Li Gang and the others saw that Wang Qiang's clothes were wet and looked embarrassed, and when asked the reason, Wang Qiang said that the young master had to ride a horse and pee on his neck.

Wang Qiang originally wanted to meet with Lu Xiangsheng and Shang Dayong in the cherry garden to discuss the next step, but when he saw that Lu Xiangsheng had not yet arrived, he asked, "Why hasn't Lord Lu arrived yet?"

Shang Dayong said in a muffled voice: "I have already sent someone to invite, but Lord Lu said that he was busy with official business and did not have time to come." ”

"Oh," Wang Qiang wondered. That Lu Xiangsheng is the commander of the commanding army, the governor of Zhili, the official residence, the grade is higher than Wang Qiang, Shang Dayong and others, there was no gift to see Wang Qiang, but Wang Qiang saved Lu Xiangsheng's life at the beginning, and the relationship is close, this time they are working together to rescue the prince and Concubine Li, it should be more intimate. Wang Qiang saw that Lu Xiangsheng didn't go to greet him, thinking that he was entangled in official business and had no time, so he didn't care, but the government and the cherry garden were close at hand, but he couldn't shirk it, so there must be a problem.

"Which tendon is wrong for this kid," Wang Qiang said to himself. He got up and said, "Since he's busy, let's go find him." ”

Shang Dayong was unconvinced and said: "Why should we go to see him, he is so trusted, we simply ignore him and let him go to Nanjing alone." ”

Wang Qiang smiled and said, "Now that the enemy is present, there must be no civil strife. After speaking, he took everyone to the palace on horseback to see Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng was drinking tea in the study. He deliberately did not go to see Wang Qiang, not because he was busy, but because he had concerns. He is straightforward, still loyal to the Ming court, and is entrusted with the important task of Chongzhen, so he is bent on protecting the young master and recovering the Ming Dynasty. After breaking through from the capital, he originally planned to protect Concubine Li's mother and son to Nanjing in accordance with Chongzhen's last orders, and rely on the small court of Nanjing to resist Li Zicheng. I didn't want to be Shang Dayong, Tian Jingming and others but insisted on acting according to Wang Qiang's instructions, and even Concubine Na Li followed Wang Qiang's wishes, he considered the situation at the time, so he had to lead the team to Wuchang. But after arriving in Wuchang, he found that this was already Wang Qiang's world, and the Taiping Sect had gathered tens of thousands of militia groups here, built castles, and hoarded a large number of materials, grain and grass, and it seemed that they had been operating here for a long time. He began to have doubts, and then, he received a report that Wang Qiang led tens of thousands of horses to Wuchang, and taught the people to bow to him along the way, and his doubts were even deeper, this Wang Qiang seemed to regard himself as the lord of the people, what did he want to do, to establish himself as the king, or to support the new lord, and then coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes with such a strong power as him, how the prince and their orphans and widows are opponents, and the Shanxi camp of less than 10,000 in his own hands cannot control him at all.

Lu Xiangsheng was thinking there, and the soldiers at the door came to report that Wang Qiang had come to visit. Lu Xiangsheng said slowly: "Please let him in." ”

After a while, I heard Wang Qiang say loudly at the door: "Grass people Wang Qiang see the generalissimo of Qinming." "At the beginning, Wang Qiang and Lu Xiangsheng had an awkward quarrel because of the etiquette when they met, so this time, for the sake of the overall situation of unity, Wang Qiang actually signed up to meet Lu Xiangsheng as a civilian.

Seeing that Wang Qiang was so humble, Lu Xiangsheng felt uneasy, just wanted to get up to greet him, and quickly sat down again, and said in his heart: "Don't fall into this kid's trap, I want to see what tricks he wants to play." He sat still and said in a deep voice, "Come in." ”

"Xie Dashuai," Wang Qiang said, and entered the house.

Lu Xiangsheng raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Qiang, and said lightly: "Lord Wang has come from afar, and he has worked hard all the way, please take a seat." ”

"Xie Dashuai." Wang Qiang simply pretended to be his grandson to the end, and after sitting down, he looked at Lu Xiangsheng with a respectful and timid look.

Lu Xiangsheng knew that Wang Qiang was a master whose temper was not recognized by the king of heaven and Lao Tzu, and he didn't know why he was so respectful today, so he smiled and said: "Hehe, I said Lord Wang, we are officials in the same dynasty, we don't have to be so formal, you are powerful now, how can I be a small minister who has died in the country to be so respectful, you say, what is the matter with me?"

After listening to Lu Xiangsheng's words, Wang Qiang vaguely understood the reason why Lu Xiangsheng was so cold. He clenched his fists and smiled: "Hehe, I said that the handsome, if it is about friendship, we don't have to be so polite, if it is about official positions, then you are the generalissimo, I am a retired official, of course I have to be respectful." He paused for a moment and then said: "If you want to talk about things, it's actually nothing, you are the generalissimo, and this court affairs are naturally your decision, and it has nothing to do with me, the grass people, but what, the concubine Niangniang is my old master, I want to ask the marshal how he plans to settle Niangniang and the third prince next." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said dissatisfiedly: "How to settle Niangniang and the third prince, I said that I was going to protect the prince to Nanjing according to the last order of the emperor, but Shang Dayong They didn't listen to me at all, they are all your people, only your order is obeyed, I'm afraid it's not me who is in charge here." ”

Wang Qiang said: "That's right, it was indeed my idea to come to Wuchang. But if you had escorted the Third Prince to Nanjing, would have you thought about the consequences?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "What else can the consequences of the consequences The emperor has a will, once the city is broken, let me escort the prince to Nanjing, and now the prince is under house arrest by Li Zicheng, obviously there is no hope of inheriting the unification, so the three princes should inherit the throne, and I should support the young lord to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne." ”

Wang Qiang

said: "Now the small court of Nanjing has supported the Fu King Zhu Yousong as the emperor, you escort the three princes to go, so what should he do, besides, although the prince is under house arrest, he is not dead, what if the prince also arrives in Nanjing?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The emperor's last order, the world knows, Zhu Yousong is only an expedient measure for the emperor, the third prince goes, then Zhu Yousong should give way." As for whether this prince has arrived in Nanjing, this is somewhat impossible, so I can only take one step at a time. ”

Wang Qiang said: "If Nanjing really recognized the last order of the emperor, then it should have been around to inquire about the news of the prince and the prince a long time ago, we escorted the prince to Wuchang along the way, the movement is not small, they should not know, then why have they not come to greet the prince so far."

"This" Lu Xiangsheng has always hated intrigue in officialdom, so he thinks about the problem relatively simply, and now after being reminded by Wang Qiang, he also figured it out, slapped his head and said: "Oh, I understand." It must be that Zhu Yousong can't get the throne, and those ministers of the small court are reluctant to support the merits and current status of the new emperor, so they don't want the third prince to go to succeed to the throne. ”

"Your Excellency. If we rashly send the prince to Nanjing, it will become a situation of infighting due to the struggle for the throne. Now that the great enemy is present, the world is already in great chaos, and if we engage in further internal splits, we are afraid that we will be succeeded by the enemy, and in the end no one will be able to get any better. Besides, the prince is still there after all, and the situation is unclear, even if he arrives in Nanjing, it is not appropriate to support the lord and stand on his own. Wang Qiang said.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded in agreement, secretly admiring Wang Qiang's thoughtfulness, so he asked. "In that case, what do you say we should do?"

Wang Qiang said: "According to the information I have obtained, Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui will soon start a war in Shanhaiguan, no matter how the victory or defeat is, the final winner will be the Manchu Qing outside the Guan, I estimate that the Qing army will definitely take advantage of the situation to go south, chase the Central Plains, and occupy my Ming Dynasty, so our main enemy in the future is not Li Zicheng, but the Manchu Qing." I gathered my congregations to resist the invasion of the Qing army, and I wanted to rely on Wuchang and prepare for the invasion of the Qing army. At that time, it is natural to join forces with adults. ”

Lu Xiangsheng listened to Wang Qiang's analysis, doubted his beliefs, and said in his heart: "Li Zicheng has millions of troops and has occupied half of the Ming Dynasty, but he is not the main enemy, which is also a bit hanging." Anyway, it seems that Wang Qiang doesn't have the heart to kill the lord and stand on his own, but I have wronged him. Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng stood up and waved at Wang Qiang and said: "Lord Wang is a loyal heart, I admire it, I am willing to work together with adults to help protect the young master and restore my Ming Dynasty." I had a misunderstanding in my heart just now, and I was snub to adults, and I hope that adults are Haihan. ”

"Hahahaha, I knew that you were suspicious of me just now, so you put it in such a big way, if I am still so arrogant again, won't we have to fall apart again." Wang Qiang said with a smile.

"Hahahaha, you and I are a life-and-death friendship on the battlefield, and it is Lu's petty nature that makes adults laugh." Lu Xiangsheng said self-deprecatingly.

Wang Qiang reported Wu Sangui's situation in the northeast, and the two decided: first, send someone to Nanjing to inform the prince's situation and test Nanjing's attitude. Second, Lu Xiangsheng led the troops to be stationed in Wuchang City, and Wang Qiang led the militia to be stationed outside the city, stepping up training and preparing for contingencies. Third, he asked the Nanjing court for an order to transfer the Qingzhou garrison led by Li Gang to Wuchang and put it under the command of Lu Xiangsheng. Fourth, the two sides should pay close attention to the changes in the domestic situation, exchange intelligence between the two sides, and act in unison in the event of an enemy attack.

After the discussion, Wang Qiang led Shang Dayong and others out of Wuchang City and returned to the headquarters of the Taiping Sect.

Wang Qiang stationed in the headquarters castle and convened a meeting with Shang Dayong, Tian Jingming, Gu Yanwu, Leng Feng, Xiao Shanzi and others to study the next plan.

Wang Qiang said: "Everyone, I went to the Northeast this time and learned that Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng will soon have a fight, no matter what the result is, the Manchu Qing will definitely profit from it, and the Qing army's invasion of the Central Plains will soon become a fact." Therefore, we must seize the time to make preparations to resist the Qing Dynasty, and at the same time, we must unite all factions in the country to resist the Qing Dynasty as much as possible. ”

The prophecies made by Wang Qiang in his dream became true one by one, so everyone was convinced of Wang Qiang's judgment.

Shang Dayong said: "My lord, we are all your subordinates, what to do even if we are told, we must obey." ”

Gu Yanwu said: "My lord, the power of my Taiping Sect is getting bigger and bigger, once the Manchu invades, we can openly raise the banner, but to order the people of the world, we need to have a name." The subordinates believed that the prestige of the adults was enough to command the people everywhere, and they should command the world as the leader of the Taiping Sect and gather the strength to resist the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Yes, it is difficult to convince the world with the title of the imperial court, after all, the imperial court has always been unpopular, and it is more appropriate to be the head of the sect." Tian said shrewdly.

Wang Qiang nodded and said: "According to everyone's opinion, once the Qing army invades, I will openly raise troops to resist the Qing as the sect leader." ”

When everyone heard that Wang Qiang agreed to be the sect leader, they all got up and knelt down and saluted.

Wang Qiang helped everyone up one by one and said: "Everyone, Wang Qiang is just a young boy, immoral and incompetent, and it is difficult to be the leader of this sect, and I will need your help in the future." In addition, we are all brothers in life and death, and we are all complicit

There is no need to talk about the number of respectful and humble rituals, and there is no need to bow down when we meet in the future. Among all the people, only Wang Qiang has enough prestige and ability to serve as the sect leader, and it is also the meaning of the question that he is so modest.

Shang Dayong said: "Now there are 50,000 sect members gathered from all over the country, and now we need to pay close attention to the reorganization and training. ”

Wang Qiang said in a deep voice: "We can form a Taiping Army, according to the regulations of our militia group, the Taiping Army is a small team for every ten people, a squadron for every hundred people, a regiment for every thousand people, a division for every 10,000 people, an army for every 100,000 people, and three armies for a legion." Units at or above the regimental level shall have one military chief, one deputy commander, and one military officer. ”

Wang Qiang already had a comprehensive idea of the organization of his own forces, and he took this opportunity to elaborate on it by the way: "I intend to establish our management system in accordance with the method of integrating politics and religion, and set up a cabinet, with Li Gang, Lao Shang, Lao Tian, Mr. Gu, and Leng Feng as cabinet members, Lao Shang in charge of military operations, Lao Tian in charge of finance, Mr. Gu in charge of officials and the development of the Taiping Sect, Leng Feng in charge of the reorganization and training of the troops, Li Gang temporarily in charge of the army under Lu Xiangsheng, and Xiao Shanzi in charge of the internal affairs of the Taiping Sect. Each of you can set up a department under each of you, and then appoint the secretary of each department. "Wang Qiang's idea of forming a cabinet is modeled on the establishment of the imperial court, which is very clear to everyone and has no doubt.

Tian Jingming said: "Sect Leader Qiqi, now we have hoarded a large number of materials in Wuchang, but we have no proper source of food, in the future the army will expand, we will sit on the mountain and eat empty, sooner or later it will not be able to support, this article also ask the sect leader to consider." ”

This is indeed the biggest problem facing the Taiping army, Wang Qiang thought for a while and said: "We can use the money we have to start some business first, and at the same time we will try to ask the imperial court for some military salaries, and in the future we can tax the places we have laid ourselves." In short, it takes a lot of ways to do it. ”

It was already evening when the meeting ended, and everyone dispersed, Xiao Shanzi stayed behind and whispered, "Sect Master, I have already done the things you explained during the day. ”

"Oh," Wang Qiang was so dizzy that he had forgotten to explain him something.

"The girl you brought back from the northeast has been arranged in a small courtyard on the back mountain, where the environment is quiet, guarded by soldiers around, very safe, and very close to here." Xiao Shanzi said.

"Oh." Wang Qiang remembered the matter of letting Xiaoshanzi settle Chen Yuanyuan. He had a meeting for a long time and was about to go out to have a good time, so he said, "Let's take a look." ”

"Yes, my subordinate will show you the way." Xiao Shanzi said.

The two of them walked out of the back door of the castle and walked down the mountain path to the mountain, Yan Long was in charge of being on duty that night, and also brought a few guards to follow. When the group walked to a gentle slope, Xiao Shanzi pointed to a small courtyard in the forest not far in front of them and said, "That girl lives there." I found two maids for her to serve, and there were personal guards around the courtyard. It's just that the furnishings in the house are too simple. ”

Wang Qiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, this place is good, tomorrow you can give her some household goods, it's best to find her a piano." It's up to you to take care of her in the future. ”

"Subordinates obey." Xiao Shanzi replied.

Wang Qiang looked at the small courtyard where Yuanyuan lived, where there was still a faint light, and it seemed that she hadn't slept yet. Thinking that he had gone through a lot of hardships and taken great risks, he finally brought his sweetheart back to him, and he could talk about poetry and papers freely in the future, accompanied by him day and night, Wang Qiang felt a warm feeling in his heart. It's already late at night, Wang Qiang doesn't want to disturb Yuanyuan, the days are long, and there is time.

Wang Qiang turned around and climbed a high slope, picked a soft place in the grass and sat down, the sky was full of stars, and the chirping of insects came from time to time in the grass, setting off the silence around him. His thoughts seemed to go back to the past: the ruined walls of the Old Summer Palace, the Great Water Law, a little gangster wandering around; rack carts, dung buckets raised high, handyman eunuchs; Sent to Suzhou, killed officials and released grain, the majestic Daqincha; Minister of the Great Market, the People's League, and the Special Office; Killing the enemy bare-chested, retreating with tricks, deceitful wounds and coma, and the commander of the army of the four provinces; It has been six years since the eleventh year of Chongzhen, and in these six years, too many things have happened, too many hardships have been experienced, and his life has become so colorful and bizarre, he seems to be pushed by a mysterious force, moving forward step by step, and unconsciously has come to the cusp of historical development.

Wang Qiang overlooked the ABP not far away, and suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart, in this dark night, the outline of the base was outlined by the torches and lights, where more than 50,000 congregants were stationed, and the warehouse was a mountain of materials, grain and grass. Shang Dayong, Li Gang, Tian Jingming, Gu Yanwu, Leng Feng, Xiaoshanzi, the Yan brothers and so many cadets of the military academy are loyal to themselves, this is their own harvest in the past six years, with these, no one can stop them from dominating the world in the next step.

Wang Qiang suddenly remembered the slip of the tongue he made up: "The world is in turmoil, the people are suffering, the heavens descend to the gods, the righteous banner is high, the reproach is expelled, the country is safe, the world is peaceful and prosperous, and the people are auspicious" He silently recited: "God descends from heaven, who is the god I am the God who arranged God to this world to save all the people and create a peaceful and prosperous world Since I am here, history will change because of me"

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