Kangxi's forehead was leaping with blue veins, and the eighth prince pointed the finger from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Revenue. In fact, it was not only targeting the fourth prince, but also directly accusing him of being stupid and incompetent.

Although the Tianjin Wei was lost, the Ministry of War was responsible, if all responsibilities were really held accountable, neither the Ministry of Works nor Kangxi would be able to escape the responsibility.

Since the death of Liang Fei, Kangxi and the prince had no father-son relationship, and the two sides only maintained a strange "cooperative relationship". Now that Tianjin Wei is lost, Kangxi has irritated his anger directly on the Minister of War Geng'e, but the Eighth Prince said this at this time, clearly trying to protect Geng'e.

"The Ministry of Works has not done its job well. Although the Ministry of Works has the responsibility of the Ministry of Works. But the Ministry of War is in charge of the troops. Shouldn't I deal with Geng'er?" Kangxi was furious and asked directly.

"The Emperor Ama naturally says whatever he says." The Eighth Prince replied calmly: "Geng'er is in charge of the Ministry of War, and his work is careless and he has not prepared for the future. Even the rebels captured Tianjin Wei, and the capital was even more shocked. The world is shocked. This is a big mistake! According to the law, it is not an exaggeration to deal with the Emperor Ama, but the Emperor Ama should not forget that the rebels have occupied Tianjin Wei and their troops have reached the capital. The most important thing at the moment is not to hold the responsibility or who to deal with, but to find a way to retake Tianjin Wei as soon as possible!"

The Eighth Prince said passionately: "The thief comes from the sea and travels thousands of miles away. The first time they occupy Tianjin Wei, the troops will definitely be insufficient. In addition, the thief uses firearms and the logistics is entirely reliant on sea transportation and supplies. We must assemble a large army as soon as possible to counterattack Tianjin Wei, and take advantage of the thief's unstable foothold to drive them into the sea. Once this time is delayed for a long time, when the thief's subsequent reinforcements arrive, the battle will be difficult to fight!"

Speaking of this, the Eighth Prince pointed at the door and said, "He deserved it, but Emperor Ama should not forget that Geng's own army is his own army. Now it is the time when the imperial court uses people to use troops. The so-called military force is the most important thing. How can I delay my Qing Dynasty if I change it in front of the formation? I would also like Emperor Ama to put the overall situation first and introduce Geng's meritorious service first. It is not too late to deal with it after recapturing the Tianjin Guard!"

"Your Majesty, the prince is right. Geng'er is guilty, but now the military situation is urgent and it is time to use people. I also ask the emperor to let Geng'er make meritorious contributions to the future." Ma Qi was a straightforward person and had no selfishness at all, so he immediately persuaded him.

When Ma Qi spoke, the left censor Yin Tebu also persuaded Kangxi. His idea was the same as Ma Qi. The most important thing now was to counterattack Tianjin Guards at the first time, and at this time, the Minister of War was sent to the Heavenly Prison. Who would do the work of mobilizing troops, logistics supply, etc.? Geng'er got the prison. Although the Ministry of War still had the left and right ministers, the chief officer of the yamen was gone, and there must be problems in operation.

The Eighth Prince is right. The important thing now is time. Only by gathering troops to counterattack the Tianjin Guards as fast as possible is the best strategy. Once time delays for a long time, the Ming army of Tianjin Guards will gradually become stronger. Not to mention taking back the Tianjin Guards, the Ming army may attack directly towards Beijing City after they become larger.

Kangxi actually understood in his heart, but if he let go at this time, wouldn’t it mean that he had admitted that he was wrong? Besides, the key is that it was the Eighth Prince who proposed to make a contribution to Geng’s conviction. If he made concessions here, it wouldn’t be the Eighth Prince suppressed him?

Now, the situation in the court is very delicate. Kangxi, the Eighth Prince and the Qing Dynasty princes and nobles each form the same faction. Now that the Eighth Prince is the crown prince, the influence is getting bigger and bigger, and Kangxi can no longer suppress him. If he gives up now and gives Geng a code, it is not difficult to think of the consequences of doing so with Kangxi's intelligence.

At that time, the influence of the Eighth Prince will go further, and even Geng E will be grateful to the Eighth Prince afterwards. After all, it was Geng E who was the Eighth Prince who came forward to protect him.

You should know that Geng'e is the Minister of War, and this is an extremely important position. Once Geng'e becomes the minion of the Eighth Prince, then Kangxi may not even be able to close his eyes when he goes to bed at night.

Thinking of this, Kangxi was in a dilemma. Kangxi once pacified the Three Feudals and expeditioned to the north of Mobei. He was not Emperor Taiping, but an emperor who knew the military. He knew in his heart that the Eighth Prince's suggestion made sense, but now he could not follow the Eighth Prince's suggestion, because once he did this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Kangxi looked at Ma Qi and Yin Tebu angrily, and secretly scolded the two of them for not saying it sooner or later, but waited for the Eighth Prince to say it before echoing. If they used this reason to dissuade themselves before the Eighth Prince, perhaps Kangxi would make Geng E a meritorious person, but the situation is different now. How could Kangxi let go of this at this time?

Among the people present, Zhang Tingyu had already roughly understood what Kangxi was thinking. He sighed secretly, but he was powerless to do anything. He could only pretend to be deaf and dumb as if he didn't know anything.

After a while, just when Ma Qi and others thought Kangxi changed their minds, Kangxi suddenly announced his final decision.

"As the Minister of War Geng E, the Minister of War, did not think of the emperor's kindness, and was mediocre and incompetent! Now in the crisis of the country, Geng E neglected his duties, confused the public and misled the military, and even the Tianjin Guards were occupied by the bandit army, and the capital was shocked, and his crimes were difficult to forgive! He was dismissed from all his duties and was taken to the Tianzhuo for consultation. The left-level censor Yin Tebu had the ability to know the military and had good character, and he was very willing to be the Minister of War. He took office today and counterattacked Tianjin immediately!"

Kangxi finished all this in one breath, then pointed at Zhang Tingyu and asked him to draft an order on the spot.

Everyone was stunned, especially the Zuodu Censor Yin Tebu was even more shocked. He became the Minister of War at once? Isn’t this putting him on the fire? What a mess!

After writing the imperial edict, Kangxi used the seal, and the matter was settled. Seeing that the eighth prince stopped persuading him, he sneered in his heart with a calm expression. This old man wanted to be so proud that he actually regarded national affairs as a joke.

Geng'er was not saved in the end, and the Eighth Prince couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. To be honest, for Geng'er, the Eighth Prince was selfish and 70% public. After all, as the prince, what could he do if the Qing Dynasty was really over?

Unfortunately, Kangxi is now blinded by power and cannot listen to his dissuasion at all. Or, if the eighth prince agrees, Kangxi will object, and if the eighth prince opposes, Kangxi must agree!

Is this still the wise and powerful Kangxi back then? An emperor was so arrogant that it made the Eighth Prince feel chilled.

"Hengchen, why didn't you say a word before? If you can persuade the emperor, maybe the emperor wouldn't make such a decision." After leaving, everyone walked out of the palace. The road that they usually walked was so long and heavy today.

After walking for a while, Ma Qi couldn't help but ask Zhang Tingyu. They had previously persuaded Kangxi to let Geng E make a contribution, but Zhang Tingyu didn't say a word. Later, Kangxi made such a decision, but Zhang Tingyu still didn't say anything, which made Ma Qi extremely dissatisfied with him.

"I said Ma Xiang, can't you still see this today?" Zhang Tingyu whispered with a bitter face.

"What did you see?" Ma Qi said in confusion.

Zhang Tingyu sighed and said, "Actually, the emperor understands it very well, but this matter is about the prince. If you, Ma Xiang, rushing to the prince to dissuade the emperor, maybe there is a turning point in this matter, but now, how can the emperor agree? Once he agrees, how can he deal with it?"

Mazzie was stunned and couldn't speak for a long time. After making a fuss for a long time, it turned out that the truth was here.

"Hi!" Finally, Ma Qi stomped his feet hard: "The father and son are suspicious of this, and the emperor actually arranged this way, but what should we do now? Geng's imprisonment and Yin Tebu became his soldier. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he would not be able to take over in such a short time!"

Zhang Tingyu also sighed softly: "The emperor has made up his mind, and he will definitely not be able to persuade him. Now he can only work together. We will find a way to do it. Besides, Yin Tebu is not an incompetent person. He worked as a mate in the Ministry of War in his early years and is still clear about the affairs of the Ministry of War. For example, if the troops sent by Tianjin and Wei cannot be delayed, he will ask Ma Xiangduo to worry. The above-mentioned minister of the study is in charge of the Ministry of War to help coordinate in the center. As for me, I have been to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, etc. these days, and the prince and the fourth prince will hand it over to me."

Ma Qi thought for a while and nodded silently, "Since that's the case, then let's do it, Hengchen, please give me this matter."

"Please rest assured!"

The Minister of War Geng E was taken down and Yin Tebu took over the Ministry of War, which immediately shocked. Afterwards, although Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu and others tried their best to help Yin Tebu take over the Ministry of War, mobilized troops and prepared materials to counterattack Tianjin Wei.

However, this incident still affected the operation of the Qing government's Ministry of War. If everything remains unchanged, it will only take a few days for the Qing government to complete these. After all, the Qing government still had a lot of troops in the Zhili area, especially the Fengtai Camp stationed near Beijing, which is even more elite.

But now Kangxi's actions have caused problems in the operation of the Ministry of War, and the preparation time has been a little longer. After all the preparations and mobilizations are completed, it has been five days since the Ming army took the Tianjin Guard. These five days are not long or short, but it is enough for the Ming army to set up overall defenses in the Tianjin Guard. Moreover, the Ming army also took this opportunity to put a lot of heavy artillery on the top of the Tianjin Guard. In this way, it will be even more difficult for the Qing army to attack the Tianjin Guard again.

On the seventh day, the Qing army in Fengtai Camp and Zhili began to march towards Tianjin Guards. At this time, the Qing court mobilized 50,000 troops, of which 20,000 were the elite of Fengtai Camp, and thousands of vanguard camps and firearms camps went out with the army. In addition, more than 20,000 troops and horses from Zhili and the remaining Tianjin Town, they rushed towards Tianjin Guards.
Chapter completed!