Xiao Chaogui's statement finally satisfied Yang Xiuqing, whose demeanor calmed down. A faint smile appeared on his pale face, and he addressed Xiao Chaogui: "Brother-in-law, don't think I'm overreacting. The name of Heaven Father is actually Yehuanghua or Taiyang rather than the Supreme God. What truly matters is who can speak for Heaven Father and the Heavenly Brother!"
"True power in Taiping Heavenly Kingdom does not reside with the Emperor but depends on who can speak on behalf of Father and Brother. Whoever can represent them has the authority to decide life and death! Power exists, all prospers; power lost, all perishes!"
Yang Xiuqing's words were clear and to the point, and Xiao Chaogui's expression changed accordingly.
The political system of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is very unique and is not a true monarchy.
In the monarchy, whether "I am the world" or "constitutional monarchy", the monarch is always above everyone else, and the only difference is whether they have real power. However, Hong Xiuquan, the emperor of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was not above everyone else before the Tianjing Incident. This is because Taiping Heavenly Kingdom still had two princes who could speak on behalf of Father and Brother—Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui.
Heaven Father and Heaven Brother are higher than the Heavenly King!
Once Heaven Father and Heaven Brother take over, Hong Xiuquan immediately drops from the first to the third position and has to bow and kneel to welcome them.
When Heaven Father and Heaven Brother do not come down, Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui are smaller than Hong Xiuquan.
This system is indeed quite strange!
And now there is another Heavenly Prince, Lu Yaoguo, who can also consult with Heaven Father and Heaven Brother in the sky and receive a clear response.
So Hong Xiuquan's position in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is truly stable with some decline!
The issue of who is greater or lesser between Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, and Luo Yaoguo has now become a question again.
Before Luo Yaoguo came, when Yang Xiuqing possessed Heaven Father, he was the largest. Heaven Father is greater than Heaven Brother!
Even Jesus would have to observe filial piety, wouldn't he? It's not as if Jesus would want to assassinate his father and seize the throne to become God?
The problem is that Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui's God and Jesus are not true. They just deceive a group of unsophisticated mountain folk. However, Luo Yaoguo, who was sent from above by Heaven, cannot be deceived by them.
If things really get ugly, Luo Yaoguo might reveal some magical artifacts, such as a purple-golden cauldron, and take away Yang Xiuqing all at once. Then those good times would be over.
Yang Xiuqing was unwilling to let go of the power to "speak for Heaven Father" on one hand, and he was also afraid of losing a confrontation with Luo Yaoguo. His mood became heavy all of a sudden, and his face turned from pale to blue.
Hong Xuanjiao saw him in this state and suddenly said, "Brother Yao, I'm afraid the angel will have some powerful artifacts given by Heaven that can take all of us."
Yang Xiuqing, upon hearing this, muttered in a low voice: "It's true. What if he really has a purple-golden cauldron?"
"What purple-golden cauldron?" Hong Xuanjiao asked with wide eyes, curious.
"It's nothing, nothing." Yang Xiuqing quickly shook his head. He couldn't let Xiao Chaogui and Hong Xuanjiao know about his embarrassing dream.
Hong Xuanjiao smiled and had a good idea in her heart. She then changed the subject and said: "Fourth brother, I think the evil people must be called by the Heavenly King to act as angels. If there is a magical artifact that can prove the title of Heaven Father is Taiyangshen, then Heaven Father and Brother don't have to come down. If he doesn't have any magical artifacts to prove it, let Heaven Father and Brother come down again together to beat Susan's buttocks!"
"How is it to hit Su San'nan's buttocks?" Yang Xiuqing was taken aback, "Isn't it to hit Luo Yaoguo's buttocks?"
Hong Xuanjiao smiled and said, "Brother Yao, hitting Su San'nan's buttocks means hitting Luo Angel's face. You don't know this, but Su San'nan has already married Luo Angel. After they finish their fight in Changsha, they will have their honeymoon. If you publicly beat them without pants on, everyone in the Heavenly Kingdom will know that it is you who really holds power."
"So that's how it is." Yang Xiuqing nodded lightly, not suspecting that Hong Xuanjiao had already been in cahoots with Luo Yaoguo.
After all, Hong Xuanjiao's husband, Xiao Chaogui, was "Heaven Brother descending to the mortal world," which was similar to Yang Xiuqing's "Heaven Father descending to the mortal world."
Moreover, Hong Xuanjiao is the head of the female camp. Any king who wants to marry a queen consort into the palace has to first consult her, and only if she agrees can the matter proceed. It's not strange that Luo Yaoguo, who wants to marry the vice-head of the female camp, needs to consult Hong Xuanjiao.
Hong Xuanjiao still feared that Yang Xiuqing would insist on hitting Luo Yaoguo's buttocks - Yang Xiuqing has a special liking for this, and Hong Xiuquan has beaten him for it in history. So she spoke seriously: "Fourth brother, we are hitting Su San'nan's buttocks to hit Luo Angel's face. If we hit Luo Angel's buttocks, then who else's face will we have slapped?"
Whose? Of course, it's the face of God!
Yang Xiuqing immediately trembled, as if he was about to hit God's face. Luo Yaoguo would have to receive another angel from Heaven without a purple-golden cauldron!
"But how can this board be applied to Su San'nan's buttocks?" Yang Xiuqing continued to ask.
Hong Xuanjiao smiled, "I'll go secretly first and make Su San'nan take responsibility and receive a sound beating. By then, we'll have dealt with that angel while also leaving face for the upper echelons. Isn't that great?"
This thinking is very different from "Yehuanghua". It is more like "Taiyang Shengdi", which is completely against the teachings of Yehuanghua. If someone believes in Yehuanghua, they would never think of such things. That would be going to hell!
Yang Xiuqing twirled a few sparse whiskers: "After hitting Luo Angel's face, it would be hard to get along with him in the future. How should we arrange this?"
Xiao Chaogui laughed, "That's easy. After he captures Changsha, we can just give him the title of Xiang King!"
Yang Xiuqing's eyeball twitched repeatedly, and this arrangement was right up his alley!
He has already squeezed out Feng Yunshan, and Xiao Chaogui has reserved the title of "Wuchang King". In the future, the only one who can compete with him in the central government of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will be the angel Luo Yaoguo.
If he could oust Luo Yaoguo as well, sending him to be the Xiang King, then the central government of the future Heavenly Kingdom would be decided by him, the "God," with a single word!
However, Hong Xiuquan is not completely foolish. He must consider this carefully. Thinking of this, Yang Xiuqing looked at Hong Xuanjiao: "Sixth sister, this matter needs to be discussed with the Heavenly King. Who should I send to talk to him?"
"I will do it," Hong Xuanjiao patted her chest and laughed lightly, "Fourth brother, you can rest assured that this matter is up to me. I'll go first to explain it to the Heavenly King, and then quietly make a trip to Daozhou to clearly explain the pros and cons to Su San'nan. I'll ask her to take responsibility for the beating given by the angel."
"All right, thank you for your help!" Yang Xiuqing nodded, but still felt uneasy. He turned to Xiao Chaogui and said, "Brother-in-law, this trip to Daozhou is a matter of life and death, and it cannot be taken lightly. We must take all our troops with us!"
"Okay!" Xiao Chaogui nodded, with a fierce expression on his face, "Brother Yao, I'll follow your lead!"
Yang Xiuqing smiled: "Good-in-law, I promise Brother Yao that in the future, Wuhan, Hanyang, and indeed the entire province of Hubei, will all be part of your family's territory!"
"Thank Brother Yao!"
Xiao Chaogui and Hong Xuanjiao both looked delighted upon hearing this and bowed to thank Yang Xiuqing together.
"I don't need him! I am the son of Heaven Father and the brother of Heaven Brother. Even when I sleep soundly, I can have a realm, and I don't need his help as an angel. I will see how capable he is. If he has the ability, let him use his magical arts in the sky to take me away."
Of course, the one making an angry roar at the moment is Hong Xiuquan, the real ruler of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the second son of Heaven Father and Heaven Brother, who claims to get a realm just by sleeping soundly and is known as the "world's first lazy king." His mental state may not be normal.
And while listening to his roar, it was Hong Xuanjiao, who had been sent by Yang Xiuqing to stir up trouble.
But before Hong Xuanjiao could start spreading rumors, Hong Xiuquan himself "exploded" first!
This is the biggest difference from Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui. He really believes that he is the second son of Heaven Father!
The fact that Luo Yaoguo has recently descended from "heaven" has further solidified his understanding of his own identity!
He is the son of God, a person of heavenly mandate!
Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui know that they are jumping the gun, that God, Jesus, and themselves have no blood relationship, but Hong Xiuquan doesn't know this. He thinks he is truly the son of God, which is a big problem!
Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui know they are fakes, so they dare not play it to the limit. They have to keep some restraint. Because if they go too far, no one will cover for them. If the Qing dynasty catches them, they will be subject to a thousand cuts and ten thousand beheadings.
Hong Xiuquan doesn't know he is a fake and believes that there is truly a Heaven Father and Heaven Brother supporting him from above, so he thinks he can do as he pleases. In the worst case, he can just compete with his father in heaven!
Xianfeng's father is Da Guang, whose father is God!
Isn't this winning by lying down?
So he is not afraid of going too far!
That's why he doesn't mind taking risks! Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to create such a mess in the Taiping Rebellion!
Now Hong Xuanjiao was also a bit confused about how to explain things to this "idiot" brother
