Chapter 23 Hidden Merit and Fame 23

Not long after seeing off Mrs. Hong, another guest arrived. No, this man is not a guest, to be precise, he should be the owner here. The person who came was Zhang Cheng, the most popular eunuch next to the little emperor, that is, Zhang Cheng, who is now the head of the two major intelligence agencies of Jinyiwei and Dongchang. As soon as Zhang Whale arrived at the Little Emperor's Ten Thousand Years Blessed Land, he learned that the Little Emperor had handed over the East Factory to Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Whale immediately realized that something was wrong. When Zhang Whale wanted to leave the blessed land of ten thousand years and kill back to regain his status and power, he had already lost his freedom. The little emperor's decree has been issued to the blessed land of ten thousand years, and Zhang Whale is strictly forbidden to leave at will, and at the same time, Zhang Cheng has been sent to raid Zhang Whale's home. When the little emperor learned about Zhang Whale's family property, the little emperor had already decided that Zhang Whale would not have to leave the blessed land for ten thousand years for the rest of his life.

Zhang Cheng came to find Qin Tai and his wife, not to catch up with Qin Tai and his wife, nor to inquire about the development of the case. Although Zhang Cheng was dressed as a common man, he came to Qin Tai and his wife on the order of the little emperor. Qin Tai and his wife have dealt with this Zhang Cheng, although Zhang Cheng is more experienced than Zhang Whale, but he is not an easy person to deal with. Zhang Cheng does not have Feng Bao's old scheming, nor Zhang Whale's arrogance, nor Meng Chong's ruthlessness, but which big eunuch is easy to get along with?

After Zhang Cheng separated his subordinates, the three of them stayed in the room. At first, no one spoke, Qin Tai waited for Zhang Cheng to explain the little emperor's original words, Zhan Xiaoxiao waited for her husband's decision, but Zhang Cheng hoped that Qin Tai and his wife would take the initiative to say something. The three men did not speak, nor did they greet each other, sitting motionless in the three corners of the table. In the end, Zhang Cheng finally couldn't help but speak. It turned out that the little emperor wanted Zhang Cheng to bring a message to Qin Tai and his wife, and there was no need to wait for this case, so he put the charge on the head of Queen Wang. Queen Wang was jealous of the children of the Lu Wang family, and secretly ordered people to poison them, but she didn't expect that the poisoned children were not only the Lu Wang family, but also the princess and two other innocent children. Mu Xiaoyue is the provider of the poison, and Mrs. Hong is the main executor of the poison. The little emperor will abolish the status of Empress Wang according to the closing case of Qin Tai and his wife, Mu Xiaoyue will be reprimanded, and Mrs. Hong will be sentenced to exile for thousands of miles.

Qin Tai and his wife suddenly understood that the little emperor might be an insider or directly the main messenger, the purpose was to depose the queen and make King Lu lose his two sons at the same time. The little emperor is killing three birds with one stone by doing this, not only abolishing the queen who he is not happy about, but also making King Lu sad because of the death of his son, and also letting King Lu's son die, reducing the pressure on his own queen. The final winner of this turmoil is equivalent to the little emperor, the little emperor can change to a person he likes as the queen, and he can hit his most powerful opponent, King Lu.

Zhang Cheng conveyed the meaning of the little emperor of Qin Tai and his wife, which was equivalent to informing Qin Tai of the outcome of the case. If Qin Tai and his wife were sensible and obedient, the little emperor would not only not blame them, but would also give certain benefits. If Qin Tai and his wife are disobedient, even if Qin Tai and his wife find a real clue or a real murderer, Qin Tai and his wife will not have a good life. The little emperor will not let go of Qin Tai and his wife, Queen Wang can't save Qin Tai and his wife, and Mu Xiaoyue and Mu Qing can't protect Qin Tai and his wife.

Qin Tai and his wife glanced at each other, and told Zhang Cheng with a wry smile that they understood what the little emperor meant, but it took time to prepare. When the case materials are ready in a few days, I will definitely give a clear explanation to the little emperor. Zhang Cheng can be regarded as having completed the task, and Zhang Cheng smiled and gossiped with Qin Tai and his wife. It wasn't until Zhang Cheng left that his casual words made Qin Tai and his wife reacquaint themselves with Zhang Cheng.

"Uncle Miscellaneous is okay? Thank you Mr. and his family for taking care of my cousin these days. After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he left. Qin Tai and his wife came back to their senses, and Zhang Cheng's cousin turned out to be Huang Jin. Huang Jin has lived in Qin Tai's house for so long and has never mentioned Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Cheng has dated Qin Tai several times and has never said anything about his relationship with Huang Jin. It was only at this time that Zhang Cheng said this, which was equivalent to telling Qin Tai and his wife that Zhang Cheng would not harm Qin Tai and his wife. When the meaning was reached, Zhang Cheng left, and he was also worried that Qin Tai and his wife would make other requests to him.

Two days later, Qin Tai and his wife found the little emperor, saying that the case had progressed and the accuracy of the poison needed to be finalized. The little emperor promised to let Jinyiwei send the leaves of the Divine Tree to Qin Tai as soon as possible, and Qin Tai assured the little emperor that the leaves of the Divine Tree would give the little emperor a satisfactory answer the next day after the sale. The little emperor asked Jin Yiwei to find the leaves of the sacred tree within two days, and three days later, Qin Tai and his wife announced the results of the investigation of the case in front of many ministers.

It takes at least four or five days from the capital to Yunnan, and a round trip takes at least seven or eight days. The little emperor said that the leaves of the sacred tree could be transported to the capital in two days, and asked Qin Tai to announce the results in public three days later. Qin Tai and his wife were even more sure that the little emperor had the leaves of the sacred tree in his hand, and they were even more sure that the little emperor had already prepared, that is, they wanted Qin Tai and his wife to declare the queen guilty in front of everyone. Once the queen is declared guilty, the little emperor can announce the abolition in public, and then the little emperor can choose the new queen according to his wishes.

Qin Tai and his wife really got the leaves of the Divine Tree two days later, and the people on one side also had the Criminal Department, the Tai Hospital, the East Factory, the Jinyi Wei and the Shen Criminal Division, and everyone was sure that the leaves of the Divine Tree were the aconitum green that Qin Tai and his wife said, that is, the poison that poisoned the children. It's just that everyone has doubts about the time gap, but no one who is smart has broken it. Even if Qin Tai found out that the poison was aconitum, the little emperor immediately went to Yunnan to transfer the leaves of the divine tree, and he was very nervous in terms of time, not to mention that Qin Tai guessed that the little emperor proposed to ask for the leaves of the divine tree two or three days ago. The leaves of this sacred tree fell from the sky? Or did someone have prepared it a long time ago? Or did the little emperor send someone to prepare it a long time ago? If God sends it, the queen wants her to die, and no one can save her. If someone had prepared it in advance, this person's scheming would have been too deep, and it was very likely that he was an insider or the real murderer. If the little emperor had sent someone to desert a long time later, the little emperor would not only have great powers but also too deep scheming.

The next day, Qin Tai and his wife reported the investigation process of the case to the little emperor in the early dynasty. Qin Tai presented three facts in front of everyone. First, the poison poisoned by the children was determined to be aconitum green, which is also known as the leaves of the sacred tree. Second, the place where the children had an accident was really in Kunning Palace, the palace where the queen was located. Third, there are various indications that the queen and the case are inextricably linked. However, Qin Tai and his wife stated their personal opinion, and they felt that Queen Wang could not be the murderer. It is impossible for the queen to poison herself or send someone to poison her, the queen is at fault but not guilty. The queen was guilty of negligence and poor supervision, and was not guilty of murdering the royal family or attempting to kill people.

The little emperor was not satisfied with this result, the king of Lu was not satisfied, and the ministers were not satisfied. Qin Tai and his wife asked for more time to detect, but the little emperor directly refused. The little emperor asked everyone not to talk about it, and the case could be solved again, but Qin Tai and his wife could not be forgiven. Qin Tai and his wife deliberately delayed time and teased the emperor and ministers, so they should be killed on the spot. The minister, King Lu and others expressed no opinion, and the little emperor ordered to kill Qin Tai and his wife on the spot.

At this time, Zhang Cheng reminded the little emperor that in a few days, the little emperor's grandmother would be seventy years old. The little emperor's grandmother, who is also the biological mother of the former emperor Longqing, is a hard-working woman. In order to protect his young son, who was later Emperor Longqing, he voluntarily sacrificed his life. Therefore, after Emperor Longqing became emperor, he ordered to restore his mother's reputation, and at the same time held an annual shou. This year happened to be the seventy years old of the little emperor's grandmother, and the palace had already begun to prepare. The little emperor hesitated for a moment, and ordered that Qin Tai and his wife be beheaded after the little emperor's grandmother had a seventy birthday.

In this way, Qin Tai and his wife were locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department for six days, and this day was the big day of Qin Tai and his wife. When Qin Tai and his wife were imprisoned, Master Jianyue came to visit Qin Tai and his wife. Master Jianyue sighed at Qin Tai and his wife, but Master Jianyue had no ability to save Qin Tai and his wife, so he had to recite some more mantras for Qin Tai and his wife. Mrs. Hong also came to visit Qin Tai and his wife, and she kowtowed to Qin Tai and his wife to express her gratitude to Qin Tai and his wife. Mrs. Hong asked Qin Tai and his wife to write a complaint for themselves, and Mrs. Hong tried to find a way to get Empress Wang or the people of the Duke of Dian to intercede with the little emperor. Qin Tai and his wife did not agree, and they also felt that the little emperor would not give face to Empress Wang and the Duke of Dian State. The little emperor will not listen to anyone's explanation in this matter. After Mrs. Hong left disappointed, Zhang Cheng also came, but Zhang Cheng didn't say anything, took a look and left. Not long after Zhang Cheng left, Tan Lun, Qin Tai's old friend, also came to visit Qin Tai and his wife for the last time. Tan Lun couldn't help much, Qin Tai and his wife didn't make any requests, and Tan Lun almost left the prison of the Criminal Department in tears.

Qin Tai and his wife were just about to be beheaded by Wumen, and Qiu Xiaoqiu unexpectedly appeared in the capital. Qiu Xiaoqiu didn't know that Qin Tai and his wife were going to be beheaded by Wumen, and he inquired everywhere about the whereabouts of Qin Tai and his wife. The people from the Criminal Department arrested Qiu Xiaoqiu and reported that the little emperor and Qin Tai and his wife were beheaded together. Only then did the result of the beheading of the three criminals at noon, and Zhang Shangshu of the Criminal Department announced the crimes of the three in public.