Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 720
In February, the weather gradually warmed up. The so-called grass grows and warblers fly in the February sky. The late spring cold has passed, and all the affairs of the court are gradually on the right track.

Just like the warm and peaceful spring day, in recent days, the entire imperial court has been completely peaceful.

Although a few days ago, a certain escort general was decreed to suspend his duties pending investigation, and was brought back by the palace with hereditary iron coupons, but after all, Zhu Yi was just an ordinary guard general, not the real Cheng Guogong, Cheng Guogong's mansion. His title has not been abolished, and taking away the world certificate is more like some kind of warning from the emperor.

Therefore, after a few sporadic censors asked about the situation, no one in the entire court mentioned this matter again.

Of course, smart people will find that this matter is not normal.

For a noble family, the world certificate is more important than life. Even if Cheng Guogong's mansion is in ruins, but in the end, it is not impossible to make a sound in the court.

What's more, Zhu Yi has Hu Wei as her father-in-law and the British government as an in-law relationship. These two are very important existences among the civil and military ministers.

If they really wanted to make a fuss, there would definitely be some turmoil in the court.

But now, not only are the nobles from all families silent, but even Zhu Yi herself is really staying in the mansion obediently, without taking a step out, really putting on an appearance of meditating in the mansion waiting to be investigated.

However, in the calm, some things attracted more and more attention, for example...

"Has Zhang Min gone to Nangong?"

In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu had just finished the sutra feast and came back to change his clothes, when Huai En came to report in a hurry.

"That's right, please see the card handed over today. This is the second time this month. The first time the Supreme Emperor didn't see him, but this time, the Supreme Emperor just sent someone out and brought Zhang Min in."

It should be said that this is not a trivial matter. Since the Supreme Emperor came back, he has basically never summoned any ministers alone.

In addition to a big banquet for the ministers at Zhengdan, King Xiang came to visit once as the uncle of the king, and there was a lot of trouble some time ago, calling the son-in-law Xue Huan into the palace.

However, even that time, in the name of Empress Qian, the princess was called to "bring" her son-in-law into the palace to have a talk, and the outside world said it was still a family reunion.

However, Zhang Xiang was neither a relative of the emperor nor an imperial edict, but took the initiative to hand over a sign to see him, and more importantly, the Supreme Emperor really summoned him.

There is a lot of political meaning in this!

Or to put it more bluntly, there is basically no other possibility for this kind of private meeting except to discuss matters related to government affairs.

No one in the court is clear about this point, and Zhu Qiyu naturally understands it better.

However, after hearing Wynn's report, he didn't have any special reaction, he just nodded and said.

"I know."

After the four words were finished, it was as if the matter had passed, and he didn't ask any more questions, but asked instead.

"Is Uncle Da Zong here?"

The emperor didn't ask any more questions, so Wynn naturally didn't talk too much. He bowed his head respectfully and said.

"Returning to the emperor, Da Zongbo and Yu Cifu are already waiting in the side hall of the Wenhua Palace. Besides, Jin Shangshu will rush to Gansu in a few days, and he is already waiting to be called to come to give a speech today."

"Mr. Kim?"

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and said.

"He can hold his breath. After Lu Zhong has been here for the past few days, I'm afraid he will be very depressed. Anyway, you go and call Lu Zhong over. This time, Mr. Jin is going to Gansu and let him go with him. "

Wynn blinked his eyes, but he didn't understand that Jin Lian went to Gansu to thoroughly investigate the case of Ren Li. Of course, the more important role was to call the leaders of the Seven Guards of Kansai to Beijing to meet them in case Ren Li After the incident broke out, there were some changes in the seven guards of Kansai.

Because of this, Jin Lian still has the dispatch of the governors of both sides hanging on his body, and he has the right to mobilize the frontier troops to deal with emergencies.

Under such circumstances, it would be superfluous for Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, to follow him.

However, since it was the emperor's arrangement, Wynn never asked more questions. He bowed his hands and went down to arrange for someone to pass the decree.

Someone sent some food to the elders waiting in Wenhua Hall, Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry, ordered them to have breakfast, and after eating slowly, he drove to Wenhua Hall.

"Your Majesty, Minister Jin Lian, Minister of the Taibao Criminal Department."

Sitting down on the upper throne, Zhu Qiyu was the first to summon Jin Lian.

Immediately behind Jin Lian was Lu Zhong, the Commander of Jin Yiwei who hurried over.

"Please, sir."

Zhu Qiyu raised his hand to let Jin Lian flatten his body, and then he spoke.

"Going to Gansu now, I have to work hard, sir. Although the border is temporarily stable, it is not a good thing to get along with Tuotuo first. This time the Oirat Mission entered Beijing, and I don't know what they are planning. Under this situation, the stability of Gansu It's very important."

"The case of Ren Li needs to be handled to convince the whole government and the public, but also pay attention to the impact on the Seven Guards of Kansai. There needs to be a balance in between, thank you for your hard work, sir."

In fact, this was also the biggest reason why the ministers were worried when they wanted to investigate the Ren Li case in depth.

Justice and morality are important, but the stability of the border cannot be ignored. Even in many cases, in the hearts of many people, although they dare not say it, they actually give priority to the latter when doing it.

However, for Zhu Qiyu, what he wants this time is obviously to have both fish and bear's paw!
During this period of time, Jin Shangshu naturally had a full understanding of the difficulty of the things he had to do, and made a lot of preparations. At this moment in front of the imperial court, he naturally couldn't lose his momentum, so he bowed his hands immediately.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister will live up to His Majesty's entrustment. Under the condition of ensuring the safety of the seven guards in Gansu and Kansai, we will try our best to find out the case and return the court to a bright and clear sky."

"Okay, sir, if you have this confidence, I can rest assured!"

Zhu Qiyu nodded, with a look of approval on his face, obviously very satisfied with Mr. Jin's daring attitude.

But immediately, the smile on his face faded away, he turned to Lu Zhong who was at the side, and asked.

"Commander Lu, I ordered you to hand over the witnesses of Ren Li's case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Jin Yiwei will cooperate with the Ministry of Criminal Justice to investigate the case. Have you delivered it?"

Lu Zhong didn't know what he meant, but he still went up to report honestly.

"Your Majesty, how dare I disobey your orders. After receiving your orders, I will transfer He Hao from the imperial prison to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, where he will be strictly guarded, but..."

At this point, Commander Lu's simple and honest face showed a look of embarrassment, with some faint dissatisfaction, and looked at Jin Lian, who seemed to be hesitant, whether he should continue talking.

This kind of small action, of course, cannot be concealed from Mr. Jin, but the old man just stood there, as if he didn't see anything.

At the same time, Zhu Qiyu pretended nothing happened and continued to ask.

"Just what?"

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Commander Lu felt a little confused, but finally, he still didn't suppress the small resentment in his heart, and opened his mouth.

"However, Jin Shangshu is too busy with his affairs, and He Hao has never been interrogated. Now that Jin Shangshu will leave Beijing soon, I am worried that the interrogation of He Hao will be delayed."

"and……"

Taking a sneaky glance at Jin Lian again, Lu Zhong hesitated, Fang said.

"Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty. During this period of time, I have been guarding outside the Ministry of Punishment. I have discovered many times that the jailers of the Ministry of Punishment accepted bribes and delivered some clothes and food boxes to the prison. "

"Your Majesty, do you want me to bring He Hao back to the Imperial Prison for a strict interrogation? I promise that I will get a detailed statement this time and help Jin Shangshu to clear the case."

For the second half of Lu Zhong's sentence, Zhu Qiyu just ignored it.

He Hao knew a little bit about this man. He was a man who had been beaten on the battlefield, and he admitted his death. If Lu Zhong's tricks could pry his mouth open, he wouldn't have to wait a long time ago.

If He Hao were to be sent back to the Imperial Prison again, he would inevitably be tortured again, and in the end he would produce a testimony, but he didn't know how much of it was true.

However, what Lu Zhong said earlier is worth noting.

These words are euphemistic, but in fact, Lu Zhong is secretly probing that the Ministry of Punishment is not strictly guarded.

I also want to know that since clothes and food boxes can be sent in, it is naturally not a problem to send a few words or send a small note secretly.

However, this is also a chronic problem of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After all, in the territory of the capital, various relationships are intricate, and, under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Criminal Justice detains criminals who are either not important or have been sentenced to be executed. Either way, there is no need for particularly strict guards.

Of course, this does not mean that it is reasonable to do so. Therefore, although he knew that Lu Zhong was suing, Zhu Qiyu still showed a hint of displeasure and asked.

"Sir, what Commander Lu said is the truth?"

Besides, Elder Jin is also a person who has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years. Facing the blatant complaints from his colleagues and the seemingly displeased questioning from the emperor, he is not panicked at all.

Jin Lian, as Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, is naturally clear about the prison of the Ministry of Justice, and more importantly, he understands that the emperor must also be clear about it.

If you want to imprison a person in an airtight manner, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice has never been the best choice. Whether it is the imperial prison or the prison of Dali Temple, it is much more reliable than the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

However, the emperor still handed over the criminal to the Ministry of Punishment, which was an obvious intention.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Jin Laoshangshu looked like an old god. At this moment, hearing the emperor's question, Jin Lian cupped his hands and said.

"Go back to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

Lu Zhong blinked his eyes, a little surprised at Jin Lian's swiftness, and finally realized that something was wrong. He raised his head and glanced at the emperor, only to see that the displeasure on the old man's face had long since dissipated, replaced by a smile, and asked .

"Why?"

Jin Lian raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Zhong, then cupped his hands to the emperor.

"Returning to Your Majesty, He Hao was sent here with bruises all over his body, and he was almost breathless. At that time, it would not only be useless to continue interrogating him, but it might also cause sudden death, so I ordered someone to arrest him. Take good care of it, wait for your body to recover, and then discuss the case."

While talking, Jin Lian saw Lu Zhong hesitated to speak, and immediately saw what he wanted to say, and continued.

"Of course, he's almost in good health now, but I'm going out of Beijing again, so I plan to go out of Beijing this time and bring He Hao along with me for interrogation on the way."

Pausing for a while, as if to give a commander some time to digest, Jin Lianfang continued.

"As for the lack of strict supervision by the Ministry of Punishment, it is indeed the fault of the minister. After returning this time, the minister will reprimand his subordinates again to avoid this incident from happening again."

Now, Commander Lu really couldn't help it.

You just said that you are going to leave Beijing soon, but you said that you will clean up the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Even if it is perfunctory, you are too careless, right?

Just about to say a few words, when he raised his head, he saw the emperor glared at him, so Commander Lu froze immediately, stepped aside embarrassingly, lowered his head and dared not speak.

At this time, instead, the emperor above nodded slightly and said.

"Well, the case of Ren Li has attracted a lot of attention. Now that the rectification of the army is imminent, the case must be investigated clearly, but we must also pay attention to the method and method. Since He Hao has been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I am naturally Believe in Mr.

So, this is actually Jin Lian's confidence.

At his level, he focuses on the overall situation, not just one corner.

Like Lu Zhong, he is not inferior to Jin Lian in terms of experience or resourcefulness, the real difference between them is precisely the structure.

What Lu Zhong thought was very simple, that is, to do well the errand given by the emperor. The emperor asked him to investigate the case, let him pry He Hao's crime, and get the evidence of Ren Li's crime, so he worked hard to finish the errand.

However, in Jin Lian's place, his focus is completely different.

After taking over the prisoner, Jin Lian's first thought was not how to quickly clear the case and get the confession, but what the emperor's intention was.

The prisons of the Ministry of Punishment are not strictly guarded, which is determined by the mechanism and the situation of the prisoners. Of course, as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, it is not difficult to rectify it. At least, when he was in the Ministry of Punishment, it was not difficult to improve this situation. Disaster.

But is it necessary?
Still the same sentence, if the emperor wants to imprison a person firmly, let him continue to stay in the imperial prison, and there is no need to transfer him to the Ministry of Punishment.

Now that it has been delivered, it means that the Son of Heaven doesn't care about He Haohui passing the news inside and outside, and maybe even hopes so.

As for why?

First of all, what Jin Lian said just now is that He Hao's life cannot be lost now. He stays in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, at least Jin Lian will not torture him.

As for the clothes and food boxes sent in, do you really think that the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice is just a sieve?Those jailers are all old officials, and some are even small officials who have worked in the Ministry of Punishment for several generations.

What things should be done, what money should be taken, they are clear in their hearts, with these people looking after them, nothing will happen to He Hao.

Moreover, as the emperor said just now, the investigation must be investigated, but it should not only focus on the investigation.

When He Hao arrived at the Criminal Department, some people outside would know that He Hao didn't say anything.

Compared with the situation in the imperial prison where he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and what he had revealed, He Hao could at least let some people know his "situation" in the Ministry of Punishment, so that he would not act rashly.

These are all outside the case, political considerations, only a minister like Jin Lian can roughly understand the intention.

Lu Zhong?Ha ha……

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Lu Zhong, then turned his gaze back to Jin Lian, and said.

"Mr. is going to Gansu. Since he is going to take He Hao with him, he must be cleared up on the way. The left and right Commanders Lu are fine in Beijing. Since he was responsible for this errand in the first place, let him go with him. , assist sir, and bring the prisoner back for interrogation, okay?"

As soon as these words came out, Jin Lian couldn't help but sighed in his heart. By now, he could see that the emperor still trusted and valued Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei.

It is said to let him come to help, but in fact, it is to ask Jin Lian to teach him a little bit. Although he is not happy to deal with Jin Yiwei in his heart, but the emperor discusses with you, it is for your face, if you dare to say no, that is I don't know how to praise.

Therefore, Jin Laoshangshu had no choice but to cup his hands and said.

"I obey the order and will do my best."

(End of this chapter)