The Ministry of War's affairs were made to seem as if the Ministry of Revenue was deliberately making things difficult for them.
"Mr. Cui, Mr. Yang, what are you talking about? I only asked you to analyze the war in the northwest."
"I have just been thinking for a long time on the city wall. There are rebels rioting inside and Tartars invading the border outside. When will Dayin be able to have peace?"
Emperor Yongchang frowned when he couldn't hear what he wanted to say.
Cui Kaiji and his group looked at each other for a while, they were also confused.
Your Majesty asked them to talk about the war in the northwest. Although Cui Kaiji and Yang Dingguo were arguing, they were indeed talking about the war in the northwest and there was nothing wrong with it.
I don’t know what the emperor wants to hear.
What is there to say about the rebels?
The six people fell silent.
Seeing that everyone was frowning and looking very upset, Emperor Yongchang directly called out: "Yang Qing, you quelled the Taihu Rebellion in Jiangnan Road. I am reflecting on the situation in the northwest. You should be aware of this!"
Yang Dingguo's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Your Majesty, are you reflecting on how the rebels were able to sweep across half of the Guannei Road from a single state in just a few months? Why did Tian Zun and Pei Lun's troops suffer defeats?"
Cui Kaiji and others were shocked when they heard this, and then they all fell silent, lowering their heads.
The rebels are so powerful, don't you, as the emperor, have any idea what they are doing?
Last year, the northwest suffered from a locust plague and drought, resulting in a complete harvest.
In order to cut expenses, the imperial court also wanted to abolish all the post stations in Xiazhou.
Li Jingang, who was laid off and unemployed, was not willing to lose his iron rice bowl like this, so he gathered the laid-off postmen and rebelled!
Tian Zun's troops had little experience in warfare. Although there was a designated garrison of 30,000 troops in Guannei Road, there were only less than 10,000 soldiers.
Military officials at all levels are corrupt, exploit their subordinates, and enrich themselves.
It would be strange if such an army could fight well!
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