Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

"Raise your arms and cheer?"

"Haha, General Liu, it's a pity that we are not on the same path..."

Dong Haichuan smiled.

Liu Ye was stunned and asked, "Old Senior, how can we not be on the same path? I don't believe that you don't have the heart to defend your country. A martial artist's most important thing is their character. Without a righteous spirit in their heart, it's hard to reach the pinnacle of martial arts!"

Dong Haichuan shook his head and replied, "General Liu, that's not what I meant. Rather, I have no interest in this court. I will never protect the Manchus in my lifetime! You are in the court, and I am interested in the martial arts world. How can we share the same ideals?"

Liu Ye laughed heartily and said, "Old Senior, who said that I, Liu Ye, am interested in this imperial court? Who said that I want to serve the Manchus? As a soldier, I want to protect the 100,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory from foreign invasion, and the millions of poor people from being slaughtered by a clan. As for the imperial court, what bullshit, this bullshit imperial court, has nothing to do with me. The so-called defending the land and serving the country is the land of the great Chinese nation, the country of the Yanhuang nobles! One day in the future, I want all these 400 million elders to restore the Han clothing, that is my ambition!"

Dong Haichuan's brows jumped, and he looked at the young man in front of him carefully again. Good young man, in front of him, such courage, such fighting spirit, and such a broad mind can be displayed so vividly. It's not simple!

Dong Haichuan whispered, "General Liu, although these people are all your men, they are also soldiers of the imperial court. Can you ensure that your words will not be leaked?"

Liu Ye laughed heartily and said, "Haha, Senior, if I don't even have this much confidence, how can I dominate the battlefield and be invincible? Xiao Hai!"

Zhu Hai quickly stood up and said, "Brother Ye!"

"Xiao Hai, tell the old man what he said when we were on the sea?"

Zhu Hai said proudly, "Senior, I, Zhu Hai, joined the army with Brother Ye. We killed countless enemies at Dagukou and made outstanding military achievements. Although I dare not ask for credit from the court, my hard work is not fake. However, just a few days after we withdrew from Dagukou and formed the Firearms Battalion, the dog officials in Tong County seized my family's property, causing my parents to become bedridden. My younger sister committed suicide after being abused, and I was also covered in wounds. If it weren't for Brother Ye saving me, I would have died long ago. I, Zhu Hai, have said in this life that I want to completely drive the Manchus out of power! I will give China a bright and clear world, and I will have no regrets even if I die!"

The brothers around him all stood up, slapped their chests with their right hands, and shouted angrily: "Even if I die, I have no regrets! Even if I die, I have no regrets!"

Dong Haichuan was also filled with passion. It was rare that Liu Ye, who was still young, could actually train his soldiers to be so united!

"What a great land of China! What a country of the noble descendants of Yan and Huang! What a place to restore the Han culture! What a place to die with no regrets!"

Dong Haichuan shouted, "General Liu, if that's the case, why don't you follow me south, raise the banner of rebellion, and overthrow this damned court?"

Liu Ye was startled and looked at Dong Haichuan in confusion, not knowing what Dong Haichuan meant.

Dong Haichuan laughed and said, "General Liu, I'm afraid you don't know this yet. This is why I have been hiding my name. To be honest, I am the head of intelligence arranged by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the capital area, under the direct jurisdiction of Wing King Shi Dakai. It's just that there was a civil war in Tianjing, and the East King and the North King were killed one after another. The Wing King left in anger, and my contact with the front line has gradually decreased. Now the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has begun to show signs of decline. Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and that Zuo Zongtang are all fierce and capable people. The Heavenly Kingdom needs a genius like General Liu. As long as you come with me, splitting the land and sealing the borders is not a problem, and restoring the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Liu Ye was shocked. He had never imagined that Dong Haichuan was actually a member of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's reach was quite long, but who the hell was going to protect the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? If he had that kind of spirit, wouldn't it be better for him to conquer his own kingdom? There weren't many good people among those long-haired people, and even fewer who caught Liu Ye's eye!

"Old man, are you sure you want to restore the Han Dynasty's customs? Are you sure you want to rebuild the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Ye chuckled.

Dong Haichuan frowned and replied, "Of course. Otherwise, what would I have been talking about for so long?"

Liu Ye laughed and said, "I really don't believe it now."

Dong Haichuan asked, "General Liu, why do you think so?"

Liu Ye asked, "Grandpa, what does Changmao believe in?"

Dong Haichuan answered without hesitation, "Of course it's Holy Father, Holy Brother, the Church of God!"

Liu Ye sneered and replied, "Old man, I'm afraid you've gone astray. Where did the Holy Father and Holy Brother come from? Where did the God Worshipping Society come from?"

"This one……"

Although Dong Haichuan had some understanding of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he was very vague about the deeper meaning of it.

Liu Ye continued, "Old man, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is just a tool used by the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan to deceive the world. It came from the barbarians. In England and France, the two robbers who just burned down our Old Summer Palace believed in this, the Holy Father and the Holy Brother. Haha, now the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom worships the enemy's gods as gods. Do you think that after they overthrow the Manchus, they will restore the Han Dynasty and restore your Han clothing? Old man, you are really confused..."

Dong Haichuan's face turned red. He had never thought about this problem before. He was not always a member of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He just joined the Taiping Army because he respected the character and martial arts of Wing King Shi Dakai. Now thinking about it, this problem is the most embarrassing. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that he had protected for so many years turned out to be a group of traitors?

Even if they are not traitors, they are no different from them.

Liu Ye continued, "Look at what the Heavenly King and his men did after entering Tianjing. They burned all the Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist scriptures, and even forbade the worship of Confucius' statue. They ignored the Confucian classics. Is this the slightest sign of restoring the Han Dynasty's customs? They even threw away the most important things left by their ancestors. These are the roots of the great Chinese nation. They are not trying to overthrow the Manchus, but clearly trying to exterminate our entire Yanhuang clan! They are just a bunch of beasts who have forgotten their ancestral tablets! Old man, are you going to protect a group of people like this? Can you imagine that one day, after overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will restore your Han Dynasty?"

Dong Haichuan suddenly woke up, as if he had been enlightened. Oh my god, what had he done all these years? He had been an accomplice to the evil, helping the evildoer to commit atrocities! Helping the evildoer to commit atrocities! Oh my god!