I'm really not doing business

Chapter 677: The arrow shot when I was young hits me right between the eyebrows
The Great Edict is the ancestral precept left by Zhu Yuanzhang to the Zhu family. When the emperor is confused and does not know what to do, he can open the Great Edict to find ways to deal with difficult problems.

The Great Edict recorded many reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang did what he did at that time, but under the instigation of public opinion, the Great Edict gradually fell into dormancy. Even most of the Ming emperors never opened the Great Edict to take a look at it. Sometimes they even avoided talking about it in order to prevent the court officials from triggering some kind of stress response.

The Great Edict is divided into four volumes. The first volume is "The Imperial Edict", the second volume is the sequel, the third volume is the third volume, and the fourth volume is "The Great Edict to Military Officials" promulgated by various military offices. During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang required teachers and students at all levels of schools and ordinary people to read the Great Edict.

However, with the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Great Edict was shelved and eventually it was portrayed as a way for Zhu Yuanzhang to use the Great Edict to build personal dictatorship in order to consolidate his own imperial authority and achieve his political goal of ruling by authority.

The most typical example of this wave of public opinion is that people call the Great Edict "Strict Order" to avoid the risk of discussing it, and further portray it as a scourge. They completely deny its ideas of clear punishments to support education, cruel non-criminal measures to justify justice, using punishments outside the law, and using severe punishments to regulate the administration of officials, regardless of the social situation, political, economic, and military confrontations at the time.

But in fact, if you really open the Great Edict and read it carefully, you will find a lot of helplessness on Zhu Yuanzhang's part.

For example, in the 18th Article of the sequel, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated in "The People Take Down Rural Officials": I have prohibited officials and runners from going to the countryside to disturb the people in the twelve provincial governments and prefectures, states, and counties. If the village elders find any petty officials who oppress the people and impose arbitrary taxes, they can tie them up and send them to the capital to be punished.

But Zhu Yuanzhang soon discovered the drawback of this article. After the grassroots officials lost their law enforcement power, the people under their jurisdiction immediately began to refuse to perform labor. For the people, they could not distinguish between normal labor and apportionment. According to the law, the people arrested all the officials who went to the countryside.

Zhu Yuanzhang himself even lamented: "When officials' greed is prohibited to improve people's livelihood, stubborn people take advantage of the prohibition to insult officials; when the prohibition is used to honor officials, officials' greed is aroused, and no one knows where benevolence and righteousness lie. Alas! This is how difficult it is to govern."

Officials are not allowed to go to the countryside to disturb the people because of greed, but the stubborn people take advantage of the ban to insult and neglect the officials. The ban on the people neglecting and insulting officials makes officials noble, but when officials have power, greed will arise again. Officials and people don't know what benevolence and righteousness are.

In October of the eighteenth year of Hongwu, when the Great Edict was compiled for the third time, Zhu Yuanzhang himself admitted the shortcomings of the Great Edict. He said at the beginning: I am of little talent and virtue, and I have exhausted all the ways of control.

The national law of the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Law. This is the consensus of Zhu Yijun and his ministers. Zhu Yijun has never dealt with officials without following the procedures and bypassing the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate. He respects the laws of the Ming Dynasty and insists on governing the country by law rather than by virtue. However, it does not mean that Zhu Yijun gave up the power to govern as an emperor outside the law. Therefore, you still have to read the Great Edict and use it as a reference.

The Ming Emperor's procession began to move south again, and Qian Zhiyi, the prefect of Xuzhou, breathed a sigh of relief. He had neglected the emperor by not preparing a grand welcome ceremony or arranging mourning to satisfy the emperor's sense of justice, but the emperor seemed too lazy to pay attention to him, which made him feel relieved. The mainstream trend of the Southern Court was still to stop making tributes, that is, not to flatter the emperor, so Qian Zhiyi was so neglectful.

The Ming Emperor did not hold him accountable, but he did hold his predecessor, Chen Wuyin, the Censor-in-Chief of the Southern Court, accountable.

Qian Zhiyi was initially somewhat envious of Chen Wuyin, who took advantage of the Reform Movement of 1898 and the coal and steel monopoly to siphon a large sum of money from the government treasury into his own pocket. When Qian Zhiyi took office, the government treasury was so poor that rats could escape. The coal mines and iron smelting plants that Qian Zhiyi had purchased at great expense were still controlled by merchants from Suzhou, Hangzhou and Songshan. He had never seen any return on his money, as the huge sum of money was embezzled by Chen Wuyin.

Qian Zhiyi felt a little gloating as Chen Wuyin finally got into trouble.

Perhaps people are all like this. If they cannot get anything, they will feel resentful. When others are unlucky, they will be happy and even curse them for what they deserve. However, they will not learn any lessons.

Hai Rui moved faster than the Ming Emperor Zhu Yijun and set out for Yingtian Prefecture ahead of time. He wanted to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Southern Court Censorate. He did not believe that Chen Wuyin was not an isolated case. Even if he was, he believed that there were a large number of such cases in the six departments of the Southern Court.

He really knows those beasts in Nan Ya.

On March 13, the 13th year of the Wanli reign, Hai Rui arrived in Zhenjiang, then crossed the river to rest at the Xiashuzhen Post Station, and sent his escort to the Huitongguan Post Station in Yingtian Prefecture to report the news: Left Censor-in-Chief Hai Rui, under the order of the emperor, is handling the important case of Chen Wuyin's corruption.

Upon hearing the news, Yingtian Governor Li Le immediately rushed to the Xiashu Town Post Station and met Hai Rui who was sorting out the files.

Hai Rui did not go to the post alone. He brought two plain-clothed censors with him to help him organize the case files. Each of the plain-clothed censors was an upright official, very much like Hai Rui himself, all of whom were incorruptible and only wore plain clothes.

The working style of Censor Su Yi is completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty's censors. When handling a case, Censor Su Yi does not notify anyone in advance, does not greet anyone, does not listen to anyone's report, and does not require anyone to accompany him. He will rush straight to the scene after receiving the official badge, and is characterized by being ruthless. Of course, this ruthlessness has also been criticized as being too sharp.

"Greetings, General Hai." Li Le was a little nervous because he heard that the emperor was very angry in Xuzhou, which led to Hai Rui's early departure to the south.

Hai Rui put down the file, glanced at Li Le and said, "I know why you came. The Southern Court is far inferior to Shandong. His Majesty is very angry, but it is not your fault. His Majesty has given you a chance. Do whatever you want to do boldly. Don't worry about anything happening. Anyway, His Majesty will arrive in the Southern Court in a month at most."

"How much more trouble can you cause that even His Majesty can't handle it? Even the Beijing Army can't handle it?"

"But His Majesty is still a little disappointed in you. He said that after serving as an official for so long, you have become more tactful and not as sharp as before."

People will change. Back then, Li Le really opened the eyes of the Ming officials. He secretly arranged for Wang Chonggu, who had done bad things for half his life, to be punished. But now, it seems that his edges have been smoothed out and he is no longer as sharp as before.

The emperor expressed his disappointment with his senior brother Li Le. It seemed that during his long official career, Li Le was becoming more and more like a traditional bureaucrat.

"I have been in the Southern Court for all these years, but have not achieved anything. I am extremely ashamed." Li Le bowed to the north and sighed heavily. He felt that he had not done well. He did not dare to ask the sir what the Majesty meant. Knowing that Hai Rui was an upright minister, he came to ask Hai Rui.

Hai Rui put down the file, looked at Li Le, and said in a tone of teaching: "If you feel tired, take a break. If you are afraid, then submit a petition to retire. You have completely forgotten everything the Prime Minister taught you. In life, it is not a matter of being stupid or smart, but of being hesitant and indecisive. In the end, you will accomplish nothing. This is not perseverance, but cowardice."

A scholar must be broad-minded and resolute. Obviously, in Hai Rui's eyes, Li Le has been doing nothing in recent years.

"General Hai is very clear about the situation in the Southern Yamen." Li Le showed some pain on his face, but he finally defended himself. It was not that he didn't want to do it, nor was he hesitant. He really was powerless.

Hai Rui had served as the governor of Yingtian. He knew very well the situation of Yingtian, the capital of the Liao Dynasty. When Hai Rui was the governor of Yingtian, he investigated the corruption case of Xu Jie and ended up being promoted but retired.

As for the current situation in the Southern Court, if the emperor does not come to deal with it personally, what can he do even if Zhang Juzheng, the prime minister, arrives?
Hai Rui nodded with certainty after hearing this and said, "That's right. I do know the situation in the Southern Court. These cheap scholars can't do anything, but they can definitely do bad things. They are good at internal fighting and have used all their tricks on internal fighting and the women along the Qinhuai River. They are a bunch of cheap scholars, worse than corrupt officials."

After Hai Rui began to take charge of anti-corruption work, he came into contact with many corrupt officials and found that some of them had to go along with the crowd in order to get their jobs done. Because if you are not corrupt, you will not get your colleagues to help you. No matter what you want to do, you can't do it. Moreover, a considerable number of corrupt officials can still get things done even if they take a part of the money, and they can do it properly, which is really amazing.

This phenomenon is very magical, and Hai Rui called it "a versatile craftsman" and "a mounter".

Therefore, in the process of combating corruption, Hai Rui gradually learned to analyze specific cases specifically. Some people are corrupt but very capable and can really get things done. As long as they do not trigger red lines such as treason and rebellion, they will be let off the hook. Some are not only corrupt but also have accomplished nothing, and even make random accusations and refuse to repent. They will be severely punished.

However, in Hai Rui's view, these officials in the Southern Court who were good at infighting were even worse than corrupt officials.

"General Hai, I'm undecided about one thing, and I don't have the confidence to do it." Li Le thought for a long time before deciding to ask Hai Rui for advice. He did have many ideas that he wanted to do, but he hadn't put them into practice. It wasn't because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to do them, nor was it because he was afraid of those evildoers in the sect. He was just worried that if he did it, he would be doing evil.

Hai Rui looked at Li Le, stood up, thought for a moment, and then said, "Our place is called Xiashu Town."

"On the first day of June in the fourth year of Jianwen, the Yan army crossed the river at Puzikou. Sheng Yong, the general who pacified Yan in the Prince's Palace, fought desperately and the Yan army failed to cross the river. At that time, Emperor Chengzu Wen was planning to negotiate peace and return north. At this time, the King of Han led his troops to help, defeated Sheng Yong, and forced Chen Lu, the commander-in-chief of the Prince's Palace Navy, to surrender. The Yan army successfully crossed the river."

"On the ninth day of the sixth month, Han King Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to our feet and settled in Xiashu Town."

"At that time, Emperor Jianwen sent Princess Qingyang to negotiate with the Yan army in our place. Emperor Chengzu Wen said that there was no need to divide the land, as long as there were treacherous ministers. Emperor Jianwen knew very well that it was not only the emperor's side that was being purged, but also the emperor himself. The peace talks failed."

"The next day, seeing that there was no hope for peace talks, Emperor Jianwen followed Fang Xiaoru's advice and began to clear the fields outside Nanjing. Fang Xiaoru said that the Yan army would tire themselves out if they did not fight, and as long as they could delay them, they would have the advantage. Emperor Jianwen listened to Fang Xiaoru's advice and began to send officers and soldiers to dismantle houses everywhere and carry food and grass into Nanjing. If they couldn't take it away, they would burn it. They said it was clearing the fields, but how was it different from letting the soldiers rob?"

"On June 13, Li Jinglong opened the Jinchuan Gate to surrender, and the Yan army entered the city."

Hai Rui explained a period of history of Xia Shu Town. The Prince's Palace and Emperor Jianwen were both names for Zhu Yunwen's lineage when the Veritable Records of the Hongwu Dynasty were compiled during the Yongle period. Correspondingly, the Prince of Yan's Palace was the Yan Palace and the Yan Army.

Princess Qingyang was not the daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang, but the daughter of Zhu Chongwu, which means she was Zhu Di's cousin. She grew up with Zhu Di and was very kind to him.

On the first day of June, after the Yan army was defeated by Sheng Yong, Zhu Di, the most capable fighter of the Yan army, had begun to consider retreating. Having fought to this point, he felt that he was unable to advance any further. The endless city walls of Yingtian Capital were simply too majestic. If Zhu Yunwen was a normal person, Zhu Di would only be able to come here for a visit and finally have to negotiate.

Even the most radical King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, felt that peace talks were possible because the talks took place in Xiashu Town where Zhu Gaoxu was stationed.

But Zhu Yunwen just refused to hand over the treacherous ministers listed by Zhu Di, even if it meant dividing the land and ruling by the river. Zhu Di disagreed and just said that dividing the land was meaningless, but the treacherous ministers were wanted.

Li Le frowned. He said he was not confident enough, but Hai Rui seemed to be rambling on about something else. He talked about Jianwen's past. He thought about it again and again, shook his head and said, "Please let General Hai make it clear."

Since you are asking for advice, just ask if you don’t understand.

Hai Rui exhaled and said, "When the enemy was at the gates of the city during the Jingnan Campaign, the Yan army did not dare to claim victory. At that time, the Yan army was indeed short of logistical supplies. After crossing the river, they were somewhat powerless to fight again. Even the King of Han wanted to withdraw his troops. You know how well the walls of Nanjing were built. It was not easy to fight."

"If Emperor Jianwen had listened less to these despicable scholars, he would not have lost the world. After the ninth day of the sixth lunar month, he allowed his troops to plunder and eventually caused people to lose their hearts."

The capital of the Ming Dynasty was not easy to attack. The walls of Nanjing were the hard work of Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Yunwen had not listened to the nonsense of these cheap Confucian scholars and listened to the words of the generals, and had held on and waited for the arrival of the royal army, Nanjing would not have been lost. The soldiers looted and the people lost their hearts. Zhu Di entered Nanjing without a single soldier. Hai Rui said bluntly: "So, before you do something, you lack confidence. It is actually very simple to solve it. Ask yourself, what do the people think of doing this? You don't need to consider the thoughts of your boss or your teacher. Just ask whether you are worthy of the majority of the people. If you are worthy, do it. If you are not worthy, don't do it. That's all. If you are worthy of the people, His Majesty will not let you fight alone."

"Just like abolishing slavery and fighting against the old Sochi."

Li Le's problem is probably the deepest doubt in the heart of every Ming Dynasty bureaucrat. They want to do things, but dare not do them for fear of causing trouble and making mistakes that they cannot clean up. However, Hai Rui gave Li Le a specific solution: just ask the people. The people know everything.

"Has Chen Wuyin been captured?" Hai Rui asked Li Le whether the criminal had been arrested this time.

Li Le hurriedly said, "Southern Court Commander Luo Bingliang has already arrested him."

"Well, that's good. We just need to follow this line of investigation." Hai Rui picked up a case file from the table and handed it to Li Le, asking Li Le to see why His Majesty dealt with Chen Wuyin and let Qian Zhiyi go.

The kiln workers in the Xuzhou Coal Mine had a hard life. The Xuzhou Coal Mine was nominally government-run, but in reality it was still controlled by merchants.

The labor remuneration of the kiln workers in Xuzhou Mine is only one-third of that of the kiln workers in Xishan Coal Bureau, but the work they do is much more than that of the kiln workers in Xishan Coal Bureau.

The kiln workers of Xishan Coal Bureau were paid according to their work. Each person carried 2500 kilograms of coal a day. If they carried more, they would not be allowed to go down the mine. If they carried less, their wages would be calculated based on the amount of coal they carried. The reason for setting such a standard is that an excellent and skilled kiln worker can carry 3571 kilograms of coal in a whole day without rest. The performance evaluation is based on 2500% of the kiln worker's performance. As long as they are not too lazy, they can successfully complete the -kilogram line.

There is no way to do more, because Wang Chonggu considered the maximum utilization of manpower. Wang Chonggu did an experiment, combining work and rest. He could do 2500 kilograms a day, but he could not sustain it if he carried more than 2500 kilograms a day. Based on a month as a scale, he could do more with the kilograms standard. Human beings are living creatures and will get tired.

However, the kiln workers in Xuzhou mine do not have such standards. Each person carries 4000 kilograms of coal every day and is not allowed to rest until they finish the work. Most of the kiln workers cannot finish the work, and at this time, their wages will be deducted. In name, the labor remuneration of the kiln workers in the two places is the same, but the final labor remuneration of the kiln workers in Xuzhou is only one-third of that of the kiln workers in Xishan Coal Bureau.

It complies with the court's regulations on labor remuneration, but it also cleverly reduces the labor remuneration of the kiln workers. This is the wisdom of the Ming Dynasty bureaucrats and merchants. It seems that no one has violated the law in the whole incident.

Therefore, Chen Wuyin was personally named and investigated by the emperor, while Qian Zhiyi did not surrender to the emperor, but he did not make things difficult for the poor laborers either. Perhaps even Qian Zhiyi himself did not know why he was lucky enough to escape. He demolished the walls of Xuzhou, made all kinds of money, and paid wages on time. In addition, for his own face, he also rewarded people with wine and meat twice.

Even if it was just for show, Qian Zhiyi did make a gesture, but Chen Wuyin simply treated the emperor and the people as fools and fooled them.

"This guy is very smart. He is very good at taking advantage of loopholes." Li Le's mouth twitched twice. No one broke the law in this case from beginning to end. This is the most terrifying thing, because there is something wrong with the system.

Such a huge mistake happened in the Xuzhou coal mine, but no one was held responsible for it. Everything everyone did was legal. It's really strange.

"The Southern Metropolis Censorate has sent a visiting card." A censor in plain clothes presented the visiting card.

"Please." Hai Rui said with a smile, "Governor Li, please wait behind the screen. You see, these methods they use are all old ones. They are going to use them again to deal with me in the past."

Hai Rui had experienced this once, and when he revisited the place, he felt a sense of familiarity. After so many years, these despicable scholars were still the same, without any improvement, and still used the same old methods. It was really ridiculous.

"General Hai is so arrogant that he has captured my people before he even reaches the Southern Court!" The voice comes before the person arrives, and it is an angry call for accountability.

The man who came was Yuan Hongyu, the Chief Censor of the Southern Court. He was from Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili. He was the top scorer in the imperial examination in the 25th year of Jiajing. He was extremely upright and incorruptible. He once became famous for impeaching Yan Song. In his powerful article, he denounced Yan Song as worthless, which made Yan Song hate him and banish him from the capital.

Hai Rui stood up to greet him, bowed and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, President Yuan, I hope you are doing well."

This was Hai Rui's benefactor. It was Yuan Hongyu who promoted Hai Rui. When Hai Rui was a teacher at Nanping Prefecture School, he was ostracized by his colleagues. Yuan Hongyu argued with his superiors, and Hai Rui was able to get fair evaluation and was promoted to the magistrate of Chun'an County. Later, Yuan Hongyu became the Minister of the Imperial Household Department and recommended Hai Rui many times. As a result, Hai Rui was able to serve as an official in Beijing and became the Director of the Yunnan Division of the Ministry of Revenue (an official in Beijing).

As soon as he arrived in the capital, Hai Rui did something that shocked the world. He threw a copy of "Memorial on Public Security" at Emperor Jiajing's face, which directly broke the emperor's defense.

"Now Hai Zongxian is no longer the instructor of Nanping Prefecture School, but a well-known divine sword in the court. His anti-corruption and anti-graft efforts are really impressive. If you still remember what happened in the past, just release Chen Wuyin." Seeing that Hai Rui was polite and did not act like a senior, Yuan Hongyu also greeted him.

Hai Rui led Yuan Hongyu to sit down, and then he said sincerely: "Did General Yuan promote Hai Rui just to help him today?"

"Of course not!" Yuan Hongyu shook his sleeves vigorously. He found that Hai Rui had become more tactful. He was much more difficult to deal with than the young and foolish Hai Rui in the past. This was a very thoughtful statement.

Yuan Hongyu played the card of moral kidnapping, threatening Hai Rui with the favor of his previous support. Hai Rui returned the moral kidnapping card, also threatening Hai Rui with the favor of his previous support.

Hai Rui's words were very direct. He would not give an inch in the case of Chen Wuyin. Even if he did not acknowledge you as his benefactor, he would continue with the case.

"General Hai, you can't be so rigid in doing things. You can't tolerate any grain of sand in your eyes. As the old saying goes, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Isn't it the purpose of life to be confused?" Yuan Hongyu immediately changed his strategy and chose another way to deal with the problem, which was preaching.

Hai Rui immediately said, "General Yuan, am I really that intolerant of any grain of sand in my eyes? What a traitor Wang Chonggu is, he is a corrupt official, but I still watched Wang Chonggu in the court and never impeached him, right? Isn't this considered a rare ignorance? I am already very ignorant."

"Wang Chonggu, what a corrupt official he is."

Yuan Hongyu played the card of a teacher, preaching to Hai Rui about his kindness to him, while Hai Rui asked Yuan Hongyu with the attitude of a disciple, "Isn't he stupid enough?" Hai Rui did not take action when Wang Chonggu was such a blatant traitor and corrupt official in the government.

Yuan Hongyu was stunned for a moment. How come Hai Rui was as slippery as those scholars now? He mentioned the city gate tower and Hai Rui mentioned the old man. It was totally irrelevant.

"General Yuan, why did you save Chen Wuyin? Yuan Hongyu is a man of integrity and integrity, but he is my role model throughout my life. General Yuan once told me that we should be diligent and hardworking, and be like Boyi in order to help the world. I have kept it in mind and have never forgotten it for a single day. Have you forgotten it, General Yuan?"

"General Yuan, don't you know that Chen Wuyin is a corrupt official?" Hai Rui immediately changed the subject and chose to question!
Most people have a role model in their hearts. For example, in Ge Shouli's heart it is Gao Gong, and in Hai Rui's heart it is Yuan Hongyu, who is known for his upright character. You must know that at that time Yan Song was in power and no one dared to point out his mistakes, but Yuan Hongyu stood up to impeach him.

The corner of Yuan Hongyu's mouth twitched slightly. Hai Rui threw a boomerang at him with his backhand. Yuan Hongyu's expression became very strange. The arrow shot at him when he was young hit him right in the middle of his eyebrows, hitting him now.

Hai Rui served as the Chief Censor in the capital of the Ming Dynasty for twelve years. Although he had learned nothing else, he had learned the boomerang and mastered it very skillfully.

"Or are these officials in the Southern Court even more terrifying than Yan Song and his Yan Party, forcing General Yuan to come to me, a junior, to plead for mercy?" Hai Rui played a 'Kill Consecutive' card, then a boomerang, and chased after them.

Yuan Hongyu shouted angrily, "Hai Rui!"

"General Yuan! Is Chen Wuyin a corrupt official? If he is not, I will have him released right now!" Hai Rui refused to retreat and asked loudly. This was the core of the problem, whether Chen Wuyin was a corrupt official or not.

Of course, Chen Wuyin did it, and many people in the Jiangnan officialdom did it. Chen Wuyin was the vortex of struggle. If Chen Wuyin was investigated and punished by Hai Rui, the entire Jiangnan officialdom would be shaken, so Yuan Hongyu had to come.

"Oh, forget it." Yuan Hongyu sat down on the chair somewhat dejectedly, and said helplessly: "I was also entrusted by someone, so I had to come. I also tried my best. You are now fully grown, and I am just your old boss."

Yuan Hongyu seemed to surrender, but he played a flash and achieved a series of kills on Hai Rui. He avoided talking about whether Chen Wuyin was a corrupt official or not, and played the emotional card by relying on his seniority, saying, "Hai Rui, you are ungrateful. I helped you in the beginning, but you don't know how to repay me."

"Who entrusted you with this? I'll tell him myself." Hai Rui frowned and also made a flash. He avoided talking about the favor of his initial support and asked about the person who pushed Yuan Hongyu behind the scenes. He said that Chen Wuyin was a small fish, and there were many big fish behind him, and he was here to catch the big fish.

"I won't say more about this. Since General Hai is unwilling, I won't keep him any longer. Before leaving, I will give General Hai a final reminder: hard things are easily broken, but soft things are permanent." Yuan Hongyu was silent for a long time and finally chose to leave. He even acted like a teacher and gave a lecture.

"Farewell, General Yuan." Hai Rui stood up and saw Yuan Hongyu off with a serious expression.

"Did Yuan Hongyu also take money from Chen Wuyin and others? Isn't he very honest?" Li Le walked out from behind the screen, looking at Yuan Hongyu's back with a frown.

"No, that's not the case. In the officialdom, it's not just about collusion of interests, there are also exchanges of personal relationships. Maybe someone asked him for help, so he had to come." Hai Rui shook his head and said, "General Yuan finally told me that the strong are easily broken. He was not preaching, but reminding me that someone wanted to take action."

"Ah? Are you crazy?" Li Le's eyes widened and he said dully, "Aren't they afraid of the knife in your majesty's hand?"

"I am the knife." Hai Rui said with a smile, "It's okay. I want to see how they can break me under the protection of the Tiqi!"

Hai Rui was indeed too stubborn and easily broken, but who could blame the emperor for assigning a thousand-householder inspector to Hai Rui, with four hundred guards, to specifically protect his safety?
Of course, this Ming Dynasty sword must be equipped with a good scabbard before it can be used with confidence.

The sword wielder, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, knew very well how rare the magic sword was.

(End of this chapter)