Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 199 Things seem to be getting bigger

Yu Shiyue looked up, and saw that the person who came was wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist. It was none other than Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei.

Compared with Yu Shiyue, who was very angry, Jiang Yuan reacted faster, and immediately stepped forward to speak.

"Why does the commander come to the Ministry of Punishment when he is free, but what's the matter?"

During this period of time, Jin Yiwei assisted the third department in investigating cases, and many officials summoned them, all of which were handled by Jin Yiwei.

Fortunately, the new commander was quite safe, except for Cao Jixiang's case, nothing happened that shouldn't have happened.

As the confidant of the emperor, Jiang Yuan's attitude towards him is naturally much warmer.

Lu Zhong took two steps forward, but he sighed and said after bowing to the two respectively according to the rules.

"What else can it be? Of course, it's still the case. His Majesty ordered Jin Yiwei to assist the third division. Now that the case has been delayed for a long time, it is not a matter."

"So today, I came here specially to discuss with the elders. Why, the two elders are also worrying about this matter?"

Yu Shiyue's expression changed, and he felt annoyed.

How could he forget, and this one!
As the commander of Jinyiwei personally promoted by the emperor, Lu Zhong not only holds the power of the entire Jinyiwei, but also has the power to enter the palace at any time, so he is a real confidant of the emperor.

Others don't know the emperor's information, but Commander Lu always knows a thing or two. Wouldn't it be better to ask him than to get angry with Jiang Yuan?
So, Yu Siqing also went forward, said.

"What Commander Lu said is that the Third Division actually relied on the strength of a lot of Jin Yiwei to handle the case this time. I have always wanted to come to thank you. I didn't expect Commander Lu to come here in person today. Please sit down quickly."

Yu Siqing had a warm smile on his face, with the attitude of a host, as if this place was not the Ministry of Punishment, but his Dali Temple Yamen.

On the contrary, Lu Zhong felt a little uncomfortable.

To be honest, Jin Yiwei's status in the imperial court, ahem, is only slightly better than that of eunuchs.

After all, Jinyiwei has the power to monitor, arrest, judge, and even execute. It is basically a system independent of the court and completely controlled by the emperor.

Although the ministries of the imperial court also have means to restrain them, in general, Jin Yiwei is an outlier in the entire imperial court system.

In other words, Jinyiwei is an institution that relies on imperial power and jumps out of the scope of court rules.

Most of what they did was directly responsible to the emperor, not to the court.

Therefore, for most courtiers, the existence of such institutions would hinder the stable operation of the court.

Thanks to the blessings of the previous commanders, Jin Yiwei's reputation among the courtiers is no better than that of Dongchang.

Although Jin Yiwei is responsible for assisting the Third Division in handling the case this time, it is only helping to arrest people, and it is not enough for him, the commander, to come forward in person.

Therefore, I am really flattered by the "courteous treatment" of the two court officials.

After enjoying this feeling, Commander Lu smacked his lips and said.

"You don't need to sit down. After all, this case is a joint trial of the three divisions, with the assistance of Jin Yiwei. The Criminal Department and Dali Temple are on par, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still short. If the two of you don't mind the trouble, you can go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate with my commander." a trip?"

Metropolitan Procuratorate?
Yu Shiyue and Jiang Yuan looked at each other.

At this moment, the two of them had already put all the unhappiness behind them.

In all fairness, if there is a way, the case can be settled earlier, and Jiang Yuan is not willing to procrastinate every day, and offend such a court official as Yu Shiyue.

It's just that they don't understand, why are they looking for the Metropolitan Procuratorate?

Although the joint trial of the three divisions is nominally a joint trial by the three divisions of justice, in fact, the Metropolitan Procuratorate does not interfere too much with judicial affairs, but only conducts supervision on behalf of the imperial court.

You know, these days, the officials summoned are not high-ranking, so the Metropolitan Procuratorate only appointed one Du Yushi to come over.

But now, when the commander said he was going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he obviously wouldn't be looking for an ordinary court official.

The only one who can make the three of them go hand in hand and take a trip is the chief of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Mr. Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu!

To the extent that it alarmed the old man, the two vaguely felt that it was not a small matter.

But the matter was at this point, and it was obvious that the commander didn't want to reveal it in advance, so the two had no choice but to get up and head towards the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Fortunately, the yamen of the Sanfa Division is very close. If you go out from the Ministry of Punishments, you will reach the Metropolitan Procuratorate within two steps.

The guard at the door, seeing several senior officials in scarlet robes coming hand in hand, did not dare to neglect, invited them into the lobby, and went to report.

Soon, they saw a majestic and unsmiling old man coming to the door.

After all, what they were facing was one of the Seven Ministers, and none of the three dared to be arrogant, so they got up quickly and cupped their hands.

"I've seen Mr. President."

Chen Yi sized up their strange combination, and after a while, he bowed his hands in return.

After each took their seats, Chen Yi asked directly.

"The person who came to report just now said that you are here for the case of Wang Zhen?"

Seeing the three nodding their heads, Mrs. Chen frowned with gray eyebrows, as if he was a little puzzled, said.

"If my memory serves me right, this case has been on trial for nearly two months. Most of the officials in the imperial court who were involved with Wang Zhen have already passed the lobby of Dali Temple. Is it possible that there is still something unclear about the case? ?”

It's not that Chen Yi has a bad memory, but that too many things have happened recently.

Although this matter is important, it is not enough for him to pay attention to it all the time, although the boss will read the case files and the memorials handed over carefully.

But he obviously didn't pay all his attention to this, so he still had some doubts about the purpose of the three of them.

Yu Shiyue smiled wryly and said.

"My lord, the facts of the case are basically clear. The officials in Beijing and those involved with Wang Zhen should be fined and demoted. However, His Majesty seems to feel that there is still something unfinished. , so it is difficult to close the case."

"I wanted to ask His Majesty at today's court meeting, but..."

Seeing that Mrs. Chen's complexion turned dark, Yu Siqing quickly stopped talking, pretending that nothing happened, said.

"After I came down to court, I asked Jiang Shilang to discuss it. Then, Commander Lu came over for this matter. The case was jointly tried by the three judicial departments. Therefore, after a short discussion, I came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Chen Yi understood.

He had heard that Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment had had some friction recently because of the closing of the case, but based on the two of them, they should have no courage to come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to find him.

Then, this proposal can only be made by the commander of Jin Yiwei who got involved temporarily.

There are too many bad things going on lately, Mr. Chen is too lazy to talk about the scene, after thinking about it, he just said it.

"This case has indeed dragged on for a long time. Now that the three judicial divisions have gathered, Commander Lu can tell what he thinks."

Seeing that everyone is here, Lu Zhong didn't hold back and said.

"The command envoy is ordered by the Holy Order to assist the investigation of the Three Law Departments. These days, I have seen the hard work of the elders."

"As Yu Siqing said, most of the officials in Beijing who have been involved with Wang Zhen have been thoroughly investigated."

"However, according to Jin Yiwei's news, apart from the officials in Beijing, there are also some who are not in Beijing now, and they have a good relationship with Wang Zhen."

"The commander is thinking, maybe this is what the emperor said, the unfinished business?"

(End of this chapter)