The day soon came to the appointed time, and the first person to rush back to Tianjing City was Zhang Yingchen, a Changzhou guard general who had recently been promoted to Yongtianhou.

Zhang Guoliang of the Jiangnan camp learned that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had exploded the Tianjing Rebellion, and immediately organized the Qing army to attack Changzhou, trying to seize Changzhou and Zhenjiang, and fight to rebuild the Jiangnan camp under Tianjing City. The brothers in the south of the Yangtze River in the Kingdom of Heaven are either themselves also under heavy pressure, looking forward to the rescue of the central government like the stars and the moon, or they are taking a wait-and-see posture at the instigation of Shi Dakai. After the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan executed the Northern King, the Yan King, and Zuo Tianhou, there was only one general who could be appointed in the entire Tianjing City, Zhang Yingchen.

Hong Xiuquan didn't look away, and after Zhang Yingchen led 3,000 soldiers and horses to Changzhou, he set up the next field battle against Zhang Guoliang's rash advance. The real elite of the Jiangnan battalion is the 32oo men in the hands of Zhang Guoliang, and in the face of Zhang Yingchen's 3,000-strong troops, Zhang Guoliang bravely attacked. Halfway through the battle, Zhang Guoliang's elite troops suffered nearly half of the casualties. Zhang Yingchen's troops immediately engaged in a white-knuckle battle, and Zhang Guoliang persisted in less than two sticks of incense before the whole army collapsed.

After losing more than half of the elite troops under the city of Changzhou, the strength of the Jiangnan battalion immediately retreated to Suzhou. With such merits, Zhang Yingchen was awarded the title of Yongtianhou.

This time he returned to Tianjing City, Zhang Yingchen brought two thousand elites with him. Lin Fengxiang had long been aware of Zhang Yingchen's victory, and when Zhang Yingchen returned to Beijing, he personally went to greet him. But I saw the two thousand men and horses patting the neat queue, each carrying a boxy marching bag on his back, and carrying a fire on his shoulder. This strict military appearance alone is very different from other Taiping armies.

Seeing this army, Lin Fengxiang suddenly had an illusion, as if Wei Ze, the king of Qi, had not left the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Lin Fengxiang and Wei Ze had full cooperation during the Northern Expedition, and he also wanted to train the troops into such an elite division, but no matter how they trained, they felt bad. And Wei Ze's troops seemed to have been injected with a kind of soul and a kind of "qi". This is something that Lin Fengxiang can't do.

Lin Fengxiang came to Zhang Yingchen with a very welcoming attitude. Both of them are in the weather at this time, and they don't have to kneel and salute each other. And Lin Fengxiang knew very well that Wei Ze's army only raised their hands and saluted, but did not kneel and salute. He stepped forward to hold Zhang Yingchen's hand and said enthusiastically: "Brother Zhang! You're back! ”

In the past year or so, Zhang Yingchen has also experienced many twists and turns, at this time Zhang Yingchen is calm and a little scary, although his appearance has not changed, but he seems to have changed a person. If it was impossible for him to shake hands with a big man like Lin Fengxiang very calmly before, it would be impossible for him to shake Lin Fengxiang's hand with a smile on his face, and replied calmly: "Brother Lin, hello!" ”

"Brother Zhang, are you going to see the Heavenly King?" Lin Fengxiang asked.

"I was ordered by the Heavenly King to return to Tianjing City, so naturally I have to go to see the Heavenly King first." Zhang Yingchen did not shy away from what kind of association such an action would bring to Lin Fengxiang, which was clear and clear. If it was before, he would try his best to make Lin Fengxiang feel that he Zhang Yingchen had no hostility towards Lin Fengxiang, and it was the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan who was hostile. Now Zhang Yingchen doesn't care about these useless statements at all, and just answers the other party's questions realistically.

Lin Fengxiang also didn't seem to know that the Heavenly King was wary and wary of this meeting, and he asked calmly: "After that brother Zhang has met the Heavenly King, can he come to my residence to talk?" ”

"Good!" Zhang Yingchen replied. At this point, he said goodbye: "Brother Lin, brother, I will go to see the Heavenly King." ”

Sending Zhang Yingchen away, Lin Fengxiang was quite admired in his heart, it seems that people will still change. Who would have thought that Zhang Yingchen would be like today.

The second person who arrived surprised Lin Fengxiang, and the sentry soon came with the news that the Wing King Shi Dakai had arrived in Tianjing City. When Shi Dakai's men and horses arrived outside the gate of Tianjing City, Lin Fengxiang was even more surprised. Not only Shi Dakai came, but even Yang Fuqing and Wei Jun came with Shi Dakai. Lin Fengxiang was most worried about Shi Dakai's refusal to come to Tianjing City, and now he is completely wrong. Shi Dakai is far more active in this matter than others.

Now that Shi Dakai has arrived, and he has also brought people from the two major factions in the Western Expeditionary Army, this meeting can actually be held. At the very least, it is possible to hold an initial meeting.

After the three of them saw Lin Fengxiang, they immediately went to the Heavenly King's Mansion. Lin Fengxiang chose to go with them. He was worried about what would happen next. After all, these three all have a big holiday with the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.

Yang Fuqing and Wei Jun were both victims of the Tianjing Incident, no matter what role Shi Dakai played in it, Yang Xiuqing and Wei Changhui were both killed by Hong Xiuquan. And to investigate the source, the king Hong Xiuquan has an unshirkable responsibility. Lin Fengxiang felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Hong Xiuquan faced these three subordinates who held military power very calmly, and he frankly said that the past should be over now. Wei Changhui's biggest mistake was that he didn't end when it should have ended, and killed too many Heavenly Brothers. After that terrible storm, the brothers of heaven could no longer kill each other no matter what. If you do not learn from the recent tragedy, you will also be disturbed by the brothers who have ascended to heaven.

The tone set by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan was very accurate, and Shi Dakai immediately agreed. He said that what happened not long ago was a big tragedy, and if everyone continues to pursue the matter, there will be no end.

Lin Fengxiang originally came to play the round, but he didn't expect Shi Dakai to climb the pole so smoothly. But if you think about it, you can understand that what Shi Dakai and Hong Xiuquan are fighting for now is the dominance of the kingdom of heaven. But before that, the Kingdom of Heaven had to face the Manchu Qing Dynasty's step-by-step advance. Therefore, Lin Fengxiang also came out to say that the Heavenly Brothers can no longer do anything to their own brothers.

These three bigwigs have the same attitude, and Yang Fuqing and Wei Jun are finally able to determine that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will not continue to engage in great trouble, and the previous things will also be put aside. No one will continue to talk about the past, they are finally completely safe. At this time, the expressions of the two finally relaxed.

Lin Fengxiang continued: "If you can't get out of the chaos quickly, the life of the local brothers will only become more and more difficult. This time, we and the old brothers must rebuild the charter! ”

"What is the number of Jinghuhou?" Shi Dakai asked.

Lin Fengxiang did not speak directly to Shi Dakai, but replied to Hong Xiuquan: "Heavenly King! There are six parts of the East Palace, and now the Kingdom of Heaven also needs to rebuild six parts. I think Huang Yukun should be appointed to the Criminal Department. He has always been upright, and if there is a case that needs to be tried or something that needs to be sentenced, it should be handed over to him to deal with. When Dongwang was alive, Huang Yukun was the secretary of the criminal department, and everyone agreed. ”

Huang Yukun is Shi Dakai's father-in-law, and because of the Wrangler's case, he did not accept the misdeeds of the clan uncle of the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing together with the Northern King Wei Changhui and Chen Chengying, and finally resigned publicly. Lin Fengxiang's mention immediately made Wei Jun, who was familiar with the matter, look a lot better.

Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan saw that Lin Fengxiang did not directly discuss this matter with Shi Dakai, but made it clear that he wanted Hong Xiuquan to make an order. Of course, Hong Xiuquan also knew about Huang Yukun's affairs that this person was not the sworn friend of the Eastern King, and had a good relationship with the killed Northern King Wei Changhui and Zuo Tianhou Chen Chengying. Huang Yukun is Shi Dakai's father-in-law, and Hong Xiuquan asked this person to serve as the secretary of the Criminal Department of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, presiding over the adjudication of the case, which can be fully recognized.

In the sight of everyone's expectation, Hong Xiuquan said: "Then let Huang Yukun be the secretary of the Heavenly Criminal Department." In the future, all cases between the brothers of heaven will be handed over to Huang Yukun for trial. Brothers in Heaven must not kill each other! ”

The meetings of the high-level military leaders began to gradually converge. Although Shi Dakai was not dissatisfied with his father-in-law's appointment as the secretary of the Criminal Department, he also clearly felt that Lin Fengxiang's attitude was not one-sided in favor of Shi Dakai. From the current point of view, Lin Fengxiang does not object to Shi Dakai's administration, but I am afraid that a large part of the personnel power of the Kingdom of Heaven will not all fall into Shi Dakai's hands. At the very least, as the nominal supreme leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Heavenly Emperor Hong Xiuquan had to sign an order before he could appoint or dismiss high-ranking officials.

However, this is not a problem for Shi Dakai, Shi Dakai himself believes that someone can check and balance him, but no one can confront him. At the moment when the kings of the Kingdom of Heaven are withering, Shi Dakai will inevitably get the status of the supreme consul of the Kingdom of Heaven.

After some deliberation, everyone withdrew from Hong Xiuquan. Shi Dakai originally wanted to talk to Lin Fengxiang, but he didn't expect Lin Fengxiang to say first: "King Yi, if it's a business matter, I'll discuss it with the Heavenly King in the court later, if it's a private matter, we can talk about it." ”

Shi Dakai was stunned, he didn't expect Lin Fengxiang to be quite prepared this time. It seems that he is really preparing to rebuild the heavenly kingdom system with the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan as the center, at least nominally. You must know that even Yang Xiuqing does not dare to directly veto Hong Xiuquan's right to speak, he must completely overthrow the king Hong Xiuquan and not allow Hong Xiuquan to participate in any administrative affairs. If Hong Xiuquan must participate in all the meetings of the great affairs of the Heavenly Kingdom, even if Shi Dakai gets the status of the supreme consul of the Heavenly Kingdom, with Hong Xiuquan's status as the king of heaven, as long as he is allowed to participate in government affairs, he will naturally have the natural right to speak. This will have a great impact on the future situation of the kingdom of heaven.

After determining Lin Fengxiang's position, Shi Dakai couldn't talk to Lin Fengxiang immediately. The positions of the two sides are too different, and Shi Dakai is looking forward to the status of Yang Xiuqing. Instead of being subject to the power of the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan. He also said with some sneer: "Then let's wait until tomorrow." ”

Lin Fengxiang didn't say anything more to Shi Dakai, he said goodbye and went straight to Zhang Yingchen's mansion. In Lin Fengxiang's plan, Zhang Yingchen is a very important part. He also needs to do everything he can to get what he wants.

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