My father is Jiajing

Chapter 302 Does the Prince know about this?

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who came out of Prince Yu's Mansion, hurriedly separated in front of the mansion, one went to the outside of Chongwen Gate and the other went to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Gao Gong urged his coachman to go faster. He wanted to get to the outside of Chongwenmen immediately to see whether it was a sheep or a person who froze to death. If it was a person, he would have to go back immediately to report the truth to Zhu Zaigui, and then find a way to completely remove Zhu Zaigui from this matter.

After all, Hai Rui was a member of Prince Yu's mansion. If he really concealed the truth and insisted on saying that the people who froze to death were sheep, it would be a huge blow to Prince Yu's reputation.

But on the way there, Gao Gong couldn't help but think about Hai Rui's nature. Based on his understanding of Hai Rui, Hai Rui would not do such a thing.

But sometimes power and expediency can easily make an upright person do something unimaginable and evil.

Moreover, when they do such evil things, they still have a ridiculous belief in sacrificing for their ideals.

Therefore, it was difficult for Gao Gong to guarantee whether Hai Rui would do something wrong just to ensure Prince Yu's important position in the outer city project of the capital.

Therefore, Gao Gong was very nervous and wanted to fly to the workers' shed dormitory outside Chongwenmen immediately to find out the truth.

At Gao Gong's urging, the driver used his superb driving skills to quickly arrive at the work shed outside Chongwenmen on the icy and snowy roads in the capital.

When Gao Gong arrived near the work shed, he saw a layer of soldiers with supervision flags surrounding the shed, maintaining order and prohibiting anyone from approaching the interior of the work shed dormitory.

After seeing this situation, Gao Gong's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

If it were really just a few sheep freezing to death, there wouldn't be any need to make such a big fuss. There must be something going on here.

Gao Gong walked quickly to the gate of the dormitory guarded by the supervising soldiers with an anxious and uneasy mood, "I am Gao Gong, the bachelor of the Prince Yu's Palace, let me in!"

Gao Gong introduced himself as soon as he arrived and wanted to go directly into the workers' dormitory.

However, the soldiers guarding the gate received strict orders from Hai Rui from the beginning that no one was allowed to approach or leave the workers' shed dormitory at will.

So even though Gao Gong introduced himself, he was still kept outside.

Gao Gong, who was blocked, became anxious, "What do you want to do? Hurry up and let Hai Rui come out to find me!"

Gao Gong was so anxious that he even spoke in his hometown Henan dialect. It can be imagined how worried Gao Gong was about how serious the problem was.

The soldiers guarding the gate saw how anxious Gao Gong was, and knew that the other party was an official, so they did not dare to push Gao Gong away like they would an ordinary citizen.

He could only bite the bullet and reply, "Master, please don't embarrass me. The marine supervisor has issued a clear order that no one is allowed to enter or leave the work shed dormitory. I am just following orders."

But Gao Gong didn't care. He said, "Get out of the way. If you don't, let Hai Rui come out to see me! I taught him writing in the past, so I am half his teacher. I don't believe he dares to betray his teacher and ancestors!"

Gao Gong blurted out these words in a hurry. After these words were spoken, the soldiers guarding the gate could not help but look at each other in confusion. This identity was indeed a bit sensitive.

So after being unable to withstand Gao Gong's attack, a soldier guarding the gate had no choice but to withstand the pressure and enter the shed to report Gao Gong's arrival to Hai Rui.

Hai Rui, who was inside the dormitory of the work shed, was wearing the mask invented by Zhu Zaigui and Li Shizhen, and was directing the cooks inside the shed to isolate a dozen sheep that had frozen to death last night.

Hai Rui said seriously, "Don't take it lightly. There are thousands of people living here. If these dead sheep died of an epidemic and the disease spreads, you will all be stuck. Protect the scene now and wait for the people from the Medical College to come and handle it."

"Before the arrival of people from the Academy of Medical Sciences, no one is allowed to leave the work sheds and dormitories at will, in order to prevent the possible spread of epidemics to the capital and cause major accidents!" Hai Rui had learned this rhetoric from Zhu Zaigui. Now Hai Rui was using this excuse to create a tense atmosphere in the work sheds and dormitories outside Chongwenmen to prevent people from easily prying into the secrets, in order to make some smart people really believe that the frozen sheep was the person they were expecting to die of freezing.

"Supervisor, Master Gao is here. He is about to rush in. I can't stop him. What do you think we should do?"

The soldier who came to report the news was frightened when he saw the majestic Hai Rui. He was also afraid that Hai Rui would say that he did not know the rules and regulations.

After hearing what the soldier said, Hai Rui was neither angry nor surprised. He just said calmly, "I understand."

Then Hai Rui said to the people protecting the scene, "Watch over this sheepfold. No one is allowed to approach. I will be back soon."

Because of Hai Rui's words about the plague, people who originally thought that only a few sheep had frozen to death now felt as if they were facing a great enemy, and were really worried that the sheep had died of the plague.

Therefore, after Hai Rui gave the order, everyone was very vigilant and obedient in guarding the sheepfold, not allowing anyone to approach, and not getting close themselves.

Hai Rui arrived at the door of the work shed dormitory. Gao Gong looked at Hai Rui wearing a mask and his heart skipped a beat. Could something really have happened?
"How's it going inside?"

Gao Gong looked at Hai Rui anxiously and asked.

Hai Rui looked at Gao Gong, who was getting anxious and angry. He bowed according to the daily etiquette, and then said, "Please come in, and we will know the result when the people from the Medical College come."

"Medical College? Why do we need people from the Medical College to come?"

Gao Gong was also from the Academy of Medical Sciences, a fifth-rank medical office established in the Shunyi Industrial Park. It was on the same level as the Imperial Medical Service and was ranked below it, but was not under its jurisdiction.

Gao Gong asked Hai Rui anxiously. He thought that the matter here must be a big deal, otherwise why would the Medical Academy be asked to come?

At the same time, Gao Gong was extremely angry and rebuked Hai Rui, "Hai Rui, you are so confused. How can you involve the Medical College? Do you really want to involve the prince as well? What is going on here?"

Hai Rui listened to Gao Gong's anxious questions and accusations, but he was neither anxious nor annoyed. He just said in a relaxed tone: "It's nothing serious. I'm just worried about the epidemic, so I asked the people from the Medical College to take a look at the situation."

Gao Gong almost got high blood pressure after hearing what Hai Rui said. Is this not a big deal?
Gao Gong said anxiously: "The young cabinet minister has already taken the memorial impeaching you and Shuntian Prefecture to the cabinet. Now the problem is serious. You have caused great trouble for the prince!"

When Hai Rui heard what Gao Gong said, he turned around and looked at Gao Gong curiously and said, "Master Gao, don't say anything careless. It's just a few sheep that died here. Is it necessary to report it to the cabinet? Besides, I have also strictly controlled the scene at the first time and did not allow anyone to enter or leave. I am afraid that if there is really an epidemic, it will be serious."

"But this doesn't seem to be enough to make the cabinet mobilize troops, right?"

Gao Gong was stunned when he heard Hai Rui's words. "Is it really a sheep?"

Hai Rui said, "Of course it's a sheep. Could it be a human? Although this dormitory is simple, it can still shelter us from the wind and rain. Moreover, the sanitary facilities inside are arranged according to the layout of the workers' dormitories in Shunyi Industrial Park. No one is allowed to urinate or defecate at will, which would damage the sanitary environment inside."

After Hai Rui said this, Gao Gong suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if there was really something going on here, but it also seemed like a trap. As for who was being set up, it seemed self-evident.

Gao Gong asked in a low voice: "Does the prince know about this?"

Hai Rui smiled but said nothing.

(End of this chapter)