Chapter 12: Shocking Changes (4)
Hong Tiangui's expression was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "All those ruffians and nobles of the heavenly kingdom who are in the lawsuits will be put into the West Market and beheaded, and the children of the vassal kings and generals will be imprisoned alone, no one is allowed to visit, and all the others will be sent to the city defense department to work as coolies." ”
"Your Highness, do you need an interrogation from the chief officer of Tianjing?" Hong Renzheng asked in a deep voice.
"No need, it's a heavenly axiom to pay for life."
Hong Renzheng saw that Hong Tiangui had already made up his mind, so he didn't dare to refute it, so he quickly went down to make arrangements.
"Come on, let King Fu come to see me!"
Soon, King Fu's slightly obese body came panting.
"I've seen His Royal Highness the Young Heavenly King!"
Hong Tiangui looked at him and said with a slight smile: "King Fu has worked hard, this time things are good, this king has already detained those noble sons and daughters alone, they are all descendants of the heroes of the heavenly kingdom, naturally they can't be killed at will like those slaves, so this king has a task for you." ”
Hearing Hong Tiangui's praise, King Fu was overjoyed, but when he heard that Hong Tiangui had given him another task, he chuckled in his heart, for fear that it would be the kind of work that would offend people again.
"King Fu, before you were in charge of the household department, you should know how weak the finances of the kingdom of heaven are now, it is difficult for this king's clever woman to cook without rice, and now the front line of the kingdom of heaven is constantly fighting, so this king needs money, needs a lot of money, do you understand what this king means?" Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice.
King Fu looked puzzled, but looked at Hong Tiangui's eager eyes. There was a sudden movement in my heart.
"Your Highness, the minister's family still has some silver taels and grain, and he is willing to donate them to the kingdom of heaven to tide over the predicament." King Fu said loudly.
"Really?" Hong Tiangui was overjoyed, got up from his seat, and helped King Fu up.
"Uncle Fuwang, you are really a loyal minister of the kingdom of heaven! I don't know how much food and materials Uncle Fu can donate? Hong Tiangui's face was full of eagerness, and he couldn't wait to hug King Fu and kiss him.
King Fu felt very uncomfortable, he subconsciously took a step back, and said, "Weichen is willing...... Donate a ...... of silver 10,000 taels, 10,000 taels of food to help military funds. ”
"Ten thousand taels of silver, ten thousand buckets of grain?" The smile on Hong Tiangui's face disappeared, and he looked slightly dissatisfied. Ten thousand taels of silver and ten thousand buckets of grain are definitely not a small number, enough for half a month's food of the British Crown Department on the Western Front. But it's not enough to sustain high-intensity combat.
"Your Highness, this is the limit that Weichen can take out, there is no more!" A look of frustration leaked from King Fu's face. Of course his words are not true, but silver ten thousand taels and grain ten thousand buckets are definitely a huge amount of money, especially food ten thousand buckets, in this chaotic era, there is food at home, and there is no panic in his heart, although Hong Renda is in a high position in the kingdom of heaven, but the peasant habits in his bones have not changed, and there are several granaries of 100,000 buckets in his home, which is the belongings he has accumulated over the years, and now he suddenly takes out ten thousand buckets to make him extremely painful.
"Uncle Fu Wang misunderstood, you can take out so much silver and grain is the greatest contribution to the kingdom of heaven, this king will definitely inform you Aiqing when the ministers discuss tomorrow, so that they can see King Fu's loyalty to the kingdom of heaven." Hong Tiangui said with a smile. Such a gentle smile was the first time that King Fu had seen it since he ascended the throne. This made him feel a little comforted in his heart, and ten thousand taels of silver and ten thousand buckets of grain were finally not wasted.
"King Fu, it's not difficult for this king to let you help, and you can even make a fortune if you do it well." Hong Tiangui said with a smile.
As soon as he heard it, he could make a fortune, and the greed in Hong Renda's bones was aroused.
"What did Your Highness say?"
Hong Tiangui smiled slightly, picked up a document on the table behind him and handed it to King Fu.
"This Imperial Forest Army operation has captured a total of thirty-two courtiers and noble children, these people are all favored young masters of each family, and if they fall into the hands of this king, they will not die and have to peel off a layer of skin, but now the situation in the kingdom of heaven is difficult, and all the noble courtiers should also contribute some strength to the kingdom of heaven, if these people's families can come up with enough donations, this king is not unable to turn a blind eye." Hong Tiangui smiled slightly, with a greedy look on his face.
Seeing Hong Tiangui's smile, King Fu's original apprehension disappeared. I was greatly relieved. After all, the Young Heavenly King is young, and such a greedy disposition is really easy to deal with, and he can get rid of the guilt with money, so there is room for his retainers to lead people to arrest the young masters of various noble families before.
Immediately after, Hong Renda thought of the possible benefits, and his whole breathing became rapid.
Making a fortune is indeed a fat difference that can make a fortune.
"Wechen will do it immediately!"
King Fu received the order and left briskly.
Looking at his brisk steps, Hong Tiangui sneered in his heart.
Late that night, Heavenly Sword took advantage of the night to enter the Heavenly King's Mansion, and behind him there were twenty people wearing the uniforms of the Imperial Forest Army, all of whom looked quite worried.
"Your Highness, Weichen lives up to his trust and picks out twenty usable people out of the five hundred Royal Forest Army."
"Only twenty people? No one else is available? Hong Tiangui asked in a deep voice. I was very dissatisfied. Let the Imperial Forest Army act today, Hong Tiangui sent the Heavenly Sword Daoist to follow, the purpose is very simple, to find the good seedlings available in the Royal Forest Army when they are moving, and use them to assemble their own personal guards. Now that Hong Xiuquan has been seriously injured by the assassination, he may come to his senses at any time, with Hong Xiuquan's character, he will definitely not sit still, so Hong Tiangui urgently needs a force that can be trusted.
"Your Highness, the time is too short to select in detail, these twenty people have a resolute personality, and obey orders resolutely, through inquiry, they are one of the few people in the Imperial Forest Army who insist on training for ten years, these people may not be as good as Weichen when they fight alone, but they will definitely die on the battlefield." Heavenly Sword said in a deep voice. He admired the twenty people behind him.
Hong Tiangui was moved, he had seen the skills of the Heavenly Sword Daoist, thirty or fifty people might not be able to enter the body, and the elite of a hundred battles who could be killed on the battlefield was absolutely trustworthy.
"Let's go, let's see!" Hong Xiuquan followed the Heavenly Sword Daoist into the backyard, and these people stood in the courtyard one by one like benchmarks. Sure enough, unlike the Guards you saw during the day, these twenty people stood there silently, but if you look into their eyes, you can see that there is incomparable concentration in them.
Hong Tiangui was greatly satisfied, and said in a deep voice: "You must know the identity of this king, and there is only one purpose for transferring you from the imperial forest army, that is, to form this king's personal guard, from today on, you are the king's personal guard, and the king's net worth and life are all entrusted to you." ”
Silence, extreme silence. But from the faintly shortened breathing of these people, Hong Tiangui heard a silent excitement.
"Those who have held military positions above the two Sima in the army, please step forward." Hong Tiangui shouted loudly.
As if they had been trained, everyone took a step forward neatly.
Hong Tiangui was surprised, these twenty people turned out to be officers, and they were not ordinary army commanders, but officers equivalent to the platoon commanders.
Hong Tiangui was overjoyed, these twenty people were all officers, which meant that once he had enough soldiers to replenish, he could immediately have troops above twenty Sima.
"Above the commander, the military rank takes a step forward." Hong Tiangui spoke again.
This time, almost nine people stepped forward.
Above the nine pawns, very good, there are many surprises.
"Above the brigade commander, the military rank takes a step forward." After saying that, Hong Tiangui himself didn't report hope, but what surprised him was that two of the nine people stepped forward at the same time.
Two brigade commanders! There were two brigade commanders among the twenty men.
"What's your two names?" Hong Tiangui asked in a deep voice.
"The last general, Wang Jian!" The man who was in his thirties first, but his face was white and pure, spoke in a deep voice.
"The last general, Xie Yuanbao!" The other looked to be about forty years old, with a beard and a crumpled military uniform. But when you look at the eyes, there is a sparkle in them, which makes people know that he is a capable person at a glance.
"Wang Jian, Xie Yuanbao, since the two of you are brigade commanders, why are you dressed like this?" Judging from the clothes on the two of them, the two are now just two captains of the Imperial Forest Army, and they are considered the lowest level officers, not even officers.
Wang Jian and Xie Yuanbao glanced at each other, and Wang Jian said in a deep voice: "Your Highness doesn't know, after the Tianjing City was broken, the two of us were promoted to brigade commanders because of their merits, and later the Tianjing Incident, the East King and his subordinates were killed, and the two of us, who were subordinates of Wei Changhui, the Northern King, were also implicated and removed from military positions. Because the two of us were helpless in Tianjing City, we joined the Imperial Forest Army to eat. ”
"The Northern King's subordinates?" Hong Tiangui was stunned. You must know that the Tianjing Incident was a turning point in the kingdom of heaven from prosperity to decline, and a large number of middle-level and high-level backbone talents were killed. Among these people, there were the deployment of the Eastern King who was killed by Wei Changhui, and the deployment of the Northern King who was killed by the Heavenly King afterwards, and even the deployment of the Wing King died a lot, and most of the backbone forces accumulated by the Jintian Uprising were lost. This result makes relatives and enemies happy, and Hong Tiangui regrets it every time he thinks about it.
It's a pity that these things have passed, even if Hong Tiangui has great ability, he didn't do it, and he found qualified officers to lead troops for him out of thin air.
"Wang Jian, Xie Yuanbao, apart from the two of you, are there other officers involved in the Tianjing Incident?" Hong Tiangui asked with hope.
Wang Jian's faces changed, Xie Yuanbao was a little hesitant, Wang Jian sighed, and said, "Your Highness, can the last general ask a question?" ”
Hong Tiangui was stunned for a moment and nodded.
"Is Your Highness willing to use us criminals?" Wang Jian's eyes stared at Hong Tiangui.
"Sinner? Where does this begin? In the eyes of this king, the Tianjing Incident was just a struggle for the rights of the East King and the North King, and you were just loyal to your duties, so what was wrong? Hong Tiangui said very sincerely.
Wang Jian's face showed excitement, and he said loudly: "Your Highness will reuse us?" ”
The expression on Hong Tiangui's face became serious, his eyes stared at Wang Jian and Xie Yuanbao's eyes, and he said extremely seriously: "As long as you are still loyal to the Kingdom of Heaven, this king will definitely use you greatly!" ”
Poof, Wang Jian and Xie Yuanbao knelt down all of a sudden.
"Your Highness, the two of us are willing to die for Your Highness! But after the Tianjing Incident that year, the others were disheartened and wanted to make them come back, hoping that His Highness would make a promise not to investigate their origins! ”