Chapter 164 Three Preventive Measures
Mai Ke arrived in Dongwangchong, and Yang Xiutian took him into his residence. The two took their seats in a simple meeting room.
This is a room specially prepared by Yang Xiuqing for military advisors, although it is not luxurious, but it is clean and elegant, and the bedroom and reception room are complete. In addition to the furniture, there is also a bookcase, which is unique to the military division.
The two sat down, Mai Ke took out a bottle of wine from the equipment bag, which he had come from the old store in Yongzhou, handed it to the second brother, and said: "Second brother is hard, this is specially brought by the younger brother, treat you." ”
Yang Xiu took it, bit the cap of the bottle with a bite of the "horn", and then poured it down. After tasting it, he said, "It's really a good wine! at least 80 degrees." ”
Then he said to Mai Ke: "The little brother has a heart." Knowing that I love spirits. Generally, the wine is too light for me, and the high number is enjoyable. ”
Not to mention, this is really what Mai Ke prepared for his second brother, and he will give it to him when they meet in the future. It's just that I didn't expect that the second brother would be drunk so soon.
Mai Ke knew that his second brother was a good drinker, and he drank a surprisingly large amount of alcohol, but he never made a mistake because of alcohol. Seeing that the second brother liked this, he said, "Okay, I'll ask Tang Xiao and them to get a few boxes for the second brother." ”
After idle talk, the two began to get down to business - analyzing and solving Yang Xiuqing's problems and hidden dangers.
Yang Xiutian once again summarized the current situation here and the problem of his consciousness, and then said: "It's also that I didn't attach much importance to faith at that time, I should wait for you to come and talk to him." Now that it has developed to this point, it is not realistic from the beginning, how do you think it can be remedied?"
"Second brother, don't be sorry for this. You've done your best. If you feel that you should go further in your faith, that's a different story. ”
"Don't say it, I'm really interested in Christianity right now. If you have time, you must ask your little brother for advice, if you can reach your kind of course, there will be no such faith, and nothing will trouble you. Haha, second brother, is this an afterthought?"
Christians have a basic understanding of such things -- God has his time to accomplish what he has planned. Therefore, the second brother had this idea, and the time arranged by God had come, and the Holy Spirit had completed his work. This second brother may not understand it for a while, you just have time to think about it. However, I want to congratulate the second brother, now we are really on the same road. ”
The two have established a concentricity, and when they look at Yang Xiuqing's problem, they know the crux of his problem. All these brothers who crossed over were trying to fulfill God's will, and his approach was to deviate from that direction. And the direction he wants to take is the trajectory of the original history. This is incompatible with the goal of traversing, and must be stopped categorically.
With this basic understanding in mind, there is a fixed scope for discussing countermeasures. Therefore, it did not take long for the two to determine three measures. First of all, the most important thing is to change Yang Xiuqing. If he discards his mistakes of faith and overcomes the pride of no one in his eyes, he will solve the problem fundamentally. Even if there are some errors in execution, it doesn't matter.
This measure was handed over to Mai Ke to implement, and he had to face him directly, preaching the correct faith head-on, and challenging the wrong ideas. This is the first step that Mai Ke must take. Whether and when he can accept it is God's will.
Second, it is necessary to prevent the spread of his mistakes. Since the effect of the first measure is uncertain, he may accept it or reject it, and he may take action immediately or in a few years, so the responsibility of the correct leader is not to let his personal mistakes spread and let the whole regimental training follow his mistakes.
Yang Xiutian is responsible for this measure, and he must firmly grasp the direction of the development of this armed force, and cannot turn it into capital to support Yang Xiuqing's erroneous beliefs and arrogance. Even if he insists on not changing, he must be given a salary from the bottom of the kettle, so that he does not have the conditions to cause heavy losses.
The third is the protection of others. In history, Yang Xiuqing not only harmed the great cause of the Kingdom of Heaven, harmed himself, but also harmed a large number of people who followed him. From now on, we must do our best to eliminate his influence, and prevent these heavenly elites from forming a blind worship of him personally.
This measure was jointly completed by Mai Ke and Yang Xiutian. Mai Ke's task is to help them establish the right faith. Only when man has established a true object of faith can he be free from the worship of man. And to eliminate the personality cult of Yang Xiuqing, it is mainly served by military advisors. If he is good enough, he will naturally divert everyone's attention.
At the same time, Mai Ke also decided: immediately ask Gavin to send a military pastor.
Only after these measures have been vigorously implemented can we consider how to let Yang Xiuqing play his role correctly and effectively on this basis. Judging from his historical appearance, if he really changed his mind and face, at least in the above aspects, he would really be able to make great achievements and make important contributions to the great cause of heaven.
After these positive measures were determined, the two also considered other possibilities. For example, if Yang Xiuqing is too restrictive or too demanding, will he go to extremes and surrender to the Manchus?
After further analysis, I feel that the possibility of this possibility happening to Yang Xiuqing is extremely low, almost equal to zero. The reason is that he did not have any good feelings towards the Manchus, and the Manchus could not satisfy him with what he was pursuing. Although he can do whatever it takes to get promoted and make a fortune, he is not a stupid person, he can't achieve his goals, but he won't do what he puts his life on.
At the same time, we must also see that Yang Xiuqing has a positive side, which is also the fundamental reason why he participated in the worship of God. Allowing him to revise his faith is progress in the same direction, not regression, and is in line with his fundamental pursuit. And his surrender to the Manchus was a fundamental regression, not only did he not make progress, but he also lost the foundation he already had.
However, this also gave Mai Ke and Yang Xiutian a wake-up call: when implementing these measures, we must pay special attention and do not forget the fundamental purpose: every qiē is to save people and save all people, including Yang Xiuqing himself.
saved Yang Xiuqing himself, and also saved his family, loved ones, and all those who followed him. Therefore, both in terms of motivation and in terms of the actions taken to take measures, it must be ensured. This will be a test of the wisdom of the participants.
After this analysis, Yang Xiutian gained a further understanding of the essence of the Christian faith. We are deeply aware that in order to conform to God's will, we must not rely only on our own wisdom and bravery. He was even more determined to take advantage of the opportunity to be with Mai Ke to build up the foundation of his faith.
And Mai Ke also decided: Without further ado, I will face Yang Xiuqing tomorrow!