Hai Rui and Wang Yixiu had been together for more than ten days. They worked closely together on settling cases and settling lawsuits, and they had developed some friendship.
Although Wangfutai is not very good, he is a kind person and can be more tolerant of Hai Rui's weird temper. At this moment, Hai Rui realized something was wrong and hurriedly woke him up. The two of them interviewed a few hungry people on the roadside and got some details.
When it became clear that these people had been resting on their laurels since last autumn, and now most of them had stopped, Wang Yixiu almost pissed himself with fear. He quickly ordered his personal followers to rush to Huating overnight, inform Yang Ruiyun, the magistrate of Huating, and instruct him to make appropriate 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, so when he saw Wang Yixiu ordering a lot of good food, his family couldn't usually afford to eat it, but after finding out that it was him who paid for the treat, he cleared the table.
Wang Yixiu was restless and didn't notice that all the dishes on the table were eaten. He held a wine glass and sighed. When the waiter in the private room saw that there was only soup left on the table, he thought to himself, is this because he was reincarnated by a starving ghost?
Wang Yixiu finally realized that he was rude and quickly apologized to Hai Rui. Hai Rui said with a smile: "A porridge and a meal are hard-earned. Every time I eat, there is not a grain of rice left. You ordered too much tonight, and it's a bit stretched." After saying that, he burped and said from the bottom of his heart. I don't think Wang Yixiu was disrespectful.
Neither of them wanted to hang around here. Wang Yixiu settled the bill with the money, and they took each other back to the Yamen. On the way, Wang Yixiuke Hai Rui said: "Fortunately, my lord woke me up, and I found that Fucheng and Huating were sitting on the pile of firewood. What should I do now?"
After hearing this, Hai Rui said to Wang Yixiu: "It depends on whether your government is responsible. But no one will rebel if they have something to eat. 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 a big deal." The people of the city have suffered a great disaster."
Hai Rui also thought about this and kept making calculations in his mind. Finally he said with a wry smile: "To untie the bell, you need to tie the bell. 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 retired from his fields last year. Who in the world doesn't respect him? Among the scholars, how many gentry sympathize with him? If he continues to bully us, I'm afraid 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 gave Hai Rui the main room in the back hall of the government office to live in. His female family members lived in the back garden, and he 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 uprightly, but he has become obedient in his old age, and he has seen many tricks like this - Do you think that the lack of food and clothing of servants all over the street was not intentionally done by Xu Huating? !”
When Wang Yixiu heard this, he was surprised and said with a bitter smile: "This...this is a heart-breaking statement."
After hearing this, Hai Rui laughed first and then said coldly: "In the third year of Longqing, I had a fight with Xu Huating and was defeated. Cai Guoxi and others, under the command of Gao Gong, used me as a swordsman-- 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 echoed it in the court, I can only drink hatred."
"In the third year of Longqing, half of the Xu family's land was withdrawn, and no servants were sent out. A certain man caught his sore feet and killed several of his evil-doing servants - the Xu family seemed to have died at that time."
At this point, Hai Rui's anger surged, and he sighed again and said: "When I am defeated, in half a year, the Xu family's land 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 it is just 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 have 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 eloquently, he turned pale with fright. He stuttered: "No...that's not necessarily the case, right? If you go by what you said, Xu Huating is not 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 story 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 Xu Jie's overall conspiracy behind the retreat.
After taking a sip of tea, Hai Rui continued: "Ever since the Jiajing war broke out, the wealthy families in Jiangnan have not been of the same mind as the imperial court. There is no way to tell the winner without breaking off one of them. Besides, the Xu family clearly knows where their raw silk is sold. , but the smuggling thing 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, and with this reputation, it has become invincible. 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 it's really like what you said, wouldn't I be like an ant? If I can hang myself, it's fine!"
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 launch the 'One Whip Method' in Jiangnan? That's why he used the Xu family to kill monkeys and scare chickens? It's 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, I 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 of his hometown came out.
Hai Rui suddenly slapped his thigh and said: "I understand! You quickly report the situation here, and then move on to Cai Guoxi - his military preparation is not only a knife placed on the neck of the Xu family, I'm afraid it is also a sharp blade that suppresses 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 court at all!"
After hearing this, Wang Yixiu said to him that you have always made a lot of analysis, but this solution is a bit trivial. Jing Ke said: "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 quick wits of the government officials, follow the clues, and seize the evidence of the Jiangnan clan secretly to threaten the imperial 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 settlement of lawsuits', 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 Bike's tricks - I...I want to rebuke him!"
At this time, Wang Yixiu had already understood everything. The leader of the group, Bao Yin, was playing a big chess game, but he was not even a chess piece. I couldn't help but cry: "Sir, you can solve these riddles and get promoted. It's a shame for me!"
"You said that the emperor condoned adultery, is there any evidence? Is there any evidence? If there is really a civil uprising in this mansion, the blame is definitely on my side. I will bear the blame! Oh wow, 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 method may not work; the other is to go to the Xu family and ask them to take back the servants and hire them instead - Do you and I have that kind of respect?"
When Wang Yixiu heard this, he cried even louder.
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