Chapter 832: The So-Called Friends (I)

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In the living room, Hai Rui and Shen Mo sat opposite each other.

Seeing that he gently closed the resignation letter and rested it on the table, Hai Rui asked in a low voice, "Zhongtang can approve it, right?" ”

The silent index finger tapped slowly on his resignation letter, just staring at Hai Rui, and did not answer immediately.

Hai Rui also looked at him, his eyes full of determination.

After staring at each other for a moment, Shen Mo finally spoke: "There is a sentence in your resignation letter, 'I am a fisherman's garden', if I remember correctly, this should be Gao Shi's poem, right?" ”

Hai Rui hates officialdom the most, which is the word 'virtual', and when he saw that Shen Mo was unwilling to answer himself head-on, but he was involved in some Tang poems, he was a little impatient. But he also knew that opposing emotions could not solve the problem, so he could only endure and say, "Yes." ”

"You are very appropriate, Gao Shi is an official who loves the people, this is a poem he wrote when he was a county magistrate." Silent recited leisurely: "I am a fisherman, and I have been a leisurely person all my life. Cha Ke sang wildly in the grass, and would rather be a servant under the dust. It is only said that xiǎo yi does nothing, and there is a period for all things. Greeting the official's heart is broken, and whipping Li Shu is ...... tragic" After reading it, he looked at Hai Rui deeply and said, "This is also your heart, right?" ”

From his mournful tone and sympathetic gaze, Hai Rui immediately sensed that this person understood him. In particular, he compared himself to Gao Shi, with the intention of 'hating officials', and breaking the question on the word 'love the people', the feeling of harmony couldn't help but arise spontaneously, and his face couldn't help but ease a lot: "Lord Zhongtang praised it falsely." ”

"It's not a false compliment, at least your heart for the people is no less than Gao Chang shì." Shen Mo shook his head and said earnestly: "You Haigang Peak is the conscience of the Ming Dynasty, and one out of ten officials like you in the Ming Dynasty will be a positive atmosphere." In order to set an example for the world's readers, you can't resign! ”

It turned out to be an example...... This may be the real reason why the other party does not let him go. Hai Rui looked at each other silently, unable to express words for a moment.

"I have instructed the Qiongzhou Mansion to properly serve the old lady, there is no special reason," the silent finger left from the resignation form, "The imperial court will not let a good official leave." ”

Hai Rui saw the resoluteness in his eyes, but his attitude did not soften, and he took a light breath and whispered: "Zhongtang should know the 'water of Canglàng'......"

"......" A complicated expression appeared on Shen Mo's face, and he was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Brother Gangfeng, you are wrong. ”

Listening to Shen silently calling himself 'Brother Gangfeng', Hai Rui was touched by his heart, and suddenly recalled those eventful years in the past, and his expression softened, but he still said stubbornly: "Please teach Zhongtang." ”

"The world changes over time, and some of the views of the ancients cannot be used in the present." The silent voice said solemnly: "'Confucius said: 'Xiǎo Zi listens to it, Qing Si is full of silk, and he takes it himself.'" That's what the saint said. But that was at the time of the Eastern Zhou War, the princes rose together, and the so-called 'chūn autumn unrighteous war' was to be a gentleman in the world, and when he met the rule, he was hidden, which is understandable! After a pause, he said with emotion: "My Ming Dynasty is now unified in the world, and the country has been in Dingding for 200 years, and it has long become more turbid than the Yellow River, where is there still clear water?" There is almost no pure land in the land of China, and hundreds of millions of people are living in dire straits. If a good official like you who regards the people's hunger and cold as his own hunger and cold, he is not willing to dedicate himself to the people, and if he does not like it, he will resign and go into hiding. ”

These words made Hai Rui's heart, the former Lord Shen, who was worried about the country and the people and dared to take on great responsibilities, come alive again...... After leaving Suzhou silently and entering Beijing as an official, he felt that the other party had changed, and he was no longer enterprising, but stable; There is no longer a clear distinction between good and evil, but with the light and dust. Everything that happened later made Hai Rui more and more convinced that Lord Shen, who he once admired very much and thought was the future pillar of the Ming Dynasty, was finally lost in the big dye vat of the officialdom of the capital, and was completely assimilated by those vulgar bureaucrats. This realization made Hai Rui very painful, and he gradually distanced himself from the silence...... Although the original intention of the original letter was to protect him, it was not without Hai Rui's true feelings!

Disappointment, disappointment, disappointment, this is how Hai Jui felt about silence before today.

However, when I heard him say this, his artistic conception was high, and his intentions were good, and the ancient ministers were nothing more than that. Is this what this man is saying? Could it be that I have misunderstood him all along? Hai Rui's impression of silence faltered again.

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After a long silence, Hai Rui sighed deeply, raised his head and said to Shen Mo: "When it comes to this, if Hai Rui insists on his own opinion, he is paranoid......" Shen Mo's face was about to show a happy expression, but he heard him say: "My resignation can be withdrawn, but there is a problem, I must consult Zhongtang, if I don't make this matter clear, I will not stay in this court any longer." ”

"You can ask." Shen Mo bowed his head slightly: "If you can answer, I will naturally answer." ”

"......" Hai Rui is just unhappy with his inexhaustible attitude, which is really unpleasant. But those questions have been in his heart for half a year, and there must be an answer, so he said in a muffled voice: "The first question is, how did Hu Zongxian die?" ”

"You are the chief judge of the case," Shen Mo said lightly, "Why did you ask me again?" ”

"Because the case is tried here, all the clues have been cut off." Hai Rui said slowly: "But according to the confession of Wan Lun, who has been executed, he said that before the last interrogation, Hu Zongxian was already dead, and what made him fatal was a sharp tooth that was broken off from the torture instrument. ”

"Is that so?" Shen Mo said expressionlessly: "Why don't you continue to investigate?" ”

"As I said, all the clues are broken." Hai Rui's eyes were like swords, and he stared at Shen Mo and said: "All the Dongchang fans who participated in the interrogation that day were all killed on the spot by the personality of the Zhenfu Division, and Na Jutou also died in the prison of the Criminal Department, and only Wan Lun was lucky enough to leave a life." And the torture equipment for that day's interrogation was no longer available...... "For this kind of big case, confessions alone are not supported by evidence, and only the confessions of two or more people, or human and material evidence, can the case be decided."

"Do you suspect that someone is killing people and destroying evidence, trying to cover up the truth?" Facing Hai Rui's bī gaze, Shen Mo still did not change his face.

"Not bad." Hai Rui nodded: "Everything is too deliberate, it is difficult not to have such associations." ”

"Then look it up!" He said in a deep voice.

"The court has closed the coffin, Wan Lun has also been beheaded, and the last insider is gone, how can I investigate?" Hai Rui suddenly said angrily: "It's not that there is no way, please ask Zhongtang to help me ask for a decree, summon the relevant people of the Suppression Division, etc.!" ”

Facing Hai Rui's aggressiveness, he smiled silently and said with a wry smile: "The one who closed this case was my teacher, the former first assistant Xu Gelao, and now that others have just left, I am going to overturn the case, so what do the people of the world think of me as a student?" ”

"Could it be that the two Jinshi are all hometown wishes?!" Hai Rui glared at Shen Mo and said, "Dare to ask Lord Zhongtang, is it the importance of personal feelings, or is the conscience of heaven and the dignity of the court important?!" ”

Shen Mo was speechless by Hai Rui's question, his eyes moved away from Hai Rui's face, he looked out the window in a daze, and sighed for a long time before he said: "I know, you can't trust me......"

"It is precisely because you can trust Zhongtang that you will ask you this question." Hai Rui couldn't help but be moved when he heard this: "I don't know how many immortal fights are involved behind this case. But I know that those people launched this case at the beginning, in fact, the drunkard's intention was not to drink, not for a half-blind Hu Zongxian, but to hit you, Lord Zhongtang. After a pause, his voice was lowered and said: "I heard some floating rumors that Hu Zongxian's death was to solve the problem for Zhongtang, and I even suspected that you were behind the scenes." I believe that it is not you, so I ask you to investigate the cause of his death and return the truth to the world! Naturally, no one will slander you again......" These words are very reflective of Hai Rui's progress, ten years ago, when he first arrived in Suzhou as the magistrate, but he could not say this kind of side-knocking, bī people into the Yan.

Shen Mo was really speechless by his question, and he was silent for a long time before he shook his head lightly and said, "I can't promise you." ”

Hai Rui was anxious and said, "Doesn't Zhongtang want to let Hu Dashuai look under Jiuquan, and don't want to let himself clear his suspicion?!" ”

"Brother Gangfeng, you are obsessed with ......" Shen Mo took a deep breath and said: "There are some things in this world that have no truth. ”

"I don't believe it!" Hai Rui said in a sullen voice: "The truth will always be there, it depends on whether you have the courage to reveal it!" ”

Shen Mo sighed again and said, "You take yourself too seriously......"

Hai Rui was stunned.

I heard him say almost cruelly: "You are a righteous person, you are not afraid of heaven and earth, and you dare to resist in order to investigate the case." But if you really want to resist, who can you, a mere four-grade Shaoqing, resist? Last winter, the reason why you were able to find something that shook the government and the opposition was because someone above wanted to use it to shake the court. If you don't want to check it above, you still don't know what Teng Xiang and Meng Chong look like! And how can the case be solved? ”

Hai Rui was stung by the silent truth, sitting on the chair with both hands tightly squeezing the armrests, the green tendons on the back of his hands were about to burst, his eyes were staring at Shen Mo, it was difficult to describe his mood at the moment...... Astound? Wrath? Or is it self-deprecation after being exposed to the truth? For months, the feeling of powerlessness and boredom that had been haunting Xiōng's heart once again took possession of his heart, and he exhaled a deep breath and said, "What Lord Zhongtang said is why I insisted on resigning...... The so-called truth is the four dissimilarities arbitrarily fabricated by you ministers and ministers. What do you want it to look like, what it looks like, what it doesn't look like. As he spoke, his eyes were red, and his voice choked up: "This court is being made popular by you adults who ignore the laws of the country and only act according to your own ideas. Up and down, the Ming Dynasty doesn't talk about the king's law, only the meaning of the adults as the king's law, even if I Hai Rui is a pig, what's the use? It's just a decoration for you! It's better to hang up the crown and leave, so as to save the country a fortune! ”

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Hai Rui's solemn words also stung the silence deeply, he raised his head slightly, raised his eyes to look at the roof, calmed his mood, and then looked at Hai Gangfeng with red eyes and said: "In your eyes, this world is black and white, but in fact, you are wrong, between this black and white, there is actually a piece of gray sè," said with a self-deprecating smile: "And most of the tricky things in this world have to be solved in this gray area." Because the more complicated things in this world are, the more you can't tell right from wrong, but there is good and evil, and right and wrong are mixed, and you can only seek a more reasonable way to solve it, which may not be legal......"

That's one answer...... At least the true traces of silence. In fact, Hai Rui is not obsessed with the truth of the case, but wants to clear the thoughts of the superiors, if after playing the national law, he is still complacent and has no intention of repenting, then it will be a complete break. I have to open up, and I have to break this case to the sky, so that it will be difficult for these shameless people to be accommodated in the imperial court!

Although the current silent performance does not make him completely satisfied, it at least shows that the other party still has a sense of shame and a sense of right and wrong, and such a person will not be much worse, at least he will not disregard the people and the country...... If he steps down again, it may be even more unreliable to replace him, which is not a good thing for Daming.

"Lord Zhongtang taught me ......" so Hai Rui said lightly: "I, Hai Gangfeng, am ignorant, and I will never be able to adapt to this officialdom where right and wrong are reversed......"

Shen sighed silently, and was about to speak, but saw him raise his hand and said: "But you are right, it is not a loyal act for me to leave like this, so if you must keep me, you can." ”

Shen Mo knew that he had something to do, so he pursed his lips and listened to him continue: "Just be sure to transfer me out of the capital, even if you are a magistrate and can protect the people." ”

"Yes......" This is already the best choice at the moment, and he nodded silently and said, "Where do you want to be an official?" ”

"Just ...... it" Hai Rui said lightly: "Just like Zhongtang said, two capitals and thirteen provinces, where there is still a pure land, the people are suffering......

"I know," Shen Mo nodded again, "You go back, I will greet the officials about this." ”

"Then I'll go back and wait for the appointment." Hai Rui stood up and said deeply to Shen Mo: "My lord, please take care!" ”

Shen Mo grabbed him, held his arm tightly, his voice trembled, and there was a hint of begging in his eyes: "Could it be that I want to lose again...... A friend? ”

"......" At that moment, Hai Rui suddenly understood the silence, and slowly shook his head and said: "If Zhongtang is not too lowly and high......"——

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