Di Yusen is indeed quite capable. Maybe in today's world, he is not the best crime solver, but he is at least among the top few.

He is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of solving cases.

He originally suspected that it was done by a general in the army, but after repeated investigations, he found that if it was a military general who acted secretly, it would be impossible for him to leave no trace at all, and remote control would be even more impossible.

Di Yusen didn't believe that he would not personally be there to command such a major event as killing the commander-in-chief and assassinating His Majesty.

Among the civil servants, there were actually many who he disliked, but in the end, the person he suspected the most was Liu Renxiang, the head of the Ministry of Personnel.

Obviously there was nothing suspicious about Liu Renxiang, but Di Yusen's intuition told him that Liu Renxiang was the mastermind behind the scenes.

Once we have this guess, the next thing to do is to find out his motive.

The biggest factor is Liu Renxiang's face.

He is very healthy and his blood is vigorous.

It doesn't seem like a big problem, but this is the most abnormal part.

You should know that before the salary system was reformed, the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were very tight, so eating meat was a rare thing for officials in the Ming Dynasty, especially those in the capital.

Therefore, in the capital, many ministers can be seen with pale faces, which shows that their lives are hard.

On the other hand, Liu Renxiang not only did not have the aroma of delicious food, but he was also in good health.

According to Liu Renxiang, since there was no one at home, he didn't even need servants, so the money he saved was all spent on his own.

However, Di Yusen found out that last year, Liu Renxiang had servants in his home, and not just one, but three.

But later it was said that he was fired.

Di Yusen didn't believe it, so he went to find the old man in the pawnshop, asked for the servant's address, and conducted a secret investigation.

Originally, I wanted to find out some secrets, but the place I wrote to said that these servants had not returned to their hometowns and had been in the capital all the time.

That's a bit strange.

It was impossible for a servant to disappear without reason, so Di Yusen visited Liu Renxiang again about this matter.

Liu Renxiang was very surprised. He gave them severance pay, so why didn't they return home?

"I never thought that the old servant who had followed me for so many years would end up missing."

"This matter must not be tolerated easily. I hope County Magistrate Di can help me seek justice for him!"

Liu Renxiang immediately chose to report to the authorities, that is, to Di Yusen, and asked them to find the servant who had followed him for many years, whether he was dead or alive.

But these days, it is very normal for someone who has disappeared for half a year to encounter robbers on the road, and there is no possibility of looking for him at all.

I could only agree verbally at the moment, but I had no reason to ask any more questions.

Di Yusen then went to the Jinyiwei for help.

The Jinyiwei created files on all officials of any rank in the capital.

And the files do record that Liu Renxiang dismissed his servants.

There was a housekeeper and two servants, both from other places.

It even records how much money each person gave, so it cannot be false.

It seems that the clues are broken, but in fact more discoveries have been made.

Because the servants were dismissed at the same time as the rumor broke out.

At that time, not only the capital, but all government forces were chasing after Shanxi merchants. All Shanxi merchants were arrested as soon as they were seen, and a large number of them died.

If we were to ask who is the most ruthless among the current emperor and the crown prince, perhaps the Shanxi merchants would be number one and no one would be second.

This raises the possibility that Liu Renxiang might have colluded with Shanxi merchants.

During the period of the rumor case, because of the problems with Shanxi merchants, the Jinyiwei's supervision of officials and nobles was relatively weak.

Except for some important ministers and nobles, the rules for others were naturally not so strict and everyone would be withdrawn.

Di Yusen felt that it was at this time that Liu Renxiang came into contact with the Shanxi merchants, and the few servants who seemed to have disappeared and been dismissed were actually killed by Liu Renxiang.

Of course, there is no need to silence people by yourself. With the ability of Shanxi merchants, it is very easy to make a few ordinary people disappear quietly. It has been so long since the incident, there is no way to investigate it.

However, once the context is deduced, it becomes much easier to find evidence.

Since they are colluding with Shanxi merchants, we can find out the truth by checking the situation of Shanxi merchants.

Nowadays in the capital, take-out food is becoming more and more prosperous, and many wealthy families have the habit of ordering meals in restaurants.

Since there was no one to cook for Liu Renxiang, the restaurant naturally delivered the food. However, Liu Renxiang was different from others. Most people would order food from one restaurant for a long time, but Liu Renxiang ordered food from three restaurants at the same time.

A rotation is performed every three days.

To ordinary people, it seemed that Liu Renxiang liked the different flavors of the three restaurants, but in Di Yusen's eyes, this was a bit too obvious.

After checking the background of the three restaurants, none of them had any connection with Shanxi merchants, so the problem must be with the waiter who served the food.

After some secret investigation, the waiter at Zuixianju Restaurant caught Di Yusen's eye.

Delivering takeout is usually done in a hurry. After all, if the food gets cold, it won’t taste good and it will easily damage your reputation.

Only the servant of Zuixianju would deliberately take a detour and pass through another alley every time he was sent off.

This route is obviously wrong.

After having suspicion, Di Yusen contacted the Jinyiwei directly and arrested the man when he was about to arrive at Liu Renxiang's residence after taking a detour.

However, when the Jinyiwei revealed their identities, the servant did not dare to hide anything and confessed everything.

Someone asked him to go to a place to pick up the envelope when the food was delivered.

The envelope was placed in a small wooden tube, and the small wooden tube was hidden in the belly of the fish that Liu Renxiang ordered every time.

…

"Are you sure he'll come?"

Zhu Ying sat by the window, looking at the night view of Qinhuai River, and asked Di Yusen opposite.

Di Yusen sat halfway on the side and replied respectfully, "He will definitely come."

Zhu Ying nodded.

Today during the day, he received a report from Di Yusen, saying that he had discovered the murders of the four commanders-in-chief and the real culprit behind the assassination.

And provided corresponding evidence and a series of speculations, and finally set a trap to lure him in.

And this person was Liu Renxiang, the head of the Ministry of Personnel.

To be honest, Zhu Ying had no impression of Liu Renxiang. There were too many heads of various departments. Although they attended the morning court every day, they rarely had the opportunity to speak out.

But don’t think that just because you can stand in the Fengtian Hall, you are qualified to communicate with the emperor every day. Often, some low-ranking officials are rarely qualified to make memorials.

Especially those in the back row, basically, they are the only audience members during the morning court session every day.

That is, when there is a meeting, you listen, and then do things according to the emperor's instructions, and understand the ideas of the emperor and your superiors.

Generally speaking, those who can communicate with the emperor frequently are often the big bosses of various departments. Unless ordinary officials have outstanding performance, they basically passively accept questions.

Liu Renxiang is like this, and he is a low-key person, so his presence is very low.

"I never thought that a small official in the Ministry of Personnel could have such great power. Not only did he secretly plot to murder four commanders, but he could also assassinate them. He is so bold."

Zhu Ying sighed a little. After carefully reading Di Yusen's evidence, he already knew the details of the matter.

It was quite surprising that the real murderer was just an official from the Ministry of Personnel.

"Your Highness, this is something I did not expect either." Di Yusen hesitated for a moment and then replied.

In fact, Zhu Ying was talking to himself, but as a minister, Di Yusen was rude if he did not respond after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke.

Zhu Ying turned around, looked at Di Yusen and said, "I know that you will definitely get to the bottom of this matter. I originally thought that it would be quite difficult to investigate such a case, or even impossible this year."

"I didn't expect you to surprise me. You solved such a big case in less than four months."

"Currently, there are many experts in both the Public Security Bureau and the Royal Guards who are investigating the case. They are also investigating secretly, but so far they have not gained anything."

"Liu Renxiang is extremely cunning and cautious. He has never shown up and has done things without revealing anything. Even so, he has not been able to escape your pursuit."

"Di Yusen, you are very good. I was not wrong about you."

Zhu Ying was indeed very satisfied.

For the Ming Dynasty, especially the current one, it seems a bit of an understatement to say that the country is eager to recruit talented people. A large number of outstanding talents are needed in all aspects of development.

Among them, talents like Di Yusen are the most rare.

This is not something that can be learned just by reading and studying. There are many influences involved, the most important of which is to be able to uphold the court's fairness in its external dealings.

This is not just a matter of experience, it also requires extremely high IQ.

Making those who violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty be punished and maintaining the dignity of the law are extremely important keys to Zhu Ying's rule of law.

When Di Yusen heard His Royal Highness the Grandson's praise, he immediately stood up from his seat and stood aside, bowing deeply and saying, "I don't deserve such praise from His Royal Highness the Grandson."

Zhu Ying smiled and waved his hand to let him continue: "Yes, you are a humble person."

Then he asked; "How old are you this year?"

Di Yusen said quickly: "I am thirty-five this year."

Zhu Ying nodded. Thirty-five is a good age. Physically, one is at his peak and has considerable experience.

Especially for someone like Di Yusen who has extensive experience in grassroots work, he will not be easily deceived when dealing with many things and will have his own ideas and thoughts.

Just at this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from outside.

Zhu Ying turned around and saw that it was Liu Renxiang who came as agreed and was caught red-handed by the Jinyiwei.

At this point, the matter has come to a conclusion.

However, Zhu Ying had no intention of watching, and stood up and said, "Okay, let's leave it at that for today. This case has finally come to an end."

"Yusen, after the morning court tomorrow, come to my Kunning Palace."

When Di Yusen saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stand up, he immediately stood up and bowed. After hearing this, he said respectfully, "I will obey His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's order."

…

Liu Renxiang confessed everything about the matter that night because he could not bear the interrogation.

He has a strong character, but there are some methods in prison that cannot be overcome by just having a strong will.

That is the ultimate physical torture. In this regard, many skills have been passed down and are simply beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Originally, Liu Renxiang thought that he would never tell anyone, but in less than an hour, he wanted to die.

Wanting to die is not an easy thing.

For example, in some martial arts novels, people often bite their tongues to commit suicide, which seems very simple.

In fact, biting your tongue will not kill you.

The tongue is the place with the richest pain nerves. Even if someone really has the courage and will, he will not die on the spot.

On the contrary, there is a punishment called tongue pulling out.

It is to clamp the soft tongue with pliers and then use a red-hot iron to burn the tongue.

After receiving the intelligence, the Jinyiwei immediately set out to capture the relevant hidden Shanxi merchants.

Late at night, complete intelligence was sent to the Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Ying was also waiting for the intelligence to arrive.

After reading the intelligence, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "It is not a pity that the remnants of the Hu party should die, but the Shanxi merchants dared to secretly disrupt the government."

"Pass on my decree. Anyone involved in this incident should be killed along with their entire clan. No mercy will be shown."

After reading the intelligence, Zhu Ying shook his head slightly. It was inevitable to eradicate the roots of the problem. Although many innocent people were involved, in today's era, the only option was killing.

Zhu Yuanzhang then said to his eldest grandson, "It seems that the man you chose, Di Yusen, is indeed good. He was able to solve such a big case by himself. He is a talent."

"How is Da Sun going to place him in the future?"

Zhu Ying replied: "The Zhanshi Mansion has no one to lead it now, and it is almost becoming a government office with no money left. So my grandson wants to develop the Zhanshi Mansion."

"Di Yusen has made great contributions and has many years of experience. He is 35 years old and in his prime. I think the position of Mr. Zhan is very suitable for my grandson."

The Zhanshi Palace has one Zhanshi of the third rank, one Junior Zhanshi of the fourth rank, and one Fucheng of the sixth rank.

Zhu Ying's intention was naturally to let him serve as a third-rank Zhanshi.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly when he heard this.

The third rank official was considered an important official in the court. It was unprecedented for an official who was only 35 years old to hold such an important position.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not reject Zhu Ying's opinion.

In ancient times, Gan Luo was appointed prime minister at the age of twelve. His unconventional approach to recruiting talents was exactly what the court needed.

Judging from the current case, Di Yusen does have this talent.

After the morning court session the next day, Di Yusen arrived at Kunning Palace early.

Led by Guo Zhong, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, they arrived at the main hall of Kunning Palace.

Although Zhu Ying was the crown prince and the heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, he actually had no power to appoint officials.

After obtaining the old man's consent, Minister of Personnel Zhan Hui quickly went through the process and submitted the appointment documents after the morning court.

Di Yusen took the document and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

He is a third-rank official. It cannot be said that he has risen to the top overnight. It is truly a step-by-step ascension to heaven.