The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

Yan Song pointed at Hai Rui and cursed: "The construction of this new city is entirely on your shoulders, how can you let go of the pick? Do you feel that you are not afraid of your superiors, and then you feel great when you resign? Have you ever I thought about those people who worked hard to build the new city, but they are all looking forward to the completion of the new city, so that they can live in it and live a good life...you are so good, just resign and throw away the burden..."

Hai Rui's face flushed, he didn't know whether it was from embarrassment or anger.

Yan Song continued to curse: "Don't forget that when you entered the capital, you dared to offend His Majesty. If I hadn't protected you, you would have died a hundred times. Also, who gave you this official? It was I who fought for you! It’s good for you, you don’t even ask me, and you quit!”

Hai Rui replied hard~bang~bang: "Mr. Yan Ge's kindness to me is as great as a mountain, and I will repay it in the next life."

Grass!

Yan Song is really furious.

Go straight over and hit Hai Rui violently with a left hook and a right hook: "You're awesome, aren't you great, aren't you scholarly, aren't you upright? You'll repay it in your next life, I want you to repay it in this life!  … ...You are an official, is it for these false names, or for the common people?"

The old lady was a little stunned, but she felt very relieved, even though it was her son who hit her.

She almost wanted to applaud.

Hai Rui wanted to resist, but ended up being beaten even worse, and his face was soon turned into a pig's head.

After Yan Song vented, he finally calmed down a lot. Hai Rui's bad temper really makes him uncomfortable.

Yan Song glanced at Hai Rui: "I know you have resentment in your heart, come on, tell me."

The old lady stared and scolded: "Nizi, how dare you not speak up when your lord asks you!"

The old lady went into a rage, and Hai Rui had no choice but to say, "Master Yan, Hai Rui is not so narrow-minded, I just don't understand some things."

"Brother Gangfeng, please tell me."

"Okay, if you ask me, I'll tell you!"

Hai Rui suddenly sat up from the kang, with all his beard and hair, and said loudly, "Master Yan, I would like to ask you a few things. First, the official used his power to embezzle more than 10 taels of silver. Should he be killed?"

"Should!"

"Is it right to allow a servant to murder a good family and trample on the law?"

"Should!"

"Also, for the sake of selfishness, it caused a massacre, should it be dealt with?"

"Should!"

"Hahaha, Master Yan, since these people have committed so many crimes that there are too many books to write down, I used thunderbolt methods to eradicate these cancers? Is it wrong? A few days ago, there were second-rank officials who sent people to put pressure on me, demanding that these people be killed. People are released, what is the reason? Is the court's law so easy to be trampled on?"

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Hai Rui had thorns in his heart, so he was not polite when he spoke.

"My lord Yan, you are the chief assistant of the court, you are the most authoritative, and you set an example for our court officials. Hai is just a small official, and he is far from the adults. Hai can't figure out why Hai can't be fair, but these people Being so arrogant, there are still people protecting him, and they are still those second-rank officials? Does the Ming Dynasty still have the word "justice", if not, what's the point of being an official Hai Rui?"

Hai Rui's voice was stern, obviously he had suffered enough grievances during this time.

The old lady trembled with anger, and said angrily: "Crazy, really crazy! My lord, don't listen to this rebellious son's nonsense, I will teach him a lesson."

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"Old lady, don't be too busy." Yan Song sighed, and said to Hai Rui, "What you said just now is correct, but have you ever thought about it, if you keep checking like this, what will happen?"

Hai Rui snorted, "What consequences can there be? The common people will definitely rejoice, and even the upright people above the court will agree."

Yan Song hehe.

"Wrong, terribly wrong!"

Yan Song sighed: "Now the imperial court is preparing for a southern tour. It is the time when the imperial court needs to be stable. The officials in the capital have been in business for many years and have a dense network of relationships. Those who commit crimes even pull out carrots and bring out the mud, involving all civil and military officials. Dare to say that no one is clean. Even those clean streams of benevolence and morality are the same...um...well, Hai Rui, don't look at me like that, I know you're not greedy, so I'll convince you..."

Hai Rui: "..."

Yan Song said solemnly: "If you follow your thinking, the entire imperial court must be implicated. Does everyone have to investigate and deal with it? Then should the imperial court handle government affairs? How can the world be managed?"

Yan Song paused, and then said: "Of course I admire Brother Gangfeng's righteous principles, but the officialdom is not a black and white place, and sometimes compromises are required."

"You want me, Hai Rui, to compromise? Let those people get away with it? I can't do it!" Hai Rui yelled angrily.

"Confucius said to achieve benevolence, and Meng said to obtain righteousness, so why don't I resign from office?"

"Benevolence for righteousness? Why don't you die?!" Yan Song lost his temper again.

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Chapter 189 Selection of Famous Ministers and Capable Ministers [1]

Yan Song was really angry.

The ancients often sacrificed their lives for righteousness, thinking that they had become the greatest people in the world, but they didn't know that this was just selfishness and had nothing to do with greatness.

Just like today's Hai Rui, what the hell is he sacrificing his life for righteousness, what Confucius said to be benevolent and meng said to get righteousness, but he never thought about the big project of new city construction, which is related to the future livelihood of at least 60 people. Tens of thousands of people are rushing towards this goal, but Hai Rui is lucky, and the mother's Kong said that Chengren and Meng said that he took righteousness and sold the people.

He didn't even think about it, if it wasn't for him, Hai Rui, if someone else, let alone a party figure, even the so-called Qingliu sat in this position, he would corrupt wantonly, even if he wasn't corrupt, he would be clean Can the "[-]" force be able to manage the new city project well?

All of them are masters with high eyesight and low hands, and their real hands-on ability is appallingly low. Just like Hou Fangyu and Wu Weiye in Nanjing, they talked about the anti-Japanese war gods, but they surrendered when they were frightened by Japanese pirates on the battlefield.

With such people, is Yan Song assured that they will manage the new city project?

Yan Song looked coldly at Hai Rui who had been beaten up again: "Hai Gangfeng, I promoted you back then, and you have been promoted several levels in succession. What do you think is my purpose?"

Hai Ruimu said: "Naturally, he is in charge of the construction of the new city."