Yang Xiuqing officially incorporated their team under the pretext that the leaders of the Heaven and Earth Society were ambushed by the Qing Demon on the way back to the camp. For the rest, those who tried to resist were all hunted down, and those who did not want to join the Taiping army were not reluctant, and they were given travel expenses to let them go home. During his one-month stay in Daozhou, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's army soared to 50,000, almost tripling from the previous one, and the total number of Heavenly Kingdom soldiers reached nearly 100,000.

In order to distinguish between the old and new brothers, the new brothers who have just joined are wrapped in red headscarves, and the old brothers in Guangxi are wrapped in yellow turbans. The number of personnel has increased dramatically, and many more vacancies have been created. Hong Xiuquan, at the suggestion of everyone, generally added a first-class military position to the old brothers. In principle, all those below the general system will be promoted to one level, and above the general system will be given honorary titles.

Because there are more people in the general system, in order to distinguish between the superior and the inferior, the ranking order is to fire (God avoids fire), water, wood, metal, and earth, and there are a total of nineteen general systems in each row. Yang Xiaoshan became the head of many general systems with the Yanyi general system, and he was also crowned an internal official and added the honorary title of general, becoming a rare person in the Taiping Army who had both the general military position of the general system of the foreign official and the title of general of the internal government.

With his credit, there is naturally nothing to blame, and there are even people who cry out for Yang Xiaoshan. It is rumored that the Heavenly King originally wanted to crown Xiaoshan with a higher level of command title. It was the king of the east who felt that the promotion was too fast, so he didn't give it, or gave the title of general step by step.

Yang Xiaoshan's mind is not here, his actual status is only below the kings, and the honorary title no longer cares for him. At present, he is still thinking about Zuo Zongtang in his heart.

"Report to Shizi, we have caught a suspicious person outside the camp. He said that his surname was Ji, and he claimed to be a local Xiucai, and he wanted to come and see the situation in our heavenly kingdom. A guard came in to report.

"Oh, he's still a showman, bring him in." Yang Xiaoshan was very curious, it was rare for a scholar to be interested in the Taiping Army, and he even dared to come over to take a look, this person was not small.

The person who came was about forty years old, healthy and good-looking, and not shocked by honor and disgrace. Although he entered the camp alone, he looked calm and did not have a trace of timidity.

In fact, he is the Zuo Zongtang that Yang Xiaoshan is looking for, although he moved his family to Changsha, but once when he went home to move books, he heard that the prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had looked for him, and he wanted to recruit himself, so he was curious and wanted to see what the legendary bandit looked like.

"Your Excellency is General Yang, the prince of the Eastern Kingdom?" Zuo Zongtang was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the prince was so young, but he seemed to be a general.

"I don't know what to call Mr.?" Yang Xiaoshan motioned for the guards to go out and greeted him very politely.

"In the next surname season, there is a single name with a high character, but he is just a showman who has failed many times, and he can't be the word sir." Zuo Zongtang said politely.

"Mr. Ji is polite, please sit here. Someone, serve tea to the gentleman. Yang Xiaoshan knows that people in this era pay attention to etiquette, especially for cultural people, and must not be taken lightly.

"When I first entered the barracks, I felt that your army was neat and tidy, there was no fighting, and there was no frolicking, and the prince was really strict in governing the army." Zuo Zongtang didn't wear a high hat to Yang Xiaoshan, the military discipline of the Taiping Army was notoriously strict, so as to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.

"Mr. Ji has won the award, and Mr. does not regard our Taiping Army as bandits, which is really rare. Don't hide it, sir, tens of thousands of people came to join our Taiping Army, but among them are very few scholars. Mr. thinks so highly of our Taiping Army, this courage alone is already superior to others, and it is very valuable. Yang Xiaoshan said admiringly.

"Thieves are thieves, thieves are marquis. The victor is the prince and the loser is the thief, since ancient times. The Taiping army overcame obstacles all the way and played a triumphant song. If this trend continues, the world in the future may not be able to refer to whose country? At this time, Zuo Zongtang was still very optimistic about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, otherwise he would not have come to see what was going on.

"Just 。。。。。。" Zuo Zongtang seemed to have something to say, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

"Mr. Ji doesn't have any suggestions for us to give the kingdom of heaven, but it doesn't hurt to say it. This was just a private conversation between the two of us, and there were no scruples. Yang Xiaoshan also wanted to know the concerns in Zuo Zongtang's heart.

Zuo Zongtang looked at Yang Xiaoshan seriously, saw that his attitude was sincere, his words were sincere, he gritted his teeth, and said slowly: "The prince's mind is admirable, and he will dare to say a word. Does the world know why so few scholars come to heaven to join the kingdom of heaven? ”

"I'm afraid Mr. Ji wants to talk about this religious issue." Yang Xiaoshan nodded, he also guessed that it was this problem.

"The prince really has insight into people's hearts, and he boldly asks below, "Son, do you believe that your king is the second son of God?" Zuo Zongtang's sentence hit Yang Xiaoshan's vital point.

How could Yang Xiaoshan not understand Zuo Zongtang's intentions, he was testing himself. If he says he believes it, Zuo will feel that he is not sincere and perfunctory. If you don't believe it, maybe Zuo will look down on yourself, but the prestige of the kingdom of heaven will be gone, and it will be true in the future.

"Sir, do you believe that the Qing Emperor Xianfeng is the son of heaven? Is he really the Son of Heaven? Yang Xiaoshan asked rhetorically.

"This 。。。。。。" Zuo Zongtang was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.

"Some things are like this, as long as everyone agrees, why care if it's true or not. Sir, did you say no? Yang Xiaoshan countered Zuo Zongtang's army.

Zuo Zongtang's gaze was different when he looked at Yang Xiaoshan again, he thought that most of these peasant troops were simple-minded, and he didn't expect Yang Xiaoshan to be able to say such wise words, which was quite like Zen language, which was impressive.

"There are not a few dynasties that have changed and developed under the banner of religion. Zhang Jiao of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the White Lotus Sect in the early Qing Dynasty are all the same, but the success of the religion is also the defeat of the religion, although the early religion can unite people's hearts, but in the back it often becomes a drag, preventing more people from joining. Shizi, are you right? Zuo Zongtang knew Yang Xiaoshan's level, and felt that he should show some skills, and he couldn't let him underestimate himself.

Of course, Yang Xiaoshan knew that Zuo Zongtang's words were reasonable, but he could talk to Yang Xiuqing about religion, and Chen Yucheng and other people close to him, but he must not talk to the person in front of him who didn't know the roots. But he had to say something, so that this Ji Xiucai could be convinced, and finally he could be won over to enter the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"Sir wants to talk about religion, but Xiaoshan wants to talk about rights, since ancient times, the emperor has divine power, and his rights are not restricted. If you encounter a Ming monarch, it is of course a blessing for the people, but if you encounter a tyrant who implements tyranny, there is no right to contend with it, and it is not only a disaster for the people but also the whole world. Yang Xiaoshan paused.

Zuo Zongtang was a little unnamed, and he didn't know what Yang Xiaoshan wanted to say. "What does the prince mean?"

"If there is a little bit of theocracy, can the power butcher knife of a secular tyrant be made less bloody when it comes to killing?" Yang Xiaoshan asked rhetorically.

Zuo Zongtang was stunned for a moment, he had never thought about this problem, and it took him a long time before he came to his senses and muttered: "The words of the prince Ji are unheard of and thought-provoking. Ji wanted to watch your army for a few more days, and implored the prince to agree. ”

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Ji has extraordinary knowledge, and he also hopes to join my Taiping Army, and we can assist the Heavenly King to conspire together." Yang Xiaoshan didn't know that this Mr. Ji was Zuo Zongtang, but he also felt that this talent had surpassed the cultural people he had seen in this era, so he wanted to keep him very much.