Wei Zhongxian, who was standing beside Tianqi, also pricked up his ears, curious about the cabinet's plans.
Huang Liji said: "The Tiger Character Banner killed one of Lao Nu's sons, Azig, on Pi Island, and this Azig was also a flag owner of the Fake Gold. His status was among the top people in the Fake Gold. More importantly, Yes, this person also has two brothers who are the same as him, and their status is no worse than him. Now this person died because of the tiger-character flag. It is impossible for the fake gold to let the tiger-character flag go, and he will definitely compete with the tiger-character flag. We will fight until death, so I said this is a good opportunity to weaken the Tiger Flag."
"According to what you said, Chief Assistant, I should take this opportunity to deal with this group of bandits. Why should I let these bandits go and hand over the leather island to them." Tianqi frowned.
He obviously took what the other person said into his heart.
Huang Liji added: "The Ming Dynasty's dealing with the Tiger Flag at this time is tantamount to helping the slave thieves. This does not benefit the Ming Dynasty at all. At the same time, it also solves the worries of counterfeit gold. It is completely worth the loss."
"My dear, you should know that Shanxi and Xuanda, as well as some state capitals in Shaanxi, have fallen into the hands of thieves. If they continue to be left unchecked, it will be a disaster for the court and the Ming Dynasty." Tianqi said with an ugly face. .
Huang Liji's title also changed from Chief Assistant to Aiqing.
Huang Liji said: "I understand the concerns of the Holy One, but it is not that easy to deal with the Tiger Character Banner at the moment. Several encirclement and suppression campaigns have resulted in the loss of troops and generals. In addition, Liaodong is restrained by counterfeit gold. It is impossible for the imperial court to use all its strength to deal with it." Tiger Character Banner, and the fueling tactic is even more undesirable, so I believe that since Tiger Character Banner has stepped into the situation in Liaodong, it is just right to use the hands of fake gold to deal with Tiger Character Banner, and kill Azig Even if the two sides want to achieve peace, they will definitely continue to fight until one side withdraws from Liaodong or one side is completely defeated. At that time, no matter which side loses, it will be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty."
"Aiqing's idea is good, but how can you be sure that the counterfeit gold will fight to the death with the Tiger Flag?" Tianqi asked.
After hearing this, Huang Liji chuckled and said: "I have recently studied the situation of counterfeit gold. Although Huang Taiji took over the throne left by the old slave, the interior of the counterfeit gold is not monolithic. There are several people left by the old slave. Big Baylor, everyone in the fake gold has the opportunity to succeed the Khan. The new generation of fake gold young Baylor has also begun to take power. They are not loyal to Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji wants to stabilize the stable situation of the fake gold. , he had to find a way to quell the problem of Azig's death in battle, so he could only continue to deal with the people of the Tiger Flag on Pi Island. I also heard that the Tiger Flag had strong ships and cannons, which allowed the counterfeit gold to win Pi Dao has become very difficult, and Huang Taiji is probably having a headache right now on how to deal with the people on Pi Dao."
"What Aiqing said is not unreasonable, but I am unwilling to give up Pi Dao to the Tiger Flag." Tianqi shook his head and sighed.
Huang Liji said: "Pi Island is not our Ming Dynasty territory. Now let the tiger-character flag occupy it. With this tiger-character flag to deal with counterfeit gold, Dongjiang Town will not be able to use a lot for the time being, and it can also save a lot of money." With little money and food, if we really need it one day, the imperial court can restore Dongjiang Town."
"Just follow Aiqing's wishes and leave Pi Dao to this tiger-shaped flag." Tianqi sighed softly.
However, he also knew in his heart that to recapture Pi Island from the Tiger Flag, the Ming Dynasty would need to dispatch its navy, and it would also require a large number of warships.
Even if he paid little attention to government affairs, he knew that the household department had already been unable to make ends meet, and several people had to borrow money from his internal funds to survive.
Therefore, for him, it is not worth spending a lot of money, food, navy and warships for a skin island when there are Liaodong slave thieves eyeing him.
As early as the news of Denglai Navy's defeat in attacking Pi Island came back, he had already given up the idea of retaking Pi Island. However, because the Tiger Flag was too harmful to the Ming Dynasty, he had to try his best to get rid of the Tiger Flag.
"My emperor is a wise emperor." Huang Liji complimented.
"My emperor declares."
The other cabinet ministers who were kneeling on the ground also complimented Emperor Tianqi.
"Everyone, please sit down flat on your back!" Tian Qixu raised his right hand and motioned for the cabinet ministers who were kneeling on the ground to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Huang Liji and several cabinet ministers first thanked him, then stood up and sat back on the embroidered pier behind them.
"Think about it, dear friends, what if we recruit Liu Thief?" Tianqi once again had the idea of recruiting Liu.
The Ming army failed several times in encircling and suppressing the Tiger-Character Banner. Even if he did not understand military affairs, he knew that the military benefits of the Tiger-Character Banner were as good as those of the Ming army. If it could be used to deal with the slaves and bandits in Liaodong, it would be the best thing in his opinion. But that's it.
Huang Liji said: "This is another thing I want to say."
"Oh? Tell me, Aiqing?" Tianqi became interested.
Huang immediately said: "Counterfeit gold is not so easy to deal with, otherwise the imperial court would not have been able to pacify the slave thieves in Liaodong for so many years. Even if the Tiger Character Banner occupied Pi Island, how many people could one Pi Island feed? The Tiger-Character Flag is the top priority in occupying Pi Island. If the imperial court wants to conquer the Tiger-Character Flag, grain roads are the key."
"So Aiqing also thinks that the Tiger Flag can be adopted by the imperial court this time." Tianqi became excited.
Recruiting the Tiger-Character Banner would be equivalent to quelling the chaos in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and with the help of the Tiger-Character Banner, it could consume the strength of the Liaodong slave thieves. The Ming army would take this opportunity to stabilize the situation in Liaodong and restore the Ming Dynasty to its previous stability.
And he will also become a ZTE Emperor with great civility, governance and martial arts, and will be remembered by future generations.
As a ninth-level emperor, no one wants to be the emperor of the ages. Even if it is worse, he still wants to be the master of ZTE.
"I'm afraid it's not possible for the time being." Huang Liji shattered Tianqi's dream with one word.
Tianqi frowned and said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Didn't the chief assistant just say that by mastering the food route of Pi Island, he can force Liu Thief to bow his head? Why can't it happen again? Could it be that the chief assistant is lying to me!"
When he got to the next part, he asked in a deep voice
As an emperor, he was naturally unwilling to miss such a good opportunity to become the master of Ming Zhongxing.
Huang Liji hurriedly bowed and explained: "Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I didn't say that I couldn't recruit Liu Thieves. I just didn't do it for the time being. Let the tiger-character flag and the fake gold wear each other out first. After the tiger-character flag was deeply involved, the imperial court Then use the food route to coerce and force Liu Thief to accept the recruitment. At that time, even if Liu Thief is unwilling, he will have to deal with the counterfeit gold for the court. If the recruitment is too early, Liu Thief will be wary, and he will probably give up Pidao , As a result, not only is there no threat from the pseudo-gold rear, Liu Thief also retains his strength, which is not a good thing for Ming Dynasty."
"It seems that I mistakenly blamed the chief assistant." Tianqi also felt that what Huang Liji said made sense.
The fake gold and the tiger-character flag are both enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Whichever one of them is damaged is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
