The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 772: Jintian Uprising: Battle to Welcome the Lord
On the canopy.

On the streets of Guangzhou.

Because of the wind and rain last night, the ground was covered with fallen leaves.

A tall, puffy man with protruding cheekbones, sunken eyes and a sallow complexion had a gloomy look on his face.

He pulled his beard, which was already mostly gray, and looked at the notice posted outside the Imperial College.

Then he cursed fiercely, "Fuck his mother!"

He then quickly cursed something in Hakka dialect which was difficult for others to understand.

He turned around and left the black wall with the names of the successful candidates in the exam.

……

[Hong Xiuquan was born on the 1814th day of the twelfth lunar month in the 1th year of Jiaqing (January 1, )]

[The birthplace is a place called "Fuyuanshui" in Huaxian County, Guangdong, and later moved to Guanlubu Village. ]

[This place is dozens of kilometers away from Guangzhou. The current Hua County is called "Huadu" and has been incorporated into Guangzhou City. ]

[Hong Xiuquan's original name was Hong Huoxiu, and according to his birth order, he was also known as Hong Renkun. "Xiuquan" was the nickname he gave himself.]

[In the eighth year of Daoguang's reign (1828), the sixteen-year-old Hong Xiuquan took the imperial examination for the first time. He passed the county examination but failed the prefectural examination.]

[So, after he got a position as a village private school teacher, he continued to study hard and prepare for the exam again.]

[He took the exam three more times in the 1836th year of Daoguang's reign (1837), 1843th year (), and rd year (), but failed each time.]

[At this time, he was nearly 30 years old and finally disappointed. He said indignantly: "I will hold an imperial examination to select scholars from all over the world." He picked up a hoe and smashed the tablet of Confucius in his home into pieces. ]

[No one expected that such a failed young man from Huaxian would later become the first person to dig up tombs in the Qing Dynasty.]

……

Datang.

"This is a Huang Chao..."

Li Shimin thought of the gravedigger of the Tang Dynasty whose fragrance spread all over Chang'an...

That's not right. The first person to dig up graves in the Tang Dynasty should be that bastard Li Longji...

"You say, if there was no Huang Chao..."

Several people heard what Li Shimin had not yet said.

"If Hong Xiuquan didn't start this fire, someone else would have done it."

Wei Zheng looked at the indignant man in the sky, saluted Li Shimin with his hands crossed and said:

“A forest that is not lush and green but is covered with dead branches and rotten leaves will sooner or later be burned.”

"People always focus on the person who starts the fire and the timing of the fire, but ignore the environment that can form a raging fire."

"And the latter is the root of the spark that spreads across the prairie."

……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Li Zicheng.

"If Chongzhen had not adopted the advice of his subjects and removed the post station, Li Zicheng would have lost his job, started a rebellion, and later entered Beijing..."

"The Ming Dynasty will not perish either..."

"At least the Jurchens won't get away with it!"

Queen Ma poured him some tea and sighed:

"Just like the late Ming Dynasty, even if there was no Li Zicheng, there would still be Zhang Zicheng and Wang Zicheng."

"Just like the Qing Dynasty, the world is so corrupt, it's only a matter of time before war breaks out."

……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
Qianlong gave a look and the eunuchs around him immediately stepped back and left.

"Humph."

……

[He could no longer read the books of saints, so Hong Xiuquan found a Christian booklet called "Good Words to Encourage the World" that he got for free in front of the Imperial Examination Hall on Longzang Street when he went to Guangzhou for the second time to take the imperial examination in the 1836th year of Daoguang ().]

[While studying, he recalled the various visions he had in his dreams during the 40-day illness after failing the imperial examination in the 17th year of Daoguang, and suddenly realized that he was the "Great King of the Great Dao, King Quan" bestowed by God the Father, who was sent to the world to slay evil and uphold justice.]

【So he baptized himself and preached on his own. He worshiped God.】

[After that, he, together with his childhood playmate Feng Yunshan and his clan member Hong Rengan, began to treat "God" as something to do, recruiting followers, preaching "doctrine", and holding meetings for worship.]

[Around the 1846th year of Emperor Daoguang’s reign (), the effect of the missionary work in the Zijingshan area was obvious, with more than believers converting to Christianity, making the area the center of the God Worshipping Society’s activities, and the official name of the “God Worshipping Society” was thus established.]

With a few followers under his command, Hong Xiuquan became more courageous. He used the money donated by the "believers" to find a blacksmith to forge a "demon-slaying sword" named Yunzhongxue, and chanted a poem to express his aspirations:
Holding a three-foot-high stone, I rule the mountains and rivers; the whole world is my home, and we drink together in harmony.

Capture all the evil spirits and bring them back to the earth with the net, and capture the remaining traitors and fall into the sky with the net.

The east, south, west and north follow the emperor’s example, and the sun, moon and stars sing triumphant songs.

The roar of tigers and dragons illuminates the world, how joyful is the peace and unification!

[In the 1847th year of Daoguang's reign (), Feng Yunshan was arrested and Hong Xiuquan fled to Guangdong to seek rescue. The God Worshipping Society in Zijing Mountain was leaderless and paralyzed. Yang Xiuqing stepped forward and took control of the situation.]

……

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
"A foolish dream!"

Kangxi's face turned pale as he watched the scenes in the sky.

Look at this poem!

Is it unfair that I failed you?

but……

Kangxi was so angry that his teeth were itching.

It is said that times make heroes.

Zhang Jiao and Huang Chao were all like this.

The Ming Taizu also could not recognize a few words.

"The Qing Dynasty has become the Ming Dynasty..."

……

[Yang Xiuqing was born in Guiping, Guangxi in 1823 in a poor peasant family. He was nine years younger than Hong Xiuquan and eight years older than Xianfeng.]

[He lost his father at the age of five and his mother at the age of nine. He was raised by his uncle and made a living by burning charcoal and planting trees.]

[He has a strong character. Although he has never been to school, he has extraordinary talents and knowledge, and enjoys some prestige among the mountain people.]

[When Feng Yunshan was preaching in the Zijing Mountain area, the idea that everyone is raised and born by God and everyone is a brother or sister moved him. He also joined the sect with everyone else, but was never taken seriously by Feng and Hong.]

On the third day of the third month in the twenty-eighth year of Daoguang's reign (April 1848, 4), Yang Xiuqing suddenly fell down and lost consciousness. He then stood up from his coma, with a stern and solemn face: Listen, my fellow men! I am the Heavenly Father! I have come down to earth today, entrusted by Yang Xiuqing, to deliver the Imperial Edict.

[The sermon about the Father's omnipresence and omnipotence immediately shocked the hearts of the believers. ]

[This day was later designated as a sacred festival by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, "The Day of the Lord's Descending."]

【Since Heavenly Father chose Yang Xiuqing, Yang naturally became the leader.】

[In October of this year, Brother Jesus from Heaven also sent Xiao Chaogui down to earth.]

【Xiao Chaogui was a close friend of Yang Xiuqing, and thus entered the leadership.】

……

{The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom printed book "The Heavenly Brother's Edict" found in the UK records that Xiao Chaogui dressed up as Jesus and descended to the earth more than 120 times in more than three years.}
{Jesus paid special attention to the God-worshipping Society and at most came down to earth several times a day to give instructions.}
{He is quite busy then...}
{Hong Xiuquan's knowledge of Christianity came from the pamphlet "Good Words to Encourage the World" and he did not have a comprehensive understanding of Christianity.}
{There is actually a problem here. Hong Xiuquan believed that he was the second son of the Heavenly Father, God, Jehovah, and the second brother of the Heavenly Brother, Jesus Christ.}
{Feng Yunshan and Yang Xiuqing also became the third and fourth sons of Heavenly Father. Xiao Chaogui married Yang Xiuqing's adopted sister Yang Xuanjiao in the mortal world, calling them brothers and almost committing incest, and ended up becoming Heavenly Father's son-in-law.}
{This kind of divine right of kings in the ritual and the brotherhood in the underworld have formed a small family of unity between heaven and man in the leadership of the God Worshipping Society.}
{The advantage is unity, but the disadvantage is the struggle for power and profit in the later stage.}
……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"The emperor is called the Son of Heaven, but Heaven is not a specific person, so the emperor, as the only representative of Heaven, controls all things in the mortal world."

Liu Che saw through the shortcomings of Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at a glance.

"Hong Xiuquan used Tianzhi to represent the Heavenly Father, and Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others were respectively the Heavenly Father's sons." "The fight for the throne and the killing of each other were legally justified."

“Struggles for power are inevitable.”

Little Liu Ju looked at Liu Che and whispered:

“Will the Qing Dynasty continue?”

Liu Che said nothing.

……

[Hong Xiuquan wrote a missionary article titled "The Original Way to Awaken the World", quoting the "Book of Rites: Great Harmony" and combining it with Christian doctrines, proposing that a "peaceful" world would soon arrive and that the "Kingdom of Heaven" should be established on earth.]

[In this society, there is no bullying, fighting, or killing. All men in the world are brothers, and all women in the world are sisters. ]

[Corresponding to the distant heaven, there is also a "little paradise" on earth where one can enjoy as much pleasure as possible. ]

【The "holy treasury" system, in which all property belongs to the public and no one has private property, has brought about material equality for all. 】

[To achieve all this, one must fight against the "Yama Demon" in the human world. ]

[The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were declared to be "Manchu monsters" and "Tartar monsters" and that their ancestors were the offspring of a white fox and a red dog.]

【Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others decided to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. 】

……

On the canopy.

Sitting on a high platform.

Hong Xiuquan looked at the person who was sleeping on the chair in front of him.

Below was a group of skinny people.

They looked at the scene before them with anticipation.

The person sitting on the chair suddenly twitched for a while, and after a moment, his body remained still and his mouth remained calm.

A voice came out from within the body.

"Xiuquan, do you want to wear the yellow robe?"

Hong Xiuquan bowed and said respectfully:

"Yes, my brother."

The voice said again:

"Since this is the case, you must avoid good fortune, not be small-minded, and not let your foundation be understood by others."

"As ordered by Brother Tian."

……

[February 1850, the 4th year of Daoguang’s reign (April 3, )]

[Xiao Chaogui pretends to be the Heavenly Brother and comes down to earth to convey the will of Heaven and decide to start an uprising.]

……

The period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty
"It may seem absurd and foolish, but in fact it is in line with people's desire to be saved and human nature."

Liu Bingyi was deeply impressed by Hong Xiuquan's move.

Although he doubted whether this unrealistic design could last long.

But when it is first implemented, it will definitely attract many poor and helpless people.

"Bringing people together and calling each other brothers gives people a spiritual sustenance."

"And then integrate it with local traditional ideas to increase the closeness with the people, so as to achieve the purpose of consolidating rule."

Liu Bingyi weighed the fat boy in his arms and said to Xu Pingjun:

"The imperial examinations really can't select such talents."

"A bunch of unruly people."

……

【On the first day of October (November 11) in the 4th year of Daoguang’s reign, leaders of the God Worshipping Society in various places returned to their respective locations and mobilized the masses separately according to the will of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother.】

【The God Worshipping Society congregations in Jintian, Huazhou, Luchuan, Bobai, Baisha, etc. simultaneously raised their flags and announced their uprising.】

[Yang Xiuqing also made a public appearance in Jintian on this day and took charge of the military power.]

[The uprising declaration issued jointly by military advisors Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui focused on promoting the power of Heavenly Father God, who is "omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent."]

[And called on people of high ideals in all provinces to "rise up in rebellion, raise the banner, avenge the irreconcilable hatred, and jointly establish the merit of serving the king!]

【Formed a Taiping Army of 20,000 men.】

[The great struggle of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, known as the "Jintian Uprising", thus began. ]

……

{The so-called "Jintian Uprising" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has its specific content. It generally refers to the various groups of God-worshiping people centered in Jintian who rose up to support the true God, that is, they rose up to serve the king.}
{“Jintian Uprising” is a term used in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s own documents. It is not the same as the uprising we understand now.}
{It is still necessary to examine the exact meaning of the Jintian Uprising as understood by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom members and how it is similar to and different from the current understanding.}
{The word uprising is explained in the Modern Chinese Dictionary as: "an armed revolution launched to resist reactionary rule. Sometimes it refers to the armed forces of a reactionary group betraying their group and joining the revolution."}
{The explanation in Ciyuan is just four words: "raising an army for a just cause." This is its original meaning.}
{The word "uprising" in Taiping Heavenly Kingdom documents is used in its original meaning.}
｛Sometimes, instead of "revolt", "qinwang" is used, which means "do one's best for the king's affairs", and usually refers to raising an army to rescue the dynasty.｝
{So the title of "Jintian Uprising" was conferred posthumously by Hong and Yang after they had conquered half of the country.}
{The "Jintian Uprising" actually had neither a specific location nor a specific date, nor an official announcement, so it did not seem to be a planned revolutionary action.}
{Hong Rengan later recalled: "I did not want to rebel, but the government soldiers invaded and I had no choice but to resist." This statement is generally credible. }
……

Cao Wei.

"Is this what you call extending justice to the world?"

Cao Pi looked at Cao Cao strangely when he said this.

This isn't a line you should say, father?

Cao Cao felt the strange gaze and gave him a sidelong glance.

"Why? He can say it, but I can't?"

Cao Pi lowered his head.

"My son has absolutely no such intention."

Cao Cao snorted coldly, looked at the dancer who had stopped dancing in the courtyard, and waved his sleeves.

"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"

……

[The relevant prefectures and counties soon learned that people in Jintian and other places had raised the flag of rebellion.]

[On the fifth day of the twelfth month (December 12), Zheng Zuchen, the governor of Guangxi, formally reported the incident to the Qing court, which dispatched regular troops to suppress it.]

[At this time, Qing officials did not know that this was a completely different uprising from the Tiandihui, and they did not even know who the leaders of the uprising were.]

[Under the command of Yang Xiuqing, the various groups of people who were rising up to "serve the king" gathered in Jintian area at an accelerated pace.]

[By the end of the 30th year of Daoguang's reign, the total number of Hakka people and Tiandihui armed forces who came to surrender had exceeded 20,000.]

[On December 12 (December 20), Li Dianyuan, the deputy general of Xunzhou, led his army to Siwangwei. Ni Tao, the magistrate of Pingnan, thought that the rear support was solid, so he led his soldiers and militia to launch an offensive against Huazhou, but was defeated by Hu Yihuang's Taiping Army.]

[Ni Tao was unable to defeat the enemy, so he led his troops to retreat to Siwangxu and joined forces with Li Dianyuan.]

[After the defeat, the Qing army did not dare to attack rashly, so they adopted a steady approach, first building fortifications on the periphery, inserting wooden stakes everywhere, and besieging Huazhou Shanren Village.]

[At that time, Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan were hiding in Huazhou. Hong Xiuquan was worried that he would be eaten alive by Li Dianyuan, so he urgently ordered Hu Yihuang to lead people to attack Li Dianyuan, and sent others to Jintian to ask for help through the mountain path.]

[On December 1850, the 12th year of Daoguang’s reign (December 25, ), Yang Xiuqing led more than people to attack Siwangxu in Jintian.]

[First, they attacked the Qing army checkpoint at the Wudong Mountain Pass. After crossing the pass, they split their troops into two groups, one group rushed to the outskirts of Siwangxu and launched a surprise attack.]

[When Li Dianyuan's army engaged the Taiping Army, the Taiping Army pretended to retreat. When Li's army pursued them, the second Taiping Army launched a siege, and the first Taiping Army also launched a counterattack, and the Qing army was defeated. ]

【The Taiping Army attacked Siwang Market and inspector Zhang Yong was killed.】

【Yang Xiuqing took advantage of the battle at Siwangxu to dispatch a small army from Penghua and Luoyan to welcome Hong Xiuquan back to the Jintian Village headquarters on the 28th (th).】

[This battle to rescue Hong Xiuquan was later called the "Battle to Welcome the Lord" by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.]

(End of this chapter)