Chapter 403 The undercurrent of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom surges!
Yangzhou, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
After Yang Xiuqing returned from defeat, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan deplored the bloodshed of more than ten thousand elite soldiers on the battlefield, and wanted to order the execution of the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing as a warning to others.
After Yang Xiuqing learned of Hong Xiuquan's thoughts, he immediately found Prime Minister Hong Rengan and his ally Guo Wei, hoping that they could help him rescue the siege.
"Yuan's army is strong, but I am defeated and return. It is not a crime of war! The king of heaven wants to take this opportunity to execute me, but I cannot bear to obey.
I wonder if you guys have any ideas to help me out?"
Yang Xiuqing secretly summoned his trusted generals and gathered them together to ask them about their current thoughts.
"Hong Xiuquan is so unkind, so don't blame us for being unjust! Looking at the future, we can just rebel as early as possible and remove Hong Xiuquan from the throne, and then elect General Yang Xiuqing to be the emperor. Why not be happy?"
Yang Xiuqing's confidant, Tang Zhengcai, offered this strategy and was immediately supported by Hu Yihuang, Meng De'en, Meng Shiyong, Li Shixian, Li Mingcheng, Li Rongfa, Zhong Fangli, Huang Chengzhong, Fan Ruzeng, Sun Kuixin, Zhang Zongyu, Zhang Yujue, Gong Deshu, and dozens of generals.
Praise and affirmation unanimously!
Seeing that everyone under his command was united, Yang Xiuqing did not say a word easily, but others could see from his eyes that he acquiesced in this matter.
At this moment, Yang Xiuqing felt relieved in his heart. After all, he was now at a critical juncture. If the generals under his command had second thoughts, it would probably be detrimental to future power seizures!
"Sun Kuixin and Zhang Zongyu, you two go and invite Prime Minister Hong Rengan and General Guo Wei, and tell them that I have something urgent to ask of you."
Sun Kuixin and Zhang Zongyu immediately obeyed the order, turned around and ran towards the outside of the house. At this time, Yang Xiuqing watched them leave, her eyes gradually changing from hot to gloomy.
"Hong Xiuquan is unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust! It's just that the infamy of regicide cannot fall on me, otherwise it will be very difficult for me to completely take over the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the future."
Half an hour flew by. Prime Minister Hong Rengan and General Guo Wei, led by Sun Kuixin and Zhang Zongyu, arrived at the East Palace one after another. They saw that Yang Xiuqing had been waiting outside the palace for a long time. He went out to welcome Hong Ren in person.
Gan and Guo Wei have the greatest respect!
Yang Xiuqing was about to welcome Prime Minister Hong Rengan and General Guo Wei into the palace, but saw that they were followed by several generals.
Next to Guo Wei stood his uncle Guo Ruifu and his friend "Yong Wang" (the prince canonized by Hong Xiuquan) Fu Yanqing, while beside the Prime Minister Hong Rengan were followed by the fully armed Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui.
"General and Prime Minister, what do you mean by this? Are you afraid that I, Yang Xiuqing, will harm you?"
Guo Wei and Hong Rengan looked at each other and smiled, then explained to Yang Xiuqing
"My uncle is the most powerful general in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Fu Yanqing brothers are the commanders with military power. As for the two generals Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan, I don't need to introduce them. The Eastern King also knows their status in the army!
Now the King of Heaven wants to execute the King of the East for the reason of defeating the army. If we are in the court, we will all intercede for the King of the East. Even if the King of Heaven is so angry, we must weigh the thoughts of all the ministers. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, the King of Heaven will inevitably
I will let Dong Wang go.
As long as the King of the East can escape death this time, he will be like a tiger in the mountains and forests in the future. Even if the power of the King of Heaven is overwhelming, he will no longer be able to limit your status in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"
The Eastern King Yang Xiuqing understood instantly and saw him smiling brightly. He immediately welcomed Guo Wei, Guo Ruifu, Fu Yanqing, Hong Rengan, Feng Yunshan, and Xiao Chaogui into the mansion, and then sent two tiger generals, Zhong Fangli and Huang Chengzhong, to guard outside the mansion to prevent all outsiders.
enter!
A group of people followed Yang Xiuqing into the hall, where Yang Xiuqing held a grand banquet, danced by beauties, and served fine wine and delicacies. The banquet officially kicked off.
The theme of this banquet was to discuss how to force Hong Xiuquan to let Yang Xiuqing go, and how to make Yang Xiuqing overthrow Hong Xiuquan's dominant position, seize power and proclaim himself emperor, and let the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom change its owner!
The first premise is that Prime Minister Hong Rengan, 'Southern King' Feng Yunshan, and 'Western King' Xiao Chaogui did not know about their participation in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's power seizure.
They were kept in the dark and simply thought that the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing and the General Guo Wei invited them to the banquet this time. The purpose was that during the court meeting three days later, everyone would plead with the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan so that Hong Xiuquan would spare Yang Xiuqing.
One life!
Yang Xiuqing and Guo Wei said nothing about the power seizure, but they knew it clearly in their hearts. They could know each other's thoughts through eye contact without speaking.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, my life is in your hands! Now that the King is murderous, if I don't do something, I'm afraid I will end up with my body and head in a different place.
You don’t want to see our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom become a mess, do you? There are powerful enemies Yuan Shu and Sun Jian from outside who are eyeing us, and the people inside are not unified, and the emperor and his ministers are at odds. This undoubtedly creates an excellent opportunity for the enemy to attack us."
Hong Rengan frowned slightly. He already had a sworn relationship with Yang Xiuqing. In the process of compiling the land system of the Celestial Empire, Yang Xiuqing helped a lot. Now that Yang Xiuqing is in trouble, he has to help both in public and private matters!
"If the King of Heaven wants to execute the King of the East, as the prime minister of the country, I will be the first to refuse! Yunshan, Chaogui, what do you two think? If the King of the East dies, and he sends his generals to lead the army to fight against Yuan Shu in the future, it will be a heavy task.
It will fall on the shoulders of one of you two."
Just when Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan looked at each other and smiled bitterly and then fell into their thoughts, General Guo Wei, who was sitting on the left side, echoed Hong Rengan's words and replied.
"If the King of the South and the King of the West cooperate with the Prime Minister in court and intercede with the King of Heaven on behalf of the King of the East, I, my uncle, and General Fu Yanqing will also come out to support you!
At this time, even if the King of Heaven has all kinds of anger in his heart, he will still think about the overall situation..."
Yang Xiuqing, who was sitting high in the hall, was overjoyed, but he remained silent, suppressing the excitement in his heart, pretending to be calm and bowing, and sincerely bowed in the direction where Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan were standing!
"this……"
Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui looked at each other speechlessly, and finally waved their hands and saluted, agreeing to Yang Xiuqing's request. From a public perspective, for the sake of the overall situation and to prevent unrest within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they should indeed save Yang Xiuqing; privately speaking, if Yang Xiuqing was executed
, then they would have to go to the battlefield in person to fight against Yuan Shu or Sun Jian. They knew the gap between themselves and Yang Xiuqing in commanding the army.
Liu Xinmin led his army against Yuan Shu, but was beaten so hard that he abandoned his armor and did not dare to return. Yang Xiuqing led his army to support him, but was maimed on the way and was unable to resist, so he fled back in despair!
If it were the two of them on the battlefield, wouldn't it be better to die and increase the opponent's score?
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