Since your lord has also received the official document from the court, the general will speak directly. "Zhang Huai said, "Not long ago, you know what happened when the Northern invaders invaded the border. My lord, you should know best. Now the court has asked the last general to suppress the rebellion, but the soldiers of the Tiger-Character Banner are not even afraid of the Northern invaders. The last general How could they be their opponents with this small number of soldiers and horses? "
He grimaced.
Hearing Zhang Huai's words, Governor Liu nodded in agreement and said, "What you said makes sense. Even I didn't expect that a businessman could actually raise such a strong army."
"Sir, you have to think of something for me. Once I take action on the Tiger Flag, I'm afraid the entire Datong will be dragged into the flames of war." Zhang Huai said with a bitter look on his face.
At this time, a servant came in from the outside with a tray, walked up to Zhang Huai, put the tureen on the tray aside on the table, and then stepped back.
Governor Liu hesitated for a moment and then said: "The imperial court has issued an order to suppress the rebellion. If you and I disobey the order, I am afraid that we will be immediately arrested by the imperial court and returned to Beijing and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. We might even be convicted of treason." crime."
"How can I say that?" Zhang Huai sighed.
The imperial court's will cannot be violated, but he knows that he cannot defeat the soldiers of the Tiger Flag, and now he is in a dilemma.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing next to Governor Liu, said at this time: "This matter was all caused by Governor Datong. If he hadn't submitted the memorial in order to gain credit for himself, he wouldn't be in such trouble."
"When I first saw this person, I felt that he was not a good person. Sure enough, he caused us such a big trouble. If he hadn't randomly submitted the memorial, how could Datong have caused the rebellion?" Zhang Huai gritted his molars and cursed.
At this time, he needed someone to vent his anger to, and Wang Xinyi just became the person to vent his anger on.
Governor Liu coughed twice and said: "Okay, let's not talk about Wang Xinyi's matter anymore. Talking about him now will not help. It is more serious to think about how to solve the Tiger Character Flag matter."
As the governor, he was also dissatisfied with Wang Xinyi, the censor who messed up Datong, but Wang Xinyi was a member of the Donglin Party, and he had no choice. Even if he hated him, he could only endure it.
Du Wanyuan on the side said: "Since the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner are indeed capable, we might as well recruit them. This way, we don't have to take action anymore, and the commander-in-chief doesn't have to continue to embarrass us."
"Recruitment is a good idea." Zhang Huai looked at Governor Liu with hope.
He knew that the soldiers of the Tiger Character Flag were powerful and could recruit security to solve the Tiger Character Flag's matter, so naturally he didn't want to fight.
Governor Liu, who was holding a tureen in his hand, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't be possible to recruit people for peace. The official document sent by the court clearly states that the rebellion will be suppressed and that the criminals will be sent to the capital for justice."
"What do the people in the imperial court think? Don't they know that the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner are elite soldiers and strong generals, and it will be good even if they are sent to Liaodong to deal with Hou Jin in the future." Zhang Huai said bitterly.
His words vented his dissatisfaction with the imperial court.
"Don't talk nonsense here, the imperial court is something you, the commander-in-chief, can comment on." Governor Liu frowned, very dissatisfied with Zhang Huai's unrestrained speech.
Zhang Huai reacted and thought that if what he just said reached the court, not to mention that he was an official, he might be imprisoned. Then he hurriedly admitted his mistake and said: "The last general will know his mistake, and the last general will not dare to question the imperial decree."
"Okay, don't say this again in the future. I'll just pretend I didn't hear you." Governor Liu said in a bad tone.
He is not Wang Xinyi, and he will not hold Zhang Huai accountable for the mistakes in his words. Moreover, the two of them have become grasshoppers on a rope. If they cannot solve the problem of Tiger Flag, who will end up with them in the future? Nothing will get better.
Du Wanyuan looked at Zhang Huai and reminded: "Sir Zhang, the imperial court may think that the Beilu were defeated at your hands. Naturally, they don't know the power of the Tiger Flag soldiers."
"Damn it." Zhang Huai slapped his forehead in annoyance and said, "If I had known things would turn out like this, I shouldn't have received this merit in the first place."
I couldn't help but regret in my heart.
Governor Liu said: "It's useless to talk about this. The most important thing now is how to fulfill the imperial court's will."
"We can't beat him!" Zhang Huai said with a bitter look on his face, "It's not that I'm trying to shirk, it's that I really can't beat him. I don't have any confidence at all."
"I know." Governor Liu sighed.
What is the situation of Datong's soldiers and horses? He has been the governor of Datong for many years, so he naturally knows that if he still had the confidence to capture the Tiger-Character Banner before the Beibei invaders invaded the border, but after defeating the Tiger-Character Banner against the Beibei, he did not. gained confidence.
"My lord, please give me some advice. The general is counting on you right now." Zhang Huai pushed the matter to Governor Liu.
Of course, as the governor of Datong, Governor Liu has unshirkable responsibilities, unless the DPRK sends another minister to take charge of countering the rebellion.
Governor Liu frowned, looking thoughtful.
Tiger Character Flag can no longer be treated as an ordinary business. It is not that simple to deal with Tiger Character Flag. Moreover, due to the decree of the imperial court, recruitment cannot be carried out, which makes him scratch his head with worry.
Zhang Huai waited for a while, but without waiting for Governor Liu's idea, he said: "How about we discuss with Liu Heng and let him surrender? We can agree to save his life."
After hearing this, Governor Liu glanced at him and said, "Do you think you can save his life, or is he stupid? I believe we can save his life."
Zhang Huai shook his head and said: "If the general speaks lightly, he will definitely not be able to save his life, and rebellion is a serious crime. Since the imperial court has made a decree to suppress the rebellion, if he is captured in the future, he will naturally be executed."
"You know everything, so what can you do to save his life?" Governor Liu said angrily.
Hu Ziqi was able to make such a big fortune in just a few years. He didn't think that Liu Heng was a fool and didn't know what the consequences would be if he surrendered to the court, so he didn't count on taking the initiative to persuade him to surrender.
"Then we really have no choice but to take action?" Zhang Huai said with a bitter look on his face.
Governor Liu nodded and said, "I'm afraid this is the only way."
He also couldn't think of any better way to deal with the Tiger Flag. Now the only option he could choose was to let Datong's soldiers and horses put down the rebellion.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing aside, suddenly said: "Actually, the tiger character flag is not impossible to solve. The students have a way, maybe they can try it!"
After the words fell, Zhang Huai suddenly turned his head and looked at him.
Governor Liu looked at Du Wanyuan and said, "What can you do? Tell me?"
"Since the imperial court has issued an express decree to quell the rebellion, we have no choice but to quell the rebellion. There is no choice." Du Wanyuan said.
Wang Xin, who was already sitting in his seat, suddenly lost interest when he heard this.
If the troops sent out could deal with the soldiers of the Tiger Flag, he wouldn't have to be in trouble here.
