Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 292
Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi Zhao Prison Truth Room.

Lu Fang, Chen Hong, and He Liu sat in a row, and Hai Rui stood in front of them with his head held high and shackled.

Lu Fang said angrily: "The perpetrator Hai Rui, why didn't you kneel when you saw the handprint of the supervisor of ceremonies, Bingbi, and Jin Yiwei Beizhen Fushi?"

Hai Ruilang said: "Da Ming has rules, those who have been academic officials don't have to kneel down to the eunuchs in the palace!"

Lu Fang said angrily: "Who are you coaxing? You used to be the magistrate of Chun'an County and Xingguo County. When did you serve as a school official?"

Hai Rui said: "I used to teach in Nanping County, Fujian. If Eunuch Lu doesn't believe you, you can go to the Ministry of Officials to check my records."

The county edict is only the eighth grade, not even the Zhima official.

Lu Fang sneered: "Hey. I thought you were a student of some province! It turns out that it is just a county magistrate. Chen Hong, is this county magistrate a high-rank official?"

Chen Hong replied: "It's the eighth grade. There are more bastards in Yongding River than his number!"

Hai Rui said sternly, "Da Ming's official position was determined by the Taizu! Although the edict is small, it is also an academic officer of Daming. Are you questioning Taizu?"

Lu Fang said: "I won't talk to you quickly. If you don't kneel down to me and Chen Hong, why don't you kneel down to Jinyiwei Beizhen Fushi?"

Hai Rui said: "He Zhenfu envoy didn't let me kneel, why should I kneel?"

He Liu said a word, which made Lu Fang and Chen Hong's noses crooked: "Forget it. How did Haibijia get its nickname? He doesn't want to kneel, so he can answer standing up!"

Chen Hong smiled and said: "It is said that Mr. Hai has a very close relationship with Liu Ye. It seems that it is true!"

He Liu was not to be outdone: "Oh? Let's say that Hai Rui was promoted from the county magistrate to the head of the household department, and the transfer order must be approved by your supervisor. Does he have a lot to do with your supervisor?"

Lu Fang coughed: "Stop bickering. The most important thing is to interrogate the criminal."

Lu Fang asked Hai Rui: "Hai Rui, let me ask you, who ordered you to insult Jun father?"

Hai Rui replied neither humble nor overbearing: "I'm just admonishing the emperor, not insulting the emperor."

Lu Fang was furious: "Fart! Even the words 'Jiajing Jiajing's family is clean' appeared in the booklet, and you said you were not insulting Junfu?"

Hai Rui stared into Lu Fang's eyes, and said firmly: "That is indeed a folk proverb! The reason why the people say such things is that the emperor reused traitors and caused the people to live in dire straits!"

Lu Fang said: "Please explain clearly! Who is the traitor?"

Hai Rui smiled slightly: "Lu Fang from the Supervisor of Rituals counts as one, and Chen Hong counts as one!"

Lu Fang was smoked by Hai Rui's seven orifices. He turned his head and said to He Liu: "Lao Liu, the perpetrator abused the seal of the Supervisor of Rites in front of you, the governor of Beizhen! You don't care? Why are you still standing there? Your old twelve, Zhao Ci, punish Hai Rui?"

He Liu cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Lu. Hai Rui is a repeat offender in the Qin case. Without the emperor's decree, our North Town Fusi has no right to punish him!"

Lu Fang stretched out her thumb towards He Liu: "Okay! Very good! He Liu, you protect Hai Rui so much, aren't you Hai Rui's party?"

He Liu said with a smile: "Eunuch Lu looks at me highly. Qingliu in the court has always called Jin Yiwei a dog raised by the emperor, and they are ashamed to be with Jin Yiwei. Even if I want to be Hai Rui's accomplice, he may not be happy! "

Chen Hong poured a cup of tea for Lu Fang: "Godfather, take a break, I'll ask him about it."

Turning his head, Chen Hong asked Hai Rui: "Hai Rui, let me ask you. How did you become the county magistrate of Chun'an, Zhejiang?"

Hai Rui said: "Naturally, it's promoted by the imperial court."

Chen Hongdao: "As far as I know, if a person from the eighth rank of the Juren family is promoted to the county magistrate, a civil official above the third rank must issue a recommendation letter to the Ministry of Officials. Who wrote this letter of recommendation for you?"

Hai Rui replied loudly: "The current Governor of Fujian, Tan Lun!"

Chen Hong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked: "Tan Lun? Tan Lun, the disciple of King Yu?"

Hai Rui said: "Tan Lun is a high official appointed by the emperor. He is a subject of the emperor, not someone's disciple."

He Liu heard the clue from the side, Chen Hong wanted to draw Hai Rui and King Yu into a relationship.Fortunately, Hai Rui's answer was impeccable.

Chen Hong asked again: "As far as I know, your immediate superior, the left servant of the household department, Zhao Zhenji, and your immediate boss, the household secretary, Gao Gong, are all from King Yu, right?"

Hai Rui sneered and said, "Oh, Eunuch Chen blames King Yu for everything. Could it be that he intends to plot evil and frame the prince?"

He Liu said from the side: "Eunuch Chen, just ask the answer, don't talk about it."

At this time, Lu Fang spoke up: "You just said that you were not insulting the emperor, but admonishing the emperor. What does the last sentence of the memorial mean, officials and people in the world are not worth your majesty's long?"

Hai Rui said: "In the words of the common people, worthless means not worth it. The original meaning of this sentence is: It has been a long time since the officials and common people in the world have not been a bird of the emperor! Hasn't Eunuch Lu ever read a book? Know?"

Lu Fang clapped his hands: "Good! What a sharp mouth! Chen Hong, record what the criminal said!"

Lu Fang asked again: "You bought the coffin before you insulted Junfu. Did you just want to die for your loyalty?"

Hai Rui said: "Who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister, the people have a steelyard in their hearts. History books have their own opinions! Loyalty is not earned by fighting, but by doing things. It's like some people who live high in the temple and do nothing to harm the country and the people. Even if someone builds a ancestral hall for them now, after a hundred years, the people will always tear down the ancestral hall and destroy them!"

Hai Rui was mocking Lu Fang.Li Bin, the magistrate of Wanping County, built a shrine for Lu Fang in Wanping County in order to flatter his grandfather Lu Fang.

Lu Fang was smoked by Hai Rui's seven orifices.He slapped the table: "Lao Liu, there's no way to interrogate him! Such a sharp-tongued criminal, if he doesn't go to prison, he'll go to trial!"

He Liudao: "Eunuch Lu, as I said just now, to punish Hai Rui requires the emperor's decree."

Lu Fang got up angrily: "Well, I will go to Yongshou Palace now and ask the emperor for orders."

Inside the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing was looking at Hai Rui's notes over and over again.Seeing Hai Rui's excerpt for the first time, he was furious!After reading the scriptures for the second time, he was still angry.But after reading it several times, he began to feel that Hai Rui's words were reasonable.After watching it more than a dozen times, he even questioned himself: Is Zhen really a fool?

Unfortunately, the emperor will never admit his mistake.

Lu Fang hurried into the palace: "I would like to report to the emperor that He Liu of the Jinyiwei will not torture Hai Rui. He said that to torture Hai Rui requires the emperor's decree."

Emperor Jiajing said coldly: "A virtuous monarch always conquers others with virtue. If he is sentenced to death, wouldn't I become a tyrant? This is exactly what he wants!"

Lu Fang said: "Your maid obeys the order. Your Majesty, I interrogated Hai Rui at noon today, and I found some clues."

Emperor Jiajing asked, "What clues?"

Lu Fang replied: "This Hai Rui seems to be inextricably linked with King Yu."

Emperor Jiajing said noncommittally: "Oh? Since it has something to do with King Yu, then let the people from Dongchang imprison King Yu in the mansion!"

Lu Fang was overjoyed when she heard the words: "I will do it now, servant girl!"

Lu Fang would never have imagined that from the moment he ordered Dongchang to imprison King Yu, his downfall was doomed!
(End of this chapter)