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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 245: Anecdotes of Qianjiang River

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    Xiao Yungui finally met this legendary Qian Jiang, but Xiao Yungui was quite disappointed at first sight because this man was even more arrogant than Zuo Zongtang.  The Western King's Counselor led him into the tent. When he saw Xiao Yungui, he neither saluted nor spoke. He just stood in the tent and stared at Xiao Yungui.

    Seeing Qian Jiang¡¯s rudeness, Xiao Yungui waved his hand and ordered the guard to leave. He also looked at Qian Jiang curiously.  This Qian Jiang is very ugly, and can even be described as vulgar. He is in his fifties, not tall, with a slightly hunched back, triangular eyes and a pointed chin. No matter how you look at him, he is unpleasant to the eyes and even more annoying.  What matters is his tone and attitude when he speaks.

    Qian Jiang smoothed the goatee on his chin, squinted his eyes and asked softly: "Is your Excellency Xiao Chaogui, the Prince of Taiping West?"

    Xiao Yungui began to feel unhappy. Before, he was a rich young master, and everyone fawned over him. After time travel, he was the King of the West. Everyone in the army respected him. Only three people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom dared to look down on him. The two big guys in Tianjing  Needless to say, there is another one, Hong Yuner.  What is this Qianjiang?  Zuo Zongtang, a famous scholar in central Hunan, still greeted me politely. Who is this wretched old man?  Dare you talk to yourself like this?

    Although he felt unhappy, Xiao Yungui still pretended to be approachable and said with a faint smile: "That's me. Your Excellency, Mr. Qianjiang Qian? The man who wrote the "Message to the Righteous Soldiers and Righteous People of Guangdong" in Guangzhou back then.  ?¡±

    Hearing that the Western King of Taiping also knew about his deeds, Qian Jiang became even more complacent. He held his head high and said with a smile: "It's me. Has the King of the West heard of my name?"

    Xiao Yungui also laughed. At this moment, he had determined in his heart what kind of person Qian Jiang was. This person was a landlord and spent money to buy the title of Supervisor, although he was somewhat famous.  However, because he did not come from an orthodox imperial examination, he never had the opportunity to enter an official career.  This gentleman participated in the anti-British struggle in 1842 and participated in the drafting of the "Revelation of the All-Guangdong Volunteers", which denounced the British invaders and called on the community to prevent the British from entering Guangzhou City. Therefore, he was quite famous in the society of the late Qing Dynasty.  From Yungui's point of view, he had ulterior motives for doing this. Qianjiang wanted to use this opportunity to expand his reputation. There has never been a shortage of people like Qianjiang in Chinese history who were just trying to gain fame without doing anything practical.

    The subsequent cost is huge.  Qian Jiang was dismissed from prison and sent to Xinjiang. After wasting several years in Xinjiang, he returned to the Central Plains. This time he finally found an opportunity. The rise of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gave him an opportunity.  Therefore, Qian Jiang decided to use the suppression of the uprising as a springboard to become an official. With his previous reputation, he was able to join the staff of Mu Lei Yichu.

    According to the original historical trajectory.  He should be after joining the Jiangbei camp.  Immediately he proposed the idea of ??creating the first lijin system, and set up cards and bureaus for merchants to extract li, which caused great hardship to the merchants and the lack of food and pay for the large camps.  This method was later promoted by the Qing court, which not only saved the Qing Dynasty from the edge of financial exhaustion, but also continued to support the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and subsequent numerous anti-Qing uprisings or revolutions. The Hunan Army and other regiments also relied heavily on it for their food and salary  this.

    It¡¯s just that Xiao Yungui didn¡¯t understand what happened that brought Qian Jiang to Shanghai.  It just so happened that Xiao Yungui also planned to ask about the situation on the Qing army's side to see if Qianjiang had implemented this highly profitable strategy.

    At that moment, Xiao Yungui smiled and pointed to the seat beside him and said, "Mr. Qian, please sit down and talk. Xuanji, show Mr. Qian some tea."

    Qianjiang is not polite either.  He swung the hem of his gown and sat down.  Xiao Yungui still asked with a smile: "I highly appreciate Mr. Qian's deeds, but he was convicted and sent to Xinjiang by the Qingyao court. I heard that Mr. Qian recently served as a staff member in the Lei Yicheng Department of Qingyao Jiangbei Camp. Logically speaking, he and I are in peace."  They are sworn enemies, but I don¡¯t know why they are here? Could it be that they are really here to spy?¡±

    Qian Jiang had just picked up the tea offered by Li Xuanji. His hands trembled when he heard the words. The hot water splashed onto the hem of his gown. He started to panic, and the arrogance on his face disappeared.  Qian Jiang was shocked. He had only served as Lei Yichen's staff for a short period of time, and he resigned within less than twenty days. He did not expect that the King of the West in front of him was so well-informed.  Everyone knows it clearly, no wonder they can defeat the army.

    At that moment, Qian Jiang smiled calmly and said: "The King of the West is really powerful. I did serve as a staff member in the Lei Yicheng Department of the Jiangbei Camp of the Jiangbei Army for more than 20 days. I just couldn't stand the government's oppression of the people, so I left with my title."  "

    Xiao Yungui smiled again. What was a small staff member talking about?  This will solve the demon's urgent need, didn't you come up with this strategy?"

    Qianjiang's expression changed greatly. Xiao Yungui knew about this and said in a panic: "I am not angry with the government for persecuting the people, so I did not propose this strategy. Someone else proposed the Lijin Strategy. Now Jiangbei Camp is already implementing this strategy."  ¡±

    ?????????????????????????????????????????He snorted and asked, "Someone can steal Mr. Qian's limelight? It's really surprising."

    Qian Jiang was always dissatisfied with Ronglu's preemptive suggestion, so he said bitterly without thinking: "Isn't it true? If it weren't for that boy Ronglu" At this point, Qian Jiang suddenly woke up and kept saying  I was dissatisfied with the government so I didn't offer any suggestions. Now it was revealed that I was talking about it, and I couldn't help but sweat dripping from my forehead.

    Xiao Yungui chuckled and said: "Mr. Qian, there is no need to panic. A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses his master to serve. Our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has just risen, and it is human nature for you to have the idea of ??helping the government. As long as you see it clearly now  General trend, if you can come to my camp of the Western King to serve, you are my friend, and I can also replace you with a national scholar. If you don't want to serve me, then you still have the Qing Dynasty in mind, and you are the enemy of my king and the kingdom of heaven.  , I will show no mercy to my enemies. Mr. Qian, you said you came to serve me, right?"

    Qianjiang was on pins and needles. Xiao Yungui forced himself into a dead end with just a few words. The words he had previously thought of to offer advice suddenly became useless. If he didn't express his position immediately, he might be betrayed by King Xi.  He was ordered to be dragged out and beheaded in public.

    Qian Jiang¡¯s arrogance finally subsided. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, quickly stood up and bowed deeply: ¡°I am here to serve the King of the West.¡±

    Xiao Yungui smiled and said, "That's easy to say. Sir, please sit down and talk."

    Qian Jiang did not dare to sit down anymore, so he took out a manuscript from his arms and said: "His Royal Highness the King of the West clearly understands that I have always been resentful of the fact that the government was a slave to the common people, and that I, a great man, had been reduced to a Hunu for more than a hundred years. I have always been resentful of this."  In fact, as early as when the Heavenly Kingdom soldiers left Hunan and Hubei, I wrote the "Xing Wang Ce", with the intention of dedicating it to the Heavenly Kingdom, and now I offer it to the Western King."

    Xiao Yungui exclaimed. Xiao Yungui had also seen this "Xing Wang Ce" when he was writing his thesis. After research, many historians felt that Qian Jiang's presentation of "Xing Wang Ce" to Hong Xiuquan was purely a novelist's statement, and Qian Jiang did not  I have never seen Hong Xiuquan, but in Xiao Yungui's opinion, "Xing Wang Ce" analyzes the current situation incisively and takes correct measures, and it does not look like any author can make it up.  Later, Qian Jiang was killed by Lei Yicheng, also in the name of treason.  Therefore, some people have far-fetched the idea that Qian Jiang was a military advisor of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so he was executed for treason.

    Qianjiang's deeds recorded in Qing history are also unclear. The crime of rebellion is an obvious crime. However, Qianjiang's history and some manuscripts also record that Qianjiang did not know how to restrain himself after offering the gold policy.  He even pushes himself too far and is domineering and wanton.  Eat luxury.  Playing with colleagues in the palm of your hand and treating officials like slaves is very beneficial to your anger. You will be aggressive and have no scruples.  One day during a banquet.  Qian Jiang and Lei Yicheng had a slight disagreement during the discussion, and they cursed loudly. Lei Yicheng couldn't bear it, and finally killed him in anger under the instigation of his left and right.  I don¡¯t know if Qian Jiang was killed because he offended someone in history.  Or really rebelling.

    Xiao Yungui took the manuscript and read it carefully. It was indeed very similar to the "Xing Wang Ce" he had read in later generations. "At the beginning of King Fu Wei's first official career, he changed his hair and changed his clothes. He wanted to become a barbarian in China for two hundred years.  System; planning is far-reaching, starting a business is very important, and it is clear that Wuchang is not the only place to be satisfied! Today's move is to advance rather than retreat. If you stay in Changsha, you will die, if you don't stay, you will die. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, who can go forward?  I still hope that it will not be destroyed. If we don¡¯t take advantage of this moment to drive northward, we will only be content with the present and slack off our military morale. There is no point in being sincere" Reading along the way is indeed not much different from the historical materials Xiao Yungui has read, but in the historical materials Qian Jiang wrote "Xing Wang"  At the time of "Ce", it was just after the Taiping Army, led by Tian Wang and Dong Wang, captured Wuchang.  Now that Xiao Yungui has arrived, history has changed. Changsha was captured by Xiao Yungui. During that period, the Taiping Army was indeed only wandering around Changsha.

    In this manuscript, Qian Jiang persuaded the Taiping Army to march eastward to Jinling, and then to the north to Kaifeng, thinking that they could take advantage of the situation, and then merge into the southeast to take the sacred land of Soochow as their foundation.

    "First consolidate the foundation of the south of the Yangtze River, and then fix the hearts and minds of the newly created people. Cultivate our political principles, expand our scale, harmonize the armies externally, and care for the people internally. From Qin and Shu to the west, to Henan and Guangdong to the east, we can decide by passing on the message. This is a matter of a thousand years and a period of time.  Opportunities! From the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, there have been many changes in the world! There is no final outcome for divisions, unions, and prosperity. The Jin Dynasty was in chaos due to the Hu, and the Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty. They all relied on their tyranny to win alliances with the Xia Dynasty. Although the types are different, their likes and dislikes  Likewise, he returned to his old position in just a few decades. He has never destroyed the crown and clothes of Zhayi, and cut off the hair and blood of his parents. The system of righteousness is extremely ruthless. Officials are human beings and beasts. How can China deserve it? It has been humiliated for so long that it is so bad.  That's right! The emperor has his own truth, who belongs to the fruit of God's will? If you are excited about your great responsibilities, why don't you try to kill them all!" This paragraph expresses Xiao Yungui's plan in his heart, first to consolidate the foundation of Jiangnan, and to establish the new people's hearts.  Cultivate our political affairs, expand our scale, harmonize the Rong externally, and care for the people internally, from Qin and Shu in the west, to Henan and Guangdong in the east. It can be determined by sending a message. Isn't this what Xiao Yungui is doing now?

    Read further: "When a grasshopper rises and creates difficulties, he must first have a heart that encompasses the universe, and then have the power to turn the world around. Knowing the people is valuable, winning the people will lead to prosperity; knowing the virtuous is a treasure, and seeking the virtuous will lead to prosperity."  Governance. Just like the magnanimity of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and the diligent work of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Once heaven and man are in harmony,??It moves according to the times, and when the opportunity comes, it is indescribable.  "This is to persuade the Taiping Army to recruit talents widely, and to persuade the King of Heaven to have the ambition of Han Gaozu and the diligence of Ming Taizu. Xiao Yungui secretly speculated that this Qianjiang manuscript seemed to have been written after Changsha was captured.  Perhaps Qianjiang originally wanted to join the Taiping Army, but when he arrived in Changsha and saw the behavior of Tian Wang and Dong Wang, he took the manuscript back.

    Xiao Yungui asked: "Sir, this manuscript looks like what you wrote before."

    Qian Jiang seems to be quite proud of this manuscript: "It is true that I wrote this manuscript when I went to Changsha in Taiping last year. However, I saw the Taiping atmosphere at that time and was quite interested in promoting foreign religions. I was undecided, so I couldn't make progress.  However, since the King of the West brought his army out of Changsha, he marched all the way east, conquered Wuchang, went to Jinling, and captured the sacred land of Wuzhong. It coincides with what I said below, so I am submitting this manuscript now."

    Xiao Yungui suddenly realized that this Qianjiang was originally prepared with both hands. He had already thought of countermeasures for both the Taiping and the Manchu Qing Dynasties, and it was just a matter of which side he would defect to. In this way, the mystery of Qianjiang's murder in history has a reasonable explanation.  Qianjiang must have written the "Xing Wang Ce" first and prepared to present it to the King of Heaven in Wuchang. However, when he saw in Wuchang that the style of the Taiping Army at that time was to eliminate Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, he did not dare to present it, and instead  I went to Jiangbei Camp, but this manuscript was not discarded.  After offering Lijin's policy, Qianjiang offended Lei Yicheng and was killed because of his great self-restraint. After killing someone, Lei Yichu naturally had to find an excuse. After searching Qianjiang's things, he found this "Xingwang Ce".  This was an important evidence of Qianjiang's rebellion, so naturally Qianjiang was charged with rebellion.  This manuscript has been passed down since then, and was mistakenly thought to be Qian Jiang's proposal to Hong Xiuquan. In fact, he had never met Hong Xiuquan at all, but had only made such plans before.  To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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