"You, go up and knock on the door!"
After Luo Longwen finished speaking, he casually pointed to the subordinates beside him and gave these instructions.
"Yes, sir!"
After answering the call, the subordinate pointed out by Luo Longwen immediately came to Hai Rui's door and knocked on the door.
Then, there was a knock on the door.
At this moment, Hai Rui's wife, Wang, was in the kitchen preparing today's dinner.
When she heard clearly the knock on the door from outside, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Both I and Hai Rui are new here. We haven't established ourselves in the capital yet. We don't have any acquaintances here to visit!"
"Could it be that he is a colleague of Hai Rui?"
With such doubts in mind, Wang walked out of the kitchen and opened the door.
I saw Luo Longwen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, with a warm smile on his face. When he saw Wang coming out, he immediately stepped forward and asked.
"Excuse me, is this the residence of Hai Rui, Lord Hai?"
After Wang heard this, when she turned her gaze to the servants carrying gifts behind Luo Longwen, she couldn't help but secretly increase her vigilance, nodded, and said slowly.
"Excuse me, are you..."
Luo Longwen smiled slightly and responded: "I am Luo Longwen, the Minister of Industry, and I have made a special trip to visit Lord Hai Rui!"
After Wang learned Luo Longwen's identity, her expression remained unchanged, but her heart was already filled with turmoil.
"This is the Minister of Industry. When did Hai Rui get to know such a high official?"
Soon, Mrs. Wang came back to her senses and said this.
"Sir, please come in. I will help you call Hai Rui!"
After Wang finished speaking, he went to lead the way, while Luo Longwen clasped his hands behind his back and enjoyed the scenery in the courtyard leisurely.
"Please, sir, please wait here for a moment!"
After Mrs. Wang led Luo Longwen to the waiting room, she poured him a cup of hot tea and gave the order.
"Well, please Ma'am."
Luo Longwen nodded and immediately sat down on the seat arranged by Wang.
Looking at Wang's leaving figure, Luo Longwen couldn't help but think of this.
"This Hai Rui is really interesting. He has already served in the Inspectorate, but he still lives in such poverty. He doesn't even have a single servant in the house!"
After Luo Longwen finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the side and planned to have a sip of tea.
Then, with a "puff" sound, Luo Longwen spit out all the tea he had previously drank.
"Bah, what kind of tea is this? It tastes terrible!"
After Luo Longwen finished speaking, his face was full of disgust, and he quickly put the teacup back to its place.
"Hai Rui lives in such poverty, and the furnishings in the house are extremely simple. It seems that we have to start from this aspect!"
Luo Longwen thought as he pinched his chin.
…
In the study, Hai Rui was sorting and categorizing the impeachment memorials that he had brought back from the Procuratorate.
Hai Rui had already made corresponding plans before this happened, and everyone had their own things to do!
Right now, Hai Rui's task is to organize and categorize these impeachment memorials, and then verify them one by one after they are sorted out.
While Hai Rui was busy, Wang opened the door and walked in.
Hai Rui was still focused on the impeachment memorial in his hand, and immediately spoke without even raising his head.
"I'm busy right now. If you have anything to say, I'll talk about it after I'm done."
"Stop for a moment, I have something extremely important to say to you!"
Hai Rui saw something wasn't right about the expression on his wife Wang's face and asked immediately.
"What happened?"
"Just now, an official who claimed to be Luo Longwen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came to visit. I asked him to wait in the waiting room for the time being!"
After hearing his wife's description, Hai Rui was quite surprised. He couldn't help but frown and asked.
"What are you talking about? The person coming is Luo Longwen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
After Wang saw the stern look on Hai Rui's face, she panicked and immediately confirmed to Hai Rui.
"This Luo Longwen belongs to the current Xiaoge Lao Yan Shifan..."
"Oh, I can't explain this to you for a while. I'll go there right now!"
Hai Rui sighed helplessly and ordered like this.
After Hai Rui finished speaking, without waiting for Wang's response, he left the study and walked to the living room.
In the waiting room, just when Luo Longwen was a little impatient, he heard a burst of footsteps coming from outside.
When he turned around, he saw Hai Rui with a warm smile on his face. He bowed his hand to him and complimented him, "Your Excellency has come to visit me. I am sorry that I am not able to meet you from afar. I hope you will forgive me!"
When Luo Longwen saw this, he immediately stood up from his seat, bowed his hands to Hai Rui, and said in return: "Where are you? I've taken the liberty of visiting you, but I hope Master Hai won't blame him."
"My lord, please!"
"please!"
Hai Rui sat at the top, picked up the tea cup and poured himself a cup of hot tea.
Before Hai Rui could speak, Luo Longwen asked first.
"I wonder where Master Hai worked before?"
"Here we go, let's get close!"
Hai Rui thought this in his heart, and after a chuckle, he responded like this.
"Before this, Xiaguan once served as the county magistrate in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province. Fortunately, he was favored by Mr. Zhao, and he just came to serve in the Inspectorate!"
After hearing Hai Rui's self-introduction, Luo Longwen's face was full of excitement and he immediately confirmed to Hai Rui.
"You said you worked in Chun'an County before. Do you know an official named Zheng Michang?"
Hearing this, Hai Rui showed no hesitation on his face and immediately nodded and responded.
"Of course I know you. Master Zheng has helped me a lot!"
"The lower official has never had the opportunity to repay Master Zheng."
After Hai Rui finished speaking, a slightly sad look appeared on his face.
After hearing this, Luo Longwen was immediately happy and thought to himself.
"It seems that Zheng Michang has helped Hai Rui a lot. This Hai Rui, rounding up, can be considered as one of our people!"
"Now the mission assigned by Mr. Xiao Ge can be successfully completed!"
Then, Luo Longwen coughed twice and confirmed to Hai Rui.
"I heard that Mr. Zhao has entrusted you with the important task of verifying the impeachment memorial?"
When Hai Rui heard this, a look of perseverance immediately appeared on his face, and he spoke word by word.
"Well, that's right!"
"Master Zhao, you are not only kind to me, but you also entrust me with such an important task!"
"Following both emotion and reason, the lower official must handle this matter well. Only in this way can he be worthy of Mr. Zhao's cultivation of the lower official."
Luo Longwen sneered at what Hai Rui just said and said to himself.
"Idiot, this Zhao Zhenji clearly pushed you out to take the blame!"
"At that time, if things progress, Zhao Zhenji will immediately stand up and say that this is all because of his sharp eyes and the right people. If things do not progress smoothly, he will push you out and bear the consequences of both sides. anger!"
"This Zhao Zhenji is really despicable and shameless!"
Thinking of this, Luo Longwen's impression of Zhao Zhenji became even worse.
Just when he was about to explain everything behind this to Hai Rui, he heard another knock on the door.
When Luo Longwen heard the knock on the door, an ominous premonition suddenly flashed through his heart, and he said to himself.
"Who else would come to visit Hai Rui besides me?"
"Could it be someone from Qingliu?"
Soon, Luo Longwen's suspicion was confirmed. After the door opened, Wang Ting, the right servant of the Ministry of Revenue, walked in.
The enemies were extremely jealous when they met. Before this, neither party expected that they would meet each other in this way. After a moment of silence, they spoke in unison.
"What are you here for?"
(End of chapter)
