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Chapter 424 True Covenant Church Crusade (Seeking votes and subscription)
The rain was getting heavier, and the raindrops fell on the eaves in front of Luo Yaoguo, forming a wall of rain. The scenery in the back garden of the palace became blurry.

The future of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is just like this courtyard in the rain, vague. Although you can still get a general idea, many key details have been blocked by the rain, making it difficult to see clearly...

This morning, Hong Rengan braved the pouring rain to come to Luo Yaoguo, and he set his sights on the position of the Archbishop of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. His intentions were almost written on his face. To put it bluntly, Hong Xiuquan, who was standing behind him, was calculating that he wanted to hold on to the power of the church and then fight with Luo Yaoguo to establish a rivalry.

If Luo Yaoguo lets go of the theocracy, he will be a fool! He himself started out by pretending to be a god, and he is still a "god-like person" at heart.

If Hong Xiuquan took back the religious power, the "divine power" in Luo Yaoguo's hands would immediately become like duckweed on the water, floating wherever it went, without any roots or foundation.

But then again, Luo Yaoguo had no intention of really creating a superstitious country. The lecturer group he created had nothing to do with religion from the beginning, and the God Worshipping Society reorganized around this lecturer group had even less religious flavor. To put it bluntly, it was a secular political party, and was completely different from those religious groups that chanted scriptures all day long.

If Luo Yaoguo wants to make the God Worshipping Society take the path of secularization and partyization steadily, he must firmly control the God Worshipping Society and put it into "hibernation mode" in China. Let it stay there quietly, exist, but don't make any trouble, at least don't be too active, so as not to cause trouble.

As a result, as time goes by, the influence of the God Worshipping Society will surely grow like a balloon, and the God Worshipping Church will slowly become illusory, like a phantom. When the "gods" of Luo Yaoguo's generation all leave the world, the God Worshipping Church will either disappear completely or be left with an empty shell, existing in name only.

But the God Worshipping Society and the God Worshipping Society are two completely different things. The latter is like Luo Yaoguo's own son, he can do whatever he wants to it - the direction of the God Worshipping Society is pointed out by "Anti-Scripture", "Tianchao Tianmu System", and "Zizheng Xinpian". Among them, "Anti-Scripture" and "Zizheng Xinpian" are the painstaking works of Luo Yaoguo. Although Feng Yunshan was involved in "Tianchao Tianmu System", Luo Yaoguo's contribution accounted for at least 80%.

It is no exaggeration to say that the soul of the God Worshipping Society as a political party was injected by Luo Yaoguo himself. Without him, the God Worshipping Society would not exist at all.

But the sutras recited by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, such as "Original Dao Songs for Saving the World", "Original Dao Instructions for Awakening the World", "Original Dao Instructions for Awakening the World" and "True Covenant", are mostly the masterpieces of Hong Xiuquan. Luo Yaoguo only contributed "Theory of Heaven" in "True Covenant", oh, also called "Heaven Sights", to put it bluntly, it is just dozens of travel notes from the 21st century, compared with Hong Xiuquan's sutras, they are really small fry.

So now, within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, those stubborn and loyal believers of the God Worshipping Society are still chanting Hong Xiuquan's scriptures all day long. There are quite a lot of Hong Xiuquan's fanatical believers among them, and each of them is like they have been injected with chicken blood. It's a headache just to look at them.

Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo turned his head and glanced at Maria, who was standing in the middle of the hall, smiling like a flower. He then scanned Hong Daquan and Zhao Liewen, who were called in right after Hong Rengan left, and asked, "Maria, Daquan, Huifu...what do you think of this?"

There was silence in the hall, and outside, the rain could be heard beating like a drum. After a long time, Maria finally broke the deadlock and said crisply, "Your Highness the Holy Angel, the key point now is not whether to give the position of Archbishop of the Church of God to King Gan. Don't even think about it. It must not be given! The problem now is that the Church of God is bound to split... You have to think of a way to make this split controllable and beneficial to your cause."

When Luo Yaoguo heard this, his brows immediately wrinkled into the shape of a "川" character, his eyes widened, and he stared at Maria and asked, "Maria, do you mean that the split of the Church of God cannot be stopped?"

Maria nodded heavily: "Your Highness, please don't disbelieve it. In history, religious reforms have most likely led to splits. At least among the apocalyptic religions that I know of, every reform has resulted in the emergence of several factions. And usually, the faction that loses in the struggle has an alarming enthusiasm for preaching; the faction that has the upper hand wants to be an official. Therefore, it is extremely difficult for you to prevent the split of the God Worshipping Society, unless..."

She stopped talking halfway through, as if she had stepped on the brakes. Why? If she said the rest, it would be detrimental to internal unity.

Hong Daquan, who came to Tianjing for the meeting, smiled like Maitreya Buddha and replied, "Holy Angel, what Maria said makes sense. You don't know that the biggest trouble I encountered in Japan is that I don't have many useful people around me! Instead, the local believers in Japan have supported the world. If this trend continues, my "True Covenant Sect" will soon become a Japanese sect. If the people of the Heavenly King are willing to run to Japan, Southeast Asia, the New World and other places to explore the world, you can just let them go. If they all disperse, won't you have peace of mind in the country and fewer troubles? I also have people outside who can be used!"

When Luo Yaoguo heard what Hong Daquan said, his eyes suddenly lit up like a light bulb: "True to the party, true to the party..."

He rolled his eyes and looked at Zhao Liewen. Zhao Liewen grew up reading books of sages. He had a flexible mind and could recite any sutra fluently. As time went by, he became Luo Yaoguo's chief think tank. Facing Luo Yaoguo's gaze, he waved a paper fan in his hand and said slowly, "Your Highness, it's time to worship the 'name of God' and hang it high. You have to hold on to the titles of the God Worshipping Society and the God Worshipping Religion. We don't need them now, and we can't let others mess around with them. If the Heavenly King wants to preach abroad, fine, let him use the name of the 'True Covenant Sect'. Anyway, the God Worshipping Religion has been operating under this name outside. Our own God Worshipping Society should also be renamed, and called the Datong Society. Take this opportunity to do everything to save trouble in the future."

Luo Yaoguo had thought about changing the God Worshipping Society to the Great Harmony Society countless times. It was justified! The God Worshipping Society, under the banner of worshipping God, was actually doing practical things such as distributing land and promoting the great harmony of the world. It was just selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton. It was really inappropriate to keep using the name of worshipping God.

Besides, there's no guarantee that he'll go astray again someday and go back to the routine of shamanism. While Luo Yaoguo, the holy angel, still has enough appeal, he should change his name immediately and put an end to it.

As for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the name must be retained. It is the key "magic weapon" for Luo Yaoguo to control the reputation of justice and it must not be lost.

Luo Yaoguo nodded slightly and then asked, "Then how can we take back the righteous cause of worshipping God? We need to think about this carefully."

Maria's brows slightly frowned when she heard this, like a small crescent moon. She was confused and didn't understand why Luo Yaoguo had to put away the title of "Worship God". But she was very superstitious about Luo Yaoguo now, and she had only one thought in her mind: what the holy angel said must be correct. Since His Highness asked, if she had an idea, she had to contribute it quickly.

She tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "Your Highness, let's build a grand Temple of Worship in Tianjing City, dedicated to the Lord of Heaven. This place will be designated as the holy place of the God Worshipping Religion, very sacred. Then issue a decree that no other organization except the God Worshipping Religion can use the name 'God Worshipping', and no other church can be called the Temple of Worshipping the God. Violators will be severely punished! In this way, can't the name be changed?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yaoguo clapped his hands and said, "What a great idea! This way, the name change of 'God Worshipping Society' will be justified, and Hong Rengan can only be the leader of the True Covenant Church, which is a subsidiary of the God Worshipping Society. What should he be called..."

"Captain General!" Maria suggested immediately, "The head of the Society of Jesus is called the Captain General, so we should follow suit in the True Covenant Church and also call him the Captain General. In addition, the True Covenant Church can also set up several military orders, just like the Crusaders."

"Great, great!" Hong Daquan also followed suit, clapping his hands and smiling until his eyes narrowed into slits. "Your Highness, in this way, I, the commander of the Japanese Shinjo Church, can lead a Japanese Crusade. That would be really impressive. Just thinking about it makes me excited!"

"It's settled!" Luo Yaoguo made the final decision and nodded heavily.

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"The Church of the Worshipping God, the True Covenant Church, the Japanese Crusades..."

In the Palace of the Sun, in Jinlong City, Hong Xiuquan listened to Luo Yaoguo's reply, stroking his beard, pondering for a long time like an old immortal, then turned his head to look at Hong Rengan who entered the palace alone, and asked, "Ganbao, what does Shanbao mean?"

Hong Rengan bowed slightly and reported everything in detail: "Heavenly King, Southern King's meaning is that it is better to have something than nothing. We now have a True Covenant Church. Although we cannot use the name of the God Worshipping Church, it is still affiliated with the God Worshipping Church... Although the deputy commanders of the two branches in Japan and Shanghai must be appointed by Luo Yaoguo, we finally have a place to show our strength, which is better than just watching helplessly."

Hong Xiuquan nodded thoughtfully, and as if remembering something, he turned his head to glance at Daozi standing next to him, and asked, "Daozi, tell me, if I go to Japan to preach, can I defeat Hong Daquan?"

Daozi immediately smiled like a blooming flower, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, you are the son of Heavenly Father! How can Hong Daquan compare with you? In front of you, he is like a firefly comparing its brightness to the moon, there is a huge gap!"

Hong Xiuquan laughed loudly and said, "Great! Now I have another chance to fight Luo Yaoguo!"

(End of this chapter)