After reading the information of Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun, Qin Tai finally understood the ins and outs of this case. The so-called "Northwest Rebellion" occurred four months ago, and it is said that some local forces, together with bandits and some ignorant ordinary people, killed people in the government, seized the treasury of the government, and robbed a large amount of property. The government sent people to suppress it too harshly and brutally, which led to a large-scale conflict. Although the incident has passed, the leaders who took the lead in making trouble have also been killed. But skirmishes continued, and there was even more inconclusive news that a larger rebellion was on the horizon. Therefore, the local government reported to the imperial court and asked the imperial court to send troops to support. The imperial court had no soldiers to send, and there was not so much money to support, so it had to find a substitute for the dead ghost. This substitute for the dead ghost is Qin Tai, who did the best, and at most he praised him verbally. If you can't do it, you can use this reason to kill Qin Tai.

The incident happened in Shaanxi and Gansu, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was called Yang Yi, who was the protégé of Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet. I heard that he is a 100% cool official, and he has a nickname called "Thirty Big Board". It is said that the people who want to complain to him for everything will be beaten first with 30 boards if they are justified or not. If you don't like it, you will be beaten, if you are disrespectful to him, if you don't know what the complainant is talking about, if you don't understand it, you will be beaten. The plaintiff alone has to fight so much, and the defendant can pay it back. Often, before the case is finished, the original defendant has already been killed. So in front of Yang Yi, not only did no one dare to contradict him, but no one dared to speak.

The governor of Shaanxi is called Deng Hui, the cousin of Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, and the only one who dares to compete with Yang Yi here. But this Deng Hui is not a good thing, not only is he lustful, but he also likes to play with married men. In just one year after taking office, there are no less than 100 women who have been toyed with by him, and he has to molest a woman almost every three days on average. In Shaanxi, his reputation is so bad that even some ruffians are ashamed of themselves.

Gansu belongs to the frontier and is a place where bandits are rampant, so the governor here is generally a commander. The governor of Gansu is called Wang Kui, a first-class military general, and the official worships the first-class military attaché. However, the Ming Dynasty has always looked down on military generals, so he is not as majestic as Deng Hui, a third-rank civil official, and even less than Yang Yi, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, who is from the second rank. But this Wang Kui never bullied the people, and he did not allow his subordinates to fake their tigers. But as a martial artist, Wang Kui has a fatal flaw that he loves to drink. As long as he drinks alcohol, Lord Wang Kui, who is usually quite well-behaved, will make trouble everywhere. Some well-intentioned people even took advantage of this and took advantage of Wang Kui's drunkenness to do a lot of hurtful things. Wang Kui didn't know, but for the sake of his own face, he had to pretend that he didn't know anything. Yang Yi is easy to fight, Deng Hui is lustful, Wang Kui is good at drinking, the three chiefs are like this, and the officials below are not much better. Almost all of the people under their command have done things such as eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, stealing and playing tricks, embezzlement and bribery, bullying men and women, and so on. The only thing that has not been done is to do good deeds and do serious things for the people.

The governor is the supreme governor of a province, now the ******** and governor. Originally, there was no such position at the time, and the highest governor of a province was the political envoy, and at the same level as him were the procurators in charge of the judiciary of a province, and the admirals in charge of the army. The three of them are all positive three products, have no subordinate relationship with each other, and are directly responsible to the central government. Later, there were "two patrols", the so-called "two patrols" refers to the governor and the patrol, the governor is to inspect local government affairs on behalf of the emperor, and the patrol is to inspect the public security and the innocence of officials on behalf of the emperor. The governor is the minister, and the governor is like the working group of the Discipline Inspection Commission in modern society. Later, these two provisional institutions became permanent institutions, and the governor became the supreme governor of the province, who was in charge of the army and the people. Because the governor is the third grade, so the political envoy and the inspection envoy had to be reduced to the third grade or the fourth grade, although the governor is still the third grade, or even higher, but according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the military attache is not allowed to interfere with the local civil affairs, etc., of course, the governor can supervise the governor. Although the rank of the governor is not high, like the governor, he has the right to directly report what the court sees. Although the governor is above the governor, he cannot directly intervene in local affairs. It's a bit like the meaning of the governor under the supervision of the imperial court. But once something important happens in the locality, or if someone complains to him, he has the right to intervene in the locality and give command as the supreme commander.

The reason why Yang Yi looked down on Deng Hui and Wang Kui was because he felt that he was old and capable. Deng Hui was just a prisoner, and he didn't even have the qualifications to be a jinshi and a second. If it weren't for the fact that his cousin was the second assistant of the cabinet, Xu Jie, he wouldn't even be a county official. Besides, Deng Hui is greedy for money and lustful, and he especially likes to play with married women, which makes Yang Yi look down on him even more. Wang Kui is a martial artist, not only is he uneducated, but he is also greedy for what is in the cup. These people are with Yang Yi, Yang Yi feels ashamed of herself, and of course she won't give them a good face.

In Deng Hui's eyes, he not only has a big backer, but also has a great future. I believe that in the near future, after my cousin Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, becomes the first assistant of the cabinet, he will not only be able to be the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, but also return to the capital to become a senior official. So I look down on Yang Yi, who is about to be finished, and I also look down on Wang Kui, who has no backstage.

Wang Kui is even more strange, he not only looks down on Yang Yi, who can only beat people, but also looks down on Deng Hui, who likes to play with second-hand goods. He thinks that all the scholars in the world are not good things, all of them are sanctimonious, but they are male thieves and prostitutes. It will only deceive, embezzle and take bribes, and will not do practical things for everyone. Although he can't do it, at least he hasn't harmed the people, and he can be regarded as a real official. In this way, the three local governors, no one was convinced, and one by one was arrogant. In the end, there was simply an incompatibility between fire and water. Whatever Yang Yi decides, Deng Hui and Wang Kui do not execute. Deng Hui's proposal not only did not get Wang Kui's support, but also Yang Yi's approval. Yang Yi ignored Wang Kui's request, and Deng Hui even ridiculed him sarcastically. The three of them simply didn't do anything, and spent all day together bickering, insulting, and sarcastic about each other. In Zhang Juzheng's letter, he not only asked Qin Tai to help Deng Hui, but also hoped to find evidence of Yang Yi's guilt and take Yang Yi down in one fell swoop. Replacing Deng Hui as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu also took care of Zhang Juzheng's teacher Xu Jie. Tan Lun's letter asked Qin Tai to take the opportunity to trip Yang Yi and Deng Hui, and it was best to take down even the rough Wang Kui, replace him with a high-arched person, and control the entire northwest territory. are all a group of villains who are for themselves, not for the country. This is Qin Tai's evaluation of these people after reading the letter.

Of course, Qin Tai knew his danger, and for Yang Yi, he was the hero who tripped Yan Shifan, that is, Yang Yi's mortal enemy. Yang Yi will definitely not give himself any good fruits to eat, and will secretly stumble to deal with Qin Tai. If Emperor Jiajing gave him the Holy Decree of the Qincha, Yang Yi might have taken care of himself, and now it seems that Yang Yi will definitely find an opportunity to kill Qin Tai. Deng Hui would not let Qin Tai go, because Qin Tai's father finally remembered who Deng Hui was. It was because of this Deng Hui that he tried to bribe the examiner and was reported by Qin Tai's father, so he lost his qualifications as a junior and a junior sergeant. Later, Qin Tai's father became an official in Tai'an, Shandong, and the reason why he was troubled by his boss Xu Jie, the prefect of Tai'an, was because of this Deng Hui. Deng Hui was so harmed by Qin Tai's father that he couldn't be promoted, that is, he couldn't be a jinshi and couldn't be an official official in the future. Deng Hui used Xu Jie's father to cause Qin Tai's father to leave the officialdom early, and did not realize the ideal of asking for the people's life. Qin Tai and Deng Hui are two generations of grievances, of course they will not let Qin Tai go so easily. As for that Wang Kui, the relationship with Qin Tai is even more delicate. Although Qin Tai successfully solved the case when the "Nine Sons and Ghost Mother" incident occurred in Anhui that year, he also arrested the Japanese who secretly recuperated in Shangwang Village, as well as the Sima family who colluded with the Japanese Kou. However, it also led to a large number of Anhui officials not being allowed to leave their posts in advance, and one of them was named Wang Kui. Originally, I thought it was the same name and surname, but after reading Wang Kui's information, it was determined that this Gansu governor was also the governor of Anhui, Wang Kui. Although the two positions are similar, the treatment is different. Anhui is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, although there are Japanese pirates, but they are not a big problem, and sooner or later they will subside. Gansu is not only a border pass, but also a bitter cold place. Besides, Anhui belongs to the front line, not only has good treatment, but also has a lot of oil and water. Gansu is different, there are no major wars, and small struggles are continuous. The imperial court reprimanded him almost once a month, and he was not only scolded but also deducted from his military salary. Everyone knows that officials in Gansu rarely have the opportunity to be promoted, especially a high-ranking military general like him, and this is almost the last post for him to retire and send him to the end of his life. As soon as Wang Kui thought about it, he felt very angry. It is said that every time he gets drunk, he will curse the people who hurt him. The person who harmed him was Qin Tai, Qin Tai not only made him unable to be promoted and made a fortune, but was also sent to such a place. Wang Kui stated many times that if he saw that damn Qin Tai, he would definitely cut Qin Tai and his family into mud.

In addition to the fact that these officials held a grudge and hatred for Qin Tai, Qin Tai also learned that the common people in Shaanxi and Gansu were very hostile to officials. There is little rain in Shaanxi and Gansu, and even if some grain can be grown, the yield will not be very high. The tax collection tasks assigned by the imperial court to the local governments, coupled with the taxes added by the local governments privately, almost all the grain of the common people was required. Not only do these people in the government not care about the lives of the common people, but also the people who go to the countryside to collect taxes do not have a good thing. Every year when the grain is harvested, there will be many murders and tragedies. Either this family was forced to commit collective suicide, or the daughter of that family was ruined, or it was someone from the government who killed and maimed someone on the spot. Therefore, the common people are very hostile to the people in the yamen, and the people in the yamen do not dare to go to the countryside alone at will. It is said that two months ago, a secret agent of the military department disguised himself as a reconnaissance officer, and was beaten to death by the local people and abandoned in the valley. If it hadn't been for the wolf dragging out the corpse, everyone wouldn't have known that he had been killed.