Hearing this, Zhu Jishixin said, Hong Xiuquan was not stupid, he knew that he couldn't rely on God's heavenly soldiers and generals to defeat him, how could he end up like that in the time and space of his previous life?

Of course, Hong Xiuquan is not stupid, if he is a fool, he will not create today's foundation. Historically, he pretended to be a god and put himself in it. At the moment, he has not reached that level, and there are two people around him, Feng Yunshan and Hong Renji, who understand that the two of them can't fight, but in terms of knowledge, they are much stronger than Yang Xiuqing's dirt bun. In particular, Hong Renji also studied in Zhu Jishi's Jishi Academy, and he knew the greatness of the Dao world and the weakness of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Now that he and Feng Yunshan don't want to share the world equally with Daming, they are very satisfied to be able to seek the status of a vassal country, so that the Hong family can have a piece of land for generations to be the king and hegemon. And even if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty, Hong Renji was not worried about his wealth, and Yang Xiuqing's precedent was there. What really frightened him was the collusion between the remnants of the Manchus to Russia and the Kokand Khanate, because the hatred between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Manchus was too deep. If it weren't for the rebellion provoked by the forced implementation of the worship of God in Ganshan, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would have attacked Yi Su a long time ago! In the same way, Hong Renji didn't think that the Manchu Qing Dynasty might let go of the Hong family, if he let Yi Su succeed, he couldn't even ask for a good death!

Thinking of this, Hong Renji carefully considered his words and said to Emperor Zhu: "Your Majesty, although our Heavenly Kingdom is not a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, it shields the western region of the Ming Dynasty. If the Kingdom of Heaven is defeated, His Majesty will have to directly face Tibet, Qinghai, the Western Regions, and the Russian Empire behind them. This Russia's strength in the northwest is much stronger than that in the northeast. ”

Western Siberia, which borders Central Asia, is closer to the central European part of Russia than Eastern Siberia and is therefore more developed than Eastern Siberia. In particular, the metallurgical industry in the Ural Mountains developed to a certain extent in the first half of the 19th century, and Yekaterinburg and Ulyabinsk were medium-sized cities with a population of two or three hundred thousand. The population of the whole of Western Siberia is estimated at more than 1.5 million. Enough to support tens of thousands of troops fighting in Central Asia and Xinjiang.

"Your Majesty. If the Kingdom of Heaven and the Ming Dynasty start a bloody battle in Ganshan. It will inevitably cause Ganxi to be ruined, and it will not be able to act as the rear of the Ming Dynasty's westward expedition. If His Majesty doesn't plan to send troops to the west of Gansu, it's nothing, otherwise...... The soldiers of the kingdom of heaven may be the precursor to the king! ”

These words made Zhu Jishi feel a burst of surprise, "So, is King Ji saying that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"That's right! I have come here this time so that the Kingdom of Heaven and the Ming Dynasty will not distinguish each other. ”

"Good! If the Heavenly King really has this intention, I will entrust the Northwest Land to the Hong family. Hearing Hong Renji's words. Zhu Jishi immediately made his own conditions, and Hong Renji was also overjoyed when he heard it. However, His Royal Highness did not know that the "Northwest Land" mentioned by Zhu Jishi and the "Northwest" as he understood it were not the same concept.

……

"Your Majesty, I just received the excerpt from Zeng Guofan, and Yixin has asked to withdraw the domain! Our Daming is now a three-happy coming! ”

Back in the Forbidden City, Zhu Jishi found Zuo Zongtang and wanted to discuss with him the strategy of Pingxi, but he didn't expect Zuo Zongtang to bring him another good news.

"Asking for the removal of the feudal domain? Why does this sound so familiar? Wu Sangui seems to have been here back then, right? Zuo Xiang, what do you think, should I agree or not? ”

"Of course it's time to agree. Zeng Guofan's recital also said that the khans of the four Khans of the Khalkha Mongol tribe had all sacrificed their daughters. Among them, the daughter of Tushetu Khan, Oyuntana, is beautiful and virtuous. Known as the first beauty in Mongolia. ”

Zuo Zongtang said to Zhu Jishi with a smile on his face, in his opinion, Zhu Jishi must be lustful! However, unlike those lustful emperors in history, Emperor Zhu is a state affair, so Zuo Zongtang, as the prime minister, will not stop Emperor Lao Tzu from hunting for beauty.

"There are really beautiful women!" Emperor Zhu laughed. Although those Mongolian women can only pinch their noses and be included in the harem no matter how ugly they are, it is not bad to get a steppe beauty.

"So speaking of which, Yi Xin's request to withdraw the feudal domain is sincere?" Zhu Jishi is still a little unsure.

"Zeng Guofan's excerpt also said that Yi Xin was already sick, possibly tuberculosis, and it was estimated that he had suffered from wind and cold in Mongolia." Zuo Zongtang said with a smile.

"Tuberculosis?" Zhu Jishixin said that Emperor Xianfeng was a short-lived ghost in history, and Prince Gong lived a long life, why did he get tuberculosis?

"It can't be a feigned illness, right?"

"Your Majesty, what if it's pretended? Yi Xin's self-requested removal of the feudal domain is already on the way, and he will soon be able to reach Ying Tianfu. ”

The so-called excerpt of Zeng Guofan is actually a telegram, and Cullen naturally did not pull the telegraph wire, but Changchun did have a wire. After Zeng Guoquan received the excerpt from Zeng Guofan who was handed over by a fast horse, he immediately sent the full text to Ying Tianfu by telegram. As for Yi Xin's self-request to withdraw the feudal domain, he is still on the way.

"Even if Yi Xin makes a fraud, I'm not afraid!" Zhu Jishi smiled coldly, "The Khalkha Mongolian Four Khans have already taken refuge in us, what tricks can Yixin play?" ”

"By the way, what do you think about the Northwest?" Zhu Jishi shifted the topic to the northwest, "On the issue of Tibet, we are still a little slower, I didn't expect Yisu's actions to be so fast, and directly sent the monk Greenqin to Tibet." ”

"Why didn't the emperor send an envoy into Tibet and crown the monk Grinqin as the king of Tibet?"

"Crown him as the king of Tibet...... Monk Lingqin was a loyal minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, right? ”

Zuo Zongtang said with a smile: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty is gone, Yi Su is the descendant of Nurhachi, and Monk Greenqin is the descendant of Genghis Khan (Monk Greenqin's ancestor is Genghis Khan's younger brother), they are comparable to their ancestors." ”

"Yes, it's more valuable than the ancestors or Genghis Khan." Zhu Jishi said with a smile, "I am richer than Yixi, and I can not only give Monk Lingqin the title of king, but also give him a million silver dollars." As long as he is willing to send the 11th D Lai Lama Kaizhu Gyatso to Yingtianfu, the Tibetan king of Seng Grinchen probably won't like to have a D Lai by his side, right? ”

Tibet has always had a Tibetan king, from the end of the Ming Dynasty to the Kangxi period, Tibet has been ruled by the Heshut Khanate, and then the Zungar Khanate invaded Tibet, destroyed the Heshute Khanate, and brought Tibet under the rule of the Zungar Khanate. In the 59th year of Kangxi, the Manchu court escorted the 7th D Lai Kasang Gyatso back to Tibet, and only then did he establish a local Tibetan government headed by D Lai and integrating politics and religion, but still set up a Tibetan king under D Lai. It was not until the Qianlong period that the Tibetan king Zhurmat Namzhal was killed in rebellion, and the Tibetan prince was abolished, and for the next hundred years Tibet was exercised by serf owners and monks and nobles in the name of D Lai. The supremacy of the Lai Lama among the Tibetans was also established during this century. If Monk Glingqin is interested in taking the throne, then his relationship with the D Lai Lama is very delicate.

After chatting about the matter of wooing the "Tibetan King" monk Grinqin, Zhu Jishi pulled the topic to the reform of the imperial examination system again.

"Zuo Xiang, I want to hold a unified Xiucai exam in the eight southeastern provinces after this marriage is completed, and in the future, Daming's Xiucai test can be compared every other year, and each province will take 1000 Xiucai and 500 Wu Xiucai each time, how about it?"

The "Xiucai Examination" of the eight southeastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty is not held regularly, and each province has only held a Xiucai Examination once so far, but the number of scholars is more than 20,000, as long as the Xiucai has the qualification to be an official, and it is easy to get an official position. However, the era of being an official is now over, because the officials of the eight southeastern provinces have been done, and the next Xiucai test will be much more difficult, and each province will only take 1,500 Xiucai every two years.

"Okay, there should be a system, but the quota for 1,500 people is less, so it is better to set it between 1,500 and 2,000 people, and determine the quota according to the taxes paid by each province?"

Zhu Jishi nodded: "Just follow the left phase...... But I have one more rule. Students must not be too old, they must be under the age of 28, and each student can only take the test three times. If you miss the landing three times, go elsewhere to make a living. (To be continued......)