The Sixth Volume of "Ming Dynasty Those Things 6"

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In February of the 15th year of the Wanli era (1587), this legendary hero passed away in his hometown at the age of sixty. Before his death, he left the following message:

Over the span of thirty years, I have fought more than a hundred battles on land and water, both large and small, across the north and south, and I have never once been defeated!

I know that he has no regrets about his life.

The second major event: Hai Rui is dead.

Mr. Hai has finally passed away. After being dismissed from office by Gao Gong, he returned to his hometown, where no one bothered him. Three years later, Gao Gong was out of power and Zhang Juzheng took over, yet still no one paid him any attention.

This was not because Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng did not recognize his worth; on the contrary, they were very clear about Mr. Hai's capabilities. Unfortunately, Mr. Hai's energy was like a raging fire. Spending too much time with him would either burn you to death or leave you severely injured at the very least.

Now that Zhang Juzheng is dead, as one historian put it, all the wise men in the court are gone. Thus, Mr. Hai Rui has been given another chance to come out of retirement.

In the 13th year of the Wanli era (1585), personally approved by Emperor Wanli, Hai Rui was appointed as the Deputy Censor-in-Chief of the Nanjing Censorate and sent to take up his post in Nanjing. That year, Hai Rui was seventy-two years old.

Mr. Hai is the number one professional bureaucrat; upon receiving the order, he set off immediately without even properly packing (of course, he didn't have much anyway) and headed to Nanjing.

When he arrived at the outskirts of Nanjing, he realized that entering the city would be an extremely difficult task - it was too crowded.

Mr. Hai is coming! The news caused a sensation in Nanjing. Officials were excited, merchants were excited, and even farmers were excited. As a result, everyone took a collective day off, stopped doing business, stopped farming, and brought blankets to camp outside the city early in the morning to secure a good spot for getting a close look at Mr. Hai.

Due to the overwhelming crowd, Mr. Hai was unable to enter the city and was stuck outside until the Nanjing Ministry of War sent troops to clear the way and escort Mr. Hai into the city.