Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

Di Renjie and Di Chun then returned to Di Renjie's room.

As for Li Yuanfang, there are other matters.

Now that Liu Chali has been arrested, the entire Liujiazhuang village is under control.

The servants returned to their rooms, and no one was free to move around.

Li Yuanfang could freely go to Liu Chuanlin's room to retrieve his belongings.

A moment later.

Li Yuanfang returned.

"Sir, these are the items we retrieved from Liu Chuanlin's room."

Di Renjie took it and looked at it. "Blue Robe Record?"

"Li Gui and Liu Chuanlin said that this book is related to the hope of the restoration of the Tang Dynasty."

What could it be?

"My lord, it's most likely a treasure map or something like that." Di Chun stepped forward, took the book, flipped through it briefly, took out a dagger, and used it to pry open the book, from which a piece of silk fell out.

"It really is a treasure map." Li Yuanfang stepped forward and picked it up from the desk to take a look.

The three men huddled together, and Di Chun said again, "Sir, this drawing doesn't look complete."

That's only a part of it.

Di Renjie observed carefully for a moment and nodded: "That's right, this is only a part of it."

"This silk scroll was in Li Gui's possession, hidden in the Blue Robe Record."

"If there are other parts, Liu Chali was a former subordinate of the King of Yue, so he would most likely have some as well," Di Chun said, expressing his opinion.

"Yuanfang, go and search Liu Chali's room immediately, without alerting anyone else."

"Let's see if there's a Blue Shirt." Di Renjie narrowed his eyes and said.

"Yes, sir."

But that Yingyu.

Just as Li Yuanfang was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and said again.

"Yingyu? Arrest her temporarily on charges of framing Liu Chuanlin."

After Yingyu was arrested, Liu Chali's room was empty.

Li Yuanfang then began searching Liu Chali's room.

They quickly found a copy of the Blue Shirt Chronicle.

"My lord? We did find a copy of the Blue Robe Record, but there are no illustrations in it?" Li Yuanfang returned to the room and handed Di Renjie a second copy of the Blue Robe Record.

Di Renjie was not surprised: "Liu Chali has already defected to the Inner Guard. In that case, the silk scroll has most likely fallen into the hands of the Inner Guard."

"In the hands of the Imperial Guard? Does the Emperor know about this?"

Li Yuanfang raised this question.

Yes, does the emperor know about this?

These words immediately stirred up Di Renjie's thoughts.

The situation is completely different whether the emperor knows about this matter or not.

Di Renjie looked at Di Chun.

After a moment's thought, Di Chun said, "My lord, it is highly likely that the emperor is unaware of this matter."

Think about it, if the emperor knew about everything that happened here, why would Liu Da kill the two men surnamed Wu who came from Chang'an?

We have determined that the two people were sent by the Crown Prince.

Even if it wasn't sent by the Crown Prince.

It is also highly likely that it is related to the Crown Prince.

Isn't this evidence that the Crown Prince has connections with the former subordinates of the King of Yue?

The emperor only suspected that the crown prince was plotting a rebellion; it didn't necessarily mean he was connected to Li Gui. Connections with Liu Chali could also be involved.

As a result, those two people were killed by Liu Da.

I suspect that someone is after this treasure.

But the treasure can only be found by collecting all the maps, not to mention Liu Chali's share.

They didn't get Li Gui's copy.

If I'm not mistaken, his ultimate goal must be this treasure.

As for finding evidence that the crown prince intended to rebel, that was merely incidental.

Di Renjie stood up abruptly from his chair, his eyes lighting up as he stared at Di Chun: "Di Chun, you're right."

Your analysis is very reasonable, and I think only this can explain Liu Da's actions and why he killed those two guests from Chang'an.

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Li Yuanfang looked puzzled: "But my lord? Those people are the Imperial Guards, the most loyal to the emperor. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will find out about this?"

Or what if the emperor finds out?

"You don't understand the emperor's character yet."

Now that she suspects the Crown Prince of plotting a rebellion, her biggest concern is whether he really is.

As for treasures or the like, they wouldn't care at all.

As for loyalty? There is no such thing as absolute loyalty.

Are Zhou Xing, Suo Yuanli, and their political enemies who have been persecuting the emperor truly loyal to him?

It's all about power.

By actively fulfilling the emperor's duties, one gains power.

Power, money, and beautiful women are all attractive.

It is entirely possible that the person in charge of the inner guards, upon learning of the King of Yue's treasure, immediately harbored ulterior motives.

Of course, I think that among these guards, apart from the people behind the scenes, Liu Chali and Liu Da, very few people knew about the treasure.

Those lower-ranking guards would never know about this.

Di Chun then said, "The purpose of the person behind the scenes in placing Li Gui under house arrest is quite obvious."

One of their purposes must be to obtain the Blue Robe Chronicle.

"good.

Now that we've determined the enemy's objective, everything is much easier.

We just need to rescue Li Gui and learn the truth from him.

"The Crown Prince will be safe and sound." Di Renjie smiled. Now that things had come to this point, he could finally relax a bit.

Li Yuanfang said with concern, "My lord, although you have determined the enemy's objective..."

But the enemy is the internal guards!

"The Imperial Guards are the emperor's henchmen. What if you take action against them?"

"Yuanfang, who said our enemy is the Imperial Guard? We're clearly investigating a case!"

As long as I pretend I don't know the identity of the inner guard?

Who can prove that I knew about the existence of the inner guard?

"Even if some of the imperial guards are killed, the emperor can only suffer in silence," Di Renjie said with a chuckle.

Di Chun continued, "Brother Yuanfang, there is a tacit understanding between the Emperor and the Lord."

Unless it's something too outrageous, the emperor won't punish the adults.

Including this matter, the adults completely shirked responsibility.

Li Yuanfang nodded: "I understand."

Di Renjie absolutely could not report this matter to the emperor. The emperor could trust Di Renjie in other matters, but when it came to the matter of the crown prince, he trusted the Imperial Guards more.

They believed that Di Renjie might protect the crown prince because he was a member of the Li Tang faction.

The report was submitted, and not only would the emperor not trust Di Renjie, but he would also believe that Di Renjie was covering up for the crown prince, further fueling the crown prince's plot to rebel.

"Arrest Liu Da immediately to prevent him from tipping off the people behind the scenes."

I also need to summon Liu Chali; I want to interrogate him again.

"Yes, sir."

Liu Chali's willingness to defect to the Inner Guard clearly shows that he is a coward who fears death.

In this situation, it's obviously easier to learn the truth from Liu Chali.

Moreover, Di Renjie had a legitimate reason, namely the case of killing his son.

As for Liu Da, he was arrested simply to prevent him from tipping off the people behind the scenes.

It is not worth mentioning.

Di Renjie wasn't going to get anything out of him.

He can be killed later on charges of murder.