Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Since he became the commander of the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei has been failing and living up to its former reputation, so Zhao Hu doesn't have too much anxiety.

He had followed the late emperor for many years, so he understood the emperor's fear of Jin Yiwei.

Moreover, since the Lan Yu case, Jiang Gu died, Jin Yiwei was abandoned by the late emperor, Jin Yiwei was suppressed by all forces, and was no longer as strong as before.

It is fitting that the prestige should be lost.

However, now those thieves actually dared to assassinate a current prince in the capital, who was also His Majesty's most trusted noble, in the street.

This is a slap in His Majesty's face and a slap in the face of their royal guards.

The king humiliates his ministers to death!

This time, even if the Jinyiwei's past domineering power is restored, these thieves must be completely uncovered.

Otherwise, damn it, it would be them Jin Yiwei.

Moreover, His Majesty has actually sent out the inner guards now!
Could it be that they, the Imperial Guards, are no longer worthy of His Majesty’s trust? …

Zhao Hu had veins on the back of his hands and a gloomy face, sitting on a chair and thinking deeply.

He just doesn't like to involve some innocent people, it doesn't mean that he won't use those conspiracies!

"Commander!"

A military captain in brocade clothes walked in from outside with a strange look on his face.

Zhao Hu asked quietly: "What's the matter?"

The captain hurriedly handed over his hand and reported: "Xu Yong, a member of the Yanshan Guards of Dinghaihou Mansion, brought a thief, saying he was the one who assassinated Dinghaihou in the street!"

"what?"

Zhao Hu was startled, stood up directly, and stared at the captain closely.

The captain continued: "Xu Baihu said that there was no one to interrogate the Dinghaihou Mansion, so he handed this thief over to our Jinyi Guards.

In addition, His Majesty also asked the internal guards to take charge of this matter. If our imperial guards interrogate this person, we need to inform the internal guards.

If our Jinyi Guards are not prepared to take over this person, they will hand over this thief to the inner guards! "

"catch!"

Zhao Hu solemnly said, "Put the thief in jail, inform the internal guards, and let Zhao Da and others interrogate him properly."

"Here!"

The captain quickly backed away.

Inside the palace.

Zhu Di looked surprised, "Two boatmen actually captured the assassin?"

Zhao Hu replied nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, according to what Xu Baihu of Dinghaihou Mansion said, this is indeed the case!"

"Thousands of you, the Imperial Guards and Internal Guards, searched the capital for two days, and yet the thief was found by two inconspicuous boatmen!"

Zhu Di looked at Zhao Hu calmly.

Zhao Hu couldn't help but smile bitterly. Who would have thought that the thief was so unlucky that he happened to find a passenger ship under the supervision of the Marquis of Dinghai?
He was also recognized by the two boatmen and was arrested.

Zhu Di asked: "But what came out of the interrogation?"

Zhao Hu said cautiously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards and the Internal Guards jointly interrogated the thief. The thief had already lost half his life. He was even saved several times by the doctors in the Jinyi Guards, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing!
He even went on a hunger strike and even tried force-feeding, but he couldn’t get it in..."

"Dead man?"

Zhu Di's expression gradually became cold.

Zhao Hu nodded, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

"Very good! Those people are getting more and more presumptuous!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly and said nothing more.

For such a dead soldier, if something could be found during the interrogation, he would be worried!

"How is the investigation going in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Zhao Hu reported again: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are two pirate ships going out to sea. It should be those thieves trying to escape!"

"Go to sea?"

Zhu Di sneered, "Even the remnants of the Pu family are reluctant to go to sea, how can those thieves be willing to spare the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty?
Divide into two teams, one team will track down the thieves at sea, and the other team will search for the thieves’ hometown!

I just can't believe that they are willing to run this place for so long. "

"Here!"

Zhao Hu responded.

After a pause, Zhu Di said again: "These thieves are so bold. To prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry, there is no need to have any scruples, just let them go and investigate!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Hu's face lit up and he responded hurriedly.

This is already a clear indication that he does not need to be afraid even if he is the Minister of Civil Affairs, the most noble heavenly official!
"Go!"

Zhu Di waved his hand slightly.

Zhao Hu bowed and resigned.

……

Inside the capital.

Inside a large, yet somewhat simple-looking house.

An old man who looked like a housekeeper, along with several healthy servants, tied up a servant and threw him in the main hall.

"Sir, this is the thief who is cheating and colluding with outsiders!"

Zhang Yan is an elegant old man with a thin appearance and a neat beard. He is also wearing a green cloth robe that has faded after washing. If he were placed on the street, he would be a simple scholar.

However, in the eyes of all the servants, Zhang Yan, who had a gentle face, was as frightening as a wild beast.

The servant hurriedly cried with fear on his face, "Sir, have mercy on me. Master, I went out to buy groceries and was caught by those thieves. They pulled me into a room and threatened me with a hammer..."

If the villain doesn't say anything, those people will smash the villain's fingers and toes piece by piece, sir..."

Zhang Yan smiled slightly, not angry, but said very gently: "Do you know who those people who threaten you are?"

The servant trembled, not daring to delay for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Go back to the master, I don't know!"

"What did they ask you?"

"What is the villain doing in the mansion? Are there any weird people in the mansion? How is it different from the past? There are even people in the mansion who go to Tianxi Temple and Tianjie Temple..."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yan and the housekeeper's expressions became condensed.

The housekeeper's body was trembling with anger. He couldn't help but beat him and cursed angrily: "You're a bitch who eats everything inside and outside. How good is this master to you on weekdays?
I am an official in the civil service. Although I am poor and fair, there are always some treacherous ministers who will hate me. Do you want me to be avenged by those treacherous ministers?
We all depend on the master for our lives. If the master is corrupted by those traitorous ministers and suffers disaster, how can we, the servants, fare better? …”

The servant looked ashamed and did not dare to say anything for mercy.

Zhang Yan sighed slightly, "Stop!"

"master?"

The housekeeper was a little puzzled, but stopped what he was doing.Zhang Yan looked at the servant again and asked, "Did you know that those thieves only came after you, but they also came after others?"

The housekeeper was startled and quickly looked at the healthy servants behind him.

The expressions of all the healthy servants changed slightly and they shook their heads repeatedly.

Zhang Yan sighed softly again and said: "You have been my confidants for many years, so you know how many people secretly want to kill me along the way.

Especially now, His Majesty has begun to issue year-end bonuses to hundreds of officials. Every year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs must join forces with a group of censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to test all officials in the world. I know that I have offended many officials.

If there is a thief like this, secretly threatening you and asking for information about me, you can tell me secretly, and I will keep the secret for you..."

"Okay, let's disperse!"

"Master, please be kind!"

……

After a while.

The housekeeper came to Zhang Yan again, looking panicked.

"Master, those thieves are either Jinyiwei or Dinghaihou... Master, should we write to those people to let them know?"

"Don't panic!"

Zhang Yan's expression was solemn, "Now, those people who are staring at me so closely should just be suspicious without any evidence.

If a letter is sent, it will definitely be intercepted. This gives those hawks and dogs a chance. "

The housekeeper asked hurriedly: "Master, what should we do?"

"..."

Zhang Yan pondered for a moment and then said: "Go and make the eater commit suicide out of guilt, and make a big fuss to attract the attention of those people!"

The butler's eyes lit up, full of admiration.

"Master is wise!"

"There should be more than just one in the house. You should pay more attention these days..."

"Yes, sir!"

……

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has played!"

"Oh? What does Zhang Qing have to report?"

"Your Majesty, I want to inform you that I want to impeach Jin Yiwei, but I sent people to threaten the loyal servants of Wei Chen's house, and wantonly inquired about what I was eating and doing every day, so that the loyal servants of Wei Chen's house couldn't bear the humiliation, and had no choice but to commit suicide!

Please ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for this minister. After all, he is also a minister of the Ministry of official affairs and a second-rank official. How can he be subjected to such a great humiliation?
If the Jinyi Guards have something to ask the minister, Commander Zhao can just come and ask the minister directly, why are you insulting the minister like this..."

As soon as Zhang Zhen's words came out, the faces of all the civil and military officials in the court suddenly changed.

Everyone became angry, especially the censors. If they had not been able to speak out, they would have started impeachment.

"Ok?"

On the dragon chair, Zhu Di's face darkened.

"Don't worry, Zhang Qing's family, we will seek justice for you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Summon the commander of the Jinyi Guards to send Zhao Hu into the palace for an audience!"

"Your Majesty has a decree to summon Zhao Hu, commander of the Imperial Guards, to come to the palace for an audience!"

"Your Majesty has a decree to call..."

soon.

Zhao Hu, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, hurriedly walked into the hall.

"Commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhao Hu, comes to see Your Majesty and respectfully wishes His Majesty's peace!"

"I'm safe!"

After the ceremony, Zhu Di directly asked in a deep voice: "Qing Zhao, the Minister of Civil Affairs impeached your Jin Yiwei, secretly lynched the people in his house, and forced his loyal servants to death. Is this possible?"

"This……"

Zhao Hu was startled, and then he quickly said with aggrieved face.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to tell me clearly that the Weichen Jinyiwei and his entourage are disciplined and law-abiding. How could they do such a despicable thing?"

"Not you Jin Yiwei?"

Zhu Di's expression froze.

"Your Majesty, you are definitely not a Weichen Jinyiwei!"

Zhao Hu's face was full of determination.

Zhu Di then looked at Zhang Yan, who was standing at the side, and asked with some doubts, "I wonder if the Zhang Qing family has any evidence about this matter?"

Zhang Yan said quickly: "Your Majesty clearly knows that this matter was said by the loyal servant of Weichen Mansion himself!"

"The dead servant?"

Zhu Di squinted his eyes slightly, thinking about everything.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Zhang Yan cupped his hands and replied.

"died?"

Zhao Hu was startled, then became furious, "Why did Zhang Shangshu frame Xianguan like this? Xianguan knew that the Jinyiwei had a bad reputation in the past. Since Xiaguan became the commander of the Jinyiwei, he has been teaching his Jinyiwei to abide by the discipline and law. Do not use lynching indiscriminately..."

"Is it really not your Jin Yiwei's fault?"

Zhang Yan stared at Zhao Hu with disbelief on his face.

"Why is Zhang Shangshu so prejudiced?"

Zhao Hu also looked determined.

Zhu Di said directly: "Okay, since he is dead and there is no evidence, the matter will be handed over to the internal guards for investigation, and Zhang Qing must be given an explanation!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Yan's face was filled with gratitude.

Zhao Hu also raised his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

Seeing this, the censors who were originally planning to impeach him couldn't help but feel guilty. Fortunately, they were not in a hurry to impeach him.

This Zhang Shangshu is really reckless. He actually took out the words of a cheap servant, or the words of a dead servant, and put them in the court to impeach the Jin Yiwei.

Fortunately, Your Majesty did not delve into it further!

On the dragon chair, Zhu Di had a strange look in his eyes.

... (end of this chapter)