It was late at night, and the house was still smelling of burning wormwood. Although mosquitoes are not so rampant, fleas are always inevitable. The sanitary situation in Nanjing in 1854 was much worse than that of the wealthy villages of Zhejiang in the 21st century, not to mention the large coastal cities in the north to which Wei Ze was accustomed.

These harsh environments had prevented Wei Ze from sleeping peacefully when Wei Ze had just crossed over, and now Wei Ze had long been accustomed to worse environments than this. The tossing and turning at this time was entirely because of the excitement that Yang Xiuqing's actions brought to Wei Ze.

Wei Ze was not unable to understand Yang Xiuqing's approach, if the military head system in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was directly extended, it would directly lead to the militarization of the army. One of the characteristics of warlords is the integration of military and government, drawing the land as a prison and cutting the land as the king. If Wei Ze is now sitting in Yang Xiuqing's position, Wei Ze will definitely try his best to eliminate the warlordization tendency of the Taiping Army. Therefore, Wei Ze did not feel that he had any reason to criticize Yang Xiuqing for centralizing power.

Even Yang Xiuqing took away the territory established by Wei Ze in Anhui, and Wei Ze felt completely understandable. There are now 300,000 men and women in the Taiping Army. Wei Ze's highest strength in Anhui once reached nearly 100,000 prime-age male soldiers, even if it was divided into three prime ministers, Zhang Yingchen was taken away by Yang Xiuqing. As long as Wei Ze is given another three months, Wei Ze's main force plus local troops, plus the auxiliary troops pulled up, can still have 60,000 people. 60,000 men accounted for 20% of the total strength of the Taiping army, and Wei Ze conservatively estimated that the combat effectiveness of his troops could reach more than 40% of the total combat strength of the Taiping army.

It's better to have a father and a mother than to have it yourself! It's very simple. What's more, Wei Ze is not Yang Xiuqing's father, but Yang Xiuqing's subordinates. From a political point of view, Wei Ze's powerful faction is a situation that cannot be defeated. If Yang Xiuqing wants to suppress various factions, the first person to move is Wei Ze.

In history, characters like Weeser basically ended badly in history, or they were killed after a big victory. Or they were stripped of their military power, and finally found a reason to be executed. As far as Wei Ze is concerned, Yang Xiuqing has no intention of doing so at this stage.

These basic knowledge are not complicated at all, but the human heart. After living under Yang Xiuqing for two years and dedicating a lot to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Wei Ze can no longer accept his current status. Yang Xiuqing is a great hero, Wei Ze admits it. But Yang Xiuqing is a hero at best, and for Wei Ze, the political figure who impressed him the most was the savior who created New China. Compared with the person who turned the tide and went against the sky, Yang Xiuqing was not remarkable, and he did not have the charm worthy of Wei Ze's loyalty to the end.

Of course, Wei Ze actually knew that he was just giving himself reasons and making excuses. There is only one real reason, and that is that "the ass decides the head". Wei Ze, as the head of the largest legion in the Taiping Army, Yang Xiuqing moved the cheese in Wei Ze's hand, even if he understood Yang Xiuqing's reasons and thoughts very well, even if Wei Ze became the leader, he would definitely deal with it like this, but his ass sat in the position of the head of the army, and Wei Ze resolutely could not accept Yang Xiuqing's actions emotionally.

It was almost dawn that Weser fell asleep. During the tossing and turning of the whole night, Wei Ze did not think of any way to deal with Yang Xiuqing. Before he fell asleep in a daze, Wei Ze only determined one thing, and he would part ways with Yang Xiuqing in the future. And after this parting of ways, Wei Ze will not find other backers, and the fate between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Wei Ze ends here.

He didn't wake up until noon, and Wei Ze scratched the place on his arm that had been bitten by a flea, but it had basically disappeared from swelling and itching. Only then did he shout: "Come on, boil water." I'm ready to take a shower! ”

After a good night's sleep, Wei Ze felt refreshed. The heaviness of last night, all the disadvantages had been taken into account, had dissipated cleanly. Under this sense of relief brought by adequate sleep, Wei Ze couldn't help but wonder what happened to him yesterday, as if the sky was about to fall. Even if Yang Xiuqing takes Anhui away, what can it do? After taking Anhui, it became Yang Xiuqing who bore the heavy responsibility of Anhui. Wei Ze, on the contrary, had nothing to do. As for the ghost place in Anhui, do you really think Wei Ze likes it very much?

Thinking like this, Wei Ze's mood became extremely happy. He shouted, "Send someone to get wine and meat, and everyone will have a good meal together!" ”

The guard company followed Wei Ze for a long time, knowing that Wei Ze would never eat well by himself, and let the brothers eat bran vegetables. When the order was given to get wine and meat, everyone was cheering. But happy is happy, but things are not so simple. At this time, the entire city of Nanjing had been militarized, and wine and meat belonged to controlled materials, and there was no private sale on the market. You have to go to the officials who provide food to the various palaces and ask for it. And not only wine and meat, but also the daily food of Wei Ze's Qi Wangfu also needs to find a corresponding supply department.

Fortunately, the troops brought military rations, although Wei Ze could only bring his own personal guards into the city, but he was the king of Qi anyway, and the troops carried some military rations, and the defenders of Tianjing City did not dare to make things difficult for Wei Ze. Before getting the wine and meat, the troops first divided the dry food, and everyone temporarily fed the gluttonous worms in their stomachs, and waited to get the wine and meat to beat their teeth.

Wei Ze was bored, so he sent someone to Qi Yuchang to borrow a set of "Historical Records" and "Tao Te Ching", and prepared to have time to take a look during the day.

Just as everyone was waiting for the beginning of their hearts, there was finally the sound of the wheels of the carriage passing across the road outside the door. Soon, the shouts of "The Decree of the East King" came into the courtyard from outside the door. Wei Ze was stunned, Yang Xiuqing said that he would summon Wei Ze tomorrow, why did he suddenly advance it by a day?

However, Wei Ze couldn't stop it, he ordered someone to open the door to answer the order. Yang Xiuqing ordered Wei Ze to go to the Dongwang Mansion to see him immediately. Wei Zexin said, I ate something. If you don't eat, you'll still be hungry on the road! Even so, Wei Ze didn't dare to completely reassure himself, he asked his subordinates to take dry food and a pot of water. Sitting in the sedan chair that came to greet Wei Ze, he ate and drank.

The official who announced the decree also rode in the same sedan chair as Wei Ze, and when he saw Wei Ze like this, he asked in surprise, "Why hasn't King Qi eaten yet?" ”

Wei Ze smiled: "It's my fault, I didn't go to the officials who went to the city yesterday to find food." Now it's like a headless fly looking for someone, isn't it impossible to eat? ”

Listening to Wei Ze's words, the official actually sighed. "King Qi, people like you are really too rare! When the other high-ranking officials arrived in Tianjing City, they didn't say that they went to find the Dongwang Mansion, so they just sat stupidly and waited. When there was no food, he went east to complain. You must know that the brothers who guard the heavenly capital also have food every two days, and the people who manage the food are so manpower. Where can you remember so many people? ”

"One food in two days, that's really hard!" Wei Ze praised. Although he praised it, Wei Ze thought something else in his heart. Yang Xiuqing is so wary of Wei Changhui, the king of the north. The best way to control the troops is to control the supply of food and military salaries, and what Wei Ze can be sure of is that the food supply provided by Anhui to Tianjing City has never been interrupted, and the grain provided by Anhui alone can fully guarantee the needs of Tianjing City. The food near Tianjing City is not too small, and that grain can be used as a reserve.

In such a situation where there is no shortage of food, food is still provided once every two days. That is to say, if the king of the north rises up against the king of the east, Yang Xiuqing, the result is that if the troops cannot control the granary within two days, they will have to start starving. If the granary cannot be captured within four days, the troops will go to combat strength because of lack of food.

Of course, there is also the possibility that this messenger is talking nonsense. The contradiction between the king of the north and the king of the east was far less intense. However, looking at Wei Changhui's hurried hope to go to Anhui last night, Wei Ze felt that this matter was not necessarily fake.

The group arrived at the Dongwang Mansion, and this time Wei Ze was not turned away. Someone took Wei Ze straight to the main hall where Yang Xiuqing was. After seeing Wei Ze, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, asked straight to the point: "Did the king of the north go to look for you yesterday?" ”

"Yes!" Weeser's answer was simple. The more you know, the more you have to pretend that you don't know anything.

"What did he say?" Yang Xiuqing continued to ask.

Wei Ze told Wei Changhui about the situation in Anhui. After saying this, Wei Ze said, "The King of the North also said that the King of the East will transfer your subordinates to Zhenjiang. ”

"Then you don't want to go?" Yang Xiuqing asked in an obviously tentative tone.

Wei Ze had already thought of a way to deal with it, and he replied: "The king of the east ordered his subordinates to go to Zhenjiang, and his subordinates went to Zhenjiang. This is the order of the king of the east, and it has nothing to do with whether his subordinates want to go or not. ”

Sure enough, after listening to Wei Ze's words, Yang Xiuqing's attitude obviously softened a lot. If Wei Ze blindly expressed obedience, it must not be sincere. If Weezer is resolutely opposed, then not to mention, there is definitely a resistance attitude. And Wei Ze now said that he resolutely obeyed Yang Xiuqing's orders, but did not mention Wei Ze's own thoughts. This just followed Yang Xiuqing's heart. If Wei Ze has no resentment about Yang Xiuqing's arrangement, Yang Xiuqing doesn't believe it at all.

But even if he knew that doing this would make Wei Ze unhappy, Yang Xiuqing couldn't make any explanation now. He now wants to weaken the power in Wei Ze's hands, and convert the power he got from Wei Ze's hands into Yang Xiuqing's power. These things are all darker and darker the more they are described, and the more they are explained, the more inexplicable they become. The best way is for Yang Xiuqing to give an order, and Wei Ze obeyed so unhappily.

So after listening to Wei Ze's answer, Yang Xiuqing paused for a moment, and then said: "Your subordinates use good muskets, and you will pay 30,000 tributes to the capital in the past six months!" ”

When the words fell, Yang Xiuqing heard Wei Ze say: "East King! Subordinates can't do it! ”

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