Huang Xu and Hong Zhengyan walked like flying, and arrived at the door of the south study in a moment, and then told the guards guarding the door that there was something important to see the king, and hoped that he would convey it on their behalf.

Huang Xu felt strange in his heart, weishenme, the person who passed the word at the door was not a eunuch but a guard, what I saw in the book in the past was not what kind of eunuch stood at the gate of the palace, but what kind of eunuch stood at the gate of the palace, to say that this eunuch has a lot of power, because no matter who needs to see their master, they must pass through their pass first, and those who follow their eyes will have a green light all the way, and if they don't follow their eyes, it will be difficult to enter the door, and the heavy will sink from now on, and there will never be a day. Not to mention, those who are far away are like Zhao Gao, Wei Zhongxian and others, and those who are close to them are like An Dequan, Li Lianying, etc., that being a eunuch is to achieve the pinnacle, even the emperor and the queen mother have to obey them sometimes, not to mention most of the ministers, treat them more attentively than their own parents. There are more classic ones, such as Qin II, who actually lost his life at the hands of the eunuch Zhao Gao, not only lost his life, but also shattered the dream of Qin Shi Huang for thousands of generations, so it can be seen from this that although all dynasties and generations have eunuchs for the court, but these dynasties and generations are inseparable from them, and this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom does not need eunuchs, which is indeed contrary to common sense.

"Yan'er, I have a question that I have been holding in my heart, I don't know if I can ask?" Huang Xu really doesn't vomit or feel unhappy.

"Well, what's the matter, you can say it" Yan'er seemed a little uneasy.

"I heard that the people standing at this gate are usually eunuchs? But I've been here for the past two days, but I haven't seen a single eunuch, so I've always felt a little strange, but I'm embarrassed to ask." Huang Xu said it directly.

"You say this, this is not a secret in our heavenly kingdom, our heavenly kingdom is the most different from other imperial courts, that is, we don't use eunuchs, only use guards, female officials, etc., just like in my palace, you should see that almost all the big and small things under me are Qian'er is busy before and after, coordinating the overall situation, other big and small girls, miscellaneous servants, etc. are all managed by Xiaoqian, and her title is the chief official in my palace. It is not surprising, then, that the people used are entirely personal preference and vision, and that the guards in the father's palace are used to perform the same function." Yan'er said with a smile.

"Oh, I see, I really didn't expect your Celestial Empire to be so enlightened, this thing is really good, it should be so, in fact, don't you think it's a very cruel thing to turn a normal person into a eunuch?" Huang Xu said.

"I think so too.".

"Princess, you two can go in and meet the king now." Huang Xu was discussing the matter of the eunuch with Hong Zhengyan, and the guard who had just passed the message came out

"I'm tired." Hong Zhengyan smiled at the guards and thanked him.

"The princess is too polite, princess, please come with me." The guard was a little flattered, and while making a gesture of invitation to Hong Zhengyan and saying, he nodded to Huang Xu who was standing behind Hong Zhengyan. This guard is not simple, and he knows that the relationship between Huang Xu and Hong Zhengyan is extraordinary, so he also took the initiative to greet him.

Hong Zhengyan and Huang Xu glanced at each other, and then followed the guards and walked in the direction where Hong Xiuquan was.

After passing through two gates, the guard stopped at the third gate, turned around, and motioned for the two to wait, and he was going to go in and report first. Hong Zhengyan nodded, and Huang Xu stood quietly outside the door and waited.

"Princess, the King of Heaven invites you two in." After a while, the guard came out to speak. Then he picked up the curtain on the door and let the two of them in, and after the two of them entered, he lowered the curtain and stood at the door with interest waiting for the next summons.

"My daughter and Huang Xu greeted their father with Huang Xu." Hong Zhengyan said as she bowed to Hong Xiuquan, who was sitting behind the copywriter, and then turned around and saw that Huang Xu was still standing there stunned and unresponsive, so she quickly stretched out her hand and pulled Huang Xu's clothes, signaling him to salute.

"Grass people Huang Xu, see the king of heaven" Huang Xu knew what Hong Zhengyan meant, but she didn't come to bow three times and bow nine times as she wanted. Just kidding, I'm a modern person kneeling to you a grass king, it's impossible, at least not now, I, Huang Xu, kneel to my parents, and treat anyone else, he hasn't knelt yet. So he simply bowed, stood up straight, and watched what Hong Xiuquan said.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Huang Xu raised his head and looked at Hong Xiuquan carefully, he wanted to see what the helmsman of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, which directly shook the foundation of the Qing Dynasty and indirectly contributed to the later Westernization Movement and laid a solid foundation for the establishment of the Republic of China, looked like.

Looking from Huang Xu's direction, he can basically see everything about Hong Xiuquan completely, he has already taken off his dragon robe, just wore a simple robe and sat behind the copywriting covered with yellow satin, he just reclined there, looking at the two of them quietly, as if everything was so ordinary, looking at his face carefully, he was very thin, but his eyebrows were clear, his eyes were bright, his lips were red and his teeth were white, there were a few short beards under his chin, and he had a faint smile on his face, where was this like the leader of a peasant rebel army, if he held a folding fan in his hand, He was a high-class aristocrat. There are also inaccuracies in the description of it in the history books, what a broken show or something, this real person and the description in the book are simply two different things, the first time I saw Shi Dakai, and now I see Hong Xiuquan is also like this. It seems that I really can't trust the things in the books too much in the future, seeing is believing.

"Brother Huang, why are you stunned, hurry up and salute your father?" Hong Zhengyan saw that she didn't react for a long time, so she reminded in a low voice that she was afraid that she would offend Hong Xiuquan because of this, not only did she not get a half-official position, but she also lost her head. After a long time, seeing that he still didn't react, he had no choice but to speak up by himself: "Father, Huang Xu has lived in a small mountain village far away from the city since he was a child, and he has never seen anything in the world, so he doesn't understand the etiquette of the court, please don't blame my father." After speaking, I secretly saw how Hong Xiuquan reacted.

"Yan'er, get up, you are the Huang Xu that Yan'er said??" Hong Xiuquan did not directly answer Hong Zhengyan's words, and while letting Hong Zhengyan get up, he looked at Huang Xu lightly and said.

"Yes, the grass people are Huang Xu." Huang Xu replied honestly, from the bottom of his heart, Huang Xu was half reluctant to kneel, half wanted to see that Hong Xiuquan was a hypocrite who sold his reputation and only cared about these red tape, or a pro-sage man who paid attention to the real thing, which was also a prerequisite for him to make a final decision on whether to be loyal to Hong Xiuquan.

"Listening to Yan'er, you are knowledgeable, resourceful, literate and martial, and you are a rare talent." Hong Xiuquan continued to ask in a calm tone.

"That's just a princess's false praise, the grass people are just a crop man, it's just a rough amount of writing." It's important to be humble at this time.

"Then tell me, what do you know, what can you do, and what can you do for me if I use you?" Hong Xiuquan did not bend around and wiped his feet.

"It depends on what the king of heaven bixia wants the grass people to do, if it is burglary, murder and arson, do something that hurts the heavens and reason, the grass people can't do it, if it is to do something for the country and the people, the grass people are willing to smear their livers and brains." Huang Xu said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Oh, what do you think of the Taiping army under me, they are real men and heroes, not bandits and robbers. Moreover, the purpose of the establishment of our Taiping Army is to serve the country and the people, drive out foreign enemies, and exempt the land from taxation, so that the people of the world can enjoy peace again. Hong Xiuquan heard Huang Xu say this, and couldn't help but feel funny in his heart, this kid is really direct enough.

Wow, isn't this the Three People's Doctrine in disguise, no, could it be that Mr. Zhongshan's Three People's Doctrine was also changed according to the slogan put forward by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and it is entirely possible that Huang Xu said in his heart.

"Then I'm willing to follow you." Huang Xu came more directly.

"You haven't said what you're going to do, you just said you're going to do it with us, but I didn't say I want to use you." Hong Xiuquan said with a smile

"That day, Wang Bixia came up with a question to test the grass people, if the grass people can answer, Bixia will use the grass people, if the grass people can't answer, the grass people will immediately turn around and leave." Huang Xu simply had no scruples, anyway, he was out of the way today.

Hong Zhengyan next to him kept signaling Huang Xu not to be impulsive, but Huang Xu pretended not to see it.

"It seems that you are confident, well, if I come up with a question, you can't answer it, not only do you need to turn around and leave, but I also want to treat you for a great crime of disrespect, seeing that I don't kneel at all, how can this be true, those who don't know are also guilty, but then again, if you answer to my satisfaction, then I will not only reuse you, but also erase today's events." Hong Xiuquan is more refreshing.

"A gentleman's words are as heavy as a mountain." Huang Xu said.

"You don't joke." Hong Xiuquan is not dragging mud and water.

"Father, you are not fair, Huang Gongzi is a commoner, but my father is the king of a dynasty, compared with the two, there are 108,000 miles, if it is just my father's question, doesn't it seem very unfair?" Hong Zhengyan was upset for Huang Xu on the side.

"That Yan'er has no confidence in Huang Xu?" Hong Xiuquan didn't answer Hong Zhengyan's words, and asked rhetorically.

"No, Yan'er just thinks it's unfair." Hong Zhengyan still wants to fight again.

"In this troubled era, Yan'er, there is no fairness or unfairness, whoever has the strength has the qualifications to speak, and whoever can stand tall, no longer need to do meaningless arguments, and I will decide." Hong Xiu said in a full voice, and then, turning his head to Huang Xu and asking, "Are you ready?" It's too late if you opt out now. ”

"Bixia, please ask the question." Huang Xu still has confidence in himself.

"Listen, my question is, how would you behave if you sat in my position?" Hong Xiuquan made no secret of it.

Huang Xu didn't do anything yet, but Hong Zhengyan was dumbfounded when she heard this topic, she thought, even in normal times, if anyone dares to talk about the government, it will be beheaded, not to mention, what is said now is not just as simple as talking about the government. She wanted to speak out and express her opinion, but Hong Xiuquan stopped her with her eyes as if she knew what she was going to say.

Huang Xu didn't expect him to ask himself so directly, since this is the case, Huang Xu thought to himself, then I don't have to hide it, I can express my heart directly. Thinking of this, Huang Xu opened his mouth and said: "The situation we are in now is similar to the three kingdoms of Wei, Wu, and Han during the Three Kingdoms period. Although the Qing court is a hundred-legged insect, but it is dead but not stiff, whether it is from the point of view of the territory it occupies or the shili it has, it is still much stronger than our Celestial Empire, and although they have many internal problems, they have not yet reached the point where the wall is falling down and everyone is pushing it, besides, from the attitude of the surrounding powers, they still admit that the Qing court is still the legitimate government of China, in which it is like Wei, and the great powers we are talking about are Wu, although they do not occupy any actual territory on our land of China, but the ships are strong and the guns are sharp, and the weapons are advancedWith a developed industry, a strong economic foundation, and an open national consciousness, we can often single-handedly influence the trend of our other two parties. And we are like Han, based on the previous aspects, in terms of comprehensive strength, we may not be as good as the other two, but what we have is exactly what they do not have, the commanding heights we have is the will of the people, the people's heart, bixia, the people have always won the hearts of the people, this is the basis for us to occupy the whole heaven in the future, from the reality of the situation, the other two parties should be the right time, the right place, and we occupy the people. I believe that as long as we handle the matter properly, on the basis of consolidating the existing popular support, we can make use of the contradictions between the other two sides and skillfully maneuver, so why worry about not being able to achieve great things. Huang Xu connected all the historical lessons he had thought about these days and the previous ones, and said all his thoughts in one breath. Even he thought it was incredible.

Hong Xiuquan listened to Huang Xu's words, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and his mood couldn't calm down for a long time. This Huang Xu is indeed not simple, and he can explain the current trend of the day more thoroughly. No wonder Shi Dakai and Yan'er admired him so much, in fact, when Hong Zhengyan told him about Huang Xu at the beginning, he still didn't think so, because he had seen a lot of people who had nothing to show for themselves. But then he heard that Shi Dakai admired him very much, so he took it to heart, he knew Shi Dakai too well, and now most of the world in the Celestial Empire almost resisted on his shoulders, and the reputation of the first general in the Celestial Empire was well deserved, in fact, if it was Hong Xiuquan himself, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the first person in the Celestial Empire, but the Celestial Empire counted and calculated, such a person is only Shi Dakai. What is the most difficult thing to find in the world, it is talents, and Hong Xiuquan wants to say that it is those who win talents to win the world, which has been the case since ancient times. Now there is such a person standing in front of him, how can you tell him to calm down.

"Well, that's a good point." Although Hong Xiuquan was very satisfied, he couldn't just show it.

"Father, then you have to be the talker, and you must remember to keep your promise." Hong Zhengyan's heart that was hanging in her throat finally fell, for fear that Hong Xiuquan would regret it, so she immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"I just said that it was good, and I was satisfied without saying it." Hong Xiuquan knows this daughter's mind too well, but this can't be too cheap Huang Xu, this kid, besides, although this kid is good, he is just a white Ding at the moment, and his identity is too different from Yan'er's, so he has to take his time. To tell the truth, Hong Xiuquan only has two daughters, no sons, and has been looking for a suitable successor, but he has made no progress in every possible way, and Huang Xu's words today made him see in this kid that he has the potential to sit in this position, but it is too early to say all this. If Huang Xu heard this, he might say that history is nonsense, who said that the king of heaven has a son.

"Father, you bully people." Hong Zhengyan didn't do it, and directly played the princess's temper.

"Yan'er, I still have something to ask Huang Xu, don't interject, otherwise you will be punished together." Hong Xiuquan can't let her be too presumptuous.

"Huang Xu, come, I ask you, if you want to realize the idea you said, how are you going to implement it." Hong Xiuquan continued to ask.

"Bixia, the grass people have a detailed report, no, it's Jihua, I can write it out and hand it to Bixia in the next two days." Huang Xu has already been in his chest.

"Well, I hope you don't disappoint me." Hong Xiuquan said, "Then that's it for today, exempt you from the crime of disrespect, I am a talker, you step down, the things are written, come to see me again, Yan'er, you can also retreat together." ”

"Father, you haven't yet, no, you haven't given Huang Gongzi..." Hong Zhengyan said that Hong Xiuquan forgot to give Huang Xu a half-official position.

"Yan'er, my father is tired today, you should step back first." Hong Xiuquan knew what Hong Zhengyan wanted to say, but he didn't want to entrust Huang Xu to do anything now, on the one hand, he had to think about it, and on the other hand, he also wanted Huang Xu not to think that everything was so easy.

Hong Zhengyan also wanted to argue with reason, Huang Xu gave her a face, meaning to retreat first, and then talk later, so Hong Zhengyan didn't say anything, gave Hong Xiuquan a new salute, and then withdrew from the south study with Huang Xu.