Di Renjie (AD 630-AD 700) in the TV series "Detective Di Renjie", courtesy name Huaiying, was born in Taiyuan, Bingzhou. He was a famous politician in the Tang, Wu and Zhou Dynasties, and he rose to the rank of prime minister.
He is an upright and honest person who enforces the law and protects the law with his own life. When he was appointed as Dali Sicheng, he adjudicated a large number of backlogged cases in one year, involving 17,000 people, and there were no unjust accusers. He successively recommended dozens of capable officials such as Zhang Jianzhi, Huan Yanfan, Jinghui, Dou Huaizhen and Yao Chong, all of whom were ministers of Zhongxing in the Tang Dynasty, and the political style in the court changed.
As an official, Di Renjie, as Laozi said, "The saint's heart is impermanent, and he takes the people's heart as his heart." In order to save the innocent, he dared to rebel against the monarch's will, and always maintained his true nature of caring for the people and not fearing the power. Living above the temple and caring for the people, later generations called him "the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty".
During the reign of Wu Zetian, he served as the country's highest judicial position, adjudicating backlogged and doubtful cases, and correcting unjust, wrong, and false cases; he served as Dali Cheng in charge of criminal law. Within one year of taking office, he adjudicated a large number of backlogged cases. The case involved 17,000 people, and not one of them appealed for justice. This is evident from his fairness in handling matters. He is an honest official known for his integrity and diligence in history.
Di Renjie once violated Yan Zhijian and urged Wu Zetian to continue to establish the Tang heir, and Tang Zuo was able to maintain it. Throughout his life, he inherited the rule of Zhenguan and ushered in the prosperous Wu Zetian era of Kaiyuan, and made outstanding contributions to the country.
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The popularity of "Detective Dee Renjie: The Four Heavenly Kings" directed by Tsui Hark and the TV series "Detective Detective Dee" have made the image of Detective Dee Renjie deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Di Renjie is not this face.
How Di Renjie became a world-class detective alongside Sherlock Holmes in the West is all thanks to a foreigner. During World War II, the Dutch diplomat stationed in Chongqing, Roppet, accidentally opened a classic novel "The Case of Detective Dee" and was greatly impressed by the story of Dee Renjie's wit in solving the case. He was instantly fascinated.
This diplomat is actually a sinologist. He studied Chinese erotic paintings and wrote a book called "A Study of Secret Plays". He also studied ancient Chinese sexual culture and wrote a book called "A Study of Ancient Chinese Houses". .
This time, he decided to translate "The Case of Di Gong" into English. He felt that the original text was not satisfactory, so he also wrote many new stories and put them together into a series called "The Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty" Detective novels became popular overseas for a while.
Since then, Judge Dee has become a well-known Chinese detective in the Western world. On the contrary, it is Bao Qingtian whom we are familiar with, but few foreigners know about him.
Di Renjie in real history was a bookworm, a miracle doctor, a capable minister, a righteous man, a wise man, and had the sexiest mind in the Tang Dynasty, but he was never a great detective.
Di Renjie is a bookworm. When Di Renjie was a child, he was already known as a child prodigy. His intelligence is not only due to his family's good genes, but also because of his hard work. He has been obsessed with books since he was a child. He forgets to eat and sleep when reading books without any distractions.
Di Renjie is not a genius detective, but historical records show that he can be regarded as a proper miracle doctor. Di Renjie, who was both a good doctor and a good minister, not only healed people, but also healed the country and the country. Without him, there might not have been a prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The reason why Di Renjie was mistaken for a "super detective" was largely because of his work in Dali Temple. But unlike in TV series and movies, Dali Temple is not a criminal police brigade, but a judicial institution, similar to the current Supreme Court.
So, Di Renjie is a judge and is only responsible for hearing cases, on-site investigation, investigation and evidence collection, and arresting criminal suspects. Di Renjie does not care. Moreover, most of the cases he tried were civil disputes such as brothers fighting for property and widows remarrying. There were no major or bizarre cases in TV dramas.
One year after Di Renjie joined Dali Temple, the performance report of Dali Temple was submitted to Prime Minister Liu Rengui. Liu Rengui carefully reviewed the report and was shocked when he saw that Di Renjie, who had such a junior qualification, was rated fourth in the "High School Entrance Examination". Almost no newcomers could receive such a high evaluation.
Liu Rengui was furious, thinking that there must be corruption, and quickly called Di Renjie's immediate boss, Dali Temple Qing, and asked him to re-evaluate. However, the Minister of Dali Temple reported that there was a mountain of old cases in Dali Temple over the years. As soon as Di Renjie took office, he worked overtime and concluded the cases of 17,000 people within a year, and no one complained about injustice.
After listening to the report, Liu Rengui was overjoyed. He wrote in person and listed Di Renjie as the third in the "Shangxiao Kao".
Di Renjie is full of talents in diplomacy, military affairs, and internal affairs. During the reigns of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, except for occasional setbacks, their official career was generally smooth, and they finally reached the position of prime minister.
It was a group of capable ministers and honest officials like Di Renjie who went around in Wu Zetian's era to maintain the integrity of the country and the peace of the world. It is precisely because of this that there was a smooth transition later. Otherwise, it is very likely that in the contest between Wu Zetian and the descendants of the Li family, the mountains and rivers would have been torn apart long ago, and there would be no chance of the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the following hundreds of years.
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