Chapter 35 The Thirty-fifth King of the Holy Child
Originally, according to Qin Tai and Zhang Juzheng's plan, Qin Tai and his wife waited for dawn and secretly left the capital in the crowd. After returning to Daxing County, he immediately organized everyone to surround the temple in batches. When Zhang Juzheng came to the temple with the army, they cooperated with each other to capture the temple. It is better to be able to rescue the child and catch the culprit. If we can't win completely, we will need a large-scale carpet search, and we must not let go of the culprit. But now it won't work, First Qin Tai is worried that the other party has been alerted and worried that they will act in advance. Second, Qin Tai's whereabouts may have been discovered, and he can't leave the capital completely secretly. Third, Qin Tai was worried that Meng Chong or Emperor Longqing would make trouble for him, so he simply left the capital by directly identifying himself.
Zhang Juzheng immediately called his guard of honor and asked his guard officer to personally send Qin Tai and his wife back to Daxing County. Feng Bao also had to gather the people of the East Factory overnight and disperse in batches to the destination. Since the intelligence agencies there have been paralyzed, neither Jinyiwei nor Dongchang knows the current situation there, they are deaf and blind. Feng Bao can't fight a battle that he is not sure of, this is a big matter related to his future, so he has to send his cronies to punish him overnight to understand the current situation there in advance. After investigating the environment, it will point out the direction and lead the way for the army in the future.
Zhang Juzheng can't stay at home either, he has to go to the cabinet duty room immediately. He not only wanted to stabilize Meng Chong and Emperor Longqing, but also to confuse each other. At the same time, he secretly informed Tan Lun, an old opponent, that Tan Lun would immediately rush to the garrison to lead the troops and join Qin Tai on the grounds of inspection. Although Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun are political enemies, Zhang Juzheng understands Tan Lun's ability. Zhang Juzheng is not as good as Tan Tan in leading troops to fight, and Tan Tan is worthy of being a Confucian general who leads troops to fight. Of course, there are people who can lead troops than Tan Tan, and there are people with high prestige, but the only person who can cooperate with Qin Tai wholeheartedly is Tan Tan. understands Qin Tai's heart, and the only one who will not make trouble for Qin Tai is Tan Lun, and I believe that Tan Tan will definitely rescue Qin Tai's son Xiao Ping'an.
When Zhang Juzheng came to the duty room, he happened to meet Tan Yan who was on duty. Tan Yan saluted Zhang Juzheng a little unhappily, although he was not very reluctant, but the rules could not be disobeyed. Zhang Juzheng did not ignore Tan Juzheng as usual, but called Tan Juzheng to Zhang Juzheng's room. It is the first time Tan Yan has come to Zhang Juzheng's office, which shows that this pair of originally difficult brothers is now very unfamiliar.
Zhang Juzheng ignored Tan Tan's cynicism and directly told Tan Tan about Qin Tai. When Tan Tan heard that Qin Tai's son Xiao Ping'an was missing, he almost hit Zhang Juzheng. Tan Lun thought that Zhang Juzheng deliberately did not let Qin Tai come to Tan Lun for help, and Tan Lun was very angry with Zhang Juzheng. After Zhang Juzheng glanced at Tan Yan, he continued to talk about things. After hearing that thousands of children had disappeared together, Tan Tan felt shocked for the first time. Zhang Juzheng simply said everything, and Tan Yan couldn't say a word while sitting in a chair. He was frightened by this incident, he didn't expect it to be so serious. Not only did it involve Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houxi and Emperor Longqing, but even Chen Hong, who was already dead, came back to life. Tan Yan's adaptability is not as good as Zhang Juzheng's, of course, he doesn't know what to do for a while. Zhang Juzheng didn't have time for Tan Tan to digest it, so he only asked Tan Lun, as a cabinet member and the main director of the military department, to personally lead troops to support Qin Tai. Zhang Juzheng also told Tan Tan that Qin Tai had a dragon card in his hand, and Tan Tan was cooperating with Qin Tai to handle the case, and everything had to be ordered by Qin Tai.
Tan Yan immediately adjusted his mentality, returned to his room to change into a long and large official uniform, and put on a simple military uniform. Tan Tan made the decision to inspect the garrison on the impromptu basis, and he was going to see the sunrise in the barracks. Regarding Tan Lun's decision, everyone thought that Tan Lun didn't want to work with Zhang Juzheng. But he didn't know that Tan was in a hurry in his letter, and he was in a hurry to go out of the city immediately to lead troops to support Qin Tai. Tan Tan is Qin Tai's friend, and he knows the mood of Qin Tai's couple's urban children, plus Tan Tan is a quick temper, so Tan Tan is more anxious to see Xiao Ping An than the billiards couple. He didn't know a secret, even if he wanted to be Xiao Ping'an's godmother, he would be the third in line after Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao. Zhang Juzheng forgot to tell Tan Lun the news, and of course Tan Lun didn't know about it. However, even if Tan Tan is not Xiao Ping'an's godfather, Tan Lun's temper will definitely take care of Xiao Ping'an.
When Qin Tai and his wife returned to Daxing County, they immediately organized the families of the missing children and the servants to form a special force. Although this army is a ragtag army and is not well equipped, its strength should not be underestimated. A large group of fathers who fought for their children were together, and faith made up for everything. Qin Tai told everyone for the first time that his son was also captured by the other party, and everyone was almost the same enemy. There was no need for Qin Tai to do pre-war mobilization, these fathers volunteered with all kinds of weapons. Qin Tai sent Zhan Xiaoxiao and some clever team members to set off in advance and sneak in to occupy the favorable terrain. The brigade waited for the arrival of the army, and then rushed to the temple of the "Holy Child King" more than 20 miles away in batches.
Just when Tan Tan led the army to join Qin Tai, Zhang Juzheng's cronies took the most elite musket battalion and Shenji battalion in the capital to surround the destination from the periphery. At this time, the assault force united by Jinyiwei and Dongchang gradually encircled the destination. These death squads and the "black-clad arrow squads", these fearsome informal armies, can not only frighten the common people, but also deter the other side. Zhang Juzheng was also ready to expand the scale, and if necessary, mobilize the Praetorian Guard and the Imperial Forest Army to also participate in the battle. However, such a case must be agreed by Emperor Longqing, but Zhang Juzheng believes that Emperor Longqing will not disagree. The biggest victim and the biggest beneficiary of this matter is actually Emperor Longqing himself, and if the matter breaks out, Emperor Longqing will lose his position. Qin Tai and Zhang Juzheng were actually saving Emperor Longqing and helping Emperor Longqing keep the throne.
Things went unexpectedly well, and it turned out that there was a disagreement within the other party, and they were busy solving their own affairs. The "Holy Child King" and the "Great Sage" actually clashed over some issues. The entourage of the "Holy Child King" and the followers of the "Great Sage" even fought for their masters. This overwhelmed a large group of blind worshippers and believers, and the ambassador lost faith in these two men. At this time, the "Holy Child King" was not a natural king, and the "Great Sage" was not a great loyal minister, slandering each other. Some people who were hesitant began to leave the base, and some even wanted to report and receive rewards.
At this time, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Zhan Xiaoxiao and others blended into the crowd. Almost invariably, they began to divide each other's forces, provoking them to infighting while letting everyone understand the truth. When everyone fully understood that they had been fooled, the officers and soldiers had already surrounded the temple. When the "Holy Child King" and the "Great Sage" wanted to leave, Zhan Xiaoxiao led everyone to block them. On the other side, several "awakened people" led everyone to rescue the children, and batch after batch of children were rescued.
Qin Tai not only saw the children, but also hugged his own son Xiao Ping'an. At the same time, the identities of the "Holy Child King" and the "Great Sage" have also been determined, the so-called "Holy Child King" is a dwarf, and the "Great Sage" is Chen Hong. It's just that Qin Tai has already thought of their identities for them, and the "Holy Child King" is a sinister seed born by Tao Tianshi and the palace girl, although he grew up in the palace, he is not a descendant of the royal family. Chen Hong is not really Chen Hong, but Chen Hong's own brother Lin Sanyuan worked overtime. In order to avenge his younger brother Chen Hong, Lin Sanyuan came up with the matter of scandalizing the royal family and impersonating Chen Hong. For this reason, Qin Tai announced the death penalty of two people on behalf of the imperial court, and they were immediately executed. Chen Hong, a eunuch who had been in trouble for many years, finally died in the hands of Qin Tai, and Qin Tai finally ended this person's life. Qin Tai once vowed to avenge Huang Jin, and now it has really come true. This may be the providence in the dark, or it may be the doomed grievance between him and Chen Hong.
Qin Tai and his wife rescued the children, and the next step is to claim the children. The task is cumbersome and complex, with families being verified and relationships being reconciled on the other. It will take a long time for thousands of children to return home completely. Qin Tai and his wife patiently arranged, and at the same time returned Li Guifei's Yizhi and Dragon Card to Li Guifei through Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng and others. Li Guifei only praised Qin Tai and his wife verbally, and did not reward him substantially. Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao didn't dare to ask for a reward for Qin Tai, and Tan Yan didn't have the right to speak at all. Gao Gong felt that he was ********, and no one regarded him as the head of the cabinet.