The turmoil over Zhang Xuan's nickname has not subsided

In May of the sixteenth year of Wanli, a piece of news alarmed the capital, that is, Hai Ruihai Qingtian was seriously ill.

How did the news get around?

The reason is that when Hai Rui was inspecting a school in the capital, he suddenly fainted and fell unconscious, so Hai Rui went back to the government office to rest.

Hearing the news that Hai Rui was seriously ill, although the Son of Heaven did not like Hai Rui, he still ordered the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital to go to the hospital to treat him with all his might.

But even so, Hai Rui's condition did not improve in the slightest.

Hai Rui's condition is still getting worse day by day.

For Lin Yanchao, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he couldn't help but think to himself, the history of Shanghai Rui died of illness in Nanjing in October of the fifteenth year of Wanli, but now it is May of the sixteenth year of Wanli, and I don't know if he secretly bought medicine for Hai Rui so he extended his life.

But the matter of birth, old age, sickness and death, after all, manpower is irretrievable, and another famous minister is about to wither.

Lin Yanchao sighed, what he is most concerned about now is who will take this position in the future.

Hai Rui presided over the affairs of the Jingshi Yixue with the title of squire of the Ministry of Rites, and was the official of the third grade, which was the same level as the Kuraba squire of the household department. After Hai Jui, who has the qualifications to preside over the affairs of righteousness.

There are not many officials who are qualified for this position. Of course, Lin Yanchao had a few candidates in his heart, but deciding on a third-grade official at the same level as himself was not something he could say now.

At present, the government wants to promote Xu Xianqing, and Qingliu plans to use Huang Fengxiang, neither of whom is Lin Yanchao's candidate.

At this time, Hai Rui wrote a letter to the beggar bones to return home, which suddenly caused a shock, Hai Rui was sick like this, I am afraid that he can die on the road before returning to his hometown, but he is not allowed to play this song and is not close to people.

Therefore, the court discussed sending someone to visit Hai Rui first, but this candidate is not easy for everyone to choose, visiting Hai Rui is not only to be an important minister of the court, but also to have a good relationship with him, at least he will not be blasted out by Hai Rui as soon as he comes to the door.

For an official like Hai Jui, neither the Son of Heaven nor the cabinet will like it.

So pushing back and forth, those who are qualified are not very willing to go, and those who are willing to go are not qualified enough.

It was so easy to pick a person.

On this day, Lin Yanchao was doing business in the yamen, and suddenly received a holy decree.

It turned out that the Son of Heaven ordered himself to visit Hai Rui's condition.

After Lin Yanchao received the order, he immediately explained his official affairs to the people in the yamen, and then went to Hai Rui's mansion in person.

When I just returned to Beijing, I went to Hai Rui Mansion once, and now I go to Hai Rui Mansion for the second time.

Lin Yanchao didn't sit in his own sedan chair, but just brought a few officials from the Ministry of Rites to Hai Rui's mansion.

When I arrived at the house, I met Hai Rui's wife, but when I saw that Mrs. Hai Rui, who was a dignified and upright lady, was dressed very simply, no different from an ordinary woman.

Lin Yanchao took out the holy decree at this time, and Mrs. Hai Rui was taken aback, and immediately called the people of the whole mansion to receive the decree.

Lin Yanchao said: "Ladies don't need to be polite, the Son of Heaven ordered me to visit Lord Hai's illness, if you greet him with great fanfare, it will not be His Majesty's compassionate heart." ”

After listening to Lin Yanchao's words, Hai Rui's wife gently wiped away her tears and said, "It's okay, the master is too sick to get up, otherwise he will definitely go out to greet him." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Let me go in and visit Lord Hai." ”

So the lady stepped aside and invited Lin Yanchao and several officials to enter Hai Rui's bedroom together.

When he arrived at Hai Rui's bedroom, Lin Yanchao saw a tent made of arrowroot cloth, and everything in the house was tattered bamboo, and Hai Rui lived in such an environment after being an official in Beijing for several years.

In such a situation, not to mention being a third-grade official, even an ordinary scholar is not as good as a doctor's family.

Lin Yanchao walked to Hai Rui's bedside, but saw a doctor waiting on the side.

Lin Yanchao asked the imperial doctor, "How is Lord Hai's condition?" ”

The imperial physician shook his head and said, "Back to the ministry, the emperor ordered the imperial hospital to do its best to treat it, but the lower officials have done their best. Haida's illness is no longer curable. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Got it." ”

He looked at Hai Rui on the sickbed, but saw that his eyes were sunken, his face was pale, and he was lying on the bed and fell asleep.

On the side, Mrs. Hai Rui wiped away her tears and whispered: "Master, master, the emperor has ordered the Lin Department to visit you." ”

After screaming several times in a row, Hai Rui was unconscious.

The officials standing behind Lin Yanchao couldn't help but turn their backs and try tears with their sleeves when they saw this scene.

Lin Yanchao was about to order the imperial doctor to serve ginseng soup.

At this time, Hai Rui slowly opened his eyes and asked intermittently, "Lin ...... Division...... Hall, is it the forest hall of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites? ”

Seeing this, Lin Yanchao immediately sat on the small stool next to the couch and said, "Lord Hai, the waiter Lin Yanchao has come to see you." ”

Hai Rui nodded slowly and said, "It's really you." You go back and tell the emperor not to let too much medicine anymore, it is in vain. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled bitterly: "Lord Hai...... The waiter will convey your words to the emperor. ”

Hai Rui slowly closed his eyes: "Then there is the Lao Lin Ministry, please Lin Butang tell the emperor that Hai knows that his life has ended, and when the old man was in the security of the law, he didn't think of living to this day, thinking that I Hai Rui was born as a person, and finally worshiped the three products, this is the temple, the first emperor, and the emperor's grace, so important, Hai will continue to repay the court in the next life." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Lord Hai's words, the waiters have all written them down. Lord Hai, is there anything else you can't worry about behind you, do you still have to report to the emperor? ”

Hai Rui shook his head.

Lin Yanchao looked at Mrs. Hai Rui again, but saw that his wife also shook his head.

Lin Yanchao said: "The waiter understands, the waiter has one thing, does Lord Hai have anything to say about the righteousness of the capital?" ”

Hai Rui immediately said: "I implore Your Majesty to find his person, the old man thinks in his heart that it is best for Lin Butang to replace the old man, Lin Butang, are you willing to agree?" ”

Lin Yanchao hesitated, this matter of righteousness was initiated by him, although it is also the title of the Ministry of Rites, but when it comes to real power, it is not as good as now.

Lin Yanchao said: "If Lord Hai is willing to recommend it to the Son of Heaven, the waiter is willing." ”

Hai Rui's eyes were half-closed and asked, "Lin Butang is really willing?" ”

Lin Yanchao said at the moment: "Above the Manchu Dynasty, except for the Hai people and the attendants, I am afraid that no third person will think that the matter of righteousness and learning is very important to the society of the world. If you can't trust anyone, the waiter will handle the matter himself. ”

Hai Rui nodded and said: "It's best for you to pick this matter, but the old man has a candidate in his heart, and it would have been good if Huang Gongsu was there." ”

Huang Gongsu is the minister Huang Guangsheng who rescued Hai Rui when he was in the public security.

"Now that Huang Gongsu is gone, the old man thinks about it, in addition to Lin Butang in the Manchu Dynasty, there is only Wang Mingshou, and the old man thinks he can hold this position."

Wang Mingshou is Wang Yongji, the current Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Wang Yongji is not only honest and honest, but also dares to do things, and is a native of Jinjiang like Huang Guangsheng.

Lin Yanchao listened to Hai Rui's name and nodded, he and Hai Rui's views really coincided.

Lin Yanchao immediately said: "The waiter also thinks that Wang Shaoqing is indeed a suitable candidate. ”

Hai Rui nodded and said: "Since Lin Butang said so, it can't be wrong, if Wang Mingshou takes this position, the old man can rest assured that he will return to the west." ”

After speaking, Hai Rui closed his eyes and didn't want to say anything more.

Lin Yanchao immediately asked again: "Lord Xiaguan Zhihai has always been honest, but now at this time, is there really no private matter to ask the emperor?" ”

Hai Rui shook his head.

Lin Yanchao sighed when he heard this, then got up and gave Hai Rui a long look, and then left.

A few days later, Hai Jui died of illness, and the merchants and people of Beijing boycotted the market, and there was an endless stream of officials and people who came to pay homage to Hai Jui.

Li Zhen, a great Confucian in Jinjiang, has always been degraded to the court, but he is highly respectful of Hai Rui.

After Li Zhen knew that Hai Rui died of illness, he wrote an article sadly to commemorate Hai Rui, and one of the sentences was like this.

The green pine and cypress are often there. When the experience is old, the pillars are completed. Belch! Ann can be so often and suddenly! With fruit trees to fight spring, the flowers are not as good; It's not as good as fighting with grass and trees. Sigh! Ann can be as easy as it gets! There are people in the world who are clean, and those who can be proud of the frost and snow and cannot be the pillars of the world, such as the world's 10,000-year-old grass, how surging. Sigh! And you can talk about it! The disciples of this Haigang Peak are also the same thing.

This sentence roughly means that green pines and cypresses are often there, and after years, they have become pillars of talent. How can he be ignored because he is always there. Green pines and cypresses and fruit trees are not as good as their flowers, and they are not as good as plants and trees, and the fruits are not as good, how is it easier because they are not as good. There are many people in the world who can be proud of the wind and snow but cannot be the pillars, which is like a thousand years of grass, how many. But how can such a clean person be compared to the pillars of green pines and cypresses because of the number of them. This green pine and cypress, just like people like Hai Rui.

Lin Yanchao sighed when he read Li Zhen's article, because many people in later generations did not seek to understand it, and understood the meaning of this sentence backwards, thinking that Li Zhen's evaluation of Hai Rui can be proud of the wind and snow and cannot be a pillar, including Mr. Huang Renyu's commentary in the fifteenth year of Wanli.

In fact, Li Zhen, who is feared by everyone, has a high opinion of Hai Rui.

In the article "Sending a Reply to Geng Taizhongcheng", Li Zhen criticized Taoist scholars for helping the world all day long, but not for a while. Then praise Hairui, I say that if you want to help the world, you must be like Haigang Peak's compassion for the world, so that you can really help the world.

Hai Rui attacked Haoyou in Nanjing, and Li Zhen praised, "So far, the small people have to protect the fields, and they have painted public portraits and corpses to wish them, Bibi also." ’

After Hai Jui's dismissal, the Son of Heaven wanted to summon Hai Jui to Beijing, but many officials obstructed him, and Li Zhen even wrote the word 'hateful' in the book.

After reading Li Zhen's article, Lin Yanchao thought to himself that he didn't know when the interpretation of Qing officials must be tantamount to dogmatism, and he must be proud of Fengxue and not a pillar.

Just like the opinion of the government and the opposition on Zhang Juzheng, many officials and scholars learned that he had been robbed of his house and 200,000 taels of wealth, and they thought that he was a huge traitor who brought disaster to the country and the people.

But in the fifteenth year of Wanli, there was a point of view that was very correct, and even when the imperial court governed the world not through various means, but by emphasizing the morality of officials, the imperial court was basically not far from the end.

And if science is not replaced, the Ming Dynasty will not be far from falling to this point.