In 1867, Shi Dakai was 36 years old. This Wing King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom no longer has a sense of youthfulness, and the whole person is calm and calm, just sitting there already shows the demeanor of a general.

Hong Xiuquan, who is on the throne, is 53 years old and has a scar on his face. The scars weren't new or too long, mingling with the wrinkles on his face, marking the marks of time. This scar ultimately determined the strategy of the Northwest. During the attack on the Manchu Qing Dynasty, many Hui armed forces joined the battle sequence of the Taiping army. In the Hui-Han conflict, these Hui armed forces resolutely sided with the Hui and launched a rebellion. The Huiren officer who entered the palace was shot several times, and still pounced on Hong Xiuquan with a sharp blade in his hand, he burned his life and did his best to leave marks on Hong Xiuquan's face. Hong Xiuquan immediately ordered the Hui people to be exterminated.

In the face of the rebellion of the Hui armed forces, the Taiping armies of all walks of life suffered considerable losses. As the commander-in-chief, Shi Dakai found a problem, even if he was a more honest Huiren, he would proudly say: "If you make trouble again, XX will come back." ”

Shi Dakai commented on this at the meeting of kings, and the Hui people only divided those who dared to rebel and those who did not dare to rebel, and there was no essential difference between the two. The kings finally agreed and all of them were annihilated. The swordsmen in Shaanxi and other places joined the Han forces under the call of the Taiping army. The Taiping army was responsible for the frontal defeat of the enemy's organized armed forces, while the thousands of Shaanxi swordsmen were responsible for the systematic annihilation of the remnants of the enemy. After more than a year of bloody fighting, the Taiping army cleaned everything they went.

Hearing the news of Wei Ze's death, Shi Dakai could fully understand why Hong Xiuquan was smiling. The war in the northwest has basically ended, and Ningxia, Gansu, and other places can be cleaned up in half a year at most. The Taiping army was given a vast territory and ample land. Turning east is already a strategy that everyone can see in the future. If Wei Ze is dead now, the Taiping army, which has stabilized their ground, will have a great chance to flop.

Shi Dakai also wanted Wei Ze to die, so he asked the envoy seriously, "Where did you hear this news?" ”

"It was the brother from Shanxi who said it." The messenger replied.

"Shanxi?" Shi Dakai frowned, how could it be the news that Shanxi got first. The Qing army deployed heavy troops in Shanxi, and the Taiping army was confronting the Qing army in Shanxi.

The messenger replied: "According to the brothers, when the Qing army learned that Wei Ze was dead, they took the initiative to send troops to attack us. We took some prisoners, and the captives said so. ”

Hearing this, Hong Xiuquan's face was even more joyful. If Wei Ze hadn't died, how could the Qing army dare to take the initiative. The movements of the Qing army can confirm the authenticity of this news. He couldn't help but say, "In that case, let's send someone now to meet our brothers who used to worship God, Weezer is dead, and they should know their way back." ”

As soon as he mentioned the worship of God, Shi Dakai couldn't help frowning slightly. One of the big reasons for the fall out with the Hui was that Hong Tianwang vigorously promoted missionary activities in Shaanxi, and even preached among the Hui people. Since arriving in Shaanxi, King Hong has devoted a large part of his daily time to compiling doctrines. Shi Dakai and the kings felt the same after reading it, that is, a book of "Why Obey King Hong Without Hesitation" is a complete set of reasons. This made the kings' impression of Hong Tianwang much lower. This is still the case within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, not to mention the Liberation Army that has been separated from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for more than ten years. I'm afraid that they have long forgotten that they once believed in the worship of God.

Shi Dakai didn't stop Hong Xiuquan from doing this, although he didn't believe that Wei Ze died like this, but if Wei Ze really died, it would not be bad news. At this time, it is imperative to send someone to investigate.

Just when Shi Dakai was thinking about his thoughts, Hong Xiuquan had already begun to babble and make remarks about the gods. Shi Dakai looked at this coldly, and when he was young and vigorous, Shi Dakai would scoff at it. Now he won't do that. Hong Xiuquan is 53 years old and Shi Dakai is 36 years old, and the age difference between the two is 18 years. As long as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is maintained and continues to wait, Hong Xiuquan will definitely die before Shi Dakai.

Returning to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was also a very painful choice for Shi Dakai, he had mastered a large army that far exceeded Wei Ze and even Yang Xiuqing, and he once led 200,000 elites to break away from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and work alone. In addition to participating in the Great Expedition after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom left Guangxi, he also personally led his subordinates through a longer journey than that Great Expedition. But Shi Dakai ultimately failed.

After Shi Dakai admitted his defeat and returned to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he finally let go of a lot of things and suddenly realized more things.

Shi Dakai saw the gap between him and Yang Xiuqing, although Yang Xiuqing was domineering, but Yang Xiuqing did represent the interests of a large number of brothers in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. When Yang Xiuqing tried to use the power in his hands to overwhelm all the other princes and occupy the position of the first person in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he was opposed by everyone.

Shi Dakai also saw the gap between him and Wei Ze. Wei Ze represented the interests of Wei Ze's subordinates, so when Wei Ze seemed that as long as he attacked Tianjing City, it was possible to defeat all the princes and thus master the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Wei Ze did not fight for his personal power, he categorically chose to go south to Guangdong, opening up a whole new world for the Liberation Army.

Shi Dakai even understood the gap between him and Lin Fengxiang and others, after the Tianjing Rebellion broke out, it was only the upper echelons of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that were destroyed, and the advantageous situation that Yang Xiuqing, Wei Ze and others worked hard to achieve did not actually collapse. The culprit of the comprehensive collapse may be Hong Xiuquan, and among the people who really made the good situation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom come to naught, Shi Dakai is absolutely to blame. At this moment, it was the group of people led by Lin Fengxiang who resolutely stood up to defend the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. No matter how disappointed they were in the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, no matter how difficult the situation they faced, they did not abandon the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but continued to fight for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the brothers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

It is precisely because of such a group of people that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been able to persist until now. It was such a group of people that when Wei Ze asked the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to go from Nanjing to Shaanxi, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom could go north together under the leadership of Lin Fengxiang and others. It was precisely because of such a group of people that the expedition of thousands of miles did not allow the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to disintegrate on its own. After arriving in Shaanxi, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was able to flourish again.

Wei Zeken let go of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and helped the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom go north, which naturally had Wei Ze's calculations behind it. But Shi Dakai couldn't help but think about it, wasn't the reason for Wei Ze's softness not because of his respect for Lin Fengxiang and others? Shi Dakai could fully imagine that Wei Ze actually didn't want to kill Lin Fengxiang and the others.

After understanding this, Shi Dakai was able to reposition himself and integrate into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom again. What Hong Xiuquan is trying to imagine is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that he fantasizes about being dominated by him, which is Hong Xiuquan's principle. What Shi Dakai is thinking about now is a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that will let all the brothers of the family.

Shi Dakai no longer competed with Hong Xiuquan for dominance, and he didn't even try to take the power that Yang Xiuqing once had. He was just as the Winged King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, discussing and fighting together with his brothers. Perhaps because of this change in thinking, the brothers gradually changed their attitudes and accepted Shi Dakai's status as the second person again.

After Hong Xiuquan's death, Shi Dakai believed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would definitely undergo great changes. At that time, he was willing to discuss the future of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with his brothers, and to make decisions with them. R1058