In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

After suppressing his rage, Emperor Chongming watched Li Gang leave in a hurry. His inner resentment surged like a tide, and he threw the precious celadon teacup in his hand to the ground, sending fragments flying everywhere.

"These ministers are so selfish! They only care about protecting themselves, eager to make achievements, but unwilling to take any responsibility! Quickly summon Yang Chenhe, the Minister of War, I have something important to discuss with him!" He was upset and felt that only Yang Chenhe could understand his current troubles. Sun Ting had not returned yet, so the only person he could discuss with was this minister.

At this moment, the eunuch came hurriedly to report that Yang Chenhe was already waiting outside the palace gate for an audience.

"Yang Chenhe, it's indeed him!" A warm feeling surged in the heart of Emperor Chongming, and he felt that this minister was really thoughtful. He knew that he was worried at the moment and arrived in time.

A moment later, Yang Chenhe was brought before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" he saluted.

"My dear Yang, please stand up quickly!" Emperor Chongming tried his best to remain calm and spoke gently.

In the magnificent golden palace of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperor's voice was like the sound of nature, penetrating the dull air: "Lord Yang, is there anything important you would like to report?"

Yang Chenhe knelt down again, his voice firm and powerful: "Your Majesty, I came here today specifically for the matter of Grand Secretary Li Gang supervising the army."

The emperor nodded slightly, "I have reviewed his memorial. What do you think of it, Lord Yang?"

Yang Chenhe took a deep breath and said slowly, "His Majesty commended Li Xueshi's memorial as soon as he saw it, and ordered him to go to the front line quickly to replace Governor Ma Weidong to reinforce the army and fight the enemy. This is enough to show how much trust and expectations His Majesty has in Li Xueshi. However, Li Xueshi brought the imperial edict to inspect the army on behalf of the emperor, and his status should be above the governor. If he is only asked to replace Ma Weidong as the governor of military affairs, it would be rash and difficult to reflect His Majesty's intention to use him."

The emperor frowned slightly, "So Yang Aiqing means that he should not be allowed to supervise the army?"

"No." Yang Chenhe shook his head and said, "Li Gang's original request was to inspect the armies, not to be the governor-general. Although Ma Weidong made mistakes, the current military situation is urgent, and changing the commander at the last minute may affect the morale of the army. I suggest that Your Majesty punish Ma Weidong slightly and let him continue to serve as the governor-general to make meritorious contributions. As for Li Gang, please follow his original request and send him to inspect the armies."

"Then everything will be as you have requested!" Emperor Chongming nodded and immediately ordered someone to redraft the decree.

Yang Chenhe reported a few more things and then left. Emperor Chongming picked up the memorials about the war in the west again. These memorials were sent by express horses at 800 miles. As a person with a strong desire for control, Emperor Chongming must grasp everything that happened in the empire as quickly as possible. Although it is inevitable that some officials below deliberately concealed information, he required officials to report in a timely manner in places of war and disaster. He picked up a report from the Northwest County, secretly hoping that perhaps all the rebellions had been quelled.

Emperor Chongming frowned, his eyes revealing anger and disappointment. He clearly remembered his inner expectations and longings when Sun Ting took Yuan Quan to the capital. The news of victory came one after another, the rebels were eradicated, especially that Lin Kunlun, it would be great if he could be captured alive. The surrender of prisoners at the Meridian Gate, the inspiring ceremony, or the beheading on the battlefield, everything seemed to paint a picture of victory for him.

He sighed softly, his eyes became deep, but the reality was cruel. When he got the report, his heart seemed to sink into the abyss. Ye Cheng's report made him half-believe and half-doubt, but he held a glimmer of hope in his heart. However, as he thought about the situation further, that glimmer of hope gradually shattered. He understood that if the body of the rebel leader was really found, the news could not be conveyed through just a report.

Emperor Chongming's face was livid, his hands were shaking, he opened the newspaper tremblingly, but the result made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar. He leaned weakly on the back of the chair, his heart was filled with despair and helplessness. The fragrant tea brought by the palace maid seemed so dazzling in his eyes at this moment.

Emperor Chongming smashed the teacup in anger and glared around. His anger was blazing and he couldn't control his emotions. Yang Chenhe was urgently summoned to the palace, but he knew that it was too late to save the situation. He hated those rebels. He thought he was a diligent king, and many of his policies were good for the people's livelihood! Why did those people rebel against him! He even began to doubt whether his decision was correct.

Emperor Chongming was in a trance and unconsciously kicked over the chrysanthemum pots. He wandered in the warm room, and the anger and disappointment in his heart made him lose his mind. He accidentally kicked over several pots of chrysanthemums on the ground, and the fragments and soil were mixed together, just like his mood at the moment. He knew that he had to calm down and rethink his countermeasures. But at this moment, he just wanted to find a place to vent his anger and disappointment.

He was very disappointed with Sun Ting and Ye Cheng. But he also knew that now was the time to recruit people. Sun Ting was the best candidate who was both knowledgeable and prestigious to take charge of the Northeast Frontier Army!

Ye Cheng is currently leading the armies of Northwest County and Henan County, and he is leading 50,000 troops to come to the king's defense! It would be inappropriate to capture any of them at this time.

"Why is there no useful minister in our dynasty? After spending so much time and money, we still cannot get rid of those rebels! The rebels have even started to attack the Daxiguan again! How can we resist foreign enemies if we don't get rid of internal troubles?" Emperor Chongming sat heavily on his chair.

After careful consideration, he decided to send a eunuch to the Ministry of War to convey the order, urgently urging the Great Western Pass and his deputy general Zhou Kai to go out of the pass immediately to "suppress the bandits." He asked them to catch the remaining bandits in the Northwest County and never let them move eastward to threaten the safety of other counties.

Not long ago, after the eunuch left after receiving the order, the eunuch Wang Neng, who was in charge of writing, walked into the hall with a memorial and placed it on the imperial desk with great respect.

"Where does this memorial come from?" Emperor Chongming, who had not yet recovered from his previous emotional fluctuations, could not help but ask.

"Your Majesty, this was presented by the military supervisor Zhou Qiquan." Wang Neng answered cautiously.

Emperor Chongming then unfolded the memorial, and his expression became increasingly solemn as he read it.

The memorial described in detail how Ma Weidong had taken advantage of the army and ignored the suffering of the people of Dakun and those who asked for help. Although he had the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the barbarian soldiers, he used various excuses to shirk responsibility. Zhou Qiqian had urged him to send troops several times, but Ma Weidong always gave him various excuses. Ma Weidong regarded these troops as his own private army...

Emperor Chongming did not expect that these ministers he had appointed, whether it was Sun Ting, Ma Weidong or Ye Cheng, would disappoint him. Each of these people said that they had the ability to lead troops! But they could not defeat the barbarians in the northeast to share his worries. Now they were helpless even against these rebels.

It is true that a country in crisis needs a good minister. When will God send me a good minister? When my ancestors founded the country, how powerful were the civil and military officials under them? How come there are so few capable ministers in the entire dynasty now?