Chapter 29: Li Yunzhong and Su Sanniang's

  Xiao Chaogui didn't expect to be injured so severely, and he hastily asked Huang Jinwen to invite the city's top doctor. Xiao Chaogui waved his hand to signal Lin Fengxiang and other Taiping Army leaders to leave, and spoke to Li Yunzhong in a disjointed manner: "Take care of... Xuan Jiao for me, she was also used by Yang Xiuqing. Tell her I don't blame him. Also, Feng Yunshan's death is suspicious, you must be careful of Yang Xiuqing..." Xiao Chaogui's hand tightly grasped Li Yunzhong's clothes, unwilling to let go as he died.

  Li Yunzhong was puzzled why Xiao Chaogui would say such things, Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang of the Taiping Army rushed in, knelt beside Xiao Chaogui and cried loudly.

  At night, Changsha Taiping Army campsite.

  Several generals of the Taiping Army stood guard beside Xiao Chaogui's body, looking at each other in silence. They all had the same concern and felt that Xiao Chaogui's death was suspicious. They had fought against the Qing army over a hundred times and had never seen the Qing army fire cannons on the battlefield, let alone hitting Xiao Chaogui right in the head. Moreover, after that, they did not continue to bombard the remaining Taiping Army with cannon fire. The only explanation is that the Qing army's artillery was pre-arranged and had been test-fired beforehand.

  Li Kaifang's hoarse voice broke the silence, saying: "Your Highness died unjustly, what exactly happened."

  Seeing everyone continue to remain silent, Li Kai Fang said: "How did the Western King treat you before his death? Don't you feel ashamed?"

  Lin Fengxiang said: "The matter of Western King's Palace will naturally be presided over by the Heavenly King and Eastern King's Palace to uphold justice."

  Ji Wenyuan nodded slightly.

  Lu Xian asked: "What is King Xi Wang doing in Changsha? Do you know?"

  Li Kaifang said: "I heard that the Western King mentioned it before, saying that he occupied Changsha. But isn't Changsha in Li Yunzhong's hands?"

  Lin Fengxiang said: "I also heard His Highness Xi Wang say that Li Yunzhong wants to give up Changsha."

  Lu Xianba looked at Li Kaifang's disbelieving expression and secretly felt pleased, saying: "I've dealt with Lin Junshuai and Li Yunzhong before. In my opinion, Li Yunzhong is the kind of person who won't get up early unless there's a benefit to be gained."

  Li Kai-fang said: "Are you saying that Li Yun-chung deliberately leaked the intention to let go of Changsha, lured us over, and then informed the Qing army to ambush us?"

  The crowd fell silent again.

  Ji Wen saw the timing was ripe, and announced to the crowd: "I have an edict from the Eastern King, Li Yunzhong is secretly colluding with the Qing army, and has ordered the vanguard soldiers to enter the city and kill Li Yunzhong. The signal will be the firing of fireworks, and then open the south gate to let the main force into the city."

  Lu Xian pulled out the evil spirit and said, "It turns out that the Eastern King had long expected Li Yunzhong to collude with the Qing army. Unfortunately, the Western King was killed by him."

  Lin Fengxiang wondered: "Then why did Li Yunzhong let us into the city?"

  Lu Xianba said: "It must be Li Yunzhong who wants to recruit us."

  Lin Fengxiang wanted to ask again, but Li Kai Fang pulled his hand and shook his head. He thought that Lu Xianba and Ji Wenyuan had already discussed it beforehand, and it was definitely the order of King Dong. He and Lin Fengxiang had just lost their backer, West King, and did not want to offend King Dong again.

  Ji Wenyuan said: "Since everyone has no objection, we will act separately. Lin Junshuai and Li Junshuai will kill towards the south gate, leading the army into the city. I and Lu Chengxiang will lead the troops to kill Li Yunzhong to avenge the Western King."

  Lu Xianpu added: "The Eastern King ordered us to take action together at the hour of Yin (3-5 am). At that time, it was pitch black and the Qing army outside the city had already fallen asleep. Our army will surely be able to control Changsha."

  Li Yunzhong had a habit during his stay in Changsha, which was to go talk to Su San Niang before bed. Today was no exception, despite the great shock he felt over Xiao Chaogui's death.

  "San Niang, still busy?" Li Yunzhong said as soon as he entered the door and saw Su San Niang studying at her desk.

  Su San Niang replied without lifting her head: "Recently, the Heaven and Earth Society has more than 10,000 people coming to join us. I'll sort out their files to prevent Qing spies from sneaking in."

  Li Yunzhong said: "There must be a traitor in this, it's good that Jiao Liang is here, he is very familiar with the Heavenly Earth Society."

  Su San Niang smiled and said: "Who told you to let him go to Tian Wang's place."

  Li Yunzhong said: "We have established our own country and no longer need to call them emperors. We can just address them by their names."

  "I still can't get used to it, are you planning on staying in Hunan forever?" Su San Niang got up and came over to Li Yunzhong's side.

  Li Yunzhong looked around and saw no one, he couldn't help but tell Su San Niang the secret in his heart. He whispered to her: "I plan to let Hong Xiuquan take Changsha, let him hold the imperial army in Hunan, our army will march into Hubei, then go south along the Yangtze River, occupy Nanjing, at that time the Great Han Empire will be a real empire, I will be the King of Han, and you will be the Queen."

  Su San Niang blushed and said: "Who wants to be your concubine." After finishing speaking, she pretended to want to go out.

  Li Yunzhong held Su Sanniang in his arms and said softly, "It's you, I'm the king, you're the queen; I'm the emperor, you're the empress."

  "What about Sister Hong?"

  Li Yunzhong quickly changed the subject: "Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, at that time our days will be better."

  Su San leaned against Li Yunzhong's chest, closed her eyes, and said after a while: "Nanjing is good, but it can only be temporarily settled in one corner, I'm afraid..."

  Li Yunzhong knew Su Sanniang's concerns, he kissed her fragrant lips and said: "If the foreigners hadn't appeared, it would still be better to occupy the Central Plains or capture Sichuan than to be in Jiangnan. But now that we don't deal with foreigners, without firearms, it's hard to overthrow the court."

  Su San Niang avenged Li Yun Zhong's frivolity, gently patted his chest and said: "What are foreigners afraid of? I will kill them as easily as falling flowers flowing water."

  The two of them stuck together like glue, and when it came to romantic talk, Su San Niang had already gotten used to Li Yun Zhong's sweet nothings over the past few days, unlike at first when she would blush and turn away in embarrassment.

  Li Yunzhong looked at Su Sanniang in his arms, with great passion, although he was rejected every time, but still couldn't help expressing his desire.

  Li Yunzhong feigned surprise and said: "Now everything is complete, just one thing is missing."

  Su San Niang asked: "What's missing?"

  Li Yunzhong pretended to be serious and said, "Still missing a child, what if I die, wouldn't the Great Han State have no successor, who knows which bastard will benefit from it then."

  This question stumped Su San Niang, who often heard Hu Yi Huan and Meng Shang Sheng complain that Li Yun Zhong was not close to women, fearing that there would be no one to inherit his legacy. Every time they brought the captured official's daughter to Li Yun Zhong's room, but he let them go. Su San Niang didn't say anything, but she was secretly delighted with Li Yun Zhong's actions. She didn't know that Li Yun Zhong was terrified of those women with bound feet and makeup who looked like ghosts, and couldn't muster up any interest.

  Li Yunzhong saw Su Sanniang being silent and thought she had tacitly agreed. In his heart, he scolded himself for not thinking of this excuse earlier, which would have saved him from spending so much time using the "five strikes one" method to satisfy his physiological needs.

  Li Yunzhong didn't go back, excitedly carrying Su San Niang to her residence, directly walking into San Niang's boudoir, and gently placing her on the bed. Li Yunzhong slowly kissed San Niang's cheek, nose, lips, and neck. Su San Niang closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, as if she was very ticklish. Li Yunzhong slowly undressed the beauty, but unexpectedly found a white undergarment inside. Just as he unfastened it from behind, the fabric sprang out of his hand. Li Yunzhong's heart ached as he caressed the two breasts, scolding: "Why did you tie it so tight? What if it got damaged?"

  Su San Niang said softly with her eyes closed: "If it's not tied up, there's no way to fight."

  Li Yunzhong lowered his head and gently massaged it with his mouth. Su Sanniang hastily said, "Don't lick there."

  Li Yunzhong ignored Su Sanniang's protests, took off his clothes, fearing that the beauty would freeze, covered her with a quilt, and entered the state.

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  Su San Niang sat on Li Yun Zhong's body unconsciously, moving back and forth, her mouth still murmuring: "Drive... drive..."

  After listening for a long time, I finally made out the gentle murmurs of my beloved. Li Yunzhong was furious and actually treated me like a horse to ride, suddenly flipping over and starting intense exercise...