Tan Da said regretfully: "It's a pity that he died, otherwise he would have been able to find clues." ”

Qin Tai said, "No, the clue is not broken. First, we know that King Xiao Ning is no longer in his cell. The one in the cell is a fake. Second, there was more than one group of people who knew about this matter in the Qianqiu Pavilion, at least more than one or two people. Third, since the establishment of the Qianqiu Pavilion, the guards have been quite strict, and it is absolutely impossible for King Xiaoning to mix up the Qianqiu Pavilion. I estimate that King Xiao Ning is still in the Qianqiu Pavilion and has no chance to go out. And this powerful eunuch is definitely not a leader, otherwise he would not have killed himself so easily. So now we have to compete with each other faster, one step faster than anyone else's actions. ”

Tan Da said: "Yes, we are looking forward to the adults. The other eunuchs nodded cautiously. This may be the only time that everyone has joined forces with all their hearts, and it is also the only time that eunuchs have willingly listened to the words of a foreign official, especially a junior official under the age of twenty, and worked together on a case.

Qin Tai said to everyone: "Let's be honest with this official, how many of you can use it?" The kind that works. ”

Tan Da looked at everyone, gritted his teeth and said, "In the time of one stick of incense, three hundred to five hundred people can be gathered, and their strength can compete with the forbidden army guarding here." In a little longer, there will be a secret army outside that can be transferred, numbering two to three thousand. ”

Qin Tai asked again, "Are these people reliable?" Absolute loyalty? ”

Tan Da closed his eyes and said, "There are some old eunuchs here, as long as there is a home." They can do anything for the sake of their homeland. And the people outside are absolutely loyal to the emperor and Gonggong Lu. ”

Qin Tai said, "Okay, you listen to me." Tan Da, immediately send someone to put on my soldier's clothes and contact that army. I want them to go all out to rush back and take over the security of Qianqiu Pavilion. I'll give you half an hour, and when the time comes, you'll take action. In the Thousand Autumn Pavilion, his own people secretly contacted each other, organized together, and waited for the order of the official. ”

Tan Da hurriedly split up with everyone, and time waited for no one.

After a stick of incense, a large group of old eunuchs came to the place designated by Qin Tai.

Qin Tai first screened them and asked them to hand over all their weapons. Put away their personal weapons and issue them uniform weapons. The "old drunkard" master has been arranged in the equipment pile, and the soldiers have to guard this pile of things anyway, and the "old drunkard" master just happens to be safe inside.

Tan Da was ordered by Qin Tai to go to various custody points and invite all the guarding eunuchs to come and see Lord Qin Tai.

On this side, Qin Tai ordered all the eunuchs who had changed into uniform and weapons to occupy every detention room. It is forbidden for anyone to enter or leave the room, and they are not allowed to move alone.

Half an hour later, a group of people who appeared out of nowhere occupied the territory outside the Thousand Autumn Pavilion. The forbidden army seemed to have received some order, did not dare to resist, and handed over control of this place to the other party.

When Qin Tai got the news that the Qianqiu Pavilion was already under control, he gave three orders. First, he ordered the foreign army, under the supervision of his soldiers, to register and check all the people in the Qianqiu Pavilion one by one. In order to seize the time, they were divided into four groups, which were carried out simultaneously from the southeast, northwest, and four roads. Second, the occupation of the camp and the search of the personal belongings of the soldiers of the prolific army, especially the officers. Anyone who is suspected of being arrested immediately. Those who resisted were killed on the spot. Third, inform Tan Da and all the eunuchs to come to see Qin Tai together.

When everyone saw Qin Tai together, Qin Tai's first sentence scared them so much that they didn't dare to move.

"There are spies among you. In order to prevent the prisoner from being transferred or released. I will take over your prisoners. Hand over all the keys. "Qin Tai's words are not long, but they are definitely scary.

An old eunuch said, "Your Excellency, you must not talk nonsense. We have not neglected our duties. ”

Qin Tai said: "Lao Duan, who was guarding King Xiaoning, had already committed suicide in fear of sin. King Xiao Ning also left, leaving behind a fake King Xiao Ning. Both the official and the great eunuch Tan saw it. Therefore, the officer has absolutely the right to suspect that the prisoner in your custody has left or been transferred. ”

Their group of old eunuchs looked at Tan Da on the side, and knew that this matter was true, so they were too frightened to speak again.

Everyone obediently handed over the keys they had, and Qin Tai took the keys and registered them one by one.

At this time, Xiao Lingzi and "Ma Sandao" took people to bring the prisoners here.

Soon after, a group of prisoners who had thought they would never see the light of day appeared on the playground of the Thousand Autumn Pavilion. Qin Tai reminded Xiao Lingzi in advance that when the prisoners were brought out, they must wrap their eyes. Otherwise, they who don't look at the sun for a long time will be blinded by the sun.

A man who was already skinny and skinny, who could barely distinguish between male and female prisoners, said in a muffled voice: "What a fresh taste." It's been a long time since I smell it. The mourners will reward you slaves well. ”

Qin Tai didn't need to look at it to know the origin of this person, except for the empress of Emperor Zhengde, only Emperor Jiajing's Concubine Wan Jing dared to call herself a "mourning family". Emperor Zhengde's empress is already in her sixties, nearly seventy years old. And Emperor Zhengde only ordered them to guard the empress, and the eunuchs did not dare to torture the empress. And this prisoner not only has tattered clothes, but also obvious scars, which should be Concubine Wan Jing, who stole other men behind the back of Emperor Jiajing. I didn't expect this Concubine Wan Jing to be so arrogant after being locked up for so many years.

All the prisoners were taken to the playground one by one, and each prisoner was given their name.

At this time, an old man suddenly pounced on another prisoner. The soldiers thought that the old man was going to fight with another prisoner, but they hugged each other and cried.

Qin Tai and several old eunuchs knew the reason, this old man was the famous Yang Tinghe during the Zhengde Emperor period. Yang Tinghe was not only the second assistant of the cabinet during the period of Emperor Zhengde, but also the first assistant of the cabinet later, and the teacher of Emperor Zhengde. At the beginning, Emperor Zhengde was ill, and Yang Tinghe was among the people who participated in the discussion of the emperor's succession. When the minister who went to Hubei to welcome Emperor Jiajing to Beijing and proclaim himself emperor was led by Yang Tinghe. But because of this Yang Tinghe's opposition to Emperor Jiajing everywhere, not only did he not let the young Emperor Jiajing manage state affairs, but he also wanted to prevent Emperor Jiajing from making his mother the queen mother. The person that Emperor Jiajing hated the most in his early years was Yang Tinghe, and later Yang Tinghe was forced to return to his hometown. It is said that Yang Tinghe was ambushed by gangsters on the road and died on the way home. In fact, he was captured by Emperor Jiajing and sent to Qianqiu Pavilion, and he has been imprisoned here for nearly thirty years.

The other prisoner was Yang Tinghe's son Yang Shen, who was not only Yang Tinghe's son, but also a celebrity. At the age of seven, he was able to compose poetry, and at the age of ten he was able to discuss state affairs with adults. Although Yang Tinghe doesn't like this son who has too many weird ideas in his head, he has to admit that his son is a genius. It's a pity that this Yang Shen is famous because of Yang Tinghe, and his career is dark because of his father. Emperor Jiajing is a person who has revenge, so he targets Yang Tinghe everywhere, and if he can't deal with Yang Tinghe, he will take Yang Shen out of anger. Yang Shen is obviously a good person in governing the country, because his father Yang Tinghe is the first assistant of the cabinet, so he has to be a local magistrate. After Yang Tinghe returns to his hometown, Yang Shen will be able to enter the imperial court and become a leader of the new generation. But Emperor Jiajing would not give him a chance, and made things difficult for Yang Shen everywhere when he was in the place, and when Yang Tinghe said goodbye, Yang Tinghe and Yang Shen almost disappeared together. Yang Shen was also imprisoned in Qianqiu Pavilion by Emperor Jiajing, and the father and son had no chance to meet since then. According to Emperor Jiajing's meaning, whoever dares to give him the emperor a moment of unhappiness, he wants this person's family to be unhappy for the rest of his life.

Just as everyone was watching Yang Ting and the father and son crying bitterly, Xiao Lingzi and "Ma Sandao" brought an old man.

Qin Taiyi frowned, obviously he should be the wife and queen of Emperor Zhengde, how could he be an old man?

Qin Tai's doubts were only for a moment, and he immediately figured out everything.

Qin Tai walked up to the old man and said to the old man, "Qin Tai, the lower official and the criminal division, has seen King Xiaoning. ”

Qin Tai's words surprised everyone. The prisoners didn't know that King Xiao Ning was locked up here, and the eunuchs didn't know why King Xiao Ning appeared in the cell of the deposed queen who was in charge of Emperor Zhengde.

Tan Da had already caught the eunuch who was guarding the abolished queen, and the eunuch was about to escape when he was caught by Tan Da.

It turned out that this eunuch's surname was Qiu, and he was a relatively young eunuch in Qianqiu Pavilion. He accidentally discovered two old duans and knew some secrets. At the beginning, the old Duan brothers took turns to come in to guard King Xiaoning, one came in and the other went out, of course, there were times when things went wrong. Whenever something went wrong, one of the two brothers would stay in the room and not go out. Eunuch Qiu is a town guard eunuch who came here after making enough money in the place. He used money to buy off Lao Qian, that is, the eunuch who strangled Yue Tianyang to death and forced Lao Duan to commit suicide. Lao Qian monitored Lao Duan day and night, and finally learned all the secrets of Lao Duan. Eunuch Qiu found an opportunity to have a showdown with Lao Duan seventeen years ago, and it just so happened that Lao Duan was a relatively simple younger brother at this time. In order to keep it a secret, the younger brother had to agree to cooperate with Eunuch Qiu.

Lao Duan and they used Xu You to exchange for the real King Xiao Ning, but they didn't expect that Qianqiu Pavilion would check too tightly and couldn't transport King Xiao Ning at all, and King Xiao Ning refused to tell the secret, so they had to arrange King Xiao Ning here with Eunuch Qiu. In fact, at this time, the queen under the care of Eunuch Qiu was already dead, and the cell was empty. King Xiaoning spent more than ten years here. Because he couldn't see his son Zhu Zhaolun, King Xiaoning never said anything about the treasure, and everyone has only consumed it until now.