Duan Feiken was in danger, and Zhengde was quite moved, but he shook his head and said: "No, this matter is too dangerous, Aiqing is the pillar of the country, how can he easily make a risk?" The matter cannot be mentioned again. ”

Before Duan Fei could say more, he saw a small yellow gate come to the front of the palace, and after being stopped by the Han general guarding the door, he said loudly: "Your Majesty, several Shangshu lords have sent servants to invite the emperor to the front hall to discuss matters. ”

"Got it." Zhengde turned around, looked over the faces of Duan Fei, Zhang Rui, and Guo Zhen one by one, and said: "The three Aiqing are the closest people to me, I never want any of you to have an accident, and when the three of you want to advance and retreat together, whether you stay in the capital or send to Shaanxi, I will tie the three of you together." ”

Zhengde's kindness made Duan Fei very helpless, looking at Zhang Rui's spirit, he was also very helpless, but Guo Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, if something happened to Duan Fei, he would be unlucky.

The three of them agreed to Zhengde with different attitudes, and Zhengde took the three of them back to the front hall, only to see Yang Yiqing and Zhang Zilin bowing to Zhengde together: "Your Majesty, Lord Shi was angry to death by Duan Fei, this matter is not trivial, Duan Fei must be severely punished, otherwise all officials in the world will be cold, and the scholars will not be convinced, and the society will be in danger." ”

Zhengde's most annoying family used Jiangshan Sheji to force him, and when he heard this, he sneered and said, "According to your meaning, if you kill Duan Fei, the world will be peaceful?" Duan Fei just said two words about Shi Xuan, and Shi Xuan was angry to death, this is also to be punished? ”

Yang Yiqing replied: "Your Majesty, Duan Fei knew that Master Shi was old and couldn't stand it, but he deliberately contradicted him, so he was angry with a Shangshu alive, Your Majesty, Duan Fei can't help it!" ”

Zhengde said a little impatiently: "Yang Aiqing, why didn't Shi Xuan see you come out when he scolded Duan Fei?" Ask yourself, how many of Shi Xuan's accusations against Duan Fei are true? In other words, I would have scolded him to the point of blood, Duan Fei just retorted two sentences, he himself was riddled with all kinds of diseases, he couldn't breathe in one breath and suffocated to death, what happened to Duan Fei at this level? This matter must be mentioned again, otherwise I will investigate Shi Xuan for slandering the minister with nonsense. ”

Yang Yiqing was stunned, Shi Xuan said so much just now, many of them are far-fetched or even false, if Zhengde really uses these words to rectify Shi Xuan, just a crime of bullying the king is enough, Shi Xuan's people are all dead, and then let him clear his name and be defiled, this is what Yang Yiqing never wants to see, not to mention that even so, it can't cure Duan Fei of any big crime, what's the point of doing things that don't outweigh the losses?

Yang Yiqing is a decisive person, he immediately put aside the idea of hitting Duan Fei with this matter, and said to Zhengde: "The old minister understands, how to handle Shi Xuan's funeral and ask the emperor to show it, now the Ministry of Rites is vacant, and Weichen recommends the right deputy capital Yushi Lin Jun to fill the vacancy, Lin Jun is a fourteen-year jinshi in Chenghua, handsome and thrifty, honest and self-controlled, strict in etiquette, outspoken and daring to admonish, is the best candidate for the Ministry of Rites." ”

Zhengde is not afraid of outspoken officials, but he is afraid that he will be brainless, this Lin Jun he knows, he also sent him to patrol Jiangxi and Sichuan, Zhengde nodded and said: "Yang Aiqing recommended Lin Jun to fill the vacancy, how many Aiqing can disagree?" ”

Fei Hong wants to install his own people, but his political views are wavering, there are not many people who are willing to firmly follow him, and he can't find a better candidate for a while, Zhang Zilin and Lin Jun are friends, knowing his temperament, it is better to be a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, so there is no objection, Wang Shouren is too lazy, Qian Rujing has just entered Beijing, and he is still in a dormant state, and it is inconvenient to express his opinions, so Zhengde immediately passed a decree to promote Lin Jun to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and then handed over Shi Xuan's future affairs to Yang Yiqing to handle,

Yang Yiqing asked Zhengde about Shi Xuan's treatment after his death, and Zhengde treated everything favorably in order to compensate Shi Xuan's family, rewarded the Shi family with 3,000 taels of silver, and posthumously awarded the title of Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar, Zhen Wenjie, which was considered a glorious death.

After dealing with Shi Xuan's aftermath, Zhengde finally turned the topic back to fighting the disease and providing disaster relief: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is an epidemic in Shaanxi, and the imperial court must send a minister of sufficient weight to Shaanxi, who do you think is more suitable in the court?" ”

Yang Yiqing said: "What the emperor said is that this lord must not only be highly respected, but also not surprised, steady and capable, but also win the trust of the emperor. ”

Zhengde was stunned for a moment, and said, "When did Duan Fei become highly respected?" Besides, he can only investigate cases, and he doesn't know how to provide disaster relief, what if something goes wrong? The acne has spread and affected the fortunes of the country, who will be responsible! ”

Zhengde's anger gradually arose, and his voice gradually increased, Yang Yiqing was awe-inspiring in his heart, and said: "Lord Qian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has been an official for many years, and knows the methods of disease treatment and disaster relief well. ”

Zhang Zilin also said: "Your Majesty, Lord Duan thinks that Lord Shi's accusation is false, and Lord Duan can prove his innocence by going to disaster relief, otherwise someone will definitely say that the emperor is biased." ”

Zhengde became more and more annoyed and was about to scold, Duan Fei suddenly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what Lord Yang and Lord Zhang said is very right, Weichen is duty-bound, this is going to Shaanxi for disaster relief, you can also give Lord Shi an explanation, please ask the emperor for permission, let the minister go, the minister will not disgrace his mission, and he will die with all his might!" ”

Duan Fei said generously, looking like he was going to die, Yang Yiqing and the others couldn't help but be shocked, Zhengde's eyes were also moist, Wang Shouren saw Duan Fei ask for his life to go to Shaanxi, although he didn't know his plan, but it was not easy to deal with smallpox, no matter how strong his martial arts were, he couldn't stand it, and finally found a successor, it was a pity to be so wasted, he couldn't help but persuade: "Lord Duan, you have to think twice, pox is not as common as typhoid, dysentery and other epidemics, this thing has no cure, even if Lord Duan has martial arts, it will not help." ”

Zhengde hurriedly said: "Exactly, Duan Aiqing, I understand that you are loyal, let's leave this matter to someone else, Fei Aiqing, you are a household secretary, highly respected, and also have experience in epidemic prevention and control, and the number of people who are infected is counted after the epidemic is over......."

Fei Hong has been watching coldly, but he didn't expect the fire to suddenly burn on his head, he was startled, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to share the emperor's worries, but it is a long way to Shaanxi, and the old minister is afraid that this body and bones can't afford to toss, Lord Yang is right, and the old minister also thinks that Lord Duan is the best candidate." ”

Zhengde knew that he was afraid, and when he saw that he had two temples, he couldn't bear to urge, but who was not two temples except for Qian Rujing in the six books in front of him? Qian Rujing's weight was a little weaker......

Just when Zhengde hesitated, Duan Fei said: "Your Majesty, don't hesitate any longer, Wechen is willing to go to Shaanxi with Master Qian to fight the disease and provide disaster relief, please ask the emperor for permission, the emperor often says that Wechen can always come up with some ideas to solve problems, in this case, why is the emperor so unconfident in Wechen?" Maybe Weichen will be able to find a way to prevent smallpox after a trip to Shaanxi? Isn't this a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people? ”

Yang Yiqing glanced at Duan Fei suspiciously, to say that what he just said was that what he had just said was just to advance and retreat, so now he couldn't say anything about asking for the decree again, could it be that this Duan Fei was really dedicated to the country and the people? Stop, stop, even if he is now dedicated to the people, but what is Jinyiwei? Duan Fei has been in Jinyiwei for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not become like Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, with his talents and methods, as well as the emperor's feelings for him, he will definitely be more powerful than Jiang Bin and even Liu Jin in the future.

After Yang Yiqing thought about the stakes clearly, he stepped forward again to force Duan Fei, Fei Hong and Zhang Zilin also seconded the proposal, Qian Rujing was not easy to speak, Wang Shouren and Zhang Rui did not speak, Guo Zhen said a few words for Duan Fei, but his words were quickly rejected by Yang Yiqing and them.