The memorial jointly signed by Nan Juyi, the governor of Fujian, and Yu Zigao, the commander-in-chief, appeared on the desk of Han Xu, the chief minister of the cabinet.

The previous chief assistant, Ye Xianggao, took office as early as July.

"Go and find all the pavilion elders." Han Xu ordered the people in the room.

Not long after, two senior ministers from the cabinet came to Han Xu one after another.

After Ye Xianggao resigned as chief minister, no new minister was added to the cabinet. Zhu Guozhen, who was ranked high in rank, replaced Han Xu and became the second minister in the cabinet. Gu Bingqian's position also improved by one.

"Chief Assistant, you are so anxious to call us here. Could it be that something happened in Liaodong?" After Zhu Guozhen sat down, he asked Han Xu, worried about something happening in Liaodong.

The ringworm and scabies disease that existed a few years ago has now become a major concern for Ming Dynasty.

"It's okay over there in Liaodong. This is the memorial sent by the governor of Fujian. Take a look at it!" As he said this, Han Xu asked someone from Zhongshushe to bring the memorial sent by Nan Juyi to Zhu Guozhen.

When Zhu Guozhen got the memorial, he opened it and read it.

After reading it, he handed it to Gu Bingqian who was standing aside.

"Is this a coincidence? It happens that Bengang also has a force called Tiger Flag." Zhu Guozhen said tentatively.

The memorial wrote about things related to Bengang, and mentioned the tiger-character flag.

Han Xu shook his head slightly and said: "Fujian Governor Nan Simou has had several supports with me. He is a stable man. Without sufficient evidence, it is impossible for him to say in the memorial that Bengang's tiger-character flag is the same as Datong's tiger flag."

Ziqi is one family."

"One in the south and one in the north are completely unrelated. To say they are the same family is unbelievable." Zhu Guozhen frowned.

It's not that he doesn't want to believe it, it's actually that the gap between the two tiger flags, one in the south and one in the north, is a bit big, and the two places are too far apart.

In this era of inconvenient transportation, it is difficult for people to believe that this is true.

"I'm not surprised when I arrive." Gu Bingqian, who was the last to read the memorial, spoke for the first time.

Han Xu looked at him and asked, "So you already knew about this?"

"That's not true." Gu Bingqian said, "The matter of the Tiger-Character Flag in Bengang, like the chief minister, became clear to me after reading the memorial sent by Fujian. However, the Tiger-Character Flag had already been established a few years ago.

There are goods sent to Dazhigu, you both should know where that place is."

As he spoke, he glanced at Han Xu and Zhu Guozhen respectively.

Zhu Guozhen stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said: "If you put it that way, it makes sense. It is not completely impossible to build a stupid port in a few years."

"Since Academician Gu already knew these things about the Tiger Flag, why didn't he report it to the court earlier? If the court knew about this earlier, how could it allow the Tiger Flag to have its own fleet in Bengang?" Han Xuhao said.

He questioned Gu Bingqian rudely.

It didn't give Gu Bingqian the dignity that a cabinet bachelor should have at all.

When Ye Xianggao was the chief minister, he would make a slight transition between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party, trying to make the issues between the two parties more acute. Although he did not like Gu Bingqian, the Eunuch Party who relied on Wei Zhongxian to rise to power,

But he won't break up in person.

But Han Xu is different. He doesn't care about the sand in his eyes. In his eyes, those who eunuch should be jailed. Therefore, even if Gu Bingqian is a bachelor of the cabinet, he will not give him a good face.

Gu Bingqian rolled his eyelids, snorted coldly, and said: "Others are doing business normally, but I can still let the government arrest them."

"Why can't we arrest them? All the rebellious businesses like Huziqi should have been arrested and held accountable long ago." Han Xu said unceremoniously.

If he said he hated the Eunuch Party, but he also wanted to get rid of a business name like Tiger Flag that threatened the safety of the imperial court.

Gu Bingqian said coldly: "Since the chief minister wants to arrest the person who captured the tiger-character flag and hold him accountable, why not arrest him! Don't say that this is the first time the chief minister has heard the name of the tiger-character flag."

It can be said that he did not give Han Xu, the chief assistant, any face.

Since Han Xu succeeded Ye Xianggao as chief minister, he has deliberately targeted him several times. He knew this very well and understood that Han Xu wanted to suppress him and turn him, a cabinet bachelor, into a bachelor who only responded.

, the cabinet will act in accordance with Han Xu’s will from now on.

It's a pity that even Ye Xianggao couldn't convince him, let alone Han Xu, whose status was not as good as Ye Xianggao's.

"Hmph, if the eunuchs hadn't protected this tiger-character flag, the imperial court would have punished them long ago. How could they have been so arrogant to this day?" Han Xu snorted coldly.

The first person to protect the Tiger Flag was Wei Zhongxian.

"Okay, okay, let's not mention the past things again, let's talk about what to do now!" Zhu Guozhen tried to smooth things over between the two people.

Now there are only three of them in the cabinet. Although Han Xu is the chief minister of the cabinet, and Gu Bingqian, the bachelor of the cabinet, has the support of Wei Zhongxian, he still shows no weakness when facing Han Xu in the cabinet.

On the contrary, he, the second minister of the cabinet, bears the title of second minister, but his words are not as weighty as Gu Bingqian, an ordinary bachelor.

Han Xu glanced at Gu Bingqian coldly, and then said: "My intention is to inform the Holy One immediately of this matter and ask for His Majesty's permission to dispatch a large army to eradicate the scourge of the Tiger Flag."

"I agree." Zhu Guozhen agreed and turned to look at Gu Bingqian.

Among the three people in the cabinet, Han Xu represents the Donglin Party, while Gu Bingqian represents the will of the Eunuch Party.

If the eunuchs don't support a major event like mobilizing troops and horses, even if they reluctantly persuade Tianqi and dispatch a large army, they will probably be held back by the eunuchs.

It is no longer the first year of the Apocalypse, and the power of the Eunuch Party in the imperial court cannot be underestimated.

"The tiger-character flag is already a threat to the imperial court. Bengang can leave it temporarily, but Xuanda's tiger-character flag forces should be eradicated early to prevent them from getting bigger and the opportunity for the north and the south to join forces." Gu Bingqian said.

Wei Zhongxian had stopped protecting the Tiger-Character Banner for a long time, so eradicating the Tiger-Character Banner would also serve the interests of the eunuchs and eliminate troubles for the court. He had no reason to disagree.

"Since we have all agreed, I will go to see the Holy One now. It is best if no one interferes with it." Han Xu gave Gu Bingqian a hard look.

The Donglin Party tried to deal with the Tiger Flag several times, but had to give up because of Wei Zhongxian's relationship.

"The purpose of eradicating the tiger-character flag is for the stability of the Ming Dynasty and for the classification of officials." Gu Bingqian knew what Han Xu was talking about, so he replied.

"This is the best." Han Xu snorted coldly.

The three elders of the cabinet made the decision to use troops against the Tiger-Character Banner, and then Han Xu took the cabinet's opinions to the Palace of Qianqing to meet the Holy Spirit.

To deal with the Tiger Flag, the soldiers and horses of Datong Town alone are simply not enough. More soldiers and horses need to be mobilized. Without the consent of the emperor, the cabinet cannot arbitrarily mobilize the soldiers and horses of each town.
Chapter completed!