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

Chapter 260 Birthday Party

Li Cunxi led everyone into the main hall, where they sat down as host and guest, and servants had already gone to make tea.

Butler Ma Rong came in from outside, greeted everyone, and then took the master out to arrange today's banquet.

It was called a banquet, but in fact there were only three tables, and it was placed in the west wing, where there was a pond and a large flower bed. The banquet was set up in the empty space over there, and the tables and chairs had been set up, just waiting for everyone to take a seat.

The guests had all arrived before noon and the banquet had already been set. There were three tables in total, just enough space for everyone. Ma Rong accompanied the housekeepers from each family in eating and drinking, so he was considered to be taking good care of them.

At the main table, both the host and the guests were having a great time, chatting about national affairs.

While eating, Hu Jinghui kept an eye on Li Qingxia, who was pretending to be mute at the next table, fearing that Li Qingxia would reveal some clues. Fortunately, Li Qingxia neither drank nor spoke, so she did not reveal any flaws.

Hu Jinghui, who was relieved, turned around and toasted Li Cunxi. The two brothers exchanged glances, and Hu Jinghui immediately said:

"We will set off tomorrow. I'm afraid this southern tour is for other purposes."

When Zhang Jianzhi and Li Huaiyuan heard this, they also joined in the conversation.

"General Hu is right. Although there are hidden dangers in various places in the Great Zhou, they have not yet been revealed. I am afraid that there is another hidden meaning for this southern tour."

"What Elder Zhang said is absolutely true, but how can we know the deep meaning of your majesty?"

Both old men have worked hard in the court for the sake of the Li family's heir, and it has not been easy over the years.

Wu Zetian was talking about a southern tour, but who knows if there is anything behind it. If it involves the succession of the Li family and involves the crown prince, then the matter will be even bigger.

"Cunxi, if this southern tour was just an ordinary tour, His Majesty would never have assigned Jinghui and Yuanfang to protect you."

Di Renjie put down his chopsticks, stroked his beard lightly, and a hint of caution appeared in his eyes.

"Ever since the imperial edict arrived at the Di Mansion and was delivered to Yuan Fang, I have been thinking about this matter for a long time. Now that it has been brought up, I will not hide it. I am afraid there are other reasons behind this matter."

Wu Chengsi took a sip of wine, and with a clear mind, he smiled and said, "Cunxi, you might as well tell me."

Li Cunxi pretended to be embarrassed, sighed, and said, "It's about my family's affairs... I'm afraid that this trip will be to confront the murderer who framed my family and implicated thousands of people."

"Who?" Li Huaiyuan's eyes were blazing with fire.

"Probably a guy pretending to be Xue Qinglin." Li Cunxi said.

"Impersonating Xue Qinglin? In other words, your family was massacred because someone impersonated Xue Qinglin and made false accusations?"

"Hmm... maybe that's it."

"Damn it! The imperial court is being manipulated by these damned scoundrels..."

Li Huaiyuan was so angry that he almost overturned the table, but when he moved his eyes to the side, he found that there was no surprise expression on other people's faces.

These people seemed to have known for a long time that Li Ai's involvement in the rebellion was fake, and what they didn't know was perhaps just that Xue Qinglin was a fake.

"If you didn't know, it would be fine. But now that you know, I can't just sit back and watch." Zhang Jianzhi put down his chopsticks with a sneer.

"The heir of the Li family was killed because of false accusations. It seems that the purpose of that thing is to frame others. It seems that this also needs to be rectified. Haha..." Li Huaiyuan smiled sinisterly.

"Cun Xi Wuyou, we are all your elders. Just go ahead and do it this time. It doesn't matter how excessive you go. We will take care of it in the court." Di Renjie also spoke.

"Everyone, I have other opinions."

Wu Chengsi enjoyed watching the fun and looked at the ministers with a chuckle.

He had known for a long time that Li Ai was falsely accused, but due to their relationship, he had only told Li Cunxi about it for all these years.

This opportunity just happened to come today. If he didn't put the blame on Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi would have lived in vain for so many years.

"I wonder what the King of Wei has to say?" Di Renjie asked with interest.

"Think about it, everyone. How difficult was it to falsely accuse the minister? If there was no one secretly directing this, wouldn't it be..."

Wu Chengsi only said half of the words and let these old ministers of Li Tang guess the rest.

As expected, the three old foxes Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi and Li Huaiyuan only took a moment to think about it and immediately guessed who was behind this suspected fake Xue Qinglin.

"The King of Wei reminded me well."

"Indeed, if you hadn't reminded me I would have had to spend the entire night guessing on my own."

"That's right, what Mr. Zhang said is absolutely right."

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It's getting late.

Hu Jinghui brought Li Qingxia back to the mansion, where servants had already brought tea and served it to them with both hands.

Li Qingxia reached out and took a cup and held it in front of Hu Jinghui.

The servant tactfully left the room and continued to do the chores that would never be finished.

"I thought today was just an ordinary birthday party, but I didn't expect to be tied to him after having a meal."

Li Qingxia sat on the bed and exclaimed.

"Isn't this Cunxi's usual style? Otherwise, with his current status, if he holds a birthday banquet, half of the court officials will come to celebrate his birthday."

Hu Jinghui took a sip of tea, and his expression was much more calm than Li Qingxia's.

Before attending this birthday party, Hu Jinghui had already anticipated this. Li Cunxi did not invite other people with fanfare, nor was there any extravagance. The attendees were either old ministers of the Li Tang or people from Li Cunxi's own camp.

All in all, everyone came to this birthday party just to place their bets.

Hu Jinghui has a close relationship with Li Cunxi and has been betting on Li Cunxi for a long time. However, Zhang Jianzhi and Li Huaiyuan who attended the meeting today are two very interesting people.

One of them is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the other is a guest of the crown prince. In the past, they would have been determined to assist the crown prince Li Xian, or to assist Prince Li Dan. But today they actually came to the meeting, and their attitude was very ambiguous. It is obvious who is involved.

"The news came from the palace that the day before Princess Taiping died, she wrote to Your Majesty, saying that Cunxi had a rebellious nature and must not be used."

Hu Jinghui sighed.

"Anyone who can see the situation clearly has basically figured out that your cousin was paving the way for Li Cunxi before she died... Cunxi is indeed an extraordinary person. It was he who destroyed all of Li Lingyue's plans, but in the end, Li Lingyue was still willing to pave the way for him."

Li Qingxia frowned and asked, "How could Your Majesty not know about Lingyue's actions? Your Majesty is so wise that he even promoted Li Cunxi to the position of Shaoyin of Henan Prefecture as a doctor of the imperial court. What is Your Majesty doing?"

"How could Your Majesty not know..."

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Zhang Jianzhi and Li Huaiyuan parted at a fork in the road. They held hands and sighed.

"Brother Jianzhi, His Majesty knew that Princess Taiping was paving the way for Li Cunxi, but he still promoted Li Cunxi without hesitation. The situation in the court is becoming more and more obvious."

"How could it not be obvious? I saw it last year."