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Volume 1: The Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 242: The Peaceful Christ

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    Damn the French, damn Napoleon III, a country bumpkin who was willing to embrace the Holy See for the throne. Xiao Yungui cursed a few words in his heart, but still said with a smile on his face: "Minister Blomble, talking about Christianity and our Chinese people.  The origins are long. In fact, as early as the Song Dynasty, Christianity crossed the ocean and came to China. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, countless missionaries came to China to preach. But you know why Christianity,  Haven't Catholic sects spread widely in China?"

    ?Blumble was not a missionary and had not considered this issue. After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Why is this?"

    Xiao Yungui said slowly: "This is because there are many things in the teachings from the Holy See that are inconsistent with our Chinese tradition and culture for thousands of years, so most people cannot accept it."

    Hong Yun'er and Xiao Yungui had an in-depth discussion on how to solve the doctrinal issue. They always felt that if the doctrine of worshiping God was completely removed, the faith that had long supported the Taiping Army's operations would collapse. The Taiping Army in the West Palace had already  A plan to quietly reshape faith began, from collecting Confucian classics before the Ming Dynasty to publishing books such as "Ten Days of Yangzhou", from Xiao Yungui constantly mentioning the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty on large and small occasions to protecting the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.  , Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er planned to transfer the belief of God Worship to the great cause of national rejuvenation, and slowly weaken the God Worship into the fifth doctrine besides Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam.  

    In this subtle process, Xiao Yungui has deliberately reduced his attendance at services, pre-war prayers and other activities, and even rarely participated in post-war memorial service. This is one of the reasons why he did not enter the city after the capture of Shanghai.  He wanted to slowly separate politics and religion in the West Palace Taiping Army, and gradually form an atmosphere of free faith in the West Palace Taiping Army. Although most of the West Palace Taiping Army still believed in worshiping God at this time, the West Palace Taiping Army  From the tacit approval of protecting Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.  It makes people feel that the West Palace does not exclude other teachings. In the process of protecting other teachings such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, the soldiers began to respect personal beliefs subtly.

    Among the Taiping Army members in the West Palace, Zuo Zongtang, Li Shourong, Wang Kaiyun, Zhu Changlin, Wei Helin and others did not believe in the God-worshipping religion. Zhao Shunping, Zhou Lichun and others who joined the army also did not believe in the God-worshipping religion. However, these people did not believe in the God-worshipping religion.  Like the old brothers, they are fighting for the kingdom of heaven and killing the demon together.  Therefore, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er felt that they could not control the entire army with beliefs and doctrines. The belief in military and political affairs must be the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty.

    Just like in later history, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has always regarded the great powers with similar beliefs as its own as foreign brothers, but the great powers did not regard the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as their own people at all.  In turn, he helped the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who had different beliefs and barbaric beliefs, to encircle and suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  Historically, it was believed that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not recognized by the great powers because its teachings were too absurd, ridiculous and superstitious, and that was why it was surrounded and suppressed by the great powers.  In fact, in Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er's view, this is not the case. Christianity, Catholicism, and Christianity have many branches, and even Judaism is actually a branch.  Although the teachings of the God-worshipping religion contain many Chinese elements.  Moreover, Hong Xiuquan¡¯s anti-Trinity doctrine was not the first of its kind by Hong Xiuquan. Foreigners themselves had made this statement a long time ago.  It is true that several sects have deep grievances.  Wars have also broken out in history.  But after the Renaissance and into the 19th century, great powers rarely launched wars over doctrine, and the root cause of wars was actually national interests.

    Xiao Yungui does not want such a confused understanding to appear in the army in the future, thinking that those who believe in the same doctrine will not be enemies. This is very dangerous and confusing.  Therefore, the West Palace Taiping Army began to quietly replace the role of doctrine in military and political affairs with the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty.

    At the same time, Xiao Yungui and Hong Yuner also considered using the God-Worship Cult to establish good relations with foreigners.  As long as the Holy See recognized God Worship as a religion, the two felt that the great powers would not get too entangled in doctrinal issues.

    Hong Yun'er is already preparing to make some doctrinal adjustments, removing some of the personal worship of himself added by Leader Hong in the God-worshiping Sect, and forming the West Palace Taiping Army's own doctrine.  Hong Yuner called this doctrine Taiping Christianity.  Many things in this doctrine inherit the traditional Chinese culture and habits, such as allowing believers to worship ancestors, respect Confucianism, worship heaven and earth, etc. However, the two also have disputes on some of the issues. For example, Christianity advocates monogamy, and Xiao Yungui  I objected fiercely, but in the end Hong Yun'er couldn't defeat him, so she followed the old Chinese custom of not mentioning this point.

    As for opposing monogamy, Xiao Yungui, a shameless person, has many high-sounding reasons. One of the most important reasons is that there is still a civil war in China. I don¡¯t know how many men will die. If monogamy is promoted, what will happen?  There are many women who cannot find husbands.  Just like France after World War I, after many men were killed in the war, many young women in the country could only become nuns alone. The reason was that their doctrines and laws stipulated monogamy.?Now that Xiao Yungui said this, it was not easy for Hong Yun'er to object.

    In addition, eliminating the huge influence of Master Hong in the doctrine is very beneficial for Xiao Yungui to control the entire army. Although this involves a certain risk, Xiao Yungui feels it is worth it. After capturing Sunan, Xiao Yungui has already planned to reorganize  Organize the army, and an important aspect of reorganizing the army is the transformation of the doctrine of worshiping God in the army, but this will have to wait until he and Hong Yun'er return from Tianjing, and he does not want to overly stimulate the two big bosses in Tianjing.  Therefore, at this time, Xiao Yungui did not want any more Western missionaries to come to the mainland to affect his transformation.

    In the big tent, Blomble and several ministers and consuls began to discuss after listening to Xiao Yungui's words. Xiao Yungui continued: "In fact, you should pay attention to the advantages of the spread of Christian sects near Shanghai. During the Kangxi and Qianlong years of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties,  The Holy See once decreed that Catholics must convert according to orthodox teachings because religious teachings were too tolerant. The ban on worshiping ancestors, respecting Confucianism, etc. actually touched the traditional Chinese culture, so the Manchu emperor at that time ordered a ban on religion.  For this reason. When our Taiping Army rose, many people believed in this doctrine because our Heavenly King made some modifications to the doctrine so that the doctrine could be well integrated with traditional Chinese culture and accepted by the general public. For example, God  , in our Chinese language, it is the Emperor of Heaven. Our people have been worshiping it since ancient times. The Emperor of Heaven is the creator of everything. This is the same as God. We have made the Chinese people understand that God is not from the West.  God is the common creator of this world. Only in this way can we believe in this doctrine, so what we believe in is a kind of Christianity suitable for China."

    Blomble seemed to understand: "Your Excellency, King Xi, means that your army believes in a sect similar to Christianity?"

    ????

    Bramble was speechless.  Although most people in France believe in God, there are also people who believe in Christianity, Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, Christianity, etc. There are also citizens who believe in Judaism and Islam. France does recognize freedom of belief.  The same is true for the United Kingdom and the United States, a country that claims to be an empire that never falls.  The teachings under his rule are diverse, and the United States itself is a country of immigrants.  Tolerant.

    After being stunned for a moment.  Blomble said: "In this case, His Excellency the King of the West should also allow missionaries from other sects to enter the interior to preach."

    Xiao Yungui said with a slight smile: "Other sects are not yet mature enough to preach. We at Taiping Christianity are already sorting out a complete doctrinal theory. At the same time, we will sort out the voices of the believers. When the appropriate time comes, we will go to the Western Holy See to meet with the Archbishop.  A doctrinal exchange and discussion between China and the West. I hope the Holy See can recognize our religion and finally decide on the missionary work of other sects. It seems appropriate for the Holy See to send missionaries."

    The ministers from several countries understood Xiao Yungui's intentions. What he said about exchanges and discussions was pure nonsense.  Xiao Yungui's purpose is to control the missionary rights in this area and bargain with the Holy See. As long as the Holy See recognizes the legitimacy of the religion, Xiao Yungui will allow other sects to preach in the areas under his control. Once he obtains the Holy See's permission, the great powers can no longer use  What little tricks are being done under the pretext of doctrine.

    This is indeed what Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er planned. After completing the transformation of Taiping Christianity, they would send a group of priests composed of magistrates to the Western Holy See to meet the archbishop and the pope. They would raise some money and exchange missionary rights for the Western Holy See.  With the recognition of Taiping Christianity, from now on Taiping Christianity will become a legitimate branch of Christianity and will not be criticized as a cult.  Correcting the name of Taiping Christianity is also rectifying the name of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It can also resolve some problems caused by the invasion of Western doctrines. When the time comes, Xiao Yungui believes that even if most Chinese people want to believe in Christianity, they will only choose Taiping Christianity created by the Chinese themselves, and not other sects.  .

    Brumble couldn¡¯t reverse it, and said hesitantly: ¡°This, this doesn¡¯t seem appropriate.¡±

    Xiao Yungui chuckled and said: "I have already said about the treaties signed by various countries with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Our Taiping Heavenly Congress acquiesced in these treaties and agreed to maintain the original vested interests of each country unchanged. The right to preach is also very clearly written in the treaty.  It is clear that the missionary scope of missionaries from various countries is only in trading ports. The French Minister wanted to expand missionary rights, but I just said that the time was not right and did not refuse. Mr. Blomble, in this time of war, I also  We don¡¯t want missionaries from various countries to go deep into the interior and encounter wars and any unexpected situations may happen, so why don¡¯t we all just maintain the status quo?¡±

    Blomble had something to say, but he still said unwillingly: "Then we hope to build a church in Shanghai."

    ??Xiao Yungui said without even thinking about it."Okay, that's no problem. I also want to build a few more missionary schools and missionary hospitals."

    Wenhan was not willing to give in, and also brought up the issue of restoring order and subsequent customs duties, "Your Excellency, the King of the West, we in the UK hope that your army will not touch the blockade of Wusongkou, clean up the shipwrecks in the Huangpu River and other rivers, and send people to take over the customs.  Ending the government status in Shanghai is the key to restoring order and trade."

    Xiao Yungui angrily pushed back: "Lord Wenhan, I just captured Shanghai this morning, and there are still many remaining enemies that have not been wiped out. Do you think I am a god? But don't worry, there will be a government agency within the next five days.  It will take time to open Wusongkou to operate in Shanghai. My navy has already sailed to Chongming Island. As long as the Qing troops on Chongming Island are completely wiped out, the blockade of Wusongkou can be lifted."

    The two sides brought up the problems they faced one by one in the form of quarrels, and solved them through repeated quarrels. Although the quarrels continued, both sides controlled the bottom line to restore the original status and discussed and resolved.  There wasn't much of a hindrance, but in the end Marsali asked something, which almost made the British and American ministers almost fall out with Xiao Yungui.

    Speaking at the end, Marsali suddenly asked: "Excuse me, Your Majesty the King of the West, where was Wu Jianzhang of Shanghai Road after the city of Shanghai was breached?" To be continued)
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