The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom hit Nanjing and erected the banner of the Heavenly Kingdom, which shocked not only Xianfeng. There is also a powerful country that is also keenly aware of this difference. That was the most powerful country of the era, the British Empire.

On board the British ironclad ship "Nemises" stood a counselor Pashali, who was a little bald on the top of his head, but his hair was cut short and neat, his face was very white, his beard was also very clean, and he was very gentlemanly. He stood on the board of the boat, and his assistant Smith faced the river breeze, admiring the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River.

This Englishman has been in China for more than 10 years, is a China expert, has been a translator for British diplomats in China for a long time, and is fluent not only in the official language of the Qing court, but also in Cantonese. He took a keen interest in the nascent Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and decided to come to Nanking on behalf of the British ambassador to China to deal with them.

"Mr. Counselor, this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has only just occupied Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, and some cities along the Yangtze River, is this little rebel worthy of our condescending visit from the British Empire?" Smith, an assistant, felt that Pashali looked up to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom too much.

"Smith, you don't know this, my British Empire now controls the Shanghai Concession, and the next target is the Yangtze River valley in China. This Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is right in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and if we can make friends with them and make them our flag, it will be very helpful for our British Empire to occupy the Yangtze River. "Pashali's gaze is very poisonous, and he also sees the long-term, of course, the sooner he makes friends, the better, and the sooner he makes friends, the better the relationship will be.

"Will they willingly be our flag?" Smith asked.

Pa Xia Li tidied up the top hat that was crooked by the river wind, showed a determined expression, and affirmed: "It will be, they can't ask for it." Now that they have just laid a base area, it is time to vigorously develop it, and if they can get the help of our British Empire at this time, they will be able to stand firm and compete with their imperial court. "Pashali is very confident in his own judgment.

"Mr. Counselor, you are very analytically reasonable. But even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom you said was willing to join us, would our Congress agree to support a Chinese rebel army at a great cost? Smith was also a little worried that the people in Congress were very stingy and they wouldn't do anything for nothing.

"Don't worry, I can convince them. This Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is different from other rebels, they believe in God, they are Christians in the East. Think about it, if we were to say to Congress that a Christian nation of hundreds of millions of people would be established in the East, do you think Congress would oppose such help? And I am confident that as long as we control this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, we can earn exponential benefits from them. "Pa Xia Li really did his homework and learned all about the beliefs of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"Oh my God, they are Christian? Mr. Counselor, for thousands of years, our Christianity has not taken root in the East, and if they can get China, Christianity will become the state religion. This is a great merit, and you will go down in history for this, Mr. Counselor. When Smith heard this, he exclaimed.

Pashali smiled slightly, that's why he came so quickly and in such a hurry. Because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is very important for both public and private, and for the country and religion.

"When we arrive, there is Nanjing City in front, let's quickly send someone with an official letter to contact them." Pashali instructed Smith.

In the camp outside the north gate of Nanjing, Yang Xiaoshan was burying his head in military affairs.

"Report to the world, there are foreign devils who want to see our king." A pro-soldier came in and reported.

"Oh? Which country are they foreign devils? Yang Xiaoshan was a little surprised and curious. At this time, what country would be so interested in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"Listen to what they call it English." The soldiers scratched their ears and cheeks, and the pronunciation of English felt very awkward and unfamiliar.

"It's British! Hurry up and please! Yang Xiaoshan knew that Britain was very powerful at this time, and their fleets were all over the world, but he wondered in his heart, how could the British come to the door?

“Hello，everyone!” Looking at the group of British people who came down from the huge ironclad ship, Yang Xiaoshan took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shake hands.

This time, Pasha Li was taken aback, he was used to all kinds of kowtows, bows, fists and other etiquettes in China, and he didn't expect that the young man in front of him would actually shake hands with him, which was too unexpected.

"You're the son? Your English is good. Pashali glanced at Smith, and both of them couldn't help but look up to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I can't imagine that there are Western-style civilized people in this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Yang Xiaoshan gave them an excellent impression, this young man was very cultured, seemed to have a certain understanding of the West, and actually knew the location of England and France. This was something that the foreign ministers of the Qing court did not know.

Yang Xiaoshan decided to take them to see the East King first, the matter of diplomacy was extremely important, and it was not up to him to make the decision on his own.

Along the way, Pa Xiali and his entourage watched as they walked, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gave them too many surprises.

"You also pray?" Pashali saw the church of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"You sing hymns too?" Pashali saw a group of people singing around the cross.

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"Shizi, I have to say that your Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is the most handsome Chinese I have ever seen. Although I have been in China for more than 10 years, I still feel disgusted when I see men's long braids and women's deformed little feet, but you don't, it's really surprising. Pa Xia Li said the most intuitive difference between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing court.

"Braids are a sign of slavery imposed by the Manchus on the Han people, not the original hairstyle of our Chinese. We, like you in England, advocate equality between men and women, and do not allow women to bind their little feet, which is a destructive to women. Of course, Yang Xiaoshan knows how to speak, and if you want to deal with foreigners, you must show a civilized side.

Pashali and Smith looked at each other again and nodded frequently.

Soon, they arrived at the Dongwang Mansion. Yang Xiuqing was notified by Yang Xiaoshan in advance, knowing that the matter was very important, so he took the initiative to greet him and gave Pa Xia Li and his party very high courtesy. The main gate of the East Palace's Mansion was wide open, and the salute was fired ten times, after all, this was the first time that a foreign guest visited since the founding of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Although Yang Xiuqing does not know Britain as well as Xiaoshan, he knows one thing, which is also known to all the people of China, the government is afraid of foreigners! Since the Qing court was afraid, if it could help the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings? This simple logic, how could such a clever Dongwang not figure it out?

"Borrow a foreigner's knife to kill the demon." That's what Yang Xiuqing intended.