This sudden change did catch Lu Zhen off guard, but he didn't lose his sense of proportion, let alone feel any hesitation, and soon decided to take action to find out the situation in Jizhou clearly, so as to return Lin Lie's innocence.

And in order to find out all this, the most effective means is naturally to use Jinyiwei's local secret agent system. With Lu Jin's order, in just a few days, the relevant clues and news continued to be sent from Jizhou to the Zhenfu Division, and at the same time, the Jizhou army also delivered a note on the impeachment of the general soldier Lin Lie, which was full of signatures of more than 20 large and small officials and generals in the army!

After learning that Lin Lie, the chief soldier of Jizhou, had colluded with foreign clans and wanted to give up the land of the Ming Dynasty, the Son of Heaven was naturally furious, and immediately issued an order at the court meeting, saying that the criminals must be severely punished, and all this was handed over to the military department for punishment.

At the same time that the officials of the DPRK and China expressed their praise deeply, Yu Qian, who also held the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, still stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are still many strange things in this matter, and it may be very inappropriate to hastily convict a border army commander. ”

What does the elder mean? Could it be that the officials in Jizhou, and even the generals in the army, will wronged him? The Emperor asked, puzzled.

"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed quite unreasonable when you look closely. That Lin Lie is the general soldier of a city, holding military power, and his status is not under any local officials, if he is greedy, and some have means to obtain benefits, why should he go to the step of colluding with foreign tribes? In addition, the Jurchen tribe that colluded with him was even poorer and weaker, and could hardly afford to buy my court officials, which was even more strange. If the other party is a Mongolian Tartar, this matter is slightly more reliable. I also hope that Your Majesty will think twice. Yu Qian calmly put forward his own opinions.

Zhu Qiyu is not a dumb king, he didn't think about it deeply because he was just angry for a while. Now after being reminded by Yu Qian like this, he also realized that there were some problems in it, so he fell into a deep groan.

At this time, another courtier had a different opinion: "Your Majesty, although what Yu Ge Lao said has some truth, but the minister thinks that the officials in Jizhou City should not frame Lin Zongbing together, right?" Maybe there is something inside the matter of, but there is evidence of his collusion with the Jurchens, and this crime cannot be cleared. ”

The emperor frowned again, but before he could speak, another courtier hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Jizhou is an important town on the border of my Ming Dynasty, which is related to the gateway to the north, and the position of the chief soldier is the most important thing. Therefore, the minister thinks that this thief should be severely punished, so as to set an example, and to correct the heart of my border army! ”

"Well, there's some truth to that." The Emperor nodded again. As the Son of Heaven, he naturally can't find out everything, what he wants is to control the entire overall situation, so he said: "Then ...... him for the crime of collaborating with the enemy."

"Your Majesty, by all means!" As soon as he saw that Emperor Chrysostom was about to be charged as soon as he opened it, Yu Qian hurriedly stepped forward to stop it. He knew very well that once the emperor really made a will, it would be impossible for Lin Lie's charges to be reversed, and even if it was found out that he was wronged later, no one would speak for him anymore.

"Huh? Is there anything else Yu Ge Lao has to say? Zhu Qiyu, who was interrupted from speaking, was obviously a little unhappy, frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, as Master Ji said, the position of the chief soldier of Jizhou is extremely important, and it is related to the morale of my Ming border army, how can he be hastily convicted because of such a little impeachment? The imperial court should send someone to find out whether this matter is true or false, and then make a decision. Otherwise, if something goes wrong and causes an unjust case, I am afraid that the hearts of the officers and men of our border army will be chilled. Yu Qian's mind was spinning, and he quickly came up with such a statement.

There is some truth in this, and it actually made the Son of Heaven feel a little hesitant: "In this case, let the Ministry of War send officials to Jizhou to find out." ”

"The minister thought that when it came to investigating the case, there were few yamen in the imperial court who could compare to Jinyiwei. Moreover, they are not among the ministers and yamen, and it may be more convincing for them to send someone to investigate in detail. Yu Qian then put forward a different suggestion.

The emperor thought for a while, then nodded his head: "Then do what Elder Yu wants, and order Jinyiwei to send someone to find out!" "For him, as long as there is a clear result, no matter who is sent to Jizhou, it will be the same.

However, this made Yu Qian breathe a long sigh of relief: "Shansi, this time I finally lived up to your trust." ”

Today, Yu Qian will speak for Lin Lie at the court meeting, so he is naturally entrusted by Lu Jin. When he knew that Jizhou was actually impeached at this time, Lu Jin knew that this matter could not be delayed any longer, and he must let the Son of Heaven make up his mind as soon as possible to send someone to find out the truth of this matter, and the ideal candidate is naturally Jinyiwei.

However, Lu Zhen can't promote himself by himself, so it is a little too obvious, and it will also arouse the suspicion of others, even if he is selfless and selfish, so after some consideration, he chose to ask Yu Qian to help. Fortunately, Lu Jingang had just solved a big trouble for Yu Qian and the officials of the DPRK and China, so it was not difficult to ask for each other at this time. Coupled with his trust in him, Yu Qian finally had today's performance in the court.

Originally, with the contradiction between civil and military, once Lin Lie was convicted, there were naturally people in the court who fell into the ground. But after Yu Qian came forward to excuse him, many people temporarily gave up their words and only watched from the sidelines, which was much better than Lu Jin's intercession in person.

In this regard, the matter of Jizhou has been decided for the time being, and Jinyiwei will send someone to investigate it clearly, and then make a decision. The ministers also quickly turned their attention to other political affairs, after all, compared to other affairs in the DPRK and China, the guilt of a general soldier is not the most important.

After a court meeting, the ministers retreated one after another, and Zhu Qiyu also went to the palace accompanied by several confidants and inner eunuchs. When he was changing clothes in the mirror there, he saw Wang Yue standing behind him with a look of wanting to speak and stopping, so he smiled and said, "Wang Yue, if you have anything to say, just talk to me, why do you have to act like this?" ”

"Your Majesty forgives me, the slave is really because I don't know whether to say this or not." Wang Yue was entangled for a while, and then after the Son of Heaven's expression sank slightly, he said: "Your Majesty, don't you think it's strange, why did Elder Yu suddenly speak for a general who was far away in Jizhou?" ”

"Huh?" Originally, Zhu Qiyu had put this matter behind him—it was impossible for him to keep everything in his heart—and only then did he look at the other party thoughtfully: "What do you mean by this?" Could it be that Elder Yu Ge has any selfish intentions in this matter? ”

"I heard that Yu Ge Lao and Wei Chengbo have always had a deep friendship, but Lin Lie, the chief soldier of Jizhou, was Wei Chengbo's henchman in the early years, and then joined the army as an errand boy." Wang Yue whispered back.

"And that kind of thing?" Sure enough, after learning that there was still this relationship, the face of the Son of Heaven suddenly changed again. Because it made him think of four words - private teaching and receiving. He already knew that Jin Yiwei would make the corruption a big deal small before because Yu Qian came forward to intercede, and now that Lu Jin's confidant has an accident, Yu Qian, the head of the cabinet, has come out to intercede for him, and it is not credible to say that there is no problem in this.

The most taboo thing for the Son of Heaven is that officials in the court form parties for personal gain, especially civil and military officials collude with each other. Now Lu Zhen and Yu Qian, two important ministers in important positions, actually shielded each other's people, which really made him feel at ease.

Wang Yue didn't say anything more, just stood there with his head bowed and his eyebrows furrowed. He knows all too well how to slander the best. If he keeps holding on to it, it will only make the Son of Heaven doubt his motives. But just a few words like now, and everything else is left to the emperor himself to ponder, the effect is quite terrifying, which can make him more and more sure that there is an ulterior connection between Lu Zhen and the two.

Sure enough, Zhu Qiyu's expression gradually became more and more gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said after a while: "No wonder Yu Qian finally handed over this matter to Jinyiwei's people to investigate, didn't he want to excuse him?" No, I must not let people be so deceived, this matter must be sent to another person! ”

"Your Majesty, you have made a decree at the court meeting, and it would be hurtful to repent." Wang Yue hurriedly reminded that he was completely on the position of the Son of Heaven.

The emperor really hesitated: "Then you say, what should I do?" ”

"The slave maid thought that as long as the crime was true, it would not be easy for anyone to exonerate Lin Lie, and it would inevitably leave flaws. Therefore, His Majesty can continue to let the Jinyi Guards investigate, but they must be asked to report all the details of the investigation, so that if they do something from it, they will not be able to dodge. In addition, since Lin Lie is Wei Chengbo's cronies, why don't you let him go to Jizhou to find out about this matter? Wang Yue finally revealed his true intentions.

"What do you mean by that?" The emperor's heart moved, and he glanced at the henchman beside him, and a trace of doubt came to his heart. He had actually heard of the contradiction between Wang Yue and Lu Zhen for a long time, and now the other party's reaction was worth playing. In the final analysis, he Zhu Qiyu is not a faint king who is easily manipulated by others after all.

Wang Yue also sensed the doubts of the Son of Heaven, and his heart was also cold, so he hurriedly made up for it: "Actually, the slave maid also didn't believe that Wei Chengbo would deceive His Majesty, so I thought about letting him go and find out." Your Majesty, isn't it just the right time to test Wei Chengbo's loyalty? ”

"Well, there's some truth to what you're saying. Then, according to your request, I will order Lu Zhen to go to Jizhou to find out the truth of this matter and report it. Let's hope he won't let me down. Zhu Qiyu said, but his expression was extremely solemn.

Behind him, Wang Yue, who was bowing his head, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and the first step in his strategy was finally his wish!