Zheng Michang and He Maocai were imprisoned for their crimes, and Hai Rui, as the deputy judge of the Qin case, finally had the opportunity to show his skills. It is worth mentioning that despite being strict with Zheng Michang, Hai Rui still let him sit and answer questions according to the regulations, showing a certain amount of politeness.
However, for the greedy and vicious He Maocai, Hai Rui was not even willing to give him a seat, which was enough to see Hai Rui's deep dislike for He Maocai.
In this suspenseful story, there is a puzzling question: in the face of He Maocai's request to take Inoue Shishiro, why did Hai Rui agree to his unreasonable request?
Obviously, Hairui has always insisted on acting in accordance with the law, why would he make a deal with He Maocai, whom he hates? This is because Hai Rui has a powerful ** in his hand that can bring down He Maocai, but why didn't he use it?
Let's unravel this mystery together. At this time, for the purpose of self-preservation, Shen Yishi lent the grain he was going to buy to Chun'an and Jiande counties, hoping to help the victims survive the cold winter.
However, no one was willing to borrow grain from the government, because the victims were afraid that if they borrowed grain, the government would force them to "change rice to mulberry" on the pretext of repaying their debts. If they don't comply, they are likely to suffer the fate of Qi Dazhu.
This makes people wonder about Hai Rui's decision, why didn't he use the ** in his hands to protect the victims?
He Maocai's poisonous plan was that if Hai Jui did not kill Qi Dazhu and others who were "Tongwa", he would treat Hai Jui on the charge of "Tongwa", and force the victims to sell their land at a low price and convert rice into mulberry; If Hai Rui killed Qi Dazhu and others, then no one would dare to sell grain privately, so he could only sell land at a low price and change rice into mulberry.
But He Maocai's poisonous plan was messed up by himself. The task facing Hai Jui is to let the victims voluntarily borrow grain and rush to plant mulberry seedlings, so as to ensure that the victims survive the winter and prevent civil unification, and at the same time implement the "change of rice to mulberry" to make a difference for the imperial court.
Qi Dazhu and others are suspected of being conspiracy, and in order for them to be acquitted, they must be determined by the inspector He Maocai within a short period of time. Although waiting for the three triages can prove their innocence, taking too long can lead to a shortage of food for disaster relief, and even cause hundreds of thousands of people to suffer.
At this critical juncture, when hundreds of thousands of people and the situation in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty are at stake, we cannot hesitate and must act immediately. Whether to choose to save lives and the situation, or to punish the most corrupt officials, there is no need to think much about it.
Hai Jui chose to compromise when He Mao was leaving, Inoue Shiro would kill people, and Qingliu would lose strong evidence of his crimes, showing real political wisdom.
Compared with Ma Ningyuan's "knowing that you can't do it", Hai Rui's judgment of the situation is more in line with the title of "public loyalty to the country".