Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 330 The Future of Jin Yiwei
Night, Qianqing palace.

Zhu Qiyu sat behind the case, and under him was Lu Zhong, the Commander of Jin Yiwei in a flying fish robe.

At this moment, Lu Zhong held a memorial in his hand, and respectfully forwarded it to the emperor, saying.

"Your Majesty, I was ordered to investigate the case of King Guangtong and King Yangzong colluding with Ning Yanghou and others. The investigation has now been completed. This is a confession. Your Majesty please read it."

Zhu Qiyu took the notebook, glanced at it briefly, and closed it.

The Ming Dynasty gave preferential treatment to the clan, except for treason, the clan above the county king level, even if they committed a serious crime, they would at most be deposed as common people and imprisoned by the high wall of Fengyang.

The two of Guangtong Wang were already imprisoned anyway, and to them, it didn't matter if they were charged with another crime.

After all, they are not fools. Although Zhu Qiyu abolished their princes, they did not remove their feudal kingdoms. If they confess honestly, at least their heirs can still inherit the princes.

Therefore, Jin Yiwei's interrogation was also very fast this time, and it didn't take much effort to get their confessions.

As for the content, since they had made friends with Ning Yanghou in private, it was the truth, so there was no need to frame anything, just confess the truth.

Nodding his head, Zhu Qiyu put down the notebook and said.

"Things are done well, how are Ning Yanghou and others doing in the imperial prison these days?"

Seeing the emperor's expression of satisfaction, Lu Zhong's uneasy heart was relieved.

Ever since Jin Ying was escorted by Jin Yiwei last time and was almost assassinated on the way, he clearly felt that the emperor was relying more on Dongchang.

This made Commander Lu quite uneasy, and after returning, he dealt with Jin Yiwei's troops severely.

This time I finally got an errand, so I was very careful, and quickly replied: "As you ordered, I will take care of the food and drink."

"Marquis Ning Yang and Marquis Xue Xuan are quite peaceful, but Marquis Jiao Jing and Marquis Cheng An are in a state of panic every day. They bribed the jailer to send news outside."

"However, the servants arranged by the minister are all cronies, so they seem to have bribed the jailer, but in fact they are all sent to the minister, and nothing has been leaked out."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and asked back.

"Stop it for what?"

Lu Zhong blinked and froze in place, not knowing what to say for a while.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.

"Whatever news they want to spread, let them pass it on. This case is true. All they can do is ask for help. I would like to see how many people behind them can be brought out."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Lu Zhong's face, and he said hastily.

"It's the minister who didn't think carefully, please forgive me, your majesty, don't worry, I will arrange it immediately after I return."

Zhu Qiyu didn't care much, and continued.

"Send this testimony to the Ministry of Criminal Justice tomorrow. You don't have to worry about the rest of the matter. Just cooperate with the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Jin Lian is also a smart person. He knows what to do."

After all, in this case, Zhu Qiyu has the confidence. It's not that he wants to frame Ningyang Hou and the others, but that they have fallen into it themselves, so they can only admit it.

Now that the government and the public are staring at this case, Jin Lian, the presiding judge, absolutely dare not have any wrong thoughts.

Lu Zhong nodded yes, and Zhu Qiyu asked again.

"Apart from these, what else has happened in Beijing and China in recent days?"

Since the Jin Ying incident last time, Lu Zhongpo has worked hard on Jin Yiwei, and Zhu Qiyu knows this in his heart.

In addition to investigating and prosecuting cases, spying on intelligence is also an important task of Jin Yiwei, and when the business is almost done, Zhu Qiyu just asks questions casually.

Hearing this, for some reason, Lu Zhong's face turned red, and after a while, Fang replied.

"Returning to the emperor, after the news of the early court two days ago, many mansions were discussing in private, saying that the news of Miaodi was sent in by Jin Yiwei in advance. The Commander-in-Chief must be replaced."

"Oh?"

Zhu Qiyu blinked his eyes, feeling quite interesting, and looked at Lu Zhong with great interest.

The latter's face became more and more embarrassed, said.

"Your Majesty, this news was not released by the ministers. It has always been there before. During the previous battle of Panwala, the government and the opposition were spreading the word that Jin Yiwei had secret agents lurking at the border, and they kept sending news back."

"Now that the Miaodi incident has happened, the rumors have become more and more evil. There are also rumors from the common people that Jin Yiwei has hidden guards, manpower spread all over the world, and even the wind and grass can't escape the eyes of Jin Yiwei. You say this..."

Isn't this nonsense...

Lu Zhong's family knew about his own family affairs. Jinyiwei's heyday was in the Hongwu period, but at the end of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu felt that Jinyiwei was powerful, so he killed Jinyiwei and almost abolished Jinyiwei.

In the Yongle period, Taizong and his elders, although they reused Jinyiwei, they trusted Dongchang more.

It was the same in the Renxuan period, and in the Zhengtong period, Wang Zhen was born, and Jin Yiwei was even more crushed.

If you want to talk about the development of Jinyiwei in recent years, that is, when Emperor Taizong and Xuanzong patrolled the border several times, Jinyiwei did leave some people on the border to spy on information.

However, the rumors in the capital are so evil. On the whole, Jin Yiwei's focus is still in the capital.

However, after finishing speaking, Lu Zhong found that the emperor's face became serious, and looked at him thoughtfully. After a while, the emperor spoke.

"Lu Zhong, do you know the difference between Jinyiwei and Dongchang?"

This……

Lu Zhong was at a loss for words for a while, so he didn't answer.

Since Emperor Taizong established the East Factory, Jinyiwei and the East Factory did have a lot of overlapping functions, especially in terms of detective news. In many cases, the East Factory was stronger than the Jinyiwei.

There was no way to do it, Jinyiwei was an imperial yamen anyway, and most of the staff in it came from military households, so as to ensure their innocence.

Dongchang is all-encompassing, and it is obviously better at inquiring about news. Moreover, Dongchang is in charge of eunuchs, so it is more convenient to report news.

It can be said that after the establishment of the East Factory, the functions of Jinyiwei were actually squeezed seriously. If there is anything that Jinyiwei can do that the East Factory cannot.

That is, Jinyiwei has Beizhen Fusi and a prison, which can arrest people and try cases.

However, Jin Yiwei's interrogation power overlaps with that of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.

Now that the civil servants in the court are powerful, in order to avoid criticism from the outside world, the emperor seldom handed over important cases to Jin Yiwei for trial.

So in fact, Jin Yiwei's current status is quite embarrassing.

Seeing Lu Zhong stunned in place, Zhu Qiyu didn't blame him, but shook his head and said.

"The rumors are certainly rumors, but have you never thought about turning the rumors into facts?"

Where did this rumor come from? Zhu Qiyu had some doubts in his mind.

The roots lie in the War of Oala. At that time, Zhu Qiyu led the ministers in the court to formulate a border defense strategy.

But at that time, because of Zhu Qiyu's foresight, there were many sources of news that could not be explained, so he simply covered it up.

At that time, after Shi Pu's incident happened, Jin Yiwei once again had a sense of presence in the court.

Therefore, the ruling and opposition parties all speculated that it was the Jin Yiwei who secretly spied on the border information for the emperor. After all, the emperor lived deep in the palace, and if there was any power that could grasp the situation on the border in advance, it could only be the Jin Yiwei.

It's impossible, it's really the emperor's wild guess.

But these are not important matters. What is important is that Jin Yiwei may not be impossible to do these things.

One must know that Jin Yiwei's power should not have been confined to the capital.

For the intelligence force in the capital, Dongchang is enough.

Jinyiwei is rooted in military households, and is fully capable of displaying in a wider world.

If Zhu Qiyu remembers correctly, as the late Ming Dynasty progressed, Jin Yiwei's power was more focused on localities and borders.

During the Wanli period, people assigned by Jinyiwei could be found in Mongolia, Liaodong, Japan, North Korea and other places.

In the several foreign wars in the late Ming Dynasty, the power played by Jin Yiwei should not be underestimated.

Lu Zhong also realized something. To be honest, he was really troubled these days.

Shu Liang is a very capable person. Since he took over the East Factory, he has handled everything very well, almost stealing Jin Yiwei's limelight.

But now, from the words of the emperor, he seems to see another way for Jin Yiwei.

In the capital, Dongchang has the upper hand, why should Jin Yiwei compete with Dongchang in this respect.

What the emperor said was right, Jinyiwei was rooted in the military households of the guards, and among the thousands of households in many places, there were people from Jinyiwei who directly obeyed orders.

Especially near the border, when Emperor Taizong made several expeditions to the north, Jin Yiwei had followers, leaving a lot of people on the border.

If all these people were utilized, then the role that Jinyiwei could play would definitely not be comparable to that of Dongchang.

Having figured this out, Lu Zhong raised his head to look at the emperor, but happened to see that the emperor was also looking at him, and said in a meaningful tone.

"Lu Zhong, I have high hopes for Jinyiwei. The border of Ming Dynasty is not peaceful. Mongolia, Liaodong, and Southwest are all places where Jinyiwei can flex its muscles. Don't let me down."

Sure enough, Lu Zhong suppressed the excitement in his heart, and immediately prostrated himself on the ground, saying.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister will live up to His Majesty's high expectations and serve Daming with all his heart."

　It’s a little late, the heavy rain in my hometown is not a big deal, but I have been busy with drainage for a day, I will have a meal later and write the next chapter. If there is no accident, I will post it around ten o’clock~~~
　　
　
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