Chapter 27 Chapter 11 The Truth About Hai Rui's Dismissal

Hai Rui was knocked unconscious by this blow.He was enthusiastically carrying out his grand plan, "He was about to build a foundation for thousands of years in the south of the Yangtze River", and when he was mobilizing all his energy to fight against the wealthy gentry of Yingtianfu, he did not expect that a cold arrow shot from behind lightly It took away his political life and shattered all his political dreams. Hai Rui didn't know that a person like him who didn't understand the rules of the game would only be regarded by skilled players as a special pawn to charge into battle. After playing its role, it was an inevitable fate to be abandoned.Honest officials are doomed not to enter the political mainstream, unable to guide the political course.

Hai Rui would never understand this.He was shocked at first, then confused, and finally angry. The most rigid are unyielding.Hai Rui would not tolerate any arrangements for his reputation. He wrote a letter of resignation to the emperor: "I once said that all the ministers in the world today have fallen into the disease of conformity. Although the emperor has the heart to seek treatment However, the group of officials has absolutely no intention of doing things resolutely. They constrain each other and exclude each other," and said at every turn, "those who know the current affairs are the best."Therefore, the empire is corrupted like this.As soon as he picked up the pen, the anger, grievance, and complaints in Hai Rui's chest could not help erupting, and the resignation letter became a political commentary.In this second most famous letter in Hai Jui's life, Hai Jui stated his political ideals to the emperor for the first time:

The minister still wants to use his body as an obstacle to return to the turbulent tide that has fallen; he uses his body as a symbol to open the way to restore the past. Only Hai Rui could say such words.He wants to block the raging waves of the world with the power of one person.Take yourself as the standard, and make the whole society look up to yourself, so as to restore the corruption of social morality. What "arrogance" is this!In the whole of China, only the most romantic poet Li Bai and the most naive bureaucrat Hai Rui can say such words.However, these two sentences are the key to interpreting Hai Rui's behavior throughout his life.

Without the support of such "arrogant" ideals, it is impossible to imagine that Hai Rui could endure the unbearable pressure of ordinary people and act independently until now. However, this ideal is the ideal of moths that are drawn to a flame.Those mediocre people can see the emptiness of this ideal at a glance based on their instincts, but Hai Rui, who is pure and simple, never realizes it all his life. Although he resigned and left, Hai Rui still insisted that his political measures were not wrong at all and could not be changed.He said: "I have one more word: I will listen to the voice of the people in everything I do in office, and abide by the laws established by the ancestors, which must not be changed."

He once again directed his anger at the officials, all court officials were his sworn enemies.This is the idea that has always existed in his subconscious, and today he expresses his heart directly: Please the emperor urge all the ministers not to deal with errands like before, and must rely on the emperor's heart to seek governance and handle affairs seriously.Everything is afraid of being serious, and only being serious can save today's disadvantages.Nine out of ten is true, one out of ten is not serious!Not to mention half-truths! The last paragraph of the memorial once again typically reflects Hai Rui's style: If the ministers think that what I said is wrong, then this minister must be a mediocre minister!Said: Do not listen to women.Nowadays, all the ministers and workers in the imperial court are women, and the emperor will not listen to their words!If this is the case, the empire will be lucky, and the foolish minister will be lucky!

After scolding all the ministers happily, Hai Rui hung up his crown and left.He said to his friends: "This kind of world, what a career has been done! From now on, you will go deep into the mountains and densely into the forest, and you will not be a kind of character." Facts have proved that the Taoist Hai Rui is the most individual among all the upright officials in ancient and modern times.Only he dared to insult all courtiers openly.Although the imperial court was furious, it was unable to deal with Hai Rui for a while. It just said lightly in the approval document: "This is the word, please return, which means very angry. And he is stubborn and prejudiced. He is not a person, and he is not a minister. But This official has been entrusted to Qin and used according to the old designation, there is no room for further discussion."

The courtiers whom Hai Rui called women were all smart people. They knew that they were not Hai Rui's opponents in the debate.