The Treaty of Nanjing, because of the involvement of the Taiping Army, was not signed in the end.

However, the Treaty of Nanjing, as well as the traitorous behavior of the British in losing power, were propagated by the British in advance, so almost everyone in the entire Qing Dynasty knew about it.

Later, it was reported that the Treaty of Nanjing was recaptured by the Qing soldiers, and the Qing Dynasty was determined to defend the country and fight to the death with the British.

In the Forbidden City, Emperor Daoguang sat on the dragon chair, frowning.

After investigation, he naturally already knew that it was not his Qing court that killed the British army this time and took back the Treaty of Nanjing, but Hong Xiuquan, the thief.

However, now that the whole people are unanimous in the outside world, they all feel that he is going to fight against the British army, and the atmosphere of the War of Resistance is high, and he is already difficult to ride a tiger, and it is difficult to negotiate peace if he wants to stop the war.

In addition, the British will not believe the truth, after all, although Hong Xiuquan's influence is great, there are still only Guiping and Pingnan counties, whether it is for the Qing Dynasty or the British, there is no need to worry, so the spearhead of the British will only face the Qing Dynasty.

After a long time, Emperor Daoguang, who had a bitter face, finally spoke, "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think I should do?" ”

"War, since it has come to this point, let's fight to the death with Britain!"

"And, this time I was framed by Hong Xiuquan and other anti-thieves, let's just make it clear."

Two very different opinions were raised.

Emperor Daoguang was silent, his heart was extremely depressed, he didn't have any great talent, he just took over this country from his ancestors, but he didn't want to sit down and enjoy happiness for a few years, so he had something to do.

In Emperor Daoguang's view, he does not seek to expand his territory and establish any great achievements, as long as he guards this family business and hands the country into the hands of his son.

But he didn't want this simple wish to be unfulfilled, he was a little dazed, and finally looked at Qi Ying, the signatory of the first Nanjing Treaty, "Qi Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

"Emperor" Qiying never thought that the Nanjing Treaty would be broken by Hong Xiuquan and others, to be honest, he was very fortunate in his heart at the moment, he did not become a sinner for the ages after all, this is already the best result.

"War, Your Majesty, I am a great country, how can I give in to these foreign devils, and their greed is beyond imagination, this Nanjing Treaty, in which the unreasonable conditions put forward by the British, the emperor also knew, fortunately it was stopped."

"So, we can't back down anymore, we have to fight, Your Majesty."

Qi Ying's words surprised everyone, he was originally the main peace, but he didn't want to change his attention, and the atmosphere of the main battle was high for a while.

However, no one took the initiative to ask for war, and after being peaceful for so long, these officials, even some military generals, were almost rusty and did not dare to take on such a heavy responsibility.

Seeing that no one answered, Lin Zexu, who was invited back to the capital again because of this incident, thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to recommend the two of you." ”

"Oh? Who? ”

"Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang."

……

Guiping County, Guan Fu and others returned and successfully completed the task.

"Commander Guan, it's the first time to fight, but you have made such a feat, congratulations!" Guan Fu and the others had just come back and met Yang Xiuqing, who had come to Guiping to report the situation, and Yang Xiuqing also knew that Guan Fu and the others had blocked the Nanjing Treaty this time, so they had this mouth.

Guan Fu arched his hand, called "Commander Yang", and then said: "Commander Yang is also here to see the commander?" ”

"Yes, you and I are on the same road." Yang Xiuqing glanced at Guan Fu meaningfully, and then walked towards the council hall with Guan Fu.

in the council hall.

The generals of the Taiping Army gathered here again, Hong Renkong paced, and suddenly saw Yang Xiuqing and Guan Fu coming, and laughed: "Xiuqing, Brother Guan, just wait for the two of you, come in quickly." ”

A group of people gathered around a large table, there was no distinction between high and low, and they were all full of energy and eager to try, which was the meeting system implemented by Hong Renkong.

For this system implemented by Hong Renkong, the generals of the Taiping Army have already changed from the first shock to the current habit, and they all sit in their seats, waiting for a moment of discussion.

Only Guan Fu was a little dumbfounded at the moment, he really didn't understand what kind of organization was in front of him, there was no hierarchical subordinate position, there was no serious atmosphere, just sat down and discussed together.

With curiosity, Guan Fu sat down.

"Brothers, today's parliament, discuss two things about our blocking of the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing and our plans in the future, the old rules, everyone speak freely, come to a brainstorming method!"

"Brainstorming?"

"It is to express their own opinions, not to seek whether it is right or not, in order to gather the wisdom of everyone to solve the problem." Shi Dakai explained to Guan Fu.

In Guan Fu's puzzlement, Yang Xiuqing was the first to stand up as he did last time, and said: "Commander, it is really a clever act of our army to prevent the signing of the Nanjing Treaty this time, and to force the Qing court to make a decision to 'fight' with falsehood. ”

"In addition, judging from the intelligence of our army in the past few days, the Qing court is moving troops to the coast, and there is no intention to deal with our Taiping army, and the British army is also increasing troops to the coast, so it can be seen that the Qing court has no intention of dealing with us for the time being."

Yang Xiuqing's analysis was in place, everyone nodded frequently, Yang Xiuqing saw this and continued: "Therefore, we can ignore the matter of stopping the Nanjing Treaty, and the next thing we should consider is to strengthen ourselves and continue to attack other places." ”

"Xiuqing, this matter can't be rushed! The Qing soldiers were still fighting with the British, and if we suddenly attacked, wouldn't it anger the Qing court and make them turn their guns against us? Shi Dakai asked rhetorically.

"You, Dakai, last time you opposed sending troops, this time still, are you all greedy for life and afraid of death?" Yang Xiuqing looked around, looked at the people who advocated recuperation last time, except for Hong Renkong, and asked.

"Jokes, I'm naturally not afraid of this."

"Yes, the war is the battle, these Qing soldiers are just wine bags and rice bags, we are not afraid of them."

Yang Xiuqing's words seemed to arouse everyone's enthusiasm, and many generals shouted, temporarily suppressing Shi Dakai and others, who advocated continuing to wait for the opportunity.

Half a sound, Hong Renkong said indifferently: "Why did Xiuqing say this? ”

"Commander, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The Qing soldiers are busy fighting against the British, it is our good opportunity, they are short of troop mobilization at the moment, if we are in one go, plus we have been recruiting troops and preparing for so long, and the commander you have made a batch of foreign guns, we have the strength to attack any place! ”

"Makes sense."

"Yes! Reasonable. Several people nodded secretly, but seeing that Hong Renkong did not obviously agree, they did not dare to speak casually.

Hong Renkong looked around, all kinds of eyes converged, most of them were the same thoughts as Yang Xiuqing, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "You are all old people, since the Jintian Uprising, we have been together, and so far, it has been nearly a year since our uprising. ”

"However, we are still succumbing to this small Guiping and Pingnan counties, and we have not done the slightest. Do you think that I, the commander, have delayed everyone and lost my original heroic ambition? ”

Hong Renkong's generous words came out, everyone was silent, and finally Yang Xiuqing arched his hand and said: "Don't think too much about the commander, we will follow the commander, we will naturally follow the commander's orders, there is no other word, besides, this opportunity has come again, I think the commander will not stop everyone from fighting." ”

"Yes! Commander, don't blame yourself. ”

"We must win several provinces and cities in one go this time."

"I want to personally arrest Yong'an's county order."

……

Since the Jintian Uprising, everyone has put life and death aside, but they have been comfortable for so long, and everyone is eager for a big war, which is understandable, so when Yang Xiuqing's words fell, many people echoed it, and it seems that the Taiping Army went to war It seems that it is a fact that can no longer be changed.

Hong Renkong was silent until the noise of the crowd slowly subsided, and when he looked at him as the coach, Hong Renkong said calmly: "If I say that now is not the time to fight, what then?" ”

The calm words, like a storm, instantly startled everyone, and they were silent for a while.