Chapter 338 The undercurrent of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom surges!
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Treasure King Liu Xinmin suffered repeated defeats, causing heavy casualties to his army. After learning the news, King Hong Xiuquan became furious and issued twelve gold-lettered plaques in a row, demanding that Liu Xinmin withdraw his troops and return to be punished!
Liu Xinmin was horrified when he heard the news. He immediately summoned his closest soldiers to discuss the matter. If he immediately returned to the court, he would be severely punished by Hong Xiuquan.
But if you disobey military orders and get no good results, how should you decide where to go?
Ba bandit, his confidant and favorite general, said bluntly that in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there was no title of king but no real title. Hong Xiuquan, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan and those guys had delicious meals and had many wives and concubines in the house, but he, the king of the same name, was It's rare for someone to eat a simple meal with a taste of meat, and what's more, they haven't married a wife yet and have children. Such unfair treatment,
It would be better to just rebel against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The joy of becoming a king!
"Hong Xiuquan did one thing to his face and another behind his back.
Who can bear it? When we first surrendered to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. How happy it was? When all the troops brought to us were integrated, it would look like this again. In my opinion Let’s forget about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.”
Listening to the suggestions from his confidants, Ba Bandit, Lu Bandit and others, Liu Xinmin's face was gloomy and uncertain, and his eyes sometimes dimmed and sometimes shone brightly, as if he was thinking about something. Hong Xiuquan, the King of Heaven, issued twelve gold-lettered requests in succession. It is absolutely impossible for him to return quickly just to blame himself for losing the battle.
"Lord, do you mean that Hong Xiuquan wants to take this opportunity to eradicate us?"
Listening to Ba Bandit's surprised inquiry, Liu Xinmin did not answer immediately. Instead, he stood up and turned his back to everyone, looking up at the sunset outside the tent.
It wasn't until there was no longer any trace of the afterglow visible on the top of the mountain that Liu Xinmin lamented and uttered a few words from his mouth.
“I’m afraid that this withdrawal may be disastrous.
How can a man live in the world between heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time?"
At this time, Liu Xinmin's eyes were gloomy and gloomy, and he had already figured out how to deal with Hong Xiuquan. Since this guy wants to take the opportunity to execute himself and others, then we must find a way to let him die first. As long as Hong Xiuquan dies, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will inevitably turn into a mess. At that time, the kings had too much time to take care of themselves, so who would dare to punish themselves for losing the battle?
As for the plan Liu Xinmin had in mind, that was to first deal with Hong Xiuquan's twelve gold medals in a row, and then secretly unite with Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, to help him seek power and usurp the throne to ascend to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. The throne!
Who was Yang Xiuqing? In September 188, he was awarded the title of "Eastern King" in Moling, Danyang County, Yangzhou, and was called "Nine Thousand Years Old". He controlled the other five kings, and his status was second only to the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.
He strategized in the Taiping Army and made great contributions to the vigorous development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. Among them, it was he who proposed the idea of for the generals of the enfeoffed army to be called King Bingjian and other royal titles. Later, he also assisted Prime Minister Hong Rengan in compiling and promulgating The national policy "Chinese Land Acquisition System",
He sympathized with the sentiments of the people, appeased the people, rectified corrupt officials, and led the army to take the initiative to defend the southeastern region of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom from the Han Dynasty officers and soldiers. While consolidating the imperial power, he also stabilized the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's regime. (Compiled for the content of the service book, please also ask Don’t remember it as historical data!)
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was apparently dominated by Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, but the real person in power was undoubtedly Yang Xiuqing. At this time, even if Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan knew it, it would not help. Sixty percent of the generals in the army were direct subordinates of Yang Xiuqing. Prime Minister Hong Ren
Gan has a close relationship with Yang Xiuqing, and Feng Yunshan, Xiao Chaogui, Guo Wei and others have close contacts with him. The reason why he has not overthrown Hong Xiuquan and ascended the throne himself is because he needs a status, a legitimate position that will prevent him from being cast aside.
reason.
As long as Liu Xinmin is willing to join Yang Xiuqing's faction, then Yang Xiuqing's dominance in the army can reach at least 70% or even higher. Then it will be easy to deal with the old guy Hong Xiuquan. He can be captured directly.
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"We just lost the battle, and Hong Xiuquan wants to take our lives. This is absolutely untenable in the court. If General Yang Xiuqing comes to help, he will be spared the death penalty, but he will not be able to escape the punishment of living.
However, after this incident, our former brothers in the army will definitely be dissatisfied with Hong Xiuquan and return to a neutral position. Although it cannot strengthen General Yang Xiuqing's dominance in the army, it indirectly weakens Hong Xiuquan's strength.
, with one thing declining and the other growing, why should we fear Hong Xiuquan?”
Liu Xinmin's thoughts reached this point, and he immediately sent his confidant Ai to rush back to Jianye secretly with his own handwritten letter, and handed the letter to the East King Yang Xiuqing, and then went to the "King of Zhou" Guo Wei and the "King of Brave" Fu Yanqing
Ask for help there, and try to get as much help from the court as possible, so that Liu Xinmin can reduce the punishment from Hong Xiuquan when he returns.
After his confidant Ai Jiang Lu Bandit took the letter handed over by Liu Xinmin, he put it into his arms and rushed out of the military tent. He picked up the magic weapon and quickly climbed onto the horse, and then ran towards Jianye.
The lives of Liu Xinmin and others are in danger at this moment in the hands of the land bandits. Whether they live or die, they all have their destiny!
"In addition, we must try to prolong it as long as possible. The later we return to Jianye, the greater our advantage will be. Wei Changhui, Hong Xiuquan's confidants who stayed in the army, must find a way to deal with it, otherwise it will affect the next specific actions.
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There was a hint of ferocity in the Ba bandit's eyes. Now that the master Liu Xinmin has spoken, Wei Changhui and the others can't stay. One day, when night falls, he will make Lingding drunk and kill them again!
Then Liu Xinmin spoke again, deploying the next specific arrangements, which included how to deal with Yuan Shu's support army in Yuzhou and how to minimize the casualties of the effective forces and avoid fighting with the Han army.
"My lord, Yuan Shu of Yuzhou just received a request for help from Tang Mao, the governor of Kuaiji County, and led his army south. As long as we don't take the initiative to provoke them, there is a high probability that we will not be angry with them.
What if Yuan Shu leads the Yuzhou Army to attack? We hoard food and grass and hold out in Yuji County to engage in a protracted battle with Yuan's Army to delay time. We can also send Hong Xiuquan's trusted generals Wei Changhui, Zeng Tianyang, Li Kaifang, Lin Fengxiang, and Tan Shaoguang.
Being responsible for defending the city can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it?"
Listening to the advice offered by his confidant Liu Wuzhou, Liu Xinmin's dim and gloomy eyes flashed with lightning. If this plan is completed properly, all problems will be solved. Even if Yang Xiuqing cannot help him, it will not be a big problem.
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"Give me the command to stop attacking Shangyu County, preserve your strength, and then withdraw to Yuji County in an orderly manner to guard against enemy troops from Yuzhou."