Just as Britain and France were preparing for an expedition, a major uprising broke out in India that made the British very unhappy. The conflict between the British and Indian troops had a long history. When the East India Company ruled India, due to the serious shortage of British troops, it had to hire locals as soldiers, which was the Indian army or the Sipayi regiment. Most of the soldiers were "local soldiers", while the officers were trained by British people specially established schools. By 1856, the three British colonies in Mumbai, Madras and Kolkata each had their own troops, and the total number of "local soldiers" had far exceeded that of the British army, with a total of 200,000 Sipayi soldiers, while the British soldiers were only 40,000.

For a long time, the East India Company gave Shipa soldiers quite unfair treatment and low wages. When they participated in the expedition, such as Afghanistan or Myanmar, they had to pay their own travel expenses and luggage freight when they helped Britain colonize and expand. Especially in early 1856, they went to Myanmar to participate in the British-Burma War. According to Indian tradition, if they went to Myanmar, they would lead to the loss of caste and expelled from their communities. Many soldiers were very dissatisfied with this. After the battle, the East India Company began to cancel some of the original rights to hire soldiers, reduce their salaries, and stipulated that their positions should not be upgraded to more than those of the sergeant. In contrast, British soldiers lived in comfortable houses, while Indian soldiers could only live in simple tents.

Therefore, three months after the end of the British-Burmese War, the British launched another conscript order and dispatched the Sipayi regiment to form an expeditionary force, and the soldiers of the Sipayi regiment were very resistant and dissatisfied. At this time, a rumor circulated in the Sipayi regiment that the East India Company applied lubricant mixed with lard and butter on the paper wrap of the rifle (rifle). Since Hinduism regards beef as a god to avoid eating beef, while Islam regards pigs as filthy. Under the technical conditions at that time, soldiers must use their teeth to bite the paper wrap of the rifle bullets before loading. Therefore, soldiers who mainly possess these two beliefs refused to use these bullets. The East India Company claimed that this statement was just a rumor and had replaced new bullets with wax as lubricant. However, Indian soldiers still suspected that the lubricant was not clean and refused to bite off the lubricant shell used in the new gun.

Next was the escalation of the conflict between the soldiers of the Sipayi regiment and the British officers. After being bewitched by someone, a soldier of the 34th regiment attacked his British sergeant like crazy and killed another sergeant commander. He then attempted suicide, but was sentenced to death. The East India Company decided to cancel the 34th regiment as a collective punishment, which intensified the conflict and caused dissatisfaction among the soldiers of other regiments.

When Grant's fleet returned to Hong Kong, news of a major uprising broke out in India. Grant had to stop the prepared attack plan against Guangzhou and instead distributed a fleet to India for support.

The great uprising in India quickly spread to two-thirds of India's territory. The arrogant British had to stop the expedition plan and instead divert their troops to India to suppress the rebellion. The French had to choose to suspend the expedition plan because of the temporary suspension of Britain. The British were not assured that the French would complete the expedition alone.

As a result, a great Indian uprising delayed the British-French expedition, giving both the Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Army valuable breathing time.

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Since Shi Dakai escaped from the tiger's mouth, Wei Changhui was feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles and could not sleep at night. He urgently ordered Qin Rigang to lead 15,000 troops to pursue the Wing King. Moreover, he must put Shi Dakai to death.

But later Qin Rigang's troops were defeated by the Wuhu camp led by Shi Dakai in Wuhu, and Qin Rigang was no match for the famous wing king Shi Dakai at all.

After the news came back, Wei Changhui was both angry and afraid. He was not able to sleep peacefully. Fortunately, Shi Dakai then led his troops to abandon the Wuhu camp and headed towards Anqing. Qin Rigang led the remnants to occupy the Wuhu camp, which made Wei Changhui feel a little relieved.

But Wei Changhui's good mood did not last long. Half a day later, the King of Western issued a manifesto, raised an army to defend the king, and eliminated the traitors of the Northern Territories, which scared Wei Changhui to sit on the ground. Shi Dakai had already given Wei Changhui a headache. Now the King of Western finally showed his hideous fangs, which made Wei Changhui even more frightened. Since the King of Western took Changsha, the halo of the King of Western God of War has almost all the famous generals in the Kingdom of Heaven have been ecstatic, and the elite soldiers and horses in the West Palace are even more enviable. Su Fusheng's wealth is also unparalleled.

At this time, Wei Changhui suddenly realized that he had wished to think that he could replace Yang Xiuqing and controlling the power of Tianjing was actually a joke. But he was unwilling to kill him just like this, so he convened his confidants to discuss countermeasures.

In the main hall of the Northern Palace, a group of confidant generals and counselors gathered together. The Northern Palace looked cold and the generals looked anxious, but no one spoke. Seeing his subordinates so afraid, Wei Changhui threw the teacup to the ground in anger and said angrily: "On weekdays, he offered you food and drink, and rewards are constantly. Now he wants you to find a way, why are they all mute?!"

The generals were silent, and the counselor Liu Naixin gritted his teeth and offered a plan: "Shi Dakai is a fierce tiger! Letting the tiger return to the mountain will cause harm. Xiao Chaogui, a hero of the world, leads troops to the west, and is unstoppable. If we add Yang Fuqing's troops in the south, we will be attacked from three sides. The humble official thought that there is only three strategies for the top, middle and lower. This is the best strategy to force the Heavenly King to write a pardon and send a person who can speak and speak in writing to meet the Western King, explain the pros and cons. The West King and the North King were divided at that time, hoping to submit to the West Palace and save their lives, and then stop the army."

Wei Changhui roared: "Nonsense! Going to Xiao Chaogui, don't you know that Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui were wearing pairs of pants back then? They joined forces to drive Feng Yunshan off the stage. Now Xiao Chaogui wants to avenge Yang Xiuqing, do you understand?! Letting me join the West Palace does not mean giving my head to Xiao Chaogui!"

Liu Naixin was angry when he saw Wei Changhui, his face turned pale. Everyone knew that in the past month, Wei Changhui had been very cruel and killed people at any time. One night three days ago, Wei Changhui asked his concubine Chunfeng to wash his feet. Chunfeng accidentally cut a piece of flesh with his fingernails. Wei Changhui was furious and said that Chunfeng intended to murder him, and tied him to the yard and beat him to death. The day before yesterday, his guard Li Quan accidentally, the musket on his back went away. Wei Changhui

He insisted that he was intentionally assassinating the king and killing the emperor, but he was strangled to death. Yesterday, he personally checked the city defense and found several brothers napping in the military cave. Wei Changhui was furious and said that they had left their posts without permission and ordered them to behead them. What made people angry was that the brigade commander here said a few good words for them. Wei Changhui insisted that the brigade commander sheltered his kind and made his car break into the public. There were countless such things. In short, he killed people on excuses every day and established his power.

Liu Naixin was very afraid that Wei Changhui would kill him in anger. Fortunately, after Wei Changhui got angry, he did not have the intention to kill himself, and just shouted angrily: "Let's continue with Zhongce!"

Liu Naixin swallowed and then said tremblingly: "Zhongce is for us to give up Tianjing, lead troops back to Luzhou, and refuse to defend Jiangbei and Huaihe."

Wei Changhui even shouted angrily: "Turn troops back? Then what we do here is in vain?! Will we also be conquered by the West Palace army when we return to Luzhou? How can I defeat Xiao Chaogui and Shi Dakai? Be guarding the Huai River. Why would you better tell me to commit suicide!" After hearing this, Liu Naixin knelt at Wei Changhui's feet and kept begging: "Your Highness, your Highness, your Highness!"

Wei Changhui sneered and said, "What's the other plan?" Liu Naixin said, "Your Highness! Is this a bad plan... That is to shrink the troops and guard Tianjing to the death, hold the king of heaven to respect himself, and order the whole country with a legitimate name. Are you still afraid that anyone will not accept it? He also took the King of West as a hostage in the Tianjing family, so that the King of West would not dare to cross the line." As he said, he peeked at Wei Changhui, and saw that he sometimes frowned and sometimes had his face tense. Finally, his facial features were stretched out and he smiled.

Liu Naixin was bold and continued: "There is a lot of money and food in Tianjing. As long as he can hold Tianjing for half a year, the army will definitely work hard and pay. If the food and grass are not enough, it will be back. Follow Your Highness and you can take the Heavenly King and replace it. The rightful command of the Kingdom of Heaven."

It has to be said that Liu Naixin's worst strategy is to make up for the numbers. It is unrealistic to defend Tianjing. Even if Wei Changhui can replace Hong Xiuquan in the future, who will listen to his orders? But Wei Changhui was fascinated by the desire for power at this moment, "Okay! Well said!" Wei Changhui walked around the hall twice and said to the advisers: "To be honest, I thought of this too. To be honest, what is Hong Xiuquan's thing? At least it is not clear, right and wrong. I, Wei Changhui, had a passionate blood, eradicated Dongxian for him and relieved him of the siege. Instead, he bit and said that I refused to obey the order and killed innocent people indiscriminately. This is not counting, and he secretly asked the Shi person to kill me. Who can't be dissatisfied?" "What is said, what is said." The advisers all agreed, but they were already planning their own way out. It seems that Wei Changhui did not intend to surrender or let the city not go.

After returning to his seat, Wei Changhui continued to say, "From ancient times, this country is the country of everyone, and the world is the world of everyone. Those with virtue live in it, while those without virtue lose it. Hong Xiuquan is greedy for wine and sex, and he is not distinguished from the wise and foolish, and has lost the virtue of the monarch. I am the most suitable for him to be the king of heaven. What do you think?" The counselors all knelt down and said, "Long live, long live, long live! Your Highness deserves to replace the king of heaven!"

Wei Changhui's face was gloomy and laughed endlessly, letting everyone sit on both sides of him. After laughing, Wei Changhui frowned again. The counselors asked, "Why are your highness worried?" Wei Changhui said, "It's easy to say, but it's hard to do. How can Hong Xiuquan fall into our control?"

Staffman Xu Ping said: "Your Highness must not repeat the mistakes of Dongnie. He suffers from the word "slow" and falls into Hong Xiuquan's "slow strategy". Hong Xiuquan is very scheming, and the people around him, Meng Deen, Chen Chengrong, Hu Yihuang and others are also tricky. If you can't do it, it's better to solve it by force. You should capture the Heavenly King's Mansion and put Hong Xiuquan under house arrest, so that your Highness can use the Heavenly King to command the princes." Several strategists also echoed: "The best strategy, the best strategy."

Staff member Liu Naixin said, "No, no!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this and asked, "Why?" Liu Naixin shook his head and said, "The people are the foundation of the country, the civil and military are the trunks of the big tree, and the public opinion is the pioneers of the way. If you don't grasp these three points first, you will accomplish nothing! Judging from your humble duties, although the situation is urgent, it is not an urgent matter. You should lay a solid foundation so that you will not give up halfway."

"Would you like to say it quickly?" Wei Changhui became impatient again. Liu Naixin continued: "Why is the evil Yang Xiuqing in the east in a hurry to usurp the throne? However, when he saw that the time was not yet ripe, he did not dare to act rashly, so he was not worried about things and was hit by Hong Xiuquan's delaying strategy. With Yang Xiuqing's prestige and power, he dared not act hasty, let alone Your Highness? With his humble opinion, he must first grasp public opinion and win the hearts of the people, and try to bring all officials and the people to our side. Only with roots and torso can the branches and leaves flourish."

He paused and said, "Authentic, things are easy to say, but things are difficult to do. However, Your Highness should not forget the power and tricks. It is impossible to let it go. You can choose a day to invite all civil and military officials to discuss matters, especially the most prestigious Hu Yihuang and Chen Chengrong, and be sure to invite them to attend. At that time, Your Highness will use both soft and hard, and use both hard and soft. If you do not follow, you can kill one to warn a hundred. If you achieve your goal, Your Highness can jointly issue a notice with all officials to inform the military and civilians.

Everyone knows it. Let them know why the Northern King replaced the Yao King and whose orders will be followed in the future. This is called justification and winning the hearts of the people. By then, His Highness controlled all civil and military officials, and Hong Xiuquan was alone, and the Heavenly King's Mansion would be defeated without any attack. What can Hong Xiuquan do when he sees the general trend? Will he keep killing and cutting, and will he be in the palm of His Highness? Further, this also lays the foundation for His Highness to ascend the throne in the future."

"Gao! It's really high!" Wei Changhui praised Liu Naixin and praised him heavily. Then he announced in public: "That's it!"
Chapter completed!