

"I'm afraid that the matter of Cunxi colluding with his cronies is still open to discussion."

"But Your Highness Prince Liang, there is no need to check. How many of the officials in the court are your disciples and former officials of Prince Liang's family?"

"How many of the officials who were sent to other places are your retainers and guests in the Prince Liang's mansion?"

"To put it bluntly, King Liang is digging his own grave. Do not say such things again!"

Wu Sansi opened his mouth wide and said angrily, "Di Huaiying, what do you have to do here?"

"Is the King of Liang perhaps insane? Li Cunxi is my nephew. How can I not protect him?" Di Renjie did not tolerate Wu Sansi at all. He flicked his sleeves and said, "Everyone knows that you, the King of Liang, have colluded with your cronies for many years. You still have the nerve to cry thief."

"Di Huaiying!" Wu Sansi roared, "If that's what you said, then Zhang Jianzhi can be considered as your disciple and former official!"

Zhang Jianzhi stood up silently, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, his eyes flashing with the cunning of an old fox.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, I have never said that I am not a disciple or former official of Lord Di, have I?"