Chapter 579 Hong Xiuquan entered Jiaozhou
Chapter 577: Hong Xiuquan entered Jiaozhou
Seeing that his sister was about to become angry and embarrassed, Li Shimin quickly waved his hand and smiled and said, "Okay, you said, you said, my second brother is not kidding."
Li Xiuning''s face instantly became extremely serious, and she said in a deep voice: "Second brother, Emperor Ming Zhang Sheng is a woman."
"Well, yes, he is...what? You said Zhang Sheng is...woman?"
Li Shimin''s eyes widened and his face was full of disbelief.
Although Li Shimin also felt that Zhang Sheng was not as beautiful as a man in the world, he never thought that Zhang Sheng would be a daughter.
What does it mean to be an emperor for a woman? This is simply a moral integrity in challenging times, so Li Shimin never thought that there would be such a possibility.
"Is Zhang Sheng a woman? Little sister, my second brother knows you want to do your best, but you can''t say this."
Seeing Li Shimin''s disbelief, Li Xiuning sighed slightly in her heart, and she knew that this would be the reaction.
If it weren''t for absolute certainty, Li Xiuning wouldn''t believe it. After all, it would be ridiculous for a woman to be an emperor.
"Second brother, this is true. Zhang Sheng has deceived everyone in the world, but he can''t deceive me, Li Xiuning."
Zhang Sheng''s disguise technique has basically no flaws, but Li Xiuning is also an expert in dressing up as a man, and she was confirmed after repeated observations.
"Siu Ning, are you really sure? You can''t tease your second brother like this."
Although Li Shimin didn''t believe it, he hoped that his sister could convince him, because if the news was true, once it was spread, the Ming army would definitely be in chaos without fighting, and then the Han army would naturally win without fighting.
Li Xiuning knew that it was difficult to convince without a certificate, so she explained slowly.
After listening to her sister''s analysis, Li Shimin subconsciously swallowed his saliva and said a little awkwardly: "What a shocking scam!"
Suddenly, Li Shimin seemed to remember something again and smiled bitterly: "So that''s it. Zhang Sheng is Dongfang Sheng. Zhang Jiao, you have such a great courage!"
Li Xiuning only saw through Zhang Sheng''s female identity, but did not think of her original identity, and was also shocked when she heard what her brother said.
"It turned out to be her. No wonder Dongfang Sheng was completely gone after Zhang Sheng appeared. Who would have thought that she would disguise herself as a man and become the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
Speaking of this, Li Xiuning couldn''t help but admire Zhang Sheng very much. He was obviously just a woman, but not only did Zhang Sheng make the name of an empress in the world with his strength, but now he has become the first female emperor in the world.
No matter what the final outcome of Zhang Sheng will be, just looking at the achievements she has achieved, it is enough to make all the women in the world worship it.
"Dongfangsheng, you are a role model for our daughters, and the title of Empress is truly worthy of."
Li Xiuning sighed inwardly, even treating her as an idol in her heart, and if she could, she would not want to plot against Zhang Sheng, but the two sides were destined to be hostile.
"Second brother, we have no evidence. If we spread rumors alone, it may not be enough to defeat Zhang Sheng, right?"
After hearing what his sister said, a strange look flashed in Li Shimin''s eyes, and then he sneered: "No, rumors alone are enough."
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Kuaiji County, Shanyin County, Hong Xiu''s entire army was stationed.
However, in just a few months, Sun Wu drove Hong Xiuquan directly to Kuaiji County, the southernmost county in Yangzhou, just like sweeping garbage.
Kuaiji County is the largest county in Yangzhou, leading 14 counties including Shanyin, Yuji, Shangyu. However, its location is too south and has a large area and sparse population. Therefore, the local aristocratic families are far less wealthy than those of Wujun, Danyang and other counties. Of course, it is a good supplement for Hong Xiuquan. Wujun is Sun Jian’s base camp. In the battle to pursue Hong Xiuquan, Sun Wu put out twelve points of energy, but Kuaiji County is not Sun Wu’s territory, so naturally there is no need to work so hard.
In the past few months, Hong Xiuquan''s troops swept through most of Yangzhou like locusts, but they did not grow as expected. The reason is that Hong Xiuquan underestimated the Yangzhou family too much.
The local families in Yangzhou are different from the Central Plains, and they have a right control over Yangzhou.
In history, the Sun family has been suppressing the Yangzhou family for three generations, but Sun Quan was unable to suppress it in the end, and was forced to turn from suppression to guidance.
The Sun family took three generations to tame the Yangzhou family, and it is naturally impossible for Hong Xiuquan, a toothless tiger, to swallow it in one bite.
The Yangzhou family has a strong foundation. Although Hong Xiuquan could not do anything, it also caused a huge blow to the Yangzhou family.
Today, most of the small and medium-sized families in Yangzhou have been destroyed by Hong Xiuquan, but their military strength has not increased much. Instead, they have consumed a lot of elite troops in the way to attack the families, and of course, the number of people has increased a lot.
"Lord, the entire army is ready at present. Just wait for the order of General Qu to leave Yangzhou and enter Jiaozhou." Yang Xiuqing said.
Of course, Sun Jian would not allow Hong Xiuquan to rage in Yangzhou. Sun Wu''s army is about to arrive again. If Hong Xiuquan doesn''t run away, his family''s wealth that he finally "accumulated" will be wiped out again.
Hong Xiuquan did not answer Yang Xiuqing, but looked at the vast earth behind him, and his eyes were filled with firmness and said, "Yangzhou, Central Plains, I, Hong Xiuquan, will definitely come back."
"Send the order and the entire army retreat."
With Hong Xiuquan''s order, the 30,000 troops under his command and 100,000 people who volunteered to accompany the army, left Yangzhou as soon as possible and went to Jiaozhou. They would build a "nation kingdom" there.
"Lord, Liu Dai, the governor of Jiaozhou, is a relative of the Han Dynasty. He has many soldiers and horses under his command. We may have a fierce battle after entering Jiaozhou." Shi Dakai said worriedly.
Everyone didn''t know that Hong Xiuquan had actually met Liu Dai, and after hearing what Shi Dakai said, a sneer flashed across Hong Xiuquan''s mouth.
"Don''t worry, Liu Dai is a complete fool, ten times worse than Liu Yao. He is definitely not an opponent of our army. His biggest opponent in Jiaozhou is Baiyue."
"What are the fears of the barbarians in Baiyue? Qing Dynasty decided to destroy it as the lord."
Yang Xiuqing smiled, and Hong Xiuquan smiled when he heard this, and then said seriously: "It is easy to defeat Baiyue, but it is difficult to win his heart."
Shi Dakai looked surprised and asked, "The lord actually wants to conquer the barbarians of Baiyue?"
"Jiaozhou is barren. If we do not surrender the people of Baiyue, we will never return to the Central Plains."
Yang Xiuqing and Shi Dakai looked at each other, then stood up and said, "Lord, foresight, we will accept it."
Hong Xiuquan nodded and then said hatefully: "Zhang Sheng''s son is afraid of me, so he harmed me with despicable means. Unfortunately, I, Hong Xiuquan, did not destroy me. Zhang Sheng had no tolerance for others. He was not qualified to inherit the will of Master. I, Hong Xiuquan, should be the true heir of Master''s will."
"Other Qu coaches may not support their lord."
"I, Hong Xiuquan, don''t need those guys'' support. I, Hong Xiuquan, will re-establish the Yellow Turban Kingdom in Jiaozhou. No, it is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and from then on, it will be the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."
"We swear to follow the Heavenly King to the death."
(This chapter ends)