Chapter 237: King Liang, Big Leaf!
Zhao Ji looked at Di Renjie, feeling very disappointed: "Sir, why did you let the assassin go for no reason?"

Di Renjie did not keep Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang in suspense and directly showed the trajectory map to Zhao Ji: "He is not the assassin, the real assassin is someone else!"

Zhao Ji took the blueprint and pretended to investigate: "Even if Shining is not an assassin, but has saved the emperor, he can't escape the identity of the Snake Killer!"

Li Yuanfang became even more anxious after hearing this: "Yes, sir, Chengyuan is right, you really shouldn't let Shining go!"

Di Renjie was confident and said, "It's okay. I have my own plan!"

Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

Yuan Tiangang is imprisoned in Hanguang Temple. He is Wu Zetian's greatest threat and is related to the snake spirit. Di Renjie is not aware of this and will suffer from the lack of information this time.

Too extravagant! Di Pangpang, relying on Wu Zetian's trust and his position in the court, has been a little too arrogant recently.

First, he concealed Ruyan's identity and did not report it, and then he almost hid the murder in Hanguang Temple from Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian had just warned Di Renjie to be cautious in the future, otherwise the relationship between the monarch and his subjects might end in a bad way.

Less than a day after he made the announcement, Di Pangpang turned around and let the suspected assassin, the Snake Spirit Killer Kui Wenzhong, escape. What can be said about him?
Especially since Hanguang Temple involves Yuan Tiangang and the snake spirit, Wu Zetian will only be even more wary!
If it were Zhao Ji or most other people, they probably wouldn't be able to tolerate Di Renjie's outrageous actions.

Even so, Di Renjie was able to escape unscathed! I can only say that Wu Zetian loved him too much!
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as predicted!

That night, in the imperial study of Ziwei Palace, Wu Zetian was furious and slammed the imperial desk hard, her lips trembling.

Below, Di Renjie, Zhao Ji, Huan Bin, Zhang Jianzhi, Wu Sansi and others stood with their heads bowed.

Wu Zetian took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and asked word by word: "Huaiying, why did you let the assassin go!"

The Queen still hoped that Di Renjie could give a reasonable explanation, so she gave him another chance.

Zhao Ji lowered his head and said nothing, thinking in his heart: "Still calling him 'Huai Ying', it seems that he hasn't accumulated enough anger points yet."

Di Renjie said calmly, "Your Majesty, I did not let the assassin go. The real assassin escaped on his own!"

This answer obviously did not satisfy Wu Zetian. She stood up suddenly and the anger that had been pent up in her heart burst out immediately.

She shouted sternly, "How dare you! Di Renjie, I have tolerated you doing whatever you want and disobeying the emperor's will for more than one or two days!"

"From Li Qingxia and Hu Jinghui in Youzhou a few years ago to Su Xianer in Pingzhou, every single one of them was a cover-up and they pretended to obey but actually disobeyed! But I have never investigated!"

"But this time, you actually let the traitor who tried to assassinate me go free, allowing him to go unpunished. This is truly 'how can we tolerate this?'"

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, "Di Renjie, your anger bar is now over halfway!"

Zhang Jianzhi and others looked at Wu Zetian's face nervously, only Wu Sansi was complacent when he saw Di Renjie being humiliated.

Di Renjie smiled slightly and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the way to solve a case is to cut through the soft and bend through the hard. You can only move forward in a zigzag manner, and it is impossible to go straight to the end. You must not let anger and hatred cloud your mind!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zetian was so angry that her hands were shaking. She pointed at Di Renjie and said, "You...are you openly mocking me?"

Huan Bin's eyes sparkled, and he was secretly plotting something bad, adding fuel to the fire, "Your Majesty, Lord Di is wise and intelligent, and has great reasoning ability. I think there must be a deep meaning behind his actions!"

Wu Sansi sneered, "What do you mean by that? There must be a hidden meaning! Your Majesty, I think Di Renjie must have a special relationship with the assassin who assassinated you, so he secretly bought the murderer off and hid the truth so that this matter would not be made public!"

Seeing Wu Sansi was adding insult to injury, Zhang Jianzhi immediately retorted, "Then according to King Liang's words, why did Lord Di come to the Hanguang Temple to rescue the king this morning?"

Wu Sansi was stunned and stammered, "He, he has another conspiracy."

Zhang Jianzhi pressed on, "Oh, it seems that the King of Liang knows about Di Gong's plot. Please tell us about it!"

Wu Sansi was stunned: "How...how would I know this?"

Zhang Jianzhi sneered and said, "Since the King of Liang didn't know, why did he say it so confidently, insisting that Lord Di had another conspiracy?"

Wu Sansi naturally couldn't answer the question, which made him feel embarrassed and a little ashamed.

Zhao Ji watched coldly and marveled inwardly.

The crime Di Renjie committed this time was not a small one, and the situation was still unclear, but Zhang Jianzhi had absolute trust in him. Without any communication, he stood up for him and helped speak.

This highlights Di Pang's absolute core and leadership status and prestige in Fu Tang Group!
They can spend money recklessly because they have the capital!

However, this commotion actually eased the tense atmosphere in the hall a little.

But Wu Zetian's tone was still stiff: "Okay! Di Renjie, I'll give you three days to arrest the murderer within three days, otherwise, you will be prepared to spend the rest of your life in prison!"

But this is just an angry remark. If we can't catch him in three days, can we really catch Di Renjie? This is another step.

Di Renjie bowed and said, "I am incompetent and cannot bring the murderer to justice within three days. Your Majesty, please punish me now."

Wu Zetian's eyes were red with anger, she could not believe her ears. Di Renjie refused to back down even when given the chance. Was he really determined to protect the murderer?

She almost broke through her defense and yelled, "How dare you! Are you openly disobeying my order?"

Di Renjie remained calm and said, "I dare not, I am just telling the truth."

"How outrageous! How outrageous!" Wu Zetian slammed the table twice in anger. "Someone come here!" The Qianniu Guards heard the call and rushed in.

Wu Zetian pointed at Di Renjie and said through gritted teeth: "Catch this old thief!"

Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows and muttered in his heart: "'Old thief', the anger value has exploded, and the killing line has arrived!"

However, the Qianniu Guards were just stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other, without making any move for a while.

Huan Bin, Zhang Jianzhi and others quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Zhao Ji did not get involved, but just stood there like Di Renjie. Otherwise, if all the ministers knelt, wouldn't that be considered forcing abdication?
By that time, even if nothing happened, something might have happened.

Di Renjie smiled, and finally stopped provoking Wu Zetian. He explained seriously, "Your Majesty, the whole story of this case is very complicated, and it is indeed not something that can be solved in three or five days. If I were to let this humble official investigate, I'm afraid it would take at least one or two months!"

This time, Di Renjie did not say anything arrogant like "I am the only one who can solve this case", after all, there is still Zhao Ji.

Wu Sansi shouted loudly: "Di Renjie, at this point, you are still shirking responsibility and shielding the assassin! Speed ​​is of the essence, we must catch the assassin within three days. If we wait a month or two, the assassin will have disappeared long ago!"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "Your Majesty, let me hand this case over to King Liang for trial. I believe King Liang will be able to catch the assassin within three days!"

Wu Sansi was dumbfounded: "You..."

Di Renjie smiled calmly and said slowly: "The King of Liang is a man of great talent! He has a clear mind and is a rare talent. He is the most suitable candidate."

Zhang Jianzhi quickly said, "What Di Gong said is absolutely right. Your Majesty, please hand this case over to the King of Liang. That will be the best way to put people to their best use."

"That's enough!" Wu Zetian slammed her hand heavily on the table: "You are singing the same tune, do you think you can bully me?"

Everyone fell silent immediately, as they were controlled by Wu Zetian.

Wu Sansi's eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind: "Your Majesty, when the assassin escaped, I was not at the scene and I have never seen the assassin, so how can I catch him?"

"But Di Renjie is not the only one in the court who can solve the case. General Zhao is famous and happened to have met the assassin. I think it is the best way to let him solve the case. This is what we call making the best use of one's talents! Humph!"

This seemed to be Wu Sansi's counterattack against Zhang Jianzhi, and he said it with great enthusiasm!

"As for Di Renjie, he hired and released the assassin who assassinated Your Majesty. He should be dismissed from his post and handed over to General Zhao for strict interrogation to investigate the conspiracy behind him and his accomplices!"

After Wu Sansi finished speaking, he smiled sinisterly. If this slander was true, Di Renjie and Zhao Ji would kill each other!

Since Zhao agreed, he would be incompetent if he couldn't find out the truth. If he did, it would inevitably create a rift between him and Di Renjie.

If we don't investigate, we will be in cahoots with Di Renjie, hiring and releasing assassins, and plotting to kill the king!
After hearing these words, Wu Zetian was actually quite interested and looked Zhao Ji up and down.

Zhao had to speak up when the melon was eaten by himself, "Your Majesty, I think the same as Di Gong. The cause and effect of this assassination are very complicated."

"It will take more than a day or two to find out. Moreover, I also think that the person Di Gong let go is not the real assassin! The real assassin is someone else!"

Wu Sansi heard this and pointed at him again, "Zhao Ji, are you also in collusion with Di Renjie? Di Renjie let the assassin go in front of everyone, how can you deny it like this?"

Zhao Ji heard this and said seriously: "Since King Liang thinks so, and there is a grudge between me and Di Gong, then we can only ask King Liang to investigate this case personally. With King Liang's talent, he will surely catch the criminal easily!"

"You! How dare you openly ridicule me!" Wu Sansi was furious.

Wu Zetian frowned and shouted at Wu Sansi to leave: "How dare you! Where is this place? How dare you roar like that!"

"I dare not, I dare not!" Wu Sansi immediately retreated, feeling very aggrieved. One by one, they were relying on their favor to exclude him.

Wu Zetian heard Zhao Ji and Di Renjie's statements and had some doubts in her heart: "Chengyuan, you just said that the person who was released was not an assassin. What's going on?"

By the way, Wu Zetian waved her hand and signaled the Qianniu Guards to go down.

Seeing this, Di Renjie finally smiled again: "I have drawn a picture of the scene, Your Majesty, would you like to take a look?"

Wu Zetian nodded immediately.

Di Renjie took out the blueprint from his sleeve and raised it above his head with both hands. Shangguan Wan'er took it and handed it to Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian quickly opened it and read it carefully. Suddenly she looked up and asked, "Is that so?"

Di Renjie nodded slightly: "This is the scene when it happened."

Wu Zetian took a deep breath and placed the drawings on the table.

She was now thinking back over what Di Renjie had just said, and finally realized that she had misunderstood him. She felt a little embarrassed and guilty.

"Huaiying, you are really something. It's such an important matter, but you didn't make it clear earlier. If you had given me this map earlier, how could I have lost my composure like this?" Wu Zetian complained.

"I know my crime." Di Renjie stopped being stubborn and bowed his hands to confess his crime with a smile.

After a while, Wu Zetian raised her head and smiled: "Well, I am too impatient. Anyway, Huaiying, I still order you to be fully responsible for the investigation of this case, Chengyuan to assist you, and the imperial edict will be issued immediately."

Wu Sansi could hardly accept it and was stunned. Such a big thing was just let go like that?
(End of this chapter)