My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 93 Zhu Zhanhe Comes to "Seize Power"
Beizhen Fusi was specially added after Zhu Di ascended the throne. It specializes in managing imperial prisons. It can arrest, interrogate, execute, and execute on its own. Its power far surpasses that of Nanzhen Fusi.

Therefore, in Jinyiwei, it is not that the greater the official position, the greater the power, but whoever controls the Beizhen Fusi, the greater the power.

The Beizhen Fusi Yamen is next to the imperial prison, or the two are originally one.

In a secret room in the yamen, Ji Gang sat behind the desk with a gloomy face, and the atmosphere in the room was very depressing.

"Commander, Your Majesty just demoted you to Commander, and you are still in charge of Beizhen Fusi. This shows that Your Majesty still cannot do without you!"

At this moment, a tall and thin middle-aged man beside him advised softly.

I saw this middle-aged man in his 30s, with a square face and a long beard, and looked upright.

But one should not be judged by one's appearance. This person's name is Pang Ying. He is the governor of Jinyiwei. He is also a well-known executioner among Jinyiwei. He is very good at torture.

"That being said, it would be quite normal for His Majesty to demote me, but what I can't figure out is why he sent the son of King Han to take my place?"

Ji Gang frowned and said in a low voice.

Pang Ying is his confidant whom he single-handedly picked up, and he is very trusted by Ji Gang, so he will discuss many things with Pang Ying.

"Hey~, what am I supposed to do? The prince of the King of Han is only taking the position of Commander of Jinyiwei from a distance, and he will not actually serve at all. In this Jinyiwei, you are not the one who has the final say?"

Pang Ying said indifferently.

"No, remote leadership of official positions was only prevalent in the Tang and Song Dynasties. We, Ming Dynasty, have hardly heard of such a thing. Your Majesty made an exception and let the prince of the Han Dynasty lead the Jinyiwei remotely. I always feel something is wrong!"

Ji Gang has been in charge of Jinyiwei for a long time, and his suspicion is not much worse than Zhu Di.

"I think it's quite normal. The Prince of Han often enters the palace recently, and His Majesty pays more and more attention to him. Maybe he just wants to train the Prince of Han and increase his qualifications."

Pang Ying said again.

"Impossible. The Prince of Han is not an official, and his seniority in officialdom is useless to him. What's more, where is Jinyiwei? How can someone just let someone get his seniority?"

Ji Gang shook his head again.

"Could it be that His Majesty really intends to establish the King of Han as the crown prince, so let the prince control our Jinyiwei first. Didn't the King of Han still rule the Wenhua Palace some time ago?"

Pang Ying suddenly slapped her hands and said excitedly, feeling that she had already guessed the truth of the matter.

"Idiot! The king of Han has already officially resigned, and you still want to be a prince?"

Ji Gang cursed angrily, Pang Ying looks like a dog, but apart from using torture, he is really a fool. If he was not loyal enough, Ji Gang would have killed him a long time ago.

"Damn the villain, I really can't figure out His Majesty's intention!"

Seeing that Ji Gang was angry, Pang Ying hurriedly admitted his mistake, and then honestly stayed aside, not daring to talk nonsense.

Ji Gang was finally able to think quietly, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out Zhu Di's intention.

"We still need to discuss it with someone!"

Ji Gang finally thought in his heart, as for the person to discuss, he had already thought about it, of course it was not an idiot like Pang Ying.

But at this moment, there was a report from someone outside: "Commander, the prince of the King of Han has brought someone here, saying that he wants to inspect the Zhenfu Division."

"The prince is here? Isn't he a remote leader? Why did he come here in person?"

When Ji Gang heard the report from outside, he once again murmured to himself in doubt, he always felt that there was something strange about this matter?

"It's normal. If you are a young man, you will naturally have to play with power and prestige."

At this time, Pang Ying dared to say again.

"Eh? It's very possible!"

Ji Gang finally felt that this idiot confidant was useful, but then he thought again, when he met Zhu Zhanhe before, he felt that the other party was quite stable, so he shouldn't be so restless, right?

Filled with doubts, Ji Gang quickly came to the front hall, seeing Zhu Zhanhe who was drinking tea in the hall also hurried forward to salute: "Subordinate Ji Gang, pay homage to His Royal Highness!"

"Don't call me the prince, the emperor ordered me to be in charge of Jinyiwei, and he will call me the commander in the future!"

Zhu Zhanhe sipped his tea and corrected.

"What the commander taught me is that the subordinates were negligent!"

Ji Gang is capable of bending and stretching, not to mention Zhu Zhanhe's status is noble, and he can't afford to provoke him.

"Although I am a remote leader, I can't ignore Jin Yiwei, especially the imperial prison, which is the most important thing. How many prisoners are there in the imperial prison?"

Zhu Zhanhe took another sip of tea, and then asked again.

"Reporting to the commander, there are a total of 350 seven people detained in the imperial prison, all of whom are recidivists appointed by His Majesty."

Ji Gang replied immediately.

"Of course they are all repeat offenders, otherwise why should they be locked up in prison?"

Zhu Zhanhe glanced at Ji Gang, as if he was using an excuse to hit him, and Ji Gang immediately showed a sincere and fearful expression.

"By the way, what is Jin Shangshu doing now?"

Zhu Zhanhe then asked again.

"After the playbooks from the palace were no longer sent, Jin Shangshu still lived in the original courtyard. He usually read and wrote, but he was very leisurely."

Ji Gang lowered his head and replied again.

"Let people go!"

Zhu Zhanhe put down the teacup in his hand and ordered.

"Let go?"

Ji Gang raised his head in surprise, with a shocked expression on his face.

"Grandpa Huang's decree just now, there is nothing wrong with Jin Shangshu, just close it for a few days."

Zhu Zhanhe came to Zhen Fusi mainly to pass on Zhu Di's oral instructions, and beating Ji Gang was just a matter of passing.

"This……"

Ji Gang was in a bit of a dilemma, because like those prisoners in the Imperial Prison, Zhu Di usually gave him instructions personally before he proceeded to the next step, and he never let anyone pass the message down.

"Why, you don't believe it? Do you want to ask Grandpa Huang in person?"

Seeing Ji Gang not moving, Zhu Zhanhe immediately asked with a sneer.

"Subordinates dare not, I will let them go!"

Ji Gang said that he was going to leave with an excuse.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhanhe stood up at this moment and said: "I am the commander. Of course, I will do things like releasing people myself. You can lead the way!"

Hearing Zhu Zhanhe's order, Ji Gang felt aggrieved for a while. Now he finally understood that Zhu Zhanhe came here in person, presumably to show his favor to Jin Zhong. After all, he had just been the commander of Jinyiwei, so he let him go. For Jin Zhong, this is also a big favor.

But Ji Gang didn't dare not to listen to Zhu Zhanhe's orders, so he could only agree, and personally brought Zhu Zhanhe into the Imperial Prison to see Jin Zhong.

This is also Zhu Zhanhe's first time stepping into the Imperial Prison. Last time when he delivered food and wine to Jin Zhong, he only took a few glances outside. Thinking of all the legends about the Imperial Prison, he felt uncomfortable all over his body.

Now after actually stepping into the imperial prison, Zhu Zhanhe discovered that the imperial prison is not like the rumors from the outside world, full of vicious jailers and blood-stained instruments of torture, it is actually not much different from ordinary prisons .

It's just that the guards in the Imperial Prison are stricter, and Jin Yiwei has more power. The prisoners caught here can be interrogated and tortured at will, even if you were an important official of the court before. It can be said that the prisoners who entered here almost died.

Ji Gang brought Zhu Zhanhe to the small courtyard where Jin Zhong reviewed the memorials before, and he has been living here all this time.

Zhu Zhanhe opened the door and walked into the yard. The sun was just right, and Jin Zhong was sitting on a recliner in the yard, dozing off while basking in the sun.

"Jin Shangshu is so leisurely!"

Zhu Zhanhe laughed, stepped forward and said.

Jin Zhong raised his head, and when he saw clearly that it was Zhu Zhanhe, he also stood up in surprise and asked, "Why are you here, son?"

"Grandpa Huang said that you should have had enough rest in prison, so please go out and help him with work."

Zhu Zhanhe replied with a smile.

"Rest? Who made me squat to work in prison?"

Jin Zhong grumbled in dissatisfaction, how could he have no resentment after being imprisoned by Zhu Di for so long?

Regarding Jin Zhong's complaints, Zhu Zhanhe pretended not to hear, and said with a smile again: "Jin Shangshu, I have had people prepare chariots and horses, and I can take you back to your residence at any time. You should take a good rest when the time comes, and you will have to wait tomorrow." It's early morning."

"Okay, then thank you, my lord!"

Jin Zhong is still very grateful to Zhu Zhanhe, although he didn't know that it was Zhu Zhanhe who brought him wine and food a few days ago, but before he was seriously injured and dying, it was thanks to Zhu Zhanhe's garlic wine that he was able to survive.

So Jin Zhong packed up his things, and then, accompanied by Zhu Zhanhe, he stepped out of the imperial prison.

Zhu Zhanhe personally sent the other party into the carriage, and then watched the other party's carriage leave.

Ji Gang next to him also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, he thought that Zhu Zhanhe's work was done, and he should leave now, but he didn't expect Zhu Zhanhe to turn around and enter the Zhenfu Division.

Ji Gang had a headache, but he had to keep up.

Zhu Zhanhe returned to the hall, sat down on a chair, and then asked Ji Gang again: "Jin Yiwei supervises all the officials, the supervision records must be registered in the register, right?"

"This... is indeed registered."

Ji Gang hesitated for a moment before answering, this is the secret of Jin Yiwei, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to check it except for him as the commander.

"Bring it to me!"

Zhu Zhanhe ordered directly.

"But……"

Ji Gang was sweating profusely. It is good that the commander has the right to check, but Zhu Zhanhe is only a remote leader, and he has to put a question mark on whether he can check.

"Why, isn't my commander's words hard to use?"

Zhu Zhanhe's face darkened, showing faint signs of anger.

"Commander calm down, this subordinate will get it now!"

In the end, Ji Gang still didn't dare to offend Zhu Zhanhe, to be precise, Zhu Gaoxu behind Zhu Zhanhe, so he could only bite the bullet and agree, then turned and went to the warehouse.

"Commander, are we really going to hand over the information to the crown prince?"

Pang Ying followed Ji Gang at this time and asked in a low voice.

"Don't call me Commander, call me in the future, otherwise, if the prince hears it, he will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble!"

Ji Gang corrected, then continued with a sneer.

"Our Royal Highness is quite ambitious. Your Majesty let him take the lead, but now it seems that he wants the real power of Jin Yiwei. Maybe he has even greater ambitions!"

"Then what shall we do?"

Pang Ying asked immediately.

"Nothing to do, he is young and vigorous, let's follow him first, and wait for me to go back and think about it before making any plans!"

Ji Gang sneered again.

The arrival of Zhu Zhanhe also made Ji Gang feel an unprecedented sense of crisis, feeling that this matter was beyond his control.

(End of this chapter)