"Sister, maybe you were so prejudiced against him that he heard some reactions. Now that you suddenly invite him at such a delicate time, it is inevitable that he will have other ideas. This is also reasonable. Well, it’s better for my sister to invite him again. I believe her sincerity can impress him." Sophia suggested with a pursed smile.
"Don't even think about it! Does Li Wufeng really think that I, Situ Yushuang, is someone who can come and go as soon as he is called? Who is he that deserves me to humbly invite him over and over again?" The girl in palace clothes was furious and walked out with a wave of her sleeves.
"Sister, sister!" Sophia hurriedly chased the other party and said: "Sister, think about it, now the Northwest Army has captured Pinglu, blocking the westward path of the Kaman army, and the Qinghe Taiping Army has also entered Heshuo , the strength of the Heshuo Taiping Army has also been strengthened, and the situation to the south and west of the imperial capital is quite critical. You must not miss important events on impulse."
The pace slowed down, and the girl in palace clothes seemed to be moved by the other party's words. She pondered for a moment before saying, "But Li Wufeng, this bastard, is so arrogant and doesn't even want to see us. How can we convince him?"
"Sister, I don't think it's better than this. Why don't I pay a visit and invite him on my sister's behalf? I believe Li Wufeng is not an unreasonable person. Even if he doesn't give in to my sister's ideas, at least we can communicate in some aspects. It's beneficial and harmless." Sophia persuaded patiently.
"Sister, are you attracted to Li Wufeng? I always feel that after you came back, you always mentioned him in front of me. Are you interested in finding an opportunity to meet him now?" The girl in palace clothes was a little moved and rolled her eyes. , but seeing the other person’s face full of expectation, he seemed to understand something in his heart, and suddenly asked.
"How can this happen? My sister just happened to have a chance to talk to that Li Wufeng. Why did my sister suddenly bring these unrelated things to her head? Who is Li Wufeng? Sister, isn't it? You know, he has never rejected a woman by his side." Sophia was so embarrassed that she blushed and argued.
"Hmph, it's hard to say. With the girl's grace, I don't believe that Li Wufeng, a lecherous evil spirit, will not be tempted? I'm afraid you have fallen into a trap and you don't know it yet." The girl in palace clothes said angrily.
"Sister is joking. She is just like a plum blossom. She deserves to be praised by her sister. Maybe when Li Wufeng saw his sister, he would be dazzled by her beautiful appearance and prostrate himself under her pomegranate skirt. He could do anything he wanted according to her arrangements. It's very possible." Sophia retorted with a red face, but a strange feeling surged in her heart.
"Bah! Damn girl, he is Seventeenth Sister's fiancé. You are not afraid that Seventeenth Sister will tear you apart if you say this." The girl in palace clothes laughed and cursed, trying to tear each other's mouth apart.
"What's that? Isn't there a legend in your ancient Tang tribe about the story of two sisters, Emperor E and Nvying, who shared the same husband? It would be a good time to repeat this story." Sophia also had a sharp tongue and lips, not to be outdone.
"Damn girl, you are going too far! See if I don't tear your mouth apart!" The girl in palace clothes pretended to be vicious and rushed towards the other party, and the two girls laughed and made a fuss.
"Holy King, my subordinates feel that we cannot continue like this. If we continue like this, I am afraid that everyone will stand up against us. The army alone cannot solve all problems. The changes in the situation in Beiyuan County have already shown this. Please also ask Holy King." Wang, think twice!”
The atmosphere in the hall was a bit dull and depressing. A huge three-legged blue bird with its head held high was embroidered on the bottom of his apricot-yellow robe. You Daofang paced back and forth above the hall with a gloomy face, saying nothing for a long time.
Everyone in the hall lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything. Xu Wenzhe and Lan Bailin, who were standing on both sides, also looked at each other. Lan Bailin wanted to stand up and speak, but finally shrank back when his senior brother's eyes stopped him. go back.
"Everyone can put forward your opinions on what Prime Minister Bo said. Although we are encountering some difficulties now, the future is bright. I believe that as long as everyone works together, we will be able to overcome the current difficulties. As for Beiyuan's encounter The problem does need to be analyzed carefully. Everyone can speak freely and have a good talk." Probably tired from pacing back and forth, the Holy King finally stopped and glanced at His Highness's crowd with a gloomy gaze. He opened his mouth and said.
The hall was still as quiet as death. Everyone chose silence to express compliance and submission. Some proud middle-aged men quickly glanced around, stood up, knelt down respectfully, kowtowed, and then stood up and said: "I cannot agree to this. According to Prime Minister Bo, the Beiyuan issue is a special case, and specific issues need to be analyzed in detail. Those aristocratic landowners in Beiyuan used to hide deeply and were submissive on the surface, but secretly they wanted to regain everything they had lost all the time. This is not the case. It changed because we relaxed our suppression of them, and it was precisely because we were too weak in the early stage of Beiyuan that gave those noble landowners a chance to breathe and gave them another chance to accumulate enough strength. We adopted severe suppression from the beginning, deprived them of all their property and fields, and distributed this wealth and power to the people who were loyal to our Taiping Religion. They had no chance at all! Of course, the defeat of Beiyuan was also related to the betrayal of us by the hateful Kaman people. It has a lot to do with it, but the Kaman people are hiding it too well. None of us could have anticipated this problem. This is not anyone’s responsibility. I think the most important thing now is not to review our gains and losses, but to consider how we Heshuo has launched a wider campaign of repression, allowing those blood-sucking nobles to squeeze out the hard-earned money they have squeezed from our congregation for years!”
"Master Yu, I think the reason for Beiyuan's defeat is not as simple as you said. The rebellion of the Kaman people is one aspect. Are there no mistakes in our policies? At the beginning, the Holy Kingdom formulated a series of economic policies and adopted a gradual The land was recovered, alloted to the congregation, and the land was repurchased step by step through a low-price redemption policy for large landowners. There was not much turmoil in the entire Beiyuan. However, after the movement to divide the land between the rich and the poor was launched, the situation in Beiyuan suddenly deteriorated. Is it possible that everyone Can’t you see the reason for this? It is precisely because the original middle and upper classes in Beiyuan are dissatisfied with our policies that the situation has worsened. Even many common people and free people who were originally close to us have begun to alienate us and oppose us. Even among the people at the lowest level, a considerable part of us are resentful of us because we have not received land wealth or think it is unevenly distributed, which has given Li Wufeng and the Kaman people an opportunity. We should be clearly aware of this. It is also a good reference for our policies in Heshuo." Finally, someone came forward to express doubts about the remarks of Yu Yongzhi, the frontline military commander in the Heshuo area. It was the person in charge of internal discipline and punishment affairs in the Taiping Sect. Taught Tao Bang.
"Master Feng, we don't agree with what you say. What was the reason why our Taiping Sect was able to develop and grow rapidly in the past? It wasn't because of the support of the vast lower-level congregation! Back then we were able to wipe out Guanxi, Beiyuan and Heshuo in one fell swoop. It relies on the power of the lower-level congregation. Why do they risk their lives to support our Taiping Religion? It is because they believe in the teachings of our Taiping Religion. They believe that by believing in the Taiping Religion, they can enjoy a good life in this life and ascend to heaven after death. world. But the people are ignorant. Although they believe that they can enter heaven and enjoy happiness in the future, they are more eager to see the real good life with their naked eyes. They will knock down the landlords, nobles and rich people who were domineering in the past, and divide them. Property, land, women, this is the most direct and realistic thing that can mobilize their enthusiasm. Only in this way can we use their power to seize the world! What you said, Mr. Feng, does not prove anything. The fall of Kansai was due to us. Before the Wealth Equalization Movement, right? Why did it still fall? It can be seen that there is no inevitable connection between the two." The rebuttal was Tang Guotai, the Taiping Sect's envoy in charge of propaganda affairs.
Tao Bang was suffocated, "The situation in Guanxi is somewhat different from that of Beiyuan and Heshuo. There are powerful enemies on all sides in Guanxi. Lin Guoxiong, Lang Yongquan and Li Wufeng all have hundreds of thousands of troops. There is also the threat of Situ Jun to the east. Kansai is the site of the Four Battles, and many senior officials within our Taiping Religion have become corrupt, greedy for life, and afraid of death. When faced with an enemy attack, they do not try to think of ways to repel the enemy, but simply cannot retreat, which ultimately leads to defeat. , I think everyone already understands these situations. But Heshuo is already our last and most important base area. If we can't learn from previous cases, I think our situation will be very dangerous, so today the Holy King specially By convening such a meeting, I hope that everyone can put aside their prejudices, sincerely think about a better tomorrow, and come up with a feasible policy to reverse our current unfavorable situation." Bo Jinchen couldn't bear it anymore. If If this continues, I'm afraid the situation will develop in a direction he doesn't want to see, especially when the Holy King's attitude is ambiguous.
"Jinchen is right. At this time of crisis, everyone should work together. Heshuo is the foundation of our Holy Kingdom. In Anyuan, we still firmly control the situation. Jiujiang has become the base for our Taiping Sect to move south. Bridgehead, next, we should integrate our forces, wait for the opportunity, accumulate strength, and strive to achieve great development in the southern part of the empire. The Five Lakes region of the Empire has always been the granary. As long as we can control the Five Lakes region, our strength will definitely be able to gain ten Times stronger, and Situ Jun is our defeated general, the imperial army is rotten and not worth mentioning, -"