"What, Hai Rui!"

After listening to the candidates recommended by Zhang Juzheng, everyone was immediately shocked, and immediately lost their voices.

Facing everyone's puzzled gaze, Zhang Juzheng turned to explain: "Previously, Cao Feng, the governor of Shandong, mentioned in his note that the local government had also sent officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Sect many times, but nothing was found. ”

"Therefore, it can be concluded that in the local government, there must be the eyeliner of the White Lotus Sect!" 、

"Previously, the candidates proposed by Yan Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao were too obvious, and it was easy to startle the snake, and Hai Rui was from the Inspectorate, so it was understandable to go down to investigate the case."

"Besides, not long ago, didn't Hai Rui already prove his ability?"

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's explanation, everyone also recalled that not long ago, Hai Rui, as the minister of the Imperial Mission, was sent to Henan to investigate the case of grain theft, and it took less than a week to find out the facts of the case.

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's explanation, Gao Gong on the side couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "That's right, this Hai Rui is a usable material, what do you think?" ”

As soon as Gao Gong's words fell, Yan Song and Xu Jie's eyes met in mid-air for a moment, and then they moved away.

For them, as long as this errand does not fall into the hands of the other party, it is acceptable, not to mention that the reason put forward by Zhang Juzheng is indeed impeccable.

After a while, I saw Yan Song retract his gaze and ask Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that this Hai Rui is the best candidate!"

After Yan Song, Xu Jie also followed closely with his words.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen also recommended Hai Rui to go to Shandong to investigate the situation of the White Lotus Sect!"

Rao is Jiajing, and he didn't expect that Yan Song and Xu Jie, who were fighting for life and death not long ago, had to fight for life and death, and they actually changed their positions so quickly.

When Jiajing heard this, after thinking for a while, he immediately commanded.

"Well, since Elder Yan Ge and Elder Xu Ge both recommend this Hai Rui, then I will agree!"

"Let this Hai Rui go to Shandong to investigate the matter of the White Lotus Sect!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Lu Fang on the side, and immediately commanded.

"Lu Fang, you immediately send someone to the Inspectorate and call Hai Rui here!"

When Lu Fang heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

……

At this moment, the Inspectorate was on duty, and Hai Rui, as usual, was dealing with the impeachment note sent to the Inspectorate.

Just as Hai Rui put aside the impeachment recital that had been handled in his hand, his colleague on the side spoke.

"By the way, Lord Hai, why haven't you seen Tang Shunzhi recently, where has he gone?"

When Hai Rui heard this, his hand kept moving, and he immediately explained.

"He, not long ago, His Majesty asked him to be in charge of compiling arithmetic books, and he shouldn't be coming over for a while!"

The colleague was also relieved after getting a definite answer from Hai Rui, and immediately complained.

"Alas, but in this way, the burden on your body is a lot heavier!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he picked up a copy of the impeachment note and responded.

"It's okay, it's just doing things for Your Majesty!"

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps from outside the door, and I saw a Xu official hurriedly entering the duty room of the Inspectorate, followed by a eunuch.

After seeing Hai Rui's figure, the official couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped forward to report to Hai Rui.

"My lord, this father-in-law said that he was looking for you for something!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he had to put down the unfinished music in his hand, came to the eunuch's side, arched his hand, and said in a deep voice.

"Dare to ask my father-in-law what is the matter with this official?"

Seeing this, a smile also appeared on the eunuch's face, and he immediately spoke: "You are Hai Rui, Your Majesty asked you to go over immediately, saying that there is something extremely important!" ”

Hearing this, Hai Rui nodded imperceptibly, and immediately responded.

"There is Gonggong Lao, this official will go!"

After this, Hai Rui did not hesitate at all, and immediately followed the eunuch and embarked on the road to the Qianqing Palace.

After Hai Rui left, everyone in the room couldn't help but start whispering.

"Hey, did you see it, it was Gonggong Jia just now, I haven't seen him laugh for so long!"

"Nonsense, what kind of person is Hai Rui, not to mention the favor of His Majesty, the backstage is amazing!"

"Shhh, be quiet, don't let others hear it, didn't Hai Rui say before that he has nothing to do with the Yan family?"

"It's so stupid, you believe what people say, look at Hai Rui's treatment, it looks like there is no backstage?"

"That's right, our brothers have to stay in this inspectorate for the rest of their lives, but what about people, this is just the starting point of others, and Hai Rui will become our top boss in the future.

……

When Hai Rui stepped into the Qianqing Palace, he suddenly found that all five members of the cabinet were present, and when they saw him coming, they all looked at him.

Hai Rui didn't panic about this, just looked at the figure sitting on the dragon chair, knelt on the ground, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Weichen Hai Rui knocks on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

When Jiajing heard this, after looking Hai Rui up and down, he withdrew his gaze, waved his hand, and immediately commanded.

"Well, get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's permission, Hai Rui got up from the ground.

And Jiajing didn't mean to go around in circles, but turned his gaze to Hai Rui and said in a deep voice.

"Hai Rui, Zhang Juzheng recommended you to me, would you like to go to Shandong to investigate the local White Lotus Sect?"

When Hai Rui heard this, a little doubt appeared on his face, and he asked subconsciously.

"White Lotus Sect?"

Jiajing nodded, and then continued to explain: "Not long ago, Cao Feng, the governor of Shandong, sent a note, saying that the local White Lotus Sect is extremely rampant, with many believers, and it is conservatively estimated that it has reached thousands of people! ”

"The local government has sent officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress many times, but nothing has been found, in order not to startle the snake, I sent you to Shandong, in the name of investigating the case, secretly investigate the local White Lotus Sect, and when the time is ripe, I will dispatch the local guards to wipe out the White Lotus Sect!"

"Hai Rui, would you like to take this errand?"

When Hai Rui heard this, after thinking for a moment, his eyes were full of determination, and he immediately said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to go to Shandong to investigate the situation of the White Lotus Sect!"

"In addition, Weichen has another request, and I hope Your Majesty will allow it!"

When Jiajing heard this, a look of curiosity couldn't help but appear on his face, and he immediately spoke.

"Say, as long as I can do it, I will promise you!"

After getting Jiajing's assurance, Hai Rui breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked Jiajing.

"Wechen implores Your Majesty to be able to hand over all the power to decide the case to Wechen, and in addition, we need local officials to do their best to cooperate with Wechen!"

Hai Rui's request was so simple that Jiajing felt a little surprised, and immediately, he agreed to Hai Rui's request without any consideration: "Well, I promised you what you said, and I will let the cabinet repair a letter later, and let Cao Feng, the governor of Shandong, do his best to cooperate with you!" ”

"In addition, you also have the right to mobilize the guards of the guard to come to your aid!"

When Hai Rui heard this, a look of gratitude appeared on his face, and he bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Seeing that the matter had come to an end temporarily, Jiajing waved his hand and immediately issued an eviction order: "Since the matter has been decided, then what should you do!" ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately responded respectfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Jiajing said this, as if he suddenly remembered, he turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and immediately instructed: "Don't be too anxious, it's not too late to be ready to set off!" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, his face showed a look of gratitude, and he immediately said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "This Hai Rui is a saint!" ”

Immediately, after everyone saluted Jiajing respectfully, they immediately left the Qianqing Palace one after another.

As soon as he came out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Juzheng was stopped by Hai Rui's words: "Lord Shangshu, please stay!" ”

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he immediately paused, turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and after looking Hai Rui up and down, he immediately asked: "What, do you have anything to do with this official?" ”

Seeing this, Hai Rui's face suddenly showed gratitude, and he arched his hand to Zhang Juzheng and said respectfully.

"Thank you Lord Shangshu for your support, the lower officials are grateful!"

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and responded with a smile: "You don't need to think about it, this official recommended you to His Majesty, just because this matter is handled by you, which is the most appropriate!" ”

Hai Rui saw Zhang Juzheng tell what he was thinking at a glance, and he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart: "Hey, what a keen intuition!" ”

After this, I saw Zhang Juzheng withdraw his gaze from Hai Rui's body, and immediately said: "Do you have anything else, if it's okay, this official is leaving!" ”

As soon as Zhang Juzheng's words fell, Hai Rui hurriedly came back to his senses, arched his hand, and said respectfully: "Lord Shangshu, please!" ”

After this, Zhang Juzheng nodded imperceptibly, and then turned to leave.

In fact, the reason why Zhang Juzheng recommended Hai Rui was also his own selfishness, and now, among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, most of them are either people from the Qingliu side or people from the Yan Party.

And there are only a handful of people like Hai Rui who are quite capable, but have never stood in line, and Zhang Juzheng plans to take this opportunity to take him under his command and accumulate a team for future reforms.

……

Soon, the news that Zhang Juzheng and Yan Shifan officially joined the cabinet, under the impetus of well-intentioned people, quickly spread, causing shock to the government and the opposition.

At this moment, in the duty room of the Inspectorate, I saw an official running in in a hurry, ignoring the puzzled eyes of his colleagues, and immediately lowered his voice.

"Hey, have you heard, Zhang Juzheng and Xiao Ge Lao have officially entered the cabinet!"

As soon as these words came out, they instantly attracted the attention of most of the people at the scene, and when everyone saw this, they had no intention of dealing with the affairs in their hands anymore, and hurriedly asked the people who came.

"When, how come I don't know?"

"Just now, I heard that the cabinet seems to have issued a notice!"

"Hey, it's really terrifying, the Yan family is a family, and there are actually two people who have entered the cabinet!"

"Yes, who told people to have a good father who is the head of the cabinet!"

"Dare to say this, you don't want to die?"

At this moment, I saw Zhao Zhenji walking in with his hands behind his back, seeing this situation, his face suddenly became extremely cold, and after glancing around, he immediately said coldly.

"What are you guys doing, it's time to do it!"

Seeing Zhao Zhenji's arrival, those officials hurriedly stopped the exchange and immediately began to pretend to deal with the affairs in their hands, while the previous official who brought the news to everyone held his breath and did not dare to move, for fear of attracting Zhao Zhenji's attention.

But it backfired, Zhao Zhenji's eyes finally fell on him, and just when he thought that the next reprimand would be inevitable, he only heard Zhao Zhenji's doubtful voice ringing in his ears.

"By the way, what are you just discussing, how did this official vaguely hear such a good father?"

As soon as Zhao Zhenji's words fell, many officials in the room were silent, and no one dared to talk.

Seeing this, the official immediately gritted his teeth and explained to Zhao Zhenji: "My lord, you heard it wrong, we were just discussing the news that Zhang Juzheng and Xiao Ge Lao have officially joined the cabinet!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he immediately asked, "When did this happen, why didn't the official know?" ”

When the official heard this, he immediately plucked up his courage and told Zhao Zhenji the ins and outs: "My lord, here's how it ......."

After listening to this official's account, Zhao Zhenji reacted and said secretly: "I see, this is the news just announced by the cabinet, no wonder this official doesn't know!" ”

"Right now, Yan Shifan has also entered the cabinet, so that his Yan family can be said to be more prominent!"

"Alas, when will I, Zhao Zhenji, also be able to enter the cabinet!"

After sighing, I saw Zhao Zhenji come back to his senses, and after looking around, he immediately commanded.

"You all do a good job for the official, if something goes wrong, the official can't spare you, understand?"

Seeing that Zhao Zhenji did not intend to pursue the matter, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on everyone's faces, and they hurriedly responded.

"Yes, my lord, we must be honest and live up to your trust!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhenji nodded imperceptibly, and then turned around with his hands behind his back.

On the way back, Zhao Zhenji happened to meet Hai Rui who was returning to the Inspectorate, and seeing Hai Rui's hurried expression, Zhao Zhenji immediately stopped him.

"Hai Rui, what are you doing in such a hurry, is something wrong?"

When Hai Rui heard this, he paused abruptly and reported to Zhao Zhenji.

"My lord, I can't hide it, Your Majesty asked me to go to Shandong next to secretly investigate the White Lotus Sect in the name of investigating the case!"

"What, White Lotus Sect!"

(End of chapter)