Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Beizhen Fusi Prison is truly the No. [-] prison in the world.

Not to mention how many officials have been here during Jiajing's 40 years in power, just in the past few years...

Tao Zhongwen was imprisoned here and then executed.

Yan Song was imprisoned here and then executed.

After all, Dongchang was no better than Jinyiwei. At this time, Feng Bao, the eunuch who led Dongchang to arrest Hai Rui, was walking in the deep stone path, listening to his own footsteps, staring at the dimly lit oil lamp on the wall, and felt a chill down his spine.

The stone walls on all sides, the stone surfaces all over the floor, and the stone slabs on the top are all paved with granite.

The prison is one foot deep on the ground, and there is no sunlight all year round. It is as dry as the capital and is often humid. If people are locked in it, even if they are not tortured, they will inevitably become weak and riddled with various diseases after a long time.

Feng Bao couldn't stand it, but he stood in front of the deepest cell door, and the light from the outside lantern shone in, and he vaguely saw Hai Rui sitting on the scattered straw, eyes closed and resting, wearing shackles and handcuffs.

"This is really Taishan collapsed before and his color has not changed, no wonder he dared to write a memorial against the Lord Long Live!"

Feng Bao said secretly in his heart, he didn't know whether it was surprise or sigh, or a little bit of admiration hidden, but no matter what, he kept in mind his godfather Lu Fang's instructions, and said: "Open the prison door!"

The cell door opened slowly, Hai Rui opened his eyes, looking at the light, he frowned slightly when he saw an eunuch coming in.

Feng Bao was not annoyed by this reaction, he walked a few steps closer and said, "Hai Rui, Jin Yiwei has already found out, you sent your family away, bought a coffin, and then submitted the memorial, it is obviously a deadly remonstrance!"

Hai Rui heaved a sigh of relief even though his body didn't move.

He doesn't care about himself, but he is also worried that what he does will arouse the suspicion of the emperor and implicate others.

Therefore, during this period of time, he did not interact with any colleagues or friends, and sure enough, after the investigation, no innocent people were involved.

Feng Bao's words were just foreshadowing. Seeing Hai Rui relax slightly, he continued, "However, when the Son of Heaven was angry, he bled thousands of miles. Not to mention such a staunch person as the Master, from ancient times to the present, which Long Live God will be on the stand? Can you bear such a rebellious memorial like yours? Tonight really pierced the sky!"

Hai Rui didn't respond to these words, let alone answering them.

Since ancient times, the duty of the censor is to persuade the emperor to do what he does, not to mention Bao Zheng's blunt speech in the Song Dynasty, and Song Renzong's resignation. Even many emperors who have left their bad reputations in later generations listened to the censor's advice.

But now all the officials meet the king's evil, flatter and flatter, the royal family is big greedy, they are small greedy, and all of them plunder the wealth of the people of the world, so there is a situation where all horses are silent. Otherwise, as the head of the six departments, why should he give such a memorial? ?

Feng Bao checked his words, stopped complaining in this regard, and changed the subject: "Thanks to the benevolence and magnanimity of the Holy Majesty, Hai Rui, you are a blessed person who was born in this dynasty. Now you have an opportunity. Grab it!"

Hai Rui's eyes moved, and he finally said, "Did the demon enter the palace?"

Feng Bao was slightly startled: "What?"

Hai Rui stared at him with burning eyes: "Let me ask you, did the monster who revealed the imperial list enter the palace and confuse His Majesty?"

Even in the dimly lit cell, Feng Bao was taken aback by his clear gaze, and subconsciously wanted to back away.

But after all, he is also an outstanding figure among the eunuchs. He stopped abruptly, and he couldn't help becoming angry. The rhythm he had prepared was broken, and he didn't dare to reprimand him. your!"

Hai Rui became more and more certain that it was Yu Jing who had uncovered the imperial list, something that made the eunuchs in the East Factory speak nicely to him.

He was not happy about this, but he was angry, and said sharply: "Your Majesty must not listen to the words of that monster, mess up the country, and I, Hai Rui, don't want anything else. I only hope that Your Majesty will wake up, for the sake of the people of the world, and for the long-term peace and order!"

"Ah! Sure enough, oil and salt don't get in!"

Feng Bao sighed, but after thinking about the other party's actions, he felt normal again, and he felt a headache: "This person is like a rock, with a bad temper and a strong temper. I'm afraid he can't do what his godfather entrusted..."

Sure enough, no matter what Feng Bao said next, Hai Rui remained silent, only those words from the beginning to the end, forcing Feng Bao to leave in a hurry.

Return to the palace and return to life.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Jiajing was looking at the report from the Jinyiwei, which recorded Hai Rui's whereabouts since he entered Beijing. Although not every single move was detailed, most of his activities were under the supervision of the Jinyiwei.

A few pages of records caught Jiajing's attention.

"December 39th, Jiajing 27th, Hai Rui received an urgent report from the Ministry of Household Affairs and went to the Tongzhou Military Grain Depot to unload the grain. On the 28th, the grain was delivered to Daxing for disaster relief;"

"The canal opened on the seventh day of February in the 40th year of Jiajing, and Hai Rui sent his mother and wife to the south by boat;"

"Since July of the 39th year of Jiajing to the present, Hai Rui has not visited any official's home, nor has any official contact with him, except for the Ministry of Household Affairs to Daxing as an errand."

Combined with Hai Rui's achievements in the local area before entering Beijing, Jiajing had to admit that this is a standard upright official, and even a direct minister, a lonely minister!

It's just that he was extremely suspicious, and combined with Yujing's appearance, he felt something was wrong.

How can it be such a coincidence to take the scriptures for thousands of years and ask for peace and order for all eternity, but Hai Rui who just went to college?
Could it be that they colluded with each other, one to publish the memorial and the other to reveal the emperor's list, just to let his dignity of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor be demolished?

At this moment, the servant announced: "Long Live Lord, Master Lan please see me!"

Jiajing immediately said: "Let him in!"

After a while, Lan Daoxing came to him, and Jishou saluted: "Your Majesty!"

Jiajing returned to his usual indifference: "Lan Shenxian, I have been waiting for you for a long time..."

Lan Daoxing's face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "Xiao Dao's cultivation base is superficial, so I absolutely dare not be called your majesty's immortal!"

Jiajing was noncommittal, and asked the most concerned question: "How is Fairy Yujing?"

Lan Daoxing said in a deep voice: "It does have divine power, and it also has the power to soothe yin energy and overcome suffering."

Compared with Guanyin Bodhisattva, which is well known to everyone, Yujing is not well-known, and she claims to be under the seat of Zhenwu, so of course she must be identified.

After repeated verifications by the three sects of the Zhengyi talisman, this person really has the cultivation of the immortal family, and even has a pure heavenly aura, which makes them all overjoyed, wishing to climb up to each other and get in touch with the long-lost patriarch.

"It seems that the fairy family is facing the dust, and the divine way has finally recovered!"

Jiajing thought of the land of mountain gods, dragon gods and fairies appearing in the world one after another, and his heart became eager, but when he thought of his life expectancy of less than ten years, a look of desolation flashed in his eyes.

The gathering of three flowers on the top is an illusion, and the clouds flying under his feet are not real. What he is doing now is not for the sake of longevity...

In any case, Jiajing no longer has any doubts about the motives of the visitor, and wants to get back the scripture of thousands of years from Zhenwu.

"Go back!"

Now that Lan Daoxing was no longer the Lan Shenxian, after dismissing him immediately, Jiajing got up and paced around, turned around a few times, made up his mind, and when he arrived at the case, he picked up "Public Security Book" and started it again.

Last night, he didn't even finish reading the first chapter of the memoir, "The Way of the Monarch", so he threw it on the ground. Fortunately, he didn't throw it away, and now he must read it completely.

But even with the mental preparation, Jiajing's face was still visibly gloomy, and his liver hurt with anger.

Although Hai Rui's words were not gorgeous, they were extremely pungent.

The Zoushu did not fully agree with Emperor Han Wen, and there were still criticisms, because Emperor Han Wen did not respect Confucius and Mencius and advocated the ways of Huang and Lao, and ruled by doing nothing. I still recognize Emperor Wen of Han as a virtuous emperor, and because Emperor Wen has the beauty of being close to the people, the virtue of compassion, forgiveness, respect and thrift, taking the hearts of the people as the heart, and recuperating with the people.

However, Jiajing did not go to court for 20 years, and the euphemistic name was to rule by doing nothing. In fact, he built a lot of construction, set up hundreds of officials as domestic slaves, and regarded the national treasury as private property.

The final conclusion is that Emperor Wen's virtuousness still has the disadvantage of abolishing the government, and the current emperor is even worse than Emperor Wen of Han!

Punishment!Punishment!

Historically, although Jiajing pardoned Hai Rui, the "Ming Shi Lu" deleted the part of "Zhi An Shu" that was on the same level as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, which can clearly explain which parts were broken.

At this time, Jiajing also had the urge to delete all these contents. After taking a few deep breaths, he read the second chapter "Unknown Officials".

He originally thought it would be easier during this period, after all, he wasn't scolding himself, but watching it, his hands still trembled slightly.

Because Hai Rui scolded all the officials for flattery, but still made it clear that this trend was caused by Jiajing.

All the officials will see what will happen to the courtiers who persuaded before, and there will be no good end for those who speak out, who is willing to take this risk?This is really against human nature!
However, Hai Rui believes that Mencius said that one should sacrifice one's life for righteousness, and the moral standards of officials are different from those of ordinary people. As officials, one must sacrifice one's self-awareness!
Historically, this section of "Mingshilu" has also been abridged, and some key points in it have been deleted, and it has become a complete scolding of all officials, used to clear the emperor's responsibility...

Jiajing's eyes flickered, and he had the idea of ​​deleting and modifying again, and continued to look behind.

The third part is the specific corrective measures, summed up in sixteen words:

Be diligent in government affairs, save expenses, speak out widely, and put the people first.

Compared with the shocking words above, these are not surprising.

But governing the country is just that there is no whimsy.

What is the kingly way has long been reflected in the past dynasties. If you are willing to learn, you can learn it naturally. If you don’t want to do it, it is useless to say how much.

Of course, in the current situation of Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to turn the tide by only following this method. Reforms are needed to save the world...

This is because no one is perfect, and Hai Rui's ability is also limited. If you compare him with Zhang Juzheng later, the difference in political vision and structure is obvious at a glance, but it does not affect Hai Rui's evaluation.

There are some ideas in later generations, because Hai Rui is not as good as Zhang Juzheng in government affairs, so he is defined as an empty talker. It is really unreasonable. Hai Rui has both the ability to govern the local area and the courage to speak directly to the central government. He is undoubtedly a capable minister. , the appearance of "Zhi An Shu" is even more worthy of "a great cause through the ages, an immortal event".

"It's no wonder that the Xian family values ​​it..."

At this time, Jiajing had read the memorandum in its entirety. After being angry, he calmed down and had to admit that this little sixth-rank master did have a sense of righteousness that dared to be the first in the world.

It is not nonsense to suppress the resentment and evil thoughts in the dead city with its uprightness.

It's fine if you don't scold yourself...

Jiajing sighed silently.

By accident, I picked up "Public Security" and read it again.

Then he turned to the situation of the Great Earthquake in Guanzhong. After looking through it, he finally fell into a long silence.

Is he, the father of the people, really as unqualified as the memorial said, and the world has despised him for a long time?
When Lu Fang walked into the palace, what he saw was this scene, and he called softly: "Master!"

Jiajing came back to his senses, pressed his palm, and his expression returned to normal: "How?"

After hearing what Feng Bao said, Lu Fang also felt extremely troubled, but after being suspected, she had to honestly report Hai Rui's reaction.

After Jiajing heard this, his eyebrows suddenly raised, with a strange expression on his face: "I gave him a chance, but he didn't want to. Do you still want me to ask him?"

Lu Fang could only say in a low voice: "This man has cut himself off from his father and the court, the master is not worth getting angry about him!"

"Ah!"

Jiajing let out two strange laughs, feeling extremely absurd.

If there was no Yujing, even if he didn't kill Hai Rui, he would just ignore it.

What's more, such straight ministers are used well. They can deal with those corrupt officials and officials.

But now, the fairy's choice has pushed him into a corner.

Hai Rui's righteousness can retrieve the scriptures and save the souls of the dead, but this one doesn't care about Xiuxuan, even if he persecutes him with life and death, he will ignore it, let alone lure him with wealth...

How is it good?

"Master, take care of the dragon body!"

Seeing this pale face and slightly trembling body, Lu Fang was heartbroken, and summoned up her courage to say, "When Hai Rui was an instructor, he was known as Hai Bijia. Church's appreciation..."

"Hu Ruzhen!"

Jiajing's eyes lit up, and he finally thought of Hu Zongxian, who also disobeyed Shangyi and was sent to Jizhen to inspect the Nine Sides.

At this moment, even if he complained badly, it would be difficult for Hai Rui to take up the important task entrusted by the gods. But Hu Zongxian, can he persuade him?

"They are all direct ministers, all heroes..."

"Then let the hero persuade the hero! Let the hero persuade the hero!"

With this thought, Jiajing felt relieved, and after a little hesitation, he made another decision.

The cabinet can no longer be so useless...

In this change, the incompetence of Ge Lao Lu Ben really disappointed Jiajing.

Yan Song and Xu Jie each have their own corruptions, but at least they have the courage to do things and can cope with changes. Lu Ben's submissiveness really can't bear the responsibility of leading a hundred officials.

The promises made back then will eventually be fulfilled. In the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, only Hu Zongxian can take on the important task of helping the weak and turning the world around...

"Call back Hu Ruzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a scholar of the Huagai Palace!"

Since then.

Several years since Yan Song's downfall, Daming finally has a new head of officials, the chief assistant of the cabinet!