Hai Rui and Wang Yixiu have been together for more than ten days, and they have cooperated closely in settling cases and settling lawsuits, and have developed some friendship.
Although Wangfutai was not very good, he was a kind person and could tolerate Hai Rui's weird temper. At this moment, Hai Rui realized something was wrong and hurriedly woke him up. The two of them asked a few hungry people on the roadside.
, and got some details from the interview.
When he found out that these people had been resting on their laurels since last autumn, and most of them had stopped now, Wang Yixiu almost pissed himself with fear. He quickly ordered his followers to rush to Huating overnight and inform Yang Ruiyun, the magistrate of Huating, so that he could make corresponding preparations.
This celebration meal for just two people was tasteless to Wang Yixiu, because he was afraid that someone would suddenly rush in to report a civil uprising in Huating County or Fucheng.
Hai Rui didn't drink. When he saw that Wang Yixiu had ordered a lot of delicious dishes that his family couldn't usually afford, he found out that it was his family who paid for the treat and cleared the table.
Wang Yixiu was restless and didn't realize that all the food on the table had been eaten. He held a wine glass and sighed. The waiter who was waiting in the private room saw that there was only soup left on the table and thought to himself, this is because he is hungry.
Can a dead ghost be reincarnated?
Wang Yixiu finally realized that he was rude and quickly apologized to Hai Rui. Hai Rui smiled and said: "Every porridge and meal are hard-earned. Every time I eat, there is not a grain of rice left. You ordered too much tonight, so you are a little overwhelmed."
"After he finished speaking, he burped. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't feel that Wang Yixiu was being rude.
Neither of them wanted to hang around here, so Wang Yixiu paid the bill with the money, and the two of them went back to the Yamen. On the way, Wang Yixiu asked Hai Rui, "Fortunately, my lord woke me up, and I found out that Fucheng and Huating are on the pile of firewood."
Sit down, what should I do now?"
After hearing this, Hai Rui said to Wang Yixiu: "Let's see if your government is responsible. As long as no one has a bite to eat, they will not rebel. If I were your government, I would provide food relief first, and then provide relief."
Wang Yixiu frowned after hearing this and said: "There are no disasters up and down the Mansongjiang River. How can we use the disaster preparedness food? If we release food now, there will be another drought or flood in May or June. It is a trivial matter that Xiaguan Wusha is not guaranteed. This is full of disasters."
The people of the city have suffered a great disaster."
Hai Rui also thought about this, and kept thinking about it. Finally, he smiled bitterly and said: "Do you need someone to tie the bell to untie it? Most of these people were released from Xu Ge's hometown, so we have to recruit him."
Wang Yixiu said: "This old man Xu Ge just quit his farmland last year. Who in the world doesn't admire him? Among the scholars? How many people sympathize with him among the gentry? If he bullies you again, I'm afraid the public opinion will explode."
At this time, the two of them had returned to the government office. Because Hai Rui was an imperial envoy, Wang Yixiu moved the main room in the back hall of the government office to Hai Rui to live in, while his female family members lived in the back garden. He himself lived in the side room.
Seeing his sad face, Hai Rui led him to his room for a deep talk. After the two of them sat down, Hai Rui said: "A certain person behaves in an upright manner, but he has lost his ears over the years. He has seen a lot of these sneaky tricks - you may think
Isn’t it Xu Huating’s intention that the servants all over the street have no food and clothing?”
Wang Yixiu heard this? He was surprised and said with a wry smile: "This...this [Biquge www.biquger.me] is a heart-wrenching remark."
Hai Rui heard this. He laughed first and then said coldly: "In the third year of Longqing, I had a fight with Xu Huating and was defeated. Were Cai Guoxi and others under Gao Gong's orders? He used me as a swordsman - the envoy."
Just use it, as long as it is beneficial to state affairs? Why not make a knife? But Xu Huating first incited public opinion and then responded to it? I can only drink hatred."
"In the third year of Longqing, half of the Xu family's land was withdrawn. How could a servant be sent out? Someone caught his sore foot? Only then did he kill a few servants who had done many evil things - the Xu family seemed to be dead at that time."
At this point, Hai Rui's anger surged, and he took a sip and said again: "When I am defeated, in half a year, the land of the Xu family will be completely restored to its original appearance!"
"Now the emperor has used Cai Guoxi to force the Xu family, and then he has put them under control. Even so, the public opinion is one-sided in favor of him, but he has been suppressed."
"——Is Xu Huating an easy person? This retreat is his specialty! Will the court still be able to suppress public opinion when Huating or Songjiang undergo a civil uprising? By then, the emperor will also be disgraced!"
Wang Yixiu had never thought about this before, but when he saw Hai Rui clearly understanding Xu Jie's thoughts and speaking clearly and logically, he turned pale with fright. He stammered: "Not...that's not necessarily the case? If you go by what you say,
Say, isn’t Xu Huating afraid of causing harm to his descendants?”
After hearing this, Hai Rui sneered: "I'm afraid you don't know that the Xu family may have more land on the surface, but in fact they have more shops! His family's raw silk is smuggled to Japan in large quantities, and this is where the big families in the south of the Yangtze River make the most of their profits.
!Why else would he occupy so much mulberry land? He has the power to set prices!”
At this point, Hai Rui made his thoughts clear. Although he had mastered the inside information of the Xu family before, he did not consider it comprehensively in conjunction with the retreat. Today, after a serious talk with Wang Yixiu, he discovered that Xu family
The overall conspiracy hidden behind the retreat.
After taking a sip of tea, Hai Rui continued: "Ever since the Japanese war broke out in Jiajing, the wealthy families in Jiangnan have not been of the same mind as the imperial court. There is no way to tell the winner unless one is broken off. Besides, the Xu family clearly knows where their raw silk is sold.
, but the smuggling matter is not involved at all, how can the emperor deal with the old ministers indiscriminately? This time the Xu family has retreated from the land again, and has become invincible with this reputation, how can it bring disaster to the descendants? "
When Wang Yixiu heard this, he took a deep breath, his head was buzzing, and beads of sweat were dripping down his face like soybeans. He grabbed Hai Rui's hand, knelt down and cried: "Sir, help me! If this is true,
Sir, if you say this, am I just like an ant, I'll be fine if I can hang myself!"
Hai Rui hurriedly comforted him a few words. After he sat firmly, he thought over the whole process of the game between the imperial court, Jiangnan, and the Xu family, and wondered: "I don't understand why the imperial court wants to deal with the Xu family at this time. Long Qingsan
When I was young, I was in charge of Gao Gong, to prevent Xu Jie from resurrecting - I was just taking advantage of the situation. Now this big pustule in Jiangnan has not shown signs of festering, and the imperial court's energy is all in the northeast, so why does the emperor have to worry about it? "
Having said this, Hai Rui was so frightened that he broke into a sweat and speculated: "Could it be that the emperor couldn't wait any longer and wanted to push back the 'One Whip Method' in Jiangnan? That's why he used the Xu family to kill monkeys and scare chickens? Too hasty, too hasty."
ah!"
Wang Yixiu didn't care what the emperor thought. He took Hai Rui's hand and said, "Sir, don't think about those things. How do you deal with this current plan? If there is a civil uprising in the past few days, we will cut off the old shell.
, this Songjiang Prefecture is probably not easy to fool around with!" Wang Yixiu was really anxious, and even the dialect from his hometown came out.
Hai Rui suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "I understand! You quickly describe the situation here, and then move on to Cai Guoxi - his military preparation is not only a knife on the Xu family's neck, but also a sharp blade that can suppress the place.
, if my prediction is correct, he must have already prepared his troops and is waiting for the hungry people to cause trouble! - If this matter does not cause trouble, it will not harm the imperial court at all!"
After hearing this, Wang Yixiu said to himself that you have always done a lot of analysis, but this solution is a bit trivial. He asked cautiously: "Is this the end? Just move the article?"
Hai Rui said: "Of course this is not enough! You have to let go of all the government officials, follow the clues, secretly take advantage of the Jiangnan clan, and seize the evidence that threatens the court with a civil uprising. If what I expected is true, the emperor is
I want to cut it off with one blow, just like cleaning up the capital camp, and clarify most of the affairs in Jiangnan!"
"At this time, I also want to understand why the emperor wants to appoint a deputy official - if chaos breaks out in Songjiang, I, the 'censor of Nanjing Youqiandu, in charge of Songjiang's withdrawal of farmland, settlement of cases and litigation,' will immediately become 'governor of Jiangnan, supervising the affairs of Songjiang people'
Become a special minister! There is no need for the imperial court to waste time by sending imperial envoys, I'm afraid - the draft of the imperial edict has been typed!"
Hai Rui slammed the table and said angrily: "The emperor acts arbitrarily and ignores the livelihood of the people. He tolerates adultery and practices Zheng Bo's tricks - I...I want to rebuke him!"
At this time, Wang Yixiu had already understood everything. This group of high-ranking players, Bad Yin, were playing a big game of chess, but he was not even a chess piece. He couldn't help but cry: "Sir, can you solve these riddles?"
, I can still get promoted, but it’s hard for me!”
"You said that the emperor tolerated adultery, is there any evidence? Is there any evidence? If there is really a civil unrest in this mansion, the blame is definitely on me, I will bear it! Oh, I am so stupid, I thought that the old Xu family had withdrawn their land,
My life is getting better - I am Hapi!"
Hai Rui smiled bitterly and said: "There are two other strategies. One is to distribute food to help the hungry people - if someone really joins forces, this strategy may not work; the other is to go to the Xu family and ask his family to take back the servants and hire them instead -