Chapter 1838 Infighting in Beijing
PS: Thanks to book friend Yi Yihu Qilin for his reward.
When Xing Youwei's impeachment memorial was sent to the capital, the same memorial was sent from Sihaizhi.
Capital.
Two memorials from Xuanfu were sent to the cabinet almost at the same time.
"How is this possible!"
When the cabinet chief Gu Bingqian saw the contents of these two memorials, he collapsed on the seat, his face dark and became very ugly.
"What's wrong with you, Mr. Ge!"
The Secretariat in the room thought something had happened to Gu Bingqian's body, so he hurried over and wanted to support Gu Bingqian with his hands.
When he walked to Gu Bingqian's table and saw the two memos opened on it, he subconsciously glanced at it, and suddenly stopped and stretched out his arms to Gu Bingqian's arms and stayed in the air.
"I am safe." Gu Bingqian waved his hand to the Zhongshu Shepherd who was walking, left the back of the chair, closed the memorial book on the table, and asked, "Did you see the content inside?"
The Secretariat nodded with a sad face.
Gu Bingqian said: "Go and find Mr. Huang!"
The Secretariat was ordered to leave.
Not long after, Huang Li, the second assistant, came to Gu Bingqian's room very quickly.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Gu Bingqian in the room. He asked anxiously: "I heard that Xing Youwei was defeated in Yanqing, and all 50,000 Guanning soldiers were buried at the hands of the thief. Isn't it true?"
"Look at it for yourself!" Gu Bingqian pointed to the two memorials on the table.
Huang Liji picked up one of the memorials on the table and looked it out.
"Xing Youwei is in trouble with the country, and his crime is unforgivable. He should leave and arrest him and return to the capital to punish him." After reading the memorial from the military supervisor in his hand, he scolded Xing Youwei with anger.
Gu Bingqian pointed to another memorial with his hand and said, "Look at this book again, it was sent by Xing Youwei."
"What he can write is nothing more than making excuses for his defeat." Huang Liji said, and still picked up another memorial in his hand.
When he read the contents of the book, his face became gloomy and unstable.
"Who do you think they are telling the truth about these two memorials?" Gu Bingqian asked.
Huang Liji hesitated for a moment and said, "No matter who is telling the truth, Xing Youwei, as the commander of the army, lost 50,000 elite troops of the court, and could not escape the relationship."
"Xing Youwei was recommended by me, and that military supervisor was recommended by me, Tu Wenfu, the minister. Are you not afraid of offending me?" Gu Bingqian stared at Huang Liji.
Hearing the other party's questioning, Huang Liji looked bitter and said, "No matter who recommended the military supervisor, the court army has suffered such a big defeat in the hands of Liu Zhe. As the head coach, Xing Youwei cannot escape his responsibility. Master Gu should be clear about this."
"You are right, but the main responsibility lies with the military supervisor. If he hadn't done anything randomly, Guanning's 50,000 troops would not have fallen into Yanqing Prefecture." Gu Bingqian said.
Hearing this, Huang Liji understood that Gu Bingqian wanted to protect Xing Youwei and to put all the responsibility for the destruction of Guanning's 50,000 troops on the military supervisor.
The military supervisor was the one who was the inner minister Tu Wenfu, and behind Tu Wenfu was Wei Zhongxian.
The army commander Xing Youwei and chief assistant Gu Bingqian support him, and the same group as Wei Zhongxian.
He really doesn't want to intervene in this kind of internal struggle within the party. Unless there is a clear instruction from Wei Zhongxian, he will offend the other side if he supports it.
"What? Master Huang Ge thought that what I said was wrong?" Gu Bingqian asked in a faint tone.
Huang Liji smiled bitterly and said, "Would you like to talk to Officer Wei first for such a big thing?"
I was unable to make up my mind and pushed the problem to Wei Zhongxian.
"How long do you think the cabinet can take if the imperial army is defeated in Yanqing Prefecture? The most urgent task is to meet the emperor. Before meeting the emperor, I hope the cabinet can show a unified attitude. Mr. Huang, don't forget, you and I are both from the two lists." Gu Bingqian pressed Huang Liji step by step.
And reminded Huang Liji of his civil servant status.
Feng Quan, the Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall of the Cabinet, was estranged by Wei Zhongxian under the instigation of Cui Chengxiu, and was dismissed from office not long ago.
There are incomplete cabinet ministers, and Gu and Huang decide on all matters of cabinet.
"Don't Ge Lao Gu want to meet the emperor? Let's hurry up!" Huang Liji said to Gu Bingqian.
Hearing this, Gu Bingqian showed a smile on his face.
It was understood that Huang Liji agreed to stand aside with him and speak for Xing Youwei, and to place all the responsibility for the defeat of Guanning's 50,000 troops on the head of the military supervisor.
The two of them came out of Wenyuan Pavilion and headed all the way to Ganqing Palace.
Although the two are cabinet masters, they are foreign ministers after all. If you want to see the emperor, you need to convey it through the eunuchs in the palace.
The weather has become warmer, and there is a little more green in the Forbidden City.
"Two Pavilion Masters, come with our family!" The little eunuch who walked out of the Ganqing Palace brought the two of them into the hall.
The two entered the inner hall and saw Tianqi leaning against the dragon couch, and bowed.
"Two beloved ministers will give you a seat." Tianqi asked the little eunuch in the hall to move the embroidery pier.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gu Bingqian and Huang Liji thanked Wanen and then stood up.
But when they saw Tu Wenfu, the eunuch standing next to the Apocalypse, was looking at them with a smile, and the two of them felt a sank in their hearts.
The first thought in my mind was that the other party came for the defeat of Guanning's 50,000 army.
"Please sit down, two elders!"
The little eunuch placed the two embroidery slabs behind Gu Bingqian and Huang Liji respectively.
"Thank you, my father-in-law." Gu Bingqian said politely, and then sat on the embroidery pier with Huang Liji.
Tianqi held up the cover bowl on the table with one hand and said in his mouth: "The two beloved ministers happened to be here, and Tu Daban arrived just now. Let me guess, you must have come for the same thing?"
As he said that, he glanced at several people.
Gu Bingqian stood up and bowed slightly toward Tianqi.
Before he could speak, Tianqixu pressed his hand and said, "Don't get up, Gu Aiqing sits and talks."
"Yes." Gu Bingqian agreed and returned to the embroidery dormitory and continued, "Why did Eunuch Tu meet the emperor? I don't know, but Weishu and Master Huang meet the emperor because the cabinet had just received a memorial from Governor Xing Youwei, the Governor of Xuanda."
"Tell me quickly, what's going on with the bandit suppression?" Tianqi sat upright, with a look of concern on his face.
Tu Wenfu, who was standing aside, knew that he could not let the people in the cabinet speak first, and hurriedly interrupted: "Your Majesty, what I want to say is about Governor Xuanda."
"It seems that I have really been told by me. You can tell me what happened to make you come to me together." Tianqi asked.
Chapter completed!