Chapter 22 Heavenly Family Happiness Twenty-two
Hai Rui didn't want to open Qin Tai's letter to Zhang Juzheng, but because he wanted to send someone to hand it over to Zhang Juzheng, he wanted to take a look at the contents. In the future, when Zhang Juzheng said that he had not received the letter, he did not know the content of Qin Tai's letter. Because Hai Jui was ordered by the cabinet to go out of Beijing, he could not return to Beijing casually until the matter was completed. Therefore, Hai Rui was worried that there was something urgent in Qin Tai's letter, so it was better to send someone to the capital to send it to Zhang Juzheng. But not only was the letter not sealed, but it was sent back in Hai Jui's name, and Hai Jui must be held responsible for the letter.
Hai Rui opened the envelope, pulled out the stationery inside, and found that the contents were simple. In addition to the upper and lower paragraphs, there are only a few sentences. However, these words are like a thousand pounds of boulder to Hai Rui. Qin Tai asked Zhang Juzheng not to intercede for himself, let alone get involved. In the future, after Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao died, they asked Zhang Juzheng to secretly help collect the bodies of their husband and wife. It's too late to buy the coffin now, Hai Rui has a red-skinned coffin, which Hai Rui prepared for himself back then. Now I borrowed it first, and in the future, Zhang Juzheng bought a new one and returned it to Hai Rui. Qin Tai hopes to be buried with his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao and be together forever.
Hai Rui seemed to understand some of the meaning, Qin Tai still regarded Zhang Juzheng as his friend, and hoped that Zhang Juzheng would collect the body for himself. But there seems to be a certain opinion about Hai Rui, and even borrowing a coffin also indicates that a coffin should be returned to Hai Rui. With the relationship between Qin Tai and Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng collected the corpses of Qin Tai and his wife, which is not too much at all. But Qin Tai also saved Hai Rui back then, and he was Hai Rui's life-saving benefactor, so he didn't need to worry about using Hai Rui's coffin. However, Hai Rui felt that Qin Tai seemed to be a little disappointed in himself, and even didn't want to have anything to do with him. Hai Rui didn't offend Qin Tai, and he didn't say anything that shouldn't be said, why did Qin Tai have an opinion about Hai Rui?
Hai Rui recalled his conversation with Qin Tai and slowly recalled his own changes. Back then, for the sake of a temperament, Hai Rui dared to fight against the people above. For the sake of the livelihood of thousands of ordinary people, he dared to quarrel with a large group of prefects, envoys, political envoys, and inspectors. In order to be unable to see it, Hai Rui bypassed his superiors and directly wrote a memo to Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, criticizing Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi's shortcomings in person. At present, tens of thousands of ordinary people are suffering, the lives of more than 100,000 ordinary people have changed, and millions of ordinary people are worried and afraid, but he is indifferent. Hai Jui felt that he had really changed, and even he looked down on himself.
Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoming knew that they would definitely die, so they still went to do it, and even prepared for the future. knew that entering Beijing would lead to the landing of people, but they still did not give up for the sake of the people. This is really for the sake of the people, this is the real hero.
Hai Rui seems to have returned to the beginning, when he was willing to die for the sake of the country. For the sake of the people of the world, even his own life can be wanted, as long as Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi can change his mind. Back then, Hai Jui could die generously, but is Hai Jui afraid of death now? Without the courage of the year, or the original backbone? No, Hai Jui is still the same Hai Jui of the past, and he can abandon everything, including his own life and glory, for his own purpose and decision.
Hai Jui ordered the team to stop advancing, and sent one of his men to the destination to deliver a message, and he was going to delay for a while. Anyway, the task assigned by the superiors was not only not urgent, but it was also intended to use itself to fight against the other faction. Compared with the things here, the things about the Chen sesame rotten grains there are a big deal of fart. He and his subordinates stayed here to assist Qin Tai and his wife to do a major event that would benefit the country and the people.
For Hai Rui's joining, Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao did not stop it. Zhan Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, but Qin Tai had a calm face. In Qin Tai's view, such Hai Rui is the real Hai Rui, and this is the confidant Hai Rui in Qin Tai's mind. Back then, only he and Hai Rui dared to face the reality, not only daring to say but also daring to do. At that time, Qin Tai regarded Hai Rui as his comrade-in-arms and a confidant with the same aspirations as himself, so Qin Tai said to Hai Rui that he had been friends with Hai Rui for a long time. Qin Tai felt very disappointed with Hai Rui's point just now, and even looked down on Hai Rui a little. Hai Rui's repentance comforted Qin Tai. With the help of Hai Rui, the current official, the following things will be much easier, after all, Hai Jui is the current court official.
Qin Tai asked Hai Rui to summon the squires here as an official. Qin Tai, Zhan Xiaoxiao and others privately found the victim and told everyone about the harm of the draft. The vast majority of squires, for their own interests and reputation, do not want this kind of thing to happen. Therefore, at the instigation of Qin Tai, everyone decided to jointly write to the imperial court, hoping to stop the draft and assign palace maids to the palace. Some of the squires had promised to write and sign it, and even summoned more to sign it.
At this time, a squire who had been an official raised the question of whether such a blatant confrontation with the imperial court would bring irreparable disasters to everyone. Hai Rui and Qin Tai reported their names and positions at the same time. Qin Tai's invasion of the palace back then was top secret, and even the officials didn't know too well. However, everyone knows Qin Tai's reputation, and everyone says that Qin Tai is the modern "Bao Qingtian". As for Hai Rui's reputation, everyone knows that he is the only one who dares to call the first emperor. And Hai Rui was not only not killed, but he was still an official, which is even more jaw-dropping. Everyone said that Hai Jui was blessed, and some people even said that Hai Jui was a star in the sky and descended to earth, and there were gods to bless Hai Jui. With their assurance, everyone has a backbone.
The squires took the lead in signing, and two Qing officials encouraged everyone on the side, and of course the common people rushed over to sign. This matter concerns thousands of families, even if there are no girls in the family, they are willing to work with everyone to resist this kind of thing. Families with girls are even more willing to sign, hoping that their daughters will not have to enter the palace. More and more people gathered, and more people couldn't even write their own names. Some people advocate the use of fingerprints instead of signatures, but others oppose it.
Qin Tai and Hai Rui came up with a way to invite all the people who could write to help the people who couldn't write to write their names, and then the people themselves put their handprints on their names. Because there are too many people, everyone is scattered, and there are such people in almost every village and village. They held a white cloth and asked everyone to sign and seal it. Of course, before you sign it, someone will read it to you. After everyone learned that this was a petition requesting the abolition of the draft and the appointment of palace maids to the palace, everyone expressed their willingness to write their names on it.
Qin Tai and Zhan Xiaoxiao visited some of the families who had been victimized and asked them to write down their experiences. First, it can be used as evidence for everyone to see, and second, it can be used to persuade the imperial court and Emperor Longqing in the future. These wee-puffed facts brought tears to the eyes of the scribes. Everyone thinks that this kind of thing can't be reddened anymore, right? Everyone spontaneously organized a village protection team to resist the persecution of some people and arrest these harmful people. Anyone who dares to do this will not only not make a profit, but will also be looked down upon by everyone.
Of course, these people are not easy to deal with, and those who come to the door to make trouble by themselves have Zhan Xiaoxiao, a big woman, to deal with. Zhan Xiaoxiao not only knocked down the thugs, but also reported his own name. When these people on the rivers and lakes learned that they were against the famous Zhan Xiaoxia, they immediately changed their attitudes. Not only did he no longer stop Qin Tai and them, but he was willing to help Qin Tai and others maintain law and order. These people also united with some local yamen in an attempt to obstruct the signing of Qin Tai and others. However, as soon as the people in the government learned that there were two super difficult people at the scene, Qin Tai and Hai Rui, they immediately had no follow-up. Of course, someone with a heart also reported the matter here to the imperial court, and I believe that the imperial court and Jinyiwei will immediately learn about what happened here in the near future.
Everyone's emotions were driven by Qin Tai and others, and there were more and more petitions, and more and more people came to sign them. Even people from the yamen in some localities, due to various circumstances, participated in the signing. In just seven days, almost the entire north of Hebei, most of the east of the mountain, and the villages near the capital came to sign. The number of people exceeded millions, greatly exceeding the original estimate of 100,000 for Qin Tai and Hai Rui. It seems that everyone is very disgusted by this matter, and no one wants to send their daughter into the palace.
Qin Tai simply made a big move, where more than half of the people in a place signed a petition, the yamen of this place should be stamped with the seal of the government. If the yamen does not affix its seal, the people of the yamen will not be allowed to leave work. The people of the yamen had no choice but to put on their seals, and if there was a yamen, there was a second yamen, and soon almost all the local yamen were sealed. Later, it was counted that a village had a white cloth with everyone's signatures and handprints on it. In a town, there are baojia and squires taking the lead, signing and sealing. A county is stamped by the local yamen, and the number of signatures recorded has exceeded the number of people in the county. If a state capital stamps and signs, it means that the number of signatories has exceeded more than half of the total number of people, which can represent the public opinion of the state capital.
Early in the morning of the ninth day, Qin Tai and Hai Rui pulled more than a dozen carts of things to Beijing. The car was not a gift, nor was it gold, silver and jewelry, but the hearts of the people of several provinces. This can also be regarded as a gift, a gift from the common people to Qin Tai and others to the Longqing Emperor and the imperial court, so that these big people can understand the true voice of the people. These carriages do not need to be rented, nor do they need special protection, and the common people will take care of them. Along the way, everyone took turns to escort them, and no one dared to be careless. If anyone really dares to use the crooked brains of these things, they will definitely be beaten to death by everyone.