Chapter 5: Corpse Horror Five
Under Meng Chong's secret arrangement, things have changed drastically. When Emperor Longqing pretended to raise this question in the court, even Zhang Juzheng was dumbfounded. It is said that this kind of thing does not need to be discussed by everyone, and Emperor Longqing only needs to consult him alone or with a high arch. It's a big deal that it is already too much to put it forward at a "court meeting" attended by a small number of people. Unexpectedly, Emperor Longqing said this in front of everyone in the early dynasty. Zhang Juzheng originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to decide this matter. But things went in the direction that Zhang Juzheng did not predict, and he almost lost control. A large group of ministers who originally had no right to speak came up to oppose it, especially some old ministers, who quoted scriptures and said that Qin Tai was not. Several officials in the Criminal Department even took out a joint list of middle and lower-level officials in the Criminal Department to oppose Qin Tai's comeback.
At this time, Zhang Juzheng finally understood that these people were united by Meng Chong. They were all the subordinates of the original teacher Xu Jie, and just for the contradiction between Xu Jie and Qin Tai, they would go all out to oppose this matter. Meng Chong didn't dare and couldn't unite these people without permission, it seemed that the main messenger behind this matter was not Meng Chong. The only person in the world who dared to command Meng Chong was Emperor Longqing. It seems that Emperor Longqing is determined not to let Qin Tai make a comeback. Zhang Juzheng didn't understand why Emperor Longqing did this.
Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to stand up for Qin Tai, it didn't mean that no one spoke for Qin Tai. Tan Lun, Qin Tai's first friend, finally couldn't help it, he ignored the angry eyes of the teacher Gao Gong at him, and didn't pay attention to Zhang Juzheng's hints, and directly came out to ask for an explanation for Qin Tai. Tan Lun meant that even if Qin Tai was not given a chance to be reinstated, he would always give Qin Tai a title to investigate the case. He knew that Qin Tai didn't care about his position, he only hoped to come out to investigate and handle the case, so he hoped that Qin Tai could openly investigate the case. As Qin Tai's best friend, Tan Lun really likes to see a happy Qin Tai, not a depressed Qin Tai.
Tan Lun's proposal made Emperor Longqing a little moved, as long as Qin Tai was not given a position, it was still possible to cooperate in the investigation of the case. Meng Chong didn't think so, he didn't want Qin Tai to have any chances, and he didn't want Qin Tai to stay in the capital. As long as Qin Tai is in the capital, as long as Qin Tai can investigate the case, he will be able to make a comeback sooner or later. In order to completely cut off Qin Tai's back road, Meng Chong decided that Qin Tai must not be allowed to go out of the mountain. Meng Chong not only came forward to oppose it himself, but also hinted that the ministers would oppose it together. Especially those officials of the Criminal Department, as long as they are unwilling to use Qin Tai, Qin Tai will not be able to investigate and handle cases in the Criminal Department. Everyone was collectively unwilling to accept Qin Tai, and several officials from the Criminal Department even said that Qin Tai was going to do it or not, and they all resigned collectively.
Feng Bao on the side also saw everyone's strangeness. He knew that Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun wanted Qin Tai to come back, Meng Chong and other officials were unwilling to let Qin Tai come out, and Emperor Longqing decided directly because of the poor face of Concubine Li Guifei and the crown prince. Although it was said that Emperor Longqing instructed Meng Chong, Feng Bao knew that Emperor Longqing did not want to completely destroy Qin Tai. If this continues, not only will the ministers of the court and the central government be in chaos, but even Concubine Li Guifei will have opinions about Emperor Longqing, and the crown prince may also have complaints about Emperor Longqing, his father. In order to stabilize the overall situation, and to alleviate the contradictions between Emperor Longqing, Li Guifei and the crown prince, and Feng Bao also hoped to help Qin Tai, so Feng Bao came up with a solution.
Feng Bao came out and made a suggestion, since Tan Lun said that Qin Tai was a case investigation talent, and the Criminal Department didn't want to use it, it was better to let Qin Tai stay in Jinyiwei for the time being. Jinyiwei has the power to supervise and investigate cases, and can directly take over some local cases. It's better to see if Qin Tai really has the ability, if Qin Tai can solve the cases he took over one by one, Qin Tai is a talent, and he can stay in the Criminal Department to investigate and solve cases independently. On the other hand, if Qin Tai can't solve the case, Qin Tai is not a qualified investigator, and he can just rush back to his hometown when the time comes.
This proposal made Emperor Longqing very satisfied, the Jinyi Guard was the royal guard, and the staffing was decided by the emperor alone. As long as Qin Tai is in Jinyiwei, Emperor Longqing will be able to control Qin Tai. Once Emperor Longqing felt that Qin Tai was wrong, he could not only directly remove Qin Tai from all his positions, but also use Jinyiwei's internal "family law" to directly deal with Qin Tai. There is another point that Emperor Longqing is most at ease, because Jinyi Wei is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This is the rule of Jinyiwei, and it is also a bottom line, once this rule is violated, the whole family will be killed. As long as Qin Tai does not participate, the contradiction between Tan Lun and Zhang Juzheng will intensify. If Qin Tai made peace with Tan Lun and Zhang Juzheng, it would be to interfere in government affairs, and Emperor Longqing would have the opportunity to kill Qin Tai.
Meng Chong and the other officials didn't want to agree, but Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun made an astonishing decision at the same time. This is the first time in many years that the two of them have worked together, and the effect is huge. Zhang Juzheng coughed, this is an unwritten rule. When the head of the cabinet asks for cough, it is to tell everyone to shut up collectively. Although Zhang Juzheng is not yet the chief assistant of the cabinet, he is already exercising the powers and obligations of the first assistant of the cabinet. Zhang Juzheng's actions are to remind everyone not to touch the bottom line of him, a big man, otherwise Zhang Juzheng will completely turn his face with this person. Zhang Juzheng's status and power are not something that everyone can resist. Tan Lun even turned around and glared at everyone one by one, which meant that Tan Lun was very angry. Tan Lun is not only a squire of the military department, even if she does not concurrently serve as a cabinet walker, she is also the public heir of Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet. Coupled with Tan Lun's short temper, he will really target some people in public, and this phenomenon is inherited from Gao Gong. Over the years, Gao Gong directly beat dozens of ministers, and the result was that Gao Gong was in pain, in exchange for these ministers stepping down one by one. No one wants to be injured by Tan Lun, and they don't want to leave directly after being beaten by Tan Lun. So everyone chose to shut up, even if Meng Chong hinted again, everyone didn't see it. Meng Chong didn't dare to come out and speak, because he saw four pairs of unfriendly eyes. In addition to Zhang Juzheng, Tan Lun and Feng Bao, Gao Gong also glared at Meng Chong. The reason why Gao Gong was unhappy was that Emperor Longqing actually bypassed himself and used Meng Chong to unite everyone to do this kind of thing. This is no longer an internal contradiction among officials, but a struggle between the former dynasty and the eunuchs. Emperor Longqing wanted to use eunuchs to expand his sphere of influence, which harmed the collective interests of officials. If Gao Gong knew, he would never approve of this. This is taking advantage of internal contradictions among officials and upsetting the balance. This is a matter of principle, and Gao Gong will never compromise in this regard.
Emperor Longqing saw that Zhang Juzheng and others were already in control of the situation, so he simply agreed directly. He placed Qin Tai in Jinyiwei, in charge of the murder cases in the jurisdiction of the capital. However, Emperor Longqing added a condition, Qin Tai must be able to accept and solve any case within three months. If there is a case that cannot be solved or the judgment is wrong, Qin Tai will not only be driven out of the capital and will never be able to become an official, but also be punished with a cane of fifty. This board was supervised and executed by Meng Chong. This made Meng Chong's eyes light up, as if he saw a glimmer of hope.
Because he saw Meng Chong's excited expression, Zhang Juzheng seemed to have noticed something. He put forward a request, asking Emperor Longqing to give Qin Tai the conditions and environment for handling cases independently, and forbidding anyone to use any means to prevent or sabotage Qin Tai's investigation of the case. Zhang Juzheng was worried that Meng Chong would make small moves in secret, so that Qin Tai would not only not be able to investigate the case smoothly, but would also be very likely to fail. When the time comes, if it falls into the hands of Meng Chong, the fifty big boards can definitely make Qin Tai die directly or be worse than dead. Zhang Juzheng must have Emperor Longqing agree to this request, otherwise Zhang Juzheng felt that it was unfair to do so. Because no one can guarantee that all cases will be solved, and none of them will be solved within the specified time limit.
Zhang Juzheng's request Emperor Longqing did not directly agree, and Tan Lun and Gao Gong on one side also joined the request. Subsequently, Zhang Juzheng's cronies, Gao Gong's cronies, etc., asked Emperor Longqing to agree. This situation made Emperor Longqing feel the pressure, and Emperor Longqing had no choice but to agree. Emperor Longqing This is the appointment of Qin Tai as a subordinate of Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division's case-handling experience, which is from the internal position of Liupin. The so-called "experience" is a position that belongs to the clerical position within Jinyiwei. Adding the word "handling cases" to this position means that Qin Tai can only investigate cases and has no right to manage other affairs. In order to facilitate Qin Tai's investigation of the case and not be disturbed in any way, Emperor Longqing specially issued an edict. As a royal guard, any appointment does not need to go through the cabinet. But this edict was not only written by Emperor Longqing publicly, but also approved by the cabinet, which was the only such standardized edict of Jinyiwei. Qin Tai once again became the focus of everyone, not only the ministers of the court and the central government talked about him, but even the Jinyi Guard and the royal family began to pay attention to him. There were even some good people who began to use this person to make bets, betting on whether Qin Tai could complete this difficult task.