In the Forbidden City, inside the Wenyuan Pavilion, 'Shang Hong, the Deputy Minister of Ministry of War who also holds the position of Daxueshi in the Zuochun House and is a deputy minister of the Cabinet,' sat in a corner of the pavilion, filled with concern.
In front of him, the deputy lieutenant general, Gao Gu, and the Minister of Rites, Wang Wen, who was a cabinet deputy minister as well, were having a fierce argument.
"——The Emperor is too capricious! How scarce are the manpower and arms in north Zhili now? Instead of using those seven thousand Xiuyiwei and elite chang to bolster the defence of the Capital City, they were sent to Nankou Pass to be killed.
Also, those seven thousand arquebuses were wildly sent there too. Without these firearms, how can we defend the city?"
