(Yang Jiaofeng on the 134th article of the "Daming Dynasty 1566")
Forty years after Ming Jiajing, the anti-Wu generals led by Hu Zongxian finally launched a decisive battle against the Wukou and eliminated all the invading Wukou in one fell swoop.
As Hu Zongxian said to Qi Jiguang:
"Living by the water and grass, moving in response to the times, this is the biggest reason!"
In the end, in accordance with heavenly reason, Hu Zongxian burned Enshi Yansong's letter and announced his complete farewell to Yan Dang. When he returned home from illness, Hu Zongxian still had one last thing to do, that is, to see Hai Rui, so what mysteries did his dialogue with Hai Rui show?
Yang Jiaofeng on "Daming Dynasty 1566" No. 134: Daming Dynasty: Why did Hu Zongxian go to Chun'an to see Hai Rui before returning home after illness?
One
Hu Zongxian took a detour to see Hai Rui, in fact, there were several purposes, and his first purpose was to come to thank him, because Hu Gongzi thanked him for his affairs.
This situation is easy to understand, such as the teacher punished a student, and then notified the parents, what should the parents do?
If the parents do not have any reaction, then the feeling of giving the teacher is unhappy and dissatisfied with the teacher's behavior. In this regard, Hu Zongxian should do a little in place to avoid Hai Rui's excessive psychological burden, and directly come to his home to thank him for helping to keep his reputation.
When Hai Rui heard Hu Zongxian say this, he was really moved:
"If the ministers of my Ming Dynasty should have the same mind as the ministry, ZTE is hopeful."
Hai Rui still speaks quite sharply, mentioning "ZTE", which means that it is not happy now?
However, Hu Zongxian's focus is not on this word, but on Hai Rui's praise, in the end, both people are people who love reputation, so they are quite effective. It can also be said that there are comings and goings, Hai Rui explained the reason why he arrested Hu Gongzi, Hu Zongxian explained that he was very pleased, Hai Rui praised Hu Butang, Hu Butang gladly accepted the praise...
Hu Zongxian's second purpose was to praise Qi Dazhu, and I don't know if Hu Zongxian knew that Yan Song told the Jiajing Emperor about capturing Qi Dazhu. I always felt that bringing Qi Dazhu to Hai Rui's house was just to thank Hai Rui, and it was not so simple.
"Hu Mou's life was saved by them, and you have to bear this xie!"
Hu Zongxian first sold well, thanked Hai Rui twice, and then told him that Qi Dazhu was also kind to himself. Hu Butang was a hero of the Wu Dynasty, and Qi Dazhu saved his life, which was equivalent to telling Hai Rui that Qi Dazhu had never passed the Wu.
This also paved the way for the later plot...
Two
But in addition to Hu Zongxian's special thanks, he actually had another purpose, that is, to ask Hai Rui why he resigned?
Hai Rui did not answer Hu Zongxian immediately, but played a dumb puzzle, just like when he went to the Hu butang camp, Hu Butang read him a poem:
"Should the ministry know the "water of the waves"? ”
When Hai Rui said "the water of the waves", Hu Zongxian understood what he meant, but he did not agree, so he was in a hurry, caught up with the pain, and lay down.
So what does Harry mean by this?
Regarding the "water of the waves", in fact, when Hai Rui resigned and went home to chat with the sea mother, the original words were:
"The water of the waves is clear and can muddy me; the water of the waves is muddy, and it can muddy my feet."
The meaning of this sentence, as we have said before, can be understood as, clear water, is used to wash the crown, turbid water, only suitable for washing feet, indicating Hai Rui's plan at that time:
"A gentleman treats the world, when he encounters governance, he hides in the face of chaos."
This time in front of Hu Zongxian and mentioning the water of the waves, the intention is even more obvious, Yang Jiaofeng in the vernacular translation is:
I Hai Rui is Qing Shui, I am Qing Guan, the water of the waves is turbid water, how can the clear water of my hall be mixed in turbid water? Now that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is so dark, and I can't go along with it, what else can I do?
Regarding the understanding of this sentence, except for Hai Rui, the rest of the people do not think so, which also shows that Hai Rui is different. People always like to compare clean water to clean officials, turbid water to compare corrupt officials, in fact, whether it is clear water or turbid water, is not it still irrigating crops?
Isn't it still the water in the bottle of the Jiajing Emperor?
Three
Hu Zongxian of course understood what Hai Rui meant, and he preached that the so-called "water of the waves" was said at a specific time. At that time, it was the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Seven Kingdoms were vying for hegemony, there was no co-lord in the world, and this country was cloudy, so it chose another Qing country. But today's Ming Dynasty is a unified country, how can it be simply described as clear water and turbid water?
The old saying goes: "The saints are out, the Yellow River is clear." Confucius also came out, Mencius also came out, was the Yellow River cleared? ”
This sentence is very heavy, and it can be understood that the ideal is full, but the reality is bone. The world is not non-clean and turbid, people are not good or bad, you say that you are a clean official at every turn, and you have to resign at every turn, which is contradictory.
This sentence is also to eliminate the last mustard in Hai Rui's heart, don't artificially buckle the label, don't think that if you label the "strict party", you are all bad people!
Hai Rui actually understood that he was not struggling these days, and if he continued to be an official, he would even accept a promotion. It is equivalent to acquiescing in the imperial court's handling of the Zhejiang case, and losing his original intention of pursuing the truth and making decisions for the people. If he did not accept to be an official, he would have watched the people of Chun'an in the depths of the waters, which also lost his original intention of being the master of the people.
This problem is like the supreme treasure in "Journey to the West", if you wear a tight hoop, you can't love Zixia, if you don't wear a tight hoop, you can't save Zixia, contradiction Oh.
In the face of Hai Rui's questions, Hu Zongxian explained the most direct reason why he did not let him resign:
"Of course not for you, and I don't say big words for the sake of the people, I'm here to persuade you to stay!"
This means that persuading you to stay is not because it is good for you, nor is it good for the people, but for me Hu Zongxian, it is a good thing.
Four
This involves a psychological question, exactly what effect is called, I forget. The general meaning is that if you are told the great truth and the universal sentient beings, you may not understand it, but if you are in front of a living person, only you can save it, and you often cannot shirk it.
If Hai Rui resigns, then the people will scold Hu Zongxian, after all, you resigned from Hu Zongxian's post. Hai Rui's current reputation is Hai Qingtian, and Hai Rui resigned on the grounds of "the water of the waves", is it not to compare Hu Zongxian to turbid water?
I hope that Hai Rui will retire from illness when he sees Hu Butang, and he does not want to end up, and he has ruined his reputation.
Hai Rui actually did not want to resign, with the reason of Hu Zongxian, of course, he had to go down the donkey, but there were also two conditions:
First, can you help petition the imperial court to exempt the people of Chun'an County from paying taxes for three years?
Second, can we transfer ourselves to Jiangxi Fenyi to Renzhi County?
The first request, Hu Zongxian agreed to Hai Rui, but the second request, he did not answer, why did not answer?
Hai Rui proposed that he did not want to be Cao Zhou Zhizhou, and the reason Hu Zongxian understood was that he was not compatible with Zhao Zhenji. Then he proposed to let Hai Rui go to his hometown in Anhui to become a parent official, which showed Hu Butang's frankness, and if he had problems, he did not dare to ask Hai Rui to become an official.
And Hai Rui insisted on going to Yan Song's hometown as a county, in the final analysis, it was not willing to fail, and he wanted to go to his hometown to check yan Song's roots, the purpose was still to overthrow Yan Song.
In the face of Hu Zongxian's doubts, Hai Rui provoked a sentence:
"Is it difficult for the ministry?"
Hu Zongxian's face immediately changed, and he said for half a day, you Hai Rui still don't believe me?
Hai Rui also gave his own reasons, in addition to his own purposes, this move can also prove to the people of the world that Hu Zongxian is not a private of the Yan Party, but a member of the Ming Dynasty.
Five
In the face of Hu Zongxian's refusal, Hai Rui, or that Hai Gangfeng, was direct:
"Bu Tang is still reading elder Yan Ge's kindness?"
When this sentence is spoken, it really seems that Hai Rui is a bit of that, if he really thinks of the grace of knowing, this battle will not be won at all!
"Gang Feng, you take yourself too seriously."
Hu Zongxian was indeed a little annoyed, he had heard that Hai Rui was more rigid, but he didn't expect it to be so rigid! Hai Rui is a just person, and he dares to speak and resist, but all this has prerequisites.
If it were not for the holy will of the Jiajing Emperor, the first round of trial, Hai Rui would have been doomed, and if there were no Yu Wang and others behind for the sake of strict needs, Hai Rui's last round of trial would also be doomed. It was not that Zhao Zhenji could not do it, but that the situation caused him to be unable to do it, and the identity of the Qing School also made him unable to do it.
However, it does not mean that Hu Zongxian is also afraid of him, after all, he has no scruples:
"No one can push down the people the emperor wants to use, and no one can protect the people the emperor doesn't use."
This sentence finally came to an end, which is equivalent to clearly telling Hai Rui that it is not that I Hu Zongxian still read Yan Song's grace of knowing the encounter, but the current situation, which cannot be done.
Hai Rui continued to press Hu Zongxian, is it guaranteed or not?
"I don't do anything that expires in the world, and I don't do anything against my heart."
I don't know, I thought of the example of a dog lover, Harry's behavior is similar, since you said that you are not a dog lover, then you are now slaughtering the dog in front of you?
Isn't this the will to kidnap others?
Hu Zongxian told the old man to go to Chun'an to see Hai Rui on the occasion of his return to his hometown, on the one hand, he was a rare talent, on the other hand, he thanked him, and at the same time, he was also a warning to him that the most fundamental problem in the Ming Dynasty was not the turbidity of water, but the source of the turbidity of water, that is, the Problem of the Jiajing Emperor!
In the end, Hu Zongxian left Hai Rui's house, and Hai Rui did not get Hu Zongxian's recommendation, and the two major figures of the Ming Dynasty completed the handover. Hu Zongxian faded out of the political arena, and Hai Rui's battle has pointed to the emperor...
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