The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 289: Meeting God, Ascension Ball (Request for subscription, request for tickets)
The setting sun is blood-red, and the Yangtze River is roaring.

It was rare for the Yangtze River to have fog in the evening, and it was particularly thick. It was so gray that you couldn't see your fingers clearly. You could only hear the rushing river water, which kept hitting the river bank near Pukou. A small steamer coming from downstream, towing two old lock boats, quietly approached the dock of Pukou Town under the cover of this gray fog.

The streets of Pukou Town, which was once extremely prosperous, are now deserted. All shops on the street are closed and street vendors have disappeared. The town, which had tens of thousands of people a few months ago, now seems deserted.

A short, thin, thin-lipped, narrow-eyed young man in a yellow robe, led a group of Taiping soldiers in red scarves and red robes, escorting a chubby boy, several pale-skinned foreigners, and several rickety four-wheeled carriages, marching on the deserted street.

The chubby young man was Zhang Bao, one of the twelve disciples under Luo Yaoguo, and among the pale-skinned foreigners, one was Winster White from Jardine Matheson.

"Bao, will God really possess that person?"

Winster White suddenly asked Zhang Bao beside him in stiff Chinese.

"Of course!" Zhang Bao nodded. "The King of the East is the fourth son of God, and he has the ability to speak for God!"

"is that true?"

Winster White's tone was filled with doubts that shouldn't exist. As a devout Anglican, he shouldn't believe such nonsense.

However, the prophecies in the first volume of "The Great Book of Prophecy" are being fulfilled one by one!

For example, the American black ships visited Japan on July 7!
For example, Queen Victoria gave birth to Prince Leopold on April 4!
Not only did the Great Book of Prophecy accurately predict the occurrence of these two major events, but even the dates were exactly the same.

So now the foreigners in Shanghai are all suspecting that there really is a devil or angel on the side of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
So many foreigners in Shanghai secretly bought "The True Testament of the Bible" to study the important matter of going to heaven. They couldn't be careless. What if they had read the wrong scriptures before?

Winster White also had a copy of the True Testament Bible in his pocket!
In fact, this was the first time he had read the Bible seriously. He had never read the New Testament or the Old Testament carefully. He did not believe in it at all. Where is God? Where is Jesus? Where are angels? Where are demons? They are all nonsense.

But now it seems to be true!
Winster White suddenly felt as if he had faith.
It was precisely because of his faith that when he received the mission to deliver a batch of arms and a hot air balloon to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he accepted the order without hesitation, and then he and Xiao Zhang Bao, who was sent by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, took the water route to Pukou Town.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know it by asking God yourself when you see him later." Zhang Bao said with a smile.

"To God?"

Winston White shuddered.

He really didn't want to see God.
The young man in yellow robe who was leading the way suddenly stopped in front of a heavily guarded courtyard, then turned around and looked at Zhang Bao and Winster White. He didn't say anything, but just said "ah" twice and pointed to the open door.

Winster White was confused and looked at Zhang Bao in doubt.

Zhang Bao clasped his fists towards the young man and said with a smile, "Brother Xiucong, you have worked hard."

Then he said to Winster White: "Mr. White, God is in here. Guard Yang asked us to follow him in."

This Yang guard was named Xiucong, from Jintian Village, born deaf and dumb, but he was related to Yang Xiuqing in some way. So he followed Yang Xiuqing as a guard and became his confidant - the kind of confidant who helped Yang Xiuqing pretend to be God!
The reason why he personally went to the dock to greet Zhang Bao and Winster White today was because Winster White brought a magical "ascension ball" to Yang Xiuqing!
This "ascension ball" was bought by Luo Yaoguo from Jardine Matheson as a gift to Yang Xiuqing.

It was also one of the rewards for Yang Xiuqing sending troops to Jiangbei to cooperate with Luo Yaoguo to seize the "Susong Taichang Jiahuhang" territory.

The last time they teamed up to fool the Wenxian Mission, they reached an agreement in private - Yang Xiuqing cooperated with Luo Yaoguo to control the "Susong Taichang Jiahuhang", and Luo Yaoguo supported Yang Xiuqing in "pretending to be God" and continued to be Hong Xiuquan's living father.

This "ascension ball" was a prop used by Yang Xiuqing to pretend to be God.

Always doing somersaults, foaming at the mouth, and rolling eyes, the audience is getting tired of it, and they need something new, like falling from the sky!

In order to welcome the arrival of the "Ascension Ball", Yang Xiuqing not only ordered martial law in Pukou, forcing the few remaining residents to stay at home, but also transferred most of his troops out, leaving only the most trusted soldiers of the Yang family.

"Greetings to the King of the East!"

Zhang Bao stepped into a large courtyard and saw a short man in a dragon robe sitting silently on a throne. He bowed quickly.

When Winster White saw Zhang Bao bowing, he quickly asked, "Is that man God?"

He asked in Chinese, which Yang Xiuqing could understand. He slowly raised his head and glanced coldly at White's pale face.

White was startled, and immediately knelt down like Zhang Bao, stammering, "Pray, pray to God!"

"I am not God now, I am just the King of the East!"

Yang Xiuqing spoke calmly.

"Greetings to the King of the East."

Winster White said respectfully. Yang Xiuqing looked at the pale foreigner in front of him and asked, "What sutra are you chanting?"

Winston White said, "I am reading the True Testament of the Bible!"

Yang Xiuqing nodded and said, "Why don't you read the New Testament or the Old Testament but the True Testament?"

"Because of the Great Book of Prophecy."

Winster White dared not hide the fact: "Before the publication of the Great Prophecy, I did not really believe in the concept of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother."

"Do you believe it now?" Yang Xiuqing asked.

"I believe it! Now I believe it," said Winston White, "God exists!"

Of course, "The Great Book of Prophecy" cannot prove that Luo Yaoguo is an angel, nor can it prove that God will possess Yang Xiuqing, nor can it prove that Hong Xiuquan is the second son of God.

But it does prove that there is a mysterious existence beyond nature. For Christians, even if this existence is the devil, it can strengthen their faith in God.

Because the devil can also serve as proof of the existence of God!

Who created the devil?

As a result, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gained the ability to gain believers among Westerners!
"But after the god possessed me, I had no magical power," Yang Xiuqing looked at Winston White, "Are you still willing to help me?"

"Yes, I am willing!" said Winston White, "The Great Prophecy has proved everything. I am willing to convert to Christianity!"

Yang Xiuqing frowned slightly - the proof of everything was the "Great Book of Prophecy", also known as the "Book of Prophets", and the "Book of Prophets" originated from Luo Yaoguo's "Tongtian Mirror".
"Okay! You are my foreign brother now!"

Yang Xiuqing waved to Yang Xiucong beside him, and the latter immediately walked to Winster White holding a plate of gold bars.

"This is a reward for you!" Yang Xiuqing said, "If you work hard for God, God will not treat you unfairly!"

"Thank King Dong, thank God!" When Winster White saw the plate full of golden bars, he immediately felt that he had made the right decision to convert to Christianity!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, a report has come from Liuhe County that Yang Xiuqing has crossed the river!"

Yangzhou, Geyuan.

Prince Gong Yixin, who was reading Volume 3 of "Fan Jing" in Yiyutang, shuddered when he heard Shengbao's voice. He almost dropped the "Fan Jing" in his hand, and the thought of running away automatically appeared in his mind.

"Can't escape, can't escape."

The voice of reason then sounded, suppressing the thought of running away.

If he escapes now, he will no longer be qualified to play at the power table of the Qing Dynasty.

Everyone will know that this wise and brave Sixth Prince is actually a useless person.

"Okay! Good time!"

Prince Gong tried hard to force a smile: "If he hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to kill this fake God. Now that he's here, I'll just kill him in Yangzhou! Let's see who will believe in their God Worshipping Religion in the future!"

"Your Majesty, you are wise!" Shengbao immediately gave a thumbs up.

Prince Gong asked, "Has Luo Xueyan left?"

"He's gone," Shengbao said, "He left Guazhou yesterday."

Prince Gong took a deep breath and said, "Then let's summon Zeng Disheng, Zuo Jigao, Huang Ziying, Li Yuchuan, Yuan Wuqiao, and Ma Gushan to come to the garden for a military meeting!"

"twitter!"

Jiangbei, west of Liuhe County.

A huge red ball is slowly rising and floating in the gray sky!

On the ground, countless Taiping soldiers with red cloth wrapped around their heads witnessed this incredible miracle and cheered loudly: "May God bless us!"

In the hanging basket under the red ball, Yang Xiuqing, who had "ascended" to heaven for the first time, was looking northwards at the vast land below. A red light slowly appeared on his pale face.
(End of this chapter)