Because of Xu Jie's relationship, and because Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu knew the inside story, although Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi didn't completely figure it out, he had already decided to obey Lu Fang's will. For him, he may have had remorse a long time ago, or he already knew that there was something wrong with it, but for the sake of his face and the dignity of the emperor, he let things develop like this. Now, due to Qin Tai's strong intervention, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi can't afford to think or hesitate too much, which also gives Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi a good opportunity. Since this point is connected, the decisive Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi decided to cooperate with Qin Tai to play this scene.

When Qin Tai was teaching Ma Cheng a lesson, when Ma Cheng finally saw clearly what the people surrounded by the other party represented, Lu Fang's cronies and eunuchs also secretly came behind Qin Tai and them. Maybe it's the sensitivity of the martial arts practitioner, or maybe it's the telepathy between relatives, Zhan Xiaoxiao involuntarily walked towards this person, and felt that the other party was not a little hostile. When Zhan Xiaoxiao saw the other party's appearance clearly, he immediately understood the identity of the other party. This mute eunuch is actually Zhan Xiaoxiao's uncle, Zhan Xiaoxiao's little uncle who has not seen him for more than ten years. The reason why I can come out at a glance is because Zhanxiao's eldest uncle and younger uncle are twins, and this eunuch and Zhanxiao's eldest uncle look too similar. The mute eunuch also recognized Zhan Xiaoxiao, because Zhan Xiaoxiao was almost exactly the same as his eldest sister, how could he not be like it? Zhan Xiaoxiao and his eldest sister are two mothers and daughters, almost carved out of the same mold. Because of this relationship, the eunuch handed over Lu Fang's handwritten letter to Qin Tai.

After Qin Tai read this note, he was really depressed, it turned out that he had fallen for someone else and was doing something he shouldn't do for an enemy and political enemy. At the same time, Qin Tai also felt a sense of relief, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Since entering the ancestral hall, Qin Tai's original idea of teaching Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi on behalf of the first emperor has cooled down. He didn't think about his own safety or that of his family, nor did he think completely about the people around him, but he didn't think the consequences would be too serious. Once Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi does not cooperate, does he really want to depose the emperor? If Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi fell ill, what would Qin Tai do? But Qin Tai was already difficult to ride a tiger, so he had to go to Yuxi Palace. Therefore, Lu Fang's note also gave Qin Tai a step down, and Lu Fang also told Qin Tai that Emperor Zhu Houxi of Jiajing would cooperate with the acting. In this way, Qin Tai does not have to worry about a head-on conflict with Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, and he does not have to worry about making things too big. As long as you think about how to open the conditions, it would be good for Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi to change.

When Meng Chong came on his knees step by step, Qin Tai finally understood what Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi meant. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was really smart, and he sent a eunuch as a representative to come forward. Not only did he not have to kneel down in public to give a salute, but he also did not have to answer Qin Tai's question positively, let alone give Qin Tai a promise immediately. Once Qin Tai invites back the tablet and portrait of the first emperor, the initiative and control will return to the Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi. What a powerful move, "Li Dai Tao Stiff", plus "the big husband can bend and stretch".

Meng Chong knelt down and shouted in his mouth, "The descendant emperor Zhu Houxi is too late to bathe and change clothes, so it is difficult to meet the ancestors of the past dynasties. Therefore, he sent a slave Meng Chong to visit him and listen to the instructions of the previous emperors. The eunuchs and guards who were escorting him also followed and knelt all the way. This is not only to express Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi's respect for the previous emperors, but also to create time and opportunity for Lu Fang to inform Qin Tai. Even Qin Tai had to admire Meng Chong, such a pampered eunuch, a guy who could almost walk sideways in the palace, and he was still so decent when he pretended to be his grandson. It seems that these eunuchs' face skills and body skills have been practiced.

Qin Tai already fully understood the inside story, so he was not prepared to embarrass Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi or Meng Chong. Several conditions were prescribed, which were both prepared and a little unexpected. First, Qin Tai asked Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi to stop alchemy and all Taoist behaviors. Second, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi wanted to move back to the Forbidden City. Third, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi had to change his habits, start using normal food again, and ask the imperial doctor to do a detailed physical examination. Fourth, restore the early dynasty system, and strictly prohibit eunuchs from interfering excessively in government affairs. Fifth, Qin Tai was given full authority to investigate the case in Xiyuan, which included examining all relevant personnel. Sixth, collect all Taoist priests and related personnel and items in a centralized manner. Before the case is solved, they must not leave or move at will. Seventh, Qin Tai and others must not be targeted for any reason after the fact, let alone retaliate against relevant personnel for this.

Meng Chong also breathed a sigh of relief, although the conditions in it harmed their interests, but it was not too excessive. not only gave most of them a way to live, but also gave Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi the opportunity to step down. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was saved, which means that they can survive, and everything will have opportunities in the future, so don't be too scruples. Therefore, Meng Chong changed his sad face just now, and agreed on behalf of Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houxi with a relaxed face. Anyway, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu already has this meaning, plus Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu said in advance, as long as Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu does not abdicate or make substantial concessions, whether it is face or interior, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu is willing to give Qin Tai. Besides, Qin Tai did not do anything unfavorable to Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, as for the matter of moving, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi had already planned. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi also felt that his health was getting worse and worse, but if it really didn't work, it would not be good to die outside the palace, so he had already planned to return to the palace. As for the things of the early dynasty, it is simpler, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi can slowly adapt to it after returning to the palace, and it is a big deal to endure it, and it is better not to go to court in the future when he is looking for an opportunity.

Things settled successfully, but something even stranger happened. While Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi agreed to return to the palace, he still issued a series of decisions. For example, on the grounds of Lu Fang's old age, Lu Fang was allowed to return to the Nanzhili Palace for retirement. Chen Hong took over as the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the seal. Xu Jie is still the first assistant of the cabinet. Meng Chong and Ma Cheng are still eunuchs with the master of ceremonies and the pen, and their respective positions and authority remain unchanged. The only thing other than that was that Huang Jin stepped down, and Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi dismissed all his posts on the grounds that he was not capable enough, and Huang Jin and Lu Fang left the capital together. Whether it is an outsider or an insider, it is as if this incident has never happened. However, Qin Tai knew some inside stories, Xu Jie and Chen Hong completely lost the trust of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, if it weren't for the peace of the court and the palace, Xu Jie and Chen Hong would have been finished long ago. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi also secretly found King Yu, not only reprimanded his son as a father for the first time, but also told everything about King Yu Xu Jie and Chen Hong. In other words, Xu Jie and Chen Hong will no longer be regarded as cronies by King Yu, the future emperor. In this way, once the Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi died, the cabinet chief assistant could only be one of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. The celebrant and the eunuch who held the seal only had a chance to compete with Meng Chong and Ma Cheng.

Qin Tai didn't pay attention to these political struggles, he just wanted to solve the case. As soon as Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi left Xiyuan, Xiyuan became Qin Tai's world. Qin Tai ordered the guards to stay behind to close the West Garden, and no one was allowed to leave without Qin Tai's order, let alone transfer the things in the West Garden. Although Qin Tai had no substantive evidence against the Taoist priests in Xiyuan, Qin Tai and the others felt that these Taoist priests were suspected of committing major crimes. Because according to what everyone said, this case seems to have used illusions and drugs, otherwise the palace maid would not have been like this. The palace maid was isolated from the outside world, and there was no chance to meet a normal man except for the eunuch. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was bent on alchemy, and he would not provoke these little palace maids, and the palace maids did not dare to retaliate against the emperor like this, so Qin Tai and the others felt that the Taoist priest was the most problematic. In order to solve the case as soon as possible, and to make a weak-hearted Taoist priest or palace maid make a mistake, this trick was used to "knock on the mountain and shake the tiger". The purpose is to get the criminals to jump out on their own and get the case done as soon as possible.

Soon after, someone finally couldn't help it, and a palace maid and a Taoist priest wanted to leave Xiyuan from different channels and in different ways. The only thing the two have in common is that they both chose to flee the day before Qin Tai was going to search everyone's residence. But Qin Tai always felt that the two of them were not agreed, let alone conspired. So he and Xiao Lingzi were in a group, Zhan Xiaoxiao and the old drunkard master were in a group, and they interrogated these two people in groups. Qin Tai attacked the Taoist priests and used his prestige to deter the Taoist priests. Zhan Xiaoxiao and the palace maid are both women, which can avoid embarrassment, and of course, the old drunkard master plays the role of the finishing touch.

After a day of interrogation, although neither the Taoist priest nor the palace maid said anything substantial, Qin Tai and Zhan gained a lot. Qin Tai determined from the interrogation of the two of them that not only were the two not accomplices, but also had absolutely no relationship with each other, so the two people just happened to have it. Zhan Xiaoxiao even found out through interrogation and inspection that this palace maid was no longer a girl. Qin Tai also searched for some interesting things from the Taoist priest. In the face of these facts, the two people had to say something valuable, and the case gradually had clues and eyebrows.

It turned out that the Taoist priest used the alchemy for Emperor Zhu Houxi of Jiajing as an excuse to live in Xiyuan for a long time. Over time, some bold Taoist priests began to play with the palace maids, and the Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi and the eunuchs knew about it. First, they don't take the palace maids seriously, and secondly, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi wants to live forever, so he doesn't want to be too restrained by the Taoist priests who make alchemy, so this kind of thing is very common in Xiyuan. Not only did the maid suffer from it, but her best sister was secretly dealt with as a result. Although the eunuch and Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi acquiesced to the Taoist priests, they did not allow the palace maids to give birth to children in the palace, so once the palace maid was known to be pregnant, the consequences would be dealt with secretly. This treatment is not to drive out of the palace, but to kill in secret, and even the body does not know where it went. In order to take revenge on the Taoist priest and scare the people in the palace, this palace maid kept scaring a little palace maid, causing the little palace maid to hallucinate. Unexpectedly, this little palace maid couldn't stand the fright, and finally went crazy. I didn't expect that the Taoist priests would take advantage of this opportunity to stage this farce, trying to use this kind of mythical theory to make Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi believe in Taoist priests even more. After the matter was revealed, a Taoist priest couldn't help but want to leave, and it just so happened that on this day, the palace maid couldn't hold on, and the two of them happened to be caught by Qin Tai's people again.

Qin Tai made a surprise attack, grabbed all the Taoist priests, and rummaged through all the Taoist priests' luggage. While finding out a lot of prohibited items and harmful things, the Taoist priest also confessed the whereabouts of some missing palace maids. When Qin Tai learned that some palace maids were killed or sold into the Qinglou after being humiliated, and some palace maids committed suicide or were brutally used as firewood by Taoist priests after being killed and threw away the alchemy furnace, Qin Tai almost couldn't control himself. Qin Tai endured it, it doesn't mean that others can endure it. Zhan Xiaoxiao took the lead, and several palace maids and guards who learned about it assisted and taught these Taoist priests a good lesson. Qin Tai even seized the opportunity to write a closing statement and asked these Taoist priests to draw a charge.

In the face of the facts, coupled with Qin Tai's undisguised and blatant proposal, it was well known to the ministers of the court and the people of the capital, and it was too late for Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi to cover up or conceal it. At Qin Tai's request, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi not only killed this group of Taoist priests, but also announced that Taoist religious activities would no longer be held in the palace. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi also had to admit that he had mistakenly believed in Taoist priests, and voluntarily gave up alchemy and cultivation, and followed the instructions of the imperial doctor to eat and sleep normally.

Although Qin Tai was not very satisfied, he felt that in some things he could play a greater role if he went deeper, and even when it came to fundamental issues, the case would not go down. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi sent someone to hint or tell it clearly, reminding Qin Tai that the case was over. Qin Tai had no choice but to end up like this, but it was not too much of a failure, at least it played a certain role. Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi will not publicly hold any more Taoist ceremonies, and will return to the palace to live a normal life. Hai Rui, who was outspoken, was not only not killed because of Qin Tai, but also entered King Yu's field of vision, and his future can be said to be bright. The only regrettable thing is Qin Tai himself, although Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu promised not to pursue him, but whether it is Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi or the ministers of the court, they have begun to avoid Qin Tai. An official who is not favored by the emperor, is rejected by his superiors, and is shunned by his colleagues, will he still be able to work normally in the future? Although Qin Tai was a little depressed, he didn't regret it, for the sake of justice and facts, he didn't even want his own life, would he still be afraid of such things?