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[Science Popularization Short Video Collection Series 16. ]

[Eleven, Wu Zetian was ruthless, why did she let Di Renjie die peacefully? ]

[How powerful was the historical detective Di Renjie? ]

[He was called the Eastern Sherlock Holmes by later generations. He played a big chess game with his life, which enabled the Tang Dynasty to continue. He also had a good end in the face of the ruthless Wu Zetian. ]

[Di Renjie was born in 630 AD in Taiyuan, Huaiying. ]

[His life was full of ups and downs. ]

[Di Renjie entered the officialdom in his early years with the Mingjing exam. He was falsely accused by a petty official, which led to him being imprisoned for a time. ]

[The famous minister Yan Liben was in charge of the trial of the case. After discovering that Di Renjie was very talented and was falsely accused by a villain, he couldn't help but sigh: You are a pearl in the ocean. 】

【The so-called pearl in the ocean refers to the talent that has been buried. 】

【This idiom first came from here. 】

【However, Di Renjie's talent has not been buried. On the contrary, his reputation has spanned the long river of history! 】

【As a detective who solves cases like a god, he is called the Sherlock Holmes of the East by later generations. 】

【In fact, this is not completely groundless. 】

【The historical Di Renjie is indeed proficient in prison, and his skill points are also very comprehensive! 】

【In addition to trying cases, he also made great achievements in military, agriculture, and official administration, and was deeply loved by the people. 】

【During the Yifeng period of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty. 】

【Di Renjie, who was nearly 50 years old, was promoted from a local official to the Dali Temple. 】

[The Dali Temple is one of the highest judicial institutions in the Tang Dynasty, mainly responsible for the review of cases. 】

[After Di Renjie took office, he handled a large number of backlogged cases in a short period of time, involving more than 17,000 people, but no one complained unjustly! 】

[For this reason, he left a reputation for solving cases like a god. 】

[...]

"It's Lord Di! He is one of the few Bao Qingtians who can solve cases like a god."

"Di Gong is so good at judging cases, which shows how incompetent the previous county magistrate was."

"It's just... if you act like this, you will be loved by the people. Aren't you afraid that your achievements will surpass your master?"

"Please beg you to be low-key. The emperor is watching."

"....."

The people of the Tang Dynasty admired Di Renjie very much.

At the same time, they began to worry about his personal safety.

After all, being too talented would inevitably lead to other officials being displeased, and they would impeach him, and the emperor would also become suspicious.

[At that time, two generals accidentally cut down the cypress trees in Zhaoling. ]

[Tang Gaozong was furious and ordered the two men to be beheaded. ]

[But Di Renjie spoke out against it, and the beheading was eventually changed to exile. ]

[Di Renjie became famous in the capital and also received the attention of Empress Wu Zetian. ]

[When Di Renjie was 54, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi died and Crown Prince Li Xian succeeded to the throne. ]

[Not long after, Li XianWu Zetian deposed him and replaced him with Li Dan, and the power of government was completely in the hands of Wu Zetian. 】

【During this period, Di Renjie was sent to the local area for training. 】

【Everywhere he went, he could benefit the people and was deeply loved by the local people. 】

【Five years later, Li Zhen and Li Chong, members of the Tang Dynasty royal family, rebelled and wanted to take back the Li Tang dynasty, but they failed. 】

【Zhang Guangfu, the prime minister sent by Wu Zetian to suppress the rebellion, took the opportunity to oppress the people and framed them. 】

【Di Renjie couldn't bear to see the people in mourning, so he wrote a letter to the emperor asking him to sympathize with these innocent people. 】

【Although this memorial was nominally written to Emperor Li Dan, everyone knew that it was Wu Zetian who could make the final decision. 】

【At this time, Wu Zetian was in the final stage of preparing for a change of dynasty and was very sensitive to any objections. 】

【But out of appreciation for Di Renjie's talent. 】

【Wu Zetian still agreed to change the death penalty to exile, but Di Renjie's move aroused Zhang Guangfu's hatred, and he reported Di Renjie after returning. 】

【Di Renjie was demoted because of this. 】

【...】

"Ah! Zhang Guangfu is such a villain, jealous of Di Renjie's talent, deliberately suppressing him."

"Alas, it is rare to have such an official who cares about the people, and he is still harmed by traitors! It's really infuriating! Zhang Guangfu! I fuck your ancestors!"

"Does anyone know where Zhang Guangfu's tomb is? I'll go and dig it up for him! Pour all the pig manure in it!"

"......"

The ancient people were so angry that their teeth itched.

Good officials are rare, and they are persecuted by traitors, which is really infuriating!

【When Di Renjie was 61 years old, Wu Zetian proclaimed herself emperor and changed the country's name to Zhou. The next year, she promoted him to prime minister. 】

【For officials, the Wu Zhou Dynasty was more than just a change of emperor. 】

【As the only female emperor in Chinese history. 】

【Wu Zetian's rise to power was full of blood and gore. 】

【In order to eliminate opposition forces, he used cruel officials, encouraged informants, and slaughtered the Li Tang clan elders and nobles. Everyone in the court was in danger. 】

【But Di Renjie was an exception. Wu Zetian admired his talents very much. 】

【So he was promoted from the local area and entrusted with important tasks. 】

【Di Renjie was upright in character. Although he did not oppose Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne, he was unwilling to see cruel officials. 】

【In order to please Wu Zetian, he fabricated a large number of unjust cases, which caused the hatred of Wu Zetian's favorite minister Lai Junchen. 】

【Two years after he became prime minister, the 63-year-old Di Renjie was framed by Lai Junchen for a fictitious case of treason, and he went from prime minister to prisoner. 】

【Di Renjie, who was familiar with the law, knew that if he took the initiative to admit the crime, he could be exempted from the death penalty. 】

【So Di Renjie confessed his guilt and tried to secretly send the appeal document to Wu Zetian. 】

【Wu Zetian personally summoned Di Renjie,After finding out the whole story, he was demoted to Pengze as a county magistrate. Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Chengsi disliked Di Renjie and often spoke ill of him in front of Wu Zetian, and even tried to instigate Wu Zetian to kill him. But Wu Zetian felt that since Di Renjie had been released, there was no need to kill him again. Di Renjie served as a county magistrate in Pengze for four years until the Khitan tribe rebelled, and Di Renjie got the chance to be reinstated. In 696 AD, the Khitan leader Sun Wanrong captured Jizhou. Wu Zetian re-employed the 67-year-old Di Renjie as the governor of Weizhou. (To read the exciting novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!) After hearing that Di Renjie had arrived, the Khitan people hastily withdrew their troops, and a crisis was resolved! 】

【Wu Zetian was very happy. Not only did she promote Di Renjie and reward him, she also personally wrote 12 words on a purple robe and gave it to Di Renjie to commend his loyalty. 】

【The next year, she summoned him to the court again as prime minister. 】

【In the matter of establishing a crown prince, Wu Zetian also asked Di Renjie whether he should establish a Wu family or a Li family? 】

【Di Renjie suggested re-establishing Li Xian as the crown prince. 】[]

【Although Wu Zetian was very unhappy, she still took Li Xian back to Luoyang and established him as the crown prince at Di Renjie's insistence. 】

【Even though Wu Zetian was extravagant in her later years and favored the two Zhang brothers, she still trusted Di Renjie very much. 】

【When Di Renjie had disputes with court officials, Wu Zetian would always stand on Di Renjie's side. 】

【In 700 AD, Di Renjie died of illness at the age of 71. 】

【Wu Zetian was very sad and stopped court for three days. 】

【...】

Hot comments from netizens:

——"Sherlock Holmes is the Di Renjie of the West!"

——"Sherlock Holmes is just a detective, and his influence is at most in one city, but Di Renjie's influence has influenced the Tang Dynasty! It's not enough to call Sherlock Holmes the Di Renjie of the West."

——"It's really strange, Di Renjie is much earlier than Sherlock Holmes."

——"Now that I think about it, Di Renjie is really amazing. He can return the imperial power to the Li family. Pei Yan is not as good as him."

"Good, good, Di Gong has a good end."

"He lived to be 71 years old, which is considered a long life. I can finally feel at ease now."

"He is not only a good official who serves the country and the people, but also saved the Li Tang Dynasty! Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would have been ruled by the Wu family."

"......"

The ancient people put their hearts back in their stomachs with peace of mind.

Di Renjie's good death is the result we want to see most.

Tang Dynasty.

After reading it, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh: "Di Renjie, you are a great contributor to my Tang Dynasty."

"My Li family almost took the surname Wu, I thank you here."

After saying that, he quickly waved his hand to the officials in charge of recording.

"Write down all the deeds that happened above, not a single word is allowedLeak."

Another period.

After Di Renjie saw his life, he felt that he had no regrets.

Although he was persecuted by villains several times, he finally survived safely.

He was also promoted to prime minister and was highly regarded by Wu Zetian.

He even accomplished a great thing, making the Li family the crown prince!

"Thank God for your mercy, Di is grateful." Di Renjie bowed deeply to the sky with tears in his eyes..