Chapter 405 The underworld is dispatched, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is changing hands!
Just when Yang Xiuqing, Guo Wei, and Hong Rengan were looking at Wei Changhui in surprise, they saw Wei Changhui respectfully saluted Hong Xiuquan on the throne, and then said!
"Your Majesty, Yuan Shu is so powerful that the Eastern King's defeat was not a crime of war. Thinking back to the beginning, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was so powerful and General Yang Xiuqing made great military exploits, if he were to be held accountable for just one defeat, I'm afraid it would be a disgrace to all the soldiers.
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"What you said makes sense, but the tens of thousands of soldiers have died. If you don't punish the King of the East, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"
Hong Xiuquan and Wei Changhui sang together and then turned the topic to Yang Xiuqing, the East King in the palace. Now the King Hong Xiuquan has promised not to execute the East King, but the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. How to deal with this living crime specifically depends on the Prime Minister Hong Ren.
Gan and General Guo Wei discussed and decided together.
"I wonder if the Prime Minister and the General have any ideas?"
Facing Hong Xiuquan's inquiry, Prime Minister Hong Rengan and General Guo Wei lowered their heads and remained silent. At this moment, they were secretly worried, why didn't Hong Xiuquan follow the routine? What kind of trick was this?
"Your Majesty, the general thinks that we can temporarily hand over the military power in the hands of the Eastern King to the general, and then let the general replace the Eastern King and go north to Kuaiji County to conquer Yuan Shu. Only in this way can we convince the people!"
At this time, Hong Daquan stepped out of the palace, bowed and saluted, and then said all his thoughts. As soon as he said these words, Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing's face changed instantly. Asking him to hand over his military power was undoubtedly more difficult than directly ordering his death.
Still uncomfortable!
However, what Hong Xiuquan, Wei Changhui, and Hong Daquan did was a conspiracy, and they deprived Yang Xiuqing of his rights in a well-reasoned and well-founded way. If Yang Xiuqing was unwilling to obey this edict and chose to rebel openly, then he would be the target of public criticism. Except for Guo Wei in the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom,
Other generals outside his own power will draw a clear line with him.
If Yang Xiuqing doesn't want to be the target of public criticism, he has no choice but to hand over his military power at this point. Otherwise, if he is found guilty of being a self-respecting soldier, he will be completely doomed!
"Now I have issued an edict to take back the military power of the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing and hand it over to the general Guo Wei. I then ordered the general to take General Fu Yanqing, General Guo Ruifu and 30,000 elite soldiers. Half a month later, he went east along the river to launch a surprise attack.
There must be no mistakes in Kuaiji County."
Yang Xiuqing lowered his head, with a gloomy and ferocious look in his eyes. Now he was restless. Once he handed over the military power, then he, the so-called Eastern King who was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, would completely become the King of Heaven, Hong Xiuquan.
The fish meat under the knife is left to its will...
"If there is nothing to report, then retreat from the court!"
Just when Hong Xiuquan was about to announce his resignation from the court, Prime Minister Hong Rengan hurriedly submitted a remonstrance and said: "Sili, Dong Zhongying blatantly carried out the act of abolishing the throne, massacring aristocratic families, sleeping in the harem at night, and being cruel and unkind. All the princes in the world have done so.
Unable to bear the humiliation of the Han emperor, he formed an alliance of troops to attack him.
Sun Jian of Yangxi is a loyal man of the Han Dynasty. He has strong troops and horses and wants to go north to join the war. At this time, his power is internally empty. We can take advantage of this opportunity to mobilize troops and generals to unify the entire southern Yangzhou, and then attack Jingzhou all the way west to seize the land south of Jingzhou.
, integrate the two states and then attack Yuan Shu, we will definitely drive his army out of Yangzhou!"
"Where is Wei Changhui? I have promoted you to the general of the Western Conquest. Half a month later, you will lead 30,000 elite soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven to attack Sun Jian's forces with a blitzkrieg. We must completely complete the unification of southern Yangzhou before Sun Jian returns to defense. If the opportunity is delayed, you will take the lead.
See!"
"I will obey my orders!"
With Wei Changhui's words that the general will obey his orders, this court meeting came to an end, and all the officials in the palace retreated and filed out.
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"Hong Xiuquan has taken away my military power. I can't just sit back and wait for death. I have to strike first!"
The irritable Yang Xiuqing vented his hatred by smashing objects in the house. Now, he has no military power and no help. It is really difficult for him to stand up from the dead!
"General Yang Xiuqing, if I say that I have a way for you to get rid of Hong Xiuquan and ascend to the position of leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, will you be willing to cooperate with me?"
Just when Yang Xiuqing was tired from venting and holding his knees to rest his breath, he suddenly heard a voice coming from the curtain next to the window, but this voice was extremely unfamiliar.
"who?"
Yang Xiuqing's eyes instantly turned ferocious. He drew his sword from his waist and walked cautiously towards the curtain. He carefully looked at the movement in the direction of the curtain, for fear that someone would come out and assassinate him.
At the curtain, a dark figure flashed past, and then stood steadily a foot away in front of Yang Xiuqing. However, he saw that figure also holding a long sword in his hand, looking at Yang Xiuqing with a half-smile but not a smile.
"I, Li Gexiao, have come to help King Dong escape from a certain death situation by order of our Lord."
"Li Gexiao? Who is your master, and why did he send you here to help me get out of trouble? What are your intentions?"
Looking at Li Gexiao in front of him, Yang Xiuqing's eyes flashed with a glimmer of doubt. He was now in a frightened state and did not believe that the guy opposite was coming to help him out of trouble!
"I am here to help King Dong on the orders of my lord Yuan Shu. If King Dong is unwilling to accept the favor, then I will retreat on my own. It's a pity that in half a month, King Dong will be dead and in a different place..."
Li Gexiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he started to take steps closer to Yang Xiuqing. The sharp sword held tightly in his rough hands was thrown back and forth with his left and right hands. The sword's light disappeared and appeared, full of threats.
"Yuan Shu? How do you want to break the situation? In my current situation, even if Yuan Shu comes in person, it will not help?"
Yang Xiuqing relaxed his vigilance. He now figured it out. What if Hong Xiuquan wanted to kill him? In his current situation, he couldn't resist at all! Instead of waiting for death, it was better to cooperate with Yuan Shu and survive first.
Li Gexiao chuckled, then put the sword in his hand into the scabbard, hooked his right finger, signaling Yang Xiuqing to come closer first!
Seeing Yang Xiuqing bowing and leaning his ear, Li Gexiao told him Yuan Shu's plan in a soft voice (the plan to overthrow the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was thought up by Yuan Shu and his entire army of military advisors, and the steps were mainly divided into three steps).
"This first step is the key. If King Dong cannot let Wei Changhui attack Sun Jian's forces ten days in advance, then we don't need to talk about the next steps at all. We can just prepare for the funeral as soon as possible."
Li Gexiao did not tell Yuan Shu's plan all at once, but took Yang Xiuqing step by step and led Yang Xiuqing to the point of no return!
"What exactly are you planning?"
"Cross the river to rule, then march north to defeat Dong with peace of mind!"
Yang Xiuqing had nothing to say for a while. If Yuan Shu wanted to attack Dong with peace of mind, Yangzhou's rear area really needed to be stabilized. After the change of ownership, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was busy rectifying internal affairs and would not have time to go north to launch a war. In this way, Yang Xiuqing seemed to understand Yuan Shu.