Di Renjie was first recorded in the Old Tang Book and Zi Zhi Tong Jian.
Di Renjie's earliest version was the anonymous work Di Gong's Case. This book was believed to have been written by the Tang Dynasty, but later generations found that some of the things in it actually existed after the Ming Dynasty, and it was inferred that the author lived in the Qing Dynasty. However, this book was not highly praised at the time because, like other traditional Chinese vernacular novels, it had many limitations of the times, such as the lack of suspense and scientific spirit, as well as being full of discussions such as Confucianism, Taoism and metaphysics. Therefore, this book was quickly eliminated by the market.
The earliest movie in the Di Renjie series was Detective Di Renjie.
The earliest version of Di Renjie's novel in China was the anonymous work Di Gong's Case.
Di Renjie's TV series had many works, including Detective Di Renjie, Godly Judgment of Di Renjie, Guoliang Minister Di Renjie, Young Detective Di Renjie, and The Legend of Di Renjie's Case. These TV series mainly told the story of the Tang Dynasty minister Di Renjie solving murder cases. The Detective Di Renjie series consisted of four parts, which aired in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011. These series focused on Di Renjie's wisdom and justice, showing his wisdom and courage through a series of carefully woven cases. Among them," Detective Di Renjie " was the first drama series. It was directed by Qian Yanqiu and starred by Liang Guanhua, Zhang Zijian, and others. The other dramas were also directed by Qian Yanqiu and had different cast members. These TV series were broadcast in the mainland of China and on online platforms such as iQiyi.
'Detective Di Renjie 4' and 'Godly Judgment of Di Renjie' were different titles for the same drama. Although the title had been changed, the creative team and the main actors were still the same. In terms of the plot, the fourth film continued the style of the previous three films, but the case was more complicated and bizarre, thrilling and exciting, and a lot of visual stunts were added. The change in the name of the drama was due to the difference in production companies, which constituted unfair competition. Therefore, the name of the drama could not be used as " Detective Di Renjie 4 " and was changed to " The Godly Breaking of Di Renjie."
There were many novels that had transmigrated to Di Renjie that could be recommended, including Detective Di Renjie: I Know Martial Arts, Starting with Detective Di Renjie, The Heavens Beginning with Detective Di Renjie, The Legend of the Martial Dynasty, and Di Renjie's Fengyun Wuzhou. These novels described the main character crossing into Di Renjie's world and solving the case with him.
Di Renjie had many options. The most common items were Attack Speed Boots, Apocalypse, Lightning Blade, Endless Blade, Famous Blade, and Daybreak. This set of equipment was suitable for Di Renjie's damage output and self-defense ability, especially when paired with a famous sword, it could provide a better output space. The other items were Attack Speed Boots, Apocalypse, Endless Battle Blade, Electric Knife, Daybreak, and Bloodshed Blade. This set of equipment, together with the Vampiric Rune, could provide excellent Vampiric ability. Even if it received AOE damage, it could quickly recover. The other item was Blood Demon Style Di Renjie, which used Blood Demon's Fury, Armor of Fury, Witch's Cloak, Ominous Omen, and other defensive equipment to increase Di Renjie's survivability. In general, Di Renjie's equipment could be adjusted according to the opponent's lineup and needs.
Detective Di Renjie Part Two was a Chinese TV series directed by Qian Yanqiu. It had a total of 40 episodes. The play told three stories," Shadow of the River Pass,"" Snake Spirit," and " Bloody Jiangzhou." The story takes place during the reign of Wu Zetian. Di Renjie was ordered to investigate the reasons for the failure of the border war, facing treacherous enemies and blurred cases. The drama was a combination of suspense, scary visual elements, and various emotional scenes, bringing thrilling and exciting cases and warmth to the audience. The drama was first broadcasted on CCTV-8 on November 20, 2006.
Detective Di Renjie's Love Flower Golden Man Case was an ancient mystery drama jointly produced by Dongyang Rongxuan Film and Television Culture Development Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xinpai Media Co., Ltd. The play was directed by Tan Youye and starred by Liang Guanhua. Wu Zhuohan, Xu Qian, Zhou Jie, Wang Ou, Song Yi, Wang Jianxin, Zhu Rui, and others also participated. The main plot revolved around Di Renjie's solving of a series of mystery cases represented by the Love Flower Case and the Golden Man Case. The drama was first broadcasted on March 23, 2017 on Sohu Video. According to the comments of the netizens, the plot of the fourth movie was more drawn-out and lengthy than the previous ones. The case was messy, nonsensical, and the logic was chaotic. As a result, the performance of the play in terms of reasoning was not ideal. As for the specific ending of the plot, there was no mention of it in the current search results.