Chapter 3 The Times Are Not Good
Hong Ying entered the main hall of the Young Heavenly King's Mansion, this main hall is not big, there are several braziers burning inside, it is extremely warm, and it uses smokeless charcoal with added spices, and the smoke is not heavy.
"Sit down!" Hong Tiangui pointed to the soft stool on one side and said.
Hongying hesitated for a moment, but sat down obediently. Her eyes looked at Hong Tiangui, and she couldn't understand what His Royal Highness the Young Heavenly King was going to do.
"Tea!" Hong Tiangui spoke.
Hearing only a burst of Suosuo's voice, Yang Yujiao walked out clumsily with a cup of tea tray.
Hong Tiangui frowned, he didn't expect Yang Yujiao to be still here. Hong Tiangui's four concubines live in the apse, because Hong Tiangui is young and does not have a round house. There is no shortage of people waiting in the Tianwang Mansion during the day, and there are dozens of people serving Hong Tiangui alone. Only at night will one of the four concubines serve Hong Tiangui to rest.
"Yujiao, you go back first, I have something important to tell the female officer Hongying." Hong Tiangui opened his mouth, he wanted to hypnotize Hongying, and naturally he didn't want anyone to be present.
Yang Yujiao's face changed, she bit her lip, put down the teacup and left obediently. In her heart, she didn't understand why His Highness had become so indifferent.
"What is Your Highness looking for me?" Hongying spoke, obviously Hong Tiangui's unusual performance made her feel a little uneasy.
"Look me in the eye!" Hong Tiangui spoke.
Hong Ying was stunned and raised her eyes to look at Hong Tiangui.
"Are Your Highness's eyes uncomfortable?" Hongying spoke. Hong Tiangui's expression changed, shouldn't it, could it be that the control of the gods has failed.
"Ahem, it's okay, I'm just kidding, can the female official Hongying tell me about the situation outside the Heavenly King's Mansion?" Hong Tiangui asked in a deep voice.
"What does Your Highness want to know?" Hongying had a wary look on her face. No one dared to disobey the Heavenly King's pardon, at least no one dared to violate it openly, even if she was the concubine of the King of Heaven, she did not dare to take the risk.
"Don't worry, Lady Hongying, I know His Majesty's prohibition, but I am the Young Heavenly King of the Heavenly Kingdom, and I am thirteen years old this year, so I should know something. What's more, this should also be what Uncle Wang meant! Hong Tiangui smiled and spoke.
Hongying's expression changed greatly, and the whole person stood up and said, "Your Highness, Hongying doesn't understand this. ”
Hong Tiangui smiled and waved his hand, "Hongying, don't panic, do you remember the edict issued by His Majesty Heavenly Father last July?" ”
Hongying's expression changed again, and she said uncertainly: "But the edict issued by the Heavenly King to order the Young Heavenly King to write the edict?" ”
Hong Tiangui nodded, this was also the broken memory he sorted out in his mind. Of course, no one took this edict seriously, but this edict was the last edict issued by the emperor himself from last year to today.
"Your Highness, although Hongying understands what His Highness means, will the Heavenly King still admit it now?" Hong Ying shook her head, thinking of what the god king Hong Renxuan said about the character of the heavenly king, this kind of edict is useful to have ghosts.
"This king is thirteen years old!" Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice.
Hongying looked at him and didn't understand what Hong Tiangui meant.
"This king knows that you have concerns, but you can tell the king about this matter, and if you want to come to Uncle Wang, there will be a decision." Hong Tiangui smiled and spoke.
Hong Renxuan is not a loyal minister, not to mention for the time being, but he is definitely a smart person, even if he has no real power, but after all, he is sitting at the core of the power of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom, at least he still has a vision, and he can understand what he means.
Hongying's expression was uncertain, and seeing that Hong Tiangui was reluctant to say more, she got up and said goodbye.
Hong Ying left, but Hong Tiangui's face became solemn, and Hong Tiangui couldn't say clearly why the control of the gods would fail. As for Hong Xiuquan's matter of letting him and the fourth concubine have a round house, Hong Tiangui didn't care at all, he was only thirteen years old, to be precise, twelve years old, and his body had not yet grown up, not to mention that now that the life of the entire heavenly kingdom had entered the countdown, he didn't have that mind.
"Come on, let Concubine Yang come to see me!"
Concubine Yang is none other than Yang Yujiao, and obviously, this woman has become an experimental object for him to study the god control.
That night, the main hall of the Ganwang Mansion was lit up all the time. Dry King Hong Renxuan's expression was extremely solemn.
"Did the Young Heavenly King really say that?" He looked at Hongying, who looked nervous behind him, and asked in a deep voice. Obviously, Hong Tiangui's performance did not match what he knew before.
"Word for word, Lord Wang, Hongying doesn't understand what the Young Heavenly King means."
"You don't need to understand, but you can tell the Young King what you know, and he will tell me immediately if he has anything to say."
"Yes!"
Hong Ying left, and Hong Renxuan's expression was uncertain. The moodiness of the Heavenly King made him feel a lot of pressure, but as one of the few high-ranking generals of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom who knew something about the West, he clearly saw the crisis of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom. The king of heaven is addicted to pleasure, the whole person cultivates the gods and cultivates the brain, the generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom each support their own troops, and the heavenly kingdom fights every year, but the territory is getting smaller and smaller, which is a sign of destruction.
"Someone, order someone to go to the military department to ask, is there a battle report sent by the vassal kings from all over the country?" Hong Renxuan's solemn voice came out, although he has no real power, he has a high status as a military advisor, and he can also counsel military affairs, and it is not difficult to understand the current situation.
In the Young Heavenly King's Mansion, Hong Tiangui's expression was a little ugly. He found that his control was ineffective, looking at Yang Yujiao's confused face, Hong Tiangui's depressed mood can be imagined.
There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Hong Tiangui went to Hong Xiuquan as usual to say goodbye, and the father and son talked for a long time, and Hong Tiangui once again put forward the idea of the Heavenly King's Mansion.
This time, Hong Xiuquan frowned for a long time, and when Hong Tiangui thought that there was no play, Hong Xiuquan actually agreed.
"Guifu, last night Brother Tian fell asleep, let my father open the door for you, since you want to go out, then go out and have a look. Don't play too late! ”
Hong Tiangui was overjoyed, but his expression was not too expressive, and after thanking Hong Xiuquan and the more illusory brother Jesus, Hong Tiangui returned to the Young Heavenly King's Palace.
"Hongying, look me in the eye!" Hong Tiangui spoke, he also failed at Yang Yujiao last night, but Hong Tiangui didn't believe it was accidental, obviously this kind of god control ability has many limitations.
Hong Ying subconsciously looked at Hong Tiangui, and her whole expression suddenly became dazed.
"It's done!"
Hong Tiangui was overjoyed, but as a hypnotist in his previous life, his heart was already calm.
"Hongying, tell me what's going on outside."
"What does Your Highness want to know?" Hongying opened her mouth blankly.
"What is the current state of the kingdom of heaven?" Hong Tiangui asked in a deep voice.
"The state of the Kingdom of Heaven is very bad, a few days ago, the king of Fu Chen Decai, the king of Lai Wenguang, the king of Qi Liang Chengfu, the king of Hu Lan Chengchun and others were ordered by the king of England Chen Yucheng to expedition to the northwest, hoping to recruit soldiers and horses and expand the territory of the kingdom of heaven. The loyal king Li Xiucheng had already gone to the front line in Shanghai, preparing to launch the third campaign to attack Shanghai, vowing to occupy Shanghai and increase the wealth of the heavenly kingdom. In addition, the Wing King Shi Dakai joined Zeng Guangyi, who had entered Sichuan in advance, and was preparing to enter Sichuan to open up a battlefield to reduce the pressure of the Heavenly Kingdom on the Qing Demon. ”
"What about the Qing army?"
"The Qing demon Zeng Guofan and Zeng Guoquan are entrenched near Anqing to confront the British king, the newly established Li Hongzhang department of the Qing army has arrived in Shanghai to unite the foreigners and the loyal king to confront each other, and the Qing army's Zhejiang governor Zuo Zongtang confronts the king Li Shixian in southern Zhejiang."
"Siege on three sides? And it is the most famous Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang in Wanqing! Hong Tiangui's brows furrowed. The situation now seems to be incomparable to the difficulties of the early days of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but in reality it is not. At that time, the main enemies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were the Manchu Green Battalion and the Eight Banners soldiers, who were scum with less than five combat effectiveness. At that time, the Taiping Army was a strong soldier and a young man, and naturally won all battles. But since the Tianjing Incident, the generals of the Heavenly Kingdom have separated from Germany, and the power of the Heavenly Kingdom seems to be concentrated in the hands of the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, but in fact, the decree of the Heavenly King cannot leave the Tianjing City at all. If it weren't for the fact that the current situation still needed the banner of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the three pillars of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Wing King Shi Dakai, the British King Chen Yucheng, and the Loyal King Liu Xiucheng would have established themselves as kings long ago.
"What is the situation of the godlord now?" Hong Tiangui asked in a deep voice.
"Although the king of Gan has a noble status, he has no right to speak above the court, the king of heaven ignores the government and politics, and the king of faith and fortune are basically the masters of the court."
Hong Tiangui's face was solemn, and he carefully inquired about some details, and had a preliminary understanding of the situation in the entire Heavenly Kingdom.
"The building is going to fall! Can such a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom be saved? Hong Tiangui, even if his mind was firm, felt an unspeakable despair at this time.
"Hongying, from today onwards, you swear allegiance to me, and report to me the information you know in a timely manner." Hong Tiangui began to hypnosis, he was not very skilled in the use of God Control now, but he believed that in the God Control state was enough to turn Hong Ying into someone he could trust.
Hongying repeated Hong Tiangui's words, and fainted the moment Hong Tiangui closed his eyes.
Hong Tiangui was also dizzy, and the whole person almost fell, and a deep exhaustion rose from the bottom of his heart.
"It seems that this god control needs to consume my spirit and spirit, but I don't know what the sequelae are of doing this." Hong Tiangui frowned secretly, but the current situation did not allow him to think about it.