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Chapter 415: Becoming a God on Capitol Hill! (Requesting subscription and votes)

Hong Xiuquan knew very well that who would inherit the divine power of the Kingdom of Heaven depended entirely on Maria.

This "fellow of the Virgin Mary" who was deeply bewitched by feudal superstition seemed to be standing at the crossroads of fate at this moment. The spear of Langnuski in his hand would resolutely stab Luo Yaoguo and push Hong Xiuquan to the supreme position of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; or would he offer it to Luo Yaoguo in a moment and rewrite the fate of everyone? Everything hung on a thread.

When Hong Xiuquan saw Maria walking lightly and slowly until she was only three steps away from Luo Yaoguo and then stopped abruptly, and then held up the Spear of Langnuski with both hands devoutly, his heart was instantly filled with panic, and he couldn't help shouting at the top of his lungs: "Junior Sister Maria, how could you forget? The Virgin Mary entrusted you with an important task and sent you to the world to eradicate Luo Yaoguo, the fallen angel! Junior Sister, don't forget that you fed Luo Yaoguo Maria's Tears just now, which cut off your own retreat. How could this devil let you off easily? If he succeeds, he will surely torture you to death in the future!"

Maria had already held the Longuski spear steadily in front of her chest, but after hearing Hong Xiuquan's words, she suddenly stopped.

For a moment, the podium seemed to be under a spell, and everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound. Luo Yaoguo was even more nervous, and the tension was like a surging tide, drowning him layer by layer. At this moment, a crazy idea broke out in his mind - as long as Maria, this crazy woman who was blinded by superstition, was willing to kneel down to him and respectfully offer the Spear of Langnuski, which he thought was most likely a fake, then he, Luo Yaoguo, would be able to ascend to heaven in one step and be crowned as the unique "living god" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Although the idea of ​​"becoming a god" seemed a bit outdated to Luo Yaoguo, who came from the 21st century, he had traveled to the middle of the 19th century, right? He had to know the principle of retreating with the times!

"Becoming a god" means controlling supreme power, making your words come true, and being able to decide the fate of the world with just one sentence, which is worth a thousand words from others. From now on, there is no need to spend a lot of time and effort to explain to everyone the great power of industrialization, and to preach that although the road to imperialism is difficult, it is a million times better than lying down and chanting scriptures!
This principle seems to be natural to the Chinese of later generations and does not need to be discussed at all. However, when we go back to the mid-1840th century, most Chinese people at that time were looking forward to returning to the past before when the country was closed to the outside world and seemed to have a peaceful life.

Not to mention following the drastic reform methods in Luo Yaoguo's "New Treatise on Aids to Government", even the Westernization Movement in history, which was a superficial attempt to learn only the basics in order to protect itself, was criticized and unpopular at the time.

Therefore, Luo Yaoguo knew clearly in his heart that if he wanted to cut the Gordian knot and smoothly walk through the thorny road planned by "A New Treatise on Aids to Administration", the most convenient and most helpless way was to "keep pace with the times" to adapt to this era and ascend to the throne of "God".

"Your Majesty!"

Just when Luo Yaoguo was racking his brains and thinking hard about how to bribe Maria, this woman who was already superstitious to the point of madness in Hong Xiuquan's eyes suddenly turned around and faced Hong Xiuquan, her voice sounding so sacred and solemn: "My mission is not to kill His Highness the Angel, but to find out whether His Highness the Angel has fallen? If he has not fallen, then I should serve him wholeheartedly. If His Highness the Angel wants to torture me to death, then I will die with a smile on my face!"

When Hong Xiuquan heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He thought to himself: This woman is actually a lunatic?! She is not only too superstitious, but also extremely insane, so crazy that she is willing to give up her life!

Maria seemed unaware of the crowd's astonishment. After she finished her "crazy talk" that seemed to come from a foreign land, she knelt down slowly. At the same time, she held up the Spear of Langnusky with both hands, looked up at Luo Yaoguo with a fiery gaze: "Your Highness the Angel, please accept the Spear of Langnusky!"

It's done! At this thrilling moment, Luo Yaoguo forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart that was like a surging wave and almost out of control - the fanatical desire to rush forward immediately and hold the Spear of Longnokis and Maria in his arms. His fingers slowly loosened, and the chair that he had been holding tightly in his hand was thrown aside. The chair fell to the floor of the rostrum with a dull sound, as if sounding the prelude to this historic moment. Then, Luo Yaoguo took a deep breath, and suddenly straightened his back as strong as pine and cypress, standing proudly and outstandingly. At this moment, his eyes were deep and firm, as if penetrating endless time and space, and fell on Maria. Then, he slowly stretched out his right hand, and that hand seemed particularly powerful in the dim light. With a light move,
When Maria saw Luo Yaoguo's gesture, she immediately knelt down and took two and a half steps, then knelt in front of Luo Yaoguo. With trembling hands, she raised the Spear of Ronoukes high up again with great piety, and looked at Luo Yaoguo with eyes full of passion, obedience and admiration.

Luo Yaoguo no longer hesitated. He grasped the spear shaft with his right hand, held the short spear, which was only four or five feet long and had blood on the tip, in his hand and raised it high.

And Maria, like the most humble believer, prostrated herself on the ground at this shocking moment. Her forehead lightly touched the surface of Luo Yaoguo's boots and she gave him a pious kiss. Her posture showed her gentleness and submission.

To the people on the rostrum and around the presidium, this scene was undoubtedly the scene where Mary, a disciple of the Virgin Mary, completely surrendered after confirming that Luo Yaoguo was a truly noble holy angel who could shoulder an extremely noble mission, and offered the Spear of Langnuski that had killed the Holy Body of Ji Du twice!

Perhaps, testing Luo Yaoguo and offering him the Spear of Langnuski that can kill Ji Du after he passes the test is the real purpose of Maria, a disciple of the Virgin Mary, coming to China!
"Hail! Holy Angel...Hail!"?
In an instant, the National People's Congress Hall seemed to be struck by a blazing lightning. People who were originally immersed in their own thoughts woke up from their dreams, and seemed to be instantly swept up by a fanatical emotion and fell into madness. The cheers were like surging waves, one higher than the other, deafening! The object of their cheers was not the high and mighty king, but the holy angel who seemed to have descended like a god!
Hong Xiuquan, the once high-spirited leader who wanted to change the world, felt like he was in an icy cave at this moment. He knew clearly that the "rebellion" he had carefully planned had been ruthlessly and completely suppressed in an instant.

His soul seemed to be suddenly pulled away by an invisible hand, and he instantly became listless, losing his former awe-inspiring and fearful spirit. The aura of madness and holiness had dissipated, and he seemed to have once again turned into the down-and-out scholar who had failed in the exams and was struggling in poverty. His legs suddenly became weak and powerless, like two dead branches that could not support the weight. Even standing became a luxury. He was swaying and about to fall down. Fortunately, Daozi and Bian Sanniang, two women who were loyal to him, stepped forward quickly and supported Hong Xiuquan on the left and right.

However, Hong Xiuquan seemed to have lost his soul. He did not move back to the throne. He just stood there like a piece of rotten wood.

Yang Xiuqing seemed to have completely lost the desire to compete with Luo Yaoguo, but he did not raise his arms and shout "Long live" like others, but walked quickly to the fallen Xiao Chaogui. Xiao Chaogui fell in a pool of blood, his life was gradually fading away as the blood flowed out, and he struggled in pain. Yang Xiuqing waved eagerly at Hong Xuanjiao, who was also stunned by this sudden change. Hong Xuanjiao woke up as if from a dream and rushed to him. The two of them were in a hurry and anxiously bandaged Xiao Chaogui to stop the bleeding.

As for the princes Feng Yunshan, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Rigang, they did not kneel down to express their submission to Luo Yaoguo, but in this surging crowd and fanatical atmosphere, they could not help but follow the crowd, raised their arms high, and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Long live the Holy Angel!"

Luo Yaoguo, at this moment, stood proudly like a god. He held high the spear of Longnukis, which symbolized the highest power in heaven, and his eyes were cold as he slowly scanned the National People's Congress Hall. Under the rostrum, except for a few foreigners who came to watch the ceremony with astonished expressions on their faces, the rest of the people were like fallen ears of wheat, half dwarfed, kneeling on the ground devoutly, shouting "Long live the holy angels", and the sound waves rolled straight into the sky.

On the rostrum, apart from Feng Yunshan, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Rigang, there was also the distraught Hong Xiuquan and the two women who supported him, as well as Xiao Chaogui who was dying and lying on the ground, and Yang Xiuqing and Hong Xuanjiao who were trying their best to rescue him. No one dared to straighten their backs and face this shocking scene.

(End of this chapter)