Where is the original work, the case of Duke Di of the Tang Dynasty, free of charge?

Di Ying was not mentioned in the original novel.

Yes, the original novel was written by the Dutch author, Robert Hans van Gulik. Van Gulik was a Dutch diplomat, translator, and sinologist. He had an in-depth understanding of Chinese traditional culture. His contribution and attainments in the study of Chinese culture were amazing. His novel,"The Case of Di Gong of the Great Tang Dynasty," used Di Renjie, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, as the protagonist, describing his legendary experience of being an official in the state, county and the capital. Therefore, it could be said that the original work of the case was written by a foreigner.

Cao An was not a character in the original novel, The Case of Di Gong of the Great Tang Dynasty. The scriptwriter created the character Cao An in the TV series to increase the attraction of the plot. Therefore, it was impossible to determine Cao An's identity in the original novel.

The original work of "Da Tang Di Gong An" was a novel of the same name written by the Dutch diplomat, sinologist, and novelist, Gulik van Gulik. Gulik was very passionate about Chinese culture. He studied Sinology, studied guqin, calligraphy, and painting. He was also a collector and connoisseur of oriental cultural relics. His novel, The Case of Di Gong of Tang Dynasty, caused a sensation in Europe and America as soon as it was published, and was translated into more than ten languages. This novel was adapted into many TV series and movies, including the TV series " The Legend of Di Renjie's Case " and the movie " Blood Splashes on the Screen." Therefore, it could be said that the original work of "Da Tang Di Gong Case" had been adapted into many versions of film and television works.

The Lanfang in the original work of the Tang Dynasty's Di Gongan was a remote county in the Tang Dynasty. It was located in the northwest of the Tang Empire and adjacent to the Turkic Jimi Prefecture. According to the description in " The Great Tang's Duke Di's Case ", Lanfang County was now called Lanling, located in the Lanling County area of Linyi City. Therefore, Lan Workshop was now Lanling County.

The original works of the Tang Dynasty's Di Gong Case included the Golden Case, the Nail Case, the Lakeside Case, the Bronze Bell Case, and the Labyrinth Case.

There were a total of twenty-four stories in the original novel of " Golden Strange Case, Five Auspicious Clouds, Red Silk Black Arrow, Rain Master's Secret Trace, Lacquer Screen Strange Case, Lakeside Strange Case, Broken Finger Mysterious Cloud, Chaoyun Temple Strange Case, Lotus Pond Frog Sound, Bronze Bell Strange Case, Limping Beggar, Real and False Sword, Red Pavilion Strange Case, Black Fox Strange Case, Jade Pearl String Strange Case, Royal Pearl Strange Case, Labyrinth Strange Case, Ziyun Temple Strange Case, Prince Coffin, New Year's Eve Blood Suspect, Iron Needle Strange Case, Soul Returning Secret Shadow, Willow Garden Painting Strange Case, Guangzhou Strange Case.

The original work of "Da Tang Di Gong An" was divided into six volumes.

There was no such character as Black Flame in the original novel of the Great Tang Dynasty's Di Gongan. This was because the series had made a major adaptation of the plot, adding the character of Black Flame, which ran through many cases. Therefore, the identity and character of Black Flame in the original work of the case of Duke Di of the Tang Empire were currently unknown.

The author of the original novel was the Dutch writer Robert Van Gulik.