Chapter 319: Sending Hai Rui to Xu Jie
The conference follows the process.

The small meeting makes the decision.

This is a very classic power characteristic of this dynasty.

The emperor would often make important decisions only in meetings attended only by the cabinet and specially authorized officials.

Finally, Jiajing allowed Yan Shaoting to stay and participate in the discussion.

The old Taoist priest didn’t think there was a problem.

The few people in the cabinet who were scheming against each other also didn't think there was a problem.

Everyone is used to it.

On the contrary, Hai Rui was very surprised that he could enjoy the treatment of holding a small meeting when he first came to Beijing.

Looking at the back of Yan Shaoting who was walking in front of him.

Hai Rui's eyes moved.

This guest Yan probably holds a higher position and more power in the court than he imagined, and is even more favored by the emperor.

Then I can use his name and power more often in the future to do what I want to do.

Hai Rui rolled his eyes.

Following at the end, he walked into the inner hall.

Jiajing, who was walking in front, took two steps at a time and climbed up to the platform.

The old Taoist priest waved his robe gracefully, bent his knees and leaned against the table.

Lu Fang quickly moved a soft stool and placed it behind Yan Song.

He raised his head and smiled: "Sir, please sit down."

Yan Song nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Eunuch Lu."

all of these.

These are things that often happen in Wanshou Palace.

But Hai Rui was stunned by what he saw.

Is this the core of power of the Ming Dynasty?

Hai Gangfeng's thoughts kept flowing in his mind.

Suddenly, Hai Rui thought again, if Zhang Juzheng was still in the cabinet, what would the situation be like at this moment.

After moving the soft stool for Yan Song.

Lu Fang went to the side and poured a cup of tea and brought it to the Taoist priest.

Jiajing took the tea, took a sip, and then looked at the people in front of him and said, "Lv Fang, pour them a cup of tea to moisten their throats."

Lu Fang smiled and nodded: "I obey your command."

Yan Song and others bowed to express their gratitude.

There were not many people at the scene.

There were only six people: Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yuan Wei, Yan Shaoting and Hai Rui.

Lu Fang quickly poured six cups of tea and placed them on a tea tray.

It was first sent to Yan Song.

Yan Song thanked him again, then picked up one of the cups of tea, took a sip, and finally put it back on the tea tray.

Then Lu Fang sent them to other people one by one.

Finally, he arrived in front of Hai Rui.

Lü Fang smiled and looked at Hai Rui, who was visiting Wanshou Palace for the first time. "Censor Hai, please have some tea."

Hai Rui had never imagined such a proposal before the emperor.

He quickly bowed and saluted to the emperor on the platform: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the tea."

Then Hai Rui looked at Lu Fang again.

"Thank you, Eunuch Lu."

Lu Fang's expression remained unchanged, still smiling: "The hard work of the Hai Yushi is the most tiring thing, governing the local areas in the south for the master and understanding the people's sentiments."

This is actually a bit too much.

But at this time, Lu Fang could say this.

In a sense, this is what the emperor wanted him to say.

Hai Rui's eyes flickered as he respectfully picked up the teacup, drank half a cup of tea, and then carefully placed it back on the tray.

On the platform.

Jiajing watched Hai Rui drink the tea as well.

He then brushed off his robe and said, "Hai Rui."

Hai Rui was shocked, and stepped forward with his hands clasped together: "I am your humble servant!"

Jiajing smiled and waved his hand: "There is no need to be so restrained about this inner palace discussion. I just want to ask you, if there is another incident like the one in Huizhou Prefecture, will you still seize the military seal by force?"

Who would have thought.

Just when everyone thought that the incident in Huizhou Prefecture was over.

It turned out that the emperor was bringing up old matters again.

Everyone turned their heads and looked at Hai Rui, who was being reminded by the Emperor of the incident of the Huizhou Prefecture forcibly seizing the military seal.

however.

Hai Rui, however, had a smile on his face.

The fact that the emperor asked about this matter again shows that he is a responsible person.

He smiled and nodded seriously, saying, "Yes, if this happens again and I cannot get help from others, I will still do this, just to prevent chaos in the area and prevent the people from being harmed."

After asking the questions, Jiajing kept staring at Hai Rui.

He had no original plan to summon Hai Rui, but this time he had to hold a court meeting because Hai Rui himself submitted a memorial.

Then I must take a good look at this Hai Rui, whether he is just a figurehead or a truly loyal and capable minister!
"How brave!"

Jiajing's eyes widened and he shouted loudly.

He immediately patted the armrest, his eyes narrowed, "Aren't you afraid that I will really convict you for this?"

Hai Rui, however, bowed and said, "Your Majesty has appointed me to govern a region for Your Majesty. As an official, I must not forget the grace of the Holy Emperor, nor must I disappoint the people's expectations and sit back and watch the people suffer casualties as a result of turmoil and chaos.

If this happens again, I will still do the same thing to protect the lives of the people and to protect your majesty's wisdom!"

Gao Gong frowned, glanced at Hai Rui and shouted coldly: "Hai Rui! This is in front of His Majesty, how can you talk nonsense!" He was really afraid that Hai Rui would anger the emperor by talking nonsense.

Although he did not agree with Hai Rui's way of being an official, at least this man was an official who was willing to work and upright.

Even though he is a little too stubborn, it is ultimately for the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Wei also smiled and said, "Censor Hai, don't say such things carelessly again. The incident in Huizhou Prefecture only happened once, and we should act swiftly. When Censor Hai is in office in the future, even if something similar happens again, I think he will have countless ways to solve the problem."

After saying this.

Yuan Wei immediately looked up and glanced at the emperor on the platform.

I have already moved the steps out.

Now we just need to follow the trend and discuss how to arrange Hai Rui's next official position.

What kind of person is Jiajing?

He immediately spoke up.

"That's all."

"Since you are wholeheartedly serving the people, and several other ministers spoke on your behalf regarding the Huizhou Prefecture incident, I will not pursue your fault."

"The court is in need of talents right now. People like you who are poor but care about the people should be given important positions."

After saying this, Jiajing glanced at the cabinet ministers present.

Yan Song continued to sit on the stool, as if he had fallen asleep.

So Xu Jie stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, regarding the matter of Hai Rui, the Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate and the Deputy Magistrate of the Southern Zhili Governor's Office, returning to Beijing to report on his duties, we have already discussed this in the cabinet."

Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie.

"Oh?"

"Tell me, Lord Xu, what did you come up with?"

Xu Jie nodded and said, "I think Hai Rui is familiar with the law, knows criminal law, understands the people's sentiments, is honest in his official duties, and is upright and honest. He is truly a role model for officials in this dynasty.

"He had been an official in the south for a long time, first as a teacher in Nanping, Fujian, then as the magistrate of Chun'an, Zhejiang, and then as the current official.

We, the ministers, think that it would be most appropriate and suitable to promote Hai Rui to the post of Left Vice-Chief Censor of Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate in accordance with the current rectification of the civil service, and to make the best use of Hai Rui's talents."

The position of Left Vice-Censor-in-Chief of the Nanjing Censorate.

In fact, it was Xu Jie's arrangement for Hai Rui.

Yan Song, who had recently resigned from his duties to retire, naturally did not say anything about this. Gao Gong and Yuan Wei felt that this was indeed a suitable match for Hai Rui, so they also had no objections.

But in Xu Jie's view.

As long as Hai Rui was brought into Nanjing and killed in his position as the Left Vice-Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, he would never be able to achieve anything great.

On the contrary, Hai Rui, in his capacity as Censor-in-Chief, was given the additional post of Tongpan (Assistant Magistrate) of the Southern Zhili Governor's Office, which allowed him to move around and cause trouble.

But once he became the Left Vice-Censor-in-Chief of the Nanjing Censorate.

Then Hai Rui would spend more time in the yamen, sitting in the court and discussing matters.

By the time.

Those people in the south didn't even need his instructions to overwhelm Hai Rui with countless documents.

Jiajing's eyes moved around, and he was also thinking about Xu Jie's proposal.

Hai Rui liked to report on matters, so the Censorate was indeed a suitable place for him to go.

But he always felt that something was missing.

It was also when he hesitated.

Yan Shaoting stepped forward and said directly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report on the mission in the south."

A smile unexpectedly appeared on the corner of Yan Song's mouth, who was drowsy.

However, Xu Jie's eyes immediately swept towards Yan Shaoting who suddenly spoke.

Is this kid going to cause trouble again?
However, after seeing the Taoist priest's agreement, Yan Shaoting immediately spoke up: "Your Majesty, the war in the southeast to pacify the Japanese has entered a new stage. With Hu Zongxian's promotion to the Minister of War, Zhejiang is vacant. I think that the governor of Nanzhili, Zhao Zhenji, can be promoted to the governor-general of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, so as to better coordinate the affairs of the five provinces in the southeast."

To Xu Jie's surprise, Yan Shaoting was not talking about Hai Rui's assignment, but Zhao Zhenji instead.

He actually wanted to help Zhao Zhenji get promoted.

As for whether Yan Shaoting is qualified to comment on such matters?

The task of marketing the increased silk production in the southeast overseas still falls on Yan Shaoting's shoulders, in addition to the relationship between the Yan family and Hu Zongxian, as well as Hu Zongxian's current power in the five southeastern provinces.

He is fully qualified to say this.

Jiajing narrowed his eyes and looked at Yan Shaoting who suddenly turned the matter towards Zhao Zhenji.

interesting!
Yan Shaoting's mind was wandering.

In fact, Zhao Zhenji was not Xu Jie's student, but an upright and capable official, especially in border military affairs, where he made considerable achievements.

It is very appropriate to let Zhao Zhenji be the governor of Zhejiang.

At this time, Old Yan, who was lowering his head and seemed drowsy, had a deeper smile on his face.

But Yan Shaoting's gaze swept towards Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei pondered for a while and finally raised his eyebrows.

He immediately stepped forward, clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Southern Zhili Governor Zhao Zhenji has been an official for many years and is quite capable. He is also familiar with military affairs. Now that the five southeastern provinces have set a five-year strategy to quell the Japanese invasion, these officials who know military affairs are of great use. Letting Zhao Zhenji be promoted to the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Zhili can be regarded as taking over the job left by Hu Zongxian, which will allow Hu Zongxian to deal with the five provinces' pacification of the Japanese invasion more calmly."

Yuan Wei was very calm while speaking.

Before Hu Zongxian came to Beijing, he was the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang.

Now Hu Zongxian has been promoted to the Ministry of War, in charge of suppressing the Japanese pirates in the five southeastern provinces.

His previous positions as Governor-General of Zhejiang and Governor of Zhejiang have remained vacant and no one has ever filled them.

just.

Yuan Wei changed the subject at this time and said with a sigh: "However, Zhao Zhenji was promoted to Governor-General of Zhejiang and Governor of Zhejiang, so the post of Governor of Nanzhili is vacant... But Nanzhili is of great importance, and it cannot be left without someone in charge..."

Yan Shaoting immediately agreed and said, "Your Majesty, I think Hai Rui, the Censor of the Censorate, is the most suitable person to take over the vacancy left by Governor Zhao!"

After saying that.

Yan Shaoting smiled and glanced at Xu Jie casually.

Lord Xu.

I, Xiao Yan, will personally deliver Hai Rui to you and deliver it to your doorstep.

how is it?

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