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Chapter 376: King Nan, do you still remember the Tianjing Incident? (Please subscribe and vote)
The King of the East is here!

He did not ride in his large sedan chair carried by thirty-two people, but came on horseback.

The sound of horse hooves rumbled like thunder. Thousands of cavalrymen holding slender lances surrounded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's left assistant military advisor, the commander of the central army, and the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, who walked in front.

Behind them were countless red and yellow flags fluttering, and endless Taiping Heavenly Kingdom infantry followed them. The First Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom finally arrived at the east of Tianjing.

The "First Chinese Army" behind Yang Xiuqing was a pure foreign-style army, trained by military advisers sent by the French Empire, and equipped with foreign-style rifles that were shipped from France to him by the French Empire's Remy Company. Although it was not the latest Minié rifle, but a rifled Charleville 1777 rifle, it was enough for use on the battlefield in China today.

After all, the main rifles of Luo Yaoguo's Taiping New Army and Luo Xueyan's Nanyang New Army are now rifled Brown Bess - it's not that they can't afford the Minié rifle, but the rifled Brown Bess is more cost-effective.

Now Britain and France are focusing on eliminating the old-style flintlock rifles handed down from the 18th century. These second-hand goods are in large supply in the international market.

Moreover, this old gun, combined with the Taiping Army's own 100-step bullet, can achieve good accuracy at a distance of 100 to 200 meters. If you want to shoot farther, it is not something that ordinary soldiers can do.

Of course, the M1841 "Mississippi" rifle that Luo Xueyan imported from the United States was still a relatively advanced rifle, which could be equipped with a special Minié bullet to achieve relatively high accuracy. However, it would take at least three to five years for this gun factory to import equipment and technology and then achieve stable mass production.

Moreover, the M1841 "Mississippi" rifle was not considered an advanced rifle, because the era of breech-loading rifles was about to arrive.

The reason why Luo Yaoguo wanted to introduce this non-advanced equipment was just to achieve a breakthrough from zero to one. He should first build up the gun industry and then try to upgrade it!
In addition to having the best "rifle soldiers" in East Asia, Yang Xiuqing also spent money to hire thousands of "Nian cavalry" from Huaibei, which are the more than a thousand lance cavalry following him now. These are powerful cavalry that Luo Yaoguo does not even have!

Therefore, the "Zhongyi Army" that followed Yang Xiuqing back to Tianjing is now at least as powerful as the first-class army in East Asia and the second-class army in the world in terms of equipment.

Every soldier in the Taiping Army was arrogant, with faces full of the joy of a victor. The rhythmic drumbeats accompanied them step by step, adding a bit of pride to these triumphant Heavenly Kingdom warriors.

The Taiping troops who followed Yang Xiuqing to govern Jiangbei have already tasted the sweetness of victory!
With the consolidation of the Yangzhou base, Yang Xiuqing had a stable source of funds and base, and was able to pay salaries to the central army soldiers who followed him and build and distribute housing.

Therefore, the system of separating men and women into camps has been abolished in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's central army. Every soldier in the East King's Palace and the central army can receive military pay and a one-time reward, as well as housing according to their rank and merits, and begin to enjoy the fruits of victory.

It looks like they really have a share in this heaven!
At this moment, the Chaoyang Gate Tower and the nearby city walls of Tianjing City were filled with Taiping Army men and women wearing yellow or red robes, and countless eyes were fixed on the figure of Yang Xiuqing walking in front. His short body stood straight on the tall warhorse, and he frequently waved to the soldiers of the Taiping Army's left, right and rear armies who were kneeling on both sides of the official road to greet him.

Hong Xiuquan also stood on the Chaoyang Gate Tower, accompanied by Feng Yunshan and Shi Dakai who had just arrived in Tianjing, and Wei Changhui who had been staying in Tianjing to help Hong Xiuquan manage state affairs.

"Heavenly King, there are really only more than 10,000 people. It seems that the King of the East is here to reason."

Feng Yunshan put down the telescope in his hand and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

When Shi Dakai heard what Feng Yunshan said, Ma's face was also bright, and he nodded in agreement: "Although the fourth brother's temper is a little hasty, he is still reasonable after all."

Wei Changhui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the truth is definitely on your side. As long as Fourth Brother is reasonable, he will definitely listen to you, Your Majesty."

Hong Xiuquan stroked his beard and smiled, looking so proud!

When it comes to reason, he is afraid of Luo Yaoguo!
Luo Yaoguo was a master of preaching who had produced "Anti-Scripture", "Book of Prophets" and "Theory of Heaven", and he was also the chief lecturer of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Although Hong Xiuquan also had a book called "The True Covenant", he was not sure if he could reason with Luo Yaoguo.

In addition, Luo Yaoguo came from heaven - only he knew what heaven was like, and Hong Xiuquan had no memory of this!

When Hong Xiuquan was discussing the doctrine with foreign bishops and pastors in Shanghai, he also used the content of "Theory of Heaven" to refute the doctrines of those foreign priests, and they were all confused. This also shows how powerful Luo Yaoguo's "doctrine" is.
As for Yang Xiuqing, what kind of truth could a country bumpkin from Guangxi talk about? He could only perform shaman dances and somersaults. But this time, Hong Xiuquan was not afraid of him performing a divine possession act, because he had Hong Daquan, who was willing to take the lead.

God is possessed, haha. As long as Hong Daquan can suppress this "God", Yang Xiuqing's "speaking for God" will be ineffective.

From now on I can only be a good dog!

"Ha ha!"

Thinking of his pride, Hong Xiuquan laughed loudly twice, and then said to Feng Yunshan: "Shan compatriot, you go and welcome the Qing compatriots on my behalf. I will go back to the palace first." After that, he turned around and led a group of female officials and soldiers towards a sedan chair placed on the Chaoyang Gate Tower.

Feng Yunshan and the others turned around, bowed to Hong Xiuquan, and said in unison: "Farewell, Heavenly King!"

The Nanwang Palace in Tianjing City is located in a large mansion on the bank of Qinhuai River, not far from Jiangnan Examination Hall. It is considered the most prosperous place in Tianjing City today.

When Feng Yunshan returned to his palace in his sixteen-passenger sedan chair, it was already dark. His sedan chair was carried directly into the palace gate. As soon as the yawning King Feng Nan came out of the sedan chair, someone outside kowtowed to him and said, "Your humble servant Zeng Tianyang pays homage to the King of Nan, the Seven Thousand Years Old!"

Feng Yunshan looked carefully and saw a tall old general with a long beard kneeling on the ground to salute. He quickly stepped forward to help Zeng Tianyang up and asked with a smile: "Tianyang, when did you come to Tianjing?"

"I just arrived today," Zeng Tianyang said with a smile, "King Wu ordered me to be the Minister of Rites of his Wu Palace and to take up the post in Tianjing."

Among the officials under the most powerful princes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were the six ministers of ministries. Luo Yaoguo took five of the six ministers, namely the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Punishment, to Suzhou, but left the Minister of Rites in Tianjing to serve as the "Director of the Beijing Office" of the Prince Wu's Palace.

Zeng Tianyang had previously held a powerful position under the Prince of Wu's Palace, but now he has become the "Director of the Beijing Office", which should be a demotion. However, Feng Yunshan did not see any unhappiness on the old man's face.

"Tianyang." Feng Yunshan thought for a moment and whispered, "King Wu has his own team, so it's not surprising that he doesn't use you. You are my man, so why don't you work in the Nanwang Mansion?"

Zeng Tianyang clasped his fists towards Feng Yunshan and said, "Tianyang thanks the King of the South for his support, but Tianyang has an important matter to attend to in Tianjing this time."

As he said this, he looked left and right at Feng Yunshan.

Feng Yunshan immediately understood, took Zeng Tianyang's left hand and said, "This is not the place to talk, come with me."

Then, Feng Yunshan took Zeng Tianyang to a small study in the Nanwang Mansion. After instructing the female officials to serve some tea and snacks, Feng Yunshan sent away the servants around him. Then he looked at Zeng Tianyang and said, "Tianyang, there are no outsiders here. Just tell me what you want to say!"

Zeng Tianyang said with a smile: "King Nan, King Wu is here!"

"What?" Feng Yunshan was stunned. "The King of Wu entered the city?"

Zeng Tianyang shook his head: "He didn't enter the inner city, but was in the Xiaguan Commercial Port in the outer city. He wanted to ask His Royal Highness the Southern King to come incognito to discuss something important!"

"Important? What's the important matter?"

Southern King Feng Yunshan frowned.

Zeng Tianyang said, "I don't know about this, but the King of Wu told me something when he asked me to come to see the King of Nan."

"What?"

"King Wu asked: King Nan, do you still remember the Tianjing Incident?"

Feng Yunshan's face changed drastically: "Oh my god, the Tianjing Incident? Could there be another Tianjing Incident?"

Xiaguan commercial port and Bukang money house.

This money shop is owned by Hu Guangyong. It was opened only two months ago in the Xiaguan Commercial Port of Tianjing City. It is not very eye-catching, and no one knows what its relationship with Luo Yaoguo is.
Luo Yaoguo was now dressed in casual clothes, standing at the second-floor window of the Bukang Money House, looking at the bustling night scene outside. Beside him was a girl with a sweet smile, who was Zeng Tianyang's great-niece Zeng Jiumei.

Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Zeng Jiumei came up to Luo Yaoguo and whispered, "My Thousand Years Old Master, my great grandfather is here with His Royal Highness the Southern Prince!"

(End of this chapter)