The heavenly father has taught us: people's origins cannot be chosen, but the path can be chosen! Yu Wanqing, the demon head, became a demon head because he was born into a family of rich and evil gentry. He did not know the great righteousness of the nation, only knew how to get rich by being an official. Therefore, he gradually went astray and became a demon head who helped Jue to commit tyranny. But now, after being educated by this angel, he knows how hateful Manchu Qing is and knows that Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is protected by God the Almighty and supported by all poor people in the world. In the future, there will definitely be a world for us. Therefore, he repented and also wanted to worship God and become a Taiping Army. He also changed his name to Yu Mengqing!
At the center of Yetang Town, outside the original Huang family ancestral hall, which is now the hall for worshiping God, a sacred ritual of "transforming an evil head into a brother" is taking place under the guidance of Luo Yaoguo, the chief lecturer of the Taiping Angel and God-worshiping Society.
At that time, the "unfortunate" Yu Wanqing, the demon head from a family of wealthy and evil gentry, had already taken off his official robes and put on a plain round-necked coat. He knelt in front of a plaque with the inscription "Wan yi, heavenly father". There were also a large group of captured Qing demons and Taiping brothers and sisters kneeling or standing around him. Among them were also "onlookers" from Egang Town - today's "melon" was quite big!
The general of the Qing Dynasty's commandery has surrendered to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Is it truly that the Qing Dynasty has become so corrupt and decadent that even officials like Yu Wanqing, a prominent general, have to change allegiances and join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, just as it's about to collapse?
If that's really the case, then the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should be secure......
"Yu Moqing, speak up!"
Luo Yaoguo spoke a lot of profound theories, but suddenly he realized that Yu Wanqing, the old thing, was still kneeling there in a daze. That's not good enough, there can't be no "companion"! There are so many "viewers" watching over there!
So he sharply asked.
"I, I also want to worship God! I also want to become a Taiping Army soldier! I also want to kill... kill Xianfeng, the evil demon head!"
In order to survive and become a loyal and meritorious official of both the Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yu Wanqing was bold enough to publicly declare "I want to kill Xianfeng!"
His shout brought the more than twenty disciples and Qoshahas of Yu Wanqing who were just brought to Egang Town and knelt there. They suddenly woke up and shouted in unison.
Although Yu Wanqing's flag battalion has two thousand men, the cream of the crop is only dozens of Qoshahas, and after some injuries, there are only twenty to thirty left. They can be used as "military experts" after some education, with a lecturer watching over them. Training new soldiers who have just been assigned to lead a squad should be manageable.
At this moment, a black-faced, robust man with a Hunan accent suddenly burst into tears and said, "Angel master, I am Yu Dabao. Yu Moqing is my father-in-law. I was born in poverty and couldn't survive, so I joined the army. I have been hating the demon head Xianfeng in my heart for a long time and even joined the Qixie Pavilion of Tian Ti Society......Now I also want to worship God! I also want to become a Taiping Army soldier! I also want to kill the demon head Xianfeng......"
Luo Yaoguo gave the robust man a glance and thought to himself, "This guy is pretty clever, and he's Yu Wanqing's adoptive son, so he must have some skills. Plus, he's a brother in the Tiandi Society... I can give him a chance to make a great contribution!"
After hearing this, some other "foreign opium soldiers" who were still smoking opium and weakly shouted, "We also want to worship God, we also want to become Taiping Army soldiers......"
In fact, these opium addicts are not much use, but Luo Yaoguo cannot let them go, because they witnessed Yu Wanqing's surrender. If he lets them go, the news will leak out and it will be difficult to take over Daozhou City in the future.
Why not detain them all and hand them over to Feng Yunsan to deal with later.
The crowd around saw this scene and were all deeply shocked.
This effect is probably similar to the Wuchang New Army uprising in history - the new army of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the good commander of the Qing's 21st Mixed Association, Li Yuanhong, all turned against the Qing Dynasty......Of course, this Qing Dynasty is doomed!
Before Luo Yaoguo distributed land and property in Egang Town, most of the small and medium-sized farmers, small merchants, artisans, even those who owned tea houses (which were often branches of the Tiandi Society at that time) were all watching on the sidelines. Now that they see Yu Wanqing and his Green Camp soldiers and officers are also going to "worship God, join the Taiping movement, and kill the demon head Xianfeng," how could they not believe in the heavenly father emperor God?
A headquarters of the Hunan branch of Tiandi Society, dressed in a long gown and accompanied by several shorter ones who rolled up their sleeves to reveal tattoos, quickly stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Angel boss, the million-strong Hunan Tiandi Society also wishes to follow the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and fight against the Manchus together to restore Han rule!"
A million strong... that's not boasting at all!
The Tiandi Society had a significant influence in late Qing Dynasty's society, especially among poor workers in the industry and commerce!
In Daozhou, those who sail on the Xiao River, those who dig mines in the surrounding mountains of Daozhou City, and those who run small businesses in various towns are almost all members of the Tiandi Society - unless you join the Tiandi Society, nobody will invite you to work with them!
For the God-worship Society to achieve significant development in Hunan, and for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to open up a base in the border areas of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, they must obtain the support of the Tiandi Society members!
Luo Yaoguo immediately turned to look in the direction of the voice, and saw that it was a black-faced, robust man wearing a long gown with wild beard. He then bowed his hand towards the man and loudly said: "Five people split up, one writes a poem, no one knows who I am on my body."
The black-faced man was taken aback: "Is this Taiping Angel also my Hongmeng brother? How can he start a poem of jiakou with me? I also don't know how my big brother is getting along in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" He continued to recite: "From now on, we will pass it on to all brothers, and later we will recognize each other and reunite."
Luo Yaoguo said, "At the time of joining Hongmen and taking an oath, I expressed my sincerity openly."
The black-faced man said, "Two branches of pine and cypress separate on the left and right, a binding of Honghua at the middle knot of brotherhood pavilion."
Luo Yaoguo said, "Brothers are present in front of the Zhongyi Hall, with a million soldiers mustered in the city."
After reciting the line "I swear here at the Fudu Temple to fight for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, we are all Hong Ying," the black-faced man made a bow, and said with a polite smile: "Brother, I am Jiao Hong, the deputy head of the Zhaomeng Hall in the Tiandi Society. It seems that you are also a brother in our society. I don't know which branch you belong to? And how many incense sticks do you burn?"
This man is the older brother of Hong Daquan!
Unfortunately, his younger brother was severely betrayed by Yang Xiuqing; otherwise, the anti-Qing situation in Hunan Province might have risen several steps higher...
As Luo Yaoguo was thinking of how to persuade Jiao Hong, Su San's voice suddenly echoed in the crowd: "The Angel Lord is the head of the Guangyi Hall, burning six incense sticks!"
Guangyi Hall is an old branch of the Tiandi Society, dating back to the "Guangdong Confucianity General Hall," which is the division of the Tiandi Society in Guangdong. Although the Tiandi Society has long disintegrated, the General Hall of Confucianity has disappeared more than two hundred years ago. There are many branches throughout various places, none of which follow the command of General Halls of Confucianity in each province. However, a hall like Guangyi that originates from a provincial Confucianity General Hall is still one step higher than ordinary halls.
The heads of ordinary halls can only say that they are burning five incense sticks, but the head of Guangyi Hall can claim that he is burning six incense sticks!
Luo Yaoguo naturally had not joined the Tiandi Society, but when Su San'nurse heard Luo Yaoguo and Jiao Hong's chi gu ci poem, she decided to let her own Guangyi Hall be taken over by him.
With this identity, the brothers in the Hunan branch of the Tiandi Society will treat him as one of their own.
Jiao Hong certainly knows that this female general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is Su San'nurse——Su San'nurse is beautiful, skilled in martial arts, and she rose against the Qing Dynasty early on, making her a famous figure in the two Guang areas. As Yongzhou Prefecture is adjacent to the two Guang areas, Jiao Hong naturally had heard of her fame, and now he could guess as much.
So he quickly knelt down one knee, bowed his hands and said, "Jiao Hong pays respect to the Lord of Guangdong Luoshan!"
Luo Yaoguo waved his hand: "Get up!" Then he said to Su San'nurse, "San'sister, please first take care of Jiao Deputy Hall Master for me."
"Yes!" Su San'nurse nodded and took the order, then raised her hand to make a "please" gesture, inviting Jiao Hong to move to one side.
Later, the Southern King Feng Yunshan appeared outside the God-worshipping Hall, surrounded by guards Ji Wenyuan and several attendants, with a furrowed brow.
Seeing Feng Yunshan's displeased expression, Luo Yaoguo knew in his heart that there was some difference between his route and the legitimate route of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
For example, the "Heavenly Father Hong Shang Tiandi God" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the "Heavenly Father Wu Tian Hong Shang Tiandi God" that Luo Yaoguo has been worshiping recently are not exactly the same——The difference here is huge! This is a major dispute on the path......!
Furthermore, Luo Yaoguo opposes the concept of "Everything returns to the Supreme Lord," meaning he supports private property. At the same time, he vigorously advocates for land distribution and uses it as a means to mobilize the common people, rather than as a way to establish a heaven on earth.
Furthermore, Luo Yaoguo also advocates that "Anyone can worship God," even if it's big-headed monsters like Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, or Zu Zhongting. As long as they are willing to abandon their demons and embrace the heavens, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom should welcome them.
As for those middle and lower-level demon heads, as well as scholars or ordinary literati, they can all be united by the God-worship Society.
In summary, it's all about having as few enemies as possible and as many friends as possible!
"Three brother, you have arrived at the right time!"
Of course, Luo Yaoguo also wants to unite with Feng Yunshan to the maximum extent, so he immediately smiled broadly, went forward to make a bow, and then pointed at Yu Wanqing and said, "Brother, this Yu Wanqing now wants to be known as Yu Moqing, and he wants to lead us to attack Daozhou City and open up a base in the Hunan-Jiangxi-Guangdong border... You see, shouldn't we welcome him?"
