Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What to do if you are beheaded at the beginning?

"Can you tell me why?"

Song Zhen said bluntly: "Can I say this is a personal grudge?"

Li Zhi: "..."

You kid, are you so frank?

Although Li Zhi didn't know what unpleasant things had happened, he could imagine the attitude of the Qinghe Cui family towards Song Zhen.

Even though Song Zhen's achievements were unprecedented and he became a fourth-rank official at a young age, the Qinghe Cui family still looked down on him because of his noble and humble bloodline.

This contempt even extended to real life.

The Qinghe Cui family took the lead in writing a lot of short essays to specifically belittle Song Zhen.

Criticizing his works as barbaric music, not up to the standard, and the themes of his dramas were filthy and so on.

That is, influenced by the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Longyang friendship could not be criticized, otherwise they would put this hat on Song Zhen.

However...

Now that more than five months have passed, no one from the Qinghe Cui family has come forward to apologize to Song Zhen.

You guys are so happy to criticize him and scold him, but no one will apologize to him!

You will ruin his future and his life!

Li Zhi felt very sympathetic to Song Zhen's experience. What did he do wrong? He was just pursuing a woman he liked. What's wrong with that?

But such a simple request caused unwarranted criticism.

Li Zhi once arranged for someone to warn the five surnames and seven families, calling on them to be more rational and treat his treasure boy well.

Can you write songs? Can you compose music? Can you sing? If you can't do anything, what qualifications do you have to criticize him?

The result was very little, and it became more and more serious.

You don't listen to the words of the king of a country, right? Then you really deserve to die.

Li Zhi stood up from the chair, walked to Song Zhen, and pulled him aside to sit down.

"Then Mr. Song, what do you think I should do?"

Song Zhen bowed first and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I think the roots of the Five Surnames and Seven Families are too deep. We cannot act on impulse and uproot them forcefully. We need to proceed step by step."

"How to proceed step by step?"

"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"

"Oh?" Li Zhi raised his eyebrows, patted the back of Song Zhen's hand and said, "Tell me more."

"Start with some of the Qinghe Cui clan!"

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not asked to kill the entire family, which was unrealistic.

This shows that Song Zhen is rational, which Li Zhi admires very much.

"Okay! I will appoint you as the Inspector of the Imperial Censor, and you will handle this matter throughout the process!"

Song Zhen stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am not suitable to participate and should avoid suspicion."

Li Zhi nodded. Yes, this is Song Zhen's wife's family. He really shouldn't get involved, otherwise it will easily cause criticism.

"Then what do you think?"

"I think Di Renjie can handle this matter."

"Di Renjie?" Li Zhi thought back. He had an impression of this person. He often traveled with Song Zhen. They should be close friends.

Moreover, Di Renjie was outstanding in ability and repeatedly solved strange cases. He was indeed a rare talent.

Song Zhen should be thinking of promoting his friend, right?

Li Zhi had no objection, so he called the eunuch over and issued an order.

"Appoint Di Renjie as the Chief Censor of the Imperial Censorate, grant him the Kanglong Mace, and strictly investigate the case of the Wen and Yu families in Yongzhou treason!"

Kanglong Mace? The eunuch was in a trance for a moment. This is a political artifact.

I didn't expect that His Majesty would value Di Renjie so much?

On the other side, Song Zhen was stunned. Kanglong Mace? Such a familiar line, he couldn't remember it for a while.

Di Renjie was summoned to the palace. As soon as he arrived at the imperial study, he saw Song Zhen. He nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, I am here to see you."

"Di Renjie, I asked you to thoroughly investigate the case of the Wen and Yu families in Yongzhou. Do you have any objections?"

Song Zhen blinked at him, and Di Renjie was stunned.

Soon, he came to his senses and bowed again, saying, "I am willing to share your worries."

Li Zhi smiled with relief: "Okay! In this case, I will give you the Kanglong mace. If anyone disagrees! Holding the Kanglong mace, it is like seeing this emperor!"

Di Renjie's body was shocked, and he took it carefully and tremblingly.

The function of the Kanglong mace is the same as the Shangfang sword, which has the power of beheading first and reporting later, which represents the imperial power.

Di Renjie immediately thought that it must have been obtained by Shouzheng for him, and his heart was full of gratitude.

For a moment, he didn't know how to repay this favor.

Moreover, he was temporarily promoted to the position of Censor-in-Chief, which is a fifth-rank position.

However, it can also be seen from this that Li Zhi was partial to the two.

Song Zhen was promised the position of the third-rank Imperial Censor, while Di Renjie was given the position of the fifth-rank Imperial Censor-in-Chief.

Of course, there is a certain gap between their current status.

Song Zhen was originally affiliated withHe was the fourth-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the fifth-rank Jiaofangshi.

If he was temporarily promoted to the third-rank, no one would have any objections.

Di Renjie was currently just a small sixth-rank Dali Temple Secretary. If he was suddenly assigned a third-rank imperial censor, he would probably be criticized.

Li Zhi naturally had his considerations, and Di Renjie did not dare to have any opinions.

The two left the Imperial Study together.

Of course, Li Zhi's daily office in Ziwei City was not called the Imperial Study. The name of the Imperial Study came from the Forbidden City.

In the setting, Li Zhi usually worked in the Dayi Hall in the palace complex to the east of Ziwei City (abbreviated as the East Palace), because the Hongmen Pavilion, which was the office of the Ministry of Personnel, was below. (There is no historical fact)

For the convenience of everyone's understanding, it is described like this.

After getting on the carriage, Di Renjie saluted Song Zhen with mixed feelings and thanked him sincerely.

Song Zhen hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "Why thank you? What is our relationship? If it weren't for your words of sparing his life at the execution ground that day."

"I'm afraid there would be no Song Zhen now."

Di Renjie was silent. Saving Song Zhen and being with him was probably the most correct thing he had done in his life.

As the saying goes, a favor pays off. Song Zhen also supported him a lot.

The two helped each other and built a foundation in the Tang Dynasty.

On the way, Di Renjie asked Song Zhen about his opinion on the list.

"Shouzheng, what do you think I should do best?"

Because the list included his fiancée Cui Mengzhu's family, Qinghe Cui, Di Renjie didn't know how to deal with it and whether to treat them equally, so he came to ask Song Zhen's opinion.

Song Zhen closed his eyes, crossed his arms and said slowly: "If you want me to make a suggestion, then I suggest you touch the Qinghe Cui family first."

"What?" Di Renjie was shocked, "Does your sister-in-law know that you are doing this?"

"I asked her last night, and she only had one request, that is, don't touch her three direct generations. As for the others, you can do whatever you want."

"......" This, Di Renjie was speechless, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Song Zhen opened his eyes, and he reminded: "By the way, Huaiying, you must understand the emperor's mind."

"You say."

"The emperor has not thought of exterminating the five surnames and seven families, but just wants to give them some warnings. Don't cross the line."

"Okay, I know." Di Renjie took a deep breath and then smiled.

"Thank you, Shouzheng."

"You're welcome, Huaiying."

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