Chapter 4 Dry King Hong Renxuan

Hong Tiangui wanted to meet Hong Renxuan, one of the few people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who understood. Moreover, he has already obtained the permission of the Heavenly King, and has the privilege of the Young Heavenly King, so it is not difficult to travel. Hong Tiangui doesn't like extravagant pleasures, and he doesn't have this mood, so naturally everything is simple.

In 1862, Tianjing City was quite depressed, although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom established a government based on the Han court system, but the system was quite chaotic, it seems that there is a shadow of the Tang and Song dynasties, and there are also the shelves of the Ming Dynasty, but it is plausible, quite chaotic, coupled with the Taiping army's continuous war, so that the finances of the heavenly kingdom are tight, except for the princes, the life of the grass people is quite difficult.

Hong Tiangui doesn't know much about the system of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, after all, Hong Tiangui in this life has nothing but his identity, after all, there is a gap of a century and a half in his previous life, and many things have been tampered with beyond recognition. That's why Hong Tiangui came up with the idea and used his own eyes to see the current situation in Tianjing.

"The extravagance of the Heavenly King's Mansion is in stark contrast to the poverty of the people, and such a rapidly decaying regime will inevitably be eliminated by the times, even if it is not destroyed by the Qing Dynasty." Hong Tiangui's expression was solemn, but he sighed helplessly in his heart.

The news of the loss of Anqing made the atmosphere of Heaven more tense, although the pedestrians on the road looked hurried, but if you look closely, you can see panic on the faces of passers-by full of vegetables.

Hong Tiangui sees everything in his eyes, but it is difficult to turn things around by himself.

The area of the Ganwang Mansion is not large, at least it is difficult to compare with the magnificent Tianwang Mansion. Moreover, Hong Renxuan has stayed in the ocean, seen the advanced overseas, and is worried about the current situation of the Heavenly Kingdom, so naturally he does not pursue pleasure as those kings who were born in a reckless manner. Although Hong Renxuan has no real power, he is an outstanding figure among the Hong clan after all, and he is also one of the few officials in the Kingdom of Heaven who can be pragmatic, so Hong Xiuquan uses him and does not believe him.

Hong Ying had already informed the godlord of the news of her coming.

For Hong Tiangui's visit, King Gan was quite surprised, he was already waiting at the gate of the palace, and saw Hong Tiangui with a smile on his face from a distance.

"Young Heavenly King Hongfu Qitian!" Hong Renxuan saluted from afar. As a prince of heaven, he is not a god, just a mortal, so naturally he needs to kneel and bow, even if Hong Renxuan has a straight temper, he is not very convinced by his eldest brother Hong Xiuquan's set, but the system is the system, and it must be obeyed.

"Uncle Wang is exempt, the haste of Tiangui's arrival this time has caused trouble to Uncle Wang." Hong Tiangui smiled and spoke, Hong Tiangui didn't even bother to mention those false words like gods and ghosts.

Now that the situation in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has been eroded to such an extent, indulging in those illusory myths and stories, it can only be the fate of waiting for death. Hong Tiangui didn't want to die, he experienced death once before he understood the preciousness of life, Hong Tiangui wanted to live, and he had to live better than in his previous life.

A flash of surprise flashed on Hong Renxuan's face, and his gaze at Hong Tiangui was also a little more curious. You must know that he often goes to the Heavenly King's Mansion and has seen Hong Tiangui a lot of times, and he disagrees with Hong Xiuquan's way of teaching his son, Hong Renxuan, but unfortunately he is only the king, not the king.

"Why is Uncle Wang in a daze, didn't my nephew even have a glass of water and wine when he came?" Hong Tiangui smiled. Hong Renxuan is the second heavyweight of the Kingdom of Heaven that he has seen since he was reborn, no matter what impression Hong Tiangui left on him before, the current Hong Tiangui wants him to see the change.

"Yes, there is ......, Your Highness, please!" Hong Renxuan hurriedly let Hong Tiangui to the mansion and ordered the people in the mansion to serve tea and feast.

Hong Tiangui did not stop him, nor did he say anything, and he was ambiguous about Hong Renxuan's several verbal temptations, which made Hong Renxuan confused, that is, surprised by Hong Tiangui's performance, and full of curiosity about the purpose of Hong Tiangui's trip.

"Uncle Ganwang, what do you think of the current situation in the Kingdom of Heaven?" After talking for a long time, Hong Tiangui still decided to get straight to the point and said, not only because of the god king who accompanied the young king to death in his memory, but also because of today's contact. He is a hypnotist, majoring in psychology, and can analyze a person's personality from their face and conversation. And Hong Renxuan's performance is in line with the category of loyalty, and he should be trustworthy for the time being.

Hong Renxuan's eyes lit up, his heart moved, and he said in a deep voice: "What does Your Highness think?" ”

"Old fox!" Hong Tiangui secretly scolded that even loyal ministers who have been proven by history have their own thoughts and calculations, and in the face of Hong Xiuquan's theological rule, even Hong Renxuan, who has been in contact with the West, has to be cautious.

"It's not good, it's very bad, in my opinion, if the situation doesn't change much, within two years, the kingdom of heaven will die!"

Facing Hong Tiangui's "bold words", Hong Renxuan stood up suddenly in shock.

"Your Highness...... You ......"

"Uncle Ganwang, I think you have seen this, the decay of the Kingdom of Heaven is everywhere, the people's aspirations of the Jintian Uprising have changed, the Emperor of Heaven and Brother Heaven cannot save the Kingdom of Heaven, only by changing, fundamentally changing the Kingdom of Heaven can there be a faint hope." Hong Tiangui smiled bitterly, this is not alarmist, I believe that every person of insight in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will see this, but they dare not say it, because Hong Xiuquan, who is immersed in the inheritance of the Heavenly Kingdom for thousands of years, will not listen at all.

Hong Renxuan looked at him fixedly, with a wry smile on his respectful face. Although he didn't see as thoroughly as Hong Renxuan, he knew that the kingdom of heaven was now like a terminally ill patient, the kings supported the army and respected themselves, and the two peasant dictatorships of Hong Renda and Hong Renfa above the court, and the separation between the king and the generals, coupled with the Qing army's pressing step by step, besieged on three sides, so that Tianjing was under siege. Unlike the Heavenly King's belief that the Kingdom of Heaven could break the siege of the Qing Demon as he did in the early days of Dingding Tianjing, Hong Renxuan did not have this confidence.

"Uncle Ganwang, I need your help!" Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice.

"Does Your Highness know how difficult it is to do this? King...... He doesn't trust me! Hong Renxuan smiled bitterly. Hong Tiangui's transformation made him feel a lot of pressure. He even suspected in his heart that there was someone behind Hong Tiangui, but he quickly denied this idea.

"That's why I came to Uncle Ganwang. You are a child of the Hong family, and you have been to the West, you have seen Western democracy, you are the military master of the Kingdom of Heaven, and your status is respected, and I am the young king of the Kingdom of Heaven, the prince of the Kingdom of Heaven, with your help I have the confidence to control the situation in the Kingdom of Heaven in a very short period of time, Uncle Ganwang, now it depends on whether you have the courage to do so. Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice. His eyes burned as he stared. He wasn't worried that Hong Renxuan would snitch, even if he did? Even the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan would not believe that he said these words. What's more, he is a young heavenly king, a demigod existence, how can he be shaken by the words of a mortal.

Of course, Hong Tiangui believes that Hong Renxuan will cooperate with him, because for an ambitious and vengeful politician, he cannot refuse this temptation to take power no matter what.

"Your Highness, this matter is a big matter, please think twice." Hong Renxuan spoke cautiously. This kind of major event that affects his fate, he needs to seriously consider the gains and losses, even if he is a child of the Hong family, once the incident happens, there will still be no good fruit to eat. The king of heaven has been moody for the past two years, and it is possible to kill himself.

Hong Tiangui nodded and said in a deep voice: "This matter can be done slowly, but there are two things that must be handled. The first thing, in the name of you and my young king, let the British king Chen Yucheng give up the plan of dividing the troops and marching into the northwest as soon as possible, all the Taiping Tian** teams west of Tianjing except for the Yiwang Department should be assigned to the command of the British king, under the current situation, the British king should give up opening up the territory and go all out to fight against the Qing army Zeng Guo Domain, only when the British king's war in the west is well fought, we can not see a single soldier of the Hunan army in Tianjing City. ”

Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice.

Hong Renxuan looked at Hong Tiangui in a daze, as if he knew Hong Tiangui for the first time.

"Uncle Ganwang, don't look at me with this kind of eyes, the Heavenly King issued an edict to let me draft the decree on my behalf a few years ago, and I came here to hope that you will come forward to draft the decree, and I will be responsible for all other issues!"

"The Heavenly King agreed?" Hong Renxuan is not a fool, and he will not do this kind of thing just because of Hong Tiangui's words.

"Will agree!" Hong Tiangui said firmly.

Hong Renxuan didn't believe it, this kind of thing was related to the grand strategy of the Heavenly Kingdom, and even if the Heavenly King was arbitrary, it would be impossible for Hong Tiangui to say it. What's more, he, the main army division, has no name and power, and without Hong Xiuquan's consent, the edict will not be able to leave Tianjing City.

"Uncle Ganwang, listen well, the second will is for Li Xiucheng, the king of loyalty, I know his thoughts, Shanghai is indeed tempting, but as a large city in the Far East, we must put a long line to catch big fish, instead of fishing with all our might. You will draw up the specific will, so that Li Xiucheng will exercise restraint and not take the initiative to attack Shanghai without my order. ”

Hong Renxuan was stupid again, Li Xiucheng had hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, except for the Heavenly King, I am afraid that no one would dare to order him like this.

"By the way, in the will, it may be better to reveal that the Kingdom of Heaven will form a headquarters outside the six departments to command all the soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Heaven, and this commander of the King of Heaven will choose between the King of England, the King of Loyalty and the King of Wings, I believe Li Xiucheng will understand."

"The High Command? Does His Highness mean to restore the authority of the former Eastern King Zhengtianshi? A faint excitement flashed in Hong Renxuan's eyes.

"Almost, but Uncle Ganwang, the so-called national affairs are not only the army, Uncle Ganwang is stronger than government affairs but weaker than the military, the position of the military division should actually die after the Tianjing Incident, why should Uncle Ganwang be nostalgic!" Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice.

Hong Renxuan looked at Hong Tiangui, who was full of energy, and faintly had the shadow of Hong Xiuquan when he was young, but if he looked closely, it was different, Hong Tiangui's appearance was more immature, and the expression in his eyes was more firm.

Looking at Hong Tiangui, Hong Renxuan suddenly had a rush through, an impulse to break through with this young man. You must know that this is the first time that he has given birth to such a glimmer of hope for the kingdom of heaven in more than two years since he came to Tianjing.

"Your Highness, as long as you can talk about the Heavenly King, the minister is willing to follow His Highness's work as a dog and horse." Hong Renxuan's gaze gradually became firm.

Hong Tiangui was overjoyed in his heart, he knew that Hong Renxuan had begun to value his opinion, which undoubtedly gave him a reliable ally in the chaotic Tianjing City. The fundamental reason why it is so easy is the two words "orthodoxy". No matter how Hong Xiuquan mythologizes the kingdom of heaven, he Hong Tiangui is a well-deserved prince of the kingdom of heaven, and once the monarch loses his morality, the prince will often become the hope of everyone.

"Uncle Ganwang rest assured, since this king dares to open this mouth, he has his own way, Uncle Ganwang still needs to hurry up and draft the decree, we don't have much time, we must set things right as soon as possible and pull the kingdom of heaven back from the abyss."

"Yes!"

After that, Hong Renxuan told Hong Tiangui about the current situation in detail, in addition to letting Hong Tiangui understand the situation in the heavenly kingdom, there was also a heart of test.

In this regard, while Hong Tiangui frowned deeply, he also put forward a lot of suggestions for changes, and every time he made amazing words, Hong Renxuan changed from initial surprise to shock, until surprise and admiration.

Hong Tiangui is also secretly proud, after all, it is from the era of the information explosion in later generations, many things that the ancients could not see through, but Hong Tiangui can see through the essence at a glance. Just like his two decrees issued in place of the Heavenly King, they can undoubtedly improve the current situation in the Heavenly Kingdom, and at the worst can prevent the situation from worsening.

As long as the British King Chen Yucheng stopped the eastward advance of Zeng Guofan, the situation in the heavenly kingdom would not be completely eroded. And to stop the British king from attacking Shanghai, it was not that Hong Tiangui did not covet the prosperity of Shanghai, but that he knew that Li Xiucheng would not succeed, Shanghai was the largest gathering point of Western powers in China, and they would not allow Shanghai to be destroyed. What's more, the advantage of the great powers is in the navy, with the help of naval artillery, the attack on Shanghai is difficult, and it will also cause the great powers to frantically make up for it, which will do more harm than good to the situation in the heavenly kingdom.