Chapter 309 Hai Gangfeng Arrives at the Capital He Loves

For the people in the capital.

Today, Yan Shaoting has reached the highest point of fame not only among the people, but also in official circles.

Dedicated to the people, strict in nourishing things.

Such words are no longer just sung among the common people.

When it came to opening up the sea to trade, Yan Shaoting, who almost did not take a penny and only cared about fairness, had undoubtedly won the favor of almost everyone from the moment he proposed opening up the sea.

After the merchants received the response of the word "fairness" in Yanfu Lane.

Yan Shaoting's reputation reached its peak.

With Yan Shaoting's statement, those who originally wanted to gain some benefits from the opening of the sea had to withdraw their hands that had just been half extended.

at this time.

Who would dare to think of gaining official benefits through opening the sea?

Don’t give face to guest Yan?
Or do you really think that the Prime Minister is a clay statue of Buddha in the temple?
But speaking of the Prime Minister, Lao Yantou.

Ever since Yan Song last publicly announced his resignation from the position of Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty Cabinet before the Emperor.

This old prime minister, who has controlled the cabinet for nearly twenty years, has really entered retirement mode.

Yan Song still appeared in Wenyuan Pavilion on time every day and sat in the top chair in the cabinet classroom.

I still go home at a certain time every day.

However, when he was in the cabinet, Yan Song had already begun to ignore state affairs and even refused to read memorials to the emperor.

Almost all matters were handed over to the Deputy Prime Minister Xu Jie and the cabinet ministers Gao Gong and Yuan Wei.

In this regard.

Xiyuan remained silent.

There was no news coming out of the cabinet.

On the contrary, the court maintained a highly consistent evaluation of the Prime Minister's noble character and his lack of greed for power.

As Yan Song remained silent in the cabinet for a day, the officials in the court felt that having such an old prime minister around was a good thing.

Unknowingly.

Old Yan's position as the Prime Minister was actually tending towards being the only one that could be his.

But no matter what the wind direction is in the court.

Early.

It was almost at the moment when Chaoyang Gate opened.

A horse-drawn carriage drove out of Beijing.

noon.

The fog on the river had long since dissipated.

An official ship slowly slowed down, glided with the wind for a distance, then picked up speed again and continued to sail towards the Chaoyangmen Wharf outside Beijing.

Da da da.

The sound of horse hooves was crisp and the wheels made a creaking sound as they rolled over the ground.

The two guards looked a little nervous. They looked out the window from time to time, and then looked into the carriage, where Master Hai was with his eyes closed.

The direction of the carriage was unknown.

There was only a coachman driving the carriage outside, and he did not reveal the name of any Beijing company he belonged to.

In the carriage.

Apart from the fact that Hai Rui had just returned to Beijing and was supposed to take a boat to the Chaoyangmen Pier to appear in the eyes of the capital, at this moment he was leaning on a soft pillow as if he was resting with his eyes closed.

The two guards who were sent by Zhang Juzheng to accompany him on his journey across the country remained vigilant.

Even though they were exhausted from the long journey, they did not dare to be like Master Hai at this moment, who was able to close his eyes and rest calmly.

This is the carriage of the Prime Minister's family.

Even if Master Hai has great abilities.

If they really offended the Prime Minister's family, there would be no need for the Prime Minister's family to say anything. Those sycophants in the court would be able to kill Hai Rui and these two insignificant people.

Wang Chao and Ma Han looked at each other.

There was deep uneasiness in both of their eyes.

At this moment, Hai Rui was also full of doubts.

The Yan family sent a carriage out of the city. Before he reached Chaoyangmen Wharf, they stopped him halfway on the canal and let him get on the carriage.

The only coachman, apart from revealing his identity and saying that he wished to ride in the carriage, did not say another word.

This is my first time in the capital.

But even if it was the first time, according to the carriage's route and time, we should be in the city now, not still in the wilderness.

What is the Yan family going to do?
Is it the Prime Minister's intention, or the intention of the young cabinet minister in the rumors?

Or...

The one I was very curious about was Yan Shaoting, who was heard to have been promoted by the emperor to the third-rank guest of the crown prince and had a very successful official career?
Hai Rui couldn't understand it at this moment.

As for the last time he was impeached in Huizhou Prefecture for forcibly seizing the Xin'an Guard Seal.

He has also received the news.

In the court, the deputy prime minister Xu Jie spoke out and suppressed the matter, thus eliminating future troubles.

He did not receive any accountability from the court.

It is said that the commander of the Xin'an Guard was only fined half a year's salary.

On the contrary, Huang Ningdao, the newly appointed prefect of Huizhou Prefecture, heard that he seemed to be forced to move when he received an imperial edict urging him to go to Beijing and passed through Nanjing City.

As for whether Magistrate Huang will continue to be a prefect in the future, or whether he will continue to be an official of the Ming Dynasty.

Hai Rui didn't know.

But Xu Jie spoke for himself when he forcibly seized the Xin'an Guard Seal...

He hoped that after this trip to Beijing, he could show leniency to the Xu family of Huating in Songjiang Prefecture regarding the affairs of the two prefectures of Suzhou and Songjiang?
Hai Rui couldn't help but snort in his heart.

Who does Lord Xu think Hai Gangfeng is?

Fair is fair.

A private affair is a private affair.

I will never sacrifice justice for personal reasons.

But after all, I arrived at the long-awaited capital.

This was the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

You can also see with your own eyes whether those so-called dignitaries in this city really know what the world is like today.

at last.

Hai Rui opened his eyes.

Wang Chao and Ma Han's shoulders trembled immediately, and they hurriedly asked, "Master Hai?"

Hai Rui looked at the two of them.

After spending a long time together, he developed some feelings for these two sophisticated yet simple guards.

Hai Rui smiled and said, "Still haven't entered the city yet?"

The two nodded.

Wang Chao even lifted the car curtain once again.

outside.

It was still a wilderness, with farmland on both sides of the road.

Ma Han said, "According to the route we traveled, we should have entered the city. But from what we see now, we seem to be heading northwest."

Hai Rui's eyes moved and a smile appeared on his face.

He already knew where his destination was.

Ma Han asked doubtfully, "Master Hai knows where we are going?"

Hai Rui nodded, and after a moment's thought, he said, "When we get there, I'll have to trouble you two to do the same as before."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Chao nodded heavily and said, "Master Hai, don't worry. First, check the fields, second, check the people, third, check the rice jars, first, check the old and the young, second, check the students, and third, check the outsiders."

Look three times and ask three questions.

This is what Hai Rui has been doing since he left the Suzhou Prefecture Grain Inspectorate with Wang Chao and Ma Han.

They walked along the way, looking and asking along the way.

Hai Rui smiled.

If possible, after meeting Zhang Juzheng in Beijing this time, even if it means paying a favor, if there is a chance, I will let the two of them stay by my side.

But my family is poor and I have no extra food, let alone extra money.

If you want to support these two people, it will cost a lot of money.

Thinking about some unimportant things randomly.

Hai Rui suddenly said, "See if there is any writing material here. I need to write a memorial."

Wang Chao and Ma Han looked at each other with a hint of nervousness in their eyes.

Whenever their Master Hai talks about writing a memorial, it must be a very big deal.

Even a small matter can cause a huge stir in the court!

I don’t know what kind of storm Master Hai will stir up today with the pen in his hand and the memorials he has written.

But the two of them quickly found writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone in the carriage.

Hai Rui said nothing more. He let the two of them grind the ink and then he began to write.

And in Changping.

The top of Jiashan Mountain is the highest point in Changping.

A pavilion was built here last year, from which you can overlook the entire Changping scenery.

Now it has become the most popular place for tourists from all over the world.

Just today.

The pavilion on the top of the mountain thanked the guests.

In the pavilion, only Yan Shaoting and Xu Wei stood side by side, looking towards the southeast.

Midsummer was over by then.

Another year is coming to an end.

In the farmland of Changping, many plots are already empty, waiting for the planting of winter wheat after some time.

Still others wait until autumn to harvest their crops.

The production capacity of factories in various places is gradually being released, providing Changping with a steady stream of income, while also providing Shuntian Prefecture and the capital with a steady stream of goods and commodities.

The sounds of reading in the academy have long been drowned out by the hustle and bustle of the market and food street at the foot of the mountain.

But it’s probably because I respect my teachers.

Although the academy is located in a busy city, both locals and tourists tacitly keep a distance of ten meters from the academy.

In fact, it was just that the three old teachers in the academy had bad tempers.

In addition, a certain headmaster seemed to have been influenced by the three old masters and his temper in academic research became increasingly worse.

So no one dares to go near the academy when students are in class.

In short.

Changping is now a thriving scene.

As for the promise Yan Shaoting had made in Beijing that he would let the people of Changping live a better life than the people in the capital, no one mentioned it anymore.

Because even now the lives of the people in Changping are not as good as those of the people in the capital.

But everyone knows it.

The good days for the people of Changping are yet to come!
Xu Wei looked at Changping for a while, which he had long been tired of, and then retracted his gaze and looked at Yan Shaoting beside him.

He smiled and said, "It seems that the guests are also seeing Hai Gangfeng for the first time."

Yan Shaoting nodded: "It will be the first time soon."

Xu Wei was a little puzzled: "But the guests have long praised Hai Gangfeng, whom they have never met, and even helped him repeatedly."

Yan Shaoting withdrew his gaze from the wilderness where he could not see the carriage at all, and glanced sideways at Xu Wenchang who had a puzzled look on his face.

"I'm not helping him."

"Helping him is actually helping me."

Xu Wei shook his head.

This boss is good in every way.

He always likes to say these confusing things.

According to the owner's intention.

In this case.

All can be put into one category.

Dirty talk!

Seeing Xu Wei's contemptuous look.

Yan Shaoting smiled awkwardly, and then said, "Is everyone down there ready?"

Xu Wei nodded: "Everything is ready as you said."

Got the answer I wanted.

Yan Shaoting's gaze once again extended to look at the endless wilderness.

Hai Rui is undoubtedly a unique existence in this era.

It is also a blessing of this era.

If everything I did was just because of an obsession and self-protection at the beginning.

Then Hai Rui is pure.

He simply loves this land and the people on this land.

king?

Shangguan?

Perhaps Hai Rui still has the conservative view of Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, Parents and Teachers in his heart, but if compared with the people in his eyes.

I'm afraid they will all have to rank behind.

Therefore, he would not allow others to destroy the things he loved, and he would not allow people in the court to destroy the capital he loved.

And today.

Hai Rui finally arrived at the capital city he loved.

I just don't know if Hai Rui can know.

What he loves.

Not necessarily love him.

"carriage!"

"The carriage that went to pick up Hai Rui has returned!"

suddenly.

Xu Wei's voice reached Yan Shaoting's ears.

His vision gradually became clear again.

In the distant wilderness.

The carriage was slowly turning from the official road to Changping.

Hai Rui.

He's finally here.

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