However, it seems that Hong Xiuquan really has no talent for reading. When I was 25 years old, I had taken three imperial examinations and failed in Sun Shan. In the present words, Hong Xiuquan should belong to the scum of the school.
When Hong Xiuquan took the exam in Guangzhou, he received the "Advice to the World" from Christian pastor Liang Fa. After reading it in detail, he was deeply moved by the Christian significance advocated in the book.
Once, Hong Xiuquan got a serious illness. During his illness, he had hallucinations, and an old man said to him: by God's orders, he was ordered to come to earth to slay demons. After he recovered from his illness, he thought he was sent by God to punish the demons on earth. Therefore, Hong Xiuquan decided not to believe in Confucius and Mencius and converted to Christianity. Although Hong Xiuquan has never read the Bible, he publicizes his understanding of Christianity to everyone and makes people join his "worship of God". He also claimed to be the second son of God and the younger brother of Jesus.
However, Hong Xiuquan's missionary activities were not so smooth, and people around him paid little attention to him. Propaganda for a long time, finally only persuaded his good friend Feng Yunshan and several others.
Later, Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan combined, feeling that Guangzhou people had seen the world, and there was little hope of preaching in Guangzhou. So the two agreed to move to Guangxi together and do propaganda work in the hinterland.
After they came to Guangxi, they continued to preach. But even people in the hinterland don't believe what Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan said. Hong Xiuquan felt that there was no future, and rural life in Guangxi was very bitter, so he ran back to Guangzhou to take the imperial examination again. But Feng Yunshan decided to stay in Guangxi and continue to preach.
To say that this Feng Yunshan is really a good propaganda material. Shortly after Hong Xiuquan left, Feng Yunshan came to a place called Zijingshan in Guiping County, Guangxi. This place can be said to be a bird does not shit. In the mountains all the year round, there are only a few hundred people who burn charcoal for a living without food and clothes. Feng Yunshan preached to these people that God is the only true God, everyone is born and raised by God, and everyone is a brother and sister. They should worship God together, everyone has food and clothing, and there is no disaster.
Under the constant propaganda of Feng Yunshan, these charcoal burners have joined the ranks of "worshipping God" one after another. Among them are the famous Eastern King Yang and the famous Western King Xiao Chaogui.
On the other hand, Hong Xiuquan returned to Guangzhou to take the imperial examination, but he still failed. The result is not hard to imagine. After all, he is a school scum. Hong Xiuquan, who had nothing to do, began to establish the theory of worshipping God, and successively compiled works such as Awakening the World by the Original Way, Awakening the World by the Original Way and Hundred Songs.
1In July, 847, Hong Xiuquan came to Guangxi to look for Feng Yunshan. To his surprise, in just three years, Feng Yunshan has developed nearly 2,000 people. Hong Xiuquan did nothing, but as the second son of God, he became the leader of this group.
Since then, there have been more and more members who worship God, and the contradiction with local governments has deepened.
185 1 year 1 month1day, Hong Xiuquan claimed to be the king of heaven, launched an uprising in Jintian Village, Guangxi, and established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.