Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 172 Someone is restless

Just like what Shen Yi said, if you want to enrich the national treasury, there are only two ways, increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

There are many ways to reduce expenditure, but all of them need to touch the interests of some people, and they only treat the symptoms but not the root causes.

After all, no matter how throttling, the imperial court collects so much tax every year, and it is impossible to increase it out of thin air.

As for open source, there are only two ways Zhu Qiyu can think of, mutual market and open sea.

But neither of these two things is easy to handle.

If you don't pay attention, there will be an uproar in the court. Even if you do it, you still need to think carefully.

After Shen Yi left, Cheng Jing walked in, and behind him was a man in a flying fish robe, none other than Lu Zhong, the Commander of Jin Yiwei.

"Minister Lu Zhong, I greet Your Majesty."

Zhu Qiyu withdrew his thoughts, put his eyes on Lu Zhong in front of him, and said.

"What happened to the matter I asked you to investigate?"

Since that day, after he realized that Ren Li was wrong, he handed over the matter to Jin Yiwei to investigate. After these days, there should be a result.

Although he knew that he was called here because of this matter, but Lu Zhong couldn't help but groaned in his heart, bit the bullet, and stepped forward to speak.

"Returning to Your Majesty, after receiving the message from Eunuch Cheng, I immediately ordered the people below to investigate the relationship between uncle Ningyuan's mansion these days, but the result of the investigation is nothing strange."

"Uncle Ning Yuan has basically left the imperial court since he returned to Beijing to live idle in February this year, and he has never had anything to do with the palace.

Saying that, Lu Zhong fell down on the ground obediently, and said.

"Your Majesty, please punish me for my dereliction of duty."

Zhu Qiyu frowned, but waved his hand to signal Lu Zhong to get up.

He trusted Lu Zhong's ability and loyalty.

Since he said he found nothing, then either there was really nothing, or the other party hid it so well that even Jin Yiwei couldn't find any clues.

But he always felt that something was wrong, after thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Have you checked the relationship between Uncle Ning Yuan and Marquis Ning Yang?"

Since he became suspicious, Zhu Qiyu naturally wanted to investigate this matter from the beginning.

Ren Li first appeared in his eyes when he was recommended by Chen Mao.

So the relationship between the two of them naturally needs to be clarified.

Lu Zhong was clearly prepared and replied.

"Your Majesty, I have already checked. Uncle Ning Yuan has not been in the capital all year round since he was enshrined in Zhengtong for three years. Until this February, because of his impeachment, he hid in the capital and stayed behind closed doors."

"But at the beginning of February this year, Marquis Ningyang led an army to fight the rebellion in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There is basically no friendship between the two."

"Only when Ning Yanghou had just returned to Beijing, Uncle Ning Yuan paid a visit, but at that time there were several relatives present, they just chatted and did not spend time alone."

Zhu Qiyu frowned, a little confused.

In other words, Ren Li and Chen Mao rarely even met each other.

That being the case, why did Chen Mao suddenly recommend Ren Li?
In the current capital, the one who takes such pains to protect Zhu Qizhen is probably the Empress Dowager Sun.

However, according to the information obtained by Jin Yiwei, Ren Li has been fighting outside for these years, and has rarely interacted with his relatives, let alone the palace.

After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu still decided to put the matter aside temporarily, and ask Wang Wen in detail after he returned to Beijing.

After all, regarding Ren Li's suspicion, Zhu Qiyu only saw a military newspaper.

"If you continue to investigate this matter, you must investigate to get to the bottom of it."

Lu Zhong bowed his hands to accept the order, and immediately, Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"Dali Temple, how is the investigation going?"

Since Zhu Qiyu said that Dali Temple would retry Wang Zhen's case, Dali Temple quickly moved.

Many officials who were involved with Wang Zhen were summoned one after another, most of them were those who had contacts, but they were not deeply involved.

Basically, it is over after the court, and at most a fine of money will be fined.

It's like a trivial case tried by the county government.

Zhu Qiyu's original intention was, on the one hand, that the situation was tense at the time, and he wanted to reassure the hearts of the courtiers, and on the other hand, he also took the opportunity to investigate the power exchanges of the courtiers.

Now that the war is over, there is no need for An Xin, so Zhu Qiyu also wants to close the case.

But before closing the case, it is natural to know what Jin Yiwei has gained this time.

When this matter was mentioned, Lu Zhong regained his spirits and said.

"Your Majesty, over the past few days, according to His Majesty's instructions, I have secretly investigated the exchanges between Chinese and military officials in Beijing. A file has been formed, which has been handed over to Eunuch Cheng and transported to the Qianqing Palace. Your Majesty can check it at any time. "

"Well, well done."

Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly and said.

"anything else?"

and also?

Lu Zhong blinked his eyes, but didn't realize what the emperor was referring to.

But immediately, he remembered, said.

"Don't worry, your majesty, the bustling wine shops, brothels, brothels, and Jinyiwei in the capital have all been staffed. Some ministers' homes are also being arranged, but it is estimated that it will take some time."

Only then did Zhu Qiyu's expression soften.

The Jinyiwei has two main functions, one is to spy on the news and supervise the officials, and the other is to patrol and arrest, and interrogate some cases that are not convenient to be disclosed on behalf of the emperor.

But since the Lanyu case, Emperor Taizu felt that Jinyiwei was too powerful, so he simply abolished Jinyiwei.

After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, although Jinyiwei was restored again, the path has gradually gone astray.

In the two dynasties of Renxuan and Jinyiwei, the role of Jinyiwei was more inclined to patrol and arrest, and almost all of them put aside their old profession of spying on news.

The reasons for this are very complicated, but it is mainly because of the rise of civil servants. On the other hand, it is also because these generations of emperors are all upright and do not need to use Jin Yiwei to control the officials.

Jin Yiwei picked up this old business again, after the restoration of Nangong.

But now, of course, Zhu Qiyu took it and used it unceremoniously.

"Is there anything interesting that needs to be reported to me?"

Zhu Qiyu asked casually, but Lu Zhong took two steps forward, his expression a little nervous, and he spoke after he had prepared a lot of words.

"Don't dare to lie to the emperor, but there is one thing that needs to be reported to the emperor."

"Yesterday, Jin Yiwei found out that Yang Shan, Minister of the Honglu Temple, held a banquet in a brothel, during which it seemed that he wanted to welcome back the Supreme Emperor."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Zhong saw that the emperor's face suddenly sank.

"You can find out, who are the people who attended the meeting?"

Now, Lu Zhong is very clear in his heart that he has completely boarded the ship of the emperor, and naturally he does not want the emperor to come back and make another accident.

Even so, he still had to sigh and said.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, this is a spies of the Jin Yiwei who found out by accident when they went in to deliver the wine."

"This matter is very secret. I checked it afterwards. The name of Yang Li, Yang Shan's nephew, was listed on the account at that time. The people who went to the meeting got off the sedan chair through the back door, and few people saw it."

"By the time the spy went in to deliver the wine, the banquet was about to end. Before we could check carefully, the people who attended the meeting left one after another. Therefore, we only know that there were seven or eight people who attended the meeting. Besides Yang Shan, there were also Mrs. Changsi Shaoqing Xu Bin."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, his expression had returned to calm.

It's just a matter of time. Although his elder brother caused a farce like a civil war, after all, after sitting on the throne for many years, there are many confidant ministers who have been single-handedly promoted.

Before, there was an army of Ye Xian who was eyeing them like a tiger, and they didn't dare to make any moves, but now that the battle is over, all ghosts and monsters have emerged.

"Keep an eye on Yang Shan and Xu Bin carefully, but you don't need to take any action. You must investigate this matter clearly for me."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Looking at Lu Zhong's leaving figure, Zhu Qiyu's expression was gloomy, he didn't know what he was thinking, after a while, he raised his hand to call Cheng Jing, and said.

"Go to Jingyang Palace!"

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