Chapter 40: Purging (14)
Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, and Ji Wenyuan began to send letters to all parts of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The content of the letter is very simple, Lin Fengxiang said that at this time, the matter of Dongwang can not go on like this, no matter how the brothers have misunderstood before, if it is so unlimitedly entangled, there will be no end at all. Lin Fengxiang asked the old brothers of the Heavenly Kingdom to return to Tianjing City together to hold a meeting to discuss the future. At the very least, we have to put an end to the sad situation of our old brothers who feel that they will be killed by their brothers.
Who is Lin Fengxiang? He was one of the first veteran members to join the Worship of God. He joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom earlier than Shi Dakai. As a general under the King of the West, he was also officially named the deputy prime minister of Tianguan, the Marquis of Jinghu, and the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
At this time, the death of the east, west, north and south during the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Yong'an all ascended to heaven, and among the three kings who were sealed after the capital Tianjing, King Yan was executed, King Yu died of illness, and King Qi broke away from Heaven. The "national emperors" based on this king have lost their backers. The weathermen also died quite a bit. It can be said that in terms of qualifications and influence, Lin Fengxiang is already the third person in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
What's more, a large part of the hundreds of thousands of Western Expeditionary Army under the Wing King Shi Dakai are not his descendants. Guozong Yang Fuqing is a faction of the Eastern King, and Guozong Wei Jun is the Northern King's lineage. In contrast, the military groups in Anhui and Yangzhou are all the old departments of the Western King, and after the deputy of the Western King, Zeng Shuiyuan, was killed by Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King, Lin Fengxiang actually controlled the hundreds of thousands of troops with tens of thousands of elite Guangxi brothers, which was the most powerful army in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
With such influence and actual military strength as support, Lin Fengxiang's Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is qualified enough to become the third person now. His joint letter was quickly responded to.
Lin Fengxiang originally thought that the first to respond should be Guozong, who had a heavy army. Wing King Shi Dakai has his own plans, of course he will not respond so early. The national sects have lost their backers at this time, whether it is the faction of the Eastern King or the faction of the Northern King, they will not feel safe. They should be the first to say something.
But the actual situation is not like this at all, and the first to respond is actually the middle and low-level small army leaders. After the three prime ministers of the Northern Expedition took over Anhui, they began to reorganize the troops. They learned from Weeser's troops, and for the time being, there were no division commanders in the army, but ten brigades, each with a full strength of 500 men.
This is a plan that Yang Xiu had early in the morning. The early personnel of the Taiping Army were very mixed, and many of them came in groups to defect and were immediately granted posts, so that these troops with blood and villagers as the link formed an army on their own. This leads to a very uncertain size of the force. One or two hundred people can become a commander of the division, and four or five hundred people can become a commander of the army.
Over the years, many of these units have become local garrisons. They also went out to fight with the field army, but their task was to guard the place. In a letter to Lin Fengxiang, the Jiangxi local defense forces almost begged the central government to rebuild and support the local brothers when they were attacked by the Qing army, as they had done before.
At this time, Lin Fengxiang had a spectrum in his heart, Shi Dakai did not have absolute appeal in the local troops in Jiangxi. Before the Eastern King was killed, the power leaned towards the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and if he couldn't reassure Yang Xiuqing, he wouldn't be sent out to fight. Maybe some of the field troops who were frightened by the tragic situation of Tianjing City killing people and bleeding rivers would choose to follow Shi Dakai after listening to Shi Dakai's words, but it is obvious that Shi Dakai did not go all out to win over the local defenders, but to win over the field troops with all his might. The biggest feeling of the local forces at this time is that they need a strong central government to support them as before.
In response to this situation, Lin Fengxiang once again sent letters to the brothers of the Eastern King and the Northern King line represented by Yang Fuqing and Wei Jun. In the letter, Lin Fengxiang assured them that Lin Fengxiang and the others invited everyone to return to Tianjing City to discuss future matters, not only for their own interests, but for the common interests of the Heavenly Brothers. They will definitely not use it as a means at the expense of other brothers. At the same time, Lin Fengxiang also told Yang Fuqing, Wei Jun and others that if they gave up this opportunity by themselves, they could only obey everyone's arrangements. This is not good for the people of the East King and the North King faction. Lin Fengxiang is absolutely sure to protect the safety of his brothers.
Soon, Yang Fuqing and Wei Jun replied that they were willing to participate in the meeting. After receiving a reply from his brothers except for the winged king Shi Dakai, Lin Fengxiang immediately began to prepare for the meeting. On July 28, he himself first returned to Tianjing City to meet the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, while Li Kaifang led his troops to be stationed in Yangzhou. Wait for the follow-up.
Lin Fengxiang hadn't seen the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan for several years, he thought that Hong Xiuquan should be looking very bad at this time, but when he saw Hong Xiuquan looking tired, his complexion was actually good. After saluting, Hong Xiuquan gave Lin Fengxiang a seat. The two first talked about the old things about getting along with Yong'an in Jintian, and thinking back to the past, Lin Fengxiang thought of the four kings of the east, west, north and south, and he really felt a little embarrassed in his heart.
After saying the words to express his closeness attitude, Lin Fengxiang began to cut to the chase, "Heavenly King! The matter of the East King should also be over! The minister feels that the position of the main army division can no longer be set up! ”
Hearing this, a sharp gaze suddenly flashed in the eyes of Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan. It seems that Lin Fengxiang's words completely reached Hong Xiuquan's heart. Soon, Hong Xiuquan asked, "What does Brother Lin think?" ”
"The king of the east became the commander of the Zuofu Army, commanding the affairs of the kingdom of heaven, and finally made such a big trouble. If you do this again, what difference will it make from before? The minister felt that the regular army division could no longer be engaged. The royal system can no longer be carried out! Lin Fengxiang said seriously. He thought about this carefully for a long time, and in these words, Lin Fengxiang actually implied that Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, might be suspected of rebellion. Of course, in name, Lin Fengxiang also pointed out that responsibility is the result of the dictatorship of the Eastern King.
After hearing this, Hong Xiuquan's expression softened. Lin Fengxiang served as a royal guard for Hong Xiuquan, and he was very familiar with such an expression. If you think about it, you can know that Hong Xiuquan has been forced to say that the king of the east did not rebel, but was wronged. But if Hong Xiuquan didn't firmly believe that Yang Xiuqing wanted to rebel, he would not have used such drastic means to deal with Yang Xiuqing. At this time, with Lin Fengxiang's support, it is impossible for Hong Xiuquan not to feel relaxed.
With such an attitude as a foreshadowing, Lin Fengxiang began to explain his thoughts to Hong Xiuquan, and Hong Xiuquan listened very seriously. Sometimes nodding slightly, sometimes frowning and pondering, and sometimes interrupting Lin Fengxiang's words to inquire.
In the end, Hong Xiuquan asked a question, "If you treat the kings like that, will the kings agree?" ”
Lin Fengxiang replied calmly: "This is something that our old brothers want to recognize, whether the kings agree or not, then it must be agreed by the brothers of the heavenly kingdom!" ”
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