Chapter 286 [The Six Classics Note Me]! start up!
Hearing this result, Hai Rui's face darkened.
He knew that his boss, Ma Ningyuan, was a man who was eager for quick success, but he didn't expect that his heart would become this dark.
Destroy embankments and flood fields?
Is this something that humans can do?
Hai Rui instinctively prepared to block the county government office and block the news, but Su Ze suddenly said:
"Teacher, I think this matter should be told to the people of Chun'an."
Hai Rui looked at Su Ze in surprise and said, "'The people can make Therefore, it cannot be known. How can this matter be told to the people of Chun'an? What will happen if it leads to civil unrest?" Sure enough, the
current Hai Rui is not the Hai Rui who will appear in "Public Security Shu" in the future. At this time Hai Rui still had illusions about the imperial court.
Even Hai Rui, who later appeared in "Public Security Shu", had illusions about the emperor, thinking that he could wake up the emperor with a memorial. As long as Jiajing could work as hard as he did when he first took the throne, the Ming Dynasty would get better.
Su Ze would also think that Hai Rui was naive and foolish, but how many officials in the entire Ming Dynasty were there like Hai Rui who really cared about the people?
Just loving the people is enough for Hai Rui to rank among the moral models of feudal society for thousands of years.
Su Ze said righteously: "Although not all people have read books, they know best the good and evil people's hearts. If Magistrate Ma did such a thing, and we helped conceal it, this does not mean that we have become his accomplices." ?"
"Confucius said: 'The people can follow it, but cannot understand it'. It is not that Confucius advocated the art of fooling the people! But the Master also lamented the difficulty of opening up the people's wisdom! It is difficult to let the people understand the way of the sages." "The Doctrine of the Mean
. It is said that the people's nature is all good, so it can be understood. The people's nature is not all clear, and there are those who are wiser than others in the middle, so there are some who cannot be understood." [Notes on the Six Classics
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When it came to Su Ze's favorite debate session, after Su Ze's passive skill was activated, even Hai Rui felt that his disciple's aura was different.
Su Ze said to Hai Rui: "In the era when Confucius traveled around the world, not a single person could read and write, and education was monopolized by ministers. That's why Confucius established a private school to spread Confucian scholarship. It makes the people wise."
"But it's different now. When my disciples are in the south of the Yangtze River, traders and footmen can also read. Ordinary people can also buy books and read them. There are ordinary people discussing court affairs in restaurants and teahouses." "In the pre-Qin period, books were everywhere
. If you want to record it on bamboo slips, you will already be a top scholar if you have learned a lot." "
Today, books are printed on white paper, and many people are rushing to buy newspapers published by disciples." "
So I say that the people's wisdom has already reached its peak. Open it so that people can know it!"
"Not only must the people know it, but we must also let the people know it and be free!"
Su Ze said to Hai Rui: "Teacher, today Ma Ningyuan destroyed the embankment and flooded the fields, and tomorrow the court will have it. Others come to push for the conversion of rice to mulberry. Today you have taken over the prefect. Tomorrow the chief envoy and the governor-
general have come. How can you resist?” , what will happen to the people in other counties in Hangzhou Prefecture? What will happen to the people in Zhejiang in the future?"
Speaking of the people, Hai Rui immediately softened. He looked at Su Ze and said, "What do you think we should do?"
Su Ze said lightly: " The people of Chun'an naturally have to protect their own fields."
Hai Rui was stunned after hearing Su Ze's words.
He has been in Chun'an County for two years and has had two bosses. He knows the officialdom of Zhejiang very well.
Asking for bribes, making money, and nepotism are all normal operations.
These officials are trying to climb up the ladder for themselves and never regard ordinary people as human beings.
In order to implement the change of rice to mulberry, Ma Ningyuan was able to be so crazy.
Hai Rui was also a little confused. Is it really because the traitors were in power that the court became like this?
Just when Hai Rui was confused, Su Ze called Qi Da and asked him to tell Chun'an's team coach about the results of today's interrogation, and gave him some words of advice in his ear.
Qi Da clasped his fists at Su Ze and nodded, then walked out of the county government office despite the drizzle.
. . .
In Hangzhou Prefecture, the rain today was a little lighter than yesterday. Magistrate Ma, who had just put on his official uniform and was getting ready for work, heard the "good" news from the government officials.
Several dykes under Hangzhou Prefecture broke down one after another, flooding a lot of farmland!
Hearing the news, Magistrate Ma couldn't help but be overjoyed. He immediately sent someone to carry the sedan chair and went to inspect the flooded farmland.
But when Magistrate Ma left the government office gate, there was a commotion outside. Ma Ningyuan frowned and asked,
"What's the noise?"
The clerks on the left and right looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally sent the government servants outside. Inquire for information.
After a while, a yamen servant ran in in panic and said to Ma Ningyuan:
"Master Fu Zun! It's not good! It's not good!"
"Why are you panicking?" Ma Ningyuan paid the most attention to rules when he was in charge of the yamen. Seeing his subordinates like this I was a little angry all at once.
The yamen servant breathed a sigh of relief and then said: "The people of Chun'an surrounded the yamen, saying that the prefect ordered the thugs to destroy the dikes and flood the fields!" "What
!"
Ma Ningyuan couldn't care less about his dignity now. He quickly asked: "How is that possible!"
The yamen servant continued:
"This group of unscrupulous people said they were instigated by your secret friend Master Shao, and now they have surrounded the government office!" "Go
quickly and call Master Shao to protect you!"
Ma Ningyuan paced back and forth in the lobby, waving his arms and shouting: "Rebellion! These thugs have rebelled!"
"Quickly mobilize the government officials in the mansion!"
Ma Ningyuan felt a sense of fear for no reason.
As an official, he has always regarded these ordinary people as insignificant.
These common people, who were facing the loess and with their backs to the sky, knelt down in confusion when they saw him.
In fact, Ma Ningyuan rarely sees the people. What he sees is just the numbers on the household tax books, and the number of people affected after disasters.
Ma Ningyuan led the government servants out of the gate of the government office. Only then did he see the huge crowd surrounding the government office.
Each of these people stared at Ma Ningyuan. All of them were unarmed and looked at Ma Ningyuan with cold eyes.
At this time, I don’t know who took the lead in shouting, “Ma Ningyuan destroyed the embankment and flooded the fields.” The common people also raised their hands and followed suit.
The effect of one person shouting is completely different from that of a hundred or a thousand people. When these people shouted in unison, "Ma Ningyuan destroyed the embankment and flooded the fields", the sound almost shook the government office.
The dignified Hangzhou prefect finally felt fear.
These people, who he usually looked down upon, like a piece of grass, gathered together and turned into a terrible flash flood, and now they have rushed in front of him.
Ma Ningyuan coughed twice, preparing to use his official power to scare away these people. But before he could speak, he saw a familiar figure being tied up and pushed out of the crowd.
It is his secret friend Master Shao!
Ma Ningyuan's head buzzed and he couldn't say anything else.
Master Shao was tied up with a bandage and his mouth was stuffed with cloth. He looked at Magistrate Ma with a pleading look, like a fish that was about to die of thirst.
He originally lived in the magistrate's yamen mansion. Yesterday, a village party suddenly came to his door and invited him to hangzhou city to drink wine.
Master Shao had no doubt that he was there, but who knew that he was put in a sack as soon as he left the government office.
Immediately afterwards, those rogues hired by Master Shao to destroy embankments and flood fields in Chun'an County were also pushed in front of Ma Ningyuan.
Ma Ningyuan was completely panicked. He only heard a farmer in bunt walking out of the crowd. It was Qi Da whom Ma Ningyuan had seen last time.
"Prefect Ma destroyed embankments and flooded the fields! We are going to ask for an explanation!"
"Ask for an explanation!"
After saying this, the group of people gave up surrounding the government office and headed towards the Zhejiang Governor's Office in Hangzhou City.
Ma Ningyuan suddenly collapsed on the ground, knowing that everything was over.
The people of Chun'an surrounded the governor's office of Zhejiang Province. Hu Zongxian, who was inspecting outside Hangzhou, received the news and rushed back to Hangzhou city overnight.
By the time he hurried back, the news that Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, had ordered his men to destroy embankments and flood fields had spread throughout Hangzhou city.
Hu Zongxian already knew something was wrong. When he returned to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion, he was even more shocked when he saw the vast crowd of people.
The Japanese pirates have just been put down this year, and if there is civil unrest, then I, the governor of Zhejiang Province, will definitely be reprimanded by the court.
Hu Zongxian was also very decisive. He first sent people to invite troops to garrison outside Hangzhou and asked the troops to disperse the people who surrounded the governor's office in Zhejiang Province.
Then they sent people to the Hangzhou magistrate's office to arrest Ma Ningyuan with great fanfare.
After such an operation, the people who gathered in front of the Zhejiang Governor's Office dispersed.
Hu Zongxian did not return to the governor's office, but stayed in the camp of the New Army in Hangzhou.
Looking at Ma Ningyuan, Hu Zongxian didn't even have the strength to curse.
Ma Ningyuan was promoted by him. I thought he was capable of doing things, but I didn't expect him to be so stupid!
He ordered his men to destroy embankments and flood fields, and was caught by the people to testify against him.
Hu Zongxian had a headache. As long as Qingliu got the news, he would definitely impeach Ma Ningyuan like crazy.
Ma Ningyuan hugged Hu Zongxian's leg and said: "Hu Butang, save me!"
Hu Zongxian kicked Ma Ningyuan away: "You come to beg me now? Why don't you ask Mr. Xiaoge to save you?" "
I have interviewed you many times. I asked you not to be too hasty in converting rice into mulberry. How did you do it? Destroy embankments and flood the fields? Fortunately, only a few small river dams have burst." "If there is a flood in
Hangzhou, you and I will never give up. It's my fault!"
Just as Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he heard a rumble outside and a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, lighting up the entire night sky.
Immediately afterwards, raindrops as big as beans fell from the sky, hitting the roof of the military camp with crackling sounds.
Hu Zongxian hurriedly ran to the camp and looked at the pouring rain. The rainwater flowed from his meticulously combed hair into his eyes. Hu Zongxian raised his head, and the rainwater fell from the corners of his eyes.
Ma Ningyuan fainted when he heard the sound of rain.
In the 40th year of Jiajing reign, on March 3, there was a heavy rain in Hangzhou Prefecture.
Su Ze braved the heavy rain and ran all night on river embankments in Hangzhou Prefecture to organize people to fight against the flood.
However, these water conservancy facilities were either in disrepair or were damaged by Ma Ningyuan's men. In addition, the heavy rain this time exceeded previous years.
Su Ze worked day and night on the dams to direct flood control, but still failed to prevent several dams from breaking.
Su Ze also didn't expect that it was originally just a natural disaster, but with the blessing of man-made disaster, it turned into this situation.
A dam broke in Lin'an County and thousands of acres of farmland were flooded.
But in the counties under Hangzhou Prefecture, except for Chun'an County under Hai Rui, who under the leadership of Hai Rui reinforced the dams and transferred the people to organize flood discharges, the magistrates of several other counties simply lay down and did nothing at all.
When the heavy rain passed, three counties under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture were flooded, with up to 80,000 acres of affected land.
When the rain cleared and the sky cleared, Su Ze looked at the originally prosperous people of Hangzhou lying on the muddy ground, holding the seedlings washed away by the flood and crying bitterly. Hai Rui and Su Ze stood on the edge of the field, also I couldn't help but cry.
"Teacher, how much shortfall is there in Chun'an's treasury for disaster relief food?"
Su Ze asked Hai Rui.
Hai Rui shook his head and said, "It's not a matter of lack of food for disaster relief. This year's spring plowing has been unable to replant, and this year's autumn grain harvest will definitely not be harvested." Su Ze also sighed and said, "The imperial court's plan to change rice
to Sang will not give up so easily."
Hai Rui looked at the people affected by the disaster and said, "Now we can only take one step at a time. If Rulin can get food, please transport more to Zhejiang."
Su Ze nodded heavily and said. : "This is of course obligatory!"
On March 4, news came out in Hangzhou that Hu Zongxian had jailed Ma Ningyuan, the former governor of Hangzhou, and removed all of Ma Ningyuan's positions with the authority of the governor, and sent him to the capital for trial.
When word of what Ma Ningyuan had done reached Nanjing, the officialdom was agitated. Nanjing's six key officials wrote letters to impeach Hu Zongxian and Ma Ningyuan, and a political struggle began again in the southeast region.
Hu Zongxian did not let go of the Chun'an people who besieged the government. He sent soldiers to arrest Qi Da and others who took the lead in besieging the government.
However, by the time these soldiers arrived, Qi Da's family had already disappeared, and several common people who took the lead in making trouble were all "missing".
On March 10, Zhao Zhenji, a famous Qingliu scholar who had finished serving in Dingyou, took office as the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs and took over the two powers of grain storage and water transportation managed by the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs from Fang Wanghai.
Since Fang Bu, the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing has not only not set up a minister, but also no longer has a right minister.
Zhao Zhenji was originally a well-known spiritual scholar. When he was an official, he surpassed Yan Song and was very prestigious in the court.
He was admitted to the imperial examination earlier than Fang Wanghai, and was Fang Wanghai's senior in the examination room. He rushed to Nanjing's Ministry of Revenue and soon took over power from Fang Wanghai.
Hu Zongxian wrote to the court, requesting Southern Zhili to allocate grain for disaster relief. After Zhao Zhenji took office as the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, the first thing he did was to refuse to allocate grain to Zhejiang. The reason was that there was a major disaster in the north this year, and the court had decided to transport the grain reserves from South Zhili to Zhejiang first. North.
Hu Zongxian knew that he could not get food in southern Zhili. He wrote directly to the court about the flood in Hangzhou and requested a suspension of the implementation of converting rice into mulberry in Zhejiang.
(End of chapter)