late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 51
"Dead?!" I looked at Wanquan in disbelief, and asked again with certainty, "Who is Yang Xiuqing you mentioned? Are you sure you are talking about the same person?"

"I'm talking about the nine-thousand-year-old Eastern King of the Taiping Army. My lord, isn't that what you're talking about?" Wan Quan looked at me suspiciously.

I nodded in shock, "It seems to be a person."

However, how do I remember that Yang Xiuqing was an important leader in the later period of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom? Could it be that I have misremembered, oh, maybe my memory is really confused.

"My lord, this man has been dead for several years, don't you know? This is a big deal in the Taiping Army!" Wan Quan looked at me, apparently doubting my words.

I didn't have time to pay attention to his doubts, so I hurriedly asked him, "What about Shi Dakai? He won't die too, right?!"

"Wing King Shi Dakai is not dead yet, my lord, you don't know much about the Taiping Army, do you?" Wan Quan asked me understandingly, it seemed that he wanted to educate me.

"Hehe..." I laughed dryly, my face was red to the base of my ears, it was really embarrassing, since this is the case, I can only go down the slope, "Yeah, I don't know much, then tell me Speak."

"The Heavenly King of the Taiping Army, needless to say, is Hong Xiuquan, and then the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing. This Eastern King and I are actually from the same hometown, but I heard that he was too arrogant and domineering in the Taiping Army, and Hong Xiuquan killed his whole family. This was all six years ago."

"Now in the Tianping Army, the more authoritative generals are Li Xiucheng and Chen Yucheng. They are the new generation with more talents..."

When I heard Wanquan say this, I suddenly slapped my thigh, "That's right, the people I'm looking for are the two of them!"

I just said that I remember the history teacher said that in the late period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were two very young and outstanding generals, so they were called by this name, Souga!

"My lord, who exactly are you looking for? You have confused me." Wanquan looked at me dumbfounded.

"Ahem..." I cleared my throat, pretending to be serious, "It's Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng, and Shi Dakai."

This has just been submitted to me, I can't let people see jokes, I can only pretend to be B at critical times.

"My lord, what is your majestic Minister of Military Affairs looking for with those traitors?" Wan Quan asked in bewilderment.

Listening to Wanquan's tone, it seemed that I didn't like Tianping Heavenly Kingdom very much. Isn't Tianping Heavenly Kingdom known as the Peasant Army? They should be all the way.

"Simply put, it's for the people to have enough food and clothing." I couldn't explain my purpose to them at the moment, so I could only express it so bluntly.

"Finding the three of them will make the common people have enough food and clothing?!" Wan Quan obviously didn't believe it.

"I wonder why you talk so much, if your lord says yes, you just do it!" Mei Shuang gave Wanquan a stare and interrupted him.

"Mei Shuang, please don't be rude." I gave Mei Shuang a look and motioned her to sit aside, "Wan Quan, I hear from you, it seems that I don't like the Taiping Army."

"It's true that I don't like it. At the beginning, I did something for the common people, but now, hum!" Wan Quan snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on his face.

"It turned out to be like this." After listening to Wanquan say this, I also understood a little bit. No wonder the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom failed in the end. It turned out that another reason was the loss of popular support.

"However, my lord, the people you mentioned are good officials who love the people like their sons. If they can really be used by your lord, it would be a good thing."

"Yeah, I'm afraid they won't follow me." I glanced outside, feeling a little melancholy.

I don't know much about the history of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom. I only know that in the near future, they will all be wiped out, and the person who wiped them out is Zeng Guofan.

They are all good generals and capable ministers, but they are all wasted on internal conflicts. If they can unite with the outside world at this time, how can China be reduced to the point where the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered Beijing.

"My lord, I have a way to persuade Shi Dakai." Wanquan Xianbao seemed to lean towards me.

Hearing what he said, I immediately regained my spirits and asked, "What can I do?"

"I have a cousin who is Shi Dakai's concubine. It is said that Shi Dakai loves her very much. I can let my cousin persuade Shi Dakai to follow your lord."

In fact, those who win over with just a few words from a woman are simply unreliable. If you want them to follow me to create a new society, you must have a firm belief.

But for the current plan, I seem to have no better way, "I will talk to his people first, and if I can't convince him, then let your cousin come forward."

"Hey, I'm ashamed to say that my cousin and I haven't seen each other for many years. Maybe she has forgotten about my cousin long ago. After all, he is now well-off." Wan Quan said a little angry.

"My lord, the rain has stopped outside, let's hurry on our way." Mei Shuang cast a wide look at Wan Quan and stood in front of me.

I glanced outside the cave, and the fish had indeed stopped, "Let's go."

Wan Quan waved his hand to the brothers outside, and said, "Everyone is on the road with your lord, let's go!"

More than 100 of us came out of the cave. Looking at the dark heads, I felt a little bit troubled. How should I arrange these people?

"Wanquan, where is your cottage?"

I thought, if it really doesn't work, let them go back to the cottage first, and after I win over those three people, I will come back and take them to the capital.

"Where do we have a cottage, we just spend the night in a tree hole on the mountain!" Wan Quan said, lowering his head a little ashamed.

"What is this place?" I asked him again.

"This is Jingzhou." Wan Quan replied.

What is Jingzhou? I don't know anything about these ancient place names. I don't even know if there is any place in Hebei Province.

"My lord, we will arrive in Shandong soon." Mei Shuang seemed to see my thoughts and reminded me intentionally.

I observed the surrounding environment and found that it was a good place, so I looked at Wanquan, "Wanquan, I am going south this time as a secret mission, so I can't bring too many people with me. In this way, I have 100 taels of silver here. You take your brothers to build a cottage in a hidden place on the mountain, and I will join you when I finish my business."

The reason why I let them build a cottage here is that I want to use this place as a rear base. If there is an emergency one day, there is also a retreat.

"Don't worry, my lord! We will definitely build the cottage as soon as possible, and wait for your lord to come back!" Wan Quan solemnly promised.

Seeing his swearing promise, I said to Mei Shuang, "Mei Shuang, leave 200 taels of silver for Wanquan, and then prepare to go on the road."

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(End of this chapter)