As early as when Qin Tai recognized Huang Jin, Qin Tai felt that something was wrong with Huang Jin. Although Huang Jin is a eunuch, he pays great attention to his own maintenance, so he is a eunuch who can live a long life. Whether it is Lu Fang or Chen Hong, although they also pay attention to maintenance, they only pay attention to it after they become eunuchs with status. Huang Jin is a very alternative eunuch, a eunuch who has paid attention to maintenance since he was a child. Huang Jin is also a child from a hard background, otherwise he would not have been purified as a eunuch at a young age. However, his luck was better, and he worked as an errand boy in the Imperial Pharmacy during his internship and learned some maintenance methods. In addition, the eunuch has a pure heart and few desires, and he does not move the relationship of ****, so as long as he persists, he will definitely live a long life. Although Huang Jin has not been in the imperial pharmacy for a few years, he has followed the example of other eunuchs and stole some medicinal materials in private. The medicinal herbs in the palace are the best, and some of them are hard to buy. The eunuchs in the imperial pharmacy stole the medicine and sold it, and Huang Jin didn't know how to do it, so he had to eat it privately. Huang Jin was not very old at that time, and the medicinal herbs were old enough, so it affected his later development. Huang Jin is stronger and stronger than ordinary children, everyone thinks that it is because of his relationship with the farmer, and even he himself thinks it is like this, but he doesn't know that this is all the credit of medicinal materials. Because of this, Huang Jin was selected to be trained as a strong eunuch and was responsible for protecting the emperor's safety. Huang Jin was lucky, and he was honest and loyal, so he became Emperor Jiajing's confidant.

After Huang Jin became a great eunuch, he realized that his benefits came from medicinal materials. So he used his authority to constantly nourish his body. Ordinary eunuchs have a bad physique because of their physical disabilities, and their faces are not good-looking, and some of them can't even straighten their waists. As long as you are thirty or forty years old, not only will your hair turn gray but also wrinkles will appear on a large area of your face, you will be disliked by your master. Huang Jin is different, he is usually five big and three thick, his voice is loud, and even his face is very ruddy. Emperor Jiajing has laughed at Huang Jin many times for being a fake eunuch, a guy who eats and drinks secretly in his own house to raise a strong man, and Huang Jin will also half-jokingly and half-sycophantly say that he has relied on Emperor Jiajing all his life. After Huang Jin and Qin Tai met, Huang Jin also asked for some knowledge of self-cultivation many times, and Qin Tai also felt that Huang Jin was an alternative among the eunuchs in terms of temper and energy.

This time Huang Jin came to Qin Tai's house, Qin Tai recognized Huang Jin at first sight, but Huang Jin's complexion made Qin Tai startled. Huang Jin entered the palace at the age of five, and when Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he was only forty-three years old when he invited himself out of the palace to retire, and now Huang Jin is only fifty-five years old. According to Qin Tai's estimation of Huang Jin's pulse, Huang Jin will only look old when he is seventy years old, and if there is no catastrophe, it is not a big problem to live to be 100 years old. If Huang Jin wasn't tired of the power struggle, he could at least be a great eunuch for another twenty or thirty years. But this time, Qin Tai found that Huang Jin's hair was not only white, but also wrinkled, as soon as Huang Jin opened his mouth, Qin Tai saw that Huang Jin's front teeth were gone. Huang Jin had some serious illness, or encountered something, otherwise he would not have aged so quickly. Qin Tai secretly checked the pulse and immediately knew Huang Jin's physical condition.

Although Qin Tai is not a famous doctor, and he has not publicly seen anyone, his medical skills are no less than that of an imperial doctor. Whether it is looking, hearing, asking, or observing words and feelings, Qin Tai understands everything. Qin Tai knew Huang Jin's current situation and understood the real reason for Huang Jin's aging. It turned out that after Huang Jin said goodbye, Emperor Longqing agreed to Huang Jin's request, and according to the rules of retired eunuchs, Emperor Longqing arranged for Huang Jin to retire outside the palace. Huang Jin did not deliberately embezzle when he was a great eunuch, even if he had a little savings, he went to buy medicine, so he didn't have much property on his body. At that time, Chen Hong, Meng Chong and others were in power, and the relationship between these people and Huang Jin was not good, so Huang Jin had a hard time after leaving the palace. It just so happened that this eunuch who managed them was once Huang Jin's subordinate, and he was assigned here by Huang Jinfa, so he just took advantage of this opportunity to torture Huang Jin. Huang Jin has had a very bad time over the years, not only is all his savings gone, but he is often beaten and scolded. If it weren't for Huang Jin's better foundation and his ability to think about people, Huang Jin would have been either killed by them or forced to death.

Huang Jin came in a hurry, and the bumps on the road had already injured Huang Jin's internal organs. Huang Jin really couldn't hurry, so he had to find an excuse to stay. Qin Tai also understood Huang Jin's thoughts, so he took the initiative to ask Huang Jin to stay for a few days, and then slowly return to Beijing to resume his life. Huang Jindang looked embarrassed, and agreed half-pushing, half-on-the-spot. Other officials couldn't see that Tan Lun was already suspicious, but at that time, Tan Lun didn't want to do much, and Qin Tai had to have a business trip again, so Tan Lun didn't say anything.

Qin Tai secretly instructed his uncle and aunt to take good care of Huang Jin at home, and at the same time asked his uncle Qiu Min to prescribe medicine for Huang Jin. Qiu Min's medical skills are still there, as long as he does not practice medicine publicly, it is not a crime, and he can use this opportunity to restore Huang Jin's physique. Qin Tai also hopes that Huang Jin, a good friend, will live for a few more years, and as for the matter of resuming his life, there is no hurry, it is a big deal that Qin Tai writes to Feng Bao, and Feng Bao can tell him on his behalf. Qin Tai thought about it, let Huang Jin retire in his own home, anyway, the court and the royal family will not object, and Huang Jin himself will not disagree, Qin Tai's family can afford to have an extra elder brother. Huang Jin actually likes children very much, he can't have children, and the children in the palace can't be too affectionate because they are masters, so he sees Qin Tai's children very much. Qin Tai asked the children to call Uncle Huang Jin, especially the eldest son Ping'an, and he must ask Huang Jin for peace on behalf of Qin Tai and his wife every day. Within a few days, Huang Jin loved these children as if they were his own flesh and blood, and these children had another adult who doted on them. After arranging the children, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu were ready to go.

Zhan Xiaoxiao prepared his luggage and coiling, and Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu also prepared their respective identity certificates. Qin Tai was not prepared to immediately take out the official certificate, which not only avoided the official face-to-face communication through the state and province, but also gave the other party a surprise attack. Originally, this case had already broken out in Yunnan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and Anhui, and it was necessary to go to these places to find the source. However, Qin Tai felt that it should not be a big problem if these places had already broken out, and if someone deliberately did this, other places should be the places to pay attention to.

Based on his own experience and the connection with the place where the incident occurred, Qin Tai discovered the place with the greatest possibility of the next outbreak place. This place has always had the nickname of the land of abundance, and it is not only densely populated but also multi-ethnic, and if something breaks out, it will cause racial conflicts. Therefore, Qin Tai and his wife took Qiu Xiaoqiu and prepared to rush to Sichuan, using the identity of a businessman to cover and rush to the destination as soon as possible, and at the same time find out the contradictions and curb the development of the situation.

Although Qin Tai's identity as a husband and wife businessman has expired, this time it was acquiesced by the government, so there will be no big problem in using this identity. Over the years, Qiu Xiaoqiu has served as a temporary worker in several nearby yamen, not to make money but to accumulate experience. Qiu Xiaoqiu has learned most of the skills of his adoptive father Qiu Min and his cousin Qin Tai, and his theoretical knowledge is already very sufficient, but what he lacks is actual combat experience. Taking advantage of the opportunity to work for the yamen, you can come into contact with all kinds of dead and murder scenes. Qiu Xiaoqiu not only has more experience, but also matures a lot. Don't say it's Qin Tai and his wife for Qiu Xiaoqiu's growth, even Qiu Min's husband and wife are very comforted, especially Qiu Xiaoqiu's mother, Aunt Qiu, who almost cried happily. This time, Qin Tai and his wife were worried about the lack of manpower, so they asked Qiu Xiaoqiu to help, otherwise they would not disturb Qiu Xiaoqiu. Qiu Min was very comforted to see the children grow up and have their own skills, and at the same time felt relieved.

Since you want to go to Sichuan as a merchant, of course, you have to go south with the merchants. A businessman will never act empty-handed, and he must have some goods around him at any time, otherwise he will not look like a businessman. Qin Tai and his wife used the merchant as a cover, and Qiu Xiaoqiu acted as a buddy and porter, so of course they had to bring some goods.

Qin Tai asked some merchants, and there were many businesses that went to Sichuan, but not many of them set off immediately. The destination of the company is Yunnan, and it is very suitable to pass through Sichuan. However, there are too many of them, and it is inconvenient to move, which may affect the itinerary. In order not to waste time, Qin Tai decided to give up this plan.

Just when Qin Tai was worried, a team caught Qin Tai's attention. The Jin merchants were the largest commercial organization in the country at that time, but they did not have a complete monopoly on the business of the entire country. The Hui merchants who have gradually grown up have also done their business all over the country, and when they passed by Qin Tai's hometown, which is the territory of the Jin merchants, they did not forget to promote themselves. This team came back from Kyakhta, Mongolia, sold horses to western Tibet, then bought Tibetan medicine and went to Yunnan, and when they came back, they sold tea and returned to western Tibet. The road between Yunnan and Western Tibet is the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and you must pass through Sichuan. In order to keep the goods fresh and fast, these people generally rush as fast as possible, and ordinary businessmen can't stand this kind of bumps. But Qin Tai fancy the speed and safety of this team. Although it is hard to take this road, you can not only get to your destination quickly, but also avoid the attention of the government. Qin Tai was worried that some local governments had already been used by the other party, and had even become the other party's people. Originally, the Jin merchants wanted to join the ranks of the Hui merchants, and they took the ancient tea horse road, which was not allowed. But Qin Tai had a good attitude and was willing to pay nearly one-third of everyone's travel expenses, and Hui Shang was finally moved. Hui merchants repeatedly reminded Qin Tai that they not only had to rush but also had to travel at night, and after arriving in Xizang, they would have to leave on the second day and the third day, not only would it be very hard, but if they were sick, there would be no one to see a doctor to take care of them.