Chapter 346: Facts
These generals were reprimanded by Zhu Di in a cold sweat, and they were even more overwhelmed Hulala kneeling, and they didn't dare to breathe.
At this time, a eunuch came to report, and people from the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate came to meet the saint.
Zhu Di smiled meaninglessly and said.
"Look at people, how fast they react!"
The generals were all dizzy, or did they figure out what was going on, and before they could be puzzled for long, Lu Zhen, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and Zheng Ci, the right capital, all ran here to meet Zhu Di.
Zhu Di asked with a cold face.
"What are you doing here?"
Lu Zhen arched his hand a little embarrassed and said.
"Your Majesty, just now the Criminal Department received a report from Luoyang Mansion Yin that there was a case of killing a tax collector on the street in the bazaar, but because it involved the soldiers of the former Yan Wang Sanwei, we didn't dare to make a decision without permission, so I asked Your Majesty to make a holy ruling."
After he said this, the generals on the other side were a little commotionous, the people of the original Yan Wang Sanwei?
Isn't that Zhu Di's hardcore subordinate? How could someone kill him in the street?
Who the hell is this, so bold?
It's no wonder that Zhu Di was so angry just now, this is a basic plate of Zhu Di, and now someone is killing him on the street like this, isn't it a naked provocation of Zhu Di?
Zhu Di listened to Lu Zhen's words coldly, noncommittal.
The reason why he first called the generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was to see if they were involved.
After the intimidation just now, Zhu Di can see that this group of people is not involved in this matter, I am afraid that they don't even know the cause and effect, let alone they are leaning against each other.
However, these Wenchen came too quickly, and it seems that this matter may be inseparable from this group of people.
"What do you think should be done about this?"
Zhu Di did not say his opinion first, but asked Lu Zhen and Zheng Ci in the palace.
Lu Zhen was a little embarrassed, but he still gritted his teeth and said.
"Your Majesty, after all, the deceased is the person of the original Yan Wang Sanwei, who followed His Majesty to the north and south, and then because of his age, he was transferred to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division Rongyang, which represents that His Majesty attaches great importance to the old department, since this person was assassinated on the street, the deceased should be severely punished, and the punishment should be corrected."
"Otherwise, it's not enough to reassure people. If there is a party in the investigation, it should also be dealt with together, and it should be dealt with as soon as possible! ”
I have to say that Lu Zhen's plan is deep in the minds of the old people of Yanwangfu on the side, and after he finished speaking, Zheng Heng stood up and shouted.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Lu's plan is excellent, so he should do it!"
With Zheng Heng taking the lead, several generals also came forward one after another to echo it.
However, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and other important generals did not speak out, they thought a little more than Zheng Heng and others, and they didn't think that Zhu Di called them to reprimand them first, just to get such a result.
As for the old people who were originally in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, they didn't make a sound, and this fact is not suitable for them to intervene, especially after Xu Huizu and other original founding feats.
After all, this is related to the original Yanwang Sanwei, they intervene in this, and without knowing Zhu Di's intentions, it is easy to bring disaster to themselves.
It stands to reason that since the ministers said so, and some of the generals agreed, Zhu Di, as the emperor, should have agreed, but Zhu Di didn't do it and never agreed.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit deadlocked, even Zheng Heng, who was still clamoring, also noticed that something was wrong, and slowly withdrew his voice.
He Qiu stood up at this time and said calmly.
"Master Lu, you also said that this case is relatively complicated, and it is difficult for your criminal department to make a decision for a while, since this is the case, then you should find out the problem clearly."
"Here, I have a few questions I want to ask Master Lu."
"First of all, is this deceased a person from King Yan Sanwei?
Second, what did he do to be killed in the street?
The third point is, why should the person who killed him kill him, but if he doesn't kill others, he will kill him?
If the above three points are not clear, will this case be judged as an unjust case? ”
After speaking, He Qiu stared at Lu Zhen with a little pale face, and said meaningfully.
"Although Your Majesty values the old man of Yan Wang Sanwei, he will definitely not blindly connive at and protect him, His Majesty will definitely treat everyone equally, but the inside story of this, I'm afraid it needs to be investigated."
After finishing speaking, he ignored the others, and He Qiu silently retreated to his position again, closing his eyes and recuperating.
Zhu Di made the final decision.
"He Qiu is right, I must find out about this matter, I must find out the identity of the deceased, and at the same time bring the murderer to the Golden Palace, and I will personally interrogate him."
Zhu Di called Ji Gang, who had now taken over Jinyiwei, in, and specifically asked him to investigate the things behind him.
Probably no one would have thought that it was just a matter of the death of a small official, but it was actually known to everyone in the government and the opposition, and almost all the departments in the center of the Ming Dynasty were forced to speed up.
The matter was investigated quickly, and without waiting for an hour or two, Ji Gang came back to report in person.
"Your Majesty, the deceased Zhang Wu is indeed the original Yan Wang Sanwei, and when His Majesty went to Beijing, he followed His Majesty to the south.
At that time, he was a little old, and when the military system was reformed, Zhang Wu withdrew from the army and was transferred to the errand officer of the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division of the Beijing Division at that time. ”
Although Zhu Di had been prepared, he still couldn't believe that this was one of the three guards under him, and he was a little disappointed in his heart and asked.
"What was this person responsible for in the Five Cities Terracotta Division in the first place? Don't say he's not in charge. ”
Ji Gang smiled a little awkwardly and said.
Originally, the Five Cities Terracotta Division just arranged an idle position for him, but he couldn't sit still, so he took the initiative to ask to collect taxes on the street. Of course, this was told to the minister by the people of the Terracotta Division, but according to the minister's investigation, Zhang Wu was originally arranged to patrol the streets. ”
"Also...... Zhang Wu's reputation is not very good, many people say that he often claims to be a close confidant of His Majesty, and he pretends to be a big man, and his colleagues have a very bad impression of him.
On the street, he also often extorts and extorts merchants, which is very domineering, and according to his colleagues, he ......"
Ji Gang hesitated for a moment, but he really didn't dare to continue.
Zhu Di suppressed his anger and said coldly.
"Say, go on, I want to see what became of my original Sanwei!"
Ji Gang took a deep breath and said.
"He has also forcibly seized women and insulted good families many times, just because he has always said that he is a minister of His Majesty's fathers, even if he makes a mistake, His Majesty will not punish him, and the people dare not speak out.
As for being killed on the street this time, it was also because of love killing, before Zhang Wu bullied a good family, the husband of the good family didn't know at the time, and later the good family committed suicide, and her husband only knew. ”
"So I have a grudge against Zhang Wu, and I have been eyeing him for a long time, and this time I stabbed him to death with a firewood knife while he was drunk."