100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 77 4 Hai Rui cleverly punished Mr. Hu

Chapter 8 4 Hai Rui cleverly punished Mr. Hu

——To understand that there are many factors that affect one thing by seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, there must be advantages and disadvantages.We always seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in doing things, and an important way to minimize disadvantages is to pretend to be confused.

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the traitor Yan Song took charge of the government and placed his cronies Hu Shouxian in Zhejiang.Mr. Hu relied on Lao Tzu's power to run amok and domineering.One day, Mr. Hu was traveling with some people and passed by the Chun'an post station. He thought the post station did not treat him well and was picky about his faults.The guards hurried to the county government office to report to the county Hai Rui.Hai Rui was filled with righteous indignation when he heard the news, and decided to punish him severely, but then he thought, Mr. Hu's father was his immediate boss, and if he punished Mr. Hu, Governor Hu would think that he was beating the dog and deceiving the master.After thinking about it, he finally came up with a clever plan, which can not only punish Mr. Hu severely, but also let the dumb boss eat coptis.

So, Hai Rui rushed to the post station with the yamen servant, and saw the playboy gesticulating under the shade of a tree, cursing and beating others, so he ordered the yamen servant: "Take down the villain and punish him severely!" Mr. Hu yelled arrogantly: "What are you going to do?" Hai Rui shouted, "Where did the villains come from! How dare you impersonate Mr. Hu's son and ruin his reputation! Last time Mr. Hu visited here, he repeatedly asked us to stop Extravagance and waste, entertaining past officials must be frugal, Mr. Hu is really a good official who is considerate of the people; and you, a playboy with so much luggage, so much money, domineering, extravagant, and beating people, is not like him at all You are clearly a counterfeit! Using his name to bluff and deceive, such a trickster must be severely punished according to the law!" The attendant servants repeatedly explained: "He is really Mr. Hu!" How dare you pretend to be Mr. Hu!" The beating was so severe that no one dared to make a sound, and Mr. Hu was overthrown and punished dozens of times, until Mr. Hu dared not insist that he was Mr. Hu anymore, but so-and-so , bluffing and deceiving everywhere under the banner of Mr. Hu.Hai Rui asked the master to record the statement of "so-and-so" in detail, and then wrote a letter to Hu Shouxian
"Master Shouxian: One day, a group of villains, led by a certain person, pretended to be Mr. Hu, scammed money everywhere, broke into the post station, extorted wine, meat and food, beat the post station officials, reported to the official, the first trial was closed, and the criminal confessed. According to the truth, the criminal, his confession, and the amount of stolen goods will be escorted to the province today."

After Hu Zongxian received Hai Rui's letter and opened it to read it, he saw his son's distressed appearance again, which made him dumbfounded, and he had to give up because of the distress in his heart.

Wisdom Interpretation:

Hai Rui used offense as defense to fabricate lies, which not only severely punished the dude, but also made it impossible for his backers to blame him.

Knowing how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages not only protects oneself, but also upholds justice!

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