Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Yesterday, we broke through the rebel faction, rescued Princess Li Qingxia of Yiyang who had been captured, and also rescued Fang Qian, the replaced governor of Youzhou.

It's been a busy day.

This morning, Di Renjie began to reorganize the entire Youzhou.

Two-thirds of the military and political personnel in Youzhou were forced to submit to the previous fake Fang Qian, which was truly shocking to him.

These are all people that Di Renjie needs to eliminate.

The phrase "acting as the emperor on behalf of the emperor, and personally visiting every place" carries immense weight.

This means that at this moment in Youzhou, Di Renjie was the emperor.

These traitors could be executed directly; all that was needed was to submit a memorial to the emperor afterward.

The fact that two-thirds of the military and government personnel have been punished means that other officials will need to fill the vacancies.

Di Renjie has been busy with this matter all day, and he also needs to distribute the compensation money and pardon the rebellious villagers of Daliushu.

Post a notice telling them to go home.

After Zhou Yi finished washing up, he went to Di Renjie's place.

Di Renjie had just finished dealing with his business and was resting and drinking tea in the main hall.

"Brother Yuanfang?"

Outside the lobby, Zhou Yi bumped into Li Yuanfang, who was carrying a tray with teacups on it.

"Brother Di, your martial arts have improved, haven't they?"

Li Yuanfang looked at the Book of Changes with great interest, his eyes sparkling, and a hint of excitement on his face, clearly indicating that he had made a small improvement in his martial arts skills.

This was how he performed when he first started practicing martial arts.

Once they make even a small improvement, they become radiant and happy no matter what they do.

Practicing martial arts can strengthen one's mind and gradually harden the heart of a timid person.

"Haha, Brother Yuanfang saw through me."

"Not bad, General Hu sparred with me for half an hour just now. Although I'm tired, my swordsmanship has indeed improved." Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"I see.

General Tiger is highly skilled in martial arts. With him training you, your swordsmanship will indeed improve rapidly.

As he spoke, an expression of admiration appeared on Li Yuanfang's face.

To this day, he still doesn't know that Hu Jinghui is the Viper who shocked him.

He thought his martial arts skills were high enough, and that killing people before was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables, taking only a few moves.

This is the first time I've encountered a master like Viper.

Hu Jinghui was also very skilled in martial arts, which Li Yuanfang greatly admired.

"By the way, what's this?" Coming back to his senses, Li Yuanfang looked at Zhou Yi again.

"Oh, I need to speak with the master about something. He's been busy all day; he should be free now, right?"

"It's alright now. The lord has dealt with a large number of military and political figures in Youzhou."

At the same time, officials from the Imperial Guard were appointed to replace those people and assist others in Youzhou with government affairs.

I just finished these things.

Go ahead.

"Okay." The two passed each other, and Zhou Yi went inside.

Inside the main hall, Di Renjie was deep in thought, seemingly pondering something.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi knew that he should not disturb him at this time, so he stood quietly to the side.

After a moment, Di Renjie came to his senses and noticed Zhou Yi standing to the side.

"Haha, Di Chun, you've been waiting for a while, haven't you?"

"I know your habits, sir. You are deep in thought and I don't want to disturb you."

Di Renjie smiled and pointed at Zhou Yi: "You're not bothering us at all. You've come at the perfect time."

I'd like you to give me some advice on something.

He no longer sees Zhou Yi as just a steward, but as a trusted confidant who can offer advice and devise strategies.

"sit."

After Di Chun sat down, Di Renjie recounted what had happened after the capture of Xiaolianzi Mountain, including the story of Fang Qian, the real governor.

What do you think of Fang Qian as the real governor?

Was he captured by the enemy? Or replaced?

Or is he himself a member of the rebel party? After saying this, Di Renjie shook his head.

"This logic is wrong. If he was a member of the rebel party, Jin Mulan could have just made him the governor of Youzhou."

Why bother finding someone to impersonate him?

Isn't this unnecessary?

Human skin masks will also be needed.

This exposes a greater risk.

But what if he was replaced by someone else?

Was he really replaced?

But something just doesn't feel right.

There's nothing wrong at the moment, just a vague feeling?

Looking up, Di Renjie asked Zhou Yi, "So, what's your opinion on this?"

Zhou Yi thought to himself, "A vague feeling? Why don't you just say you've accessed the surveillance footage?"

My intuition is so accurate.

Before Di Renjie attacked, Li Qingxia originally intended to kill Zhen Fangqian, also known as Liu Jin.

To prevent Liu Jin from revealing his secrets after being arrested.

After all, Liu Jin had seen her true face.

But suddenly an idea struck him, and he came up with this strategy: to have Liu Jin return to Youzhou under the identity of Zhen Fangqian.

Given Di Renjie's temperament, he would definitely help him regain his rightful place.

Li Qingxia seems to know Di Renjie very well.

If Fang Qian were just Fang Qian and not Liu Jin, he really would have done that.

In the original development, Liu Jin was placed in the secret passage leading from the silver treasury to the second hall in the governor's mansion.

It's too late now.

Secondly, once the fake Fang Qian is captured, he will definitely reveal the secret passage.

If things were done that way, Zhen Fangqian would be placed in the secret passage.

Whether or not this matter actually occurred, the fake Fang Qian would certainly know, so naturally he would not have done it again.

Li Qingxia simply let Liu Jin return under the identity of Zhen Fangqian.

It has to be said that this was a terrible move.

"Sir, you believe that the rebels haven't truly been eliminated, right?"

"You're like a tapeworm in my stomach."

You know what I'm thinking.

Yes, the lost official silver has been recovered.

The traitor Jin Mulan committed suicide.

Logically, everything should have been settled by now.

But what about that mysterious killer, Viper?

Furthermore, the rebels arrested ordinary people in order to manufacture weapons, but I did not find those weapons in the cave.

The appearance of this so-called Zhen Fangqian is also somewhat strange.

Someone from the rebel party is already impersonating him, so why not kill him?

It's been three years, why have you kept it?

If it was to consult on some matters and prevent Fang Qian from being discovered by his colleagues in Youzhou, then why was he imprisoned in Xiaolianzi Mountain?

Isn't that too far?

As the governor, he was busy with official duties and could not go to Xiaolianzi to inquire frequently. It would be understandable if he asked someone else to inquire.

Wouldn't that be too troublesome?

At first, I thought this was another fake governor in disguise, but upon inspection, I found that he was not disguised.

What exactly happened?

If he is a member of the rebel party, it is impossible for him to have someone impersonate him. If he is not a member of the rebel party, why would the rebel party keep him around?

This is contradictory!

For a moment, Di Renjie squinted, unable to understand the problem.

"Sir, you still have doubts about him in your heart."

They suspected he was a member of the rebel party, but it didn't make sense for the rebel party to have someone impersonate him.

I think there's only one possibility?

That was three years ago, something happened to him that prevented him from serving as governor, which forced the rebels to find someone to impersonate him.

Otherwise, if the imperial court sends a new governor, Youzhou will no longer belong to them.