Chapter 32: Fang Qian's Stories (Part )
Fang Qian was stunned at first, then he leaned over to read the words on the paper carefully.

He suddenly said excitedly: "This... this seems to be my humble official, the governor's seal!"

Di Renjie nodded and said, "Yes, this is the governor's seal of Lord Fang. It has your fingerprints on it when you took office as the governor of Youzhou."

"This court does not doubt Lord Fang, but because the fake governor case is so shocking, we have to be on guard."

Fang Qian was also reasonable and said, "I understand."

Then, a servant nearby handed Fang Qian a piece of white paper and ink, and asked him to put his fingerprints on it.

Fang Qian showed no sign of timidity at all. He dipped his thumb into the ink and confidently pressed his fingerprint.

Di Renjie took the paper and carefully compared it with the fingerprint on the seal in mid-air.

After looking at it for a long time, Di Renjie nodded and said, "Well, it is indeed exactly the same."

Although Zhao Ji was mentally prepared for this scene of comparing fingerprints, he still felt a little skeptical about his life.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but exclaim: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe. How could your eyes be able to compare fingerprints?"

Hu Jinghui was not to be outdone, and he would not miss any opportunity to flatter Di Renjie.

"Your eyes are unparalleled in the world."

Fang Qian also gave a thumbs up: "Di Gong is indeed very perceptive, and he deserves the title of God of Judgement."

Di Renjie laughed when he heard this: "You are all too flattering. This is just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

Fang Qian had no intention of stopping talking. He sighed slightly, as if he was a little sad.

"If there had been an official in Youzhou who was as careful as you, I wouldn't have fallen into this situation."

Seeing Fang Qian was a little depressed, Di Renjie pointed at the food on the table and said, "Today is a big day, so I prepared some wine. Lord Fang, please don't despise it. Please enjoy it."

Fang Qian smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "I have been in prison for a long time and have not had enough food to eat. How can I despise you?"

After saying that, Fang Qian was no longer polite. He picked up the chopsticks and started to eat voraciously, as if he was a starving ghost reincarnated. He devoured the food and wine like a whirlwind.

Looking at Fang Qian's eating habits, Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

After eating half of the food and wine, Fang Qian noticed the way everyone was looking at him and quickly put down his chopsticks.

He swallowed the food in his mouth, wiped his mouth, and gave an awkward but polite smile.

"My humble servant's eating manners are not elegant, and I am sorry to make you all laugh."

"Hey~, Lord Fang has been in the tunnel for many years, lacking food and clothing, so it's not surprising that he behaves like this." Di Renjie said with a smile.

Fang Qian closed his eyes and sighed, as if he was sad about the experience of being imprisoned.

Seeing that Fang Qian was about to ask for Yu Yu again, Di Renjie hurriedly advised: "Master Fang, don't be so polite. Eat more."

Fang Qian waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I'm already full."

Di Renjie nodded and said, "In that case, Lord Fang, can you tell me about your experience of falling into the hands of evil people?"

Hearing this, Fang Qian's expression changed slightly. He realized that Di Renjie did not completely trust him.

The next answer will determine Di Renjie's attitude towards himself, which is the biggest test of this plan.

Fang Qian didn't dare to look Di Renjie in the eye. He pretended to try hard to recall the story and told it:
"Three years ago, not long after I took office as the governor of Youzhou, an old friend Liu Jin came to visit me..."

When Zhao Ji heard the word "Liu Jin", he laughed secretly.

The story Fang Qian made up was terrible from the very beginning.

Mentioning Liu Jin, the key figure in this case, would just stimulate Di Renjie's sensitive nerves.

This is what is called being too clever.

Zhao Ji glanced at Di Renjie, and he indeed looked thoughtful.

Fang Qian did not notice anything wrong, he continued: "In fact, Liu Jin and I have not had any contact for more than ten years, but he suddenly came to visit me that time. Although I was surprised, I still entertained him warmly. Who knew it would cause trouble."

At this point, Fang Qian stole a glance at Di Renjie, only to see that he was staring at him with interest, so he quickly looked away.

Fang Qian put on a look of trance as he recalled the past, "On the night when Liu Jin came to visit, I hosted a banquet for him. He suddenly mentioned that I had participated in the Xiangyang Conference of the King of Yue." "You know, sir, that the King of Yue invited everyone to gather under the pretext of viewing flowers, but his actual purpose was to have the participants join forces to rebel. Of course, I sternly refused such a thing."

"After the refusal, I fled back to Youzhou and hid the matter in my heart, never mentioning it again. Later, the King of Yue was executed, and I was lucky enough to escape and was not implicated."

When Di Renjie heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp, but he did not interrupt Fang Qian and continued to watch his performance.

Fang Qian continued to talk to himself: "Liu Jin brought up the old matter again that day and persuaded me to carry on the will of the King of Yue, mobilize the power of Youzhou, and fight against Zhou and restore Tang. How could I dare to agree? I said I needed to think about it and made an excuse to get out of it."

"Your Excellency knows that Junchen, Suo Yuanli and other cruel officials were in power in recent years. If Liu Jin reports me, I will be killed without a burial place." Fang Qian looked terrified.

Hearing this, Di Renjie nodded, seeming to agree. After all, he had also been framed by cruel officials.

Fang Qian saw this and thought Di Renjie believed his words, so he continued, "Afterwards, I became more and more scared and wanted to persuade Liu Jin to leave as soon as possible. I rushed to the posthouse and tried to persuade him, but Liu Jin not only refused to listen, but threatened me, saying that he would report my participation in the Yue King's Conference."

"I was extremely frightened, but suddenly there was a commotion outside the post house, and then the officials in the post house led the inner guards into the room and arrested Liu Jin. I hid under the bed and escaped."

After saying this, Fang Qian seemed to have a lingering fear, as if what happened back then was still vivid in his mind.

At this time, Hu Jinghui, who had been silent all the time, showed a "confused" expression.

He said, "Why didn't Liu Jin report Lord Fang's affairs to the inner guards?"

Fang Qian did not hesitate to continue Hu Jinghui's words: "I didn't understand it at first. It was not until the fake governor appeared in front of me that I realized that they wanted to replace me and steal the position of governor."

Zhao Ji looked at Hu Jinghui and Fang Qian in surprise, secretly complaining: "These two movie kings connected well, but they just messed up the most important part."

Before he knew it, Fang Qian's story had come to an end: "Since then, I have been under house arrest in the backyard of the governor's mansion. About half a year later, I was imprisoned in a secret passage, where I have been imprisoned until now."

Fang Qian talked for a long time, and his words were full of truth and falsehood. Di Renjie stroked his beard and thought carefully.

Watching Fang Qian and Hu Jinghui's performance, Zhao Ji also wanted to join in. He asked, "Master Fang, there is something I don't understand and I would like to ask you for your advice."

Fang Qian said calmly, "General, please speak."

Zhao Ji said: "Since they have already replaced you, why don't they kill you to prevent future troubles?"

When Di Renjie heard what Zhao Ji said, he frowned and said, "Hey, Chengyuan, don't be rude."

Fang Qian smiled, indicating that he didn't care: "General, you don't know, the government affairs of a state are so complicated, they are in a hurry and can't get started, so they left me here to help handle the affairs."

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "So, Lord Fang once served the thieves?"

Fang Qian looked ashamed: "I am ashamed. In order to save my life, I really had no choice but to cooperate with them."

Di Renjie didn't care, he waved his hand and said: "This is human nature, it's not Lord Fang's fault."

When Fang Qian heard this, he stood up and knelt before Di Renjie, his face moved:
"Thank you for your tolerance, Lord. You have been so kind to me. I... wuwu..."

As he spoke, he actually started wiping away his tears.

Seeing this, Di Renjie hurriedly helped Fang Qian up and comforted him, "Alright, alright. Master Fang, you have worked hard. I think we will stop here today. I will have some questions for you tomorrow."

Fang Qian wiped his tears again and said, "Thank you for your understanding, sir. I bid you farewell."

Since Di Renjie had spoken, Zhao Ji and others had no choice but to leave one by one.

Fang Qian watched them walk away, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Di Renjie didn't say much, he gave Fang Qian indescribable pressure.

The plan seemed to be going smoothly, but Fang Qian had a bad feeling.

Fang Qian lowered his brows and pondered, carefully recalling the previous scene. The reactions and expressions of Di Renjie, Zhao Ji, Hu Jinghui and others replayed in his mind one by one.

After a while, Fang Qian felt relieved: "I shouldn't have revealed any flaws. I was probably too nervous, so I had wild thoughts."

　Liu Jin's story was basically unchanged, and there are clues that he was captured by the inner guards. According to the conversation between Wu Zetian and Di Renjie at Yuanjue Temple in the play, Liu Jin was escorted to Beijing by the inner guards.

　　The author used this point to make a reasonable deduction and set that Liu Jin was caught by the internal security, which involves the subsequent plot.

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(End of this chapter)