Chapter 9: The Oriole (3)

Zeng Tai personally moved a chair, put it in the center of the lobby on the ground floor, and helped Di Renjie to sit down. Chen Huai threw Datku into Di Renjie and sat down with Zeng Tai. Di Renjie slightly closed his eyes and calmed down. Zeng Tai saw Datku kneeling there in a daze, and then slowed down and said, "Datku, do you know who the master in front of you is?" Datku shook his head, Zeng Tai sighed and said, "Datku, you meet Di Renjie, the prime minister of the dynasty today, known as the detective, Lord Di Renjie, who is known as the detective! Let me tell you, Lord Di has made countless cases in his life and has never had any unjust cases. If you really have never killed anyone, you should tell the truth about all the things you know. Lord Di will definitely find out the truth."

Since Datku heard Zeng Tai say Di Renjie's name, his whole body seemed to be excited. Although his head was still lowered, his eyes were staring at the bricks on the ground, and when Zeng Tai finished speaking, Datku raised his head and said solemnly: "Master Di, all the masters, Datku did hide something, but since it was Master Di Di who came to investigate this case, I have nothing to hide from the villain. However, before the villain tells everything, the villain still needs to ask my store owner." Zeng Tai asked: "Who is your store owner? Didn't you say that the owner went out to the Western Regions to get goods this morning?" Datku actually smiled proudly: "Master, my store owner is nearby. Please send someone to call him. When my store owner comes, the villain will give everything."

In order to be foolproof, Di Renjie asked Chen Huai to take Datku to find the owner of "Samarkand". As soon as Datku and Shen Huai talked about where to go, Chen Huai's face changed, but after thinking about it, he didn't say much, so he took Datku away.

Sure enough, not long after, Chen Huai and Datku led a man into "Samarkand". Di Renjie looked casually and saw that the new man was about forty years old. His face was tall and cheekbones, and his deep sleeping eye sockets were bright and bright. He was tall and mighty. He had a soapy brocade robe with jade belts wrapped around his waist. His dark brown curly hair was neatly draped behind his head, and a bright silver hairband was tied on his forehead. In the middle, he was shining with a sky-blue gem.

Di Renjie secretly praised in his heart, and looked so majestic. The man walked a few steps to Di Renjie, pressed his hands respectfully and bowed in the Turkic way. Chen Huai introduced in a muffled voice: "Sir, this is the owner of the shop of 'Samarkand's." The man said: "My Lord Di, my Chinese name is Mei Yingchun." Di Renjie was shocked and stunned, and then said: "Are you Mei Yingchun?"

Mei Yingchun obviously expected Di Renjie to react like this, so he nodded calmly to Chen Huai beside him and smiled: "Yes, Lord Di. I have visited the mansion yesterday and met General Chen Huai, the chief guard of Lord Di." Chen Huai bowed to Di Renjie and remained silent. Di Renjie had recovered his calmness and smiled kindly: "This is a coincidence. Since that's the case, things will be easier. Chen Huai, let Mr. Mei see the seat."

Mei Yingchun thanked Di Renjie and sat down opposite him. Di Renjie was not in a hurry to ask questions, but only looked at Mei Yingchun with a smile. Although Mei Yingchun had rich experience and generous personality, she was also uncomfortable under Di Renjie's amiable and meaningful gaze. She hurriedly asked, "Mr. Di, is there anything on my face? You look at me like this." Di Renjie laughed and waved his hand and said, "Mr. Mei, don't blame me for being abrupt, haha, I'm just curious and want to guess which country and tribe Mr. Mei Yingchun came from in the Western Regions?" Mei Yingchun knew what Di Renjie meant, looked around and hesitated, "Mr. Di, Mei Yingchun told me some of the inside story, I don't know..."

Di Renjie said: "Well, this Lord Zeng Tai is the Minister of Dali Temple and is also my student. Chen Huai, you know him. There is no outsider here. Just say something." So Mei Yingchun stood up again, came to Di Renjie and bowed to salute, saying: "Prince of Tuqi Shi, a Tuqi Shi in other parts of the Western Turks, has seen Master Di, the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty." Di Renjie quickly stood up, and helped Mei Yingchun with his arms, bowed and said with sincerity: "It turns out that it is His Highness Prince Tuqi Shi, and it is the rudeness of this cabinet." Zeng Tai and Shen Huai on the side also quickly stood up and saluted Mei Yingchun.

Di Renjie looked at Mei Yingchun and smiled: "In the New Year, this cabinet is responsible for the duties of the Honglu Temple Minister. When I presided over the congratulations from various countries, I knew that a prince from Tuqishi failed to arrive in time and missed the court meeting. I didn't expect that he would meet His Highness the Prince here by chance today." Mei Yingchun shook his head and sighed: "Alas, this time, there have been too many things along the way, all of which were unexpected by Wu Zhile." He smiled and said: "But I met Master Di's third son and General Li Yuanfang on the way, which made Wu Zhile feel lucky in his life." Di Renjie's face suddenly appeared with a deep melancholy. After a while, he smiled and said: "Yes, I also want His Highness the Prince to tell you about this coincidence. But... At this moment, there is a big case of death in front of us, so let's talk about the case first."

Mei Yingchun signaled to Datku, so Datku told the origin of the jewelry store "Samarkand" to everyone present in detail. During the Taizong Dynasty, the Western Turkic Yibishabolu Yehu Khan sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty many times. The Turkic Shi tribe was a small tribe in the Western Turkic. At that time, the Turkic Shi chief, Mei Yingchun's father, also visited as an envoy of the Western Turkic. The Khans, chiefs and nobles in the Western Turkic region were very good at accumulating wealth. Because their geographical location was in the middle of the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty's trade route, the various treasures carried by the caravans along the way were either plundered or bought by the Khans and chiefs of the Western Turkic tribes, and many treasures were intercepted. Therefore, the Western Turkic tribes collected were particularly rich in various rare treasures in the world. Therefore, many experts who were good at identifying and distinguishing treasures were gathered in the tribes. The people of the Tang Dynasty called the Hu people acquainted treasures, which originated from this. Mei Yingchun's father was a thoughtful person. When he came to visit the Tang Dynasty, he carried several treasure-knowing talents and a large number of treasures with him. In addition to paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty, he also opened jewelry stores in Chang'an and Luoyang based on the remaining jewelry. He not only managed jewelry to accumulate money, but also used this method to make friends with the wealthy and wealth of the Tang Dynasty. He also set up this small jewelry store as a contact point for the Tuqi installation in the Tang Dynasty, observing the dynamics and situations of the Tang Dynasty, and collecting the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty. Datku was one of the treasure appraisal experts brought to the Tang Dynasty by the old chief. He stayed to run the "Samarkand" in Luoyang for more than ten years. After the death of the old chief Shi, the owner of the jewelry store was inherited by the great prince Wu Zhile.
Chapter completed!