Chapter 679 How can the fluorescent light of the rotten grass compare to the bright moon in the heart of the sky
The palace of the Ming Emperor is located on the bank of Mochou Lake outside Sanshan Gate. It is the only palace built by the Ming Emperor during his southern tour. It is said to be a palace, but in fact It is Nanhu Villa, a small manor with less than forty acres of land in total. Compared with the palace, which often has a thousand acres, it is indeed much smaller.
The Nanjing Imperial Palace suffered from subsidence problems during the Hongwu period. During the Yongle period, it was demolished by Emperor Cheng Zuwen. Even if it was maintained, it could no longer be inhabited. Moreover, it was no longer maintained.
Nanhu Villa was also built by Wang Chonggu. For safety, the entire foundation of Nanhu Villa is poured with concrete, which ensures the overall stability of the building and also ensures safety. Even if someone sets fire to it, it will not burn down. , even if someone shells it, without large-caliber artillery, it can't do anything to this small Nanhu Villa.
This is the only palace built during the southern tour. When you arrive in the capital, you can live in a Yanzihao restaurant or even a private house. Your Majesty is happy, but the courtiers are not happy. This is a matter of face for the empire.
Chen Lin cleaned the entire Nanya, and everything was very clean. Chen Lin even checked it several times personally to make sure that the streets had been repainted and looked brand new before she felt relieved.
Yingtian Governor Li Le also specially renovated the ground floor of Xiaoling Mausoleum. He repaired the Shinto stele and replaced the Shinto floor tiles. By the way, he also repaired the tomb of Sun Quan who was the gatekeeper of Xiaoling Mausoleum to prevent It was too simple and crude, which made the emperor uncomfortable.
In short, Nanya finally made preparations to welcome the emperor after stumbling. The emperor had arrived in Yangzhou and it only took three days to arrive in Nanya.
After finding out Chen Wuyin’s criminal facts, Hai Rui also entered Nanya from Xia Shu Town.
People like Hai Rui, Shen Li, and Yuan Hongyu are disliked in the officialdom, but everyone tacitly recognizes the existence of these people, including the role of Suyi Yushi, even in Nanya, An honest official like Yuan Hongyu can still survive, although sometimes he has to put his face in his pocket to beg his former subordinates.
Although there are few such people in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, it is not that they are absent, because the officialdom needs such people to exist, and the officialdom is a complex ecosystem.
When Yuan Hongyu scolded Yan Song, it was the time when Yan Song was at the peak of his power. In the end, Yan Song did not overly embarrass Yuan Hongyu, but just kicked him out of the capital. Out of sight, out of mind, Hai Rui was smoking green smoke in Yan Maoqing. During the salt patrol, Yan Maoqing was treated to simple meals, and an angry Yan Maoqing scolded Hai Rui for not being flexible.
Shen Li all has this experience, including Yu Qian, who has a clear mind. Although the honest minister is not liked by others, at most he will be kicked out of the capital. Out of sight, out of mind, he will not kill everyone. This is also officialdom One of the tacit understandings.
Because when something goes wrong, there must be no leakage of real power positions, and people like this are needed to take over.
Absolute integrity and justice, absolute sophistication, and absolute virtuous ministers and officials are actually difficult to survive in the officialdom, because they are extreme and extremely dangerous in the long run. For any organization This is true.
Hai Rui only understood this after returning to the capital after going through ups and downs. Yuan Hongyu came to Hai Rui to intercede, and the same thing happened.
"I'm waiting for the officials of Nanya to take action against me. If they don't take action against me, I will take action against them." Hai Rui arrived at Nanya to work and has been waiting for the hunting to proceed.
Hunting is a catastrophe that a tough official must go through, and it becomes more and more violent each time. Hai Rui has experienced it once, and that time it was a real hunt.
You don’t like one thousand taels, but what about ten thousand taels or one hundred thousand taels? In the eyes of many people, loyalty is just because there are not enough chips for betrayal.
You don’t like silver? What about the beauty? You can’t even look down on a beautiful woman, so why don’t you look down on a beauty who knows you and understands you?
Well, you don’t value money, beauties, paintings, calligraphy, gold, stones, and treasures. If you are honest and righteous, what about your parents, spouse, and children? Do they look down on this as much as you do?
When a person is caught in a hunt, it is difficult to resist the temptation. Individuals can use reason to suppress greed, but relatives and friends are not moral models.
Hai Rui used his actions to prove that there is indeed such a person, who can resist the temptation of all external things. At this time, in the eyes of many people, he just doesn’t understand the ways of the world and is shameless. It's time to resort to means.
Can Tiqi protect you and your family? Your parents, children?
Hai Rui is waiting for the hunt to begin. Chen Wuyin has been convicted of treason. The center of the whirlpool of the struggle has been set. Anyone in Nanya who is so corrupt will be dealt with equally. Life and death, on the edge of life and death, the enemy will definitely Will attack, and Hai Rui is waiting for the attack.
Wang Chonggu's younger brother Wang Chongyi died in the assassination, and Hai Rui didn't think he could survive.
Hai Rui has even deduced the time, just before His Majesty arrived from Yangzhou to Nanya within three days, because once His Majesty arrived at Nanya, these thieves would have no chance to take action.
The list has been compiled, and the number of people is far less than Hai Rui expected. The entire six departments of Nanya and the Metropolitan Procuratorate totaled only twenty-seven people. Just like Chen Wuyin, they took advantage of the influence of the New Deal. There are only twenty-seven bureaucrats who seek personal gain and sell vassal status, and only seven of them can be charged with treason.
Rebellion is not a crime of treason. You can put any smelly fish or rotten shrimp in it. Just say a few words, but it is not treason. You secretly use power for personal gain and put a little in your pocket, but you can't reach it and commit treason.
"How can the fluorescent light of the rotten grass compare to the bright moon in the heart of heaven?" Li Le thought nothing would happen. In his opinion, these Nanya bureaucrats only dared to make small moves. Really Let them fight against the imperial court to the death, even if you give them ten thousand hearts and a leopard, they will not dare to do so.
His Majesty's sword is not bad at all. If he really attacks Hai Rui, how can a bureaucrat have the courage?
"Mr. Yuan is not lying. In fact, His Majesty followed closely behind him and came too quickly." Li Le explained his reasons again. He had lost his best opportunity. Chen Wuyin's case It has been finalized, and there is no possibility of changing it. Either it will be done before Hai Rui finds out, or it will not be done.
It is true that the Nanya bureaucrats are all bastards, but bastards also have their own time. The emperor comes with his troops and really knows how to carry out a big purge. The Nanya bureaucrats are not so willing to sacrifice their lives.
Really taking action against Hai Rui is equivalent to losing any chance of negotiation. Your Majesty has always been able to negotiate since he ascended the throne. Moreover, the first time we negotiated, the conditions were extremely favorable, and even most of the A grace that everyone can accept.
And once the Nanya bureaucrats really can't hold themselves back, they will fall into a dilemma of whoever attacks Hai Rui first will be the one to blame. Even the Beiya bureaucrats want to say something for the Nanya officials. In the predicament of being unable to say anything good, the world's scholars could not find fault with the emperor at all, and the Nanya bureaucrats' greatest reliance, public opinion, was completely useless.
When Prince Yan's Mansion raised troops, wasn't it because Lord Jianwen was too eager to force him? The King of Yan pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool, and refused to let go, which was to force others to raise troops. Therefore, even the cheap scholars in Nanya did not overly attack the motives of the King of Yan to raise the army. The main criticism was that after Zhu Di ascended the throne, his methods were too drastic. above.
In Li Le's view, Nanya officials should be more afraid of something happening to Hai Rui.
This is Li Le’s opinion, he thinks so.
"Hai Zongxian, there's something going on." Chen Mo, who was sentenced to death for thousands of years, hurried in and said with a solemn expression.
“What happened?” Hai Rui stood up and said with a frown, “Tell me in detail.”
"When the food was delivered from Caihu Camp, the Tiqimen found a bag of poison. It was a poison." Chen Mo told Hai Rui what happened.
The drug that leads to the enemy is Nux Vomica. Li Shizhen said: It looks like a horse with money attached to it, hence the name. Li Yu, the leader of the Southern Empress, was given the drug that leads to the enemy and died.
The terrible thing about this poison is that it is tasteless, that is to say, you will only notice the bitterness when you take it into the mouth. The great medical officer has studied this thing quite a lot, because it is also the reason for rheumatism, rheumatism and paralysis. It is a good medicine for numbness and paralysis, and the optimal dosage is almost the same as the poisonous dosage.
Unless absolutely necessary, great medical officials will not prescribe this medicine.
And now a pack of stimulant medicine appeared in Caihuying's food basket. It was enough to poison ten people, let alone Hai Rui.
Hai Rui stood up and smiled at Li Le and said, "Look, Governor Li, they are so heartless and crazy. You have analyzed so many reasons why they can't do it, but they still come."< br>
"Although you have been in Yingtian Mansion for more than ten years, you have still never seen their true faces. Firstly, you have a master Yuanfu to protect you, but they are afraid, so they don't dare; secondly, you are not touched Their fundamental interests include new policies such as clearing the land, returning land, passing examinations, abolishing slave status, and not subcontracting. They all have loopholes to exploit, so they are not in a hurry."
"But I, they. Only by killing me can they feel at ease. They know what I am here for."
Hai Rui is different from Li Le. Li Le will not be hunted at all. This kind of hunting from the ruling class is Li's. Le had never felt pressure before. The reason why he thought it would not happen was because Li Le had a backstage. As long as Zhang Juzheng was alive for one day, these people would have to worry about Zhang Juzheng's reaction. After all, Zhang Juzheng, his master, would really come to his rescue if something happened.
And one more thing, Hai Rui really wants to save their lives, and even kill people, so the methods of confrontation will be fierce. Compared with Hai Rui, Li Le is like a good old guy. Same.
"Hai Zongxian, the Tiqi know poison better than these cheap scholars." Chen Mo said very calmly, ensuring Hai Rui's safety was the order the Tiqi received.
Every year before the Chinese New Year, His Majesty will visit the place where the family members of Duntai Yuanhou gather in Nanhai. During every festival, he will send internal officials to visit. Since the establishment of Duntai Yuanhou in the second year of Jingtai, His Majesty is the most respected person. There is no one emperor who is more powerful than the Marquis of Yuantai.
The Tiqi will not betray, and the bargaining chip that allows the Tiqi to betray the emperor as a whole is really too expensive.
"Let's go and have a look." Hai Rui asked Chen Mo to lead the way, but his steps were still steady and he didn't have any fear because someone wanted to kill him. This time when he went to Nanya, The wind and waves were much smaller than in the past. When he was at the inn in Xia Shu Town, he was harassed. He stayed at good homes at night and was coerced and lured. The scale of the hunt was far greater than today.
It’s just a pack of poison.
Hai Rui walked vigorously to the scene of the crime. The Tiqimen were fixing the evidence, while a Caihu from the Caihu Camp knelt on the ground, trembling.
"What's your name?" Hai Rui walked up to the Caihuying vegetable farmer and asked in a gentle tone.
"Pan Sangui, a villain, is a vegetable farmer in Yingtian Mansion. Hai Qingtian has mercy on me. I was obsessed with pork for a while, so I took on this job. Hai Qingtian, have mercy on me." He knelt on the ground and was thin and yellow. Pan Sangui kept kowtowing in fear.
"What did you call me?" Hai Rui stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the vegetable farmer, and asked with a bit of curiosity.
“Haiqingtian.” Pan Sangui kowtowed again.
Hai Rui sighed and said, "Then you know who I am, and yet you still want to harm me. It's because I did something sorry for the people and became a dog official. Do you want to kill me?"
" No."
Hai Rui thought for a moment and then asked: "Is that what I did or failed to do? I'm sorry. Did you want to kill me? I did have a lot of unfinished business? , it was not completed, and the people suffered. "
Hai Rui has many unfulfilled wishes, and Nanya is his biggest wish. He failed to do it at first, but now he has only one whip. Only Songjiang Mansion had done this, and Hai Rui thought it was something he had not done at the beginning, which made the vegetable farmer Pan Sangui hold a grudge.
"No."
"Coerced?" "Hai Qingtian, please spare my life!" Pan Sangui did not answer directly, but kowtowed again and begged for mercy.
Hai Rui looked at Pan Sangui, exhaled, and asked in a low voice: "What are you going to do next? You want to commit suicide, right? Those people told you that it's okay. Go ahead and die, right?"
"Ah! How did Hai Qingtian know that?" Pan Sangui raised his head in shock and fell to the ground, looking at Hai Rui with a look of shock on his face. Fear, this Hai Ruimo knows some kind of mind-reading spell. He even knows exactly what he is thinking and what he is going to do!
"Hey, these are all old tricks. It's been fourteen years. Can't you change some tricks? You thought these cheap scholars could come up with some new tricks this time for me to see, that's it? "Hai Rui said slightly disappointed.
Even if Pan Sangui wanted to kill Hai Rui, he still called him Hai Rui Hai Qingtian instead of Dog Official, because he really couldn't call him out. He was obviously forced by others. He might succeed in using the machine to poison him, but he might also fail. After failure, he would naturally There will be a series of behind-the-scenes tricks. Once Pan Sangui dies in prison without trial, Hai Rui will vent his personal anger and kill people, and the big label of disregarding human life will be pinned on his head.
Li Le really had not gone through such a bloody political struggle. He was even more surprised than Pan Sangui.
Hai Rui, what exactly did you experience in Yingtian Mansion?
“If you want to kill me, you must first let the world misunderstand me, slander me, bully me, humiliate me, laugh at me, belittle me, despise me, and hate me. Then I will not be that stubborn Hai Rui. It's reasonable that the traitor will die in the end." Hai Rui said somewhat calmly: "They know how to deal with people like me. It's a pity that I also know how to deal with them."
Hai Rui looked at it. He turned to Chen Mo and said with a smile: "Chen Qianhu, don't let people commit suicide out of fear of crime."
"I have the order!" Chen Mo was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He had never thought of this level. .
"The interrogation will make it clear that this Pan Sangui did not act out of his original intention. Why he came here, who ordered him to do it, and what grievances he has, we must interrogate him clearly. We must not treat him as an injustice." Hai Rui warned Chen Mo, and did After knowing the specific deployment, Chen Mo asked Pan Sangui what threats he had received before he was willing to come.
Pan Sangui is bound to die. He assassinated an official of the imperial court, and also assassinated an honest and upright minister like Hai Rui without any reason or vengeance. The emperor would not and could not forgive him, even if Pan Sangui was really coerced. .
But Pan Sangui will not be an unjust ghost, and the bastard who threatens Pan Sangui will be buried with Pan Sangui.
"Let me think about it, what other tricks are there?" Hai Rui held up his hands, his eyes suddenly lit up, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It should be so, I arrived here sixteen years ago After Yingtian, it’s time to find a child of about the same age and come to the government office to recognize his father.”
"What did Hai Zongxian mean?" Li Le was a little confused, and Chen Mo was also a little confused. What was Hai Rui talking about? Who do you think is your father? What kind of magic trick is this?
"It seems that your teacher didn't teach you these methods." Hai Rui said with a smile: "I left a lot of romantic debts in Yingtian Mansion back then. I just need to find a dozen fifteen or six A child who is 6 years old comes to the government office to kowtow and recognize me as his father. Hey, is there really no other way to do this? If you throw dirty water at someone, it will work again and again."
" Did Hai Zongxian have a romantic debt in Yingtian Mansion? "Chen Mo was a bit upright. He subconsciously felt that this matter was more difficult. His Majesty never taught him how to deal with this situation.
Hai Rui waved his hands repeatedly, and Chen Mo accepted death. If he admitted it, Chen Mo would find a way to deal with it. Hai Rui said quickly: "No, these are the tricks of cheap Confucians. When I first arrived in Nanya, Many of my sons and daughters appeared, all from Nanping, Fujian, where I was working as an evangelist, but they made me miserable.”
“Chen Qianhu, you are like this, this. "It's like that." You still have to be a scholar. "
With these lousy tricks, Chen Mo is no match. He can defend against assassinations on the surface, but he cannot defend against such soft knives.
Who says soft knives can’t kill people! A soft knife cannot kill people, so Zhu Wan, the governor of Zhejiang Province, would not have committed suicide.
"It's not that I'm laughing at them for not making progress. After all these years, the methods are still the same." Hai Rui was a little disappointed with the humble Confucians. In the past few years in the capital, he was used to following His Majesty to watch the excitement. I always hope to see some new excitement, but it turns out that Nanya's cheap scholars never disappoint people.
Li Le still doesn’t believe it. We are all decent people, why do we have to do something so dishonorable?
But soon, Li Le realized that he was wrong, and how wrong he was. Hai Rui's return to Nanjing really opened Li Le's eyes to how bad this person could be!
In front of Yingtianfu Yamen, there were more than a dozen pairs of mother and son, mother and daughter. They took their children and knelt on the ground crying for father and mother. It was really a mess.
The Tiqi have received the order in advance and are unmoved. They don’t even bother to ask. The three feet in front of the yamen is the final warning. After passing that line, the Tiqi will show their embroidered spring. Dao warned these people not to go any further and cried three feet away. The Tiqi did not care.
Soon, the cry attracted countless people to watch. Most of the people did not believe it, but some people were whispering in the crowd. As expected, these officials were all the same. Such things as this are creating strong public opinion.
Of course, the scene is somewhat embarrassing.
According to the script, at this time, the Tiqi and government officials should take action, either to drive them away, or to ask Hai Rui to deal with it, but no, it was extremely quiet in the government office, and there was no movement at all. The gatekeeper Tiqi seemed to be watching the excitement, just watching quietly and doing nothing.
This makes the mouthpiece that stirs up public opinion among the crowd look very embarrassed.
"Who is making noise in front of the door?" A man wearing a Confucian shirt appeared in front of the Yamen and scolded him sternly.
"You are such a heartless man! You said you wanted to marry me at the beginning! You were so cruel that you left, leaving our two sons behind and looked down upon! Hai Rui, do you still remember me!" A woman saw me Finally there was a response, and he immediately shouted angrily.
Chen Mo stood in front of the door and had to admire her acting skills. Looking at her gnashing of teeth, she wished she could eat the heartless man alive!
Someone took the initiative, and more than a dozen women were about to attack the Yamen again, but the Tiqi once again showed their embroidered spring knives, and these women began to act violently. The man in a Confucian shirt who walked out suddenly gave way, revealing another man in a Confucian shirt. Men come.
"You don't even know me, why do you say that I had a child with you!" The second man in a scholar's shirt yelled in shock and anger, seeming to be a little angry.
When the two 'Hai Rui' stood in front of the door, everyone was a little confused. The melon seeds in the hands of the people watching fell to the ground. This scene was really weird. At this point, it was... No matter how stupid you are, you will know that this is to throw dirty water on Hai Qingtian.
These days, Hai Rui's portraits are not posted all over the city, and few people have actually seen Hai Rui.
These women cried and howled for a long time, subconsciously thinking that the one wearing Confucian robes was Hai Rui, and they suddenly recognized the wrong person.
"It's been more than ten years since you left! It's not surprising that I didn't recognize you for a while! Fortunately, others call you Hai Qingtian, do you know how we two have spent these years!" A woman's eyes rolled. Turning very fast, he immediately said loudly.
The second man in Confucian robes stepped aside again, revealing the third man in Confucian robes. This man held up his hands and said with a gentle face: "You have admitted your mistake again, I am Hai Rui."
Then the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh men appeared in front of the door. A total of seven men with similar height, body shape, and appearance appeared in front of the door, standing there.
"Now, one of the seven people in front of you is Hai Zongxian. How about you find him now?" Chen Mo took two steps forward, paused the hook and sickle gun in his hand, and shouted loudly said.
Those who watch the excitement don’t think it’s a big deal. Things have reached this point, and the people watching have long been as clear as a mirror. Among these dog officials, a clear sky finally appeared, and they were able to slander him. The good reputation must be destroyed!
"Choose one! Choose one! With so many people, you can't choose the wrong one! You can't have a one-night romance, and now you can't even recognize the person!"
"It's really disgusting, what kind of thing is Hai Qingtian?" Character! Are you the one who can throw dirt on me?"
"You can choose with your mouth open, no one can leave!" Hai Qingtian's bad words, stand up! I won't give you a few big mouths!"
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Chen Mo looked at the excited people, and he knew clearly that this was the end of the story! In one step, Hai Rui has won this battle of public opinion, and won it completely. Looking at the reaction of the people, it is clear.
These dozen women, you look at me, I look at you, they got together to discuss, and after arguing for a long time, they finally selected the one who looked the most similar.
"Have you made your choice?" Chen Mo looked at the choices of these women and asked calmly.
"You've chosen." A woman said through gritted teeth.
"Okay, actually these seven are all fake." Chen Mo watched the woman change the topic and revealed the answer with a smile.
He has received professional training, so he did not laugh, but revealed the truth, but watching the people onlookers laugh forward and backward after hearing the answer is indeed a quite interesting example.
These seven men in Confucian robes were all people Chen Mo went to the theater troupe to find. They came specifically to act. Each of them had one line and finished speaking.
"False accusations are false! Everyone listens to the order and arrest the person who complained immediately!" Chen Mo looked at the fierce look in the eyes of these women and began to order the arrests.
In the Ming Dynasty, false accusation was a serious crime, and false accusation was never empty words.
Amidst the noise, this farce did not come to an end, because the last man in Confucian robes appeared in front of the government office. Everyone present could tell at a glance that this man was a little thin but stood as straight as A man who looks like a penholder is Hai Rui. The extremely gentle Hai Rui still shows off his sharp edge.
The bone is the righteousness of the bone.
Hai Rui's appearance made everyone at the scene quiet down.
Hai Rui looked at this scene with some emotion. He took two steps and stood in front of everyone. He was silent for a moment and then said: "This morning, I arrested a vegetable farmer from Caihu Camp. He He came to assassinate me with a bag of poison, so I asked him, I am Hai Rui, do you want to kill me too? The vegetable farmer looked at him, obviously someone was threatening him. "
"This happened in the morning. Before noon, a bunch of people came and said they recognized me as their biological father."
"Dear elders, Hai Rui is an independent minister. This time he came to Nanya , are here to investigate corruption. If we continue to investigate, Hai Rui will be punished as stupid as last time. This time Hai Rui will not leave even if he dies."
"When you folks pass by my grave, just don't scold me. I really tried my best, and I thank you folks for being merciful."
This is what Hai Rui said to the common people, and also to the powerful right-wingers who hide behind these poor coolies, stir up public sentiment, and confuse right and wrong. He, Hai Rui, is not afraid of death. These people threaten with death. If you can't scare him away, this time with the emperor's backing, he will continue to do it even if you kill him.
The last time, I was promoted by the emperor halfway through the work, and it ended in a mess.
Everyone has unfinished business, and so does Hai Rui. Investigating Xu Jie is just one of them. He did not finish the unfinished business when he was governor of Yingtian. He must do it again this time. Made.
(End of this chapter)