This is a set of criteria for judging cases formulated by Hai Rui, a great official of the Ming Dynasty: "Anyone with suspicious litigation would rather be his brother than his brother; It is better to bend his nephew than to bend his uncle; It is better to let the rich yield than to let the poor yield; It is better to be opinionated than to be stupid and straightforward. This matter is to fight for the industry, rather than qu xiaomin, I would rather bend the township officials to save the disadvantages. This is the appearance of an argument. It is better to bend the country than to bend the people to save the body. "

Translation:

It is better to be suspicious in a lawsuit than to wronged a brother; I would rather grieve my nephew than my uncle; It is better to grieve yourself and enrich yourself than to grieve the poor; It is better to wronged stubborn people than to wronged stupid people. If the case is controversial in the industry, it is better to wronged the landlord than to save the disadvantages. If this case is a dispute between etiquette and appearance, in order to maintain dignity, it is better to wronged the king than the township official.

Things are very complicated. Harry always favors the weak when he encounters endless cases, and thinks he feels at ease.

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Harry experienced Zheng De, Jiajing, Qin Long and Wanli Dynasties. He cracked down on the mighty, dredged rivers, built water conservancy projects, urged severely punishing corrupt officials, prohibited taking bribes in private, and imposed whipping laws to force corrupt officials to return to the people, thus having the reputation of "clear sky". 1587 (the fifteenth year of Wanli), Harry died of illness in Nanjing official residence. To the prince taibao, the stone tower hero. After Harry's death, the story about him spread widely among the people.

1, starve your daughter

According to Yao Shuxiang's "See Only Edited" in Ming Dynasty, Harry's family was poor and his 5-year-old daughter had no snacks. A servant in the house saw the little girl's pity and gave her a cake.

Hardly had she taken two bites when her father Harry came frowning. "Where did the cake come from?" The daughter told the truth. Harry was very angry and scolded, "How can a good woman accept a man's things casually?" You're starving. That's my daughter Harry! "

A 5-year-old girl would never think that a piece of cake would turn her into a bad woman. She began to hunger strike in tears. Except for Harry, the whole family panicked and tried their best to coax her into dinner. She just "killed me and didn't eat it". She died after being hungry for seven days.

2. Harry back fiber

During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Hai Rui was appointed as the magistrate of Chun 'an County, not afraid of powerful people. Lord protector and Zhang Zhibo were ordered to tour the provinces, relying on power, taking bribes and perverting the law, which was deeply hated by the people. When Harry persuaded the peasants to come back, Zhang Zhibo's cronies sent Zhang Biao, an official, to the county government, asking for two thousand pieces of silver on credit. Harry refused and fired Zhang Biao instead.

Zhang Zhibo was furious and went to Chun 'an to question the sea. Harry countered Zhang, accusing him of taking bribes and perverting the law. Zhang Zhibo was so embarrassed that he left to ask for 400 trackers to make things difficult again. Harry was busy with farming and didn't want to disturb the people, so he personally led the leader to carry the fiber. Zhang Zhibo was afraid of causing public outrage and left in a mess.

3. Many wives and concubines

According to Shen Defu's Supplement to Wanli Wild Compilation, in the Ming Dynasty, Harry married three wives and two concubines all his life. The first wife, Xu Shisheng, gave birth to two daughters and was divorced by Harry. Pan Shi, the second wife, was kicked out of the house less than a month after entering the door.

Wang, the third wife, gave birth to a son named Zhong Di for Hai Rui two years before her arrival in Chun 'an. In the second year when Harry took office in Chun 'an, Mrs. Wang gave birth to a son named Zhong Liang for Harry. Mrs. Wang also gave birth to a daughter.

Mrs. Wang passed away on the evening of July 24th on 1568 (two years). Harry said she died of illness, but some people said she committed suicide. In the fifteenth year of Wanli, it was said that Mrs. Wang died in extremely suspicious circumstances. 1 1 A few days before Mrs. Wang died, Harry's concubine Han hanged herself.

Harry had a concubine named Qiu when he was in his seventies. It is said that she gave birth to a son for Harry in her later years, but died at the age of three.

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