"Feng Bao!" Zhu Zaijing said.
"The slave is here!"
"Beizhen Fusi, you can temporarily lend it to Zhu Shitai to inspect the capital camp. Don't get involved with the Dongchang troops. It's enough for Jin Yiwei to go."
Feng Bao was startled and looked at Zhu Shitai alertly.
Beizhen Fusi, the Jinyiwei department responsible for investigation, had always been managed by the Zhenfu envoy before, but in Jiajing Chaobei Town Fusi was under the direct leadership of the Si Lijian.
This also laid the foundation for the eunuchs to become bigger and bigger.
For example, the later Nine Thousand Years Old was so lawless because he controlled the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei at the same time.
Like the previous Zhu Xizhong, although he was said to be the leader of the Jinyi Guards, and nominally he was in charge of the governors of the north and south towns, in fact, everything he did was subject to the control of the ceremonial supervisor.
Because Feng Bao commanded both Dongchang and Beizhen Fusi.
Feng Bao felt uneasy.
Does the emperor want to take away the power of Beizhen Fusi from his own hands?
Zhu Zaijing took a sneak peek and saw Feng Bao's expression.
"Dongchang killed three officials just the day before yesterday. It was just when the officials were talking about it. I thought about it. If this matter is mixed in, Dongchang's reputation may be even worse."
"Let the Jinyiwei come. After all, the leader of the Jinyiwei is in front of Zhu Xizhong. It is much more convenient for his son to take command than in Dongchang!"
Feng Bao had no choice but to take this reassurance with hesitation.
"This slave accepts the order!"
Zhu Shitai below was shocked.
Although he also serves in Jinyiwei, due to his father's reasons, he is just a commanding officer in Jinyiwei, and he is usually responsible for fishing in troubled waters.
Because he was in charge of training and discipline in this official position, he usually gave these noble children a casual position.
Even with such a leisure position, Zhu Shitai has not been to Beizhen Fusi Yamen a few times to run errands. He has always been immersed in the world of flowers on weekdays.
Now that the emperor has put himself in charge of Beizhen Fusi, although it is temporary, he is still quite timid.
But when he looked back, he thought that this was to save his father, so he couldn't think too much about it and took it bravely.
"I thank Your Majesty for His grace!"
…
After leaving the Qianqing Palace and holding the handwriting given by the emperor, Zhu Shitai was at a loss.
"Your Majesty, where do we start investigating?"
Zhang Rong looked at him expressionlessly.
"You can start wherever you want, I'm just assisting you."
"Well…"
Zhu Shitai didn't know how to speak for a moment and froze on the spot.
This was the first time he was working alone without his father.
In the past, under the influence of his father, this young man could be said to be successful in anything he did. There was nothing he couldn't do. If things went on like this, Zhu Shitai had almost never encountered any dissatisfaction or problems with him in his life. Things that can't be done.
But now his father is in jail, his title as Duke is gone, and the rewards accumulated by his family over generations have also been taken away. It looks like the Zhu family has fallen from now on.
"How about we go see the old man first?" Zhu Shitai asked Zhang Rong blankly.
The latter nodded slightly, but in his heart he began to look down on the child.
"You idiots rely on my wealth and power to lord it over you. You have no ability or courage. In times of crisis, all of you are weaker than women!"
Zhang Rong and Zhu Xizhong have a very good relationship. As two major families with considerable power in the court, they have a lot of contacts and have a good relationship with each other.
We respect each other very much on weekdays, but there is no overlap in official matters.
This is also the norm in the circle of nobles. Although many nobles, this one and that uncle, have no real power, they have good relations in private, and there is no overlap on the surface, but they always have a lot of intersections on weekdays.
After a while, the two arrived at the Penal Department Prison.
Zhu Xizhong was sitting in the cell before. He was very clean and there was no dirt on his face. He seemed to be thinking about something with his eyes closed.
Nonsense, although the emperor deposed his Dukedom of Chengguo, it also gave his family a chance to make up for their mistakes. Who would be stupid enough to deal with Zhu Xizhong at this time.
"Dad!"
Zhu Shitai quickly walked to the cell door, held the doorpost and said.
Zhu Xizhong slowly opened his eyes.
"Coming?"
"Dad, are you okay?"
"I won't be dead for a while!" Zhu Xizhong smiled, "How are the family members doing?"
"Everything is fine, it's just that my mother has been crying, worried about you!"
Zhu Xizhong disagreed.
"This bitch knows how to cry when something happens."
"Now my life is in your hands, boy, what are you going to tell your Majesty?!"
"Hey, Lao Zhang is here too?"
Zhang Rong still had an expressionless face and stepped forward and nodded lightly.
"Lao Zhu."
"Dad, your majesty has asked your son to temporarily take charge of the Beizhen Fusi. Mr. Zhang from the Ministry of War will also cooperate, and the British Lord will also assist his son. Don't worry, your majesty doesn't really think about what will happen to you."
"My son promises to find out all the vacancies in the Beijing Camp within a month and save you!"
"Hahaha!" Zhu Xizhong laughed and stood up, "Boy, can you do it alone without me protecting you?"
Zhu Shitai hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly.
"No, no, dad, your majesty said that in one month, Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang will go to Beijing to train troops. If there are any vacancies in the Beijing camp, you will not have to come out!"
Hearing this, Zhu Xizhong put away his smile and became serious.
"Zhang Taiyue from the Ministry of War is investigating, so you don't have to get involved. Remember, whatever number Zhang Taiyue gives you, you just have to submit it to His Majesty."
Zhu Shitai didn't answer, looked at his father and said, "But what your Majesty said is..."
"Remember, kid!" Zhu Xizhong interrupted him, "I once got involved in the civil servants' troubles, and ended up giving a lot of money to the old thief Yan Song to save myself."
"The late emperor allowed them to fight, and I had to take sides. However, this man does not seem to be like the late emperor at the moment. From his behavior in the past few days, it can be seen that this man is up to something big!"
Zhu Shitai still didn't understand and was waiting for his father's next sentence.
"You said just now that His Majesty will not really do anything to me, but you are different. If this matter is done... and it falls into His Majesty's holy eyes, I will retire and you will take over from me!"
"This time is not only a danger to our Zhu family, but also an opportunity!"
Zhu Shitai's pupils grew bigger and bigger as he listened.
"And His Majesty has great ambitions. I have a vague feeling that this man will cause a lot of big troubles!"
"In the future, the party struggles in the court may be more intense and larger than before. If you want to be successful in the future, you must not have anything to do with civil servants! As a noble family, we can just follow the footsteps of the good emperor!"
There was so much information that Zhu Shitai didn’t know which sentence to listen to.
Zhang Rong, who was beside him, did not shy away from Lao Zhu's words at all and listened carefully.
For him, this is also a good opportunity to see what kind of temper this new emperor is, so that he can better pave the way for his children.
"Dad, why can't you understand what you mean by son?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Anyway, just remember something this time!"
"You don't have to get involved in the affairs of the civil servants. Let me investigate the nobles and generals to death!"
