Cheng Zhong first felt that this person was a little familiar, and then suddenly realized: This person sitting on the side of the road and playing the appearance of a master is none other than Hai Rui, the new magistrate of Huating.

Cheng Zhong was happy in his heart, it can be seen from Hai Rui's move to point him to the county trial case that Hai Rui is more optimistic about him, this is an opportunity for Cheng Zhong, but how to seize the opportunity, he didn't think about it.

What I didn't expect was that Hai Rui actually came up first.

"Cheng Zhong has seen Lord County." Cheng Zhong bowed solemnly.

Xie Jiangbo heard Cheng Zhong call the middle-aged man in front of him who was not good-looking, and turned out to be the new county magistrate, although he was a little suspicious, he still hurriedly saluted.

"Do you recognize me?" Hai Rui asked with some surprise. Although the two met in front of the test house, it was dark at that time, and their faces were not real. And he is now wearing an old dress with patches, which is far from the official uniform of the day, but he didn't expect to be recognized by Cheng Zhong at a glance.

Unbeknownst to Hai Jui, it was his patched clothes that betrayed him. Cheng Zhong knew that Hai Rui was thrifty and good at establishing a reputation for being honest for himself, so it was not surprising that he wore torn clothes to swagger through the market, of course, Cheng Zhong thought so in his heart, and he didn't dare to say that in his mouth.

"The county lord has an extraordinary temperament, elegant and noble, even if Cheng Zhong and the county lord have never met, I am afraid they can be distinguished at a glance, not to mention that the kid has listened to the teachings of the adult in front of the test courtyard." Cheng Zhong didn't slap a fart. As the saying goes, thousands of clothes are worn, but sycophants are not worn, although Cheng Zhong's sycophants are a little explicit and vulgar, but it shouldn't hurt to be placed at his age.

But what he didn't expect was that Hai Rui didn't buy it: "Elegant? I'm just a small person, how much can I talk about elegance? Extravagant? Are you being sarcastic about the county magistrate's shelf being too high? ”

Yoh? What's wrong? If you don't play cards according to common sense, it seems that you have to make a strange move to deal with Hai Rui.

In Cheng Zhong's view, elegance has nothing to do with learning, and it has nothing to do with fame and official position. That is the humility of the heart, the broadness of the world, and the open-mindedness of seeing through the world. Therefore, elegance can be stored in the farmer who does not know a basket of big characters, but it may not be found in the body of high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Cheng Zhong explained.

Hai Rui put the word lifting people on his lips, on the surface, it seemed that he didn't care about it, but Cheng Zhong knew that the truth was the opposite, Hai Rui would only hang on his lips because he was obsessed with it, so he would never poke Hai Rui's sore spot on it.

Hai Rui was noncommittal, but he didn't interrupt Cheng Zhong, as if he wanted to hear what he would say next.

"As for the honorable...... If the county lord must understand that it is an official frame, it is not impossible. Cheng Zhong said.

"That's fresh." Hai Jui said: "After the official arrived, he walked between the streets and alleys, understood the people's suffering, and even ate and lived with the people. ”

There was a bit of questioning in Hai Jui's words.

Xie Jiangbo was terrified when he heard this, and shouted again and again in his heart: "It's broken, it's broken, it's patted on the horse's leg." This Cheng Zhong, what are you talking nonsense in front of the county lord?! ”

Although Xie Jiangbo was in a hurry, he couldn't interject.

Cheng Zhong didn't seem to be nervous at all in the face of such a situation, let alone afraid.

"When Cheng Zhong was young, he once heard the old people in his family say: If you are not in your position, you will not seek politics. Although it lacks the responsibility of 'the rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible', but it is understandable, at least there is nothing wrong. But if he is in his position and does not seek his government, it will be terrible, and it is a crime to say it lightly, this is called a corpse vegetarian meal, and if it is heavy, it is a crime. I wonder if the county lord thinks so? ”

Cheng Zhong talked eloquently, but Xie Jiangbo was a little confused, he didn't know what Cheng Zhong wanted to do when he said this.

Hai Rui nodded.

Mr. Cheng continued: "Adults are the respect of a county, go deep into the people, eat and live with the people, it is an approachable adult, and it is also the policy that adults should seek to seek. But that's not all! The county magistrate should also have a selfless iron face and thunderous means, so as to deter the small and protect the stability of the party. This requires the official authority of adults, that is, the official frame, of course, it should also be the government that adults should seek, what is wrong with saying that adults are noble? ”

Hey! Xie Jiangbo secretly exclaimed in his heart, and said that he was waiting here, but it was okay. Xie Jiangbo secretly pinched a handful of cold sweat and finally let go.

But Hai Rui is waiting for Cheng Zhong here, of course, not to say this sentence simply. It's just a test just now, and it's obvious that Cheng Zhong is a good guy.

Hai Rui turned around, returned to the tea stall and sat down, poured himself a bowl of tea, and then turned to Cheng Zhong and Xie Jiangbo, who were still stupidly occupying there, and said, "What? Do you want me to pour you some tea? ”

Cheng Zhong and Xie Jiangbo said "don't dare", and then sat down under Hai Rui, Xie Jiangbo was relatively fast, grabbed the teacup and poured a bowl of tea for Cheng Zhong and himself.

"Do you know why I ordered you to commit the crime?" Hai Rui asked suddenly.

Cheng Zhong shook his head and said in his heart: How do I know this, maybe you clicked on the wrong person on a whim? Wasn't there an excerpt in ancient times called the Mandarin Duck Spectrum? Maybe there is a case of chaos in Haixian County?

"You're being honest." Hai Rui said: "Your article is unfamiliar, stiff, and the battle is not very neat, there are many articles that are better than yours, but I just pointed out that you did the case, all because of the idea of your article!" ”

Really! Cheng Zhong was secretly glad that if he hadn't added that paragraph at the end, he wouldn't have said anything about this case, I'm afraid it would be a question of whether he could even win it.

"Cheng Zhong is embarrassed, Lord Xie Xianzun loves him." Cheng Zhong said.

"You don't have to thank me for that." Hai Jui said: "I am only judging from my heart. You said in the article: Honesty and selflessness are the foundation of being an official, but it is only the foundation, do you think there is anything more important in the officialdom than being honest and selfless, and not being greedy? ”

Cheng Zhong smiled slightly, but avoided answering Hai Rui's question, but suddenly asked, "My lord, do you think it is better to be a corrupt official or a clean official?" ”

"Do you need to ask? Of course, it's good to be a clean official! Hai Rui replied as a matter of course. He didn't understand why Cheng Zhong was asking this question for a while.

"Your Excellency is right! Do you think it's better to be a capable official or a stupid official? Cheng Zhong asked again.

"Of course it's a capable officer!" Hai Rui replied, and at the same time he understood what Cheng Zhong wanted to say.

"Do you think the people prefer stupid officials or accustomed to capable officials?" Cheng Zhong said: "Or to put it another way, do you think the people want to go hungry with the Qing officials, or will they choose to live and be rich with the corrupt officials?" ”

This...... Hai Rui was speechless for a moment.

Originally, Hai Rui felt that he was poor and self-controlled, not greedy, and was already worthy of the emperor and the people. I never thought about what I brought to the people, whether it was wealth or poverty.

Seeing that Hai Rui was deep in thought, Cheng Zhong didn't want to stop there. He vaguely remembered that Hai Rui finally died of illness in office, his family had no money to spare, and he was desolate and pitiful, and he didn't want the middle-aged man in front of him to return to his old path. Although what he did may not have any effect, Cheng Zhong still wants to make some efforts.

It's not selfless, it's not even moral! Hai Rui is already the biggest tree he can climb now, and the farther Hai Rui goes, the better it will be for Cheng Zhong.

"Not only that, but a stupid Qing official is even more loyal and righteous. For example, the emperor urged the tax burden, and the people had no money to pay. It is unjust to collect taxes that rob the people of what they have to eat. But if you don't collect food, you are unfaithful. Therefore, it is easy to be a clean official, but it is difficult to be a good clean official. ”

After Cheng Zhong's words were finished, Hai Rui did not respond immediately, but pondered for a while.

Cheng Zhong didn't interrupt him, but picked up the tea and took a few sips slowly. This tea is bitter and rushing, like the inferior tobacco of later generations, very tasty!

After a long time, Hai Rui let out a sigh of relief and said, "You are the case I ordered, it doesn't seem too difficult to call me a 'student' in front of me, right?" ”

Hai Rui's expression was stern, and he didn't even have a hint of a smile.

Cheng Zhong was overjoyed in his heart, which meant that Hai Rui had recognized himself, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "The student has seen the teacher!" ”

A smile appeared on Hai Rui's face unconsciously, but it flashed like a ripple left by a gust of wind on the surface of the lake.

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