In the second half of 1856, Tianjing was in chaos. These "gods" who had originally climbed to the top felt that they had nothing to do and began to kill each other. In mid-September, Shi Dakai rushed back to Tianjing from Wuchang. Shi Dakai did not show the expected meaning of "shouldering". Instead, he accused Wei Changhui of killing two, 30,000 under the King of Dong. Most of the dead were old men in Guangxi and Guangdong, middle and upper-level officials and generals. This was completely self-destructing the Great Wall;

This statement scared the King of Heaven and the King of North. He thought Shi Dakai wanted to seize the "command heights of public opinion". Or maybe this kid was the one who was pro-King the King of East.

However, no matter which point it is, it poses great threat to the King of Heaven and Northern King.

Wei Changhui was determined to kill Shi Dakai again. Shi Dakai tied a rope around his waist in the middle of the night and ran away from the city wall. Wei Changhui killed all his family in Beijing. Even the cockroaches and rats were afraid that they would not let go. He also sent Qin Rigang to lead his troops to chase Dakai.

Shi Dakai's words were important because he had a high prestige. He ran to Anqing and immediately summoned 40,000 troops to raise an army to attack Wei. He also wrote a letter to Hong Xiuquan and asked Wei Changhui to be the head. Otherwise, the troops would return to Beijing to clear the king's side.

Wei Changhui was afraid. He was stained with the blood of Shi Dakai's whole family. He was completely the King of Heaven's sword. There was no way out.

Now the military strength is not as strong as Shi Dakai outside. You can't cross the river and destroy the bridge or kill the donkey. He besieged the King of Heaven.

At this time, Hong Xiuquan and the generals in the court "finally" "recognized" Wei Changhui's true face of the anti-Celestial Kingdom. They slaughtered the donkey. Qin Ri led the troops outside. Hong Xiuquan sent troops to take them back to behead them. Then they cut down the generals and troops of the two subordinates.

The Tianjing Incident (also known as the Yang Wei Incident) that lasted more than two months was finally over. In January, Hong Xiuquan begged Shi Dakai to return to the court to assist in the government.

At this time, Hong Xiuquan also sat firmly on his butt. Facing the broken faith of the military and civilians, he suddenly "missed" the Eastern King who was killed by him. The Heavenly King valued feelings. He said in tears: My younger brother is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit cannot be without a descendant. Adopt my son to him and continue to be the Eastern King!

In this way, the "Holy Spirit" did not die and was hereditary by Hong Xiuquan's son. Of course, his other child would be hereditary to the Heavenly King.

Moreover, the king no longer trusted or did not want to trust people from other people. He appointed his two brothers as kings and brought them into the center of power. But Shi Dakai looked down on the two fools who were greedy and lustful, and could not do things. He saw that the court had become a spouse. His whole family had died. This man also lived in seclusion. No one could see him. He sent memorials to his house every day. The next morning, he would see those memorials posted on the outer wall of the house with instructions written on it----Wing King also became an otaku.

The five original cores of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: Tian, ​​East, North, Yi and Dingtianhou. At this moment, only Hong Xiuquan, who won a great victory and a heartbroken otaku.

Shi Dakai of Tianjing was so disappointed that he didn't want to see people or talk. Zhao Kuo from Haijing became a "persecution maniac" because of the Tianjing incident.

Since the "Longchuan Telegraph Bureau Massacre", Zhao Kuo immediately doubled the defense around the Governor's Office. He shouted every day: "There are terrorists from Zeng Guofan everywhere!"

But his subordinates, whether it is the public security system or the missionary department system, are many experienced people. They are not persecuted. Soon they discovered suspicion: the party that had the accident was on the border of Guangdong-Jiangxi. The Longchuan Telegraph Bureau is a very small branch. Even if your Hunan Army comes in and chops, you won’t run so far to cut a small telegraph bureau. You should go to chop Ganzhou, Nanchang or Huizhou Telegraph Bureau. You won’t copy Longchuan either. And that guy just took a rusty kitchen knife. The Hunan Army killer was equipped with a machete handle. He was wearing similar clothes as a beggar. He also carries filial piety. What kind of thing is this from the Hunan Army?

Soon they found the reason - Zhao Kuo was extremely frustrated when he looked at the identity of the murderer: If I were to build a railway, it would be quite right for you to take revenge on me. I would erect a few telephone poles to destroy the Feng Shui of your family?

Today, Zhao Kuo was sitting behind his desk, but he had no intention of dealing with the official documents in front of him. He held the armrest of the British-style chair in his hand and lifted it hard. His eyes were looking at the board. He thought to himself: "I should practice a way here. Like in the movie. If someone rushed in with a knife and a gun, I pressed the button and opened it immediately. I fell in and ran away..."

Why did Yang Xiuqing die? It was because the "empty wall" mechanism used to escape was too far from his bedroom. As a result, he was slashed before he could even get there.

"But people from the Governor's Office come and go. How can people dig it out without knowing it? It's a person I fully trust and will not tell others yet! It's too difficult. There are more than a dozen workers who are digging the road. They can't keep their mouths closed." Zhao Kuo shook his head helplessly.

Thinking of it, he bent down and opened the small cabinet door on the left side of the desk. He looked at the space inside. He thought to himself: "This space is large enough. A machine gun can be put in completely. Then I put the switch under the handrail. When there is danger, I pressed it and immediately fired the muzzle and smashed everything in front into pieces."

But soon he straightened up, picked up a stack of reports on the table and fell down, and cursed to himself: "Damn. Why haven't the machine gun been invented yet?!"

At this time, Huan Zhuguo came and looked happy. He said to Zhao Kuo: "I heard that Your Majesty wants to build a palace? That's right! We have been in the country for three years. You still live here. It's too much to lose your national health! It's time to build it! Your Majesty has a general preference. I'll go to find the best craftsmen to design and major projects. You must prepare early."

"Oh. Build the palace." Zhao Kuo was stunned. He opened the drawer and handed a stack of drawings to Huan Zhuguo. He said, "I think this is very good. How do you think it is?"

Huan Zhuguo bowed to take the stack of drawings and flipped over them. He was stunned: What kind of palace is this? Isn’t this a fortress? Are you crazy?!

Opening his mouth, Huan Zhuguo looked at the emperor who was a little lost in front of him. He confirmed that this guy was not drunk too much and coughed twice. He laughed and said, "Your Majesty. This is very powerful. But it is usually built outside. Now another fortress is built in the center of the city? Is it too big? And it is a bit inappropriate to reflect our national prestige. After all, Your Majesty is merciful to govern the country..."

"I understand. I just feel that the hexagonal castle is powerful." Zhao Kuo pulled the drawings from Huan Zhuguo in embarrassment and threw them into the drawer. He said, "I'll talk about the palace later. What's the matter with me?"

"French Minister Bourbron has agreed to the Russian Minister Putiyatin to enter diplomatic coordination between Britain and France. The US Minister refused the request of the plenipotentiary Erkin to send troops. However, he gave diplomatic and coordination." Huan Zhuguo said: "In addition, Russian Minister Putiyatin requested to meet you. He wanted to sign an equal trade contract with Britain, France and the United States..."

"What do Russian Russians rely on? We want us to treat it as one with Britain, France and the United States?" Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth. He was annoyed when he heard Russia. It was not because he loved the Qing Dynasty. It was because the prey of the Russians was the same as Zhao Kuo's. They were both the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

Absolute competitive relationship.

Now, the Qing Dynasty will inevitably be slapped in the face and be beaten by a group of people. The Crimean War has ended.

Britain and France won a great victory. The troops and weapons were freed from the war. They also had the spare time to deal with the Qing Dynasty. This time they wanted to use violence to achieve their business goals;

The Russian Russian who reached out to his hands was beaten up by the European powers. He was beaten with a bruised nose and a swollen face. He immediately turned his head to look to the east and wanted to make up for the west wall;

But the Russians had different commercial demands from Britain and France. They wanted territory. According to the treaty signed by Russia with Britain and the United States in 1824 and 1825, the Russians had to give up further southward expansion in North America. Therefore, St. Peter's Fort began to pay more attention to the Qing territories north of Heilongjiang with greater interest. They made many efforts to obtain the Qing Dynasty's maps here. They sent officers and adventurers to Heilongjiang for exploration.

Because Russia and the Qing Dynasty also had business deals, tea and other things, and St. Petersburg was also needed. In the past, the point of trade was Chaktu. This was the only land trade port opened by the Qing government to Manchu-Russia transactions. However, the cost and time spent on mainland transportation across Siberia made Russia's Chaktu trade unfavorable when competing with Western Europe and the United States to Guangzhou.

However, because the Russian government believed that Heilongjiang was not connected to the sea, it rarely paid attention to improving its commercial relations with China. The Nanjing Treaty changed the attitude of the Russian government. Because European and American competitors could carry their goods more quickly and cheaply than in the past, and it was much more convenient to do business. On the contrary, trade in Chaktu was slow and expensive.

However, as a backward European country, Russia's industrial products and fur cannot compete with the European powers.

From 1847 to 1851, since almost half of Russian products were exported to China, St. Petersburg had to take trade with China seriously. He could only suck blood from the Qing Dynasty.

In 1849, Russia finally discovered that Heilongjiang was connected to the sea. Sakhalin Island was not a peninsula but an island. "Whoever controls the estuary of the Heilongjiang River will occupy Siberia. At least as far as Lake Baikal."

Therefore, the Russians were salivating to the north of the Heilongjiang River in the Qing Dynasty. They began to secretly send colonization and build fortresses by the so-called Qing emperors. They rushed to kill the indigenous people.

The Qing Dynasty was confused. They didn’t even have detailed pictures of their so-called hometowns, let alone preventing the Russians from eroding them. The only thing they noticed was the Japanese who were active in Heilongjiang and Sakhalin Island.

At this moment, the Russian minister and the Qing Dynasty had once again rejected the request to sign the most-favored-nation treaty contract between Britain, France and the United States. Putiyatin was rejected to enter from Chaktu and was rejected from Heilongjiang. Finally, he was blocked from Dagukou. He simply came to Hong Kong and Haijing directly. He gave advice to Britain and France, who were eyeing him, and tried to make a fortune in the war between Britain and France that was about to slap the face against the Qing Dynasty.

"Aren't the Russians defeated in the Crimean War? Why did the British and French ministers agree to their diplomatic requirements for joining the trade?" Huan Zhuguo didn't understand. According to the Chinese concept, he was defeated. That was the enemy. But Europeans could fight and cooperate for a while. Some even fought and some cooperated.

"Damn! I'm going to see Bourbron. Damn. I'll ask why the Russians can come in?" Zhao Kuo said with a fierce look, but there was a sense of powerlessness in his stomach. He found that the bird butterfly effect was nonsense. Things involving interests were all about you. You can't reverse the result in your life.

Burbron, who had just returned to Haijing from Paris, warmly received the bandit leader emperor. Because of everything he did in the Far East: recognize Zhao Kuo, establish diplomatic ties, open the window of the Far East, conquered Annan, etc., has made him a major diplomatic star in Europe at this moment. After returning, he was promoted. As Napoleon of the Far East, he was sent back to the Far East to conquer the Qing Dynasty and gain more benefits for his country and emperor.

"Does the interests of the Russians have something in common with us?" Zhao Kuo asked straight to the point.

"Are you biased against the Russians?" Burbron smiled. He poured wine for Zhao Kuo on the sofa and said, "My country and Russia have a traditional good relationship. We need to help this time."

"When did you have a good relationship with the Russians? Damn!" Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth and asked, "When Russia joins Britain, France, the United States and the European powers put pressure on the Qing Dynasty, what are the benefits besides diplomatic pressure?"

"The Russians are familiar with the principles of the northern Qing Dynasty. Mr. Putiyatin came here this time and brought detailed pictures of Beijing and Tianjin. They are also familiar with the Qing Dynasty. It is the help of our diplomacy." Burbron said: "You are not unaware that London's orders are to control the war in the north. It is too important to be familiar with the north."

"They are familiar with the north?" Zhao Kuo was shocked.

"Yes. They are the only European country with an informal embassy in Beijing." Bulbron smiled. After listening to Bulbron's explanation, Zhao Kuo finally found out. It turned out that the Qing Dynasty was not a Western buddy who had no impression of it. This buddy was an old Russian!

The Russians were familiar with the principles of the north and had special relations with the Qing Dynasty. This incident was actually because of a victory in the Qing Dynasty’s foreign war!

It turned out that Yaxa, one of the few foreign victory that could be boasted by the Qing Dynasty, produced about 100 prisoners of war and surrendered soldiers.

If the Qing Dynasty beat the country, it would be that the people in the city would slaughter it. The Han people were skinned and the prisoners would be worse than death when they fell into their hands. But this time, they were the "foreign barbarians" in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty. They were friends on the Tao and friends. They had to be treated well to reflect the prestige of the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, the ruthless Manchu Qing Dynasty organized this group of Russians into the fourth genius of Manchuria, the fourth genius of the Yellow Banner, and the 17th genius of the Manchuria, and the 17th genius of the Manchuria, and the father was offered.

They were specially allowed to live in Hujiaquan Hutong, Dongzhimen, Beijing. A temple was also converted into their Orthodox church, which was the Russian North Pavilion. Russian priests began to be allowed to come to China.

Since the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the diplomatic activities between the Qing Dynasty and Russia have been continuous. However, Russian official documents were accepted by the Manchu Qing Dynasty's vassal court. This move will never hinder the dignity of the Celestial Empire in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty.

But now in 1856, this friend of the Qing Dynasty was about to eat his ancestral grave. The Qing Dynasty thought that the Russians were good people. In fact, this person was treacherous and shameless. He wanted money and died. He was far inferior to those of Britain and France who wanted money and life.

This is not the case. When the Russians saw that they could not succeed in their demands, they immediately rushed to Hong Kong, colluded with Britain and France, and gave advice for them to attack the Qing Dynasty. Of course, on the other hand, they were good people and promised to give the Qing government ten thousand guns and instructors to help them suppress domestic rebellion. The condition was to hand over the Heilongjiang River Basin.

Whether it is grabbing the Qing Dynasty's market or supporting the Qing Dynasty's suppression, Zhao Kuo will not be happy either.

The robbery was the Qing Dynasty. But what if he really unified the country (every rebel thought so). Wouldn't he have bordered the Russians? If they beat him, would he have worked as a European power that was behind, but was a hundred times stronger than him?

"The Russian minister asked you to give him the same treatment as Britain, France and the United States. Did you agree?" Zhao Kuo said bluntly.

"The Song Dynasty and Russia have no common commercial interests. Fur is afraid that the south does not need it. Industrial products include you and the United Kingdom and the United States. I don't think it is necessary to give such a generous treaty to a distant country." Zhao Kuo sneered.

"You Far East fox who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong." Burbron smiled secretly in his heart, but he was very happy. In diplomacy, there is nothing better than having conflicts between opponents. Now the Russian minister must ask him.

After coming out of Burbron's office, Zhao Kuo knew that Russia would inevitably join the British, French and American alliance. Among these European countries, their civilization was the interests that Confucians disdained. But it was this so-called "little people" who fought all over the world. Soon the Qing Dynasty was about to find teeth. If they didn't know the appearance, of course, they would definitely not know the appearance. But they also walked out of the embassy. Xiao Zuye was already waiting for him at the door: "Your Majesty, Mr. Bashali, asked to see you."

"No need to ask for a meeting. I'll go see him." Zhao Kuo sighed and turned around and walked into the British Commercial Hall (British Embassy) next to the French Embassy.

Bashali was just an ordinary British official. He was born in poverty. However, he was in the Far East for many years, familiar with Chinese affairs and worked diligently. But since Earl Erkin came, this official began to constantly write his name in the history of the Far East.

Because he is Erkin's translator.

Moreover, Erjin was too arrogant and did not want to meet the Qing Dynasty and Haisong officials. Everything was often conveyed by Baxiali in the middle. It would be strange if he didn't enter history!

Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth when he remembered Erjin's arrogance. But it was such a guy. He claimed that he hated people in China who "trampled this ancient civilization under his feet for the most selfish purpose." Later he wrote: "I have seen more things from my compatriots than I have seen in my past life."

He is both arrogant and "noble". This is a typical literary angry young man.

The British government sent an angry young man like Erkin to come. It is conceivable that war is inevitable because an angry young man will not compromise.

As soon as he entered the office door, Bashali and Li Taiguo stood up together to greet Zhao Kuo. Seeing the two guys, Zhao Kuo thought to himself: "Today Erjin wants me to have a courtship. He sent both of his dogs out. Bashali has a cautious and diligent personality. He is often mistaken for Erkin's counselor. This is a blushing face; but Li Taiguo, the son of the first consul in the Qing Dynasty, is more Chinese than Bashali. He is even familiar with the Chinese character. He often threatens officials of the Qing Dynasty and Hai Song. This trick works very well! He is a traitor who many officials, whether Hai Song or Qing Dynasty, want to beat him to death.

After the guest and the host and the guest sat down, Bashali asked, "I heard that your Majesty has his own opinion on the plan to jointly send troops to the north?"

Zhao Kuo waved his hand carelessly and said, "That's sure. First, we don't have the ability to deploy sea at all. The farthest to Zhoushan! Second, the Qing Dynasty would not recognize us. Mr. Erjin said that Britain and France were talking to the Qing Dynasty for me. This was impossible. If they acknowledge our country, it would be strange."

Baxiali and Li Taiguo looked at each other, but their hearts were as clear as a mirror: this rebel emperor did not want to interfere in the trade war at all. His intention was to seize Hunan and destroy the Hunan army while the chaos in Beijing;

However, this is something London doesn't want to see: London neither wants to overthrow the Qing Dynasty nor wants Hai Song to become a big shot. The instructions are to control the war in the north and eliminate the war in the south.

The latter refers to Hai Song. This country is currently one of the most powerful rebels in the south.

If Haisong had let the only combat-effective Qing army in the south: the Hunan Army. The war south of the Yangtze River would not have stopped. They would definitely continue to advance towards Sichuan, Jiangsu, Fujian and Zhejiang. As for Yunnan and Guizhou, which rebels everywhere, they didn't need to care.

But the rise of a unified Christian country south of the Yangtze River is not in the interests of the British. In particular, Haisong's opium monopoly domestic sales policy has violated the free trade norms, which has caused dissatisfaction among major merchants such as Jardinet and the House of Commons.

"Ship transportation and logistics supply are not a problem at all. Your soldiers can be loaded by our ships. We can freely obtain any supplies in Shanghai. Mr. He Guiqing, the highest official of the Qing Dynasty, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, is a person who seeks profit but not fame." Li Taiguo, a British traitor, smiled: "He won't care. As for the Qing Dynasty, they don't recognize you. In fact, they don't want to trade with us now. But, isn't our gathering of soldiers just to make them agree or disagree? Haha."

"He Guiqing. You big traitor!" Zhao Kuo gritted his teeth. He asked Putuofeng to pass the message to He Guiqing a few days ago. He asked him to tell the British in Shanghai: As long as he sees the Haisong ship and the soldiers, he will fight!

Anyway, he doesn't want to send troops to the north.

But He Guiqing was stunned for a moment and said, "He is stupid? Is it related to my bird's business? I am only wary of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He and the foreigners are wearing a pair of pants. What should I do to beat him? Do I dare to touch him?"

"You have enough troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Now there are 6,000 British soldiers and more than 1,000 French soldiers. You have enough to conquer Beijing and become emperors. Xianfeng has no money or soldiers at all." Zhao Kuo said with a spreading hand.

Bashali and Li Taiguo smiled: That must be enough. But the key is that La Haisong enters the gangster group. It is not called a lie to be a slander.

Why is the Far East called the Far East? Isn’t it the furthest continent from Europe?

If there is a thug in the Far East, whenever there is something, hello and immediately raise his sword to follow up. It would be a great thing to guard the great powers. Of course, this thug cannot be too strong. The British setting strategy is: the Qing Dynasty is big but weak, the sea and Song Dynasty are small but strong. The two cannot afford each other. In this way, the interests of the Far East can be fully achieved.
To be continued...