Tang Zhengcai drove the battlefield that slowly calmed down, Wu Yuanyou led more than 30 warships to escape, followed by dozens of times the pirate army, and the remaining Qing troops either hung up the white flag or fled desperately.

Smith looked at the dense roaring pirates, eager to try, and said to Tang Zhengcai: "General Tang, because the Qing army indiscriminately opened cannons on Guangzhou and other places before, hindering the trade between the British Empire and your country, so the Governor of Hong Kong, Bao Lingxian, assisted the Han army in the battle, and now that the Qing army has been defeated, should we change our opponents, such as these pirates, they will also rob the coast and plunder merchant ships, for the stability of this sea area, should we also eliminate the pirates!" ”

Tang Zhengcai didn't think so, he had begged for a living on the water before joining the army, and he didn't mind making a cameo appearance as a robber when he met a fat sheep, so he had a natural affinity for pirates, and when he heard this, he immediately refused: "Mr. Smith is too worried, the pirates are still chasing the remnants of the Qing army, and it is really not appropriate to do it at this moment." ”

If Tang Zhengcai had a good impression of pirates, then Xiong Siyuan, who was standing next to him, regarded the pirates as one of them, and when he heard that the foreigners were going to attack the pirates, he immediately stopped doing it, and shouted loudly: "People have no faith and no standing, this time the pirates were called by us to help, what is it that you are not treacherous to do this!" Bah! I Xiong Siyuan was the first to object! If anyone agrees with this bastard's idea, don't blame me for turning his face! ”

Ding Ruchang wiped the seawater on his body with a cadre, and echoed: "Yes, yes, Brother Cui is still in the pirates, how can he do it!" You foreign devils want to do it, don't blame us for turning our faces. "Just now his warship was sunk by concentrated artillery fire from the Qing army, and he jumped into the sea, but fortunately the pirates attracted the Qing army's firepower. He was able to be rescued, so he felt a sense of gratitude to the pirates.

Smith saw that no one agreed with the proposal to fight piracy. Shrugging his shoulders, he said, "Okay! Although I don't understand it, according to the next battle plan. We should occupy the lair of the Qing army. ”

Tang Zhengcai said to Ding Ruchang: "You take someone to surrender the Qing army, and the damaged warship will be escorted to Guangzhou to be dealt with by Lord Zuo." ”

"Yes!"

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"Brothers of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Han army has won another battle in Henan! Annihilated tens of thousands of Qing troops, a large number of Qing troops in Hanzhong and Hubei were transferred abroad, and the situation in our heavenly kingdom turned from dangerous to peaceful......" Shi Dakai sat in the seat of Yang Xiuqing in the past and talked eloquently.

Listening to Shi Dakai proudly talking about the Han army's victories on the battlefield on the Jinluan Palace, as if mocking him for his incompetence, Hong Xiu's chest was full of anger, and he had to let himself show a smiling expression. This made him hate Shi Dakai even more.

In the past few months, Shi Dakai has monopolized power and handled political affairs, and Tianjing has been supported and convinced, which makes Hong Xiuquan vigilant, and at the same time tells himself that this Shi Dakai will buy people's hearts more than Yang Xiuqing, and this palace general is about to become his henchman of the wing king.

Seeing that Shi Dakai finished speaking, Hong Xiuquan smiled and said: "Since the rebellion in the north, the affairs of Tianjing, big and small, have been handled by Da Yuan, and there are many political affairs. Da Si is getting thinner and thinner, and I can't bear it. ”

Shi Dakai bowed down and said: "Thank you for your concern, the little brother will do his best to die!" ”

Hong Xiuquan was sarcastic in his heart, and he did his best to die? I'm afraid that the kingdom of heaven will become your Shi Dakai. Where are my descendants surnamed Hong? Hum!

Hong Xiu smiled comprehensively: "Da brother has worked hard, yesterday God entrusted me with a dream, saying that Shi Dakai is the pillar of heaven." How can you be so tired! Old man God asked me to find a few people to help him deal with political affairs! ”

"Heavenly King Wise!" The prime minister at the bottom was all smiling, on the one hand, he felt that the king of heaven was reasonable. On the other hand, I feel that I also have a chance to move up the ranks.

Hong Xiuquan nodded with satisfaction and preached: "Feng Hong Renfa is the king of An." All the military affairs of the kingdom of heaven must be reported to the king before they can be carried out; Feng Hong Renda is the king of blessing, and all the government of the king of heaven is in charge of the king of Fu. ”

After speaking, regardless of the stunned expressions of the courtiers in the palace, Hong Xiuquan brushed his sleeves away.

Shi Dakai returned to the palace and sat in the study without saying a word.

From this court meeting, it is clear that Hong Xiuquan has begun to seize power from him in disguise. Although he did not publicly remove his title of Wing King, he had actually fallen into power and was replaced by Brother Hong. What kind of people Hong Renfa and Hong Renda are, not only Shi Dakai knows everything about it, but also knows everything about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Just because they are the elder brothers of the Heavenly King, although they have no achievements, they also enjoy the highest treatment. He made slaves and maids, wives and concubines, jade liquid delicacies, and indulged in prostitution, living a life second only to the king of heaven. As the saying goes, 'When one person becomes a Buddha, nine tribes ascend to heaven'. This kind of thing seems to be a matter of course and is beyond reproach. What is unconvincing is that they have no knowledge of writing and ink, and they can't even write their own names, and they are actually in charge of the imperial examinations of the Celestial Empire and the important positions of money and grain. Over the years, they have enriched themselves and made a windfall. In their houses, the treasury was full of gold and silver, and the jewels were full of mountains, and hundreds of thousands of quintals of grain and rice were hoarded. Even when the soldiers and civilians in Beijing were short of rice and cooking, Brother Hong was still reselling grain and rice, making a fortune in the country. People dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and secretly scolded them as 'hungry tigers' who ate people and did not spit out bones.

"Someone! Summoning all the generals of the Winged King's Palace, this king has something to order! ”

When Shi Dakai was thinking a lot, Hong Xiuquan also discussed with Lu Xianba how to deal with Shi Dakai.

"Heavenly King, this Shi Dakai did not hand over the roster of the Tianjing Daying, it is clear that he wants to rebel, so he will strike first!"

Hong Xiuquan showed a hideous look, nodded and said: "What you said is right, King An asked Shi Dakai for military power, but Shi Dakai didn't give it, what does he want to do!" It's nothing more than wanting to learn from Yang Xiuqing and Wei Changhui, and keeping him will sooner or later be a scourge! What can you do? ”

Lu Xianba said with a smile: "Not everyone in the court obeys Shi Dakai, the King of Heaven, you promote their positions and entrust them with military power, of course, these military powers are taken from Shi Dakai, he Shi Dakai can refuse His Royal Highness King An, because King An really does not understand military affairs, can he refuse the second time, wait until Shi Dakai has no military power, and he is not at the disposal of the King of Heaven." ”

Hong Xiuquan asked: "In case Shi Da jumps over the wall in a hurry and abdicates than me, what will I do to resist?" I regretted that I shouldn't have given him all the military power. ”

Lu Xianba pondered for a while and replied, "The King of Heaven can give Shi Dakai a beautiful woman to make him feel at ease." ”

Hong Xiuquan likes beautiful women, quite reluctant, thinking of his Hong family, he said bitterly: "Then give Shi Dakai ten beauties, no, eight, forget it or give him five beauties, and forget the rest." ”

In the Wing Palace, the elite officials and generals of the Heavenly Kingdom gathered together, and the seats were added until there were more than a hundred, and everyone was arranged.

Shi Dakai led several henchmen and generals out of the inner room, did not sit down, and said loudly: "The king of heaven is nepotistic, the virtues of King An and King Fu are better than me, this kind of person can also be in a high position, it is too chilling, this king has decided to leave Tianjing, and he is willing to follow, Shi is grateful, willing to stay in Tianjing, Shi does not force it, the king of heaven is unjust to me, Shi cannot be ruthless." ”

From the time I met Hong Xiuquan, I thought of the present; From Hong Xiuquan's voice and smile, to what he did, all the pictures were displayed in front of Shi Dakai's eyes. Especially the changes in the past year, he summed up a few words for Hong Xiuquan: entrepreneurial hero, incompetent in keeping business; If you don't learn anything, you want to be in the wrong; ignorant of truth and falsehood, mediocre and cunning; We can only share in suffering, not happiness. Not worthy to be the monarch of a country!

Everyone in the room was silent, some were excited, some were dazed.

Zhao Wanliang, the secretary of the Wing Palace, saw that everyone was sluggish, and took the lead in asking: "Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Wing King, do you want to be self-reliant?" ”

Shi Dakai said: "This time from the Kingdom of Heaven, it is by no means that Shi Mou set himself up as the emperor, nor does he replace the King of Heaven, since the King of Heaven does not trust Shi, and even wants to harm him, wouldn't Shi not know what to do if he stayed in Tianjing?" So I plan to march south and join Ji Wenyuan in Guizhou to occupy Yunnan. ”

Prime Minister Zeng Jinqian said: "As we all know, Ji Wenyuan and others have taken refuge in the Han Dynasty, is it possible that the Wing King also plans to ......?" ”

Yu Zhongfu said excitedly: "Why do you want to take refuge in the King of Han, the Wing King is slightly not inferior to Li Yunzhong, and this time he sent troops...... Will be able to conquer Yunnan! ”

Yu Zhongfu originally wanted to say that he would create a country, but when he thought that Guizhou and Guangxi had been captured by the Han army, Sichuan was the territory of the Kingdom of Heaven, and Yunnan was a dead land, his interest dropped sharply.

One of the main reasons for Shi Dakai's attack on Yunnan was that it was convenient to contact the Han Dynasty, and he already had the idea of taking refuge in Li Yunzhong in his heart. (To be continued......)

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