I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"——Accepted!" Jiajing was overjoyed. He thought his grandson was also very talented. He knew how to read people's expressions and understand their thoughts at such a young age. However, he did not notice that his grandson had inherited his spirit of being a bad emperor so well at such a young age. Could he really be a famous emperor in the future?

However, all of this is not what everyone is paying attention to now. The main event that everyone wants to see is the gathering of officials from the six ministries and nine government departments, including the biggest leaders of the Qingliu Party, just to win the debate against Hai Rui!

At this moment, in the hall that had been arranged long ago, the officials of Dayan were seated in two rows. They were all recorders responsible for the written record of this debate.

One row was filled with computers, and in order to prevent the electronic equipment from malfunctioning or someone hacking into the backend to tamper with it, the other row of recorders all recorded with pen and paper, ensuring that there was absolutely no room for manipulation in the debate. Whoever won the debate could not deny it.

Obviously, Jiajing was determined to win this time. Because the person who was responsible for the debate and interrogation with Hai Rui was Zhao Zhenji played by Ling. Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Li Chunfang and others were in their respective high positions. Although they had no intention of taking action, their presence alone was enough to scare ordinary people to death.

However, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, was not at all panicked when faced with such a scene. Not to mention Hai Rui, even Chen Huijie herself was not afraid.

Facing the evil and darkness of this world, Chen Huijie will use Chi Xiao to cut through the darkness. Now she plays Hai Rui. Although there is no Chi Xiao, she stands here as the representative of the "loyal ministers" and "upright ministers" of Da Yan. She knows that justice is behind her, and people will judge for her own justice. What is she afraid of?

"You used the name of a congratulatory letter to hide evil intentions. This letter you wrote was like a mad dog barking at the sun, cursing the emperor and father with words of treason. Everyone from Prince Yu to the cabinet and the six ministries and nine officials read it. They were all filled with righteous indignation and could not be reasoned with!"

"I want to ask you now, is this because someone is behind you instructing you to do this, or are you just being crazy and trying to gain a good reputation?"

The one questioning Hai Rui now was Zhao Zhenji, played by Ling, and she was the main output of this debate. However, as soon as she said this, the sound of keyboards and writing rang out in the hall, but along with it, there were also looks of contempt and malice from all directions.

This contempt was not directed at Ling, but at Zhao Zhenji. Originally, in the prosperous era of Great Yan, officials of Great Yan, who had the way of being an official and the passion and integrity of the people of the world in their hearts, had contempt for "egoists" like Zhao Zhenji. Now, compared with the upright Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji looked even uglier.

Hai Rui dared to risk committing the crime of disrespect to the whole world by telling Jiajing the root of the evil. However, in order to please Jiajing and to distance himself from Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji actually used such words to tarnish Hai Rui's reputation, which was really despicable.

Behind Zhao Zhenji, Gao Gong, played by Master Bai Tian, ​​did not hide his contempt at all. Because they had all seen Hai Rui's public security report, Gao Gong himself spoke highly of it and did not hide his admiration for Hai Rui.

And now, what Zhao Zhenji said was "putting aside the facts", so how could Gao Gong not despise him?

Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, was extremely disdainful of Zhao Zhenji, but he still answered word by word:

"I have made it very clear at the beginning of the memorial that this memorial is for the purpose of rectifying the way of the monarch, clarifying the duties of ministers, and seeking peace and order for all eternity. Submitting such a memorial and making such suggestions is the bounden duty of a minister."

"Among the things I mentioned and the principles I discussed in my memorial, is there any one thing or one thing that is not true? Is it not the principle of the saints?"

After saying this, Hai Rui did not forget to cast his gaze towards the officials in the cabinet and continued, "Lord Zhao and all the others are people who read the books of sages and help the emperor govern the country. After reading this humble memorial, do you think that what I said is crazy? Do you think it is to gain a reputation for being honest?"

"quibble!"

However, before the officials of Dayan could all agree and take note of Hai Rui's speech played by Chen Huijie, Zhao Zhenji immediately raised his own rebuttal and said:

"You said you were not instructed by others, and you didn't do it for fame. Can the duties of the emperor and ministers of the Great Yan Dynasty be entrusted to a small official like you to manage?"

"I don't understand what Lord Zhao said."

"What's not to understand?" At this moment, Zhao Zhenji, in order to distance himself from Hai Rui, did not hesitate to use the method of accusing Hai Rui in order to make him submit. He immediately said:

"You want to rectify the way of the king and clarify the duties of the ministers. Why is the way of the king not rectified? Why is the duty of the ministers not clear?"

"You actually accused and cursed His Majesty word for word. Has there ever been such a rebellious person like you since ancient times?"

"... He lied with his eyes open to clear his name and flatter the emperor. This Zhao Zhenji is really shameless."

And Zhao Zhenji's words can be said to have made all the Dayan officials present not want to say anything. This is no longer a question of disdain. If this was not a filming, Ling would have been picked up and thrown out by these officials, until the table could no longer accommodate her instincts.

"He himself doesn't have the courage to speak the truth, but he wants to break the teeth of those who dare to speak the truth. Such a person... is really shameful to associate with."

All the officials of Dayan thought so in their hearts, and Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, did not want to debate with this clown even more, and immediately suggested that Zhao Zhenji recuse himself because the two of them had a grudge. According to Dayan law, officials who had a grudge with a suspect were not allowed to try a case.

"It's already this late, and you're still suggesting that Lord Zhao, who is trying the case under imperial order, should recuse himself? What's your reason?"

However, Gao Gong, who had always admired Hai Rui, provided Hai Rui with a suitable outlet at this time - with Gao Gong's instructions, Hai Rui could finally reveal his "past" with Zhao Zhenji, thus revealing all the bad things Zhao Zhenji had done.

And so many recorders were here. If Zhao Zhenji's words were recorded, then no matter what the outcome of the debate was, Zhao Zhenji would definitely be infamous. This was also a small revenge by Gao Gong on Zhao Zhenji, whom he had always disliked.

Of course Hai Rui understood what Gao Gong meant, and then he told the story of how Zhao Zhenji, in order to achieve political achievements, forced the people of Zhejiang City to pay for disaster relief grain and buy raw silk at half price, "making the people suffer."

Suddenly, Zhao Zhenji, played by Ling, felt very uncomfortable in the court. At this moment, Hai Rui said something in front of Zhao Zhenji that made his blood pressure soar:

"I disobeyed Lord Zhao's orders at that time. Lord Zhao impeached me and said that I was seeking fame and gaining people's hearts. Today in the hall, I heard Lord Zhao say the same thing again."

"This is what I mean by prejudice. This is also what I mentioned in my memorial to the emperor: 'I don't understand my duties.'"

"Sir Zhao, you are one of the ministers I want to impeach in my memorial."

"--boom!"

However, Hai Rui's words instantly broke Zhao Zhenji's defense. He shouted in anger, "Torture me!"

However, Zhao Zhenji's words were still stopped by Xu Jie and Gao Gong. But Hai Rui's criticism was not over at all. Facing a villain like Zhao Zhenji, she was bound to criticize him thoroughly.

Isn't she afraid of taking responsibility? Fine, then Hai Rui will let her not take responsibility, but the price is that everyone in the world will know that you, Zhao Zhenji, are a selfish villain who has no sense of duty as an official!

"Sir Zhao, you interrogated me last night, and you are interrogating me again here today. I understand your thoughts. It is because I am the head of the Ministry of Revenue and you are the Minister of Revenue that you are worried that the emperor will suspect you of being my mastermind."

However, facing the resounding keyboard sounds in the hall, the sound of officials writing, and Zhao Zhenji, played by Ling, whose eyes were now gloomy and looked like they were about to kill someone, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, showed no fear and said word by word:

"Now I can tell you frankly - you, Lord Zhao, would never instigate me to submit this petition. No one would instigate me to submit this petition."

"I, Hai Rui, am writing this memorial for only two reasons. One is for the country and people of Great Yan, and the other is for the people of Great Yan..."

Hai Rui's frank and righteous words made the hall silent. All the officials of Dayan clenched their fists, trying hard not to cheer and ruin this "beautiful dream".

However, there were still many Dayan officials who empathized with the situation. They covered their faces with their sleeves, as if to hide their embarrassment, or as if to stop themselves from getting too excited. However, Chen Huijie's words truly made their innocent hearts burn again.

At this moment, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, opened his arms and showed his heart, and said to Zhao Zhenji, who was sitting on the throne and looked righteous, a beast in human clothing, but had no sense of shame or responsibility as a minister, and said:

"Sir Zhao, your involvement has been cleared. The Emperor will no longer suspect you of being my mastermind."

At this moment, everyone knew that Zhao Zhenji's "non-stick pan" had once again successfully escaped from the problem. However, this time, although he also escaped from the problem, Zhao Zhenji's face showed no trace of relief, but only gloom, humiliation and strong anger.

Zhao Zhenji won, but lost miserably. At this point, her reputation had been ruined, and all the officials in Dayan despised her for what she had done.

PS: Today is the second chapter! (I have coded two more 4k chapters. Woohoo, I am so tired. I will lie down for a while. I won’t wake up no matter how hard I move… lie down…)

pyA new book by a friend, "The World of Martial Arts, Destroyed by the Witch Again!"

Summary: When the Pure Yang Magic Skill that he had practiced for more than half a year was broken by a passing demon girl, the time traveler Duanmu Qing discovered that something was wrong with this world.

The Hehuan Sect is the largest sect in the world, and all other sects are second-rate.

The peerless magical skill that can only be practiced by castration has spread throughout the world.

The foolish heroine always falls into the bandits' simple traps and sheds tears of humiliation.

The terrifying witch walks in the night, transforming herself into her prey to seduce the young man.

The dragon girls overseas are carrying the mission of finding the reincarnation of the Dragon Emperor and continuing the race.

The beautiful lady always likes to go to various temples to pray for children...

Duanmu Qing broke out in a cold sweat as he looked at this horrible world.

[Ding! Charm +1, physical fitness converted to Pure Yang Holy Body]

Looking at the system reward that suddenly appeared on him, Duanmu Qing's face turned pale instantly.

"System, you want me to die!"

Volume 329: Chapter : The debate between Jiajing and Hai Rui, Jiajing is looked down upon

"With this incident, Zhao Zhenji's reputation has been ruined. From now on, I'm afraid he will never have a chance to advance further in the cabinet."

"She is asking for trouble. She will eventually suffer for her own evil deeds. Zhao Zhenji is capable enough to join the cabinet, but she can forget about the position of Prime Minister."

Such a grand drama, performed extremely smoothly by Chen Huijie and others, with passion and performance that could even be described as "history repeating itself", did not waste much time of the officials of Dayan at all, and was announced to be over.

However, this was only the first round of debate. Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, suppressed Zhao Zhenji, played by Ling, with absolute righteousness. And everyone knew that this time in the lobby, Hai Rui's words had already made Zhao Zhenji's reputation ruined and infamous.

Not only that, although the officials of Dayan in the play did not make a clear statement, once they said they supported Hai Rui at this time, they would undoubtedly be labeled as "factionalists". Regardless of whether they could protect themselves, if one of Hai Rui's crimes was "forming a faction", then the nature of her public security memorial would be really different.

But even so, in the hearts of the officials of Dayan in the play, there is no doubt that they support Hai Rui, but due to the situation, no one dares to speak out. But there is no doubt that the balance is tilting towards Hai Rui.

"Just let my subordinates torture him. There is no need to worry about whether he will surrender!" Chen Hong, played by Lin Qingyan, also reported to Jiajing that Zhao Zhenji was defeated and humiliated by Hai Rui.

However, Chen Hong obviously did not understand why Jiajing had not yet completely convicted Hai Rui and had not even started to judge the crime. He just wanted Hai Rui to bow his head and to refute Hai Rui with reason.

If he rashly killed Hai Rui, or forced him to confess through words or actions, given the current situation, Jiajing would probably be cursed for all eternity and become a disgraced king of Dayan. From then on, only the Witch King in faraway Leithania could be compared with him in cruelty.

This was unacceptable to Jiajing, who always valued his reputation and face. Therefore, he had to win the debate against Hai Rui! Facing Chen Hong's shameless words, Jiajing immediately gave a second round of plans:

"Just you? You are no match for him, and Zhao Zhenji is no match for him either!"

"——Let Xu Jie gather those useless people from the Censorate, the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial College who are well-read in the books of sages. Let's discuss it first, and then choose a day to try him together!"

...Okay, the last line of this episode is more or less too aggressive. But Jiajing's meaning is also very clear. He has reached the point where he can no longer speak of justice, so he has to mobilize keyboard warriors who are good at nitpicking and accusing others to confront Hai Rui. A pure scholar like Hai Rui is afraid of stinky hooligans who are well-read in poetry and books.

But it was obvious that Jiajing's move was a hooligan move. It was already difficult for Hai Rui to debate with the officials of the six ministries and nine departments alone. Even if these scholars defeated Hai Rui in the debate, he would not have any sense of accomplishment.

Therefore, Jiajing wanted to test Hai Rui's attitude in person. Before that, he specially sent the Imperial Household Department, an official named Shi who Jiajing also trusted, to see if Hai Rui could change his mind.

The filming of this scene had just begun. The officials of Dayan, who had already finished a big drama, were reluctant to leave. Instead, they were excited by the previous drama in which Hai Rui killed Zhao Zhenji alone. All of a sudden, the small lounge was filled with officials who wanted to watch this long-awaited debate between the emperor and his subjects.

There was even no room for everyone in the lounge, so quite a few officials took the initiative to change into Dali Temple costumes and go to the play to play the role of guards ready for any unexpected events when Jiajing appeared, just to be able to watch this unprecedented drama up close!

"I just hope that this last sentence won't irritate those officials in the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College. They hate it most when people say that they only know how to study hard and edit books and have no place to use their skills."

"If possible...it might be a good thing to send them to the local areas for training. They are all new to the officialdom and are full of ambition. They will surely work hard to achieve something. New officials want to have a good reputation, so there is no need to worry too much about them taking bribes."

Now in the lounge, only the front row was left, and none of the officials dared to approach. The Great Yan Emperor was watching the upcoming show on the big screen, and he was also looking forward to it. He couldn't help but smile and said:

However, the demotion of officials from the Hanlin Academy and other places still needs to be discussed separately by the Emperor of Dayan. Now he is also extremely curious about who will win and who will lose between Hai Rui and Jiajing, the only two debate masters in this drama?

"You are an honest official—these are the emperor's exact words."

Lord Shi took the lead on behalf of Jiajing, trying to use threats and inducements to force Hai Rui to submit. He gave Hai Rui a date and then started to use the hammer.

He told Hai Rui everything. In another hour, Hai Rui would go to the hall for debate. Moreover, Jiajing had invited civil officials such as the Imperial Censor and the Imperial Secretary. Each of them had read Hai Rui's memorial and was ready to go. Each of them had at least a written rebuttal in his hand, which would surely put Hai Rui under great pressure.

"If you want to die, just jump into the moat. It only costs two cents to buy a hemp rope. Why do you want to cause unrest in the world?"

"In a word, when you get to the lobby of the Censorate later, you can admit your mistakes in front of those people, and the emperor will let you go. Those people in the six ministries and nine officials will not be implicated because of you."

However, Lord Shi's reasoning was of no use, and seeing that Hai Rui was unmoved, he had no choice but to use his second trick and appeal to his emotions.

"I won't talk about the big things, but in the palace and the Pacification Bureau, many people have been implicated by you."

"Lü Fang, Lord Lu, has gone to the imperial mausoleum. Huang Jin, the living Buddha in the temple, has said a few words for you, but is still in prison, being tortured every day."

"Qi Dazhu and Zhu Qi, who have always been good to you, have also been arrested. And your good friend Wang Yongji has also been transferred back to Beijing. If you don't admit your mistakes, these people will all die, do you know that?"

At this point, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, finally showed some emotion. After a long while, he turned his back to Mr. Shi and faced the only ray of sunshine in the prison before he finally asked, "...How can I save them?"

People are not plants, who can be heartless? Although Hai Rui had already handled his affairs as well as possible when he submitted the memorial, what Lord Shi said was that he had been in the officialdom of Dayan for a long time. From the moment he had a personal relationship with him, it was extremely difficult to avoid being implicated.

Hai Rui had tried many times before to distance himself from these people, but now he couldn't avoid hearing about it, so naturally he wanted to protect them.

When Lord Shi saw that Hai Rui had finally given in, he immediately came up with the "best solution" and said to Hai Rui:

"Just say that you didn't read the saints' books well and confused their theories, so you said those crazy things. If you plead guilty, the emperor won't punish you. Moreover, he will make an exception and transfer you to the Imperial Academy."

"On the surface, it's to let you read the books of saints, but in fact, everything is arranged for you to take the imperial examination."

"Aren't you a successful candidate? You took the imperial examination and were selected to take nine volumes of the imperial examination. That's how you got your name. With your great virtue, you have a good foundation for a career in government. This is an unprecedented story between a monarch and his subjects."

It must be said that the stakes offered by Lord Shi were very exciting. For a moment, even the officials of Dayan who were in front of the screen or in places not visible in the play felt a surge of excitement, because they all knew very well what this meant.

In the play, Hai Rui had suffered from the fact that he was only a juren before. In the Zhejiang City case, Zhao Zhenji, who had passed the imperial examination, used this to humiliate Hai Rui. It can be imagined that this honor was still quite useful in the Great Yan Dynasty.

If we put it in a more understandable way, although Hai Rui and Zhao Zhenji were both provincial top scorers, Zhao Zhenji was admitted to an officially recognized 985 university, while Hai Rui was admitted to just an ordinary first-class university. There was a gap in their academic qualifications, and after they were included in the establishment, this gap in academic qualifications led to completely different treatments for them.

In the officialdom, everyone likes to see which school you graduated from, and whether you went to the same school as them. If you did, it means that you are in the same circle, and you can help each other with your connections and abilities. In comparison, Hai Rui, a "first-class graduate from a second-class university", is clearly inferior, and it is normal for him to be looked down upon.

This is also reflected in "Yes, Prime Minister". Humphrey, who graduated from Oxford, was very disdainful of the academic qualifications of Harker, who graduated from the London School of Economics. Although both universities are ranked high, in Humphrey's eyes, those who did not graduate from Cambridge or Oxford were "not up to standard".

Now, the bargaining chip offered by Lord Shi is equivalent to guaranteeing Hai Rui's admission to graduate school, so that he can shut everyone up after being gilded, and then the emperor will help him get promoted. From now on, his official career has the support of the current emperor, so what is he afraid of?

Of course, there was a prerequisite for admission to graduate school, which was that Hai Rui would take back his memorial and admit his mistake.

It can be said that if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have compromised with the bargaining chip offered by Lord Shi. After all, if things have come to this point and they can get such a bargaining chip, their lives will surely be smooth sailing, and they can also make suggestions and give advice when they are closer to the emperor.

Even the officials of Da Yan felt that they could hardly resist such temptation. However, Hai Rui, played by Chen Huijie, just smiled disdainfully at this moment and gave his own response to the temptation of fame, wealth and fortune:

"Please tell the emperor that I, Hai Rui, have nothing to say in return. If I have to, I can only use the words of the saint."

"The people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important. The sage has no fixed heart, but takes the people's heart as his own."

"Your Majesty, please think more about the country of Great Yan and the people of the world. My personal life and death is just like a fallen leaf, turning into dust and mud."

At this point, everyone knew that Hai Rui was determined. And the meaning of her last sentence was to tell Jiajing that she would bear all the faults alone and there was no need to involve others.

"Having done so much, who would dare to say that this is just for fame and reputation? If someone is seeking fame and reputation, with such a bargaining chip, he would have achieved his goal long ago. Why would he insist on doing so?"

Seeing this scene, the Great Yan Emperor himself could not help but sigh. As an emperor, he should not praise officials like "Hai Rui" too much. No matter how right Hai Rui was, his rebellion was a challenge to the imperial power. If all the officials of Great Yan followed his example, wouldn't the emperor be like a figurehead?

But now, the Great Yan Emperor still had to praise Hai Rui. Officials like Hai Rui cannot be everywhere in the court, otherwise the world will be in chaos; but they must be there, because only officials like Hai Rui can ensure that the Great Yan court will not be in chaos.