Qin Tai didn't know that Zhang Jing had been kicked out of the palace by Emperor Jiajing and was on his way to the south. Qin Tai didn't know that a bigger conspiracy was brewing, and the difficulties in facing him were getting heavier and heavier.

Qin Tai was really a little helpless about the clues discovered by the "old drunkard" master. In the Ming Dynasty, what kind of problems were the most difficult? There are no more than two things, the first thing involves the backyard of the palace and the family affairs of the emperor's family. The second thing is a cross-industry case between the civil and military sectors. The eunuch is the emperor's minion, and he can be regarded as the emperor's own person, so Zhang Jing, who was involved in the case, was involved in the current emperor Jiajingye. wanted to take care of Emperor Jiajing's housework, Qin Tai didn't dare, and he had already checked it. However, now the boss Zhang Juzheng has given a strict order not to meddle in local affairs, royal affairs, and military affairs. It seems that Qin Tai has to commit these things. Not only the affairs of the emperor's family must be managed, but also the army's, and the local ones must be interfered. The reason is that this case involves local government affairs, the management of the army, and even more involved a eunuch with a high status. Either you don't solve the case, and if you solve the case, you must involve all aspects of it.

After staying in the small village for the night, Qin Tai and the others immediately left here. As soon as they walked on their front feet, several people came behind them. Their division of labor was quite clear, a few people continued to follow Qin Tai on the road, and the rest of the people entered the village and looked through the rooms where Qin Tai lived. They checked quite carefully, Qin Tai did not let go of any of the dishes and chopsticks they used, the beds they slept on, the chairs they had made, and so on. They took the bags, the bags, the carrying, and almost all the things in the room. Several villagers who came to stop them were knocked to the ground by them, and an old man in the village who tried to rely on the old and sell the old was killed by them. They dared to kill people in the village, which really made the villagers not expect it. After they left the village, everyone dared to come out and clean up the bodies of the old man.

At this time, a man came out of a small house on the side, looked at the old man on the ground, silently put down a piece of silver, and left. He was the "Ma Sandao" beside Qin Tai, it turned out that he didn't leave the village with Qin Tai, and he hid aside and watched these people slaughter the villagers. Who was the person who left with Qin Tai?

In fact, it was very simple, Qin Tai had long suspected that they were being targeted. So I was not in a hurry to go along the way, not to mention, but also deliberately found a villager with a similar figure to "Ma Sandao", put on the clothes of "Ma Sandao", and hired him to help pick up the luggage. The people who followed Qin Tai thought that the three of them had left, but they didn't expect that the real "Ma Sandao" was still in the village.

In this way, Qin Tai and the "old drunkard" master took this hired porter to deliberately attract everyone's attention, and the "Ma Sandao" flickered left and right, sometimes in front, sometimes in the back, secretly protecting Qin Tai. Through the marks and code words, Qin Tai knew some clues about the stalker. Qin Tai and the "old drunkard" master analyzed that the people they followed seemed to have a clear division of labor and a certain rule in doing things, but they were not highly vigilant and would not be too flexible, which was clearly the characteristics of the soldiers of the Daimyo army. Could it be that they are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in makeup and disguise? Who ordered them to track themselves? What do they have to do with the case? What is the connection with the Kunshan military camp? Are they enemies or friends? Or is it an assistant or a blocker?

"Ma Sandao" had several chances to catch one or two stalkers, and he felt that he was sure that he could ask a little about the actual situation, but his plan was blocked by Qin Tai. Qin Tai felt that each of them had a fixed location and a contact information, and once the "Ma Sandao" moved, they would startle the snake. In order not to attract the attention of the stalkers, Qin Tai ordered the "Ma Sandao" to stand still.

Two or three days passed, Qin Tai and the "old drunkard" master continued to pretend not to notice each other, but "Ma Sandao" found a perfect opportunity. After receiving a letter, a spy prepares to leave the surveillance team and prepare to go to the post station alone. "Ma Sandao" reported to Qin Tai with a code gesture, and Qin Tai agreed to the request of "Ma Sandao" and secretly arrested this spy. But I'd rather lose it than let this spy find out about "Ma Sandao".

Soon after, "Ma Sandao" disguised himself as a porter and approached Qin Tai, and after putting down a note at Qin Tai's table, he pretended to be casual and left. Qin Tai immediately grabbed the note, and under the cover of the "old drunkard" master, he read the note.

"Ma Sandao" not only succeeded in catching this spy, but also found a letter on his body. The letter used very vague words, instructing them not only to be optimistic about Qin Tai, but also to ask them to rush to their destination as soon as possible. On the way, don't let Qin Tai meet the person who has already gone south. In fact, "that person" is Zhang Jing, who came to Nanjing to take office. The spies didn't know, and Qin Tai didn't expect it.

Qin Tai also learned about one thing, the other party was not only a member of the military, but also a spy soldier in the Kunshan military camp, no wonder they acted in unison, and their style of doing things was very similar to that of the army. Qin Tai immediately thought of the current military governor and the supervisor in the Kunshan military camp, these two people should know something, otherwise they wouldn't stare at him so much. Could it be that this matter is really related to the Kunshan military camp? Is it really related to Zhang Jing? Is the real key point in the Kunshan military camp?

Qin Tai and the "old drunkard" master continued to hurry unhappily and slowly, and inadvertently learned about Zhang Jing's news on the way. Qin Tai and the "old drunkard" master glanced at each other, could all this be a coincidence? Qin Tai's intuition reminded himself that the "person" mentioned in the spy letter could be Zhang Jing? Could it be that Zhang Jing wants to deal with himself? Or are they afraid of meeting Zhang Jing by themselves? So Zhang Jing may be in danger? After thinking of this, Qin Tai was a little anxious. Zhang Jing was not only the only clue to this case, but also an important subordinate sent by Emperor Jiajing to the south. If something happens to Zhang Jing, not only will the clues of the case be broken, but it will also bring huge disasters to many officials in the south.

Unable to sit still, Qin Tai hurriedly pulled up the "old drunkard" master, no longer paid attention to the porter on the side, and rushed directly to the nearest yamen. Qin Tai took out his own customs defense and forced the official to go to the magistrate here. The magistrate didn't want to see this Qin Tai, but Qin Tai's words were very scary. Qin Tai only said one sentence: "My lord, the lives of you and hundreds of officials in your south are in danger. Frightened, the county magistrate hurriedly invited Qin Tai into his study.

Qin Tai did not hide it, and took out the files of all the officials involved in the case who were no longer in the world to show this adult who was already uneasy. This adult looked at it for a long time and couldn't see anything unusual, so he had to look at Qin Tai with a blank eye. Qin Tai pointed out that the only thing these officials had in common was that they had a certain connection with a military camp called Kunshan. This adult still doesn't understand, even if the problem is in the Kunshan military camp, what does it have to do with his own magistrate? Why did Qin Tai say that this matter would affect him?

Qin Tai reminded this adult that Zhang Jing, the admiral eunuch who was about to take office, was the supervisor of the original Kunshan military camp. If this Zhang Jing is the murderer, he will continue to kill people, and the people who kill them are still local officials. If Zhang Jing is not the murderer, he may be the target of the next murderer, so Zhang Jing will be in danger. Zhang Jing is a commander and eunuch, as long as he takes office, he has the right to soldier, and the only way to get off is on the way to take office. If the admiral eunuch Zhang Jing was killed on the road, the officials in the court and the central government would think that the magistrate was not in a good position. This Zhang Jing can be in such a high position, there must be someone after that, they will not let Zhang Jing die in vain, and they will definitely hold the local government accountable. Besides, Emperor Jiajing was a moody man, and once he heard that the admiral eunuchs he sent were killed on the way to office, maybe the local officials in the whole south would be unlucky. Although Qin Tai's words were a bit frightening, they were also true, so frightened that this adult immediately gave Qin Tai enough coils and food, and brought the best fast horse to send Qin Tai north.

When Qin Tai and the "old drunkard" master and "Ma Sandao" rode on a fast horse to the north to join Zhang Jing. The magistrate immediately sent a letter to his boss, his boss's boss, and his boss's boss. reported what Qin Tai said to himself to his boss one by one. Almost in a day, all the letters were delivered to the place they were going, and the style of doing things was probably the fastest thing in years.

Soon after, the prefect's yamen, the political envoy's yamen, and the governor's yamen were all in chaos. While sending people to coordinate, the governor yamen organized people to rush to the official road as soon as possible to protect the new admiral eunuchs Zhang Jing and Qin Tai. A messenger immediately rode to Nanjing on a fast horse to report the important incident to Hu Zongxian, the governor of the south in Nanjing. At the same time, the governor rushed to the nearest military camp, and after communication, the two sides decided to notify the military camp along the road by means of flying pigeons, not only to closely protect Zhang Jing and his party, but also to report Zhang Jing's whereabouts at all times.

Qin Tai and the three of them drove fast horses for three days, and finally met Zhang Jing in Xuzhou. Zhang Jing couldn't rush because of his injuries, so he was on the road while recuperating from his injuries. It took only half of the journey in seven days, which can be regarded as a slow journey.

Qin Tai asked to see Zhang Jing in person, but was stopped by a small eunuch beside Zhang Jing. The little eunuch meant that Zhang Jing was in a bad mood and didn't want to see unrelated outsiders. Especially for people like Qin Tai, it seems that Qin Tai made a big fuss about Qianqiu Pavilion Zhang Jing knew, and the little eunuch next to Zhang Jing also knew.

Qin Tai didn't have the heart to pay attention to the little eunuch's cold words, he was in a hurry to see Zhang Jing as soon as possible. Just when the little eunuch beside Zhang Jing and Qin Tai had a quarrel, Zhang Jing in the carriage suddenly felt that something was wrong. Zhang Jing wanted to remind the little eunuch outside the car, but he couldn't speak. Zhang Jing slapped the partition of the carriage vigorously in an attempt to call the little eunuch. But at this time, the little eunuch was busy dealing with Qin Tai and didn't hear the sound inside. Zhang Jing's eyes became more and more prominent, and his expression became more and more strange. Zhang Jing couldn't speak, his body couldn't move, but he could feel the grim reaper approaching him step by step. Zhang Jing was scared, Zhang Jing felt that he was about to lose it. At the moment of death, Zhang Jing suddenly grabbed something with all his strength and clutched it in his hand. At this time, a face that was already hideous suddenly relaxed, as if it had received a trace of comfort.

When the little eunuch opened the curtain of the carriage again and was about to report to Zhang Jing again, the little eunuch saw that Zhang Jing had lost his breath. The screams of the little eunuch attracted the attention of the guard, and Qin Tai finally saw Zhang Jing. Qin Tai saw Zhang Jing for the first time, but he saw Zhang Jing who had lost his breath. Is this Qin Tai's sorrow? In fact, it should be said that it is Zhang Jing's sorrow. If Zhang Jing had met Qin Tai for a quarter of an hour, he might not have died, and even if he did, he would not have been so cowardly. Catching the murderer as soon as possible and avenging Zhang Jing is the greatest comfort to the deceased.

Qin Tai glanced at the officers and soldiers who rushed over, and one of the officers who led the team knew that something was wrong when he saw everyone in a panic. He ordered the road to be blocked while interrogating all those present. The officer's face was defeated, and after glancing at Zhang Jing, who had no chance of survival, he looked at Qin Tai deadly.

This officer obviously knew Qin Tai, and he said to Qin Tai: "We're still late. This case must be solved as soon as possible. You're the first to come here, and you're the best crime-solver. I'll leave this case to you, and I'll just give you one day. I'm going to hear your answer by this time tomorrow. I don't think I'll survive, if you can't solve the case, then go on the road with me. ”

After saying that, the officer no longer paid attention to Qin Tai and ordered his subordinates to go all out to cooperate with Qin Tai. Qin Tai smiled bitterly, and had no choice but to turn back to find clues. At this time, the little eunuch, who was originally very arrogant, changed his face and begged Qin Tai to solve the case as soon as possible. The little eunuch knew very well that if this case could not be solved, he would be the last "scapegoat". The little eunuch originally wanted to come out and go around, and after a few years, he returned to the palace in a beautiful way, but he didn't expect that he would have no backer just after leaving the capital, and he might become a substitute for the dead. The little eunuch really regretted it, why did he come out with this unlucky Zhang Jing? Although life in the palace is too boring, it won't be so inexplicably disgraced. When this case is settled, as long as the little eunuch is not dead, the little eunuch must return to the palace immediately, and he will not dare to leave the palace when he dies. For the little eunuch, the outside world is really terrifying.