Chapter 10: Horror of the Corpse
Just when Lao Liu felt that he was living in the torment of deep suffering, Qin Tai and his wife were also dissatisfied. The reason is that Jin Yiwei seems to be too much for their husband and wife. It's not because Feng Bao is too polite, but because Jin Yiwei doesn't take Qin Tai and his wife seriously. said that the waist card and written certificate of Qin Tai and his wife would be ready in a day or two, and Qin Tai and his wife would be notified to collect it. However, Qin Tai and his wife waited at home for four days, but there was still no news, forcing Qin Tai to go to Jinyiwei in person to urge them to handle it. But the people of Jinyiwei either said that the person in charge of this aspect was no longer there, or that the person in charge of this aspect had gone out, or they directly said that there was no way to handle it. In fact, Qin Tai knew the means of Jinyiwei, if someone above took care of him, he could generally go through the formalities while starting work. Even if you go through the normal procedures, it only takes half a day and a day at most. An official like Qin Tai, who was personally appointed by the emperor, would rush to produce identity certificates overnight, and they would definitely not fail to complete the formalities for so many days. Qin Tai guessed the problem inside, either the people of Jinyiwei deliberately embarrassed Qin Tai, or someone was secretly currying favor with Meng Chong, hoping that Qin Tai would not be able to solve the case one by one on time.
According to Zhan Xiaoxiao's meaning, Zhan Xiaoxiao wanted to go directly to the Jinyi Wei Du Command to make a fuss. But Qin Tai stopped it, saying that this was not only useless, but would also make people feel that Qin Tai and his wife were too domineering. The people of Jinyiwei didn't know Qin Tai, and they also knew the relationship between Feng Bao, Zhang Juzheng and Qin Tai, but they still did it. It can be seen that Qin Tai has encountered a power dump, and the person who started it must have deliberately made things difficult for Qin Tai and his wife because of Feng Bao or Zhang Juzheng. Now that the other party knows the origin of Qin Tai and his wife, he still does this, which shows that they are prepared. If Zhan Xiaoxiao goes to make trouble, not only will there be no real result, but he will also be used by the other party. At that time, it may not only be Qin Tai and his wife who have something to do, but it is very likely to affect Dao Fengbao or Zhang Juzheng.
If you don't deal with Zhang Juzheng or Feng Bao, dare to work hard with Feng Bao or Zhang Juzheng secretly, and can affect the high-level people of Jinyiwei, Qin Tai doesn't need to think about it to know that there are only two people. One is Gao Gong, the first assistant of the current cabinet, and the other is Meng Chong, the eunuch who is now the master of ceremonies. One is the head of a hundred officials, and the other is a ******** eunuch known as the "internal minister", and only these two people have such high means. However, because of Tan Lun, Gao Gong should not have targeted Qin Tai like this, and besides, Gao Gong, a foreign minister, would not dare to so blatantly instruct Jinyi Wei to deal with Qin Tai. You must know that this Jinyi Wei is directly subordinate to Emperor Longqing, at least nominally, he only obeys the orders of Emperor Longqing alone. Foreign ministers cannot and do not have the power to transfer Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei cannot openly support the first assistant of the cabinet. No matter how stupid Gao Gong is, he will never do this, this is a big taboo for Emperor Longqing, and no emperor is allowed to do this. So there is only one person left, and that is Meng Chong, who had a holiday with Qin Tai.
The reason why Meng Chong hated Qin Tai so much was because Qin Tai and his wife had offended him several times. This time, he joined forces with Meng Chong's biggest enemy, Feng Bao, and ruined Meng Chong's good deeds. Qin Tai not only embarrassed Meng Chong, but also ruined Meng Chong's future, and was more likely to help his opponent Feng Bao deal with him, so Meng Chong would definitely not let Qin Tai go. In addition, Meng Chong also hopes to use this opportunity to hit Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng. Feng Bao is now the first eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, and he is also a close confidant of Concubine Li, and the next eunuch of the seal of the celebrant by default. Just like Zhang Juzheng, the current deputy assistant to the cabinet, Emperor Longqing has asked Feng Bao to gradually take over the daily affairs of the celebrant supervisor. Zhang Juzheng presided over the cabinet, and Feng Bao presided over the celebrant supervisor, so Gao Gong and Meng Chong were almost elevated, and Gao Gong and Meng Chong only left a false name. Compared with the depressed Gao Gong, Meng Chong hated Feng Bao to the core. Even if Gao Gong is not only the first assistant of the cabinet, he is also the teacher of Emperor Longqing and the old-timer of the ministers of the court. If Meng Chong loses power, he will be a disabled person who is nothing. Meng Chong has no children and no daughters, no relatives at home, Meng Xiaoshi is also dead, what's the point of living? Meng Chong was unwilling to be driven out of the palace and waiting for death. He wants to find an opportunity to take back everything he has, and choose a godson to be the chief eunuch of the celebrant and let this godson support him in his old age. If Meng Chong hits Qin Tai this time and kills Qin Tai openly, he can hit Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng. In doing so, Gao Gong not only did not blame himself, but also saw Meng Chong's strength. Gao Gong, who is also unwilling to step down like this, will choose to join forces with Meng Chong to regain power. Therefore, dealing with Qin Tai is the key to Meng Chong's regaining power, and it is also the first step out.
Zhang Juzheng and the others didn't think that Meng Chong or Gao Gong would secretly cause trouble for Qin Tai, so Zhang Juzheng personally asked Emperor Longqing to give Qin Tai an independent case-handling environment. But they didn't expect that Meng Chong would do anything about the identity certificate issued by Jin Yiwei. Because Zhang Juzheng thought that Feng Bao had been operating in Jinyiwei for a period of time, no one should dare to openly do something to Qin Tai internally, but he forgot that now Feng Bao is not the eunuch in charge of the celebrant seal, nor is he the eunuch in charge of Jinyiwei. Some officials of the Jinyi Guard can not give Feng Bao face, or they can secretly disobey Feng Bao's orders.
When Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was alive, Feng Bao once served as the governor and eunuch of Dongchang. At that time, the eunuch in charge of the seal was still Lu Fang, and he was optimistic about this Feng Bao and hoped to train him to become a great eunuch. As a powerful eunuch, you must have your own team in your hands. The three yamen of Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Yumajian are good places for eunuchs to cultivate their cronies and strengthen themselves. Therefore, Feng Bao, the eunuch of the East Factory, is very attention-grabbing, and everyone thinks that he will soon become the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor and the eunuch Bingbi. Unexpectedly, Feng Bao was overly arrogant and didn't say anything, and speculated on the thoughts of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu without authorization, and took the opportunity to kill a minister who was disrespectful to Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi. This not only caused the collective dissatisfaction of the ministers of the court and China, but also made the Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi feel Feng Bao's restlessness. At that time, several eunuchs around him, especially Meng Chong, the head of Yuxi Palace, suggested killing Feng Bao, so that the ministers could breathe a sigh of relief. Lu Fangxiang protected this Feng Bao, but didn't know how to place Feng Bao. At this time, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi deliberately asked Lu Fang how to deal with Feng Bao, in fact, this was to test Lu Fang, and it was also to give Feng Bao a chance to live. Lu Fang thought of three ways in his heart, the first way was to hand over Feng Bao and let the ministers be humiliated and driven out of the palace. This is tantamount to giving up Feng Bao and leaving Feng Bao to fend for himself; The second way is to enter the Shen Penal Division, and after a beating, rush to the mausoleum to do hard labor, and the rest of his life is over; The third way is to give Feng Bao a lesson that life is worse than death, so that Feng Bao can find a way to live from the dead end, so that there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future. For the sake of Feng Bao's future, and in order to allow Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi to be angry, Lu Fang chose the most difficult path for Feng Bao. "Send Feng Bao to King Yu's Mansion as the personal eunuch of the soon-to-be-born prince. His life and death are decided by King Yu, even if King Yu kills Feng Bao, Feng Bao's own life is not good. In this way, this Feng Bao is no longer the eunuch of the commander of Dongchang, but has become the lowliest miscellaneous eunuch in Yuwangfu.
When everyone thought that Feng Bao was going to die this time, Lu Fang secretly met with Feng Bao. Their conversation was a mystery, and Lu Fang didn't mention it to anyone, and Feng Bao didn't fully describe it. It's just that Feng Bao once said something, it seems that his godfather Lu Fang asked him to endure it, as long as he gets the trust of King Yu, he will have a chance to make a comeback. Qin Tai guessed some clues from his understanding from many aspects. LĂź Fang may have told Feng Bao these important clues at that time: First, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi may have chosen King Yu as his heir. Therefore, only by having a good relationship with King Yu can Feng Bao's life be completely saved. If King Yu was unwilling to let Feng Bao go, even if Lu Fang wanted to protect Feng Bao, he wouldn't be able to do so for long. Second, there are many eunuchs of all sizes who have begun to target Feng Bao. Even if Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi didn't want Feng Baosi, these people would find a way to kill Feng Baosi. Therefore, Feng Bao can't stay in the palace anymore, otherwise Feng Bao may die no matter what. Third, although the minister who was killed by Feng Bao was King Yu's person, only King Yu could keep Feng Bao. The minister who was killed was just a pawn of King Yu, a pawn to test the bottom line of Emperor Zhu Houxi of Jiajing. The relative Feng Bao is also the "scapegoat" of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, so King Yu will not really take Feng Bao's life. Besides, if King Yu wants to know about his father, Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Zhu Houxi, he needs someone to secretly inquire about the affairs in the palace. Feng Bao not only knew the living habits of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, but also had people in the palace, so King Yu wanted to use Feng Bao to learn more about Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, so he would not take Feng Bao's life. Fourth, Lu Fang reminded Feng Bao that the child of King Yu is very likely to be the future prince, and as long as this child is served well, Feng Bao will have a future of several decades. Therefore, Feng Bao not only wants to go to the trust of King Yu, but also needs to take care of this little prince wholeheartedly.