Chapter 13: The Mystery of the Lotus Thirteen

Qin Tai saw that the person led by him was a little unconvinced, so he said: "Since you know that we are husband and wife, you should know that we are not fools." You don't need so many people to arrest people, and besides, Boss Chen's command ability is good, so he doesn't need to show Xiaoxiao to follow. I'm giving you a chance to reveal your identity. I didn't expect you to be so anxious, you must target me. It seems that you not only know about the fact that I led the team out of Beijing, but also investigated us clearly. Do you know why I know you guys have a problem? First, you are very careful when answering questions, pretending to be aggrieved. But you forgot that you are Jinyiwei, and it is impossible to keep your voice so low when you have not determined the identity of the other party. Second, you're wearing a military uniform at the level of the Captain of the Brocade Guard. Could the captain of a Jinyiwei be a person who didn't even pass the basic training of Jinyiwei? Even if he is the captain of the recruit battalion, he should be a veteran. Third, when you answered Boss Chen's question, but I saw the flaw, and I was worried that Zhan Xiaoxiao would suddenly make a move. So from time to time, you peek at me and Zhan Xiaoxiao, but you don't know that your eyes and movements have revealed your identity. Fourth, Jinyiwei is a big family, and military discipline is not called military discipline, but family law. Between the upper and lower levels, they do not call adults or children, but call seniors or big brothers, and call themselves brothers when they call themselves. It means that entering Jinyiwei is a family, and everyone is brothers and sisters. But as soon as you open your mouth, you are an adult, and you call yourself a small. So it's long been revealed that you're not Jinyiwei. Those who dare to pretend to be Jinyiwei and deceive Jinyiwei, ordinary people dare not do it. The only explanation is that you are the disciples of the White Lotus Sect who dare to do anything and can't get along with the imperial court. With so many flaws and problems, do you think I will let Zhan Xiaoxiao leave generously? The order I gave was to Boss Chen, asking him to take someone to take a look, arrest him if it was true, and report back to me immediately if it was fake. My little order to Zhan is to hide on the spot and wait for you to be exposed and arrest you. Now do you understand? Is there anything else you can't be convinced? "Qin Tai was not a person who was calculating and loved to show off. But in order to deter the other party, in order to believe and support the people around him, and to establish his prestige as soon as possible, he had to say this. The result was of course obvious, those around Qin Tai who had opinions about Qin Tai and his wife all shut up and began to obey Qin Tai's and his wife's command. The people of the White Lotus Sect were also completely convinced, and they would never complain again.

This White Lotus Sect member who pretended to be the captain of the brocade guard nodded and said, "Qin Tai is worthy of being Qin Tai, I really underestimate you. It's not that we're too incompetent, it's that you're too strong. If it were someone else, if you hadn't led the team, it would have been wiped out. You are the nemesis of our White Lotus Sect, and your existence is the biggest threat to our White Lotus Sect. It is not my shame to be defeated by you, but my pride. I didn't lose to the mediocre court officers and soldiers, but to you, the most clever master of solving crimes. But we won't betray the White Lotus Sect, brothers, let's go. 'Our Lady of the White Lotus' blesses the White Lotus Sect, and we will never give in. As he said that, he and the other two suddenly changed their faces and fell to the ground one by one.

As soon as Zhan Xiaoxiao was about to check, Qin Tai stopped his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao and said, "Don't touch them." They have poison on them. They put poison in their teeth and bite it through when they are in danger. Poison and blood seal the throat is not saved, but the person who takes it will not have any pain. This is a poison exclusive to the White Lotus Sect, which is not only easy to use but also can relieve the pain of the person who takes it, and is the favorite tool used by the dead and killers to commit suicide. However, if you accidentally get it, you will be poisoned, and because of the different ways of use, not only will you not die immediately, but you will also die very painfully. It seems that these people are all dead soldiers of the White Lotus Sect. I've long had the idea of dying with me, and I don't want to go back whether I complete the task or not. The corpses of these people have become weapons, and now we don't have enough people to deal with them. When there is time, send someone to bury them on the spot, and as long as the poison and medicine are over for a while, they will be fine. It's not safe here, plus I'm worried that something will happen to Boss Chen and the others, so let's not wait any longer, let's go and meet Boss Chen. ”

This time, no one objected to Qin Tai's decision, firstly because Qin Tai had established his prestige, and secondly, because everyone felt the strangeness of this place and was worried that their lives would be in danger, so they didn't dare to disperse too much. There are your own people on the third mountain, so you can't all die. With your own people, not only is it safe, but you always have something to eat and drink to rest. They really can't eat and sleep well these days, and they want to eat and sleep too much. Of course, Zhan Xiaoxiao listens to her husband's words, she will do whatever Qin Tai wants her to do, and she is definitely the most obedient one around Qin Tai.

Under the leadership of Zhan Xiaoxiao, everyone went all the way up the mountain to meet with Mr. Chen. Along the way, Qin Tai kept observing the terrain and found that it was an easy terrain to defend and difficult to attack. When the White Lotus Sect designated this as the main altar, it may have taken this into account. This is also one of the reasons why the White Lotus Sect's main altar cannot be broken by the imperial court's army for a long time. If it weren't for the disagreements within the White Lotus Sect later, and there were not only many casualties in the internal fighting, but if it weren't for the spies who betrayed the information, the imperial court would definitely not have been able to capture the main altar of the White Lotus Sect. However, this terrain is definitely favorable to the officers and men now, and as long as the officers and men are not so stupid as not to even make use of such an important terrain, they will definitely be able to hold on. The people of the White Lotus Sect did not dare to blatantly gather a large number of people to attack this original main altar, so the number would not be too many. As long as the officers and men can work together to defend these natural barriers, the people of the White Lotus Sect will definitely not be able to break through the various lines of defense head-on unless they have large weapons or through special channels. Although Qin Tai had not commanded a large-scale battle, he had also commanded defensive confrontations in Fujian back then, and he had a certain experience in defense. Qin Tai decided to wait for a while, he must integrate the army and rearm his defenses, and he must not let the people of the White Lotus Sect recapture the main altar.

Coming to the camp tent on the mountain, Qin Tai couldn't help but gasp. Although he had already estimated the situation on the mountain, he did not expect that the actual situation was even worse than he thought. Boss Chen had a cold face, and he was teaching an officer. This officer was wearing ordinary officer clothes, and he didn't look high-level, but Qin Tai saw some flaws. The Ming army had a strict hierarchy, soldiers wore jackets, and officers could wear battle robes. is the same officer, because the rank is different, the texture of the battle uniform is also different. The general uniforms of low-ranking officers are homespun cloth, which is now made of cotton materials. With a certain grade, or a meritorious family with a family inheritance, the texture of the battle robe is silk or better. Coupled with the armor unique to military generals, you can see the rank of this officer at a glance. Although this officer was wearing a robe without armor, he should belong to a low-level officer or even a formal rank, but the texture of his robe was Shu brocade. This kind of uniform can only be worn by mid- and high-ranking officers, and not by ordinary officers. Of course, it can also be explained that this robe was picked up by this officer, or that someone else didn't want it and gave it to him. But this robe fits too well, it doesn't look like someone else doesn't want it, it's more like he made it himself. So this officer is definitely not a low-ranking officer, but an officer of not a low rank. But why did he do it? Why pretend to be a junior officer? Do you want to escape? Or is there another reason?

Boss Chen obviously saw it, but he felt that this person was not a good person if he wanted to be a deserter. Although Boss Chen didn't know the identity of this, Boss Chen still caught him and asked him to clarify the situation. It just so happened that this scene was seen by Qin Tai, who had just arrived here, and Qin Tai also came over to take a look.

This officer obviously didn't know the origin of Boss Chen and the others, so he didn't dare to say anything. But when he inadvertently saw one of Boss Chen's subordinates show off the brocade guard waist card, the officer who was originally cowering seemed to have changed as a person. He puffed up his chest and raised his head, pretending to be on top of him, and said, "Who are you?" This is a forbidden area for the imperial court, and irrelevant personnel have to withdraw. had to be rude to the officers and soldiers and generals of the imperial court. Otherwise, this seat will give an order to arrest all of you. ”

Boss Chen and Qin Tai glanced at each other, Boss Chen was a little confused, but Qin Tai was getting more and more serious. Boss Chen may not know the truth of the things inside, but Qin Tai has already guessed some inside stories. This officer was not afraid of the Jinyi Guard or the people of the imperial court, but the people of the White Lotus Sect. When this officer learned that they were not from the White Lotus Sect, not only was he not afraid, but he began to be upright, and it seemed that there was a lot of trouble inside. If they didn't handle it properly, they really couldn't have handled all of them.

Boss Chen showed his silver waist card funny, indicating that he was not only a member of the Jinyi Guard, but also a middle- and high-ranking officer in the Jinyi Guard. Not to mention this waist card is the common people or ordinary soldiers, even some of the heads of the yamen in the imperial court will be surprised. Because according to the internal rules of Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei, who has this kind of silver waist card in his hand, has the right to investigate civil and military officials below the third grade. The officials under investigation must not only cooperate fully, but also obey the instructions of the investigator during the investigation. This officer obviously will not exceed the third grade, so it should be under the jurisdiction of Boss Chen. Besides, this officer wants to escape, as long as this point is implemented, this officer's problem will be big, and almost all his life will be in the hands of Boss Chen.