Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

After Chunhyang was dragged away, she was chopped into mincemeat, as if only this action could appease the Queen's anger.

He seemed much calmer now, unlike before when he had a gloomy face.

He then summoned other guards and began to have Wang Zhiyuan and He Yun arrested.

The entire palace was sealed off. Chunhyang was being held captive. What about the others?

Has it also been taken into control?

Wu Zetian had more than one female official.

It's estimated that a large number of people will suffer this time.

In the Imperial Garden of Shangyang Palace, Wu Zetian and several others were taking a stroll.

"Huaiying, who do you think is behind these two people?"

Wu Zetian frowned and asked the question behind her.

Without the slightest hesitation, Di Renjie said directly, "Your Majesty, this humble subject should not make any presumptuous guesses."

"Speak freely, do you think there's any possibility that the Crown Prince might be involved?"

"Your Majesty, it absolutely cannot be the Crown Prince."

I know the Crown Prince's character well; he has always been very filial and would never do such a thing to Your Majesty.

"Furthermore, please forgive my bluntness." After a pause, Di Renjie cupped his hands and said.

"Please feel free to speak."

Wu Zetian waved her hand, not caring at all what treasonous things Di Renjie was about to say.

"Your Majesty, He Yun and Wang Zhiyuan have eliminated so many imperial guards."

These two must be extraordinary people, right?

"This is probably not your average internal guard."

Wu Zetian stopped and turned to stare at Di Renjie: "What do you mean?"

Di Renjie seemed unfazed and continued, "The Inner Guards have always acted in secrecy, and their identities are even more secretive."

It is possible that some local officials, or people with legitimate positions in Luoyang, were part of the Inner Guard.

This is not surprising.

If they wanted to harm His Majesty, they could simply haunt the palace.

"If I'm not mistaken, the ghost story outside the palace is a ploy to lure me out. But there's absolutely no reason for the Imperial Guards to intervene."

They deliberately cut off the victim's left arm, which would have made it easier for them to expose themselves.

Therefore, I suspect that these two are not ordinary guards.

Using the traitor's affair as a pretext to purge the inner guards suggests that those guards probably knew something.

"Does His Majesty perhaps have other tasks for these two?"

After Di Renjie finished speaking, Wu Zetian stared at him coldly.

His expression then gradually changed.

"Hahaha, hahaha."

After a burst of laughter, Wu Zetian said, "Only you, Di Huaiying, would say such a thing. I believe you deduced it."

Hmph, if it were anyone else, I would definitely suspect that he had ulterior motives and had investigated the inner guards.

"Indeed, I have other tasks for these two; I've assigned them a group of bodyguards."

That was the end of the story. Sending the Imperial Guards to lure out anti-Wu forces in the martial arts world and wipe them out in one fell swoop would not sound good to outsiders.

Wu Zetian was unwilling to say it, even though her reputation wasn't very good to begin with.

"These are the two men. They are carrying out His Majesty's secret mission, unlike ordinary guards. How could the Crown Prince possibly know their identities?"

Even if the crown prince wanted to rebel, he couldn't possibly win over the Imperial Guard.

To put it bluntly, if the Crown Prince were to actually try to win over the Imperial Guards, wouldn't he be deliberately courting death?

"Yes, you're right, it's definitely impossible for the Crown Prince." Wu Zetian also came to her senses at this moment.

She had always been wary of Crown Prince Li Xian, and what she said earlier was just an angry outburst. Now, after Di Renjie's analysis, the Crown Prince was indeed the least likely candidate.

"What about the others?"

"It's hard for me to say..." Di Renjie said again.

He really couldn't say for sure about this matter. Whoever it was, it must have been someone close to Wu Zetian.

He doesn't interfere with close relatives; he only needs to touch on such matters briefly.

He doesn't need to get involved in what happens next.

If you insist on getting involved, you might end up making a fool of yourself.

And right now, he really doesn't know who did it.

Wu Zetian asked him to guess, but what if he guessed wrong? That would be even more difficult to handle.

"You... never mind, I won't force you if you don't want to talk about it..."

Let's wait for news from the Thousand Bull Guards.

……

The group continued their walk, and half an hour later, news arrived that enraged Wu Zetian.

"What?" Wu Zetian stared intently at the person kneeling before her.

"Your Majesty, that is indeed the case. By the time I arrived at He Yun's residence, he had already committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Your humble servant then went to the Ziyun Temple of the Imperial Preceptor Wang Zhiyuan, only to find that he too had died.

Her eyes darted around, and Wu Zetian suddenly realized something: "Did these two really commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"

"On the surface, this does indeed appear to be a suicide out of fear of punishment."

The Qianniu Guard general kneeling on the ground hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Hmph, trying to cover it up only makes things worse; this is murder to silence a witness."

The mastermind behind this is incredibly fast! I had just sent people to arrest those two traitors, He Yun and Wang Zhiyuan, and the person behind it had already killed them to silence them.

Who exactly is this person?

Wu Zetian looked up at the sky and muttered to herself, and no one dared to interrupt.

After a long pause, Wu Zetian looked at the man on the ground and said, "Never mind, Huan Bin, you can go now."

"Your humble servant takes his leave."

"Huan Bin?" Upon hearing this name, Di Chun, who was standing to the side, carefully examined the man.

The leader of the Snake Spirit Hall was already a general of the Thousand Bull Guard at this time?

After Huan Bin left, Wu Zetian snorted coldly: "Hmph, damned traitor."

"I must find him."

She glanced at Di Renjie beside her, but didn't intend to have him investigate the matter.

Wu Zetian understood very well that the person with the surname Li was more likely to be involved in such a situation.

Let Di Renjie investigate; who knows how much water they might have released?

The only option is to have someone else investigate.

"Huaiying, you have made a great contribution in solving the case of the ghosts haunting the palace and the area outside the palace."

Di Renjie quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not take credit for this. Di Chun deserves more credit for solving these two cases."

Wu Zetian looked at Di Chun, and he quickly stepped forward.

"Di Chun's contribution is indeed great. First, he allowed me to sleep peacefully, and then he prevented evil people from plotting against me."

Two merits deserve a reward.

After a moment's thought, he continued, "Di Chun, receive the imperial decree."

"Your humble servant receives the imperial decree."

Di Chun quickly stepped forward.

Then he heard Wu Zetian promote him: "I now promote you to the rank of Chaosan Dafu, a fourth-rank official."

He concurrently served as Inspector of the Imperial Guard.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The title of Chaosan Dafu was merely an honorary title, not a real position. It was used to determine the rank of officials and was generally bestowed upon those close to the emperor.

It's essentially an honorary status.

As for the Inspector of the Imperial Guard, the title "Inspector" means he doesn't have to go to work.

The Qianniuwei Canjun was an official position in the Qianniuwei responsible for relaying military orders and handling miscellaneous tasks.

The official positions granted by the emperor only required receiving a salary, without having to go to work.

This is equivalent to Di Chun being promoted from the lower sixth rank to the lower fourth rank in one fell swoop.

In a short time, he was promoted four levels.