《Ming Dynasty 1566》E7
Episode 7
In the gatehouse of the governor's office in Hangzhou, a figure hurriedly appeared. This was Gao Hanwen, who had traveled day and night to get here.He did not reveal his identity, but he eagerly asked Hai Rui and Wang Yongji, who were present, about their views on the strategy of "reform and provide relief at the same time, and solve the dilemma".
Wang Yongji seemed a little at a loss for this sudden question, fearing that his words would cause unnecessary trouble.Hai Rui, with his usual straightforwardness and fearlessness, directly pointed out the shortcomings of this strategy.He was not shocked by Gao Hanwen's identity, but used his sharp eyes to analyze the essence of the strategy.
In the governor's hall, Zheng Michang and He Maocai were leading Zhejiang officials, large and small, preparing to welcome Gao Hanwen with etiquette that exceeded the standards.Their purpose was clear, which was to get Gao Hanwen to approve their proposal to buy the victims' fields at a low price after the meeting ceremony was completed.This bill seems to be to solve the problems of the disaster victims, but in fact, it is more concerned with how to let the big silk companies buy fields as soon as possible and plant mulberry seedlings instead.As for whether the large farmers who bought the land would take the opportunity to lower the price of the land, and whether the people who sold the land could live a normal life, these were completely ignored.
After reading the bill, Gao Hanwen immediately noticed the problems.He resolutely put forward the request to renegotiate the case and received the full support of Hai Rui and Wang Yongji.Their opposition prevented Yan Party's motion from passing.
Faced with Gao Hanwen's firm stance, Zheng Michang and He Maocai knew that they could not make him submit using official bribery and wooing methods.So, they secretly discussed with Shen Yishi and decided to use a more insidious method - a honey trap.They asked Yun Niang, the eunuch Yang Jinshui, who was in charge of the Weaving Bureau, to meet Gao Hanwen privately in an attempt to force him to surrender.Afterwards, they suppressed Hai Rui and Wang Yongji to further weaken the opposition.
