The little Emperor didn't rush to answer after hearing the suggestion. Instead, he looked at Cao Zhengchun, the supervisor of the East Military Council, and asked,""Minister Cao, how do you think we should deal with the bandits of Azure Dragon Village?”
Cao Zhengchun smiled. He knew that the Emperor would ask him this question. He also knew that Zhu Tiedan's method of exterminating Azure Dragon Village would not be approved by the Emperor.
The reason why His Majesty had ordered the destruction of Azure Dragon Village was because there were only a few hundred people in the village. The East Chamber's men could easily wipe them out.
Things were different now. Azure Dragon Village was too powerful, so they had to send troops to wipe them out. However, the East Chamber was made up of eunuchs. Eunuchs had no right to control the military. Only the people in the imperial court could control the commander's seal.
Cao Zhengchun didn't want Zhu Tiedan to take control of the army. If that happened, the balance between the East Hall and the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa would be broken. At that time, Zhu Tiedan would definitely take the opportunity to destroy the East Hall.
Of course, he would not dig his own grave.
"Your Majesty, in this old servant's opinion, it's better not to fight with the Azure Dragon Village.”Cao Zhengchun said with a smile.
"Oh? What do you mean?" The Emperor asked.
"It's simple. Sending troops to encircle and suppress them will cost a lot of money and lives. This war is a waste of money. Besides, the Azure Dragon Village is just a motley crew with no cohesion. Why don't we use the strategy of recruiting them into the court and give them some official positions? Then, we can divide them up and defeat them one by one.”
Cao Zhengchun didn't want Zhu Tiedan to have military power. He wanted to go against Zhu Tiedan's wishes. Moreover, he felt that his idea was not bad. It was much smarter than sending troops to attack Azure Dragon Village.
"Your Majesty, you must not!" Zhu Bujue immediately cupped his fists and said," Azure Dragon Village is filled with bandits. How can we summon them to surrender? And even let them become officials in the court. Such a move will make all the civil and military officials in the court disappointed. It will make the world laugh at the collapse of the Ming Dynasty."
Before Zhu Bujue could finish his sentence, Cao Zhengchun shouted,""How dare you, Zhu Tiedan! You are just trying to stir up trouble. The amnesty is just to weaken the strength of the Azure Dragon Village. Recruiting them into the court is also a kind of appeasement. You are slandering His Majesty for being incompetent.”
Zhu Bujue glanced at Cao Zhengchun gloomily. This old dog Cao really took every opportunity to bite.
However, Zhu Bujue was not afraid at all. After all, he was the Great Ming Imperial Uncle. The Emperor would definitely not blame him.
As expected, the Emperor waved his hand and said,""Minister Cao's words are a bit too much. Imperial Uncle is also thinking for the Imperial Court. Zhen can understand.”
"This old servant knows my mistake and hopes that your highness will not take offense.”Cao Zhengchun gave a fake smile and apologized to Zhu Bujue.
"Alright, as for Azure Dragon Village's countermeasures, I have an idea. We will follow Minister Cao's words and recruit Azure Dragon Village.”The Emperor thought about it and added,""If the amnesty fails, it won't be too late to send troops to encircle and suppress them.”
Although the little Emperor had just ascended the throne, he was very clever. He had been balancing the power between the East Hall and the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa. No one could be stronger than the other.
It was the same for the Azure Dragon Village. He listened to the opinions of both families and adopted them.
This was the art of an emperor.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't you send a minister to recruit?”Cao Zhengchun asked with a smile.
The Emperor nodded in agreement and asked,""I wonder if the two beloved ministers have any suitable candidates?”
Cao Zhengchun immediately said,"Your Majesty, this amnesty is of great importance. I will recommend myself as the amnesty minister and go to Azure Dragon Village to recruit Lin Tian and the other bandits."”
To be honest, this was a long way to go. Cao Zhengchun really didn't want to make this trip, but he knew that if he sent someone else, Zhu Tiedan would definitely interfere. At that time, the amnesty plan would definitely be ruined.
In the end, they still had to send troops to attack Azure Dragon Village, and the military power would fall into Zhu Tiedan's hands.
"Since Minister Cao is so loyal and patriotic, I will allow you to bring along a generous gift and go to Azure Dragon Village to seek amnesty.”The Emperor nodded.
"This old servant obeys."
Zhu Budian laughed coldly and said to Cao Zhengchun,""Eunuch Cao, this king also wishes you a smooth amnesty and saves Great Ming from a war.”
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