"Your Majesty, although the empire is in critical condition, it is not without room for restructuring. I think that as long as you plan carefully and arrange carefully, you may not be able to turn danger into safety." He Zhiqiu's words actually left a lot of room, but it was strong and confident to speak. He heard that all the ministers, including His Majesty, were all excited.

Everyone's expectant eyes suddenly gathered on the Minister of Military Affairs, and even the emperor's eyes seemed to have a hint of hope that was difficult to see normally.

"Oh, my dear, come and listen to me and my family." Although I can't hear anything in my words, the Minister of Military Affairs knew that His Majesty's heart was actually full of desire.

He sighed in his heart, but He Zhiqiu had to grit his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the situation in Kansai is now critical, but there are three main reasons. First, the Taiping Cult forces in the Kansai area are developing rapidly, and our local governments have failed to monitor, and some officials even colluded with him; second, Kansai is located in the mainland, and the security guards are deflated, and the combat effectiveness of the security forces is extremely low, making it difficult to deal with sudden changes in the situation; third and most important point is that we have drawn too many troops from the western region of the relationship in the early stage to exert enough pressure on the Maqi Khans, which has caused the defense of Kansea to be empty, which gives the Taiping Cult an opportunity to take advantage of. In this regard, the empress should bear the main responsibility. After quelling the rebellion, I ask Your Majesty to punish him." He Zhiqiu first analyzed the current situation and took the initiative to assume responsibility.

"Okay, He Aiqing, if you don't talk about these things at this time, if you want to talk about responsibility, I'm afraid I should bear this main responsibility. Let's talk about how to deal with it first." Situ Mingyue was very sober. If you want to call the Guanxi garrison to go south, he would support himself. However, no one expected that this Taiping Sect, which was so hidden deep, would actually rise up at this time, and cause such a huge wave at once.

"The Taiping Sect seems to be in a strong momentum now, but they also have a fatal weakness. If we can grasp this weakness, we will pursue it hard, I believe we will gain an advantage soon." He Zhiqiu analyzed calmly.

"Oh?" Almost all the ministers were interested. Now the power of the Taiping Cult is like a snowball. The power is growing bigger and bigger, and it is already in a prairie fire. If you are not careful, it may even spread into a tsunami that will affect the entire empire. How could he dare to make such a big statement? Why didn't it surprise everyone here with joy?

"It is true that the Taiping Cult has developed rapidly, and there are many religious followers. However, I analyzed that most of its main followers come from the countryside, or those poor peasants, or some lower-class gentry dissatisfied with the empire, and a large number of slaves are flooded. This constitutes the main component of the Taiping Cult. Although they have captured several prefectures, it has a lot to do with the rebellion of the main officials or guards of these prefectures. I check carefully and see how many achievements they have not really achieved through armed attacks. This is one of their great weaknesses."

"According to information, although the Taiping Cult has been active in the empire for more than ten years, it has never established a real military organization. Their armed forces were first established at the end of last year, mainly this year. Your Majesty is also well versed in military affairs. You must know that the establishment of a force is not just a simple matter for a group of people to wear armor and send weapons. To become a real army, it requires long-term training and training, and it also requires blood and fire fighting to be tempered, especially the officers need formal training and training." At this time, He Zhiqiu was speechless and talked endlessly, and everyone was attracted by his words.

"The armed forces of the Taiping Cult have only been established for less than a year. From a group of farmers who don't even know weapons, they have transformed into soldiers. Their combat effectiveness can be imagined. Even if there is intelligence that shows that foreign forces have intervened to help them train their troops, in just a few months and have not been tempered by any war, it is just a group of mobs that seem to be an army that cannot withstand the real test of war."

"If we can now concentrate our troops and attack quickly and find the enemy's main armed forces to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop, and there are also many people, gentry and local troops in Kansai area who are loyal to the empire. As long as we start, we can even encourage the gentry to form private armed forces to protect ourselves when necessary and attack the Taiping Cult forces. I think the situation in Kansai will soon become clear. As for the situation in Beiyuan, Yanyun and other places, the conditions are roughly the same, and the conditions are better, and the same can be handled." He Zhiqiu wrote down his opinions in one go.

"Very good, He Aiqing, it's really hard for you. It's a blessing for me to have a minister like you in the empire! Then you can talk about your arrangements for me in detail." Situ Mingyue was very excited, swept away the gloomy face before and said excitedly.

"Yes, Your Majesty. At present, the third and fourth divisions of the Fourth Army are still stranded in Tianshui. The military headquarters has re-appointed the division chief and is on the way to take over and arrive in two days. I have ordered them to take over and quickly rectify the team and prepare to go south to attack Jincheng with the Second Division stationed there. First, clear the civil strife in Jincheng Prefecture and cut off the road to eastwards." He Zhiqiu's arrangement was to attack from east to west, from north to south.

"In addition, I would like to ask Your Majesty to order the City Guard Army to dispatch four divisions, two of which attack Longdong, cut off the north-south connection passage of the chaos army, and divide the chaos army into two halves. The other two divisions advanced from Tianshui to squeeze the chaos army to Hanzhong Prefecture. After the three divisions of the Fourth Corps completed the Jincheng clearance mission, they will advance westward and jointly conquer Hanzhong Prefecture with the two divisions of the City Guard Army. Hanzhong Prefecture is the most important base of the chaos army. If Hanzhong Prefecture can be solved, the recovery of Guanxi County is just around the corner." The Secretary of Military Affairs' idea is careless and meticulous, but there are still many problems in the middle.

Sure enough, as soon as He Zhiqiu finished speaking, someone immediately expressed his objection.

"Mr. He, let alone the three divisions of my City Guard Army returned to the imperial capital from the south. The officers and soldiers were very tired and needed rest to restore their combat effectiveness. As you said, the Second Division had already gone to the north and four divisions were drawn, and then the City Guard Army would all be in battle. Who will be responsible for the defense of the imperial capital? How should we deal with the Taiping Cult rebellion around the imperial capital?" The one outlined is Yusufu, the commander of the Imperial City Guard Army. Although the City Guard Army is nominally under the jurisdiction of the military headquarters, it has been personally controlled by the emperor in all dynasties. If the military headquarters needs to mobilize one soldier and one soldier, it must be approved by His Majesty the Emperor and given a special military talisman to mobilize. The commanders of the City Guard Army are the absolute confidants of His Majesty the Emperor, and their loyalty is beyond doubt.

Faced with Yusufu's aggressive questioning, He Zhiqiu was also a little angry. Although the City Guard Army was directly commanded by His Majesty the Emperor, it was still under the jurisdiction of the military headquarters in name, and the other party was nominally his subordinate. In order to preserve the strength of the City Guard Army, he was actually against him despite the current critical situation. He was really unbearable.

But He Zhiqiu was an important official for many years after all. He knew that Yu Sufu's identity was unusual, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly: "There are still 100,000 guard troops in the imperial capital and the Imperial Wulin Army. I think it should be more than enough to deal with the defense of the imperial capital or the public security in the city?"

"Mr. He, the officials do not agree with your opinion. The Imperial Guard Corps is the last force of the empire. If the entire city guard army goes to war, there will be only the Imperial Guard Army. As for the Yulin Army, it is an army guarding the palace, but only a few thousand people are not able to help. However, the imperial capital has a population of five million. With the infiltration of the Taiping Sect, the officials are very suspicious of how many people in the imperial capital have been pulled down by them? 100,000, 200,000, or 500,000? If they rebel in the imperial capital, it would be unimaginable. The officials think it is more appropriate to ask the Imperial Guard Corps to stay in the imperial capital for safety." The one who came out to support Yusufu was actually Pike, the Imperial Deputy Minister of Military Affairs. He respected his chief officer very much on the surface, but he did not give in at all in his words.

"Mr. Pique, you are too underestimating the capabilities of the internal affairs department of the imperial capital? Yes, the development of Taiping Cult in various places is indeed beyond our expectations, but the imperial capital is not the same as other regions. At the foot of the emperor and in front of the imperial city, how strict the public security can take root in the imperial capital? Even if there are, they are just a few clowns who have no taste and cannot cause much storm. The Imperial Guard is completely enough to deal with it. Your Majesty, while the Kansai area is different, and it has become a flood now. If tough measures are not taken immediately, I am worried that once its military power is time to train and grow, it will inevitably become a disaster that the empire cannot control!" He Zhiqiu was anxious and his tone was a little excited.

"Under the ability of the internal affairs department? Lord He, I think you are too proud of their ability! Is the development of Taiping Cult in Kansai, Beiyuan, Yanyun and other places only today? No, Taiping Cult has been breeding in the empire for more than ten years. What is the internal affairs department doing? It turns out that the boastful world peace is the "Taiping" of the Taiping Cult? No wonder those thieves put forward the slogan of "Taiping World, Taiping"! At this time, Lord He said that the internal affairs department has outstanding capabilities and is enough to control the public security of the imperial capital. How can this be convincing?" Ning Yuanwang, the first deputy minister of the Imperial Administration who joined the camp against He Zhiqiu, spoke sarcastically, and even the Interior Minister was brought in.

Faced with the opponent's fierce attack, He Zhiqiu couldn't help but feel discouraged. He also knew that the other party was telling the truth and there was some truth, but the other party's purpose was definitely not out of public interest, and the current situation was so urgent that it could not be delayed at all. He could not argue without reason.

"If you oppose the city guard army being put into the Kansai battlefield, then I would like to ask you, how should you deal with the Kansai battle situation? How should you deal with the situation in the north?" He Zhiqiu turned defense into offense and asked back.
Chapter completed!