Tang Zhengcai drove to a battlefield that gradually became calm. Wu Yuanyou led more than thirty warships to escape, followed by dozens of times more pirates. The remaining Qing troops either hoisted white flags or fled desperately.

Smith looked at the densely packed roaring pirates and was eager to try. He turned to Tang Zhengcai and said: "General Tang, because the Qing army had fired indiscriminately at Guangzhou and other places, which hindered the trade between the British Empire and your country, Mr. Bao Ling, the Governor of Hong Kong,

I was ordered to assist the Han army in fighting. Now that the Qing army has been defeated, should we change our opponents, such as these pirates? They will also rob the coast and plunder merchant ships. For the sake of the stability of this sea area, should we replace the pirates?

Destroy it too!"

Tang Zhengcai disagreed. He had made a living on the water before joining the army, and he didn't mind being a robber when he met a fat sheep. Therefore, he had a natural affinity for pirates. After hearing this, he immediately refused and said, "Mr. Smith is worrying too much."

, the pirates are still chasing the remnants of the Qing army, it is really not appropriate to take action at this moment."

If Tang Zhengcai had a good impression of pirates, then Xiong Siyuan, who was standing nearby, regarded the pirates as one of them. When he heard that the foreigners were about to attack the pirates, he immediately quit and shouted: "If you don't have faith, you can't stand.

The pirates were called by us to help. What do you do if you are not betraying your trust? Bah! I, Xiong Siyuan, was the first to object! If anyone agrees with this bastard’s idea, don’t blame me for falling out!”

Ding Ruchang wiped the sea water on his body with his cadre, and echoed: "That's right, Brother Cui is still among the pirates, how can we do it! You foreign devils want to do it, don't blame us for turning against us." Just now his warship was sunk by the concentrated artillery fire of the Qing army.

, jumped into the sea by himself. Fortunately, the pirates attracted the firepower of the Qing army and he was able to be rescued, so he felt grateful to the pirates in his heart.

Seeing that no one agreed with the proposal to fight against pirates, Smith shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay! Although I don't understand it, according to the next battle plan, we should occupy the Qing army's home base."

Tang Zhengcai said to Ding Ruchang: "You and your men will surrender the Qing army and escort the wounded warships to Guangzhou and hand them over to Mr. Zuo."

"yes!"

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"Brothers of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Han army won another victory in Henan! Tens of thousands of Qing troops were annihilated, and a large number of Qing troops were transferred from Hanzhong and Hubei. The situation of our Kingdom of Heaven has turned a corner..." Shi Dakai sat in Yang Xiuqing's seat and talked.

talk.

Listening to Shi Dakai talking proudly about the Han army's victories on the battlefield in the Jinluan Palace, as if he was mocking his incompetence, Hong Xiuquan's chest was full of anger, and he had to make himself smile. This made him

Shi Dakai hated him even more.

In the past few months, Shi Dakai had monopolized power and handled political affairs. He was convinced by the support inside and outside Tianjing. This made Hong Xiuquan wary. At the same time, he told himself that Shi Dakai was better at buying people's hearts than Yang Xiuqing. All the generals in the palace had almost become his confidants as King Yi.

Seeing Shi Dakai finish speaking, Hong Xiuquan said with a smile: "Since the rebellion broke out in Bei Ni, all the affairs in Tianjing have been handled by Da compatriots. There are many political affairs. Da compatriots say that they are getting thinner. How can I bear it?"

Shi Dakai bowed and said: "Thank you for your concern, I will do my best and die!"

Hong Xiuquan sneered in his heart, "I have dedicated myself to death and then died? I'm afraid that the kingdom of heaven will be yours, Shi Dakai's, where will my descendants named Hong be placed? Hum!"

Hong Xiuquan smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Da. Yesterday God gave me a dream, saying that Shi Dakai is the pillar of the kingdom of heaven. How can I be so tired! God asked me to find a few people to help Brother Da in handling political affairs!"

"The King of Heaven is wise!" The Prime Ministers below were all smiling. On the one hand, they felt that the King of Heaven was right, and on the other hand, they felt that they also had a chance to be promoted.

Hong Xiuquan nodded with satisfaction and preached: "If Hong Renfa is made King An, all military affairs of the Kingdom of Heaven must be reported to King An before it can be implemented; if Hong Renda is made King Fu, all the affairs of the Kingdom of Heaven will be in charge of King Fu."

After saying that, regardless of the stunned expressions of the courtiers in the palace, Hong Xiuquan walked away.

Shi Dakai returned to the palace and sat in the study without saying a word.

From this court meeting, it became clear that Hong Xiuquan had begun to betray him in disguise. Although he did not publicly remove him from the title of King of Wings, he had actually fallen out of power and was replaced by the Hong brothers. What kind of people are Hong Renfa and Hong Renda? Not only Shi Dakai

Know it like the back of your hand, full of dynasties

The civil and military officials also know all the details. Because they are the brothers of the King of Heaven, even though they have made no achievements, they still enjoy the highest treatment. They have slaves and maidservants, many wives and concubines, jade liquid and delicacies, and a waste of money. They live a life second only to

The life of a heavenly king. As the saying goes, 'One person becomes a Buddha, and nine tribes ascend to heaven.

'. This kind of thing seems to be a matter of course and beyond reproach. What is unconvincing is that the two of them are not literate in writing and can't even write their own names. They are actually in charge of the important positions of imperial examinations and money and food. In the past few years, they have enriched their own pockets and made a lot of money.

Got a windfall. In him

Their houses were filled with gold and silver, mountains of jewels, and hundreds of thousands of tons of grain and rice. Even when the army and people in Beijing were short of rice, the Hong brothers were still reselling grain and rice, making a huge fortune for the country. People dared to be angry but dare not speak out.

, secretly scolding them as 'hungry tigers' who eat people without spitting out their bones.

"Come here! Summon all the generals from Yiwang Palace. I have something to give you!"

While Shi Dakai was thinking a lot, Hong Xiuquan also discussed with Lu Xianba how to deal with Shi Dakai.

"King of Heaven, this Shi Dakai did not hand over the roster of the Tianjing camp. He clearly wants to rebel and strikes first to gain strength!"

Hong Xiuquan showed a ferocious look and nodded: "You are right. King An asked Shi Dakai for military power, but Shi Dakai refused to give it. What does he want to do! He just wants to imitate Yang Xiuqing and Wei Changhui. Keeping him will sooner or later be a disaster! You

Is there any way?"

Lu Xianba said with a smile: "Not everyone in the court obeys Shi Dakai. King of Heaven, you promoted them to higher positions and gave them military power. Of course, these military powers are obtained from Shi Dakai. He, Shi Dakai, can refuse His Highness Prince An. Yes

Because King An really doesn’t understand military affairs, how can he refuse a second time? When Shi Dakai loses military power, he will not be at the mercy of the king of heaven."

Hong Xiuquan asked: "What if Shi Da jumped over the wall and abdicated the throne, what would I do to resist? Do I regret handing over all military power to him in the first place?"

Lu Xianba pondered for a while and replied: "The King of Heaven can give Shi Dakai the beauty to make him feel at ease."

Hong Xiuquan liked beauties and was quite reluctant to give them up. Thinking of his Hong family's eternal history, he reluctantly said: "Then I will give Shi Dakai ten beauties, eight beauties. Forget it, I will give him five beauties and forget about the rest."

In Prince Yi's Mansion, the elite officials and generals of the Kingdom of Heaven gathered together, and the number of seats was increased to more than a hundred before everyone was properly arranged.

Shi Dakai led several of his trusted generals out of the inner room without sitting down, and said loudly: "The King of Heaven is nepotistic. Everyone knows the virtues of King An and King Fu better than me. It is so chilling that such a person can be in a high position. I, King

I have decided to leave Tianjing, and I am willing to follow you. Shi is grateful and willing to stay in Tianjing. Shi will not force me. The King of Heaven is unjust to me, and Shi cannot be ruthless."

From the moment he met Hong Xiuquan to the present; from Hong Xiuquan’s voice and smile to what he did, each picture was displayed before Shi Dakai’s eyes. Especially the changes in the past year, he summarized a few words for Hong Xiuquan: Entrepreneurial hero

, incompetent in keeping one's profession; ignorant of knowledge and skills, whimsical; ignorant of truth and falsehood, stupid and cunning; can only share in adversities, but cannot enjoy blessings. Unworthy of being the monarch of a country!

Everyone in the room was silent, some were excited and some were confused.

Zhao Wanliang, Shangshu of the Wing Palace, saw that everyone was stunned and asked first: "May I ask, Your Highness, King of Wings, do you want to be independent?"

Shi Dakai said: "This time of leaving the Kingdom of Heaven, Shi is definitely not establishing himself as emperor, nor is he replacing the King of Heaven. Since the King of Heaven does not trust Shi, and even wants to harm him, wouldn't it mean that Shi is being ignorant of good and evil if he continues to stay in Tianjing?

So I plan to march south and join forces with Ji Wenyuan of Guizhou to occupy Yunnan."

Prime Minister Zeng Jinqian said: "As we all know, Ji Wenyuan and others have defected to the Han Dynasty. Could it be that King Yi also plans to...?"

Yu Zhongfu said excitedly: "Why do you want to join the King of Han? King Yi is as talented as Li Yunzhong. This time he sends troops... he will surely conquer Yunnan!"

Yu Zhongfu originally wanted to build a country, but when he thought about Guizhou and Guangxi being captured by the Han army, Sichuan was the territory of the Kingdom of Heaven, and Yunnan was a dead land, his interest suddenly dropped.
Chapter completed!