In one sentence, he wrote a bunch of ridiculous questions and doggerel that overestimated his abilities. There's a reason why foreigners can't laugh or cry. Even today, it would probably be a viral joke on the Internet. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom started from farmers, so its cultural level was naturally low and its diplomatic vision was zero. This is no exaggeration at all. Let’s analyze it carefully.
First of all, we should understand that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom believes in God, and it seems that they are brothers of the same religion as the Western powers. But Master Hong seems to have little understanding of true Christianity. This problem was exposed as soon as it came into contact with the British. First, they asked each other questions for discussion. The British asked 31 questions. After studying them, the Taiping kings gave written replies. Later, they asked the British 50 questions in return. The appearance of Jesus and so on have been brought up. You don’t even know what God is like. What kind of God do you believe in?
After watching Hong Xiuquan handed Elgin the "Edict", a limerick. Everyone should suddenly realize that Hong Xiuquan never wanted to be a believer. He was the second son of God! "My brother is Jesus, and my brother is Xiuqing", "My elder brother leads me to sit in the kingdom of heaven, and he shows his almighty power to sit in heaven", "Western brothers listen to my edict and work with my elder brother to kill bed bugs". The tone is loud but also very low. This is probably the diplomatic characteristic of the Taiping Rebellion.
"Brother Xiyang, please open your heart. I go up to heaven to see you. All nations support me on the rooftop. I have arranged to come today. It is my duty to work for heaven. I will kill demons for you and brother." . The foreigners looked confused, how could there be such people in the world who didn’t know what the world was like? The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did not beg for the blessing of the British, which can also be said to be that it did not betray the country. The arrogant Hong Xiuquan would not allow anyone to be one level higher than him, but his ignorance really made people laugh and cry.