Chapter 31 Borrowing the Corpse to Resurrect the Soul Thirty-one
Qin Tai felt more and more that the importance of this "Jiangkou Oath" might involve some very important people or things, otherwise it would not be so grand.
The things that Zhan Xiaoxiao translated later were very strange, as if they were batches of materials. Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao thought of this at the same time, could this be the number and variety of smuggled materials again and again? But what does the "through" or "no-pass" after the number of each stroke mean? Zhan Xiaoxiao proposed a new way of understanding, because these materials were transported to the base camp of the Japanese Invaders by sea through the Jiangkou. There is a lot of wind and waves on the sea, and there will be some accidents. Could it be that the materials that were later written "unpassable" were not delivered to their destination and sank in the sea on the way? Qin Tai also felt that there was a certain amount of truth.
Zhang Jing wrote in the "Memorabilia" that because of the accident, Daniel Zhang had to bear the punishment. Daniel Zhang did not accept it and came up with a plan to kill people. When Zhang Jing learned that Daniel Zhang used his own name to deceive four fellow Wei people, and then used Daming soldiers to identify them as treacherous agents. Daniel Zhang, who was the eunuch guarding the town of Nanjing, justifiably killed these widows. There were more and more contradictions between Daniel Zhang and the base camp, and they even began to blame each other. In order to stabilize the existing situation and monitor Daniel Zhang, Daniel Zhang was reminded from time to time that the base camp transferred Zhang Jing to Nanjing to be Daniel Zhang's nominal assistant through the internal line. In fact, he took over Daniel Zhang's territory and rights step by step. Daniel Zhang used two tons of gold and a large number of guns to threaten the base camp. It turned out that Daniel Zhang moved his hands and feet when transporting this batch of important materials, no wonder this batch of goods would have an accident on the road.
Qin Tai's eyes suddenly lit up, would the "Jiangkou Covenant" say these things. What is the concept of two tons of gold? In ancient China, gold was the most valuable universal currency. According to the weights and measures at that time, one ton was two thousand catties, one catty was sixteen taels, one tael was ten cents, one cent was ten cents, and one cent was ten. One tael of gold is equal to eighty taels of silver, which is a five-grade prefect for one year. Ordinary people, a family of three is busy all day long, and the income of a year is only a dozen taels of silver, and the cost is only about ten taels of silver. Two tons of gold is thirty-two thousand taels of gold, and when converted into silver, it is nearly three million taels of silver. Almost the state tax of Daming for nearly a year. Coupled with those guns, this is probably the most advanced gun that Daming bought from the Franco. The so-called Franco-machine man is actually the Portuguese. At that time, the Portuguese and Spaniards belonged to the two most extensive countries, and there was a saying at that time that the Spaniards controlled the Western Hemisphere and the Portuguese controlled the Eastern Hemisphere. The navigation technology of the Francophiles, as well as the manufacture of guns, are the most advanced and the best. In order to resist the Mongols in the north, that is, the Warat people, and the south to resist the Japanese, the Ming Dynasty had to buy guns from the Francophiles almost every few years. If these guns are really newly made by the Franco, the value must not be low. No wonder everyone should swear an oath in Eguchi and not tell the secrets.
No, Qin Tai suddenly thought of a question that he usually ignored. Qin Tai immediately stood up and walked around the small tent. Zhan Xiaoxiao on the side also saw that Qin Tai suddenly became irritable.
Zhan Xiao Novel: "Adult, what's wrong with you?" Did you find something important? β
Qin Tai pointed to a text on the translation and said, "We all thought wrong. You see, here again, the 'Nineteen Whole People' oath is mentioned. Think about it, if nineteen people take an oath, why emphasize that it is 'whole person'? This word 'all' must have some special meaning. I just thought that Zhang Jing and Daniel Zhang are both eunuchs, which means that they are not normal men, not a 'whole person'. In this way, the 'nineteen whole people' are not nineteen people, but eighteen normal men and two eunuchs. Two eunuchs are worth one 'whole person'. So there was one man alive in this covenant. This person may have killed his accomplices out of the hope of wealth, or he may have avenged his own people. But no matter what, this living person is most likely the murderer. That is, the opponent we are looking for, the host behind this matter. β
Zhan Xiaoxiao also felt reasonable, she said: "In this way, this person not only participated in this case from beginning to end, but also knew all the details. But who is this man? Didn't Zhang Jing notice him either? Such an important person, how could Zhang Jing not know him? If Zhang Jing knew this person, how could this person control Zhang Jing? How could Zhang Jing not guard against him at all? Puzzled to understand that this person will change his face? Can you make the people around you unrecognizable? β
Qin Tai also thought about this question, but immediately had a bolder guess. He said: "Xiaoxiao, if you want to hide your identity and mix in with us, who do you think will not be noticed by everyone the most?" β
Zhan Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully and said, "Soldier, an ordinary soldier." No, the soldiers know each other, and a soldier with a new face will definitely attract everyone's attention. That is the coachman of the carriage, or the porter of the luggage. Most of these people are found on the spot, and no one notices. β
Qin Tai continued: "Yes, pretend to be an inconspicuous person around you who doesn't know much, and you can get by." But Zhang Jing is a eunuch, and the people around him are either his cronies or guards, how can an outsider get in? So there are only two situations for this person, the first is to mix in with the Japanese and disguise himself as a sailor or a ship boss. Because they often wear a hat, they can block their appearance. The second situation is to pretend to be a eunuch or a guard, which must be someone Zhang Jing is familiar with. A person who Zhang Jing never doubted and never guarded. β
Just when Qin Tai and Zhanxiao were analyzing the case, Ma Ming in the Kunshan military camp suddenly had an accident. Ma Ming, along with Deng Tong and Deng Hui, was attacked by the Assassins at the same time. Because Ma Ming was a "strong eunuch" and his kung fu was also good, he escaped the pursuit of assassins. Ma Ming judged from the assassin's methods and actions that the other party was a Japanese Kou, and that he was a "ninja" among the Japanese who specialized in assassinating enemy leaders. Ma Ming until the "ninja" is not only strong, but also a determined killer. No one has ever known a secret from a "ninja", and some "ninjas" can't speak at all. Ma Ming killed the killer and personally killed the "ninja" who came to assassinate him.
When Ma Ming rushed to the interrogation room of the barracks after cleaning up this "ninja" with all kinds of tricks, Deng Tong had already lost his breath, and Deng Hui finally spit out a sentence of "recording officer", and he swallowed his breath.
Ma Ming looked through the files of all the record officers in the Kunshan military camp and found nothing different. The recorders are all cronies of the eunuchs in the prison army, and the recorders of the Kunshan military camp over the years are all Ma Ming's godsons, and Ma Ming does not doubt their loyalty and trust at all. Ma Ming set his sights on the recorders of the past. Although many years have passed, some materials have been lost or destroyed, Ma Ming still found some useful clues from a large pile of waste materials.
Ma Ming took the file in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the more it was not a taste. This recorder was temporarily invited to help after Zhang Jing came to the Kunshan military camp, and he did not belong to the real recorder. It is said that because the former recorder fled with money at that time, Zhang Jing had to invite his senior brother to help him take care of the accounts in the barracks. This eunuch did not stay in the barracks for a long time, but only came temporarily. It wasn't until Zhang Jing trained his cronies and eunuchs that the position of recorder was officially given to one of Zhang Jing's godsons. And the identity of the recorder of this temporary chargΓ© d'affaires is not simple, it is Chen Yuan, the current eunuch of Nanjing. Chen Yuan was the cousin of the chief eunuch Chen Hong, and one of the only few eunuchs in the palace who had blood relatives. Chen Hong is the first eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, not only is he the most likely to become the next eunuch of the celebrant seal, that is, the future ********, but also the power that everyone fears in Dongchang. There is a saying in **, whoever masters the East Factory is the next prime minister. If the governor of the inner capital is also the governor of Dongchang, he is a "standing emperor" who overthrows the emperor. Chen Yuan was accepted by Lu Fang as his godson very early because of this brother. Lu Fang's love for Chen Yuan is no less than that of Zhang Jing. However, later, because Chen Hong became the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, he gradually had the strength to fight against Lu Fang, and after Lu Fang became the new ** "ancestor", Lu Fang gradually snubbed Chen Yuan. Chen Yuan first went to Fengyang and became a eunuch in Fengyang. then found a reason to reprimand and demote and became the governor and eunuch of Nanjing. At this time, Zhang Jing happened to go to the Kunshan military camp, so he asked Chen Yuan to be a record officer for a few days. Later, after Zhang Jing and Daniel Zhang were transferred back to Beijing together, Chen Yuan became the deputy envoy of the Nanjing town guard, temporarily acting as the town guard eunuch. has become the largest eunuch leader in Nanjing now, not to mention in Nanjing, even in the entire south, there are few eunuchs with a higher level than Chen Yuan. Could it be that this Chen Yuan will also be Zhang Jing's accomplice? So if Qin Tai went to find Chen Yuan, didn't he throw himself into the net? It's not good, Qin Tai and Chen Yuan must be prevented from meeting before Qin Tai arrives in Nanjing. Otherwise, Qintai is dangerous, Ma Ming is also dangerous, Kunshan military camp is dangerous, hundreds of officials in the south of the Ming Dynasty are in danger, the war in the southeast is in danger, half of the Jiangnan is in danger, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty is in danger, and the Ming Dynasty is in danger.