The young wife of the minister of the Ministry of Industry [Liu Niangzi] and "I" - the youngest newly appointed Shaoqing of Dali Temple - were once close friends.
One day, she came to my door and asked me for help mysteriously: Her husband [Minister of Industry] was missing!
The minister of the Ministry of Industry was currently presiding over the construction and renovation of the royal temple [Tiancheng Temple], so why did he disappear?
So I came to Tiancheng Temple with Lady Liu in disguise and a handwritten greeting card, and paid a visit to the minister as a young minister. After waiting all afternoon, someone took us to the back room of the temple, and we met the minister.
Mrs. Liu's disguise was able to deceive workers and officials who had never seen her before, but she could not deceive her husband. However, the Minister of Works in front of him did not recognize his wife at all!
I exchanged a few words with him and asked about the progress of the renovation project, and he spoke clearly and eloquently, as if he really was the minister.
Lady Liu, however, tried her best to express that this man even looked different!
So where did the missing Minister of Industry go?
I inquired from the court and found out that the Minister of Industry had a good friend who was demoted from the position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple to [Wugong County Lieutenant] not long ago.
I immediately visited Shaoqing at his home and learned that he was on his way to take office. Three days later, I took advantage of Xiu Mu's opportunity to hit the Double Ninth Festival, rode my horse to Wugong County, and visited the county captain with a portrait.
The official office was empty. I asked around on the streets and found out that he still had not taken office.
I rushed to Yongzhou to visit the governor. I pretended that the newly appointed county captain was my classmate and met him at his official residence in Yongzhou.
After we met, I asked him to confirm who the person in the painting was, but he only said that he looked familiar. I confirmed Liu Niang's identity to him through some indirect tricks, and confirmed that the wife of the Minister of Industry was indeed Liu Niang.
I returned to Dali Temple with doubts and was about to visit Tiancheng Temple again; I did not expect that the fake minister had died during my absence in the past few days. And all the evidence related to the murder suspect points to Mrs. Liu!
Intention: The battle between law and interests
