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Qi Yuchang was wearing the Taiping Rebellion's official uniform. Vézé's research on the Taiping Rebellion's official system and uniforms was very limited, so he couldn't figure out what official position Qi Yuchang was in or what rank he was in. Vézé stared blankly at Qi Yuchang. He couldn't figure out what was going on.
Qi Yuchang wasn't as surprised as Vézé. Perhaps it was because he was already surprised before welcoming Vézé, so Qi Yuchang calmly greeted Vézé. "Prince Of Qi, I'm here to welcome Prince Of Qi."
"Sorry for the trouble!" Vézé smiled subconsciously.
"Prince Of Qi, please follow me to see the King Of The East," Qi Yuchang said. There were also people around, so Vézé couldn't talk to Qi Yuchang immediately. However, Vézé was already thinking about whether he could turn Qi Yuchang into his source of information in the King Of The East's residence. He finally had someone he knew working in the King Of The East's residence. If he could solve the problem of the Qing Army's Jiangbei Barracks, Tianjing City and Yangzhou would be able to travel freely. At that time, Vézé would need more information from Tianjing City. In fact, not only in the future, Vézé really needed information from Tianjing City at this stage.
However, this was obviously not the time to expand his source of information. Vézé needed to report to the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, about the future battle arrangements. Of course, most importantly, Vézé had to first understand Yang Xiuqing's battle arrangements.
After meeting the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, Vézé felt that Yang Xiuqing seemed to have become a lot more cheerful. However, it was hard to say whether this was due to Vézé's influence. After bowing to Yang Xiuqing, Vézé didn't say much and just waited for Yang Xiuqing to speak.
After a moment of silence, Yang Xiuqing suddenly smiled and said, "You've improved a lot."
"King Of The East, I can't always be a child." Vézé smiled.
Yang Xiuqing gestured for Vézé to take a seat and said, "That's true. That Qi Yuchang you know is a good person. Why didn't you recommend him to me earlier? "
Vézé sat down steadily and said seriously, "How would I know who the King Of The East needs? And at that time, I was fully focused on completing the task that the King Of The East gave to me. How would I have the strength to search for someone? "
"Then how did the attack on Jiangbei Camp go?" Yang Xiuqing asked.
Vézé told Yang Xiuqing his entire plan, including the fact that Vézé didn't know much about the situation and was preparing to fight with the Qing Army first. After saying this, Vézé said, "I don't know when I can attack Yangzhou. Since I haven't reached Yangzhou, anything I say is useless. Now that I've finally reached Yangzhou, I immediately came to ask the King Of The East if he has any arrangements for this. "
Yang Xiuqing seemed to have accepted Vézé's explanation. He pondered for a moment and then said sadly, "Wayne Brothers, many people say that I spoil you and never force you to do anything. When I hear this, I always think that I don't need to rush you. You've done everything that I've told you. Even if I rush them, they can't do what I want them to do! "
Vézé didn't know how to respond, so he could only answer, "I've said it before. I'm the King Of The East's subordinate. It's my duty to serve the King Of The East. The Eastern Prince also treats this subordinate well. He promoted this subordinate's official rank and conferred me the title of Prince of Qi. I'm really grateful! "
After hearing Vézé's words, Yang Xiuqing smiled and said, "Making you the Prince Of Qi was the decision of the Heavenly King!"
Vézé shook his head slightly. "King Of The East, I don't know if other people think that way. But in my opinion, it's the King Of The East who made me the title! That's right. "
Yang Xiuqing just waved his hand at Vézé, meaning that Vézé shouldn't mention this again. He said, "Wayne Brothers, there aren't many soldiers in Tianjing City. Wayne Brothers, you can only attack Jiangbei Camp."
"I wonder how many soldiers there are in Tianjing City?" Vézé couldn't help but ask. His understanding of the situation in Tianjing City was very limited, especially the number of troops in Tianjing City in Yang Xiuqing's hands.
"If I have to say, there are 100,000 people," Yang Xiuqing replied.
Vézé didn't dare to answer. Most of the time, when he spoke like this, he would shake the burden behind him. Sure enough, Yang Xiuqing continued, "But among these 100,000 people, there are 70,000 to 80,000 old, weak, and women."
In less than a second, Vézé calculated a result based on the numbers Yang Xiuqing said. There were 20,000 to 30,000 elite troops in Tianjing City. Even if there were only 20,000 to 30,000 people, Vézé couldn't quite understand why Yang Xiuqing couldn't deal with the Qing Army in Jiangbei Camp. Could it be that these Qing Army were as cunning as Xiong Qi in Tiyaopu, making it impossible for the Taiping army to find an opportunity?
The discussion between Vézé and Yang Xiuqing didn't last long. Yang Xiuqing was also a very pragmatic person. Since he decided to let Vézé be fully responsible for the battle, it was meaningless to directly command Vézé's battle. Since Vézé hadn't conquered Jiangbei Camp yet, it would be even more ridiculous to discuss what Vézé would do after winning the battle in the future. Therefore, Yang Xiuqing asked Vézé to go see the house in Tianjing City that Yang Xiuqing had arranged for Vézé.
Vézé knew that he would have a house in Tianjing City sooner or later. In theory, he, as the Prince Of Qi, was a prince with a fief, but this was a rule set by Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan. Vézé wasn't confident that Yang Xiuqing would support this system. If Yang Xiuqing really wanted to implement the traditional centralized model, the enfeoffment would not be realized, and Vézé could only settle down in the capital.
Nowadays, houses had no electricity, no running water, no natural gas, and no heating. No matter how big it looked, it was too far from Vézé's hopes. This house was quite close to the Manchu City. The Manchu people in Tianjing City had been killed, so there were many empty houses. Vézé wasn't interested in his house, nor was he interested in who the previous owner of this house was. After getting a certain degree of freedom of movement, Vézé had sent someone to contact Qi Yuchang.
In the evening, Qi Yuchang came to Vézé's house as expected. This time, the two of them didn't have the difference of superiors and subordinates in the officialdom. Although Qi Yuchang had never been an official before, in order to protect his family's book collection, Qi Yuchang was quite proficient in interpersonal relationships. With just a few words, he made it clear that he was willing to provide information about the King Of The East's residence to Vézé.
"I will arrange for someone to contact you in Tianjing City," Vézé said. Since it was an intelligence network, it was natural to focus on concealment. Regardless of whether Qi Yuchang was sincerely cooperating with Vézé, Vézé couldn't completely trust Qi Yuchang.
After confirming how to contact him, Vézé smiled and said, "Mr. Qi, when I saw the King Of The East today, the King Of The East praised you quite a bit!"
Qi Yuchang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "That was the King Of The East's praise! I've only read a few more books than usual. Some people used a lot of allusions in the memorials to the King Of The East, and the King Of The East asked me to help explain them. Before I met the King Of The East, I thought that Prince Qi was the unparalleled hero in the Taiping army. After meeting the King Of The East, I realized that there was actually a hero in this world who was not inferior to the Prince Of The East. "
Qi Yuchang praised Yang Xiuqing so much, and Vézé became interested. "I have actually been fighting outside and haven't had much contact with the King Of The East. I don't know how Mr. Qi became the King Of The East's subordinate. I also don't know what Mr. Qi thinks of the King Of The East. If Mr. Qi doesn't mind, can you tell me? "
Qi Yuchang briefly explained the development of the situation. In order to prevent his daughter from being a beauty pageant girl, he asked Vézé for help. Vézé wrote a letter to the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing. He didn't expect that the King Of The East would take this matter so seriously that he personally asked Qi Yuchang to go to the King Of The East's residence. After their conversation, Yang Xiuqing found out that Qi Yuchang was a bibliophile, so he expressed that he wanted Qi Yuchang to go to the King Of The East's residence to be Yang Xiuqing's advisor. Qi Yuchang knew that there was no chance for him to refuse, so he had no choice but to agree to Yang Xiuqing's request.
Although this was a forced story, when Qi Yuchang talked about being Yang Xiuqing's advisor, he couldn't help but get excited. "The King Of The East is really a genius. Whenever someone quoted a classic, he would ask me to find the corresponding allusion. I only know where the story comes from. Although the King Of The East doesn't read much, after I explain the story in the vernacular, not only can the King Of The East understand the story, but he can also understand the reasoning behind it. Compared to an outstanding person like the King Of The East, my books are simply wasted! "
Vézé chuckled. Outstanding people in history might not have read much, but without exception, they all had a strong ability to understand. Vézé was able to achieve what he had today because he grew up in a much better environment than China in 1854. As for Yang Xiuqing, he could only rely on his own talent and talent.
After Qi Yuchang praised Yang Xiuqing enthusiastically, he began to reveal some information to Vézé. "Prince Of Qi, you mentioned to the King Of The East that guarding the river must guard the huai, right?"
"Yes." Vézé was surprised. He didn't believe that Yang Xiuqing would tell a new aide like Qi Yuchang about the grand strategy of the Taiping Rebellion.
Qi Yuchang explained, "The King Of The East asked me to look up some stories. I looked up a lot of books and repeatedly thought about the connections in these books. Later, I heard them mention it by chance. Only then did I come to a realization. I've seen many people in the King Of The East's residence. I'm afraid that only you, Prince Of Qi, have such knowledge. The King Of The East has been thinking about this recently. He even found a lot of books about the Northern and Southern Dynasties … "
"Mr. Qi, you should think about this yourself. Don't go out and talk about it." Vézé hurriedly advised.
Qi Yuchang naturally knew that Vézé said this for his own good. He immediately replied, "Of course. I don't dare to talk about such an important matter."
The two chatted for a while. After all, Qi Yuchang had just entered the King Of The East's residence. He knew very little information. Soon, there was no information that could be passed on to Vézé. Vézé repeatedly reminded Qi Yuchang, "You have to protect yourself first. If you don't pass on the information to me immediately, I'll just get the information sooner or later. If others find out that you privately passed on the information to me, then both of us will have committed a great crime! Do you know this? "
"Of course I know that!" Qi Yuchang replied with some gratitude and solemnly.
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