As soon as the hour arrived, the second gate of the Guozijian slowly opened, and the salute officer sang: "Please enter the guest ......"

Xu Wei, the priest of the country, personally led Wang Ji, Wei Liangbi and other VIPs to the venue and sat down on the first row of purple cushions.

Then the guests rushed in and sat down in their seats under the guidance of the students.

When the guests were seated, the room was seventy percent full, and only the five rows of seats facing the pulpit, a total of 100 seats, were all empty. Everyone knows who this is for......

At the moment, the figure of the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites and Li Chunfang of the Zhan Mansion appeared at the door, he did not wear a red official robe, but a civilian clothes, a black gauze hat, a dark straight jacket, and walked into the venue with a solemn expression. Behind him were the literary ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Zhan Mansion, and the Hanlin Academy. These people also did not wear official uniforms, and their expressions were serious, as if no one owed them eight hundred dollars, and followed Li Chunfang step by step, filling the empty cushions.

After the officials entered, the factory guards also came in, but these people did not go inside, but stayed at the door and on the sidelines, openly recording the debate, and secretly there must have been a sense of surveillance.

Originally, the atmosphere in the venue was quite relaxed, and some old friends who had been reunited for a long time were still whispering greetings, but when these people came in, they were silent all of a sudden, and everyone was tired of seeing the spies, so they stopped squeaking, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

At two o'clock, Xu Wei stood up, walked to the pulpit, cleared his throat, and said to the person who carried him down: "You should know that something sensational and strange happened to me. He didn't look at everyone's reactions, and after a pause, he continued: "There is a Tobu Langzhong named Hai Rui, who barks at rabid dogs and insults his father, which is tolerable...... That, it's unbearable. The emperor was frank and sent his recital to read, but as a result, the government and the opposition and the masses were excited, and they all wrote books to refute such crazy words. After another pause, he said slowly: "In fact, according to his crimes, a thousand cuts are due, but the emperor is merciful, even if he wants to punish, he has to be convinced, so I decided to use our Sangonghuai forum to give Hai Rui a chance to recognize his mistakes, and when he comes to power, the princes can speak freely, tell him where he is wrong, and correct people's hearts and calm their words." A speech that should have been filled with righteous indignation was shattered by him, and he didn't feel it at all.

"I don't know how to speak, everyone will bear with me." Xu Wei smiled embarrassedly. He beckoned to the north row of duty rooms and said, "Bring it up." ”

The door of a side room opened, and out came two sturdy fans, both of whom held their waist knives behind their backs and looked ahead vigilantly.

Then Hai Rui, who was wearing shackles, appeared in front of everyone. Today, because it was a big occasion, the Criminal Prosecution Department did not give him the set of 'golden step shake', but only wore ordinary hand-to-leg shackles, and combed his hair, washed his face, cleaned his face, and put on a clean kudzu linen robe.

It's just that in the eyes of the readers at the scene, although this person looks quite energetic, he looks like a native head, neither like the bold and crazy appearance they imagined, nor has any heroism, and can't help but be a little disappointed.

There were two fans behind Hai Rui, and four people 'escorted' him into the venue slowly, Hai Rui looked calm, did not squint, walked to the pulpit, and listened to Xu Yu: "Come up." So he walked up the steps to the pulpit. The chains dragged on the ground, making a rattling sound...... Obviously, the person who raised the criminal department took a lesson and put a pair of shackles long enough on him to avoid a lawsuit over how to get up the stairs.

After Hai Rui stood still, Xu Wei pointed to a futon and said, "Kneel down here." ”

Hai Rui nodded, then knelt on it, and looked at the literati and civil officials in the audience with a dark and calm face.

Xu Wei looked at Li Chunfang, and said with a smile: "Master Li, please." Without waiting for him to answer, he stepped down from the stage and sat back in his seat.

Li Chunfang is the champion of Jiajing for 26 years, extremely smart, knows how to be a minister, and is also very loyal. I don't know if it's because of this reason, I was forced by the emperor to do this drudgery, so I had no choice but to open my mouth and say: "Hai Rui, your book has been read several times by our colleagues, and we think it's a big mistake, so my colleagues gather here to discuss it with you." ”

"Listen to me." Hai Rui said lightly.

"Which of you will come first?" Li Chunfang, as the main general, of course can't take the lead.

"Xiaguan, Hu Qing'an of Zhan Shifu, I have something to ask Hai Rui." An arranged horse pawn said loudly: "I look at your "Public Security Shu", and there is another name called "Straight Talk about the First Sparse in the World", Sage Yun, I have three virtues, said Ci, said thrifty, said dare not be the first in the world, how can you be the first, call yourself the first in the world!" At the beginning, let Hai Rui recognize himself as the second child and overwhelm him in momentum.

"You haven't seen my "Law and Security." Hai Rui said in a deep voice: "I made it very clear in the recital. The monarch is also the lord of all things among the subjects of the world. The responsibility is heavy, and he can be called the first person in the world. And the purpose of the song is not to be pleased, but to calculate, to speak bluntly for His Majesty, of course, it can be called the first thing in the world, so it is called "Speak Directly about the First Thing in the World", but I don't know why Lord Hu ate the word "thing".

There was a slight laughter from the crowd, and Hu Qing'an couldn't help but say on his face: "Of course I've seen it several times, every time I see it, it's shocking, and I need to endure the discomfort, if it weren't for the place of Sven today, I would definitely come forward and give you a beating!" It is necessary to know that the husband is the Taoist, and the three outlines and four dimensions are also! And the king is the head of the Gangwei, the righteousness of the husband and the minister, and the sky is infinite, in fact, the respect and humility of the upper and lower clouds, since the beginning of the Lun era, there has never been such a madness of the discipline! Regardless of your contents, this disrespect for the extinction of ethics alone deserves to be killed by thunder! ”

"If Mingjun's fault is a great disrespect", Hai Rui glanced at him and said: "Do all officials have to meet the evil of the king?" ”

"What's wrong with you? Need you a rabid dog day? Hu Qing'an said in a deep voice.

"It's written very clearly in my recital." Hai Rui lowered his eyelids and said, "No need to say more. ”

"A lot of people haven't seen it." Hu Qing'an was enraged by his attitude, and shouted: "Since you dare to write, don't you dare to say it?" ”

"Why don't you dare?" Hai Rui sneered: "Your Majesty has not been in court for twenty years, has abandoned political affairs, and is bent on cultivating mysteries, getting close to traitors and alienating virtuous ministers. As a result, the power of the Ming Dynasty is in power, the green words cover the traitors, the internal politics are not cultivated, and the external is difficult to resist the strong enemy! And the scholar wants to do his duty for the common people in the world but has no way to follow! As a result, the state affairs are like boiling soup, disasters are one after another, exploitation is excessive, soldiers are everywhere, rebellions are frequent, and there are great rivers and mountains, and sorrow is everywhere! Can't you still call it a 'pass' word! ”

"There is a way that summer insects can't be said to be ice", Hu Qingan said loudly: "You Hai Rui was born in a wild land, and it has only been half a year since you entered Beijing, and you have never seen Tianyan, and Shengyuan has no chance to listen." How do you know that Your Majesty has abandoned political affairs? ”

"Dare to ask what year was the last pilgrimage?" Hai Rui said lightly.

"If you don't go to court, you won't ignore politics?" At this time, another official asked loudly: "Isn't the emperor's diligent administration if he forgets to sleep and eat, reads the chapters, and consults the cabinet during the day?" After a pause, he said: "You say that you are ignorant and don't believe it, do you know how many documents are sent every day in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty?" It's going to fill a room! If you get it to the court early, I'm afraid that a day's work won't be finished in a month. In addition, the early dynasty rejuvenated the people, and the procedure was lengthy and inefficient...... You don't understand these things, and if you say it, it's ...... in vain", so if you want to refute Hai Jui, you have to rely on scholars, these people are best at debating, and the tricky and shady methods are perfect, and if you are not careful, you will be 'technically knocked down'.

Hai Rui knew that none of the officials of the Three Law Divisions were present today, and the officials who came were all ministers of literature and science, so it can be seen that he wanted to refute himself and let everyone in the world know that he Hai Rui was wrong! Seeing that the other party's blade was close to his heart, he responded calmly: "If you don't go to court, you can't get close to the ministers, and you can only consult one or two people in the cabinet." If there is a way, it is clear if you listen to it, and if you believe it, you will be dark. Not to mention that it is easy to be deceived by traitorous ministers, even virtuous ministers like Guan Zhong and Xiao He cannot know everything. Heaven set up a king to govern all directions, and the king is only one person, and his strength is not enough, so he set up a hundred officials of the imperial court to discuss the cabinet of senior ministers and discuss politics, and the consul general of the nine secretaries, and hundreds of officials are in charge of the ministry, and they are corrected and purified according to the science and road. The Holy One holds the outline and the rules and obliges them. Work hard to seek talents, choose to appoint. If the sun, moon and stars run freely, then the four hours and six gases, each in its own order, the people and things are bustling, and Dong is too peaceful! Today, the king is not close to 100 officials, but he regards the six ministries as fictitious, and regards Jiuqing as a small official. The solitary sun hangs high, the stars and the moon have no light, the times are reversed, and the universe is chaotic. ”

His sonorous words stirred people's hearts, many people secretly applauded, but some people were secretly frightened, and the applauders only blamed him for the disadvantages and directly denounced the chaos, but the frightened people understood his true intentions......

The civil official array over there couldn't be suppressed by him, and an official Huo Ran got up and said: "Bold Hai Rui, pregnant with barbarism, arrogant and ignorant, ignorant and ridiculous!" After reading a few scriptures, you dare to speak of the way of heaven! Anzhi Avenue is invisible, high in the ninefold, and the chaos is good and evil, each has its own time?! You must know that there is luck in this world, sometimes the early Kui is troubled, and the land is thousands of miles away, and the demon comes to the world, and then bewitches the foolish people, which is the doom of heaven, and after persisting in it, there will be some luck! How can you blame the emperor for the difficulties of state affairs! ”

To the north of Sangonghuai is a row of duty rooms, which are closely surrounded by the fans of the Criminal Division...... That's where Hai Jui was brought out. In the main hall, an old man sat on a tightly covered soft roof, and at the end of March, when the weather in Beijing was already very warm, he was wearing a thick cotton coat and a blue robe, looking sick and weak.

If Li Chunfang came in and took a look, he would definitely be surprised, and then bow three times and bow nine times, because this old man is Jiajing, he cares too much about this debate, although he is seriously ill, he has to come to the scene in person no matter what, and listen to what the world's scholars say about him.

So early this morning, the holy driver secretly left the palace, mixed in the board escorting Hai Rui, and came to the Guozijian. But he didn't see Hai Rui, first, he didn't have the strength, and second, he was afraid that he couldn't help but join him.

Although he arrived at the scene, the emperor could not sit idly by, so he could only lie down and listen, listening very seriously, and showing a thoughtful expression. In fact, what he was most concerned about was whether the ministers could help him and argue Hai Rui. So seeing that they were fighting for every inch of land, Jiajing's mood was also very nervous, and seeing that Hai Rui was really not as calm as last time, the emperor was very relieved. When he heard the officials outside say, 'You can't blame the emperor for all the problems,' he finally laughed and asked, "Who is the one who is talking?" ”

Masson hurriedly took a look, and then whispered: "I don't know ......"

"Go back and figure it out......," Jiajing said helplessly, so he ignored him and listened attentively.

At this time, the man saw the situation, and took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Besides, even when the court meeting is held, aren't there still a few people who speak?" Do most people only listen with their ears? They seized on the logical error between Hai Jui's 'not going to court for 20 years' and 'slacking off government', and chased after him fiercely: "The Holy Son of Heaven rules with a bow, takes charge of the outline, clearly rewards and punishes, and uses severe punishments and heavy rewards to supervise the officials, so that everyone understands their responsibilities and performs their duties, so that the court can operate normally and achieve the goal of governing the world!" ”

At this point, many people felt that the arguments of the ministers were perfect, and Hai Rui was likely to refute them.

But they all underestimated Haigang Peak's combat effectiveness, and the stronger the enemy, the fiercer he was. Seeing that he had been forced into a corner, he sneered and said, "If it is really a clear reward and punishment, then the emperor should punish himself!" ”

"Bold!" "Presumptuous!" The ministers shouted: "Rebellion! "By this sentence alone, you will be condemned to death!"

For a while, the crusade was everywhere, but it did not suppress Hai Rui's voice, and he said angrily: "Isn't there any harm in Chongxin Zhaijiao?" Shouldn't they be punished? Let's see how you turn black and white upside down! ”

The ministers couldn't answer him, who dared to say that Chongxin Zhai Jiao was harmless, so it wouldn't be nonsense with his eyes open? Is it really lucky?

Seeing that he asked his subordinates with one sentence, Li Chunfang knew that it was time to go out by himself, so he said slowly: "Believing in Taoism is just the emperor's personal hobby, and being a courtier should not be pursued exhaustively." But you always focus on Your Majesty's private affairs, and this is the way to lose your courtiers. After a pause, he said: "I have watched your recital several times, and I see that you appreciate Emperor Wen of Han very much." ”

"After three generations, Emperor Wen of Han can be called a virtuous monarch." Hai Rui Road.

"But Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty also believed in Taoism, liked Zhaijiao, and even used Huang Lao's technique to govern the country." Li Chunfang said: "According to the theory of your sages, the emperor also believes in Taoism and advocates the rule of inaction, which should be the right thing to do. ”

"Lord Li couldn't help it." Hai Rui said in a deep voice: "In my recital, it is clear that Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty abandoned Confucius and Mencius and respected Huang Lao, advocating the rule of inaction, so there is a shortcoming of excellent travel and retreat, and the disadvantages of neglecting government affairs. But he can still be called a virtuous monarch, because he still has the beauty of being close to the people, the virtue of forgiveness and frugality, taking the hearts of the people as his heart, and recuperating with the people, so that he has the first Chengping rule in history. After a pause, he said in a cold voice: "Today's emperor boasts of his literary scene everywhere, and he has not been in the court for 20 years. But are the two the same thing? Ruling by inaction is not inaction, but not disturbing the people, not abusing the people, and not allowing officials at all levels to disturb the people and abuse the people, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment! ”

Although Emperor Wen also believed in Taoism, he only practiced and meditated by himself, and he never dared to be extravagant and wasteful, and he was not even willing to cultivate a palace. However, today's emperor has set up a cultivation path, but he spends money like dirt, builds a lot of construction, regards the treasury as private property, and takes the world as his family business! Win the hearts of all the people with the heart of one person, and recuperate with the people in one fell swoop. From the court to the provincial capitals, the officials of the prefectures and counties regard the people as fish and meat, and record them to their heart's content, is this the inaction of my Ming Dynasty? Could it be that this is the Chengping rule of my Ming Dynasty? ”

"Do you want to say that you can't compare to Emperor Wen of Han today?" A sinister voice rang out.

Hai Rui was in a passionate mood, and he replied without thinking about it: "It's not as good as Emperor Wen of Han!" ”

The scene was quiet all of a sudden, although the debate was fierce, but it was only entangled in the rights and wrongs of some of the emperor's actions, and now Hai Rui directly denied Jiajing's whole person, which is of a serious nature.

Hai Rui also knew that he had given someone a handle, so he simply vented the resentment that had been held in his heart for a long time, and said loudly: "May I ask you lords who refute me, can't you see what the disease of the world is? Why don't you join me in advising the emperor and reinvigorating yourself, but here you are desperately trying to pretend for the emperor, do you want the emperor to leave a thousand years of infamy?! ”

The ministers were red-faced one by one, and they could only use loud shouts to cover up their weakness: "This person is crazy, don't talk to him too much": "Dare to openly insult the emperor, it's really damned": "A beast without a king and a father!" For a while, scolding erupted from the mouths of those Sven officials, and it was about to drown Hai Rui.

Xu Wei in the audience frowned slightly, wanting to maintain order, but at this time, a long howl suddenly sounded in the northeast corner: "Hee-hee...... It's too unkind to be outnumbered, Haigang Peak, I'm here to help you! He silenced everyone's voices.

When the people followed the prestige, they saw a man wearing a Taoist robe, a hat on his head, and straw sandals, floating up to the pulpit.

"Who is this man?" Many asked. But all the people in the country knew him, and they shouted, "What are you doing up there!" ”

When Xu Wei saw the man, he continued to get up with the old god. Because the real Debate Master is here!