Qin Tai and Hai Rui took the delegates and lived in Hai Rui's home in the capital. But Hai Jui's home is not only dilapidated, but also not large enough. The landlord thought that Hai Rui was moving, and was anxious to ask Hai Rui for the rent arrears. Later, I learned that Hai Rui brought a representative to intercede for everyone, and the landlord aunt not only did not want to pay the rent arrears, but also lent the empty house next door to Hai Rui's house for everyone to live in. Even if this was not enough, it was decided that the hardship would be to lay on the floor in the yard and ensure that the petition was not damaged in any way.

Just when Qin Tai and his wife were helping everyone tidy up the room, a few uninvited guests came. It was a spy from Jinyi Wei who led them here, but they were personally brought by Hai Rui to meet Qin Tai and his wife. Hai Rui led the way in front and brought them directly to Qin Tai, but Hai Rui's face was very bad.

When Qin Tai saw the visitor, he knew why Hai Rui had such an expression. The person who came was led by a middle-aged man, who was not only suave but also very majestic. This person is an old friend of Hai Rui and Qin Tai, and a member of the imperial court's cabinet, Zhang Juzheng, Lord Zhang. He is Qin Tai's friend and Hai Rui's teacher, so he can be regarded as their old acquaintance. Although Zhang Juzheng is Hai Rui's teacher, Hai Juzheng is a few years older than this gentleman, so Zhang Juzheng is usually very polite to Hai Rui. But this time Zhang Juzheng was angry, so he didn't leave any face for Hai Rui. As soon as he saw Hai Rui, he taught Hai Rui a hard lesson in the tone of his superiors and Mr. Hai Rui didn't dare to collide with him, so his face was very unpleasant.

Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao originally wanted to step forward to greet Zhang Juzheng, but they immediately stood still again. Because Zhang Juzheng was followed by several people, the one who was closer to Zhang Juzheng was a middle-aged white man, and the last few were his entourage. However, Zhan Xiaoxiao and Qin Tai seemed to recognize a few people, they were Dongchang and Jinyiwei's subordinates. From their dress and looks, Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao guessed the identity of this white man.

The people who can make the good hands of Dongchang and Jinyiwei serve as subordinates and retinues must be members of the royal family or important figures in the inner court. Emperor Longqing did not have his own brothers by his side, and there were few big eunuchs in the entire ceremonial eunuch who Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao did not know. The eunuch Meng Chong is the old rival of Qin Tai and Zhanxiao. There is only one person who has a status in the celebrant and is not very familiar with Qin Tai, and that is Feng Bao, the first eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch who is also the "big companion" of the prince. This Feng Bao is not only a close confidant of Emperor Longqing, but also the No. 1 slave of Concubine Li and the crown prince. Zhang Ju is the future head of the cabinet, and Feng Bao is the future eunuch candidate for the eunuch in charge of the seal, so Feng Bao is definitely not simple.

Qin Tai glanced at Zhan Xiaoxiao, and Zhan Xiaoxiao immediately understood what her husband meant. Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao appeared here together, it must not be a trivial matter. The best thing to do is not to let everyone know, and try to control the insiders as much as possible. The exhibition will attract everyone's attention, and these people will be received by Qin Tai in person. I believe that these people do not dare and will not have any unfavorable actions and remarks against Qin Tai at this time, otherwise it will not be easy to control.

Qin Tai took Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao into a small room, and when he entered the door, Qin Tai said to Hai Rui: "Brother Hai, help me take care of the others." Please don't disturb our conversation until I'm out there. It's the same for anyone. Thank you. Since Hai Rui was willing to stand up for the people with Qin Tai, the relationship between Qin Tai and Hai Rui has become closer and closer. If it weren't for Xiao Ping'an's absence, Qin Tai would really have made Hai Rui the stepfather of his son Xiao Ping'an. The two of them are already called brothers, and Hai Rui even calls Zhan Xiaoxiao "brother and sister". Zhan Xiaoxiao and Qin Tai called Hai Rui "Brother Hai" or "Big Brother" together.

After coming to the room, Qin Tai sat down and said to Zhang Juzheng, "Old Zhang." My Lord Zhang. It's unfortunate that you're here, not only are we messy here, but we don't have any tea to entertain people. I'm going to ask you to sit down. This must be Feng Bao and Feng Shuangbao. Have a seat. If there is anything, please say it directly, you don't need to be too polite. Do you want to arrest me in Jinyiwei's edict? Not right now, though. First, I have a task on my side, and second, doing so will cause panic among everyone. That's good, as soon as the matter is over, my wife Zhan Xiaoxiao and I will definitely go to the edict to surrender. That's okay, right? ”

Zhang Juzheng didn't speak, because the purpose of his coming here was mainly to deal with Hai Rui. Qin Tai couldn't take this guy down by Zhang Juzheng alone, so Zhang Juzheng simply didn't say anything or much. Feng Bao had a magic weapon in his hand to deal with Qin Tai, and this was decided after everyone had discussed it for a long time. If Qin Tai still didn't agree, he really had to arrest Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao and put them in prison.

Feng Bao seemed to be very experienced with people like Qin Tai, not only was he not angry, but he was still smiling. After Qin Tai finished speaking, Feng Bao glanced at Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng didn't speak, before he spoke: "Lord Qin." The miscellaneous family is not here to arrest you, but to invite you. Long live this matter, and neither does the cabinet. The miscellaneous family only invited Master Zhang to guide the miscellaneous family and be a peacemaker. Lord Qin, the miscellaneous family has something to ask for your help. ”

Qin Tai felt very strange about Feng Bao's attitude. Feng Bao is not only the future celebrant and eunuch, but also a capable person. Although Meng Chong was still the eunuch in charge of the seal, he had already pushed most of the troubles of the inner court to Feng Bao. Feng Bao not only did not rush around, but also handled it in an orderly manner, if it weren't for the lack of qualifications, Emperor Longqing would have let Feng Bao be the eunuch in charge of the seal. This kind of person is not only capable of himself, but also has a lot of capable people, so how can he come to him for help?

Feng Bao took out the set that Concubine Li taught him and said to Qin Tai: "Lord Qin, the miscellaneous family is really in trouble. Not long ago, the miscellaneous family received an order from the Long Live Lord to manage the daily affairs of the inner court. The miscellaneous family had to take over, and the first thing was to register the palace maid who was overaged. According to the holy decree of the Lord of Long Live Lord, the palace maids over the age of twenty-five were registered in the register, and these palace maids were released from the palace one by one in three batches. The first batch of palace maids gave priority to taking care of those who were sick and some of the old palace maids who had families near the capital. About half a month ago, the first batch of old palace maids had already left the palace. The second batch of palace maids was sent five days ago. It was planned to send the last group of old palace maids out of the palace in a few days. But three days ago, his subordinates came to report that several of the second batch of old palace maids who left the palace had disappeared. The miscellaneous family sent people to investigate, but not only did they not find clues, but they also found out that many of the first batch of old palace maids who left the palace were also missing. This is the first time that the miscellaneous family has fully taken over the affairs of the inner court, and if it is not done well, it will be difficult for the miscellaneous family to explain to the long live lord and the mother. So he privately ordered to mobilize Jinyiwei and Dongchang to secretly investigate these people. It wasn't until this morning that there was a clue from his subordinates, saying that a female corpse had been found on the outskirts of the capital, and it seemed that it was the missing palace maid we were looking for. While the miscellaneous family sent someone to make sure, they came to discuss with Master Zhang. Mr. Zhang recommended you to the miscellaneous family, saying that you have no unsolvable case in your hands, so the miscellaneous family wants to ask for your help. And the impact of this case is too great, and the miscellaneous family can only hide it from the Long Live Lord and the court for three days. I hope that Lord Qin, you can find the clues and solve the case within three days. The miscellaneous family will fully support you, ask for people, ask for money, as long as you can solve the case. ”

Although Feng Bao didn't say what the consequences would be if he couldn't solve the case, Qin Tai seemed to understand. For the sake of his own status, Feng Bao concealed it and did not report it to his superiors. If the case is still not solved after three days, Feng Bao will be punished by Meng Chong or Emperor Longqing. When the time comes, before Feng Bao is unlucky, he will definitely kill Qin Tai and his wife, the ruthlessness of the eunuchs Qin Tai has already been taught. Meng Chong and Feng Bao were not on the right path, Feng Bao wanted to bow down to Meng Chong earlier, and he officially served as the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the seal of the seal. For the sake of himself and his cronies, Meng Chong didn't want Feng Bao to grow stronger, and he didn't want Feng Bao to take over his position. Therefore, Meng Chong will definitely stare at Feng Bao, wanting to grab Feng Bao's feet and suppress Feng Bao. In order to save himself, Feng Bao may really ask Zhang Juzheng for help in private. Zhang Ju was Emperor Longqing's attendant in the Qiandi, and he was the prince's teacher when he was the prince in the Qiandi. Feng Bao is the "big companion" of the prince, so the relationship between the two is very good. It seems that the future crown prince will be very relaxed, and the relationship between his cabinet chief assistant and the celebrant and the eunuch will be better than that of all dynasties. However, because of this, Qin Tai was worried that the new emperor would not be overshadowed by Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao in the future.

First, because Qin Tai likes to solve cases, and second, Qin Tai hasn't solved cases for a long time, and his heart is a little itchy. Third, Qin Tai really cared about the safety of these palace maids. So Qin Tai agreed without hesitation and asked Feng Bao to give great help. Feng Bao agreed with his mouth full of promises, and at the same time gave Qin Tai a forbidden palace waist card. The waist card did not allow Qin Tai to enter and leave the palace, but on behalf of Qin Tai who was now doing things for the inner court. This is a temporary proof of identity, and it is also Feng Bao's maximum authority. To formally appoint Qin Tai, not only the consent of Meng Chong, the eunuch in charge of the seal, but also the nod of Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet, was required. Whether it was Meng Chong or Xu Jie, they would not agree to let Qin Tai be an official, so Feng Bao had no choice but to take a forbidden palace waist card to Qin Tai. It means that Qin Tai is in charge of Feng Bao's personal help, and he can be regarded as Feng Bao's private assistant to handle the case. Feng Bao is temporarily responsible for everything in Qin Tai, and he can be regarded as Qin Tai's guarantor.

In fact, Li Guifei and Emperor Longqing were worried that Qin Tai would not accept it, and they also prepared a gold medal for Qin Tai, but the gold medal can only be given by Emperor Longqing, and once the gold medal is revealed, it will make Qin Tai suspicious of Emperor Longqing. Therefore, Li Guifei repeatedly asked Feng Bao to try to persuade Qin Tai to agree to the case when there was no need to give the gold medal. Feng Bao finally completed the task, not only convincing Qin Tai, but also not exposing the true intentions of Emperor Longqing.