Ming Dynasty 1566

Chapter 47

After this round, Hai Rui replied: "If your lord asks about business matters, I will answer your lord. Ten days ago, I reported to the governor's office, the governor's office and the inspector's office about Qi Dazhu and his colleagues. There is a big grievance, please ask the superior yamen to jointly try the case. To this day, the superior yamen still will not try the case. Now the adults want to take the criminal away, which is inconsistent with the trial procedure according to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty."

He Maocai: "If you want to try, you have to go to the province for trial. You can't call Hu Butang and Zheng Zhongcheng to your small county government for trial!"

Hai Rui: "The low-level report is sent to the third-level yamen, so the governor's yamen and the governor's yamen will jointly issue an official document to take the criminal away."

"Hai Rui!" He Maocai was forced to be speechless by the "Law of the Great Ming Dynasty" and stared angrily at the strange man in front of him, "You are from a family and you are over 40 years old. What the hell are you planning for a county magistrate, and go to the officialdom to make enemies everywhere!"

Hai Rui: "Your Excellency said that I have feuds everywhere, who do I have feuds with?"

One sentence pushed He Maocai there again, his hand trembled with anger, and his eyes looked at the gongan again. There was a seal, a pen holder, and a gavel. He didn't know what to throw.

Hai Rui walked over and took off the gauze cap on his head: "My lord, if you want to throw something, you should throw off my gauze cap." Then he put the gauze cap on the koan in front of He Maocai, then folded it back, Bare-headed, he sat down on the chair: "I was born in Juren, in my 40s, and finally became a county magistrate. Your Excellency is a good question, and I will answer you now. I am born in Juren, and I am in my 40s. Nanping, Fujian, is a small teacher. I have one more year in office, and I can resign and go home to take care of my mother. But the court wants me to come to Chun’an to be the county magistrate at this time, saying that hundreds of thousands of people have been killed. Disasters require one person to make decisions for them. At the same time, I was clearly told that the magistrate will lose his head if he is not good. I also hesitated, and I didn’t want to come. It was not because I was afraid of death, but because Gaotang’s white hair had no one to support him. Promise me, if I die in the line of duty, they will take care of my mother-in-law for me. Since loyalty and filial piety can achieve both, I will come. The adults asked me what I planned, but I didn’t draw anything. People live for a hundred years and die at the end. It is my intention to leave this head in Chun'an. Is your lord satisfied with this answer?"

He Maocai and others have been unable to reason with this Hai Rui from the very beginning when discussing matters in the lobby of the governor's yamen until he stopped beheading him without permission. Now after hearing his confession, he finally understands that there are really such people in this world who accept death as their own. .At this moment, his anger was completely vented, and he sat on the chair and stared blankly at the person in front of him in a daze.

At this moment, Hai Rui knew that he could negotiate terms with this greedy, dark-hearted man who was afraid of death, so he said slowly, "My lord, studying and being an official is nothing more than two ends, one is to be loyal to the court, and the other is to serve the people. It's up to you. As long as both ends can be taken care of, I, Hai Rui, don't have to make things difficult for my boss."

"What did you say? What did you say?" He Maocai regained his composure and thought he had heard wrong, so he stared closely at Hai Rui.

Hai Rui: "Your Excellency is in charge of the punishment of a province. If there are Japanese pirates, they should be handed over to your Excellency. However, Chun'an is currently facing a catastrophe. If the hundreds of thousands of people don't handle it well, there will be civil uprisings. The people of Qi Dazhu The reason for buying food from the Japanese pirates, I am afraid no one will be able to tell in the real trial, it would be a big case if it was stabbed to the court. I don’t think my lord would want to make this case like that.”

He Maocai: "What do you want?"

Hai Rui: "Shishiro Inoue is a real Japanese pirate. I can hand it over to my lord to bring him back to the province. Qi Dazhu and the others didn't know he was a Japanese pirate, and they bought food from him when he was duped. According to the Law of the Ming Dynasty, this belongs to Those who don't know are not guilty. I don't know if adults can agree with this verdict?"

He Maocai came here because he was afraid that Shishiro Inoue would reveal their relationship with the Japanese, and his purpose was to take this person away, and then kill him to prevent future troubles.What I was worried about was that someone behind Hai Rui used Shishiro Inoue to kill them. Now that Hai Rui agreed to hand over this person to him, I couldn't believe it for a while.

At this time, Hai Rui took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "This is the paperwork I wrote down in the past few days after detailed interviews. The people of Qi Dazhu did not know that the people who sold the grain were Japanese pirates in order to buy grain to overcome the shortage. There is no connection with the Japanese. However, since I have been in contact with the Japanese pirates, I do not know that there is also a fault. According to the law, I should be whipped twenty times and then released. If the adults agree, please approve a word on the closing document. You can go to appease the disaster victims in this county immediately. Tell them to plant mulberry seedlings and implement the imperial court's national policy of changing rice to mulberry." After speaking, he handed over the document with both hands.

He Maocai looked at him and hesitated for a moment before taking the paper, quickly read it, and then looked at Hai Rui: "Where is Shishiro Inoue now?"

Hai Rui: "He will be guarded by the personal soldiers of the Governor's Office. Your lord will hand him over to him immediately after he approves the letter."

He Maocai spread the documents on the table, picked up the pen on the pen stand with one hand, probed into the inkstone, paused for a while, and finally quickly signed the document, put down the pen and picked up the paper document .

Hai Rui looked at him, and He Maocai also looked at Hai Rui.

He Maocai: "Haizhi County, I have been an official for a few years longer than you. Let me give you a word, in the officialdom, I must be like the light."

Hai Rui: "Thank you for your teaching, sir."

The paper was slowly passed from He Maocai's hand to Hai Rui's.

Qi Dazhu and others followed Hai Rui to the shore of the pier, and the victims were all aroused, men, women and children crowded together.

There were more than a dozen tables ready-made. Hai Rui brought Qi Dazhu and the others here, and they all stood up.

Hai Rui looked at Qi Dazhu, and then at the dozen or so people: "I've said everything I need to say, and I've done what I need to do. Do you all understand what I mean?"

Qi Dazhu: "Your Excellency, there is no need to say anything. We, as well as the hundreds of thousands of people in Chun'an, were all rescued by Your Excellency. We will do the next thing."

Hai Rui nodded, "Then you will be punished."

Qi Dazhu glanced at the other dozen people: "Go up." Said, he jumped onto the middle table first.

The dozen or so people climbed onto the table, knelt down with their backs to the crowd, and each began to take off their shirts, revealing their bare upper bodies.

More than a dozen yamen servants walked over with whips.

The crowded people suddenly became quiet.Countless pairs of eyes looked at those people on the table.

In the vast crowd, there were four pairs of eagle-like eyes looking at those people on the table—the four Jin Yiwei were among the crowd!
Suddenly, Jin Yiwei's eyes lit up!
The eyes of the other three Jin Yiwei also lit up!
——At the same time, they saw an upper body with tiger arms and wasp waist. The muscles on the shoulders, arms, and back were as thick as iron, and they were as black as oil!This person is Qi Dazhu.

"Good figure!" A Jin Yiwei couldn't help cheering in a low voice.

Jin Yiwei's eyes immediately fixed on him, and that Jin Yiwei immediately shut up.

At this moment, the sound of the whip sounded, and they looked again.

More than a dozen leather whips were drawn upward towards the backs of those people.

The eyes of all kinds of expressions were still watching quietly at first, but soon some victims took the lead in shouting: "Seven! Eight! Nine!"

Then more victims shouted: "Ten! Eleven! Twelve..."

Hai Rui's face immediately became serious, and his eyebrows also raised.

Tian Youlu had already stood by Hai Rui's side at some point, holding a fan to fan him.

"Twenty!" There was a thunderous cry, and the crowd became noisy.

Qi Dazhu put on his shirt and stood up on the table.

The other tortured people also put on their coats and stood up on the table.

Hai Rui walked towards Qi Dazhu's table.

Qi Dazhu hurriedly knelt down, put his arms under Hai Rui's armpits, and lifted Hai Rui onto the table.

The four Jinyiwei's eyes lit up again, they glanced at each other, and at the same time looked over.

Seeing the county magistrate sitting on the table, the crowd slowly became quiet again.

Hai Rui looked at the crowd of people in front of him, and said loudly, "Just now, these people were being tortured, and many people were cheering. Now I want to know who is cheering! Those who applaud stand up!" "

So many people, under such a big sun, there is no sound at all.

Hai Rui: "Do you know why these people were tortured? To buy food for you, and to prevent your land from being bought cheaply by big households. Just for these, they were almost burned to death, hanged to death, you don't know!"

The crowd was quieter.

Jin Yiwei's four pairs of eyes were fixed on Hai Rui.

Hai Rui: "After such a catastrophe, tens of thousands of people will either starve to death or sell their fields. How many people like them can come out to do something for the villagers! I won't talk about these. I What I want to say now is that the emperor has brought food for you, and he will lend it to you without paying any interest. The only thing is, let you have food and then plant mulberry fields. But for a few days, no one is willing to borrow Grain changed to mulberry. I know what you think. You just think that grain can be eaten, but raw silk can’t be eaten. No one thinks that raw silk can be sold to buy more grain! Former magistrate Ma Ningyuan, former county magistrate Chang Boxi Why don’t you want to let you grow mulberry fields yourself? It’s because the emperor issued an order that mulberry planting will be tax-free for three years, and the harvest of mulberry planting is greater than that of grain. How many big families want to buy fields to plant mulberry seedlings, why are there grains for lending now? You guys, you don’t want to grow mulberries by yourself! I’m standing here today, and dozens of boats of grain are on the river. Also, Hu Butang borrowed dozens of boats of grain from Yingtian, and Gaofutai will send them away in a day or two. The grain has arrived. I only have one word now, for those who are willing to replant mulberry seedlings, I will lend you grain on behalf of the emperor. Don’t borrow a grain of food! I don’t want the people under my management to starve to death, and I want to turn over to the imperial court! Anyone who can’t let me turn over is a problem for you. I, Hai Rui, can’t save you for such people. !"

The crowd immediately became a commotion, and countless people were discussing it.

The four Jinyiwei also looked at each other, knowing each other.

At this moment, Hai Rui glanced at Qi Dazhu, and Qi Dazhu nodded.

"I've heard it all!" Qi Dazhu shouted loudly from a high place, and the crowd fell silent again.

Qi Dazhu said loudly: "God has eyes, sent us Chun'an a master Qingtian! He saved my life, Qi Dazhu, and everyone's! Master Hai said just now, if you want to live, listen to him, Borrowing grain to grow mulberry! Anyone who has trouble with Master Hai does not need the government to control you, and I, Qi Dazhu, and my brothers will not let you go! Anyone who does not want to borrow grain to grow mulberry, you can go now! If you are willing to borrow grain to grow mulberry Yes, for the township agreement of each township, come to Master Hai to sign and write the IOU to collect the grain!"

"We are willing!" A group of people responded.

"We are willing too!" At the same time, several crowds responded loudly.

All of a sudden, voices of "Yes" sounded from everywhere!

Qi Dazhu looked excitedly at Hai Rui.At this moment, Hai Rui's face was expressionless, and his eyes were looking blankly.

In the crowd, Jin Yiwei whispered to the other three Jin Yiwei amidst the roaring voices: "Let's go!"

The moon was already full on the night of June [-]th, and the few clumps of water bamboo in the back courtyard were sprinkled on the brick and stone floor, like floating shadows in cold water, which shows that the former magistrate was still somewhat elegant.But this elegance was immediately disrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps.Hai Rui's face was covered with sweat, and he rushed in from the front yard.

A ladle of water splashed over from the brick floor in the back hall, splashing a cloud of water droplets.

Rare excitement appeared in Hai Rui's eyes. He saw a pair of bare feet with high trouser legs, and Tan Lun who was leaning over and pouring a ladle of water from the bucket to the ground.

In fact, he had heard footsteps a long time ago. Tan Lun poured this ladle of water and looked up at Hai Rui with a smile: "Take off your shoes before coming in."

There was also a smile on the corner of Hai Rui's mouth. They were shallow cloth shoes, but they fell off with a flick of his feet, but his eyes kept looking at Tan Lun: "Give me a ladle of water."

Tan Lun scooped up a ladle of water and walked to the door, Hai Rui stretched out his hand to take it, but Tan Lun withdrew his hand, "Pick up the robe and I'll shower it for you."

Hai Rui rolled up his robe and tucked it in his belt, then raised his trouser legs with both hands, and lifted a bare foot to the side.Tan Lun poured the ladle of water on his feet.After washing this foot, Hai Rui stepped into the threshold and stretched out the bare foot again.Tan Lun scooped up another ladle of water and poured it on his foot.

Hai Rui stepped into the house with his bare feet: "A mysterious man, he handed over the soldiers from the governor's office to Gao Futai and hid himself. Do you think I can do it so easily by sneaking here to wash the floor for me now?" Forgive you."

Tan Lun glanced at him, and continued to splash water: "A county magistrate in Chun'an, what kind of official do you think you are? No matter what Tan Lun said, I was also sent by King Yu to Zhejiang to join the army. Hu Butang didn't even dare to ask me to serve him. Come here to wash the floor for you?"

Hearing this, Hai Rui immediately called the police, looked at the other bucket of water and the other ladle floating on the water, and understood a little more: "Didn't you bring my mother here?"

But Tan Lun stopped looking at him, and scooped up a ladle of water and poured it on the ground: "Don't ask anything for now, it's important to wash the floor. Let's wash together and talk while washing."

Hai Rui confirmed his guess, and immediately became anxious: "You brought my mother here!"

Only then did Tan Lun slowly stand up straight, and looked at Hai Rui steadfastly: "The old lady, the wife, and the little niece will arrive with the grain boat tomorrow morning."

"Tan Zili!" Hai Rui snatched the ladle from Tan Lun's hand, "The disaster victims have not been appeased yet, and the plague is raging here again, why did you bring my mother here!"

Tan Lun was robbed of the water ladle by him, so he simply sat down on the chair: "You are blaming me. But I also want to ask you a few words. It's the middle of June now, do you still want hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Chun'an?" Planting seedlings?"

Hai Rui: "What's the relationship between planting seedlings and bringing my mother here?"

Tan Lun: "You don't think it matters, but the people of Chun'an think it does. Why don't they want to borrow grain for them to overcome the famine without interest? There are so many benefits to planting mulberry seedlings, why don't they want to change it? One worry, I am afraid that you, the great master Qingtian, will leave as soon as you say, and no one will make decisions for them when the time comes."

Hai Rui didn't answer, just stared at him.

Tan Lun: "Now the people in Chun'an believe in you, you have to make them feel at ease. The current official does not bring his family, who will believe that you can stay here?"

Hai Rui was at a loss for words when he asked him this question: "Then can't you pick them up a few days later?"

Tan Lun: "It can't be too late to replant mulberry seedlings. Don't look at the victims who have started to sign to borrow food today. People's hearts are like water, and people's movements are like smoke. If you don't control their hearts, the people will change as they say."

Hai Rui fell silent, slowly rolled up his trouser legs, went to another bucket, scooped up a ladle of water and poured it on the ground.

Tan Lun then stood up again, went to his bucket and scooped up water and splashed it together.

Two water ladles were pouring water on the brick floor, and the two of them were silent for a moment.

"Wang Yongji's family members also came to Jiande today." Tan Lun splashed water to break the silence, "His place is easier than yours, only half of the county is replanted with mulberry seedlings, and Gao Hanwen also went there, at most half a county. Yue will be able to insert all the sang seedlings in a hurry." At this point, his tone became solemn: "This time, what you did will soon be in the heart of the emperor, and you will travel a hundred miles and a half to ninety, and hurry up and put Sang Miao Interrupted. With this record of political achievements, if we continue to work hard, it is not impossible to seal borders and join the cabinet in the future."

"Don't provoke me with your achievements in the officialdom!" Unexpectedly, Hai Rui changed his face after hearing this, "Is that what you said when you wrote me to come to Chun'an? The mother of the people, the daughter of the male is the daughter of the people of the world', the ink is not dry, the crisis is everywhere, and the next situation is still uncertain, so you sent them here too. You want to seal the border and enter the cabinet, I Hai Rui You didn’t come to Chun’an for the purpose of enforcing border control and joining the cabinet!”

(End of this chapter)