In addition to lighting the sky lantern for Zhu Jiumei and the other three people, for people related to Zhu Jiumei and Dong Wangniang, such as Zhu Jiumei's mother, as well as women in the same women's hall as Zhu Jiumei and Dong Wangniang, a total of more than 30 people, all of them were captured by the guards of the East Wangfu and beheaded in public at the Shuixi Gate the next day. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Not only that, but Yang Xiuqing also ordered the investigation of the accomplices who provided arsenic and gunpowder to Dong Wangniang. After three days of investigation, he found shocking news: Dong Wangniang's arsenic and gunpowder were provided by a person named Ma Liu, and Ma Liu was the brother of Ma Wangniang of the Heavenly King's Mansion.

Hearing the report of the personal guard, Yang Xiuqing did not become angry, but calmed down. I wanted to ask people to invite their brother-in-law Huang Weijiang and their cronies Fu Xuexian to analyze it, but they suddenly thought that they and Zeng Zhaoyang went to Nanwang to announce the reward and did not come back.

"Nothing will happen, will it? Does King Nan dare to detain the three of them? Yang Xiuqing muttered, in desperation, he could only ask someone to invite another cronie Hou Yukuan, this person is the brother of his woman Hou Wangniang, who is smart and delicate, and has the relationship of the concubine, firmly tied to himself, Yang Xiuqing does not have to scruple to talk about this matter.

As soon as Hou Yukuan heard this, he closed the door nervously and said, "Nine thousand years old, a discerning person can see at a glance who is behind this matter." With that, he pointed to the top of his head.

Yang Xiuqing knew what he meant, the sky above his head was the sky, and the master he said was the king of heaven.

Yang Xiuqing also had this suspicion, and when he heard what his cronies said, he was furious: "That old dog, it's not enough to be his emperor, it's just a straw bag, it's not enough to have such glory and wealth, and I want to murder this king!" I don't want to think about it, who saved his life and helped him build a huge country? ”

Hou Yukuan heard Yang Xiuqing say it so bluntly, his face changed in fright, and he hurriedly stopped: "Nine thousand years old, be quiet, beware of the wall with ears." ”

"! What are you afraid of! I, Yang Xiuqing, am still afraid that he will only sell some bullshit and limericks? Big deal, let him be the real emperor, long live Lao Tzu! Yang Xiuqing sneered: "What's more, this is in the East Palace, Lao Tzu's territory, all of them are Lao Tzu's people, who would dare to betray Lao Tzu?" Carefully peel his skin. ”

"Yes, yes! The little ones are all nine thousand years old, and if anyone is an anti-bone boy, our old brothers will not let him go. Hou Yukuan hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Yukuan, you have sent all the heavenly soldiers in Tianjing City in the past two days, even if you turn the entire Tianjing City over, you must find out that Ma Liu. I'm going to confront the old dog to his face and see what he has to say!" Yang Xiuqing was angry.

Half a day later, Hou Yukuan came to report: "Nine thousand years old, Ma Liu is dead." When a sergeant made an inspection, he found that in an alley in the south of the city, someone was killed in a haystack. ”

"What?! Ma Liu is dead! It must have been extinguished. Yang Xiuqing exclaimed: "Chengnan, isn't it Guozong Hong Renfa who is in charge of guarding the south of the city?" ”

Hou Yukuan replied repeatedly: "Exactly! Many doubts point to that one! Nine thousand years old, you have to be careful in the future! ”

"Humph! This king, who is the spokesman chosen by the Father in the world, how can he be afraid of these insidious villains? However, they should not be left to their own devices. A few days ago, didn't someone report that Guozong Hong Renfa was 'greedy and accumulating, doing everything', and verified it clearly for this king, and this king took his position as the city guard at the south gate. Yang Xiuqing quickly came up with a trick.

"Yes!"

…….

At the same time, in the Heavenly King's Mansion, the Temple of the True God.

Hong Xiuquan closed his eyes and recited the scriptures of the Heavenly Father, and Meng Deen hurried over and waited respectfully on the side, until Hong Xiuquan opened his eyes, and then stepped forward to report: "Heavenly King, after being verified by Deen, the people of the East Wangfu did trespass into the Tianwang Mansion without authorization, arrested Ma Wangniang, and lit the sky lantern without reporting to the Tianwang Mansion. ”

Hong Xiuquan was silent in thought.

Meng Deen continued: "And, early this morning, the Dongwang Mansion mobilized the soldiers in the city to search for Ma Liu, the uncle of the country, and his subordinates reported that Ma Liu had been killed in the alley south of the city. ”

Hong Xiuquan's face was full of anger, and he hid it for a while, and said slowly: "Don't mention this matter again, violators will be killed!" After saying that, he closed his eyes again, seemingly calm.

However, the attentive Meng Deen saw that the king's face was faintly twitching, and he knew that the king was angry.

As the closest minister of the Heavenly King, he naturally knew that the battle between the Heavenly King and the Eastern King had already begun as early as the Jintian regimental camp. Since Yong'an was crowned king, the military and political power has been in the hands of the East King and the West King, and after the West King died in Changsha, the East King is even more single-handedly covering the sky, the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom, faintly do not know the King of Heaven, and there are few people who do not know the King of the East.

Meng Deen also reminded the king of heaven many times, but he was always reprimanded by the king of heaven and told him not to provoke right and wrong. But in fact, he knew best what the King of Heaven was thinking. The King of Heaven hates the King of the East more than anyone else, but now he can't do without the King of the East, and he can't move the King of the East, because the power of the King of the East is too great, and his contribution to the Kingdom of Heaven is too great.

After Meng Deen left, Yang Xiuqing was alone and muttered: "This black-faced charcoal burner! Regret shouldn't have been in the beginning, and he shouldn't have used him to suppress King Nan in the first place! Now that the tail is too big to fall, what should I do? ”

"The villain is ambitious, and it is becoming more and more rampant! Okay, I'll put up with you again, I hope you do it yourself, don't force me. ”

……

And when Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing were suspicious of each other, in the North Palace, a lean man in black slipped out of the side gate of the palace and came to an alley in Shuiximen.

Soon, someone answered, pulling the shadow man into a house.

There were already several people in the house, all of whom knew the man in black.

It turned out that the man in black was originally surnamed Zhang Jigeng, and he was originally a son of a Manchu official gentry, after the fall of Jinling City, he assumed the pseudonym Ye Zhifa, and mixed into the mansion of Wei Changhui, the king of the north, as a scribe, and had been plotting to help the Manchu court recover Jiangning City.

After nearly a year of testing and co-opting, several backbones have now been developed, and thousands of people have been secretly linked. It was also a day of prayer, and it was the time for them to meet together to plot.

"Brother Zhang, why did you come? It's too late today! A man in a yellow coat with a red scarf on his head laughed.

"Brother Wu, the younger brother is just a small scribe in the Long-haired Thief Northern Palace, how can you, the master of the weaving camp, come and go so freely." Zhang Jigeng chuckled, and then sighed heavily: "Hey, I finally had a great opportunity, but I didn't kill the thief of Yang Xiuqing." By the way, can the aftermath be dealt with? ”

The person surnamed Wu opposite Zhang Jigeng was his fellow villager and friend, surnamed Wu Changsong, who was originally a wealthy businessman and mixed into the Taiping army after the fall of Jiangning City. Because he has always been engaged in the silk business, he was valued by Hong Xiuquan's brother-in-law, Zhong Fangli, the prime minister, and served as the chief of the Taiping Army's mechanic office, responsible for the management of thousands of workers in the weaving camp and the silk cloth business.

"The thief is also disappointing. We can't even kill the sleeping people around us, and it seems that we have to do it ourselves. As for that Ma Liu, Brother Zhang rest assured! The size of the brothers is also a famous system, and there are some dead soldiers under him, killing this kind of gangsters and blaming others is just a piece of cake! Wu Changsong laughed.

Zhang Jigeng nodded, he was calm by nature and thoughtful, although he was younger than Wu Changsong, he seemed more stable. Thinking of the purpose of coming to the party today, he said directly: "Now that the wind is tense, the long-haired thieves are stepping up their investigation in the city, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time." Let's cut a long story short. ”

"I summoned you today, it was a few days ago, Zhang went out of the city, and he conspired with Qin to the military gate to the lord to break the city, and everyone needs to work together to implement it. Lord Qincha promised that once the city was broken, everyone present would be rewarded, and the prefect's position would start, and the imperial court would not hesitate to reward him. You are all deeply favored by the emperor, and it is at this time to serve the court! Are you willing to follow Zhang to achieve this great event and make immortal achievements? ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts were shocked, and their eyes lit up.

The position of the prefect of the Taoist platform starts! At least, it's also a prefect!

You must know that after studying hard for decades, if you are lucky, you will win the Jinshi, but you are only a famous county. Now there is a glorious ancestor, a great opportunity to ascend to the sky in one step, how to fight for it!

Suddenly, everyone roared: "I am willing to help Brother Zhang make this immortal feat!" ”

"Shhhh Zhang Jigeng reminded, and then rejoiced: "With all the brothers to help, why worry about big things!" ”

He lowered his voice at the moment and arranged: "Brother Jia, you are the next scribe under the Chaoyang Gate guard, and you will instigate the Chaoyang Gate guard." Remember, only against the thieves of Huguang and Jiangnan Province, all thieves from Guangxi, be careful, don't let them know. ”