Chapter 35 The White Rabbit Wears a Crown Thirty-Five
Qin Tai was finally able to leave Fujian. Qin Tai also settled the last veteran and formed a new home for him.
The veteran not only had a wife of his own, but also had a twelve-year-old son. The family has a field and a hill.
Usually farming, picking mountain goods from the mountains, you can live a good life. Qin Tai took it
The "old drunkard" master, Zhan Xiaoxiao, Xiao Lingzi, and the ones who are getting thicker and thicker
"Ma Sandao" came to Putian, Fujian as promised. At this time, Putian City has become a prosperous bazaar.
However, the first group of residents has become less and less, and they have either returned to their hometowns or become landlords.
Qin Tai came to a jewelry store for the purpose of taking the business that was handed over to the boss a year ago. A year ago, Qin Tai had nearly 10,000 pieces
"Haizi" handed over to this reputable jewelry house and made an appointment to pick up the goods in a year. asked the boss to string a huge pearl shirt according to the figure of the ponytail swinging Mazu Niangniang.
When the boss knew that this pearl shirt was for Mazu Niangniang, and it was ordered by Qin Tai, a great benefactor of Fujian, the boss accepted the business at a very low price.
Now that the time of the year is up, Qin Tai has come to pick up the goods. In order to ensure the safety of the pearl shirt, Qin Tai entrusted the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau in Fujian to escort this priceless pearl shirt.
Not only is it a secret, but very few people know about it. In order not to cause a sensation among everyone, Qin Tai disguised himself and entered the city.
I don't want too many people to know about it, but Qin Tai's appearance is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The people in Putian City, every household hangs a portrait of Qin Tai, and worships Qin Tai like a god.
As soon as Qin Tai appeared in the city, he first found that they were actually children, and then the old people and adults also recognized Qin Tai.
Qin Tai had no choice but to stay in Putian City for three days in the support of everyone. Before leaving, when everyone learned that Qin Tai was going to escort a pearl shirt to Mazudang Mazu Niangniang Temple, they immediately spontaneously organized the people to protect Qin Tai to go to Maweidang.
The Zhenyuan Dart Bureau almost had nothing to do. Qin Tai, escorted by everyone, came to Maweidang. Xiao Lingzi, who rushed to the horsetail swing one step earlier, had already prepared everything.
The Niangniang Temple has been renovated and all the personnel are ready. Just waiting for Qin Tai and them to send pearl shirts here.
A distant nephew of Lu Mingzhu, who was also a child of the year, has been found. Now he is a twenty-one-year-old young man, and he voluntarily returned to the ponytail to be the temple blessing of the Niangniang Temple.
His father-in-law and Lu Mingzhu's grandfather are two brothers, so they can be regarded as the descendants of the Lu family. He was forced to send him away, but now that it is calm here, he is the first to come back.
Not only will he serve as the new temple secretary, but he has also built a tomb for Aunt Lu Mingzhu. The address was chosen not far from the Mazu Niangniang Temple, and he also promised Qin Tai that he would take his family to sweep the graves of his aunt and uncle every year in the future.
Qin Tai was not a greedy person, and he did not use the treasure that Lu Mingzhu said. It's just that he took it out to pay off the wages for making pearl shirts, as well as the dart fee for the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, and all the extra money was handed over to this new temple blessing.
Even this celebration was raised by everyone, and not a penny was used in it. Qin Tai solemnly put on his official uniform, and surrounded by everyone, entered the Niangniang Temple.
The inside and outside of the Niangniang Temple have been whitewashed, and the statue of Mazu Niangniang is more solemn. Qin Tai first put on the incense, and after kneeling, he invited out the luxurious pearl shirt.
This pearl shirt is really extraordinary, and the pearls on it are called by the locals in Fujian
"Haizi". Each one is the same size and the same round, and the value of a single one is about one hundred and eighty taels of silver.
This is the hard work accumulated by more than ten generations of the Lu family. Back then, Lu Mingzhu took out some for the sake of the children
"Haizi" does living expenses for everyone. Her fiancé
Later, the "Good Wako" helped to find some fine pearls, and only then did they raise a considerable amount. It's a pity that the couple can't see the completion of this pearl shirt, otherwise it would be more perfect.
With the help of everyone, Qin Tai put on this pearl shirt for the statue of Mazu Niangniang, and under the illumination of the jewels, the statue of Mazu Niangniang presented a kind of majesty and solemnity.
The believers on one side knelt down en masse. Qin Tai once again came to the statue of Mazu Niangniang, clasped his hands together and said silently: "Tianhou Niangniang, the lower official has completed the oath of the year. The things entrusted by Miss Lu Mingzhu are basically completed. First, make a pearl shirt and dedicate it to you. Second, give Lu Mingzhu and his wife a joint burial. Third, rebuild the ponytail swing and find the lost children. Although it is not the credit of Xia Guan alone, it has finally been basically done. The officers and soldiers who slaughtered the village back then had already severely punished them. There were also some soldiers who found their conscience and volunteered to live in Maweidang. One is to forgive their sins, and the other is to punish them to protect the ponytail. As for the officer who led the team, Yu Dayou, although he was not punished by the Ming Dynasty, he was also punished accordingly. His exploits over the years attested for his crimes, and he was demoted to the rank of general in Quanzhou, Fujian. It seems that the imperial court will not reuse this repeated villain anymore. The end of Hu Zongxian is also approaching, and the various evidences collected by the lower officials have asked the newly appointed Nanjing military department squire Tan Lun to present to King Yu, who will transfer it to the current emperor. It is believed that soon after, Hu Zongxian's governor of Jiangnan will also be dismissed. With Hu Zongxian's personality, he will not be able to gain a foothold in officialdom, and some officials who are hostile to him will settle accounts with him, which can be regarded as Hu Zongxian's retribution. The pirates who endangered the southeast coast were almost unable to hold on under the attack of General Qi Jiguang and the pirates of Guishun. The Emperor of the Wa Kingdom has also compromised, saying that he will recall all the Wa people. Those who don't want to go back are not counted as their people, and the Ming army can be wiped out at will. It seems that the rebellion is about to subside, and the good days of the people of Fujian have come. Ask Mazu Niangniang to bless the people of Fujian, so that they will no longer suffer and can live a good life. No, not only the people of Fujian, but also the people of the world who live and work in peace and contentment, and will always be free from the disaster of swords. After this grand event, Qin Tai stayed in Maweidang Village for a few more days.
There are three households of veterans under Qi Jiguang and more than a dozen households of Yu Dayou soldiers whose conscience has been discovered. They settled down in Maweidang, saying that they would protect Maweidang and Mazu Niangniang Temple forever.
Zhan Xiaoxiao is very unhappy these days, and everyone has not asked Zhan Xiaoxiao for reasons to be unhappy. Only Qin Taihe
The "old drunkard" master knows a little bit, and Zhan Xiaoxiao is fighting for Qin Tai. Lu Mingzhu's fiancé
The Japanese letter left by the "good Japanese Kou" turned out to be a list of transactions between Yan Shifan and the Japanese Kou, yes
The "Good Woko" was finally stolen from a Wako leader. It took Zhan Xiaoxiao three days to translate this secret ledger.
It is difficult for Qin Tai to report directly to the imperial court, because he is no longer the criminal department, let alone directly impeaching Yan Song's father and son.
Under Tan Lun's recommendation, Qin Tai met Zou Yinglong, the imperial historian of Nanjing. Qin Tai handed over the information he got to Zou Yinglong, and Zou Yinglong was like a treasure.
After reading all the information overnight, he wrote a note on the impeachment of Yan Shifan. Zou Yinglong was very smart, he didn't mention Yan Song in the recital, and only targeted Yan Shifan alone.
In this way, not only did the artillery fire focus on one person, but also avoided the mentality of Emperor Jiajing to defend his ministers.
In one fell swoop, Yan Shifan was first dismissed from his post pending investigation, and later sentenced to beheading for capital crimes.
Yan Song lost his son when he was old, and lost the trust of Emperor Jiajing, so he had to ask to return to his hometown soon after, and Emperor Jiajing not only did not stop but also rewarded Yan Song with some things, which was considered to be a complete severance of the relationship between the monarch and the minister.
The great victory in the southeast, the arrest of Yan Shifan, the pacification of Fujian, the persuasion of pirates, the capture of Hu Zongxian's incriminating evidence, etc., are all Qin Tai's contributions, but Qin Tai did not get any benefits.
Zhao Ruzhen, the governor of Jiangsu, was transferred to Beijing to serve as the head of the household. Tan Lun, who was in charge of the Zhejiang Military Department and joined the army, was promoted to the squire of the Nanjing Military Department, acting as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department.
Commander of the anti-Japanese front, Qi Jiguang, the general soldier of Fujian and Zhejiang, was transferred to the general army of Gyeonggi and became one of the top ten general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and officially became a senior general of the Ming Dynasty.
Yu Dayou retained his post as a general in Quanzhou, Fujian, and soon became the chief military officer of Fujian.
The purpose is to stabilize the military and civilians in Fujian and Zhejiang. More than 30 officials have been commended and promoted, and more than 70 officials have a bright future ahead of them.
But Qin Tai, who had the greatest credit, didn't mention a word. Qin Tai didn't know that if it weren't for the two sworn friends of Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun, if it weren't for King Yu who felt sorry for Qin Tai, Qin Tai would have died a long time ago.
The secretary of the Beijing Ministry of Officials went to the cabinet, saying that Qin Tai had taken over the posts of more than 30 officials without authorization, and had committed a crime by using the official seal to borrow official money privately
"The sin of trespassing". The Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites in Beijing also said that Qin Tai coerced and blackmailed Nanjing and local officials, committing the crime of official morality.
The Beijing Household Department and the Nanjing Household Department jointly sued Qin Tai, saying that Qin Tai did not distinguish between public and private, violated the terms of the Ming Dynasty, and undermined the national economy.
The Beijing Criminal Department and the Nanjing Criminal Department jointly sued Qin Tai for meddling in military affairs and investigating the privacy of senior officials without authorization
"Crime of ultra vires" and
"guilty of sin". Even the Ministry of Works, which did not tie the border, intervened, and the reason of the Ministry of Industry was that Qin Tai had built Putian County in Fujian Province into a large town at the regional level without authorization, which undermined the regulations of the imperial court.
In the end, the Beijing Military Department spoke, saying that Qin Tai, as a six-rank civilian official, mobilized the army privately, did not take the lives of soldiers and civilians seriously, and fought with the Japanese army without authorization.
Although the enemy was defeated, almost all the soldiers died, and only the elderly and children remained among the people.
Qin Tai was already sorry for the imperial court and the people of Fujian. He committed too many crimes against Da Ming. The Sixth Department believes that Qin Tai not only has no merit, but also has to deal with it heavily.
At that time, Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet, was recuperating at home, but he was actually grounded by Emperor Jiajing. Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, was also very embarrassed, he obviously knew that Qin Tai was a rare talent, but he couldn't offend so many colleagues for Qin Tai at once.
He had no choice but to kick the ball to the celebrant and Emperor Jiajing. The eunuch Lu Fang, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, had already formed a grudge with Qin Tai, and of course he would not speak for Qin Tai.
He focused on how the people of Fujian supported Qin Tai and worshiped Qin Tai as a god. This alone violated the taboo of Emperor Jiajing, who was not only suspicious but also a stingy emperor.
As an emperor, you will never allow other people to support others, even if they are your own sons.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing was very disgusted with this Qin Tai, and directly ordered to reprimand Qin Tai and transfer Qin Tai to the northwest to investigate the loss of tribute.
During the Ming Dynasty, the war in the northwest almost never stopped, and some small countries have not been offered to the imperial court for a long time.
The tributes of some countries were really robbed, and the people who robbed them may be enemy countries, or they may be some horse thieves in the Ming Kingdom.
It is more likely that these small countries did not send tribute, falsely claiming that their tribute had been stolen or robbed.
Therefore, no official dares to meddle in these matters, let alone go to the Great Northwest. Emperor Jiajing wanted Qin Tai to go to the northwest, but in fact, he wanted Qin Tai to die.
Qin Tai did not have the backstage of the Northwest Army, second, there were no army soldiers, third, he did not know the local bandits and horse thieves, and fourth, he did not understand Mongolian.
Zhan Xiaoxiao was angry about this, even if he didn't reward Qin Tai, he didn't have to ask Qin Tai to die.
He was dismissed from the post of Fujian verification supervisor of the Nanjing Criminal Department of Qintai, and moved to the left to be the supervisor of the Beijing Criminal Department, specializing in investigating the theft of tribute.
The position has changed, the rank has not changed, and the officials who came to appoint him reminded Qin Tai that he must not interfere in local affairs along the way.
Because Qin Tai has broken the rules too many times. Qin Tai didn't think there was anything bad.
It's a matter of Fujian, and there is nothing to do if you stay here, so it's better to go to the northwest to have a look. Besides, I have to pass by my hometown and casually go to see my parents who I haven't seen for many years.
and officially married Zhan Xiaoxiao. It turned out that Qin Tai knew that Zhan Xiaoxiao was a girl when he was treating the seriously injured Zhan Xiaoxiao when he was in Putian.
Qin Tai was not only not angry, but secretly happy in his heart. But at that time, Fujian was in turmoil, so Qin Tai did not say anything.
I'm free during this time, Qin Tai please
The "old drunkard" master helped to explore Zhan Xiaoxiao's tone, and I didn't know if Zhan Xiaoxiao would become Qin Tai's wife.
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Of course, the "old drunkard" master was happy, and Zhan Xiaoxiao couldn't sleep happily all night. Early the next morning, Zhan Xiaoxiao personally wrote to his parents, saying that he was going to get married.
After a few days, Qin Tai pleased
The "old drunkard" master was the matchmaker, and took Xiao Lingzi to a small hometown with him. Zhan Xiaoxiao's parents were very satisfied with this prospective son-in-law who had known for a long time, and immediately agreed to marry their daughter Zhan Xiaoxiao to Qin Tai.
Qin Tai and the others planned to take the opportunity to go to the northwest and return to their hometown to get married. Anyway, the imperial court did not stipulate when to arrive at the destination, nor did it say that they could not go home and get married.
Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao discussed, and after getting married, Zhan Xiaoxiao continued to go to the northwest with Qin Tai. Because Qin Tai needs Zhanxiao's care, and even more needs Zhanxiao's protection and help.
Qin Tai couldn't do without Zhan Xiaoxiao's guard and assistant.
"Ma Sandao" also decided to move his family to Shanxi and entrusted his family to Qin Tai's parents to take care of. He will always follow Qin Tai and never leave Qin Tai.
Xiao Lingzi's home is in Qin Tai's house,
The "old drunkard" master also said that he wanted Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao to support themselves. So the five of them were together and didn't separate anymore.