Seeing that Hong Xiuquan was in a hurry, Mai Ke comforted him and said, "Brother Hong is not impatient. If you explain the situation clearly, you will be more confident in saving people. I heard that Feng Yunshan has been arrested for the third time, what is the reason for this time and how was he arrested?"

Hong Xiuquan suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said, "Shaoguang and I have been friends since childhood, and he is only one year younger than me. He lives in a neighboring village, three miles away from my house. Although his family is solid, he himself makes a living as a teacher in the Mongolian Pavilion. I played with him when I was a kid, and later we went to school together, and I was with him when he was a teacher, so I was very familiar with him and like-minded.

"In the twenty-third year of Daoguang, we founded the God Worship Cult together. To be honest, if it weren't for his determination and determination, it would have been really difficult for me to take this step. Therefore, in the name of Christianity, it is not so much that I take the lead, but that he is the master.

"Shaoguang and I started to establish the Church of God worship in February of the 24th year of Daoguang. At that time, together with Shaoguang and several other colleagues, he went to the mountainous area in the northeast of Guang, intending to establish a foundation in the Bayao Mountains. Despite all the hardships, the results were not great.

Some of the people who went with them were shaken and ran home. Even I hesitated, and finally decided to return to my hometown first. Shaoguang did not waver, not only did not go home, but continued westward, and soon arrived at the Bauhinia Mountain in Guangxi.

At that time, Shaoguang had nothing in place, just like the disciples described in the Bible. He went to a small village called Gulin Society, and wanted to find a hired laborer and have something to eat. But after waiting for a day, no one hired him, so he had to stay temporarily in a small roadside shop.

The next day, no one hired him. Shaoguang had no choice but to borrow a dung basket from the shopkeeper, pick up cow dung, and sell it to farmers in exchange for some food.

"He is a young master from a wealthy family, not only gave up a prosperous life, but also did this most despicable thing, I can't compare to him. If he can't succeed, God will be too blind. That's certainly what I thought at the time.

"Now, I understand that God is in control of everything, and God's will will will be done. During this time, Pastor Gavin talked to me a lot about this. ”

Mai Ke took the opportunity to enlighten him, "So Brother Hong, don't worry. Every qiē is in charge of God. You go on, what progress has he made since he arrived in the Bauhinia Mountains?"

In addition to picking dung, he also does those farm work such as digging soil and mud, cutting grain and threshing, anyway, he does the dirty work that others don't do, so he can barely survive. is also thanks to his martial arts roots.

On this day, he worked for the home of an inmate named Zeng Huaiying. On a hot day, he was sweating profusely, and suddenly a cool breeze blew, and he suddenly felt very comfortable, full of interest, and sang an ancient song loudly, which was the "South Wind Song" composed by Emperor Shun in ancient times.

"'The south wind can relieve the sorrow of our people, and when the south wind blows, it can help the wealth of our people. ’

"My brother's feelings of worrying about the country and the people can be seen from this ancient style. His opposition to the Manchu Qing was not to promote himself to become rich, but to save the people from fire and water and save the country from hanging upside down.

As it happened, the former prisoner happened to be chilling nearby, and he was surprised to hear that the day laborer he had hired was so elegant, so he began to talk to him.

Then Shaoguang used his skillful knowledge of scripture and history to impress the prisoner. Later, the inmate recommended Shaoguang to return to his old job and become a tutor in another village. Since then, his life has been relatively stable.

Shaoguang took this opportunity to go deep into the Bauhinia Mountains in addition to teaching. There is a mountain there, whose name is Pingzai Mountain, where many charcoal burners gathered. They have been in the mountains for many years, chopping wood and burning charcoal, without food and hunger, and without clothing.

Shaoguang chatted with them and told them about his Christian faith. Of course, the kind we discussed beforehand, not only is it simple, but it also has a lot of mistakes.

"The main thing is that Yama and Bodhisattva are goblins who help the Manchus harm the poor. God alone loves the poor. God is the only true God, and all human beings are born and raised by God.

"We are all brothers and sisters, and we should worship God together. After worshipping God, everyone has food and clothing, and there is no calamity or trouble.

Shaoguang talked to them like this, and they realized that the Manchu government was the root cause of this qiē disaster and evil, and made them hate the existing system.

So we organized them and founded the Worship of God Society in Pingzaishan, which was our first congregation of a certain size. ”

What Hong Xiuquan was embarrassed to say was that when Feng Yunshan did these things, he claimed that Hong Xiuquan sent him, and Hong Xiuquan was the savior sent to them by God, and these people all hoped that this savior would come to save them every day.

"Later, I also went to Pingzaishan. I was overjoyed to see that Shaoguang had created an unprecedented situation in just three years. Then we continued to preach the gospel every day.

Soon, more than 2,000 poor peasants from the nearby villages joined the Worship Society. So a few of us, including me and Yunshan, as well as a few local brothers, prayed to God to give us a base for the uprising.

"In order to expand our influence, we went to the nearby county of Xiangzhou, where there is a large temple called Ganwang Temple, which is said to have been built to commemorate a great general surnamed Gan of the Southern Dynasty. During the festival, the people of the surrounding hundreds of miles go there to worship the incense, and the incense is usually at its peak.

"We went there to tear down the Ganwang Temple. Let those people see that this so-called god who has received incense cannot not only protect his followers, but also himself. If you push it, you will fall down, and if you pound it, it will be a pile of dirt. ”

"How's the effect? If you smash the temple, those people will follow you?" asked Mai Ke.

"Nope. Hong Xiuquan's voice was dry, "Our drastic actions have not only made those foolish people wake up and follow us, but have set the grass and snakes on fire and burned themselves.

As a result, the landlords and squires who were already disgusted with us joined forces with the government, imposed severe restrictions on us, and offered rewards for the arrest of those who were the leaders.

"It was Wang Xiucai, who arrested Shaoguang this time, who secretly organized a group exercise at that time, verified in advance the return route of Shaoguang and those charcoal burners, set up an ambush halfway, and arrested him.

"After they captured Shaoguang, they were to take him to the nearest official office, which was the Dahuangjiang Division. It also happened that day, after Wang Xiucai and his brother caught the people, they rested at Baozheng's house in the village, and were taken by a charcoal burner named Lu Liu, a believer of Shaoguang's development, who led other believers who knew the news to surround Baozheng's house and rescue Shaoguang.

I thought that this matter would be over, but I didn't expect that only two days later, the talented landlord led more regimental trainers to rush into Shaoguang's residence like a wolf and catch him. At the same time, Lu Liu and several others were arrested.

"This time, they also learned to be obedient, they didn't stop anywhere, they arrested people and sent them directly to the Dahuang Jiangsi.

At the same time, Wang Xiucai, who arrested people, also used a two-pronged approach, stabbing a piece of paper directly to the county office, saying that Shaoguang and they gathered thousands of people with the intention of rebelling.

"This crime is too big, and the county government doesn't have the guts to hide it even if they want to. Therefore, he sent a government official to the Dahuangjiang Division to bring Shaoguang and Lu Liu to the county office.

In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this kind of crime of rebellion is listed as the first of the ten heinous crimes, and not only will he be sentenced to death, but his family will also be punished.

At the same time, officials at all levels of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were very afraid of such cases, because when it came to rebellion, they would often be implicated if they were not careful.

"As a result, the person was arrested, and when the county magistrate Jia Zhu reported it, no one accepted it. First, I am afraid of being implicated, and second, I am afraid of trouble.

No one took over, so the magistrate had to try the case himself, so he asked the plaintiff Wang Zuoxin to go to the county office to confront the defendant.

However, the talented landlord was enthusiastic when he arrested people, and decisive when he sued people, and he was afraid when he needed to appear in court to confront him, so he kept hiding. At the same time, it is generally accepted that such an appearance as testifying in court is very dishonorable.

Therefore, the case has been dragged on and cannot be closed.

"Originally, the plaintiff did not show up, and the defendant should be released unconditionally, but the corrupt Manchu government saw it as an opportunity to collect money. As long as the relevant people don't talk and let go, the people will be locked up all the time.

In the face of this corrupt government, those charcoal burners who were already hungry and cold had no choice but to raise money and give money from their own necessary living expenses to those corrupt officials.

"It wasn't until five months later that the money came together. The magistrate falsely claimed that Shaoguang was "teaching people to respect heaven, moving people to be kind, and there was no illegal thing."

"The money has also been spent, and there is no crime, and the magistrate still announced that Shaoguang is a vagrant, and he must be escorted out of the country, repatriated to his hometown, and handed over to the local magistrate there.

At this time, that Lu Liu had died of illness in prison. Lu Liu is a core member of the God Worship Society developed by Shaoguang and the leader of the charcoal burners. He fought particularly hard in operations such as the destruction of the Gan Temple. It's a shame to die prematurely.

"What's more interesting is that the two officials who escorted Shaoguang were moved by Shaoguang before they left the western border of Guangguang. not only released Shaoguang, but also was willing to throw away the official mission and join the worship of God.

As a result, they returned halfway together and returned to the Bauhinia Mountains.

"I wonder where those two officers are now, and what are they doing?" asked Mai Ke. Thinking of the ideological transformation system I brought over, I need someone to be responsible for it in the future, maybe these two are the right people.

"They have been following Shaoguang to do things. You should be able to meet them this time. ”

Mai Ke then asked Hong Xiuquan what was the difference between Feng Yunshan's arrest this time and the last time.

Hong Xiuquan thought for a while and said, "Maybe it has something to do with the new emperor, this time the Manchu yamen at all levels seem to be resolute in suppressing us." For example, this time to arrest Shaoguang, it was the regimental training led by Wang Zuoxin and the officials who acted together. I think Shaoguang's life is in danger. ”

"In that case, we moved overnight. The two of us will rush to the rescue in a while, Brother Hong, you don't want to go, this time the fleet has brought a lot of foreign guns and other important supplies. You'll need to direct them all to move back safely. There is also the training of the foreign gun team that should also be arranged. ”

Originally, Hong Xiuquan still wanted to save people together, firstly, the handling of these materials is really important, and secondly, his martial arts are too far behind the two brothers, he still knows that he still has it, so he should not help.

Before leaving, Hong Xiuquan revealed another news that Wei Changhui, the captain of the guard of the county jail, was also a member of the God Worship Society, but he was on the periphery. Contact can be found if needed.

Yes, another king-level figure is involved.