The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 55: A demon cannot choose his origin, but he can choose his path!
"Father God taught us: one cannot choose one's birthplace, but one can choose one's path! The reason why the evil leader Yu Wanqing became an evil leader is because he was born into a family of local tyrants and evil gentry. He did not know the great cause of the nation, and only knew how to become an official to make money. That's why he went astray and became an evil leader who helped the tyrants to commit atrocities. But now, after being educated by this angel, he knows how hateful the Qing Dynasty is, and knows that my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is protected by the Lord of Heaven and supported by the poor people of the world, and will surely rule the world in the future. Therefore, he repented, and he also wanted to worship God and join the Taiping Army. He also changed his name to Yu Mieqing!"

In the center of Etang Town, outside the former Huang Family Ancestral Hall, now the God Worshipping Church, a sacred ceremony of "the demon leader becomes a brother" is being performed under the auspices of Luo Yaoguo, the Angel of Peace and the chief lecturer of the God Worshipping Church.

Yu Wanqing, the "unfortunately born in the family of local tyrants and evil gentry", had taken off his official uniform and put on an ordinary round-necked robe, kneeling in front of a plaque with the words "Haotian Emperor". A large group of captured little Qing demons, Taiping brothers and sisters, and the "melon-eating crowd" in Etang Town were kneeling or standing around him - today's "melon" was really big!

The Qing Dynasty's generals surrendered to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Could it be that the Qing Dynasty was really so corrupt that it was about to end, so that first-rank officials like Yu Wanqing and Yu Junmen had to change their allegiance and abandon the Qing Dynasty?
If this is true, then the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should be stable.
"Yu Mieqing, tell me what you are talking about!"

Luo Yaoguo talked a lot of truths, but suddenly found that old man Yu Wanqing was still kneeling there in a daze. This was not good. How could it be possible without a "supporting role"? So many "audiences" were still watching!
So he asked sharply.

"I, I want to worship God too! I want to join the Taiping Army too! I want to kill the evil Xianfeng too!"

In order to survive and to become a loyal martyr of the Qing Dynasty and a founding hero of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yu Wanqing risked everything and shouted in public, "Kill the demon Xian!"
When he shouted, the twenty or thirty disciples and Goshaha of Yu Wanqing who had just been taken to Etang Town and were kneeling there suddenly came to their senses and started shouting.

Although Yu Wanqing's army has 2,000 people, the best of them are just a few dozen Goshahas. Some of them were killed or injured, but there are still 20 to 30 left. With some education, they can be used as "military experts". With a lecturer to keep an eye on them, it should be possible to lead some new recruits in training.

At this time, a dark-faced strong man with a Hunan accent suddenly burst into tears and said, "Angel Master, I am Yu Dabao, Yu Mieqing is my adoptive father, I was born in poverty, and I joined the army because I couldn't survive. I have long hated the demon Xian in my heart, and I also joined the Chu Yi Tang of the Tiandihui. Now I also want to worship God! I also want to be a Taiping Army! I also want to kill the demon Xian."

Luo Yaoguo took a look at the sturdy man and thought to himself, "This guy is quite smart. He is Yu Wanqing's adopted son, so he should have some skills. He is also a brother of the Tiandihui. I can give him a chance to make great contributions!"

As he shouted, some other "foreign smokers" who were still addicted to smoking immediately followed suit, and shouted weakly together: "We also want to worship God, and we also want to be Taiping soldiers."

These heavy smokers are actually of no use, but Luo Yaoguo cannot let them go because they witnessed Yu Wanqing's surrender. If they are let go and the news leaks out, it will not be easy to take Daozhou City next.

It would be better to arrest them all and hand them over to Feng Yunshan for punishment later.

The group of "spectators" around were also deeply shocked when they saw this scene.

The effect would probably be similar to the Wuchang New Army Uprising in history - the Qing Dynasty's own New Army, as well as Li Yuanhong, the good commander of the 21st Mixed Brigade of the New Army of the Qing Dynasty, all rebelled. Of course, the Qing Dynasty was doomed!
When Luo Yaoguo was distributing land and wealth in Etang Town, most of the middle peasants, small businessmen, craftsmen, and even the Tiandihui members who opened teahouses (most of the teahouses in those days were branches of the Tiandihui) who would not starve to death in the short term were watching. Now seeing that Yu Wanqing and his Green Camp officers and soldiers were all "worshiping God, surrendering to peace, and killing the evil spirits", did they still not believe in the Heavenly Father, the Emperor God?
A Tiandihui leader wearing a long gown, with several younger brothers wearing short shirts and rolled up their sleeves to show their tattoos, immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Angel Boss, the millions of Tiandihui in Hunan are also willing to follow the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and fight against the Manchus and restore the Han people together!"

The number of millions is not an exaggeration!

The Tiandihui had a huge influence among the people in the late Qing Dynasty, especially among the poor engaged in industry and commerce!
Here in Daozhou, almost all the people who sail on the Xiaoshui River, who mine in the mountains around Daozhou City, and who do small business in various towns are disciples of the Tiandihui - if you don't join the Tiandihui, they won't help you make a living!

If the God Worshipping Society wanted to develop in Hunan and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom wanted to open up a base on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong, they had to get the support of the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Society!
Luo Yaoguo immediately looked in the direction of the voice of the Tiandihui leader, and saw a dark-faced strong man wearing a long gown and with a scruffy beard. So he bowed to the man and said loudly: "Five people each wrote a poem, but no one knows the Hongying on their bodies."

The dark-faced man was startled: "Could this Taiping angel also be my Hongmen brother? Why is he arguing with me? I don't know how my eldest brother is doing in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" He continued: "From then on, it was passed on to all the brothers, and later we recognized each other and reunited."

Luo Yaoguo said: "When I first joined Hongmen, I made a vow to be my sworn brother. I pledged my loyalty to him on the same day."

The dark-faced man said, "Two pine and cypress branches are divided into left and right, and in the middle there are huge flowers forming a pavilion of righteousness." Luo Yaoguo said, "Brothers are in front of the Loyalty Hall, and there are millions of soldiers in the city."

The dark-faced man recited, "I come to the Fude Temple to pledge to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming." After reciting this sentence, the dark-faced man clasped his fists and said politely, "Brother, I am Jiao Hong, the deputy leader of the Tiandihui's Recruiting Army Hall. It turns out that Taiping Tianshi is also a brother of our association. I wonder what hall you are from? How many incense sticks are you burning?"

It turns out that this person is Hong Daquan’s brother!

It's a pity that his brother was badly betrayed by Yang Xiuqing, otherwise the anti-Qing situation in Hunan Province would have taken a step forward.
When Luo Yaoguo was thinking about how to win over Jiao Hong, Su Sanniang's voice suddenly rang out among the crowd: "His Highness the Angel is the head of Guangyi Hall, and he burns six incense sticks!"

Guangyi Hall is a time-honored brand in Tiandihui, and can be traced back to the Guangdong Zhongyi Hall, which is the Guangdong branch of Tiandihui! Although Tiandihui has long been disbanded, Zhongyi Hall disappeared one or two hundred years ago, and there are many incense halls in various places, and no one obeys the command of Zhongyi Hall in each province. However, Guangyi Hall, which originated from Zhongyi Hall in a province, is still a level higher than ordinary halls.

The head of an ordinary hall can only say that he burns five incense sticks, but the head of Guangyi Hall can say that he burns six incense sticks!
Luo Yaoguo certainly did not join the Tiandihui, but Su Sanniang, who had just arrived with Feng Yunshan, heard Luo Yaoguo and Jiao Hong exchanging poems in the crowd and decided to give her position as the leader of Guangyi Hall to him.

With this identity, the Tiandihui brothers in Hunan will treat him as one of their own!

Of course Jiao Hong knew that the female general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was Su Sanniang - Su Sanniang was beautiful, had great martial arts skills, and had raised the flag against the Qing Dynasty at an early stage. She was a famous figure in the underworld of Guangdong and Guangxi. Yongzhou Prefecture was adjacent to Guangdong and Guangxi, so Jiao Hong had naturally heard of her reputation and could now guess what she was talking about.

So he quickly knelt on one knee in front of Luo Yaoguo and saluted: "Jiao Hong greets the Lord of Luoshan in Guangdong!"

Luo Yaoguo waved his hand and said, "Get up!" He then said to Su Sanniang, "Sanniang, please greet Deputy Hall Master Jiao for me first."

"Yes!" Su Sanniang bowed and accepted the order, then raised her hand and made a "please" gesture, inviting Jiao Hong to the side.

Afterwards, Southern Prince Feng Yunshan, accompanied by his bodyguard Ji Wenyuan and several followers, appeared outside the temple with a frown on his face.

Seeing Feng Yunshan's unhappy expression, Luo Yaoguo actually knew in his mind that there were some differences between his route and the orthodox route of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

For example, the "Heavenly Father Emperor God" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the "Heavenly Father Haotian Emperor God" that Luo Yaoguo is worshipping now are not quite the same - the difference is huge! This is a major struggle over the line!
In addition, Luo Yaoguo was against "all things belong to God", which means he was in favor of private ownership! At the same time, he radically advocated the division of land, and regarded it as a means to mobilize the working people, rather than to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth.

Furthermore, Luo Yaoguo also advocated that "everyone can worship God". Even big evil leaders like Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang should be welcomed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as long as they are willing to abandon evil and surrender to God.

As for those low- and middle-level demon leaders, even the literati or ordinary scholars, they can all become the objects of unity of the God Worshipping Society.

In short, we must make the number of enemies as small as possible and the number of friends as many as possible!
"Third brother, you came just in time!"

Of course, Luo Yaoguo also wanted to unite Feng Yunshan to the greatest extent possible, so he immediately smiled and stepped forward to pay his respects, then pointed at Yu Wanqing and said, "Third brother, this Yu Wanqing is now going to be Yu Mieqing, and he wants to take us to attack Daozhou City and open up the border between Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong. What do you think? Should we welcome him?"

(End of this chapter)