After Qin Tai got the news, he didn't even have the heart to eat dinner. After eating a few bites of food casually, he pulled Qiu Xiaoqiu and immediately got into the carriage and prepared to rush forward overnight. Although Qiu Xiaoqiu was a little tired and a little hungry, he didn't complain at all. Because he knew that what his cousin Qin Tai did was not a national event, and it was a major event related to the safety of tens of thousands of ordinary people. Once it is not handled well, it is said from a small age that Qin Tai did not do his duty, and from a large point of view, Qin Tai has failed to live up to the trust and reuse of his superiors and even the emperor. Qin Tai is a very responsible person, and he will never let this kind of crime follow him for the rest of his life. Qin Tai can bear it and can persevere, can't Qiu Xiaoqiu, who is his cousin, persevere? Qiu Xiaoqiu is determined to endure it with Qin Tai and get things done together.

Qin Tai went to prepare the carriage, and Qiu Xiaoqiu settled accounts with the innkeeper. After a while, the two men met at the door of the inn, and immediately got into the carriage and left the place. On the carriage, Qin Tai insisted on his opinion and let Qiu Xiaoqiu eat and sleep in the carriage. Wait for Qiu Xiaoqiu to rest enough, and then change to Qin Tai to rest. The two of them were ready to go non-stop, and they kept moving forward without changing people and cars. The sooner you arrive at your destination, the more time you have to deal with the case, and the better your chances of winning.

When Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu changed shifts for the second time, they finally saw the grain transportation team in front. The huge team is not only more people but also more vehicles. According to Qin Tai's visual inspection, there were at least two or three thousand people escorting the grain, plus the escort team, and the weapons were also excellent. These are all soldiers who have been baptized by war, and these people have a murderous aura, although it cannot be said that one is one by one, but with one such soldier is definitely not a problem against ten soldiers who have never fought a war. Qin Tai had experienced battles in Fujian and knew the difference between these soldiers and ordinary soldiers.

What surprised Qin Tai the most was not these soldiers, but the banner of this team. In ancient China, the flag was the symbol of an army, and it was the core of an army. Generally speaking, the flag consists of three parts, the first part is the "Ming" flag embroidered with the shape of a dragon, which means that this army is subordinate to the regular army under the Ming Emperor. Ordinary villagers or militia groups are not allowed to use this kind of dragon flag. The second part is the difference or title of the general, generally speaking, the army given by the emperor will have a special banner, just like the "Zhenbian Army" or something, "Zhenbian Army" is the special name of the Mujia Army in Yunnan. However, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there were not many armies with such a name. The third part is a banner made with the surname of the highest commander of an army. Just like when Hu Zongxian was the governor of Jiangnan, his entourage had to hold the "Hu" flag. The higher the rank, the bigger the flag, and the higher the flagpole. The flagpole of this team that Qin Tai saw was no less than the "Qi" flag where General Qi Jiguang was back then, and there were two more flags embroidered with golden dragons in the flag. This is the special banner of the Imperial Minister, which represents the Emperor. There is no need to doubt the word "Tan" of the big fight, just by looking at the dragon flag, you can know who the other party is. In today's Jiangnan, there is only one person who dares to claim to be a Qincha, and that is Tan Lun Tan, the minister of post-war rehabilitation in the five southern provinces. Tan Lun not only knew about the delivery of grain this time, but also personally escorted it, did he really not know what was going on? Isn't he worried that if something happens, he will be bitten to death by angry soldiers and civilians?

Qin Tai asked Qiu Xiaoqiu to stop moving forward and control the carriage to be ready to continue on his way at any time. And Qin Tai went to see this Tan Lun and asked if this Tan Lun really didn't know, or if he did it on purpose. If it was deliberate, Tan Lun would be an out-and-out bastard. Qin Tai mistook this person and mistook this person for his friend. If Tan Lun still didn't know the truth of the matter by this time, Tan Lun was really a fool, a fool who was used and didn't know it. Qin Tai didn't want Tan Lun to be a bad guy with sinister intentions, and he didn't want Tan Lun to be a stupid person who knew nothing. Sometimes a fool is more bad than a cunning enemy, and it drags everyone down even more.

Qin Tai's sudden appearance surprised Tan Lun. Because Tan Lun knew everything about Qin Tai, and he knew how the top level dealt with Qin Tai. At this time, this place, Qin Tai should not have appeared, how could he be here? Qin Tai didn't give Tan Lun a chance to speak, he pulled Tan Lun with one hand and a soldier into a corner with the other. Under Tan Lun's surprise, Qin Tai grabbed the soldier's marching bag, opened it and saw that although it was also rice, it was not the shouting general marching bag managed by Li Ding, of course, it was edible rice. Although this rice is not the best, it can definitely be eaten normally and does not require handling or special cleaning. Qin Tai almost knew and understood everything. No wonder Tan Lun didn't find the problem, no wonder Tan Lun still dared to move forward. Because Tan Lun really doesn't know what's going on with the food on the cart.

While waving his hand to ask this inexplicable soldier to leave, Qin Tai said to Tan Lun: "Old Tan, haven't you really opened the military rations on the carriage?" Do you really not know anything? ”

Tan Lun looked at Qin Tai strangely, not understanding what Qin Tai meant. He said a little impatiently: "Originally, I didn't have to personally escort this batch of grain. However, there were problems with the first three batches of escorts. The last time almost all of them had problems. The convoy was parked in one place for nearly 10 days. I came with the guards with my own hands. As for the military rations here, they are not only intact, but also have the original seal of the household department on them. Could there be any problems here? It's you, Lord Qin Taiqin. How did you come here? Who told you to come here? Do you know what the consequences of doing this will be? ”

Qin Tai showed the gold medal in his hand, and immediately said to Tan Lun: "I'm here to deal with this batch of grain." Don't say anything now, first go and see the grain on the wagon. To be on the safe side, let everyone rest outside. Thy guards guard us on all sides, and the two of us examine the grain. After the inspection is finished, let's talk about the rest of the matter. ”

When Tan Lun saw the gold medal, he already knew that something was wrong. He is a minister of the Qin Mission, and the emperor wants to send a secret envoy, which means that Emperor Longqing no longer trusts Tan Lun. Tan Lun is Emperor Longqing's attendant and friend for more than ten years. Besides, what kind of person is Qin Tai, a person who has to find out a little bit about everything, and letting Qin Tai be an envoy is not equivalent to letting Qin Tai come to Jiangnan to make trouble, right? Qin Tai mentioned the food twice, and checked the soldier's accompanying food, it seems that there is really something wrong with the food. Tan Lun is not a fool and knows the importance of these grains. Once something goes wrong with these grains, Tan Lun doesn't talk about the future, but he can't get over it in front of him. Even if the people here don't beat him to death, Emperor Longqing will take his life.

Tan Lun immediately ordered that all the people were not allowed to bring anything to the grove on the side to rest. The convoy guarded them, and not a single one was allowed to leave. The guards surrounded the grain wagons, and no one was allowed to approach, inquire or eavesdrop. After cleaning up all the people, Qin Tai and Tan Lun came to a grain truck. Tan Lun couldn't wait to take out the "grain gun" and stick it into the rice bag containing the rice. Although Tan Lun hadn't seen the rice yet, he and Qin Tai could already feel the difference. Tan Lun has never been a grain official, and Qin Tai's family is not farming, but they have seen grain and come into contact with all kinds of grain. In particular, Tan Lun, who personally got his hands on it, found that the rice in the rice bag was not only heavier than all the rice he had ever seen, but also much harder. Qin Tai heard the sound of the stones, and he could be sure that this was the same rice as the "rice" in his hand.

Tan Lun didn't want to look at this bag of rice anymore, so he walked to another grain truck and took out a "grain gun" and stabbed it hard. He was very angry about what had just happened, so he vented the bag of rice as if he were an enemy. Unexpectedly, this time Tan Lun encountered an iron plate, and he didn't even fully insert the "grain gun". Qin Tai immediately understood the truth, this bag of rice, no, it should be said that it is "like rice", it has been put in the warehouse for too long, and the inside has become so hard due to moisture. In fact, it was condensed into a large stone, no wonder Tan Lun couldn't insert it.