In the seven years of Orthodoxy, several major events happened.
This year, after the great emperor's wedding, he officially took charge of the throne.
Not long after, the Empress Dowager Zhang, who had been supervising the country according to Xuanzong's edict, passed away.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Zhen was promoted to the position of Chief Eunuch, Supervisor of Ceremonies, and Supervisor of the East Factory.
This was the beginning of Wang Zhenquan's rise to power.
In other words, it was from this year that Wang Zhen began to extend his influence into foreign dynasties.
After linking the whole sentence together, Lu Zhongyin realized something.
Anyone who is guilty of a crime...
What does it mean to be guilty of a crime and not be investigated?
Since we want to check, don’t we have to use Jinyiwei?
After understanding this, Lu Zhong felt excited and said immediately.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it is Jin Yiwei's job to investigate the case. I will definitely investigate everyone and everything related to Wang Zhen clearly and accurately."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him and knew that he had misunderstood what he meant.
So I had to pour a basin of cold water on him and said.
"I asked you to investigate, but I didn't ask you to investigate randomly. What I want is the truth, not fabricated lies."
"And you must keep a low profile on this matter. You cannot investigate with great fanfare, let alone arrest people randomly. The Jin Yiwei is only responsible for the investigation. The arrests and interrogations are all subject to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. Do you understand?"
It should be said that Yu Shiyue and Jiang Yuan had been in the court for a long time, and their predictions of the situation were basically accurate.
The current situation is still being watched from outside the pass. The latest military report states that the number of rangers harassing various passes has suddenly increased in the past few days, and the situation has become increasingly tense.
At this moment, Zhu Qiyu still knew his priorities clearly.
If he really involves the officials in the court, it will definitely cause a big shock. This is not what he wants, and it is not something that the courtiers can accept now.
Therefore, he needed to give the Jinyiwei a warning to prevent them from acting recklessly under the banner.
Lu Zhong looked a little disappointed and said: "Your Majesty, what do you mean, the Jin Yiwei is only responsible for investigation and not interrogation?"
As a famous secret service agency in the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei has a complete system of investigation, arrest, detention, and interrogation, and even has its own "prison".
The Jinyiwei, who have the power to directly arrest people for interrogation, are the emperor's personal soldiers who are feared.
But if you only investigate without interrogating, isn’t that just making wedding clothes for others in vain?
After thinking about it, Lu Zhong was still a little unwilling and said.
"Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei is really good at investigating crimes. As long as you are willing, we can investigate everything clearly in the imperial court."
"However, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are officials after all, and they have too many things to consider. If they are allowed to judge and judge, I am afraid that the big issue will turn into a trivial one..."
Zhu Qiyu said nothing, only glanced at him, and Lu Zhong suddenly felt a chill down his back.
The emperor's kind attitude towards him since he entered the palace made him almost forget that he was not a colleague with whom he was an equal and could discuss with each other, but the emperor who held the power of life and death.
So Lu Zhong immediately knelt down, lowered his head, and said.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I overstepped my bounds."
"This will never happen again!"
Zhu Qiyu spoke calmly, thought for a while, and then explained.
"What I want is to reduce major issues to trivial matters. The current situation is turbulent and it is not appropriate to make a big move. You should investigate what you should investigate. If you find out, if you need to be brought before the court, help the Ministry of Punishments to bring people to the court. You don't have to do the rest."
"yes!"
Lu Zhong still had doubts in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask any more, so he retreated after receiving his order.
After he left, Zhu Qiyu glanced at Xing'an standing beside him and asked.
"Can't you figure it out too?"
Xing'an nodded sheepishly. He didn't have much contact with political affairs, so he was really confused by what he just said.
However, his relationship with Zhu Qiyu was much closer than that of Lu Zhong, so he was less taboo and spoke boldly.
"This slave is stupid and can only understand one or two points. I would venture to guess that Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to find out the origins of everyone in the imperial court and see who is hiding behind them."
"But I can't figure it out. This matter can only be carried out secretly by the Jin Yiwei. Why do we need to go to war in such a big way..."
As a good and motivated eunuch, although Xing'an is young, he often follows Cheng Jing, actively studies overtly and covertly, and his vision has improved.
The emperor has just succeeded to the throne and does not know enough about the officials in the court. He must have someone come to find out their details. This is not surprising.
But if you want to find out the details, Jin Yiwei has many ways to do so without attracting attention. Why make such a big fuss and have to go to court?
Xing'an had been watching from the side, and he heard everything Zhu Qiyu said.
Listening to this meaning, anyone involved with Wang Zhen, whether guilty or not, should go to Dali Temple.
And Lu Zhong also said that among these people, most of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment would definitely not be able to move.
Since you can't move, why bother doing all this for nothing?
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows, smiled, and said, "Yes, I have made some progress following Cheng Jing in recent days."
After all, Xing'an is different from Lu Zhong. They are the people closest to him and they still need to be well cultivated. Therefore, after thinking about his question for a while, Zhu Qiyu explained to him.
"Wang Zhen's case has a lot of implications. I am doing this not only to intimidate, but also to show mercy. These days, the government seems to be calm, but in fact, people are very panicked. They must be reassured."
After being in power for so long, Zhu Qiyu had actually noticed it a long time ago.
Ever since Wang Zhen's incident, the mood of the courtiers has turned into a powder keg, almost ready to explode, as evidenced by the Zuo Shunmen incident.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how bold and angry they are, they would not be so out of control.
Zhu Qiyu thought about it carefully and found that there were two main reasons for this situation.
One is, of course, that Wang Zhen had already committed many crimes and had his army destroyed, so the officials were indeed furious.
But in addition, there is another important reason, that is, they panic.
The reason why this group of courtiers wanted to pursue and fight Wang Zhenyi's party until death was largely because they themselves were once vassals of Wang Zhenyi's party.
Since the seventh year of Zhengtong, the emperor has been in charge, and Wang Zhen began to enter the court.
Without the Empress Dowager Zhang, Zhang Fu was attracted by him, and Sanyang was withering away day by day. By the time Yang Shiqi died in the ninth year of Zhengtong, there was no longer a minister in the court who could restrain Wang Zhen.
For five years, anyone in the court who did not agree with him was either banished, suppressed, or simply killed.
The remaining people in the court, more or less, had all attached themselves to Wang Zhen.
It's not necessarily that they did anything for him, but most people flattered and followed Wang Zhen's wishes in handling certain government affairs.
What's more, because Wang Zhen had a huge influence on the emperor, many people came to him to ask for bribes and ask him to do things.
When something like this happened to Wang Zhen, on the one hand, they were glad that the lucky eunuch was finally dead, but on the other hand, they were somewhat panicked, for fear of being implicated.
Because of this, they couldn't wait to spurn Wang Zhen, and wanted to nail him to the pillar of shame, and at the same time severely liquidate Wang Zhen's party.
All this is to cover up their guilty conscience.
The intensity of the commotion at this time shows how panicked they were.
Therefore, it is necessary to have such a transition scene to calm down the courtiers' minds.
This is also the reason why Zhu Qiyu handed the case to Dali Temple. Of course he knew that Dali Temple would not really do anything to these people.
But after walking around in the hall, Dali Temple must have given a lighter sentence. Those who were more deeply involved with Wang Zhen were fined and imprisoned. Those who were less implicated may have been wiped out directly.
There are many veterans at Dali Temple, so they naturally know how to save the face of these people.
But no matter how the case is tried or sentenced, it is ultimately a conclusion reached on behalf of the court.
After such a commotion, at least the ministers can calm down, and they will no longer be like a powder keg that is about to explode.
At the same time, this is of course also a deterrent and a favor.
As mentioned before, when the court tried large and important cases like Wang Zhen's, the law often did not become the main criterion for sentencing.
If Zhu Qiyu is really serious, he only needs to let the Jin Yiwei take over. Killing him will not be possible, but demoting and exiling a group of people will not be a problem.
The courtiers are not fools. If the new king can punish without punishment, he will naturally be grateful and do things well.
In the final analysis, the smoothness of the current court situation is the most critical, and everything else must be put aside...