The news of Li Zhen's return to Yangzhou lingered in the hearts of civil and military officials like a magic voice. These people all knew about Li Zhen and were deeply impressed. At the beginning, Li Zhen took a small number of people as an envoy to Nanjing to meet with Yang Xiuqing and blackmailed him. Yang Xiuqing, they already had a certain impression of Li Zhen in their hearts.
However, at that time, I only had an impression, but I didn't take Li Zhen to heart.
Li Zhen's subsequent performance in Shanghai shocked and shocked the officials of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom. Especially Li Xiucheng's defeat and return made these officials fear Li Zhen.
When Yang Xiuqing led the army to attack the Jiangnan camp, Li Zhen set up an ambush to defeat Li Xiucheng, and also killed Qin Rigang's general Pan Qingyang. These officials had completely remembered Li Zhen and were afraid of Li Zhen, the evil god, because almost no one Can stop Li Zhen.
At least, no one can stop Li Zhen yet.
There was a lot of noise in the hall, and the officials either looked around blankly, or exclaimed loudly, or fell to the ground, all kinds of fears and fears were expressed.
Among the officials, only Li Xiucheng stood quietly, motionless.
From this point alone, it can be seen that Li Xiucheng is obviously different from the other officials. Taishan collapsed before but his appearance remained unchanged. Now it is just Li Zhen who has come, not the real collapse of Mount Tai.
"Quiet!"
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Yang Xiuqing immediately shouted.
However, this sentence didn't work.
"Quiet!"
Yang Xiuqing was angry and yelled loudly.
The rich voice echoed back and forth in the hall, causing the officials below to tremble. Li Zhen was indeed a fierce tiger, but King Dong in front of him was also someone who could execute them immediately.
In the main hall, it gradually became quiet.
"Report!"
Outside the main hall, the eunuch's shouts suddenly came.
Immediately, a eunuch came in, clasped his fists and said, "To the King of the East, Prime Minister Fu asks for an audience."
"Please!"
Yang Xiuqing's eyes showed a gleam of splendor. The eunuch said that the name of Prime Minister Fu was Fu Shanxiang. She was the first female champion and prime minister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the third year of Xianfeng's reign, the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom opened a women's department and set up an imperial examination to recruit talented people. Fu Shanxiang She participated as a daughter and stood out in one fell swoop, becoming the first female champion.
She gained the respect of Hong Xiuquan and began to serve as "maid history", and was soon promoted to "book book".
Because Fu Shanxiang had outstanding literary talents and was proficient in literature and history, he was appreciated by the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing. Soon after, he was promoted to the "Prime Minister of Grace", handling major military affairs of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, formulating the "Celestial Land Acquisition System" and developing production, advocating for farmers to have rights. With his land and other measures, he became the right-hand man of the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan and the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing.
Hong Xiuquan was always in the Tianwang Mansion, regardless of military and political affairs, so Fu Shanxiang was always in and out of the Dongwang Mansion.
Li Xiucheng also had great respect for this female prime minister and looked outside the hall.
Not long after, a woman wearing official robes walked in.
This woman is about in her early twenties, with slender eyebrows, big eyes, a straight bridge of nose, an oval face, and a completely beautiful face. However, she purses her lips and looks serious, showing a bit of majesty, which makes people dare not look down upon, especially There is a kind of feminine strength in his movements, which adds to his own temperament.
Li Xiucheng couldn't help but admire this female champion who was ten years younger than him.
"The lower official Fu Shanxiang has met the King of the East."
After Fu Shanxiang entered the main hall, he bowed and saluted Yang Xiuqing.
The sound is pleasant and very nice.
With a smile on her face, Yang Xiuqing waved her hand and said: "Fu Qing's family doesn't need to be polite. Even if Fu Qing's family doesn't come, I will send someone to invite Fu Qing's family to discuss matters."
Fu Shanxiang nodded, looked around everyone, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the noise in the hall just now was probably because of Li Zhen's attack."
"right!"
Yang Xiuqing nodded and said: "These officials usually show off their power, but when they heard the news about Li Zhen's reorganization of the Jiangbei camp, they were so frightened that their legs and feet became weak and they were unable to speak. What can the Fu Qing family do?"
Fu Shanxiang said loudly: "There is no other way but to send troops to resist."
"Who can be the general?" Yang Xiuqing asked.
Fu Shanxiang said loudly: "Li Xiucheng can be a general!"
After hearing this, Li Xiucheng glanced at Fu Shanxiang gratefully. He really wanted to fight, but he was defeated by Li Zhen several times in a row. He was too embarrassed to take the initiative to volunteer. Yang Xiuqing glanced at Li Xiucheng and turned to Fu Shanxiang. After pausing for a moment, he asked again: "The Fu Qing family, in addition to the generals who lead the army, also need a commander in charge of the overall situation. Who can be the commander?"
Fu Shanxiang said again: "Yi Wang Shi Dakai can be a handsome man!"
Yang Xiuqing said in a deep voice: "Currently, the Yi Wang is in Hukou. He has won consecutive battles in Jiujiang and defeated the Hunan Army. He is actively expanding the results. If the Yi Wang is transferred back, he may lose the hard-won results!"
Fu Shanxiang said in a deep voice: "If King Yi is not transferred back to the capital, who can serve as the commander-in-chief? Is it King Qin Rigang of Yan, King Wei Changhui of the North, or the other kings? My lord, you are a person who is proficient in the art of war, and you know that the generals will not cooperate. As a result, King Yi is fair and strict, and his military discipline and law are strict. Only such an upright person can preside over the army."
"Who said no one is the coach? I will be the coach."
After Fu Shanxiang finished speaking, a strong female voice came in.
After Yang Xiuqing heard this, his expression changed slightly.
In front of his eyes, a woman wearing a helmet and armor and a sword hanging from her waist walked in. After Fu Shanxiang saw it, his brows furrowed slightly, but there was still a faint smile on his face. The name of the person who came was Hong Xuanjiao, and she was Hong Xiuquan's sister. , was the wife of the late Western King Xiao Chaogui, known as Queen Xiao.
There were two powerful women in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The literary work has Fu Shanxiang, and the military work has Hong Xuanjiao.
Fu Shanxiang reviewed documents and was responsible for handling political affairs, but Hong Xuanjiao was a female general who was good at using double swords. The female soldiers under her command were extremely powerful. These two people were famous in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for their both civil and military skills.
Yang Xiuqing looked at the two women standing in the hall and suddenly felt a headache.
These two women had certain connections with him. Yang Xiuqing looked at Hong Xuanjiao and said harmoniously: "Mrs. Xiao, what do you want when you come to my palace?"
Hong Xuanjiao glared at Yang Xiuqing and said, "I heard that Li Zhen was here and asked the King of Heaven to lead his army to fight against the enemy. Since Prime Minister Fu has selected the generals, I can just lead the army directly."
Fu Shanxiang opened his mouth, and finally sighed helplessly and said: "It would be best for Queen Xiao to lead the army on an expedition. I am here to wish the Queen a great victory and defeat Li Zhen in one fell swoop."
Hong Xuanjiao laughed and said, "Okay, let me lend you Prime Minister Fu's good words!"
Turning his eyes, Hong Xuanjiao looked at Yang Xiuqing who was sitting above him, and said with a smile: "Dong Wang, I am leading the army as the commander, do you have any objections?"
"No no!"
Yang Xiuqing felt like there were nails placed under her buttocks and felt uncomfortable. After Hong Xuanjiao received the order, he looked at Li Xiucheng and said, "General Li, follow me to mobilize the soldiers, and then attack Li Zhen."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Li Xiucheng nodded in agreement and left with Hong Xuanjiao.