"After looking for so many days and dispatching so many people, you will sue me now, there is no news yet?" In the temporary office of the Intelligence Department in Tianjing City, Hong Yun'er looked coldly at Qian Jiang and other heads of the Intelligence Department and said lightly: "You always boast that you know everything about Tianjing City, but you still let Hong Ren send this straw bag, but this child ran away!" What other face do you have to call yourselves the eagle eyes of heaven? ”

Qian Jiang and the others didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere, their faces were hot and dry, these people were all cold-faced stars of the Intelligence Department, and the civilian and military generals at all levels in Sufu Province were most afraid of these people in the Intelligence Department, and the people who were invited by the Intelligence Department rarely came back, and the names of Qian Jiang and others were gradually equated with the insidious and ubiquitous, but at this time, a few of them bowed their heads like students who had done something wrong, listening to the reprimand and did not dare to say a word.

On the side, Bai Zetang's master Tong Qiangsheng was a little unwilling, this operation was a joint action between Bai Zetang and the Intelligence Division, and it is indeed a shame that no one has been found now, and Xi Wangniang is hindered that Bai Zetang is directly under the West King, and does not blame Bai Zetang's people, but this kind of non-blame makes Tong Qiangsheng's face even more unbearable, and at the moment Tong Qiangsheng Ai Ai said: "Xi Wangniang, according to our investigation, the reason why Hong Renfa was able to escape from the city from our pursuit is because there are people in the city to respond. ”

Hong Yun'er picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and said: "What you wrote in your report is that there are people loyal to the Heavenly King in Tianjing City who are secretly helping, so who has you found?" Why don't you keep going? ”

Tong Qiangsheng glanced at Qian Jiang, hesitated for a moment and said, "It may be Chen Chengying, the Marquis of Dingtian." It's just that there is no conclusive evidence. For example, the situation in the capital has just stabilized today, and the subordinates are worried that they will not be able to handle it well and make a big deal. ”

Hong Yun'er snorted, knowing what the two of them were afraid of. Chen Chengying is Chen Yucheng's uncle, Chen Yucheng is now the garrison commander of Tianjing City, and most of the military power in Tianjing is in his hands.

"Do what you have to do. Chen Yucheng is the confidant of the king of the west, if he doesn't have the overall situation at all, he just blindly wants to protect his shortcomings. Then Chen Yucheng is not worthy of commanding so many soldiers and horses! Hong Yun'er said with a straight face: "It's a matter of the safety of the kingdom of heaven, and no one can stand in the way!" Tong Qiangsheng and the others are all in the same voice, and they should be in unison.

Then Hong Yun'er asked again: "How is the building of momentum in the capital going these days?" What happened to those remnants of Tianjing? ”

Qian Jiang was relieved to see that Wang Niang of the West finally stopped blaming. After sorting out his thoughts, he replied: "Back to the words of the West Wangniang." Since our Xidian army entered the city, all the troops and horses have cooperated with this campaign, and there has not been a single robbery, killing or injuring people, or infringing on women and children in the city, and the officers and soldiers of all departments have been very kind to the people......"

Hong Yun'er interrupted him and said, "This is what the Heavenly Saint Soldiers should do, if they can't even do this, they are not worthy of being Heavenly Saint Soldiers, so there is no need to go into detail here!" ”

Qian Jiang was slightly embarrassed, then cleared his throat and said: "Taking advantage of the east wind of Xiwang Anmin, the Public Opinion Department has also increased its propaganda efforts. Our intelligence department and Bai Zetang's meticulous work mixed with the people began to spread rumors of the true destiny. Out of admiration for the kindness of the king of the west, this rumor spread quickly among the people. Many people support the king of the west to be the emperor, and the big guys feel that the reason why the king of heaven could not achieve great things before was because he did not really get the approval of the heavenly father, and that he still needed a person like the king of the west to become the emperor who ruled the world. ”

Hong Yun'er hummed lightly and asked, "How did the hundred officials react?" ”

Qian Jiang replied: "The reactions of the officials were mixed, some supported and some cursed secretly, but most people still chose to remain silent. ”

Hong Yun'er sneered and said: "Herd mentality, don't pay attention to them, Wang Libin's newspaper will soon be published in Tianjing City, let Wang Libin and them publish more articles on the divine authority of kings recently, and then publish some stories about the coronation of emperors of Western European countries, let them take a good look, there is not no emperor under Christian teaching!" ”

In the doctrine of worshipping God, Hong Xiuquan believes that only God the Father can be called the emperor in the world, and he can use the emperor's honorific title, and everyone else can only use the king's name, so he is only called the king of heaven. And it was this lack of clarity of absolute power, coupled with his slackness in military and political affairs, that led to the fall of power, which led to the Tianjing Incident.

Although the power of the emperor and the king of heaven in the kingdom of heaven is the same, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er still plan to change their names, this is only Hong Yun'er's first step, she plans to completely eliminate the influence of God worship, and replace it with the Confucian Christianity she established in Shanghai, so that Hong Xiuquan's influence can be completely eliminated.

Qian Jiang and the others all responded, it was not the business of the Intelligence Department and Bai Zetang's family to build momentum for the Western King Emperor, and the Xuandian Division, the Public Opinion Propaganda Division, and the Imperial Decree Office, which were responsible for doctrinal propaganda, also had a lot to do, and they were not worried about the reaction of the people, although many people in Tianjing claimed to believe in worshipping God, but just like the Taiping Army used swords and guns to drive them together to listen to reasoning, this belief was not solid. What's more, the West Temple allows freedom of belief, and I believe that once this ban is opened, many people in Tianjing will still re-believe in their gods and Buddhas, after all, those are what their ancestors believed.

Qian Jiang continued: "Those remnants of Tianjing haven't made any big moves, maybe some arrogant people like Hu Yihuang and Meng Deen have been killed by Wei Changhui, so the people who stayed behind don't have much guts, and most of them act in a decent manner. ”

Hong Yun'er hummed and said: "Intensify surveillance, especially after Wang Libin's newspaper is published, you must pay close attention to their movements, and if there are any signs, you can invite them back to the Intelligence Department for tea!" Then Hong Yun'er got up and stared at everyone and said slowly: "Remember, at present, we have to think that the king of the west is the emperor, and I don't want to hear opposition in Tianjing City!" "All the people shouted yes.

At this moment, an intelligence officer hurriedly sent a secret report, Qian Jiang opened it and glanced at it hurriedly, and hurriedly handed it over and said: "Xi Wangniang, there is an urgent report from Zhili, and there is also a mess on the Qing Demon side." The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces of the Qing Demon United Prince Gong? and others staged a coup d'état eight days ago, and arrested all the eight ministers appointed by Xianfeng before his death. ”

Hong Yun'er was stunned for a while, and then hurriedly took the secret report and read it. She looked very carefully, and the more she looked at it, the more she frowned, and after a while, she raised her head and asked, "Is the Xiwang meeting over?" Qianjiang and Tong Qiangsheng, let's go see the king of the west! ”

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Xiao Yungui was meeting with the British minister Bao Ling at this time, and Bao Ling came to Tianjing before France this time, and they learned at the first time that there had been a coup d'état in the Kingdom of Heaven, and the king of the West in Sufu Province had quietly entered Tianjing. After Bao Ling learned the news, he rushed to Tianjing to meet the King of the West as soon as possible.

Xiao Yungui was not surprised by the appearance of Bao Ling, the British have always coveted the golden waterway of the Yangtze River. They had always hoped to open the treaty port to the river port, and although the British were busy suppressing the great uprising in India, it did not mean that the British would relax their affairs in the Far East.

Bao Ling's conditions were also carefully considered, and he hoped to open Nanjing, Jiujiang, Anqing, Wuhu, Wuchang and other places along the Yangtze River as treaty ports. Together with the three treaty ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, and Xiamen, which the Taiping army had occupied at this moment. A formal treaty was signed with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. This meant that Britain could officially recognize the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom regime, and it also represented the complete severance of relations between Britain and the Qing court.

The British still had a war-declaring relationship with the Manchus, and had severed relations for some time, and now Britain's policy adjustment to fully turn to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is also in line with the current situation. As a result of the bombardment of Canton and the blockade of the Pearl River estuary, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom now had an absolute share of trade with China, and the British Parliament could not find any reason not to recognize the legitimacy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so the British hoped to establish good diplomatic relations with the nascent regime as soon as possible, after all, they had cooperated for a long time. Although there are some unpleasant events, the constant is the interest.

Britain recognized the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in addition to that. It also expressed its willingness to provide a fleet to help the Taiping army in their crusade against the Manchus, and could provide a large number of weapons. Xiao Yungui is not uncommon to the British admission, the help of the British fleet is also limited, after all, it is really the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition Most of the time they are still fighting land battles, and the role of the fleet is not great, the list of weapons provided Xiao Yungui only glanced at it, many of them are eliminated weapons in the Crimean War, and there are even a batch of smoothbore guns used in the First Opium War, what does Xidian want these weapons for?

Xiao Yungui looked at Bao Ling and said, "Mr. Minister, the conditions you put forward don't mean much to us, so let's talk about what we want." ”

Bao Ling also seemed to know that this King of the West had always had a great appetite, so he immediately said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"We want to build a large shipyard and dockyard in Shanghai and the necessary supporting facilities, and we hope that the UK can provide the equipment, technology and skilled workers or technician guidance." Xiao Yungui didn't hide anything at all, the naval plan of the West Hall was difficult to rush at the beginning, in addition to the blockade of the great powers, more importantly, at that time, Xiao Yungui had not completely obtained the power of the Heavenly Kingdom, and it was indeed very difficult for the huge plan of the navy to rely only on the support of Sufu Province.

Now the situation is different, the power of Tianjing is already in hand, and the difference is even a matter of name, which will not affect the progress of the naval plan in the slightest, and at the same time, the British can take the initiative to show goodwill, and they can break through this blockade. The opening of ports does not mean anything, although the opening of inland waterways will bring about the cultural conflict between China and the West and the continued invasion of the great powers, but it can also bring faster and more development, China's backwardness is actually the reason for the isolation of the country for too long, but the overall westernization is also Xiao Yungui does not want to see, so how to make good use of Western capital, technology and trade in the future, there is a need to prevent the invasion of Western culture and the infiltration of forces or a long-standing contradiction. But none of this can stop the progress of the times, and the naval plan must take off.

Although the British navy is the first in the world, the conservative British have always been cautious, and the navy is a sensitive nerve line for them, especially the relationship between the Far East and the British mainland, helping the Taiping Army to develop the navy has always been unenthusiastic about the British. So after listening to this, Bao Ling said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, I need to report this request of yours to the country, and without the approval of the parliament and the prime minister, I think this condition does not need to be discussed anymore." (To be continued......)