Although King Jing has failed, he is the most popular heir to the throne at the beginning. If it weren't for Emperor Jiajing's bent intention to get rid of King Jing, King Jing would not have lost to Emperor Longqing, who is now dead. King Jing, the prince of the past tense, is currently the prince closest to Emperor Longqing, and has the highest status and the hardest backstage among the vassal kings. Because Emperor Jiajing passed away not too long, King Jing's relationship in the capital was not completely broken. Many relatives and ministers still remember this King Jing, and King Jing also knows the privacy and handle of many officials through Yan Song's father and son. Therefore, once King Jing brings all the vassal kings to Beijing, the vast majority of ministers will not support the little emperor and Empress Dowager Li, and they will not immediately stand on King Jing's side, and the most likely thing is to wait and see. King Jing needs this kind of minister's attitude, and this attitude is betrayal and abandonment for the people on the little emperor's side. The vassal kings were worried that the people of the court and the little emperor would work together, so it was impossible for the vassal kings not to be ignorant of the attitude of the civil and military officials. Therefore, King Jing wants to use his intelligence to divide or buy the ministers of the capital, as long as everyone can't be monolithic, the little emperor's side will lose more than half.

Xu Jie is not a fool, and he will not always fight with the imperial court. He will also know that those protégés and businessmen cannot always support him, and friendship can never overcome the implementation of the status quo. Even if his disciples were polite to him and sent him out, there would be many disciples who would not even meet him. Businessmen will change their attitude towards themselves, and even turn their faces directly with themselves. It is impossible for Xu Jie to admit his mistakes, and Meng Chong and Qin Tai both understand this problem. Xu Jie's age and temper determine his character, Xu Jie is a person who wants face and respect. Xu Jie will not admit that he is wrong, even if he is wrong, he will not admit it himself. He wanted to bow high and everyone understand that they had given up on themselves and that it was the biggest mistake of all.

Xu Jie's revenge on Gao Gong and the best way to make the royal family feel that they had made a mistake is to do something that they will regret. Although Xu Jie wanted to do this, there was no support from anyone and almost nothing was successful. Qin Tai knew that Xu Jie's son was a human being, and Xu Zheng was a timid and fearful person, although he almost entered the cabinet and became another father and son after Yan Song's father and son. But his personality and ability to do things can definitely not be compared with Yan Shifan. At the beginning, Xu Zheng was arranged by his father Xu Jie to go to the Ministry of Industry to serve as a waiter in the Ministry of Industry, but in fact, Xu Jie wanted to press a nail in the Ministry of Industry to monitor Yan Shifan. There is a strange phenomenon in this particular environment. Yan Song is the first assistant of the cabinet and concurrently serves as the secretary of the ministry, Xu Jie is the second assistant of the cabinet and concurrently serves as the secretary of the household department, Yan Shifan is the son of Yan Song and the secretary of the cabinet and the secretary of the ministry, and Xu Zheng is the son of Xu Jie. But Xu Zheng was not free at all in the Ministry of Industry, his father Xu Jie was pressed by Yan Shifan's son Yan Song in the cabinet, and he was in the Ministry of Industry by Yan Shifan, the son of his father Xu Jie's top boss Yan Song, so he trembled almost every day, resulting in him not playing a role in the Ministry of Industry at all. After the fall of Yan Song, Xu Jie became the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xu Jie wanted to pull his son Xu Zheng into the cabinet and become the second father and son cabinet. But Xu Zheng didn't dare to do this, and Emperor Jiajing didn't want to see this, so he only crowned Xu Zheng as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and did not agree to Xu Zheng's entry into the cabinet. Xu Jie raised this matter again when Emperor Longqing was the emperor, and Emperor Longqing had not refused, Gao Gong compared Xu Jie to Yan Song, saying that Xu Jie's selfishness was heavier than Yan Song, and he wanted to be the second Yan Song. was so frightened that Xu Zheng hurriedly admitted that he was unwilling and would not be the second Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan was cut by Emperor Jiajing in public, so Xu Zheng didn't dare to enjoy this kind of treatment.

After Xu Jiezhi, Xu Zheng was transferred to the secretary of the Southern Beijing Rite Department, and everyone knew that Xu Zheng had no future, but Xu Zheng felt that it was good. Xu Zheng would never agree with his father Xu Jie's life and the emperor's court, let alone help Xu Jie's do anything crazy.

His son Xu Zheng does not support Xu Jie, and it is impossible for Xu Jie to persuade local forces to fully support him alone, so Xu Jie should choose to downplay the incident. However, the intelligence of Zhang Juzheng and others and Qin Tai's feelings made Qin Tai feel that Xu Jie not only did not give in, but also had even greater crazy behavior. The imperial court, the royal family, and local forces did not support Xu Jie, so what other power could Xu Jie's use of? The imperial court is in charge of civil and military officials, the emperor represents justice and Taoism, local forces control local officials, businessmen dare not turn against the imperial court, only the last force can be used. That is the clan, an organization that is inextricably linked with the emperor, but is definitely not the same as the emperor. Once the clan participates, forces such as the imperial court and local forces will not dare to interfere. This became a struggle within the royal family, and Xu Jie, as an old fritter with rich experience in struggle, was the most needed assistant of the clan. As long as Xu Jie helps the people of the clan deal with the emperor, the clan will fully support Xu Jie. With the support of the clan, Xu Jie was able to convince the merchants and some local forces to support him again. Although these people can't change the dynasty when they are united, it is still possible to force an emperor to step down, especially if the emperor is just a child. It is also impossible for Xu Jie's help to help the clan in vain, and the exchange condition may be to reuse someone from Xu Jie's side, let Xu Jie's return to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, let Xu Jie's son Xu Zheng serve as the next chief assistant of the cabinet, and so on. The clan is King Jing, they also need someone to support them, and they also need the surrender of old ministers like Xu Jie, and there are still some local forces behind Xu Jie. In this way, they will hit it off and deal with the court and the emperor together.

But why didn't they act right away? First, it is because Emperor Longqing is not dead. After all, Emperor Longqing is the heir of Emperor Jiajing, and his bloodline and succession are very orthodox. Emperor Longqing will be in trouble one day, and what they are waiting for is the funeral of Emperor Longqing. Second, King Jing needed to determine the attitude of the ministers in the capital. King Jing didn't believe Xu Jie, he knew too well the truth of "people go to tea and cool", the previous Yan Song's subordinates dispersed after Yan Song's downfall, and his followers would also change their faces after Xu Jie's departure. King Jing needed to determine how many ministers he and Xu Jie could control, and what kind of attitude those ministers would have. Third, King Jing was too worried about failure. King Jing had already failed once, and he knew he couldn't afford to lose again.

So he had to be fully prepared before he could start his plan. At the very least, he should leave vitality and resources for his children and grandchildren. The so-called plan is to control the existing territory, even if the emperor wants to do something to him, he must be cautious. So through some connections, he let others secretly control the territory near his domain. Xu Jie also introduced his cousin Jia Baishun, who was one of the most qualified people to be the prefect of the party. King Jing's people either left or were cleared by Emperor Longqing because of their failure to seize the throne at the beginning, and the rest of the people were either not high in status or martial arts, so they just needed this kind of calm old man. Therefore, King Jing pushed Jia Baishun to his current position through his own way and the strength of Xu Jie.

Thinking through these things, Qin Tai gradually understood some things. But why should he buy the officials, this question still bothers Qin Tai. The status of the official is not high and the influence is not great, so it should not have an impact on King Jing and Xu Jie's plans, but why did Jia Baishun and others win over capable subordinates so much? By the way, Qin Tai thought of an answer. When I was in the capital Jinyiwei, a helper of Jinyiwei, that is, a "temporary worker" in the current society, once said that all yamen have no secrets. The so-called secrets are not hidden, outsiders and superiors may not know, and it is impossible for real direct subordinates not to know. Whether it's Jia Baishun, King Jing, or Xu Jie, their behavior can be hidden from outsiders and people in the court, but they can't completely keep the people below from knowing. So they would rather spend money to buy a peace, use money to plug the mouths of their subordinates, and let them have one heart with themselves. These officials and subordinates also know that they will be implicated once the matter is exposed, so they have already made up their minds with their bosses, but they will not be stupid enough to ask for money. Jia Baishun used this opportunity to buy people's hearts, so that the officials could do their best for themselves and gain a good reputation for themselves. If a local yamen wants to become famous, the best way is to show foreign appearance or solve big cases. Jia Baishun needs a good reputation, so he resolutely can't go out of business, so he needs to solve the case and solve the big case. Qin Tai can't be used, Jia Baishun thought of Xiao Lingzi, as long as Xiao Lingzi is in the Yamen, he is not afraid that he will not be able to solve a big case. Jia Baishun spent a lot of money to ask Xiao Lingzi to come to the yamen to help, but Xiao Lingzi didn't know if he found something, or if something happened and couldn't come, he let the brother Gelhan come. Although Gelhan is not as good as Xiao Lingzi, he is already more powerful than ordinary people, he has solved many cases for Jia Baishun in the Yamen, and gradually became Jia Baishun's cronies. This is the truth of the matter, which can also explain why Xiao Lingzi appeared here to help Qin Tai's enemy Jia Baishun.