Hai Jui believes that the collapse of the rule of officials is all caused by the impetuousness of officialdom, arbitrary overpromotion, and nepotism; in the early years, officials were examined once every three years, and the examination was completed in nine years, and there was no hope for important positions without more than ten years of experience.

It's different now, not to mention far away, Hu Zongxian, the governor of the southeast, has been promoted from the seventh rank to the second-grade governor in three years, and Tang Shen has been quickly promoted to the governor, although they are not bad, but Hai Rui is not used to it.

Compared with these two, Tang Yi is even more excessive, less than twenty years old, he has earned four real jobs, shepherding one side, and managing the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people, can he do well?

It was out of this suspicion that Hai Rui made a fuss at the banquet, and what surprised him was that Tang Yi was humble and modest, not only did he not blame, but also promoted himself to be his deputy, maybe this young lord of the mansion really had some ability, and Hai Rui's hostility towards him disappeared a lot.

But!

Just after returning to the Zhixian Yamen, as soon as he heard that Tang Yi had sent someone to take Hu Gongzi away, Hai Rui immediately turned his face!

Okay, in the end, the officials protect each other, colluding, how about Hu Gongzi, even if Hu Zongxian comes, I, Hai Gangfeng, am not afraid of him!

Hai Rui didn't bring anyone, and rushed to the prefect's yamen, and Yang Wenyu was waiting with a smile on his face.

"Lord Hai, Lord Fuzun is like a god, and he has long known that you will come, no, I deliberately let the lowly rank here, you can come with me." Yang Wenyu is the official of the city's shipping department, and Hai Rui is the deputy promotion, claiming to be lowly and appropriate.

Hai Rui's face was gloomy, he didn't even bother to say anything, he walked inside, until he came to the second hall, and he was about to go inside, but Yang Wenyu grabbed him.

"Lord Hai, Lord Fuzun has explained, you wait in the ear room for a while. Lord Rong finished asking, and everything is easy to say. ”

Hai Rui gritted his teeth, nodded reluctantly, followed Yang Wenyu to the ear room, looked down the door and looked into the hall, only to see Tang Yi sitting opposite Hu Baiqi. The conversation was very pleasant, Hai Rui was angry and rushed in, Yang Wenyu grabbed it, Hai Rui suppressed his anger, and listened to what they said......

"Brother Hu, if you want me to say, with your identity, how easy it is to get some pocket money. Why bother looking for any nuns, they can't be served with dog meat, they can know a few powerful people, it's just a joke. ”

Hu Baiqi shook his head, "Lord Tang, don't underestimate Tan Fang's nun, seven or eight out of ten rich businessmen in Fujian and Zhejiang have been to her temple." To put it mildly, don't worship her dock. Don't even think about making money. ”

"There is such a big force? A nun can't do it, right? What's behind her? ”

Hu Baiqi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Lord Tang, you don't want to get any news from me, do you?" ”

"Hahaha, Brother Hu, everyone loves silver, and you can make a lot of money. Eat fragrant and drink spicy? I'm not allowed to get some money? ”

Hu Baiqi blinked, laughed, stood up and walked to Tang Yi's side, and patted him on the shoulder boldly.

"I said Brother Tang, what you said is clear. To tell the truth, not long ago, I heard Wang Wu say that everyone in Fujian and Zhejiang gathered in Qingyun Nunnery, and they discussed how to deal with you, they also said that you are the sixth head of Kuiyuan, and with the majesty of Tianjin Kaihai, you must be arrogant, not easy to send, I want to give you a little bit of power, in order to force you to bow your head, I didn't expect Brother Tang to be so upright, it seems that the brother is really a smart person. ”

Tang Yi remained silent and said with a smile: "Brother Hu, you said that you want to give me a horse, and you support the Ba Min Tea House, is it the first shot?" ”

Hu Baiqi smiled awkwardly, "Brother Tang, how offended, please don't remember the villain, let me tell you, the strength of the seven surnames is amazing, my father is afraid of them, if you want to open the sea, you can't do without them, how good it is for us to make money together, why fight you to the death, right?" ”

"That's right!" Tang Yi stood up and smiled slightly: "It's really a good word, but it's ......" Tang Yi's face changed suddenly, and he yelled: "Come on, take down the prisoner!" ”

Hearing Tang Yi's shout, an errand officer outside had already rushed in, kicked Hu Baiqi to the ground, and the big-footed girl stepped on the back waist, picked up the rope and tied it, but Hu Gongzi was frightened.

He shouted at the top of his voice: "Tang Yi, Brother Tang, our fathers are ministers in the same hall, you can't be joking!" ”

"Phew, you don't look in the mirror, call me a brother, your father is almost the same!" Tang Yi smiled contemptuously, "Hu Baiqi, if you don't mention your father, it's okay, if you dare to mention him, I have to teach him a good lesson for him today." ”

Tang Yi gave the officials a look, and without saying a word, the officials ripped off Hu Baiqi's pants, revealing the fat of the white flowers, and someone on the other side brought a bucket of salt water, Tang Yi personally grabbed the whip of raw cowhide, which was stained with salt water. A whip goes down to ensure that the skin is open.

Hu Baiqi was so frightened that his soul was scattered, his little face was blue, and he didn't look like a child.

"The surname is Tang, you dare to beat me, I, my father will not let you go?"

Tang Yi didn't care at all, "If I beat you, your father will only thank me." Grabbing the whip, Tang Yi sneered: "That's it, if you don't teach and punish the abuse, I'll let you understand what's going on first." ”

"Since ancient times, there have been teachers and students, in-laws, village parties, and common hobbies, such as poetry and books, music, cultivation, and of course, beauty. The so-called Tan Fang nun you call must be a pretense, and her nunnery is a stronghold of private collusion between Fujian and Zhejiang surnames. They got together just to obstruct the opening of the sea and make trouble for their own officials. And opening the sea is the national policy of the imperial court, not to mention you Hu Gongzi, even if it is your father Hu Zongxian, he doesn't dare to get involved. There is a saying that the law does not blame the public, once the matter of opening the sea is yellow, the official will be unlucky, but who will the grievances of His Majesty and the court be directed at? Although the surname of Fujian and Zhejiang is the culprit, but behind them, there are many people, and the court can't help them, since they can't move these people, then they can only start from Ling Zun"

Tang Yi bared his white teeth and asked, "Master Hu, do you know what that means?" ”

Hu Baiqi couldn't turn his head and shook his head blankly. Tang Yi pulled the whip off violently without warning, Hu Baiqi howled miserably, and there was a blood-red mark on the back of his buttocks.

"Stupid, at that time, your father is Zhu Kun's second, don't you even know who Zhu Kun is?"

Hu Baiqi was stunned again, this time Tang Yi was angry, the whip in his hand snapped hard, Hu Gongzi howled in pain, and his forehead was beads of sweat the size of beans.

"Don't fight, Brother Tang, no, it's Uncle Tang, spare your life!"

"Spare you? Think cheaply, the southeast is treacherous at the moment, who doesn't cross the river with eggs, you are good, under the banner of your father, collecting money everywhere, and daring to mix with the things of the open sea, I really don't know whether to live or die! I tell you, if it falls into my hands, it will be enough to take a few lashes, and if it falls into the hands of your father, I will let him break your legs! Don't go anywhere for the rest of your life! ”

Tang Yi scolded and beat at the same time, and the pain made Hu Baiqi cry bitterly, especially when the whip was stained with salt water, and it burned on fire, and he couldn't faint if he wanted to.

After being beaten more than 30 times and his buttocks were all broken, Tang Yi threw the whip to the ground and told the officials to carry Hu Baiqi to the doctor, and then arranged for people to give him to Hu Zongxian.

After disposing of Hu Gongzi, Tang Yi sat on the Taishi's chair, gasped and said, "Lord Hai, come in." ”

Hai Rui watched the play outside for a long time, and the whole person was not good, he wanted to pretend to be confused and teach Hu Baiqi a good lesson, so that Hu Zongxian couldn't say anything. How do you know that Tang Yi is even more violent, with a posture that I can afford to look down on you when I beat you, this is called a strong player in the strong.

Even Yang Wenyu sighed, that is, a warrior like an adult, who dares to use Hai Rui, a barbarian.

Hai Rui knew that he had misunderstood Tang Yi, and he would inevitably feel guilty, and wanted to say a few words of apology, but it was a pity that Hai Daren would not do this, but when he reached the tip of his tongue, he became: "Hu Butang won't be angry, right?" ”

"Yes." Tang Yi said indifferently: "What will it be, he still dares to tear his face with me, the higher the position, the more difficult it is, Hu Zongxian is still a good person, but he doesn't know self-discipline too much, and sooner or later he will be unlucky here." ”

Tang Yi thought that he was in a lot of trouble, not much better than Hu Zongxian, so he stopped talking, "Lord Hai, Hu Baiqi has already said, what Qingyun Nunnery, and what Tanfang nuns are, it is the place where the surnames of Fujian and Zhejiang gather, and these people will not watch me open the sea smoothly." ”

Hai Rui also understood Tang Yi's good intentions, and he had a friendship with Hu Baiqi, just to find out the other party's situation.

"My lord, now that I know where they are, the lower officials are willing to take people over and arrest them all!"

Tang Yi almost spurted blood, worthy of Hai Gangfeng, really high-spirited! I'm afraid that in this guy's brain, I don't know what the seven surnames of Fujian and Zhejiang represent!

I don't know if the ignorant are fearless, or the brave are invincible.

"Brother Gangfeng, after all, people haven't made any moves, just let Hu Baiqi make some trouble, and he won't be arrested."

"Otherwise, my lord, since ancient times, it has been a taboo for the court to form a party for personal gain, they hide in the nunnery, it is ill-intentioned, it is a plan to have a dark room, not to mention the quiet place of Buddhism, it is not a mess, there is immorality, as a parent official, how can you sit idly by!" The more he talked, the more energetic he became.

Tang Yi hurriedly waved his hand, "I said Brother Gangfeng, you have to care if I don't stop me, but there should always be a sequence, the top priority is to open the sea, how is the port going?" ”

Hai Rui said: "Xiaguan takes Wang Wu down, and the privately occupied land will soon be sorted out, and the remaining premium will be purchased by the owner, and Xiaguan will personally beg for it, even if he kneels at the door, he will vacate the land for the adult."

"Okay, I know that Brother Gangfeng is a cadre." Tang Yi rubbed his hands with satisfaction, and was happy, when suddenly Zhao Wen hurriedly ran in from outside, his face was pale, and he said angrily as soon as he saw him: "It's just too deceitful, I recruited twenty scribes yesterday, but none of them came today." ”

When Tang Yi was in Chi Leng, Tang Hezheng also ran in, he didn't speak, and sent a large stack of leave slips to Tang Yi.

I hastily flipped through a few copies, all of them were officials from the prefect's yamen, and the reasons for asking for leave were even stranger, some were sick, some fell, some gave birth, and some married daughters......

"Okay, what should come will come." Tang Yi clenched his fists. (To be continued.) )