Snapped!
The tureen in Tianqi's hand fell to the ground, and the tea inside flowed out.
Tu Wenfu was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground.
"You came to see me because you also want to tell me about Xing Youwei's defeat?" Tianqi stared at Gu Bingqian and Huang Liji coldly.
"The humble minister is incompetent."
Gu Bingqian and Huang Liji did not dare to continue sitting on the embroidered pier. They stood up and bowed to admit their mistake.
"Your cabinet is indeed incompetent. It has been so long, but it has not been able to deal with even one bandit, and has caused it to grow bigger and harm the people repeatedly. What crime do you think you deserve?" Tianqi stared at the two people in the cabinet and shouted angrily.
"Wei Chen deserves to die."
Gu Bingqian and Huang Liji bowed their heads and confessed.
"I don't want to hear such rubbish. I just want to know whether your cabinet can deal with Liu Thief." Tianqi glared at the two cabinet ministers in front of him and shouted loudly.
Gu Bingqian took a small step forward and said: "Although Guan Ning's troops were defeated, the troops commanded by Xing Youwei have taken Baoan Prefecture and opened a gap for the army. The imperial army has not been defeated yet." .”
"You still dare to say that you are not defeated? Humph!" Tianqi snorted coldly and said, "You abandoned Guan Ning's troops just to win Bao'an Prefecture. You are bullying me because you don't know anything!"
The angry Tianqi slapped his palm on the table.
"I don't dare." Gu Bingqian lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Tianqi angrily scolded: "I don't want to hear these useless nonsense from you. I just want to ask you if Xing Youwei can destroy the Liu thief who is in Xuanda."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The defeat of Guan Ning's troops has nothing to do with Xing Youwei. Everything was caused by the supervisor." Gu Bingqian said.
Tu Wenfu, who was kneeling on the ground, saw that Gu Bingqian began to shirk the responsibility for the defeat on Xing Youwei, and said hurriedly: "Please give me a clear warning from the Holy Spirit. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Xing Youwei not only failed to exterminate the bandits, but instead caused Guan Ning's 50,000-strong army to fall into the trap of the bandits." Hands, please ask the Holy One to issue a decree to punish his sin."
As he spoke, he hit his forehead on the back of his hand that was pressed to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Guan Ning's 50,000-strong army was defeated in Yanqing Prefecture, but Xing Youwei led his troops to capture Bao'an Prefecture. The defeat had nothing to do with Xing Youwei. It was entirely due to the greed of the supervisor. It was military merit that led to the defeat of the army." Gu Bingqian opened his mouth to defend Xing Youwei.
Tu Wenfu said: "Xing Youwei is the commander-in-chief of the army, and the two generals of Guan Ning's army are his generals. Without the permission of the commander-in-chief, how could they lead troops to Yanqing Prefecture alone."
"Wei Chen heard that the military supervisor never paid attention to the commander Xing Youwei, and Xing Youwei, the commander of the army, did not even see the generals of Guan Ning's army. Guan Ning's soldiers and horses had already been The supervisory army took him to Yanqing Prefecture." Gu Bingqian looked at Tianqi and said.
The words hinted at the domineering power of the supervisory army.
Tu Wenfu retorted to Gu Bingqian: "Guan Ning's army was defeated in Yanqing Prefecture. As the commander of the army, Xing Youwei could not escape his responsibility. Could it be that without the commander's order, Man Gui and Jiang Yingzhao dared to lead their troops to Yanqing Prefecture privately. "
The Supervisory Army belongs to him. When he was in Beijing, he usually gave him things. At this time, no matter who was responsible, he had to protect the other party and put the culprit on Xing Youwei, the coach.
Moreover, regardless of whether the defeat was caused by the army commander or not, Xing Youwei, as the army commander, bears the responsibility.
Gu Bingqian looked at Tu Wenfu who was kneeling on the ground and said indifferently: "I heard that as soon as this supervisor took office, he began to amass money and claimed that he had a backer behind him. Could it be that the backer he mentioned was Eunuch Tu. "
"Nonsense, our family is just a slave, how can we be someone else's backer." Tu Wenfu retorted, and then cried to Tianqi, "In order to protect Xing Youwei, Mr. Gu Ge poured all kinds of dirty water on our family, why don't you please Your Majesty makes the decision for your slave."
With that said, he kowtowed to Tianqi again.
"enough."
Tianqi slapped his palm on the table hard and looked at the two people in front of him who were blaming each other with an angry face.
Tu Wenfu, who was kneeling on the ground, shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
Gu Bingqian also lowered his head and said nothing.
"Huang Aiqing, are you the same as Gu Aiqing, who believes that the responsibility lies with the supervisor and has little to do with Xing Youwei." Tianqi looked at Huang Liji, who had been speechless.
When Huang Liji saw Tianqi asking him, he hurriedly said: "Wei Chen thinks that it is not the responsibility of holding anyone accountable at the moment, but how to deal with the thieves in Xuanda."
"Listen, listen, you two will only blame each other. Huang Aiqing's words are the words of a mature man seeking the country." Tianqi used Huang Liji to reprimand Gu Bingqian and Tu Wenfu.
"Wei Chen deserves to die."
"This slave deserves to die."
Gu Bingqian and Tu Wenfu admitted their mistakes to Tianqi at the same time.
Tianqi looked at Gu Bingqian and said: "Xing Youwei is the commander of the army. Regardless of whether Guan Ning's soldiers and horses were assigned to Yanqing Prefecture by him, he has the responsibility. However, I think he is still dedicated to suppressing bandits. Allow him to serve his crime and make meritorious service."
"Your Majesty is wise." Gu Bingqian bowed and saluted.
Tianqi looked at Tu Wenfu who was kneeling on the ground again, and said: "Come on, get up. I know you want to plead for that supervisor, but if the defeat of Guan Ning's army really had something to do with him, I will definitely punish him. .”
"My slave, please listen to your Majesty."
Tu Wenfu knew that he had made Tianqi unhappy and could no longer plead for mercy. He could only hope that the destruction of Guan Ning's troops would have little to do with it.
Tianqi said to Gu Bingqian again: "I hope the cabinet will immediately come up with an effective method to deal with the Liu thieves entrenched in Xuanda. I don't want to hear the news that the cabinet sent to the imperial court to suppress the bandits failed."
"I obey the order."
Gu Bingqian and Huang Liji saluted together.
"Everyone, go down!" Tianqi waved his hands to several people, motioning them to leave.
"Wei Chen resigns."
"Slave, please leave."
Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji, and Tu Wenfu bowed to Tianqi and then withdrew from the inner hall.
Three people came outside the temple.
Gu Bingqian and Tu Wenfu snorted at each other and broke up unhappy.
"Mr. Huang Ge, you really impress me. Would you like me to congratulate you in advance for taking the position of chief assistant." Gu Bingqian looked at Huang Liji with sarcasm.
Huang Liji said with an embarrassed look on his face: "If Mr. Gu Ge is talking about this, I definitely don't mean it."
"Mr. Huang Ge knows this clearly, huh!" Gu Bingqian flicked his sleeves and robe, left Huang Lizhi and strode away.
Huang Liji, who stayed where he was, looked at Gu Bingqian's retreating figure and snorted softly: "When the tens of thousands of troops in Xing Youwei's hands are defeated, let's see if you can still be as safe as you are now."
The Liu thief of Xuanda has already removed the two chief ministers of the cabinet. As long as the Liu thief of Xuanda is not wiped out, he believes that Gu Bingqian will not be far away from resigning as the chief minister.
