My dear mother, I will go to the lobby at night
Mother?
Your son is filled with tears and his heart is pounding
I am four years old The loss of a father brings sorrow
Mother, you are a widowed mother and your son is having a hard time
I am willing to hang my head high to enforce the law
In case I, Hai Gangfeng, cannot turn around
My lady?
Would you like to pay your respects to your husband day and night in the high hall?
This libretto comes from Qin Opera's "Hai Rui Taming the Tiger". "Hai Rui Taming the Tiger" is A historical allusion was later adapted into a traditional Qin Opera play.
This allusion comes from the "History of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 226, Biographies 114": When Zong Xianzi passed through Chun'an, he was angry with the post officials and hung him upside down. Rui said: "In the past Mr. Hu ordered that no one should pay tribute to anyone he passed by. Now that he is dressed in fine clothes, he must not be Mr. Hu. ?Thousands of gold were sent out, which was collected into the treasury, and he informed Zong Xian. Zong Xian was found not guilty. ?
At that time, Hai Rui was the magistrate of Chun'an County. Chun'an County in the Ming Dynasty was already at the bottom of Qiandao Lake, and Chun'an County on the lakeside had been rebuilt.
At that time, there were many officials in the Ming Dynasty and their movements were relatively frequent. If a higher-ranking official passed by, officials from various places would entertain them. Although this kind of hospitality can be regarded as courtesy, it is also human nature for subordinates to respect their superiors. But what seems like an unusual treat actually costs a lot!
There is also a record in the novel "The Ming Dynasty 1566", which tells that Hu Zongxian's son passed by Chun'an County, and Chun'an County Prime Minister Cheng Tian Youlu gave him 600 taels of silver to entertain him. You must know that the salary of a seventh-grade magistrate is only seven stones and five buckets a month. In ancient times, one stone was equal to ten buckets, which was about one tael and eight coins. Based on this calculation, the annual salary of a seventh-grade magistrate is only one hundred and sixty-two taels of silver. This shows that the entertainment fee is too high.
Of course, this is a novel, but it is basically consistent with the situation at the time. This caused local officials to continuously collect taxes from the people, deduct the expenses, and keep them for themselves. However, after Hai Rui took office, he declared that he would not violate the laws of the imperial court and would never collect taxes from the people. All passing officials would be treated according to the standards of the post station. Due to Hai Rui's reputation, the officials who passed by did not care about him. Of course, they could not care about him. The officials did not want to bring trouble to themselves, so they all took a detour.
This leads to the passage in "Hai Rui Taming the Tiger". Hu Zongxian's son did not believe in evil and insisted on passing through Chun'an County. Because the post officials followed Hai Rui's instructions and treated them with normal standards, Mr. Hu became angry. In a rage, he hung the post officials up and beat them.
Later Hai Rui came over and reprimanded Mr. Hu, mentioning that Hu Zongxian had said that he was not allowed to violate the rules and entertain passers-by. This person who broke the rules and caused trouble must not be Mr. Hu. They arrested him and confiscated a thousand taels of silver, and told Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian tolerated it and did not blame Hai Rui!
This record is very interesting. Let’s analyze it. Why did Hu Zongxian not express his position?
This is actually the brilliance of Hai Rui, which puts Hu Zongxian in a dilemma, if he admits that this person is the real Mr. Hu. Then it means that you are condoning your son's crime. If you don't recognize Mr. Hu, your son will have to suffer, so you might as well not take a stand.
Different from the selfless image of Hu Zongxian in movies and TV dramas, "History of the Ming Dynasty Volume 205 Biography Ninety-three" records: Zongxian was very powerful and liked fame. Because of Wenhua, he married Yan Song and his son. The children who have left gold and silk at every age have countless treasures and delicacies. ?
It can be seen from this that he is in favor of Yan Song and his family is quite wealthy. This is also consistent with the fact that Mr. Hu was fined a thousand taels of silver. Mr. Hu passed by Chun'an County with a thousand taels of silver. oh.
In addition, Hai Rui's move has another meaning, which is quite meant to attack Hu Zongxian. It is also recorded in Ming history as Hu Zongxian's method of amassing money: Create a method of equalizing labor, add extra taxes, and the people will be in dire straits. , and the government funds invaded and the property taken from the rich are not worth it. ?
In other words, Hu Zongxian also used a clever name to collect money from ordinary people indiscriminately, causing people to be poor. At the same time, he also embezzled public funds and harmed large households, making a lot of money.
In addition to what is recorded in Ming history, it is also recorded in "Wanli Yehuobian", which was almost contemporary with Hu Zongxian in the Ming Dynasty: Zongxian also indulged in prostitution in the south of the Yangtze River, boasted of being a weapon of Lao Ai, and even supported prostitutes. , and announced the obscenity to the government with the secretaries. ?
It can be seen from this that for Hai Rui, Hu Zongxian is not a boss in his mind. It is easy to understand why he did not hesitate to anger Hu Zongxian and also killed Mr. Hu?
Of course, Hu Zongxian is also self-aware and does not dare to entangle with Hai Rui on this matter, and acquiesces to Hai Rui's behavior?
The image of Hu Zongxian portrayed in Qin Opera's "Hai Rui Tamed the Tiger" It’s even more vivid. Before he was arrested, Mr. Hu actually committed another crime, which was to rob civilian girls. At the same time, there was a guy pretending to be Mr. Hu, who was also cheating, so the two real and fake Mr. Hu were sent to the Governor's Mansion.
Then a battle of wits and courage between Hai Rui and Hu Zongxian was staged. Hu Zongxian, who was eager to protect his son, wanted to let his son escape the crime. He deliberately pointed at the fake Mr. Hu as his son, but Hai Rui saw through it. Hai Rui risked losing his hat and even being beheaded. He argued hard and finally brought Mr. Hu to justice.
In fact, after this incident, Hu Zongxian did not really express his position. He also expressed his position, but this position was more like mocking Hai Rui. According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty": Governor Hu Zongxian said to someone: :? Yesterday I heard that the sea order was for my mother’s birthday, and I bought two kilograms of meat on the market. ?
On the surface, he was praising Hai Rui, but in fact, he was mocking Hai Rui. I didn’t expect that Hai Rui also sells meat, beef! Similar to the butcher who said in surprise, he never thought he could make money from Magistrate Hai in his lifetime?
Moreover, Hu Zongxian talked about it with everyone, and his intention was very obvious, to position Hai Rui as a strange flower. Since it is a weird thing, it is inconsistent with other officials, including Hu Zongxian himself. Of course, Hai Rui will not be able to survive in Chun'an County.
No one can find any clues about what Hai Rui did, but both his subordinates and his superiors avoided him like the god of plague. Since you can't belittle him, then raise him to a higher place, the higher the better, and hold him to the highest standards of morality. If you don't believe him, there won't be any problems. But to be promoted high, there must be a corresponding position to support him. Therefore, a group of colleagues and superiors who couldn't stand Hai Rui kept promoting Hai Rui and recommended him. As long as he was not an official in their side, how many levels should he be promoted to? Either way.
From then on, wherever Hai Rui went, when his colleagues got to know him, they couldn't stand him and couldn't find any excuses, so they had to send him away through "joint recommendation". In the end, when he was brought before Emperor Jiajing, Hai Rui lived up to expectations and bravely raised his sword to Emperor Jiajing:
In February of the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, Hai Rui, who was the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, bravely He went to Emperor Jiajing to explain the shortcomings of the imperial court, especially criticizing Emperor Jiajing's fasting rituals: Your Majesty sincerely knows that fasting rituals are useless. Once you regret it, you will go to court and discuss the interests of the world with the prime ministers, attendants, and officials. Wash away decades of accumulated mistakes and place yourself among Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu
For a rather conceited Emperor Jiajing, if he did not give up fasting and rituals, he would not be able to be among Yao and Shun. Are you on the list of Yu? Doesn't that call me a foolish king?
As expected, Emperor Jiajing was furious and asked the people around him to catch Hai Rui. However, Huang Jin, the eunuch beside him, said: This man has a reputation for being crazy. When I heard about it, I knew that if I violated the law, I would die, so I sold a coffin to my wife and said goodbye to my wife. I will punish the crime in the court, and the servants will also run away and there will be no one left. This is why I will not escape. ?
After reading this paragraph, you can truly understand what Hai Rui is fighting for. In his opinion, what are the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty?
In fact, this is exactly the point of view he expressed, which is somewhat similar to myths and legends, that is, the human spirit conquers everything, and the order of the world depends on the monarch's thoughts. As long as the emperor acts according to the words of the sage, the world will be unified, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and all problems will be solved.
In fact, this idea is not an idea that has been supported by the Chinese nation for five thousand years, but I am afraid that there are only a few people who have truly engraved this idea in their minds and even naively believe that the king will obey it.
It was Hai Rui's naivety that put Emperor Jiajing into a dilemma. Hai Rui was at fault, but he was different from others. He was neither venting his anger nor gaining a reputation, but truly thinking about the monarch. The harder he scolded, the deeper his love became.
This also caused Emperor Jiajing to pick up the memorial and read it three times, but did not express his position for a long time: This person can be compared to Gan, and I am not a tyrant. ?
Although Hai Rui is still in prison, Emperor Jiajing has partially adopted Hai Rui's suggestions and agreed with Hai Rui's views. He just explained his lack of involvement in government affairs as his long-term illness and his inability to handle it himself. , so it was criticized.
After the death of Emperor Jiajing, Hai Rui cried loudly in prison. This shows that Hai Rui was really dedicated to serving the public good?
The new emperor came to the throne. He took Hai Rui's crime and established him as a moral model. With Xu Jie's recommendation, Hai Rui was promoted again.
Hai Rui, who was promoted to governor of Yingtian, turned around and cheated the person who recommended him. Yingtian was Xu Jie's hometown. He vigorously promoted reforms and even asked for the land of Xu Jie's family to be set aside. Half goes to farmers. This time Xu Jie was annoyed again. Whoever hooked up with Hai Rui would be unlucky, so he read Hai Rui's book.
Hai Rui was unwilling to be demoted and wrote a letter to the emperor, mocking all the officials as women, and submitted his resignation. Now Hai Rui had no friends and no one to protect him, so he resigned at home. .
I thought that after Zhang Juzheng came to power, he would be able to use Hai Rui again, but unfortunately he thought too much. Zhang Juzheng commented on Hai Rui: Hai Rui has a loyal and bright heart, and the whole world trusts him. However, when the barbarians examine their politics, most of them fail to understand the rules. It is only appropriate to take care of the refined and popular, and not to worry about the civil affairs. ?
After Zhang Juzheng died of illness, Emperor Wanli thought of this moral model again and appointed Hai Rui as the censor of Youqiandu of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. This was a false position, similar to the position of honorary principal of a school. Unfortunately, Hai Rui still wanted to do something, which angered the officials. In the end, the 73-year-old Hai Rui died in office. It seemed that many people were happy. Emperor Wanli also: granted the posthumous title of Zhongjie and the posthumous title of Prince Taibao. ?
Hai Rui had no son. After his death, Wang Yongji went to visit him. When he saw the poverty in his family, he shed tears. The local people spontaneously went to mourn with loud cries.
I wonder if Hai Rui in "Hai Rui Tamed the Tiger" would change his mind and entertain Mr. Hu well if he knew that he had tried his best to change the current situation?