Chapter 421 Luo Yaoguo: It’s really hard to be in the central government! (Please book, please vote)
Tianjing, Xiaguan Pier.
In a first-class cabin on a large ship that was completely black, with two large waterwheels installed on both sides, with a displacement of three thousand tons, and the word "auspicious" painted in white paint on the bow, Zeng Guofan, Chang Yuzhao,
The three of them, Guo Songtao, finally waited for Zeng Guohua, who had become the representative of the Chinese people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, on the afternoon of the day after the "Capitol Hill Incident".
Tianjing City has been heavily guarded since yesterday afternoon, and the smell of gunpowder floated around the city as if it had wings. The Second Army and one division of the First Army, which were originally stationed at Puzikou, Jiangbei, were still
There is an infantry regiment of the First Division of the Shanghai Army on several troop carriers on the Yangtze River, totaling six
After the National People's Congress meeting yesterday, more than a thousand troops received orders and marched into Tianjing City in full force. In addition to the troops belonging to King Wu, King Dong, and King Xi who entered the city earlier, by last night
, the number of the three kings' coalition forces in Tianjing City exceeds 12,000!
In addition, there are many other armies in Tianjing City. There are 3,000 women's battalions loyal to Hong Xiuquan, 2,000 rear troops loyal to Feng Yunshan, 2,000 left and right armies each loyal to Shi Dakai and Wei Changhui, and subordinate
Yu Yulin's army had 5,000 men controlled by Hu Yihuang and Qin Rigang.
In other words, there are still 14,000 troops in Tianjing City under the control of Luo Yaoguo, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Hong Xuanjiao and others.
However, the equipment of these 14,000 men cannot be compared with the 12,000 men of the Three Kings Alliance Army. The Three Kings Alliance Army is an all-foreign gun team! Moreover, there is also the Nanyang Fleet transferred from Shanghai by Luo Yaoguo on the river.
Several gunboats can fire at Tianjing City at any time. Furthermore, Tianjing City is very close to the "territory" of Luo Yaoguo and Yang Xiuqing, and they can mobilize troops to support them at any time.
In short, in Tianjing City, the three-king alliance of Luo Yaoguo, Yang Xiuqing, and Xiao Chaogui has the upper hand, but they have not completely overwhelmed the other kings. Moreover, the three kings Luo, Yang, and Xiao are not the same. So this day in Tianjing City
This turmoil in China is still far from completely subsided!
As for whether the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can settle down, to be honest, I really don’t know. Anyway, Zeng Guohua, who had just boarded the "Jixiang", felt that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was now facing a lot of internal and external troubles, and it would be over if he was not careful.
"Wen Fu, how's the situation?" Zeng Guofan pulled his brother into the cabin and asked the two Geshiha to guard outside. Then he hurried over. Zeng Guohua, who was panting and wiping sweat, asked about Tianjing City.
conditions within.
"The situation is not very clear." Zeng Guohua shook his head, took a sip of the herbal tea handed by Guo Songtao, and sighed, "Although Hong Xiuquan is under house arrest, he is still alive. There are still three thousand female soldiers on hand.
With Golden Dragon City in his hands, he might still have the capital to give it a try!
Luo Yaoguo, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Rigang all have troops in their hands, and none of them has the overwhelming strength to completely control Tianjing City."
"Will there be a fight?" Zeng Guofan asked expectantly.
"It's hard to say." Zeng Guohua said, "Last night the kings held a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. This morning they went back to their respective houses to discuss with their subordinates. They have to continue the meeting in the afternoon."
"Is there still a meeting?" Zeng Guofan was a little disappointed, thinking that now shouldn't be the time to kill people behind closed doors, so why are there still meetings?
"Do you know what was discussed at the meeting last night?" Zeng Guofan asked again.
"Reorganize the army!" Zeng Guohua spat out two words, then paused and said, "I don't know how to organize them specifically."
"What else can be done?" Guo Songtao said with a smile, "Luo Yaoguo must want to imitate Zhao Kuangyin and release his military power over a glass of wine. He wants to be the new king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"
Zeng Guofan nodded, twirled his beard, squinted his triangular eyes and said, "If he wants to be the one, can others let him be?"
Zhang Yuzhao also smiled and said: "I refuse to do so! Teacher, in my opinion, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will definitely have to fight this time!"
Zeng Guofan nodded again: "God bless the Qing Dynasty indeed!"
Guo Songtao frowned slightly and said: "My father-in-law, there will be a meeting in Beijing next month! The emperor wants to reopen the political affairs office. Not only will he set up political affairs kings and political ministers, but also let local governments recommend political affairs offices to run. He is afraid of causing the same thing as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Things are coming."
Zeng Guofan waved his hand and said: "No, definitely not! With the lessons learned from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, how can the emperor not learn a lesson? Besides, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother at the top, and there are also kings supporting troops below, their Heavenly King.
I couldn't hold it down to begin with.
Zi. Our Qing Dynasty has been filled with saints and saints for more than 200 years. The emperor’s power has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Which political king, political minister, or political affairs office would dare not to kneel down to discuss government affairs honestly? How could he be like the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
Is it the same as the National People's Congress?"
"Woo..." The whistle of the "Jixiang" suddenly sounded, and the ship was about to raise anchor and set sail.
Zeng Guofan looked at his brother and said, "Wen Fu, Tianjing is not a place where we can stay for a long time. Why don't you come with us? When we get to Shanghai, we will take advantage of the chaos to take my father out."
Zeng Guohua shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Brother, it is too early to say that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will fall apart. Although it is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, as long as the kings fight and remain unbroken, the situation can still be maintained."
"You can't break through the fight? Hong Xiuquan has been put under house arrest, how can you still not break up?" Guo Songtao looked in disbelief.
"Woooo..." At this time, two more whistles were heard.
Zeng Guohua stood up, clasped his fists towards his brothers, Guo Songtao and Zhang Yuzhao, and said, "Brother, Yunxian, Lian Qing, let's just say goodbye. See you later!"
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Tianjing City, Capitol Hill.
An enlarged meeting of the Kings' Small Council was being held in a small hall on the Capitol Hill at this time.
The so-called enlarged meeting of the Xiaohui consisted of Luo Yaoguo, Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Hong Rengan, Hu Yihuang, Qin Rigang, Hong Xuanjiao, etc., plus Zeng Tianyang, Luo Gangyang, Li Kaifang, Yang Yiqing, Wei Jun and other central leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Senior officials and Mary, the Virgin's disciple who held a spear for Luo Yaoguo, were meeting together.
In addition, Xiao Chaogui, who was injured yesterday, asked for leave and did not come. He was recuperating in his palace. His two votes were represented by Hong Xuanjiao.
And the main topic to be discussed in today's enlarged meeting of the kings is army reorganization!
Or to be more precise, it is to bargain for the whole army!
Before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, not only were the divine powers scattered, but military and political orders were also inconsistent. To put it bluntly, the kings of the Heavenly Kingdom were a group of big warlords, and there were many small warlords under them. Among them were Luo Yaoguo, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, and Feng Yun
The four great warlords of Shan still hold the territory of several state capitals in their hands, and they can raise their own military salaries. They are like vassal towns in separate areas. As for the other kings, although they do not have territory, they also hold on to their military power.
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Military power is what they need to be kings!
Luo Yaoguo used to be a local government, so he naturally had a tight grip on military power, financial power, and territory, and did not let Hong Xiuquan get involved at all. But now it is his turn to be the "central government." When he becomes the central government, he must find a way to unify military and political orders, at least to
In addition to the three major warlords Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, and Feng Yunshan, the armies in the hands of small warlords were reorganized.
In addition, he also had to firmly control the territory of Jiangxi and Jiangnan provinces as well as Changsha and Yuezhou in Hunan.
Only in this way can his central Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have soldiers, money, and territory.
But the problem is that Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Rigang are not willing to hand over their military power. At least it is impossible to release their military power with a "cup of wine".
"Sixth brother, eighth brother, King Yu, King Yan," Luo Yaoguo sat at the head of a rectangular conference table, gently turning the tea cup in his hand, his eyes swept across the faces of the four "army targets", and smiled.
He said, "You guys make a price. If you want an official position, money, or property, it's all fine. As long as you're willing
Cooperate with the reorganization of the army, I, Luo Yaoguo, will never treat you badly! Moreover, my reorganization of the army is not to seize anyone's military power. My own six divisions will also be reorganized together. After the reorganization, the four of you will not be the commanders of the same army.
, it is the general system of a province. If you are willing to stay in the center, you can also be the prime minister."
"King Wu, how much real power does the commander of the first army still have after reorganizing the army?" Shi Dakai asked with a smile, "Can it still be compared with the original commander of the first army? In the past, we all know about Song Taizu's drinking of wine to release his military power.
of."
When Luo Yaoguo heard this, he straightened his hands like a rattle: "Bago, you have wronged me. How can I, Luo Yaoguo, compare with Song Taizu? He is the emperor, and he is above the rest. I will only recognize one identity in this life -
regent
! And from the bottom of my heart, I advocate that everyone should hold power together, share the blessings and share the hardships. Even if the military and political orders are unified in the future, we can still make decisions together. Power is something that only when we hold it together can we be at ease."
Shi Dakai was not willing to let it go so easily, and pressed forward step by step: "Ninth brother, what you said is nice, but how do we hold power together? We have to let the brothers know the truth."
Luo Yaoguo chuckled and explained his plan: "Well, we can set up a military advisor conference to take charge of the armies directly under the central government. At that time, the power of military affairs will be controlled by this military advisor conference. It will be the same as the kings' conference.
The minority obeys the majority.”
Chapter completed!