Shanghai, the Bund.
On the day when Emperor Xianfeng took advantage of the chance to attend the imperial court, he conferred the titles of Governor, Minister of Commerce and Zhongyong Batulu to Luo Xueyan. On a large sand boat docked next to the wharf of Yihe Yanghang, the brothers Shengbao and Yuanbao were whispering.
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"Brother, there is something...\n... It's a very confidential matter. I don't know if I should talk about it or not."
Shengbao, the Assistant Minister of Military Affairs of Jiangsu, originally came to Shanghai to help Yiliang buy foreign guns and cannons, but before he could buy the foreign guns and cannons, the communication line between Shanghai and Suzhou was cut off because of the fall of Kunshan and Qingpu.
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Now, not only was Shengbao unable to purchase foreign guns and cannons from Shanghai, he could not transport the money from Suzhou to Shanghai, and he could not transport the foreign guns and cannons back to Suzhou. Even he himself could not return.
So after he signed a purchase contract with Jardine Matheson and Baoshun Matheson for 10,000 brown basses, 300,000 rounds of fixed-load ammunition, and 10,000 barrels of gunpowder, he prepared to return to Beijing by water to report to Emperor Xianfeng and ask for money.
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Today was the day for his departure. Except for Luo Xueyan, who said he was ill and did not come, all the Qing officials in Shanghai, including Sushun, Wu Jianzhang, Wang Yi, Cheng Fujian, Li Hongzhang, and Bai Siwen, came to the pier to see him off.
As for Yuanbao, Shengbao's younger brother, he was sent directly to the ship. Now that the sails were raised, he had no intention of getting off the ship.
"Yuanbao, after seeing you thousands of miles away, you will finally see each other again. We are about to sail...
The relationship between Shengbao and this brother was quite good, but they weren't that close, so when he saw that his brother couldn't stay on the boat, he couldn't help but urge him.
Yuanbao looked around, then stepped forward, grabbed Shengbao's hands, and said in a low voice: "Brother...\n. I have a great secret to tell you!"
"Secret? What secret?" Shengbao was stunned. "A secret related to the demon descended from the sky!" Shengbao looked at his brother in shock.
Yuanbao said with a guilty look on his face: "The monster that was cast down that day didn't have the magic power at all!" "Oh..." Shengbao was not too surprised. He just looked at his brother and asked in a low voice, "Yuanbao
Paul, you mean there are no demons descending from the sky?"
"Yes!" Motoho nodded, "There is indeed a demon who rides on a flying car and rides on a purple thunder, and descends from the sky. I have seen it with my own eyes!" He gritted his teeth, "I know him even when he turned into ashes!"
"Then what does he look like?" Shengbao asked with a frown.
"He is exactly the same as Luo Xueyan!" Yuanbao said word by word. "What?" Shengbao's eyes widened, "What did you say?"
"He is exactly the same as Luo Xueyan!" Yuan Baodao said, "Brother, Luo Xueyan was transformed by a demon!"
"You, what did you say?" Shengbao was completely shocked.
Yuan Bao looked at his elder brother and said with a trembling voice: "Brother, this demon is not only exactly the same as Luo Xueyan, but also exactly the same as Luo Yaoguo, the pseudo-angel of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Then Luo Xueyan might be a clone of Luo Yaoguo!"
"Luo Yaoguo and Luo Xueyan are exactly the same? Are you sure?" Shengbao suddenly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Of course I am sure!" Yuan Bao gritted his teeth and said, "Last time I saw Luo Yaoguo in Changsha, I already recognized him as a demon descended from heaven! This time I saw this demon again in Kunshan... Brother, you When we get to Beijing, we must tell the emperor that Luo Xueyan is a demon!"
After saying that, he took out a booklet and stuffed it into Shengbao's hand: "Brother, this is a secret booklet I wrote for the emperor. The whole story is in it...
"Okay..." Shengbao nodded slightly, feeling bitter in his heart, but he still said to his brother, "Yuanbao, you can't tell anyone else about this in Shanghai... Don't worry, I We will definitely try our best to eradicate this thief for the Qing Dynasty!" "Welcome to His Highness the Holy Angel King Wu!"
Outside Kunshan County, at the foot of Yufeng Mountain, outside a small but unique garden, trenches have been dug, wooden walls have been built, and a tall gate has been built.
When Luo Yaoguo got off a Western four-wheel carriage parked outside the door, Su Sanniang, who had been waiting there for a long time, immediately led the officials from the Angel Mansion, Shangyi Army and the God Worshiping Association lecturers to kneel down to him. Big gift.
Luo Yaoguo, who was wearing a blue-gray military jacket of the Shanghai New Army, with his head bare, without a hat or a turban, saw a large group of people kneeling in front of him and greeted him quickly: "Get up, everyone, why are you kneeling again..." \n.Our Angel Mansion, the Army, the Lecturers Group, and the Secret Hall do not have such rules!"
As he spoke, he strode forward and with a smile, he helped Su Sanniang up after being separated for several months. Su Sanniang smiled and said to Luo Yaoguo: "Your Highness, you are now five thousand years old as the King of Wu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. How can you do this?" There is no order saying that you don’t have to kneel to King Wu.”
Luo Yaoguo nodded: "That's true. When I was granted the title of King of Wu, I was still pretending to be Luo Xueyan in Shanghai. It is true that I never gave such an order. Then I will make up for it now... From now on, the Angel Palace will be the Palace of Prince Wu, and the Palace of Prince Wu , members of the upper army, the lecturer's corps, and the secret hall do not need to kneel down to me on our own territory, they only need to bow.
"Thank you, Your Highness King Wu."
Su Sanniang then led a group of senior officials from the Wu Prince's Palace, the Shangjun, the Lecturers' Group, and the Secret Hall to bow to Luo Yaoguo and express their gratitude.
After Su Sanniang finished her salute, Luo Yaoguo pulled her aside again, pointed to the carriage with a smile, and whispered: "Sanniang, I found a girl in Shanghai for you without consulting you this time. You... ....You won’t be angry with me, right?”
Su Sanniang was stunned, a trace of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes, and then she laughed: "Your Highness, you... are asking for help? Have you finally figured it out?"
Luo Yaoguo was completely relieved when he saw that Su Sanniang didn't mean to be angry.
In fact, before Su Sanniang formally married him, she was persuading him to marry more. She even wanted to choose three young and beautiful girls from the female camp to marry Luo Yaoguo together. This was not Su Sanniang's special Virtue, but this is the "culture" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Luo Yaoguo is the same "god" as Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan, Xiao Chaogui, Wei Changhui, and Shi Dakai, so it is natural for him to marry more wives.
Hong Xiuquan married thirty-six wives before entering Tianjing, and he wanted to expand his number after arriving in Tianjing!
Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui both had eleven wives - among them Xiao Chaogui's "Chief Queen of the West" was the sixth daughter of God's family!
Even Hong Xuanjiao cannot be the only Queen of the West, so what qualifications does Su Sanniang have to be the only Queen of Wu?
Therefore, Luo Yaoguo's behavior of only marrying Su Sanniang made Su Sanniang feel "a lot of pressure", because no one dared to say that Luo Yaoguo was not good - he was a "god" descended from heaven in front of everyone, and His Highness, the adopted son of God, was It's unbelievable. So Su Sanniang had to bear the reputation of a "shrew woman and jealous". Although Su Sanniang was the number one female general in the Kingdom of Heaven and was considered a "new woman" these days, she never thought of having to do it in her own right. Try monogamy at home.
As for Luo Yaoguo's marriage to a second wife, she was actually quite concerned about it and had been helping him find a second wife. Unexpectedly, after Luo Yaoguo arrived in Shanghai, he went out of his way to find a second wife.
Su Sanniang was quite happy when she thought of this, and asked with a smile: "Who is that girl?"
who?"
Luo Yaoguo smiled and introduced: "Her name is Zhou Xiuying, she is the leader of Qingpu Luohan Party
Zhou Lichun's daughter sneaked into the Governor's Mansion in Yuyuan due to a misunderstanding, and was captured by Xu Yuegui and I. She was pretty good, so I took her in. "
"Oh," Su Sanniang nodded and said with a smile, "She is Zhou Lichun's daughter. That's a good thing. Your Highness, please let me take a look at her."
Luo Yaoguo waved to Zhou Xiuying in the carriage: "Xiuying, get out of the car, come here
Meet the eldest princess."
At this time, Zhou Xiuying in the carriage was both happy and ambitious. What was happy was that Luo Xueyan was indeed Luo Yaoguo! Now Songjiang Prefecture and Taicang Prefecture except Chongming Island should be able to win. It also means that her father, Zhou Lichun, can firmly assume the position of Lord of Qingpu... Then she will be the "little Lord" of Qingpu, and this status is worthy of being the second concubine of King Wu!
But what he wanted was that the Concubine of the King of Wu turned out to be the famous female general Su Sanniang! She intended to assassinate His Highness the King of Wu, and this was something Su Sanniang couldn't satisfy...
She already owed four hundred lashes. If Su Sanniang knew her crime, she might have to add another two hundred lashes. Thinking about it makes her spine shiver!
But no matter what, I have to meet "eldest sister"!
So Zhou Xiuying had no choice but to get out of the carriage, walked to Su Sanniang and knelt down: "My servant Zhou Xiuying pays my respects to Queen Wu."
Su Sanniang quickly picked her up, looked her over carefully, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It's so beautiful, no wonder His Highness King Wu wants to accept you as his concubine... Sister Xiuying, you won't be willing to do it in the future. I kneel down. All the queens of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are older on one side. I am not bigger than your second queen. We are both eldest wives. We should serve His Highness the King of Wu together without distinction."
With that said, she threw a wink at Luo Yaoguo.
Luo Yaoguo was overjoyed when he heard what Su Sanniang said...\n...it seems worth looking forward to serving together!
Thinking of this, he held up Su Sanniang with one hand and Zhou Xiuying with the other. He smiled and said to the two women: "Sanniang, Xiuying, let's go into the house!"
Chapter completed!