When the old emperor came back from the funeral, the funeral was completed, and the government and the opposition breathed a sigh of relief. In the past month, I can't take a bath, I can't shave my face, I can't change my clothes, and I have to drive the living people crazy. The officials who guard filial piety in the yamen are better, after all, everyone tacitly takes a bath, goes home to relax and relax, gritted their teeth, and comes over. But the elders of the cabinet who accompanied the emperor in the palace couldn't be vague, they all came in strict accordance with the etiquette system, and they were already unkempt and unkempt, like a group of prisoners.

Looking at each other's appearances, everyone couldn't help but smile bitterly, this was really a hell of a life, so they hurriedly said goodbye, and went home to take a shower and clean up.

Shen Mo did not go home immediately, but accompanied by Shen Mingshen and others, he came to the Yamen of the East Factory by car.

After waiting at the door for a while, I saw a thin man with long hair and a shawl, and Yu Si's face was full of face, slowly coming out of the side door, it was Hai Ruihai Gangfeng, who had been specially released. Ever since he learned that Emperor Yan was driving; In addition to the eyes and the bridge of the nose, the face was also covered by a beard, like a wild man, appearing in front of the silent eyes.

Shen Mo originally felt that he was unkempt and embarrassed, but after seeing Hai Rui's respectful face, he suddenly felt that he was not bad, so he arched his hand towards Hai Rui: "Brother Gangfeng, congratulations on seeing the light of day again." ”

Hearing the silent voice, Hai Rui, who had been walking silently with his head down, slowly raised his head and glanced at him. Silently, he found that the eyes of the two-way divine light were actually gray and lifeless at the moment.

Shen Mo's heart tightened, and he shouted again: "Brother Gangfeng." ”

Hai Rui didn't respond, leaning against the wall and walking aimlessly, silently following him. The two of them walked for a full hour in the alley with yellow dead leaves, and they didn't know where to turn, they couldn't walk silently, looked at a signboard not far away, and said loudly: "I invite you to take a bath!" It turned out that unconsciously, the two of them came to the door of a bathhouse.

Before Hai Rui could react, he was forcibly pulled in by Shen Mo.

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This is an ordinary bathhouse, the store is not big, but it is still clean, and the door hangs the vulgar couplet of "the golden rooster is hot before the soup is called, and the red sun is rising". A guy greeted at the door, and his mouth was a thick Baoding accent: "Yo, this master, come for the first time, it's really timely, just brushed the pool and just released the water, hurry up and please." After welcoming the guests in, he asked, "How many masters?" ”

"Both."

"Are the two masters soaking in the pool soup or the pot soup?" The guy asked again.

"Let's pot the soup, quiet." Shen Mo and Xu Wei had run to the bathhouse a few times, and knew that the pool soup was a large bathhouse, and the pot soup was a small pool in a single room, and there were guys serving on the side, which was enjoyed by the rich.

Hai Rui was obviously distracted, and he had to obey the command like a walking corpse, entered a private room, untied his clothes, and then stood naked by the pool.

Shen Mo stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water, quickly retracted it, and scolded with a smile: "The hot foot is just the right ......", before the words fell, he saw that Hai Rui had already drilled into the pool, and even his head sank in, only to see a long messy hair, floating on the steaming pool like aquatic plants.

At first, Shen Mo thought that he was stabbing his son, and his heart said that he would come up later, but he didn't see Hai Rui show his head for a long time. It doesn't matter if it's hot or not, quickly jump down, fish him up, and pull him to the edge of the red cliff and sit down.

I saw that Hai Rui's hair and beard were all close to his face, and he couldn't see his expression at all, only his mouth and nose were snorting and panting, and it was estimated that he almost suffocated to death.

Shaking his head, he sat silently beside him, wetting his shoulders with water and said, "Aren't you sad to die?" ”

Hai Rui's gasping stopped suddenly, and his hands brushed the hair covering his face, revealing a pair of red eyes, tears dripping on the soup noodles. In fact, he had already had a will to die in his heart, but he didn't want to end himself in prison again, so as not to shame the first emperor.

As soon as he was released from prison, he was ready to find a quiet place to end his life in order to thank him for his crimes. Who knew that after waiting silently for a long time, he was taken to the bathhouse in a daze, let the hot water soak, Hai Ruisheng put on the heavy shackles, and the blocks accumulated in his heart seemed to loosen a little, and he was finally able to speak: "I desperately went to the book, my original intention was just to do my duty as a minister, but in the end it was useless for the state affairs, useless for the king, and only fulfilled my name." Now that the king has ascended to heaven, Hai Rui has been acquitted, not (the emperor) is a hypocrite who betrays the king, what face does he have to live in the world? ”

Listening to Hai Rui's words, Shen Mo sneered and said, "It turns out that deep down in my heart, Hai Gangfeng still cares about his reputation the most!" ”

"It's not!" Hai Rui looked up at Shen Mo and hissed: "I ......" wanted to defend himself, but found that he was speechless. In fact, what Hai Jui despised was his own body and what he valued was his own spirit, so the saint was freed, and Hai Jui was not happy, but because of the mental pressure, he did not want to live in the world. Spiritual nobility is actually not the same thing as a false name outside the body, and many times the two are even completely opposite. But in Hai Jui, unification is rarely achieved...... He gained a high reputation for his thoughtful morality. So much so that Hai Rui himself couldn't be angry with these two.

Shen Mo was seizing this point and persuaded Hai Rui: "The first emperor said: 'Hai Rui is loyal to Bibigan, but I am not the king of Xu! If you give up your life, you are saying that what you have done in the past is wrong! It shows that the decision of the two generations of emperors on you is also wrong! ”

Hai Rui's eyes showed confusion, and he shook his head and said, "No, no, I didn't mean that, it's just that Hai Rui was born and useless, so it's better to save the dignity of the first emperor with death." ”

"Daming hasn't come to the time of the death of the country!" Shen Mo whispered: "There is no need for loyal ministers to be martyred!" Saying that, he held Hai Rui's shoulder and said, "Before the first emperor left, he had already forgiven you and said, 'Hai Rui is right, but I am seriously ill and have no chance to correct it. That's why I have given the new prince the right to forgive your sins. If you really want to do your duty as a minister, you should spend the rest of your life to make up for the mistakes of the first emperor! Save the people of the Ming Dynasty from fire and water! And not like a coward, who only knows to escape with death!! ”

A slap in the face, let Hai Rui wake up like a dream. Although Hai Rui didn't say anything more, seeing that he began to rub his ashes vigorously, Shen Mo knew that he would not be looking for death, so he relieved himself and called the master of the bathhouse to come over and rub himself.

Hai Rui asked Hai Rui if he wanted it, and unsurprisingly, he didn't. Hai-sama is used to doing it himself.