As the provincial capital of Henan, Kaifeng was the first provincial capital conquered by the Taiping Army during the Northern Expedition. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although the Northern Expedition had already failed at that time, after the Taiping army led by Zeng Lichang conquered Kaifeng, it immediately expanded to Henan based on Kaifeng. In the following two years, through the Zhao'an Twist Army, the Northern Expeditionary Army, which returned south from Beijing, not only gained a foothold in Henan, but also relied on Zhao'an Twist

Zeng Lichang and others, who occupy Henan, made a super-unexpected momentum.

Known as the 500,000 North Road Taiping Army!

Even after the East King of Tianjing got the news, although he was eager to kill Zeng Lichang of the Northern Expedition, he finally pinched his nose and recognized the so-called "Northern Road Taiping Army", because the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, although the Northern Road Taiping Army is under the banner of the Taiping Army, but in fact, Tianjing's influence on it is extremely limited.

After the death of King Yu and the whereabouts of King Luo, the Taiping Army of the North Road, which seemed to be strong and strong, suddenly collapsed into more than a dozen forces with large and small forces, and the most powerful of them was the Kaifeng Left-behind Crown Three appointed by Zeng Lichang before the Western Expedition, he was not a Liangguang person, but a person from the three official sets of Wang Lou in Xiayi, Henan, and most of them were born with mud legs, he was born in Wu Xiucai, whether it was in the twist or the Taiping Army, he was relatively strong in martial arts, and knew the martial arts, back then, he had followed Zeng Lichang to the north to conquer Beijing, After returning to Henan, under the order of Zeng Lichang, he and his younger brother Wang Fan and Song Xiyuan recruited rope twisters everywhere, which can be said to have made great contributions to the Taiping Army to gain a firm foothold in Henan, and won Zeng Lichang's task.

It is also because of this, when Zeng Lichang went west, he deliberately ordered him to stay in Kaifeng, and the king of Yu died, and the whereabouts of King Luo were unknown.

On the other hand, he protected the families of the princes, prime ministers, and generals in the city, and seemed to have the appearance of loyal ministers, but this did not mean that he would miss the opportunity in front of him.

Wang Guansan's wishful thinking was suddenly broken, and just as he was suffering from gains and losses for the sake of "name", the news that the righteous army went north to Henan made him even more frightened, maybe others didn't know, but he knew very well that the reason why Zeng Lichang was invincible at the beginning was all the thousands of foreign guns and foreign cannons sold by the righteous army when he left Hubei.

It is precisely because he has a certain understanding of the strength of the righteous army, after getting the news that the righteous army is going north, Wang Guansan suddenly became nervous, and immediately convened his close confidant He Yongchen, He Yongchen was born in Xiucai, the two met when Wang Guansan took the martial arts examination, and after Wang Guansan returned south with the Taiping Army, He Yongchen has always been his cronies.

"Ranping, what do you think of this now? This righteous army Northern Expedition, what do you think we should do? ”

Faced with the Prime Minister's inquiry, He Yongchen first sat down on the chair, and then said:

"Prime Minister, I have a plan to save my brothers from fire and water and avoid annihilation."

When Wang Guan Trinity heard this, he immediately asked:

"Ranping, what's the best way to talk about it quickly?"

He Yongchen smiled:

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister Zhu of Wuchang's troops are well-trained and well-armed, we can't be the enemy of them, and we can't win no matter what. Abandon the city, if you go to other places, I am afraid that it will be difficult to raise food. At that time, the morale of the brothers will naturally be even lower, and I am afraid that they will disperse without a fight. ”

The sad crown nodded and said:

"What do you think?"

"Prime Minister, I want to ......"

He Yongchen looked a little hesitant.

"I'm responsible for big things! Say it quickly, say it quickly. Does Ran Ping want to submit to Prime Minister Zhu? ”

"Fight for the jade silk, write a paper and send it to Wuchang ......"

He Yongchen said as he carefully observed the subtle changes on Wang Guansan's face, and then changed his words when he frowned.

"This is obviously not good, not to mention anything else, then Zhu Yifeng is the prime minister, and the brother is also the prime minister, how can the brother be submissive to him? Furthermore, with the hundreds of thousands of heroes of the Taiping Army on our North Road, how can Zhu Yifeng tolerate it, and if he can't tolerate it, what will happen then? ”

Xiucai knows the affairs of the world without going out, and the old things in the history books give He Yongchen enough reasons to be considerable, and Zhu Yifeng will definitely not tolerate them at that time.

Wang Guansan lowered his head and pondered for a while after listening to He Yongchen's words, then raised his head and said:

"Brother Xian, what you said also makes sense, so what do you say you should do?"

Hit, can't beat. It's also a dead end, and this will make the crown three even more distressed.

"Send someone to Anqing and take refuge in the Wing King!"

"Take refuge in Shi Dakai?"

Looking at He Yongchen in surprise, Wang Guansan looked at him with some confusion.

"That's right! Prime Minister, although the Winged King has escaped from Tianjing now, how can the Winged King's prestige be comparable to Wei Changhui? Wei Changhui's indiscriminate killing in Tianjing has long been dissatisfied with the subjects, and then, it is just a tool used by the king of heaven, since it is used up, then it is natural to unload the mill and kill the donkey, now the wing king in Anqing has raised troops to appease, please kill Wei Changhui, if my estimate is good, soon the king will order to kill Wei Changhui, when the time comes, the wing king can monopolize the government, and now it is the right time to take refuge in Shi Dakai. ”

As soon as He Yongchen's words said this, Wang Guansan immediately frowned and said.

"But let's not abandon Henan and go straight to Anhui!"

"Hmph, why do you want to abandon Henan, when the time comes, let's ask the Wing King to come forward to administer justice!"

With a sneer, He Yongchen expressed his thoughts.

"Please ask the Winged King to come forward and administer justice? You mean, use the Wing King to block the surname Zhu? ”

In an instant, Wang Guansan understood what he meant, he did not take refuge in the Wing King at all, but in the name of taking refuge in the Wing King, he used the Wing King to block Zhu Yifeng and let him throw a mouse.

"That's right, since everyone is also a minister of the kingdom of heaven, and he Prime Minister Zhu Cheng raised an army to attack me, it is inevitable that I will ask the kingdom of heaven to come forward to uphold justice!"

"I don't know if the Wing King will be willing to speak for us when the time comes!"

This is the most critical place, in Wang Guansan's opinion, isn't the reason why Zhu Yifeng is going north now is because Tianjing is unable to take care of other places?

"It doesn't matter if you want to do it or not, when the time comes, King Yi will preside over the government, and he must do something, whether he wants to or not, he must come forward, not to mention, we will return to him!"

After pondering for a moment, Wang Guansan said:

"Brother Xian's idea is good, but I just don't know, now I send someone to Anqing, it's not in a hurry! In case our people haven't arrived in Anqing yet, the rebels over there will hit Kaifeng, how can we clean it up then! ”

Perhaps because of the excitement, the title of the crown triple also changed.

"Prime Minister, let's come together on both sides, send people to Anqing on the one hand, and Wuchang on the other!"

"Go to Wuchang!"

"Yes, go to Wuchang and ask Prime Minister Zhu Cheng why he attacked my Heavenly Brother, of course, I have to persuade him to withdraw from the army, in the opinion of the younger brother, you might as well take out one million taels of silver from the treasury as a withdrawal payment."

"There's no problem with the silver, anyway, the silver in the library was all stolen at the beginning, but the people who go to Wuchang must be bold and sharp, where can they find people?"

"The younger brother is willing to go to Wuchang, and he will not hesitate to be afraid of the prime minister."

"Good brother!"

Wang Guansan immediately stood up and said excitedly.

"I'm bothering you to go to Wuchang to say that Prime Minister Zhu will withdraw ...... army."

"Not only do I want to move Prime Minister Zhu Cheng to withdraw the army, if there is a chance, I am also going to go to Anqing or Tianjing to meet the Wing King, after all, when the time comes, it is only natural for us to meet the Wing King as a subordinate of the Wing Palace, and besides, if the younger brother is not bad, he Zhu Cheng will not retreat!"

With his eyes squinted, He Yongchen said with great certainty.

"Won't retreat? He won't retreat, so what are we going to do? ”

"Prime Minister, it's not that he won't withdraw from the army, but no one will spit out the meat that he eats in his mouth, in the eyes of the younger brother, until the younger brother convinces him, he will not only occupy half of Henan, but we also have to cut out a piece of meat!"

"Cut out a piece of meat?"

This will crown the third person but he doesn't understand what he means.

"Even if you cede him some territory, I'm afraid it will be difficult to impress him with silver alone, since Prime Minister Zhu Cheng has gone north, it is impossible to return in vain!"

"Turf? What land do we have to cede to him? ”

Wang Guansan was suddenly anxious, and there was only one Kaifeng Mansion in his control, and it was someone else's territory when he left Kaifeng Mansion.

"Prime Minister, we don't have it, but others don't!"

"Someone else?"

With his eyes wide open, Wang Guansan looked at He Yongchen in surprise.

"Yes, for example, the left beard of Henan Mansion, when Tongguan was recaptured by the Qing Demon, he failed to send troops to rescue, which is a big crime, if it weren't for the peace of the Taiping Army on the North Road, how could he be allowed to do so far, when the time comes, let's hand over Henan Mansion to Prime Minister Zhu, as for his left beard, whether to kill or chop, it depends on him Prime Minister Zhu!"

He Yongchen's generosity was heard in Wang Guansan's ears, so he nodded and said.

"I think this is the idea, just do it, if it weren't for his surname Zuo as a stumbling block, how could our Taiping Army on the North Road end up in today's field......"

Although he said so, in fact, Wang Guansan himself was glad that King Luo could not return from Tongguan, if not, how could he control Kaifeng. Once anyone has tasted the delicacy of power, he will never give it up easily, just as he sent people to Tianjing to try to seek "fame".

"When are you going to go?"

"It's sooner rather than later! I'm ready to go over today! ”

Nodding, Wang Guansan admonished:

"Brother Xian, you went to Wuchang this time to put the safety of the Taiping Army on my North Road in danger, and the responsibility is heavy, and you must not make a mistake."

He Yongchen said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, I will be cautious and will never disappoint the Prime Minister."

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