The sun never sets in America

Chapter 277 Peaceful Matters: Tianjing

Tianjing City, also known as Jinling. Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established its capital here on March 29th and changed Jinling to Tianjing, this place has become the center of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Or in the words of the Qing Dynasty:

"The bandit's lair!!"

For the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Qing court's name has been constantly changing since its uprising.

In the beginning, they were called Yue bandits, which means Lingnan bandits. Because the Taiping Rebellion started in Guangxi Province, and because they were united with Guangdong, they were called Yue bandits.

But in the later stage, as the commotion became more and more serious, all kinds of names were used, including rebel thieves, ant thieves, and rebel bandits. Whatever words were bad, just use them.

Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom marched into the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning of this year, swept away the Qing army, and established its capital in Tianjing, the Qing court was shaken, and they were subsequently unified as bandits.

Because he grows his hair long, he is called a bandit. He has been called a bandit all over the world in ancient and modern times. Only the Qing Dynasty can do this! !

After all, we in the Qing Dynasty don’t have many complete hair styles. If someone has a new hairstyle, they are not allowed to spray it.

The current Emperor Xianfeng, who had just ascended the throne for less than three years, was terrified and terrified after learning that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had changed Jinling to Tianjing.

Kowtow before the ancestral tablet and say:

"We sent out bandits to occupy Jinling, took the bandits and soldiers to attack them, and changed the place into the capital. We want to emulate the story of Zhu Yuanzhang. Our ancestors, what should we do, what should we do!!"

Yes, "what should we do?" For the Qing Dynasty at this time, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was the second difficulty after the humiliation of the British and barbarians.

And it is still the most unacceptable situation.

For the capital at this moment, March is supposed to be the beginning of spring, but it makes everyone feel a bone-chilling chill.

Even some Manchu ministers changed their expressions when they looked at the Han officials beside them. One Eight Banners official said:

“No Han people in the world can be trusted!!”

As soon as this statement came out, the Manchu Dynasty denounced it. In the end, it was Emperor Xianfeng who personally ordered the arrest of this person, demoted his officials and confiscated his family, which calmed down this far-reaching dispute between Manchu and Han.

In such a crisis situation in the court, Emperor Xianfeng said to his ministers with tears in his eyes: "As ministers, since the founding of the dynasty, the ancestors and emperors have never been divided into Manchu and Han Dynasties. Now they are trying to confuse all living beings with foreign religions." , if I do such rebellious things, not only will my ancestral property be in danger of collapse, but what will happen to the family property of all the princes??"

Yes, "How embarrassing!!"

One sentence spoke to everyone's heart.

Having said this, Xianfeng "whispered", startling all the ministers. After being helped up by the eunuch, he leaned on the dragon chair, panted "roughly" and spoke slowly:

"According to my decree, whoever destroys the bandits, regardless of Manchu or Han, I will make him king!!"

"Your Majesty, this is not possible!!"

"His Majesty……"

As soon as these words were spoken, the "old slickers" in the hall were frightened and tried to dissuade them again and again. "Good fellow, what are you going to say about military affairs and state affairs? We can still talk about it. This, this king, can raise the question." Of? ?

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!!"

"In the past, the Holy Ancestor wiped out the king of the Southwest vassal because he had no choice but to enter the customs. If he were to enthrone the king again today, wouldn't it be, wouldn't it be..." Prince Gong Yixin immediately stood up to object, but he was very smart and did not Just say it to death and leave a tail for explanation later.

At this time, Hanchen Qi Zuozao also stood up and echoed:

"Your Majesty, Prince Gong is right. To be crowned king is to drink poison to quench thirst. It cannot be used!!"

As soon as the two people started, the "opposition" in the entire hall suddenly became so powerful that Emperor Xianfeng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was even more speechless.

Emperor Xianfeng looked at these ministers who seemed to be dedicated to the country, and "sneered" in his heart, and then said:

"If we don't make the king now, how can we stop the bandits? If we don't stop them, the bandits will become bigger day by day. What should we do?"

"What if bandits invade the Central Plains? Who can stop them? Who can control them?"

Emperor Xianfeng looked expectantly at the ministers in the audience who were known to be "well-read in poetry and books", hoping that one of them could stand up and say:

"Your Majesty, I have a solution!!"

However, after waiting for a long time, no one spoke! !

For a moment, Xianfeng felt uncomfortable. He never imagined that all of his usual "feather fan scarves" had imperial examination achievements. They were either Jinshi or princes' ministers. There was no way. Is this difficult? He asked him Did this "Emperor" personally mount his horse and hold a sword to fight against the enemy? ?

At this time, Qi Zuozao, who had not spoken for a long time, hunched over his waist, cupped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty, there is a banditry in the south of the Yangtze River. The local soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River have not been used since the Daoguang period. Otherwise, there would not be the shame of the British and foreigners sending warships into the Yangtze River..."

"In my humble opinion, we should use the northern troops to control the southern bandits!!"

After Qi Zuozao finished speaking, he stepped back.

Emperor Xianfeng had a complicated expression after hearing this. After all, if he used northern troops, wouldn't he admit that the situation in Jiangnan was completely out of control, and that half of his so-called Qing Dynasty had been lost? ?

At this time, Prince Gong also said: "In such a critical moment, the only way to control the bandits is with the Mongolian cavalry. Please make an order to send troops from the grassland south to clear out the bandits..."

At this time, those who were waiting to stand in line saw that the eldest brothers of Hanchen and Manchen had reached an agreement, so they simply followed behind and shouted:

"Your Majesty, please give me permission!!"

Emperor Xianfeng looked and looked and thought again and again, and finally nodded and told the eunuch writing beside him:

"I decree that the Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry be mobilized to go south to exterminate the bandits, with Seng Gelinqin as the commander!!"

"Your Majesty the Holy Ming..."

"Your Majesty the Holy Ming..."

A simple ceremonial court meeting ended like this, but the turmoil it brought had far-reaching consequences.

In the original time and space, Senggelinqin was not activated by Xianfeng until the Taiping Army's Northern Expedition. But at this time, he was appointed in March and mobilized a large number of northern cavalry to go south. History took another turning point.

Since the emergence of the Han Kingdom, the vortex of time and space has become larger and larger.

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Tianjing City...

This is a city that has been famous since the Three Kingdoms and the Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, it was Yingtian Mansion and the capital. Later it was also called Jiangning and Jinling, and now it is also called Tianjing.

In mid-March, Tianjing City had just experienced the founding of the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom some time ago, and a hint of festive atmosphere could still be seen.

On the streets, there were crowds of people and constant shouting. I don’t know, I thought there was no war.

In fact, after the war, the Taiping Army spent a lot of money to renovate the city defenses.

As for the talk about separate camps for men and women, just listen to that stuff. Just like the pseudo-history in later generations said that Hong Xiuquan had 2,000 concubines. Later, research revealed that there were only more than 80 concubines at the time of his death. The so-called 2,000 were just to blackmail him. That’s all.

In other words, in the eyes of the winner, everything the loser does is wrong.

Just like Li Shimin, who killed his brother and bullied his sister-in-law, any single thing he did was enough to be criticized as a dog, but later on, he was regarded as an emperor for eternity.

As for Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others, as losers in history, they are naturally bastards, and they are complete bastards.

In fact, after entering Tianjing, Hong Xiuquan and others did spend a lot of time extravagantly. After all, they had never lived such a good life before.

But after having fun for a while, I started to do big things. Of course, it was the Northern Expedition! !

Regarding the Northern Expedition, there were two approaches. One was the Central Plains faction, which was Hong Xiuquan's faction. After all, what Hong Xiuquan really wanted to establish as the capital was not Tianjing, but Kaifeng, the Kaifeng mansion in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Having read history books, he called Kaifeng:

"The gateway to the Central Plains, the land of fish and rice, the abode of the emperor!!"

The other faction is the direct attack Huanglong faction led by Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing. Their proposition is also very simple, that is, taking advantage of the power of the Qing court, they can directly attack the capital in one go. Yang Xiuqing added:

"Use the troops from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangnan to unite, cross the Yangtze River, and go straight to Beizhili to defeat the monsters in the pass!!"

Compared with Hong Xiuquan's roundabout strategy in the Central Plains, Yang Xiuqing and others' Northern Expedition seemed more radical and ambitious.

If Hong Xiuquan wanted to occupy the precious land in the pass, gradually weaken the Qing court's finances and food, and eat slowly.

Then Yang Xiuqing and others must be much bolder, wishing they could attack Jinling today and the capital tomorrow, so as to conquer the world in one go.

In the end, the two sides can only argue in a stalemate until now.

(Time and space have changed)

Because of this incident, the relationship between Yang Xiuqing and Hong Xiuquan became worse and worse, and there was even a risk of breaking up.

When Yang Xiuqing was awarded the title of Nine Thousand Years Old, Hong Xiuquan actually regretted it. After all, he was not a fool, so he naturally understood what the next step to Nine Thousand Years was.

After understanding it, there was no other way. After all, the biggest difference between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and other rebel forces was that it had too many kings, or too many leaders.

(In the original time and space, there were a total of 2,700 kings and 10,000 prime ministers)

Since ancient times, everyone has understood that there are no two days in the sky and no two masters in man. Hong Xiuquan naturally understood this too. However, when you rebelled, in order to win over people's hearts, you naturally had to choose a nice-sounding title. If you weren't going to be a king, why would you be a bastard? ?

Of course, there are still not many kings at present, only eight in total, and they are called the Eight Most Righteous Kings.

In fact, among them, apart from Hong Xiuquan, the biggest king, the East King Yang Xiuqing and the West King Xiao Chaogui are the first-class kings, the South King Feng Yunshan, the North King Wei Changhui are the second-class kings, and the Wing King Shi Dakai is the third-class king, and the remaining two have just been sealed. The king of Qin, Qin Rigang, and the king of Yu, Hu Yihuang, were the second-ranking kings.

The whole Taiping Heavenly Kingdom feels very strange to people. It doesn't look like a rebellion, but more like an alliance formed by a group of underworld.

In the words of Liu Peng when he learned that the Taiping Army had sealed so many queens:

"The world is turned upside down, and the ant invaders are king!!"

In a word, Liu Peng looked down on these guys very much. He looked down upon them from the bottom of his heart. They just rebelled when they rebelled. They didn’t even have a priority. What was a thousand years old, what was a long life, what was a nine thousand years.

I don’t know, I thought it was a meeting of a group of bastards! !

It’s no wonder that the Qing court called them bandits. It’s strange that they are not bandits! !

Of course, on the surface, the special envoy sent by Liu Peng has also arrived in Tianjing City today.

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Heavenly King’s Mansion! !

The middle-aged Hong Xiuquan no longer had the urge to scold his mother if he failed to pass the imperial examination when he was young. Since the rebellion, he has embarked on the path of entering the imperial court if he passes the exam, or being buried in the earth if he fails.

At noon, under the care of my beautiful concubine, Cheng was "dressed" neatly. He looked at himself in the full-length mirror, wearing a yellow dragon button-down shirt and a dragon hat. The scarves on both sides fell to his ears, covering his newly grown hair. "Long hair" that lasts only a few years.

Today is an important day. Just now, an attendant announced that the "Han Envoy" has arrived and is waiting outside.

Standing in front of the mirror, Hong Xiuquan looked at himself in the mirror, looking majestic and with a beard, which added a bit of "magnitude". A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he said to his beautiful concubine:

"This mirror is very good, but is it made in Han Dynasty??"

The beautiful concubine replied with a smile:

"Thank you, Heavenly King, it is made in China. There are Chinese characters here, ah, and foreign characters!!" The concubine walked around behind the mirror, pointed at the characters inside, and the incomprehensible Arabic numerals, and said in surprise.

Hong Xiuquan looked around and saw the blue word mark engraved on the back of the mirror: Jinshan Lens Factory, and a string of Arabic characters he learned from foreign priests, 9527.

"To say that these Han people are really powerful, weren't the bicycles we rode last time also made by them?"

"It is said that their robot ship is better than that of foreigners and can travel thousands of miles. Alas, it would be great if I could take this ship and travel around the world!!"

Hong Xiuquan used the Han Dynasty ship to express his dissatisfaction with the current situation.

The beautiful concubine didn't seem to understand anything, and just kept saying, "Sooner or later, the king will do it."

Yes, "Sooner or later!!"

When Hong Xiuquan came outside the hall, Han Dynasty envoy Li Lin had been waiting for a long time.

He understood that this was intentional by the "King of Heaven" in order to suppress the momentum of the empire behind him.

After meeting, Li Lin also made an evaluation of Hong Xiuquan: "I heard his voice, he has power, but the power is not enough, the power is in danger, maybe it is related to Dong Wang."

After a few words of greeting, Hong Xiuquan sat on the "dragon stool", looked at Li Lin opposite who was wearing Western clothes and said:

"Your Majesty, you have the ability of King Zhao Wuling!!"

Hearing this, Li Lin was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his folded cashmere collar, understood what to say, and then replied with a smile:

"The King of Heaven is joking. I don't dare to compete with King Zhao. The next lobbyist is not worthy of the title of Shijun. The King of Heaven thinks highly of him. Just call him Wentong!!" (Biaozi Wentong)

After hearing this, Hong Xiuquan "laughed" and then looked at Li Lin and said:

"Wen Tong is in the Northern Han Dynasty. What position does he occupy now? Under my account, there is a shortage of talents like Wen Tong who can connect both China and the West..." (because of North America, it is called the Northern Han Dynasty)

"If the Heavenly King joins our great empire, he can also be a governor. Wouldn't it be fulfilling his wish!!"

Hearing this, Hong Xiuquan raised his eyebrows and said, "I want to be angry." Then he thought of something and replied with a smile: "If the Emperor of Han personally invites me, Hong will do anything."

The implication is that you are a messenger, no matter how onions you are, you are worthy of letting him be the king of Hong Tian.

After the confrontation, Hong Xiuquan talked about the main topic: "Is the Emperor of Han willing to join forces with someone to attack the Qing Dynasty to eliminate the barbaric spirit in the Central Plains??"

Upon hearing Hong Xiuquan's typical "lies", Li Lin said directly:

"I, the Pilgrim Emperor, have my heart set on America, and I am afraid I will not be able to march eastward."

After saying that, he cupped his fists and pointed in the direction of America.

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, he was still uneasy and continued to ask: "The Central Plains are in chaos now. The Emperor of Han is the emperor of the Han family. Is he really unwilling to save all the people from water and fire??"

These words were disgusting and insidious, and Li Lin cursed in his heart for "a long time."

Then replied:

"The Americas are suppressed by the tiger and wolf country of the United States. I'm afraid I can't send troops. I can only wish the king of heaven to regain the Central Plains as soon as possible and clear out the Hu Qiu to fulfill his long-cherished wish!!"

"Ha ha……"

“I won the prize for passing the essay!!”

Hearing this, Hong Xiuquan was completely relieved and talked about recent events with Li Lin while thinking about the "story" he knew about America.

"Wentong, our Kingdom of Heaven has captured Jinling, transformed Tianjing, and has most of the south of the Yangtze River. It is a powerful force. The natural next step is to go north, clear out the barbarians, and revive China..."

"In your opinion, what should it be??"

Li Lin frowned slightly, then replied:

"I am a foreign minister. It is not convenient for me to participate in your affairs. But when the King of Heaven asks, I will answer. If you want me to see it, you can take the whole of the south first. No matter what happens in the future, you can divide the world into two parts and become the emperor of the south."

Hong Xiuquan had a complicated expression and said with some confusion:

"Did Wen Tong forget that Qing Yao is powerless at this moment? It is a good opportunity to make progress at this time. Crossing the Yangtze River is the fertile land of the Central Plains. It is easy for our heaven to obtain it!!" Hong Xiuquan's face was full of confidence, It was as if he had seen the moment when he led his army to conquer the Central Plains and the final Northern Expedition was successful.

But then he seemed to think of something, and Hong Xiuquan began to feel "sullen".

Li Lin looked at it and said immediately:

"It's not that I don't understand what the King of Heaven just said, but there is something I don't understand, and I would like to ask the King of Heaven to tell me."

"Wentong, just say it." Hong Xiuquan agreed directly.

"I dare to ask the King of Heaven, who will lead the Northern Expedition, the King of Heaven, or..."

After Li Lin finished speaking, he looked directly at Hong Xiuquan.

Hong Xiuquan's eyes were "shocked" and he said in an ugly tone: "Wen Tong said this, is it a person, or is it the Han Dynasty??"

Li Lin laughed a few times and then replied:

"In my humble opinion, please don't blame me."

Hong Xiuquan "laughed" several times, and then asked: "Wen Tong is here to offer advice to the king, right?"

Li Lin didn't speak, just looked at Hong Xiuquan.

Hong Xiuquan could only ask in the end:

"What can the Northern Han Dynasty teach you?"

Li Lin narrowed his eyes and replied in a calm tone: "Our country is short of people, and the King of Heaven is short of firearms. Since the King of Heaven's uprising, many people have gone to sea, and then there are some bold people and timid people..."

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, his nose "gasped" and he asked angrily: "Wentong, you are asking me to betray the people in exchange for firearms. Are you going to make me infamy last forever?"

"King, don't be angry."

"This matter has nothing to do with being infamy for thousands of years. It is a general trend. It is not that the King of Heaven cannot see it. What's more, the land in China is small now, but there are many people. The King of Heaven should know how to cause trouble."

Li Lin explained everything clearly.

Hong Xiuquan had a complex expression on his face and then asked:

"Other than that, what other benefits are there?"

Li Lin secretly cursed "greed" in his heart, and finally gave him a trade benefit, transporting Nanyang goods, as well as Han's rare things and the Kingdom of Heaven, and the tax could be negotiated.

At the end, Hong Xiuquan looked "righteous and awe-inspiring" and patted his chest and promised:

"Don't worry Wentong, this matter is simple, just wait for me to make a decision!!"

Li Lin, who was opposite, smiled apologetically and was already thinking about whether to persuade the "East King".

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