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How powerful is Di Renjie, the strongest detective in Datang?
He is known as the historical bull of the Oriental Sherlock Holmes by later generations, and his ability to solve cases can be called the ceiling of ancient Chinese detectives.
According to statistics, Di Renjie has dealt with more than 17,000 detainees in a year, and none of them are unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.
In addition, Di Renjie in history also visited the prime minister twice and maintained the miracle of being alone under the hands of the prime minister's killer Wu Zetian.
In 630 AD, Di Renjie was born in Jinyang, Bingzhou. The Di family has been a wealthy family in Dongqiang since the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, and it has developed into a famous family during the Di Renjie period.
Di Renjie has lived under Confucian education since he was a child and is talented. and became the judge of Bianzhou.
It was also here that Di Renjie met Yan Liben, the first noble man in his life.
That's right, Yan Liben is the Yan Liben who is not only a politician but also a great painter. The famous "Twenty-four Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion" and "Emperors of the Past Dynasties" were made by him.
Yan Liben was the deposed envoy of Henan Province at that time, and he evaluated officials. The first time he saw Di Renjie, he recognized him as an extraordinary person, and praised him as the pearl of Haiqu and the treasure of the southeast.
So under the recommendation of Yan Liben, Di Renjie was promoted to the governor of the prefecture. Since then, as Yan Liben expected, he has become a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
When Di Renjie was serving as Fa Cao in Bingzhou, his colleague Zheng Chongzhen was worried about his mother because he was going to the Western Regions. After Di Renjie learned about it, he asked to travel instead of him without saying a word. After hearing this, Shi Lin Renji, the governor at the time, thought of his discord with Sima Li Xiaolian, so he felt very ashamed, so he took the initiative to reconcile with Li Xiaolian.
Since then, Lin Renji has often praised Di Renjie's virtuous ability, which is just one person in the world.
During the Yifeng period, Di Renjie was promoted to Dali Temple. During this period, he dealt with a large number of long-standing cases in just one year, involving as many as 17,000 people, and what is even more shocking is that none of the more than 10,000 people have been wrongfully prosecuted.
Handling cases so efficiently and accurately makes Di Renjie known as a detective who judges cases like a god. But compared with the detective, it can be seen more that Di Renjie treats his work diligently.
However, is the real Di Renjie in history really a detective?
In fact, the position he held at that time was Chengcheng of Dali Temple, and this position was actually a review work, so Di Renjie only needed to review the case decided by the county official.
But how did he become the strongest detective in people's mouths, Sherlock Holmes?
It turned out that this was because there were too many ** about his case, the most famous of which is "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" written by the Dutchman Gao Pero, these literary works are popular all over the country, making Di Renjie a detective on a par with Bao Gong.
In addition, the film and television images of various detectives Di Renjie are also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But to clear these fogs of apotheosis, the real him in history is even more admirable.
During his tenure, Di Renjie traveled to many places and was deeply loved and praised by the people in various places.
In 679 AD, Di Renjie finally left the political and legal work and began to be in charge of finance. This year, Di Renjie was 47 years old, and since then he has gradually walked into phase.
At this time, Zuo Shilang Zhongwang Benli relied on the emperor's favor and acted extremely arrogantly. So Di Renjie wrote to him. Tang Gaozong wanted to pardon him, but Di Renjie insisted, and said that if Tang Gaozong let Wang Liben go, then he would also ask for exile. Tang Gaozong regressed and punished Wang Liben for this.
After that, Di Renjie ** Si Nongqing Wei Ji and made him dismissed. Under his uprightness, the court was solemn for a while.
In 686 AD, Di Renjie served as the assassin of Ningzhou, and the local ethnic relations were properly handled. So the people erected a stele for him to praise his virtues.
Even Guo Han, who has already had a large number of state and county officials, came here, and after hearing the praise of the local people, he also recommended Di Renjie to the imperial court, and Di Renjie was worshiped as a winter official.
In 688 AD, Di Renjie served as the governor of Jiangnan, and at that time, the Jiangnan area was full of ancestral temples set up by the people.
After Di Renjie took office, he immediately reported to the imperial court and burned down more than 1,000 ancestral temples. In the same year, Di Renjie returned to ** from the locality, after which he was appointed as the right minister of Wenchang and came into contact with the power of the prime minister for the first time.
However, at this time, due to the implementation of the three-province and six-ministry system in the Tang Dynasty, the power of the prime minister was divided into three, and Di Renjie had not yet reached the top.
Soon, Di Renjie left ** to serve as the assassin of Yuzhou. Just in time for Li Zhen, the king of Yue, to rebel here, although the imperial court sent the prime minister Zhang Guangfu to quell the rebellion, but his subordinates wantonly extorted money in Yuzhou.
After Di Renjie learned about it, he ignored Zhang Guangfu's face as the prime minister, and directly reprimanded him, and even said that his crime was more serious than the rebellion of Li Zhen, the king of Yue. But this also led to the later return of Zhang Guangfu to the dynasty ** Di Renjie, and Di Renjie was demoted to Fuzhou Assassin History.
In 690 AD, Wu Zetian ascended the throne and became emperor, changed the name of the country to Zhou Shi, and called Wu Zhou. Among the ministers of the court, there were not a few who were killed because they were loyal to Li Tang and opposed the Wu Zetian regime.
Di Renjie also has his heart set on Li Tang, but why can he be both valued and praised by Wu Zetian?
The most fundamental reason is that no matter which side Di Renjie is on, everything he does is out of the heart of the country and the people.
Compared with those traitorous ministers who tend to be inflammatory, Di Renjie has adhered to his own concept of life from beginning to end.
In 691 AD, Di Renjie was appointed prime minister. However, in just one year, he was framed for rebellion by the cool official Lai Junchen.
Arrested and imprisoned, Di Renjie knew in his heart that fighting these cool officials head-on would only allow him to die under torture. So he made a decision and decided to admit the crime directly. Because the Tang law at that time stipulated that if a person who conspired against him immediately confessed to the crime, he could be exempted from the death penalty.
After Di Renjie pleaded guilty, Lai Junchen relaxed his vigilance. Then Di Renjie wrote down his grievances in prison and asked someone to send him home.
After Di Renjie's son Di Yuanguang received the letter, he hurriedly went to Wu Zetian to complain about his grievances. Wu Zetian summoned Junchen to inquire after seeing it, but there was no truth in Junchen's mouth. Wu Zetian sensed that something was wrong and decided to deal with the matter himself.
Soon, Di Renjie's grievances were cleared, and in this way, he escaped with his superb political wisdom. However, affected by this incident, Di Renjie was finally demoted to Pengze County Commander.
Later, Yushi Huo Xian repeatedly asked Wu Zetian to kill Di Renjie, but Wu Zetian refused to allow it. However, despite Huo Xian's treatment of him like this, Di Renjie still recommended him after his reinstatement.
In 696 AD, the Khitan came to attack, and soon Jizhou was captured, and the situation was chaotic at that time. So Wu Zetian decided to use Di Renjie to assassinate the history of Weizhou and go to quell the chaos.
Unexpectedly, after Di Renjie arrived, Sun Wanrong, the Khitan leader, retreated directly without a fight, which made the people of Weizhou very grateful to Di Renjie and spontaneously erected monuments for him.
In 697 AD, Di Renjie was once again appointed as the prime minister, at this time he was 67 years old, although he was old and frail, but he was still worried about the people.
At that time, the imperial court was conquering the people and defending the four important towns of Anxi, which caused the people to complain constantly. Seeing this scene, Di Renjie played an admonition, but it was not accepted by the imperial court.
In 698 AD, the Turks invaded Hebei, and the people were overwhelmed. Wu Zetian immediately appointed Di Renjie as the marshal of the Hebei Provincial Marching Army to conquer the Turks. When the Turks saw Di Renjie coming, they killed all the captives and then retreated back to Mobei.
Seeing this, Di Renjie hurriedly led the army to pursue, but failed to catch up. After that, Wu Zetian appointed Di Renjie as the pacification ambassador of Hebei Province.
In 700 AD, Di Renjie was promoted to the internal history and toured Sanyang Palace with Wu Zetian, including many civil and military **. However, Di Renjie was the only one who received Wu Zetian's reward for the mansion, which is enough to show how much Wu Zetian values him.
Although Di Renjie tried his best to assist Wu Zetian in governing the country, it was because he understood that Wu Zetian's seizure of power was already the trend of the times.
In addition, Wu Zetian's governing ability is not bad, which does not affect his service to the country. In his later years, when Wu Zetian was troubled by the position of the prince, Di Renjie tried his best to persuade Wu Zetian to return to Li Tang.
Under his courageous advice, Wu Zetian changed his mind about Wu Sansi. Not only that, but he also recommended a number of capable ministers to Wu Zetian, including Zhang Khan Zhihuan Yanfan and others who launched the Shenlong coup to restore Li Tangtang.
However, in September 700 AD, Di Renjie died of illness at the age of 71. Wu Zetian was grief-stricken when he learned about it, and abolished the dynasty for him for three days.
In Di Renjie's life, it can be said that he has done his best. He has held a variety of positions in ** and localities, but no matter what kind of work, he can handle it properly.
This shows how powerful Di Renjie's talent for governing the country and the world is, and this also makes him a famous generation in history.