After Zhang Jing finished speaking, the eight Han generals outside the hall immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty has a will, Xuan Hairui will meet you!" ”

The loud voice was heard in the palace and His Royal Highness, the officials who passed by outside the gate of Huiji, and the inner prisoners walking near the Qianqing Gate. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

One is a famous minister who has been famous for decades and is known for his integrity.

One is an emperor who ascended the throne at a young age and has just taken power.

I don't know what will happen when the two meet?

Outside the Central Pole Hall, Hai Rui, who is sixty-eight years old, is kneeling in a plain robe.

After hearing the holy decree, Hai Rui kowtowed heavily to the Zhongji Hall, and said loudly with tears in his eyes: "The grass people accept the decree." ”

After speaking, Hai Rui got up tremblingly, slowly walked to the palace, and after arriving at the palace, he bowed three times and bowed five times to the little emperor again.

Lin Yanchao saw that Hai Rui's legs and feet were inconvenient, but he was meticulous in his salute, although the plain robe on his body was clean, it was extremely old, and it was really as upright as rumored.

The little emperor was a little surprised when he saw Hai Rui for the first time, and couldn't help but say, "Haiqing, how can you see such an old man?" ”

Hai Rui raised his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people Jiajing was raised in the middle of the twenty-eighth year, and the Jiajing was released in the thirty-third year, and it has been thirty years now, how can you not be old." ”

The little emperor sighed: "I want to work hard, and I hope for good ministers to assist me day and night." Haiqing's virtuous name, I have heard it since I was a child, I want to be elegant, how can I ......"

Hai Ruilang said: "Your Majesty, although the grass people are old, they still have a lot of enthusiasm. When the grass people were young, someone asked the grass people why the gentleman had the ambition to be an official, and the grass people replied that they were officials out of compassion and righteous indignation, and they were compassionate when they saw the people hungry, cold, and suffering, and they were indignant when they saw the people being oppressed, instead of seeking personal interests for themselves. ”

"Therefore, since the grass people became officials, they have not worried about their future for a day, and they only have the people and the court in their hearts, so although the grass people are old, their blood is not cold!"

After Hai Rui said this, not only the little emperor, but also Wang Jiaping, Lin Yanchao, and even Zhang Whale and Zhang Cheng were also shocked.

Everyone present is accustomed to hearing sycophants, and any sycophants are also made up. But listening to what Hai Rui said, it touched emotions.

The little emperor's expression moved, and he personally walked down the steps to personally help Hai Rui up, raised his arms and said: "Haiqing is worried about the country and the people, and I am also touched. ”

Hai Rui bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the corruption of the Ming Dynasty is not a day or two, but since Taizu, one day is better than one day, so there is a trend of erosion today, which is not Your Majesty's responsibility." ”

Lin Yanchao heard this and said in his heart, I'll take it, Hai Rui, you said this.

The rest of the people also hid their faces when they heard it, and only you Hai Rui dared to say such words in the Son of Heaven, and he scolded almost all the officials in the officialdom today, but it was the truth.

The little emperor listened very well and said, "Haiqing, please continue." ”

Hai Rui said: "The grass people only give an example, this time the grass people brought a car of salted fish into Beijing, and gave six Jiuqing, some people hated its smell, some people thought that the grass people ridiculed him as a villain, and he was allowed to hang this fish in front of the door. ”

Hearing Hai Rui say this, the little emperor glanced at Lin Yanchao beside him.

Hai Rui said: "The benevolent see the benevolence, the wise see the wisdom, some people see the salted fish, only remember the 'living with the wicked, such as into the abalone, for a long time without smelling its smell', thinking that I am sarcastic of greed." Some people see salted fish, but they can accept it with hanging fish. Therefore, it is also a salted fish, and the benevolent will see the benevolent. ”

Seeing Hai Rui praising himself heavily, Lin Yanchao couldn't help but blush.

Lin Yanchao said in his heart, when Hai Rui's words spread, he didn't become the target of officialdom.

So Lin Yanchao immediately said: "The words of the seniors of the sea, the juniors really dare not live in it, but the juniors think that the seniors and the juniors have never known each other, so they will not ridicule the lower officials." ”

Hai Rui said: "Lin Zhongyun is too modest. ”

The little emperor was very satisfied with Lin Yanchao, and then said to Hai Rui: "According to Haiqing, those who don't accept your salted fish are corrupt officials?" ”

Hai Rui said: "I can't say that, I can only say that the officialdom is declining, and some officials don't want to be corrupt, but because of the situation, or colleagues take it, why don't I take it." From this, a fish cannot know the turbidity, but it can know whether it has a clear conscience. ”

Listening to Hai Rui's words, Lin Yanchao could only send a big word 'service' at the moment.

The expressions on Wang Jiaping, Zhang Whale, and Zhang Cheng's faces are also the way I am willing to offer my knees.

Of course, the little emperor was 'I have gained', and he paced back and forth for a while and asked: "Therefore, the Haiqing family thinks that in order to rectify the rule of officials, it is necessary to use heavy canons?" But according to the criminal law of Taizu's time, all officials who bend the law for 80 times will be hanged, and corrupt officials will be stripped of their skins and grass, will this be too harsh, close to Cheng Yi's folding willows. ”

Cheng Yi is one of the two journeys, the Northern Song Dynasty science masters, there is a schedule to serve the scriptures, see Song Zhezong by the threshold, break a new willow branch, so Cheng Yi admonished, Fang Chun happened, it is not appropriate to climb the willow branch for no reason.

Song Zhezong was very unhappy when he heard this, and threw the willow branch on the ground, feeling that Cheng Yi and you Confucian scholars were too strict, so he alienated him.

Therefore, there are people who are humane, and when they meet Meng Fuzi, they can do their best to be good and lustful. When I met Master Cheng, the wicker couldn't move, it was so miserable! It's miserable!

Hai Rui said solemnly: "In the past, Emperor Ling recruited Wei Huan from Anyang as an official, Wei Huan did not go, and the villagers asked why?" Wei Huan said, there are thousands of sons in the harem today, Your Majesty will agree to reduce some, and there are 10,000 horses in the stable, do you say that the Son of Heaven will agree to reduce some? The villagers said no. Wei Huan said that I am going, life and death, what's the use? ”

"Your Majesty, human nature is like this, Emperor Ling refuses to reduce beautiful women and horses, how can corrupt officials reduce their greed, for example, if they are greedy for eighty times and don't kill, then eight hundred times and don't kill them? If the corrupt 800 killings are all corrupt for 799 percent, they will not reduce their persistence. ”

Hearing Hai Rui's words, the little emperor's face was a little unpleasant.

Lin Yanchao also sighed secretly for Hai Rui, this persuasion is correct, but it should not be taken as an example of Emperor Ling.

Because the courtiers knew that the little emperor was young, he was a good woman and liked horses. Hai Rui said this, obviously there is a matter of Emperor Ling, using ancient metaphors to persuade the present, or satirizing the little emperor.

The little emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Haiqing's words, I have gained. Running a school in Beijing is the first important policy since I became a pro-government. Lin Qing sponsors you in front of me, and I believe in his vision and Haiqing's ability. ”

"I decided that you should discuss it with Lin Qing, take out a piece of Chen, and show it to me."

Hai Rui and Lin Yanchao said together: "The ministers (grass people) obey the order. ”

After leaving from the Zhongji Palace, Lin Yanchao walked with Wang Jiaping.

Lin Yanchao and Wang Jiaping said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, when you see you today, do you still think that Haigang Peak 'can be proud of the wind and snow but not a pillar'?" ”

Wang Jiaping was silent for a while, and then said: "I only know that Your Majesty asked you to discuss the article with Haigang Peak, which is not an easy task. Here, the foolish brother advises you, be careful, don't offend Hai Rui. ”