On the way to Xiaoyue Village, Qin Tai and the others had their own thoughts. "Ma Sandao" is excited, and finally he can arrest prisoners and interrogate prisoners again. If he doesn't catch a few prisoners and get over it, he will forget his methods.

Compared with the "Ma Sandao", who is already an old jailer, Zhan Xiaoxiao is even more excited. He has never handled a case, although he bragged everywhere that he was a descendant of Zhanzhao. But only he knows that he himself has not done a single thing to brag about. If he hadn't heard that "Ma Sandao" had been stripped of his official clothes earlier, and rushed over to find another opportunity with "Ma Sandao", Zhan Xiaoxiao would not have been able to talk to Qin Tai at all, and Qin Tai would not have looked for him as a layman to do things. This is the first time in his life that he has handled a case, and he must make some achievements.

Xiao Lingzi is younger than the previous ones, but he is much more realistic. He had already seen seven corpses in Tongling County, which had been completely deformed and emitted a disgusting stench. From the corpse, Xiao Lingzi basically found no suspicious clues. But one thing is certain, this murderer is either not a human or a master. There were no major wounds on the seven corpses, no poisoning, and they died with little struggle. This kind of case either cannot be investigated in the end, or it implicates some important people or cases.

The old drunkard is the most relaxed one, although he has seen the map of Tongling County about Xiaoyue Village, but he is simply leading the way. If it weren't for the fact that the wine in the gourd was almost gone, he wouldn't be in a hurry to go to Xiaoyue Village.

Compared to the other four people, Qin Tai's thoughts made him very annoying. When he didn't leave Tongling County, Jia Baishun had a conversation with him, which made him very worried. What Jia Baishun said to him was not Jia Baishun's own business, nor was it directly related to Qin Tai, but it was indirectly related to the future of the two of them.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court could be said to be suffering from internal and external troubles. The people are plagued by many disasters and difficulties, and local officials do not treat the people under their rule as human beings, regardless of the life or death of the people, and arbitrarily raise taxes on the people. The pirates on the southeast coast are even more rampant, burning and looting the inferior everywhere, and their practices are already outrageous. The officials of the imperial court were either timid or incompetent. Even if there are a few generals who can fight and can fight, they will still fail against the enemy because of insufficient troops or slow mobilization. There are already a lot of troubles in the local area, and the central government is even more troublesome. Emperor Daozong Jiajing has not been in court for many years and does not directly deal with state affairs. The so-called "Daozong" emperor does not mean how he conforms to the way of heaven, but that he, the emperor, believes in Taoism too much and only thinks about immortality. All the major affairs of the court were lost to the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor, and the first assistant of the cabinet at that time was the famous and notorious Yan Song in later generations. He is one of Emperor Jiajing's most trusted ministers, and it can be said that his power is so great that he can cover the sky with one hand. The boss of the celebrant is the eunuch Lu Fang, who originally had no seal to palm, the so-called "palm seal" is the emperor's big seal. That is, the jade seal handed down by the first emperor, which is engraved with "Ordered by the sky, its longevity is eternal." "Eight big words.

Yan Song has been a cabinet minister for more than ten years, in the capital or in the locality, it can be said that his protégés are all over the world, and when he coughs, the world will be in chaos. The chief eunuch Lu Fang is a person who abides by his duties, manages Emperor Jiajing's private property with peace of mind, and does not interfere too much in state affairs. Several other cabinet ministers were either Yan Song's people, or they didn't dare to face Yan Song head-on. Therefore, Yan Song's forces can influence the situation and affect the implementation of the country's general direction and policies.

However, it's not that Yan Song can just say anything, as Yan Song gets older and older, some officials who are unwilling to submit to Yan Song begin to act secretly. In addition, Yan Song's son Yan Shifan is too harsh and intolerant of others, and has established a lot of political enemies. Some loyal people of the imperial court, and some people who were not on the right path with Yan Song were used by people with ulterior motives to unite against the Yan Party.

Gradually, a political force to be reckoned with emerged, which did not rise immediately, nor was it completely monolithic. But his strength must not be underestimated, led by the second person in the cabinet, the second assistant Xu Jie. The organization includes all the officials in Beijing who are not strict party members, the most famous of which are the cabinet ministers, the Zuodu Yushi Gao Gong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Wei, and the cabinet probationary walking and criminal department squire Zhang Juzheng.

Although there has not been a major head-on conflict between the two factions, it can be said that the small friction has not stopped from the capital to the local small contradictions. The two sides can be said to not give an inch in some personnel appointments and dismissals and in the division of territory. Although the Yan Party has a relatively large force, there are too many people who have offended, and some local forces do not support it very much, so that the forces of the two sides are relatively balanced. All of this was actually instructed by Emperor Jiajing behind his back. As an emperor, he would never allow a single party to dominate and affect his imperial power. Therefore, he consciously or unconsciously acquiesced to Xu Jie's cultivation of new forces, just as he allowed Yan Song to become stronger. Although he doesn't go to court and doesn't care about national affairs, the world is still his, and only he has the final say in his world.

The forces on Xu Jie's side are not something that Xu Jie's side can control alone, it is united by a variety of forces. If it weren't for the overthrow of the powerful Yan Party, they wouldn't have come together. In fact, their political views and theories are not the same, and it can even be said that they are at odds with each other. As any official knows, such an alliance is temporary. As soon as the Yan Party falls, this coalition will collapse on its own and become an opposing party. But until the Yan Party falls, this delicate relationship will not have a big impact. However, all forces are cultivating their reserve strength and making final preparations for who will be in charge in the future. It's a semi-open secret.

In fact, the Yan Party also sensed the crisis and wanted to reverse the unfavorable situation. First of all, the scheming Yan Song strictly ordered his subordinates not to make trouble with the other party at will and not to provoke trouble. Then Yan Song asked his son Yan Shifan and a few cronies to win the position of chief examiner of the previous scientific examinations. Because only by winning the position of chief examiner of scientific examinations can we discover the talents that can be used by them. As for increasing one's reserves, one can finally defeat the opponent and achieve the final victory. The third is to increase the pace of winning over local military attachés, as long as the army is in their hands and they have military power in their hands, even Emperor Jiajing will not dare to move them easily.

In order to let the people of the world no longer hate Yan Song and his party, and also to make more military exploits and control the army. Yan Song sent Hu Zhongxian, the secretary of his beloved general's military department, to serve as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, with full authority to deal with the affairs of the suppression of the Japanese. In the shortest possible time, find the main force of the Japanese and engage them, inflict heavy losses on the Japanese people, and drive them out of the Ming Dynasty. This is a matter that is good for the country, for the people, and for itself.

Qin Tai, as a supervision official, had someone come to woo him as early as when he was in the capital. It's a pity that he is only interested in solving cases, not politics. Whether it is "Ke" or "Dao", they all have a common title, called "Yanguan". As early as the beginning of its establishment, Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, issued a strict order, "Officials can speak freely, and those who speak are not guilty." This article of "the speaker is not guilty" is only suitable for the speaker, and if it is replaced by other people, even if it is a product of the dynasty, the cabinet chief assistant cannot speak casually. Therefore, winning over a speech official is equivalent to having an extra sword to deal with the enemy, which faction does not want to fight for it? It's a pity that Qin Tai is an elm brain and doesn't understand the mysteries inside. In fact, it is not that he does not understand it at all, but he just disdains to participate in this kind of political struggle.

And Jia Baishun, the magistrate of Tongling County, unabashedly explained his position and faction when communicating with Qin Tai in private, he and his brother-in-law are Xu Jie's sworn friends, and Xu Jie's protégé. Unlike his brother-in-law, Jia Baishun only met Xu Jie through his brother-in-law. Xu Jie didn't care too much about a small person like Jia Baishun, but promised that as long as Jia Baishun had outstanding political achievements or attracted more officials, Xu Jie would be his biggest umbrella, and no one could touch him.

Jia Baishun said this to Qin Tai, with two meanings, the first is to win over Qin Tai and use it for Xu Jie. The second meaning is even more obvious, that is, to remind Qin Tai that he, Jia Baishun, is a person from Xu Jie, and he has such a big backer, and it is not something that Qin Tai can bring down by a small criminal division.

Qin Tai vaguely felt that there would be a major conflict between the two major political enemies of the DPRK and China. This is not good for the current situation, and if a major conflict breaks out, the vast majority of officials will be caught in the storm. As a result, local affairs will be paralyzed and many cases will have to be put on hold. The transfer of officials and the major readjustment of forces are inevitable, and this will have a great impact on local tranquility. Every time there is a civil strife in history, there will be a big case, and some people who commit adultery will be ready to move.

Qin Tai is a dedicated and practical official, and he wants to redress unjust cases for the people. But if the society is ****, it will have a lot of side effects on solving the case. If the officials do not judge the case fairly and the trial of the case is not clear, the people will revolt. If the government fails to stop the situation in time or curb the development of the situation at the initial stage, riots or uprisings will break out. In this case, the troubled country will suffer again. The life of ordinary people will be even more difficult.

Political parties are inevitable, but if the party struggle is too intense, it will affect the foundation of the country. As long as it is one's own party, even if the other party is wrong and is committing a crime, it can also hide and cover up each other; If it is not a party, when it is a political enemy, no matter how good the other party is, it is necessary to deliberately belittle it. Implement against each other and don't give each other a chance to get ahead. In this way, justice has become an ornament, national law has become a tool for them to deal with political opponents, and power has become a bargaining chip for their private transactions. Justice, reason, and justice have become unattainable luxuries. How can this not make Qin Tai, who is worried about the country and the people, worry about the country and the people.