Chapter 111 Civil Unrest in Heaven
Xiao Chaogui couldn't help but frown when he heard this, but he still spoke.
"What's wrong with this useless thing?"
"Let him in!"
Upon hearing this, the steward turned and left.
Xiao Chaogui and Shi Dakai continued to complain about Yang Xiuqing's autocratic behavior.
Just as the two were discussing this, a burst of crying and shouting was heard outside.
"Brother Wang, Brother Wang, save my life!"
"The King of the East sent someone to kill me, Brother Wang, please save my life!"
Xiao Chaoxing ran in from outside.
At this moment, he was in a rather disheveled state, with disheveled hair, his body covered in dust and blood, and his brocade robe was tattered and had several cuts from a sharp blade.
Almost all of these cuts involved skin and flesh, with blood gushing out of the wounds!
After Xiao Chaoxing entered the hall, he knelt down in front of Xiao Chaogui and began to cry.
Xiao Chaogui listened to his crying and felt inexplicably irritated.
"Okay, okay, stop crying. You are a grown man and you are just a woman. Tell me what's going on."
Xiao Chaogui was in a really bad mood today. First, Xiao Chaoxing couldn't control his lower body and caused trouble to make things difficult for him; then there was Yang Xiuqing's tyranny and suppression during the meeting; now, he finally returned home, but Xiao Chaoxing came again.
And it looks like something went wrong again!
How could Xiao Chaogui be in a good mood!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chaoxing looked up at Xiao Chaogui cautiously, and then began to speak according to the content he had prepared in advance.
"To answer your question, my brother, the situation is like this. After I left your house today, I took some people out for a drink."
"We were halfway through drinking when several officials from the East Palace suddenly showed up. They said they wanted to take me to the East Palace and chop me off, to show my power to you, brother."
"Seeing this, I had no choice but to resist. In the process of resisting, I accidentally killed those officials from the East Palace who came to take my place..."
"Brother Wang, you need to save me and seek justice for me. The King of the East is not trying to kill me, he is clearly trying to shit on your neck."
There were many loopholes in the lies Xiao Chaoxing fabricated, but Xiao Chaogui, who was already very angry today, didn't think too much about it.
He immediately transformed himself into a desktop cleaning master and swept all the tea sets and other items on the table next to him to the ground.
"Fuck Yang Xiuqing, you are going too far!"
"It would have been fine if you used Heavenly Father to suppress me during today's meeting, but you actually wanted to kill my brother?!"
"In the eyes of Yang Xiuqing, who on earth am I, Xiao Chaogui?!"
"grass!"
When Xiao Chaoxing saw this, joy bloomed in his eyes.
Xiao Chaogui's anger was ignited, so he could be saved!
Xiao Chaogui, who was holding his breath, would certainly not hand him over to appease the East King's anger.
After roaring angrily for a while, Xiao Chaogui spoke.
"Come here, tell all the troops to gather and follow me to seek justice from the King of the East."
"I want to see what Yang Xiuqing wants to do!"
Seeing this scene, Shi Dakai couldn't help but speak up to persuade them.
"Brother Xi Wang, please stay calm. If we have a conflict with Yang Xiuqing, I am afraid that the Heavenly Kingdom will immediately fall into civil strife."
"The present Heaven cannot bear it."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chaogui immediately waved his hand and said.
"Brother Dakai, there is no need to persuade me anymore. Yang Xiuqing is really going too far. If I continue to tolerate this, who in the Heavenly Kingdom will take me seriously?"
"Today, I must seek justice from the King of the East on behalf of my brother."
The reason why Xiao Chaogui was so impulsive was that Xiao Chaoxing’s incident was just a fuse.
The most fundamental reason was that he and Yang Xiuqing had different opinions.
Yang Xiuqing attempted to "break through Huguang and focus on Nanjing", while Xiao Chaogui wanted to "go north to the Central Plains and make the Central Plains his home."
Two people with different opinions can never agree on anything.
It would have been fine if Yang Xiuqing had used facts and reason to convince Xiao Chaogui this time; but this time Yang Xiuqing used the God's descent to earth to directly force Xiao Chaogui to agree with his opinion.
This made Xiao Chaogui very unhappy!
In addition, during this period of time, Yang Xiuqing continued to deprive Xiao Chaogui of his power and suppress his status.
Xiao Chaogui is now like a powder keg filled with gunpowder.
Xiao Chaoxing's crying this time just happened to ignite the fuse.
Upon hearing this, Shi Dakai could only speak.
"In that case, I will go with Brother Xi Wang."
In Shi Dakai's opinion, if Xiao Chaogui was allowed to lead his troops to meet Yang Xiuqing alone, then given the tempers of the two men, a conflict would most likely break out directly.
And this is absolutely unacceptable to the current Kingdom of Heaven!
Therefore, Shi Dakai decided to go and take a look.
In his opinion, with himself as the King of Wings mediating, even if Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui had a disagreement, they would not fight on the spot.
Even if the two sides really fight, there will be someone standing by to mediate, right?
……
Inside the East Palace.
Yang Xiuqing's face also became gloomy.
"What did you say? Xiao Chaoxing killed an official from my East Palace?"
"What does he mean by this? Is he planning a rebellion?"
Since Yong'an, Yang Xiuqing had been accustomed to being arbitrary and autocratic, and this was the first time that someone dared to beat his subordinates to death.
In fact, when Yang Xiuqing sent people to invite Xiao Chaoxing this time, he had no intention of doing anything to him.
After all, he had just publicly offended Xiao Chaogui during a meeting, so it was impossible for him to take the initiative to escalate the conflict.
Yang Xiuqing invited Xiao Chaoxing this time with the intention of giving him a slight punishment and a severe warning, exposing the affair between him and his wife, in order to ease the tense relationship between him and Xiao Chaogui.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chaoxing killed the people sent by Yang Xiuqing.
"King Dong, what should we do next?"
"Do we need to send someone to arrest Xiao Chaoxing?"
Huang Wenjin, a general under the East Palace, asked.
After hearing this, Yang Xiuqing thought for a while and then spoke.
"Of course, otherwise wouldn't the officials of my East Palace have died in vain?"
Yang Xiuqing now really wanted to kill Xiao Chaoxing.
Originally, his idea was to use Xiao Chaoxing's matter to give Xiao Chaogui some face and ease the relationship between the two sides.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chaoxing actually killed his officials in the East Palace.
In that case, don't blame Yang Xiuqing for being cruel and ruthless.
Upon hearing this, Huang Wenjin nodded immediately to show that he understood.
However, at this moment, a soldier rushed in from outside the hall and spoke.
"King of the East! King of the East!"
"Something bad has happened. The West King and the Wing King are leading their troops to attack the East King's Palace."
When Yang Xiuqing heard this, his expression froze.
It was filled with a thick layer of disbelief.
"What? Are you serious?"
The soldier heard this and spoke while panting.
"In reply to the King of the East, I saw this with my own eyes!"
Yang Xiuqing took a deep breath, and his expression changed from gloomy to bright.
Immediately his eyes became firm and vicious, and he spoke immediately.
"Huang Wenjin, go and summon all the generals immediately, gather the troops and prepare for battle." "I want to see what this Xiao Chaogui wants to do!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Wenjin immediately clasped his fists in agreement.
……
Outside Changsha City, Water Camp!
After the meeting, Luo Dagang left Changsha City and returned to the water camp of his troops.
His nephew Luo Dingshan came up to greet him.
"Uncle, what's the situation? Has the meeting been decided?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Dagang nodded slightly.
"It's settled. Go north, fight through Huguang, then go east along the Yangtze River, and head for Nanjing."
"We'll set out early tomorrow morning!"
During the meeting, the King of the East finally prevailed over the King of the West.
After hearing this, Luo Dingshan continued to ask.
"Or will my unit be the vanguard?"
Luo Dagang sighed when he heard this, and although he felt a little helpless, he still spoke.
"Yes!"
When Luo Dingshan heard this, his expression was obviously unhappy.
"Uncle, we can't go on like this."
"Since the death of the Southern King, we have been playing as the vanguard, and our troops have not been replenished for a long time. If this continues, sooner or later we will be wiped out."
When Luo Dagang heard this, an inexplicable expression appeared on his face, as if he was thinking before making a decision.
However, after a moment, Luo Dagang spoke.
"Not at this time, not yet at this time..."
But at this moment, a riot suddenly broke out in the direction of Changsha City.
Flames shot up into the sky and shouts of killing could be heard faintly.
Luo Dagang subconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction of Changsha City, his face full of confusion.
"What's going on? Why is Changsha suddenly in chaos?"
Luo Dagang asked subconsciously.
Luo Dingshan, who was standing by, shook his head when he heard this.
"I don't know. I'll send someone to check it out."
Not long after, the people who were sent to investigate in Changsha City returned.
"Reporting to the General, something terrible has happened."
"The West King and the East King are fighting in the city, and even the Wing King has joined in."
"Changsha city is now in chaos!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Dagang and Luo Dingshan looked at each other in surprise.
Luo Dagang was very puzzled. Why did the East King and the West King start fighting?
Although the atmosphere between the two was very tense when they were discussing matters in the Heavenly Palace, it was not necessary for them to start fighting, right?
But when Luo Dingshan heard this, he seemed to have grasped something and suddenly spoke.
"Uncle, since the East King and the West King have started fighting, the Heavenly Kingdom will definitely not be able to take care of us for a while, so isn't this our chance?"
While the uncle and nephew were talking, Yang Fuqing and Lin Fengxiang, who were responsible for monitoring them, also received news that the East King and the West King in Changsha City had declared war, and the atmosphere became tense.
Although the two sides did not take direct action, they began to confront each other from a distance and restrain each other.
I can no longer take care of Luo Dagang’s troops!
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Luo Dagang's expression became conflicted. After a moment, he spoke.
"Pass the order down, the entire army will immediately move south, we will return to Guangxi."
The reason why Luo Dagang decided to return to Guangxi was that he started his career in Guangxi, and now returning to Guangxi is a familiar place for him.
The second reason is that his daughter and son-in-law are now in Guangxi, and he heard that Li Yi is also making a lot of noise. It is better for him to go to Guangxi and join Li Yi's troops than to fight alone.
Upon hearing this, Luo Dingshan immediately clasped his fists.
"It should have been done long ago, uncle is wise!"
……
At the same time, the fighting in Changsha City became increasingly fierce.
Xiao Chaogui and Yang Xiuqing's troops were fighting each other on the street, and Shi Dakai, who originally wanted to stop the fight, was forced to get involved.
Upon seeing this, Hong Xiuquan wanted to issue an order to stop the internal strife among the Taiping Army, but his order was no different from a piece of toilet paper to Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui, who were already bloodthirsty.
In desperation, Hong Xiuquan had to urgently summon Wei Changhui, Hu Yihuang and others to come to the Heavenly King's Palace to protect him, so as to prevent anyone from getting angry and running to the Heavenly King's Palace to cause trouble.
Now all Hong Xiuquan could do was to wait for the fight between Xiao Chaogui and Yang Xiuqing to come to an end, and then he would step in to clean it up.
At the same time, inside the Qing army camp outside the city.
Xiang Rong also noticed the riots in Changsha City.
Looking at the flames rising into the sky from the direction of Changsha City, Xiang Rong's face showed a conflicted expression.
"General, the bandits in Changsha City are fighting among themselves. This is a good opportunity for us."
Zhang Guoliang, who was still only a captain, made a suggestion.
Xiang Rong couldn't help but look conflicted when he heard this. After pondering for a long time, he finally made up his mind.
"That's right. The rebels are in a state of internal turmoil and will surely neglect defense. If our army attacks at this time, we really have a chance to recapture Changsha in one battle."
After saying this, Xiang Rong gritted his teeth and said.
"Pass the order down, the whole army is ready to fight, prepare to take advantage of the internal strife of the bandits and attack Changsha!"
"Send a message to Jiang Zhongyuan, Liu Changyou and others, and have them lead the Chu warriors and prepare to support the main army in the battle."
Now the Qing army's reinforcements are still on the way, and the only troops outside Changsha that can fight are Xiang Rong's troops. But even so, Xiang Rong is still unwilling to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Make prompt decisions and prepare to attack Changsha!
The Chu warriors led by Jiang Zhongyuan, Liu Changyou and others were very powerful in history and even won a great victory in the Battle of Suoyifur, where Feng Yunshan died.
But at this point in history, they haven't had time to prove themselves, so Xiang Rong only arranged for them to support the battle.
As for fighting tough battles, Xiang Rong is still prepared to do it himself!
He Chun, Zhang Guoliang and others bowed immediately after hearing this.
"The last general takes command!"
……
In Changsha city, the fighting between the East Palace troops and the West Palace troops has reached a fever pitch.
The two sides were really angry with each other, and some people even pulled out the artillery captured during the attack on Changsha and started firing at each other.
As the shells flew across the sky, they plowed bloody paths through the densely packed crowd, causing great casualties to both sides.
On the streets of Changsha City, there were a large number of corpses with various causes of death.
The blood almost soaked the bluestone slabs in Changsha City.
Just as the fighting between the two sides became more and more intense, a shout suddenly came from the direction of Changsha city gate.
"Qing monsters! Qing monsters are attacking the city!"
"Stop fighting, stop fighting, the Qing monsters are about to attack the city."
"..."
Some Taiping Army soldiers who were still sober shouted, trying to regain the consciousness of the soldiers on both sides.
But both sides had already been blinded by rage, and this had no effect at all.
In the chaos, the Qing army broke into Changsha city from the north gate and drove straight towards the Taiping Army which was engaged in a chaotic battle.
(End of this chapter)