Lu Junzhong, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments, and his officials naturally knew that the case of the armory had been handed over to Dali Temple. Lu Junzhong remained calm and composed, but Zhu Dongshan and others were quite surprised.
After the Wudefang case was exposed, all the officials in the Ministry of Punishment were gearing up, waiting to show off their skills with the Lord.
Fan Wenzheng's case has already given the managers of the Criminal Department a lot of rewards. This case is bigger than the last one and involves more people. If it can be solved to the satisfaction of the saint Long Xin, everyone will inevitably be awarded another title.
be rewarded.
The decree from the palace caused Dali Temple to take the case away, which greatly disappointed the officials of the Ministry of Punishment.
Some people even felt uneasy, wondering if it was possible that the last case they handled failed to satisfy the saint, so they asked Dali Temple to take over the case?
Zhu Dongshan was really shocked when he looked at Lu Junzhong playing with the instruments of torture.
Lu Butang didn't seem to be satisfied with Dali Temple taking over the case, and he didn't have any displeasure. Seeing Zhu Dongshan's face looking a little ugly, he smiled and said: "You also think that the saint wants to reuse Dali Temple?"
"Xiaoguan doesn't think so." Zhu Dongshan said softly: "Xiaoguan is just worried that if this case is handled properly by Dali Temple, it will still have some impact on us."
The officials in the Ministry of Justice are very calculating and cunning, but because of this, they always think more than others.
Since the saint ascended the throne, Dali Temple, which was once on equal footing with the Ministry of Punishment, has long been stepped on by the Ministry of Punishment. When the officials of Dali Temple met the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, they were all courteous and polite, to put it harshly. Over the years, the Ministry of Punishment has been
Eat meat, while Dali Temple just drinks soup.
Now that this major case has been taken over by Dali Temple, is it possible that the saint will start to reuse Dali Temple?
Zhu Dongshan nodded and said: "The saint is wise and naturally has a clear understanding of this matter."
"It is possible to connect three important departments in the three yamen together and do it quietly. It was not revealed until today. How many people in the civil and military dynasties can do it?" Lu Junzhong smiled lightly and said: "You have to do it.
This matter must meet at least two conditions. The first is that he must have the ability to make the three chiefs obey his orders and not dare to disobey him. The second is that he must have the courage to do so.
There is no bear’s heart and leopard’s courage
,Who dares to do such a big thing behind the palace's back?"
Lu Junzhong smiled strangely and said: "Was it handled properly? Su Yu's little ability is suitable for handling a trivial case. For such a big case, our Lord Su has no way to handle it." He put down the torture instrument in his hand.
, said calmly: "The saint is so wise, he knows that once our criminal department handles the case, there will be results, but this time the saint just doesn't want the results to come out so soon, or in other words, the saint has a clear mind and doesn't want this case to happen.
The case is too big, and we don’t want us to really find out the noble person behind it.”
Zhu Dongshan took two steps forward and said softly: "Sir, are you saying that the palace already knows who the real culprit is behind the scenes?"
"Dongshan, even we probably know it well, let alone a saint?" Lu Junzhong put one hand behind his back and stroked his goatee and said: "Think about it for yourself, Xue Keyong drove the carriage to the Yamen of the Ministry of War for only half a day, and the decree was announced in the palace.
Let Dali Temple investigate the case, and Dali Temple immediately invited the chiefs of the Arms Department, Treasury Department and Duzhi Department to Dali Temple. This is not Su Yu’s intention, but the palace’s intention." There was a smile on his lips.
A hint of sly smile: "This proves that the saint knows that this case is not just the work of the Treasury Department, but also the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs are involved."
"Oh?" Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "Why do you see it?"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is in charge of the inner treasury, and she is not short of money." Zhu Dongshan came closer and whispered: "And the princess will definitely look down on this little money."
Lu Junzhong smiled and said: "So you think the noble person behind this is the Prime Minister?"
Zhu Dongshan immediately said: "What your Excellency said is absolutely true, and my subordinates also think so."
"In this way, it is already clear who the person behind the scenes is." Lu Junzhong said with a smile: "Throughout the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, there are only a few people who have the courage and ability to commit such a major case."
Zhu Dongshan whispered: "I believe that among those people, Her Royal Highness the Princess should have nothing to do with this case."
Lu Junzhong was silent for a moment and then said: "It depends on what the noble man behind him thinks. If he is afraid, the saint may turn a blind eye and let this case pass as soon as possible. In fact, the arrest of three people
Chief Secretary, the palace's intention is already very clear. This case can be handled by the Chief Secretary of the Third Bureau. At that time, a group of people from these three yamen will be chopped off. But... if someone is too smart, he thinks
There are fools in the palace, maybe this case will be back in our hands in the end."
Seeing that Lu Junzhong was confident, Zhu Dongshan felt relieved.
As long as the palace does not want to use Dali Temple to suppress the Ministry of Justice, then even if it gives Dali Temple some sweetness, it is not a big deal. What's more, if this case is taken over by Dali Temple, it may not be a sweetness to Dali Temple. It may be
Just bitter water.
"The first thing that comes to my mind is the Prime Minister." Zhu Dongshan sighed: "But after thinking about it for an afternoon, the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. The Prime Minister granted tens of thousands of households in the country, and the palace also often rewarded them, and Xia Hou was filial to them both inside and outside the capital.
To put it bluntly, he really needs money. If he sends people to go around the place, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver can be recovered easily. The broken sword that appeared in Wudefang is only a small one.
Part of the money gained from greed is only a hundred thousand taels of silver in a year. How can you say that such a shrewd person as the Prime Minister would go through this water for a mere hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Lu Junzhong nodded and said with a smile: "You are right. The Prime Minister and the Princess are both extremely shrewd people. No matter how stupid they are, there is no way they would do such a thing. In fact, the case itself is not difficult, but no one dares to
Tear open the door. Now that Qin Xiao has opened the door, as long as the palace really wants to investigate, the case will come to light within a few days." He said, "We don't have to worry, let's wait for Dali Temple to go first.
Investigate.”
"What do you mean, sir, the saint asked Dali Temple to investigate, because he didn't want this case to really come to light?" Zhu Dongshan asked cautiously.
The duties of most officials in Dali Temple are to go to the Yamen on time every day to run errands, play chess and drink tea, return home at the same time, and have nothing to do.
Now that a major case was suddenly taken over, many people in the yamen could not come to their senses.
Su Yu doesn't have many official duties and pays attention to health. The most common thing he tells his officials is to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, treat everything with a normal heart, and don't get angry in a hurry. But now, the officials at Dali Temple are finally
He is the one who is anxious.
What Zhu Dongshan thought was not wrong.
Su Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, is really depressed now.
The Dali Temple Yamen located on Xuanwu Street is a Qingshui Yamen in Kyoto. The Ministry of Punishment firmly controls the imperial criminal justice. Not only has the power of Dali Temple been repeatedly reduced, but the Yamen has also been downsized several times. The number of officials has been reduced by nearly 10% compared to the period of the late emperor.
Half the people.
If there is an opportunity this time, if we can do it to the satisfaction of the palace, it may not be impossible to revitalize Dali Temple.
But he soon understood that the idea was good, but it was extremely difficult to implement.
He excitedly sent people and arrogantly brought the three principals from the three yamen to Dali Temple. In order to prevent the three of them from colluding in confession, they did not even let the three of them see each other. They imprisoned each person in a room, and then ranked the most important ones in Dali Temple
Experienced interrogation officers conducted interrogations throughout the night.
The decree was very clear. Dali Temple only had one day, and within one day, the confessions of the three principals must be presented to the palace.
The moment he received the order, Mr. Su was still a little excited, feeling that his opportunity to make a meritorious deed had arrived.
When the Ministry of Punishment suddenly emerged, it was Lu Junzhong who investigated Zhao Yankuo's case for the saint. Since then, Lu Junzhong has risen to prominence, and he has successively handled major cases. Not only has he been promoted step by step, but he has also taken away and weakened the power of Dali Temple bit by bit.
After the three principals entered Dali Temple, they almost invariably became mute and deaf. No matter how they asked, the three of them kept silent. Except for a few polite words when they first entered the Yamen, they said something about the armory case.
, the three of them said not a word.
Although the palace had a decree to interrogate the three people's confessions, it did not say that the case was definitely committed by these three people. For now, they can only be suspects.
After all, they all had official status. Without any evidence to prove that the three of them jointly committed the crime, Su Yu did not even dare to torture the three of them directly.
Su Yu even thought that since the saint allowed the confession to be examined within one day, if the Dali Temple could quickly send the confession to the palace at dawn tomorrow, the saint would be very happy.
But he no longer has this intention.
Don't worry about it tomorrow morning, as long as you can really get the confessions of these three people within one day, it will be a blessing from the Bodhisattva.
Until late at night, none of the three could get a single word out of their mouths.
Su Yu had to go out in person and went to the room where Han Zhou, the head of the Treasury Department of the Ministry of War, was imprisoned. As soon as he entered the door, he had a cold face. Seeing that Han Zhou was still sitting on a chair, he became even more annoyed and said: "Here comes,
Remove his chair!"
The Yamen official removed Han Zhou's chair, and when Han Zhou stood, Su Yu sat down on the chair in front of Han Zhou, looked at Han Zhou, and said coldly: "Han Zhou, you have to understand that this officer is serving
Order to interrogate the case. This case has alarmed the palace. Whether you talk about it or not, the case must be investigated thoroughly. If you can confess truthfully earlier and confess on your own initiative, I can intercede with the saint on your behalf.
If you are stubborn and stubborn, I will not be able to protect you even if I want to."
When Han Zhou saw the minister of Dali Temple coming to interrogate him in person, he finally sighed and said, "If you have evidence, I'll kill you or imprison you. It's up to you. Since I was brought to Dali Temple, I never thought about leaving alive."
, even the subordinate has forgotten the truth of this case."
"You...!" Su Yu was extremely angry and said sternly: "Han Zhou, this is how you deal with me? Do you want me to reply to the palace like this?"