Chapter 460: Elder Xu's Defense Is Broken
"Please ask Lord Xu to give me the reward on your behalf."

In the alley of Xu's mansion, Hai Rui's words frightened the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict so much that he trembled all over and broke out in sweat.

Hai Rui, however, looked at the scene in front of him calmly, as if nothing had happened.

Xu Jie tried hard not to let his inner anger show on his face.

However, Xu Kun beside him had already flushed completely, turning purple.

In the streets and alleys, those officials of all ranks in the capital who had not left were even more stunned.

Heart-breaking!
This Hai Rui has always had a bad reputation. Today, as soon as he returned to Beijing, he blocked the door and now he made another heart-breaking statement.

Everyone knows that Hai Rui is an honest official and a stubborn person. Hai Rui said in public that Xu Jie's family had countless fertile fields and hundreds of thousands of people supported them. This was clearly a veiled attack, further confirming the fact that the Xu family in Huating, Songjiang Prefecture, occupied the people's land.

As for the so-called reward money, it is naturally a heart-breaking statement.

Xu Kun's face turned red and purple like a pig's liver. He waved his finger at Hai Rui angrily and said, "Hai Rui! You are taking advantage of me! Do you know where this place is? Do you think that by humiliating my Xu family like this, you can achieve your so-called reputation?"

Although angry.

But Xu Kun was the son of a cabinet minister and had served in the court for many years. Naturally, he knew how to deal with crises and resolve problems.

After he shouted like this, the situation could be turned into that Hai Rui was seeking fame and official reputation and using the second assistant of the current dynasty as a stepping stone.

After cursing, Xu Kun asked loudly: "Tell me! Who gave you, a minor official who just came to the capital by imperial decree, the courage to make such a fuss about the current deputy prime minister?"

As soon as these words came out.

The situation then turned into Xu Kun and the Xu family questioning whether Hai Rui's actions today were directed by someone.

In particular, Xu Kun emphasized the second assistant of the current dynasty.

Logically speaking, other people naturally don't have the courage to do so.

The only person who could have instigated Hai Rui to attack the second prime minister of the dynasty would be the first prime minister of the dynasty.

Xu Jie, who was almost vomiting blood after being bullied by Hai Rui back then, also felt relieved.

Can't solve the problem.

Then deal with the person who raised the problem, and even involve more people and make the matter worse.

The second son finally learned a lot of things that I had taught him in the past.

But will Hai Rui give in because of this?

The answer is of course obvious.

Hai Rui immediately sneered: "Lord Xu, is this what you meant by Chief Xu?"

Before Xu Jie could speak.

Hai Rui continued to say: "I am a juren and I am an official in the court. This is the grace of the emperor! My salary is taken from the people of the world! I have always served in various places according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty and have done the king's work! What I do is all because of the grace of the emperor and the people's wishes."

After finishing speaking.

Hai Rui once again looked coldly at Xu Kun, who was full of tricks in his words. "Master Xu is only a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue. How dare you keep referring to me, a fourth-rank official, as a mere official? Who gave Master Xu the courage to ignore the rules and regulations of the court and to look down on a fourth-rank official? And who could allow you to meet a superior without bowing?"

After a series of scolding and questioning, Hai Rui had already shifted his gaze to Xu Jie.

It is clear.

He was scolding his son Xu Kun in front of Xu Jie, saying that he was taking advantage of his master's power.

"How dare he?"

"How dare you say such words?"

"Is Hai Rui really going to die?"

On the streets and alleys, officials in Beijing were completely dumbfounded.

It seemed that no one in the world had dared to do such a thing as firing at the Prime Minister in person, except Hai Rui.

Even when Manchuria impeached Yan's party and Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan in the past, they had already written a memorial and submitted it to the emperor.

Only Hai Rui.

He is so fearless and... and every word he says is so reasonable that it is impossible to refute or refute him in person.

"He... this Hai Rui... he..."

"He is truly a man of God!"

"..."

Someone sighed with a dull look in his eyes.

Some people even forgot their stance and showed admiration: "Hai Rui was indeed an honest official. We investigated him at the beginning, but there was not a single mistake or omission. This Hai pen holder is truly unique in the whole court!"

"No!"

"It is the only one of its kind in the history of the Ming Dynasty!"

Some people gave it a higher rating.

But no matter what outsiders think, Xu Jie, who is in the position of the person involved, is already furious, but reason is also constantly telling him that he must stay calm at this time.

Only by staying calm and suppressing one's anger can one avoid falling into Hai Rui's trap.

Gently exhale the foul air in your chest.

Xu Jie glanced at the eunuch who was huddled beside him, and then looked at his son: "Censor Hai has been promoted, and the imperial edict has arrived at my doorstep. This is also a blessing for my family. Why don't you quickly prepare the gift money to celebrate Censor Hai's promotion today when he first returned to the capital."

"father!"

Xu Kun had been furious for a long time, and now he heard that his father was actually going to listen to Hai Rui and let their Xu family pay the reward for the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, how could he tolerate it?

Xu Jie could hold back, his brows sank: "Didn't you hear it?"

Xu Kun moved his lips twice, but in the end he could only snort coldly at Hai Rui, then turned his head with great anger to look at the housekeeper who had heard the news and was waiting at the gate of the mansion.

"Didn't you hear what the master said? Hurry up and prepare a gift for this eunuch!"

The steward immediately took action upon hearing the voice, and soon brought a tray with ten silver ingots to the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict.

But faced with such a huge amount of silver, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict dared not take it away.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Hai Rui's eyes.

If Xu Jie didn't give the reward today, he would really fall into his own trap.

It’s a pity that even though I pressed him so hard, the other party didn’t really get angry.

He could only look at the helpless eunuch who delivered the imperial edict: "You have worked hard, and you deserve this. I think even if Eunuch Lu in the palace knew about it, he would not say anything. You can take the reward money given by Lord Xu."

After hearing Hai Rui's words, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately bowed, clasped his fists, and saluted towards Hai Rui and Xu Jie, expressing his gratitude. Then he carefully took the tray with the silver ingots, and after some more speeches, he left Xufu Lane in trepidation.

And at this point.

Xu Jie finally spoke up, "The Imperial Censor Hai has returned to the capital today and has been highly valued by the Emperor. I will give out the reward money on his behalf. As the Imperial Censor Hai is a new official, he is naturally very busy, so I will not invite the Chief Censor to join me for dinner."

This means to drive someone away.

The onlookers in the distance also felt that the matter was probably over for the time being.

After all, Hai Rui has already really suppressed the Xu family today.

Just based on what he did today, it would be enough to make sure that no one in the court would dare to do anything shady to him in the future.

only!

Again.

Hai Rui is not someone that people like them can understand.

In full view.

Hai Rui actually held the imperial edict in one hand, and walked straight to the steps in front of Xu's mansion under the gaze of Xu Jie and his son and everyone else.

He stood in front of the Xu family's gate with his back to the crowd, holding the imperial edict in his hand. He looked up and took a deep look at the plaque, while he turned around and waved his official robe with his other hand.

"I am the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, the Censor of the Northern Zhili Criminal Court, and the Prefect of Shuntian, Hai Rui!"

"Question the owner of the Xu Mansion in Northern Zhili and Shuntian Prefecture."

"Can you clear out the land that the Xu family has occupied from the people over the years and return it to the people, so as to benefit the country and reassure the people?"

If Xu Jie was given another chance to make a choice, he would choose to stay in the Wenyuan Pavilion today and not leave the palace to go home.

but.

There is no medicine for regret in this world, and no thing that can turn back time.

Xufu Lane.

When the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict left with the ten silver ingots, people thought that today's farce would end like this.

Who would have thought.

Hai Rui, a man known by the name of Pen Holder, was able to raise the drama in Xufu Lane to a higher level.

Hai Rui still held the imperial edict in one hand, and pointed his other hand at his feet: "I am the inspector of the Northern Zhili Provincial Criminal Investigation Office appointed by the Emperor, and the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the Xu family is located here, and it is under the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Prefecture Office, and it is also under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhili Provincial Criminal Investigation Office!"

Hai Rui at this moment.

He was still wearing the same tattered official robe.

But now he was standing on the steps in front of Xu's house, looking extremely majestic.

Hai Rui asked coldly, "This officer is now questioning the Xu family. Do you dare not obey the orders of the local government?"

crazy!

Everyone thought that Hai Rui must be crazy.

Xu Jie, who was questioned directly by Hai Rui, felt that he was going crazy.

How could he have imagined that Hai Rui would use it immediately after receiving the imperial edict.

As Hai Rui said, the Ming Dynasty law did stipulate that residents of a place were subject to the management of the local government.

In theory, the entire city of Beijing was under the management of the Shuntian Prefecture Government and was also under the jurisdiction of Northern Zhili.

It is still theoretically that except for the imperial palace and the emperor in Beijing, which are not under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, even the royal family, princes and ministers are under the management of Shuntian Prefecture's Yamen.

Not to mention the relatively insignificant families.

just.

It's all theoretical.

After all, no one has ever dared to take action against the Shangshu, Shilang, or even the Cabinet minister in Beijing while sitting in the position of Shuntian prefect.

But Hai Rui did just that.

It just so happened that he had just received the imperial edict, and at this moment he held the edict appointing the official in his hands.

If it is said that Hai Rui blocked the door of the Xu family and held Xu Jie accountable before the imperial edict arrived, it can only be explained by the fact that he was an official of the Censorate in the court.

This is the power of the censors.

So now.

Hai Rui could truly directly manage the current officials in the Xu family.

Unless the Xu family moved out of Beijing and moved out of Shuntian Prefecture. But even so, don't forget that Hai Rui is the newly appointed Censor of the Northern Zhili Judicial and Censorate.

In other words, if the Xu family did not want to be questioned in this way by Hai Rui, the only way to solve this problem was for the entire family to move out of the northern Zhili area.

But let’s not talk about whether moving is reasonable or not.

Even if he moved away, Hai Rui was still the newly promoted Right Vice-Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate!
According to the court laws and regulations, the left and right deputy censors-in-chief of the Censorate are assistants to the left and right censors-in-chief. They have the same power as the left and right censors-in-chief and can directly manage the entire Censorate, rather than just being in charge of one aspect.

Therefore, he still has the power to question court officials.

This question has no solution.

However, the most crucial thing is Hai Rui's official position as the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Northern Zhili and the Prefect of Shuntian.

This proves the old saying that a county magistrate is not as good as the current manager.

That's why.

After Hai Rui once again showed up at his doorstep with the imperial edict in his hand to question him.

Xu Jie's defense was finally broken.

"Hai Rui!"

"Do you really want to fight me to the death?"

"I live in Shuntian Prefecture, but I am also the second assistant of the cabinet of this dynasty!"

Even if you were a clay man, you wouldn't be bullied like this.

Xu Jie, who had been patient today, finally burst into curses after his defense was broken.

But Hai Rui's expression remained the same, without any change.

"If Lord Xu is dissatisfied with me, please ask the emperor to dismiss me from my post."

"Otherwise, I am the Northern Zhili Provincial Surveillance Commissioner and Shuntian Prefecture Governor, so I have the right to question the Xu family who live in Shuntian Prefecture!"

Don't give in an inch!

Even after Xu Jie broke through the defense and wanted to use his official position to pressure Hai Rui, the latter still did not hesitate.

Dengdengdeng.

Xu Jie quickly walked up the stairs and stood in front of Hai Rui. He suppressed his anger and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want to press so hard? Are you going to risk your life?"

Hai Rui smiled and said, "Lord Xu, do you really want to continue to oppress the people? Are you really unwilling to give up the land you have occupied over the years?"

Xu Jie's face became increasingly gloomy, and he almost shouted out a scolding from his throat: "Everyone in the world is doing this, why do you have to force me like this!"

"Because you are the second assistant of the current dynasty, just as you said before."

Seeing that Xu Jie finally broke down and became angry, the smile on Hai Rui's face became even brighter.

Xu Jie's cruelty towards Hai Rui was clearly visible on his face. His expression was distorted and ferocious. "Aren't you afraid of being attacked by the crowd and ending up with no place to bury your body? You want me to clear out the land in my house. Do you dare to ask those princes of the royal family to clear out the land they have occupied over the years?"

The more he spoke, the more excited Xu Jie became.

"Hai Rui, you are just one person. Can you make all the people in the Ming Dynasty who have done things like occupying land give their land back to the common people?"

"Even if you have great abilities and can force me into this situation today, can you force those princes, dukes, and nobles who share the same fate with the country to give up their lands as you did today?"

"You can't! Hai Rui, you can't! What you are going to do to me now will only end up being a joke!"

Looking at Xu Jie who was constantly venting his dissatisfaction in front of him.

Hai Rui just smiled slightly.

Then he finally put down the hand that had been holding the imperial edict, and used it to push Xu Jie aside.

He walked down the steps from Xu Jie's side and stood on Xu Mansion Lane again.

He turned around and looked at Xu Jie, who had a gloomy face, under the huge plaque of his own home.

Hai Rui smiled faintly.

Nowadays.

All my goals have been achieved.

Xu Jie was forced into a corner with no way to retreat, which was equivalent to watching the Xu family occupy the land, which made Xu Jie speak out his true feelings.

Since some things have been said face to face, there is nothing to worry about.

Hai Rui held the imperial edict tightly in his hand and smiled even more happily.

He suddenly waved the imperial edict in anger, raised his arm, and pointed at Xu Jie who was standing in front of his own mansion.

"I thank Lord Xu for his guidance."

"tomorrow……"

"Tomorrow, I will submit a letter of impeachment to Your Majesty!"

"Please defend yourself, Lord Xu."

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