In the seventh year of Xianfeng, 1857, that year, Pu Zixuan was fourteen years old, still with braids, obediently listening to his teachings in Mr. He's private school, the days were unremarkable, but for the distant Taiping Heavenly Kingdom King Hong Xiuquan, it was really an unbearable year.

Half a year after the Tianjing rebellion, although the absolute military strength of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not suffer much loss, but Hong Xiuquan, the spiritual godfather, painstakingly operated the God worship system is no longer unbreakable, and the minds of the people in the heavenly army have changed, and everyone is in danger. went to Anqing and took away 100,000 elite soldiers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. After that, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which had been in a good situation, suddenly fell into a predicament, and the battlefield was defeated one after another.

On that day, the wind and the sun were beautiful, and in the Tianwang Mansion, Hong Xiuquan was pacing back and forth in the West Garden, he had no intention of admiring the unique scenery in the garden, called away all the attendants, and anxiously waited for a person to arrive. Not long after, a woman who was like a flower and jade but with a bit of arrogance came to Hong Xiuquan's side, knelt down and said: "Knock on His Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" "This woman is none other than Su Sanniang, the legendary female general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom who has disappeared for many years.

When Hong Xiuquan saw Su Sanniang coming, he smiled happily and said softly: "Hurry up and excuse me, didn't I say it?" When you see me in private, you don't have to do this courtesy. ”

Su Sanniang was unmoved, and only said: "The minister doesn't dare." ”

Hong Xiuquan was a little disappointed, so he had to say, "Then let's be flat." ”

Only then did Su Sanniang get up and said, "Your Majesty." I don't know what is the important matter for His Majesty the King to summon his ministers to come today? ”

Hong Xiuquan said leisurely: "I once wanted to grant you the position of Heavenly Dynasty Commander Chaoyi, but you resolutely refused, now the traitor Yang Xiuqing has been removed, and his bookkeeper Fu Shanxiang has been arrested, and he should have been beheaded, but all civil and military officials said that Fu Shanxiang has the talent to pass through the heavens and latitudes, and he was only involuntarily used by Yang Thief. Alas, I have thought about it again and again, and I don't know how to deal with it, I invited you here today, but also because of your identity as a veteran of the uprising, I want to ask you again, if you still have the heart to manage government affairs for me, this position of the court, I still want to give priority to you Su Sanniang. ”

Su Sanniang smiled coldly: "Fu Shanxiang is the first female champion in China's history, it can be described as Zhuge Kongming in this world, and the minister is just a mountain and wild martial artist, if Your Majesty wants the minister to go into battle to kill the enemy, the minister will not give up, but when it comes to writing an article and writing a book, it is definitely not what the minister is good at, Your Majesty has already had the chosen person, why should he make fun of the minister with this palm ceremony?" ”

Hong Xiuquan was disappointed, shook his head and said, "Su Sanniang, do you know that your position in my heart is unique. What Chosen One? Only the Son of Heaven is the chosen one, and if you must give this title to others, it can only be you, not a Yang thief's subordinate. After speaking, he reached out and held Su Sanniang's hand.

Su Sanniang was stunned for a moment, withdrew her hand, and asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister decided to lead the Heaven and Earth Society to be baptized and join the God Worship Society was because the Heavenly King at that time had vowed to tell the minister that he would overthrow the rule of the Qing Demon and build China into a beautiful little paradise. Today, the minister wants to ask, is the little paradise in His Majesty's mind that 'everywhere is uneven, everywhere food and clothing' still in His Majesty's heart? ”

Hong Xiuquan said angrily: "Presumptuous! Since I founded the country in the name of God and named the country 'Taiping Heavenly Kingdom', the little paradise I promised to the world will not dare to forget for a day, and you don't want to take charge of government affairs for me, but you even came to question me! What is the intention? ”

Although Hong Xiuquan was furious, Su Sanniang's face did not change, and asked: "Since Your Majesty has not forgotten your original intention, the minister has the courage to ask, why did His Majesty live in seclusion in this Heavenly King's Mansion every day after the capital of Tianjing, and do not ask about political affairs?" Your Majesty has three thousand beauties in the harem, more than the head of the Qing Demon in the Jingshi, why bother to announce to the world that I, Su Sanniang, have died in battle, but at the same time put the minister under house arrest in the Silk Embroidery Palace, waiting for the minister to change his mind? ”

Hong Xiuquan laughed and said: "Hahaha, the person who dares to talk to me like this, this is the first time I have met it, even if it is that Yang thief, he has to pretend to be possessed by the Heavenly Father to dare to argue with me." Su Sanniang, Su Sanniang, do you know what I like most about you? That's the stubbornness of not being afraid of the earth, so even though I have three thousand beauties in the harem, I just want to take your scoop of drink. ”

Su Sanniang said righteously: "When the minister knew His Majesty, he was only twenty years old, and now the minister is twenty and eight, if it is about going into battle to kill the enemy, the minister is still the year to fight, but on the love of children, there are many women who are a hundred times more beautiful than the minister, and the minister is already old and yellow, and I hope that Your Majesty will let the minister go, let the minister lead the army to crusade against the head of the demon, and solve the dilemma of Tianjing, even if the horse leather shroud, the liver and brain are smeared on the ground, the minister will always be loyal to His Majesty, loyal to the kingdom of heaven!" ”

Hong Xiuquan sighed and said: "Su Sanniang, I thought that I would put you under house arrest in the Silk Embroidery Palace, and soften your fighting spirit with a comfortable life day and night, but I didn't expect that after a few years, you haven't changed your loyalty to me, second, you haven't changed your loyalty to Luo Xuan, and third, you haven't changed your tenacity, is it that I am destined to never get you in this life?" ”

Su Sanniang said: "Your Majesty knows the minister's thoughts, and I hope Your Majesty will not force each other hard." The king of heaven will always be the king, the minister will always be the minister, no matter what His Majesty has said and done, the minister does not care, I just hope that His Majesty will cheer up, with the determination to get rid of Yang Wei's traitor, crusade against the demon head, and the minister Su Sanniang is willing to be the vanguard! ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "How easy it is to talk about! Alas, I think that when Yong'an was established, I was assisted by the five kings, and there were women heroes such as Xuanjiao and you Su Sanniang to help, how high-spirited was that...... Unexpectedly, I didn't lose to the Qing Demon, but I lost to this Xiao Wall disaster, and now the five kings have gone to the four kings, and only Shi Dakai is left, but he abandoned me again...... Crusade against the demon head? It's hard...... It's hard......"

Su Sanniang said: "Your Majesty has never lost to the Qing Demon, but you have not lost to the disaster of Xiao Wall, Your Majesty has only lost to yourself." If it weren't for His Majesty's insistence on making his brother King An and King Fu, and being suspicious of King Yi, how could King Yi be disheartened and insist on leaving? ”

"Hahahaha......" Hearing this, Hong Xiuquan couldn't stop laughing and said, "Xuanjiao also told me about this, saying that I forced Shi Dakai away, and now, you Su Sanniang also think so?" ”

Su Sanniang asked rhetorically: "The minister dared to ask Your Majesty, isn't it?" ”

Hong Xiuquan waved his hand and said: "That's it, since you don't want to be the head of the court, I will give you a secret mission, I think about it, this task is only the most suitable for you Su Sanniang, however, you have to promise me that you must not leak secrets, otherwise, the kingdom of heaven will be over!" ”

Su Sanniang said happily: "As long as the minister is not allowed to stay in the Sixiu Palace, His Majesty wants the minister to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and the minister will never say a word!" ”

Hong Xiuquan looked around cautiously and said: "When I ordered the worship of God to start an incident in Jintian, I told thousands of soldiers that I had a dream about an old man with a white beard and a sword on his back, telling me that he was God, and I was the son of God and the brother of Jesus, do you remember? ”

Su Sanniang said: "Of course I remember! When Han Gaozu killed the white snake and rebelled, he was able to borrow divine power to envelop the soldiers, why wasn't it the case for Your Majesty? ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "I tell you today, this dream is fake, but this white-bearded old man is true, it is an old friend of me in Guiping County, called Zhu Shihua, a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, seeing that I intend to overthrow the Qing demon, I tried my best to help, in addition to helping me promote the worship of God, I also gave me a treasure map, you listen well, what I said below may subvert your cognition, but you have to believe that you have no jokes!" ”

Su Sanniang said: "Your Majesty, please speak!" ”

Hong Xiuquan asked, "Do you believe that there are monsters in this world?" ”

Su Sanniang said: "Of course I believe that those Qing demons and foreign demons are not all monsters that cause trouble in the world?" ”

Hong Xiuquan said with a smile: "I and the soldiers call the enemy a Qing Demon and a foreign demon, but in fact, I know in my heart that they are just ordinary people, and what I said is a real monster!" ”

Su Sanniang was shocked: "Your Majesty, do you mean that Satan the Devil really exists?" This...... How can this important minister believe? ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "It's not Satan." Zhu Shihua told me that more than a hundred years ago, most of the monsters written by Pu Songling were indeed true, and Pu Songling was not only a writer, but also had an identity, called 'Purification Messenger', this Purification Messenger can use the power of purification to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and the last monster he eliminated was the leader of the monsters - Demon Emperor Brother Duo! ”

Su Sanniang exclaimed: "Your Majesty, is the God we believe in fake?" Are these monsters real? ”

Hong Xiuquan said with a smile: "Coincidentally, 'God' is called 'God' in English, and its pronunciation is so similar to our demon emperor's 'Brother Duo', I think about it, worship God, worship Brother Duo, don't care who is true and who is false, isn't that the same thing?" ”

Su Sanniang's cognition has indeed been subverted, but when she thought of Jun Wu's jokes, she was a little more curious and asked, "Then what?" ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "As for what kind of treasure it is, neither I nor Zhu Shihua know, but it is said that this treasure is hidden somewhere in Kunlun Mountain, once found, it can attract monsters to come, as for whether it is friend or foe, it depends on the ability of the treasure hunter." If you can use the demon power for your own use, why worry about clearing the demon? But back then, my Celestial Empire's army was like a bamboo, and I thought that even if I didn't rely on that demonic power, I could overthrow the rule of the Qing demons and establish a small paradise in our minds, so I had no intention of looking for that treasure, let alone touching the monsters. After the chaos in Tianjing, the kingdom of heaven flourished and declined, and now it was in danger, and I had no way to get out, so I handed over the treasure map to Shi Dakai, and asked him to pretend to fall out with me, and lead a force to the west to hunt for treasure, who knew that the appeal of King Yi was too strong, and there were 100,000 elite soldiers willing to follow in Anqing! I regret it and can't sleep well, so I thought of you again, everyone knows that Su Sanniang is no longer alive, so I want you to disguise yourself as a man, change your name to Feng Yuliang, and give you the name of 'Sand King' to persuade you to return to Shi Dakai. ”

Su Sanniang asked: "If His Royal Highness the Righteous King insists on not returning, what should I do?" ”

Hong Xiuquan said: "It is best to persuade him to return, if he insists on not returning, you will say that you are sent by me to assist him...... Then, you find an opportunity to get close to him, steal the treasure map, and return it to me, do you understand? ”

Su Sanniang said: "The minister has already said that as long as His Majesty does not let the minister waste time in the Sixiu Palace, he will have no complaints if he wants the minister to go up the sword mountain and the sea of fire." It's just that, speaking of which, His Majesty still can't trust His Royal Highness the Righteous King. Although the minister does not have much contact with the righteous king, the righteous king dares to act and dare to be, and the righteousness is thin and cloudy, and he is praised by the world, and he is by no means an ungrateful and traitorous criminal! ”

Hong Xiuquan was a little anxious: "Then Yang Wei's two thieves, before they are full-fledged, who doesn't pretend to be loyal, affectionate and righteous?" If Shi Dakai is really so benevolent and righteous, then why did he pretend to be sick and stay in Anqing when I ordered the killing of the Yang thief? Shi Dakai is just afraid of setting fire to himself, Taoguang is obscure, once he finds the treasure and has two hearts, with the troops he took away, isn't it another Yang Xiuqing? Another Wei Changhui? ”

Su Sanniang said: "But it's ......"

Without waiting for her to finish, Hong Xiuquan shouted: "Don't say it again!" This is the king's order, do you want me to grant you an edict begging you to accept it? ”

Su Sanniang was startled, hugged her fists and said: "The minister doesn't dare, since His Majesty the King of Heaven has made up his mind, the minister should do it immediately!" ”