Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 80 Xiao Chaogui: Please crown Li Yi king!

Li Yi smacked his lips. The feeling of spending all his money was unexpectedly good!
Just at this moment, footsteps were heard outside the tent.

Immediately Li Yi heard Luo Caiyu's voice.

"Brother Li, it's getting late. You haven't had dinner yet, right? Godmother asked me to bring you dinner."

Li Yi responded and then said.

"come in!"

As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, Luo Caiyu came in from outside, holding a tray in her hand and opening the curtain.

She placed the food on the tray on the table in front of Li Yi and began to introduce it.

"Red-braised pork, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, braised pig's trotters, cold-mixed Houttuynia cordata, and a serving of crucian carp soup. Enjoy, brother Li."

Hearing this, Li Yi picked up the soup bowl and took a sip, feeling the deliciousness of the fish soup on the tip of his tongue, and said with a smile.

"Not bad, not bad. Caiyu, your craftsmanship has improved during this period!"

During this period of time, Luo Caiyu has been responsible for preparing Li Yi's three meals a day.

Although her cooking skills cannot be said to be outstanding, it is just the level of ordinary home cooking, but she puts a lot of effort into it and Li Yi was very satisfied with the meal.

Luo Caiyu said with a smile.

"As long as Brother Li is satisfied, I have learned several dishes from my godmother during this period of time, and they are all Brother Li's favorites."

Li Yi laughed when he heard this.

"Caiyu is thoughtful."

As he spoke, Li Yi took another bite of the dish, then looked up and noticed the hesitant expression on Luo Caiyu's face.

He asked with some doubt.

"Caiyu girl, do you have something to tell me? If you have something, just tell me. There's no need to be so formal with the relationship between you and me."

After hearing this, Luo Caiyu spoke.

"Brother Li, I received a letter from my father..."

After withdrawing from Xunzhou, Li Yi did not take the initiative to contact the Taiping Army.

But when Li Yi led his army to recruit soldiers in Teng County, the Taiping Army took the initiative to send people to find him.

Then, the two sides got in touch.

Therefore, it is normal for Luo Caiyu to receive a letter from Luo Dagang now.

Hearing this, Li Yi put down the chopsticks in his hand, looked up and pretended to be confused.

"What did the letter say? How is Brother Luo these days?"

Luo Caiyu is now in his army. If Li Yi doesn't want to, Luo Dagang's letter will definitely not reach Luo Caiyu.

In other words, Li Yi had actually read the letter in Luo Caiyu's hand.

When Luo Caiyu heard this, she didn't quite grasp the point, and the girl said shyly.

"Hey, Brother Li, why do you still call my dad Brother Luo? I call your mom godmother, and you call me dad brother. Then we... aren't we... different in generation..."

Li Yi heard this and said with a smile.

"Haha, each to his own, each to his own!"

After laughing, Li Yi changed the subject again.

"What did the letter say?"

When Luo Caiyu heard this, the girl's shyness subsided and she spoke with some hesitation.

"My father asked me how I was doing in the letter, and then said that the Heavenly Kingdom had conquered Yong'an, and the Heavenly King wanted to make Mr. Feng and his men kings."

"She also said that she wanted me to persuade Brother Li to lead the troops back to Heaven..."

After saying the last sentence, the girl looked at Li Yi with slightly evasive eyes, as if waiting for Li Yi's reply.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi pondered for a while and then asked the question again.

"how about you?"

"Do you want me to lead the troops back to heaven?"

Well, here is Master Li’s little emotional trick. If your girlfriend asks, “If your mom and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?”

Then, I suggest you ask your girlfriend, "If your dad and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?"

Luo Caiyu was hesitant at first when she heard this, but then she spoke in a firm tone.

"I don't know...but...I will listen to Brother Li..."

The young girl in love demonstrated in front of Li Yi what it means to have an elbow sticking out.

Compared to her biological father, she obviously prefers the person she likes.

Li Yi was very satisfied with the girl's answer and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, Caiyu, go back and rest first."

"You are taking care of me without any status, isn't that a big deal!"

When Luo Caiyu heard this, tears instantly rose in her eyes. She thought Li Yi was tired of her and didn't want her anymore...

You know, for Li Yi, she was mentally prepared to break up with her father and even sever the father-daughter relationship.

Unexpectedly, Li Yi now wants to get rid of her!

Don’t even mention how wronged I feel!
But before Luo Caiyu could shed tears, Li Yi continued with the second half of the sentence.

"I will write a letter to your father and ask him to marry his daughter to me."

"Caiyu, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Caiyu was so stunned with grief and joy that she stood there in a daze.

Li Yi saw the dazed look on the girl's face and teased her with a smile.

"If you don't want to, just pretend I never mentioned it."

"Blame me for being so rude to the beautiful lady!"

After hearing this, Luo Caiyu finally reacted. Afraid that Li Yi would misunderstand her, she ignored her shyness and just nodded vigorously.

"I do, I do!"

……

Yong'an City!
Feng Yunshan received the news that Hong Xiuquan urgently summoned him to discuss matters, and he set off immediately with several guards.

A group of people rode on horses through the streets of the city.

On both sides of the street, homeless people can be seen huddled in the corners, shivering with fear on their faces.

The reason for this is very simple.

After the Taiping Army entered Yong'an, they divided up almost all the houses in the city from top to bottom.

Officers of different ranks occupied houses of different sizes, and even the lowest-ranking soldiers slept in brick and tile houses.

The price to pay was that a large number of Yong'an people were driven out of their homes, left on the streets, and became homeless.

Feng Yunshan took a deep breath, suppressed his surging emotions, withdrew his gaze from the people on the roadside, and then rode his horse towards the Tianwang Palace in the center of the city.

Although he knew that the Taiping Army's current actions were not good, he had no way to stop it.

Because, the seizure of people's houses was initiated by Hong Xiuquan, the Heavenly King...

After the Taiping Army captured Yong'an Prefecture, Hong Xiuquan took control of the Yong'an Prefecture Government, connected the Yong'an Prefecture Government and a group of nearby houses, and turned it into his Heavenly King's Palace.

After Hong Xiuquan did this, the Taiping Army generals naturally followed suit and each occupied land and houses.

It is quite similar to the style of our Qing army when they first entered the pass!
If Feng Yunshan wants to take care of this matter, Hong Xiuquan will be his biggest obstacle!

Therefore, Feng Yunshan had no choice but to turn a blind eye to this matter.

Soon, Feng Yunshan brought his men to the outside of the Heavenly King's Palace.

As soon as he looked up, he was shocked by the luxury of the Heavenly Palace.

The plaque of Tianwang Palace, the big tree in front of the gate, and the stone lions were all hung with the finest silk for decoration.

After he was led into the Heavenly King's Palace, he discovered that the scene inside the palace was even more exaggerated. On the corridors, corners and eaves, flying red silk could be seen everywhere, as well as young women wearing gauze, shivering in the chilly wind of early spring.

Seeing Feng Yunshan's eyes sweeping over these women, Meng De'en, who was leading the way for him, spoke very proudly.

"Deputy Military Advisor, these princesses are pretty good, aren't they? I spent a lot of effort to find these princesses in Yong'an Prefecture."

"The Heavenly King was very satisfied after seeing me, and has promoted me to the second commander of the right side of the palace."

Feng Yunshan's mouth twitched when he heard this, but he could only force a smile on his face and spoke.

"In that case, congratulations to Commander Meng..."

Munden said with a smile.

"You are too polite, Deputy Military Advisor. If you also need some beauties to serve you, you may as well tell me. I will go to the female camp and select some outstanding beauties for you and send them to you."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yunshan quickly waved his hand to decline Meng De'en's kindness and spoke.

"No thanks, no thanks, I won't use it."

"If there are good seedlings, let's leave them to the king..."

Although he said this, Feng Yunshan was full of worries.

The Heavenly Kingdom had just conquered a state, and its great cause had just begun to make some progress, yet the King of Heaven was already becoming so arrogant and extravagant, indulging in self-enjoyment.

He couldn't help but worry about the future of the Kingdom of Heaven...

As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the lobby of Tianwang Palace.

Feng Yunshan walked into the lobby and saw Hong Xiuquan sitting on a chair with his eyes half-closed, drinking tea from a white porcelain cup in his hand. Several beautiful maids were serving him, pouring tea and water.

Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai and others sat on both sides.

"Yunshan has met the Heavenly King. I wish the Heavenly King good health and a long life for the Heavenly Father!"

Hearing Feng Yunshan's voice, Hong Xiuquan opened his half-closed eyes and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Some people can donate their eyes if they are no longer needed. If you don't know how to judge people, don't use them recklessly."

"Otherwise, if you cause trouble and God blames you, I, as your elder brother, won't be able to bear the consequences for you."

Feng Yunshan asked in obvious confusion after hearing this.

"What does your Majesty mean by this? I don't quite understand."

Hong Xiuquan snorted coldly, picked up a letter on the table beside him, threw it to Feng Yunshan, and said in a cold voice.

"See for yourself!"

Feng Yunshan picked up the letter that fell on the ground and began to read it.

The letter was signed by Li Yi. The specific content was that Li Yi declined Feng Yunshan's invitation to lead his troops to Yong'an and join the main force of the Heavenly Kingdom on the grounds that the army was exhausted and the roads were blocked and it was impossible to proceed.

This letter was originally sent to Feng Yunshan, but the messenger happened to be met by Xiao Chaogui.

Then, Xiao Chaogui passed the letter directly to Hong Xiuquan.

He also fanned the flames against Hong Xiuquan, successfully igniting his anger.

Immediately, Hong Xiuquan ordered someone to call Feng Yunshan, and then he spoke in a sarcastic tone.

It can be seen how angry Hong Xiuquan was as he directly slandered his cousin in front of so many people.

In fact, logically speaking, Hong Xiuquan shouldn't be angry.

In order to avoid breaking off relations with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Li Yi's statements in the letter were quite tactful.

More importantly, he did not make a definite statement, but only said that it could not be carried out for the time being, but when the situation permits in the future, he will lead his troops to join the main force of the army.

But, who could blame Hong Xiuquan for going crazy at that time, and Xiao Chaogui was fanning the flames.

After reading the letter, Feng Yunshan knew where the problem lay.

Li Yi refused his order to lead his troops to join the main force of the Taiping Army!

Even though it was a polite refusal, it was still a refusal!

Feng Yunshan's face was uncertain for a while, but he still spoke.

"I was blind for a moment and mistakenly trusted a villain, which led to what happened today. I hope the king will forgive me!"

If it were before, Feng Yunshan might have tried to excuse Li Yi by saying that there was a reason why Li Yi was unwilling to return to heaven, and naturally put the blame on Xiao Chaogui.

But things are different now. Feng Yunshan also knows that Li Yi has really changed his mind and it is hard to say when he will really betray him.

If Feng Yunshan continued to make excuses for Li Yi now, he would be bringing disaster to himself in the future.

Now Feng Yunshan just wants to get rid of the relationship with him!
After hearing this, Hong Xiuquan's expression improved slightly.

He did not continue to hold Feng Yunshan accountable, but instead asked everyone.

"Humph, tell me, everyone, how should our Heavenly Kingdom respond to this ungrateful bastard Li Yi?"

Feng Yunshan was the first to speak up when he heard this.

"I ask the Heavenly King to send troops to suppress the rebellion!"

"To correct the sight and hearing of Heaven!"

Feng Yunshan knew that given the current situation faced by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was unrealistic to send troops to attack Li Yi's troops.

But this did not prevent Feng Yunshan from standing up and calling for the killing of Li Yi, thereby making his position clear.

It was Xiao Chaogui on the side who spoke up.

"Yunshan is wrong."

"Although Li Yi, the ungrateful bastard, has ulterior motives, Qing Yao must not know about it. Rather than bringing things to light, it is better to keep him out and let him share the pressure from Qing Yao for the main force of the Heavenly Kingdom."

"Besides, although our Heavenly Kingdom dealt a heavy blow to the Qing Demons in Xiangzhou, the Qing Demons still have their main forces left and have mobilized a large number of troops to besiege Yong'an. Even if the Heavenly Kingdom wants to conquer the traitor Li Yi, it is powerless."

"So, my suggestion is that my Heavenly Kingdom should not only not punish Li Yi, but also reward him heavily, make him a king, and emphasize his achievements of conquering Xunzhou three times and capturing and killing several Qing generals alive."

"This way, Qing Yao can shift more of his attention to Li Yi, allowing him to attract more firepower for Heavenly Kingdom."

"What do you think, Heavenly King?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiuqing and others on the side could not help but fall into deep thought.

interesting!
Xiao Chaogui is really evil!
This is really a way to trap Li Yi to death.

Of course, this is none of their business, so no one minds pushing it forward.

A group of people spoke up to express their agreement.

Only Hong Xiuquan frowned.

"Li Yi betrayed the Kingdom of Heaven, and I still want to make him a king?"

"Is the title of the King of Heaven so worthless?"

"If I really did this, wouldn't that be encouraging my people to betray the Kingdom of Heaven?"

Hong Xiuquan knew that what Xiao Chaogui said made sense, but he felt uncomfortable when he thought about conferring the title of king on a traitor.

It's a bit hard to accept!

Upon seeing this, Yang Xiuqing began to persuade them.

"Heavenly King, those who achieve great things do not care about small details!"

"Although Li Yi has second thoughts about Heavenly Kingdom, his subordinates don't know about it."

"As long as we don't spread the news, no one will think too much about it!"

More importantly, Li Yi's achievements are all real military exploits, so he is definitely qualified to be crowned king.

It just means that the higher-ups are willing to give it!
Hong Xiuquan was somewhat tempted when he heard this, but he still hadn't made up his mind.

Seeing this, everyone started to speak.

"Please ask the king to crown Li Yi as king!"

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PS: There will definitely be a big explosion on the first day of release, at least 10,000 words, and a 4,000-word chapter will be updated in the early morning.

The next chapter will be tomorrow morning or afternoon!
I can’t bear it anymore, my family, good night!

(End of this chapter)