Emperor Xuande was shocked after receiving the news of Liu Sheng's defeat, in order to completely quell the rebellion in Jiaozhi, the troops brought by Liu Sheng this time were the main force of the Ming army, but he did not expect to be defeated by the rebels in less than a month after entering Jiaozhi, and more than half of them were killed and wounded.

Because Liu Sheng was dead, Emperor Xuande didn't even have a chance to punish him, and in anger, he summoned the civil and military ministers to the palace to discuss the matter of Jiaozhi.

Although Li Yuntian was a close minister of Emperor Xuande and was promoted to earl, his official position and seniority were still lower, and he could not participate in this meeting like those important civil and military ministers, so he was not summoned to the palace by Emperor Xuande.

Li Yuntian didn't want to attend this meeting, Emperor Xuande was now angry, and the civil and military officials in the court also seemed a little at a loss, and this discussion would not produce any valuable results except for Emperor Xuande venting his anger.

Moreover, after the deliberations were over, Emperor Xuande would definitely summon him to the palace and ask him for his opinion on the matter.

Sure enough, when Li Yuntian was handling official business in the camp on the outskirts of Wutang in the afternoon, a chamberlain in the palace came to deliver Emperor Xuande's edict and asked him to enter the palace to wait for the decree.

Li Yuntian didn't dare to slack off, and after explaining the affairs at hand, he followed the chamberlain into the capital, but he didn't go directly to the palace, but went home first, and when he came out of the house, he had three more small blue cloth bags in his hand.

Because Emperor Xuande was discussing with his ministers in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Li Yuntian waited in a side room in the side hall, and the attendants served pastries, melons, fruits and tea in an orderly manner.

Li Yuntian felt that Emperor Xuande's deliberation might last for a long time, so he asked the chamberlain to bring him a few books, sat on the chair and read them slowly.

It wasn't until late at night that Li Yuntian was able to go to see Emperor Xuande, carrying the three small blue cloth bags in his hands, which attracted the palace maids and chamberlains along the way to look sideways, not knowing what was in the three small bags that looked heavy.

Qianqing Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

When Li Yuntian stepped into the palace gate, Emperor Xuande was having dinner, and he discussed with Yang Shiqi, Zhang Fu and others for a day because of Liu Sheng's defeat, and he didn't even have time to eat dinner.

In addition to Emperor Xuande, there are also Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, Zhang Fu, Zhou Zheng, and Zhang Hao in the house, each of whom was given a table of meals by Emperor Xuande, which were located on both sides of the room according to the rules of Wen Zuo and Wuyou, and talked with Emperor Xuande about Jiaozhi while eating.

Emperor Xuande did not forget Li Yuntian, and knew that Li Yuntian definitely did not eat dinner, so he also asked people to prepare a table for him.

Li Yuntian's dining table was located under Zhang Hao on the right, opposite Xia Yuanji, after thanking Emperor Xuande, he put the three small blue bags he was carrying on the table, sat there and ate quietly, quietly listening to the conversation between Emperor Xuande and Yang Shiqi and Zhang Fu and others.

As soon as Li Yuntian entered the door, Emperor Xuande had already noticed the three small blue bags he was carrying, and he felt a little curious, but the top priority now was how to solve the rebellion in Jiaozhi, so he didn't ask Li Yuntian, anyway, this mystery can be solved sooner or later.

Soon, Li Yuntian knew their views on the Jiaozhi rebels from the remarks of Yang Shiqi, Zhang Fu and others, which probably also represented the views of those civil and military officials above the court.

Yang Shiqi, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Rong, the second assistant of the cabinet, believed that the Jiaozhi counterinsurgency mobilized the people and increased the burden on the people, so they should withdraw their troops and rest with the people.

Unexpectedly, the official department Shangshu Jian Yi and the household department Shangshu did not agree with Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong's views, believing that the withdrawal of troops after defeat would damage the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, so they opposed the withdrawal of troops.

Zhang Fu, the first assistant of the military cabinet, Zhou Zheng, the assistant minister of the military cabinet, and Zhang Hao, the governor of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, naturally resolutely opposed the withdrawal of troops and insisted on continuing to suppress the rebellion and completely eliminate the rebellious parties.

The successive defeats of Chen Zhi, Wang Tong and Liu Sheng have already caused the nobles of the DPRK and China to lose face, so how can they let go of those rebels in Jiaozhi?

From the different attitudes of the people, Li Yuntian keenly felt that in addition to the difference in political views, there was also a power game in it.

Obviously, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong represented the cabinet, Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji represented the six ministries, and Zhang Fu, Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao represented the military cabinet and the governor's offices.

It can be seen from the fact that there are differences of opinion between the cabinet and the six ministries, and the cabinet and the six ministries are now vying for the right to speak on government affairs, and neither wants to be suppressed by the other.

However, the military cabinet and the governor's office did not have the problem of playing the game with all their might, because unlike the cabinet, the reason why the military cabinet was established was to strengthen the emperor's control over the military power, and to pay attention to orders and prohibitions, so naturally the major governors could not be allowed to disobey the orders of the military cabinet.

Therefore, after the appearance of the military cabinet, it actually became the superior of the major governors, which can be seen from the composition of the cabinet members, including representatives of honors and nobles, such as Zhang Fu and Zhou Zheng, and also representatives of the military department, such as Chen Qia, the former secretary of the military department.

Therefore, the nobles of the major metropolitan governors naturally looked to the military cabinet, and when they encountered this kind of power struggle, they would naturally unite with the outside world.

The cabinet was formed to help the emperor deal with the manuscript and had the power to make decisions, while the six ministries had executive power, so a power struggle between the two sides was inevitable.

Although the cabinet members are becoming more and more powerful, the six ministries are not good, and they naturally rely on the official department to fight against it.

The official department is the "heavenly official" among the civil officials, and the etiquette system he enjoys is the same as that of the first and second ministers of the cabinet, and the six books are also close ministers of the emperor's side, and they have the confidence and foundation to fight with the cabinet.

Compared with military affairs, government affairs are obviously much more complicated and cumbersome, and can be said to dominate the direction of national politics, economy and military, so the emperor naturally will not hand over the decision-making power and administrative power to the cabinet, so as not to empty the imperial power of the cabinet at that time, which will inevitably lead to the confrontation between the cabinet and the six ministries.

Although Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji are not willing to go against the cabinet, there are some things that involve the bottom line of the two or the six ministries, and the two will fight with reason.

This also caused a split of opinion among the civilian officials during today's deliberations, and the attitude of the six ministries on the issue of Jiaozhi was the same as that of the military cabinet.

Because Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, Zhang Fu, Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao all opposed the withdrawal of troops, this made Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong have to explain the adverse effects of the war on the Ming Dynasty, and debated with them, which made the atmosphere on the scene more and more tense, and gradually filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"Your Majesty, when Emperor Taizu first set the world, Annan was the first to naturalize, and later the Li family usurped the throne, so Emperor Taizong wanted to raise an army to fight, and asked the descendants of the Chen family to set up counties and counties, and accept them as Jiaozhi."

During the dispute, Yang Shiqi bowed his hand to Emperor Xuande and said in a deep voice, "Jiaozhi rebelled one after another on the day of his return to my Ming Dynasty, which made the imperial court use troops against it year after year, costing manpower, financial and material resources. ”

When Li Yuntian heard this, his brows furrowed slightly unobtrusively, Yang Shiqi meant to divide Jiaozhi from the territory of the Ming Dynasty and become a subject country of the Ming Dynasty, and pay tribute every year, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty could recuperate.

I have to say that Yang Shiqi's starting point is undoubtedly good, the Ming Dynasty has used troops abroad one after another since the beginning of the country, coupled with the Battle of Jingyan and the rebellion of the Han Dynasty, the treasury is empty, and the people's livelihood is poor, and it is time to recuperate.

Besides, Cochin is just a barbarian land, and it is not impossible to abandon it.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizong pacified the rebellion of the Hu clan in Jiaozhi, in response to the will of heaven, and obeyed the will of the people, my Ming Dynasty has spent countless years in order to stabilize and work hard for more than 20 years, once it is abandoned, it will not be shameful to face Emperor Taizong and the first emperor, but also damage the prestige of my Ming Dynasty!"

When Jian Yi heard this, he also arched his hand at Emperor Xuande, and looked at Emperor Xuande with a stern expression.

"Your Majesty, the ministers also mean this, Jiaozhi has belonged to my Ming Dynasty, how can I let it go, otherwise I will be sorry for Emperor Taizong and the first emperor, and I will be sorry for those soldiers who died in battle."

Hearing this, Zhang Fu also expressed his attitude, he is the head of the nobles in the DPRK, naturally he can't watch the nobles suffer this loss, and he must teach the rebels in Jiaozhi a lesson.

"Your Majesty, Jiaozhi in Tang Yao, Yu Shun, Xia Shang and the third dynasty are all outside the Hua, although it is a county since the Han and Tang Dynasties, but the rebellion is impermanent, and the successive dynasties have lost countless troops and money for this, but the harvest is very small."

Yang Rong saw that Jian Yi and Zhang Fu opposed the withdrawal of troops, and looked at Emperor Xuande with a deep sigh, and said loudly, "When Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, the rebels of Zhuya County rebelled, and Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty wanted to send troops to quell the rebellion. Your Majesty, the purpose of abandoning Jiaozhi is to make the people of my Ming Dynasty recuperate, and future generations will definitely praise His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness! ”

"Two adults, now that our army is newly defeated, if we withdraw our troops at this time, won't it make the people of the world think that my Ming is weak?" At this time, Zhou Zheng opened his mouth and asked Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong quietly.

"Lord Zhou, the withdrawal of troops from Jiaozhi is to sympathize with the people's feelings, not to show weakness to the world." Yang Shiqi did not agree with this point of view, and said solemnly to Zhou Zheng, and then looked at Xia Yuanji, "Lord Xia, you are in charge of the household department, can the treasury of the Ming Dynasty still have surplus money to support the next Jiaozhi rebellion?" ”

"Although the treasury is scarce, we have a fertile land, a population of hundreds of millions, and a rich people, so we can levy the military funds needed to suppress the rebellion from the people." Xia Yuanji was slightly stunned, and then said to Xia Yuanji in a deep voice.

"Doesn't that increase the burden on the people?"

Yang Rong frowned and looked at Xia Yuanji when he heard this, and said expressionlessly, "Lord Xia, the first emperor and the emperor are both reducing the taxes of the people, and if they recruit again, wouldn't it be contrary to the holy will of the first emperor and the emperor?" ”

Xia Yuanji was dumbfounded suddenly, starting from Emperor Hongxi, the Ming Dynasty had already begun to formulate a policy of recuperation and recuperation, reducing taxes, and if it was levied again, it would indeed be against the holy will.

Hearing this, the corners of Li Yuntian's eyebrows couldn't help but rise slightly, in fact, this was a problem that plagued Daming to send troops to quell the rebellion again.

After the repeated use of troops by Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Yongle, Emperor Hongxi and Emperor Xuande, coupled with the natural disasters suffered by the Ming Dynasty over the years, the treasury has been almost emptied, and where is there any extra money and materials to support the next Jiaozhi counterinsurgency.

When Emperor Yongle wanted to conquer Mongolia in the north, Xia Yuanji tried to stop him on the grounds of the emptiness of the treasury, and was imprisoned until Emperor Hongxi ascended the throne, and the official was reinstated.

Although Emperor Hongxi and Emperor Xuande both adopted a lenient policy towards the people, and the situation of the Ming treasury improved, the rebellion of the Han Dynasty and the two counterinsurgency exchanges depleted the surplus of the treasury at once, and where was there still the spare energy to organize the next counterinsurgency.

If the cost of counterinsurgency is forcibly scrapped, then the operation of the imperial court will undoubtedly be affected, and it will definitely cause a huge wave.

Just imagine, if those officials in the capital suddenly can't get their money one day, what a chaotic scene it will be!!^!

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