Several cabinet elders circulated it back and forth, and even several ministers of the six departments also read the above content.
Only then did the palm eunuch ask someone to take back Taiyuan's original secret letter.
"Now that we've finished reading, let's talk about the cabinet." Tianqi's eyes fell on Gu Bingqian, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Gu Bingqian knew that he couldn't escape, so he stood up bravely, walked around the table, put his hands together and saluted, and then said: "I think that we should dispatch a large army to Taiyuan Prefecture immediately to suppress the rebellion, and dispatch an army from Liaodong." Go to the three places of Xuanfu in Datong, Taiyuan to wipe out the Liu bandits."
"I second the proposal."
The deputy minister of cabinet stood up in support.
Immediately afterwards, the remaining cabinet ministers all stood up and seconded the proposal.
Six ministers, ministers, Duchayuan Duyushi, Hanlin Academy, Tongzhengyuan, Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, Honglu Temple, etc.
Basically, all the officials who were qualified to participate in the banquet stood up, faced the direction of Tianqi, and supported the use of troops against Liu Thief.
The two great victories in Liaodong have given them confidence. Even the slave thieves who have rebelled in Liaodong for many years are about to be dealt with by the court. The Liu thieves in Datong are easier for them to deal with than the slave thieves.
"The Cabinet, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Household will stay, as will the people from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the rest will leave." Tianqi was ready to discuss matters in Taiyuan Mansion.
Naturally, for such a big matter, not all the civil and military personnel of the DPRK can participate in the decision-making. Only those in the DPRK, Central Cabinet and the military have the opportunity to participate in such a matter.
The officials retreated from the Meridian Gate in an orderly manner.
Tianqi also returned to Qianqing Palace on his own dragon.
"My beloveds, please tell me!" Tianqi picked up the tea brought by the young eunuch, put it to his mouth and blew in the hot air inside.
Having a nice banquet ruined like this made him feel extremely angry.
Originally, they wanted to wait for the slave thieves in Liaodong to be dealt with before taking action against the Liu thieves in Datong. Unexpectedly, Liu thieves were so ambitious that they not only refused the court's recruitment, but also used troops against Taiyuan.
He has decided that even if the issue of slaves and thieves is solved later, Datong's Liu thieves will never stay.
"Your Majesty, the top priority is to stabilize the situation in Taiyuan first. Otherwise, if Taiyuan Mansion is lost, Pingyang Mansion will probably fall into the hands of Liu Xie. By then, Shaanxi will be isolated from the outside world, making it more difficult for the imperial court to control Shaanxi." Gu Bingqian Talk about your concerns.
Tianqi, who was sitting on the dragon couch, nodded.
"Your Majesty, there are currently no soldiers and horses that can be sent to Taiyuan Prefecture to quell the rebellion. For the time being, we can only rely on the local soldiers and horses in Shanxi to resist Liu's thieves." The Minister of War suddenly said.
Tianqi frowned when he heard this.
Gu Bingqian turned around, looked at the Minister of War who stood up, and said: "Then mobilize troops and horses from various places to at least stop the offensive of Liu's army. Otherwise, if Shanxi is lost, Shaanxi will be next. "
"What Gu Aiqing said makes sense. The Ministry of War is trying to find a way to mobilize troops and horses to Taiyuan Mansion. It does not seek to put down the rebellion immediately, but it also wants to stop Liu Thief's offensive and not give him the chance to occupy all of Shanxi." Tianqi agreed with Gu Bingqian's statement. .
The two palaces of Xuan and Da fell into the hands of thieves, which already made him feel uncomfortable. If all of Shanxi fell into the hands of thieves, Shaanxi, which has always been unstable, would probably take this opportunity to cause changes. This was something he did not want to see.
The Minister of War frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "We can only temporarily mobilize troops and horses from the surrounding areas. The Shenwu Guards in Zhending Mansion, the Xuanwu Guards in Kaifeng, and Yulin Town can all temporarily dispatch troops and horses to Taiyuan. Mansion, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan Mansion to block the momentum of the thieves."
"Yes, the cabinet has issued an order to immediately send troops to Taiyuan Prefecture from these three places to resist the bandit army. I allow them to lose Taiyuan Prefecture, but Pingyang Prefecture must be preserved by me." Tianqi said firmly.
Taiyuan Prefecture is gone, and there is only Pingyang Prefecture in Shanxi.
"Your Highness, please run away. You can leave the green mountains without fear of running out of firewood. Although the thieves have entered the city, they won't be able to reach the county government office for a while. Your Highness, why don't you change your clothes and escape from the city with your subordinates?" Yangqu asks for help." Zhao Xing advised Zhou Shouchi to escape.
He knew what he was thinking.
As a small inspector, even if he escapes to Yangqu, he will not be taken seriously, and he may become the scapegoat for the fall of Guo County. But if he can escape to Yangqu with the magistrate of Guo County, You can also get some credit and be taken seriously by the senior officials in Yangqu, and maybe you can be a blessing in disguise.
"No, I won't leave." Zhou Shouchi looked serious and asked immediately, "How many more people can you gather?"
"Your Majesty, the County Master?" Zhao Xing was stunned and looked at Zhou Shouchi who had regained his composure in front of him in surprise.
Zhou Shouchi said: "Go and bring all the people you can find to the Yamen. I will lead you to fight to the death against the bandits here in the Yamen."
"Then, I'll take care of it now," Zhao Xing said hesitantly, turned around and left the back office neatly.
Zhou Shouchi looked at his leaving back with a wry smile.
The bandits entered the city and the fall of Guoxian County was inevitable. He knew that even if he escaped from Guoxian County, his fate would not be good. It was better to die in Guoxian County and save his family.
"Go get my sword." Zhou Shouchi told Chang Sui, who had been following him.
Changsui left the yamen to get the sword in the study for Zhou Shouchi.
In the Yamen, the news of the bandits entering the city had already spread because of Zhao Xing's arrival. At this moment, the Yamen was in chaos, and the people in the Yamen rushed to escape from the Yamen.
Zhou Shouchi picked up the tureen on the table, touched the side of the cup that had cooled down, put it to his mouth and took a sip of the cold tea.
What was brewed in the tureen was his favorite tea, but this time he took several sips of the tea, but couldn't taste anything.
"Master, your sword." Chang Sui returned to the back office with a long sword.
Zhou Shouchi took it, grabbed the hilt of the sword with his right hand and pulled out a section of the sword from the scabbard. Looking at the cold light on it, he felt calmer.
"Sir, I think what the patrol inspector said makes sense. Since the thieves have entered the city, there is no need for you to stay. Why not take advantage of the chaos in the city and escape from the city as soon as possible." Chang Sui advised.
Changsui came from Zhou Shouchi's hometown, and it can be said that he and Zhou Shouchi were both prosperous and devastated. At this time, he did not want to see Zhou Shouchi die in Guo County.
Zhou Shouchi said with a wry smile: "Do you think I have left? Nowadays, except for the northern city gate, several other city gates in Nao County are blocked. If you want to leave the city, you can only go north, but the bandits enter the city from the north. I have no chance to escape even if I want to, so I might as well save my last bit of strength and fight with my life against that bandit, which will be my last bit of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty."
Chang Sui rolled his eyes.
The order to leave only the north gate and block the other gates came from you, the county magistrate. Who can blame you for not being able to escape now?
