Some time ago, Xiang Hao was promoted to the Jinyi Guard, he entered the Jinyi Guard, his old house was sold to others, but a few days ago he was dug up a corpse in the ground of the backyard garden, the clothes on the bones have rotted and unrecognizable, but an old wound on his leg bone was recognized, Pingmao was once in Datong, the little prince had a knife wound in his leg when he invaded the south, some people suspected that the bone was Pingmao's, Pingmao's wife heard that Xiang Hao sued, and the matter involved the commander of Jinyiwei, The criminal department, which took over the case, immediately took out the pleadings in the early court, which immediately triggered a court dispute.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is obviously a trap set by Zhang Rui to retaliate against Xiang Hao's refusal to be attached, using the old case to attack Xiang Hao, the relationship between Jinyiwei and Dongchang is either dependent or confrontational, and now Xiang Hao has not yet gained a firm foothold, it is a good time to deal with him.

Zhang Rui wanted to send this case to the three divisions for trial, or handed over to the East Factory to deal with, Xiang Hao naturally refused to be tied, he wrote a defense, asking for self-examination, the two sides kept quarreling, and it was slightly better in the court, after retreating from the court, the two of them could enter and leave the palace and the leopard room at will, chasing Zhengde to reveal each other's privacy, and doing their best to attack, so that Zhengde was annoyed, at this time, Zhengde heard about the Suzhou incident, Duan Fei was idle, so his heart moved, and he planned to hand over the case to Duan Fei to investigate, and after carefully making some foreshadowing, He finally ordered Duan Fei to be recalled, and none of the officials in the DPRK and China could see through the overall situation except for Wang Shouren.

Now, the truth is revealed, everyone couldn't help but shiver after seeing Zhang Rui's smile, this guy is not simple, he even used a knife to kill people to deal with political enemies, everyone should be careful in the future.

As soon as Zhang Rui finished speaking, Zhengde was overjoyed and said: "Yes, Aiqing's suggestion is very good, Duan Aiqing, are you willing to take over this case?" ”

Even if the hundred officials wanted to stop it, they couldn't find a suitable excuse, and the cranes and mussels competed for the fisherman's profits, Jinyiwei and Dongchang fought, they were happy to watch the excitement, this case is about two power departments, no one wants to take over, if it is not good, there will be a catastrophe, Duan Fei is good to handle this case, maybe Xiang Hao and Zhang Rui will kill him first, so everyone will not be in trouble.

Duan Fei was actually prepared, not only did he know why the emperor asked him to come to Beijing, but even the pros and cons Wang Shouren explained to him in detail in the letter, Wang Shouren suggested that Duan Fei push away the case, so that he could kill three birds with one stone, first, he could avoid disputes, not be used by Zhang Rui, and he could also gain Xiang Hao's favor, second, the emperor's favor is a good thing, but things must be reversed, it is better to cool down the relationship between the two, this time rejecting the emperor will make hundreds of officials feel at ease, avoid the civilian camp, and get a chance to breathe, third, This is an old case from more than ten years ago, and even the bones may not be true, and it is very difficult to solve the case.

If such a case is found out, it will offend one of Zhang Rui or Xiang Hao, and if it can't be found out, it will give Zhengde a bad impression, so it is better to refuse, Zhengde may feel that he can't do anything at first, but sooner or later he will understand that Duan Fei just doesn't want to wade into this troubled water, based on these three points, Wang Shouren suggested that Duan Fei should find an excuse to resign.

But Duan Fei didn't think so, he saw Zhengde asking, and said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to give it a try, but the minister has a request......

Zhengde said happily: "You say, as long as I can give it, it's no problem." ”

The ministers made a low noise, and they all pricked up their ears, only waiting for Duan Fei to make any excessive suggestions.

I only heard Duan Fei say: "Since the minister has been ordered to investigate the case, the minister will be fully responsible, and the minister will ask the emperor to decree that no matter what person or thing obstructs the minister's investigation of the case, the minister has the right to take it down on the spot and investigate the criminal responsibility, if the emperor approves the minister's request, the minister will be sure to investigate the case!" ”

Zhengde was stunned, Duan Fei's request was not excessive, but it was not easy to do, sure enough, as soon as Duan Fei's voice fell, several ministers jumped out to oppose it, and the wording was extremely fierce, as if the sky was about to fall.

"Duan Aiqing, think about it again, how about a different request?" Zhengde asked in a consultative tone.

Duan Fei said resolutely: "Your Majesty, this case involves a high-ranking official of Jinyi Guard, if it is easy to handle, how can it be my turn?" Duan Fei is just a foundationless four-grade petty official from Ying Tian, any master in the capital can pinch me to death like an ant, if there is no holy will, Duan Fei really doesn't dare to take this case. ”

Zhengde frowned, he had to think carefully about the pros and cons before he could make this decision, Duan Fei stood there silently, and the civil and military officials behind him were surging against it, Duan Fei just didn't hear it, if Zhengde didn't have this determination, why would he be the egg that hit the stone?

After thinking for a while, Zhengde finally spoke, he glanced down, and said, "Okay, stop fighting, Duan Aiqing has concerns, I am also clear, who thinks this request is too much, who will handle this case for me?" Duan Aiqing just asked me for a will in order to handle the case smoothly, why are you panicking? Are you the murderers? Or did you make up your mind to embarrass Duan Aiqing and obstruct him from handling the case from the beginning? Beijing City is so big, what news can spread throughout the city in half a pillar of incense, are you afraid of losing your head? I didn't give Duan Aiqing the right to cut first and then play! ”

Zhengde's series of rhetorical questions made the ministers all quiet down, Zhengde looked at Zhang Zilin and said, "Zhang Aiqing, do you think Duan Fei's request is feasible?" ”

Zhang Zilin knew that if he shook his head, this errand would probably fall on his head, he knew this case very well, even if he had the ability to find out, he didn't want to cause this trouble, not to mention that this case was not so easy to investigate, he had to say: "The emperor is Shengming, what Lord Duan said is true, if the emperor wants to solve this case, Lord Duan can't do it, if Lord Duan doesn't have a holy decree, I'm afraid it will be a bamboo basket." ”

Zhengde's eyes swept down, only to see that the people below all lost the noise just now, one by one lowered their heads and behaved like a grandson, Zhengde secretly sneered in his heart, and looked at Zhang Rui who was standing aside, Zhang Rui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old slave also thinks that Lord Duan's request is not too much, unless there is a ghost in his heart, why should he obstruct Lord Duan from handling the case?" The adults are worried that Duan Fei is doing mischief with the holy decree, which can also be put an end to, Dongchang has the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials, and when Lord Duan handles the case, Dongchang will send someone to accompany him. ”

Zhengde said: "Let's do it, you Aiqing, if you have something to do, let's retreat from the dynasty if you have nothing to do." ”

After waiting and seeing that no one came out of the recital, Zhengde shouted: "Retreat from the dynasty, Yang Aiqing, Duan Aiqing, you come with me." ”

The emperor drove back to the palace, Zhang Rui followed closely, Yang Yiqing and Duan Fei followed suit, Duan Fei had been to the Forbidden City before he crossed, but he didn't remember the terrain and building names here, he only felt that he had walked a long way, he should have come to the inner palace, and finally came to a large hall with a plaque.

Zhengde took the lead, and when Duan Fei followed, Zhengde was already sitting at a table, Yang Yiqing began to draft the decree, and then copied it on the holy decree after Zhengde agreed, and then stamped Zhengde, and the holy decree was directly handed over to Duan Fei.

"Aiqing, I believe that you will be able to find out, no matter who killed Ping Mao, you must not be tolerated, whether that person is a relative of the emperor or a general or an important minister in power, anyone involved in the case, you will arrest me, below the fifth grade is at your disposal, above the fifth grade or with a special identity, arrest me, I will deal with it for you!"

The more Zhengde spoke, the more murderous he became, as if the murderer was right in front of him.

After Duan Fei agreed, he asked, "Your Majesty, who is currently in charge of this case?" I want to take over right away and start an investigation right away. ”

Zhang Rui said in a strange manner: "Who else can there be?" Jin Yiwei commanded Xiang Haobei, the person who was the most suspicious was stunned to rush to investigate the case, and it was strange that this case could be clarified. ”

Zhengde smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, the biggest suspect may not be the murderer, and it is reasonable for Xiang Hao to be in a hurry to clear his name, Ah Fei...... Well, I'd better tell you Ah Fei to be smooth, you can go now, although the order has been paid, but Huaming and they will follow you for the time being. ”