Hu Zongxian did not waste too long. He handed over all the affairs of the Governor's Mansion to his staff Xu Wei. During this period, countless people wanted to get some information about the confession from Hu Zongxian through insinuations. In order to prepare in advance, but in vain.
The next day, Hu Zongxian embarked on the road to the capital to resign, and his every move also touched the hearts of countless senior officials in the capital.
Capital City, Yan Mansion.
Yan Shifan took the letter from his subordinates, looked panicked, and hurriedly knocked on his father Yan Song's door.
"Father, I have something important to report."
"Come in." Yan Song's slightly calm voice came from the room.
"Father, something bad has happened! Your Majesty sent someone to deliver an oral message to Hu Zongxian, asking him to return to Beijing to report his work after getting the exact confession. He is already on the way, and our people have not found out anything from him. .”
"Do you think we have really found something? Yang Jinshui, the eunuch in charge of the Weaving Bureau, is crazy, not to mention he is Lu Fang's godson!" Yan Shifan hesitated for a moment and gave his thoughts.
"Well, I don't rule out this possibility. By the way, none of the people under you have found out anything?" Yan Song couldn't help but frowned after hearing his son's description, and his tone was not as indifferent as before.
"No, they wrote to me asking what to do next." Yan Shifan did not dare to meet his father's eyes and lowered his head silently.
"Look at the people you use, they are all rubbish! They can't even handle such trivial matters well, and no news can be spread at all."
Seeing his father reprimanding him, Yan Shifan had no choice but to lower his head and admit his mistake, and asked his father for the next countermeasures.
"Go and inform them that they must keep their mouths shut! No matter whether Hu Zongxian finds out anything, as long as he doesn't open his mouth, there will be room for easing things. If they can't handle it, then there is no need for them to exist. ”
After Yan Song thought for a moment, he gave the answer that was the safest and least likely to make mistakes.
"Yes, let's do it now, kid."
After Yan Shifan got a temporary solution from his father, he left without stopping.
When his son left, Yan Song looked anxious and kept pacing in the room.
Ever since he overthrew his former chief assistant Xia Yan, the feeling that things were out of his control has not appeared for a long time. At present, he cannot find out the exact information through various channels. Without accurate intelligence, how can he take action?
Yan Song felt like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He could only huddle in the sheepfold, waiting for the final butcher's knife to fall.
"Hu Ruzhen, Hu Ruzhen, I hope you can remember the relationship between master and disciple and don't let me down..."
Yan Song stopped pacing, looked deeply, and thought in his heart.
…
At the same time, Yan Song's old rival Xu Jie also looked nervous.
"How's it going? Did you get the exact news?"
When Xu Jie saw the person who had gone to inquire about the news come in, he quickly asked.
"Sir, when Governor Hu was trying the case earlier, he was the only one at the scene. No one else could enter. We were unable to find out any precise information."
"What about Yang Jinshui, is he really crazy?" Xu Jie followed up and asked.
"Sir, Yang Jinshui seems to be really crazy."
"Then when did Hu Zongxian set off?"
"Your Excellency, Hu Zongxian set off yesterday after handing over all the affairs of the Governor's Mansion to his staff Xu Wei!"
"Okay, you go down."
After Xu Jie asked for the news, he waved his hand and sent the person away.
"Have they been found out?" Xu Jie drank all the tea in the cup and thought hard.
"Come here, prepare the sedan chair and go to Prince Yu's Mansion!"
…
Forbidden City, Xiyuan.
When Jiajing was taking a leisurely walk, Lu Fang walked quickly from behind and said softly.
"Your Majesty, we have news. Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge both sent a large number of people to find out the exact information, but they all came back in vain."
"Well, Hu Zongxian has done a good job in this regard. Keep paying attention and report to me any news! I just want to see what tricks they can play."
"Yes, I obey." After conveying the news to Jiajing, Lu Fang bowed and left.
"Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare food. I'm a little hungry." Jiajing waved his hand and ordered the guards on the side.
"yes."
…
Zhejiang, Chun'an County.
After Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Province personally ordered it, all the relief materials originally belonging to Chun'an County were quickly replenished. On the street, government porridge shops gradually opened up, and there was an endless stream of people queuing up to receive porridge.
"Let me tell you, if it weren't for the new magistrate of Chun'an County, Mr. Hai Ruihai, we people would really be dead!" said an old man in the queue to receive porridge.
"Yes, that magistrate of Jiande County is really abominable. He actually occupied Chun'an County's share. If you ask me, he should be punished according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you talk about the magistrate? Don't you want to live?"
"That's what it is..."
Because Hai Rui had previously led the victims of Chun'an County to kneel down at the Governor's Mansion and seek justice for them, this action allowed him to quickly win the support of the people of Chun'an County and also offend a large number of people. officials.
"Humph, what does this Hai Rui mean? He openly brought the victims to the Governor's Mansion to cause trouble, and also shouted for the Governor to give him justice. In my opinion, this is completely a person who deceives the world and steals his reputation. His purpose is to win for himself. A clear name, don’t you think?"
"If I were the Governor-General, I would punish him on the spot for disturbing the order of the government and being an overlord! Let him crawl back to the county government office in Chun'an County."
"Hahaha." Another burst of laughter followed.
"Do you really think that Hai Rui is the only honest official in the Ming Dynasty? If we want to be honest, we here will not give in too much, right?"
"Yes, yes, come and drink!"
"drink!"
After Hai Rui finished his official work, he returned exhausted to his home in Hangzhou, a very ordinary small courtyard.
As soon as Hai Rui entered the door, his wife Wang greeted him with a look of distress on his face.
"Come in, have you been busy these days? You haven't been home for three days and three nights! Are you staying at the county government office these days?"
"It's my fault that I forget the time when I get busy." Hai Rui faced his wife's reproachful gaze and sat down.
"What smells so good?" Hai Rui just sat down on the table and sniffed lightly when he smelled a scent from the direction of the kitchen.
"It's a blessing that you came back today! This is something that was delivered to my door before." Wang explained with a smile on her face.
"What? Who gave it to me! What did they give?" Hai Rui suddenly stood up from his seat, his tone was very serious.
Seeing her husband being so nervous, Ms. Wang couldn't help being frightened, and quickly explained: "He said he was an old friend of yours, and he came here specially to pay a visit. He also asked someone to deliver a few meat slices and some gifts. The man put down his things and left. Now, I can't catch up with him, just now..."
"I remember that I don't have any old friends here at all. Could it be that someone wants to frame me?" Hai Rui said in a deep voice after hearing his wife's description.
"Ah, what should we do?" Ms. Wang was startled by the expression on her husband's face, which was full of eagerness.
"Take me to see those things."
"Well, come with me, right over there."
When Hai Rui followed his wife to the place where the things were stored, he discovered that they were just some very ordinary things. Hai Rui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
"You, you better change your jealous and hateful temper, otherwise I will be worried every day!"
"Jade can be broken but cannot change its whiteness; bamboo can be burned but cannot destroy its joints; even if the body dies, the name can be hung on the bamboo and silk. Besides, I am doing this so that the people can live a better life, so what if I offend them? Just be careful."
