Chapter 26 The cold arrow behind the tenth quarter

After waking up, Xu Jie asked someone to tell Hai Rui: It is impossible for him to retreat again.Only then did he realize that Hai Rui was difficult to deal with. All political wisdom and political rules were useless to him. It seemed that there was only one way: bite the bullet and stand up, and see if Hai Rui can really take him to jail. ? Hai Rui also has its own way of doing things.He wrote a letter to Xu Jie, using his usual practice to do Xu Jie's ideological and political work.He felt that it was understandable for others to have low awareness. How could you, a senior cadre and the chief assistant, be unaware?Where have all the books of the saints been read?I don't believe that I can't enlighten you, can't awaken your conscience:

In the past, when people changed their father's politics, the gold of the seven stars disappeared in an instant.There is nothing impossible for the public to change the son with the father. And went to Xu Jie's house many times to do his work face to face.According to Hai Rui's logic, he felt that this was to save Xu Jie, and fundamentally speaking, it was for Xu Jie's benefit.In a letter to a friend, he mentioned the incident: Cunweng (Xu Jie) has suffered too much from the group of small people recently, and the amount of property is shocking, and he also takes it for himself.If you don't retreat more than half, the people's customs and dangers can be obtained and stopped!Being rich is not benevolent, and it is harmful but not beneficial, which can be a warning to others.Don't be surprised that the old man who wants to save more than half of the property has withdrawn from the property.

Hai Rui said that his approach was to make long-term plans for Xu Jie.Being rich is not benevolent, and there is no benefit for the loss. If he accumulates land in this way and corrupts morality, Xu Jie will suffer even more sooner or later. However, Xu Jie had a granite head this time, so he was unmoved.He knew that if he retreated further, his life's accumulation would be in vain.The old prime minister was really embarrassed at this time.With the support of Hai Rui, those poor people who demanded to return their land marched and demonstrated around Xu Jie's house all day long, shouting loudly, which made Xu Jie die of agony.

At that time, the unscrupulous people were all in prison uniforms and hats, and they led them in groups of fifty or sixty, and they marched along the street, shouting and shouting.As for Yuanfu (Xu Jie), there are no less than a thousand people every day.Xu Renji had nothing to do, the first was taken from the mud and dung stored in the hall, and when he saw those who came in, he would splash the dirt on it. Thousands of poor people wanted to flock to Xu's house to settle accounts. Xu Jie had no choice but to order his servants to carry a few loads of dung and put it in the hall. When people came in, they would pour them on them.Who would have thought that the former Chief Assistant would make such a bad plan today!

There was no other way, so Xu Jie had no choice but to put down his airs and make peace. However, he didn't ask Hai Rui for peace.He knew that Hai Rui was just a tool to be used by others.He sent a surrender form to Gao Gong, the chief minister of the dynasty, expressing his remorse, saying that he had completely admitted defeat in the political struggle, and that he would not gather forces to seek a comeback in the future. Gao Gong laughed.His purpose was successfully achieved.Since his opponent lost so badly, he became magnanimous.He suddenly changed his face, greeted Xu Jie with a smile, and wrote back a letter to Mrs. Xu, expressing that the previous suspicions had been cleared up, and hoped Mrs. Xu would praise him more in the future.Then, he hinted lightly that he also felt that Hai Rui had gone too far, but as the current prime minister, he couldn't take action directly.After Hai Rui built the Wusong River, his political prestige reached its apex, and the court was full of praise.However, after the order to withdraw land started, the officialdom fell silent, and the voices praising Hai Rui disappeared. Many people were already ready to take down Hai Rui, but they just didn't know Gao Gong's mind and dared not do it rashly.

Of course Xu understood these political code words at a glance.After receiving Gao Gong's instructions, he immediately used his old acquaintance to ask the censor to play Hai Rui's book.Gao Gong approved and agreed in the playbook.Hai Rui was revoked the title of governor and transferred to the governor of Nanjing grain storage.Thus, the most glorious period of Hai Rui's political career came to an end!