It’s really not that Hong Xiuquan wants to chase people away, but that Hong Xiuquan can’t hold back anymore. Not only can he not hold back anymore, Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai in the lobby can’t hold back their laughter, that is, Yang Xiuqing and Chen Chengrong are so deep in the city, they can still be serious. of.
What if we don't kick people out and start laughing later? We are dealing with foreign affairs. This is a serious matter and cannot be laughed at.
Chen Chengrong, who was kneeling in the lobby, heard what Hong Xiuquan said and knew that if he didn't pull this Wetomar away, he might get involved, so he quickly stood up, pulled the British vice consul who was almost lame from being fooled, and walked out. As if fleeing, he left the hall where King Hongtian went to court.
The two of them had not gone far when joyful laughter burst out from the lobby.
Yang Xiuqing was more careful and hurriedly sent an order to a group of Taiping officials who were just confused outside the lobby to disperse first, leaving only Hu Yihuang and Qin Rigang to go to the hall to talk.
Seeing that all the officials outside had left, Yang Xiuqing said to Hong Xiuquan: "King of Heaven, it seems that the foreigners in Shanghai have tricked Buddy into tricking them all over. There is no need to worry about Buddy in Soochow."
Shi Da laughed and said, "Badi is really good at dealing with foreigners. It would be better if he could get more guns and cannons from foreigners."
Wei Changhui echoed: "Yes, yes, foreign guns and cannons are more useful. If there are millions of foreign guns and thousands of cannons, the unification of Taiping will be just around the corner!"
Hong Xiuquan nodded and said with a smile: "Qingbao, Zhengbao, Dabao, you are right, the compatriots do have a way of dealing with foreigners... Why don't we let him take full responsibility for negotiating with foreigners!"
Yang Xiuqing laughed and said: "It seems that the British in Shanghai want to sway between Luo Xueyan and Badi for profit, but how could they imagine that Luo Xueyan is Badi and Badi is Luo Xueyan?"
Thinking of this, Hong Xiuquan laughed again: "In that case, when the eighth brother comes to Tianjing, I will talk to him and let him take on the responsibility of negotiating with foreigners. Then I will find a way to buy more foreign guns. Damn it, I really want to see how Badi and his clone carry out this scene!"
"The Holy King of Heaven!"
Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Qin Rigang, and Hu Yihuang all suppressed their laughter while complimenting Hong Xiuquan.
Hong Xiuquan touched his beard and felt very good: "So where should our heavenly army march after the capital ceremony?"
Yang Xiuqing replied: "According to Brother Tian's instructions, the Northern Expedition should be rerouted after the Yellow River bursts. That will be at least two years later. However, we cannot be idle in these two years. We should capture Anhui and Jiangxi and conquer the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom." The territories of the east and west are connected into one large area!"
Hong Xiuquan nodded and asked, "How should I get it specifically?" Yang Xiuqing glanced at Shi Dakai.
After Feng Yunshan, Xiao Chaogui, and Luo Yaoguo all took charge of their own affairs, the only princes who could leave Tianjing to lead the army outside were Shi Dakai and Wei Changhui. Compared with Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui's ability to use troops was still not good.
So Yang Xiuqing has been looking to Shi Dakai these days to discuss how to deploy troops and generals.
Shi Dakai immediately clasped his hands and said: "The King of Heaven, King of the East, and my brother think that the key to taking over Anhui and Jiangxi is to control both sides of the Yangtze River, thereby completely cutting off the connection between Anhui and Jiangxi. And to control both sides of the Yangtze River, then
We must capture the entire territory of Taiping Prefecture, Hezhou, Chizhou, the southern part of Luzhou Prefecture, Anqing and Jiujiang. Among them, Anqing and Jiujiang are the most critical.
Once Anqing and Jiujiang are mine, Jiangxi will be almost isolated. At that time, our army will enter Poyang Lake from Jiujiang and advance along the Ganjiang, Jinjiang, Changjiang and other rivers in Jiangxi. In less than half a year, Jiangxi will be our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
the hinterland.
After the capture of Jiangxi, I, the King of the West, and the King of the South will be united, and we will send troops from Hubei, Jiangxi, and Tianjing to sweep Huainan, and we should be able to pacify it within half a year at most."
Hong Xiuquan looked at Yang Xiuqing, and King Yang Dong nodded: "Two and a half years plus half a year of rest and preparation, within one and a half years we can capture the entire province of Jiangxi and the entire territory of Anhui except Huaibei!
After another six months of rest, we can launch the Northern Expedition! In three years, our great cause of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should be completed!"
"Three years..." Hong Xiuquan nodded heavily and said with a smile: "Three years later, I will live in the Old Summer Palace, and I will have a harem beauty who sleeps with a salty demon!"
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Tianjing, Xiaguan Pier, Hermes.
"Thomas, how was the discussion? Has the Taiping Heavenly King agreed to our reading of the Prophets?"
Seeing Wytoma boarding the ship with a wry smile on his face, British Minister Bonham quickly pulled Wytoma and asked.
Now he doesn't care much about selling opium to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is suspected of having a "prophet of mass destruction"! If this matter is not clear, can the imperialists safely sell opium to China?
Witoma shook his head repeatedly: "Minister, we may have encountered a madman!" "Madman?"
Wen Xian looked at Witoma with confusion on his face: "Who is crazy?" "The Taiping Heavenly King may be a madman!" Wen Xian said. "What do you mean? What happened to him?" Wen Xian asked.
"He, he...he said Her Majesty the Queen is his sister!"
"Ah?" Wen Xian looked confused, "What does he mean...does he have the blood of the Hanover dynasty?"
"No," Witoma shook his head, "He is an out-and-out Chinese... He said that our Majesty the Queen, like him, is a child of God. They descended to earth together, and he was reincarnated in China.
The King and Queen of the Taiping Rebellion were reincarnated in England and became the Queen of England."
"This..." Wen Xian was speechless. Such a magical thing could actually happen in the diplomatic field...
"Then...how did you respond to him?" Wen Xian thought for a while and asked again.
"I have no response... This is a religious issue, and I am a diplomat!" Witoma emphasized his identity, "These people in the Taiping Rebellion are completely unreasonable. We should leave Tianjing and return to Shanghai immediately!"
Wen Xian immediately glared at Wade: "What about the Book of the Prophet? Do you think it is a scam?"
Witoma shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Logically speaking, "The Book of the Prophet" should be a hoax...but the problem is that it really comes true!
Wen Xian then instructed: "Since the "Prophet" may be true, negotiations must continue... We have to interview the angel!"
Witoma looked embarrassed: "But those people from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom don't want to have a good discussion at all!"
"No," Wen Xian shook his head and said, "They want to talk...if they didn't want to, they wouldn't have put out the thirty-six books of the Prophets for us to see! We'll wait two more days, and they will definitely send someone Come and continue negotiating with us."
Wenxian's analysis was correct. In fact, he didn't wait two days at all. Chen Chengrong boarded the Hermes again the next morning, and brought him and Wetoma exciting news - Luo Yaoguo, King of Wu of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, has arrived in Tianjing and is now meeting with the King of Heaven in the Tianwang Mansion. The King of Heaven and King Dong intend to make King Wu responsible for negotiations with the British.
Inside the Heavenly King's Mansion.
Luo Yaoguo, who is now sitting in the main hall talking with Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, and Hong Xuanjiao who is here, looks much younger and slimmer than when he was in Shanghai - he was too tired during those days in Kunshan. Now, I’m all tired and thin!
He stayed in Kunshan for a total of ten days, and every day was fulfilling. During the day, he worked with Su Sanniang to train the army and formulate the reorganization plan of the previous army. At night, he had to work with Su Sanniang to educate Zhou Xiuying and make her fully aware of "murder". How serious is my husband's crime...
In addition, Luo Yaoguo also shaved off his beard in Kunshan, which he had grown for a year. He looked several years younger and became a handsome young man, attracting the attention of Hong Xuanjiao, a good sister. When I saw him today, I was all smiles.
However, Luo Yaoguo has no intention of provoking the Queen of the West now. He is busy discussing with Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others about "doing foreign affairs"!
"The King of Heaven, Fourth Brother, and I think I do have some ideas for Westernization... If the King of Heaven and Fourth Brother can trust me, I will take over the responsibility for Westernization. Keeping it safe will not damage the big thing. But whatever you do, you should be honest and honest. I am now the Holy Angel, King of Wu, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and Chief Lecturer. These positions have nothing to do with Western Affairs. So it is still a little inconvenient for me to do Western Affairs!"
As soon as he finished speaking, while Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing were still deliberation, Hong Xuanjiao chirped in: "That's easy, let's set up a yamen specifically in charge of Western affairs... Second brother, why don't you make the eighth brother a Become an angel of foreign affairs!"
Her words immediately drew the eyes of Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing. Although she came to Tianjing on behalf of Xiao Chaogui to participate in the capital ceremony of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, she was not Xiao Chaogui after all. She had no role to speak here, so she could just listen.
Luo Yaoguo knew that his sixth sister had no control over what he said. In history, he was spanked by Yang Xiuqing! So he quickly grabbed the topic and smiled at Hong Xiuquan. Yang Xiuqing said: "Heavenly King, Fourth Brother, Sixth Sister are joking, where are you?" What kind of Westernization Angel? Why don’t I be a Westernization Minister at the same time?"
"The minister sounds too young," Hong Xiuquan shook his head and said with a smile, "We in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom all have big official positions. There are a lot of prime ministers and ministers. What does a minister mean? Qingbao, what name should we give to our compatriots? ?」
Yang Xiuqing thought for a while and said: "In our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, all the officials regard the military advisor as the highest priority, followed by the general. My eighth brother has been the general for a long time, but he has never been awarded the title of military advisor. Why not give him the title of Westernization Military Advisor!"
Hong Xiuquan nodded: "Okay, compatriot, from now on you will be the Westernization Military Advisor, the Holy Angel, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the Chief Lecturer, and the King of Wu!" Luo Yaoguo stood up quickly and bowed to Hong Xiuquan: "Brother, I will live up to my command and serve my Kingdom of Heaven. Do your foreign affairs well!"
Hong Xiuquan smiled and nodded, then took out a copy of the "True Testament" and asked a female officer to hand it to Luo Yaoguo: "Compatriot, this is the "True Testament" that I adapted based on the "Old Testament" and "New Testament". True Bible, since you are a military adviser for Westernization, you must find ways to spread the "True Testament" to foreigners... In addition, Queen Victoria of England may also be the daughter of God descended to earth!"
Chapter completed!