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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 482: Heavenly Kingdom Sect

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    In the Golden Dragon Palace, while Wei Zhijun was still deep in thought, the female official in the palace sang in a sweet oriole-like voice: "His Royal Highness the King of the West and the Empress of the West King have arrived, and all the officials are performing the ceremony!" The Golden Dragon Palace gradually became quiet, and all the civil and military officials went their separate ways.  Return to your position and stand still.

    After a while, King Xi and his wife came out of the inner hall. King Xi took the hand of Queen Xi and they both walked up the jade steps. Xiao Yungui sat on the golden dragon chair, while Hong Yun'er sat on the side.  Wei Zhijun was very curious as to why the King of the West had not proclaimed himself emperor yet. After he arrived in Tianjing last year, he happened to catch up with the wave of persuasion to ascend the throne. Everyone in the Kingdom of Heaven expected the King of the West to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, continue the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and unify the world.  .

    Speaking of the fact that there is no emperor in the Kingdom of Heaven, Wei Zhijun has always felt that it is a pity. Since Qin Shihuang, people in the country have actually become accustomed to having an emperor above their head. Imperial power is an extraordinary existence in the minds of the people. The emperor represents true  The Mingtianzi represents the destiny of Zhengshuo who rules the world, but Hong Xiuquan refused to call himself emperor, only the king of heaven. This undoubtedly gave people the illusion that there is no real emperor in heaven who represents Zhengshuo.

    Therefore, when he encountered that trend, Wei Zhijun did not resist at all. Instead, he planned to flatter the King of the West, so he contacted some generals in the North Palace to write a letter to persuade him to join the trend.  But then the King of the West did not approve the seal, nor did he keep the seal. Instead, he issued an edict, saying that now that the country was in chaos and the demons had not yet been pacified, it was not appropriate to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.  At the same time, the king of China and the West also told him that after the Manchus were expelled, they would discuss the matter of ascending the throne.

    Wei Zhijun believed that this was the King of the West's strategy to delay becoming king, even though the Kingdom of Heaven had a national title.  But now it only occupies four provinces, and the King of the West is right in thinking. His foundation in Tianjing and other places in Jiangxi is still shallow.  Forcibly proclaiming yourself emperor will only bring harm.  But when discussing matters in the Golden Dragon Palace, King Xi always sat on the throne without hesitation.  Now that the Heavenly King and the East King are gone, it seems that no one in the Kingdom of Heaven except the West King dares to sit in that position.

    After the King of the West and his wife sat down, Zuo Zongtang stood at the top of the hundred officials. As the old prime minister of the West Palace, Zuo Zongtang's prestige in the Kingdom of Heaven is also increasing day by day.  Especially after some old officials in Tianjing, such as Hu Yihuang, Meng Deen, Chen Chengrong and others died in the Tianjing Rebellion, no one can compare with them.  Zuo Zongtang was seen looking solemn.  He said loudly: "Today's court meeting will focus on the policies for each department to start the new year and the money and food expenditures for each department and army at the beginning of the year. Let's start with the Ministry of Household Affairs."

    The Minister of Household Affairs is now appointed by Xu Naizhao, who was serving as the county governor in Suzhou.  Things are done in a very orderly manner.  Moreover, Suzhou's industry, commerce, and agriculture developed rapidly under his governance, especially during the construction of the Suzhou-Shanghai Railway. Xu Naizhao also contributed a lot, so Xiao Yungui promoted him to the position of Minister of Household Affairs.  Generally, the Ministry of Household Affairs takes the lead in handling the national budgetary revenue and expenditure, so Xu Naizhao was well prepared and took a step immediately to spread out the lengthy book.  Get ready to tell.

    However, the King of the West raised his hand and interrupted, "Wait a moment, Master Xu. Before today begins, I would like to introduce someone to you." After saying this, he waved his hand, and the female official in the palace sang in a crisp voice: "Summon Hong Rengan to the palace!  "

    As soon as this statement came out, all the civil and military officials in the palace were surprised, because for several months, rumors gradually spread in Tianjing City that the young King of Heaven was not dead, but turned to the south to join the uncle Hong of the Hong clan.  Rengan went.  As soon as these rumors came out, the old people around Hong Xiuquan in Tianjing City immediately saw hope, and they were either ready to take action or contacted privately.  Unexpectedly, this Hong Rengan was now invited to Tianjing by the King of the West and even went to the Golden Dragon Palace.

    After the female officer in the palace finished singing, all the generals looked at the door of the palace curiously. They saw the counselor leading a man in his thirties to the palace. The man was of medium build, slightly fat, and had a calm and kind expression on his face.  With a smile, he looks like a very gentle and kind person.

    When he arrived at the palace, the man said loudly: "Hong Rengan, the overseas minister of the Kingdom of Heaven, pays homage to His Highness the King of the West." After saying that, he knelt down and saluted.

    In this Golden Dragon Palace, the King of the West had already issued an edict during the first court meeting. From now on, the ceremony of kowtowing and kneeling between superiors and subordinates in the Kingdom of Heaven will be abolished. During the court meeting, the ceremony of bowing and yielding will be sufficient.  But this Hong Rengan obviously didn't know this way and still performed the old rituals. I don't know whether the King of the West did it on purpose or he did it on purpose.

    However, the King of the West smiled and accepted his courtesy calmly before saying: "Rengan has recently returned to the court and does not know the new rituals of the kingdom of heaven. From now on, when he comes to the court to discuss matters and meets his superiors on the way, he no longer has to kowtow and kneel. Rengan, please get up and speak."

    Hong Rengan still thanked him before he stood up. Xiao Yungui said loudly: "Rengan is a younger brother of the Tianwang clan and a member of the Hong clan. He preached in Qingyuan during the Jintian Uprising in the early years. He was unable to go in time due to the Qingyao blockade.  Alliance, and then lived in Hong Kong, where he promoted the teachings of the Kingdom of Heaven. Rengan wanted to go north to return to the Kingdom of Heaven many times, but was always blocked by the demons and was unable to do so. Last year, when the heavenly soldiers conquered Fujian, they joined our ship to trade with Hong Kong.  After being contacted by the team, he returned to heaven."

    Xiao Yungui's words are half true and half false. The first half of Hong Rengan's experience is indeed true, but when he lived in Hong Kong later, it was not the demons who prevented him from returning to heaven. He once took a British merchant ship to Shanghai, but was arrested at that time.  Xiao Yungui politely asked him to go back to Hong Kong. The West Palace controlled the access to the mainland. At that time, Xiao Yungui would naturally not give Hong Rengan to Hong Xiuquan.

    Hong Rengan is a more complicated person. It is said that he is talented and learned, but he is indeed somewhat talented. After all, he has lived in Hong Kong for many years and has had a lot of contact with missionaries and Western sciences. His horizons are much broader than those of people like Tianjing.  .  But in history, although this person could write a new chapter on political affairs, he did not have the talent and means to promote it.  He was also wavering in his understanding of doctrine. When he was in Hong Kong, the God-worshipping religion he promoted was orthodox Christianity.  Historically, he claimed that he wanted to promote orthodox Christianity when he returned to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, after arriving in Tianjing, he was assimilated by Hong Xiuquan and promoted Hong Xiuquan's tactics.  It shows that this person is a person with great ambitions, little talent, inconsistent knowledge and actions, and no independent opinions.

    Since being blocked by the King of the West from returning to Hong Kong, Hong Rengan was very depressed for a period of time, and continued to study Western knowledge behind closed doors, becoming more knowledgeable than in history.  Last year, Hong Renfa and Hong Tianguifu went through all kinds of hardships and went to Hong Kong to join him. Hong Rengan immediately expressed his intention to help the young master with all his heart, contact the old Heavenly Ministry, bring order to things, and welcome the young master back to Beijing.

    Hong Rengan¡¯s bragging is quite reasonable, but he has no money or power in Hong Kong and cannot act at all.  Then Tong Qiangsheng came to Hong Kong with a group of Bai Zetang spies, and "invited" the three of them back to Tianjing with little effort.  In Shanghai, after Hong Rengan was interrogated several times, he saw the ruthlessness of Bai Zetang and the general trend of Xiwang, so he no longer dared to have any illusions.

    "Then the King of the West arrived in Shanghai and met with three people respectively.  Hong Renfa and Hong Tianguifu originally thought that the Western King was going to silence them, but unexpectedly the Western King showed great kindness and asked Hong Renfa and Hong Tianguifu to follow Hu Xueyan's fleet to settle in the United States, and told Hu Xueyan that he was optimistic about these two people, who were exiled in the United States.  mean.

    After meeting Hong Rengan, Xiao Yungui talked about the arrangements for Hong Renfa and Young Heavenly King, hinting at solicitation. Hong Rengan gave up his last doubts and followed the Western King wholeheartedly.

    Xiao Yungui didn't value Hong Rengan's talents. In terms of talents, Rong Hong, whom Hu Xueyan met in the United States, was better than him. Even Xu Naizhao, who was demoted by the Qing court, was better than him. But Xiao Yungui valued Hong Rengan more.  Kan's identity as a younger brother of the Heavenly King clan.  For the King of the West, reusing a member of the Heavenly King clan who is not a threat and has great ambitions and talents can not only silence the old generals of the Heavenly Kingdom, but also show the broad mind of the King of the West. In Xiao Yungui's opinion, there is no one more suitable than Hong Rengan.  chosen.  So Hong Rengan appeared in the Golden Dragon Hall.

    Sure enough, his appearance made the former members of the Heavenly King in the palace feel emotional. It seemed that the rumors in the market were all false. Hong Rengan was already here. If he had any news about the young Heavenly King, he would have told it early in the morning, but  Seeing his complete surrender to the King of the West, the last glimmer of hope and fire in the hearts of these old tribesmen was extinguished.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Rengan, who preached the doctrines of the Kingdom of Heaven in Hong Kong, and made a great service, and now that he has returned to the kingdom of heaven, he will be given the post of deputy director of the Information Department, and will be awarded the title of prime minister. "

    As soon as these words came out, the old people of the Heavenly King, the East Palace, and the North Palace didn't think anything of it, but some people in the West Palace were very dissatisfied. How could Hong Rengan and Hede get a Qiuguanzheng Prime Minister as soon as he came?  Bit?  The Deputy Director of the Information Department is nothing more than a newly established department. It is responsible for censoring Heavenly News newspapers, encouraging private newspapers, and controlling the direction of public opinion. It is not a key department. It is also headed by Director Wang Libin.  There was no trouble, but Prime Minister Qiu Guan was a little too generous.

    At the moment, Ji Wenyuan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who had a hot temper, was the first to jump out and said: "Your Highness the King of the West, Hong Guozong has recently returned to the Kingdom of Heaven. He has not made any achievements, so he has to be worthy of the position of Qiu Guancheng. I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

    King Xi smiled and waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, Rengan has a close relationship with many missionaries in Hong Kong, and has contacts with journalists from newspapers and newspapers in Britain and France. This time he also brought back cameras and other Western objects. In addition, he is a member of the Heavenly Kingdom Sect.  , deserve it!¡±

    The word "deserving" of the King of the West was quite serious. Ji Wenyuan was about to say more, but was stepped on lightly by Li Kaifang on the side. Although Ji Wenyuan had a hot temper, he also knew the importance, especially the change of the tone of the King of the West.  After getting along for a long time, I knew that King Xi had made up his mind, so he stopped saying anything at that moment.

    Xiao Yungui also knew that some people in the West Palace would be dissatisfied, but he had no choice. If he wanted to appease the old tribe of the Heavenly King and extinguish their last hope, he could only treat the Guozong favorably.  It is easy to make the Hong family disappear completely, but it is not so easy to eliminate the mark they left on the kingdom of heaven. The appearance of a person like Hong Rengan, who is neither a threat nor a person who can speak out, brings about different changes.  As for the west hall?Those who can't figure it out, let them slowly think about it. The people in the palace are all important ministers of the West Palace. If they don't have this political wisdom and can't figure out the key, they are no longer worthy of appearing in this palace.  (To be continued)
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