The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 540 Hong Xiuquan's Descendence to Earth and Conspiracy with the United States and Russia (Requesting Subscription and Vote)

The waves of Bohai Bay hit the blades of the steam paddle wheel. Yang Xiuqing stood firm by holding the bulkhead, his eyes sweeping over the dense marks on the map. Hong Rengan struck a white phosphorus match and lit the oil lamp in the cabin. The bright yellow dragon robes of the two were reflected in the dim light.

"King of the East, I received a reply from Feng Yunshan when I boarded the ship just now." Hong Rengan pulled out the letter from his sleeve, "He said that he dreamed that the King of Heaven was standing in the clouds holding the Heavenly Father's sword, but his eyes were always looking at the mortal world, looking at the young King of Heaven, maybe he wanted to pass on the heavenly sound! The Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother have not been able to come down to the mortal world for decades, but the King of Heaven can. "

Now it is Hong Xiuquan's turn to come down to earth. God's family is very busy, with everyone lining up to come down to earth to play!

According to Feng Yunshan, the person that Hong Xiuquan possessed should be Hong Tiangui, and Hong Tiangui is now on the same boat with Yang Xiuqing.

Yang Xiuqing's fingertips slid across the map, stopping at the mark of Luo Yaoguo's newly established Northern Zhili Governor's Office. "Tonight at three o'clock, the Heavenly King will appear in my dream." He suddenly turned around, the light of the oil lamp shining on his pale yellow face, dim and bright, "Tell Feng Yunshan that the young master's spirituality is not yet awakened, and he needs the Eastern King to listen to the Heavenly Sound until he reaches adulthood."

Hong Rengan was shocked. Yang Xiuqing wanted to use the words "speaking for the Heavenly King" and "supporting the young Heavenly King" to hold the emperor hostage to control the princes! But would Luo Yaoguo, Feng Yunshan, and Xiao Chaogui agree? Yang Xiuqing had bullied people before by "speaking for the Heavenly Father".

The sound of waves suddenly became louder, and the ship tilted violently. Hong Rengan held onto the corner of the table, and slipped out a "Secret Report of the Japanese Diocese" from his sleeve, on which it was written that "The Edo Earthquake is approaching, and the Japanese are in a state of panic." He took the opportunity to push the secret report over and changed the subject, saying, "The King of Wu predicted that there will be a major earthquake in Edo, Japan on November 11th of the Western calendar. This is a godsend. Hong Renzheng is short of loyal warriors in the New World, and we have limited elite troops on hand, and we have to use them to pacify the Northeast. This is a good opportunity to recruit a group of Japanese Ronin into the Shinyoku sect, and have them take to the New World by our old brothers. If the time is right in the future, we can also support our people to take down Japan in one fell swoop!"

In fact, Yang Xiuqing was not short of manpower. He brought as many as 100,000 troops to the Northeast, and there was also a whole area of ​​the Northeast that could be used to attract the poor people who could not survive in the interior. But the Hong family headed by Hong Rengan was now short of soldiers and major generals, and apart from Hong Renzheng in the United States, there was no other territory. So Hong Rengan set his sights on Japan!
"But Hong Daquan has been operating in Osaka for nearly three years and has made friends with many feudal lords and nobles." Yang Xiuqing paused halfway through his words, and several whistles were heard outside the cabin. Looking through the round window, two steam gunboats were vaguely seen lining up near Yang Xiuqing's ship. They were the two 2000-ton steam cruisers that Luo Yaoguo ordered Wu Chongyao's mission to purchase from Britain and France in Europe, named "Zhenyuan" and "Jingyuan" respectively.

Although Wu Chongyao has not returned yet, these two cruisers driven by foreign generals and soldiers have already arrived in China with several other fully loaded steamships. Two days ago, the "Zhen" and "Jing" ships also went north to Tianjin. Luo Yaoguo asked them to escort Yang Xiuqing!
Now that the remnants of the Qing dynasty have fled to the northwest, there are no enemies on the Bohai Sea, so why would they need an escort? This is clearly a demonstration!
Yang Xiuqing withdrew his gaze, and Hong Rengan continued to suggest: "Daozi is Japanese and has served the Heavenly King. If you let her take hundreds of thousands of silver dollars to Japan..."

"Let the rice go to Japan in the name of the concubine of the God." Yang Xiuqing suddenly interrupted, pointing his finger at the location of Edo Bay, "Take 300 Liangguang veterans with you, and when you pass through Korea, ask the Korean king to donate 30,000 bags of rice, and take them to Japan for disaster relief. Say that you are donating porridge and rice in accordance with the order of the young master. Remember, mix the "True Covenant Summary" into the rice bags."

The oak door of the Governor's Palace in Victoria Castle closed heavily behind Natalia, and Governor-General Muravyov's Russian military boots stepped on the creaking wooden floor.

"Only twenty twelve-pounders?" The Russian Governor-General untied his scarlet cape and threw it to his attendant, revealing his military uniform covered with medals. He said in Russian-accented English, "Is Senator Brannan sincere? Twenty twelve-pounders are all he wants in exchange for two hundred Cossack boys? Does he think I'm a true Japanese human trafficker?"

Natalia took off her mink gloves, and her blue eyes swept across Lincoln's thin face. "Abraham, if Senator Brannan could arrange for a few steamships flying the American flag to sail across the White Sea and deliver more Cossacks to the Governor, the cooperation between the Russian Empire and the United States of America in North America would be more pleasant."

Muravyov's eyes were also fixed on the tall and thin American lawyer in front of him - although he was just a lawyer who lost the senator election, the letter that Natalia had previously asked Peter Orlov to send to Vancouver Island said that Mr. Lincoln was a man who was "of special concern to the devil"!

He must have a bright future!
"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation can the United States and Russia have in North America?" Lincoln looked into Muravyov's blue eyes.

"How about dividing the territories of British Canada and the Hudson's Bay Company?" Muravyov said, "You Americans have always regarded British Canada as part of the future United States, right? And we in Russia only need some territories east of the Hudson's Bay Company."

"That's impossible," Lincoln shook his head. "The United States cannot go to war with Britain."

"Don't be so sure," Natalia interrupted, "What if Britain and France lose the war they are fighting with Russia? I mean, after losing a long and brutal war, can Britain still maintain its hegemony? The United States does not need to join the war immediately, or even participate in the war. It only needs to provide Russia with weapons and equipment as much as possible. We Russians are not afraid of sacrifice, nor are we afraid of hard battles!"

In 1855, Russia was still a giant trapped in the quagmire of serfdom, while the United States was rapidly industrializing! If the American industry could provide blood transfusions for the Russian army, Russia would be invincible. And Russia's invincibility could prompt changes in Europe. For example, Austria and Prussia changed their positions - as long as these two countries changed from neutrality and anti-Russian neutrality to pro-Russian neutrality, Britain and France would suffer a disastrous defeat.

After the disastrous defeat, Napoleon III would definitely be gone, but would Britain still be able to maintain their world empire?

"Plus two thousand M1841 Mississippi rifles, plus this." Lincoln took out a folded map and threw it on the oak table. "This is the British defense map of the Fort Langley area obtained by the California militia and the Mormons!"

"I'll give you two hundred Cossacks, but they have to wear Mormon robes." Muravyov picked up the defense map Lincoln brought him, and his beard trembled slightly.

He now had artillery, the M1841 rifled rifle, and the British army's deployment map.
"Deal." Lincoln pulled out a silver hip flask from his inner pocket and took a gulp. The smell of cheap whiskey immediately filled the air. "But the senator has an additional condition - the West Coast Gold Distribution Map in the spoils must be handed over to the Mormons! In addition, we'd better act quickly, because now tens of thousands of Chinese, Japanese and Koreans are crossing the ocean every month. Many of them are fierce veterans of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Japanese samurai!"

"Of course!" Muravyov nodded. "Mr. Lincoln, please tell the Senator that the Russian army will launch an attack in mid-November. In addition, I hope he will seriously consider Natalia's suggestion. I need more Russian soldiers! The more I do on the British territory, the more opportunities you Americans will have to fish in troubled waters!" He gritted his teeth, "And the British Empire is our common enemy!"

The iron anchor chain of the "Tianwang" made a harsh friction sound. Xianfeng, wearing a true Yue red robe, leaned against the bulwark and looked at the densely packed low Chinese-style buildings and tall Western-style buildings emerging from the mist of the San Francisco Bay - the two urban areas each occupied one area, clearly separated.

A small Japanese woman named A Lin suddenly took his arm, and her smooth white skin was revealed when the sleeves of her kimono slipped down. This Japanese woman came ashore when the "Tianwang" docked in Osaka. She was a faithful believer of Hong Daquan's Japanese parish and carried several Japanese swords of different lengths. However, when Xianfeng was dying of seasickness, this woman with the sword was very gentle to him and took care of him all the way.

"Zhao-san, look over there." Rinko whispered in stiff official language. On the pier of the Customs Wharf with the Stars and Stripes flying, six armed policemen were searching the luggage of Chinese workers one by one. They checked very carefully, and tattered clothes were scattered all over the floor. There was also a white man wearing a bowler hat taking notes in a notebook with a quill pen.

Xianfeng's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

The cargo on the "Uranus" would not stand up to such an inspection! As far as he knew, the ship was loaded with 2,000 rifled brown bass and 500 barrels of black powder!

Lei Lao Hu's hoarse voice exploded on the deck: "Everyone return to the cabin! Zhao Si, bring your Japanese wife with me, I will need her later. Er Dezi, take this."

When Xianfeng heard what Lei Lao Hu said, he subconsciously grabbed A Lin's hand. He felt a few hard calluses on the palm of her hand, which should be caused by frequently holding a knife.

"It's okay," Rinko whispered, "Father Lei just wants me to accompany the foreign devils once."

Accompany once. Xianfeng was shocked, and he suddenly felt that his turban was turning green.

With the whistle blowing, the customs boat had already come to the shore. An American official named Smith came up in leather shoes, his blond hair glossy in the morning mist. He spoke in Cantonese: "According to American law, all entrants must be inspected." He deliberately glanced at Ah Lin's open collar, "Especially women from Japan, I want to inspect them myself!"

(End of this chapter)