In September 1856, Hong Xiuquan secretly ordered Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang (according to historical data, Qin Rigang did not receive Hong Xiuquan's secret order and was dragged into the water by Wei Changhui) to lead troops back to Beijing to rescue him. Wei Changhui responded positively and led 3,000 elite soldiers to advance rapidly. He met Qin Rigang outside Tianjing City. With the support of Chen Chengrong, he secretly entered the city under the cover of night and raided the East Prince's Mansion.
Yang Xiuqing was not mentally prepared to be killed at all, and a generation of heroes was killed in his sleep!
Logically speaking, Hong Xiuquan should have been very happy that Yang Xiuqing was finished, but it was really difficult for Hong Xiuquan to be happy, because although Yang Xiuqing's person died, his authoritarian spirit did not go with him. Comrade Wei Changhui perfectly inherited Yang Xiuqing's dictatorship and arrogance.
Wei Changhui did not stop after killing Yang Xiuqing. Instead, he continued to hold the butcher knife high and killed nearly 20,000 more people.
Of course, he said that he was engaged in the glorious cause of counterinsurgency, and those he killed were all Yang Xiuqing's people and rebels.
However, the power to define who is a rebel lies in the hands of Wei Changhui. In short, he said that whoever wants to rebel must want to rebel, and he can kill whoever he wants.
Many colleagues who had offended Wei Changhui did not die under the sword of the Qing army, but died in the hands of their own people.
Wei Changhui neither asked Hong Xiuquan for instructions before killing nor informed Hong Xiuquan after killing, which made Hong Xiuquan very worried.
Fortunately, Shi Dakai is a good comrade. Hong Xiuquan was worried that Wei Changhui would become the next Yang Xiuqing and no one could control him, so Shi Dakai came to his door.
In order to show his sincerity, Shi Dakai only brought a few followers back to Beijing to mediate, so that Wei Changhui would not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
Wei Changhui did an arithmetic question before replying to Shi Dakai. The six-member leadership team at that time, Feng Yunshan and Xiao Chaogui, were killed in the battle, and Yang Xiuqing was killed. Now there are only three people left, Hong Xiuquan, Wei Changhui himself and Shi Dakai. If they continue Minus one Shi Dakai, then Wei Changhui's vision in the court will be so broad! Then Wei Changhui's performance stage will be so broad!
Wei Changhui, who was dazzled by the higher status and greater power, gave Shi Dakai a very special reply: I will kill you and get rid of this stumbling block!
An accident happened. Shi Dakai was popular among people for his perfect life and work style. Before Wei Changhui led a large army to surround Prince Yi's Mansion, he escaped from Tianjing at night with the help of everyone.
The deep night perfectly concealed Shi Dakai’s escape route, but it could not hide Wei Changhui’s furious rage at the top of Tianjing City. The rage burned up Wei Changhui’s little sense: I, Wei Changhui, can’t kill you Shi Dakai, so just First kill your family in Tianjing and collect some interest!
Wei Changhui's impulse in one thought ruined his life. The reason is very simple:
1. If you don’t kill Shi Dakai’s whole family, Shi Dakai may not necessarily send an army to resist; if you kill his whole family, Shi Dakai will definitely send an army to resist. What's terrible is that Shi Dakai not only has a lot of men, but he is also very powerful in combat.
2. Killing Shi Dakai’s whole family will make more people stand on Shi Dakai’s side.
3. It is better to put Shi Dakai’s family under house arrest than to kill him and blackmail Shi Dakai to give himself a way out.
Wei Changhui couldn't even understand such a simple truth. He could only say that he was crazy. A madman doesn't need a reason to do things.
Before Shi Dakai, who escaped with his life, could enjoy the joy of his remaining life, he received the bad news that his entire family had been killed.
Wei Changhui, if I don’t take revenge for this, I, Shi Da, will never be a human being!
Shi Dakai quickly marched into Nanjing and asked Hong Xiuquan to kill Wei Changhui to thank the world.
Wei Changhui originally wanted to catch Hong Xiuquan and defeat him to death, but Shi Dakai Chen Bing outside the city, the soldiers and civilians in the city already hated him as a murderous maniac. With powerful soldiers outside and a mass base inside, how could Wei Changhui success?
As expected, Wei Changhui's rebellion failed.
It’s over, everything is over, and those who play with fire will be buried in the fire!
Next, Hong Xiuquan killed Wei Changhui, Qin Rigang and Chen Chengrong on charges of rebellion, rehabilitated Yang Xiuqing, and nominally made Shi Dakai prime minister, but in fact he promoted his brothers to the throne. Everywhere, there are obstacles and obstacles.
In 1857, Shi Dakai, who felt deeply that he was not trusted by his leaders, did not want the tragedy of infighting caused by the power struggle to reappear, so he started anew and led his troops on an "expedition" without returning.
Six years later, Shi Dakai moved to Sichuan, but was blocked by the unprecedented early rise of the Dadu River in a century, and the exhausted hero met his end.
There are natural dangers in front, and there are chasing troops behind; they fight hard and cannot win, but they are defeated and captured. Later, he was tortured by Lingchi, which ended his brilliant life at the age of 32.
Faced with Ling Chi's pain, Shi Dakai remained silent. He was a man of splendor all his life, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. No matter how many successes or failures he had, they would all be in vain in the end.
With a sigh, the only way to sacrifice the hero is with wine.
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People's hearts were scattered, the team was difficult to lead, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom turned from prosperity to decline.
This is the "Tianjing Incident", also known as the "Yang Wei Civil Rebellion".
Many people are puzzled by Hong Xiuquan's way of giving Wei Changhui the label of rebellion but rehabilitating Yang Xiuqing. In fact, as long as you stand in Hong Xiuquan's position, it is easy to understand this matter.
The reason is very simple. Yang Xiuqing has the "privilege" of Heavenly Father descending to earth, and believers firmly believe it. If Yang Xiuqing, who descended to earth from Heavenly Father, is characterized as treason, then what does Hong Xiuquan, the son of Heavenly Father, descend to earth, count? As a result, the legitimacy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom may be shaken.
What's more, Yang Xiuqing did not die directly at the hands of Hong Xiuquan, and Wei Changhui's behavior was too rampant, and neither everyone nor Hong Xiuquan could tolerate it, so the aftermath must be to shift all the responsibilities onto Wei Changhui. , continue to affirm Yang Xiuqing and use the remaining value after his death.
If according to the normal plot, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom after the "Tianjing Incident" should have been severely damaged and collapsed until it perished, but this did not happen.
Because after Shi Dakai, another talented general emerged. In the following years, he almost turned the tide by himself. He was born in a poor family and grew up from a small soldier to a general in hundreds of battles. He was both civilized and military, wise and brave. This man was the loyal king Li Xiucheng!
In 1858, Li Xiucheng defeated the Jiangbei camp rebuilt by the Qing army!
In 1860, Li Xiucheng defeated the Jiangnan camp rebuilt by the Qing army!
The smoke from the Jiangnan camp has not yet cleared. Li Xiucheng has led his army to regain the entire territory of Jiangsu and most of Zhejiang except Shanghai and Zhenjiang, and control the finance and taxation of Jiangnan.
This is the so-called "Resurgence of the Taiping Rebellion."
For Li Xiucheng to achieve such brilliant results, he must first thank the collective efforts of a group of outstanding colleagues represented by Chen Yucheng, a natural warrior. Then he must thank Master Hong for not causing too many troubles and holding him back. Finally, He must also thank the strong cooperation of a friendly army, which shared a lot of the Qing army's firepower for him in the north.
Nian Army
As the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom swept across the south, the north of the Qing Empire was also on fire: an Anhui man raised his flag and rebelled.
The man who raised the banner of rebellion is named Zhang Luoxing.
Compared with the experience of Zhu Baba (Zhu Yuanzhang), an old man from Anhui, who transitioned from a bell-ringing monk to an uprising warrior, Zhang Luoxing is inferior because he had already committed murder and arson before the uprising. A professional account.
Zhang Luoxing actually comes from a good background, and his family is a landlord. In an era when clothing was scarce and food was scarce, he was living a middle-class life with enough food and clothing, which was the envy of others, but Zhang Luoxing was not satisfied. He is an ambitious and adventurous person who is never satisfied with being rich. So he began to work hard to make money, but his way of making money was a bit special-selling private salt.
In any dynasty in history, salt taxation was the main source of revenue for the national finance. Therefore, salt is a state monopoly and is a controlled item. Any individual who sells private salt is illegal and will be beheaded. But Zhang Luoxing doesn't think so. The sea water is just sitting there. If I don't show it, others will show it. If I don't sell it, others will sell it. It would be heartless to leave such an easy way to make a fortune without using it.
Moreover, Zhang Luoxing is not afraid of breaking the law. He is rich and loyal, so he has many shady friends. Later, he used these friends as the backbone to organize a large armed force and started armed smuggling. Naturally, his private salt business grew bigger and bigger, and the local government had nothing to do with him.
In 1852, Zhang Luoxing saw that Hong Xiuquan's career was so prosperous that he was about to become emperor. Zhang Luoxing realized that if he didn't take action, he wouldn't even be able to drink soup. So, with the support of his brothers, he united with the peasant friends who could neither plant crops nor eat, and raised the banner of rebellion.
This rebel army was known as the "Nian Army" in history.
Since then, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Nian Army have responded from the north and south, causing chaos in the world.
Thanks to repeated confrontations with the government during the years of smuggling salt, members of Zhang Luoxing's direct troops are particularly good at a kind of tactics - mobile warfare, a tactics that is particularly suitable for defensive counterattacks. When the Qing army attacked, they retreated in large strides, and then suddenly launched a carbine attack when the Qing army was unprepared, or circled in an area, dragging the Qing army until they were tired, and then suddenly attacked.
Qing army, we will defeat you on the run!
Suddenly, the Qing army was defeated by the Nian army. In the life-and-death struggle with the Qing army, the Nian Army's activities expanded and expanded, basically moving freely in Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other provinces.