Chapter two hundred and eighty seventh
Hong Xiuquan has been influenced by Confucianism since childhood and has formed a certain mindset and thought that he is unable to surpass himself. While denying and criticizing Confucius, he had to rely on Confucius to become a major Chinese school. The fundamental reason is that Confucius emphasized the ethical principles and conventions. The hierarchy of the monarch, ministers, fathers and sons was strengthened by the ruling classes of all dynasties, and Confucius was therefore portrayed as a majestic idol.
What the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom opposed was Confucius who was portrayed as idols by the ruling class. In fact, Confucius in the hearts of the peasants were different from Confucius who was portrayed as idols. Confucius and his theories gave peasants only a general psychological characteristic of Confucianism, such as morality, benevolence, righteousness, conscience, etc., so peasants were always unable to fundamentally get rid of the shackles of Confucian thought, and the same was true for Hong Xiuquan. Therefore, they could oppose the idolized Confucius, smash the Confucius Temple and destroy Confucian books, but could not lose the Confucius in their hearts. Therefore, when the heavenly kingdom wanted to establish a regime according to the old system, Confucianism easily resurrected the soul.
When Hong Xiuquan was still stunned after hearing Hong Yun'er's words, Hong Yun'er continued: "Brother, at the beginning of our heavenly kingdom, although we had the idea of great harmony in the world, as there are chaos today, we still need to have laws and regulations. Just like the Confucian theory of the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, it has set the etiquette of the monarch and the ministers. If we just defame, the military and civilians always think that everyone is brothers and sisters, and there is no law and rules. In this way, in the past, I am afraid that the king will become a king and a minister will not be a minister, and the rules will be disrupted.
Therefore, my sister felt that the imperial edict sent by Heavenly Father still makes sense, and the seniority and seniority should be orderly, otherwise the elders would not have issued a "Studying Poem" to explain the court, the king's way, the minister's way, and the family way. And these three principles and five constants are Confucian Confucius classics, so they don't have to be abandoned." Hong Yuner took Hong Xiuquan's mind accurately. Although the leader of the Hong Cult was covered with the cloak of worshiping the God Church, he was a very traditional Confucian scholar in his bones, and he valued the monarch and minister's high homage. Otherwise, he would not have been praised as the king of heaven.
After listening to Hong Yuner's words, Hong Xiuquan pondered for a moment: "The destiny of heaven is called nature, and the destiny of nature is called Tao, and serving the father can exhaust his strength and serving the king can do his best. These are not witches, and it is not convenient to abolish them all. This is a very reasonable thing. I have been in China for thousands of years, but not all ancient books are monster books. What you said is also reasonable. I will think carefully later and issue an edict to the soldiers, civilians and the people. There is no need to abolish all ancient books." At this point, Hong Xiuquan looked at Xiao Yungui and asked, "What do you think the gongzi think?"
Xiao Yungui nodded and said, "What brother said is very good. I don't have much ink in my heart. Just follow my brother's arrangements."
Let’s talk. Seeing that the sun was almost noon, Hong Xiuquan ordered a banquet and ordered someone to invite the King of Northern, King of Wings and King of Yan to accompany him, and then invited the King of Western Kings and his wife in the Heavenly King's Mansion.
When the Heavenly King gave him a banquet, the princes were all in a proper manner. They didn’t say much during the meal, they all talked politely. During the meal, they talked more about the war in Suzhou. When Xiao Yungui talked about spending money and food to save the people of Suzhou from the suffering of the plague, everyone responded differently. The Heavenly King only said that the Western King was kind, but the Northern King said that it was the fate of the people of Suzhou. The Wing King praised him, but the King of Yan said that it was a pity for the money and food.
Xiao Yungui was a little disappointed. It seemed that except for King Wing, the rest of the people did not take those people in their hearts. Perhaps in their opinion, the people of Suzhou are still demons and are not worthy of such care and assistance.
After the banquet was dispersed, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner said goodbye. The couple arrived in Tianjing for half a day and had not returned to the Xiwang Mansion to see their family young. Therefore, the Heavenly King was not good to stay anymore, so they ordered people to send them out of the mansion.
After seeing off the Western King and his wife, Hong Xiuquan met the Northern King, the Wing King and the Yan King in the secret room.
The lights in the secret room were dim, and the faces of several people were full of uncertainty. Hong Xiuquan was drinking tea and didn't know what he was thinking. Wei Changhui was the first to hold back and stood up and said, "Brother, the King of the East is domineering and has already been in a difficult situation. Now the King of the West returns to Beijing, it seems that it is the same as before. The two kings of the East and West are united together, and we are afraid it will be difficult to balance it. Today, Heavenly Father and Brother of Heaven have come down to earth one after another, one sings blushing and the other sings blushing, and the other sings blushing, and the officials are obedient, and no one dares to resist. What should we do in the long run?"
Shi Dakai sat down and drank a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said, "Fifth brother, don't think about the bad things. Look at Brother Tian's arrival in the earth today. Although his voice and expression are harsh, it is a kind of protection. Brother Tian said that he would punish everyone severely, and he wanted to take dangerous moves and force his father to forgive him. Can't you see that?"
Qin Rigang snorted coldly and said, "Your Highness, did your Highness Bei Wang say that? One of them sang blushed and the other sang blushed. Maybe the two of them had already agreed to do this."
Shi Dakai frowned slightly and said, "The Western King is not that kind of person, and he has been fighting all the time. How can he secretly communicate with the Eastern King? We are not without spies from the Western King. If there is something secret between the Eastern King and the Western King, how could that person not know?"
Wei Changhui shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that the person will change his mind and it's hard to say. He is always a couple. Will he help outsiders deal with his husband?"
Shi Dakai said angrily: "Fifth brother, what you said is wrong. The Western King does not have the intention to abandon him. We can only fight for it and cannot force the Western King to the east. If the east and west join forces, one person will dominate the inner and the other person will dominate the outer, and with the two of us as the power of the powerful generals, how can we control it?"
Wei Changhui was still waiting to retort, but Hong Xiuquan sighed and waved his hand and said, "I wish Yunshan was still there."
Wei Changhui and others looked at each other and sat down slowly. They all thought that in their hearts, Feng Yunshan was still there, but they could still balance it. Now Feng Yunshan is gone, and it is really difficult for the two kings of the East and West to join forces within the Heavenly Dynasty. Wei Changhui was forced to kill his brother, Shi Dakai's father-in-law was demoted, and the King of Yan was also implicated in the case of the groom, and the King of Heaven was often taught by the Heavenly Father, so it was indeed difficult for several people to resist.
Hong Xiuquan continued: "For the sake of the current plan, we can only implement our plan if we separate and leave one alone."
Shi Dakai nodded and said, "That's true. The Western King cannot stay in Tianjing. He is in Tianjing, and the Eastern King is even more confident. Besides, the Western King did not intend to ask my younger brother and my fifth brother to send troops to Huaihang. I think this is an opportunity."
Wei Changhui nodded this time and said, "What Dabi said is that when he sent troops to Huai, he could block the north of Tianjing, and defend the river must defend the Huai. Secondly, he could also solve the shortage of silver resources in our Holy Cut. Thirdly, he would lead the Western King out of Tianjing so that he could not stay in the capital and open his mouth for the Eastern King. As long as the Western King is not in the capital and the Eastern King is alone, we can slowly implement strategies and make plans. Both of them are in Beijing, so we have no way to start."
Qin Rigang also said: "Yes, King Bei and King Yi left the capital and recruited soldiers and horses in Anhui and Hubei. Then they could have their own elite soldiers and generals. On the one hand, they could check and balance the soldiers and horses of the Western King, and on the other hand, they would not dare to move easily. I stayed in the capital to protect the emperor and continued to secretly recruit those who were loyal to the king of heaven. In the future, the time was ripe, they could counterattack in one fell swoop."
Hong Xiuquan nodded softly and said, "It's so good, but if you send Hu Yihuang to Hunan, Lai Hanying is a little bit unbearable there, and the troops there must be held in our hands."
Shi Dakai said slightly unbearable: "Brother, maybe I can persuade the Western King to change his mind. As long as the Western King stands on our side, the Eastern King will not be too presumptuous. We can still do the same as before..."
Before Shi Dakai could finish speaking, Hong Xiuquan interrupted him coldly and said, "Once upon a time? In the past, he and the two of them joined forces to squeeze Yunshan down. The Zhutang Wang family also joined forces to force no way out. I don't want to mention the past again!" After that, he got up and left.
Shi Dakai was stunned on the spot, Qin Rigang sneered and followed him. Wei Changhui walked to Shi Dakai and said lightly: "From the day when Heavenly Father descended to earth, we are destined to have today's situation. Even if the Western King is willing to submit, is the Eastern King willing? Dakai, you are too naive." After that, he shook his head and followed.
Shi Dakai looked at Wei Changhui's back in dismay, murmured: "Aren't everyone working together in the six kings back then? Why is this happening now? Why..."
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"Why?" Xiao Yungui was also muttering softly. After returning to the Western Prince's Mansion, Xiao Yungui, Hong Yuner, Xiao family, Jiang family, and Huang family met in a hurry, and then used the excuse of changing clothes and returning to the bedroom.
Hong Yuner changed into a regular dress, walked out from behind the screen and said, "What did you say, why?"
Xiao Yungui shrugged and said, "I mean the Heavenly King, why does the Heavenly King look so weak? It seems that he doesn't care about anything and hides in the Heavenly King's Mansion for fun all day long. I always feel that this is not like the Heavenly King."
Hong Yuner also nodded and said, "Yes, I played chess with him. His chess style is arrogant and domineering, but not like his style." She followed her and said, "I heard that Tang and Yu were called the ancient saints. And Tang and Wu were also called the ancient saints. The Han Ding had been moved to Xinmang, and Liu Wen also revived. Hui Qin captured the Jin people, and King Kang of Song still rebelled against the country. Therefore, the day of the day was a common deed, which was the common deed of the past dynasties. The Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, who founded the country in Nanjing. It was passed down to Ji Shihuaizong, and then died in the Northern Jue. However, the heart of heaven had gone, and the King of Breaking in China was in chaos, and the emperor fled to Wu and Yue. Cheng Qing had lost his plan and should drive away tigers and wolves. The regent was bad, just like a long snake and capturing a pig. Even if the successful retreated, it was difficult to sacrifice his country. Those with virtue were in the position, so how could they hate the virtuous."
Xiao Yungui was slightly slight. What Hong Yuner recited was the manifesto made by Hong Xiuquan in the Jintian Uprising. Although he couldn't remember the full text, Hong Yuner remembered it as soon as she memorized it.
"... I hope that everyone will lead the earth, hold the son in Xianyang, work together to annihilate the merchants in Muye, rebuild the old business, and rebuild the masters, and endure that the emperor's clothes and hats will be reduced to the Spring and Autumn Period, and lead the heroes of the Central Plains to return my mountains and rivers..." Hong Yun'er read it once and continued: "Although King Hong Tian wrote down the teachings and slandered the three Confucian, Buddhism and Taoism in various ways, his heart to revive the Qing Dynasty and restore China was indeed true. Otherwise, he would not have turned a Christianity that spreads the gospel into a God-worshiping religion that eliminates evil spirits. This person's great wisdom and courage cannot be underestimated."
Xiao Yungui nodded and sighed: "I am worried that King Hong Tian is deliberately showing weakness and numbing the King of the East. If you do this, you will definitely have a plan!" (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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