Chapter 267 Weak State Diplomacy II Update
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"The king wants to join forces with Russia to attack the Qing Dynasty?" Zuo Zongtang thought for a while and smacked his lips, "I'm afraid that I will follow in the footsteps of Lianmeng Vajin......
"Of course not!"
Zhu Jishi shook his head: "The current international situation is complicated...... Maria. Clementina's letter said that Tsarist Russia was contemplating expansion into the Balkans and Asia Minor. Britain, France, Austria, and Prussia were all very nervous and wanted to intervene together, but they were caught in a dilemma by the revolutionary atmosphere at home. Perhaps Britain and France will go to war with Russia at some point, so we will hook up with a Russian, and the British will probably give me a little sweetness to stabilize their plates in the South Seas and East Asia. ”
Hooking up with the Russian is Maria. Clementina's suggestion is that this woman has a far more accurate grasp of the political situation in Europe than Zhu Jishi. has almost become Zhu Ming's de facto "foreign minister". Now Luo Xiangmei is "sick" in Dute Castle according to her arrangement, and the negotiations between the Grand Duchy of Lanfang and Britain are endless, anyway, the British are overwhelmed by the Irish famine, the Chartist movement, the revolutionary atmosphere in Europe, and the ambitions of the Russians, and they don't have much energy to care about Lanfang's affairs.
If, after seizing Guangdong and founding the People's Republic of China, Zhu Jishi reveals his intention to unite with Russia -- this is taken for granted by Europeans, and what is popular in Europe is geopolitics, that is, looking at the map to engage in diplomacy, and Ming and Russia are sandwiched between the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is very easy for them to come together to "carve up the Manchu Qing Dynasty."
At that time, the British must have been afraid of the Russian march south from the western part of China. Occupied Xinjiang and Tibet, thus threatening the baby bump of the British Empire India. At that time, the British will have to decide between Fuming and Fuqing - in fact, it is not up to the British to decide. Instead, let the outcome of the battle of the Ming and Qing dynasties decide. Although the British may have preferred the weaker Manchu Qing. But if the Manchu Qing were too bad to support, Britain would definitely choose to support the Ming Kingdom, an emerging power, to explode the chrysanthemum of the Russian Empire......
"Muwen, when you go to Europe, you have to listen to Maria more. Clementina's suggestion. As Zhu Jishi spoke, he handed over a letter written in French. This is a letter to Maria, inviting her to come to Guangzhou. ”
Invite Maria. Of course, Clementina didn't come to Guangzhou for sightseeing, and Zhu Jishi's harem could leave a place for her - Wang Guifei, second only to Queen Luo Xiangmei! For this politician in bed, King Zhu Da really likes it. And Zhu Jishi really needs a consultant on Europe. Other than that. Zhu Jishi also knew that Napoleon III would soon become the emperor of France. Clementina is a hardcore Bonaparte! For the cause of the Bonaparte family, he did not hesitate to marry a Duke of Ségur, who was dozens of years older than himself, and in the future Napoleon III was restored, how could he not be rewarded for his merits? With this woman matchmaking, wouldn't the relationship between Daming and France be easy to get along with?
When the time comes, he will hold France with one hand, hook up with Russia with the other, and then ask for an alliance like the British Empire, so that Prince Albert will have to pinch his nose and admit it. Wait until the Ming Dynasty and Britain and France form an alliance, and then kick Russia away. If war breaks out between Britain and France and Russia, he will be on the side of Britain and France. Sending troops from Japan to fight East Siberia, Manchuria and Alaska will be ......
In Zhu Jishi's own opinion, this calculation has been extremely clever. However, there was no negotiable staff officer in the end, so after thinking about it, it was better to quickly put Maria. Clementina, please come to Guangzhou.
When the three of them were discussing, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, and then Su Yuniang's voice was heard.
"Your Majesty, Sister Xuanjiao has returned from Guangxi, and she also brought a letter from Hong Xiuquan!"
"Oh, let her in." Zhu Jishi replied loudly.
"Wang ...... Your Majesty, this is my second brother's letter. ”
The little beauty Hong Xuanjiao timidly handed a yellow envelope to Zhu Jishi. In her opinion, her errand was not done well, and Hong Xiuquan still embarked on the road of no return to independence without hesitation. He also boldly put forward the agreement that "the one who enters Beijing first is the king".
This is clearly going to compete with Zhu Jishi for the world! Can he, Zhu Jishi's favorite concubine, still deserve it? Now that he is the king of a country, he shouldn't put himself in the cold palace, right?
"Second brother? Isn't he your third brother? Zhu Jishi took the letter and looked at Hong Xuanjiao with a smile, "Girl, what's wrong?" Bitter face? Who bullied you? ”
"No, no one, it's Xuanjiao's errand that hasn't been done well, please punish the king heavily!" Saying that, the little beauty knelt down for Zhu Jishi.
Zhu Jishi was stunned, hurriedly opened the envelope and took a look, and laughed.
"Your Majesty, what does the letter say?" Zuo Zongtang on the side was a little strange and asked.
"Zuo Xiang, see for yourself." As he spoke, Zhu Jishi handed the letter to Zuo Zongtang. "Hong Xiuquan wants to learn from Liu Bang, and I will be the first to enter Beijing as a teacher!"
"Is there such a thing?" Zuo Zongtang took the letter and glanced at it twice, and also laughed, "This Hong Xiuquan is too ignorant of the sky!" Wang, but it's okay like this, he will definitely go north to fight Hunan if he has such a big ambition. We will have a chance to consolidate the territory of Guangdong, and when he and the Hunan Qing soldiers are both defeated, this Hunan will be the Ming Dynasty. ”
Zhu Jishi nodded with a smile, and said in his heart, this Zuo Dacheng is also quite good at wishful thinking!
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Just when Hong Xuanjiao arrived at the Ming Palace in Guangzhou and was about to accept the punishment of King Zhu, his second brother ...... Well, according to the ranking of God's family, it's the second brother! His second brother Hong Xiuquan has already lived in the state government of Yong'an Prefecture.
Because the Qing army adopted the strategy of "only fighting Zhu Rebellion and ignoring the bandits," the Qing army sent to encircle and suppress the Worship of God was only one or two thousand, and naturally it was no match for the more than 20,000 members of the Worship of God congregation equipped with foreign guns. After defeating the Wuzhou Association that came to send them to death, Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing led more than 20,000 people from the God Worship Society into Yong'an Prefecture.
In the Yong'an Prefecture Government Office, Hong Xiuquan, dressed in a yellow robe and wrapped in a red cloth, was sitting on a stone bench in the garden with several brothers from God's family talking loudly. The topic of discussion is not to open the imperial examination, but to go north to Hunan as soon as possible. The news of Zhu Jishi's invasion of Guangzhou had already reached Yong'an Prefecture -- at present, the Qing army did not have the strength to encircle and suppress the Worship of God Society, and they did not even have the mind to block the news. All eyes are on Guangdong!
"Brother Xiuqing, Brother Chaogui, Brother Yunshan, now that Zhu Jishi has openly claimed the king, we can't lose him, it's better to call the king in the city of Yong'an Prefecture and play the banner of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"
Hong Xiuquan is most concerned about who will be the "King of Heaven" now. Unlike Zhu Jishi's position in the Zhu Ming Group, his position in the worship of God is not consolidated. Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui each have a group of people, and they can faintly compete with Hong Xiuquan.
Even in terms of reputation, he, the second son of God, does not have much advantage. Yang Xiuqing is the fourth eldest member of God's family, and he also has the "privilege" of being possessed by God, and he can pass on the decree through God's mouth at any time. And Xiao Chaogui, the fifth son of God, has the power of Jesus' possession, and he uses the name of Hong Xiuquan's eldest brother to give orders at every turn. The current worship of God will be a situation where the three giants are juxtaposed, and if the throne of this "Heavenly King" is not sat on immediately, Hong Xiuquan may not even be able to sleep. Who knows if Yang Xiuqing will seal himself as the king of heaven through God's mouth?
Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui glanced at each other, and they both saw that each other was not going well! One is God and the other is Jesus...... One religion can't tolerate two gods!
"It's time to establish the king, second brother, it's better for you to be called the king of heaven, my younger brother I will be the king of the east, the noble brother of Chaogui will be the king of the west, the brother of Yunshan will be the king of the south, and the brother of Changhui will be the king of the north. How? ”
Five kings were sealed in one go! Hong Xiuquan was so angry in his heart, Zhu Jishi was the only one who was the king, and the biggest one was the county prince, why did he have five kings here? This king is too much to be worthy! However, this is Yang Xiuqing's idea, and Xiao Chaogui will most likely oppose it. He hurriedly set his eyes on Xiao Jesus.
"I'm afraid it's not good to seal it like this," Xiao Chaogui rolled his eyelids and said, "How can that Zhu Angel not be crowned king?" Why don't you make him the king of Yue? (To be continued......)