Ye Xianggao took a step forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy sent to Qingcheng has returned and brought back important news concerning the Tumote Department. As soon as the ministers heard about this, they Come with Mr. Han Ge to see the Holy One."
"Oh? The person sent to Qingcheng has returned, and I am also very curious about what news he brought back, which actually made the two pavilion elders rush to see me." Tianqi picked up the Tuanlong tureen and took a sip. .
Ye Xianggao bowed and said, "The envoy who came back from Qingcheng said that the Tumut tribe had been conquered, and he saw many Han soldiers in Qingcheng."
"The soldiers of the Han family have arrived in Qingcheng. Why haven't I heard anyone mention it? Is there any memorial sent from Jiubian?" Tianqi turned to look at Wei Zhongxian beside him.
Wei Zhongxian replied: "There are a few memorials sent from Liaodong. If you want to see them now, Your Majesty, I will ask the Supervisor of Ceremonies to send them over."
"The Han soldiers in Qingcheng are not the soldiers of the imperial court in Jiubian." Ye Xianggao said.
Tianqi originally wanted Wei Zhongxian to arrange for someone from the Supervisor of Ceremonies to deliver the memorial from Liaodong, but after hearing Ye Xianggao's words, he waved his hand to Wei Zhongxian, indicating that he didn't have to go.
Wei Zhongxian also wanted to hear what Ye Xianggao and Han Xuhui had to say to Tianqi, so he stayed on.
"So Aiqing knows who he is?" Tianqi looked at Ye Xianggao.
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing next to him, also perked up his ears at this time.
Ye Xianggao said: "The Han soldiers and horses who appeared in Qingcheng are all from a Datong business called Tiger Flag."
Snapped!
The tureen Apocalypse put between his fingers fell on the edge of the cup, making a crisp sound.
When Wei Zhongxian saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward, took the Tuanlong tureen in Tianqi's hand, and then carefully placed it on the table.
"Ai Qing, tell me again, who are these people in Qingcheng?" Tianqi thought he heard wrongly and asked again.
Ye Xianggao repeated: "The Han soldiers and horses in Qingcheng are all from a Datong business called Tiger Flag."
"This, could it be a mistake! How can a company be so capable?" Tianqi frowned, not quite believing what Ye Xianggao said.
At this time, Han Xu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be wrong. This Tiger Flag is not an ordinary business. It has been disobedient for a long time. Rumors related to him were spread everywhere in the capital."
"I remembered that there was such a thing. I still remember that a guerrilla general in Datong resigned because of this matter." Tianqi recalled it.
Ye Xianggao said: "What the Holy One said is absolutely true. The owner of this business in Tiger Banner was a merchant named Liu Heng. He was later recruited by the imperial court and became a guerrilla general in Datong."
"It is true." Tianqi nodded and said, "I remember that when the Wenxiang Sect in Yuncheng, Shandong Province was in rebellion, Datong was not at peace, and all the food and salary from the court were sent to Liaodong, so the cabinet proposed to recruit the rebels in Datong. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, what the cabinet originally advocated was to wipe out the bandits in Datong, but there was someone else who advocated recruiting peace."
As he said that, he glared at Wei Zhongxian.
"Okay, it doesn't matter who advocates it." Tianqi waved his hand towards Han Xu, without any intention of delving into the past.
Han Xu was unwilling to give up. Instead, he said, "Your Majesty, if someone had not proposed calling for peace, there would not have been the disaster today. I request that the person who proposed calling for peace be severely punished."
"I told you, let's leave this matter behind!" Tianqi's face sank.
It was Wei Zhongxian who advocated the call for peace with the Tiger Flag. He knew it very well, so he didn't want Han Xu to hold on to this matter.
Seeing that Tianqi was still protecting Wei Zhongxian, Han Xu understood that it was impossible to use this incident to deal with Wei Zhongxian, so he had to give up and continue to criticize Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Tianqi didn't mean to blame him.
In any case, he did not expect that Huziqi would play such a big role and actually capture Qingcheng, the most important place in the Tumote tribe, with the strength of a single company.
Even if Qingcheng, which was captured by the Tiger Character Banner, was quickly recaptured by the Tumote tribe, it would still be amazing enough.
"I am really impressed that a mere business company was able to capture Xia Qingcheng. Ye Aiqing, are you sure this is true? It's not something made up." Tianqi still didn't believe it.
The Tumut tribe had been causing trouble in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty for many years, but the court was always helpless. In the end, it could only appease each other through mutual trade. For such a powerful grassland tribe, its most important place was captured by a business company in the Ming Dynasty. He I always find this hard to believe.
"Your Majesty, whether the matter is true or not, we need to find the envoy who returned from Qingcheng and ask him." Han Xu said from the side.
Tianqi pondered for a moment.
Then he said: "According to what Han Aiqing said, I want to personally take care of it. I will leave it to you, my great companion, to arrange this matter!"
"My servant obeys the order." Wei Zhongxian bowed and took two steps back, saluting Tianqi.
At this time, Han Xu said to Wei Zhongxian: "He is in Wenyuan Pavilion, and there are several Jinyi guards who also know about it. Eunuch Wei can also come together."
"We would like to thank Mr. Han Ge for the reminder." Wei Zhongxian bowed to Han Xu, then walked past, left Qianqing Palace, and went to Wenyuan Pavilion.
As soon as he left, Han Xu immediately said to Tianqi: "Your Majesty, the first person who advocated for the peace of the Tiger Flag was this Eunuch Wei. For your safety, Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate for Eunuch Wei to continue to stay in the palace. A bad hit."
"Isn't the matter still unclear? Maybe the Han soldiers who appeared in Qingcheng are not related to this tiger-character flag." Tianqi said unhappily.
He had already said not to mention the tiger-character flag to recruit people, but Han Xu repeatedly mentioned it against the holy will, which made him very uncomfortable.
Han Xu didn't seem to see that Tianqi was dissatisfied, or he saw it but didn't care at all.
I saw him continue to say: "There is no smoke without fire. The recent incidents have been related to this tiger-character flag. I believe that this tiger-character flag cannot be left and a large army should be sent to destroy it. All personnel related to it, no matter who is involved, should be punished." Punished for treason."
"Isn't the matter still unclear? I'll wait until my companion brings the person over, and then I'll find out the whole story!" Tianqi picked up the tureen on the table and took a sip of tea.
"Your Majesty!" Han Xu shouted before speaking again.
At this moment, Ye Xianggao spoke up and said: "Okay, Mr. Han Ge, Eunuch Wei has already gone to Wenyuan Pavilion to take people with him. Please wait patiently for a while."
Han Xu could not care about Tianqi's thoughts, but he could not care about the opinions of Ye Xianggao, the chief assistant, so he had to swallow what he wanted to say and return to his previous position.
"Give me a seat for the two pavilion elders." Tianqi glanced at Ye Xianggao and said.
The little eunuch brought two round stools and placed them behind Ye Xianggao and Han Xu.
