Yu Shiyue looked up and saw that the person coming was wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist. It was none other than the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Lu Zhong.
Compared with Yu Shiyue who was very angry, Jiang Yuan reacted faster and immediately stepped forward.
"How come the commander has time to come to the Criminal Department? What's the matter?"
During this period, Jin Yiwei assisted the Third Division in investigating the case, and many officials were summoned by Jin Yiwei.
Fortunately, the new commander was relatively calm, and apart from Cao Jixiang's case, he didn't cause anything that shouldn't have happened.
As a close confidant of the emperor, Jiang Yuan's attitude towards him was naturally much more enthusiastic.
Lu Zhong took two steps forward, and after greeting the two of them respectively according to the rules, he sighed and said.
"What else could it be? Of course it's still that case. His Majesty ordered the Jin Yiwei to assist the Third Division. Now that the case has been delayed and cannot be concluded, it's definitely not the case."
"So today, I came here specifically to discuss it with some elders. Why, these two elders are also worried about this matter?"
Yu Shiyue's expression changed, and he felt annoyed.
How could he forget that there was this one too!
As the commander of the Jinyiwei who was personally promoted by the emperor, Lu Zhong not only held the power of the entire Jinyiwei, but also had the power to visit the palace at any time. He was a true confidant of the emperor.
Others don't know the emperor's information, but Commander Lu always knows something. Wouldn't it be better to ask him about it than to get angry with Jiang Yuan?
So Yu Siqing also stepped forward to welcome him and 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 express my gratitude, but I didn't expect Commander Lu to come in person today. Please take a seat quickly."
Yu Siqing had a warm smile on his face and acted like a host, as if this place was not the Ministry of Punishment but his Dali Temple Yamen.
This actually made Lu Zhong a little uncomfortable.
To be honest, Jin Yiwei's status in the court, ahem, is only a little better than that of eunuchs.
After all, Jinyiwei has the power to monitor, arrest, judge, and even execute people. It is basically a system independent of the court and is completely controlled by the emperor.
Although various departments in the imperial court also have means to contain them, in general, Jin Yiwei is an anomaly in the entire imperial system.
In other words, Jinyiwei is an organization that relies on imperial power and goes beyond the scope of court rules.
Most of what they did was directly responsible to the emperor rather than to the court.
Therefore, for most courtiers, the existence of such an institution would hinder the stable operation of the court.
Thanks to the previous commanders, Jinyiwei's reputation among courtiers was no better than that of Dongchang.
Although Jin Yiwei was responsible for assisting the Third Division in handling the case this time, he was only helping to arrest people, and he, the commander, was not asked to personally appear.
Therefore, I was really flattered by such "courteous treatment" from two high-ranking officials.
After enjoying this feeling, Commander Lu smacked his lips and said.
"There's no need to sit down. After all, this case is a joint trial of three departments, with the assistance of Jin Yiwei. The Criminal Department and Dali Temple are already there, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still missing. If you two don't mind it, follow my commander and go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. One trip?”
Metropolitan Procuratorate?
Yu Shiyue and Jiang Yuan looked at each other.
At this moment, the two of them had forgotten all the unpleasantness they had just experienced.
To be fair, if there was really a way to settle this case early, Jiang Yuan would not be willing to drag it out day by day and offend a high-ranking official like 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 judicial departments is nominally a joint trial of the three judicial departments, in fact, the Metropolitan Procuratorate does not interfere too much in judicial matters, but only conducts supervision on behalf of the court.
You must know that these days, the officials summoned are not of high rank, so the Metropolitan Procuratorate only assigned one Qian Du Yushi.
But now, the commander said he wanted to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and obviously he would not go to an ordinary court official.
The only person who could allow the three of them to go together for a trip was the chief of the Imperial Procuratorate, Mr. Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu!
To the extent that it alarmed the old man, these two people vaguely felt that it was no small matter.
But now that the matter was over, it was obvious that the commander did not want to reveal it in advance, so the two of them had to get up and head towards the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Fortunately, the Yamen of the Third Law Department was very close. After leaving the Criminal Department, it took only two steps to reach the Procuratorate.
When the doorman saw several senior officials in scarlet robes coming together, he did not dare to neglect him. He invited the people into the lobby and went to report the matter.
Soon, they saw a dignified and unsmiling old man coming to the door.
After all, they were facing one of the Seven Qings. None of the three people dared to stand up, so they stood up quickly and held their hands together.
"I have met Mr. Zong Xian."
Chen Yi looked at their strange combination, and after a moment, he returned the favor.
After everyone sat down, Chen Yi asked directly.
"The person who just came to report said that you are here because of Wang Zhen's case?"
Seeing the three people nodding their heads, Mr. Chen's gray eyebrows wrinkled, as if he was a little confused, and said.
"If I remember correctly, this case has been tried for nearly two months. Most of the officials in the 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 does not require him to pay close attention to it all the time. Although the boss will carefully read every case file and submitted memorial.
But he obviously didn't focus on this, so he still had doubts about the three people's intentions.
Yu Shiyue smiled bitterly and said.
"Lord General Xian, the facts of the case are basically clear. Officials in the capital and those involved with Wang Zhen should be punished and demoted. However, His Majesty seems to feel that there is still some unfinished business. , making it difficult to close the case.”
"I originally wanted to ask His Majesty at today's court meeting, but..."
Seeing that Mr. Chen's face turned a little dark, Yu Siqing quickly stopped talking and pretended that nothing happened.
"After going to court, I consulted with Minister Jiang for discussion. Then, Commander Lu came over for this matter. This case is a joint trial of the three judicial departments, so after a short discussion, we came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Chen Yi understood.
He had heard that there had been some friction between Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment recently due to the closing of the case, but they probably didn't have the guts to come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to find him.
Then, this proposal can only be made by the commander of the Jin Yiwei who temporarily intervened.
There have been too many things to worry about recently, and Mr. Chen is too lazy to talk about it. After thinking about it, he said directly.
"This case has indeed been delayed for a long time. Now that the three judicial departments are gathered together, Commander Lu can tell you what he thinks."
Seeing that everyone was here, Lu Zhong didn't give in and said.
"This commander has a sacred mandate to assist the Three Law Departments in their investigation. I have seen the hard work of the bosses these days."
"As Yu Siqing said, most of the officials in Beijing who were involved with Wang Zhen have been thoroughly investigated."
"However, according to Jin Yiwei's information, in addition to officials in Beijing, there are also some who are not in Beijing now and have a close relationship with Wang Zhen."
"This commander is thinking that this may be the unfinished business that the emperor said?"
