"Reporting......"
Luo Yao Guo had just finished thanking everyone and hadn't had a chance to accept congratulations from Yang Dong Wang, Xiao Xi Wang, and Feng Nan Wang when a retainer from the Eastern Palace rushed into the great hall.
Upon seeing the man, Yang XiucClear immediately bowed to Hong Xiuquan, and then walked out briskly, obviously with some urgent military news.
Hong Xiquan stepped forward, smiling as he helped Luo Yao Guo to his feet: "National brother, get up. I've had someone prepare some wine and food. We brothers should have a few drinks together. I also want to ask you about some heavenly matters."
Although Hong Xiuquan firmly believes that he is the second son of God, he doesn't remember much about heavenly matters. Now that he has encountered someone who has taken on a physical form from the heavens, he definitely needs to find out more about it.
By the way, he also has a wife who is like a heavenly fairy in heaven! Has Luo Yao Guo seen her?
Luo Yao Guo turned his eyes around, thinking: Compared to people in the mid-19th century, this future world must be considered paradise, right? People here consider an electric bike a miracle; imagine how they would react to seeing more impressive means of transportation, like aircraft carriers, large airplanes, space stations, and even self-driving cars - that would surely be regarded as divine treasures! And the science fiction movie videos stored on my phone are even more impressive; they're almost on par with Star Wars!
Just as he was thinking about how to concoct a lie to convince Hong Xiuquan, Yang XiucClear had already run in with an excited expression: "King of Heaven, King of Heaven, it's good news! The Qing demons have fled across the Xiangjiang River!"
What? He Chun and Jiang Zhongyuan have run away? Luo Yao Guo thought to himself: What kind of good news is this? How can you annihilate them if they run away? Since the Jintian Uprising, although your Taiping Army has won many battles, most of them have been routed victories. A real annihilation battle was only fought once in the Dadong Valley near Yong'an Prefecture.
During that battle, the Taiping Army defeated more than 2,000 Qing demons and captured four generals!
He said, "I would love to see more battles like this. If we can have one or two hundred battles like this, it's time for Xianfeng the Demon to go to hell."
Now that the morale of the Taiping Army is high, it's a perfect opportunity to pursue and defeat He Chun and Jiang Zhongyuan. He Chun isn't much of a threat, but Jiang Zhongyuan is a formidable opponent; he's the ancestor of the Xiang Army and even more formidable than Zeng Guofan. In the future, he also caused a big loss to the Taiping Army in Nanchang. If we can eliminate him early, it might be possible for the Taiping Army's first western expedition to sweep across the entire province of Jiangxi.
Just as Luo Yao Guo was thinking about this, Yang XiucClear had already announced jovially: "With the Qing demons fleeing, the Battle of Suo Yi Crossing will be a decisive victory for our army... We can rest and recuperate in the area around Suo Yi Crossing for ten or twelve days and clear away the wooden piles at the bottom of the river. Then we will advance northward along the Xiangjiang River by land and water, passing through Yongzhou and Changsha!"
"National brother," Hong Xiuquan asked Luo Yao Guo with a smile, "Do you think the Qing's deployment is appropriate?"
"Perfect! Of course, it's perfect!" Luo Yao Guo certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to publicly teach Yang Xiucqing how to fight. After all, isn't the Eastern King, Yang the Son of God, without dignity? Even if one were to give pointers to "the Son of God," it should be done in private and discreetly...
So, Luo Yao Guo nodded in admiration: "Fourth brother is an expert in military affairs. I often heard Elder Brother mention this in the heavens."
"Hahaha!"
Although he knew Luo Yao Guo was lying, Yang Xiucqing still laughed triumphantly, looking both brazen and overbearing.
Hong Xiuquan, who was only good at winning, naturally felt that Yang Xiucqing was particularly capable, so he smiled and said: "Then let's follow what your second brother said... Ah, since our army won a decisive victory at Suo Yi Crossing and National Brother appeared from the heavens, today we will have a grand banquet to celebrate!"
National brother, the five salted fish you brought down will come in handy. We can use them to make pork and share it with everyone!"
"King, the five salted fish may not be enough," reminded Eastern King Yang Xiucqing, "We have more than 40,000 soldiers, including our troops and families!"
"Enough!" Hong Xiuquan stroked his beard and said, "These five fish and two pastries are the divine miracles of Heavenly Brother Jesus. Five fish and two pastries are enough to feed thousands of people! Is that what National Brother thinks?"
Five fish and two pastries......Is there such a story in the Bible?
Luo Yao Guo likes to read and has read a bit of the Bible, but he only did so casually and doesn't actually remember any such story.
However, when he was on patrol, he did see Su Sanyuan's saddle bag hanging five salted fish and a woman rider carrying two boxes of mooncakes. The salted fish and mooncakes seemed to be treated as "holy objects" and were probably actually being used for some purpose. Perhaps there is some truth to this?
But how can five fish be enough for tens of thousands of people? You, Hong Xiuquan, are too good at messing around!"
As Luo Yao Guo was contemplating how to delicately refuse Hong Xiuquan,
Yang XiucQing suddenly said with a sinister tone: "King, since Eighth Brother Luo Yao Guo brought five fish and two pastries, which were given by the Heavenly Brother as a gift for you, they must also be divine miracles!"
That didn't sound right to Luo Yao Guo. As he slightly paused, Hong Xiuquan had already nodded decisively: "Yes! Su Sanyuan... Bring in the five fish and two pastries that the Heavenly Brother has given to the emperor!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!" The outside Su Sanyuan agreed and then, together with a female soldier, carried in five salted fish and two boxes of mooncakes and knelt by Luo Yao Guo's side, lifting up the mooncake box and the vacuum-sealed salted fish.
Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan had already studied the five fish and two pastries, but the other four kings, as well as Hong Xuanjiao, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Riqiang, hadn't examined this "miracle of Jesus" carefully yesterday. Now they all gathered to take a closer look.
Upon closer inspection, everyone agreed that this miracle did seem to be real!
What caught everyone's attention first were the "five fish". The five salted fish were tightly wrapped in an unidentified transparent film, which was obvious to contain boundless magical power!
"Hong Xiuquan, what is wrapped around these salted fish?" Hong Xiuquan picked up one of the salted fish and, while examining it with a smile, asked.
"This should be polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride..." Luo Yao Guo had to answer truthfully, "It is made by placing petroleum in a high-pressure, high-temperature furnace and adding some catalytic materials to refine it."
"Wow," Hong Xuanjiao, who was by his side, showed an amazed expression, "Isn't this like Laozun's alchemy furnace?"
"That furnace is much larger than Laozun's alchemy furnace!" Luo Yao Guo introduced, "And there are countless iron barrels, some as big as houses, steel pipes large enough for people to walk through, and others assembled together to make the process possible. The whole setup is so vast that it covers more land than an ordinary county town. However, it has many uses. It can produce not only polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride but also many other valuable items."
The young Shi Dake exclaimed in admiration, "The things from heaven are truly unimaginable by ordinary people!"
"That's natural, in heaven!" Hong Xiuquan was full of pride and said, "After we are gone, we can witness it with our own eyes!"
Luo Yao Guo nodded vigorously: "That's right, the Second Son of the King of Heaven is correct. In a hundred years, we will definitely be able to!"
It is now 1852. A hundred years later will be 1952... As long as Hong Xiuquan can live to that time, he will definitely be able to witness many "miracles"!
"Eighth Brother," Wei Changhui, who handled logistics, also picked up a salted fish to examine, "How do I open this 'xyen'? Do I need to recite a spell?"
Yang Xiucqing smiled slyly, "This is a divine power of Heavenly Brother... something only you can handle! Eighth Brother, you must know how to reveal the magic of Heavenly Brother's five fish and two pastries, right? Moreover, the King also said that these five fish are enough for tens of thousands of people to eat!"
Indeed... the big shots are starting to compete again!
Luo Yao Guo thought: Before Hong Xiuquan used a song called "Boys Should Be Strong" to scold Xiao Chaogui, it seemed that he and Yang Xiucqing would have another slight showdown with the five salted fish?
At this moment, Hong Xiuquan nodded with a smile: "It must be so!" He then asked Feng Yunshan, "What do you think, Brother Mountain?"
Feng Yunshan, on the other hand, looked at Luo Yao Guo with a meaningful gaze and said, "The things that the Heavenly Brother has given must have supernatural powers... However, this place is too narrow to perform them. Why don't you two brothers go to the large kitchen? Brothers, go quickly!"
Oh, and what about Wei Changhui?
Luo Yao Guo quickly took the cue from Feng Yunshan and smiled at Wei Changhui, the Northern Marquis, saying, "Brother Five, it really is not easy to open and not convenient to do here. How about we go down to the kitchen together?"
"Okay!" Wei Changhui nodded with a smile, looking particularly friendly and honest.
Luo Yao Guo was well aware of Wei Changhui's strength!
However, the more ruthless someone is, the more one needs to be close to them...
Moreover, Luo Yao Guo now has a request from Wei Changhui - he needs to ensure that the five salted fish are enough for everyone to have a taste.
He is not the Heavenly Brother, so he lacks that divine power, and can only ask Wei Changhui, who manages logistics, for a favor.
And this Northern Marquis, Wei Changhui, looks like someone who is willing to help, because he is a loyal and honest "good person," after all!
Thinking of this, Luo Yao Guo turned to Hong Xiuquan and bowed: "King, my little brother and I will go to the kitchen together and retrieve these five salted fish."
Hong Xiuquan nodded and smiled, "Then quickly go and come back. I and Qing, Shan, Da, and Brother-in-law of Guixue and your Jie sister are waiting for you here."
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"Brother Five, look! It's very easy to break. No need to recite a spell. Just give it a hard tug!"
In an empty, spacious kitchen with only Luo Yao Guo and Wei Changhui present, Luo Yao Guo tore open the vacuum packaging of a salted fish with force, revealing a piece of salted fish from more than a hundred years into the future.
"Is that enough?" Wei Changhui looked around, "Eighth Brother, then why do you need to drive everyone out and have Su Sanyuan guard the door?"
"Brother Five, because we have a great relationship in heaven!" Luo Yao Guo smilingly told Wei Changhui.
"Oh, really?" Wei Changhui smiled warmly, "Eighth Brother, I don't remember anything about heaven, but just looking at you makes me feel close! By the way, Eighth Brother, if there's anything you want your brother to help with, just go ahead and say it!"
"Thank you!" Luo Yao Guo also had a sincere smile on his face, "Brother Five, let me be straightforward... how to transform these ordinary five salted fish into a shape that can feed tens of thousands of people? I don't know how to do it... only the Heavenly Brother can perform such great miracles. I'm just a small angel, so how could I possibly do it? Brother Five, you really have to help me with this!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Changhui didn't hesitate and immediately said with a chest-thumping, "Yes, I will take care of this matter... To be honest, all the salted fish in the entire Qinzhou city are now under my management!"
This person is really willing to help!
Perhaps, he is positioning himself?
Perhaps, he is just playing the role of "Wei Changer"?
Ah, the matters of power struggle are indeed complex!
Thinking of this, Luo Yao Guo still expressed his gratitude with a bow and a deep bow: "Brother Five, you are the best to me!" Then he said, "Brother Five, I cannot let you help me for nothing. I have a good method for making a precious item and want to present it to you!"
"What precious item?" Wei Changhui asked.
Luo Yao Gu said, "This precious item is called the 'One Hundred Steps Headshot Bullet'!"
