Lan Yu looked at Di Yusen in front of him with some interest in his heart, but his face was gloomy.

"I heard that you were investigating the murder case in the command center. Why did you come to me instead of investigating the case?"

"Or do you think this case has a lot to do with me?"

As soon as they met, Lan Yu put on an aggressive attitude.

Di Yusen bowed and said, "I believe that the murder of the commander-in-chief has nothing to do with the Duke of Liang."

"With the power of the Duke of Liang, even if he really wanted to kill those commanders, why would he need to go through so much trouble? It would only take a word."

"Moreover, I learned from the files that the commander-in-chief Wang Yue was once an old general under the Duke of Liang. In the beginning, he was a personal guard of the Prince of Kaiping and had a very close relationship with the Duke of Liang."

"Anyone with a bit of common sense would never think that the Duke of Liang had anything to do with this matter."

Hearing this, Lan Yu burst into laughter.

"Well, well, Di Yusen, you make sense."

"Those people from the Dali Temple think they can handle cases, but in fact they are just a bunch of idiots. It is indeed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has a keen eye for talent and transferred you from Pingyang Prefecture."

"I thought you were just lucky, but now it seems that you do have some skills."

Lan Yu was obviously very pleased with Di Yusen's words. As a result, there was a bit more intimacy in Lan Yu's eyes when he looked at Di Yusen.

The so-called understanding of human nature is what we call writing.

Di Yusen was able to use his connections to take up the position of Acting Dianshi as a clerk, so he was certainly not lacking in knowledge of the humanities and worldly ways.

At least it has nothing to do with being pedantic.

"Duke Liang, you are too kind. I am just telling the truth. However, there are few smart people in this world, but many stupid people. Therefore, many people are only confused by some appearances and cannot see the essence of things."

"I came here this time because I was wondering if I could find some clues from Duke Liang and find out who is behind this."

At this point, Di Yusen smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you, Duke Liang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to investigate this case as well, which really terrified me. I used to be just a small deputy official, but now I have been favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and have this official uniform."

"This is the first case that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given me to investigate. If I don't handle it well, I'm afraid His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will no longer respect me as an official."

After hearing this, Lan Yu pondered for a moment and then said, "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has personally asked you to participate, it is obvious that he values ​​you, and I also believe in your ability."

"It's just that this case involves a lot of people. Anyone who dares to kill the commander-in-chief must have a very strong force."

"Of course, for His Royal Highness, no matter how powerful the force is, it is meaningless. It can be destroyed in a snap of a finger. However, this person is hiding in the dark and is difficult to find."

"If you have anything you want to know, feel free to ask. Wang Yue has followed me for many years and was with me during the Northern Expedition. Now he has been assassinated, and I want to find out who is behind this as soon as possible."

While listening to Lan Yu speaking, Di Yusen carefully observed the expression on Lan Yu's face.

What he said before were just excuses. When the real culprit behind the scenes has not surfaced, Lan Yu is the most suspected.

After listening to it, Di Yusen was certain that Lan Yu was indeed not the murderer behind the scene, and that he had driven away the Dali Temple Minister just because of his personality.

After thinking for a while, he said, "When I went to examine the bodies, I found that the four commanders were all poisoned by Gelsemium elegans."

"This poison won't kill you, but after an hour or two, you'll feel weak all over and have difficulty breathing, as if someone is strangling you."

"I heard that the four commanders came to the Duke of Liang after leaving the Five Military Commandery. I wonder if the Duke of Liang has arranged food and drinks for them."

At this point, Di Yusen hurriedly explained: "I wonder if it is possible that the thief sneaked into the kitchen of Duke Liang's mansion, secretly poisoned him, and then followed him to kill him."

Lan Yu heard this and waved his hand, saying, "That's impossible."

"When the Japanese official was drinking in the palace, the king invited four people to visit him to ask for something, but the official did not agree."

"I originally planned to host a banquet for them, but after the four of them refused, they also said goodbye and left. After all, they came to the capital without permission, so they planned to rush back overnight."

After hearing this, Di Yusen felt that the situation was a bit tricky, because the clue was cut off when it reached Lan Yu.

As for whether Lan Yu lied, that was not within his consideration. After the file was submitted, the Free Jinyiwei would verify it.

A duke like Lan Yu would of course be monitored by spies from the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"I wonder if the Duke of Liang could tell me what the four kings are asking for. They came to the capital without permission and also asked the Duke of Liang."

Di Yusen asked after thinking deeply.

Lan Yu did not respond directly after hearing this.

Instead, he fell into deep thought.

Di Yusen also knew that Lan Yu was deciding whether to tell him.

After a long while, Lan Yu finally spoke: "This matter involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I don't want to talk about it, but I also know that the purpose of Wang Yue and others coming to the capital is also quite crucial to the case."

"This incident was caused by the preparations for the war on the grassland next year. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an order to require the guards participating in the war next year to implement shift rotation drills among the thousand households."

"The commander-in-chief is in charge of all the communication. Now that the thousand households have changed shifts, there are more rules to follow. Some commanders are unwilling to do so, so they went to the capital to request that the matter be rescinded."

"The four of them came to me to ask me to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to withdraw the decree. Naturally, I will refuse such a request."

"But who would have thought that after my persuasion, Wang Yue and the others knew that there was no change, so they chose to go back and wait for arrangements. They never thought that such a thing would happen."

Hearing this, Di Yusen remained silent.

In this way, the scope of this matter is quite broad.

Judging from the incident, almost most of the officials in the capital may be suspects. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position is stable, this person in the dark has an extremely cunning mind and wants to use this incident to shake His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's position.

Di Yusen already knew what he wanted to know from the Duke of Liang, so he naturally had no intention of staying any longer and said goodbye and left.

Start looking for other clues.

…

In Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying was listening to Zhang San's story.

Since Zhang San violated his duties the last time he served as a captain of the Imperial Guard, he was dismissed from his position.

Originally, Zhu Ying planned to let him go to Liaodong, but now that the grassland has changed, he can naturally stay by his side.

After all, he is his confidant who has always been following him. Although he does not hold any specific official position, he does have implicit power.

Because Ye Yueqing is pregnant, Zhang Bo is responsible for all factory affairs, so Zhang San will be in charge of intelligence for the time being.

"The source of the spread is a bit complicated now. The initial source was from various businesses. Because the case has a great impact, it has now spread widely."

"But we did catch a few suspects. They claimed that someone secretly gave them money and went to various restaurants in the capital to advertise the contents of the letter."

"We also caught the source of the problem, but according to his account, he was given money by others to distribute it everywhere."

"He negotiated with that person late at night, so I couldn't see his face clearly. I have already sent someone to secretly monitor him."

"But since the arrest, that person has never appeared again."

After listening, Zhu Ying nodded slightly.

Of course, he couldn't put all his hopes on Di Yusen, and the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce also began searching with all its might.

However, due to the high mobility of the capital's population, many clues were lost in the tracking process.

At present, the Jinyiwei has also made some gains in what Zhang San described, and the general situation is similar. However, because the person being tracked has already left the capital, it will take some time to track him down.

As for the current situation, because the matter has already fermented, the mastermind behind the scenes can be said to have succeeded. In the short term, it is unlikely that there will be any signs of further action.

Therefore, up to now, the case is in a stalemate.

"Put aside the case for now and focus on the commanders of the various routes in the capital, especially their recent movements."

"We cannot stop the rotation of the thousand households now, but you can use your own name to appease some commanders who have ulterior motives. If necessary, you can also accept some benefits. This will make them feel more at ease."

"I will issue an order later, asking you to be responsible for supervising the training of the commanders."

Zhu Ying instructed.

In fact, although the murder of the four commanders was a challenge to the majesty of the Ming Dynasty court, the focus was still on the commanders in various fields.

The other party's goal is to create alienation, and Zhu Ying only needs to temporarily calm the commander's heart.

Once the commanders of the various garrisons are stabilized, the opponent's plans will naturally fail.

Of course they will not be willing to fail, so they will commit the crime a second time, and by then there will naturally be more clues.

After listening to the boss's instructions, Zhang San showed some hesitation on his face.

"Why? I arranged for you to be an imperial inspector, but you're still not happy about it." Zhu Ying said jokingly.

Zhang San heard this and immediately raised his hands and bowed, saying, "I dare not. Although I know a little bit about martial arts, I am afraid that I am not qualified to investigate the garrison."

Zhu Ying smiled and said, "You are quite interesting. Others are eager to get an official position, but I personally grant you the opportunity to receive benefits. This is something that others have dreamed of for a long time."

"But you refuse when the time comes."

"But it's just right for you to go. You are my trusted confidant, and this is a well-known fact. It doesn't matter whether you understand it or not. Just go. Don't refuse the benefits given by others. You must accept them."

"For people like them, they will feel at ease only when they see that they have received benefits."

"On the contrary, if you don't accept it, you will become suspicious."

"What they fear is that their corruption will be exposed. Even if I say that I will not pursue the matter, they will still be skeptical. What we need to do is to calm their minds and focus on the Northern Expedition after the beginning of next spring."

Corruption in the military has existed since ancient times.

It is unrealistic to completely eliminate them, or to kill them one by one as we did with the civil servants.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang would not execute a large number of military officers for corruption.

Because this will only make the entire Ming Dynasty restless.

The death of civil servants is just a matter of seconds. Whether a few or hundreds of them die, it will not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty.

But military officers are different. They control the military power. If the impact is too great and leads to a mutiny, it will be very troublesome.

In fact, military mutinies had occurred in the Jiangnan area at the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's founding of the country.

It was also because of a certain case that the local Qianhu Police Station was involved.

The captain decided to go all out and took a group of his men with him to become bandits, starting a life of robbing and looting.

Although the rebellion was pacified in less than a month, this incident made Zhu Yuanzhang realize that there is a huge difference between military men and literati. If they are forced too much, it will cause much more trouble.

After listening to Zhu Ying, Zhang San understood what he meant and agreed.

Not long after Zhang San left, Song Zhong also came to report on the situation on Di Yusen's side.

The key lies mainly between Di Yusen and Lan Yu.

When Song Zhong heard that Di Yusen stayed in Lan Yu's mansion for half an hour before leaving, he smiled and said, "It seems that Di Yusen is still a bit of a talent."

"The Dali Temple Minister was chased away before he could say a few words, but he, a county magistrate in Beijing, was able to stay for such a long time."

Song Zhong replied, "Your Highness, Di Yusen couldn't even enter the main gate. He was allowed in in your name."

Zhu Ying shook his head and said, "It's easy to get in, but to talk to Duke Liang for such a long time is his own ability. Duke Liang's temper has improved a little in recent days, but he is just a small county magistrate in Jing, he doesn't take it too seriously."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Ying thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow the Queen will leave the palace in private clothes to inspect the capital. You go and make the arrangements."

The idea of ​​inspecting the capital was something Zhu Ying had when he came back last time.

The changes in the capital made Zhu Ying feel a little unfamiliar, even though he was the creator of the current prosperity of the capital.

However, he usually stays in the palace and issues orders, and lacks sufficient understanding of the current capital.

Especially in terms of public security, the capital city currently seems a bit chaotic. If we want to solve it specifically, we naturally have to go out of the palace more often to come up with a good solution.

When the news that Zhu Ying was planning to leave the palace reached Zhu Yuanzhang.

An oral order was passed down, and Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to leave the palace.

Naturally, Zhu Ying had no reason to refuse such a proposal.

And after the news spread.

Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Mingyue also wanted to leave the palace.

Afterwards, Zhu Yunwen also came to Kunning Palace and wanted to go out of the palace to take a look.

Zhu Ying waved his hand and decided to go out and take a look.