Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

"Hahaha, Di Chun, my acupuncture technique is just one of my many medical skills."

There is still a lot you need to learn.

I think you should set up a stall outside the governor's mansion and provide free medical care to everyone after things are settled in Youzhou.

"Let's hone our medical skills." Di Renjie laughed heartily.

"Yes, sir." Zhou Yi naturally complied, though he had long wanted to try out his medical skills.

I learned a lot from Di Renjie when I was in Pengze, but I never had the chance to put it into practice.

Of course, it only means free medical treatment, not free medication.

There are so many patients in the world, we can't afford to give them free medication.

"Dayou, you've worked hard these past few days." Di Renjie then looked at the person beside him.

"My lord, it's not hard work."

Zhou Yi looked at the man, Lu Dayou, a villager from Xiaolianzi Village.

He's really made it big now. Once Di Renjie leaves Youzhou, out of respect for Di Renjie, he'll at least be set for life.

Even the governor would give him some face.

"My lord, Magistrate Zhao Chuanchen of Sanhe County has arrived outside."

Just then, Hu Jinghui walked in from outside.

"Oh, let's go take a look."

Di Renjie's eyes lit up, and he immediately spoke.

Lu Dayou took care of Li Er, and everyone quickly went out and came to the main hall.

As soon as he sat down, Zhao Chuanchen immediately knelt down: "This humble official, Zhao Chuanchen, the magistrate of Sanhe County, pays his respects to Lord Di."

"Stand up and answer."

"Zhao Chuanchen, I'm asking you, the imperial court issued a relief fund, but you didn't distribute it to the people. Where did this money go?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chuanchen immediately knelt down, his body trembling and cold sweat pouring down his face: "This money has been embezzled by this humble servant."

"Are you sure? Embezzling compensation funds is punishable by the extermination of three generations of your family. Are you sure you want to take the blame all by yourself?"

"Yes, it was all embezzled by me alone," Zhao Chuanchen insisted through gritted teeth.

Before he came, Fang Qian had already sent him a message: as long as he gritted his teeth and held on by himself, he would definitely find a way to save him.

"Hmph, you're quite the loyal one. A mere county magistrate is willing to carry such a heavy burden. Aren't you afraid of bending your back under that weight?" Di Renjie sneered.

"My lord, it was indeed done by me alone."

"This humble servant is willing to bear the blame alone; I beg Your Honor to punish me."

"You need to think this through, because they can throw you out as a scapegoat right now."

Will I really try to save you in the future?

"Once you're dead, they'll be safe, and you'll be even less of a use to them. Do you really think they'll protect your family?"

"This..." A hint of fear flashed in Zhao Chuanchen's eyes.

Seeing that the effect was about right, Di Renjie immediately waved his hand and said, "Since that's the case, let's play a game."

Di Chun, arrange for Lord Zhao to stay in the East Flower Hall.

"Yes, sir."

Zhou Yi received the order and led Zhao Chuanchen down to make arrangements.

Upon seeing this, a dangerous glint flashed in Hu Jinghui's eyes.

He glanced at Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, and then at Zhou Yi's back.

Today, Di Renjie ordered him and Li Yuanfang to arrest Zhao Chuanchen.

This incident caused a slight unease to creep into his heart.

But he couldn't figure out where his unease lay.

Logically speaking, for something like arresting Zhao Chuanchen, either he or Li Yuanfang would have been enough, as both of them are highly skilled in martial arts.

Why go to both?

Did Di Renjie not trust the two of them?

He recalled that when he was in Chang'an, Di Renjie was at his residence, clearly planning a feint to the east while attacking the west, heading towards Youzhou.

But at that time, they were not told their destination.

Clearly, he didn't trust either of them; Zhou Yi was the one Di Renjie trusted the most.

……

The rest is quite simple.

The next day, Di Renjie had Zhou Yi wear Zhao Chuanchen's clothes when Fang Qian and others came to inquire about the situation.

He deliberately let Fang Qian and the others see a blurry figure from behind.

This led these people to mistakenly believe that Zhao Chuanchen had confessed to everything.

Then release Zhao Chuanchen.

This exacerbated their internal conflicts, and Fang Qian hired someone to assassinate Zhao Chuanchen, who was terrified.

He had no choice but to tell Di Renjie the truth.

On the third night, Di Renjie summoned a guard from the north gate of Youzhou City.

After meeting Fang Qian, Di Renjie used a "pretending to be weak to deceive" tactic, which scared Fang Qian into a complete daze.

To prevent Di Renjie from obtaining evidence against him, he had government troops disguise themselves as villagers and rescue the elderly, women, and children on the execution platform at the North Gate.

This was an attempt to cover up the truth, and they even left a guard behind, who is now being interrogated.

With just a few words, the guard revealed everything.

Looking at the list in his hand, Di Renjie was extremely shocked: "Fang Qian has such great power. He even controls the army."

"Take my imperial sword, ten Imperial Guards, and one hundred bodyguards and immediately arrest all those on the list."

One of the guard captains immediately went out to carry out the order.

"The Great God is truly one of a kind in the world," Hu Jinghui exclaimed from the side.

Di Renjie had heard these words many times, but he still couldn't help but burst into laughter every time he heard them.

"I'm a little flattered."

"My lord, something terrible has happened! Li Er's poison has flared up again!" At this moment, Lu Dayou ran over in a panic.

"What?"

Di Renjie was shocked and quickly led a few people to Li Er's side.

Seeing Li Er's face turn dark and bluish, it was clearly a sign that the snake venom had flared up again.

"How could this happen? I've already expelled the snake venom from him!"

He was a little puzzled.

"Di Chun, administer acupuncture to him as I taught you before."

After taking Zhou Yi's pulse, Di Renjie gave him instructions.

"Yes, sir."

He always carried silver needles with him.

Zhou Yi took out a silver needle directly from his bosom.

They began to perform acupuncture on Li Er.

Looking at Li Er, who was still unconscious, he actually wanted to complain: "You dare to call yourself Li Er? Do you think you're Li Shimin?"

If possible, Zhou Yi even wanted to directly persuade Di Renjie to give up treating him.

It should be noted that at this time, the Turks were the greatest enemy of the Great Zhou.

Although Jili was a proponent of peace, it did not mean that he had no ambition for the Great Zhou.

It's just that both the Great Zhou and the Turks are a bit exhausted after years of fighting.

Therefore, there is a tacit understanding that they want to negotiate and take a break from each other for a while.

Once he regains his strength, even if Jili doesn't want to invade the Great Zhou, his men will encourage him to do so.

Even the Tiger Division is the same.

He was far more formidable than his uncle, Mordo.

A punch that is pulled back before being thrown is more powerful than a punch thrown directly out.

He simply knew that the Great Zhou Dynasty wouldn't be so easily destroyed, and he feared that years of war and excessive military campaigns would not bring any benefits to the soldiers below, and would only result in continuous deaths.

At this point, the Great Zhou Dynasty was probably not yet overthrown, but his own rule was overthrown.