In the end, Li Guopu failed to retain Yan Weiqi, the governor of Henan.
The last time he used the name of purging the eunuchs to remove Guo Zengguang from the position of governor of Henan, and what happened this time was a continuation of the last time.
Lai Zongdao took advantage of the fall of Fu Fan and Tang Fan and used the same method to deal with Yan Weiqi.
The order to capture Yan Weiqi and go to Beijing has been sent to Henan.
It was Lai Zongdao who had the last laugh.
Several cabinet ministers walked out from the Qianqing Palace one after another.
Laizong Daozhi walked in front with great satisfaction and showed no humility to Li Guopu, the chief assistant.
The remaining ministers followed and walked out.
After the group of people walked some distance away from Qianqing Palace, Li Guopu walked a few steps quickly and stopped in front of Lai Zongdao.
"What do you mean, Chief Assistant?" Lai Zongdao frowned as his way was blocked.
Li Guopu ignored him, but looked at the other cabinet ministers and said, "You guys go back first. I and Mr. Lai have something to do."
"Then don't disturb the chief minister and Lai Ge Lao. I'll go back first."
Several cabinet ministers bowed their hands to the two people, then stepped over from one side and walked towards Wenyuan Pavilion.
After everyone had gone away, Lai Zongdao raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Guopu in front of him, and said: "Everyone has left. If you have anything to say to the chief minister, just tell me! I am all ears."
"Okay, let me tell you straight." Li Guopu said, "You should not encourage His Majesty to issue an order to bring Yan Weiqi to Beijing. Even if there is any personal grudge between you and me, you cannot use the future of Ming Dynasty as a personal revenge. "
Lai Zongdao frowned subconsciously and said: "What did the chief assistant say? When did I take revenge for personal gain? Everything I did was for the great Ming Dynasty, and I have no personal grudges with the chief assistant."
"It's not a personal grudge that you encouraged His Majesty to order the arrest of Henan Governor Yan Weiqi and come to Beijing. The rebels are currently attacking Henan. At this time, the Henan Governor was captured and brought to the capital. Have you thought about the consequences?" Li Guopu said with anger.
Being the first assistant is different from being the second assistant before.
As the chief minister, he had to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty, so he would tolerate Lai Zongdao's actions in normal times.
Now that there are fighters in Henan, the most important thing is stability. However, Lai Zongdao's approach is adding fuel to the fire and destroying the stability of Henan.
At the same time, it is also destroying his political life as the chief minister.
Today, the emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, and has already changed several first assistants. He still wants to work hard for the Ming Dynasty in the position of first assistant, and does not want to be replaced so quickly by the previous first assistants.
At this time 17*bXWX Zhang Si. Lai Zongdao looked at Li Guopu and said: "What the chief minister said is wrong. Is it possible that the imperial court will not care about the affairs of Fu Fan and Tang Fan? Or does the chief minister think that the affairs of Fu Fan and Tang Fan should be left to Yang He? The governor bears most of the blame."
"I don't mean this." Li Guopu said, "You don't need to secretly change your mind in front of me. I never said that the imperial court does not care about the affairs of Fu Fan and Tang Fan. As the chief assistant, I just want to be held accountable. The matter has been temporarily adjourned until the problem of the rebels in Henan is resolved, and it will not be too late to punish him."
After hearing this, Lai Zongdao snorted and said: "The chief minister does not need to explain to me. If you want to explain, go to your majesty. See if your majesty will support your idea."
"You're just messing around." Li Guopu said angrily.
The order to arrest Yan Weiqi and go to Beijing has been sent out. How can he take it back today?
Yan Weiqi's arrival in Beijing has become a settled fact.
"In my opinion, the chief assistant is the one who is messing around." Lai Zongdao scolded the other party, and then said, "I still have something to do, so I won't stay here with the chief assistant in the cold."
After saying that, he bypassed Li Guopu who was blocking him and walked over from one side.
Li Guopu was left alone, looking at Lai Zongdao's retreating figure, and said loudly: "The Ming Dynasty is already in troubled times. I hope you can work together with me to stabilize the court."
Lai Zongdao left without looking back.
"Alas!" Li Guopu let out a long sigh when Zongdao disappeared from his eyes.
He didn't get a response from Lai Zongdao. He knew that he would still have a fight with Lai Zongdao in the future, unless he himself left the cabinet and no longer served as the chief minister.
In this way, it is possible to sit down and talk with Lai Zongdao.
But he knew that it was impossible for him to give up the position of chief assistant he had just acquired, so there was no possibility of sitting with Lai Zongdao.
When Henan was attacked by rebels, the court made no other move except for the next order to arrest Yan Weiqi. Yang He still led the troops to quell the rebellion.
The court did not give Yang He any more support, and everything was just as it was when Yang He first took over as governor of Henan.
The Tiger-Character Banner army that captured Henan Prefecture quickly captured Huaiqing Prefecture, which occupies a smaller area. The Tiger-Character Banner army from Nanyang Prefecture also captured Ruzhou, and took advantage of Yan Weiqi's capture. He went down to Xiangcheng and marched towards Yuzhou.
The two armies of the Tiger Character Banner captured cities and territories in Henan, while the imperial army led by Yang He retreated steadily all the way, and finally retreated to Zhengzhou.
Strong sacrifice reads sacrifice. The imperial reinforcements from Huguang and Sichuan were blocked by a military camp of several thousand people from Huzi Banner, unable to advance even an inch near Dangzikou, let alone enter Henan to support Yang He.
"It's too slow. It took so long to arrive in Xingyang." Li Shuheng held the frontline battle report that had just been delivered to him with a disappointed look on his face.
He has been in Henan for a few days.
However, after arriving in Henan, he moved into Luoyang City and handled Henan affairs with Hong Chengchou in Luoyang City. The military reports of the Tiger Banner army in Henan Qianlu were sent directly to Luoyang.
Hong Chengchou, who was under the same roof, said with a smile: "Is Futai's request too high? With the army's marching speed, Xingyang was captured so quickly. The speed is already very fast. The next step is to attack Zhengzhou." , open the door to Kaifeng."
"How great is the logistical pressure of an army of tens of thousands? You have been in Henan for a while. You should be very clear. If Chen Xunping cannot take Kaifeng quickly, when the imperial court takes action, the pressure on our rear will be even greater. If we don't force it, If you force him, he still thinks he is on an outing!" Li Shuheng said with a serious face.
Henan is the granary of the Ming Dynasty. The sooner the Tiger-Character Banner is captured, the better it will be for the Tiger-Character Banner and the greater the blow to the imperial court.
So even if there are more sacrifices, in his opinion, as long as Henan can be captured quickly, everything will be worth it.
Control the big one and control the owl. "Chen Shizheng may have his own plan! Otherwise, we should wait a little longer. I can still sustain the supply from the army for the time being." Hong Chengchou asked tentatively.
Li Shuheng snorted lightly and said: "I know best what he is thinking. He wants to preserve his strength and reduce sacrifices. He also doesn't think about whether Henan can be the same as Shaanxi. With Henan's importance to the Ming Dynasty, once the court comes to its senses, , deploying troops from Liaodong to Henan, our sacrifices will be even greater by then."
