Forbidden City.

In the main hall of the Ganqing Palace, Tianqi sat on the dragon couch with a dark face, and in front of him, two ministers wearing red official robes were kneeling.

"Come and tell me why all the soldiers and horses I sent to Datong to suppress the bandits were returned in vain. Didn't you say that the Liu thief in Datong was just a disease of scabies?" Tianqi asked sternly.

Hurry!

The Tianqi, who was ruled by anger, shook his arm and threw the cover bowl with the dragon pattern on the table to the ground with the guard.

The body covers of the porcelain teacup that fell to the ground were separated, and the remaining tea water inside was scattered on the blanket, soaking a large area.

Wei Zhongxian, who was guarding Tianqi, winked at the little eunuch beside him.

The little eunuch hurriedly walked forward, bent down and picked up the round dragon pattern cover bowl that was thrown on the blanket.

"Speak!" Apocalypse asked,

The little eunuch who was about to pick up the cup lid trembled his arms.

One of the two ministers knelt on the ground raised his head and looked up at Tianqi and said, "The reason why the troops sent to Datong to suppress bandits failed was entirely because the general Jie Shigong was too far away, and he rekindled the defeat in the Battle of Sarhu that year."

"What Mr. Zhu said is wrong. How could Liu thieves be compared with the slave thieves in Liaodong? According to the eyes of the empress, there may be some greed for merit and advancement, but more of a general is incompetent and exhausted the three armies." Gu Bingqian, who was kneeling beside him, retorted.

Zhu Guozhen, who was standing by, said nothing.

Xie Shigong is indeed disappointing. At this time, someone must be responsible for the failure to eliminate Liu Zhe, and Xie Shigong, who is greedy for merit and proactive, has become the most suitable person to take the blame.

"Where is the Chief Supervisor Han? Why didn't I see him?" Tianqi asked with an ugly face.

After such a big thing happened, the prime minister Han Dong did not show up, which made Apocalypse very angry.

Zhu Guozhen, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said, "Report to the emperor, Mr. Han Ge is not in good health and has been recuperating at home these days."

"Are you really sick or scared?" Tianqi sneered.

Zhu Guozhen lowered his head and said nothing.

"Han Shoufu Gongzhong is in good health. I think he is really sick, otherwise he would not have come to see you, the emperor." Wei Zhongxian seemed kind to explain to Han Du.

However, when Zhu Guozhen heard this, he was not only not happy, but his face became extremely ugly.

"Superior Han really disappointed me. He couldn't even do a small matter to solve Liu Zhe. When he encountered something, he couldn't even see me." Tianqi said in a slight tone.

But hearing this in different people's ears causes different reactions.

Compared to Zhu Guozhen's heavy expression, Gu Bingqian's eyes showed a hint of joy.

Tianqi looked at the two cabinet ministers kneeling in front of him, raised his right hand quickly and said, "Okay, don't kneel down, get up."

"Long live thanks."

Zhu Guozhen and Gu Bingqian stood up one after another.

Tianqi raised his hand and touched the tableside, but could not touch what he wanted. He said to the little eunuch who was serving in the hall, "Where is the tea?"

The palace maid who had been waiting aside had hurriedly brought the teacup to him.

"What can your cabinet do to solve the problem of Liu Thief in Datong?" Tianqi held the cover bowl brought by the palace maid in his hand, took it to his mouth and took a sip.

The tea has been prepared by the palace maids for a long time, and more than one cup has been prepared. Each cup has different temperatures. It can be put into the mouth immediately when served.

Zhu Guozhen bowed and said, "The Liu thief who won several battles in a row is at a time of great momentum. I believe that relying solely on local troops is no longer possible. Elite troops should be drawn from Shanhaiguan to Datong, and then local troops cooperate with them, and Liu thief will be able to be eliminated in one fell swoop."

"Zhu Aiqing thought it was appropriate to send to the Grand Contract?" Tianqi asked.

The tiger-like flag defeated two border troops and two local troops in Datong. He realized that ordinary troops might not be able to recover Datong, and he would no longer resist the transfer of troops from Liaodong to Datong to suppress the Liu bandits.

Zhu Guozhen thought for a moment and said, "I think it is most appropriate to send Zhao, the deputy governor, to lead the general Zhao. This person once led dozens of personal soldiers to recover Qiantun Weicheng. It can be seen that he is a powerful general. He will go to Datong. I think that a group of rebels led by Liu Zhe will be eliminated soon."

"What does Mr. Gu think?" Tianqi did not immediately agree to Zhu Guozhen, but asked another Mr. Gu Bingqian.

Gu Bingqian secretly glanced at Wei Zhongxian beside Tianqi, then stepped forward and intervened and said, "I also think General Zhao is a suitable candidate, but the Guanning area is also very important. Once slave thieves attack, elite soldiers and generals need to resist."

"The slave thieves in Liaodong really need to be prepared." Tianqi nodded slightly.

The slave thieves are no longer the disease of scabies in the Battle of Sarhu. Now the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty and the large amount of food, grass and military supplies of the Ministry of Revenue are used to deal with slave thieves.

Zhu Guozhen said: "Although the threat of slave thieves far exceeds that of Liu thieves, it is not easy for slave thieves to break through with the Guanning defense line built by the commander Sun in Liaodong. Moreover, it does not require too many soldiers to deal with Liu thieves. Only some of the soldiers and horses under General Zhao's command will go to Datong with him, and his deputy general Sun Jian can lead the remaining more than 10,000 troops to continue to stay in Qiantun Guard to guard."

"If General Zhao only asked him to take some of his troops to Datong to deal with Liu's bandits, could it be used?" Tianqi began to worry again that the few soldiers and horses who brought Datong to him could not eliminate Datong's tiger flag.

Zhu Guozhen said: "The more than 10,000 elite troops in Guan Ning, and cooperate with local troops, I believe that I will be able to wipe out the rebels who occupy Datong in one fell swoop."

Apocalypse showed contemplation.

"Sage." Zhu Guozhen said, "Although the slave thieves in Liaodong are stronger than the Liu thieves in Datong, they can block the defense line of the slave thieves, and as long as the Liu thieves take down Taiyuan, they can attack Zhili, and the threat to the capital is far greater than that of the slave thieves in Liaodong."

After saying that, he looked at the Apocalypse.

"As far as my beloved said, Zhao Zhijiao was appointed as the left governor, General Pingbei, General Datong, and General Datong, and ordered him to lead troops to Datong to quell the rebellion immediately." Tianqi issued a direct order.

"I obey the order." Zhu Guozhen bent down and saluted.

After deciding the candidates to go to Datong to quell the rebellion, Zhu Guozhen and Gu Bingqian quickly left the Qianqing Palace.

On the same day, the decree of appointing Zhao Rujiao as General of Datong was sent to Shanhaiguan.

The news that the tiger-shaped flag defeated several imperial troops in Datong has long spread throughout the capital. The tiger-shaped flag, which had not been taken seriously, finally entered the eyes of the world.

Many people are talking about the tiger flag in restaurants and teahouses in Beijing.

The last time the tiger flag became the topic of chatting after dinner among the people was the news that the tiger flag wanted to rebel. However, the tiger flag did not rebel at that time, but they were talking about what the tiger flag would rebel.

Now the tiger flag has once again become the focus of people's chat after dinner because the tiger flag has rebelled, seized Datong and had the opportunity to threaten Northern Zhili.
Chapter completed!