Rise From the Humble

After the case was solved, the magistrate of Chun'an immediately dredged the waterway on the river and resumed water traffic.

Before boarding the ship, the county magistrate of Chun'an expressed his gratitude to Zhu Ping'an for his assistance in solving the case.

Of course, in order not to delay everyone's move forward in time, the magistrate of Chun'an simply thanked him, but Zhu Ping'an seemed to be shocked by thunder, just like Cao Cao and Liu Bei were having a drink and discussing heroes, and Liu Bei dropped his chopsticks in shock. Until boarding the boat, Zhu Ping'an was still in a somewhat abnormal mood.

Hai Rui!

The magistrate of Chun'an County turned out to be Hai Rui!

Calling oneself by name, calling people by name, this is the basic etiquette of ancient literati, just now when the county magistrate of Chun'an thanked him, he called himself Hai Rui! The name Hai Rui can be said to be a business card of the Ming Dynasty.

I didn't expect that I would meet Hai Rui here. Now that I thought about Hai Rui's patchwork official uniform, his arrogance and uprightness, and his style of not showing favoritism or fear of power, I should have guessed that it was him. Especially the county magistrate of Chun'an, this is Hai Rui's first official position as a magistrate.

Although he had met Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng before, Zhu Ping'an was still very excited when he saw Hai Rui this time.

Hai Rui is an upright official in Chinese history that can be compared with Bao Zheng, a model official in ancient times, and one of the few Qingtian masters in the common people's mouth. Legends and stories about him are widely circulated among the people.

Of course, Hai Rui is also a controversial figure in history. There is also a lot of writing about Hai Rui in unofficial history. For example, the story about Hai Rui forcing his 5-year-old daughter to starve to death. According to unofficial records, Hai Rui had a 5-year-old daughter who was very innocent and cute. A male servant gave her a cake to eat. When his daughter was eating, Hai Rui noticed it and asked her daughter where the cake came from, and her daughter answered truthfully. Hai Rui was furious and reprimanded, "Starving to death is a small act of indecency but a big deal. How can a girl accept cakes from a male servant? If you know your shame and starve to death, you will be considered my daughter, Hai Rui." His daughter was so frightened that she cried and refused to eat again, and then she really starved to death.

If this wild history record is true, then Hai Rui is simply too unreasonable! He is simply a sanctimonious, pedantic pervert and hypocrite!

However, when I think about it, this record is too ridiculous! Zhu Ping'an had also specifically checked history books before, and there was no record of this matter being found in any official history of the Ming Dynasty. The story of Hai Rui starving his daughter to death was not recorded until "Wanli Yehuobian". However, this book is not official history, but unofficial history. Its author was only a nine-year-old kid when Hai Rui died. , which means that there were no unofficial records at least 20 years after Hai Rui's death, and the author also said that this incident was just what he heard, and there was no confirmed rumor.

It's very possible that Hai Rui's daughter starved to death because her political opponents were just spreading rumors to smear her.

Of course, that doesn't mean there's no possibility.

Modern people can't confirm it, but they can. I just met Hai Rui, which can be used to verify whether the official and unofficial records about Hai Rui are consistent with the facts. Who makes it difficult for me in this dynasty.

Hai Rui starved her daughter to death

First of all, Hai Rui must have a daughter. It seems that there is no record of Hai Rui having a daughter in official history.

Zhu Ping'an shook his head slightly and smiled, then collected his emotions and lowered his head to eat breakfast. This was the breakfast sent by the captain. It had four dishes and one soup. It was rich, fresh fish soup from the river, and seasonal vegetables. It was delicious.

Because the ship owner knew Zhu Pingan's identity as a Hanlin official, he refused to let Zhu Pingan stay in the original cabin no matter what. He specially prepared a room with the best location and the highest comfort for Zhu Pingan to rest.

Breakfast was also just served.

Zhu Pingan declined the ship owner's kindness several times to no avail, so he had no choice but to accept it. This is the privilege of status. No wonder so many people want to take the imperial examination and become officials.

Not long after Zhu Pingan finished breakfast, Yingtian Mansion was very close. It took another two quarters of an hour to sail to Yingtian Mansion.

After the ship stopped, Zhu Pingan packed his things and got out of the cabin. Outside, the captain was already waiting on the deck with Zhu Pingan's horse, and he sent Zhu Pingan off the ship very diligently. After getting off the boat, the captain insisted on giving Zhu Pingan 50 taels of silver as a gift, but Zhu Pingan firmly refused.

Living in a first-class cabin and eating someone else's breakfast is already very satisfying, so how can I accept other people's money? I am not a corrupt official.

After getting off the boat, Zhu Pingan didn't want to stay in Yingtian Mansion for a long time. Out of etiquette considerations, Zhu Pingan considered visiting his uncle and other villagers before setting off north. It was not difficult to find the inn where the uncle and others stayed. Zhu Pingan thought for a while and went to the inn where the uncle had stayed during the last childbirth exam. Sure enough, when he went to the counter and asked, he found out that the uncle and others were staying at this inn again this time.

However, I did not visit my uncle.

The uncle and several fellow villagers went to support a certain girl's latest school book. I heard that the uncle and others have been going out early in the morning in the past few days and coming back before curfew or early the next morning.

Well, this is my uncle Zhu Shouren.

Just based on his uncle's behavior, Zhu Pingan had already predicted his uncle's outcome without taking a test.

Girls' school book?

what is this!

Exams should look like exams! Why are you so interested in studying at a girls' school? It’s really a public trip! ! ! The lesson was never learned! ! ! If my grandparents knew about this, they would be furious!

Since the uncle is not there, forget it, Zhu Ping'an is too lazy to go to the romantic place, and Zhu Ping'an is too lazy to look at the face of the uncle and others chasing girls' school books, it is too hot. In the lobby of the inn, Zhu Pingan left a note and left. The note was roughly written in a few lines to let the uncle and others know that he had been there. Before leaving, he asked the store clerk to hand it to the uncle when he came back.

After leaving the inn, Zhu Pingan rode his horse all the way north.

Traveling during the day and sleeping at night, either in post stations or houses, sometimes in temples, almost no one sleeps in the barren mountains, even if it is later, Zhu Ping'an will walk a few minutes longer to find someone to sleep in.

There are many paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River and dry fields in the north. Zhu Ping'an has a deep understanding on the road. The further north you go, the fewer paddy fields there are. When staying with other people or meeting farmers on the road, Zhu Pingan would always chat with the local people for a while to learn about the harvest and taxes. There is also a lot more understanding in life.

In the era of feudal rule by man, people's living standards had too much to do with local parents and officials.

Exorbitant taxes, government decrees, and so on.

Zhu Pingan recorded what he saw and heard and the problems mentioned in people's chats before going to bed at night, and he will study it slowly when he arrives in the capital.

On this day, Zhu Pingan passed by a village called Majiazhuang. The village seemed to be an empty city. He didn't see a single person. If it wasn't for the sound of dogs barking and livestock coming from the village, Zhu Pingan would have suspected that he had arrived. Abandoned village.

But as soon as he walked out of the village, Zhu Ping'an saw loud voices, loud gongs and drums in front of him, and a sea of ​​people gathered around the river. It turned out that everyone in the village had come here. It seemed like something big had happened.

Judging from the posture, it seems that they are offering sacrifices to the river?