This is not Han Xu’s first visit to Qianqing Palace.
In the past, when coming to the Qing Palace, they would often come together with the chief assistant Ye Xianggao. Now that Ye Xianggao has become an official, he has become the chief assistant, but only one person comes to the Qing Palace.
"My lord, see you, Your Majesty." Han Xu saw Tianqi in the Qianqing Palace and bowed to salute.
Tian Qixu raised his right hand and said in a warm tone: "Han Aiqing came to see me. Does he have anything else to say?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent by Fujian Governor Nan Juyi and Commander-in-Chief Yu Zigao. I feel it is very important, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to read it." As he spoke, he held up a memorial in both hands.
A young eunuch came over, took the memorial, returned to Tianqi's side, and carefully placed it on the imperial desk in front of Tianqi.
Tianqi picked up the memorial and opened it to read.
After reading it, he closed the memorial and said to Han Xu: "Han Aiqing, are the words in this memorial true?"
"Your Majesty, I think it is impossible for the governor of Fujian to lie about this matter and take it as the truth." Han Xu said with an extremely certain tone.
Tianqi frowned and said: "I remember the memorial sent from Fujian not long ago. It said that the navy defeated the red-haired barbarians and recovered Penghu. It has only been so long, how come they can even deal with some pirates in Bengang?" No, is my navy worse than a group of pirates?"
"Your Majesty, it is mentioned in the memorial from Fujian that the pirates have mastered better shipbuilding technology. At sea, the navy's ships are really at a disadvantage when facing the pirates' big ships, so they suffer a loss." Han Xu Defend Nan Juyi.
He was very optimistic about civilian officials like Nan Juyi who could lead troops and win battles.
Such civil servants who are capable of civil and military duties are also talents that the court is indispensable for. He has already had the idea of promoting and reusing them.
Tianqi said: "How many ships can a pirate have? No matter how big the ship is, it can still be more than the navy's ship. In my opinion, this is making excuses for his failure."
The mighty Ming Navy was defeated by a group of pirates in Bengang, which made him very dissatisfied.
Even the previous credit for Fujian officials' recovery of Penghu was greatly discounted in his mind.
"Your Majesty, the pirates in Bengang are the same group as the Tiger Banner in Datong. I think that Bengang is overseas after all, and with the navy there, there shouldn't be much of a problem in protecting the coastal areas, so I ask your Majesty to issue an edict. Clean up Datong's tiger-character flag and cut off the land support of the pirates in Bengang." Han Xu bowed and saluted Tianqi.
Tianqi picked up the tureen on the table and took a sip.
His face looked thoughtful.
After a while, he said: "Is this what the cabinet means?"
"Going back to the Holy Spirit, after discussions with the cabinet, we all believe that this tiger-character flag can no longer be left. If it continues to stay, it will be a disaster sooner or later. It is better to eradicate it earlier when the situation in Liaodong is stable." Han Xu said.
Tianqi thought for a while and said: "Let me think about it again. I heard that Liu Heng of the Tiger Flag has gone to Qingcheng. It is not that simple to eradicate the Tiger Flag."
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because Liu Heng fled to Qingcheng that we can no longer keep this tiger flag. If we give them the opportunity to continue to develop, once the north and south are connected, our Ming Dynasty will be unstable, so we should eradicate it early. "Han Xu said again.
Tianqi hesitated for a moment and said: "Xuanda and other places are okay, Qingcheng is already the place of the Tumote tribe, is it possible that the imperial army still wants to go to the grassland?"
"Since the Tumote Department has colluded with the Tiger-Character Banner, there is no need to be polite to them. You can first eradicate the Tiger-Character Banner forces in Xuanda and other places, and then force King Shunyi to hand over Liu Heng. If you don't agree, , the army can directly invade the grassland." Han Xu suggested.
Tianqi said: "The army is advancing on the grassland, is the cabinet confident?"
There are two different situations between the imperial army in the Ming Dynasty and the army on the grassland.
Now the Ming Dynasty has no power to invade the grassland, otherwise the Duoyan Three Guards would not have left the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, you have forgotten that there is also the Chahar tribe." Han Xu said, "The Chahar tribe sent people to the capital and wanted to use the help of our Ming Dynasty to remove the tiger-character flag in Qingcheng. This shows that they have no regard for the tiger. Zi Qi is also well versed in evil, so we can definitely join forces with the Chahar Department. We are not interested in Qingcheng anyway, just to eliminate the threat of Tiger Zi Qi."
As he finished speaking, Apocalypse fell into deep thought.
At this moment, a eunuch wearing a python suit walked in from outside.
"My servant Wei Zhongxian, please bow to the emperor." Wei Zhongxian knelt in front of Tianqi and kowtowed.
When Tianqi saw Wei Zhongxian coming, a smile appeared on his face and he said with a smile: "My companion came just in time. I am having a headache about sending troops. Please help me think about it together."
"It is what a servant should do to share the emperor's worries." Wei Zhongxian said respectfully.
Tianqi smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay, stop kneeling and get flat!"
Wei Zhongxian got up from the ground.
"Just now Han Aiqing mentioned that he would send out a large army to wipe out the Tiger Flag, but I am worried about the grassland. Please help me think about whether to send out troops," Tianqi asked.
Han Xu, who was standing below, looked unhappy.
It goes against the ancestral system to let an eunuch decide important matters in the court. Sooner or later, another eunuch will end up ruining the country.
However, he didn't say anything.
Now he only hoped that Gu Bingqian would send someone to send a letter to Wei Zhongxian, so that Wei Zhongxian would support the imperial court's use of troops against the Tiger Flag.
"Your Majesty's considerations are reasonable. It's really not easy to deal with the grassland." Wei Zhongxian followed Tianqi's words.
However, Han Xu's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
But then Wei Zhongxian continued to say: "But you don't have to worry too much, Your Majesty. We are just to deal with the Tiger Flag, and we don't want to do anything to the grassland. Moreover, Lin Danhan of the Chahar Department has not always wanted to deal with the Tiger Flag." ? It’s just a good opportunity to take action together.”
Han Xu's expression softened a little.
I understand that Gu Bingqian's words should be brought here, otherwise Wei Zhongxian would not be able to come over and say such words.
Tianqi nodded, seeming to agree with Wei Zhongxian's statement.
"Your Majesty, this is the best time to deal with the tiger-character flag. Please ask Your Majesty to issue an order to suppress the bandits as soon as possible." Han Xu said.
"The purpose of eradicating the tiger-character flag is for the stability of the Ming Dynasty and for the separation of officials." Gu Bingqian knew what Han Xu was talking about, so he replied.
"This is the best." Han Xu snorted coldly.
The three elders of the cabinet made the decision to use troops for the Tiger-Character Banner. Then Han Xu took the cabinet's opinions to the Palace of Qianqing to meet the emperor.
To deal with the Tiger Flag, the soldiers and horses of Datong Town alone are simply not enough. More soldiers and horses need to be mobilized. Without the consent of the emperor, the cabinet cannot mobilize the soldiers and horses of each town arbitrarily.
Therefore, it is necessary to meet the emperor and ask the emperor for permission to send out the army.
