While thinking about the question, Qin Tai secretly observed the expressions of several old eunuchs. An old eunuch was a little hesitant, and Tan Da seemed to stop talking. It seems that they did not tell the truth, at least not all the secrets.

Qin Tai may not be as good as these old fritters in other aspects, these old eunuchs who have been training in the ** and officialdom for so many years. But in terms of the mentality of interrogating and observing the prisoners, Qin Tai's experience was not inferior to that of these old eunuchs. It's a pity that he doesn't have a supporting role like the "old drunkard" master around him now, and there is no villain like "Ma Sandao" who specializes in scaring people as a foil, and the effect will be a little discounted.

Qin Tai found that even after all the old eunuchs showed them the pile of things that wanted them to die, they still didn't work together. At least they didn't have a unified understanding, and they didn't expect to work together to solve the problem immediately. These old eunuchs each have their own ideas and plans, and Tan Da is relatively direct here. But he is definitely not the one who knows the most secrets, and there are some things he really doesn't know. His prestige in Qianqiu Pavilion will not be too high, at least there will be some old eunuchs who secretly disobey him or give him a petty temperament.

Qin Tai thought of a clever plan that his uncle had used in the past, and a bizarre murder occurred in Qin Tai's hometown. The owner of a noodle restaurant died suddenly in his home, and the informants were his two wives. The enemy examined the body on the spot and found that the deceased did not die of a sudden illness as the informant said, but died by mistakenly taking some drugs that made up for the disease. The enemy secretly told the county magistrate about this fact, and the county magistrate not only believed the enemy's report, but also listened to the enemy's suggestion and called the families of the deceased to interrogate them separately. immediately learned all the truth, and dug up some old cases. It turned out that the boss was originally engaged in illegal trading, that is, he specially invited a person who was a trader or a passer-by into a temporary noodle stall, covered the other party with the added noodles, and stole their property. Among them, several murders were also committed, and the body was disposed of by the boss. Later, the boss felt that he had enough money and was getting older, so he officially opened a noodle restaurant in the city to do legitimate business. However, his two wives not only knew about his past, but also wanted to get all of their husband's possessions, so the two women kept quarreling before and after each other. The boss didn't get tired of it, so he decided to give most of the family property to the wife who would give birth to his son in the future. In order to get the family property and ensure that their children can have no worries about food and clothing in the future, these two women tried everything they could. The cause of the boss's death was that he died after taking two large doses of aphrodisiac drugs. In order to get pregnant, the two women secretly bought a lot of aphrodisiac drugs and added them to the boss's meals every day, hoping that they could hit the shot, but they didn't expect to kill their husbands like this. The county lord finally judged that the two wives had already eaten to death although they had no intention, and sentenced the two of them to three years in prison. Although the boss is dead, he is still charged with murder and robbery. Remembering that he had died, he was given a lenient sentence, confiscated all family property, and beaten the body with a cane in public for 80 years. Qin Tai's uncle's method of hating the people reminded Qin Tai of one thing, when everyone is unwilling to tell the truth, it is better to ask a little truth and find a breakthrough by asking questions separately.

Qin Tai said to everyone: "Everyone is also frightened. I'm going to have to put my mind in order, too. Time waits for no one now, and I don't think the designer will just do that. It should not be long before there will be more and bigger officials in the Senakikaku. At that time, no one will be able to keep this secret, and it will be revealed to the world. We must find the key and find the mastermind before it is made public. We look forward to your cooperation. ”

The old eunuchs were worried, in fact, they knew some methods, but they were afraid that they would become other people's tools, so they simply didn't say anything. It's a big deal to reach the most critical juncture, and then show their magic and save themselves.

The old eunuchs went out one by one, and Qin Tai didn't stop them, he knew that some of them would turn around halfway immediately. Now stop them and ask nothing, so it's better for them to come back and take the initiative to say it.

As soon as they went out, Xiao Lingzi immediately said to Qin Tai, "Young Master, they didn't tell the truth. I just went to the shabby house. Inside was a place for the dead man's tablet, and I searched for a long time to find the packet. Inside were several blank decrees stamped with the emperor's jade seal. There are also a few quirky tokens, as well as a sword. I didn't dare to startle the snake, so I put it back in. Young master, do you want it? If you want, I'll go back and get it to you right away? ”

Qin Tai was also taken aback, but immediately said soberly: "Little Lingzi, you are doing a good job. We know that we can do it, and we don't need to take it. ”

Xiao Lingzi knew that the young master of his family was going to have a problem, so he guarded Qin Tai at the door.

Of course, Qin Tai knew the benefits and disadvantages of that bag of things, which meant that the Qianqiu Pavilion and the Imperial Palace were inextricably linked. This is definitely not as simple as a secret prison, and it could be an important point of contact.

Qin Tai was from an orthodox background, and of course he knew the entire set of procedures of the Holy Decree. First of all, the holy decree must be issued by the emperor himself, second, the holy decree must be stamped with the emperor's special jade seal, and third, in the royal archives, there must be an internal file of the holy decree, that is, an exact copy of it. Fourth, the decree must be pronounced by a special eunuch. According to the importance of the holy decrees, they are divided into the following types: First, the holy decrees related to the affairs of the country and the military must be handwritten by the emperor himself. Not only must the jade seal be stamped, but also the signature of the head of the cabinet. This is the supreme order, also known as the "Great Order". Second, for the important appointments of some officers and lords. It can be handwritten by the emperor himself, or it can be ordered to be drawn up by the Hanlin Academy and issued after the jade seal is stamped. This kind of holy decree should not only be kept on file, but also by the cabinet. The third is the Ming Decree, which is drawn up by the Hanlin Academy, dictated by the emperor, and then stamped with the jade seal and then passed on the decree to the cabinet. After the cabinet transcribed the decree, it was sent to all localities and yamen. The fourth type is the general holy decree, which is written by the eunuch of the Hanlin Yuan or the eunuch of the celebrant to write the holy decree according to the emperor's will. After the emperor found out, a celebrant eunuch stamped the jade seal and sent it out. Therefore, Qin Tai knew that no matter what the holy decree was, it must go through three people, the first emperor, without the emperor's consent, the holy decree given was fake, and the edict and all participants would be punished most severely. The second is the person who writes the holy decree, which is usually the edict of the Hanlin Academy, but now the eunuch of the celebrant has almost completely acted as an agent for this work. The third person is the eunuch who is in charge of the jade seal, that is, Lu Fang, the head of the inner capital.

There is only one person who can get a blank holy decree, can affix a jade seal to a blank holy decree, and can transport this kind of holy decree that can make people have no head out of the palace, that is, almost no one with great power dares to manage Lu Fang, the chief administrator of the inner court. But why did Lu Fang do this? Does Emperor Jiajing know about this?

Although Qin Tai didn't have much contact with the people in the palace, he almost didn't know any eunuchs. But when he was in the capital, he heard that this Lu Fang was a relatively peaceful eunuch. He doesn't have Liu Jin's domineering, nor does he have Wang Zhen's huge ambitions, and he doesn't have any family to take care of. Almost all the officials in the capital knew that this Lu Fang was absolutely loyal to Emperor Jiajing, and he did not hide anything from Emperor Jiajing. How could such a eunuch prepare so many blank holy decrees behind the emperor's back?

Although Qin Tai didn't see it with his own eyes, according to Xiao Lingzi's relay, Qin Tai could be sure that the sword must be a Shang Fang sword. The effect of Shang Fang's sword is even more terrifying, it is used as a tool to kill some ministers of the DPRK and China. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Hongwu Ye has delegated power to some local officials, who have corrupt and perverted the law, and the illegal officials who have committed heinous crimes, the local officials can use the royal flag given to them by the emperor to kill the current officials below the seven grades, including the seven grades, and the officials below the five grades including the five grades can be dismissed on the spot. And this seven-rank official happens to be a prefect of a county, and the fifth-grade official is the prefect of a state, which shows that the authority to have the royal flag is quite large. But Hong Wuye also kept a hand, and he completely controlled the appointment and dismissal of some important officials, as well as the life and death of some important officials. Unless there is his own holy decree or Shang Fang's sword, no official can casually dispose of officials above the fifth rank. Even if you are the direct supervisor of this official, you can only ask questions, not directly deal with them. If the person who came had Shang Fang's sword in his hand, that person could dispose of any official at will, as long as he thought that the official was guilty and problematic, he could dispose of it at will. When necessary, you can ask Shang Fang's sword to kill the official directly. Therefore, for any official, Shang Fang's sword is a tight spell on Sun Wukong's head, and whoever sees it is afraid.

Those few tokens, Qin Tai has never seen them and doesn't know the function. But Qin Tai estimated that it would not be a troop transfer token, because there were only ten troop transfer tokens in the entire Ming Dynasty, and these tokens were either in the hands of the generals who guarded the towns or in the hands of the emperor. It shouldn't appear in the inconspicuous Qianqiu Pavilion. If it's not a troop transfer token, will it be a Chin order card? The Qin Order Card is a token issued by the emperor to some secret subordinates when they are on a special mission. It is said that as soon as the Qin order card is issued, even the first-class officials of the DPRK and China must obey it. Many people in Jinyiwei and Dongchang have this token. Could it be that there are so many Qin Command Cards in this Qianqiu Pavilion?

In any case, any of these things can kill people. The origin of these things must be clarified, if it is really Emperor Jiajing who does not know, these things must not be circulated.