Facing Li Biao, Han Xu naturally did not give in as he did when facing Chongzhen. Instead, he said directly: "Why don't I take your majesty to heart? It is precisely because I care about your majesty that I don't want an army of slaves and thieves to siege the capital again." Things."
Chongzhen, who was sitting behind the imperial eucalyptus, had a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
During the reign of the emperor whom he despised, slaves and thieves were not allowed to cross Shanhaiguan. However, less than three years after he ascended the throne, an army of slaves and thieves besieged the capital.
This was a shame that was hard to wash away for him.
If he could not wipe out the slaves and traitors in Liaodong during his reign, let alone the emperor of ZTE, I am afraid that future generations would only think of him as the Ming emperor who was not even as good as his imperial brother.
"What the Chief Assistant said is wrong." Li Biao said, "The slave thieves are outside. Although there is a threat, it is not enough to shake the Ming Dynasty. But the tiger thieves threaten inside, deceiving people. If we don't eradicate it, it has already threatened me. Ming Dynasty."
In order to gain Chongzhen's favor, he was already working hard now.
As for becoming the chief assistant of the cabinet in the future, whether he can solve the problem of Tiger Flag is no longer under consideration. At the moment, he just wants to get rid of Han Xu first and become the chief assistant of the cabinet.
How could Han Xu be questioned just because of Li Biao's words? He said: "I didn't say that I don't care about the tiger thieves. Sun Chuanting has taken Ma Shilong and others and part of Guan Ning's army to Shandong. Once they stop the tiger thieves, The thieves invaded Shandong, and now the capital's difficulties will naturally be solved, and there is no need to abandon the Ningjin defense line."
After hearing this, Chongzhen looked at Han Xu and felt that what Han Xu said made sense.
It would be good if we could not give up the Ningjin defense line.
The reason why he wanted to mobilize the Guanning Army to enter the Pass, even if he gave up the Ningjin Defense Line for this, was entirely because the threat posed to him by the Tiger Character Banner was too great. He was afraid that if the Tiger Character Banner captured Shandong, he, the Ming Emperor, would be trapped to death In the capital.
Li Biao, who had been secretly paying attention to Chongzhen, saw this and immediately understood that Chongzhen was moved by Han Xu's proposal.
In order to compete for the chance of being the first assistant, he already had Han Xu here, so how could he let Han Xu regain Chongzhen's appreciation? He immediately said to Han Xu: "The first assistant also said before that Lu Xiangsheng would stop the tiger thieves in Daming Mansion. But what happened next? Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, and only a few hundred of his Tianxiong army retreated to Shunde Prefecture. In the end, both Daming Prefecture and Guangping Prefecture fell into the hands of tiger thieves. If not for the suggestion of the chief assistant, Lu Xiangsheng also If he won’t die in battle, the tiger thief might still be blocked from entering the Daming Mansion.”
Chongzhen, who was behind Yu Gu, frowned.
After being reminded by Li Biao, he also thought that such a thing happened.
If Lu Xiangsheng had not died in battle, causing the corruption of Daming Prefecture and Guangping Prefecture, the imperial court would not have sent Sun Chuanting to replace Lu Xiangsheng and rectify the military preparations of the three prefectures.
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"Lu Xiangsheng's failure was because he was eager for quick success and wanted to monopolize the power of greed. If he had just defended the situation and waited for Superintendent Sun to repel the slave thieves in Jizhen, the imperial court would have eliminated the slave thieves in Daming Mansion long ago." Han Xu unceremoniously put the responsibility on Lu Xiangsheng.
Even though he had felt that Chongzhen was beginning to be dissatisfied with him, he would never give up his position as chief minister if he was still the chief minister of the cabinet.
Among the courtiers present, including Chongzhen, no one mentioned the original order from the court urging Lu Xiangsheng to rescue Guangfu City.
Even in Chongzhen's heart, Lu Xiangsheng's failure to defend Guangping Mansion and Daming Mansion was Lu Xiangsheng's problem. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he did not hold him accountable, so he was already forgiving of Lu Xiangsheng.
Li Biao immediately asked: "So, the chief minister thinks that as long as Sun Chuanting goes to Shandong, he can solve the tiger thieves in Shandong?"
Han Xu did not answer immediately.
Because he knew that once he said that Sun Chuanting could do it, if he failed to do it, Chongzhen would definitely be dissatisfied, and by then his position as chief assistant might really be over.
"Why didn't the chief minister say anything? Could it be that he felt that Sun Chuanting couldn't defend Shandong for the imperial court?" Seeing that Han Xu was silent, Li Biao had no intention of letting Han Xu go.
After finally seizing the opportunity of Han Xu's shortness of breath, how could he just let it go.
Only when Han Xu leaves the position of chief minister can he have the opportunity to take over the position of chief minister of the cabinet and become one person below ten thousand people.
Han Xu considered his tone in his heart before saying: "The army is in danger and no one is sure that we can win. I think it is better to let Sun Chuanting give it a try. If he fails, there will be no need to mobilize Guan Ning's army to enter the pass." Late."
The latter sentence was said to Chongzhen.
After hearing this, Chongzhen hesitated for a moment and said: "Since the first assistant protects him, let's give Sun Chuanting a chance. If we can't get the result I want, then we must do what I want."
Although I was talking about Sun Chuanting, I was also talking about Han Xu.
The opportunity given to Sun Chuanting was also an opportunity given to Han Xu.
It would be fine if Sun Chuanting could block the soldiers and horses of the tiger-shaped flag. If he could not, Chongzhen would also have the opportunity to attack Han Xu and replace him with a more pleasing first assistant.
At this time, he was already disappointed with the Donglin Party.
The officials of the Donglin Party were not as talented as he thought when he was still King Xin. It was just because the Eunuch Party was too powerful that they could not be reused.
Now it seems that he feels that the Donglin Party is not much better than the Eunuch Party and only quarrels and seizes power.
Deciding to let Sun Chuanting deal with the army of the Tiger Flag, the imperial court temporarily gave up on dispatching a large number of Guan Ning troops to enter the pass, and the important officials in the Qianqing Palace left one after another.
"Daban, do you think I was wrong?"
After Han Xu and other important officials in the court left, Chongzhen seemed to have lost all his energy. He leaned on the dragon couch and asked softly to Wang Chengen who was waiting at the side.
"Your Majesty is right, the ministers below are too selfish and not careful enough in doing things." Wang Chengen, who has been with Chongzhen since he was a child, knows Chongzhen very well.
The emperor is never wrong, not to mention Chongzhen, who has always aimed to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, I am not wrong, but these ministers have disappointed me so much. A tiger thief has not been eradicated for so many years, but has made it bigger. If all the ministers in the court work hard, how can there be a tiger thief threatening the capital? One day." Chongzhen gritted his teeth as he raised the tiger-character flag.
The imperial court had spent most of its power on dealing with the slave thieves in Liaodong, but the people of the Tiger Character Banner did not accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty honestly. Instead, they helped the slave thieves cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty, which made him feel more hateful than the slave thieves.
Wang Chengen leaned down and gently beat Chongzhen's legs. He said no more words or answered any words.
Because he knew very well that Chongzhen didn't need anyone else to talk to him, and he didn't like eunuchs talking about Chao Gang.
Regardless of how cordial Chongzhen kept shouting at his companions, if he really followed what he just said, he would probably end up like Wei Zhongxian.
