Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao really left, just like they had come to Nanzhili silently, they left Nanzhili again silently. Xu Jian was also gone, and the next day Xu Jian had a lot of corpses on the boat. The yamen sent someone to conduct an autopsy, and it turned out that these girls committed suicide by drinking poisoned wine. Because it involves the second grade of Shangshu of a court, ordinary people don't know about it.

On the third day, another breaking news came out, and it was big news. Xu Jian's family was poisoned in their hometown, and the people who died included Xu Jian himself and his wife, as well as Xu Jian's father Xu Jie, two younger brothers, and three nephews. After reporting the case, he was supposed to come for an autopsy, but was stopped by a stranger. The person who came took out a gold medal engraved with the words "Jinyiwei", and the people of the yamen ran away. After carefully observing all the deceased, they finally found a sealed letter in Xu Jian's arms, indicating that it was handed over to the Empress Dowager to open in person. Jin Yiwei hesitated for a long time but opened it and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the worse his face became, and finally repacked and sealed it. A few days later, the letter appeared at a meeting of the Empress Dowager presided over by the Little Emperor, the Empress Dowager, Feng Bao, the representative of the celebrant supervisor, Gao Gong of the Cabinet, Zhang Juzheng, and several royal elders. After reading the letter, no one spoke, and no one wanted to say anything. The Empress Dowager said a sentence before announcing the adjournment of the meeting, "Copy a copy to Qin Tai." Send it the fastest way possible. Zhang Gong, you do it yourself, don't leave it to your subordinates. "There is only one so-called Zhang Gong, he is the second assistant of the current cabinet and Zhang Juzheng of the future cabinet. Let Zhang Juzheng personally write the first is safety, the second is to let Qin Tai understand the weight of this letter, and the third is to let everyone understand that this matter cannot be said.

In the afternoon of the same day, a group of six carrier pigeons flew into the sky together, but all six pigeons were shot down. These pigeons were not shot down by children, they were all well-trained pigeons, and they could not shoot an arrow with a bow that flew at a high level. It seems that someone did this on purpose, in order to prevent the pigeons from flying out of the capital. But they didn't notice that another group of people had left Beijing. As soon as these people dressed as dart masters left the gate of the capital, they opened the boxes that were escorted. There were still pigeons, a flock of carrier pigeons that looked better than the pigeons that were shot down. Seven or eight carrier pigeons flew into the sky with an inconspicuous pigeon. It is also the only pigeon that has the real letter written by Zhang Juzheng himself. If a carrier pigeon needs a capital of more than a dozen taels of silver, this time alone will lose at least hundreds of silver expenses from the imperial court. But these are all worth it, and the content in them is related to military affairs.

Qin Tai sighed after receiving the letter, Xu Jian really had no way to do this. Xu Jian went home to persuade his father Xu Jie and the others, but Qin Tai knew without guessing that Xu Jie, who had always been domineering, would never listen to his son. In addition, Xu Jie's sons and grandsons also participated, of course, they were unwilling to let go of this opportunity. After Xu Jian knew the thoughts of his father's family, he also knew that it would be too late for him to make a decision, so he had to do it. Xu Jian had dinner with his old father's family, and secretly poisoned his family, including their own husband and wife.

Xu Jian knew very well that this matter was not really over, let alone the time to talk to the imperial court about conditions, so he did not put forward any conditions. There are only three points mentioned in the suicide note, first, asking the imperial court to depose his eldest son from the post of magistrate of the county, remove his younger son's reputation, and let the two brothers study and farm at home honestly from now on. Second, he has returned most of his family's property to the imperial court as the son of the Xu family, hoping to offset some of his sins. Third, for the sake of the reputation of the imperial court and in order not to implicate too many people, Xu Jian designed a way to die for his family. Xu Jian's youngest brother, Xu Jie's youngest son, Xu Hui, has colluded with people in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and Xu Jian deliberately bought some poisons from the people that only people in the rivers and lakes have. In addition to this Xuhui, the other houses and the old father Xu Jie's husband and wife have all died, and several more beautiful children and grandchildren in the third generation have been implicated. Outsiders knew at a glance that this was a premeditated poisoning, and the suspect was of course the target of Xuhui, who was the only one who was not present. The imperial court can put all the charges on Xu Hui, regardless of whether Xu Hui is involved in King Jing's affairs or not, let Xu Hui bear this black cauldron.

In fact, Xu Jian did this for the sake of the court on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was for the reputation of the family and his old father Xu Jie. Once it is announced by the imperial court that Xu Jie's participation in the King Jing incident will not only be ruined, but the Xu family will also fall, and there will be no chance to turn over. Xu Jian's three requirements are not requirements, but they are actually a good way to retreat. Although Xu Jian's two sons went home to farm, they always saved their lives without worrying about being implicated and killed. handed over most of the family property without being raided in the real sense, retaining the vitality of the family and waiting for the opportunity to rise again. Xu Jian's family died in the vendetta of the rivers and lakes and the family infighting, Xu Jie's reputation was preserved, and the Xu family would not become a confidant of the imperial court and could not be destroyed by the imperial court. It seems that this Xu Jian is really not simple, not only solved the current embarrassing situation, but also made a decision on the issue of loyalty or filial piety to his parents, and did it perfectly. If this matter is made public, everyone will say that Xu Jian is a gentleman who is loyal and does not forget his family affection. Xu Jian's poisoning of his parents, brothers, children and nephews is not only not a crime, but also a manifestation of responsibility to everyone, preventing everyone from continuing to act wrong.

Qin Tai was not only sighing for Xu Jian's behavior, but also sighing for himself. If he hadn't secretly gone to Jiangnan once, if he hadn't forced Xu Jian to make a decision, Xu Jian would not have been able to do this. Although Qin Tai and Xu Jie had two generations of grievances, Qin Tai never thought about letting Xu Jie die at the hands of his son. In Buddhist parlance, cannibalism is a form of karma. Although Xu Jie's work is a bit domineering, and he is not guaranteed to be late, but it is really too serious to die in the hands of his son Xu Jian. Not only did he die in the hands of his son Xu Jian, but more than a dozen people up and down the Xu family also died in the hands of Xu Jian. Even if the men of the Xu family are involved in King Jing's affairs, even if the Xu family has any ulterior secrets, the women and children of the Xu family are not wrong. Now that the women of the Xu family have died, several young children have died, and their parents have become orphans, all of this is something that Qin Tai did not expect. Qin Tai also indirectly harmed them and became a murderer who made the children orphans. This sin is a bit heavy, and it makes Qin Tai feel that Xu Jian is taking revenge on himself, and Xu Jian must be very resentful of Qin Tai in his heart. No, Zhan Xiaoxiao has already gone to the temple alone, nominally to worship the Buddha, but in fact, he is going to do things for these unjustly killed Xu families. Zhan Xiaoxiao's heart is really not calm, and she always feels sorry for these women and children of the Xu family.

King Jing also immediately knew about Xu Jie's affairs, and knew that everything that Jiang Nan had arranged was over as soon as Xu Jie's death. King Jing knew that his hard work this time was in vain, so he simply came to a semi-public showdown with the court and the little emperor's family. King Jing publicly handed a letter to Meng He, who surrounded his family and protected his reputation, and asked Meng He to pass it on to the imperial court and the royal family. In the letter, King Jing listed several crimes that were not serious or serious, and hoped that the court and the royal family would punish him for his mistakes. The first King Jing had sex during the funeral of the first emperor, that is, Emperor Longqing, and was charged with great disrespect. Article 2: King Jing said something unfavorable to the little emperor on some semi-public occasions, and reversed the crime of discussing state affairs in private. Article 3 King Jing was uncomfortable at home, so he privately violated the rule that the vassal king was not allowed to leave his mansion to go out to play, which was another crime. Fourth, King Jing tried to buy off these officers and soldiers of Menghe, and reversed the crime of the vassal king not to associate with the defenders. King Jing not only admitted that he had been wrong, but also asked the court and the royal family to punish him, warning the other vassal kings not to do so.

King Jing's trick of retreating into advance was really effective, not only justifying his own behavior, but also reducing all the crimes to a small one, and even more implicating Meng He. King Jing has always been dissatisfied with Emperor Longqing, which was originally King Jing's biggest crime, but King Jing used this reason to offset everyone's conjecture about him. During the funeral of Emperor Longqing, he had sex in private, and it seemed that he was disrespectful to the first emperor, but it was nothing, and other vassal kings or ministers of the court also did it. If you insist on saying that King Jing is targeting Emperor Longqing, it means that the court and the royal family are targeting King Jing. King Jing has said many times that he is dissatisfied with the little emperor, and even said that he wants to replace him, but now it is interpreted by King Jing as complaining and "discussing state affairs in vain", avoiding the important and trivial, and at the same time avoiding the court's accusations against King Jing. King Jing said that he was too bored to go out to have fun, which explains that King Jing left the mansion in private, even if King Jing appeared elsewhere, it can be explained openly. The last one is the most powerful, and he took the initiative to confess that he had bribed Meng He and others. It was not stated whether Meng He and others would be bribed, nor did they say the quantity and method. One tael of silver is also a bribe, a million taels of silver is also a bribe, the use of a military uniform is a bribe, and the use of a large group of advanced weapons is also considered a bribe. avoided the important and easily resolved the charge of bribing the military, and even betrayed Meng He.

Soon after, the imperial court gave Meng Chong and Qin Tai a semi-public decision. First, in the case of King Jing's self-requested punishment, the court and the royal family decided to give a lighter punishment mainly based on warnings and lessons. As long as the vassal king made a mistake, as long as it was not a rebellion or murder of the monarch, he usually did so. That's why King Jing did this, taking the initiative to confess himself, avoiding the serious, and admitting some of the crimes lightly, in exchange for a meal of instructions from the court. Second, Xu Jie's father and son were murdered by Xu Hui, and Xu Hui confessed and was sentenced to death. Xu Jian's two sons also found a way to deal with it, the eldest son was resigned from his post for the people, and the younger son was removed from his reputation for prostitution. The Xu family's family business was resold or privately renamed by Xuhui, and after Xuhui was arrested, it was confiscated and confiscated and became the property of the imperial court. Xu Jie's father and son came forward to appease and mourn, preserving the reputation of Xu Jie and Xu Jian. Third, all the officials of King Jing and Xu Jiebaoju were dismissed or transferred under various names. Among them is Jia Baishun, who has had several confrontations with Qin Tai, who has finally withdrawn from officialdom and can no longer become a stumbling block for Qin Tai.

Although there was no mention of the handling of Meng He and the others in this decision, nor did it mention the handling of Xiao Lingzi, Qin Tai and Meng Chong knew in their hearts that the matter was not easy to solve. Meng He was also very single, and took out some fine wine to drink with his former brothers. As a result, just like Xu Jian's poisoning of his family, Meng He and all the officers in the barracks died, including the two eunuchs. Meng He knew that he had to die, so in order not to implicate the child and Meng Chong, he decided to end his own life. Anyway, he knew that his son Xiaobao was not dead, and Zhan Xiaoxiao also promised to take care of Xiaobao, so he didn't have any worries.

On the same day that Meng He committed suicide, Xiao Lingzi, who had never been able to find a trace, also had news. When Qin Tai and his wife arrived, Xiao Lingzi was already dead. Xiao Lingzi admitted that he and Gelhan teamed up to not only deceive Jia Baishun, but also embezzled a lot of money. Xiao Lingzi originally wanted to become Qin Tai's tainted witness and help others deal with Jia Baishun. Now that Jia Baishun and his master are finished, Xiao Lingzi is no longer needed. In order to keep Qin Tai from embarrassment and to protect Qin Tai's reputation, Xiao Lingzi decided to end his own life. Although Gelhan was also involved in the case, Gelhan neither killed nor participated in the plan, so Xiao Lingzi asked Qin Tai to sentence Gelhan lightly. Gelhan was eventually sent to the frontier by the imperial court, where he was accompanied by an officer named Li Chengliang, who is said to have later taken in an apprentice of the Jurchen tribe. This apprentice later became a famous figure, he was the Qing Taizu **Hachi. Some of his skills come from Gelhan, Gelhan's skills are taught by Xiao Lingzi, and Xiao Lingzi's skills come from Qin Tai and others, **Hachi is equivalent to the second disciple of Qin Tai and others.

Qin Tai and Meng Chong did not ask for a reward, but Meng Chong asked to resign from the position of the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and returned to Fengyang to guard the soul with peace of mind. In fact, this is a place for some big eunuchs to retire, and Meng Chong is equivalent to automatically handing over power. Qin Tai also hoped that the court and the emperor would remove him from the post of Jinyiwei, after all, for any scholar, the position of Jinyiwei was not a good name but a shame. Zhang Juzheng agreed to Qin Tai's request, but did not restore Qin Tai's position, and still asked Qin Tai to go home and reflect. Qin Tai became an idle alternate official waiting for news at home. However, this time Qin Tai did not complain, because he had to use this time to do a few things. First, find a piece of feng shui treasure for Xiao Lingzi to bury. Second, arrange Xiaobao's future. Third, go to the Xu family once and personally worship the people of the Xu family. Fourth, sending Meng He's body back to his hometown was an errand that Qin Tai found himself.