But apparently Yang Xiuqing's expectations were too high, and the Englishman Pa Xiali obviously did not think of fighting the Qing court for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"This is not within my purview, let's talk about our treaty first, we in the British Empire hope to reach some reciprocal treaty with you." Pasha's voice suddenly rose up, and at the mention of his British Empire, there was an involuntary expression of arrogance. He handed over a piece of paperwork that he had prepared in advance.

"Treaties? What treaty? "The East King is not very familiar with this word," you just say. ”。

"1. You should open the ports of Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang, and allow our merchant ships to enter and leave freely; 2. To allow our goods to trade freely in the zones of your occupation, without restrictions or customs duties; 3. If a person of our country is suspected of committing a crime, he shall be tried by our judges, and you shall not be detained; 4. Allow our missionaries to preach freely and establish churches in your occupied territories. 5. In Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Zhenjiang, the British could live freely, and no taxes were levied on trade within the concessions. 6. If the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom expands in the future, all other regions will enjoy the above treaties. Pashali read aloud.

The more Yang Xiaoshan listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, this was a reciprocal treaty, it was an unequal treaty! It's simply a loss of power and humiliation of the country. He looked at Dongwang, and as soon as the two of them met, they both read the meaning of the other party's "disagree".

"Mr. Pashali, this is not a reciprocal treaty, this is an alliance under the city, is this how you treat our heavenly kingdom?" Yang Xiuqing said a little angrily.

"Your Excellency the King of the East, the Qing court has agreed to a similar treaty, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it." Pashali maintained a professional diplomatic smile on his face, he was accustomed to what the Qing court said to the British, and he was somewhat surprised by the suggestion that the king of the east opposed.

"You ask us so much, what can you British do to help us in heaven?" Yang Xiuqing asked rhetorically.

"It depends on the will of the Congress, as long as you agree to these treaties, I can persuade the Congress to include you in the protectorate, and if your court wants to encircle and suppress you, it needs to get the consent of our Britain." What Pashali said was some empty promises, and there was no benefit at all.

Yang Xiuqing shook his head, he was obviously very dissatisfied with the treaty, but he especially hoped to get help from the British, and he was a little undecided.

"Well, then, let us take you to the King of Heaven and hear what he means." Yang Xiuqing felt that Hong Xiuquan had come into contact with foreigners in Guangdong after all, and should know them better than himself, and maybe he could convince these British.

But Yang Xiuqing obviously thought wrongly, although Hong Xiuquan was surprised and excited to see these foreigners at first, he didn't expect that foreign envoys from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would come to meet him so soon. Chinese people love face and hope for the grand scene of all nations coming to the dynasty.

But after reading Pashali's documents, Hong Xiuquan's face changed obviously, and his tone was obviously displeased, and he asked rhetorically, "Have you seen God?" Do you know what God is like? Let me tell you that God is my Father, Jesus is my brother, and God sent me to rule the world and establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. "Hong Xiuquan tried to bluff these British people with God.

Pashali and Smith glanced at each other, unable to understand Hong Xiuquan's words at all. Because in Western doctrine, God has no image, and for more than 2,000 years, all Christians have known that God has only one son, Jesus, how can a second son suddenly appear? The teachings of this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are too strange.

"My kingdom of heaven has God's blessing to defeat the Qing Demon, and I don't need your help. As long as your country does not help the Qing court, you can come to us to do business, but you are not allowed to do opium business, and you must also pay taxes to the kingdom of heaven. As for the port concession, it is impossible, this is the land of heaven, and we must not enter and leave at will without our permission. I am not Shi Jingjiao, and I will never be your British emperor. Hong Xiuquan's words were impassioned and very powerful.

"If you are so tough, if one day the Qing court exterminates you, I hope Your Excellency will not come to us." Pashali was a little annoyed and angry, and said sarcastically.

"Even if our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom loses, I will never be able to learn from Wu Sangui to lead foreign countries into China and leave a stench for 10,000 years." Hong Xiuquan slammed the table and scolded angrily.

At this point, the talks could not continue, the two sides broke up unhappily, and the talks ended in a rather unpleasant atmosphere.

The king of the east also wanted to keep them, see what room there was to turn, and bargain again. But he was grabbed by Yang Xiaoshan, shook his head and said: "The Heavenly King is right, these Britons don't treat our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as an equal country at all. In the future, we will be stronger, and one day they will come back obediently and negotiate with us on an equal footing. ”

"Hey, we really shouldn't have brought them to see the king, we can pretend to promise them, first pretend to be a snake, and then regret it after deceiving the benefits." Yang Xiuqing felt a little pity, and missed a rare opportunity to get foreign aid.

But Yang Xiaoshan disagreed with Yang Xiuqing this time, and instead gave Hong Xiuquan a thumbs up. In the past, he did have some opinions about Hong Xiuquan, but this time he had to admit that Hong Xiuquan had great national self-esteem and was very resolute in his attitude on major issues of right and wrong. He is a pure idealist, as long as it is a matter of the bottom line, it cannot be discussed.

"Hey, even if history knows the result, it can't change it." Yang Xiaoshan lamented that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rejected the conditions of the British, and later these powers received greater benefits from the Qing court, and in turn cooperated with the Qing court to encircle and suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It can be said that one of the reasons for the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was that it was strangled by the joint efforts of Chinese and foreign forces.

Yang Xiaoshan corrected his misconceptions. Originally, he naively thought that as long as he could get the help of the foreign powers, he could overthrow the Qing court, but everything has a price, and this price is to sell the sovereignty of the country, cede our land, and let the foreigners show off their power in our own land. If this is needed in exchange for their help, even if the Qing court is defeated, I am afraid that China is not the China of the Chinese, and it has really become the world of foreigners, and the sign "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter" will be hung all over the land of China.

What is the difference between this and Wu Sangui borrowing troops and leading Qing soldiers into the customs? This traitor's hat is no matter how good it is, and it must not be worn.

"It is better to rely on others to strengthen ourselves, we have to develop our own national strength, cultivate a group of modern talents in the Kingdom of Heaven, establish an industrial system and a strong army like the West, and win victory by relying on our own strength, this is the right way." Yang Xiaoshan said to himself.