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

Chapter 718: Finally Meeting the Emperor

Wu Zetian, who had just laid down, suddenly opened her eyes. She didn't even care about Zhang Changzong who was sleeping beside her. She put on her clothes, got out of bed quickly and went out.

The door of Ganlu Palace was opened, and Wu Zetian lowered her head and glared at Yu Shi.

"It's impossible for Huaiying and Chengsi to even get together, let alone lead troops to break into the palace at night!"

"There is only one possibility!"

“Something big has happened!

"Yu Shi, take your men to the gate of Ganlu Palace immediately and invite Chengsi and Huaiying over!"

Yu Shi thought the same, and immediately received the order, selected a dozen or so soldiers from the Qianniu Guard, left Yongxiang, and headed straight for the gate of Ganlu Palace.

Not long after, Yu Shi saw the lights of fire at the end of the palace wall.

When I got closer, I found that the remaining guards on duty at the palace gate were surrounded and were in a panic.

Wu Chengsi, full of murderous intent, held a bloody sword and stared at the guards.

Di Renjie was well protected by the soldiers of the Right Jinwu Guard. He encouraged Wu Chengsi from afar and asked him not to let these guards go.

Yu Shi, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, walked out and bowed to the two of them.

"I, General Shi, the General of the Qianniu Guards, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the King of Wei and to Elder Di!"

"His Majesty has ordered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei and Elder Di come to Ganlu Palace to meet Him."

Wu Chengsi suddenly turned around and looked at Yu Shi with a sinister look.

Then he took out a handkerchief, wiped the blood off the sword, put the sword back into the scabbard, and waved to Di Renjie.

"Old man, go away."

Di Renjie squeezed out of the crowd and followed.

The General of the Right Jinwu Guard paused and wanted to follow, but Yu Shi did not call his name, so he could only stand where he was and let his soldiers release the guards.

After passing several palace walls, Di Renjie and Wu Chengsi finally entered Yongxiang and arrived outside Ganlu Palace.

Huang Shengyan, the chief of the Inner Guards, who had entered the palace at some point, stood outside the main gate of Ganlu Palace with a sword in his hand, blocking everyone's way.

"Lord Di, King Wei, please come in."

Huang Shengyan gripped the sword, as if he was ready to kill at any time.

Wu Chengsi was unwilling to talk to Huang Shengyan, so he walked past Huang Shengyan and swaggered into Ganlu Hall.

Di Renjie chuckled, stroked his beard, and walked into the door with a square step.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

The two men stopped and bowed to Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian stood in the center of Ganlu Hall, with her hands behind her back, her eyes moving between the two men.

"Tell me, what happened to alarm the two of you?"

"To be honest, if Yu Shi hadn't said that you led your army to storm Ganlu Palace, I couldn't even imagine that you two would actually stand together."

Wu Chengsi was not afraid of Wu Zetian's power and directly protected Di Renjie in front of him.

"Your Majesty, let Di Huaiying speak some words."

Di Renjie looked back at Wu Chengsi, his lips twitching slightly.

He turned to Wu Zetian again, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, we two broke into Ganlu Palace tonight for a reason and did not intend to offend Your Majesty."

While Wu Zetian still had the patience to listen, Di Renjie immediately told her about the discovery of a headless corpse in the back garden of Hanguang Temple.

Of course, in order to attract Wu Zetian's attention, Di Renjie specifically emphasized the word "back garden".

You should know that Wu Zetian's male favorite Huaiyi lived next to the back garden at the end of Hanguang Temple. This was no longer a secret among the ministers in the court.

As expected, after hearing that the corpse appeared in the back garden, Wu Zetian's face showed a moment of trance.

I still remember the last time I went to look for Huaiyi was last year.

It has been such a short time since I last saw that bald Huaiyi, and now there is a headless corpse next to the yard where he lives.

This headless corpse shouldn't have been created by Huaiyi, right?

Wu Zetian was quite panicked. When she thought that Huaiyi might be related to the corpse, or even the culprit, she felt unhappy.

"This Huaiyi, could it be..."

Wu Zetian frowned and wanted to kill Huaiyi.

Seeing some colors that shouldn't have appeared between the emperor's brows, Di Renjie and Wu Chengsi knew that what happened tonight was definitely going to happen.

Wu Chengsi quickly stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to say."

"The timing of the discovery of this body is too coincidental. I believe there must be something fishy going on."

"Earlier, General Huan Bin of the Qianniu Guard ordered Qi Hu and Pan Yue to return to see His Majesty, but they were stopped by the guards. With no other choice, they went to the Council of State to ask the King of Qin for help. By now, the King of Qin and the Minister of War are probably nearing Hanguang Temple."

Wu Zetian nodded and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Cunxi and Xiaojie went to Hanguang Temple late at night for my safety!"

"Although you two broke into the palace late at night, it was for me."

"I never thought that you two, who never get along with each other, would lead troops to break into the palace for my safety."

Di Renjie and Wu Chengsi knelt down:

"I am waiting for the death penalty!"

Wu Zetian walked up and helped the two of them up with her own hands, smiling broadly.

"You two are doing this for me. Those guards are inflexible. If only one of them had been willing to inform Yu Shi, you two wouldn't have been forced to break into the palace."

"Let's put this matter of breaking into the palace behind us. You two are not allowed to mention it again."

"Go back and have a good rest tonight. Cunxi is at Hanguang Temple, that's enough."

……

Outside Luoyang City, Hanguang Temple.

Huan Bin, who was guarding the back garden, didn't even look at the headless corpse in the pit, but just kept looking at the abbot and the monk Jingkong.

Han Han, the only General who followed Huan Bin here, found that his superior was not afraid at all. He didn't care who the headless male corpse in the pit was. He followed Huan Bin's example and looked at the abbot and the monk Jingkong.

The abbot was in his seventies, and being stared at like this by Huan Bin and Han Han made him feel uneasy, with beads of sweat the size of beans sliding down his bald head.

The monk Jingkong had become quite good at cultivating his Qi over the years, and even when he was being stared at by the two men, there wasn't a trace of panic on his face.

But he was very frightened, fearing that the headless male corpse would be linked to him and expose his identity.

Huan Bin put enough psychological pressure on the two of them, and his eyes occasionally looked at the several entrances to the back garden.

Judging from the time, Qi Hu and Pan Yue should be back by now, regardless of whether they brought reinforcements or not.

After a few breaths, he saw several figures appear in the firelight.

Li Cunxi, the person most wanted to ask for help, suddenly appeared, and following Li Cunxi was the Minister of War Wang Xiaojie.

"General Huan Bin."

From a few feet away, Wang Xiaojie called out to Huan Bin.

Huan Bin stood up straight and bowed to Wang Xiaojie.

"General Wang!"

"Hahahaha, I really didn't expect this. Half an hour ago, I was still handling government affairs in the Political Affairs Hall, and half an hour later, I was at the Hanguang Temple."

"Alas, this has happened for a reason. There's a headless corpse here, and I can't solve the case, so I have no choice but to ask the two prime ministers to come over."

"Okay, okay. I don't know how to solve the case, but now that the King of Qin is here, we don't have to worry."