The others tentatively asked Zhang Yi who was most likely to be the murderer of Yu Niang if the murderer was an inner ghost. Zhang Yi didn't answer immediately, and after a while he said the names of three people: Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. You, and Mama Zhou. Mrs. Zhang hated Yu Niang the most, she thought that Yu Niang took the initiative to seduce Zhang Juzheng, otherwise Zhang Juzheng would not casually attack a young unmarried woman. In ancient times, the name of the girl was very important, the first day of the marriage of the man's elders is to test the red, if the bride is not red, it means that the bride is not a virgin, not only to withdraw from the marriage but also the woman will be very faceless. The rules of large families are heavier, and once the daughter of the family loses her virginity, she will be secretly dealt with or even forced to commit suicide. Yu Niang is a yellow flower girl, if it weren't for Yu Niang's willingness, Zhang Juzheng wouldn't and wouldn't dare to force Yu Niang. Yu Niang's seduction of a married man is to destroy other people's families, especially Zhang Juzheng's cabinet chief assistant is a person with status, Yu Niang is simply a fox spirit when she does this. Therefore, Mrs. Zhang most hopes that Yu Niang will die or leave Zhang Juzheng silently. Mrs. You thought of the cheap woman who seduced her husband from Yu Niang, so she and her cousin Mrs. Zhang are also enemies, and it is possible to attack Yu Niang. As for why Zhou's mother is also a murderer, it is because she knows too well the thoughts of Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Juzheng. Mrs. Zhang wanted Yu Niang to leave Zhang Juzheng and not to return the relationship between their husband and wife. Zhang Juzheng also regretted it because of Yu Niang's matter. In normal times, he and Yu Niang got along, but it was too late for Mrs. Zhang to stop him if he announced the acceptance of the house. But now Zhang Juzheng is not only in internal and external troubles, but also in the period of Ding worry, Zhang Juzheng can no longer have any unfavorable rumors. Yu Niang has become a big trouble for Zhang Juzheng, he can neither give Yu Niang a name, nor let Yu Niang leave his home like this. If you can go missing or die, it's the easiest way to deal with it. Zhou's mother understood the master's meaning, and it may be possible to kill Yu Niang.

But none of the three of them seem to have this possibility. Mrs. Zhang is not a noble lady who sued Daqing, and she is a long-term believer in Buddhism, she would never do such a thing. Besides, Mrs. Zhang has no poison, and it is even more impossible for her to do this kind of thing herself. Mrs. You has a strong temper, saying that it is possible for her to kill or instruct someone to deal with Yu Niang, and it is absolutely impossible to have the patience and time to poison Yu Niang. Qin Tai had analyzed before that the murderer sneaked into Yu Niang's room in the middle of the night to give Yu Niang a belly, and then left Yu Niang's room after seeing Yu Niang Du Shi with his own eyes. It is impossible for Mrs. You's temperament and character to have such patience, not to mention that Mrs. You can't have this kind of poison. Even if Zhou's mother wanted to help her master share her worries, it was impossible for her to have prepared the poison in her hands a long time ago, and it was even more impossible for her to decide how to kill Yu Niang so quickly and take action. Unless ------, thought of this, Qin Tai suddenly felt that there was something wrong with Zhou's mother.

Qin Tai asked Zhang Yi again when Zhou's mother came to Zhang Juzheng's mansion. Zhang Yi thought about it for a long time and replied: "It should be the autumn of the second year after the old man was promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet. By the way, I came to the capital in mid-August when the Mid-Autumn Festival was about to pass. At that time, the lady did not come to celebrate the festival with the master because the eldest young master was going to take the exam, so she sent someone to send a letter and Zhou's mother. After Zhou's mother came, it was the first time to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with everyone, and the lord also said that everyone spending the Mid-Autumn Festival together is a family. "The master Zhang Yi said refers to Zhang Juzheng, and Mrs. Zhang is Mrs. Zhang, that is, Zhang Juzheng's wife.

Qin Tai talked to Zhang Yi for a while before saying goodbye to Zhang Yi and leaving Zhang Yi's house. As soon as they came out of the door, they saw two people wandering outside the door of Zhang Yi's house, and when they saw Qin Tai coming out, they immediately turned around and prepared to leave. Qin Tai stopped them, and Qin Tai knew that they were sent by Feng Bao to protect Qin Tai. Qin Tai gave them a task, asking them to go back to Dongchang immediately and transfer all the information related to Zhang Juzheng's mansion and Zhou Zhou's mother. The people in Dongchang knew the relationship between Feng Bao and Qin Tai, and they knew that Feng Bao had given an order and must obey Qin Tai's order, so they immediately agreed.

Zhang Juzheng is the first assistant of the cabinet, whether it is Wei Erlu to monitor or protect Zhang Juzheng, of course, the people in his house will be the object of concern and attention of Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Although Zhou's mother is just an old mother in the eyes of outsiders, there will definitely be a complete file in the East Factory, and the East Factory will also investigate Zhou's mother's past clearly. I said earlier that Feng Bao is Zhang Juzheng's ally, and he will also check Zhang Juzheng to prevent anyone from deliberately approaching Zhang Juzheng. It is estimated that Feng Bao had read Zhou's mother's file as early as Zhou's mother, and he didn't continue to pay attention to it after making sure that Zhou's mother was fine. However, Qin Tai always felt that there was something wrong with this Zhou's mother, and she needed to look through the relevant files to be sure.

Qin Tai just returned to Zou Yunbiao's house, and his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao also returned. She was holding a list of the names and information of the officials who had taken the lead in the disturbance two days earlier. Qian Lao Jiuhua'er worked hard to sort it out as quickly as possible. Other relevant information will take time to collect and sort out, and it will be delivered to Zhan Xiaoxiao one after another tomorrow. Qin Tai took a cursory look at the names on the list, and the six, seven, eight, and nine officials of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, and the Guozijian would all be on the list. To say that they were not premeditated, a fool will not believe it. Although these people usually like to complain, no one will never be so united, and it is impossible for them to gather together to make trouble in less than half a day. The predecessor of the Ministry of Rites was Lu Tiaoyang, and then the predecessor was Zhang Siwei, and the Ministry of Industry is now the department in charge of Zhang Siwei, the second assistant of the cabinet. Guozijian is under the management of the Ministry of Rites, and Lu Tiaoyang used to be the boss of Guozijian. Without the support of Zhang Siwei or Lu Tiaoyang behind these people, it is impossible and will not be so united and quick to react.

Qin Tai handed over the list to his cousin Qiu Xiaoqiu, he needed to let Qiu Xiaoqiu think independently, and he had his own suggestions and ideas. Unexpectedly, Qiu Xiaoqiu made a "huh". Qin Tai and his wife looked back at Qiu Xiaoqiu, Qiu Xiaoqiu pointed to the list and said, "Cousin and sister-in-law, I seem to have seen this list." ”

The list was given to Zhan Xiao by Qian Laojiu, Qiu Xiaoqiu would never have seen it, and the only explanation was that Qiu Xiaoqiu had seen a list similar to the list. Qin Tai wanted Qiu Xiaoqiu to remember well, when and where he saw the list in what book. After Qiu Xiaoqiu thought for a while, he took out a copy from Zou Yunbiao's pile of books, and there was a paragraph in it with the name almost exactly the same as the name on the list. Qin Tai hurriedly took the book and carefully looked through the details inside.

This is a notebook of the first year of Wanli, which records the major events that occurred in the first year of Wanli, that is, the year when the little emperor ascended the throne and became emperor. This book is not written by Zou Yunbiao, nor is it Zou Yunbiao's only book, but a book that can be bought on the streets and alleys. This is the first year of Zhang Juzheng's tenure as the first assistant of the cabinet, and it is also the first year that Zhang Juzheng decided to implement the Wanli New Deal, and it is also the most difficult year for Zhang Juzheng. That year, Gao Gong was expelled, and Zhang Juzheng officially became the first assistant to the cabinet, and Zhang Juzheng knew for the first time that the Ministry of Household Affairs was already empty. Hundreds of thousands of officials need to be paid silver, yamen needs expenses, and soldiers need to be paid. But there was not even a tael of silver in the silver warehouse of the household. In the face of this situation, Zhang Juzheng survived the difficult first year of Wanli, and Zhang Juzheng made up his mind to reform, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would be finished.

The part where Qiu Xiaoqiu's list and name are almost the same is the Tong Liben incident in the first year of Wanli. Tong Liben is a petty official from the seventh grade of the Ministry of Rites, and after more than ten years, he is still a Beijing official who cannot be released. There are many Beijing officials like him who are still in their fifties and can't be released, but there are few who are as poor as him. Tong Liben was born in a poor family, and his family only had a few acres of thin fields, so he became an official. But he was unlucky, and when he was young, he met Emperor Jiajing, who could only make alchemy. finally got the throne of Emperor Longqing, but because of the death of his mother, he was worried for nearly three years. After coming back, he was arranged to be a dispensable petty official in the Ministry of Rites. missed many opportunities to go out, so he had to take his wife and children to survive in the capital. Congqipin's official is not a big official, and Yu Lu not only can't support the family, but also has to pay the rent, so he is already stretched. Tong Liben's biggest hope is that he can be released as an official, and he will at least be the magistrate of a small county in the local area, so he won't have to worry about the life of the family. Even if you don't embezzle, even if you don't scrape the ground, you can have money for the rest of your life in three years.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Zhang Juzheng did after taking office was to announce that the official income in Beijing would be changed to once every three months, and at the same time, it would be distributed in kind instead of cash. The so-called physical object is pepper and suzumu, which are usually in short supply, so Zhang Juzheng thinks that this thing can be realized immediately. At the same time that Zhang Juzheng found that the silver money warehouse was empty, he found that the material warehouse was piled up with pepper and sumu, so he came up with the idea of using the pepper sumu elevator to distribute cash to the officials as a salary. Although there will be some people who are unhappy, there is no way to do it.

Tong Liben took a big bag of pepper and rosewood home, and the family waited for him to bring it back to pay the rent to buy rice and vegetables, but they saw a big love of pepper and rosewood that could not be eaten or used. Tong Liben had no face to go to the shop to sell pepper and sumwood, so he had to ask the only servant in the family to sell pepper and sumac the next day. Unexpectedly, it was only one day that the pepper and sumu in the capital were flooded, and even if someone bought it, the price was two or three percent of the original, and it was possible that the price would be reduced. The servant didn't dare to come back to report to the boy easily, and the price of labor dropped by one percent after a while. If it is sold at this price, Tong Liben's money will only be enough to pay the rent, and everyone will have to drink the northwest wind.