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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 201: Be Careful

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    Xiao Yungui had some thoughts when choosing a site for Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others to build their palaces. In addition to flattering them, he also reserved the best location in Nanjing to show that Xiao Yungui had no selfish motives.  Hong Yun'er's suggestion was also included here. The four-eyed girl's idea was very simple. She suggested Xiao Yungui to select several sites for the princes of the Kingdom of Heaven to choose based on the royal palace sites documented in the history books. She hoped that these princes could  The site for the palace was chosen once, and he did not want to see several princes in history move the location of the palace several times.

    Historically, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom captured Nanjing, several princes chose their favorite places to build their palaces. However, they felt dissatisfied after living there for a while and moved several times.  The East Palace was relocated three times, the Wing Palace was relocated three times, etc. Such practices not only wasted money and money, but also disturbed the people, leaving a bad impression on the people that the heavenly kings were busy building palaces after entering the colorful world.

    Xiao Yungui dismissed the idea of ????the four-eyed girl. To put it harshly, what was the reason for people like Hong Xiuquan to rebel after a narrow escape?  Isn't it just for the sake of wealth?  Even if Hong Xiuquan and others did have a heart to save the people from fire and water when they raised the army, everyone has hopes. When they entered the colorful world of Nanjing, they would inevitably not have thoughts of arrogance and lust.  It is tantamount to wishful thinking to curb their inflated personal desires by choosing the location for the palace.  Sure enough, the development of the matter was beyond Hong Yun'er's expectation and even beyond Xiao Yungui's imagination.  

    In May, ten days after the Taiping Rebellion took over the city of Nanjing, the unprecedented bustling atmosphere over the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties gradually began to dissipate, and the sultry sky was still full of sunshine.  The summer sun warmly soothes this ancient city that has just endured the ravages of war. Against the backdrop of the golden sunshine in the morning, her majestic and long body appears full of vicissitudes of life.

    In front of the Confucius Temple Square in the west of the city, groups of Taiping Army soldiers wearing red scarves lined up solemnly.  Behind them were the people of Nanjing City. They looked at the demolished Confucius Temple. Many people's eyes were full of resentment and dissatisfaction.  The Confucian Temple Official School, which was not demolished even after the King of the West entered the city, was demolished under the order of Hong Xiuquan. This was just one of the buildings that was destroyed. Compared with the destroyed temples, monks and Taoists who were forced to return to secular life and persecuted,  Said, this is pretty good.

    There were many women in the crowd who had never left the house before, and they began to appear in the crowd.  There are many big-footed female generals and soldiers in the Taiping Army, and they preach everywhere, Under Heavenly Father.  Everyone is equal and everyone is a brother and sister. Women in Nanjing are encouraged to take off their foot bindings and walk out of their homes.  Join them.  A small number of women with big feet and not very strict tutors became bold and started to walk out of the house.  Come to this square.  I heard that there is a good show to watch today, but I don¡¯t know what it is.

    There are more and more people watching, and they are getting used to it. After the city fell, the West Palace Taiping Army suppressed the ruffians who took advantage of the city, and the city became peaceful.  Then every three days, the Taiping Army would gather people in various squares in the city to listen to the gospel of Heavenly Father, which did not last long.  At first, the people were just curious and came to listen.  However, they were not very interested in the Heavenly Father's poems and teachings recited by the lecturer. What they were interested in was that after each lecture, the Taiping Army officer in the West Palace would also describe that everyone is equal and everyone is equal.  A gorgeous sight to eat.  After the King of Heaven entered Nanjing, there were meetings to preach the doctrine every day, and there were more than one such meeting in the city.

    Under the eaves of the corridor in front of the Confucius Temple, several red scarf guards held up a huge Luo Gai. Cases were laid out and thick cushion seats were put on. It seemed that some big shot was coming, but the common people had not seen the Taiping Army yet.  What do the princes look like, but according to rumors, they are all three-headed and six-armed figures.

    The golden gong rang, and as usual, the magistrate began to preach at the top of his voice. He read out the Heavenly Father's poems one after another. Basically, the people listened to the next sentence and forgot the previous one.  After chatting for more than an hour, it was almost noon and the officials had almost finished talking.

    At this time, the giant gong sounded, and a group of brightly-armored red scarf soldiers lined up outside the Confucius Temple. A big man in red scarf shouted loudly: "The fifth son of Heavenly Father, six thousand years old, His Royal Highness the King of the North has arrived!"  All the soldiers shouted together: "Welcome!"

    Thousands of Taiping Army officers and soldiers in the square shouted in unison, with terrifying force. The timid ones among the common people had already knelt down. More people stretched their necks after hearing this, wanting to see what kind of person this Northern King was.  .  I saw a man with short beard and pale complexion, wearing a red robe and yellow scarf, with a rather stern look. Surrounded by a group of red scarf soldiers, he walked to the case in front of the Confucius Temple and stood still.

    The big man in red scarf next to him shouted loudly: "Father's second son, nine thousand years old, His Highness the East King ordered that His Highness the North King personally imprison Wei Changguang, the Zong of the Northern Kingdom, and punish him by being quartered with five horses!"

    As soon as he finished speaking, the people began to talk a lot. The muscles on the face of Northern King Wei Changhui twitched, and his face became more gloomy and ugly.

      I saw one person being escorted to the center of the square by several red scarf sergeants. After kneeling down, the red scarf man began to read Wei Changguang's charges.  At first, the people didn't know what the official position of Bei Guozong was. After listening carefully, people with similar literary skills understood it. It turned out that Wei Changguang was Wei Changhui's brother. The brothers of the princes in the Taiping Army were all called Guozong, and  Wei Changguang was sentenced to death because he violated the etiquette of the great uncle of the Emperor Dongwang after entering the city and violated the laws of nature.

    Wei Changhui winced every time he heard the big man read a sentence, feeling extremely painful in his heart. In fact, the cause of the incident was that his brother had taken a fancy to a property after entering the city. Unexpectedly, Dongwang's uncle also took a fancy to it, and the two quarreled.  Later, Dong Wang Yang Xiuqing found out.  Unexpectedly, he threatened to kill Wei Changguang and left Wei Changhui to figure out what to do.  Thinking that he was very respectful to Yang Xiuqing on weekdays and obeyed him in everything without any second thoughts, he didn't expect that Yang Xiuqing would not be arrogant about such a trivial matter.  Wei Changhui went to plead for mercy in person, but Yang Xiuqing sneered and said: "Brother Wei Zheng, I have just entered the city, and some people don't give me the face of the East King. How do you want me to convince the public in the future?" After several beggings, Yang Xiuqing actually ordered Wei to be killed.  Changguang ordered his five horses to cut up the corpse as a warning to others, and even asked him to personally imprison him.

    Wei Changhui could not have imagined that he was now the king of the north, the king of the south was dead, and the king of the west was leading the troops. Under the king of the east, he had the most power. Yang Xiuqing actually let him kill his brother regardless of his kindness. It was really unkind and heartless.  to.  For a moment, his whole body started to tremble, and the seeds of hatred began to be sown.

    After the charges were read out, the time was up. Everyone looked at Wei Changhui and saw that the beard on his lips was trembling. He supported the case with one hand, waved his other hand feebly, and said helplessly and helplessly: "Let's execute him.  "

    Wei Changguang, who was in the middle of the square, had already eaten and drank enough. He was drunk and allowed himself to be manipulated by the soldiers. Five horses arrived, and hemp ropes were wrapped around Wei Changguang's limbs and neck. The knights on the five horses whipped their horses and whipped them.  , flew away in five directions quickly, with a flash of blood, Wei Changguang was divided into five pieces, blood, minced meat, and internal organs were all over the floor.  The timid commoners and women screamed in fright, and many of them fainted.

    Wei Changhui held on to his body tightly and watched the entire execution process coldly. He held the case tightly with his hands, his expression was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.  However, all the common people and Taiping sergeants were awe-inspiring. Even the emperor of the Northern King would be killed if he committed a crime, let alone the common people.  They all became more in awe of the decrees of the Eastern King and the Taiping Army.

    Although Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er arranged the location of the palace for several princes, they did not arrange it for the royal relatives. Besides, they couldn't arrange it. The princes had many relatives, so Xiao Yungui didn't have time.  It's not his business to care about these people.

    So when the princes had a place to live, the royal relatives began to compete for other good places. Only then did the brother-in-law of Dong Wang and the brother of Bei Wang compete for the same place. In the end, Dong Wang protected his shortcomings and killed Wei Changhui's brother.  This is just a microcosm of the struggle for power in Nanjing. After taking over Nanjing, the princes of the Kingdom of Heaven seemed to be keen on fighting for power and building palaces, forgetting about sending troops.  Although they were very satisfied with the address chosen by Xiao Yungui, they felt that it did not have the momentum of a palace. Under the leadership of the King of Heaven, everyone broke ground and began to expand their respective palaces.

    However, there are exceptions. Yiwang Shi Dakai is not very keen on this. He is very satisfied with the place chosen by the King of the West. The Yiwang Mansion is located in the Shangjiang Examination Shed in Xiaowangfu Lane in the west of the city, and the right side of it is originally from Qing Anhui.  He originally planned to live in the Taoist Wang's house and the private garden of Shangyuan Zhu Shengxing Kun, but his father-in-law Huang Yukun and his counselor Zhang Suimou warned that everyone from the King of Heaven down to the King of Heaven was expanding the palace. If King Yi did not follow,  If you go with the general trend, you may be jealous of others. Now that the King of the West is leading his troops outside, if King Yi wants to lead his troops alone, he must hide his capabilities and bide his time and go with the flow.

    Shi Dakai then listened to the advice of the two men and began to expand the palace aggressively, just like other kings.  Within ten months, the news of the success of the West Palace army came frequently. They conquered Wuxi, went to Changzhou, and surrounded Suzhou and Hangzhou. Recently, there was news that the King of the West led his troops to attack Shanghai.

    Shi Dakai, who was still young and vigorous, could no longer sit still. He also wanted to lead troops to fight and make achievements. It was better than wasting his time on these extravagant things. However, Shi Dakai had been acting cautiously since his brother Bei Wang was killed.  , now that he has rashly proposed sending troops, he is also worried about being suspected.

    So Shi Dakai went to discuss with Huang Yukun, Zhang Suimou and others. The counselors of Yidian gave Shi Da an idea, which was to use the lack of money and food in the general holy treasury to remind the King of Heaven and King Dong that it was time to send troops.

    Since Jintian raised his army, Shi Dakai has been in charge of the General Holy Treasury of the Kingdom of Heaven. When he arrived from Changsha to Nanjing, the West Palace handed over a lot of money and food, plus the original money and food from the General Holy Treasury and the donations of hundreds of thousands of people.  Na, the total holy treasury has a total of more than ten million taels of silver, but Nanjing has a population of more than one millionBut they all rely on the General Holy Treasury for food. In addition, the princes have been carrying out large-scale construction projects in recent days. The money in the General Holy Treasury can only be withdrawn. Now there are only more than 6 million taels left, and food is becoming increasingly scarce.  Although the West Palace transported some money and grain from Wuxi and other places, plus some money and grain shipped from various places, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom occupied a limited area. In total, only hundreds of thousands of taels were recorded in the account within ten months, which was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.  It was time for the Taiping Army in Nanjing to consider sending troops to attack some grain-producing areas. The counselors at Yidian believed that this was the right time to send troops.  (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)
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