When only Zhengde and Duan Fei were left in the hall, Zhengde said to Duan Fei: "Thanks to Aiqing for giving me a good idea, otherwise these guys will definitely quarrel." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "Weichen bystanders are clear, so they can see clearly, in fact, most of the disputes in the world can't escape a sharp word, the six departments are worried that the ceremonial supervisor is dominant, and the ceremonial supervisor is unwilling to let go of power, so naturally they can't say a piece, in fact, all the power is given to them by the emperor, everyone is just sharing the worries for the emperor, life does not bring death and does not bring it, what is there to fight?" ”

Zhengde sighed: "If only everyone could think like Aiqing, these guys would know how to fight for power and profit, if it weren't for Aiqing who paid so much silver from Jiangnan, I wouldn't be able to give the silver to the Queen Mother on her birthday, the dignified Ming has fallen to such a point, these guys still refuse to think about how to make the Ming strong for me, which is really disappointing to me." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "It's not that they don't want to, they're just worried about this and that, they're worried that they work hard but are made cheap by others, as long as the emperor finds a way to level a bowl of water, everyone gets the benefits they deserve, and they will be a lot more attentive to doing things. If there is still someone to cry to the emperor, it will be a little unclear. ”

Duan Fei said that Zhang Rui and Guo Zhen would cry to Zhengde afterwards and cause regeneration, Zhengde nodded thoughtfully, and Duan Fei said again: "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly remember to open the sea ban today?" Didn't Wechen say that this has to be done slowly? ”

Zhengde shook his head and said: "It's all to blame Guo Zhen for constantly talking about the benefits of the ban in my ear, I saw that Su Duan's mother was pitiful today, and I couldn't even help a small subject country, so I brought up this matter in a moment of excitement, fortunately, Aiqing gave me an idea, otherwise no matter how good things are, Guo Zhen's stupid will be ruined." ”

Duan Fei smiled and said: "Gonggong Guo is also eager to contribute to the country, but this matter is not urgent, even if everyone reaches a unified consensus, it is not possible to open the sea ban in a short time and a half, and the construction of large ships and the formation of the navy are not a day's work. ”

Zhengde was dumbfounded: "How long is it going to take?" I can't wait to personally lead the sailors to defeat the Franc fleet now. ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not in a hurry, the fleet of the Franc aircraft has come thousands of miles away, and has defeated and ruled hundreds of ancient civilizations along the way, including the great powers comparable to the Ming Dynasty, their naval ships are strong and their guns are sharp, even if our sailors have big ships and cannons, they can't immediately go to Manchu Jia to fight a decisive battle, we should first take pirates and Japanese robbers to practice actual combat, and wait for Jingping in the East China Sea, and then it is not too late for Xu Mou to be full of thorns, the emperor is in the prime of life, I think that Taizu was still forbearance when he was thirty years old, why should the emperor be in a hurry?" ”

Zhengde nodded and said: "Duan Aiqing is reasonable, I am a little anxious, okay, I listen to Aiqing's words, I am not in a hurry, by the way, I also heard the name of the singer Ji Qingqing when I was in Jiangnan, her singing and dancing have also been introduced to the palace, Liu Aifei also learned to dance to show me, it is really good, you have seen her twice, is she really as good as the legend?" ”

Duan Fei remembered the rumors of Zhengde's lustfulness, his heart moved, and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing surprising about her, her beauty is not as good as that of the queen and Liu Niangniang, and her talent is average, but she is a maverick and is promoted by those boring literati." ”

Zhengde smiled: "Really? Why don't I hear it the same from other people's mouths? They all said that Qingqing looked like a fairy, her talent was amazing, she rarely came to the capital, Aiqing found a way to arrange it, I wanted to go and see in person what she was good at. ”

Duan Fei had no choice but to agree, Zhengde stretched his waist and said, "Aiqing is also tired today, right?" Go out of the palace with me, go back to the house, go back to the leopard room, and join you tomorrow morning? ”

Duan Fei said: "Your Majesty, it's better not to go to Weichen if there's nothing to do, lest Lord Shi and Lord Wang get angry when he sees Weichen, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, Weichen thinks it's better for the emperor to stay in the palace to accompany the queen, the emperor ......"

Zhengde sighed and said, "Concubine Liu also persuaded me to do the same this morning, so I will stay in the palace, Aiqing, you go home and rest." ”

Duan Fei went home, Guan Xiaohan didn't show up this night, Guan Xiaohan didn't show up for three days, Xiaohuan's performance was normal, and Li Yuying began to learn to be a female assistant and Duan Fei's new maid, Guo Wei has been with her.

Duan Fei wrote and painted when he had time, or went to the Fusi Ordnance Institute in Jinyi Weibei Town, and studied this and that with those 'weirdos' in everyone's eyes, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year = early in the morning, Zhengde let the courtiers leave, but Duan Fei, Zhang Rui, Guo Zhen, the cabinet, and the six important ministers were called to the leopard room, and after the people arrived, he opened his mouth and asked: "Regarding the matter of opening the sea ban, have you discussed it?" ”

Yang Yiqing immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the differences between the ministers and your fathers-in-law are very big, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy to reach an agreement, and I ask the emperor to give me some time." ”

Zhengde already knew the specific details from Zhang Rui and Guo Wei, and he said impatiently: "How long will it take to negotiate?" ”

Yang Yiqing replied: "It depends on your father-in-law, the emperor is clear, your father-in-law is determined not to revoke the eunuchs in various places, this matter is not easy to do." ”

The eunuchs in various places are an important part of the eunuchs' power, how can the inner court let it go easily? The town guard eunuchs are in charge of important military and political affairs in various places, and they are more majestic than the highest governor of a province, and the six Shangshu are all officials in the local area, so they naturally know how powerful the town guard eunuchs are, and they take this opportunity to eradicate them and eliminate this great scourge, they have counted the dangers of corruption and bribery, smuggling and trafficking in smuggling and trafficking in various places, and harming the people, including the six years of Zhengde, Liu Liu, Liu Qi and Yang Hu gathered people to rebel in Hebei, which was also caused by the local town guard eunuchs who exploited too much, and Wang Tang, the Suzhou town guard eunuch who was just killed by Duan Fei this year, was also listed.

The town guard eunuch is actually the product of the emperor's distrust of officials, the role of the town guard eunuch can be completely replaced by officials from all over the country, in private Zhang Rui can talk to Zhengde about the benefits of the town guard eunuch, but those reasons are not on the table, Yang Yiqing and other medieval arguments will devalue the town guard eunuch to nothing, but Zhang Rui has no strong rebuttal.

Zhengde was still reluctant to abolish the eunuchs in various places, except for the reason of the ancestral system, he had no excuse, his eyes couldn't help but look at Duan Fei again, seeing Duan Fei hiding at the back and pretending not to see it, Zhengde snorted and raised: "Duan Aiqing, you have been silent, aren't you asleep?" ”

Duan Fei yawned and asked in a daze, "Your Majesty, are you calling a minister?" ”

Zhengde said angrily: "You are really asleep, everyone is arguing, you still have the heart to stand and sleep!" ”

Duan Fei yawned again and said, "If you go back to the emperor, Weichen can't take care of these things, even if he has some ideas, he doesn't dare to interject, he is a little sleepy when he listens, and he falls asleep inadvertently." ”

Zhengde said: "If you have something to say, what dare you not say, do I tell you that you won't say it?" Say whatever you say, and I will forgive you of your innocence. ”

Duan Fei perked up and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that this matter is not difficult to do, and everyone will let each one step and the matter will be over?" The eunuchs guarding the towns in various places are to be withdrawn, but people don't need to be withdrawn, and another tax bureau is formed, which is composed of six people and the eunuchs in various towns, and the full-time tax collection is over? ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhang Rui and Guo Zhen strongly objected, but the six bigwigs also questioned Duan Fei's proposal.

In the face of everyone's criticism, Duan Fei stretched his hands to Zhengde and said: "Your Majesty, this is the reason why Wechen doesn't dare to speak, Wechen just thinks that once the sea is opened to trade, there will be more taxes, and it is not difficult to raise a few more yamen, in fact, today's population is several times more than that of the Tang Dynasty, and it is necessary to set up a special yamen subdivision function, of course, Wechen just said casually, don't care." ”

Yang Yiqing unceremoniously dismissed Duan Fei's words, Zhengde was also very disappointed in Duan Fei, thinking that he would give a good idea, everyone quickly forgot about Duan Fei's existence, but they didn't know that Duan Fei secretly wiped his sweat and continued to stand and 'sleep'.

Sometimes pretending to be stupid is necessary, now Da Ming has come to a crossroads, if he continues to stick to the rules and does not make any changes, Da Ming will go downhill, but Duan Fei will never be the pioneer of reform, that is to take a huge risk, Shang Ying laid the foundation for the hegemony of the Qin State, but was split by the car in the city, Wang Anshi also wanted to change the law, but even his own students opposed him, and later generations Liang Qichao and Tan Si wanted to reform, but after admonishing Xuanyuan with blood, there was still no change, Duan Fei just wanted to do what he should do silently, Subtly affect Daming, and when he has accumulated enough strength, he will follow the trend and push others to the front to ride the wind and waves, he will hide behind and enjoy the results, at this time he can naturally hide.

As a result, after a day of fighting, there was no result, Zhengde was very disappointed and drove everyone away, leaving Duan Fei alone, Duan Fei asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, if you leave Weichen alone, others will definitely be cranky again." ”

Zhengde snorted and said, "They can think whatever they like, I don't care, your performance today is really bad, are you really helpless?" ”

Duan Fei smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, Weichen really has no choice, but ...... If the emperor is really determined, this matter will not be difficult to do, the eunuchs in the town are too powerful and lack of supervision and control, the people are very angry, even if they are not killed by the mob in the long run, they will be cut off by the emperor because of corruption, the emperor really wants to help them, he will give them an idle errand to support. ”

Zhengde sighed and said, "I also want them to support their old age, but apart from them, there are few trustworthy people around me, how can this be good." ”

Duan Fei remained silent, when it came to this, he couldn't control what Zhengde wanted to do, in history, the two emperors Jiajing and Chongzhen had dismissed the eunuchs, but they didn't last long, it can be seen that this matter is not so easy to do, he has already expressed his opinion, it is better not to force the emperor to be too anxious.

Zhengde couldn't make a decision after thinking about it for a long time, he sighed, and suddenly said: "Aiqing has nothing to do tomorrow, let's go to Yiwenfang to play, I haven't been there for a long time." ”

Duan Fei hesitated for a moment and replied, "Okay, Weichen will come to the leopard room early tomorrow morning to pick up the emperor." ”

Zhengde said with a smile: "I will go over by myself at the beginning of tomorrow, so I don't need you to run back and forth, and I'll see you at Yiwenfang then." ”