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Chen Cheng? After bringing Vézé's three requests back to the King Of The East residence and listening to Vézé's requests, Huang Weijiang, who was temporarily the number one in the King Of The East residence, asked curiously, "Can't we stop anyone who is willing to leave with Vézé?"
The first two requests of Vézé — money and manpower — were easy to understand. However, the third request was not so easy to understand. What benefit would it bring to Vézé if he took away everyone who was willing to leave with Vézé? Or was Vézé preparing to attack the King Of The East and the North King at the same time after everyone who was willing to leave with him left Tianjing City?
"Vézé definitely has some sinister plan!" Chen Degui said without hesitation.
Everyone knew how much Chen Degui hated Vézé, so no one took Chen Degui's attitude to heart. However, Chen Degui's words expressed everyone's thoughts. Vézé would not leave Tianjing City so easily. If he stayed in Tianjing City, Vézé would be one of the players in the current poker game. After leaving Tianjing City, the changes that would determine the central structure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were not something that Wei Ze could participate in at will. From this angle, Vézé's request was too little.
"Let's just follow the first two requests. The third request is just an excuse for Vézé to not leave Tianjing City. We will send more troops to prevent his evil plan from succeeding! "Assistant Sky Lord Liu Shaoting said.
Just as this group of people was discussing, Vézé's wife, Qi Hongyi, also asked Vézé why he made those three requests. Vézé first explained the situation in Tianjing City to Qi Hongyi, then asked, "What does Madam think?"
Qi Hongyi frowned and thought for a while before replying, "It would be wrong to say that what they are doing is illogical. However, I feel that they are not strong enough. "
Vézé felt that these words were too ordinary and did not interest him at all. He snorted and did not reply.
Qi Hongyi looked at Vézé's thoughtful expression and asked, "Prince Of Qi, if you were to carry out the King Of The East residence's plan, would it be different from them?"
This question was like a brain teaser. Wei Ze pondered for a while before replying, "If I were to reach their level, I'm afraid what I would do would be the same as what they do. However, there is one thing that I am fundamentally different from them. "
At this point, Vézé subconsciously pinched his chin with his fingers. His gaze was straight, but his eyes looked empty, as if they were looking at another illusory world that only Vézé could see. "I definitely do not believe that I can control Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, but those people in the King Of The East residence believe that they can control Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan. In fact, they not only believe that they can control Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, but also the entire situation. They believe that the future of Tianping Kingdom is in their hands. "
At this point, Vézé suddenly closed his eyes. After a while, Vézé opened his eyes and stared at Qi Hongyi, saying, "I have heard of a saying that people will only believe in what they believe in. Those people in the King Of The East residence believe that the situation they are facing is the same as when the King Of The East was still alive, that a lot of power still exists naturally. However, in reality, that is not the case at all. Even if they have the confidence to force Tianjing out of Tianjing City, even if they can kill the North King, there is still the Heavenly King, Yi Wang, Prince Yu, and the three Prime Ministers of Anhui. They have to face many enemies in the open and in the dark. However, they seem to have victory in their hands now. I thought they were laughable just now. However, after thinking about it, my current thoughts are actually no different from theirs. It seems like I have to be careful too. "
Qi Hongyi did not expect that Vézé would end up criticizing himself. She giggled and said, "Prince Of Qi, can't you be a little proud of yourself for being able to predict the enemy's moves? Although it is true, there is no need to be so harsh on yourself. "
Vézé smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I really think that I am stronger than those people in the King Of The East residence. Actually, from the looks of it, I am just as bad as them. At most, it is just a pot calling the kettle black. So I have to reflect on myself. If you want to say that I am harsh, it might not even be considered. "
Qi Hongyi shook her head. "Prince Of Qi, there is nothing in the world that you can do. You are born with nothing. You do not rely on what you do. You succeed but you do not live. You do not live, so you do not go. From what I see, Prince Of Qi has not achieved the level of not relying on what you do. At most, you are born with nothing. "
Vézé could not help but laugh at such a wonderful person's words. "It sounds very impressive, but I can't understand it now and do not want to continue debating. I have already thought of a few things that I have neglected, so I will go do my work first. Madam, you should rest early. "
Upon returning to the main tent, Vézé immediately wrote a letter to the three Prime Ministers in Anhui, telling them about what happened in Tianjing City. However, Vézé did not directly say that Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan was the mastermind. Instead, he wrote, "Someone instructed North King Wei Changhui and Yan King Qin Rigang to murder the King Of The East. There are also spies in Tianjing City. Otherwise, North King Wei Changhui and the others would not have been able to enter Tianjing City's South Gate so easily. "
Originally, Vézé thought that with the power he had, he could completely ignore the upper echelons of Heavenly State with whom he did not have any special contact. However, after reflecting on the reason for the failure of the King Of The East's residence, Vézé suddenly understood one thing. Normal communication was a necessity. If Vézé did not send any news and just stayed in Tianjing City proudly, there would be other "people with intentions" spreading the news that Vézé had privately communicated with the North King to assassinate the King Of The East to the various Taiping army units outside Tianjing City. This would put Vézé in a completely passive state.
Nothing could be taken for granted. After personally seeing Yang Xiuqing's fate and the foolish actions of the people in the King Of The East's residence, Vézé realized that his current advantage was a generational gap that existed in the 21st century compared to the 19th century. As for Vézé himself, compared to this group of people, he could not be said to be more advanced in many aspects.
Putting away his arrogance, Vézé first seriously occupied the advantage of spreading the news. Originally, Vézé thought that since he was determined to leave, there were many things that he did not need to care about. Now, it seemed that if Vézé did not want to leave, many things could be put to the side. Since Vézé had to leave, everything had to be dealt with clearly. The word "seriousness" was the most feared thing in the world. If Vézé wanted to go from one victory to another, he had to be more serious than anyone else.
After sending the news to the Prime Minister of Anhui and other places, Vézé then ordered his troops to immediately send people to set up communication lines to ensure that the news sent out from the North Gate of Tianjing City would reach Zhenjiang and Changzhou safely. Originally, Vézé only sent a few waves of messengers to inform the garrison in Changzhou to immediately send three armies to the North of Tianjing City.
Now, Vézé wrote down what happened in Tianjing City today and specially sent it to Changzhou. At the end of the report, Vézé wrote, "Looking at it now, the conflict is only the beginning. If my army is not willing to fight for power and kill until their hands are covered in blood, then they can only choose to prepare to cut off all ties with the King and completely separate! "
Of course, such an important thing, Vézé did not immediately send it out. He arranged the things that needed to be prepared for the next day, then he returned to the tent in exhaustion. Yawning, Vézé lay down. Without thinking about anything else, Vézé fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Vézé got up to eat breakfast. Just as he was arranging the things that needed to be done for the day, the reconnaissance troops came to report that around 20,000 troops of the King Of The East were moving towards the North of the city. They were carrying guns and dragging cannons, looking very aggressive.
Even though the arrangements were done properly, the General Staff Division was still very nervous. It was as if the staff had eaten gunpowder, they would shout at the top of their lungs when they encountered even the slightest bit of news that was worth being nervous about. Seeing this, Vézé was very displeased. But after thinking about it, he felt that this behavior was not unreasonable.
Not to mention the troops, even if the commander of the troops, Vézé, schemed and wanted to get the most out of it, he would not be able to do so. Actually, Vézé did not want to start a war with the troops of the King Of The East either. Not only the troops of the King Of The East, but also Vézé himself did not want to fight with any troops of the Taiping army. Even Vézé had this thought, not to mention the troops below him.
But now, the troops had to guard against the attack of the King Of The East. Under such intense mental pressure, it would be strange if they were not nervous. At this time, Vézé did not dare to let his troops relax their vigilance. The people from the King Of The East residence were nothing to be afraid of. The scary thing was that there were still a few people with ulterior motives in Tianjing City. There was no guarantee that they would do something inside.
Under such a tense situation, Vézé finally waited for Chen Cheng. He came to ask for a meeting.
After a night of rest, Chen Cheng looked much better than yesterday. After seeing Vézé, Chen Cheng bowed. He first saluted, then said, "Long live the Prince Of Qi. He first saluted before saying, "Long live King Qi, I have already discussed this matter with my colleagues in the Eastern Prince Residence. You said that you want to tell the entire Tianjing City that you are leaving, but we can't do that. So if anyone knows that you are leaving, we will not stop them if they are willing to go with you. We will also give you the people you want. What do you think? "
Vézé also knew that he could not shout in Tianjing City, so he asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Chen Cheng? He took out the King Of The East residence's proposal. "We will first transport 500,000 taels of silver outside the city. You will receive the silver outside the city. Also, after you take the name list, send 500 brothers in the city, and we will give you all your people! We will not stop anyone who is willing to go with you. What do you think, long live the Prince Of Qi? "
"That means I have to leave Tianjing City now?" Vézé went straight to the heart of the matter.
Chen Cheng? He replied without backing down, "Long live the Prince Of Qi. Since you have agreed to leave Tianjing City, what does it matter if you leave sooner or later? You are so clever that we won't tell any lies. You are outside the city, and you have people on your name list. How can we dare to stop them from leaving? "
Vézé thought about it and felt that it made sense. As long as Vézé left Tianjing City, the main conflict in Tianjing City would immediately become the conflict between the King Of The East residence and the Northern King. At this moment, the King Of The East residence was thinking that it was better to avoid trouble, so they did not dare to stop Vézé's people. Thinking up to this point, Vézé replied, "Okay, you guys transport the money out of the city. I will bring troops to receive it right now!"
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