Huang Yiyun was killed, the second echelon of the Northern Expeditionary Army was blocked, and after the news reached Tianjing, the high-level shook for a while. The Taiping army has never had such a fiasco in the city recently, Xu Zongyang and others are trembling, waiting for Tianjing to deal with it. Lin Shaozhang, Li Zhenhui and others, as the commander-in-chief of the first army, are inevitably involved, but Wang Jingyuan is a small official and is at ease, so he is afraid of any punishment.

The former Jiangning General's Office in the inner city is now the residence of the East Prince's Mansion, and after the East King entered Beijing, he first lived with the Heavenly King for three days in the Domain Office, and then moved here. However, the inner city was close to the Xiaoling Wei Qing army camp, and the Qing army often shelled Tianjing City, and the East King was worried about bombarding the East Palace, so he ordered the North King in charge of the defense of Tianjing to choose another Huangnigang in the west gate to build the East Palace. At this time, the new mansion was not completed, and the East King was still working and living in the General's Office.

On this day, the king of the east summoned Wei Changhui, the king of the north, and Shi Dakai, the king of the wings, to discuss the defeat of the second echelon of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

I saw Dongwang say with a straight face: "Zhu Xikun's department of the Northern Expeditionary Army strayed into Liuhe County, was ambushed by the Qing demon, and suffered heavy losses. Huang Yiyun died in battle, Zhu Xikun took more than 1,000 people to find Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang, only Xu Zongyang retreated, what do you think about it? ”

King Bei rolled his eyes, and secretly searched in his heart: This Zhu Xikun, Lin Fengxiang, and Li Kaifang are all your henchmen of the East King, which is his turn to speak, and he has no intention of reproaching when he listens to the tone of the East King. Besides, to hold Zhu Xikun accountable at this time is not to slap Dongwang in the face, saying that he is not clear. Wei Changhui already had a plan in his heart, but he still glanced at Shi Dakai, who was sitting opposite. Although the Wing King was young and ambitious, he was not vigorous, and he sat there as usual at this time, as if an old monk was meditating. Seeing that King Bei looked at himself, Shi Dakai also looked at him, and his impassive appearance made Wei Changhui look extremely uncomfortable.

"King Dong, according to his brother's understanding, Zhu Xikun's ambush was really a trick and trick of the Qing demons, and he set a trap in advance, which caused the Northern Expedition to encounter a setback." Wei Changhui said.

"Oh......" As soon as Wei Changhui said this, Yang Xiuqing pretended to wake up suddenly.

Wei Changhui continued: "This matter is true, now that Zhu Xikun has gone north, why don't the king of the east let him treat his crimes and make meritorious contributions." ”

"Yes, King Dong, Zhu Xikun is an old brother in Ping Zaishan, who made great contributions to reporting Zhou Xineng as early as Yong'an, and he is still loyal to the Kingdom of Heaven." Shi Dakai should also be in harmony.

Seeing that Wei Shi and the others were interested, Yang Xiuqing turned his anger into joy, and immediately made a disposition: "Let Zhu Xikun have a good life in the Northern Expedition and make meritorious service to atone for his crimes." Huang Yiyun died in battle and treated his relatives well. As for Xu Zongyang, transfer him back to Tianjing to guard the city gate. By the way, I heard that all the armies were defeated, and the four armies of the first four armies returned intact, this Yan Fourth General System Lin Shaozhang still has some skills! ”

Wei Changhui usually slapped the East King on the horse, and the East King praised whoever he praised, and he didn't dare to go against the East King's wishes, so he replied: "Back to the East King, Lin Shaozhang is the top talent among our old brothers in Guangxi, from the holy soldier to the general system, just our heavenly capital, and he is also the first to break the water West Gate." ”

"Oh, it seems that this king was promoted to his position a few days ago, and he was promoted to the right position."

"Oops! Or Dongwang, you have a discerning eye for talents! Wei Changhui clapped his hands again and admired again.

"Something capable! Tomorrow he will pay tribute to the king of heaven and reward him as prime minister. Dongwang was even more satisfied with Lin Shaozhang.

"Dongwang is wise!" When everyone saw that the king of the east had finished disposing of it, they all bowed and said.

Although the reward prime minister is not as good as the real prime minister, he is also an official who is higher than the inspection. After all, Lin Shaozhang is still in the general system, and he has been promoted to four levels in a row, you must know that at this time, the officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are still recommended by the leading generals, approved by the king of the east, and reported to the king, and there is no chaotic situation of the appointment of officials in the later period. The speed of his promotion, looking at the kingdom of heaven, no one can match it. The Northern Expedition has been completed, and it is time to talk about the Western Expedition, when the East King was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the Wing King Shi Dakai announce: "His Royal Highness the King of the East, there is still one person who has contributed to the Six-in-One Battle." ”

"Who?" Yang Xiuqing was surprised.

"Huang Jingyuan, commander of the rear battalion of the Second Left Army."

"Huang Jingyuan? What is the merit of a small commander? Yang Xiuqing felt that Shi Dakai was making a bit of a fuss.

"This person led his troops to swear to the death to block the attack, and killed hundreds of Qing demons, and then repelled the Qing soldiers." Shi Dakai said truthfully.

"Oh, it's also a talent, is it Brother Ping Zaishan?"

"It's a Jiangnan person, and he joined the camp in Anqing."

Yang Xiuqing thought that he was also a brother in Guangxi, but he didn't expect it to be a new annex in Anhui Province, so he suddenly lost interest, and just said casually: "Since he is a newly attached person, it is inconvenient to be honored, and he will be promoted to a military commander, so that he can serve the kingdom of heaven with a good life." ”

"Brother obeys!"

Lin Shaozhang is an old brother in Guangxi of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and Wang Jingyuan does not have that kind of capital, so he naturally cannot be favored by the East King. Whether it is the king of the east or the king of heaven who is pro-government in the later period, almost all of them are biased towards Guangxi people, but eleven years after the establishment of Tianjing, Anhui has always been the source of soldiers of the kingdom of heaven, and there is a saying of "Guangxi inspection of Anhui soldiers" in the army of the heavenly kingdom, and the old brothers of Guangxi are crowned as kings in the later period, but there are few people in Jiangnan. On the one hand, it is because the Jiangnan people participated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom late, and on the other hand, it is impossible not to mention the regional prejudice of the high-level of the Heavenly Kingdom.

The edict of the king of heaven went down to Pukou, and Lin Shaozhang, who was promoted to the fourth level, was overjoyed, and hurriedly went to the Tianjing East Palace, thanking him, and took office directly by the way, while Xu Zongyang went to guard the area of Chaoyangmen stupidly. Wang Jingyuan also said goodbye to Li Zhenhui and Peng Yisong, and he expected that he was named the commander of the Right Eighth Army. The two old superiors were not as lucky as him, and their soldiers were gone and they were not promoted, so the edict asked him to lead his troops to help defend Pukou on the spot. However, the two of them are also honest people, and without waiting for Wang Jingyuan to ask them, they generously allocated all the 200 people in the remnants of the rear camp to Wang Jingyuan, which made Wang Jingyuan feel grateful for a while.

The next day, Wang Jingyuan was recalled to Tianjing and ordered to report to the Yiwang Mansion. Since the breakthrough of Shuixi Gate, this is the first time to have time to appreciate the ancient capital of the six dynasties, poems: "Jiangnan beautiful land, Jinling Imperial Continent". The beauty of the poem! Fu Shanxiang is considered one, but since he left that night, Jing Yuan has not had the opportunity to see him, and it is strictly forbidden to leave the camp without permission in the army. Emperor, Hong Xiuquan is not called the emperor, but he is no different from the emperor, but this emperor is a little faint!

Tianjing City did not see the prosperous scene, but the cold northwest wind made people a little cool, and only after crossing the Dazhong Bridge did they have some popularity. On Zhongzheng Street, a tall gatehouse stands tall on the street, and a huge mansion behind the building is under construction, and the ambassador of its scale has to demolish the houses of half a street nearby, and only when I ask does I know that this is the mansion of Wei Changhui, the king of the north. There are Taiping soldiers and ordinary people who are building houses for Wei Changhui, most of them are women, maybe Fu Shanxiang is also in it, Jing Yuan looked at it with both eyes, there were too many people to see clearly.

Compared with the Beiwang Mansion under construction, the Yiwang Mansion located in Qingxili Lane in the north of the city is shabby, there is no tall gatehouse, and the courtyard wall is also old. Looking at the kings of Jinling, only the Wing King is the most virtuous, simple and loving the people, this is the Ming Lord in Jing Yuan's heart, if the Wing King is the emperor, will this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom still be destroyed? In an instant, a crazy idea appeared in Wang Jingyuan's mind, abolish the Heavenly King and establish the Wing King!

Yifu Chengxuan did not take Wang Jingyuan into the main hall, but into the side hall on the side. Wang Jingyuan saw a young man wearing a golden crown and a delicate face sitting in the hall, and there was a young woman holding a fan on the left and right, and the incense behind her was curling, like a fairy. Wang Jingyuan knew that it was the fourth person in the kingdom of heaven, the Winged King.

"Huang Jingyuan, the commander of the Eighth Army of the lowly right, paid a visit to His Royal Highness the Wing King, His Royal Highness is five thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

"Get up and talk!" The great god spoke.

Wang Jingyuan hunched his waist, not daring to look directly at this famous king who has gone down in history. On each side of the hall sat several high-ranking officials of the Wing Palace, and behind him were dozens of Wing Hall cronies, and the thick atmosphere made Jing Yuan a little cramped and uneasy.

"Six-in-one battle, you fought well, yesterday the king recommended you in front of His Royal Highness the East King, and the East King named you a military commander."

Wang Jingyuan thanked him and said: "I would like to thank the 9,000-year-old King of the East for his grace, and I would like to thank the Wing King for the 5,000-year-old appreciation......"

"Wait...... This king saw that you allowed Wen Yunwu and wanted to keep you serving in the Wing Palace, what do you think? ”

When Wang Jingyuan heard this, the Wing King personally solicited him, and immediately panicked, and involuntarily looked up at the hall, where the young man who was younger than himself was smiling at him. The Wing King, the highest figure in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a hero who has gone down in history, is beckoning to him, can he refuse? Wang Jingyuan hesitated.

"What, don't you look down on the Wing Palace?" Seeing him hesitate, the Wing King said with a smile.

"Your Royal Highness, the Wing Wangfu Heavenly Kingdom is blessed, the talent is prosperous, others can't ask for it, how dare you get carried away? It's just that the lowly position is lowly, and he is from the army, and he doesn't know what the rules are, so I'm afraid it will hinder the big things of His Highness. I wish to stain the battlefield with blood, do my best for the kingdom of heaven, be loyal to the king of heaven, and do my best for His Royal Highness. ”

Hearing Wang Jingyuan say this, the Wing King was a little embarrassed, but he smiled in a flash: "Haha, what a dedicated and loyal one, the Kingdom of Heaven needs a good general like you." You go, go back to the prime minister's office of the spring official and obey the orders. ”

"King Xie Yi, take the order from your humble position." Wang Jingyuan looked at the Winged King who was a little disappointed, and didn't say anything, but secretly made up his mind that he would not disappoint the Winged King.

After meeting the Wing King, Cheng Xuan, who had his own Wing Palace, led Wang Jingyuan to the Chunguan Zheng Prime Minister's Office. Speaking of this wing palace officials, Wang Jingyuan felt strange, among the five feudal kings in this heavenly kingdom, except for the west king and the south king, the east king, the north king, and the wing king each have six officials, and each minister is also called Shangshu, but the heavenly king's mansion does not set up six departments. Since ancient times, the monarchy has been centralized and autocratic, like such a strong minister and weak lord, no dynasty in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties has ever had such a thing. The chaos of the official system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was reflected in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. For example, Wang Jingyuan is going to meet the prime minister of Chunguanzheng.

The post of prime minister originated in the Warring States period, and it took 1,500 years for Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, to depose and kill Hu Weiyong. The prime minister commanded hundreds of officials, assisted the emperor in governing national affairs, and unified everything. In history, there are many good ministers and famous ministers, such as Lü Buwei, Xiao He, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, Wen Tianxiang, and ......, and their intelligence and fame are all the best in the world. But the prime minister, as the emperor's humerus, is above 10,000 people under one person, and he is often a civil official who lives in the high temple hall. But the prime ministers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are mostly generals who lead the troops, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang, and Ji Wenyuan Needless to say, this Hu Yihuang is also a general who leads an army.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom stipulates that only the palace of the prince can be called the palace, and the prime minister's mansion is called the government, and the prime minister's mansion is called the government, and the prime minister and below have no chance to open the government, so they can only live in the camp. After the capital of the Kingdom of Heaven was established, men and women were divided into camps, and in addition to the kings, there were only two people, Qin Rigang, the prime minister of Tianguanzheng, and Hu Yihuang, the prime minister of Chunguanzheng, just because the two of them were crowned prime ministers when they were crowned kings in Yong'an. Hu Yihuang is in charge of spring official affairs, and he is the father of the uprising, within the kingdom of heaven, below the kings, except for Qin Rigang, he is the most respectful, and his yakai is on the right side of Fudong Street.