News of Zhang Huai's defeat spread to the capital.
Zhezi was submitted from the general affairs envoy Si and sent to the cabinet.
"Mr. Ge, something big has happened." Wang Wenyan, a member of the Zhongshu House, walked in quickly, holding the question book that had just been delivered to him.
As soon as he came in, several elders in the room looked at him.
"This is the cabinet, be cautious when things happen." Ye Xianggao scolded him softly.
His scolding was not to blame Wang Wenyan, but to protect him and not give the other elders a chance to blame him.
"Student knows his mistake." Wang Wenyan quickly admitted his mistake and saluted.
Ye Xianggao picked up the tureen at hand, used the lid to stir the tea inside, and asked, "Why are you here in such a hurry?"
"Mr. Ge, the question book for Datong has arrived." As he said that, Wang Wenyan handed over the question book in his hand.
Ye Xianggao held the tureen in one hand and took the question book with the other hand, and said at the same time: "It looks like it's a good news from Datong. Think about it, that Liu Heng is just a businessman who is greedy for money and pursues profit, and his subordinates are also all It’s a bunch of rabble, and the Datong soldiers and horses are all elite from all sides, so it’s easy to deal with a bunch of rabble.”
"Haha, what Mr. Chief Assistant said is absolutely true." Han Xu said with a smile, "Since ancient times, there have been very few businessmen who have done anything rebellious. This is all because businessmen attach great importance to profits. Most of them are those who see profits and forget their loyalty. A bunch of people are far from enough to accomplish anything.”
Other pavilion elders also expressed their agreement with Ye Xianggao's words, and at the same time they did not forget to step on the tiger flag.
Wang Wenyan, who was standing in front of Ye Xianggao, blushed. After several pavilion elders finished speaking, he said: "Dear elders, Zhang Huai, the general of Datong, defeated Lingqiu. The Tiger Character Banner and the bandit leader Liu Heng are still here. Lingqiu.”
After the words fell, the faces of several pavilion elders around him showed a hint of embarrassment.
Snapped!
The tureen in Ye Xianggao's hand fell to the ground and broke into several pieces. The tea inside splashed all over the floor, leaving only the base in his hand.
Several people in the cabinet were attracted by the sound of breaking tureens, and their eyes fell on Ye Xianggao.
"Mr. Ge, would you like to take a look at the question book sent by Datong first?" Wang Wenyan reminded in a low voice.
The sound of breaking just now made him think that Ye Xianggao was so angry that he broke the tureen in his hand when he heard about Zhang Huai's defeat.
Ye Xianggao opened the question book and held it in front of him.
After reading, he slapped the notebook in his hand on the table and said coldly: "This Zhang Huai is really useless. The dignified general of Datong is actually worse than a group of rabble raised by businessmen, and he still has the nerve to ask for help from the imperial court."
"Zhang Huai really lost to a businessman from Datong?" Han Xu frowned and said in disbelief.
Ye Xianggao handed the book in his hand forward and said, "Look, the question book written by the governor of Datong and the commander-in-chief Zhang Huaiyi cannot be false."
Han Xu stood up from his seat, walked around the table in front of him, came to Ye Xianggao, took the question book, and flipped through it.
After reading it, he handed the question book in his hand to several other pavilion elders.
The question book was passed around among several pavilion veterans, and finally returned to Master Ye Xiang.
Ye Xianggao asked: "Everyone, tell me what to do next about Datong?"
Han Xu, who returned to his seat, was the first to speak: "Although Liaodong has been relatively stable since the war, no one can guarantee whether the Jurchens will come to harass our Ming Dynasty again. At this time, I think we should still be stable. For the Lord, we can recruit Tiger Character Banner and Liu Heng, give him an official position, and temporarily appease him."
Zhisheng is the name of Sun Chengzong, who succeeded Wang Zaijin as the governor of Liaodong, regained more than 400 miles of lost land in Liaodong, and stabilized the situation in Liaodong.
Wang Wenyan, who was standing aside, heard Han Xu's suggestion and opened his mouth to interrupt, but thinking that he was just a scholar, he had to swallow the words that came to his mouth.
In front of him were several elders of the cabinet discussing matters. He knew in his heart that no matter how much Ye Xianggao trusted him, he would not let him, a member of Zhongshushe, participate in the discussion at this time.
"I don't agree with the recruitment." One of the pavilion elders in the room said, "What Liu Heng did was an act of rebellion. Once he is recruited, what will happen if someone does this again in the future? Isn't it possible to recruit him at all?" "
After the words fell, the other pavilion elders in the room nodded in agreement.
Wang Wenyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that so many pavilion elders did not agree with the tiger-character flag. The expression on his face relaxed a lot.
Han Xu did not look at the other elders, but said to Ye Xianggao: "The Ming Dynasty can no longer withstand the turmoil. Datong is an important town on nine sides. If something goes wrong, the Mongols may send their troops south at any time."
He hoped that Ye Xianggao would agree to recruit Tiger Flag.
Ye Xianggao stroked his beard and said: "Zhisheng is here in Liaodong, so there won't be any big problems. You can safely hand over Liaodong to him. As for the tiger-character flag, my opinion is to continue sending troops to clear it up. Since Datong The soldiers and horses were unsuccessful in sending troops, so Yang Guozhu of Xuanfu led his troops to Datong to encircle and suppress the rebel group of Tiger Character Banner."
"What the Chief Assistant said is absolutely true." One of the pavilion elders said, "I read the title book of Datong. It said that Zhang Huai only lost less than a thousand men, which means that Datong's troops did not suffer much loss. In addition, Xuan Xuan With the soldiers and horses of the government, it is easy to wipe out the rebellion in Datong."
Han Xu on the other side frowned and said: "The title book says that the damaged soldiers and horses are all soldiers and servants of various families in Datong. These people are elites in Liaodong, far from ordinary soldiers of the major battalions. comparable."
Even though he was a civilian official, he had been an official for so many years, and he knew that the most elite soldiers and horses in the army were the personal servants raised by each military general. Although Datong only lost less than a thousand personal servants, he knew in his heart that this was more important than the loss. Half of Datong's troops will be seriously injured.
At that time, Li Chengliang only had more than 2,000 servants.
"Okay, the matter is settled like this. Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, will lead the troops to Datong to suppress the rebellion. I will go to see the emperor immediately and report the cabinet's opinions to the emperor." Ye Xianggao made the final decision and did not let Han Xu continue to speak. Opportunity.
The expression on Han Xu's face was very ugly.
Most people in the cabinet supported the use of troops against the Tiger Flag, knowing that it would be useless even if he opposed it, but Ye Xianggao simply ignored his suggestions, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Ye Xianggao didn't care whether Han Xu was happy or not. After leaving the cabinet, he walked towards Huangji Palace alone.
In the afternoon, Tianqi's decree was sent to the cabinet.
The Tiger Character Banner's rebellion was an enemy of the old Zhu family. For the sake of the eternal stability of the old Zhu family, Tianqi would not object to the opinions given by the cabinet, and agreed that Yang Guozhu, the general of the Xuanfu, would send troops to Datong.
Official documents from the Ministry of War were sent to the Xuan Mansion overnight.
Tiger Flag's shop in the capital has been sealed, and Wang Zizi and others have also turned from light to dark. Like most of the people, they are lurking in the capital secretly.
But he was not idle either, news from the court was constantly sent out through his hands.
The imperial court ordered the Xuanfu to send troops to Datong. As soon as the news came out of the cabinet, the news had already spread. As soon as Wang himself received the news, he immediately arranged for people to ride fast horses back to Lingqiu.
