Yang Xiuqing has great power, why can Hong Xiuquan still kill him? The reason is eight words!
In June 1856, after the Taiping Army broke through the Qing army's Jiangnan camp, Yang Xiuqing combined religious power, political power and military power into one, and became the de facto first person in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, just three months later, under the direction of Hong Xiuquan, the Tianjing Incident broke out, Yang Xiuqing was killed by Wei Changhui, and his family members were almost spared.
There is a question here, that is, Yang Xiuqing is in power, the so-called centralized religious power, political power and military power in one, so why can Hong Xiuquan still kill him? In other words, Yang Xiuqing is so powerful, even if he doesn't kill others, why did he fail? In fact, the reason is very simple, lies in eight words, that is: emotional intelligence is too low, too arrogant!
Looking at Yang Xiuqing's uprising career, it can almost be said that although he has a high IQ and led the Taiping Army to repeated battles and victories, his emotional intelligence is really too low, and the key big people who can offend have been offended by him! Therefore, Hong Xiuquan must get rid of Yang Xiuqing's plan in order to proceed smoothly!
The Yan king Qin Rigang had been hit by dozens of large plates, the Northern King Wei Changhuiben and Yang Xiuqing had a vendetta against their brothers, and they were also reprimanded by Yang Xiuqing, chen Yucheng's uncle, the chancellor Chen Chengyao, who controlled the defense of the capital, and as a result, Qin Rigang said a few words, and was given two hundred canes by Yang Xiuqing. Many other big people have more or less contradictions with Yang Xiuqing.
As for Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing often used the trick of "Heavenly Father Possession", and then found a reason to beat Hong Xiuquan's board, making Hong Xiuquan lose face many times. Even, after breaking through the Jiangnan camp, Yang Xiuqing used this trick again, asking Hong Xiuquan to add him from "nine thousand years old" to "long live"! There is ambition and ambition, there is no need to toss and tell others in name, this is not low emotional intelligence is what?
Let's take a look at how Yang Xiuqing died! Because Yang Xiuqing wanted to call himself "Long Live", Chen Chengyao, the minister of state, informed Hong Xiuquan, and then Hong Xiuquan took advantage of the contradictions between the kings and borrowed the hand of Wei Changhui to get rid of Yang Xiuqing! Among them, The Chancellor Chen Chengyao was very critical, because he controlled the defense work of the capital, and without his help, Wei Changhui could not sneak into the city!
It can be said that as long as Yang Xiuqing has a higher emotional intelligence and co-opts or tolerates some key figures, such as Chen Chengyao, then Wei Changhui can't sneak into the city, and he naturally won't die in a stubborn way!
However, here comes the second problem, that is, Yang Xiuqing's personality is too arrogant! Imagine that any ambitious person who is slightly cautious has offended Chen Chengyao, he must either beware, or cut the grass and remove the roots, completely eliminate it, so as not to have trouble! What is strange is that Yang Xiuqing has introduced Chen Chengyao as a confidant, and he does not know how Chen Chengyao looks at him at all!
So, why is Yang Xiuqing so arrogant? In fact, there were two reasons that washed his head: (1) since the Jintian Uprising, Yang Xiuqing was the spiritual leader, and his "possession of the Heavenly Father" made him always above everyone else, (2) he thought that he had made great contributions to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, especially after breaking through the Jiangnan camp, he thought that everyone believed in him and recognized his status!
Because of this, Yang Xiuqing can be described as "fearless", thinking that everything is under control, and no one dares to move him, even Hong Xiuquan! But I didn't think that someone had already wanted to get rid of him, but there was no chance!
Regrettably, the outbreak of the Tianjing Incident and the serious internal friction made the great situation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom go to waste, which can be said to have rewritten the history of China for 150 years in modern times. The reason is simple, without this internal friction, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is likely to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. With the character of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom not betraying the country, humiliation may not be felt in modern times.
Some people think that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom cannot win the world! In fact, friends who say this have overlooked one thing, that is, without the financial support of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, how long can the Qing government support it? Qianlong went down to Jiangnan six times, and there was an important purpose, that is, to control Jiangnan and come for Jiangnan's financial resources!
Regarding the economy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang during the Qing Dynasty, there is such a data, that is, the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang accounted for 20.8% of the country's silver, grain accounted for 30% of the country, salt accounted for 68% of the country's total, and tariffs accounted for half of the total national tax. Without Jiangnan, the Qing government could not sustain it! Therefore, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can shake the rule of the Qing Dynasty! Once Jiangnan was occupied for a little longer, the Qing government was really dangerous!