PS: Thanks to book friends Hua Xiaoyun and Mountain Snow Knight for their tips.
The two ministers and ministers who had just arrived had learned from Xiaohuang's gate the reason why they had come to Qianqing Palace. After hearing Tianqi's words, they looked at the ministers who had arrived before them. .
"How to solve the problem in Shaanxi? Feel free to speak freely, I am here to listen." God inspired them to speak.
After saying that, he picked up the tureen with the dragon pattern, put it to his mouth and took a sip of the tea inside.
"No matter what method the cabinet uses to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi, the Ministry of Revenue is willing to cooperate." The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue said.
He, the Minister of Household Affairs, took office not long ago, and he was only one step away from entering the cabinet.
"The same goes for the Ministry of War." The Minister of the Ministry of War echoed from the side.
The two ministers returned the issue to the cabinet.
Huang Liji's face turned bitter when he heard this. The matter fell on the cabinet again, and it could even be said that it fell on him, the chief minister.
"Can the cabinet also talk about it?" Tianqi removed the tureen from his mouth and looked at the cabinet ministers headed by Huang Lizhi.
None of the cabinet ministers answered.
Seeing this, Huang Liji had no choice but to stand up and say: "I believe that the Liu thief should be recruited. As long as the Liu thief returns to the court, not only can the civil unrest in Shaanxi be quickly quelled, but the court can also gain an additional army."
"I don't think it's appropriate to recruit people." Li Guopu, the cabinet minister, stepped forward and loudly opposed Huang Liji's suggestion of recruiting people.
However, Huang Liji, who was opposed, looked at the other party calmly, without any anger on his face, as if Li Guopu's objection had nothing to do with him.
Tianqi, who was sitting on the dragon couch, first glared at Huang Liji fiercely, then looked at Li Guopu and said, "Li Aiqing, tell me your reasons?"
"I obey the order." Li Guopu bowed first and then said, "The imperial court has sent envoys to Datong more than once to recruit Liu Thief, but they have never been successful. On the contrary, Liu Thief's demands have become more and more outrageous. It can be seen that this person He has no intention of accepting the imperial court's support, and continuing to recruit people will only make his arrogance more arrogant, which is of no use to the affairs of Shaanxi."
After hearing these words, Tianqi nodded lightly.
"What do you think Aiqing should do?" Tianqi asked.
Li Guopu said: "I believe that we should use both appeasement and suppression, with suppression as the mainstay and appeasement as the supplement. Only by advancing both ends can we better solve the civil unrest in Shaanxi."
Just as he finished speaking, Shi Minlai said: "Mr. Li Ge, your method is no different from the chief assistant's. It just adds an additional element of suppression. In the final analysis, it is not about continuing to recruit Liu Thief."
Tianqi on the dragon couch also frowned.
He was not very happy with Li Guopu's idea of recruiting Liu Thief.
"Old Shi Ge misunderstood. The recruitment I am talking about is not to recruit the Liu thieves, but to recruit the thieves leaders who caused civil unrest in Shaanxi, and then use these people to deal with the Liu thieves." Li Guopu explained.
Tianqi's face looked better after hearing this.
"It's still inappropriate." Shi Minlai shook his head slightly and said immediately, "It is not difficult to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi. The court is worried about the Liu thief in Datong, and who can guarantee that there is no Liu thief behind the civil unrest in Shaanxi? Supporting it secretly?"
He completely rejected Li Guopu's proposal.
"Shi Aiqing's words are not unreasonable." Tianqi somewhat agreed with his words, and then looked at Li Guopu, wanting to see what Li Guopu would say.
Li Guopu said: "It's not impossible as Mr. Shi Ge said, but the problem now is to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi. We can't sit back and wait and watch the civil unrest in Shaanxi get bigger."
"I think I can give Mr. Li Ge's method a try." Huang Liji suddenly stood up to support Li Guopu.
Shi Minlai's face immediately became a little ugly.
"Of course, if Mr. Shi Ge has a better way, you can tell him." Huang Liji looked at Shi Minlai with a smile.
This made Shi Minlai sick.
Li Guopu, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and somewhat understood why Huang Liji spoke for him.
If the civil unrest in Shaanxi is not resolved well, the first assistant will bear the brunt of the responsibility, and Shi Minlai, as the second assistant, has already begun to defend himself.
It is difficult for the first assistant and the second assistant to get along too well.
When Gu Bingqian was the chief minister of the cabinet, Huang Liji often made some small moves against Gu Bingqian.
Shi Minlai said: "I just think Mr. Li Ge's proposal is a bit incomplete. If the chief assistant has any better suggestions, he can tell them so that everyone can discuss them in detail together."
"I think Mr. Li Ge's method is quite good." Huang Liji said.
Shi Minlai spread his hands and said: "Since the chief minister thinks it is good, I think Mr. Li Ge's suggestion still has merit. I have no objection."
In the end, he chose to give in and not argue with Huang Liji.
"Well, let's do it according to Mr. Li Ge's method! The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will cooperate." Tianqi made the final decision.
"I obey the decree."
All the ministers in the palace bowed to receive the order.
Huang Liji walked out of the Qianqing Palace with several cabinet ministers and people from the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War.
"I was just in front of the Holy Lord. Thank you for your help." Li Guopu walked to Huang Liji, cupped his hands and clasped his fists.
Huang Liji said with a smile: "You're welcome, Mr. Li Ge. As long as it is beneficial to the court, I will support it and I will never let others undermine it."
As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Minlai.
Li Guopu smiled sarcastically when he heard this.
He had no intention of getting involved in the fight between the first assistant and the second assistant in the cabinet.
"Don't you know that the chief minister doesn't know that as long as Liu's problem is not resolved, the civil unrest in Shaanxi will not be quelled, and sending troops hastily will only waste people and money."
Facing Huang Liji's targeted remarks, Shi Minlai looked very ugly.
Huang Liji put away the smile on his face and said expressionlessly: "If Mr. Shi Ge has a better way, he can definitely say it. The cabinet is not a one-word house, and I, the chief minister, will not block the opinions of other cabinet elders. .”
"The imperial court has already taken action against the slave thieves in Liaodong. If it attacks the Liu thieves in the northwest again, the imperial court will not be able to support the war between the two sides." Shi Minlai said in a dissatisfied tone.
Huang Liji said: "If Ci Fu had any dissatisfaction, he could have expressed it in front of the Holy One just now. Now that the matters concerning Shaanxi have been decided, what does Ci Fu mean by saying this in front of me? Could it be that he didn't want the people of Shaanxi to be in chaos? calm?"
"That's not what I meant." Shi Minlai's expression changed.
He was not willing to wear such a big hat.
"Hmph, Mr. Shi Ge, instead of complaining here and holding back the imperial court, it is better to think about how to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi. Only in this way can the crisis of the imperial court be solved." Huang Liji snorted and left quickly. .
Shi Minlai, who was criticized several times in succession, stamped his feet in anger.
Li Guopu glanced at him and walked past quickly.
