When Tan Lun hurried to Qin Tai's hometown, an accident made Tan Lun a little embarrassed. Qin Tai and his wife stood at the entrance of the village, as if they knew that Tan Lun was coming. Tan Lun didn't have time to think about it before he saw a small figure staggering towards him. Tan Lun didn't need to look closely to know that this was definitely his goddaughter Ruyi pounced. He hurriedly dismounted to catch Ruyi, and found that this goddaughter was not only heavier than half a year ago, but also grew up a lot.

In fact, the person who Qin Tai and his wife were waiting at the entrance of the village was not Tan Lun, but an official sent by the imperial court to invite Qin Tai out of the mountain. They didn't expect that they didn't wait for the people in the court, but they waited for their friend Tan Lun. Xiao Ruyi has a good memory, and immediately recognized that the person who came on horseback was her other father, so she pounced. She was sure that her godfather would catch her, and the last time they met, the father and daughter had become so familiar.

Tan Lun and Qin Tai didn't speak, but Tan Lun immediately understood Qin Tai's intentions. Tan Lun began to feel ashamed of his cautious eyes, it turned out that although Qin Tai and his wife had a little complaint about the court, they would still consider the overall situation and let go of their personal grievances when the matter came to an end. Tan Lun thought of a lot of words to persuade Qin Tai, and even thought of some words to reprimand Qin Tai from the perspective of righteousness, now it seems that not only do these words need not be said, but Qin Tai and his wife are ready.

Qin Tai and his wife invited Tan Lun and the others to go home, and some people in the village immediately told the others the news. In this small village, it is either Qin Tai's own family or a close neighbor who lives, and of course Qin Tai's family will be known to others immediately when they come to visit. The people who came were not only officials but also of high rank, so some people who usually looked down on Qin Tai began to worry about whether Qin Tai would retaliate against them. Tan Lun has been to Qin Tai's family a few times over the years, but when he came, he changed into civilian clothes and was not public, no one knew that he was the highest governor here, otherwise everyone would not bully Qin Tai's family so much. But this time, Tan Lun worked in a semi-public capacity, and it was also to give Qin Tai's family a long face, so he didn't shy away from everyone's opinions at all.

The village chief brought some people to Qin Tai's house, but was stopped by Tan Lun's guards outside. The village chief has been a minor official for a few years, so he thinks he can scare these subordinates. Unexpectedly, this is the guard next to the governor of Xuanda, the governor of Xuanda is the biggest official here, the second-grade civil official of the imperial court, and these guards will not pay attention to the feelings of the village chief. When the village chief and the others were about to get angry, the captain of the guard just reported his official rank, which frightened these people.

Coincidentally, when Qin Tai and his wife entertained Tan Lun, a friend, people from the imperial court also came. Although there are not many people coming, the level is not low, and they are all arrogant. Except for a person with a big cloak covering his whole body, everyone else was dressed in a decent official uniform, showing off his might for fear that others would not know that they were officials. As soon as they arrived in the village, they pointed fingers, asking Qin Tai to lead the family to meet them at the entrance of the village, and even asked Qin Tai to kneel at the entrance of the village to greet them. Of course, Qin Tai ignored it, and these people's subordinates felt that they had no face, so they went in directly to arrest people. was beaten out by Tan Lun's subordinates, and these officials and subordinates hated Qin Tai even more.

The officials accused Qin Tai of obstructing official business and obstructing his superiors, and wanted to make Qin Tai's family ugly. But after not wanting to go in, I saw their top boss Tan Lun here. Tan Lun glared at these people, these people didn't dare to speak anymore, and their subordinates were even more frightened and didn't dare to show their heads. Only the last man in a large cloak stood there, not coming up to salute or bowing or leaving.

Qin Tai and his wife invited everyone into the hall to sit down, and Zhan Xiaoxiao personally served tea to everyone. These officials didn't know who Zhan Xiaoxiao was, so they accepted it politely and took it for granted. Only the man in the big cloak brought the tea, and hurriedly got up a few steps forward to take the tea bowl with both hands. It was at this time that Qin Tai and Tan Lun saw clearly who they were.

"Lao Huang. How are you? Tan Lun immediately changed color when he saw this person, stood up and said.

Qin Tai also stood up and went up to hold this person with one hand, looking a little excited. Zhan Xiaoxiao also put down the teapot and walked to this person's side, as if he had a lot to say and held back.

This person is Huang Jin, he pulled Qin Tai with one hand and Zhan Xiaoxiao with the other, and glanced back at Tan Lun. said to Tan Lun in a weird way: "What's wrong? Can't the miscellaneous family come? Xiao Tan, can you come here and have a miscellaneous family? Tan Zili, I haven't seen you all these years. Tan Shiyu, you are also a feudal official now. Congratulations. ”

Huang Jin and Tan Lun have known each other for longer than Huang Jin and Qin Tai, but the relationship between Huang Jin and Tan Lun is not good. Huang Jin turned out to be one of several cronies under Emperor Jiajing, as early as when Yan Song was in charge of the government, Huang Jin was already one of the four eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremony. The status of the eunuch is equivalent to that of a cabinet member, so Huang Jin is much higher than Tan Lun in terms of age, status and qualifications. Huang Jin is one of the many eunuchs who stands out, he is not only upright but also does not like to be greedy for money, and he is the only one among the eunuchs who makes Qin Tai look up to him. But Huang Jin also has his own shortcomings, for example, he sometimes looks down on people, and he will also use his power to deal with some people. As early as when Emperor Longqing was still King Yu, in the year when Tan Lun was just a jinshi, Huang Jin was ordered to reprimand a group of imperial historians who did not know the height of the sky. Tan Lun saw Huang Jin scolding a large group of imperial historians like scolding his own descendants, and no one dared to reply. Tan Lun didn't know that Huang Jin was speaking on behalf of Emperor Jiajing, so he went up and said a few words. Although Huang Jin did not punish Tan Lun in person, Tan Lun had already offended the eunuchs, and Tan Lun lost the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy, so he was assigned to King Yu as an attendant. Soon after, King Yu offended Emperor Jiajing for a trivial matter, and Emperor Jiajing asked Huang Jin to come to the palace to punish King Yu in front of King Yu. The attendant is not only the companion of King Yu, but also the person who has received it on behalf of King Yu. At that time, King Yu had two attendants Tan Lun and Zhang Juzheng around him, and Huang Jin could reprimand Zhang Juzheng, but Huang Jin asked Tan Lun to be scolded on behalf of King Yu. The first time Tan Lun was reprimanded by a eunuch in public, it was tantamount to an insult to him, and from then on, Tan Lun hated eunuchs as much as his teacher. Huang Jin also lost the opportunity to be the eunuch in charge of the eunuch because of people like Gao Gong and Tan Lun, who hated eunuchs. So the relationship between Huang Jin and Tan Lun is not only not good, but also a little tense and embarrassing. Huang Jin has already retired, and he has no position left, so he doesn't have to worry about the court and the queen mother targeting him. Therefore, Huang Jin was very unkind to Tan Lun, and even wanted to make things bigger, so that Tan Lun was also punished for this matter. Tan Lun has an official position, whether it is etiquette or demeanor, he is not allowed to fight back, so Tan Lun has to suffer this dumb loss.

Qin Tai and his wife were worried that Huang Jin and Tan Lun would quarrel, so they pulled one by one and pulled the pair of living treasures apart. Qin Tai personally entertained Huang Jin and others, and Zhan Xiaoxiao stuffed his daughter Ruyi to Tan Lun. As long as Ruyi is in hand, Tan Lun, a senior official of the imperial court, will have no way at all, and will only smirk at Ruyi, a little girl. Tan Lun didn't want to make trouble, so he simply hugged the little girl and went out for a walk. The purpose is to avoid Huang Jin, and at the same time, let more people know that Qin Tai's backstage is himself, and see who dares to target Qin Tai's family. The little girl also enjoyed this treatment very much, hugging Tan Lun's neck and urging Tan Lun to go to the village to play, in fact, she wanted to show off this godfather to her partners.

Huang Jin was invited to the study by Qin Tai, and several other officials also followed, and Zhan Xiaoxiao turned around to greet these people. Zhan Xiaoxiao found that none of these people were from the county government, but they were not officials from the capital, but some officials from the prefect's yamen and the province, which were not only not high-level but also could not involve secrets. Zhan Xiaoxiao didn't look down on these people, but Zhan Xiaoxiao intentionally or unintentionally let her husband Qin Tai and Huang Jin have space and opportunities to chat. These officials didn't know Huang Jin's identity, but they just felt that this person was a bit yin and yang. When Huang Jin sarcastically mocked Tan Lun with a sharp voice, these people realized that this person was not only a eunuch, but also a once invincible big man. Huang Jin dared to be so sarcastic about the governor of Xuanda, it seems that this person's status is not low, and Qin Tai is even more of a person with a background, so these people put down their figures.

Qin Tai read Zhang Juzheng's letter, and then read the appointment letter of the imperial court. Zhang Juzheng's letter was to ask Qin Tai to go out of the mountain, and the letter of appointment from the imperial court was just an invitation letter asking Qin Tai to come out and preside over the trial and investigation of a case. Qin Tai was neither given a formal job title, nor did he promise Qin Tai any benefits. However, Qin Tai is used to it, and the imperial court can give Qin Tai a certain amount of authority to handle cases, and it is already good to deploy manpower to assist Qin Tai.

According to the usual practice, Qin Tai burned Zhang Juzheng's private letters that he had read, which was a habit of Qin Tai. In order not to cause trouble for a person like Zhang Juzheng, who is both a big man and a good friend, Qin Tai will burn the letters he has read. Zhang Juzheng also knows the habits of this friend, so Zhang Juzheng never worries about his letters being used or leaked. Not only Zhang Juzheng's letters, but even Tan Lun's letters to Qin Tai, Qin Tai will do the same. Qin Tai felt that he couldn't help his friend, so he must not cause trouble for his friend. This way of handling letters is not only safe and convenient, but you don't have to worry about leaking the content or not finding the original letter in the future.

Qin Tai told Huang Jin that they already knew something, so they waited for the imperial court to send someone. Qin Tai told Huang Jin that if the imperial court did not come in the next two or three days, he and his wife would also prepare to pack up and rush to the scene of the incident to have a look. Today, their husband and wife were waiting for news at the entrance of the village, but they didn't expect to meet Tan Lun unexpectedly, so they didn't greet Huang Jin at the entrance of the village. Qin Tai also told Huang Jin that Tan Lun's purpose for coming here was very likely to be this, and asked Qin Tai to come out to help the imperial court. Therefore, Huang Jin and Tan Lun have the same purpose, so Qin Tai asked Huang Jin not to embarrass Tan Lun. Huang Jin smiled and didn't speak, but Qin Tai, who knew Huang Jin well, understood what Huang Jin meant. Huang Jin is a person who can distinguish between the important and the important, just said this, Tan Lun is first to be angry, and the second is to worry that Tan Lun will sabotage. Now that Huang Jin's anger is also partial, Tan Lun is here to help Huang Jin again, so Huang Jin will no longer embarrass Tan Lun. As long as Huang Jin doesn't bite Tan Lun and doesn't let go, Qin Tai doesn't have to worry that Tan Lun will target Huang Jin. Huang Jin came here with a mission this time, Tan Lun didn't dare to do anything to Huang Jin, and besides, Huang Jin was not a fuel-efficient lamp, Tan Lun didn't need to ruin his future for Huang Jin.