Chapter 33 Final Strike Thirty-Three

Qin Tai sat in the carriage and listened carefully to Feng Bao's introduction to the case, without interrupting Feng Bao's topic. After Feng Bao finished talking about the case, he didn't add his own subjective thoughts, because for a master of case investigation like Qin Tai, he didn't need much analysis and explanation. Qin Tai also didn't want to have any preliminary judgment without any evidence or before starting the investigation. The addition of subjective will can sometimes lead to misleading or obstructive thinking in solving crimes. Every time Qin Tai investigates a case, he hopes that he and others will not add his own subjective experience or will. According to modern people, it is to ensure the fairness and fairness of the case, and the absolute consistency and suspicion of anyone. We must not let our personal likes and dislikes or grudges dictate our own attempts at the trial of the case and mislead the truth.

Although Master Jianyue didn't know Qin Tai's way of investigating the case, he also knew that not speaking at this time was the best help. Zhan Xiaoxiao, as always, is a guard and an observer, and sometimes has to take on record-keeping duties. The record of this work used to be Xiao Lingzi, and then Xiao Lingzi was not there, so Zhan Xiaoxiao took over, and Qiu Xiaoqiu took the initiative to take over this work after he came. Now that Qiu Xiaoqiu is no longer by Qin Tai's side, this record and sorting work is still a small exhibition. Since Zhan Xiaoxiao officially took over the case, he has carried a small bag with him, which contains pen, ink, paper and inkstone that are easy to carry and use. There is also a small bag made of animal skins, which can be used to hold important documents or first drafts. The purpose of this is to make it easier to distinguish between useful and useless, and secondly, to prevent bumps in the road that cause the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to stain important information. Animal fur is sturdy and waterproof, so even if the bag falls into the water, it won't get wet immediately.

Qin Tai has not had any contact in the capital over the years, so he doesn't know the families of these victims. However, there is one person who should know that this person is Feng Bao, who was in the capital at that time. Feng Bao was also the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of Dongchang at that time, and he was one of the top eunuchs at that time. The eunuch who holds the seal is the eunuch with the highest position in the inner court, which is commonly known as the eunuch in charge of the inner court. Dongchang is a secret agency, which is specially designed to inquire and monitor the emperor's civil and military officials and subjects in the world, and only obeys the emperor's orders. The Duke of Governor is the largest official in Dongchang, that is, the emperor of Dongchang, and has the right to cut down the civil and military officials first. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Feng Baoquan leaned towards the government and the opposition at that time, and Feng Bao at that time was really majestic and beautiful. Of course, no matter how beautiful Feng Bao is, he is still a royal slave and a dog of the little emperor. Not only is he to serve his master well, but he is also to plan for his future. No, Feng Bao not only had a good relationship with the royal family, but also had a special relationship with Zhang Juzheng, a powerful minister at that time. Therefore, there is nothing that Feng Bao does not know about the officials or relatives in the capital, not to mention that Feng Bao controls the intelligence agency of Dongchang.

Feng Bao also knew that Qin Tai would consult him about the information of these victims, so he had already prepared in his heart. Feng Bao told Qin Tai the relevant information he knew. Qin Tai didn't let Feng Bao say it right away, but gave his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao a look. Zhan Xiao nodded cautiously and understandingly, and immediately took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the small bag. Qin Tai pulled a small coffee table prepared in the carriage and used it as a table for Xiao Xiao's writing. The two of them cooperated very tacitly, which made Feng Bao and Master Jianyue on the side have to admire their tacit cooperation.

There were a total of six relatives and family members of officials and officials that Empress Wang met with this time, namely Princess Lu Qiu, Dingguo Gong's daughter-in-law Wu, Cabinet Gao's wife Ma, Empress Dowager Li's niece and daughter-in-law Shen, Weiyuan's wife Xu, and the military department's squire Mao's wife Lu. Of course, there are also the children they each brought, a total of seventeen. Among them, Princess Lu Qiu brought the most children, with three sons and two daughters, of course, not all of them were born to Princess Lu. Of these children who can already move, only the prince of King Lu and the second county lord were born to Princess Lu, the eldest son of King Lu was born to a concubine, the third son was born to a side concubine, and the eldest county lord was born to another concubine. The other children did not come with them because they were too young and stayed in the palace of the Empress Dowager Li. One of the two children of the Dingguo family was older and had begun to read and knew etiquette, so he sat obediently and did not dare to move, and the other was too young to sleep in his mother's arms. The tall child, playing with other children, was the third child to die in this case. The Li family's child also died, the last to die in this case. After that, several children also fell into a coma, but in the end they were all out of danger and did not pass away. The children of the Weiyuan Hou family came with a son and a daughter, but the timid Xu kept pulling his children and did not let the children play with other children, so they avoided this disaster. The child of Master Mao's family is the luckiest, because he just finished eating the dim sum brought by his family, so he didn't eat the dim sum placed on the queen's table. So he was the only one in this group of children who played together and walked away with nothing at all.

Qin Tai looked at his wife's small record, and then asked Feng Bao to continue. Qin Tai wanted to know the affairs of these ladies and their families, especially whether these people had anything to do with the queen or had grievances. Feng Bao said the information about these families he knew while thinking about it, and he really had to admire Feng Bao's good memory.

Princess Lu Qiu is the wife of King Lu, that is, the original match in the folk sense. Although the selection of this princess Lu is not as important as the selection of the queen, it cannot be so-so. thought that King Lu was one of the few sons of Emperor Longqing after all, and he was the younger brother of the little emperor's half-father and mother. According to the royal succession law, once the little emperor dies or has no queen, King Lu or the son of King Lu may eventually inherit the throne. Besides, King Lu is the most distressed son of the Empress Dowager Li, and the Empress Dowager Li is very concerned about his marriage. Since Princess Lu is not a queen, and King Lu has lived as a vassal king, the court and Zhang Juzheng cannot interfere, and this marriage is the final say of Empress Dowager Li from beginning to end.

Empress Dowager Li felt that her youngest son King Lu had almost nothing because his brother was the little emperor, so Empress Dowager Li loved King Lu even more. At that time, the little emperor was at odds with Queen Wang, and the disagreement between the two had caused a headache for Empress Dowager Li, so Empress Dowager Li was even more worried about the marriage of King Lu and Princess Lu. This time, Empress Dowager Li not only wanted to find a beautiful and beautiful one for her youngest son, but also to find a like-minded one for her younger son. Feng Bao, who is a close confidant of Empress Dowager Li, is very aware of this matter, and he is the person who directly handles it. Empress Dowager Li lived deep in the palace and didn't know about the outside, and she couldn't go out of the palace and meet outsiders directly, so the task of inquiring and meeting initially was of course done by Feng Bao.

Qiu's family meets the royal family's criteria for choosing a wife, and their family is not only innocent but also has no immediate family members who are officials. Although Qiu's family background was not very good since she was a child, her family was very strict with her discipline. Qiu's mother is a concubine from a large family.,Because it was a concubine who married Qiu's father who was a commoner.。 Qiu's mother has raised her daughter as a lady since she was a child, whether it is her words and deeds, or her diet and daily life. Originally, people like Feng Bao would only speak for each other if they had to take benefits. But Feng Bao really didn't take any benefits this time, firstly because this girl was really suitable, and secondly because King Lu was also raised by Feng Bao, and Feng Bao also hoped that King Lu would find a suitable princess. Thirty because Qiu's maiden family is really poor, Feng Bao has no way to open his mouth to ask for benefits. So this time, Feng Bao reported to the Empress Dowager Li on 1510, and did not exaggerate or belittle the Qiu family. In the end, the Qiu family was brought into the palace along with several candidate girls, and the Empress Dowager Li personally decided that the Qiu family was the candidate for Princess Lu after understanding through dialogue.

Soon after Qiu became Princess Lu, the little emperor asked Empress Dowager Li to order King Lu and his wife to go to the vassal on the grounds that King Lu had already married a wife. Although Empress Dowager Li was very reluctant in her heart, the family rules and national laws were in place, so she had to let King Lu and his wife go to the domain. Empress Dowager Li was really reluctant to let the couple leave, but she didn't expect the couple to come back soon after. It turned out that Princess Lu was pregnant soon after, and as the first child of the little emperor's generation, Empress Dowager Li had the right to let King Lu and his wife return to Beijing to give birth. The little emperor who had just learned the news didn't have time to lose his temper, so Empress Dowager Li asked Feng Bao to personally pick up King Lu and his wife back to Beijing. The Qiu family gave birth to the son of King Lu in the capital, although this child was not the first male of the new generation, but he was definitely the grandson of the first Empress Dowager Li. His birth made countless people sleepless all night, the little emperor is this nephew loved and hated, and the ministers of the court and the central government were also unstable, and they were worried about whether the imperial rule would change. Once the little emperor continues to quarrel with the queen and does not have a son-in-law, if the little emperor has no son, will he let this prince of Lu Wang be the emperor in the future? Once the prince of King Lu becomes the emperor, will he be the same as Emperor Jiajing back then, posthumously or crowning King Lu as the emperor? In this case, you must have a good relationship with King Lu's father and son.

The little emperor also knew what the royal family and ministers thought, so he continued to suppress King Lu and his wife while working hard to produce. As long as the little emperor has his own son, King Lu's father and son have no possibility of inheriting the throne. Whether it is for his own future or for the future of his children, the little emperor must compare King Lu's father and son. So when the little emperor learned that he had an eldest son, although he was very reluctant to admit it, he still announced it to the public. After all, this child is his own, and he can dispel the royal family and ministers' plans for King Lu's father and son. Empress Dowager Li also breathed a sigh of relief, because she was also worried that the little emperor had never had a son, and whether it would lead to the opposite result of King Lu's father and son and the little emperor in the future.

The Qiu family's means in King Lu's mansion are not very high, otherwise King Lu would not have taken concubines one after another. But Feng Bao always felt that this Qiu clan was not simple, because the Qiu clan not only sat firmly in the position of Princess Lu, but also controlled King Lu very well. Although King Lu has had a lot of women over the years, he has paid more and more attention to and respected Princess Lu, and it seems that Princess Lu has a good grasp of the affairs of King Lu.