The strength of Hai Qingtian

In the third year of Longqing (1569), Hai Rui finally got the fattest position in his life - please note that it is not the largest, but the fattest.

Everyone is also in the court. Some are poor and some are rich. After all, it is a matter of location. They have to be assigned to a place where birds do not lay eggs. If they don’t see people for ten days and half a month, they can’t die of poverty. Some positions are because

The rich oil and water naturally make people flock to it.

At that time, the four major fat people recognized in the court were even more famous and popular. They were the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Personnel, the Aogong Department of the Ministry of Personnel, the Wuxuan Department of the Ministry of War, and the Armed Forces Department of the Ministry of War.

The Wenxuan Department is in charge of the personnel transfer of civil servants, and you will be promoted if you want to be promoted; the merit examination department is in charge of the annual official assessment, and you will be killed if you want to be killed if you want to be killed. This is a civil servant.

The Military Selection Department is in charge of personnel appointments of military generals. Whether to fight hard or not on the battlefield is one thing, and whether to be promoted or not is another thing; the Arsenal Department can see from its name that it is in charge of military logistics equipment, and it is simply not fat.

It's natural.

These are the four legendary fat people, and they are also the place that everyone is looking forward to day and night. However, compared with Mr. Hai Rui, it is simply not worth mentioning, because the position he is to hold is Governor Yingtian.

The so-called Yingtian roughly includes today's Shanghai, Suzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Songjiang, Wuxi and Anhui. Just from the place name, you can see that this is a rich place, and taxes alone occupy the whole country.

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The reason why Hai Rui was able to obtain this position was naturally the result of Xu Jie's secret support, and Hai Rui knew it very well. Although he was straightforward, he was not stupid.

But if Xu Jie knew what was about to happen next, he would probably be able to go and kneel to Mr. Hai three times and kowtow nine times, begging him to retire and go home to retire.

"The King of Hell is coming!"

With a few shrill screams, a spectacular scene in Chinese history that is unprecedented and believed to be no one to come later appeared: no one in government agencies are working, and everything from the prefect to the magistrate is like facing a great enemy, and they are in panic all day long. Normally,

The officials who embezzled and accepted bribes were no problem. Before Governor Hai arrived, they voluntarily resigned and fled.

The high-end entertainment venues that were usually crowded with wealthy businessmen were empty at this time, just like those who had just been robbed. The wealthy families also closed their doors one after another, and heard others say that their families were rich, which was even more uncomfortable than others scolding their ancestors.

I didn't dare to wear high-end fashion anymore, so I put on a ragged shirt with patches when I went out, and looked like a beggar. It happened that the eunuch in Nanjing was passing by Yingtian at that time, and no one cared about him in the place. I wanted to lose my temper, so I would like to be more angry.

As soon as he asked, it was Hai Rui coming. So he made a quick decision - he couldn't stop and left quickly!

Halfway through the walk, he felt something was wrong, so he gave the second order - change the sedan chair! (According to the regulations, he could only sit in a four-person sedan chair at his level) and left Yingtian, leaving him.

So when Governor Hai arrived, what he saw was already a mess. The bully disappeared and the landlord disappeared. The people on the street were dressed in tatters, as if they had returned to the primitive society overnight.

But all this does not seem to change Hai Rui's mood. He is a consistent person. He will do whatever he should do. The first thing he does after taking office is to announce the list. Everyone is welcome to file a complaint. In addition, it is also specifically stated that there is no litigation fee.

, and inform the subordinates that I will deal with anyone who dares to take the opportunity to collect money.

If you complain, you don’t need to pay money! Then you don’t confess or complain, so a miracle in the history of justice happened.

Every day, the governor's yamen was crowded like a vegetable market, with crowds and crowds. At most, he received more than 3,000 complaints a day. With his extremely strong energy and fighting spirit, the King of Hell actually took them all and stopped them all.

After that, most of the results were the rich losing the case.

This is a deed that Hai Rui talked about for future generations. However, in fact, it does not represent all light and justice, because there is another kind of person in this world called the unruly people.

The so-called unruly people, also known as rogue proletarians, have their main job to find trouble, and do not leave if they have nothing to do, and never give up without getting some benefits. Among the complainants at that time, there were also many such people. Hai Rui followed the whole line

By taking advantage of the opportunity, many people took the opportunity to occupy the wealthy's property and became rich themselves, which can be regarded as getting rid of poverty and becoming rich.

But overall, Governor Hai is doing a good job. After all, the people are a vulnerable group. If you can, you can help. It is inevitable that you will be wronged by the landlord.

But unlike in the past, Hai Rui made a big fuss this time, but no one raised any objections, nor did he engage in non-violent non-cooperation, and was extremely obedient. After all, what everyone is afraid of is not him, but the person behind him—

—Xu Jie.

It doesn't matter if you offend Hai Rui, but Xu Jie is not easy to mess with, so no one is too embarrassed to do this.

However, as the work of pursuing the bully landlords further deepened, the peace was completely broken, because Hai Rui finally discovered the largest landlord in Yingtian area, and this person was Xu Jie.

In fact, Xu Jie himself is not bad. The key is that his two sons rely on their father's power and are rampant in the local area. They especially like to collect land and make a fortune. But Brother Xu Jie doesn't know if it's a mess.

The sky is busy with struggle, neglecting the education of children, and not caring about them much, so it is what it is now. So Comrade Xu Jie's profound lesson once again tells us that it is very important to manage the relatives and children around you well.

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However, Hai Rui didn't care much about Xu Jie's education. He only knew that if you occupy more land, you would retreat. If you don't retreat, I would fight you for life.

But for Xu Jie's sake, he still restrained himself a little and wrote a letter to Lord Xu, asking him to retreat.

Xu Jie was still very kind. He admitted some of his mistakes and retreated part of the land. In his opinion, he saved Hai Rui's life and promoted Hai Rui. Now he took the lead in retreating, which should be considered as interesting.

But Hai Rui was not very interested. He got Xu Jie's retreat, but further stated, since you have this awareness, then you should retreat all of them. Just leave some self-cultivated fields, and you can cultivate the land without any trouble, and you can still find peace.

,I am thinking about you!

Xu Jie was stunned at that time. I worked hard all my life, but the chief assistant of the cabinet took the initiative to retire and was preparing to go home to enjoy the happiness. If you want me to start a business again in my sixties, would it be a joke to me?

So he wrote another letter to Hai Rui, saying that he would not retreat from his land and hoped that he would remember his past friendship and give it a favor, just give it back.

But the facts prove that Brother Hai Rui has basically no concept in his mind. This brother has been eating simple for decades and is almost unbearable for the world. What is favor? What is owe? What is repayment?

At this point, Xu Jie finally realized that he had been living in the world for decades and had even seen it. Not only did he not enter the country, but he did not even enter the bricks.

He made a decision to resist to the end and made a clear attitude - not to retreat.

Hai Rui also made a clear attitude - he must retreat.

The two sides began to stalemate, and at this moment, Gao Gong came.

The best tool

After living at such an old age, Gao Gong never believed that pies would fall from the sky, but now he believes it.

Although he was already in a high position, he never dared to attack Xu Jie. This was not because he was kind-hearted, but because Xu Jie had a high status and had been in the court for so many years and had a good mass base. If he acted rashly, he might be punished by

The trouble has stepped down, so he has always watched coldly.

When he learned that Hai Rui was forcing Xu Jie to retreat, he was immediately overjoyed. The time for counterattack was finally here!

The reason is very simple. If you use your own people, the ministers will know at a glance and will definitely help Xu Jie. Now everyone knows that Hai Rui is Xu Jie's person. If you promote the people you want to punish you, I'm just helping you.

, you can't blame me.

Hai Rui is the most suitable tool to utilize.

Gao Gong quickly expressed support for Hai Rui's behavior and severely rebuked Xu Jie's behavior. Hai Rui was encouraged and cheered up, forcing Xu Jie to retreat without any further.

So Xu Jie was ready to compromise and surrender. He expressed his willingness to withdraw from all the fields. In Hai Rui's view, the problem had been successfully resolved. However, at this moment, unexpected changes occurred again.

The censors in the court suddenly attacked Xu Jie and did not strictly educate their children. A man named Cai Guoxi was appointed as the Suzhou military envoy to handle the case in full-time. Coincidentally, Mr. Cai happened to be Gao Gong's student.

It just happened to be a bit inconsistent with Xu Jie.

Things got worse. Xu Jie's two sons were arrested to serve as soldiers. All the land in the family was confiscated. Even his home was burned by a group of unknown people. Lord Xu had to escape overnight.

It seems that Hai Rui won, but it turns out that the only winner in the end is Gao Gong.

In the fourth year of Longqing (1570), Hai Rui received an order from the court to pack up his things and leave.

So Hai Rui, who had been the governor for more than half a year, left. He came to transform everything, but found that he was the only one who was transformed.

Mr. Hai Rui is not easy to mess with. What's the matter with leaving like this? He wrote another memorial to curse in anger.

In Hai Rui's life, in terms of popularity and trouble, this memorial could probably rank second, second only to the one that scolded Jiajing.

You know, it is not easy to curse people and make new ideas. Since he has cursed the emperor, it is meaningless to curse others. But Mr. Hai Rui once again proved his talent for cursing people with his actions. This time he found a new one

The object of the ministers (except him).

And in his memorials, he also created a new classic swear word - "The people in the court are all women."

This sentence shocked the world and made ghosts and gods cry. In ancient times, calling the other person a woman was even more cruel than scolding all the ancestors for 18 generations. So the court was in an uproar, but strangely, no one came forward to fight back.

The reason is that Mr. Hai Rui is too fierce. Everyone knows that this brother is a life-threatening person. If he scolds him, the consequences will be unimaginable. So everyone stayed still and stared at Hai blankly.

Rui is powerful.

Only two people were talking.

The first one is Li Chunfang. As the chief minister of the court, he couldn't argue without expressing his opinion. However, unexpectedly, he neither attacked Hai Rui nor punished him, but he took Hai Rui's memorial and said something that made people laugh and cry.

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"According to Hai Rui's statement (all the men in the court are women), I should be considered an old woman!"

He is really an honest person.

The other person is Gao Gong. In fact, the matter is due to this part, thanks to him. At this last showdown, he finally revealed the mystery:

"If everything Hai Rui does is said to be bad, it is wrong; if everything is said to be good, it is wrong. It should be said that he is a person who is not very capable of doing things."

This is a very pertinent evaluation.

Faced with this dirty world, Hai Rui thought that he was the only one who saw the darkness, and he believed that he was the only sober.

However, he was confused. Facts proved that Xu Jie saw it, Gao Gong saw it, and Zhang Juzheng saw it, not only did they see the problem, but also had a way to solve it. The only thing Hai Rui could do was just scolding him.

So from beginning to end, he is just a legendary role model and a useful tool.

In the fifth year of Longqing (1571), Hai Rui returned to his hometown in Hainan, but the protagonist's role has not yet ended. More than ten years later, he will come out again and interpret this legendary story to the end.

With Hai Rui's help, Gao Gong finally took care of Xu Jie. The new and old grudges have been resolved, and it is time to show off his strength.

In fact, fundamentally speaking, there is no difference between Gao Gong and Xu Jie, and they can be said to be in the same lineage. They are both practical players, want to do things, and want to serve the country, but according to China's traditional virtues, everything must be judged by qualifications and ranking.

Seniority, it’s better for everyone to know who has the final say.
To be continued...