"What? Is this a belt for the Woko? How could it be a wolf? Could it be that this Zhang Jing has something to do with the Japanese Kou? "Ma Sandao" has a relatively straight personality, and immediately said it without scruples.

Although the "old drunkard" master on the side was also very curious, he immediately glared at "Ma Sandao". Although "Ma Sandao" was not very happy that the "old drunkard" master was glaring at him, he also realized that he was too excited and it was easy to have other unnecessary problems.

Qin Tai ignored them and said to Zhan Xiaoxin: "Are you sure this is a Japanese belt?" ”

Zhan Xiaoxiao said with certainty: "Yes." This kind of belt is the outermost belt that the Japanese men wear. It not only has the meaning of tying clothes, but also has the function of remembering. Write down some important things or things to keep in mind at all times. My ancestor was an envoy from the West to the Tang Dynasty, and of course I knew that this was the belt of the Japanese people. I have a few sashes at home as memorials. ”

Qin Tai said again: "Xiaoxiao, do you know whether it is a pattern or a text on it?" ”

Zhan Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "I don't know Japanese language, and I can't speak Japanese language." I couldn't read the drawings or the words on it. I remember having a book that my dad gave me, though. There seems to be some translation on it, which can explain some of the Japanese script. I keep this book in my bag. I'll get it right away. Saying that, Zhan Xiaofei ran out like a small fly to get the burden on the horse. Not only to get the book, but also to keep people from knowing that there were some girls' clothes in it. Zhan Xiaoxiao forgot about it just now, and when he remembered this book, he realized that his burden was still on horseback.

When Zhan Xiaoxiao appeared next to Kuaima again, Kuaima was almost frightened to death by Zhan Xiaoxiao from a heart attack. The fast horse thought that Zhan Xiaoxiao was going to ride it again, and trembled like a sick horse with a serious illness. Fortunately, Zhan Xiaoxiao saw that his burden was intact, and no one had looked at it, so he happily left with his baggage. Kuaima waited until Zhan Xiao was far away before he stopped trembling. However, Kuaima decided on one thing, and after he regained a little physical strength, he immediately "defected" and became a "deserter", no, it should be said that he was an "escape horse". Forever away from this terrible can no longer be terrible Zhan Xiaoxiao.

After Zhan Xiaoxiao came back, the "old drunkard" master deliberately pestered Qin Tai and asked Qin Tai to find a piece of paper to trace the pattern on his belt. In fact, it was a chance for Zhan Xiaoxiao to take out the book. Lest Qin Tai was staring at the side, Zhan Xiao was embarrassed to open his bag, for fear that the underwear inside would be seen by Qin Tai. At this time, it is better not to make extraneous branches.

Zhan Xiaoxiao understood what the "old drunkard" master meant, and immediately took out the book his father gave him, tied his bag quickly, and put it in a corner. Then he came to Qin Tai's side with the book and helped Qin Tai draw the pattern on his belt.

The "old drunkard" master picked up the book and found that the book had not been copied for a long time. It was Zhan Xiaoxiao's father who copied it down to Zhan Xiaoxiao, which mainly told the history of Zhan Xiaoxiao's family. The book is mainly divided into three parts, the first part is a narration of the history of the exhibition family, of which there are two more specific paragraphs. The first is the history of the envoy who sent the Tang Dynasty from the Wa Kingdom. The second period of history is the history of the "Royal Cat" Zhanzhao during the Northern Song Dynasty. The second part is the customs and living habits of the Zhan family, and the list of genealogical members of some of the Zhan family. The third part is the Japanese translation, which is a bit like a modern Japanese translation dictionary. There are a lot of commonly used characters in the Japanese script on it, and the phonetic pronunciation and explanation are below.

The "old drunkard" master skipped the first two parts, mainly looking at the translation part in the back. At a glance, the "old drunkard" master can almost be sure that the pattern on the belt is Wawen.

The next step is for everyone to translate the Japanese script that has been traced down word by word. Although this job is troublesome and a bit of a huge project, there is hope with clues. The three of them rummaged through the table, and the "Ma Sandao" guarded the door, just to prevent anyone from disturbing or eavesdropping on the people inside.

After a long night of translation, the words on the belt were finally translated. The "old drunkard" master couldn't hold on to sleep because of his age. Zhan Xiaoxiao was also tired, and after a day and a night, he was busy all night, but he couldn't stand it anymore and crawled and slept on the table. Only Qin Tai was still doing the finishing touches.

Qin Tai was not too excited about the translated things, but was a little heavy and uneasy.

There are two kinds of records on the belt, one is the outer decoration sewn with black thread. Usually people think it's just some strange patterns. On the inside of the belt, there are also strange words embroidered in red thread, which have been translated as names.

Translated and embroidered on the outside of the belt was a vow, a sworn oath by all. It says that "Eguchi 19 people swear", everyone will always keep a secret. All the Chinese and Japanese gods in heaven testify that anyone who dares to divulge it will eventually be cursed and will not die well. Embroidered on the inside are the names of eighteen people. Thirteen of them are deceased Ming officials, that is, the thirteen officials involved in the so-called "borrowing corpses to return souls". The four are Japanese people, and their names are also a little familiar, and they turned out to be several important leaders who had died among the Japanese who were hostile to the Ming Dynasty. The other is Daniel Zhang, the original eunuch of Nanjing Town. Daniel Zhang was reported for corruption that year, and after being arrested by Emperor Jiajing and returned to the capital, he did not know where he went. However, Qin Tai accidentally learned in the Qianqiu Pavilion that Daniel Zhang had been secretly executed nearly two years earlier.

Thirteen officials, four widows, plus one Daniel Zhang, a total of eighteen people. plus Zhang Jing, who just died, isn't it nineteen people? Could it be the "Nineteen People of Eguchi" mentioned on the front pattern, that is, the nineteen people who took the oath? In this way, there must be a major secret between them, and an important secret with Zhang Jing as the only clue. As soon as Zhang Jing died, no one would know this secret anymore. But how did the murderer know this secret? Was he complicit or did he come for revenge? How much does he know? What's the secret? All this is a mystery, a mystery that Qin Tai can't figure out.

Qin Tai thought about it for a long time, but to no avail. At this time, Zhan Xiaoxiao and they also woke up, and according to the old rules, Qin Tai held a "Zhuge Meeting", that is, everyone expressed their opinions and brainstormed to come up with an answer. This is also a habit they have been doing since they went south to Jiangnan.

The "old drunkard" master deserves to be everyone's "living dictionary", "living map", and "universal guide". The first thing he thought of was that not far from the Kunshan military camp was an important outlet to the sea, and the name seemed to be Jiangkou. Could this be the place where these people take their vows?

Zhan Xiaoxiao also thought of a point, according to the habits of the Japanese people, only the dead can use red. Could it be that Zhang Jing knew that these people were dead, so he embroidered his names with red thread. Will these people not fit in with the embroidery on the front? However, according to Qin Tai's analysis, the names of these people may be among the nineteen people, otherwise it would not be such a coincidence.

"Ma Sandao" also thought of a question, who embroidered this word? Could it be Zhang Jing himself? How can a eunuch embroider? And do you know Japanese language?

It is not uncommon for eunuchs to embroider, and Dongfang Undefeated in "Smiling Proud Jianghu" is a self-emasculated man. Since castration, these people have more feminine habits and movements, and embroidery is not unusual at all. In the Daming Palace, eunuchs embroidered flowers better than palace maids abound. As for Zhang Jing's understanding of Japanese literature, it is a strange thing. The eunuch belonged to the emperor's appendage and was an eternal servant from the moment he entered the palace. Generally speaking, eunuchs can't read and write, and when they were young, their families were poor and couldn't go to school, otherwise how could they send their own children to be eunuchs? After entering the palace, all the little eunuchs had to be inspected in batches, and only less than a dozen clever children were left to be sent to the inner study. The inner study is a place for the eunuchs to train the next generation, that is, a place for the great eunuchs who can get ahead in the future. As long as the eunuch can go to school in the inner study, it means that this eunuch may become the future chief eunuch in the future, and the future celebrant will be the eunuch in charge of the seal. Zhang Jing has never entered the inner study, and his godfather Lu Fang taught him by himself, so Zhang Jing is not a serious candidate for a big eunuch, so it is not easy for him to enter the celebrant eunuch. There are two possibilities for Zhang Jing to learn the Chinese language, the first possibility is that Zhang Jing learned the Chinese language after he arrived at the Kunshan military camp. The second possibility is that Zhang Jing has been learning Japanese since he was a child, or he was originally a Japanese and infiltrated the palace as an ordinary eunuch. If it is the first possibility, everyone should admire Zhang Jing's learning ability and comprehension ability, so that he can learn Japanese language so quickly. If the second possibility is the second possibility, the problem is bigger, that is, there are foreigners who have infiltrated the palace. Zhang Jing is one, I don't know if there are other foreigners who are also in the palace? If there are spies of the Japanese kingdom in the palace, how can the war on the front line be fought? How can you win?

Everyone feels that this is a difficult problem, and if it does, it will involve a series of problems. No one dared to think about it, but they had to think about it.

Qin Tai said: "Let me summarize. Now we have a few points, first, Zhang Jing is sure that he was murdered. This group or this person has been planning for a long time, and they forced Zhang Jing out of the palace step by step. On the road, he made a move on Zhang Jing, and he must have done it to someone who was very familiar with Zhang Jing's living habits. Second, Zhang Jing realized something when he was dying, so he grabbed this belt to remind or tell us something. Third, after a small confirmation, the belt is the belt of the Japanese people, and the pattern on it is also in the Japanese language. All this must have something to do with the Japanese people. Fourth, an oath is mentioned on the front of the belt, and Eguchi is also mentioned, as well as nineteen people. We suspect that they met secretly in this place at the mouth of the river and did something, or would do, something very important. There were nineteen of them, and they all made an oath together for the sake of secrecy. Fifth, there are the names of eighteen people on the back of the belt, namely the thirteen officials involved in the case, the four leaders of the Wei people who have died in battle, and one eunuch Daniel Zhang who died unexpectedly. With Zhang Jing, it is exactly nineteen people. Could it be the nineteen sworn ones mentioned above? This is unknown. Now we have to take a few steps, first of all, in the name of reporting the funeral, the master went to Nanjing to report the case to the eunuch of Nanjing. The purpose was to call up Zhang Jing and Daniel Zhang's files and transcribe or memorize their files. Sandao, you go to the vicinity of the Kunshan military camp and find out if there is a place called Jiangkou. Draw down the topography there, paying special attention to the presence of stone carvings. Write down all the stone carvings, and don't let go of a single one. Xiaoxiao and I continued to dissect Zhang Jing, hoping to find direct evidence and the cause of death. On the other hand, Xiaoxiao used Hu Zongxian's token to transfer the information of these four widows, and he might be able to know some clues from them. Do you have anything to add? If not, go your separate ways. ”

Everyone received their own orders and went their separate ways to do their own business. This is their habit, and it is also their style of doing things, not to mention the tacit understanding between each other, and the division of labor is clear, and each has its own goals and tasks. One person in charge of one thing can not only prevent duplication or omission, but also reduce friction between team members.