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Chapter 465 Hong Xiuquan: I will personally lead the army to fight against the evil leader of Xian! (Please subscribe and vote)

Yangzhou, the East Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

In less than a month, Yang Xiuqing's ambitions became so obvious that he could no longer conceal them.

This former leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the human spokesperson of the Heavenly Father, Emperor God, has been a little depressed since Luo Yaoguo took away his divine right to "speak for God" after the Guohuishan incident. He has been hiding in the Geyuan Palace in Yangzhou as a homely king. It is not known whether he is keeping a low profile or really wants to live a life of idleness and wait for death. Even when the news that Feng Yunshan was trapped in Hengshan and Luo Yaoguo personally led an expedition to Guangdong reached Yangzhou, this Dongwang Jiuqiansui still stayed in Geyuan without moving. It seemed that this great struggle in the world had nothing to do with him.

However, when Emperor Xianfeng crossed the sea from Liaodong to Shandong and headed south, heading straight for Xuzhou City, making it clear that he was going to cause trouble for Yang Xiuqing, this "Otaku Eastern King" suddenly became energetic.

It was as if overnight he had returned to his heyday when he represented God and ruled the kingdom of heaven!
Everyone knows that the Jiangbei area of ​​the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is now the territory of Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King. Xianfeng sent all the elite troops of the country to send him Yang Xiuqing to die!

There is no friendship in sending someone's head thousands of miles away, but this gift is definitely not light! As long as Yang Dongwang can destroy the main force of Xianfeng, even if he can't keep Xianfeng's head, he can also go north to sweep the Central Plains and establish Beijing.

Now Luo Yaoguo is far away in Guangdong and Guangxi, Feng Yunshan is imprisoned in Hunan, and Xiao Chaogui is bedridden. Among the four living fathers of the Heavenly Kingdom, only Yang Dongwang can shoulder this important task.

What does it mean that such a good thing happened to Yang Xiuqing alone? It means that God still loves Yang Xiuqing!

Although Yang Xiuqing himself knew exactly what the Heavenly Father had done in the past, it now seemed that Heavenly Father God not only did not punish him for it, but also planned to promote him.

How old would this nine thousand years old person be if he were promoted again? If he jumped a thousand years old, then he would be ten thousand years old!
How could Yang Xiuqing not be energized by such a prospect? Not only did Yang Xiuqing become energized, but even his subordinates became excited, rubbing their hands and preparing to do something big.

The news that Emperor Xianfeng was about to arrive in Xuzhou, a place that had been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, had just reached Yangzhou when Yang Xiuqing's East Palace immediately began to operate at high speed. The East Palace's orders were issued like snowflakes, and the Heavenly Kingdom officials in Yangzhou Prefecture, Tongzhou, Haimen Hall, Jiangning Prefecture (composed of Liuhe and Jiangpu counties under the jurisdiction of the original Jiangning Prefecture), Hezhou, Chuzhou, as well as Luzhou, Sizhou, and some counties in Anqing Prefecture, which were directly under the East Palace, all received orders to prepare for defense, raise grain, and raise funds.

Most of these prefectures, cities, and counties completed the distribution of land. While millions of landless and land-poor farmers obtained land to maintain their basic livelihood, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's grassroots political power and militia system were also established.

Now is the time to test whether this system is effective and whether the grassroots of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are strong enough!

When Yang Xiuqing was mobilizing the grassroots, he did not forget to paint a rosy picture for them - all the militiamen and civilians who participated in the defense of Jiangbei would be granted citizenship after peace and unification, and they would also be rewarded with land in the Northeast, starting from 20 mu and capped at 200 mu.

In addition, there are silver dollars available, and you don't have to wait until complete victory to get these silver dollars. Instead, they are distributed monthly, one dollar to laborers and two dollars to militiamen!
Of course, Yang Xiuqing's own direct line also mobilized for war at the first opportunity, and the old base was also poured out like water! The tens of thousands of Taiping Army soldiers who had been relaxed for a while also became nervous and trained every day.

Yang Xiuqing knew that he could only win this battle with Xianfeng, not lose! If he failed, he would not only lose the title of Wansui, but also lose his position as Jiuqiansui. If Luo Yaoguo came back and dealt with Xianfeng, he would lose his position as the Lord of Jiangbei and would definitely be taken back to Tianjing to be the King of the House.

Although they are both homesteaders, there is a huge difference between being a homesteader in Yangzhou and being a homesteader in Tianjing.

Yang Xiuqing was busy all night, and before he knew it, it was already dawn. He was a little dizzy when he heard the slightly excited voice of his master, Ye Zhifa: "Your Highness, there is news from Jinlong City in Tianjing. The Heavenly King heard that the demon leader Xian invited the priest of Luosha Kingdom, the great lama of the grassland, the eminent monk of Mount Wutai, the head of Quanzhen Sect, and the Duke of Yansheng of Qufu, Shandong. He is very worried and is afraid that you will not be able to win the fight. He is thinking of crossing the river to fight them himself."

Yang Xiuqing looked up and saw that his master Ye Zhifa, who had followed him from Hunan, had dark circles under his eyes and seemed to have lost weight, but his face was visibly brighter.

His subordinate was usually known for being low-key, reliable, and taciturn, but today he was like a different person, as excited as a child who got candy. What on earth was he so happy about?

Yang Dongwang scratched his head, pondered for a while, and asked, "Afa, what do you think about this?"

Ye Zhifa raised his lips, grinning widely, and said, "Your Highness, we must ask the Heavenly King to come to Jiangbei to help us fight! This is simply a godsend!"

"Oh." Yang Xiuqing responded softly, his face as if he was wearing a mask, with no change in expression.

Ye Zhifa suddenly lowered his voice mysteriously, like a thief: "Your Highness, the Heavenly King is the true Holy Lord appointed by the Heavenly Father. This is like 'holding the Emperor hostage to control the princes'. This opportunity is hard to find even with a lantern!"

Upon hearing the words "holding the emperor hostage and commanding the princes", Yang Xiuqing's face changed instantly. His only eyeball widened and stared at his advisor Ye Zhifa, as if to say, "You are quite courageous, boy!" Upon seeing this, Ye Zhifa lifted up his robe and knelt down with a plop, kowtowing like pounding garlic: "Your Highness, the Eastern King, this is a great opportunity given to you by God! If you miss it, God will be furious and punish you!"

"Is this God's will?" Yang Xiuqing narrowed his eyes and began to wonder. He used to be skeptical about God, but now, hey, why does it feel like God is really controlling everything behind the scenes?

It's a pity that the Tongtian Mirror that can communicate with the gods has been in Luo Yaoguo's hand. He is itching to ask the great god what he means, but there is no way!

Ye Zhifa knew something was going to happen when he saw Yang Xiuqing's expression, so he quickly continued to persuade him: "Your Highness the Eastern King, you can't invite God now, so you can ask the Heavenly King to help you fight. That's legitimate and reasonable! King Luowu is not in Tianjing, and Queen Su can't contact God either. Does she dare to stop the Heavenly King? Unless she has a huge guts!"

Yang Xiuqing sneered and said sarcastically, "How dare she? If my ninth brother had kept Maria, he might have been able to use the Spear of Langnusky and the Holy Cross to stop the Heavenly King. But Su Sanniang is just an ordinary mortal. She wants to stop the Heavenly King? That's simply like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. She is overestimating her own abilities!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhifa was overjoyed and asked with a smile, "Your Highness the King of the East, do you agree to invite the King of Heaven to cross the river?"

Yang Xiuqing nodded and said in a crisp and clear voice: "Please!" Then he looked at Ye Zhifa and said: "Ah Fa, please go to Tianjing for me and invite the Heavenly King to Yangzhou!"

"I obey your command!" Ye Zhifa responded loudly, and the voice seemed to be able to break through the roof.

Golden Dragon City, Sun Palace.

"Very well, I will lead the army in person, I want to fight with Demon Xian! Hehe, how could those wizards hired by Demon Xian be my opponent? I am the biological son of Heavenly Father, the Emperor God, and they are not even his godson!"

At this moment, the person who was dancing and shouting excitedly in the hall was none other than the second son of God and Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

How could Hong Xiuquan be content to be this "house king" all the time? He stayed in the palace all day, enjoying fine clothes and delicious food, and was surrounded by more than 80 wives. It was too boring. But before, he injured Ji Du with a spear in public, which made his father, the Emperor God, unhappy. Maria, the good disciple of the Virgin Mary, turned around and gave the Spear of Langnuski to Luo Yaoguo. Now, in the eyes of everyone, he, the son of God, suddenly became the "rebellious son" of God's family, a complete unfilial son.

Although he is still the true son of God, he can't help but do unfilial things. He even tried to attack his brother. Who knows if he will go even further and force his father to do it? I don't know what he did in heaven? Is he trying to cause the "Xuanwu Gate Incident"?

Anyway, no matter what, everyone recognized Luo Yaoguo, God's godson, who replaced Hong Xiuquan and became the real power holder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Hong Xiuquan lived a comfortable life as the "King of Houses" in Tianjing, with no worries about food and clothing. Luo Yaoguo did not dare to touch him easily at this moment, after all, he was the son of God. If he really killed Hong Xiuquan, the faith of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom believers might collapse.

In short, it is not the right time to kill Hong Xiuquan... But who can predict what will happen in the future? If Luo Yaoguo successfully unifies China one day, will he follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example and quietly get rid of Hong Xiuquan like Han Lin'er?

Even if Luo Yaoguo didn't do this, what if he proclaimed himself emperor? Let Hong Xiuquan continue to be the king of heaven, a religious leader like the Pope of Rome, and all the power in the world would belong to Luo Yaoguo, and Hong Xiuquan could only recite scriptures and beat wooden fish every day?
This won't do! Hong Xiuquan was so anxious, he looked eagerly, as long as there was a chance to come out of retirement and reach out to the secular power again, he would jump up immediately.

Unfortunately, Emperor Xianfeng personally led a group of people from home and abroad who were practicing magic. This was simply an opportunity for Hong Xiuquan. As long as he could successfully cross the river and head north, he could have a battle of wits between emperors with Emperor Xianfeng.

Although Hong Xiuquan himself has no magic skills, don't forget that he is God's own son! At the critical moment, God can't just watch his own son suffer, right? Even if God doesn't help, Ji Du will stand by and watch, isn't there the Virgin Mary! Moreover, there are several powerful magic weapons hidden in Tianjing City.

"Someone come! Hurry and bring me to the headquarters of the God Society!" Hong Xiuquan became more and more excited as he thought about it, and suddenly he shouted at the top of his voice.

Bian Sanniang was confused and didn't understand what Hong Xiuquan was talking about. She asked hurriedly, "Heavenly King, are you going to the headquarters of the God Worshipping Society to worship God?"

Hong Xiuquan shook his head and said seriously: "No, I want to go to the God Worship Hall to ask for the holy objects and fight against the charlatans!"

(End of this chapter)