Wait, three princes, a cabinet chief, and one of the most powerful celebrant eunuchs around the emperor.

If they had joined forces, Emperor Longqing would really be finished. Emperor Longqing had just ascended the throne as an emperor, and he had no major achievements, so he was an emperor who had no achievements.

The reason why he was able to become an emperor was first because his father was the first emperor Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, the second was because he had a relatively outstanding son heir, and the third was because there was support from others.

The so-called subordinates mainly refer to Xu Jie and Gao Gong, as well as Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun, and the slaves are Chen Hong, Meng Chong, and Feng Bao.

Among them, Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Hong, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and Meng Chong, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, were left by Emperor Zhu Houxi of Jiajing to his son Emperor Longqing.

Although two or three years have passed, Emperor Longqing has not fully controlled these important ministers of the former dynasty. Now Emperor Longqing relies on three people the most, Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet, Chen Hong, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and Gao Gong, the second assistant of the cabinet.

If Xu Jie and Chen Hong had different intentions, Emperor Longqing would only have a high arch to rely on. If the other party wants to trip Emperor Longqing, he will have to deal with Gao Gong.

Gao Gong is in the capital, and he is pressed by Xu Jiejie everywhere, and only the proud disciple Tan Lun can have a chance to get ahead.

So Xu Jie deliberately let Tan Lun come out and designed a trap, which not only caught Tan Lun, but also pulled Gao Gong into the water.

In order to protect his disciple Tan Lun, Gao Gong had to deal with this matter internally in order to protect his status and reputation.

Gao Gong and Tan Lun can't turn back now, and they can't solve this matter independently, the only way is to ask Xu Jie for help.

At that time, Xu Jie will take this opportunity to control Gao Gong and Tan Lun, completely unify the forces in the court, and at the same time, pull the last backer of Emperor Longqing to his camp.

If Gao Gong and Tan Lun don't ask for help, put all the responsibility on them, and completely take Gao Gong and Tan Lun down when the time comes.

If there is a chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, there will be Wang Ye secretly commanding outside, and Xu Jie and Chen Hong presiding over the central government, blaming Emperor Longqing for the final responsibility and forcing Emperor Longqing to step down.

This was their plan, a plan that would never be lost. The more Qin Tai thought about it, the more he felt that this was very likely, if this was really the case, this matter would be troublesome.

Even if Qin Tai had the gold medal of Emperor Longqing, it was useless to come here to handle the case on behalf of Emperor Longqing. Not only can the three princes not obey orders, but the cabinet and the celebrant will also try their best to hinder Qin Tai's case.

Qin Tai couldn't go back north to see Emperor Longqing in person, and it was not safe to send a letter. If you go to Jiangnan like this, let alone investigate the case, it is not easy to see the military and civilians.

Qin Tai could almost guess the other party's methods, once Qin Tai arrived in Jiangnan, the princes would think of a way to summon Qin Tai in turn.

According to the etiquette of the imperial court, Qin Tai was not an official minister, and there was no emperor's honor guard, so he had to go to meet the local prince.

The prince will take the opportunity to toss Qin Tai, and will let the little princes or little county lords of the palace make trouble for Qin Tai.

After making Qin Tai anxious, the princes appeared en masse and once again let Qin Tai talk with him.

This will trap Qin Tai in a certain palace, and if he stays for ten days and half a month, Qin Tai will not have the ability to turn things around even if he wants to.

At that time, not only Emperor Longqing will step down, Gao Gong and Tan Lun will be dismissed, and even Qin Tai will accompany them to be unlucky.

At that time, Xu Jie is willing to let Qin Tai go, if he wants Qin Tai and their family's lives.

It's just a matter of one sentence. Qin Tai, who had figured out these things, felt that he could no longer be led by the other party.

If you want to make achievements and make breakthroughs, you must disrupt the layout of the other party and gain the necessary time and opportunity for yourself to investigate and solve the case.

Of course, to do this is to get rid of so many pairs of eyes, and not let everyone pay attention to himself. Although most of these are Jinyiwei, even Jinyiwei is not completely reliable.

If you want to keep the other party from knowing Qin Tai's whereabouts, you can't even know Jinyiwei, and this is a foolproof approach.

Avoid everyone's attention, so that you can secretly go to the place you want to go and go into the facts to investigate the truth.

Find clues from the truth, find the key to breaking the situation, and calm this turmoil for the military and people in Jiangnan, for the imperial court, and for the current Emperor Longqing.

Qiu Xiaoqiu listened to Qin Tai's words, and while skewering up and down, he observed every move on the boat. It only took half a day to secretly find out everything on the ship, and there were seven brocade guards on board, more than a dozen boatmen and staff.

Among them, there are more than one or two suspects, they think that Qiu Xiaoqiu is a child who is easy to deceive, and often traps Qiu Xiaoqiu's words.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Xiaoqiu had already been reminded by his cousin Qin Tai that he had come to test them. Jin Yiwei was very polite to Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu, but he was also very vigilant.

It seems that the relationship between Qin Tai and Jin Yiwei is not good, this is a normal thing. Since Qin Tai came to the south to investigate the case, he has had friction with Jinyiwei many times, and Jinyiwei has long had a headache for Qin Tai.

In particular, Huang Jin, the former head of Jinyi Wei, was completely withdrawn from the power layer because of Qin Tai.

Everyone said that Qin Tai was a troublesome spirit, and whoever had a relationship with Qin Tai would be unlucky and even in danger of his life.

Qiu Xiaoqiu even found that there were two small boats on the big boat, and there were not only pulp but also oars on them. Qiu Xiaoqiu was raised by Fu Jian, not only can row a boat, but can also sail alone.

With this small boat, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu could leave the big boat without moving and quietly go anywhere.

After Qin Tai got Qiu Xiaoqiu's report, he immediately decided on his next plan. First of all, Qin Tai thought that he wanted to study the problem himself, and no one was allowed to disturb them.

The big boat went to the inland river, all the way south to Guangdong, and when it arrived at the place, Qin Tai would stop. It is strictly forbidden for everyone to get off the boat along the way, and it is not allowed to talk about things on the ship with outsiders.

Then Qin Tai asked Qiu Xiaoqiu to secretly go to the ship's kitchen and prepare as much food and drink as possible. Then they untied the boat that night, got into it and left.

Before leaving, Qin Tai had an extra heart, dismantled the other boat, and threw it into the river along with some wooden sticks that Qiu Xiaoqiu had found.

Let everyone think that the two boats fell into the river and were broken up because of poor management. As for dismantling the ship and finding similar wooden strips, Qiu Xiaoqiu is familiar with the way.

It is said that when he was a child, he lost a small boat because he was playing with a boat, and he was worried that everyone would blame him, so he deceived everyone in this way.

It can be seen that Qiu Xiaoqiu is an expert-level master of disguise and destruction, as long as it is used well, it can play a very good role, and it is very useful.

deceived everyone on the boat, Qin Tai carried the luggage and food of these two people, and jumped on the boat first, Qiu Xiaoqiu picked up the oar with a kettle on his back and got off the boat.

The boat followed the direction of the current, under the cover of darkness, and slowly left the view of the big boat. Because it is a downwind, there is no need to control the pulp, and Qiu Xiaoqiu can move forward as long as he gently rows the oar.

It's easy and it's not slow. Qiu Xiaoqiu estimated the distance and estimated that he could board a small town before dawn.

The reason why I had to go ashore before dawn was so as not to attract everyone's attention. Besides, going ashore in a small town will not attract the attention of those who care.

Anyway, Qiu Xiaoqiu has a road ticket issued by the Pingyao County Government, and they have a reasonable and legal cover identity to go south.

Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu said that they went south to build a tomb for Qiu Xiaoqiu's biological father, and the two of them should be called cousins and cousins.

When they were on the big boat, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu always called each other above and below, so almost no one knew about their relationship as cousins.

The only one who knows their relationship is Jinyiwei in Shanxi, and they will not directly contact Jinyiwei in Jiangnan, let alone report such a trivial matter to each other.

Therefore, in the short term, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu's identities are very safe, and they will not be discovered by the other party all at once.