The survivors of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were finally revealedAge Secret
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the only 13-year-old country in China's history, was founded by a peasant uprising and represented the awakening of the peasant regime. The founding of the country was full of myths, and it was once so strong that the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were very jealous.
However, just when everyone thought it would dominate one side, it went to its demise. So, what caused the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to decline? It wasn't until 1909 that Lai Hanying, the last "survivor" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was found, and this 96-year-old man revealed a secret that shocked the world!
Lai Hanying, a peasant-born "survivor" Lai Hanying, a man born into a peasant family, was the younger brother of the wife of Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and was therefore called Uncle Lai.
Since he was a child, he had great ambitions and longed to serve his country one day and become a famous minister or a famous general. In order to achieve this goal, he studied hard, studied literature and ink diligently, and also found martial artists to learn martial arts, day and night.
However, as he grew older, he found that the Qing Dynasty had fallen into decay and was powerless to fight back against foreign aggression. This puzzled him, should he continue to work for the corrupt purge of **?
Since the Opium War, China has gradually slipped into the abyss of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, all of which stemmed from the unequal Treaty of Nanjing, signed by the Qing Dynasty. In this crisis, the Chinese people have endured heavy exploitation and oppression, which has inspired the people of all countries to rebel, and even prompted some far-sighted leaders to launch uprisings and fight for their own rights.
Perhaps, the phrase "* there is oppression, ** there is resistance" is the best interpretation of this phenomenon, and the great ambition in Hong Xiuquan's heart is also shining in this wave.
Lai Hanying's sister tied the knot with Hong Xiuquan, and when he learned that his brother-in-law was planning an uprising, he did not hesitate to join Hong Xiuquan's uprising team, and assisted Hong Xiuquan to grow stronger, and finally formed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
During this period, Lai Hanying also became proficient in medical skills. For such a person who can both write and martial arts, and is proficient in medical skills, Hong Xiuquan is naturally very important. As a result, Lai Hanying has always been at the heart of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
As a result, he experienced the founding and decline of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, as well as many unknown secrets.
Lai Hanying was an important figure in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who fled to Hong Kong when Tianjing was surrounded and suppressed by the Qing Dynasty, where he lived in seclusion for a while. In 1909, he returned to his hometown and found that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom no longer existed, and the Qing ** could not care about him as a survivor.
Someone found Lai Hanying and wanted to know the secrets of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so he revealed a fact that shocked the world: Yang Xiuqing was not killed by Hong Xiuquan's order!
This makes people wonder who Yang Xiuqing is, and what did the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rely on to establish and grow?
Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was born in a family of cultivators. From the age of 7, he went to school in the village school, and gained an in-depth understanding of the Four Books and the Five Classics and some difficult ancient books.
In that era, if you wanted to get ahead, you had to get famous. Hong Xiuquan's knowledge has always been among the best, and people think that he can win the championship in one fell swoop and glorify his ancestors. However, Hong Xiuquan took the children's examination three times in a row, but failed in the Guangzhou hospital examination and failed.
When he was 25 years old, his family was very worried, after all, he only had a few years to concentrate on his studies. The successive defeats devastated Hong Xiuquan, who fell ill and fell into a deep coma.
However, it was this coma that brought a turn for the better in Hong Xiuquan's ordinary life.
When he was seriously ill, Hong Xiuquan experienced a mysterious hallucination. He saw a kind old man and told him, "You have come to earth to slay demons by the will of heaven, and do not despise yourself." ”
This hallucination deeply shocked Hong Xiuquan, and he began to think deeply about the scene, and even felt that he was the incarnation of the gods. Coupled with his love of reading obscure ancient books since he was a child, this idea was even stronger in his heart.
Since then, he has given up the idea of scientific research and turned to the study of the way of immortals. In 1836, he came into contact with Liang Fa's "Advice to the World" and was deeply moved by the ** teachings in the book.
He began to abandon the Book of Confucius and Mencius, and turned to believe in ** religion, and even replaced the tablet of Confucius with the tablet of God.
In Hong Xiuquan's heart, God is a god who pursues equality, and now, they are in a situation of oppression, and it is the time when such a god is needed. Combined with the hallucinations of his previous serious illness, he was even more convinced that he was commanded by God to save the world.
Therefore, he began his missionary journey, founded the ** Church called the "Worship of God", and claimed to be the second son of God, the younger brother of Jesus. Perhaps it was because the people at that time had been oppressed for a long time, or perhaps it was the worship of the "gods" in the ancient feudal society, in short, Hong Xiuquan's church developed rapidly, and his name of "Heavenly Father's Second Son" was also widely spread, and more and more people began to support him.
With a supporter, with such a title, Hong Xiuquan began to dream of creating a country without oppression and war. He promised people that he would build such a country for them.
Hong Xiuquan immediately gained many supporters. Subsequently, he began to write vigorously, claiming to be the son of God, as a way to convey his compassion for the suffering of the world and his contempt for the monarch.
Hong Xiuquan's position is undoubtedly a challenge to the Qing Dynasty, so the conflict between the two is intensifying. In 1851, in order to protect his career, Hong Xiuquan launched the Jintian Uprising against the Qing **, changed the original "God Worship Religion" to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and proclaimed himself the King of Heaven.
After the arduous struggle with the Qing Dynasty, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gradually grew stronger, set Nanjing as the capital and named Tianjing, and also promulgated the "**Tian Mu System", everything was in order.
Hong Xiuquan reused several fierce generals during this period and managed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom with him, among which Yang Xiuqing was the one he trusted and relied on the most. Although Yang Xiuqing is mediocre, he is a good hand in army management.
Therefore, no matter Hong Xiuquan goes, he will take him with him, and even consult him on national affairs. Hong Xiuquan's favor and dependence made Yang Xiuqing's status in the army continue to improve, and even surpassed Hong Xiuquan's momentum.
Yang Xiuqing is also a person who is very good at winning people's hearts, which is why Hong Xiuquan trusts him so much. However, what Hong Xiuquan did not expect was that Yang Xiuqing couldn't extricate himself after tasting the sweetness of power, and had the idea of replacing Hong Xiuquan as king.
Yang Xiuqing, an ambitious leader, believed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's egalitarian system would allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment. This philosophy attracted more and more people to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which gradually grew stronger and reached its heyday.
However, this was a threat to the declining Qing Dynasty. They decided to completely annex the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom while it was not strong enough. As a result, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty united with the ** to arrest Feng Yunshan, an important general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and released cruel words to completely eliminate the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
At this time, Hong Xiuquan was not in Tianjing, only Yang Xiuqing was in the base camp. This caused turmoil within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which had been in pursuit of peace and contentment, but now faced the threat of annihilation, causing them to panic.
In the face of the invasion of the Qing Dynasty army and the civil strife of the people, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquanyuan, could not return in time in Guangdong, putting the country in a dangerous situation. At this critical moment, Yang Xiuqing stepped forward and publicly declared that he was "Heavenly Father descended to earth", and claimed that his status even surpassed Hong Xiuquan.
Although this statement sounded ridiculous, it succeeded in winning the trust of the poor people and causing the generals in the army to obey Yang Xiuqing's orders.
Yang Xiuqing's heroic battle and wise rescue won the praise of the entire Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, when Hong Xiuquan returned to Tianjing, everything changed.
Yang Xiuqing, with his self-proclaimed status as "Heavenly Father", surpassed Hong Xiuquan, the monarch who had reused and supported him. Although Hong Xiuquan was outraged by Yang Xiuqing's rude behavior, he could not take action against him because it would deny his own identity.
During this time, Hong Xiuquan's life was full of troubles and grievances.
Yang Xiuqing enjoyed pleasure in the high position of power, and in order to consolidate his power, he replaced important positions with his confidants, and brutally executed those who disobeyed him. His methods are ruthless, convicting others as the Father, beheading them for public display, and dismembering their bodies at worst.
The people in Tianjing City were panicked, Hong Xiuquan wanted to manage it but couldn't do it, the military power had long been dispersed, and only the title of the king of a country was left, which was still suppressed by Yang Xiuqing. Indeed, what Yang Xiuqing did was extremely hateful, but the mistakes he committed after being in a high position were enough to make him die.
However, Yang Xiuqing's death was not committed by Hong Xiuquan, but someone else. So, who killed him?
Yang Xiuqing, the self-proclaimed "Heavenly Father", held power in one body, and exerted pressure on the kings and disobedient generals, so he was resented.
Among them, Wei Changhui was particularly resentful, and he once had a grudge against Yang Xiuqing for killing his brother. Although Wei Changhui is a fierce general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and has a certain amount of power, he still has shortcomings compared with Yang Xiuqing, who claims to be "Heavenly Father".
However, Wei Changhui is not a person who is good at flattery, so his relationship with Yang Xiuqing is very delicate. If Yang Xiuqing hadn't killed Wei Changhui's brother ruthlessly, the conflict between the two might not have intensified so quickly.
However, the reason why Yang Xiuqing killed Wei Changhui's brother was unacceptable to everyone, just because Wei Changhui's brother and Yang Xiuqing's brother-in-law competed for the same residence, Yang Xiuqing lynched Wei Changhui's brother on the charge of committing the crime of having no one in his eyes.
Seeing his brother's tragic death, Wei Changhui's hatred for Yang Xiuqing became more and more intense, and he couldn't even restrain himself. However, due to the disparity in status, he must wait for his moment. Yang Xiuqing didn't care about this, and even asked Wei Changhui for trouble, and even spurred him.
However, Wei Changhui kept his anger until he found an opportunity - Yang Xiuqing's mansion was weak in defense. So, he led the army directly into it and unfolded **.
Yang Xiuqing's whole family was brutally killed, and he was found by Wei Changhui hiding under the table and trembling. Wei Changhui scolded Yang Xiuqing as a "charcoal burner and a blind man", and beheaded Yang Xiuqing when he begged for mercy.
Hong Xiuquan turned a deaf ear to this matter, which gave Wei Changhui more power, and he killed Yang Xiuqing's more than 30,000 party members, even if he surrendered, he could not escape death.
In order to maintain his power, Hong Xiuquan ordered Wei Changhui, who killed Yang Xiuqing's comrades, to divide the body of the five horses, and the power of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom returned to his hands, but his body was not as good as before, and he died soon after.
Qing ** took advantage of the civil strife in Taiping Heaven to eliminate this country that had given them a headache in one fell swoop. However, the fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not entirely due to civil strife, but ultimately due to Hong Xiuquan's management problems.
Yang Xiuqing, the villain, finally got the punishment he deserved and was killed by Wei Changhui.