"The female Yuan Rong with green flags and yellow robes, her beaded hat and dragon-free finish is finished; eight hundred female soldiers are all barefoot, and their trousers are tied and they walk like the wind!"
In the Hall of Heroes of the Protector of the Country, Li Mingyuan looked at the memorial tablet of Su Sanniang on the altar, and couldn't help but chant the poem written for her by Long Qirui, the champion of the Qing Dynasty.
Su Sanniang was a famous female general in the Taiping Army. During the war between the Taiping Army and the Qing Army, Su Sanniang led her female battalion to victory many times and made an indelible contribution to the establishment of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom.
If there are many men in the world, they are all brothers; if there are many women in the world, they are all sisters." In the early days of the Taiping Rebellion, the political program of gender equality attracted millions of poor farmers to join the Taiping Army, in order to establish the ideal heaven on earth in the program.
, nearly a million male and female soldiers of the Taiping Army fought thousands of miles and sacrificed hundreds of thousands of young and old to capture the city of Nanjing. However, after capturing Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and other heavenly kings regarded as a little paradise, they came to power.
The kings of the Kingdom of Heaven, especially Hong Xiuquan, were rapidly corrupted and engaged in privilege-based behavior within the Taiping Army. They looted from Nanjing, Su, Chang and other places, and forced a large number of young women for their enjoyment. Among them, Hong Xiuquan's palace of the Heavenly King had as many as harem concubines.
Thousands of people, seriously violating the political program of gender equality set in the early days of the Taiping Army.
The rapid corruption of the upper class led to the fireworks of the Taiping Army regime. In just over ten years, it swept through most of China. At its peak, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which had millions of troops, was overwhelmed by the counterattacks of the Manchu court and traitorous landlords. Millions of people were killed.
The lower class people who were inspired by the establishment of the ideal heaven became the victims of the war, and the female battalion soldiers who originally followed Su Sanniang on the battlefield were also washed away in the great waves of history.
Historical mistakes will naturally be evaluated by future generations. Li Mingyuan felt that as the successor of the Taiping Army's political program, he never felt that there was any benefit in concealing the mistakes made by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. On the contrary, revealing the mistakes made by Hong Xiuquan and others when leading the Heavenly Kingdom could not only
Clarifying the responsibility for the destruction of the Kingdom of Heaven can further highlight Li Mingyuan's correctness and foresight in saving the Chinese workers in South America and creating a South American Chinese kingdom.
Criticism of Hong Xiuquan gradually spread within the National Defense Forces with Li Mingyuan's acquiescence. More and more low-level officers and soldiers learned about Hong Xiuquan's corruption and governance mistakes from the officers in charge of propaganda work. The perception of Hong Xiuquan's family also became more and more negative.
The lower.
The departure time for Paraguay is scheduled for tomorrow. As for the Mid-Autumn Festival coming the day after tomorrow, Li Mingyuan cannot spend it at home. Therefore, the time to officially pay homage to the fallen soldiers has been advanced from the Mid-Autumn Festival to today.
Senior officials and generals such as Chen Guozhu, Li Sandou, Liu Pu, and Zhang Ansong who was stationed abroad all attended the first ceremony to pay homage to the fallen soldiers.
He bowed respectfully to Su Sanniang's memorial tablet and placed the three lit incense candles on the incense table. Li Mingyuan moved two steps to the right and picked up the three incense candles again to pay homage to the many sacrificed generals behind him.
The ceremony of offering incense and worship lasted until noon. In the solemn and quiet atmosphere, even though bowing for a long time made his waist a little sore, Li Mingyuan did not relax. After arranging some management affairs in the Hall of Heroes of the Protector of the Country, Li Mingyuan changed to worship.
Wearing a solemn dress and a dark black military uniform, he walked out of the Hall of Valor.
Outside the Hall of Heroes, most of the people watching the memorial ceremony did not leave. Under the command and maintenance of the army, dense crowds crowded on both sides of the cement road outside the gate of the Hall of Heroes, vying to watch Li Mingyuan and his party.
"Brother, I'm from out of town. I haven't seen your king's style yet. Please excuse me and let us see your king's style."
Among the crowd on the right side of the road, a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a Manchu-style commoner, struggled to squeeze forward and asked the Chinese beside him.
"What a big king and little king? My Highness is the eldest son of His Royal Highness, the powerful King of Jiangnan. Have you heard of the Paraguay War? Last year, His Royal Highness led 100,000 Han warriors to annihilate the Brazilian Empire's army in one battle.
, the territory we are stepping on was stolen from the Brazilians by His Highness the Crown Prince!"
The Chinese person being questioned looked about forty years old and had a long scar on his face. He looked a little unhappy when he heard the other person's question.
"Looking at the way you are dressed, you don't look like a local. When did you arrive in Rio Grande do Sul?"
"My brother has a good eye. He used to make a living in the United States. Two months ago, he heard that a Chinese country had been established in South America and was recruiting Chinese immigrants, so he thought of coming over to take a look."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took pity on our brothers living overseas and sent a large number of ships to transport immigrants. But I heard that more than half of the Chinese workers in the United States were unwilling to come over and would rather stay in other countries and be bullied. What a waste.
His Royal Highness is kindhearted."
When the middle-aged man mentioned the United States, a look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
"What I'm saying is that I was originally worried about whether Rio Grande do Sul was cheating workers to come here to do hard labor. Only when I got here did I realize that I was overly worried."
The man agreed, took a step forward, and stood directly in front of the crowd.
"You don't understand Rio Grande do Sul, so it is inevitable that you will have misunderstandings here."
With the other party's agreement, the middle-aged man's tone softened a lot, and when he looked at the other party again, he felt much more pleasing to the eye.
"These days, the Qing Dynasty ruled unjustly. Many people deceived and sold their own family members to work overseas. The Chinese workers in the United States may have been harmed by the people. When I heard the news about the recruitment of Chinese workers, I couldn't help but wonder.
Get up. But Rio Grande do Sul is different. His Royal Highness is really for the good of the Chinese workers. If you don’t believe it, ask the Chinese workers who came from Cuba. Now each of them is assigned more than thirty acres of land. Believe me, in Rio Grande do Sul,
If Ogland settles down honestly, he will have a good life in the future."
"Old brother knows the Prince Shiwang so well, he must be an old man who follows the Prince Shiwang, right?"
The common man tried to explore.
"Haha, to tell you the truth, I followed His Highness the Crown Prince during the Peruvian uprising. However, because I was too old, I had been working in the logistics force and did not catch up with the battle between His Highness the Crown Prince and the Brazilians. Otherwise, with my military exploits, I would have
Brother, I am also an officer now."
The middle-aged Chinese man mentioned the past, with a look of pride on his face.
"So my old brother can be regarded as the first old man to follow the Prince Shiwang in the uprising. I wonder if I have ever had the opportunity to meet the Prince Shiwang?"
"It is not so easy for ordinary people to see such a noble person as His Royal Highness."
The middle-aged Chinese curled his lips, but the expression on his face changed, and he said with some pride, "But before the expedition started, His Royal Highness personally saw off the logistics troops. Brother, I am lucky enough to have met His Highness."
The middle-aged Chinese was proud that he had met Li Mingyuan in person, and began to introduce Li Mingyuan's appearance and heard some things about Li Mingyuan. On the other hand, the common man carefully sifted the necessary information from the other party's words, "Duraya"
In the battle, he attacked east and west to seize Arequipa, and defeated the Brazilian Empire's 100,000-strong army on an expedition... The military command of the so-called Prince Shizi is indeed extraordinary, but I don't know whether he is the real Prince Shizi or an impostor."
The man in civilian clothes speculated on Li Mingyuan's true identity in his mind, while on the other side, Li Mingyuan, escorted by two rows of soldiers, walked out of the Hall of Valor on a tall horse.
In the crowd, the common man moved from the position he had finally squeezed into to the center of the road. A few minutes later, the sound of horse hooves came. The common man resisted the crowd squeezing back and forth, putting his hands on his two hands to maintain order.
On the soldier's back, through the gap between the two soldiers' bodies, we finally saw Li Mingyuan's appearance: eight feet tall, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and handsome.
"He is quite similar to Li Shixian. It seems that he is indeed Li Shizi's son."
The commoner man stared straight at Li Mingyuan, who was riding a horse and walking among the crowded crowd. However, the keen intuition developed in his past life made him quickly realize that someone was spying on him.
Turning his head and looking to the right, Li Mingyuan's eyes were directly fixed on the common man.
"With a restrained expression and shabby clothes," even though the civilian man tried his best to disguise himself, Li Mingyuan also sensed the aura of a soldier in him. He was a man who had been on the battlefield for a long time. Even if he took off his military uniform and stopped fighting, the characteristics formed by more than ten years of fighting would not be lost.
disappear.
Most of the people with this kind of military characteristic are veterans of the battlefield who have experienced battles. Although the Rio Grande do Sul army has a large number of people, Li Mingyuan rarely finds people with this kind of characteristic in the army.
"Liu Pu, send a few soldiers with nimble hands and feet to keep an eye on the man wearing linen clothes."
Li Mingyuan slowed down and whispered instructions to Liu Pu beside him.
"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Pu followed Li Mingyuan's direction and after discovering the target person, he immediately sent a soldier to deliver the order.
"Your Highness, this man should not be in the army. Judging from his dress, he looks like a laborer who immigrated from other places."
"Well, he must have just arrived in Rio Grande do Sul. The clothes he is wearing are still in the style of a Manchu mandarin jacket."
Li Mingyuan nodded and looked away from the common man, but a doubt arose in his mind: "Liu Pu, I seem to have seen this man before. Could he be a surviving veteran of the Kingdom of Heaven?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was only eleven or twelve years old when he was in the mainland. At that time, His Royal Highness the King's troops had more than 100,000 troops. Maybe that person had served in His Royal Highness's army before, so His Royal Highness had some impressions."
"No, that man doesn't look like an ordinary general. His temperament is like that of a commander in charge of tens of thousands of troops." Li Mingyuan shook his head.
"Most of the famous generals of the Kingdom of Heaven died for their country, and there is no news about the few generals of the Kingdom of Heaven who escaped the pursuit of the Qing Dynasty. If he is a surviving general of the Kingdom of Heaven, he should take the initiative to meet the Crown Prince. How could he hide his identity and secretly observe us?
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"Maybe he has some concerns in his heart!" Li Mingyuan looked back at the direction where the civilian man was originally standing, and said in a low voice, "No matter what his plan is, when the soldiers find him, if they have any doubts, they can ask him face to face. Now it is better to go back and prepare to travel to Paraguay."
affairs."
After Li Mingyuan finished speaking, he gripped his riding crop and left at a faster speed.