Although there was no body to confirm that Azig was dead, under the circumstances at that time, there was basically no chance of death. Therefore, the news about Azig's death in battle not only spread throughout Dajin, but also soon the Ming army in Liaodong also After learning the news, the news immediately spread to the capital.
A Baylor died in Dajin, and he died in battle. This was rare good news for Ming Dynasty, so the news was sent to the General Affairs Department as soon as possible.
"Haha, okay! This is the best news I have heard this year." Tianqi learned the news that Azige died in the battle on Pi Island, and he happily held his hands and laughed.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, the old slave died years ago, and now this Azig is also dead. This is God's punishment for the old slave's family for betraying the Ming Dynasty. I think it will be just around the corner for the Ming Dynasty to pacify Liaodong." Wei Zhongxian said in Good luck words were said on the side.
Tianqi laughed loudly and said: "What Daban said has touched my heart. It's a pity that the person who died was not Huang Taiji, otherwise it would have been better."
"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Last year, the old slave was injured in the hands of Yuan Futai and died of gangrene. This year, at the beginning of the spring, another of his sons died. He was still a banner leader. It won't take long for him to turn around. Come to this Huangtaiji." Wei Zhongxian said flatteringly.
Tianqi's laughter stopped, and he added: "It's a pity that the Azig killed by the bandits of Tiger Zi Banner. If Yuan Chonghuan killed Azig, that would really make me happy."
Ningyuan's great victory made Yuan Chonghuan become Ji Liao's anchor in Tianqi's heart.
"I heard that the thieves on Pi Island relied on their own big ships to bully the slave thieves and had no navy, so they won a battle. I was lucky enough to kill Azig. If our Ming navy had been stationed on Pi Island instead, We will definitely be able to defeat the army of slave thieves, and maybe even kill a few more sons and nephews of the old slaves." Wei Zhongxian said with relief.
All the credit for Tiger Character Banner's ability to defeat the slave thieves on Pi Island was attributed to the fact that the slave thieves did not have a navy.
After hearing this, Tianqi nodded slightly and immediately asked: "I heard that the bandits on Pi Island have big ships, which are bigger than the largest warships of the Ming Navy. Is this true?"
"It should be true, otherwise Denglai Navy wouldn't have suffered a loss on the ship due to lack of news when it went back to Pi Island last time." Thinking of what the Denglai Navy Commander sent not long ago, Wei Zhongxian said to Denglai Navy explained.
Tianqi said: "Even the bandits have bigger ships than the Ming Navy. In the future, the Ming Navy will also be equipped with some big ships so that they will not suffer losses at sea."
"What the emperor said is that when I return, I will urge the Ministry of Industry to build a big ship." Wei Zhongxian followed Tianqi's words and said.
However, he had no intention of actually asking the Ministry of Industry to build any big ships.
Because he knows that it won’t be long before Tianqi forgets about building a big ship, and if you want to build a big ship, you need to allocate money. The Ministry of Revenue has already been unable to make ends meet, and even the current situation is struggling to survive, and there is no extra money to build new ships. .
Tianqi nodded and said, "It will make me worry less when you have a great companion to work on state affairs."
He stretched and stood up from the couch.
"This is what a slave should do." Wei Zhongxian stepped forward and held Tianqi's arm.
Tianqi looked outside the palace and said, "The weather outside is nice today. I haven't visited the lake for a long time. While I'm in a good mood, I'd like to go out with you."
"Slave, please let me prepare." Wei Zhongxian said.
Tianqi shook his head and said: "There is no need to go to such trouble, and there are not too many people following. I just want to take a look."
With that said, he walked out.
However, after taking a few steps, he saw an internal servant walking in quickly from outside.
"Your Majesty, several pavilion elders would like to see you."
Tianqi, who was about to go out for a walk, frowned and said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "It's really disappointing. I was just about to go out for a walk, and they came. Please bring them in!"
He returned to the dragon couch and sat down.
Several cabinet ministers, headed by Huang Lizhi, came hand in hand.
"My lord, please bow before your Majesty."
Several cabinet ministers bowed to Tianqi.
"Ping Shen." Tian Qixu raised his right hand and immediately said to the chamberlain next to him, "Give some seats to the elders."
The chamberlain brought the embroidery pier and placed it behind Huang Liji and others.
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
After Huang Liji and several cabinet ministers thanked Guoen, they sat down one by one.
"My dear friends came to me suddenly, but what happened in the court?" Tianqi picked up the hot tea brought by the servant and slowly stirred the tea inside with the cup lid.
Chief Assistant Huang Liji stood up, bowed to Tianqi first, and then said: "Your Majesty, I came here this time because I want to talk to Your Majesty about Pi Dao."
"I have read the memorial sent by Liaodong. If Aiqing wants to say this, there is no need to talk about it." Tianqi glanced at Huang Liji.
Huang Liji said: "What I want to talk about is not the things in the memorial, but the things about the Tiger Flag."
"The Tiger Flag is just a group of thieves." Tianqi dropped the tureen in his hand heavily on the table. Because of too much force, a lot of tea inside spilled out.
The waiter next to him hurriedly came forward to wipe away the spilled tea on the table and replaced it with a new cup of tea.
Huang Liji saw Tianqi getting angry, hesitated for a moment, and finally said bravely: "I ask the Holy One to postpone the deal with the Tiger Character Flag, and hand the Pi Island into the hands of the Tiger Character Flag."
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Tianqi slapped his palm heavily on the table, glared at Huang Liji and said, "Has the chief assistant forgotten his identity? You are the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, not the chief assistant of thieves."
"I have not forgotten my identity. I am doing this for the sake of the Ming Dynasty." As he said this, Huang Liji lifted his hem and knelt down.
Tianqi gave Huang Liji a sharp look, then looked at the other three cabinet ministers and asked, "Are the dear ministers thinking the same as the chief minister?"
"I would like to ask Your Majesty to suspend the handling of the Tiger-Character Flag and hand it over to Pi Dao and the Tiger-Character Flag."
Several ministers sitting on the embroidered pier knelt down one after another.
"Okay, okay, okay, okay, you are really good ministers of the Ming Dynasty." Tianqi saw the cabinet ministers and the chief minister forcing the palace together, his hands trembled with anger, and he bit his molars and said, "Give me a Explain, if I am not satisfied, you can resign and return home! You, the Chief Assistant, will do the talking."
He was furious.
But all the ministers in the cabinet had the same attitude. He had to choose to give in. It was impossible to really let all the cabinet ministers resign.
Huang Liji looked up at Tianqi and said: "I know that the Holy One has always wanted to eradicate the troubles of the Tiger Flag, and so do I. However, what is happening on Pi Island right now is a good opportunity to weaken the Tiger Flag."
"What good opportunity?" Tianqi, who was furious, asked subconsciously.
