Chapter 74: Advise Heaven! All the people in the Nine Provinces are carrying the burden on Hai Rui?! Do you think I am a child?
Although Hai Rui was a tough man, he was not stupid.
Jiajing knew what Hai Rui would think when the secret decree was delivered to him.
Apart from speculating that he had made great progress in his cultivation, there was absolutely no other possibility that could explain everything that had happened to him.
Hai Rui is destined to be a lone minister!
This was true in the past, is true now, and will be true in the future.
But from the moment he decided to use it as a sword that belonged to him alone, his future was determined.
Hai Rui will be a sword hanging over the heads of people all over the world.
He could kill his subjects or fight the elders in the cabinet. He would be a sword representing absolute justice in his Ming Dynasty. Ming, and even the Ming Dynasty, began to be divided into left and right from him.
Half is clear stream, half is turbid. Only when you hold this sword in your hand can you better cut the clear and turbid.
So as for Hai Rui, he didn't mind letting him know something.
This was destined from the moment they decided to use this method to pressure Hai Rui. Hai Rui would guess some possibilities.
I am clear about this, and Lu Fang also understands it.
Now, he had two confidants, one was Lu Fang and the other was Lu Bing. Both of them knew that they had obtained the fate of becoming an immortal. And Hai Rui's unique sword was the third one.
"Do you have something to say..." Jiajing waved his hand, his eyes moved to the opposite side of Hai Rui, and his consciousness was inside the room.
Just like this, although Hai Rui could not see it, Jiajing was right in front of him, looking down at him, standing with his hands behind his back, and looking at him from a distance.
As expected, Hai Rui spoke.
Hai Rui was somewhat uncertain at the moment, but the idea that had taken root in his heart made it impossible for him not to do so.
If the emperor has really achieved success in his mystical cultivation and really possesses the ability to listen to the whole world and know everything thousands of miles away, then perhaps he will also know what I said today.
"The heaven and earth have righteous energy, which is mixed and flowing. Below it is the rivers and mountains, above it is the sun and stars!" Hai Rui took a deep breath and spoke.
Hearing this, Jiajing did not express any reaction.
This was just a topic brought up by Hai Rui, just like some people like to express their feelings about the weather before speaking.
"Your Majesty has traveled to the eight poles and refined the elixir nine times. It has finally succeeded. It is truly gratifying!" Hai Rui was not one to play tricks. He came up and directly congratulated the emperor on his success in his spiritual practice.
Although these were all his guesses, since he had said it, he might as well be more generous, because what he said next would not be so polite.
Congratulations? No, I never really meant it!
Hearing this, Jiajing's expression softened slightly.
However, based on his understanding of Hai Rui, this man is not someone who likes flattery.
Even if he guessed that he had made some progress in his cultivation, he probably wouldn't be overly flattering, or even happy for himself.
These are just his prelude. Who knows, he might say something treasonous soon.
Sure enough, Hai Rui suddenly changed the subject.
"However, I am deeply worried, not for your Majesty's immortal path, but for the suffering of the people of the world."
"Ha!" Upon hearing this, Jiajing snorted and laughed, flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and stood sideways.
Hearing that I have achieved success in my cultivation and have embarked on the path to immortality, you are not happy for me? You are indeed worthy of being called Hai Gangfeng!
Although I know that Hai Rui is such a person, whether I feel comfortable with it or not is another matter.
Everyone likes to talk about the New Year, and Jiajing is no exception.
Although the king and his minister were not in the same space at this moment, they had completed an overlap in space.
Hai Rui knelt on the ground and spoke with a righteous face, while Jiajing turned sideways to him, stood with his hands behind his back, and listened with his head raised.
"In the past, Your Majesty sought the truth in the secular world, and the people were trapped by harsh politics, and people's livelihood was in decline, and there was widespread misery. If you find the truth now, what will happen? Will the people's suffering be even worse than before?"
Hai Rui's words were simply disrespectful.
"Wow!" Jiajing flicked his sleeves, turned around suddenly, and stared at Hai Rui with a solemn expression.
What do you mean? Is this saying that I was harsh to the people before I became an immortal? Will I be even worse after I became an immortal? What do you think of me? "If Your Majesty attains enlightenment, I hope Your Majesty will rule the country with benevolence and not let the people suffer anymore." Hai Rui continued.
Oh, you are the one who worries about my world? Jiajing laughed a little, "This Hai Gangfeng, is he teaching me how to govern the world?"
"It is indeed a good sword, and it really shows its sharpness!"
"I have heard that as long as sages live, great thieves will not cease to exist. Therefore, a gentleman should cherish the memory of his ancestors and never forget his roots. Your Majesty has transcended the ordinary and become a sage. You should think about the welfare of the people and be cautious when you are alone."
"Hai Rui, Hai Gangfeng, you are too confident!" Jiajing knew that this was the inherent sharpness of Hai Rui's sword, but he was also a little dissatisfied when he heard him say "As long as the saints are alive, the thieves will not stop."
Is this certain, I will harm the people? Is this a curse for my death?
He is so aggressive and has no respect for me, who may have already achieved success in my cultivation. No wonder both the Qingliu and Yan party want to defeat him.
"In this world, you are the only one who is a loyal, good and wise minister?" Jiajing leaned over and stared at Hai Rui, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him but with his back straight, with a solemn expression on his face.
Although Hai Rui did not say it explicitly, that's how he acted!
Hai Rui naturally didn't know that Jiajing was just staring at him in front of him and continued to speak.
"Therefore, I, as a minister, dare to ask the heavens, the emperor and my father:
After Your Majesty has achieved enlightenment, will you still care about the suffering of the people? Are you willing to govern the country with the great principles and save all living beings? "
"If Your Majesty listens to my words, I hope you can issue an edict to make it clear; if Your Majesty does not listen, what I said today is to make your heart known to heaven. I am willing to die in the hope that Your Majesty will change his mind!"
After saying this, Hai Rui paused, as if waiting for a response.
"Humph!" Seeing this, Jiajing snorted, tugged at his sleeves, and turned around. "This Hai Rui actually wants to test me?"
Obviously, although Hai Rui had some guesses in his mind about his own success in cultivation, he had no concrete evidence.
This series of actions seemed to be persuasion, but in fact, it was also somewhat tentative, wanting a response from him.
After waiting for a while and seeing no instructions coming down, Hai Rui continued, "There has never been a useless god in China."
"In the past, when the sun and the moon were upside down, Houyi shot down the sun to save the people from floods and fire; when the pillar of heaven was broken, Nuwa mended the sky to protect the people; when floods raged, Dayu dredged the nine states to protect the people; when mountains were dangerous and impassable, Yugong moved them to open up a path for future generations..."
"From this we can see that gods without virtue are abandoned by the people or destroyed. Your Majesty should take this as a warning! If you can attain the Tao, you should take it as your responsibility to benefit the people and shine for eternity."
"I, Hai Rui, although a humble servant, am willing to serve the country and will not slack off. I only hope that Your Majesty will sympathize with the people and not let the world fall into disaster again. Your Majesty is wise and will surely be able to see through my heart. I hope Your Majesty will think twice before acting and take the people of the world into consideration!"
After saying this, Hai Rui began to kowtow in the direction of the capital, where Jiajing was standing at the moment, and his head banged loudly.
Jiajing could naturally hear that Hai Rui said he was asking the heavens and testing him, but in fact he was advising him.
Well, what is this? Is Hai Rui trying something new, giving advice from a distance?
I claim to be the God, and he uses words to advise the Heaven?
"In his heart, whether I have really succeeded in my cultivation seems to have never been important..." Hai Rui stood up and walked to the table and began to write. Soon, the three big characters "Admonish Heaven" appeared on the snow-white paper.
Then, Hai Rui began to write down exactly what he had just said, word for word.
The meaning is so obvious. Your Majesty, don't you want to tell me that you have achieved success in your cultivation and become an immortal?
Between the lines, there are thunder and rain from heaven, the emperor and father to all living things and his subjects. This move of yours really caught me off guard.
But I, Hai Rui, don’t care. I don’t care whether you succeed in cultivating immortals or not. Whether you succeed or fail, it has nothing to do with me. What I care about is the common people and the future of the Ming Dynasty.
What I am worried about is you. Before you succeeded in cultivating it, you had already made life miserable for the people in the world. Now that you have succeeded, will it be even worse?
"Hmph!" Seeing the three characters 'Admonish Heaven' on the paper, Jiajing snorted coldly and said to himself in dissatisfaction:
"This Jiuzhou Wanfang, is he carrying it on his back?"
At this moment, Jiajing's original desire to see what kind of reaction Hai Rui would have after he knew that he had succeeded in his mysterious cultivation...was finally gone at this moment, completely spoiling his fun.
This "admonition to heaven" makes me sound like an ignorant child? I am really a bastard who has no king or father!
"Who made the person I value have such a nature? If not, he would not be Hai Gangfeng!" Thinking of this, Jiajing chuckled and shook his head, looking calmly at the upright and steady Hai Rui.
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