Slaying the Qing: My Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

The troops of King Qin Rigang of Yan came down from the city wall.

The 2nd Battalion of the Imperial Guards took control of the entire Guanghua Gate.

The well-trained soldiers set up heavy machine guns directly on the city gate tower. Other soldiers stood guard with rifles at their sides.

To be able to control the defenses of Tianjing City without firing a single shot or shedding blood would undoubtedly be the best outcome.

"Uncle Qin, please immediately send someone to notify the other city gates to hand over the city defenses to my men!" Hong Tian said.

Qin Rigang nodded, having already made his choice. Therefore, there was no room for regret.

"Uncle Qin, please give the order for all the brothers to return to the camp. No one may leave the camp without permission. Uncle Qin, please go back to your residence and rest. I will visit you again after today's events are resolved!" Hong Tian continued.

"Okay!" Qin Rigang did not refuse.

He increasingly believed that the young king was trying to be the one to suffer the consequences.

Hong Xiuquan, the Heavenly King, was probably kept in the dark about all of this.

You really can't judge a book by its cover!

Just then, two guardsmen ran over.

"Report, Your Highness, Wei Changhui has broken through the encirclement of the Eastern King's Palace and led his men to break through our blockade. They are now heading towards the Heavenly King's Palace!" a soldier reported.

"What? What happened?" Hong Tian was very surprised, not expecting such a mistake to occur.

The soldiers themselves had little idea how things had gotten to this point.

"Sun Qiming, I'm leaving this place to you. You're in charge of leading your men and taking over the city's defenses. Keep a close watch on everything and absolutely do not allow any remnants of the Northern Prince's Mansion and the Eastern Prince's Mansion to leave Tianjing City!" Hong Tian ordered.

"Yes, Young Heavenly King!" Sun Qiming replied.

"Yu Jie, go immediately to the Heavenly King's Palace!" Hong Tian gave the order.

"Yes, Your Highness!" replied Captain Zhang Yujie.

Subsequently, the guards immediately escorted Hong Tian to the Heavenly King's Palace.

In Hong Tian's plan, eliminating Wei Changhui and recruiting Qin Rigang would be considered a complete suppression of the Tianjing Incident.

But now, Wei Changhui isn't dead; instead, he's gone to the Heavenly King's Palace. Things could easily get unpredictable.

After Hong Tian and the others left, Qin Rigang and his men realized that something seemed to have changed.

"Your Highness, shall we return to the barracks?" the confidant asked.

Qin Rigang hesitated slightly: "Everyone else, return to the barracks. You take a few of your men and come with me to the Heavenly King's Palace. Wei Changhui has escaped; who knows what might happen next!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" The confidant nodded.

The Heavenly King's Palace is not far from the Eastern King's Palace.

Northern King Wei Changhui, leading hundreds of trusted soldiers, rushed all the way and soon arrived at the Heavenly King's Palace.

Although the Heavenly King's Palace is guarded.

But when these people saw Wei Changhui and his men, who were covered in blood and looked fierce, they didn't dare to stop them and quickly retreated.

Even those who reacted a little slower were directly chopped down and fell to the ground.

This shows just how fierce Wei Changhui was. Furthermore, in his rage, he acted with absolutely no restraint.

Inside the Heavenly King's Palace, Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan and his advisor Chen Chengrong were drinking.

After learning that Yang Xiuqing had been executed, the two were relieved. Even though it was the early hours of the morning, they had a feast arranged and have been drinking heavily ever since.

Hong Xiuquan was just waiting for Wei Changhui to come and report the relevant situation to him.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Northern King has stormed in!" A guard came running up to report.

"The Northern King has stormed in? What does that mean?" Hong Xiuquan was completely bewildered by this news.

Chen Chengrong, being quick-witted, couldn't help but shiver.

The slight intoxication that had already set in vanished completely in an instant.

"Is the Northern King planning a rebellion? Is he going to kill His Majesty?" Chen Chengrong couldn't help but ask, his voice trembling slightly.

He considered himself unparalleled in his scheming, but he never even considered this point!

If the Northern King Wei Changhui were to rebel, and after killing the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, he were to then kill the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, wouldn't Wei Changhui then seize absolute power?

"What? How dare Wei Changhui! I am the Heavenly King, the founder of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, how dare they be so rebellious!" Hong Xiuquan was both shocked and furious.

He now feels completely blind, as if he has misjudged people.

Then, the palace doors were violently forced open.

Several guards from the Heavenly King's Palace fell to the ground.

Covered in blood and exuding a murderous aura, Wei Changhui and a large group of his trusted subordinates stormed into the hall.

This scene made Hong Xiuquan's heart tighten.

The alcohol I drank turned into sweat and flowed out.

"Guards! Protect the Emperor! Quickly, protect the Emperor!" Chen Chengrong shouted.

"Your Highness, this is His Majesty the Heavenly King! You cannot do anything so treasonous!" Chen Chengrong shouted.

"Shut up! Chen Chengrong, you treacherous villain! I fell into your trap because I listened to your lies! Die!" Wei Changhui drew his sword and slashed at Chen Chengrong.

Chen Chengrong was merely a civil official, small in stature, and having been drinking, he was naturally no match for a military man like Wei Changhui.

With two slashes, Chen Chengrong was killed on the spot.

Blood was everywhere, and its eyes were wide open, looking as if it had died with its eyes open in disbelief.

He never imagined that things would turn out this way until he died!

You should know that his plan has already succeeded!

The Eastern King Yang Xiuqing has been executed.

He was all ready and waiting for Hong Xiuquan to officially appoint him as king!

But unexpectedly, he was killed before he even became a prince.

In another timeline, Chen Chengrong also failed to become a prince.

Although he informed Hong Xiuquan and betrayed Yang Xiuqing.

However, when Shi Dakai led his troops to suppress the rebellion, Hong Xiuquan, in order to appease Shi Dakai, ordered the execution of Wei Changhui, Qin Rigang, and Chen Chengrong.

Although the processes were different in two different times and spaces, the ending was the same for Chen Chengrong.

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Upon seeing this scene, Hong Xiuquan couldn't help but scream in fright.

Although Hong Xiuquan led his troops to fight against the Manchus in the early days of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, especially after the Jintian Uprising.

But after establishing his capital in Tianjing, Hong Xiuquan lived a life of luxury. He spent his days in the Heavenly King's Palace, using the excuse of communicating with the Heavenly Father and listening to his teachings, indulging in pleasure with as many as eighty-seven queens. He had not experienced such a scene for a very long time.

"Northern King, are you trying to rebel?!" Hong Xiuquan shouted angrily.

"Hong Xiuquan, you are clearly trying to cross the river and then destroy the bridge. You are the one who is not giving me and many brothers a way to survive!" Wei Changhui said angrily.

Hong Xiuquan was taken aback, not understanding what Wei Changhui meant.

"King of the North, you are talking nonsense. When did I ever intend to abandon you after you've served your purpose?" Hong Xiuquan retorted.

"Hmph! Even now, you still won't admit it. You're utterly shameless!" Wei Changhui said with a murderous look on his face.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just then, gunshots rang out outside.

"Your Highness, the young Heavenly King's men have attacked! Their firepower is too fierce, and our brothers have suffered heavy casualties. We can't hold on any longer!" a general from the Northern King's Mansion, covered in blood, reported.

"The Young Heavenly King's men?" Hong Xiuquan was utterly bewildered.

It was only then that he realized something unexpected had happened.

"Hong Xiuquan, what do you have to say now?" Wei Changhui lunged forward, grabbed Hong Xiuquan by the collar, and lifted him up. A steel knife was held directly against Hong Xiuquan's neck, as if to cut off his head.

"It has nothing to do with me! I know nothing!" Hong Xiuquan was no longer behaving like a Heavenly King; he was now weeping bitterly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Da da da!"

Outside the main hall, the gunfire intensified.

The rebels of the Northern Prince's Mansion suffered countless casualties under the firepower of the Imperial Guards and were simply unable to resist.

"Hong Xiuquan, since you won't give us a way out, then you might as well die!"

Driven to the brink, Wei Changhui made a desperate decision and slashed Hong Xiuquan's neck.

"Cough...cough!"

Blood kept gushing from Hong Xiuquan's neck. He seemed to lose all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

After a few weak twitches in his limbs, he fell silent.

The Heavenly King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom thus returned to the embrace of the Heavenly Father.