Not long after, Hong Tiangui broke into the execution ground alone, successively beheaded Hu Linyi, Liu Mingchuan, Zeng Guoquan, Zeng Guofan, and finally rescued the news of Li Yucheng, the king of loyalty, like a hurricane, almost in the blink of an eye, it quickly spread throughout China.

So much so that the whole of China was extremely shaken.

The first to get the news were naturally the people in Tianjing City, and they learned the news when Hong Tiangui appeared in the court, but at the beginning, everyone just thought that Hong Tiangui was just here to die.

Clinker, half an hour later, it was rumored that Hong Tiangui had robbed the Dharma field with the power of one person.

In a teahouse, a group of people are discussing the shocking news.

An old man in a robe was drinking tea in the teahouse, he looked at the officers and soldiers coming and going below, and said leisurely: "... See, these officers and soldiers are here to carry the corpses. ”

"That, old man Wei, you said that Hong Xiuquan's son robbed Li Yucheng with the power of one person, could it be that the other adults present didn't stop him?"

A middle-aged man who was not at the scene, looked at the officers and soldiers who hurriedly walked by, with a look of surprise on his face, in his impression, this group of Qing officials present are all not low in title, and their strength is also very terrifying, not to mention Hong Tiangui, even if Hong Xiuquan comes in person, he may not be able to retreat with his whole body.

As soon as these words came out, many people around who were not at the scene also nodded: "Didn't Lord Zeng stop that person?"

The old man Wei smiled contemptuously: "What Lord Liu, Lord Zeng, why didn't you stop them! Although the official sealed the news, you will soon know, don't say anything Zeng Guoquan, Peng Yulan, and Liu Ming, it is the world's number one Zeng Guofan, Lord Zeng, all died in the hands of that Hong Tiangui!"

When talking about Zeng Guofan in the back, this old man Wei suddenly lowered his voice, this is a loss for the whole country, and it is definitely shocking to the imperial court.

"What!" When they heard Old Man Wei say that even Zeng Guofan was dead, everyone had a ghostly look on their faces, and they felt very incredible.

Someone couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said horribly: "Lord Zeng, isn't it known as the number one in the world? That Hong Tiangui is just a young man, just Hong Xiuquan's son, how can he suddenly have such strength?"

"Yes, if he kills Zeng Guofan, doesn't that mean that the number one position in the world will be changed?"

Someone was shocked to think of this result, and suddenly his face was full of solemnity, this Zeng Guofan's status as the first person in the world has not been shaken for a long, long time, but I didn't expect that the first time to shake this position was actually a young man like Hong Tiangui, which really made people feel that the three views collapsed.

"This is natural, the position of the first person in the world is indeed time to change. ”

Old Man Wei took a sip of tea slowly, and then nodded meaningfully and said.

When the people of the capital were discussing these gossip that day, they were hiding a few big people in a remote house.

These big shots, the person at the head, is Li Hongzhang, he quietly took advantage of the chaos to escape before Zeng Guofan's accident, and fortunately Hong Tiangui went to arrest Peng Yulan and them, so Li Hongzhang was able to successfully escape.

"This, how is this possible, how could Lord Zeng die in the hands of Hong Tiangui?"

A military general who fled, his face was pale, and he muttered with palpitations, his face was incredible.

Even if Li Hongzhang escaped from the law field at this moment, he was still worried about whether Hong Tiangui would suddenly appear in front of him.

After all, Hong Tiangui is not a person who can be measured by common sense, before everyone thought that he was here to send him to death, and everyone was vying for the opportunity to capture him, and even he Li Hongzhang was involved.

"Thankfully, I didn't get that chance. Thinking of the scene when Hong Tiangui killed Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang was sweating profusely.

At this time, a frightened military general asked, "Then, Lord Li, what should we do now?"

"Go to Jingshi and report the situation to the Holy Queen. ”

Li Hongzhang thought about it, so he had to plan to report this matter to Cixi, even Zeng Guofan died, it seems that in today's world, it is estimated that only the Empress Dowager Cixi can deal with that Hong Tiangui.

......

Not long after, the news that Hong Tiangui killed Zeng Guofan and saved the loyal king Li Yucheng spread to the capital, and the entire Tianzi City was shocked.

At this time, the Qing court was in the early dynasty, and Cixi and Xianfeng were above the court, handling political affairs.

At this moment, Li Hongzhang stood up, bent down and knelt down and said, "The Holy Queen, the Emperor, and Weichen have an important matter that needs to be played." ”

"Exactly. Xianfeng replied.

Li Hongzhang immediately said the prepared words out loud: "A day ago, in Tianjing City, we and Lord Zeng were preparing to kill Hong Xiuquan's remnants Li Yucheng, and at this moment, Hong Xiuquan's son Hong Tiangui suddenly robbed the law field, not only killed Lord Zeng, but also robbed Li Yucheng. ”

Li Hongzhang only said that Hong Tiangui was strong, but he did not mention his escape.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's focus really fell on Zeng Guofan's death in battle, and no one noticed how Li Hongzhang escaped.

"What?!

Above the court, all the ministers were shocked.

Someone asked Li Hongzhang before why Zeng Guofan didn't come to the early dynasty, but Li Hongzhang didn't say a word, everyone thought that Zeng Guofan didn't come for the time being, but now when I hear it, Zeng Guofan is actually dead!

At this time, Xianfeng was listening to the reports of the ministers in a drowsy manner, and at this moment he suddenly heard that Zeng Guofan had died, and he was also shocked: "What? Lord Zeng is dead? Isn't he known as the number one in the world? How could he be dead?"

"What, Master Li, what did you say?"

At this time, even Cixi frowned, and finally spoke up. She didn't talk much before, she always listened to the government and let Xianfeng deal with it herself, but now when she heard what Li Hongzhang said, she immediately frowned and asked in person.

As soon as Cixi asked, Li Hongzhang was also sweating profusely, and he hurriedly said: "Back to the Queen Mother, that Hong Tiangui didn't know where he got the strength to kill Master Zeng, and I really can't go back to the sky, so I can only come to ask the Queen Mother to decide." ”

"Zeng-sama is dead......

Cixi's always kind face is also full of clouds at this moment, this Zeng Guofan is one of his left arms and right arms, and he still needs him to maintain it on weekdays, but now that he is actually dead, doesn't it mean that his left arm and right arm are broken.

Click!

Suddenly, above the court, there was a sudden sound of wood cracking, everyone was startled, and hurriedly looked up, and suddenly saw that the seat on Cixi's left was already crushed, and Xianfeng was also so frightened that he woke up, and looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi with a respectful face.

......

British Embassy in Beijing.

As the British ambassador to China, Mack was drinking coffee and dealing with some recent diplomatic affairs, when an adjutant hurried over: "Mistress Mack, something is wrong!"

"What's the matter, panic, talk slowly. Mike is 1.9 meters tall, has a long beard, and is wearing exquisite European-style clothes, I saw his head raised from the copy, calmly picked up the coffee cup, and was about to take another sip.

At this moment, the adjutant said in one breath: "Zeng Guofan, Lord Zeng is dead, he died in the hands of Hong Tiangui, the son of Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Army. ”

"What!"

When Mike heard this, he was so shocked in his heart that his hand shook and he actually spilled the coffee on the beautiful European-style clothes, but he didn't care at all, but slowly stood up and looked at the adjutant with wide eyes, "You said Lord Zeng is dead?"

"Yes, when Li Hongzhang reported to the Empress Dowager this morning, everyone was very shocked, and I heard that the Empress Dowager Cixi was also very angry. The adjutant said tremblingly, Zeng Guofan is known as the first person in the Qing Kingdom, and even he is dead, so how long can this Qing court last?

"That's not good. Namike's face was gloomy, his brow furrowed, and he walked up and down in place, full of solemnity.

Britain has always supported the Qing court, and now the Taiping army has sprung up, and the son of a leader is so powerful, and he also killed Zeng Guofan, the first person in the Qing Dynasty, can it be said that the Taiping Army really has the strength to challenge the Qing State?

"Yes, if this Taiping Army really rises, then we suppressed the Taiping Army and supported the Qing State before, and it is estimated that this Taiping Army will be liquidated. ”

The adjutant also said worriedly, "The Qing State we supported before could easily suppress the Taiping Army, even Hong Xiuquan was scattered, and Tianjing was also broken, why did such a martial arts genius suddenly appear now?"

"Wait, you said, it was Hong Xiuquan's son who killed Zeng Guofan, Hong Tiangui?"

The adjutant was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, Li Hongzhang and Master Li reported to the Empress Dowager Cixi like this." ”

"Something is wrong, that Hong Tiangui is Hong Xiuquan's son, there is nothing wrong with this, but as far as I know, this Young Heavenly King, whose cultivation is average, definitely does not have the strength to kill Lord Zeng, did he use any tricks?"

Mike asked squeezefully.

There is an essential difference between using trickery to kill Zeng Guofan and killing Zeng Guofan head-on.

However, the adjutant shook his head and said: "No, my lord, I heard Master Li say that Hong Tiangui was in the court of Tianjing, openly fighting against Zeng Guofan, and among the people killed, there were not only Zeng Guofan, but also Zeng Guoquan, Liu Mingchuan and other officials, and there were hundreds of Qing soldiers at the scene. ”

"Besides, there is no need for Lord Li Hongzhang to deceive people. The lieutenant sighed.

"That's the problem. ”

When Mike heard this, his brows furrowed even deeper, the Taiping Army has such a role, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with, and the Western embassies, including them, are estimated to have come to an end in the good days of the Qing Kingdom.