"How is this possible!" Song Siyuan was dumbfounded: "Now, fifty or sixty years have passed since the Taiping rebellion. How can there be still Taiping Army?" Not only Song Siyuan, but others also became curious and urged Tian Liumei to continue. Go down.
Tian Liumei was obviously not lying, and her face became serious: "I am not lying. Although I have never met these people, I am very familiar with nightmare evil. If it is not a person from the Taiping Army, I would not be able to create such a nightmare." Evil deeds, back then, I had seen such methods with my own eyes in the Taiping Army..." To put it bluntly, Nightmare Evil is the upper body. As for what is upper body, that is another story.
The upper body of the righteous gods is called the demon, the upper body of the wild immortal is the demon, and the upper body of the ghosts and gods is called the nightmare evil. In some places, it is also called the middle evil.
Regardless of what it is called, let’s just talk about the problems that the upper body needs to solve. The upper body of the righteous god is mostly for giving guidance, the upper body of the wild fairy is mostly for doing things and asking questions, and the upper body of the ghosts and gods generally does not do any good, but mostly creates mischief, harms people, seeks wealth and kills.
This method has been around since ancient times. Since ancient times, in order to pray for good harvests, cure diseases and save people, witches and Zhus have begun to let gods enter their bodies so that they can appear, communicate with gods and give hints to do something. As time goes by, inviting gods to the body has become the method of witches and Zhushu communicating with gods. means.
Nowadays, in addition to treating illnesses and treating affairs, inviting gods to the body also has another function, which is to enhance personal authority.
At that time, King Hong Tian knew that he was just a failed scholar with insufficient prestige and reputation. If he only used his name to attract people, he would not have many followers to follow him. If he wanted to be responded to by hundreds of people, he must strengthen his authority. At least, he must appeal to the people. Believe in him and be willing to follow him.
The people of the previous dynasty believed most in gods and Buddhas. Perhaps they were oppressed by foreigners and had no dignity. When people were wronged, they would not seek help from the law, but would turn to ghosts and gods for help.
This kind of custom has been spread among the people as early as the time of Emperor Qian, and this kind of soul-calling custom has even affected the capital. Even the emperor can't help but be very curious about this kind of ghosts and gods.
In short, King Hong Tian also planned to use the power of ghosts and gods to enhance his authority. He remembered that he had once preached with foreign priests, and an idea came to his mind. Since the gods from the East didn't care about things, it would be better to invite the gods from the West. So that God in the West can also help these poor people.
With this in mind, King Hong Tian opened the altar and invited Heavenly Father to come forward for the first time. This show of pretense was as real as it was real. King Hong Tian trembled and said bluntly that today's government is incompetent and the Gods of the East are powerless to change this situation. If the people want to stop suffering, they should follow the call of the Heavenly Father to expel the Tatars.
Although King Hong Tian's method of opening the altar was full of loopholes, it still had amazing appeal. Although the people did not believe that King Hong Tian could really make Heavenly Father possess him, they all understood that what he said through Heavenly Father's mouth was true. real.
At that time, the government of the previous dynasty was incompetent and basically disgraced the whole dynasty. If they could not defeat the foreigners, they could only cede land and pay compensation. In the end, the money was collected from the people, which is equivalent to saying that it was the people who shouldered the burden for the government. Compensation and their people's wealth and support were all looted by the government in various forms.
These culprits in the capital city, even so, still did not give up their enjoyment. While plundering the people, they also rode on the heads of the people to dominate.
The land of Lingnan and Guangxi is itself poor and poor, and the people have few ways to survive. In a peaceful world, they have to live as paupers, but in such troubled times, their lives are even worse than that of a dog pig.
Under such circumstances, the people in Lingnan and Guangxi have actually been accumulating a fire, and they are only one step away from leading them to rebel.
Hong Tianwang said these words alone, it is inevitable that he is resentful towards the government. If there is a rebellion, they can only be refugees and thieves. Maybe they just dispersed, or maybe they were too timid to be recruited.
If you want to make people feel anxious, you have to find a defensible reason for the refugees. At least legally, they are not rebelling. It is precisely because King Hong Tian knew this that he said these things with the authority of the Heavenly Father. talk.
For the common people, since Heavenly Father is dissatisfied with the current government, it means that the previous government has long been corrupted to the point of dissatisfaction with the Apocalypse. Since God is dissatisfied with the government, of course the common people can follow God's will, expel the Tatars, and clean up the mess. The way of death.
As a result, King Hong Tian quickly strengthened his authority by relying on the reputation of the Heavenly Father, and also let the people know that what they were doing was not for themselves, nor for glory and wealth, but to expel the Tatars and clean up the family on behalf of the divine authority. With this banner, the Taiping Army became unstoppable, conquering several counties one after another, and finally invaded Jinling in one go and established the Taiping Kingdom.
After arriving at Jinling, King Hong Tian knew the taste of the marrow and had already tasted the sweetness of the Heavenly Father. Whenever he encountered a problem that lacked prestige or could not be solved, he would inevitably bring out the Heavenly Father to enhance his own authority. After the trouble, many Heavenly Kings also If you want to learn from others, please ask any Heavenly Brother, Heavenly Brother or Heavenly Mother to come to you.
It can be said that the Taiping Army is naturally mysterious. Coupled with the psychic channeling of the Heavenly King, they also attach great importance to the revelation of the apocalypse and like to act according to the will of the God.
During this process, the Taiping Army was also ordered by King Hong Tian to organize a force called
The function of the special team of "Deng Ying Ying" is to use evil things to channel spirits, set up battle formations, and pray for the Taiping Army.
The origins of these people have a lot of background! At that time, in addition to the landless refugees and thieves, there were many people in the Taiping Army, including flower monks who violated the precepts, chicken-footed Taoists who killed people, goddesses who killed people with sorcery, Gu women who used poisonous spells to harm people, and grave diggers. The local master in the tomb, the charlatan who cheats and makes money, the craftsman who performs tricks, the puppeteer who kills people, the Feng Shui Taoist, the Yin and Yang Mr., the ghost catching boy, it can be said that there are three religions and nine streams, a mixture of good and bad.
Deng Yingying organized these people with special powers, provided them with good food and drinks, and gave generous salaries to high-ranking officials. Of course, they would not pay for it in vain. Their functions were completely different from those of the ordinary Taiping Army. Their main purpose was not to fight, but also to It's about pretending to be gods and ghosts, and manipulating people's hearts.
The best thing is to use strange power to disrupt the government's plan and cooperate with the Taiping Army in frontal combat. For example, if the government wants to march in a mountainous area, there will inevitably be mountain ghosts haunting the camps. At the same time, people will also die from attacks by mandrills and ghosts, forcing the soldiers to guard every step of the camp. The fighting spirit has already been dispersed before the battle begins. .
For another example, a certain official likes to pray to gods and worship Buddha. When they pray to gods and Buddha, the statues will fade, the gods and Buddhas will shed tears, and even break into pieces for no reason, making these officials feel guilty and anxious all day long.
For another example, in a county where battalions are stationed, Yin soldiers will cross the border at night. Wherever they go, there will be casualties and plagues.
