Chapter 21 Distinguishing the Truth from the False Twenty-one
Zhan Xiaoxiao knew that her husband Qin Tai was in a hurry to meet Xiao Lingzi, who had not seen her for many years, but the current situation required Qin Tai to calm down. Zhan Xiaoxiao persuaded her husband Qin Tai not to meet Xiao Lingzi immediately, at least not without any preparation. This is not only for everyone's safety, but also for Xiao Lingzi not to be embarrassed. Zhan Xiaoxiao analyzed the current situation for her husband Qin Tai, and cited several disadvantages of blindly seeing Xiao Lingzi at this time.
First, Xiao Lingzi is not mentally prepared and may be taken aback. This will cause unnecessary fright, and even Xiao Lingzi will make mistakes in his busy schedule, resulting in mistakes at work. It affected Xiao Lingzi's future and destroyed Xiao Lingzi's reputation in the Yamen.
Second, Xiao Lingzi works here, and there will be more or less discord with Xiao Lingzi. These people stared at Xiao Lingzi, hoping that Xiao Lingzi would stand up and give Xiao Lingzi a fatal blow when he made a mistake. They are just waiting for Xiao Lingzi to have a problem, and the appearance of Qin Tai and the others will affect Xiao Lingzi's work here, so they need to give Xiao Lingzi a chance to meet alone, so as not to make a mistake in front of everyone.
Third, Xiao Lingzi is now working for Jia Baishun, and I don't know why Jia Baishun wants Xiao Lingzi to be a master. Before determining Jia Baishun's true intentions, he couldn't blindly contact Xiao Lingzi head-on in front of everyone. "You can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people."
Fourth, Xiao Lingzi doesn't know what the relationship with Jia Baishun is like now. Is the current little Lingzi still the little Lingzi who had the same heart as Qin Tai before? Before knowing Xiao Lingzi's attitude, Zhan Xiaoxiao suggested that Qin Tai not tell Xiao Lingzi everything about himself immediately.
Fifth, Jia Baishun is now the head snake here, and once he learns that Qin Tai and the others are here, he doesn't know what he will do. According to Jia Baishun's temper, he will definitely find a way to target Qin Tai. If you don't make Qin Tai and the others disgraced, you won't stop, and maybe even Qin Tai will never be able to leave here. Therefore, before Jia Baishun's intentions were determined, Qin Tai and the others could not be directly exposed in front of Jia Baishun, and they should try not to be known by Jia Baishun that they had come here.
Sixth, this time he was nominally to visit Xiao Lingzi, but in fact, Qin Tai had other tasks. In order not to affect local security, in order not to reveal his identity, Qin Tai needs to hide his identity. Once someone knows that Qin Tai and the others have come here, it is very likely to alarm the murderer or someone from a third party. When the time comes, it will not only be detrimental to solving the case, but there will also be a lot of unnecessary rights and wrongs.
Gathering the above six points, Zhan Xiaoxiao suggested that her husband Qin Tai should not meet with Xiao Lingzi immediately. At this time, Qin Tai's mood was a little complicated, he didn't understand that his best brother Xiao Lingzi was working for his enemy Jia Baishun. After listening to his wife's analysis of Zhanxiao, he felt that he should support his wife's Xiaoxiao's words, so he agreed. But he didn't want to believe that Xiao Lingzi had been tamed by Jia Baishun, even if Xiao Lingzi did something wrong, he must have been used by Jia Baishun. Zhan Xiaoxiao on the side began to worry about her husband Qin Tai, because Qin Tai's emotions were now a little out of control. Over the years, Qin Tai has emphasized a principle many times, do not have subjective thoughts in front of the case. That is, in the process of solving each case, do not mix your personal emotions. Even if the other party is your own relatives or enemies, you need to treat them calmly and equally. But now Qin Tai has tilted the balance in his heart towards Xiao Lingzi because of Xiao Lingzi's relationship, and is excusing Xiao Lingzi. This has violated the basic principle of a case-handling officer, at least the current Qin Tai is not suitable for direct investigation and handling, otherwise the probability of error will be quite large.
While comforting her husband Qin Tai, Zhan Xiaoxiao secretly instructed Qiu Xiaoqiu to inquire about Jia Baishun and Xiao Lingzi. Originally, the people who went to inquire about the news at this time should be Zhan Xiaoxiao or Qin Tai, and they are veterans of inquiring about the news. But now Qin Tai is out of control, not only can't he inquire about the news, but he can't drag Zhan Xiaoxiao to go. On the one hand, Zhan Xiaoxiao has to take care of her children and her husband Qin Tai, and on the other hand, she has to ensure the safety of Qin Tai and others. Zhan Xiaoxiao was worried that if she left, Qin Tai would most likely be taken away or killed in a delirious state. So I had to hand over the task of inquiring about the news to Qiu Xiaoqiu, but fortunately, Qiu Xiaoqiu had basically left the division and could barely complete this task. For Qiu Xiaoqiu's safety, for Qiu Xiaoqiu to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, and for Qiu Xiaoqiu to be able to grasp the proportion, Zhan Xiaoxiao simply told Qiu Xiaoqiu about the matter between Qin Tai and his wife, Xiao Lingzi and Jia Baishun. Qiu Xiaoqiu also understands the complexity of this matter, Xiao Lingzi is a good brother of Qin Tai's cousin, but the owner Jia Baishun is Qin Tai's enemy and enemy. Therefore, it is necessary to inquire about this Jia Baishun's reputation here, and it is also necessary to secretly investigate whether Xiao Lingzi and Jia Baishun have been colluded. If Xiao Lingzi has become a bad person, everyone coming here is equivalent to falling into a wolf's den, and it is very likely that danger will occur. Qiu Xiaoqiu knew his responsibility, so he promised to inquire about a more comprehensive information as soon as possible without disturbing the other party.
After sending Qiu Xiaoqiu away, Zhan Xiaoxiao walked to his room while holding his son Xiao Ping'an. Seeing her husband Qin Tai's more similar expression, Zhan Xiaoxiao was both distressed and felt that this husband was getting more and more ink. If Qin Tai had changed a few years ago, he might not have this picture, and he would not let this emotion control his mind. Even when surrounded by Japanese bandits, even in the face of death, he is still very calm and stable. Today's Qin Tai has more helplessness about his career, and more concern for his family and relatives. The death of "Ma Sandao" made Qin Tai regret it very much, but it did not affect his fighting spirit. The death of the old drunkard master made Qin Tai lose an elder and a relative, and he lost an assistant who could guide and remind him at any time. But Qin Tai has never been so out of control, and the current Qin Tai is a little different from the original Qin Tai.
As Qin Tai's wife and most powerful assistant, Zhan Xiaoxiao understands her husband Qin Tai's mind a little bit. The death of Emperor Longqing was a big blow to Qin Tai, because the grievances between Qin Tai and Emperor Longqing were too deep. The grievances between Qin Tai and Emperor Longqing should start from when Emperor Longqing was still King Yu. Qin Tai was the only one who knew all the secrets in King Yu's heart, because at that time, King Yu had to tell all the secrets in his heart to the attending doctor Qin Tai in order to cure his illness. Because of this, Qin Tai is nominally one of Yuwang's most trusted subordinates, but in fact, he has also become the person Yuwang is most unwilling to see. Therefore, Qin Tai took the initiative to ask to go south, while checking major local cases for the imperial court, and at the same time solving cases independently, and at the same time in order to avoid King Yu. Emperor Jiajing also knew about the matter between King Yu and Qin Tai, so every time Qin Tai and local forces collided with each other, Emperor Jiajing would order someone to reprimand King Yu's son. Emperor Jiajing finally died because of Qin Tai's forced palace. However, in the last days of Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing warned the future emperor Yuwang not to reuse people like Qin Tai. If a person like Qin Tai is controlled well, it is an invincible sword, and if it is not controlled well, it is a double-edged sword that hurts others and hurts himself. Emperor Jiajing knew the ability of King Yu's son, so he advised King Yu not to use Qin Tai after he ascended the throne.
After King Yu ascended the throne and became Emperor Longqing, almost all of his cronies were rewarded or promoted. Even Lao Zhao, who served as a porter for King Yu, was named a seven-grade county by Emperor Longqing because of the relationship between King Yu and Emperor Longqing. Only Qin Tai, who seemed to be King Yu's most trusted subordinate, not only did not receive any reward, but was also semi-imprisoned and seemed to be locked up in his hometown, only retaining the identity of a scholar, not even an alternate official. Later, in order to use Qin Tai, he had to give a semi-public identity, but he did not restore the idea of Qin Tai's official officials. Afterwards, Qin Tai did not wait for the opportunity to restore his official status, but was detained in the capital. At that time, although many forces were unwilling to Qin Tai to come forward, if Emperor Longqing insisted at that time, Qin Tai would not be like this. Emperor Longqing not only did not support Qin Tai, but stood at the forefront of opposing Qin Tai's coming out. Since then, the friendship between Qin Tai and Emperor Longqing has completely disappeared, and Emperor Longqing has never recognized Qin Tai as a friend.
Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun have promised more than once that they will definitely help Qin Tai recover his identity as soon as possible, so that Qin Tai can handle cases independently again. But in the end, it was all over, and there were many factors, but the main reason was that Emperor Longqing did not agree. Even if the crown prince personally spoke to Qin Tai later, hoping that his father, Emperor Longqing, would let Qin Tai come out as an official, Emperor Longqing still disagreed. As long as he reigned, Qin Tai would never be able to resume his position. For this reason, Li Guifei and Feng Bao also chose to shut up in front of Emperor Longqing, it is not worth completely offending Emperor Longqing for the sake of a Qin Tai.
Zhang Juzheng once hinted to Qin Tai that as long as Emperor Longqing was gone, Zhang Juzheng would definitely help Qin Tai restore his position. Therefore, Zhang Juzheng wanted Qin Tai to be patient, hoping that Qin Tai's emotions would not be out of control because of Emperor Longqing's relationship. He knew Qin Tai's influence among the people, and he also knew that especially on the side of Fujian, Qin Tai had the ability to respond to every call. Qin Tai thought it was funny, although he had a little complaint about Emperor Longqing, but he would not target the court like this, especially if he wanted to let the people work for him. But Qin Tai didn't expect that not only Zhang Juzheng was worried about this, but even Emperor Longqing, Li Guifei, Feng Bao and others were also so worried. Even Gao Gong, who was getting more and more on the wrong path with Qin Tai, didn't dare to push Qin Tai too quickly because of this reason. The official who once had a blessed nationality secretly reminded Gao Gong and others that if the locals knew that someone was targeting Qin Tai, they would most likely have the money to contribute and make a powerful contribution, and they must stand up for Qin Tai. These civil forces are terrifying, they will desperately assassinate, suicide attacks, and even launch a popular uprising to support Qin Tai. Qin Tai was even more noble in their minds than the imperial court and Emperor Longqing.