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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 266: East and West Join forces

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    Zuo Zongtang smiled and turned around and took out a notebook from the bookshelf and said: "This is the "Imperial Edict of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother on the Mortal World" collected and recorded by the imperial edict. Did the King of the West remember how the Heavenly Master decided when he raised his army?  From below?"

    After Xiao Yungui thought about it for a while, he smiled and said: "Of course I remember, it was my brother Daitian who spread the rumor at that time."

    Zuo Zongtang nodded, unfolded the manuscript, showed it to Qian Jiang, and said: "The rules of the God-worshipping doctrine created by the King of Heaven are that he only calls himself the king but not the emperor, and his ministers cannot continue to use the prime ministers of the feudal dynasty.  Therefore, the King of Heaven came up with the idea of ????setting Military Advisor as the official title of the King's auxiliary ministers in the official system of the new dynasty. Setting up Military Advisor can not only strictly distinguish it from other official titles such as prime ministers in previous dynasties, but also fit in with the official system of the Kingdom of Heaven.  , it can be regarded as a pioneering work. Later, when the King of Heaven came to earth for the first time to spread the news about Brother Tian, ??he asked, 'Who is the military advisor of Taiping?'"

    Xiao Yungui said seriously: "Yes, I was in a daze at the time. I only heard about it after I woke up. Brother Tian's answer was: 'Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, and Xiao Chaogui are all military advisors.'"

    Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly. He didn't believe in the idea that Brother Tian would descend to earth. However, seeing that King Xi was still speaking seriously at this moment, and still insisted that he was the spokesperson for Brother Tian's descent to earth, he murmured in his heart that King Xi was getting thicker and darker.  .  But Xiao Yungui's idea is very simple. Since you lied, you must grit your teeth and persevere in this lie. No matter how difficult it is, you cannot deny yourself.

    Zuo Zongtang did not expose it, and continued to pretend to be confused and said with a smile: "It can be seen from the words of the King of Heaven that the King of Heaven only wanted to appoint one person when setting up a military adviser at first. It is because what the King of Heaven asked was 'Who is the military adviser of Taiping?' instead of  "Who are all the military advisors in peacetime?". Secondly, the King of Heaven's choice at that time should be Nan Wang Feng Yunshan as military advisor. At that time, King Nan had made great contributions in preaching and establishing religion, and King Dong's heavenly father was powerful when he came to earth. The only candidates for military advisor were Feng Yunshan and Yang Xiuqing.  Choose between the two. If the King of Heaven wants Dong Wang to be the military advisor, then he does not need to make any cover-ups. He can simply ask directly: 'Can Xiuqing be the military advisor during peacetime?'. In fact, the Heavenly King understands in his heart. He wants to nominate him.  The King of the East serves as the military advisor, and the King of the West has your wholehearted support on behalf of Brother Tian. On the contrary, if you publicly propose that the King of the South serve as the military advisor, you will not be able to get the consent of the King of the West, who represents Brother Tian. Is Zuo right?"

    Xiao Yungui did not expect that Zuo Zongtang could infer the situation at that time from the records of Heavenly Father and Brother Tian's imperial edict, and he was very impressed. You must know that when Yang and Xiao joined forces, even many old brothers did not know.  He immediately smiled and said: "What does this matter have to do with my return to Beijing to seek good fortune and avoid disaster?"

    Zuo Zongtang said slowly: "If my prediction is correct, the King of Heaven only wanted to have one military advisor at first, but with Brother Tian's decree, there were three. Later, when Yong'an was crowned king, there was an additional North  The king became the four strategists, Zuo Fu, You Bi, Front Guard, and Rear Guard, that is, the four kings of the southeast, northwest, and southeast were all strategists. At this time, the South King had already returned to heaven. Only the East King, the West King, and the North King were left.  Although the King of Yi has great talents and intelligence, he is not a military advisor. He is the center of the court. According to Zuo, the King of the East is most happy when the King of the West leads his troops away from the court, because the King of the East can take charge of the power in the court.  , and although the North King was a military advisor, he was forced by the East King to kill his brother. This shows that the North King had difficulty competing with the East King in the court. But if the West King returns to the court, the situation will change, and the East King has the ability to take charge of the overall situation.  The Western King also has the task of conquering the south and the north. The Eastern King is possessed by the Heavenly Father, and the Western King is also protected by the Heavenly Brother. There are tens of thousands of elites in the East Palace, and there are also strong troops in the West Palace. Therefore, once His Highness the Western King returns to the capital, the Eastern King will  The king's dominance will be broken. According to the King of East, it is best not to go back to the King of the West. If he goes back, the King of the West will definitely try his best to deal with the King of the West. But the King of Heaven hopes that the King of the West will return to the capital. He needs someone to be able to serve in court.  To achieve a balance of power between the Central and Eastern Kings, this has been the main purpose of the emperors of the past dynasties."

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "Yes, if I am not in the court, the East King alone has the final say. Since returning to the capital is the anger of the King of Heaven and the King of the East, what should I do?"

    Zuo Zongtang said word for word: "The first important purpose of the Western King's return to Beijing is to stay out of the affairs and not take over the power of the court!"

    Xiao Yungui murmured: "Staying out of the matter and not taking over the power of the court? What is the meaning of this?"

    Qian Jiang said thoughtfully: "The Prime Minister Zuo means that the King of the West must not intervene in the dispute between the King of Heaven and the King of the East, and stay away from the whirlpool and undercurrent of the court?"

    Zuo Zongtang nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the King of Heaven wants to use the King of the West as a chess piece to balance the King of the East. This is the art of the emperor's ministers. The King of the East is powerful in Tianjing and cannot compete with him. The King of the West simply stays out of the matter and does not take over the power of the court. But  Gain the trust of the East King. After gaining the trust of the East King, the West King can definitely win over the East King. Based on the past friendship between the East and West kings, the West King must be able to do it. Zuo's second strategy is not to waver and try his best to unite the East King.  king!"

    Qian Jiang echoed: "What Zuo Xiang said is true. If the East King protects the West King in Tianjing, no one would dare to touch the West King. The West King can unite with the East King without involving the power of the dynasty, and the East King can rest assured  , In this way, the Eastern King controlled everything in the court.In the affairs of the dynasty, the king of the west leads troops outside, and the two kings of the east and west join forces, so that no one in the dynasty can be defeated.  "

    Xiao Yungui shook his head slightly, touched his chin and thought to himself. He had been wavering between the Heavenly King and the East King before. In order to avoid this multiple-choice question, he even avoided it all the way from Changsha to Southern Jiangsu. Now he still cannot avoid this question.  past.  The meaning of Zuo Zongtang's words is very clear. He is leaning towards the East King and sleeping under him as the East King. In this way, the Heavenly King and other kings will not be opponents.  Moreover, he led the troops in southern Jiangsu to serve as a wing for foreign troops, and the Eastern King held power in the court to control hundreds of officials. Wasn't this the strategy Xiao Chaogui and Yang Xiuqing discussed when they secretly discussed taking the throne?  Xiao Chaogui's memory of this incident was clear, so Yang Xiuqing later became the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, and Xiao Chaogui became the commander-in-chief of the former army. The elite of the Taiping Army were in the hands of these two.  Unfortunately, Xiao Chaogui later married Hong Xuanjiao. After Feng Yunshan's death, Hong Xiuquan tried his best to win over the Western King to check and balance the Eastern King, so the two gradually drifted apart.

    Xiao Yungui asked hesitantly: "What if the East King takes the opportunity to place troops in our West Palace Army?"

    Zuo Zongtang smiled slightly and said: "Didn't the King of the West plan to establish the Shanghai Lecture School of Martial Arts before? Later, when the school was established, the generals in the West Hall and the commanders of the soldiers were ordered to take turns to study in the school and reorganize the various departments.  Army, in order to prevent our generals from becoming powerful. As long as we organize them properly and meet the requirements of the Western King, and the soldiers are the soldiers of the West Palace, not the soldiers of a certain general, it will be useless no matter how many generals are put in the East Palace. Again.  Or, even if someone from the East Palace can unify the army, as long as we cut off his money, food and firearms, he will be a toothless tiger."

    Xiao Yungui nodded thoughtfully. The idea of ??establishing a martial arts school and taking turns to train the army was to prevent the phenomenon of self-respect among soldiers in the West Palace. It was also to train officers and soldiers to master the use of hot weapons and tactics as quickly as possible, so as to  Build the West Palace Army into a modern advanced army.  If the East Palace really wants to send someone in, fine, let's throw him to the martial arts school for a year and a half to brainwash him.  Moreover, Xiao Yungui knew that the irreconcilable conflict between the Heavenly King and the East King would eventually break out. When the time comes, the East King would be really killed by the Heavenly King, and all the people in the East Palace would be absorbed by him. There would be nothing wrong with leaning towards the East Palace.

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "This is a good strategy of the Left Prime Minister. It is better to lean towards the east hall and enjoy the shade under the big tree, haha. Is there a third strategy?"

    Zuo Zongtang said with some embarrassment: "This third strategy is a bit embarrassing. It is because of the Queen of the West. In order to gain the trust of the East King, the King of the West must alienate the Queen of the West. After all, the Queen of the West is attracted by the King of Heaven.  One of the measures taken by the West King is that if the West King does not alienate the Queen of the West, I am afraid that the East King will not trust the West King's move of seeking refuge."

    Xiao Yungui said oh and asked: "What's the way to distance yourself?"

    Zuo Zongtang hesitated for a moment and said: "It is best to reconcile."

    Xiao Yungui stood up with a cry and said: "Absolutely no, I won't get divorced!"

    Qian Jiang touched the goatee on his chin and said, "How about we put on a play with the Queen of the West, and let the Queen of the West pretend to be angry with the King of the West and go back to her parents' home? That would also work."

    Xiao Yungui's head shook like a rattle: "What's the difference between that and divorce?" This guy has only had a happy life for a few days, how can he give up the gentle village so easily?  He raised his hand to stop the two of them and said: "This is my king's family matter. I will find a way to solve it. There are many ways to win the trust of Dongwang. I use my wife to win the trust of others. I can't do such a thing. Don't worry about it."  Mention it again.¡±

    Seeing the resoluteness of the King of the West, Zuo Zongtang couldn't persuade him any more. Then he changed the subject and started talking about the arrangements for returning to Beijing.  After Zuo Zongtang captured Suzhou, he sent Li Zuoche to bring hundreds of West Palace guards back to Tianjing and entered the Xiwang Mansion to guard Tianjing. At the same time, he also sent a large number of Bai Zetang spies to sneak into Tianjing and join forces with those who were originally in Tianjing.  Secret spies in the capital united to find out the news, and at the same time mobilized Tan Shaoguang and Luo Gang to lead troops to Zhenjiang, Jintan and other places, ready to respond to the King of the West who returned to Tianjing at any time.  There were soldiers outside to help, and there were spies inside to get the news. In addition, there were more than a thousand West Palace guards from Tianjing's West Palace and more than a thousand elites who had returned to the capital with the West King, so they were safe.  After all, if someone really wants to deal with the King of the West, he must also consider the opposition of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in southern Jiangsu and millions of people. Moreover, the King of the West is also very popular in the hearts of the soldiers and people of Tianjing.

    After finishing the details, Zuo Zongtang continued: "The King of the West is going to Tianjing. In addition to reporting on his duties, he should try his best to make good friends with people in the court, try to win the power of independent governance in southern Jiangsu, and at the same time try his best to encourage Tianjing.  Send troops to Huaisi, and have a large army to contain the Qing army in the north of the Yangtze River. Only in this way can we in southern Jiangsu be protected from the attack from the north and the south. It is best to break the Jiangbei camp, so that the Qing army cannot calmly move troops south, and let Tianjing stand in front of us.  , this is the best strategy.¡±

    Qian Jiang nodded and said: "Exactly, if we can persuade the King of the East to raise another army to conquer Sichuan and Guizhou in the west, our army can safely deal with the troops in the southeast of Jiangxi and Fujian, that would be even better."

    "Xiao Yungui said, "Do you still want to encourage Tianjing to launch the Northern Expedition and the Western Expedition like in history?Battle?  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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