Hong Xiuquan was sitting in the magnificent lobby, with a female official who looked like a fairy standing beside him, and guards who looked like kings guarding the door. There were also eighty-eight beauties in the harem, all kinds of beautiful beauties. For three meals a day, the best chefs in Tianjing City prepare delicacies from the mountains and seas in various ways.
A few years ago, he was just a failed boy who failed in the exams - he was not a scholar, he was just a boy, and he was just a junior boy who passed the county examination. Because of his lazy temper, he couldn't even be a teacher in a private school. Well, the only life skill is to eat the old.
But he never expected that the man he was chewing on was actually the Heavenly Father!
With the Heavenly Father and Emperor as the "father bean" for him to chew, it would be difficult for him not to develop. In the past few years, he has really been able to sleep well and become a king! Although after he fought in the battle of Hengshan City, he likes It felt like "managing a million soldiers across the world", but even when he led troops to fight, he went to the battlefield lying in his "three-room and one-living" sedan.
Sitting on the battlefield in a sedan with three rooms and one living room, he was still invincible. He swept all the way from Hunan to Nanjing in a few months. Would anyone believe that he was not a son of God? Anyway, Hong Xiuquan himself didn't believe it.
Yesterday afternoon, another piece of good news came that could prove that Hong Xiuquan is the biological son of God - the envoy of the Western Kingdom of England, Victoria, came to Tianjing City on behalf of Queen Victoria of the British Kingdom to kowtow to King Hong Tian, ​​the second son of God's family!
This is the scene of "all nations coming to court"!
And last night, Hong Xiuquan also dreamed of his Hakka God, the old man. The old man also told him that he had a sister in the West, named Victoria, who was the Queen of England and had sent people to Tianjing to pay tribute and ask for the scriptures. .
So when Hong Xiuquan summoned Waitoma today, he brought a freshly printed "Bible and True Testament" with him.
When Hong Xiuquan was thinking about how to help his Victoria sister civilize the English people, an announcement in Hakka rang out: "The British tribute envoy Wei Tuoma has arrived!"
"Xuan!"
The "Second God" Yang Xiuqing, who was sitting next to Hong Xiuquan, shouted loudly, and then the guards guarding the door of the lobby also shouted: "Xuan!"
Chen Chengrong, who was responsible for the introduction, turned around with a smile and said to the slightly reserved Wei Tuoma: "Master Wei, come in with me. Remember, you have to bow three times and nine kowtows later!"
"Three prostrations and nine kowtows?" Witoma almost wanted to turn around and leave. He originally thought that one kowtow would be enough, but now he has to kowtow so many times...
"Yes," Chen Chengrong said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do three bows and nine kowtows. Just kowtow a few more times. There is nothing wrong with kowtowing more. Remember, you are not allowed to stand up after kowtowing. You have to kneel all the time."
"Are you going to keep kneeling?" Witoma was about to turn around, but only halfway through, he saw two tall Taiping soldiers following behind him, and they didn't look at him very friendly.
"Master Wei, follow me!" Chen Chengrong had already greeted Wei Tuoma and walked into the lobby.
Seeing that he had no way to escape, Witoma had no choice but to walk into the lobby. As he walked, he looked at the two people sitting in the lobby. He saw that both of them were wearing yellow embroidered robes. , all wearing complicated hats on their heads, which should be made of paper. One of them is sitting on the throne in the middle, and his appearance looks quite dignified. He should be Hong Xiuquan!
The other person was sitting on a passenger chair on one side. He looked a little ugly and was probably Yang Xiuqing.
In addition, there are two people wearing yellow robes embroidered with "flowers" standing in the lobby. I wonder if Luo Yaoguo is among them?
"kneel!"
Chen Chengrong's voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Weitoma's thoughts. He had no choice but to walk. He couldn't walk, and he definitely couldn't do it without kneeling. He could only sigh, knelt down stiffly, and then started kowtowing as he counted. ——Just nine kowtows, and any more will be a loss. "Okay, okay, that's almost it..."
When Chen Chengrong kowtowed until seven or eight times, Hong Xiuquan already smiled and told him to stop kowtowing.
Wei Tuoma immediately stopped kowtowing and glanced up furtively.
When Hong Xiuquan saw the foreigner looking at him secretly, he was not angry but smiled and waved: "Get down."
Being flat means being able to stand up. "Thank you, King Tian."
Witoma quickly seized this opportunity, stood up, and looked directly at Hong Xiuquan.
Hong Xiuquan seemed to be in a good mood. Looking at the British tribute envoy in front of him, he became poetic. He shook his head and chanted: "I am the true second son of God. I sit in the little paradise. Western brothers come to help, and we can fight for the same wealth together." !」
King Hong Tian's poem was read in Hakka dialect, and Witoma, a China expert, didn't understand it. He thought it was Hong Xiuquan delivering a welcome speech, so he could only nod politely and say "thank you" twice.
Hong Xiuquan was immediately overjoyed. He smiled and said to Waitoma in Cantonese Mandarin: "I dreamed of my Heavenly Father last night. His old man told me that he also had a daughter who came to earth and came to your country of England. She is now your Queen of England. Her name is Victoria. , she knew that I was in power in Tianjing, so she sent people to pay tribute and ask for the true scriptures. She didn't expect that they came so quickly...Wittoma, you have worked really hard."
After listening to Hong Xiuquan's words, Weituma was petrified.
How did the Queen of England become the daughter of God? Also, how did I become a seeker of Buddhist scriptures? It sounds like an English monk... Is there something wrong with Hong Xiuquan's brain?
While he was in a daze, Hong Xiuquan had already picked up the "Bible and True Testament" in his hand: "Waitoma, the Bible that Miss Victoria wants is here. It is the Bible that I revised, and it is called the "True Testament". "Testament" is more authentic than the "Old Testament" and "New Testament"." This negotiation is out of the question!
The "old diplomat" Wittmer didn't know what to say. Queen Victoria was even described as the daughter of God by Hong Xiuquan. This crazy man who talked about himself actually revised the "Bible" without authorization and compiled a What "True Covenant"...
"Hurry and bring the True Covenant to the British envoy."
When Hong Xiuquan saw Waitoma standing there blankly, he first scolded the envoy sent by Victoria's sister for being a bit stupid, and then asked a female official to bring the "True Covenant" to Waitoma.
Witoma had no choice but to take it, coughed twice, and said to Hong Xiuquan: "Your Majesty, I think you have misunderstood. I did not come all the way from London. I am the British Vice Consul in Shanghai. I came to Tianjing from Shanghai...not to learn from you, but to discuss trade issues with His Majesty."
After hearing what he said, Hong Xiuquan was not angry, but slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "I am impatient. It is tens of thousands of miles from London to Tianjing, and the envoys sent by my sister Victoria did not arrive so quickly... As for trade Question, let’s talk about it and listen to it.”
Witoma didn't explain much. He didn't know whether Queen Victoria was the daughter of God and whether she sent a "Prayer-seeking Mission" to China. If you don't know, I won't tell you. Let's talk about what you know. !
He thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the ongoing war in China, our government's position so far is still outsider neutrality. At the same time, our government hopes that all warring parties can continue to fulfill their treaty obligations and ensure free trade. and the free spread of Christianity within China.
In addition, our government also wants to create favorable conditions for the expansion of Sino-British trade by amending the Treaty of Nanjing. If His Majesty the King can agree to amend the treaty, our country can maintain neutrality and give the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as much convenience as possible to purchase foreign guns and cannons. .”
Hong Xiuquan frowned and looked a little ugly: "Neutral outsider? Isn't the UK unwilling to support me, the second son of God? Do you British believe in God?"
"Your Majesty the King of Heaven..." Wittoma frowned, "I am not a priest, so I have no way to confirm whether you are God's... second son! I am just a diplomat, acting in accordance with London's instructions. London believes that Your war with the Manchus is China's internal affair and has nothing to do with Britain. As long as Britain's interests in China are not affected, we should remain neutral."
With a "pop" sound, Hong Xiuquan had already slapped the table.
At this time, Yang Xiuqing knew that Hong Xiuquan could no longer negotiate with the British. If the negotiations continued, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would go to war with the British. He quickly interjected: "Since you want to remain neutral, what are you doing in Tianjing?"
Witoma said: "I came to Tianjing to give the Taiping Rebellion a chance to maintain good cooperative relations with Britain!"
He said in a threatening tone: "In Shanghai, we have maintained a very friendly relationship with Mr. Luo Xueyan, the governor of the Qing Dynasty... and he also used weapons purchased from the UK to defeat your Taiping Heavenly Kingdom King Wu in Shanghai! I I don’t think you want him to buy more foreign guns and cannons from Britain, right?”
"Hahaha..." Hong Xiuquan suddenly laughed, then looked at Wei Tuoma with a crazy face and said, "Wei Tuoma, if you have the guts, just sell more foreign guns and cannons to Naluo Xueyan, I am the second son of God. , the country has been settled, even if Luo Xueyan has a million foreign guns and a thousand foreign cannons, I can still enter Beijing! Someone, send the envoy of Wetoma back!"
Chapter completed!