I can't die

Zai Chun said lightly, "It depends on what he can do", which was passed from Weng Tongshu's mouth to Miao Peilin's ears, which made Miao Peilin feel at a loss. See what this means, the Qing court is I decided to accept his surrender, but how to reward and punish him depends on how far he can go.

Miao Peilin also knew in his heart that it would be difficult for him to gain the trust of the Qing court if he betrayed the Qing court twice.

Just what kind of votes can coax the court?Generally speaking, it is definitely impossible to erase his previous sins, only great achievements can.He recruited his cronies to discuss, and finally a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he focused on Li Xiucheng, the loyal king who was about to return to Tianjing.

Li Xiucheng is a man of great military ability, which is well known to the world, and it is precisely because of this that Hong Xiuquan is not very relieved of him. Even if he is asked to lead the army, it is just a helpless move. Suspicious, transferred out of Tianjing and demoted to Chengdu, there is no one in the Jiangnan area available except him.

Then, under the banner of "returning to Tianjing to protect the king of heaven", Miao Peilin led a group of people to kill Tianjing in a mighty manner.Now that Tianjing is besieged by the Hunan Army on three sides, if Miao Peilin returns to Tianjing City "whole", it will naturally be unreasonable, and it is impossible for Zeng Guofan to allow this "slave of two surnames" to do so.

Miao Peilin guessed Zeng Guofan's thoughts, but he was honest. He even disguised himself as a beggar, and went straight to Dayingkou of the Hunan Army with a few followers, saying that he wanted to see Zeng Guofan.

It was a coincidence that when Miao Peilin came, he happened to bump into Beizi Yixun who was bringing Li Huaihua to comfort the soldiers.

At this moment, Yi Xun was inquiring about the guards of the camp with the captain guarding the camp gate of the Hunan Army.While chatting happily, a group of beggars approached out of nowhere, and they became alert immediately.After all, if an ordinary beggar sees an important military camp, he would have avoided it a long time ago, so why would he go to it?

It has been said before that although Miao Peilin is not good at character, he is extremely good at making money. When he saw Yixun, who was wearing the five-clawed golden dragon costume that only noble relatives in the Qing Dynasty had With a twitch of his heart, he knew that although this boy was young, he was an extremely embarrassing person in the court, so he hurriedly went up to him and knelt down: "The next official, Miao Peilin, sees Beizi Gushan."

Although the royal ranks of the Qing Dynasty were distinct, not many could be identified specifically. Hearing this beggar explain his identity, Yixun knew that this person was not an ordinary person, so he hurriedly glanced at Li Huaihua, Li Huaihua Immediately understood, stepped forward and asked: "Who is in front?"

"Train Miao Peilin in the next regiment."

Miao Peilin?

Miao Peilin was well-known in the government and the public because of his two previous acts of reciting the Qing Dynasty. As an official of the Ministry of War, Li Huaihua naturally knew this name.

"It was Master Miao."

Although Li Huaihua had contempt for this person in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and he responded naively, which seemed that he was very deceptive as a vulgar person.

"I don't know what Master Miao is doing in our Hunan Army camp now?"

Seeing that Li Huaihua next to Yixun seemed to have a good attitude, Miao Peilin let go of his nervousness: "I have urgent military matters to come to see Mr. Zeng Guofan."

Hearing this, Li Huaihua looked at the old man in front of him who was in his sixties but was still active in China's political and military arena, and secretly tugged on Yixun's sleeves: "Then let me report it, why don't you ask more questions?" This Master Miao?"

Li Huaihua's words were very polite, and in Yixun's ears, he understood his intentions, and it was nothing more than asking him to entertain him.Yi Xun recalled what Old Prince Hui said when he left Beijing earlier, "Tell him to listen more to Xia Changping and Li Huaihua", so he complied.

Li Huaihua entered the barracks, saw Zeng Guofan was discussing military affairs in front of the map, so he went forward and quietly reported Miao Peilin's arrival.When Zeng Guofan heard it, he was taken aback, turned around in a circle, thought for a while and said to Li Huaihua: "Blessing is coming. Welcome it quickly."

Immediately, Li Huaihua got the order, went to the gate of Daying again, and welcomed Miao Peilin in.Miao Peilin entered the main tent, Zeng Guofan waved away the crowd, and exchanged pleasantries immediately.Miao Peilin's previous decision to come to the camp of the Hunan Army was a sign of hesitation, fearing that the Qing army would hate him for betraying his master and harming him, but now he was first received by Yi Xun and then personally received by Zeng Guofan, which quickly reassured him.

"Your Majesty Miao has surrendered his allegiance this time. Your Majesty is aware of your intentions and will accept it. However, there are many officials in the Ministry of War who are suspicious of your lord. Your lord should know."

After exchanging pleasantries, Zeng Guofan stroked his beard, and said these words leisurely, which fell into Miao Peilin's ears, and the heart that had just let go immediately lifted up again.

"The lower officials are terrified. I also ask Lord Shangshu for advice."

"As the saying goes, do what is right, and what you say is obedient. If Mr. Miao really wants to surrender, he still needs to show some sincerity."

When Zeng Guofan said this, he sighed leisurely, and after looking at Miao Peilin, he just sat back on the main seat and poured a cup of tea slowly, waiting for Miao Peilin's reply.

After a while, Miao Peilin looked at Zeng Guofan and thought about his current situation. He knew that if he did not submit to the Qing court, he would definitely die when the Qing court invaded Tianjing. Yiheng: "I understand, this minister has a plan, and I hope I can get my lord's advice." Miao Peilin walked up, bent down, and whispered in Zeng Guofan's ear.

When Zeng Guofan heard this, he really smiled.

"So, that's really a labor of love, my lord."

After finishing speaking, Zeng Guofan agreed, and asked someone to send him out of the Hunan Army camp.

Miao Peilin went out to the camp of the Hunan Army, changed his attire as a beggar, and was picked up by his followers. He straddled his horse and whipped his whip all the way, not daring to delay, so he jumped back to his own army, held a meeting, and then made a plan . . .

Two days later.

In Tianjing City, just before Zhong Wang Li Xiucheng rushed back to Tianjing, Tianjing ushered in another group of troops, but this group of troops was only a few thousand people, and the leader was Miao Peilin.

Hong Xiuquan was overjoyed when he heard that Miao Peilin, the king of longevity, had returned to Beijing, and he was overjoyed that another army had come back to help garrison Tianjing.But seeing that Miao Peilin, who has always been very particular, is now dressed in rags, with blood on his body, and the guards beside him are also missing arms and legs, which is very messy.

As soon as Miao Peilin saw Hong Xiuquan, he burst into tears: "I got the order of the king of heaven, so I hurriedly led an army of [-] to return to Tianjing. I didn't expect to be attacked by the Hunan army halfway. There are only two thousand warriors left. I am lucky to see the king of heaven again." , it is really the luck of the minister!"

Hong Xiuquan was shocked when he heard that Miao Peilin's army was only two thousand. After all, it is doubtful that Miao Peilin, who is so suspicious, would waste his army for him. He could only comfort him, he hurriedly supported Miao Peilin and said: "Why does Shou Wang have to be like this, I am so moved by such loyalty."

What a treacherous person Miao Peilin was, he looked at Hong Xiuquan's face from the corner of his eye, and he could see the suspicion in Hong Xiuquan's eyes, but he didn't move his expression, and he still performed perfectly: "You should do your best, and you will die after death. When the country is in crisis, all Han people We must unite as one. The minister is also a Han Chinese, so why not come?"

Hong Xiuquan looked at Miao Peilin with tears in his eyes, and seeing his white hair at the temples, he spoke sincerely, and was moved in his heart: "Shou Wang is now sixty years old, and he can still do this, it is really embarrassing. "

No, compared to Li Xiu, who is young and powerful, armed with a heavy army, and reluctant to return to Beijing, how can Hong Xiuquan not make a comparison with Miao Peilin?Besides, Hong Xiuquan also remembered that Miao Peilin had rebelled against the Qing court, so he was also a loyal person, right?