After a long journey of more than ten days, Hai Rui finally returned to the capital by boat through the Grand Canal.

As soon as Hai Jui stepped off the boat, he heard pedestrians on the dock talking about the battle on the front line.

"Have you heard, the front line was won, and it is said that the Tatar Khan was captured alive!"

"Ah, when did it happen, how did I not know?"

"Now the news has spread all over the capital, it is said that ......"

"I don't know what this Tatar Khan looks like, whether it is the same as the rumored to have two heads and four legs......"

When Hai Rui heard this, he couldn't help but be interested, and immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Dare to ask what you guys are talking about, the front line has won?"

When the passers-by saw the official uniform Hai Rui was wearing and the guards behind him, they knew that Hai Rui's rank was not low, so they immediately became frightened and subconsciously took a step back.

However, seeing the warm smile on Hai Rui's face, the fear in the hearts of these pedestrians dissipated a lot, and immediately, one of the pedestrians was bold enough to tell Hai Rui the news of the victory on the Jizhou front.

After listening to the description of passers-by, Hai Rui was also shocked, he didn't expect that such a big thing would happen when he left the capital and rushed to Henan to investigate the case.

Immediately, after expressing his gratitude to these passers-by, Hai Rui left the pier in a sedan chair and marched towards the Forbidden City.

Next, Hai Rui also needs to follow the process and report to the emperor in person.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Hai Rui sat in a sedan chair on his way to the Forbidden City, thinking so.

……

I don't know how long time has passed, and a soft call pulls Hai Rui back to reality: "My lord, there is the Forbidden City ahead!" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately collected his thoughts, and then got out of the sedan chair.

As soon as Hai Rui got out of the sedan chair, he saw a eunuch walking towards him, with no expression on his face, looking like a routine businessman, and spoke.

"My lord, please come with me!"

"Hmm."

Hai Rui nodded, and immediately followed the eunuch's footsteps towards the east gate of the Forbidden City.

I saw the eunuch take out a voucher from his bosom, and after giving it to the forbidden army to see, they were let in.

Along the way, the eunuch and Hai Rui did not communicate much.

When you got to the place, the eunuch left in a hurry after leaving a sentence that someone would come to pick you up later.

When Hai Rui heard this, he had to wait quietly in place according to the eunuch's instructions.

After a while, I saw an old eunuch walk up and confirm to Hai Rui.

"You're the right Du Yu Shi Hairui, Lord Hai, right?"

"Well, yes, it's the official!"

Hearing this, Hai Rui withdrew his gaze from the old eunuch's body, and immediately replied in a deep voice.

After this, I saw the old eunuch sigh imperceptibly, and his tone was full of helplessness.

"Well, please come with me, my lord!"

Hai Rui didn't doubt him, and went straight to keep up with the old eunuch.

While the old eunuch was leading the way in front, he also glanced at this "unstoppable" minister from time to time with the peripheral vision of his eyes!

The reason for the incident is that when Hai Rui came to meet the emperor last time, he did not follow the established rules to give a benefit to the eunuch who was responsible for teaching etiquette.

In the beginning, this matter was only spread on a small scale, and not many people knew about it.

It wasn't until later that Hai Rui was appointed by Jiajing as the minister of the Imperial Mission, and after rushing to Henan to investigate the case, this matter spread more and more widely, and in the end, the eunuchs of the entire Forbidden City knew that there was such a "dime-not" minister.

In this way, the old eunuch stopped after taking Hai Rui not far from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"My lord, there is the Heart Cultivation Hall in front of you!"

"Well, there's Grandpa Lao."

When Hai Rui heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand to the old eunuch and said respectfully.

After this, the eunuch who was in charge of teaching etiquette soon greeted him, and when he saw Hai Rui's face clearly, he instantly put a mask of pain on his face.

Despite this, he still stubbornly repeated to Hai Rui the etiquette that needed to be paid attention to.

"When you see Your Majesty later, you can't do anything that violates the rules, whatever Your Majesty asks, you can answer, don't answer randomly, and you can't break the rules......"

As before, Hai Rui only listened to the beginning, and he was not interested in continuing to listen.

And the eunuch, who was in charge of teaching etiquette full-time, saw that he couldn't get any benefits from Hai Rui, so he simply became perfunctory.

In this way, both sides, one speaks casually, the other listens carelessly, and the main thing is a companionship.

In this process, Hai Rui also made two noises from time to time to show the eunuch who was in charge of teaching etiquette that he was really listening.

At the moment when the specific rules were explained, Hai Rui and the eunuch who was in charge of teaching etiquette all breathed a sigh of relief.

"There is Father-in-law Lao!"

After Hai Rui bowed his hand to the eunuch who was in charge of teaching etiquette, he did not hesitate too much and stepped straight on the steps of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Although the eunuch in charge of teaching etiquette had already done a good job of psychological construction before this, when it really happened, he still couldn't accept it, only to see him look at Hai Rui's back and read it in pieces.

"Even if it's a symbolic point, a penny is acceptable!"

However, Hai Rui was destined not to hear his fragments.

After a while, I heard a shrill voice sound: "Xuan Hai Rui is here!" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he entered the Heart Nourishing Hall with a steady pace.

As soon as he entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', turned his gaze to the figure sitting on the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice.

"Weichen Hai Rui, knock to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

When Jiajing heard this, he withdrew his gaze from Hai Rui's body and immediately commanded.

"Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he got up from the ground.

And not long after Hai Rui got up, Jiajing's voice sounded in his ears.

"Well, Hai Rui, it seems that I didn't use the wrong person!"

"You did a good job in this matter, it only took less than a week to find out the case!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately reined in his thoughts and hurriedly said modestly: "All this is due to Your Majesty's wise leadership!" ”

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he took out the song from his arms at the right time, held it high above his head, and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, here is the ins and outs of the entire case recorded by Wei Chen, please check it out to Your Majesty!"

As soon as Hai Rui's words fell, Lu Fang, who had been waiting beside Jiajing, stepped forward, took the song from Hai Rui's hand, and handed it to Jiajing.

Jiajing took the note, and after skimming through the above contents, he put it on the bookcase, and then spoke.

"Well, I already know the reason for the incident, and Henan Governor Pan Xian and others were also escorted to Caishikou for execution by the Criminal Department not long ago, after verifying the charges!"

"As for the 5,620,000 taels of stolen silver, it has already been filled into the treasury."

"I want to reward you!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, after thinking for a moment, he immediately spoke.

"That's right, Hai Rui, you're now the right capital of the imperial history, right?"

When Hai Rui heard this, he forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and spoke.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Jiajing got the exact answer from Hai Rui, he also followed up.

"In this way, you will be one level higher in the original rank, and then you will serve as the left deputy capital envoy!"

"This period of time, I have also worked hard for you, after a while, I will give you a few days off, you go back to rest for a while, and reunite with your wife and children."

When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground with a 'plop', a look of gratitude appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice.

"Thank you for your majesty's grace, and dare to resign your efforts to relieve your worries?"

"Well, what a good one dares to quit his work in order to solve the king's worries, he is really my minister of the humerus of the Ming Dynasty!"

……

After the debriefing, Hai Rui was not in a hurry to go home, he wanted to take this opportunity to go to the inspectorate to meet Zhao Zhenji and thank Zhao Zhenji for his help in person.

At this time, Zhao Zhenji is quite leisurely, and recently, the court can be said to be quite calm, and he can't even see the slightest wind and waves!

In addition, coupled with the great victory at the front, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were arguing endlessly about how to deal with the Tatar Great Khan, and naturally submitted an impeachment note to the Inspectorate.

Therefore, Zhao Zhenji's daily routine has gradually become to clock in on time, and then sit and wait for the end of work.

In order to pass the boring time, Zhao Zhenji also deliberately brought a few of the most popular idle books at the moment, one of which was called "Journey to the West", which attracted Zhao Zhenji's attention at a glance.

Soon, Zhao Zhenji was attracted by the ups and downs of the plot, when the emotions in the book reached its climax, Zhao Zhenji turned back, only to find that the back was empty, only a blank piece of paper, with four big words on it: "Wait for the next volume!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji saw those four words, he was immediately furious, and he slammed the book on the bookcase with extra force.

"Damn it, every time it reaches the most critical time, it's gone, and the official won't look at it anymore!"

After his emotions calmed down, Zhao Zhenji picked up the book again and comforted himself: "That's it, let's read it again!" ”

Just when Zhao Jung-gil was immersed in the world of the book and couldn't extricate himself, there was a knock at the door.

The interest was suddenly disturbed, and I saw Zhao Zhenji frowning slightly, and after putting away the "Journey to the West", he immediately commanded.

"Come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a guard enter the room and report respectfully to Zhao Zhenji.

"Your Excellency, Hai Rui has come to visit, and he is waiting outside at the moment."

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself silently.

"Hai Rui came back from Henan so soon?"

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji come back to his senses, waved his hand, and immediately commanded.

"Well, let him in!"

"Yes, sir!"

The guards took the order and left, and after a while, they saw Hai Rui enter the room and bow to Zhao Zhenji.

"Xiaguan Hairui, I've seen adults!"

Zhao Zhenji saw Hai Rui coming, his face was full of warm smiles, and then he got up from the seat, came to Hai Rui, helped him up, and spoke.

"There's no need to salute this official, come, sit!"

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he pointed to the vacant seat on the side, and immediately spoke.

Hai Rui did not shirk and sat down in his seat.

After Hai Rui sat down, Zhao Zhenji withdrew his gaze from Hai Rui's body and immediately asked.

"Say, what's the matter with Zhao Benguan?"

When Hai Rui heard this, a grateful look appeared on his face, he got up from the seat, bowed to Zhao Zhenji quite solemnly, and said in a deep voice.

"Xiaguan came here this time to thank your Excellency for the information you sent to Xiaguan earlier!"

"Without those materials, the lower officials will not be able to quickly grasp the situation of officials in Henan, let alone investigate the case!"

At this moment, Zhao Zhenji looked at Hai Rui with a little more appreciation, and he was even a little glad that he had recommended Hai Rui to serve in the Inspectorate in the first place.

Just ask, where should I find a subordinate who can do things, is willing to stand out, and knows how to be grateful?

After a while, I saw Zhao Zhenji cough lightly twice, and then spoke.

"In the end, this official has only provided a small help!"

"Whether the case can be clarified or not, in the final analysis, still depends on you, the minister!"

When Zhao Zhenji said this, he immediately changed his words and immediately confirmed to Hai Rui.

"If this official guessed correctly, now you have been promoted to the left deputy capital of the imperial history, right?"

Hai Rui didn't mean to hide it, but nodded imperceptibly and spoke.

"Well, that's right."

Rao has made Zhao Zhenji and the sea rise and fall for many years, and it is rare to see an official who has been promoted so quickly, and not long ago he was a small Chun'an county magistrate.

After that, he has been making steady progress all the way, and now he has served as the left deputy capital of the imperial history, completing the transition from a local minor official of the seventh rank to an important member of the central government of the third grade!

"This Hai Rui is really a saint, it seems that his choice was really right!"

Zhao Zhenji looked at Hai Rui and said secretly in his heart.

Immediately, I saw Zhao Zhenji retract his gaze, and at the same time, a sense of concern appeared on his face, and he immediately spoke.

"Okay, okay, don't stay here all the time, go back and rest for a while and reunite with your family."

"There's nothing going on with the Inspectorate now, I'll send someone to inform you of anything."

"Yes, my lord, the next official will retire!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately got up from his seat, and after saluting Zhao Zhenji respectfully, he turned around and left the room.

……

Hai Rui came out of the Forbidden City, brought a few boxes of his wife's favorite pastries on the street, and then took a sedan chair and returned to his home after a long absence.

At this moment, Hai Rui's wife, Wang, is concentrating on embroidery in the room.

When she heard a knock on the door outside, she hurriedly put down the work in her hand and went to open the door herself.

With a squeak, the door opened, and a longing figure appeared in front of her.

For a long time, the thoughts that had been suppressed in the bottom of his heart surged uncontrollably, and some tears appeared in Wang's eyes, and in the end, a thousand words converged into one sentence.

"You're back?"

"Well, I'm back."

(End of chapter)