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"This servant congratulates Prince Qi for stabilizing the situation!" In the rear tent of the new command center, Qi Hongyi was all smiles as she congratulated Wei Ze.
At this time, Vézé's troops had seized the north gate of Tianjing City, and Zhang Yingchen's camp was very close to the north gate. The General Staff Division immediately made a plan for this new area. Not only did they set up a line of defense, but they also set up a new headquarters and General Staff Division in a safe location.
Vézé was really worried about his wife and father-in-law. If the King Of The East or the North King captured them and used them to threaten Vézé, Vézé really couldn't bring out Liu Bang's hooligan aura. If Xiang Yu captured Liu Bang's father, Liu Bang would dare to say, "We are sworn brothers. My father is your father." "Cook your father. Remember to give me a bowl of soup."
When his wife entered the camp unscathed, Vézé wanted to go up and give her a hug, but there were too many people around, so he gave up. Seeing that Qi Hongyi didn't do anything like crying and bowed graciously, Qi Hongyi didn't cry. Vézé could only say, "I've made Madam worry!"
At this time, there was no one else around. Qi Hongyi couldn't help but ask, "What does Prince Qi think of the King Of The East, the Heavenly King, and the others?"
"What do you think?" Vézé couldn't help but scratch his head. Now that he was relaxed, the hole in his brain opened up. In the end, Vézé came up with a comment. "A bunch of farmers who haven't even cleaned their heads. What do you think of them?"
At this time, in the King Of The East's camp, the people Vézé called "farmers who haven't even cleaned their heads" were having a meeting. The speaker was Chen Chengxi, the Minister of the King Of The East's residence. Not long ago, the group of people that Vézé called "peasants with sorghum seeds in their heads" ended their meeting. Chen Cheng? He immediately left the Heavenly King's Residence and rushed to the King Of The East's camp.
Chen Cheng? He didn't know about Vézé's malicious comments. If he had known, he would have at least said that most of the participants of the meeting were not farmers. Hong Xiuquan was an Elementary Scholar, while the North Prince, Wei Changhui, was a rich man. Although Qin Rigang was poor, he was not a farmer, but a worker.
Even on the King Of The East's side, there were not many farmers among the Six Ministers. On the contrary, most of the King Of The East's current relatives were farmers.
However, if it wasn't a literal explanation, but rather the main point that Wei Ze was referring to, which was to say that these people weren't from any faction in power, then the people from the East Prince Mansion were clearly inexperienced people. Chen Cheng? He was considered one of the more senior ones. In 1855, he had only been on the road of "politics" for less than five years. Whether it was the King Of The East's relatives or the Six Ministers, it had only been two or three years since they had obtained their current positions.
At this time, the weakness of these inexperienced people was completely exposed. Without Yang Xiuqing as their backbone, the first thing this group of people did was to split internally. The internal conflicts were, of course, buried in Yang Xiuqing's era. Before Yang Xiuqing's death, the Yang family should have followed the orders of the King Of The East's Residence. In practice, this group of people relied on Yang Xiuqing's authority and did not respect the King Of The East's Residence at all. Even though Yang Xiuqing was dead, the Yang family still insisted that they were above the Six Ministers.
However, there were many Six Ministers now. The coronation ceremony was not only very important to Yang Xiuqing, it was also very important to the Yang family. The Yang Family was finally going to have a Long Live Emperor. As a member of the Yang family, they naturally had the obligation to play an important role in the ceremony and to protect the Yang family's Emperor. During this time, most of Yang Xiuqing's relatives had moved into Yang Xiuqing's King Of The East Residence and were wiped out in Wei Changhui's surprise attack.
However, the few remaining Yang family members each held a large number of troops. Even if the Six Ministers had more people, the difference in strength between the two factions caused the imbalance in the number of people to be balanced again.
At this time, the person whom both sides could accept to speak up for the time being was the Premier of the King Of The East Residence, Chen Cheng? Yes. Chen Cheng? He spoke passionately, "Our current situation is actually very good!"
After he said this, the people below all looked at Chen Chengxiang with a strange look. After the King Of The East was killed, how could the situation be good?
Chen Cheng? As if he did not see the reproachful looks, he continued, "Even though the King Of The East is no longer here, we still hold the power in Tianjing City. I went to see the Heavenly King, and he said that he did not know anything about what happened here and needed to be questioned. However, the Heavenly King said that if the North King really killed the King Of The East, the Heavenly King would order a crusade against the North King! "
After saying this, the eyes of the Six Ministers lit up. Chen Cheng? His words were very skillful. What did he mean by "order a crusade"? Whoever accepted the order would be the successor of the King Of The East. At the very least, he would be the nominal leader of the King Of The East Residence. Even though the King Of The East was dead, the King Of The East Residence was still the administrative center of the Taiping Rebellion. The Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan, was still a puppet of the King Of The East Residence. Whoever controlled the King Of The East Residence could become the next Yang Xiuqing.
However, Yang Xiuqing's relatives did not understand what this meant. Chen Degui shouted, "Do we need to investigate to kill the North King? We will gather our troops now and kill the North King! If no one is willing to go, I will go! "
Chen Cheng Cheng was shocked. There was only one reason why he had rushed back, and that was to prevent Vézé from seizing the leadership of the King Of The East Residence. Thinking about Vézé, Chen Cheng Cheng was shocked. He felt a strong sense of remorse for being caught in a cocoon of his own making.
Before Vézé had left Tianjing City, Chen Cheng Cheng had been questioning Vézé. On behalf of the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing questioned Vézé. At that time, Vézé appeared to be a greedy man who was eager for Yang Xiuqing to be conferred the title of 'Long Live Emperor'. After Yang Xiuqing succeeded Hong Xiuquan, he would be conferred the title of 'Long Live Emperor'.
After learning that Vézé had only brought over forty guards back to the capital, Chen Chengguang was shocked. He did not take Vézé seriously. Firstly, his attention was completely focused on killing the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing. Secondly, these 40 guards were nothing in the face of the tens of thousands of soldiers in Tianjing City. Most importantly, Vézé had always been assigned to other places and had no foundation in Tianjing City. As for Chen Cheng, who was familiar with the situation in Tianjing City? To put it bluntly, he could easily restrain Wei Ze with a flick of his wrist.
However, he did not expect that Vézé would be as cunning as a ghost. He seemed to be staying in the Prince Of Qi's residence, but he sneaked out at night. After Yang Xiuqing died, he immediately seized over ten thousand elite soldiers and controlled the north gate. It was precisely because he did not expect this. Chen Chengguang's original plan had become a trap of his own making.
Now that the King Of The East's subordinates had surrounded the North Palace, this was also a result that he had expected. However, he did not expect that Vézé would actually control ten thousand elite soldiers and control the north gate. No matter who won, Vézé would be able to reap the benefits.
Chen Chengguang? The purpose of coming to the King Of The East's residence for a meeting was to let the King Of The East's residence realize this fact. When he heard Chen Degui shouting that he was going to destroy the North Prince, Wei Changhui's troops, Chen Cheng was stunned. He asked, "With our military strength, Wei Changhui's troops won't be able to escape even if they grow wings. Not to mention fighting, just being tired would suffocate them to death. However, we're not the only ones in Tianjing City right now. Prince Qi and Vézé are also in Tianjing City. Now that the King Of The East had been killed, the North King was the murderer of the King Of The East. The Prince Of Qi is someone whose status is just above the Heavenly King and the King of Wings! "
After saying all this, Chen Cheng? Afraid that Yang Xiuqing's relatives could not understand the subtle meaning behind his words, he continued, "If things continue as they are, as long as the Prince Of Qi is still in Tianjing City, I'm afraid that the credit for killing the North King will go to the Prince Of Qi!"
When he spoke so bluntly, Chen Degui immediately jumped up and objected as if he was about to start a fight in the village. Although Chen Degui's actions only aroused the disgust of the six ministers, they were still unwilling to let Vézé reap the fruits of their labor.
The Marquis Assistant Liu Shaoting was the Minister of Rites in the King Of The East's residence and an important advisor to Yang Xiuqing. He bluntly told Chen Cheng? "Zuo Tianhou, right now, the Prince Of Qi is in control of a large number of troops. I'm afraid we have no way to force the Prince Of Qi to retreat from Tianjing City."
Chen Cheng? He stared at Liu Shaoting without flinching. "The Prince Of Qi doesn't only have these ten thousand elites. In Changzhou and Zhenjiang, there are more than forty thousand men under the Prince Of Qi. In just five days, these troops would probably reach Tianjing City. We only have 40,000 soldiers and horses in Tianjing City, and Prince Qi Qi has occupied the North Gate. The Prince Of Qi is now the third most powerful person in Heavenly State. When he gathers his 50,000 strong army, who will have the final say in Tianjing City? "
The grim truth was laid out in front of them, and everyone was speechless. They were too used to the oppressive feeling when Yang Xiuqing was alive. Only now did these people realize that their strength was actually limited. Their past glory was completely built on Yang Xiuqing's power. When Yang Xiuqing was gone, in terms of strength and legal status, there would be too many people above them.
Seeing that the person who was trying to be an ostrich shut his mouth for the time being, Chen Cheng? Turning to everybody, he said, "Gentlemen, the most pressing matter at this moment is that we need to twist our hearts in one direction and exert our strength in one direction. Although the Prince Of Qi is powerful, he only has 10,000 men and horses now. If we don't attack the North King first and mobilize our troops to suppress the Prince Of Qi at the North Gate, I will personally go to see the Prince Of Qi and promise him benefits in the future. I will go see King Qi personally and promise him benefits in the future. However, I have to make it clear that the position of East King Heavenly Kingdom's Military Advisor must be inherited by someone from the East King Mansion! If the Prince Of Qi doesn't agree, then we won't hesitate to fight! "
As Chen Cheng? At the mention of the "Heavenly State Military Advisor," the eyes of the remaining soldiers of the King Of The East lit up. The Taiping Rebellion was a system that didn't differentiate between civil and military, but there was an existence that seemed to have an additional rank in this system. That was the "Military Advisor." However, this "Military Advisor" was the real core of the official position. Whoever could become the Heavenly State Military Advisor would naturally obtain the power to manage all the affairs of Heavenly State. Compared to this Military Advisor, the Prince Of Qi and the Prince Of Yan weren't even worth mentioning. A noble like the Prince Of Qi and the Prince Of Yan were nothing if they weren't bestowed with troops and horses. The position of Military Advisor itself came with a corresponding powerful authority.
Chen Cheng? Looking at the twinkling eyes of the people around him, he knew that his plan had finally succeeded. As Chen Cheng? The advantage of being the "Heavenly State Military Advisor" who was the core bait of the plan was that this position didn't affect the identity of the person holding it. Even if the person was originally just an ordinary soldier, once he became the Heavenly State Military Advisor, he would immediately be able to give orders.
The biggest disadvantage of the people in the residence of the King Of The East was that their official positions were completely at a disadvantage. The Six Ministers in the residence of the King Of The East could be arrogant when the King Of The East was still alive. However, these Six Ministers were private officials created by the King Of The East himself. The Heavenly State of Tianping didn't recognize the official positions of these Six Ministers. Among these people, the highest official position was just some Marquis. They couldn't be compared to Vézé, Wei Changhui, and the others.
Chen Cheng? The "reminder" made the remaining people of the King Of The East, who originally had no interest in dominating Heavenly State, suddenly realized that they still had a chance. Everyone's ambition was ignited at this moment.
Even if it was a Marquis or an inspector, as long as they could become the Prime Minister of Heavenly State, they would be people with real power below the King. Coupled with the troops and horses in their hands, it shouldn't be a problem to maintain the residence of the King Of The East. Following this train of thought, the North Prince Of The East, Wei Changhui, who killed the King Of The East, actually wasn't the biggest enemy. The biggest enemy that could threaten the residence of the King Of The East to inherit the power of the King Of The East was none other than the Prince Of Qi, Vézé!
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