It has to be said that Commander Lu has learned a lot now. Let’s not talk about what happened. He should first show his attitude of admitting his mistakes.
However, compared with Dongchang, Jinyiwei did leak more mistakes, but Lu Zhong cannot be blamed for this.
Again, there are essential differences between Jinyiwei and Dongchang in terms of the source of personnel, scale and management.
As a serious soldier of the emperor, the daily activities of the Jin Yiwei were to carry out the imperial decree, but they were still bound by the imperial system in many matters.
The most obvious point is that there are many hereditary military households in the Jinyiwei, and they have intricate relationships with various noble families. This does not mean that it can be solved by changing a group of people.
You must know that Jin Yiwei is not only found in the capital, but also in various places, not to mention that there are also various false Jin Yiwei with various connections. If necessary, they can be transferred to actual duties at any time.
So in fact, it’s not that Lu Zhong didn’t do his best, but that the matter itself was very difficult to accomplish. In fact, with the development of Jinyiwei, it is no longer the secret service agency that frightened the courtiers during the Hongwu period, but has gradually become a low-level version. noble group.
As the commander of the Jin Yiwei, what Lu Zhong can actually do is to replace all the critical places and the real manpower with reliable people he trusts.
However, if the plate is too big, there will always be fish that slip through the net. This is unavoidable, so the penalty must still be imposed.
Looking at Lu Zhong kneeling on the ground, Zhu Qiyu said.
"The relationships among the Jinyi Guards are complicated. It is normal for some people to do things for these people. However, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, you have to learn about this matter from others. This is a dereliction of duty. After you go back, go get twenty sticks for yourself. Long memory."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness."
Lu Zhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and felt relieved.
Jinyiwei and Dongchang can be said to be different, but they can also be said to be similar. They both rely heavily on the emperor's holy grace for their existence.
If something like this happened, Commander Lu was not afraid of being punished. He was only afraid that the emperor would lose trust in the Jin Yiwei, and that would be the most fatal thing.
The emperor's willingness to punish him shows that the matter is not that serious in the emperor's heart.
Although twenty sticks were hard to bear, Lu Zhong was physically strong and had been beaten in the army in his early years, so there was nothing to fear.
With this thought in mind, I heard the emperor ask again.
"It was fine if you didn't know about this before. Now that you know about it, how are you going to deal with it?"
this……
Lu Zhong carefully looked at the emperor's expression and said.
"Your Majesty, as the emperor's personal soldier, you should fulfill your duties loyally. Even if the Ministry of Punishment judges the case according to the law, leaking secrets without authorization and colluding with both internal and external people, this kind of cheating person should be a capital crime. However, the case involving Ning Yuanhou , I think it is not appropriate to make it public, so it is better to hand over the people involved to Nanzhen Fusi for disposal."
Jinyiwei is divided into North and South Town Fusi. Most of Jinyiwei's illustrious reputation comes from North Town Fusi. The famous imperial prison is located in North Town Fusi.
Relatively speaking, the presence of Nanzhen Fusi is weaker, but, almost without exception, the commanders of the Jinyi Guards in the past dynasties often sit in Nanzhen Fusi.
The fundamental reason is that although the Nanzhen Fusi is not famous to the outside world, it has only one most important responsibility, and that is to enforce the laws and regulations of the Jinyiwei.
In other words, no matter how majestic Beizhen Fusi is outside, he still has to be controlled by Nanzhen Fusi when he returns to the Jinyi Guards.
So naturally, Nanzhen Fusi's methods are not inferior to those of North Town Fusi, who owns the imperial edict. In fact, because the target is Jin Yiwei himself, no one will come to make trouble and complain, so the methods are even more cruel. point.
After entering the imperial prison, there may be hope of getting out, but if you enter Nanzhen Fusi, you will really have to live and die.
Although Lu Zhong looks simple and honest, in fact, to be able to secure the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards, ruthlessness is the most basic thing.
He received twenty sticks today, so someone would have to pay with his life!
However, in response to Lu Zhong's answer, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.
"No, just pretend you don't know anything. If they want to continue to spread the news, they will continue to spread the news. If they want to let people in, they will turn a blind eye. Do you understand?"
not understand……
Commander Lu blinked his eyes and wanted to ask but didn't dare.
He really didn't understand that the duty of the Jin Yiwei was to be loyal to the emperor. There was no doubt about this.
But now, the emperor had just issued an edict to arrest Ningyuan Hou Renli and put him in prison. As soon as he turned around, someone was so bold that he dared to deliver a message for him both internally and externally.
This kind of matter, let alone Jin Yiwei, is not a trivial matter even if it is placed in any yamen.
That's why Lu Zhongcai said that even if it was decided by the Ministry of Punishment, it would never be treated lightly.
Zhu Qiyu sighed, a little helpless.
He did this for two reasons. One was to preserve Zhu Yi.
Although Lu Zhong has shortcomings, his abilities are still sufficient. In the past, he had conducted internal rectification and investigation of Jin Yiwei several times.
It should be said that among the current Jinyi Guards, most of the insiders of each family have been killed and demobilized. The remaining ones either have deep roots and cannot be moved, but they have also been thrown into idle positions.
Either they are those who are really well hidden and have been placed in the royal guards by nobles for a long time, or they simply have old friendships with certain nobles many years ago, but have not had any involvement in them for many years.
It is difficult to find these people. Among the Jinyi Guards, there are probably not many people who can come into contact with Ren Li.
Ren Li will use these people this time, which can only show that he has been forced to the point of despair.
If his secret message spreads, very few people will know about it.
In this case, once something happens to the person who sent the message, the first person to be suspicious is Zhu Yi, who is the latest to know the news.
What's more, judging from the news from Zhu Yi, he finally convinced Zhang Shi to join forces to dig a big hole for Ren Li.
At this time, if the most critical middleman is gone, the plan will go bankrupt.
Because these words involved Zhu Yi's identity, Zhu Qiyu did not speak to Lu Zhong. However, if Shu Liang were here, at least he could guess that now was not the time to take action.
But Lu Zhong is... much simpler and cruder!
In other words, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards who has the power of investigation and investigation, he does not have to think about everything as carefully as Shu Liang.
After all, compared with Shu Liang, Lu Zhong was born as a warrior and was indeed somewhat deficient in maneuvering and maneuvering. However, he cannot be blamed for this. After all, only a handful of people knew Zhu Yi's identity.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu said.
"Since something like this happened in the Jinyi Guards, it only shows that these nobles have deep-rooted influence in the Jinyi Guards, and it is not easy to uproot them."
"At this time, taking action will alert the enemy. Let's observe them first. Once their identities are all clear, it will not be too late to deal with them."
So, we want to follow the clues and catch them all in one go?
Commander Lu vaguely understood, but he couldn't help but have new doubts in his heart. It was true that he could strike off the grass and scare the snake by taking action at this time. However, it would be difficult to follow the clues and follow the clues.
After all, these people buried in Jinyiwei probably don't know each other's identity.
However, since the emperor had given such orders, he naturally had no choice but to comply.
Therefore, Commander Lu could only secretly make a note of this group of people in his heart, but said respectfully on his face.
"I obey the decree."
Zhu Qiyu nodded, but did not spend too much energy on this matter.
Although Lu Zhong is not as clever as Shu Liang, the common characteristic between them is loyalty.
Whatever they ask, they will definitely complete it to the letter. This is what Zhu Qiyu values the most about them.
What's more, as I said before, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are in charge of different things, so there is no need to be too harsh.
Sitting up straight, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand for Lu Zhong to get up, and asked with a look of seriousness on his face.
"Let's leave this matter at that for now. How's the investigation going with the investigation I assigned you?"
Mentioning this, Lu Zhong finally cheered up.
What he said just now was not to excuse himself, but to tell the truth. During this period, his energy was not focused on the capital.
Otherwise, at least these people would not be so blatant.
The reason why he relaxed his jurisdiction over the Jinyi Guards was because of the two errands assigned to him by the Emperor.
"Back to Your Majesty, the assassination of Yu Shaobao in Xuanfu has basically been found out. When Ningyuan Hou was in Xuanfu, he secretly ordered his general He Hao to sneak into Gansu. With the help of Ma Ang, the deputy general of Gansu, he took away several people. The elites refused to be collected at night and lied that these people died of an epidemic."
"After multiple verifications and verification of the witness statements held by Deputy General Yang, it is basically certain that these people received He Hao's 'military order' to sneak into the Deputy General's Mansion and assassinate Yu Shaobao."
"According to the decree, after Marquis Ningyuan was arrested and imprisoned, He Hao was imprisoned in the imperial prison with a driving certificate. Now he is being interrogated. However, this He Hao is very tough and refuses to admit it. Judging from the current situation, I’m afraid it will take some time to pry his mouth open.”
The first task Zhu Qiyu assigned to Lu Zhong was naturally the Xuanfu assassination case.
It should be said that Zhu Qiyu found out about this matter a little late due to the delay of a certain Shaobao, but fortunately, he still had the know-it-all of Mr. Zhu.
After Yang Jie came to visit that day, Zhu Yi went to the British palace to persuade Zhang Shi, and on the other hand, she quickly spread the news to the palace.
At that time, Zhu Qiyu made a decisive decision and sent Jinyiwei secretly to Xuanfu and Gansu Yiyi to investigate the matter in detail.
So in fact, although this case was apparently handed over to the third division for trial, and even Jin Lian, the Minister of Criminal Affairs who was presiding over the trial, had not left Beijing yet, in fact, the entire context of the case had basically been dealt with. Clear.
With He Hao being imprisoned, the most critical witness has also been obtained. The next thing is actually to find more detailed evidence and turn this case into an ironclad case that is beyond doubt by both the government and the public.
Of course, this is not easy. Although He Hao is not as famous as Ren Li, he is Ren Li's old subordinate for many years and has made many military exploits. People who have experienced life and death on the battlefield are often able to withstand the punishment of Jin Yiwei. longer.
To be able to let a person like Lu Zhong say "it will take some time" is enough to show how hard this person's bones are.
Seeing Lu Zhong's slightly distressed look, Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry. After thinking about it, he spoke.
"In that case, you can hand the person over to the Criminal Department. For the rest of the matter, the Jin Yiwei will assist you and let the Criminal Department take charge of the trial."
this……
After listening to the emperor's words, Lu Zhong was obviously reluctant and wanted to fight for it again, so Commander Lu boldly spoke.
"Your Majesty, please give me a little more time. Please rest assured that I will be able to obtain the most detailed testimony."
However, when he finished speaking, he looked up and found that the emperor looked at him with interest and asked.
"How to get it? Use the various torture instruments in your royal guard?"
Lu Zhong's face turned red after saying one sentence, and he didn't know what to say.
Indeed, what Jin Yiwei is best at is extorting confessions through words and deeds. Lu Zhong has indeed made up his mind to continue working overtime after returning, and to deal with various punishments, so that he can get what he wants no matter what.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.
"Testimony obtained through coercion of words and deeds cannot withstand questioning in the court. If He Hao temporarily reverses the confession, it will be a real trouble. Please hand over the person to the Ministry of Punishment. I will take this case I have made it clear to Jin Shangshu that he will only care more about you than you do."
This is true. After the last meeting in the palace, the Ministry of Punishment finally issued a military order.
If this case cannot be clearly investigated in the end, or if it cannot be solved, it will be inevitable that the Criminal Department will be ranked at the bottom among the six departments.
Moreover, in essence, this case is still paving the way for the next rectification of the military camp. If the Ministry of Punishment wants to make a difference next, then this case must be launched immediately.
Therefore, from a pure perspective, the Punishment Department will definitely go all out.
However, due to the always-unharmonious relationship between Jin Yiwei and the foreign ministers, Commander Lu was obviously still a little dissatisfied. After thinking about it, he said.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say more. In a strict place like the imperial prison, there are still people who can communicate with each other inside and outside to deliver news. If the person is transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, I'm afraid there will be more gossipy news in the court. In this way, I'm afraid it will have the opposite effect, and He Hao is a tough guy and won't confess easily, so I'm brave and ask your majesty to grant me a few more days, and I will definitely be able to get a detailed confession."
It should be said that what Lu Zhong said is not unreasonable.
Compared with the imperial prison, the prison of the Ministry of Punishment is simply a sieve. The petty officials, jailers, and even ordinary low-level officials inside are frighteningly courageous.
Even in the imperial edicts and prisons, there is no way to stop the transmission of news from inside and outside, let alone the prisons of the Ministry of Punishments.
Moreover, Lu Zhong's meaning was very obvious. Even if he handed the person over to the Ministry of Punishment, it would just be another place for torture. It was better to continue to put him in the Jinyi Guards.
The truth is correct, but...
Zhu Qiyu shook his head, smiled and said.
"You underestimate the Punishment Department too much. When it comes to torture to extract confessions, the Punishment Department is far inferior to the Jin Yiwei. However, when it comes to trial cases, the ten Jin Yiwei combined are not as good as the Punishment Department."
"Forget it, if you are really unconvinced, just go with them when they are sent there. Just in time, you should also go and have a look and see how those people who have been doing criminal justice all their lives try cases. Don't let me know in the future. No matter what case I ask you to try, you only know how to punish me."
