Bob was writing hard under the kerosene lamp, and when he finished writing a large paragraph, he couldn't help but think of the scene at the banquet tonight, and he was seated with a very young staff officer of the Taiping Army, Bob estimated that he was only sixteen years old at most, and this young officer had never seen Bob in the Nanyuan camp before, according to himself, he arrived at the Nanyuan camp with the first batch of logistics supplies.

This young officer claimed to have the surname Xiao, and he had the same surname as King Xi, and he had a strong military temperament on his body, and his style was very rigorous, especially when King Xi glanced at him or said a word to him, he would be more cautious and decent.

His English was very good, and although he claimed to have studied systematically for several years in the martial arts academy of the Taiping Army in Shanghai, Bob felt that his status must not be simple, because his rank was only a captain, and it was unimaginable that a lieutenant could attend the very important banquet of the King of the West.

Bob suddenly had a whimsical idea, could this young officer be the son of King West? Or is it the nephew of the King of the West? followed Bob to find that in his biography, although there are many descriptions of the various heroic deeds of King Xi, there is a very important link missing, that is, there is very little description of King Xi's family affairs. So far, Bob's pen and ink have only stayed on Hong Xuanjiao, the wife of the King of the West, because this outstanding woman has been active in the political arena of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Bob easily knows the story of her and the King of the West, but I heard that the King of the West has two sons, what about their situation? And what about the fathers of the king of the West? Without a complete description of his family, Bob felt that his biography would be incomplete, so Bob decided to talk to the young officer the next day. Let's see if my guess is right, if that Captain Xiao is really the nephew of King Xi. Then you can get more stories of the Xiwang family from him.

It was already late at night, in the inner tent of the king of the west. The kerosene lamp was still on, Xiao Yungui looked at the bright kerosene lamp, put down the letter in his hand that had been read several times, and said with a rare smile: "The supplies have finally been delivered, and there is no need to light candles anymore. ”

Sitting in the tent was Xiao Youhe, the cheap eldest son of King Xi, and Bob guessed that the young captain who was on the same stage with him at the banquet was the son of King Xi. Xiao Youhe was nearly sixteen years old at this time. In the military academy, he had excellent grades, and because of the relationship between being the son of the king of the west, although in various military trainings, the military school carried out strict training, but after graduating from the military academy, he was assigned to the logistics department as an officer.

Xiao Youhe sat upright, looked at Xiao Yungui very worriedly and said, "Father works hard day and night, he should rest more, this time he came north." My mother told my father many times to rest well. ”

Xiao Yungui could see that Xiao Youhe's worries when he said these words were from the heart, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he and Hong Yun'er were not good to this cheap son. But this son has never complained about his husband and wife, and sometimes Xiao Yungui will blame himself a little apologetically.

After a sigh, Xiao Yungui asked, "How is your mother's health after giving birth?" "Xiao Youhe followed the first batch of supplies north this time. In addition to official business, the most important thing is to bring the mother's letter to the father. Hong Yuner gave birth to a daughter two months ago. The news from Bai Zetang was very brief, and a daughter was born. The mother and son are safe, and the name is Youying. Xiao Yungui, who was middle-aged and had a daughter, was eager to know the details of his wife and daughter, so Xiao Youhe brought a letter from his family by the way.

The beacon fire has been in place for three months, and the family letter is worth 10,000 dollars, not to mention the family letter brought by the eldest son in person? Xiao Yungui has read the family letter several times, but he still can't help but ask Hong Yun'er about his physical condition, his body is forty years old, and Hong Yun'er's body is no longer young, although both of them are practicing martial arts, but the physical function gradually degenerates with the years of killing pigs, which no one can change.

Xiao Youhe replied: "My mother is in good health, but I just miss my father and talk about it often. Xiao Yungui put his mind at ease, and said after a sigh: "In a few months at most, the capital will be broken, and then our family will be able to reunite in the capital, and by then Tianjing will have to move over." ”

Xiao Youhe was slightly stunned, listening to his father's tone that he intended to set the capital in Beijing, but before he came from the south, the trend of the people was to hope that the capital of the Kingdom of Heaven would still stay in Nanjing, and at this moment Xiao Youhe was not willing to destroy this rare atmosphere of father and son talking, so he did not immediately talk about it, because the family of King Xi could be reunited in the capital, which made him feel the warmth of home.

Seeing Xiao Youhe's eyes slightly red, Xiao Yungui was slightly embarrassed, and changed the topic and said: "You graduated from the military academy and were awarded the rank of captain, I have seen your results, they are very good, it seems that you are indeed attentive." Moreover, in Yunnan-Guichuan, the trick of using the horse gangs that walk on the ancient tea horse road all year round to help transport military supplies was the first thing you proposed, a very good idea, and many problems were solved, and the rank of captain was not obtained by chance. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, the son is just trying to do his part." Xiao Youhe still looked so restrained and polite, Xiao Yungui held his chin and said, "I heard that you wanted to go to the field army instead of the logistics quartermaster department at the beginning?" ”

Xiao Youhe nodded and said honestly: "Yes, father, I hope that one day I can lead the army to defend the territory for the Kingdom of Heaven and establish great military merits like my father. ”

After Xiao Yungui heard this, he felt a headache, with the acceleration of the process of unifying the whole country in the Kingdom of Heaven, the prestige of the King of the West has reached an unparalleled level, I believe that once Beijing is conquered, after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, the army and the people of the Kingdom of Heaven will definitely hope that the King of the West will ascend to the throne as the emperor, and before that, Zuo Zongtang and others have been making suggestions to the King of the West, hoping that the King of the West can determine the son of the King of the West to unify the country.

And at this moment, Xiao Youhe's words are more like showing that he has no intention of being the son of the world, although his son Xiao Youhe is determined to be in the army, but it does not mean that he will make any outrageous moves after mastering the military power, since the new policy of Su Fu and the reorganization of the army, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has formed a system of political power command of the army. In the future, even if Xiao Youhe has an outstanding appearance in the army, it will be difficult to shake the people who hold the national power.

And the headache of King Xi is that he and Yun'er's youngest son Xiao Youfu is only seven years old now, and he is still young. Although he has shown a satisfactory talent in learning, it is still unknown whether he will be able to support a country in the future. This leads to another topic. That is, in the future, when the king of the west is old, how can he ensure that his descendants can maintain the prosperity of the country. Judging from the current situation, Xiao Yungui hopes that after he unifies the whole country, he will be able to form a constitutional monarchy through reform to ensure the prosperity of the country in the future. However, at present, the constitutional monarchy of the Heavenly Kingdom still lacks the necessary reform force with the bourgeoisie as the main body, the feudal forces of the big landlords in the country are still strong, and the development of the bourgeoisie will take time.

Compared to Russia, there are now more than 2,000 factories in the whole country, and the capitalist forces have begun to emerge. Therefore, Alexander II was determined to carry out the reform of serfdom in the country, while in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were relatively few people engaged in industry and commerce, the industrial base was weak, and the factories of the whole country were basically concentrated in Sufu Province, which was far from reaching the stage of qualitative change from accumulation.

In contrast to France, Russia was a laggard in reform, and France already had all the conditions for constitutional government, but now Napoleon III is still struggling to survive. He continued to wage wars to delay changes in the domestic political system, but unfortunately he always lost, and as long as his foreign wars were lost, Napoleon III's imperial power would be lost. Just like in history, after Napoleon III lost to Prussia at the Battle of Sedan. France was transformed and Napoleon III himself was exiled.

"It seems that it is still necessary to wait for the reunification of the whole country to vigorously develop the country's industry and commerce. Only by allowing the rise of domestic capital forces can the prerequisites for the establishment of the constitution be met. Xiao Yungui secretly scolded himself, and his heart suddenly jumped again. From the prince of Lixi to the future form of government of the country.

Seeing that King Xi was thinking about it, Xiao Youhe couldn't help but call: "Father." Father. Xiao Yungui came back to his senses, and said after a sigh: "In this way, you stay in the Nanyuan camp first, and go to the artillery regiment of the first division to serve as a staff officer at the regimental headquarters, and you don't have to worry about the errand of the logistics department for now." ”

Xiao Youhe got up very excitedly and saluted Xiao Yungui, with a thick smile on his face, just like a child who got something beloved, seeing him like this, Xiao Yungui couldn't help but secretly think, he and Yun'er wishfully arranged the road for Xiao Youfu to take the future, is it really suitable for Xiao Youfu? Is it also what Xiao Youfu needs when he grows up? Now it seems that although Xiao Youhe took the initiative to give up his position, he got what he wanted, which is his luck. Just like in his previous life, he was not satisfied with the arrangement that his father arranged for Xiao Yungui, and even caused the tragedy of Qingyun, isn't it true that Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er will also cause tragedy to Xiao Youfu in the future? Is this for his son's happiness or is it hurting him?

After Xiao Yungui thought about it for a while, he could only comfort himself, maybe Xiao Youfu would like the position of power very much in the future? After comforting themselves, father and son talked about the current war and the external situation.

As the weather warms up, Xiao Youhe raised his worries that the British and French navies did not go deeper into the north to cut off the sea transportation lines of Shanghai, Dalian Bay, and Hakodate, Japan, mainly because of the cold weather. Xiao Youhe and Tiyì should launch a campaign on the front line of Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou as soon as possible, eliminate the Qing rebels Mianyu and Ronglu who were entrenched there, and open up the land supply line in the western Liaoning corridor, so as to solve the logistics supply problem of the Northeast Taiping Army.

Xiao Yungui is very satisfied with Xiao Youhe's mentions, it seems that this son still has a very unique vision in military affairs, and he is not confused by the temporary balance of power caused by the southern British and French navies and the Taiping navy because of the game of hide-and-seek at sea, and still maintains a sense of distress, which many generals in the Taiping army lack.

For a while, Xiao Yungui seemed to think that it was a bit condescending to let his son go to the artillery unit? Is it more appropriate for him to stay in the base camp General Staff? But then he thought that his son had less experience in actual combat, and he should let him feel the cruelty of war in all units so that he could grow up...... (To be continued......)