At a time when the political situation in Beijing was undergoing tremendous political changes, the war against the Japanese in the southeast was in a stalemate. Hai Rui sent more than 1,000 volunteers who volunteered to join the army to Qi Jiguang's military camp and rushed back to Chun'an.

As soon as Hai Rui entered through the back door of the second hall, he saw the backyard door slam shut, and then he saw a man bending down from the ground outside the backyard door to pick up a large piece of pork, and stood up awkwardly—this person was the head of the king's cell.

Hai Rui walked over, and when the head of the Wang cell saw him, he immediately knelt down: "Taizun is back." Taizun has worked hard all the way! ”

Hai Rui looked at him, then at the dusty pork he was still carrying in his hand, and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

The head of the cell stood up and sneered: "I don't mean anything else. I bought some meat and wanted to honor Mrs. Tai, but I didn't expect ......"

Hai Rui looked at him solemnly: "Tell you two, remember, and tell all the public officials in the yamen." First, no one is allowed to send anything to my family. Second, my surname is Hai, my ancestor's full name is Haidar, I respect Islam and never eat pork. ”

Wang Prison Boss was stunned for a moment, and then slapped his face with his empty hand: "The villain really doesn't know that the Taizun family believes in Islam, and he has no other thoughts. ”

Hai Rui: "Now I know. Let's go on an errand. ”

"Yes, yes." The head of the cell kept hunching his waist and withdrawing with the piece of pork in his hand.

Hai Rui walked to the backyard door and knocked on the door. The stern voice of the sea mother immediately came from inside: "Take the stick and beat it out!" ”

Just then the door opened again, and a small stick was lifted up from underneath and stopped there abruptly. Only then did Hai Rui's daughter see her father standing at the door, and immediately threw the stick: "Dad! Daddy is back! He shouted and pounced.

"Mother, the baby is back!" Hai Rui hugged his daughter and shouted before he reached the door of the hall.

Immediately, the voice of the jellyfish came from inside: "Come in." ”

Hai Rui walked to the door and put down his daughter, then took off his shoes, and the daughter immediately scooped up a scoop of water from the bucket next to her and poured it on her father's feet. Hai Rui raised his left foot to let the water fall down, scrubbed it with his hand, stepped in, and raised his right foot to stretch out the threshold for his daughter to shower, and then walked towards his mother.

The brick floors of the whole house were washed with water. The mother sat on a bamboo chair in the middle of the room, and the ground in front of the bamboo chair was covered with a coconut shell cut in half, on which the old man's two bare feet stepped on.

Hai Rui knelt down in front of the chair: "The child meets his mother." The child has sent more than 1,000 people to General Qi's military camp, and they are all settled. It took six days to come and go. ”

Hai Mu: "I'm tired. Get up, sit down, and eat something first. ”

Hai Rui stood up: "The child has already eaten dry food on the road. So saying, he went to the wall of the house, picked up a basin of water, turned it back to his mother, and put it down.

Haimu: "Your mother-in-law just washed me, you can rest first." ”

Hai Rui still picked up his mother's feet and put them in the basin: "Lang Zhong said that it is good to wash my mother's feet more. As he spoke, he scrubbed his mother.

"Is that Imperial Doctor Li you said still here?" Hai Mu looked at her son who lowered his head and washed his feet and asked.

Hai Rui: "Back to my mother, Imperial Doctor Li is still there." Most of the sick people were cured with his medicine, and there were more than a dozen patients, and after a few days, his son sent him away. ”

Hai Mu's feet stepped on the basin of water and did not move: "You and your mother-in-law don't ask him to prescribe a prescription?" ”

Hai Rui raised his head: "My son has been busy with official business these days. Respecting his mother's life, today my son took his daughter-in-law to ask him to diagnose the pulse and prescribe it. ”

Hai Mu: "Invite him here." I want to see it for myself. ”

Hai Rui lowered his eyes and was silent.

Hai Mu: "What? What do you want to hide from me? ”

Hai Rui: "Mother, there is a sentence that is really difficult for my son to say. ”

Hai Mu: "Say." ”

Hai Rui: "Imperial Physician Li has too much temper, and his son is afraid that he will collide with his mother." ”

Hai Mu smiled: "You simply said that my temper is too big, and two people with a big temper will quarrel together." ”

Hai Rui: "My son didn't mean that. ”

Haimu: "When you sell things, you are the biggest buyer, and when you see a doctor, you are the biggest." Your mother still understands this gift. Invite him and I will not offend him. ”

Hai Jui: "Yes. ”

The pergola in the whole courtyard was demolished, and only a few large rooms still had some beds framed by door panels, lying or sitting, and there were not many patients left.

Li Shizhen was sitting next to the courtyard of the county government at this time, with a large table in front of him, and there were many medicinal materials on the table, and he was sorting those medicines.

The patio is the coolest place, but Tian Youlu was still standing behind Li Shizhen with a big pu fan at this time, and fanned it gently.

Hai Rui came in through the side door, looking at this scene, a trace of laughter crossed his mouth, and he immediately retracted and strode over: "Mr. Li has worked hard." ”

The fastest reaction was Tian Youlu, who hurriedly turned his head: "Taizun is back!" The subordinates have seen Taizun. He saluted as he moved a chair next to him.

"No need to be polite." Hai Rui didn't look at him, but approached Li Shizhen, "I knew along the way, hundreds of patients have gone to the field to do things." Mr. Lee's merits are immeasurable. ”

Li Shizhen looked him up and down: "Just returned from the barracks?" ”

Hai Jui: "Yes. I met my mother first, and then I came over. ”

Li Shizhen: "How's the battle ahead?" ”

Hai Rui: "I've been waiting for backup these days, and there is no war for the time being. ”

Li Shizhen: "It's good that you're back." The dozen or so patients were all fine. I'll show you the disease, I'm going to rush back too. ”

Hai Rui: "My business doesn't matter. I have a reluctant request, I hope Mr. Li will forgive me. ”

Li Shizhen: "Are you asking me to see Mrs. Tai?" ”

Hai Rui: "That's right, please. ”

Li Shizhen: "Then I'll be here with you for two more days." Let's go. ”

Hai Rui: "Go now?" ”

Li Shizhen glared at him: "When are you going?" ”

Hai Jui: "Then sir, please." ”

Li Shizhen immediately picked up the medicine box, and Hai Rui led the way in front and walked out of the patio.

Tian Youlu also followed closely: "Imperial Doctor Li, Taizun, tell your subordinates what medicine you want, and I will send someone to pick it up immediately!" ”

Hai Rui didn't look back: "Let's go and get busy with business first." ”

Leading Li Shizhen into the courtyard, Hai Rui stopped and looked at Li Shizhen with some embarrassment.

Li Shizhen also stopped there and looked at him.

Hai Rui whispered: "There are two things that are really hard to talk about. ”

Li Shizhen: "Say it." ”

Hai Rui: "My mother has a habit of taking off her shoes when she enters her house. ”

Li Shizhen: "What else?" ”

Hai Rui: "My mother's temperament is a bit strong. ”

Li Shizhen: "Is there anything else?" ”

Hai Rui: "Please bear with me, sir." ”

Li Shizhen ignored him anymore and strode towards the hall with the medicine box.

Hai Rui hurriedly followed Li Shizhen to the door, and his eyes involuntarily looked at his shoes that were approaching the threshold.

Li Shizhen walked to the threshold and slowly took off her shoes. Hai Rui was excited, and hurriedly scooped up the water in the bucket beside him: "Please Mr. Lift your feet." ”

Li Shizhen raised her foot to let Hai Rui get drenched, stepped into that foot and raised the other foot to let Hai Rui drench. Walk straight to the jellyfish.

Hai Rui at the door was about to take off his shoes, and suddenly saw Li Shizhen kneeling down in front of his mother: "Junior Li Shizhen to meet Mrs. Haitai!" ”

Hai Rui was stunned at the door.

Seeing the history of the Ming Dynasty, the three people who are going to meet now are all extremely strong temperaments and extremely stubborn people. Hai Rui's King Kong temperament goes without saying, Li Shizhen openly opposed Jiajing's superstitious monks in Da Nei, and opposed all people to cater to Jiajing and tout the elixir so he went away angrily, and his inappropriateness and self-seeking can be seen. Hai's mother kept the poverty and festival all her life to teach her son to do the right way, but she was not awarded the imperial court, and the reason for Hai Rui's political enemies to attack him was: eccentric, cruel and cruel to her daughter-in-law, and unkind. Although his words are excessive, his personality is visible. Now these three people meet at such a time. The iron plate copper pipa will play what a golden sound, and the most worried is Hai Rui.

Li Shizhen usually saw that the princes and governors were all equal to each other, and he was slightly displeased and repeatedly brushed his sleeves away, and at this time he knelt down respectfully to Haimu. When he knelt down, he was stunned when he saw a pair of bare feet stepping on two halves of a coconut shell. Seeing this, Hai Rui hurriedly didn't even wash his feet, took off his shoes and ran into the house, walked to his mother's side, and knelt down in front of Li Shizhen.

Li Shizhen bowed to Hai Mu, and Hai Rui bowed to him, and so on three times. Hai Rui hurriedly stood up and helped Li Shizhen up.

At this time, Hai Mu put her feet on the brick floor from the coconut shell she was stepping on, stood up, first looked at Li Shizhen curiously, and then looked at Hai Rui: "This is Imperial Doctor Li?" ”

Hai Rui: "Mother, Mr. Li doesn't like people to call him a doctor. ”

Hai Mu: "What's that called?" ”

Hai Rui looked at Li Shizhen.

Li Shizhen: "Mrs. Tai calls me Li Shizhen." ”

Hai Mu: "It's the Imperial Doctor, it's the Imperial Doctor, I'll still call you the Imperial Doctor." ”

Hai Rui was worried that Li Shizhen would be displeased, so he immediately answered: "Mother, Mr. Li resigned from his position as the imperial physician because he advised the emperor not to believe that Fang Shi had offended those people in the Imperial Hospital. Therefore, I don't like people to call him a doctor. ”

Hai Mu still stubbornly said: "After resigning from my position, I still worked as a doctor." ”

Li Shizhen glanced at Hai Rui: "Forget it." Others can't call it, but Mrs. Tai can call it if she wants to. ”

"Mr. Xie Li understands." Hai Rui immediately waved to Li Shizhen, and then ran to the table and moved a chair and placed it beside Hai Mu, "Please Mr. Li check my mother's pulse." ”

Li Shizhen sat down on the chair next to Hai Mu, and Hai Rui stood beside her mother and urged: "Mother, let Mr. Li check the pulse." ”

Haimu: "Imperial Doctor Li is here to see you and your daughter-in-law, what kind of pulse do you diagnose for me?" ”

Hai Rui: "My mother's feet are sweating and hot on a cold day, which is probably a heat sign such as liver fire and heart fire." With Mr. Li's consultation, my son is also relieved. ”

Haimu: "I've been sweating and fever for 70 years, if I get sick, won't I die early?" ”

Hai Rui was there by his mother's words, so he had to look at Li Shizhen for help.

After a brief contact, Li Shizhen already knew that Hai Mu was an extremely stubborn person, a famous doctor was a famous doctor, and there was also a technique that different patients had different opinions, so he immediately asked: "Mrs. Tai, you are always from Hainan, right?" ”

Jellyfish: "Yes. ”

Li Shizhen: "There is a saying in Hainan that listens to the dragon lord when there is rain and no rain." Isn't it? ”

Hai Mu: "Imperial Doctor Li still knows my Hainan sayings?" ”

Li Shizhen: "There is another sentence below, please give advice to Mrs. Tai." ”

Hai Mu immediately understood, and said with a smile: "You are testing me." Mo Kao, I'll listen to you. As he spoke, he stretched out his right wrist.

Hai Rui looked at Li Shizhen with a look of surprise and admiration.

Li Shizhen didn't look at him, stretched out three fingers to put his hand on Hai Mu's right wrist, probed a little and then took his hand, and said with a smile: "What Mrs. Tai said is that this is not a hot evidence." ”

Hai Mu immediately looked at Hai Rui: "I said that it is not a disease, but you are troublesome." ”

"Yes." Hai Rui responded, looked at Li Shizhen and asked, "May I ask sir, what is the next sentence of the vulgar saying you just said?" ”

Li Shizhen laughed when she heard this.

Hai Mu also laughed: "It's a shame that you are from Hainan, Imperial Doctor Li knows, but you don't know." I'll tell you, lest I be laughed at by strangers henceforth. There is rain and no rain to listen to the dragon king, and there is illness and no illness to listen to Lang Zhongge. ”

It was so simple, Hai Rui couldn't help but smile embarrassedly: "What is the reason for that mother's sweating and fever, please tell Mr. Li about it." ”

Li Shizhen: "All things are born and people are primates, and each has different endowments. Endowments are often passed down from parents or grandparents. Brother Gangfeng, one of your maternal grandparents must be like this, sweating and feverish, and not afraid of the cold. ”

Hai Rui looked at her mother.

Haimu: "Doctor Li is very knowledgeable. Hai Jui's maternal ancestor was born with a body of fire. On a frosty day, he wore a single coat and went to the field barefoot to do things. Never had a cold and never coughed. ”

Li Shizhen looked at Hai Rui's feet again: "Is Brother Gangfeng the same?" ”

Hai Rui replied, "I am better than my mother." But in cold weather, my feet are also sweaty and afraid of heat. ”

Li Shizhen: "That's it. In medical theory, this is called the Extreme Yang Body. The cause is mostly due to the work of the past dynasties, the family is poor and has no clothes and shoes to keep out the cold, and after several generations, the yang energy in the body accumulates, and the yin qi subsides, and gradually becomes a cold-resistant body. The shape is in the body, especially the feet. Because the feet are the place where the hundred veins converge, the heat and yang flow all over the body, and finally return to the feet. Mrs. Tai, Brother Gangfeng, if you want to say that this is a disease, whoever gets this disease is really a blessing. ”

Hai Mu was happy: "Imperial Doctor Li, this is the real famous doctor!" Ruxian, did you hear it, mother, this is not a disease, you are not a disease, it is the blessing of the ancestors. ”

Hai Jui: "Yes. Mr. Xie Li explained. ”

Hai Mu looked at Li Shizhen: "Imperial Doctor Li has such a means, and it is up to you for Ruxian and his daughter-in-law to add me a grandson." ”

Li Shizhen: "You can't rely on me, you have to rely on them." ”

Hai Mu immediately stared at Li Shizhen, and Hai Rui's heart hung up.

Li Shizhen's face was serious, but Hai Mu herself was a little embarrassed, and shouted loudly outside the door: "Auntie, call your mother!" ”

Hai Rui's daughter had been lying by the door and quietly looking at the adults inside, and then immediately responded crisply: "Got it!" "Ran away.

Li Shizhen deliberately stopped looking at the mother and son at this time, but slowly looked at this room, and couldn't help but be stunned.

It turned out that the house where Hai Mu lived was so simple, except for a bamboo recliner that Hai Mu often sat on in the middle, and there was a low table next to the chaise longue, and there was only a wooden table placed there on all sides, and the wooden chair that was originally placed next to the table was the chair that Hai Rui moved to let Li Shizhen sit on at this time. This is the rule of the Hai family, if the mother of Hai sits at the table, Hai Rui and his wife are standing on the side, so there are no chairs and stools. At this time, the pulse of the two of them had to be checked, and there was no place to sit.

Li Shizhen looked at Hai Rui: "Brother Gangfeng, do you want to move two more chairs?" ”

Hai Rui: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, Humble Jing will move here." ”

At this moment, Hai Rui's wife appeared at the door with a stool in one hand, and immediately put down the stool when she entered the door, and bowed deeply to Li Shizhen from afar: "I've seen Mr. Li." ”

Li Shizhen stood up and leaned to the side: "Sister-in-law doesn't have to be polite." ”

Hai Rui picked up the chair that Li Shizhen was sitting on: "Mr. Li, please." He moved his chair to the table and swung it down.

Li Shizhen walked to the table and sat down on the chair. Hai Rui stood on the left side of the table: "Move the stool over and let the gentleman check the pulse." This was obviously said to Mrs. Hai, but Hai Rui did not look at her.

Mrs. Hai lifted the stool by the door and was about to walk towards the table, when Hai Mu suddenly said, "Slow down." ”

Mrs. Hai immediately stood in place: "What does the mother-in-law command?" ”

Hai Mu did not talk to her daughter-in-law, but looked at Hai Rui: "Ruxian, it's time to teach your daughter-in-law too." When I went to the hall, I said, 'I've seen Mr. Li', and my mother-in-law and husband didn't look at it, and the guests still had no rules in our Hai family. Also, you see, come to meet guests, and don't freshen up. ”

Mrs. Hai's face suddenly turned red and she was stunned by the door.

Hai Rui was not embarrassed, but he didn't know how to answer, and stood there with his head bowed.

Li Shizhen couldn't help but look at Mrs. Hai, and her heart immediately felt a slight flurry. No matter how Hai Rui said it, he was also a seven-rank official of the imperial court, but the seven-rank lady in front of him was wearing a coarse cloth dress and a coarse cloth skirt underneath, but there were still sweat stains on her face, and her hairline was a little messy, so she was working in a hurry. Then he looked back at Hai Jui. I saw Hai Rui standing there with his eyes down, silent. He immediately understood Hai Rui's situation at home, the widowed mother had a strange temperament, his wife had been suppressed for a long time, and Hai Rui was an extremely pure and filial person, in order to obey his mother's wishes, the usual relationship between husband and wife was naturally weak. Thinking of this, I can't help but sympathize with this Hai Ruilai, who is prominent outside and walking on thin ice at home.

After Hai's mother finished speaking, seeing that her son did not react, she became even more angry, and stood up and looked at Mrs. Hai: "Don't you go to freshen up, do you want me to serve you?" ”

Mrs. Hai hurriedly blessed: "Daughter-in-law, let's go." After answering, he hurriedly lifted the stool to the table and set it up, and hurriedly turned around and walked out of the door.

Hai Mu turned to look at Li Shizhen: "Imperial Doctor Li." ”

Li Shizhen had to stand up again: "Mrs. Tai." ”

Haimu: "My daughter-in-law doesn't know etiquette, so I let Imperial Doctor Li smile." ”

Li Shizhen: "As Mrs. Qipin, my sister-in-law can still work so frugally, Li Shizhen admires it, how can I laugh." ”

"In my Hai family, there are only sons and daughters-in-law, no officials and no wives." Hai Mu said and picked up a bamboo cane resting on the side of the chair, "Doctor Li is bothered, and the old man is out of company." ”

Li Shizhen: "Mrs. Please." ”

The jellyfish nodded.

Hai Rui: "Mother is gone. ”

Hai Mu ignored Hai Rui, and walked straight into the side bedroom on the other side with a cane.

Seeing his mother walk into the side room, Hai Rui turned his head to look at Li Shizhen and found that Li Shizhen's gaze was looking at him fixedly at this time.

Hai Ruiqiang showed an embarrassed smile and said in a low voice: "I lost my father when I was four years old, and I was brought up by my mother when I moved it dry, and the old man has not been able to enjoy my day's blessings, and I am ashamed. ”

Li Shizhen stood there and stretched out a hand to Hai Rui, Hai Rui was stunned at first, and then thought that Li Shizhen was going to take a pulse for himself, so he turned his hand over and stretched it out. Li Shizhen didn't take his pulse, but grabbed his hand and gently pulled it over, and whispered in his ear: "There are parents in the world." But I can't be wronged Madame. ”

Hai Rui didn't know that he would say such a thing, and looked at him and didn't know how to answer.

Li Shizhen whispered again: "I have the same disease as you. ”

Hai Rui was stunned again.

Li Shizhen then said in a low voice: "I lost my father when I was seven years old, and my mother's temperament is also like this. ”

Hai Rui raised his head and looked at Li Shizhen with his eyes wide open. Li Shizhen also looked at Hai Rui with wide eyes at this time.

Li Shizhen: "I already know why you didn't give birth to a son." Teach you a prescription, go back to the room at night, coax your wife well, you don't need to take any medicine, you can naturally give birth to a son. He laughed to himself.

Hai Rui had no choice but to give a silent wry smile.

- Hearing laughter outside, Hai Mu's eyes immediately widened.

At this time, she carried a bamboo chair and sat quietly by the door of the bedroom by the hall, her eyes wide open, and her ears obviously watching the movement outside.

According to historical records, Hai Rui lived in the same room with his mother almost every night from childhood to marriage, "over forty years old, still lying on the side of his mother's couch, no matter late at night, waiting for tea and defecation, occasionally unwell, often sitting and waiting for the dawn."

There was another sound in the outer hall, and the mother suddenly sat up straight, turned her head sideways, and she felt that her daughter-in-law was in the outer hall again.

- It was Madame Hai who came in, stepped into the threshold and stopped there first, and when she looked down, she found that the chaise longue in the middle of the hall was empty, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly approached the table and stood still by the stool.

Li Shizhen did not go to see Mrs. Hai, but looked at Hai Rui. Hai Jui sat on the stool on the other side, still not speaking, not asking his wife to take a seat.

- The sea mother sat up straight, listening to the movement outside. It took a long time to hear Li Shizhen's voice: "Sister-in-law, please sit down, I will diagnose your pulse." ”

Then the daughter-in-law replied softly, "Yes." ”

Knowing that her son didn't ask her daughter-in-law to sit, Hai Mu's face soothed.

——Diagnosing the pregnancy of male and female heirs, Li Shizhen has always taken the pulse of the couple at the same time. This time is the same, Hai Rui stretched out his left wrist and put it on the table, Mrs. Hai stretched out his right wrist and put it on the table, Li Shizhen put the six fingers of both hands on the two of them at the same time, judging the pulse.

Although his mother was not in front of him, Hai Rui still lowered his eyes at this time, and Mrs. Hai still lowered her eyes, and no one looked at anyone directly.

Li Shizhen's eyes began to look at Mrs. Hai Rui, and then she felt a feeling in her heart. But although Mrs. Jianhai was hurriedly freshened up, her eyes were lowered, but she couldn't hide her original appearance, she was dignified and delicate, and she still had the demeanor of a family of poetry and books in her apprehension.

Li Shizhen fully understood at this time that the Hai family had no heirs, and the crux was obviously not due to illness, but because Hai's mother interfered with her daughter-in-law's house, which made the couple's affection weak. Healing can cure the disease, but not the life, so he looked at Hai Rui, then at Mrs. Hai, and suddenly said, "Please raise your eyes for Brother and Sister-in-law Gangfeng." ”

- When Hai Mu heard Li Shizhen's words in the outer hall, she suddenly became nervous, her eyes widened again, and her ears were stuck there.

- "What's the matter with you two?" Li Shizhen was angry, "Look at it and ask you, if you don't even open your eyes like this, how can I treat you?" ”

Hai Rui raised her eyes to look at Li Shizhen, and Mrs. Hai slowly raised her eyes, still not daring to face them.

Li Shizhen: "It's not that you look at me, you each look into each other's eyes." ”

Hai Rui couldn't see his painstaking intentions and intentions from Li Shizhen's gaze, so he looked away and looked at his wife's eyes. Although Madame Hai also moved her gaze to Hai Rui, she only looked below the bridge of his nose.

"Don't look at it!" Li Shizhen stood up and said loudly, "As a husband and wife, you don't dare to look at each other, you can't give birth to a son, that's something that no doctor can do." I said, do you want an heir from the Hai family! ”

- The sea mother stood up suddenly, with the look of a war between man and heaven, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked out the door.

Seeing that Hai Mu suddenly walked out, Hai Rui immediately stood up, and Mrs. Hai also stood up immediately.

Hai Mu walked over step by step, looking at Li Shizhen, who was standing there with a stern face: "Let Dr. Li be angry." As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Mrs. Hai: "My husband, Ming Media is marrying, pretending not to look at it in front of outsiders, what do you mean!" ”

Mrs. Hai lowered her head even lower and replied softly: "It's the daughter-in-law who is wrong, and the mother-in-law is not angry." ”

Hai Mu: "What am I angry about?" Don't lift your head yet, look at your husband. ”

Mrs. Hai seemed to be raising her head, it was more difficult than lifting a mountain, and she slowly looked at Hai Rui.

Hai Rui felt uncomfortable at this time, and looked at his wife with both eyes.

Mrs. Hai's eyes finally met her husband's gaze, and she could no longer hold back the sourness that surged up in her heart, and tears slowly welled up in her eyes.

"You don't get angry!" Hai Mu was furious, "In front of Imperial Doctor Li, what kind of grievances have you suffered, and you actually shed tears!" ”

Mrs. Hai tried her best to endure it, not letting the tears flow out again, and replied slowly: "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law didn't shed tears, it was the wind that blew the dust and lost her eyes. As he spoke, he hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his waist and gently printed his eyes.

Hai Mu sighed: "Imperial Doctor Li, you have seen it all, just like her, how can I have an heir in Haimen?" ”

There is nothing to say, Li Shizhen has an idea in her heart, and looks at Haimu: "Mrs. Tai, the younger generation already has a prescription." But they can listen to me, and my wife will be able to hold her grandson within two years. ”

Haimu's eyes lit up: "Then ask the imperial doctor to prescribe a prescription." ”

Li Shizhen: "However, they all have to do what I say." ”

Jellyfish: "This is natural. ”

Li Shizhen: "Brother Gangfeng, sister-in-law, look at each other's eyes again." ”

Hai Rui and Mrs. Hai slowly looked at the sea mother at the same time.

Hai Mu put the bamboo cane on the brick floor and said, "The imperial doctor told you to look at each other to see what I am doing?" ”

Only then did Hai Rui and Mrs. Hai look at each other again.

Li Shizhen: "Look at it, don't turn your eyes." ”

The two of them just looked at it.

Li Shizhen: "Okay. Listen to me again. Laugh a little. ”

The two of them were stunned again.

Li Shizhen: "Laugh! ”

Hai Ruiqiang smiled, his face still stiff.

Li Shizhen looked at Mrs. Hai again: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, hurry up and laugh." ”

Mrs. Hai didn't dare to laugh, but she was urged by Li Shizhen, and when she saw Hai Rui's strange appearance when she smiled, she couldn't help but laugh really when she saw it.

"Good! Good laugh! Li Shizhen praised loudly, "Brother Gangfeng, laugh a little more." ”

Hai Rui also smiled more naturally.

Suddenly, Li Shizhen burst out into laughter, and the sound shook the house!

The jellyfish was stunned.

Hai Rui and Mrs. Hai were also stunned, and looked at Li Shizhen who was laughing with a smile.

Another crisp laugh rang out outside the door, and Hai Rui's daughter laughed as she lay on the door.

Hai Mu's eyes immediately glared at her granddaughter, and the younger daughter immediately put away her laughter and ran away timidly.

Li Shizhen was still laughing, and Haimu turned her head to look at the laughing imperial doctor.

Li Shizhen slowly put away her laughter: "Okay." Brother Gangfeng, sister-in-law, you should be an official, and you should cook. I'm here to prescribe it to you with Mrs. Tai. ”

The husband and wife stood from the hall to the backyard. Hai Rui looked at his wife: "Prepare some wine and rice, and leave Imperial Doctor Li here to eat with his mother." ”

Mrs. Hai's gaze lingered on Hai Rui's face for a moment, and she immediately moved away, and said in a low voice: "There is only tofu, and some green vegetables, and no wine." ”

Hai Rui: "I'll go outside and ask them to buy a pot of wine, you can hurry up and cook." ”

"Got it." Mrs. Hay walked immediately towards the small gate on the side of the courtyard.

Hai Rui walked to the courtyard door leading to the back hall, opened the door, and found Tian Youlu standing there alone, carrying a food basket in his hand, and immediately smiled when he saw Hai Rui.

Hai Rui's brows furrowed: "Tian Xiancheng, what are you doing here?" ”

Tian Youlu hurriedly replied: "County Zun, this is not for you, it's time for dinner, this is for Imperial Doctor Li." ”

Hai Rui's brows furrowed, and he looked at the food basket.

Tian Youlu: "The county respects rest assured, knowing that the county respects Islam at home, and there is only one fish, a plate of beef, and a pot of rice wine here." ”

Hai Rui was moved from his heart at this time, and smiled at Tian Youlu: "I bothered you." Imperial Physician Li eats at my house, so naturally I should treat him. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to get the silver money on his body, and then suddenly remembered that some of the copper coins left along the way had been handed over to his mother, and he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and said, "Deduct it from my money." Remember. ”

Tian Youlu was really a little moved: "County Zun, we all know that you are honest." But Imperial Doctor Li was invited by our county to help the disaster relief people, and the food should be paid for by the yamen. ”

"He's seeing my family today." Hai Rui took the food basket, "This meal is deducted from my salary, you have to remember." As he spoke, he wanted to turn around, but suddenly stopped again and asked Tian Youlu: "I left for a few days, I forgot to ask you, did Ling Zun take it back?" ”

Tian Youlu replied with a straight face: "Taizun, I picked it up a few days ago." ”

Hai Rui: "Is Mrs. Zun okay with her father-in-law?" ”

Tian Youlu's face immediately darkened: "That's a slut, she still smashes cups and bowls, and her humble position has already sent her back to her parents' house." ”

Hai Rui sighed: "Let's enlighten slowly." He turned and walked back.

"County Honor." Tian Youlu stopped him again.

Hai Rui stopped again and looked at him: "What else is the matter?" ”

Tian Youlu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's nothing, the county will go and accompany Imperial Doctor Li." ”

Hai Rui looked at him: "If you have something, just say it." ”

Tian Youlu said: "Someone from the province has come, sitting in the back hall, urging our county to hand over the first raw silk produced by mulberry seedlings this year to the province immediately." ”

Hai Rui's face immediately became solemn: "As soon as the mulberry seedlings sprouted, they came to give birth to silk." Tell him that there is no raw silk yet. ”

Tian Youlu: "I can't hide it." ”

Hai Rui: "What do you say?" ”

Tian Youlu: "When the people from the province came, they happened to meet hundreds of people who came to the yamen with the raw silk of the first stubble to give it to Imperial Physician Li, saying that it was to thank Imperial Physician Li for saving his life, and they saw it. ”

Hai Rui pondered for a moment: "You go to the back hall first, and I will come immediately." As he spoke, he picked up the food basket and walked towards the back house.

Tian Youlu also hurriedly walked outside.

As soon as he walked from the back house to the back door screen of the back hall, Hai Rui heard the loud voice in the back hall and stopped.

It was Tian Youlu's voice: "Shangcha, our Taizun is asking Imperial Doctor Li to see a doctor, wait a minute." ”

Another voice: "Is it important for him to see a doctor, or is it important for him to be a messenger!" Call him out at once! ”

Hai Rui bypassed the screen and walked into the back hall: "What errand?" ”

When the scribe saw Hai Rui, he stood up: "It's good that Haizhi County is here." You also know about Hu Butang and General Qi, who fought with the Japanese in front. Now the province must immediately release the military pay. Those who have grain in each county pay grain, and those who have money pay money. You are the affected county, and the province wants you to immediately send all the first raw silk produced by mulberry seedlings this year to the province for weaving silk in the workshop of the Yamen of the Weaving Bureau. This is the paperwork, read it for yourself. After speaking, he handed Hai Rui an official letter, Gu Zi sat down, and drank tea there.

Hai Rui took the paperwork, opened it and looked at it. After reading it, he first glanced at the scribe, and then handed the official document to Tian Youlu: "Tian Xiancheng, you can also take a look." Then he sat down in the chair in the middle and closed his eyes.

Tian Youlu took the official document, and knew in his heart that there was another quarrel, so he held the official document, looked at it slowly, pretended to think, and waited there for Hai Rui to speak.

"Done?" Hai Rui opened his eyes.

Tian Youlu: "Back to the county, I've finished reading it." ”

Hai Rui: "Do you think the province wants us to do this matter of Chun'an Jiaosheng Silk?" ”

Tian Youlu looked at the roof with his eyes, and seemed to be thinking seriously there, and said for a long time: "Mulberry seedlings have just grown, how can there be raw silk......

"Whether there is raw silk or not, we have all seen it." The scribe stood up abruptly, "Haizhi County, this is a military matter!" When I came, Lord Zheng and Lord He said in person, five days, at most five days, you have to unpack the first batch of raw silk to the workshop of the Yamen of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. ”

"The workshop of the Weaving Bureau's yamen?" Hai Rui no longer went around in circles, and he was no longer embarrassed for Tian Youlu, and looked at the scribe with a sly gaze, "Which workshop is the Yamen of the Weaving Bureau!" ”

Of course, the scribe had known Hai Rui's reputation for a long time, and he was a little stunned when he saw him suddenly attack, but he came with the documents of the highest two yamen in the province, and his confidence was very hard: "The workshop of the Yamen of the Weaving Bureau is the workshop of the Yamen of the Weaving Bureau, what other workshop?" ”

Hai Rui: "As far as I know, the silk of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau in the past was woven in Shen Yishi's workshop, and now Shen Yishi's workshop has been ordered to copy it. This official document asked us Chun'an to send the raw silk solution there. Could it be that Shen Yishi's workshop has been unsealed again? ”

The scribe: "This is just about to inform you." The governor yamen and the political envoy yamen had already sold Shen Yishi's workshop to the silk merchants in Huizhou at a price, and now they are waiting for the raw silk to be put on the shelves. Haizhi County, the documents are handed over, the documents have been delivered, and the raw silk is not undelivered, you look at it. I'm going to Jiande. Leave. With that, he turned around and walked out.

Tian Youlu immediately stood up and wanted to send the scribe, but when he saw that Hai Rui was still sitting upright, he stood there again, holding the official document in his hand, and looked at Hai Rui: "County honor, do you want to take someone down to collect raw silk?" ”

Hai Rui: "What kind of raw silk do you collect?" ”

Tian Youlu: "The time limit given to us by the governor's yamen and the political envoy's yamen is five days?" ”

Hai Rui stood up: "Hold down the official document." After five days, this official document is also a piece of waste paper. ”

Tian Youlu was puzzled: "County Zun, how can the official documents in the province become waste paper......

Hai Rui: "We'll find out in a few days." You go and persuade the people outside the county government to send raw silk back. Tell them that their hearts are received by Imperial Doctor Li, and they will not ask for raw silk. ”

Tian Youlu: "Yes." ”

The one hundred and twenty looms in Shen Yishi's workshop were still making a loud noise, the only difference was that at this time, at the door on both sides of the weaving room were standing soldiers from the yamen. Zheng Michang and He Maocai pulled Yang Jinshui and led several big silk merchants in Huizhou to this workshop. The group walked to the wide passage in the middle of the loom and stood still.

"Take a look! You can take a look at it first. The silk woven here was used by the palace and sold to foreign merchants. The weaving is all high-quality, and the price is affordable! He Maocai said loudly.

The silk merchants went up to the looms and looked at them carefully.

Shen Yishi's home was sealed, but the workshop couldn't be stopped. On the one hand, Zheng Michang and He Maocai sent a large number of people to the counties to urge the collection of raw silk, and on the other hand, they invited these Huizhou weavers, preparing to sell Shen Yishi's 25 workshops and 3,000 looms to them at a price. Once this matter is negotiated, the military salaries urgently needed for the war ahead and the 500,000 horses of silk sold to the West this year will be settled. Therefore, there is also a move to send people to Chun'an and Jiande to urge the harvesting of raw silk in the previous section. Of course, they didn't know that the new governor Zhao Zhenji and Jinyiwei who had captured them were already at a post station only thirty miles from Hangzhou, and they would be imprisoned a few hours later.

There were three chairs above the living room, Zheng Michang accompanied Yang Jinshui in, took a step forward, and brushed the middle chair with his sleeve: "Father-in-law, please sit." ”

Yang Jinshui received an urgent delivery in the morning, knowing that Zhao Zhenji would arrive in Hangzhou today, and Zheng Michang and He Maocai would be chained tonight, but the edict did not arrive, so he had to deal with them at this time, so he said to Zheng Michang: "You are the governor, how can I sit in the middle?" ”

Zheng Michang smiled: "Today is talking about the Weaving Bureau, and it should be presided over by my father-in-law." ”

Yang Jinshui: "Don't be priced." These workshops are all Shen Yishi's. Selling to silk merchants is also a matter for your governor's yamen and your political envoys, and I can't preside over it. ”

Although Zheng Michang was still smiling, his tone was a little hard: "But this year's 500,000 horses of silk are my father-in-law's business." If the father-in-law doesn't sit in this seat, who will sit in this seat? ”

Yang Jinshui couldn't help but look at Zheng Michang, only to see that his face was thin and his eyes were black, but his smile at this time faintly revealed the look of wanting to die and everyone would die together, and there was a burst of disgust and pity in his heart, but his face was silent, and he no longer pushed: "Okay." I'm sitting here, and you can talk. ”

Zheng Michang: "It's good for my father-in-law to be considerate." After the negotiation is completed, we can make a difference, and the weaving bureau can also make a difference. Stretching out his hand, he waited for Yang Jinshui to sit down, and then he sat down on his left.

How could Yang Jinshui not hear the sound outside the strings, at this time, someone brought tea, but it was the secretary of the governor's yamen.

Yang Jinshui picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and looked at Zheng Michang: "Is it this year's Ming Qian?" ”

Zheng Michang accompanied him to take a sip: "Of course, it's before Ming this year." ”

Yang Jinshui: "It's like just picked, what way to keep it fresh so well?" ”

Zheng Michang: "My father-in-law made fun of me, sealed the altar, and put it in the cellar, this method was taught to me by my father-in-law." ”

Yang Jinshui: "Oh. I forgot. I hope that next year I can drink the new Mingqian. ”

Zheng Michang's face immediately darkened: "With Gonggong Yang here, don't say that next year, you can also drink the newly picked Ming Qian the year after tomorrow." ”

Yang Jinshui: "That's a good point. Next year, the year after tomorrow, we will drink the newly picked Ming Qian together. ”

As the two of them spoke, the voices of those people could be heard outside the courtyard of the hall. The loudest thing was He Maocai's loud voice greeting: "It's getting dark, I'll eat here today, and I'll talk about things here." When the sky falls, I have to sign the contract. Lighting! Light up the lights! ”

He Maocai led the silk merchants into the walk with a tense face.

The clerks immediately went to light the lanterns, and the lanterns in the large living room were all lit at once.

A few lanterns in the distance, accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves and wheels, rushed towards the yamen of the weaving bureau.

Yang Jinshui, who was guarding the door, blurted out to several eunuchs and soldiers guarding the door: "It's here!" Get ready to wait. With that, he ran down the steps and greeted him. Several soldiers followed.

At the front are four horsemen, holding the reins in one hand and a lantern in the other. followed by four horses of brocade guards, followed by Zhao Zhenji's car. The carriage ran by, and it was the personal soldiers of the four royal palaces. The carriage and horses galloped straight to the gate of the yamen before stopping.

The people on the horse all came down, and the four of them threw the reins to the soldiers who ushered in them, and strode to Yang Jinshui's entourage eunuch.

Jin Yiwei: "What about Gonggong Yang?" ”

The attendant eunuch: "Zheng and Zheng Michang and He Maocai are in Shen Yishi's workshop." ”

Jin Yiwei: "Lord Zhao has come to take over." I have an edict to arrest Zheng Michang and He Maocai tonight! Hurry up and ask Grandpa Yang to come back. ”

As he spoke, the soldiers had already helped Zhao Zhenji off the carriage.

The attendant eunuch shouted to the other eunuchs: "Quickly welcome a few adults to rest inside, and I will go and ask Yang Gonggong to come back!" ”

A few eunuchs hurriedly accompanied Zhao Zhenji and the four brocade guards into the gate.

The attendant eunuch took a horse from one of the soldiers and rode up. One of the soldiers handed him another lantern. The attendant eunuch rode away with a lantern.

"It's been twenty years, everyone knows how much wealth Shen Yishi has made and how much reputation he has." He Maocai stood there, looked at the few Hui merchants sitting on both sides and said loudly, "Now, why would we give you such a big share of his family?" Two things, one is that you are all Hu Butang's villagers, and the fertilizer water has to flow in your own fields. The second is that several people who are also reputable and have family backgrounds can take over these twenty-five weaving houses and take this errand for the weaving bureau. took over the workshop, and in the future, you can also get what Shen Yishi can get in the palace and in the official mansion. Now, let's listen to your words, how many workshops each person is willing to take. It's decided, we're going to sign it today. ”

Several Hui merchants did not immediately express their position, but looked at each other. Then a middle-aged Hui businessman asked: "We have something that we don't know yet, and I want to ask a few adults." ”

He Maocai: "You say." ”

The Hui merchant: "Shen Yishi's 25 workshops and 3,000 looms are from the Weaving Bureau, or is it his own?" If it is from the Weaving Bureau, how dare we ask for the property in the palace in vain? If his own has now been copied again, it is a sinful property, and it is distributed to us, can the court agree? If these are not clearly explained, our hearts will not be realized. ”

He Maocai was anxious all of a sudden: "What's wrong with this?" Gonggong Yang is the supervisor of the Weaving Bureau, and his old man is a person in the palace. He is sitting here now, and the court does not agree, do we dare to give these workshops to you? ”

An elderly Hui merchant sitting in the first place on the left: "Yang Gonggong and the two adults don't be angry, we have no sincerity and will not come." The worry that Boss Shicai Wang said, to be honest, we all have it. Of course, if Gonggong Yang can give us an explanation, we naturally don't have this worry. ”

Those businessmen all looked at Yang Jinshui.

Zheng Michang's eyes looked at Yang Jinshui tightly, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Yang, don't you always say a few words, so that they can rest assured." ”

Yang Jinshui: "Then I'll say a few words." Shen Yishi's workshops are not from the Weaving Bureau, but he has indeed been working as an errand for the palace for so many years. Now he has committed another lawsuit, and the family property has been copied by the government, how the government handles it, the Weaving Bureau recognizes. ”

"Did you hear that?" He Maocai looked at those Hui merchants and asked loudly.

The boss Wang continued to ask: "May I ask a few adults, Shen Yishi usually doesn't have to pay taxes on the silk he usually weaves and sells, can we also pay taxes when we take over his workshop?" ”

Zheng Michang answered: "After you take over the workshop, you will be on an errand for the Weaving Bureau, so naturally you don't need to pay taxes." ”

The old Hui merchant then asked: "If we don't want to pay taxes, and the Weaving Bureau still uses money to buy our silk, won't we get all the benefits?" ”

He Maocai was about to interject again, but Zheng Michang stopped him, first glanced at the old Hui merchant, and then slowly looked at the other Hui merchants: "This question is to the point." The national tax of imperial grain has to be paid in any line of work. If you don't want to pay taxes, of course you have to pay silk for the palace. It's a fine score. Bear with me, and we'll figure it out with you later. After the calculation, you will know that taking over Shen Yishi's matter has only benefits, not harms. ”

Several Hui merchants immediately exchanged heads and ears at the bottom.

"It's good to make this clear!" He Maocai was worried that things would not work out, and he didn't like Zheng Michang still going around the bend like this, so he took over the words loudly, "We are not the only ones looking for Shen Yishi's family wealth." Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou have more than a dozen businesses that want to pick up. As I said just now, why give it to you, because you are fellow villagers of Hu Butang, and several of you are still related to Hu Butang. If you hesitate, tomorrow other merchants will come, and we will have to give them to them. If you want to take this matter, report the number quickly. Twenty-five workshops, how many people want, sign and draw now. ”

Several Hui merchants looked at each other when he said this.

The old Hui merchant: "May I ask Lord He, if we want five workshops each, how much silk will each pay to the imperial court this year?" ”

He Maocai: "100,000 pieces of silk." ”

The Hui merchant was immediately stunned when he heard this, and the other merchants were also stunned.

For a long time, the old Hui merchant looked at Zheng Michang: "Zheng Zhongcheng, Lord He just said that every five workshops will give the imperial court 100,000 pieces of silk this year?" We heard you right, right? ”

Zheng Michang had no choice but to reply: "It's 100,000 horses." ”

The middle-aged Hui merchant surnamed Wang: "But five workshops, this year, they can only weave 13,000 pieces of silk for half a year." Isn't it worth 87,000 horses? ”

The eyes of all the Hui merchants were firmly fixed on Zheng Michang.

He Maocai was a little anxious again: "I really have to pay 87,000 horses, and the ghosts won't come to the door." Anyway, this is a detailed account, and you have to calculate it slowly. ”

As he was talking, Yang Jinshui's entourage eunuch walked in, interrupted him, and walked straight to Yang Jinshui's side.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai immediately looked at him.

The attendant eunuch walked around the back of the chair and whispered in Yang Jinshui's ear: "Father-in-law, there is an envoy from the palace. ”

Yang Jinshui stood up suddenly.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai immediately became nervous, first looking at the entourage eunuch, and then at Yang Jinshui together.

Of course, Yang Jinshui knew that this "messenger in the palace" had arrived, and seeing that Zheng and He were so nervous, he immediately said lightly: "I know, it is the Needlework Bureau that urges the emperor to live long this year." Saying that, he looked at Zheng Michang and He Maocai: "I have to lose." The two adults talked to them slowly, and when they had finished talking, they told me that it was. ”

He Maocai seemed to believe his words, and immediately stood up and said, "Of course." My father-in-law still needs to sign it. ”

Zheng Michang also stood up, but his face was not as good as He Mao's: "Father-in-law, after so many years, I am afraid that the accounts of the Weaving Bureau will not be able to be settled for a while." It is better to be able to rush over the bus when the bus is cut to make it better. ”

It was another off-string sound, and Yang Jinshui still remained silent: "Okay, I'll naturally come over if I can rush over." ”

Those Hui merchants also stood up, and Yang Jinshui nodded to them as well, and then walked outside. The attendant eunuch followed him and walked out.

is also the governor of a province, but Zhao Zhenji seems to have more weight than Zheng Michang. First, because this person is also a figure in the current dynasty, and there are many Austrian aids in the clear stream of the imperial court, such as Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and he have a very good personal relationship. The second is that this person is an honest and honest official, and he has many achievements in governing the local government, so he was sent by Jiajing to Nanzhili, the most important province in the country, as the governor. This transfer to Zhejiang is undoubtedly Jiajing's critical appointment, and the emperor's expectations can be seen.

Sitting here now, whether it is Yang Jinshui or the four brocade guards, they are very respectful to him, let him sit in the main seat in the middle, and Yang Jinshui only sits on his side and looks at the edict seriously.

"With Lord Zhao presiding over Zhejiang's affairs, it's okay now." Yang Jinshui immediately let out an exclamation after reading the edict.

Of course, Zhao Zhenji couldn't accept it with emotion, and replied: "Everything is wrong, and it depends on Gonggong Yang and all my colleagues to work together to help the difficult times." The most important thing at the moment is to immediately arrest Zheng Michang and He Maocai, and track down Shen Yishi's family wealth. ”

Yang Jinshui pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Zhao Zhenji: "The edict has been said." What our family means, wait a minute, I will send someone to call the two of them here, and then arrest them. ”

Zhao Zhenji: "The holy oracle is brilliant, if you want to take people, you should go to the governor's yamen to announce the decree and arrest it." ”

Yang Jinshui looked at him and then at the four brocade guards: "It's all my own people, I'll talk about it here." Man is destined to take. But Zheng Michang and He Maocai are now talking with several Hui businessmen about taking over Shen Yishi's workshop. Our family said that the two of them were called here just so as not to scare off those Hui merchants. ”

"Shen Yishi's family property is now going to be sold to Hui merchants?" Zhao Zhenji's face immediately changed and he stood up, "The edict asked me to track down Shen Yishi's family property, how can I sell it to others now!" ”

"I blame me for not making this clear. Lord Zhao, please take a seat. Yang Jinshui asked Zhao Zhenji to sit down, and then said, "Arresting Zheng Michang and He Maocai, including which officials are still involved, and finding out how much stolen money they embezzled, this is a matter that can't be run." But the military salary urgently needed in front of Hu Butang, as well as the 500,000 horses of silk that the imperial court will sell to the West this year, this is the most important thing. The resale of Shen Yishi's workshop to Hui merchants was for these two major events. If the negotiations can be completed, the military supplies at the front and the 500,000 horses of silk sold to the West this year will be settled. Lord Zhao, this is also a major event after you take over. ”

Zhao Zhenji has been in charge of the frontier for a long time, and immediately understood that what Yang Jinshui said was a big deal, but such a big thing was handled by two criminal officials before he came, which was obviously an infringement of his own rights, so he looked at Yang Jinshui: "If Yang Gonggong thinks that this can not only solve the current military needs but also complete the silk sold by the imperial court to the West this year, we can discuss it." But should such a major event be handled by Zheng Michang and He Maocai? ”

Yang Jinshui: "What else can they do?" What our family means is not to scare off those Hui merchants. ”

Zhao Zhenji: "There are a lot of silk merchants in Zhejiang and Anhui in Nanzhili, and if you scare off these merchants, you can find someone else!" ”

Yang Jinshui said with a smile: "Of course, you can find someone else, but these Hui businessmen who came today are all fellow villagers of Hu Butang." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhenji was stunned, not to mention Hu Zongxian's personal friendship with himself, he is still the governor of Zhejiang, his top boss, at this time, these Hui businessmen came to Hangzhou so quickly, could it be related to Hu Zongxian? This can't be thimble. There was silence for a while.

Yang Jinshui: "Also, I asked my ancestor for advice on this matter beforehand. ”

Zhao Zhenji was taken aback and stood up: "Since this is the case, naturally we can only do this." Please ask Gonggong Yang to send someone to call Zheng Michang and He Maocai first, and we will get people here. In accordance with the order, two groups of people should be immediately sent to Chun'an and Jiande overnight, and Hai Rui and Wang Yongji were transferred to try the case together. As for those Hui merchants, is it better to wait for me to sign a contract with them tomorrow? ”

Yang Jinshui smiled: "Let Zheng Michang and He Mao sign with them first, isn't it better for Lord Zhao to talk tomorrow?" ”

Zhao Zhenji didn't dare to underestimate this Yang Jinshui anymore, thought about it, but turned to the four brocade guards: "What does Gonggong Yang mean, what do the four Qincha think?" ”

Jin Yiwei: "The edict is for Lord Zhao, and Lord Zhao will do what he says." ”

Zhao Zhenji's voice was not as high as just now: "Then let's do it separately." ”

Zheng Michang and He Maocai called Shen Yishi, the steward who was locked in prison, and stood in front of the hall to settle accounts for those Hui merchants.

Several of the merchants pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

The steward: "If any boss buys five workshops, although he can only weave 13,000 pieces of silk this year, he still has a few incomes, and let the villain calculate it for the bosses." For every five workshops, one can get one-fifth of Boss Shen's 65,000 acres of mulberry fields, which is 13,000 acres. These mulberry fields are all good and fertile fields, and each mu can be sold for 50 stone at the market price, which is equivalent to 50 taels of silver, and 13,000 mu is worth 650,000 taels of silver, which can be worth 65,000 horses of fine silk. Thirteen thousand, and together with these sixty-five thousand, there are seventy-eight thousand. In addition, Boss Shen has a total of 107 silk villages in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, and Yangzhou, all of which are high-quality shops in the bustling downtown area, and a shop can be sold at a flat price for 5,000 taels of silver, and 20 shops can be converted into 10,000 horses of fine silk. That's 88,000 horses. Also, Boss Shen lent Chun'an and Jiande 100 boats of grain this time, 18,000 stone per ship, a total of 1.8 million stone. One in five, five workshops can collect 360,000 stone of grain debt. It is worth 36,000 horses of fine silk. This is a hard account, and if you calculate it, whoever buys five workshops will earn 2,000 pieces of silk this year. ”

Several businessmen listened to his careful calculation, and they all knew the bottom of their hearts, but there was still no expression on their faces, but they began to talk in a low voice in private again.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai also glanced at each other. He Maocai immediately said to the steward: "It's none of your business." Then he commanded his captors: "Take him back to prison." ”

The two soldiers immediately took the steward and went out.

He Maocai then turned to the Hui businessmen who were still talking: "Everyone has the bottom in their hearts now!" ”

Several Hui merchants stopped talking and looked at the old Hui merchant.

The old Hui merchant spoke: "But there is another item, that is, the raw silk needed to weave 100,000 horses of silk, according to the market price, how can it cost 200,000 taels of silver. Counting those accounts just now, we still have to lose 180,000 taels of silver. ”

Zheng Michang stretched out his hand to stop He Maocai, and slowly looked at several businessmen: "This is exactly what I want to make clear to you." According to the algorithm just now, you are going to lose some money. But this time, as long as whoever takes over Shen Yishi's workshop, who will be the palace messenger of the Weaving Bureau in the future, that is, the official messenger of my Zhejiang government. Whoever is willing to take over the five workshops this time, your original workshops can also come to five of them, and all ten workshops will be exempt from paying taxes. This year, the raw silk needed for 100,000 horses of silk will be purchased by the government at the official price, that is, half of the market price, and your loss will only be 90,000 taels. In addition, the raw silk needed for the ten workshops in the future will also be purchased from Sannon at the official price. One tax-exempt item, plus one purchase of raw silk at half price, after this account, how much more profit and silver can be earned by the ten workshops in the future, you should know in your hearts. ”

A few Hui merchants still didn't have any expressions, so they only asked the middle-aged Hui merchant: "How much silk do we need to pay to the palace for our ten workshops every year?" ”

Zheng Michang: "There is a fixed number, 3,000 horses per workshop, and ten workshops only need to pay 30,000 pieces of silk to the palace every year." ”

Several Hui merchants immediately calculated in their hearts, and then exchanged low conversations.

The elderly Hui merchant expressed his position on behalf of everyone: "Please forgive me, two adults." Shen Yishi's workshop forgive us for not daring to take over. ”

He Maocai immediately became anxious: "After talking for most of the day, the accounts are so clear, you won't take over?" ”

The old Hui businessman: "Master He also said just now that there are many merchants who are willing to take over, so we will retreat." ”

One sentence resisted He Maocai.

Zheng Michang: "But we can't retreat from Hu Butang's face." In this way, every fifth workshop will hand over 80,000 horses of silk this year. A few merchants couldn't help but show joy, but the old Hui merchant's face became even more gloomy, glared at them, and then turned to look at Zheng Michang: "Lord Zheng, in a word, you will reduce 100,000 horses for us when you are old." When asked about this number in the palace, Lord Zheng was afraid that he couldn't afford it. ”

"That's not what you should ask!" Zheng Michang, who has always been soft-spoken, was also a little moved, "I am the governor of Zhejiang, and I will naturally bear the burden of what I say." ”

"Then can the annual tribute of silk from next year be reduced more?" The middle-aged Hui merchant then put forward another condition.

He Maocai was angry again, and Zheng Michang blocked him: "Yes." 10,000 horses per year for every five workshops. ”

"Then we'll admit it! Each person takes over five workshops! The middle-aged merchant immediately replied loudly.

"Good!" He Maocai slapped his leg and stood up, "Now Master Zheng and I can sign and draw with you, and then take it to the Weaving Bureau for Gonggong Yang to sign and draw!" ”

"It's still slow, it's slow." The old Hui merchant seemed to be even more worried, looked at the other four Hui merchants, and then turned to Zheng Michang and He Maocai, "Do you want us to go back to the inn to discuss again, and it's not too late to sign a contract tomorrow." ”

"You're playing us like monkeys!" He Maocai slapped his palm on the coffee table, "We have given up the profits, and now we say that we still have to discuss." Such a big Zhejiang, the two of us are still with you every day! ”

Zheng Michang also hardened: "Take pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and sign the contract now." ”

Immediately, a scribe responded loudly, holding a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table.

He Maocai's eyes widened and looked at the Hui merchants: "Please!" ”

Several Hui merchants were reluctant to lose their hearts at this time, to put it bluntly, they were a little frightened by the urgency of these two people. But when it came to this, there was no way back, so I had to go to the table one by one and sit down.

"As I just said, draft a covenant!"

Zheng Michang instructed the scribes. After speaking, he and He Maocai glanced at each other, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Zhao Zhenji, Yang Jinshui, and the four brocade guards were waiting a little impatiently, the entourage eunuch finally appeared at the door and whispered inside: "Please." ”

Several people immediately glanced at each other, and their eyes all looked out the door.

"It's done! I finally have an explanation to the imperial court! He Maocai's loud voice came in from a long distance outside the door.

Yang Jinshui immediately looked at Zhao Zhenji, and Zhao Zhenji's face was cold.

Several brocade guards also glanced at each other, and two of them pulled the corners of their mouths and sneered.

"Please." The attendant eunuch stretched out his hand at the door.

Zheng Michang was in front, and He Maocai strode in behind.

"Yang Gonggong ......" He Maocai, who was behind, still didn't see those people, and shouted when he entered the door, but soon choked there.

Zhao Zhenji's grim gaze looked at Zheng Yuchang.

The cold gaze of the four brocade guards also looked at Zheng Michang.

Zheng Michang's face immediately changed.

He Maocai stood behind Zheng Michang, and his face changed.

Zhao Zhenji slowly stood up: "There is an edict, Zheng Michang and He Maocai will receive the order!" ”

He Maocai knelt down first, but Zheng Michang stood there stunned for a while before kneeling.

Zhao Zhenji unfolded the holy decree: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: I have read the annals of history, and it is rare to see greedy officials in all dynasties. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were people who embezzled 60 taels of silver, and Emperor Taizu Gao was about to peel the skin and pull the grass, and the ancestral system was not strict. Today, there is Zheng Michang, the governor of Zhejiang, and He Maocai, the political envoy of Zhejiang and the envoy of the inspector, invaded the national treasury and swallowed up millions of people's wealth! Not only the frightening of the view, but also the history books, the future generations will not be frightened! If you use the law of Taizu, although the two of you have a hundred bodies, you would rather be innocent than peeling the skin and pulling the grass! Reading this, Zhao Zhenji deliberately stopped and looked at the two.

Yang Jinshui and the four brocade guards also stood there solemnly and looked at the two.

Although He Maocai's body was strong, it seemed that his hands had a lot of effort to support his body and kneel there, and the sweat dripped to the ground like rain.

Zheng Michang was tougher than He Mao at this time, raised his head awkwardly, and looked at Yang Jinshui with his eyes.

Yang Jinshui rolled his gaze up.

Zhao Zhenji then read out: "I inherit the ancestors, I always have the idea of curing by doing nothing, and I can't bear to hurt my whole life, what is the crime of the two of Nair?" He immediately dismissed Zheng Michang and He Maocai from all their positions, and ordered Zhao Zhenji to serve as the governor of Zhejiang and the deputy capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. If you still have a trace of conscience, you should confess your sins completely and hand over all the money you have embezzled. God may be able to give you a glimmer of life! Chin this. ”

The two men were still lying on the ground. There was silence in the room.

"Zheng Michang, He Maocai!" Zhao Zhenji shouted.

The two of them shook violently.

Zhao Zhenji: "Command!" ”

He Maocai really couldn't open his mouth, but Zheng Michang didn't want to open it, and it was silent again.

Zhao Zhenji sneered: "Someone! ”

The chains had been prepared a long time ago, and the four soldiers walked in with them.

Zhao Zhenji: "Locked!" Escorted to the Yamen Prison of the Priest! ”

Immediately, two against one, first put the ring of the chain off his head, tightened a copper lock, and then cuffed the iron cuffs at the end of the chain to the hands of the two, and then stuck another copper lock.

"Let's go!" The four pro-soldiers shouted at the same time.

He Maocai immediately stood up, and Zheng Michang was still kneeling there and did not get up.

Yang Jinshui spoke: "Hold him." ”

"Don't carry it, I'll go myself." Zheng Michang stood up with the chain and looked at Yang Jinshui, "Father-in-law Yang, don't forget, Shen Yishi has handed over four million pieces of silk in the past twenty years. Even if the two of us pass it on to our children and grandchildren for 10,000 generations, we won't be able to wear so much! ”

"Take it away!" This time it was Yang Jinshui who drank angrily.

The four pro-soldiers immediately dealt with one by two, grabbed the arms of Zheng Michang and He Maocai, and pulled them half-and-half-dragged towards the door.

Walking to the door, He Maocai suddenly came to his senses and struggled to lie there, turned around and shouted: "Wronged!" ”

"Let's go!" The four pro-soldiers knocked them down and dragged them out.

Zhao Zhenji said to Yang Jinshui and the four brocade guards: "Hai Rui and Wang Yongji will not be able to come until tomorrow night at the earliest." There are also a few criminals who must be arrested immediately tonight! ”