Chapter 40: Taking Charge of the Army (11)
Up to now, the Kingdom of Heaven does not count the scope of the activities of the Wing King Shi Dakai, and there are 18 prefectures under its control, less than 200 county seats, of which the nearest 5 prefectures are under the jurisdiction of Tianjing City, and the others are basically controlled by Li Xiucheng, the king of England, and Li Shixian, the king of England. Of course, ten of these 18 prefectures were attacked by the Three Kings in the past two years, and Hong Tiangui's Heavenly Kingdom government had no control over them at all.
The current situation is one of weak cadres and strong branches, and it is not so easy for Hong Tiangui to take back the jurisdiction of the central government. And Hong Renxuan's cabinet also formed a huge conflict with the original six ministries, although the chief officials of the six ministries did not dare to face Hong Renxuan openly, it did not mean that they had no power to fight back. It can even be said that in terms of its own strength, the six political groups that have already been grouped are much stronger than Hong Renxuan's cabinet. It's just that the political groups to which the six ministries belong lack military power, so they will be suppressed by Hong Renxuan everywhere, after all, Hong Renxuan is the second person in the face of the Heavenly Kingdom, and he used to be the main military division of the Heavenly Kingdom, and his identity is stable over everyone. Therefore, they could not confront head-on, but they did not compromise in secret, and more than 200 county towns in the Kingdom of Heaven became hot spots for them to fight. Around the two first-in-command and second-in-command of the county and county, the two sides launched a fierce confrontation.
Hong Tiangui watched coldly, whether it was a candidate recommended by the cabinet or a candidate proposed by the six ministries, Hong Tiangui would give them a chance, but whether to serve as the first or second in command depends on the ability of the recommender.
Regarding Hong Tiangui's kind of behavior, although Hong Renxuan was a little dissatisfied, he understood Hong Tiangui's situation. Although the bureaucracy led by the Sixth Ministry knew that they had suffered a big loss, in the face of Hong Tiangui's 30,000 troops stationed in Tianjing City, the dissatisfaction in their hearts was also suppressed. The entire Kingdom of Heaven fell into an eerie calm, and both the nascent cabinet and the rejuvenated Rokubu entered into a fierce competition. And the scope of this competition is radiating to the entire kingdom of heaven.
Thinking about the sudden arrival of two chief officials in the land of a county, the two of them belong to different forces, plus the local forces of the county, the garrison officers left after the defeat of King Zhong and others will definitely plunge the entire county seat of the Heavenly Kingdom into a fierce political struggle.
Heavenly King's Mansion. Zhou Budo was very puzzled by Hong Tiangui's approach.
"Your Majesty, now that the cabinet and the six ministries are completely aligned, there will be no chaos in the kingdom of heaven if this continues, right?" Zhou Budo was a little worried, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and any omission will have a big hidden danger.
"This king is naturally aware of the hidden dangers, but there is no one under this king, so he can only take advantage of it. Ganwang's connections were beyond my expectations, I thought he was facing off with the Six Ministries, and the nascent cabinet was not the opponent of the Six Ministries, but now it seems that although Ganwang was suppressed in the first two years, he was not idle, and his subordinates really gathered some talents. As for the turmoil you are worried about, although it exists, as long as the power in the hands of this king continues to grow, some turmoil will play a good role. Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice. Without competition, there is no motivation, and under the leadership of Hong Tiangui, the power of Tianjing City gradually divided into three forces. The Heavenly King controls the army, and his strength is naturally the strongest, coupled with his status as the Lord of the Heavenly Kingdom, the functions of the six ministries and the cabinet overlap, and the two sides are hostile to each other.
"Your Majesty isn't worried about the Qing Demon's counterattack? Especially on the Western Front, the British King has been fighting continuously during this time, and the battle damage is extremely serious, even if the logistics are fully borne by the Kingdom of Heaven, it is not easy to stop the eastward advance of the Qing Demon. "Since becoming Hong Tiangui's secretary general, Zhou Budo has also come into contact with the military secrets of the kingdom of heaven, although he has not led soldiers, but he is familiar with military books, and it is not difficult to calculate from the British king's war report that the pressure on the British royal department must be not small.
"This king knows this, but after all, the king of England is a veteran of the battlefield, he knows how to choose the most favorable battle situation on the battlefield, since this king has appointed him as the commander of the Western Front, he will not dictate to his command." Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice.
"Should Your Majesty send the prison army to the front line to supervise the battle?" In the original Taiping Army, there was a supervising army, and the supervising army was the henchmen of the Heavenly King, although he was not the commander-in-chief, but he had a very strong voice on the front line.
After Hong Tiangui succeeded to the throne, he abolished the supervising army in the Western army and gave the British king absolute command. As for the king of the eastern front and the king of the southern front, because Hong Tiangui was not at ease, the prison army was not abolished, but because the king of Zhong and the king each formed an army and sent him to prepare for the establishment of the national defense army, Hong Tiangui reciprocated the favor and greatly restricted the authority of the front-line supervision army, which greatly reduced the restrictions on the two kings during the war.
"No need, I have ordered the Heavenly Sword to speed up the construction of the Internal Affairs Section, and always pay attention to the intelligence of the Western Battlefield, if something happens to the front line of the British King, this King will rush forward with these 30,000 national defense troops." Hong Tiangui said in a deep voice. In this chaotic era, only the barrel of a gun is the guarantee, and Hong Tiangui has an army of 30,000 under his command, and he wants to build the army under his command into a real elite of the national defense force, and he is truly happy when he hears the war.
Zhou Budo chuckled in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face. Regarding Hong Tiangui's character, Zhou Budo really can't grasp it, especially Hong Tiangui's eyes, which seem to be able to see through everything, which makes Zhou Budo tremble all the time after becoming Hong Tiangui's secretary general.
Just when Tianjing City was changing drastically because of the influence of Hong Tiangui, on the eastern battlefield, among the army of King Zhong.
Li Rongfa, who was haggard, saw Li Xiucheng. However, at this time, the loyal king Li Xiucheng's face was really not good-looking.
Originally, he thought that he should be extremely happy to give up the young army and transfer the loyal officers back to Hong Tiangui, and he could also exchange the young army for Hong Tiangui's support for the decision to capture Shanghai. But he never expected that Hong Tiangui did not follow his train of thought, not only did the young army meat buns beat the dog and never returned, but even offended Hong Tiangui inexplicably, leaving a trace of the illusion of self-respect in his heart, which made Li Xiucheng, who thought he was loyal to the kingdom of heaven, naturally difficult to be happy.
"Rong Fa, tell your father what kind of person the new Heavenly King is?" Li Xiucheng said in a deep voice.
"Father, Hong Tiangui is a person who seems to be easy to speak, but in fact his methods are extremely ruthless, his son is confused by him and his way, if it is not for the child's cleverness, I am afraid he will not be able to return to you!" Li Rongfa mentioned Hong Tiangui, and a touch of hatred flashed on his face. His young army, his loyal men, were all gone.
"Presumptuous! The name of the king of heaven is not what you can call it. Li Xiucheng's face sank, and Li Rongfa's presumptuousness made his heart heavier. Has the army really turned away from the king of heaven? Is it right or wrong to get this far?
Li Xiucheng felt a little confused in his heart, but when he thought of the Sufu Province he had single-handedly established, the elite army built bit by bit, and the surrounding area of Shanghai step by step, as long as the last battle could take this Oriental Pearl into his pocket, this sense of accomplishment dispelled the last trace of confusion in his heart.