Chapter 526 Tianjing Coup

November 16, night, Tianjing City.

As a large number of troops took to the streets, the bustling city of Tianjing fell silent in an instant. Although the city is no longer noisy, the panic in the hearts of the people is even worse.

In troubled times, the weak are always the most helpless, always in a position of being dominated.

In the east of the city, Yang Xiuqing's mansion.

In the huge vortex, Yang Xiuqing, who was under house arrest, seemed to stay out of it all the time, but it was not.

In the entire Tianjing City, there are two major whirlpools.

Yang Xiuqing was the storm center of one of the vortexes. Even though he was under house arrest, many people in Tianjing City bet their chips on Yang Xiuqing's side.

Among them, in addition to Yang Xiuqing's huge influence in the kingdom of heaven, there are also two major intelligence organizations, the Military Intelligence Department and the Black Snake Guard, who have contributed to the matchmaking.

After cultivating in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for nearly a year, and receiving sufficient financial support, whether it is Cobra, the director of military intelligence, or the Black Snake, who is in command of the Black Snake Guards, they all devote a small part of their energy to this.

Many civil and military officials in the city kept in touch with them. Of course, whether it is the Military Intelligence Department or the Black Snake Guard, when dealing with them, they use their identities as big businessmen.

Now, it is time to harvest. Previously, the Longxiang Legion and the Baotao Legion were able to quietly avoid Hong Xiuquan's eyeliner, and they had a share of the credit, which was a small test.

This "big show" in Tianjing City is the year-end test for the two major intelligence agencies.

"General, I just got top-secret news that the Heavenly King will wipe you out before leaving Tianjing tomorrow." It was the sergeant of the Military Intelligence Division who was lurking beside Yang Xiuqing who spoke.

Yang Xiuqing, who was sitting across from her, was still expressionless, but there was a flash of light in her eyes.

In his heart, there were actually turbulent waves, one was frightened by Hong Xiuquan's ruthlessness, and he was still unwilling to let him die after all. The second is that they are also frightened by the intelligence skills of the Junjun Intelligence Department.

Being able to learn about the news of the Heavenly King's Palace in a timely manner is enough to make Yang Xiuqing look at her with admiration.

One must know that Hong Xiuquan's defense against the Heavenly King's Palace was almost to the point of harshness. Even a general like Yang Xiuqing, who is in charge of the army, has only a half-knowledge about the affairs in the palace.

The maids, eunuchs and other internal affairs personnel in the palace, once found to have colluded with foreign officials, would be immediately sentenced to death. Even so, it still couldn't stop the infiltration of Shanhai City, its energy can be seen.

"General, it's time to make a break."

Seeing that Yang Xiuqing was still hesitant, the sergeant had no choice but to increase his tone.

Once Hong Xiuquan was allowed to evacuate Tianjing City, they would not be able to explain to the prince. Therefore, in any case, they must act tonight to prevent tomorrow's evacuation.

Silence, dead silence.

At this moment, it seemed that even the air froze.

Only the parties involved know what kind of turbulent waves and bloody storms will be set off by the so-called "break".

Once this step is taken, there is no turning back.

After a long time, Yang Xiuqing nodded and said in a deep voice: "Since he is unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous." After saying these words, all the hesitation and worries in his heart disappeared.

Yang Xiuqing knew very well that since he agreed to the conditions of the person in front of him that night, he had no way out. The distance between him and the kingdom of heaven has gradually drifted away, and there is no way to turn back.

In this sect-based regime, betrayal has never been a simple matter.

Because once betrayed, not only the heavenly king Hong Xiuquan betrayed, but also the previous beliefs. The feeling of collapsed faith is more than that of adding a sword and stick to the body, but not worse.

"Forget it, let all this pain end tonight!"

Hong Xiuquan slowly closed his eyes, unwilling to say another word.

Seeing this, the sergeant got up and left without saying anything. Next, it's their turn to play.

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In the city, Tianwang Palace.

The majestic Tianwang Palace stands in the center of Tianjing City and stretches for tens of miles. During the period, there are thousands of pavilions, tens of thousands of palaces, inexhaustible wealth and splendor, and a heavenly style.

Compared with Ouyang Shuo's Southern Border Protectorate, which has been expanded several times, it is probably even better.

The Tianwang Palace on weekdays is basically completely silent at night. Among the thousands of maids, eunuchs, and thousands of guards in the palace, none of them dared to make any louder noises.

Tonight, obviously different.

According to the instructions of the king of heaven, the palace was busy and noisy. The maids and eunuchs were busy packing up the valuables in the palace one by one and sending them to the carriages one by one.

Only the personal belongings of the king of heaven are loaded into ten carts.

In addition, it is the personal belongings of the concubines; antique calligraphy and paintings in the palace, gold and silver jewelry, exquisite porcelain, silk and satin, various ornaments, etc., and so on.

Hundreds of carts are about to be loaded one by one.

The night was getting dark, shining on the Tianwang Palace, there was an indescribable irony.

Hong Xiuquan, mentally and physically exhausted, slowly walked into the bedroom with his exhausted body.

The high-spirited spirit before was pulled away from Hong Xiuquan's body in an instant, and he became empty.

Dynasty hegemony, turned around empty.

Overnight, Hong Xiuquan seemed to have aged ten years suddenly. Wrinkles appeared on his forehead, and even his hair began to turn gray.

There is nothing worse than this.

Hong Xiuquan knew very well that even if he withdrew to Guilin County, it would only be safe for a while.

In the vast wilderness, there was no place or stage for him anymore. For Hong Xiuquan, who had resurrected his life, the blow was too great, too big for him to bear.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Hong Xiuquan's current state of mind is the best portrayal of a sudden fall from a high altitude.

Only in this way, he will hate Yang Xiuqing to the bone. Even if he wanted to evacuate, he didn't want Yang Xiuqing to live in peace, he had to get rid of him and then hurry up.

Because in Hong Xiuquan's perception, it was the defeat of the South Route Army that triggered the chain reaction in the kingdom of heaven. He never thought about it, if he had followed Yang Xiuqing's suggestion and withdrew his troops from the Mulan Fortress, what would the Kingdom of Heaven be like.

At the very least, it won't fall into today's field all at once.

In the final analysis, Hong Xiuquan still had knots in his heart.

The evil debts from the previous life still haunt him in this life, making him unable to feel at ease.

From time to time, Hong Xiuquan would worry about waking up overnight, the kingdom of heaven would change drastically, and Yang Xiuqing, who commanded an army of hundreds of thousands, would suddenly turn his guns, intending to kill him in the palace and replace him.

To be honest, being able to tolerate Yang Xiuqing leading the army up to now is the result of Hong Xiuquan repeatedly overcoming his inner demons.

How can such a heart be qualified to lead a regime and stand in the wilderness? With such a heavenly king, the defeat of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is just a matter of time.

When Hong Xiuquan walked into the bedroom, he found that it was not Concubine Xiao who was serving the bed tonight, but Concubine Chen who shouldn't be here, not only frowned, but anger was already on his face.

After appearing in the wilderness, Hong Xiuquan married ten concubines. Hong Xiuquan didn't forget all the dispositions of the previous life. He specially compiled a schedule, and every day was a fixed concubine who scouted him to bed.

Therefore, Hong Xiuquan knew the people who served him every day.

"Why are you? Where is Concubine Xiao?"

Hong Xiuquan stared at the beautifully standing Concubine Chen, there was no trace of warmth in his eyes, but indescribably cold. In his eyes, the role of a woman is nothing more than a tool for procreation and lust.

Even for his concubines, Hong Xiuquan didn't really treat them as human beings. It is said that they are concubines, but in fact, their status is not much different from that of court ladies.

As an ancient scholar, although Hong Xiuquan failed many times, he later founded the God Worship Society based on Western teachings. In his bones, he still inherited the stubbornness and inferiority of the corrupt Confucianism.

Concubine Chen didn't dare to show any disrespect, and replied cautiously: "Report to the Heavenly King, Concubine Xiao is sick during the day, and the Empress arranges concubines to serve the Heavenly King."

"yes?"

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, his expression relaxed a little.

Even so, he still arranged for someone to go to Concubine Xiao to confirm it.

Hong Xiuquan was not worried about anything else, but could not tolerate concubines playing tricks in the harem to gain extra favor from him.

Actually, he doesn't have to.

Let me ask, which one of the concubines is not trembling when it is their turn to serve the king of heaven, and how can they have the mind to play tricks and compete for each other's favor.

Hong Xiuquan is really interesting.

Even if he lived a new life, he still unconsciously thought that he was the center of all people. It is the God of the people, the heaven of the concubines, and it governs the fate of all mortals.

"Rest!"

In the current situation, Hong Xiuquan naturally didn't have any interest. After letting Concubine Chen serve and change her clothes, she was ready to fall asleep directly.

"promise!"

The heart that Concubine Chen was holding finally fell to the ground.

Slightly tilted, the candlelight receded, and the palace of the king of heaven was plunged into darkness.

Seeing this, the entire palace fell into absolute silence. Even the maids and eunuchs who are still sorting out their belongings have to make a detour.

Concubine Chen, who was sleeping beside Hong Xiu's body, did not fall asleep, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

In addition to being a concubine, this woman has another hidden identity. She is the most senior spy placed by the Black Snake Guard beside Hong Xiuquan.

It is also the top existence among the snake guards.

Among the snake guards, there is a special type of spies called the death guards. Each death guard is only responsible for one task in his life. Because they are responsible for very dangerous tasks, once they are completed, they will basically end up dead. If he survived by luck, the Black Snake Guard would also arrange for him to retire and live a comfortable life.

In order for Concubine Chen to be captured by Hong Xiuquan without a trace and brought into the palace, the Black Snake Guard did not take much effort. It can be said that Concubine Chen's pawn is the core existence of the Black Snake Guard in Tianjing City.

Several times before and after, several snake guards were replaced, and when it was Concubine Chen's turn, she finally succeeded. It was also because of this that the Black Snake Guard had the confidence to set off a huge wave in Tianjing City.