The Old Summer Palace was far away, and another envoy from the west was listening to the story of Yelu Dashi. The story is very good, but Feng Yunshan, the southern king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who listened to the story, frowned.

"Your Majesty, do you want my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to abandon the foundation of Guanzhong and go to the Western Regions to establish a country?"

Feng Yunshan frowned, looking at Zhu Jishi fixedly, and naturally one hundred and twenty unhappy in his heart. In the past two years, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has had enough of the suffering of "local power" in Shaanxi and Longdong, and the Worship of God Sect has no way to coexist peacefully with the "local power" there, so it can only adopt the method of bloody suppression, and I don't know how much blood has been shed in the Ludao and how many fortresses of local tyrants and inferior gentry have been bulldozed, so they can barely consolidate the territory of Shaanxi and Longdong. Before he had time to relax for a few years, Emperor Zhu came to drive people again.

But even if he was unwilling, the Heavenly Kingdom did not have the strength to confront the Ming Dynasty - even the main force of the Heavenly Kingdom led by Yang Xiuqing was defeated miserably, how could Feng Yunshan dare to fight with Zhu Ming? But the problem is, Zhu Ming can't beat him, and there is no strong enemy on the way west? Now is not the era of Yelu Dashi, there are great powers like Russia in the west, and the strength of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is not enough. This Ming Dynasty shouldn't want to use the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as cannon fodder, right?

"Yunshan, do you know the Dao, the Western Regions in our mouth is called Central Asia in the World Continent, which means the center of Asia Minor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the center of the World Continent. And the prosperity of Central Asia is no less than that of Guanzhong, for example, the city of Samarkand has a history of 2,500 years, and was once the capital of the Timurid Empire, with the most glorious palaces and temples, and the most fertile land around. Isn't it good for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to settle there? ”

Feng Yunshan frowned: "It's good, it's good, but the Heavenly Kingdom has greatly declined since it ascended to the east, and it is no longer as prosperous as it was today." Not an opponent of the Russian state. I'm afraid it will be more auspicious and less auspicious to go west......"

Fighting a war and managing the army is also a matter of talent. Yang Xiuqing is a genius in this regard, Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, and Wei Changhui are not good at all. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Taiping Army has declined greatly in the past two years, if the East King is still there, the local strength of Ganshan and Shaanxi has long been bulldozed, where can it be dragged on for so long?

Emperor Zhu smiled and waved his hand: "The Russians don't need the Taiping army to deal with them, I have my own way to clean them up." Your Taiping army only needs to deal with the Western Qing, Kokand Khanate, Bukhara Khanate, and Khiva Khanate, and in the future, the Kingdom of Heaven will be rebuilt on the territory of the three khanates of Central Asia, and I can also fund a batch of arms and food for you. ”

"The Three Khanates of Central Asia......" Feng Yunshan's brows tightened. Listening to Zhu Jishi's meaning, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is about to be completely driven out of China! He didn't know the situation of the three khanates of Central Asia at all, but he didn't think it would be too weak, especially the "local power" was only stronger than Guan Long!

Zhu Jishi said: "The three khanates of Central Asia all possess rich land, otherwise it is impossible to support the three countries, but the situation there is very complicated, and the local power is strong, and it is inconvenient for the Ming Dynasty to govern directly." ”

The local situation is still one of them, and what really worries Zhu Jishi is the proximity of the three khanates of Central Asia to India, which is the most sensitive nerve of the British Empire. It's better to touch less. Therefore, Zhu Jishi wanted to occupy the territory of Central Asia in the north of the three Central Asian countries that belonged to Russia (later belonged to Kazakhstan). And let the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom occupy the south as a buffer, so as not to let the Ming directly face the British.

Other than that. The lack of whiplash is also a factor. In addition to being close to India, those khanates were also close to the Middle East, and they were easily infiltrated by the forces of the Middle East. Moreover, the three khanates of Central Asia were agrarian and populous, not as empty as the steppes of Kazakhstan. The local power there will not be concentric with the Ming Dynasty, and if local autonomy is adopted, it will definitely not be long before there will be independence. If the officials are sent to take charge of the situation, first, the officials sent by the central authorities are not familiar with the situation in Central Asia, and second, the central authorities will not be able to control these officials, and they will ensure that all of them are big corrupt criminals, and sooner or later the working people of Central Asia will be forced to rebel.

Therefore, the only way is to set up a vassal state on the land of the three khanates of Central Asia, and this vassal state cannot be established in a vacuum, it needs to have a large number of followers, and it is best to have a strong faith as a support, which can resist the local forces that suppress Central Asia, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with the integration of military and political religion is undoubtedly the most suitable choice. Their army and their families are almost a million people, and with them as a foundation, they should be able to gain a foothold in Samarkand and the Ferghana Basin.

"But the king of heaven ...... I don't want to move anymore. ”

Feng Yunshan was silent for a long time, and put on an embarrassed expression, "The King of Heaven has not been out of the palace since he arrived in Xi'an, and he has been messing with women all day long, not paying attention to things at all, and I and the King Gan persuaded him to ignore it." ”

"Ignore things? Then you came to Beijing ......"

"I decided after consulting with the King of the North and the King of God." Feng Yunshan replied truthfully. It turned out that after Hong Xiuquan had the stunt of God's possession, he became more and more superstitious, and almost fell into the lies he made up, firmly believing that he was the son of God, with God's support, and the country was solid.

Zhu Jishi frowned: "There is such a thing, okay, then let Hong Xuanjiao go to Xi'an!" ”

"I'm afraid Tianmei's words won't work, right?" Feng Yunshan shook his head and said.

Zhu Jishi smiled: "It will work." Yunshan, you don't have to worry about this, just prepare for the westward expedition, I will allocate some foreign guns and cannons and food and salary for you to bring to Xi'an, it is best to cross the Yellow River and march west as soon as spring begins. ”

Feng Yunshan didn't know why Emperor Zhu believed that Hong Xuanjiao had such a ability, but it was inconvenient to question it, so he could only say goodbye and leave.

After sending Feng Yunshan away, Zhu Jishi went straight to Hong Xuanjiao's residence, she also came to Beijing, and lived in the Old Summer Palace, not far from Yuanyingguan.

"Does Xuanjiao still remember the persuasion pills?" Zhu Jishiping retired from the female official next to Hong Xuanjiao, and told him that he wanted her to go to Xi'an to persuade Hong Xiuquan to go west, and without waiting for Hong Xuanjiao to reply, he directly mentioned "persuasion medicine".

"Your Majesty, do you want your concubine to use H Loin to deal with the King of Heaven!?" Hong Xuanjiao took a breath and looked at Zhu Jishi with flickering eyes.

"No, no, no, it's not H Heroin, this is useless to Hong Xiuquan." Zhu Jishi waved his hand. Heroin is not difficult to obtain, because it is a drug that works very well without abuse. So it is impossible to control Hong Xiuquan with H loin. Even if he couldn't get his hands on H loin, he could still use opium as a substitute - although the Ming classified opium as a controlled drug and required a special permit to enter the country, there were still people who smuggled opium (it is impossible for capitalist countries to completely eliminate drugs). With Hong Xiuquan's financial resources and status, it is not difficult to get it.

Emperor Zhu said: "Hong Xiuquan is now tired of government affairs, so he needs a medicine that can invigorate his spirit, make his mood high, his mind clear, and his concentration and concentration...... I have people extract a drug from M yellow, which happens to have such a function. ”

This drug, which is the famous B poison in later generations, was naturally made out by Zhu Da drug lord a long time ago, but it was not put on the market. Because this drug is not as versatile as H Loin and can only be used as a stimulant, the ideal buyer should be the armies of various countries. However, in this era, the generals of the armies of various countries thought that their soldiers were brave enough that they did not need to take medicine. Therefore, Jason Pharmaceutical's "brave drug" business was not successful, and at the end of the day, it only used M flavine as a drug to treat asthma, cough and rhinitis.

However, Zhu Jishi did have some samples of "brave medicine" in his hands, and now he happened to take them for Hong Xiuquan. So that he can cheer up and go to their troubles.

Thinking of this, he looked at Hong Xuanjiao with blazing eyes: "Xuanjiao, it is a three-point poison, and this medicine is addictive if you eat too much, you are not allowed to take it...... It's okay to secretly give Hong Xiuquan some. Do you know the way? ”

"Secretly taking ......" Hong Xuanjiao looked at Zhu Jishi with bright eyes full of doubts, and said in her heart, why does this sound so like poisoning?

"Well, or you can dedicate it to Hong Xiuquan in the name of an aphrodisiac." Zhu Jishi thought about it and said, "There are so many of his princesses, they must be in need of aphrodisiacs, uh, I asked Jishi Hospital to prepare a few medicines in this regard, and you take them to Xi'an together, just say that I often take them, and the effect is very good......" (to be continued......