Li Xiucheng, the King of Zhong, said in the Book of Self-Description: "Kill the King of Dong, and his brothers, Yuan Qing and Fu Qing, and the rest shall not be killed more." This means that the Tianjing Incident is limited to killing the three Yang Xiuqing brothers, and cannot harm the innocent, and must maintain the stability of the overall situation. The ideal is very beautiful, the reality is very cruel, the power struggle is "there is no end under the nest", the Tianjing Incident has seriously expanded, and more than 20,000 people have died. In this regard, Hong Xiuquan, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, etc. must bear corresponding responsibilities.
After Wei Changhui killed Yang Xiuqing, he was unable to kill Yuan Qing and Fu Qing, because they were fighting in Jiangxi and had heavy troops in hand, which was difficult to deal with. After solving Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui led his troops to hunt down Dongwang's henchmen and execute his hated chancellor Hou Qianfang. In the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom camp, Wei Changhui hated Yang Xiuqing and Hou Qianfang, and the hatred between them was very deep. The protagonist of this article, Hou Qianfang, the chancellor, competes with Wei Changhui for the song girl, and is executed by the Northern King during the Tianjing Incident.
Hou Qianfang, a native of Guiping, Guangxi, and Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King, were fellow countrymen, and the official to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was the Prime Minister, and the Eastern King's Mansion official Shangshu was of a very prominent position. At the time of the Jintian Uprising, there were many poor peasants and very few intellectuals, and Hou Qianfang was one of them. It was knowledgeable and cultured, and it was very popular in the early days of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The reason is very simple, the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing holds great power, but he is illiterate, and he needs the assistance of intellectuals.
Reading can change her destiny, Hou Qianfang is valued by Yang Xiuqing, and her future is bright. In the Yang Xiuqing Group, the top three civilian officials are: Zeng Shuiyuan, Li Shouchun, and Hou Qianfang. Shi Zai: "The Eastern King's talents of Qianfang, Yaxin's, and all confidential matters are cited in secret discussions by Qianfang and Li Shouchun. From this, it can be seen that Hou Qianfang is a hardcore confidant of the Eastern King, and Yang Xiuqing regards him as his own.
Ranked third, in fact, first, because Hou Qianfang knows how to be a person and pleases Yang Xiuqing everywhere. Zeng Shuiyuan and Li Shouchun are different, in the "Palace Girl Incident", Zeng Shuiyuan and Li Shouchun did not report to the Eastern King in time, and as a result, they were executed in public. Shi Zai: "Zeng Shuiyuan, Li Shouchun's curse, Xian yu this." And Qianfang alone can lead far away from disasters. ”
Yang Xiuqing attached great importance to it, and Hou Qianfang's future was bright. In March 1854, Hou Qianfang was awarded the title of Chancellor of the Imperial Household and served as the official shangshu of the Eastern Palace, with a very prominent position. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom "Xiang Xiang" was not a Ming and Qing Dynasty "Xiang Xiang", not a central institution, but an official position under the Marquis, a total of 24 people. In the early days of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Yang Xiuqing basically achieved "fair rewards and punishments", and not many people could award the position of "minister"; Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng were also ministers, but they ranked below Hou Qianfang.
With the support of Yang Xiuqing, Hou Qianfang did not "low-key people" and was very arrogant. When Hou Qianfang came to the Eastern Palace to work, the doorman did not "perform the ceremony" in time, and as a result, he was executed. The little doorman, it is reasonable to say that there is no need to provoke Hou Qianfang, and there is a reason for not "performing the ritual" in time, but Hou Qianfang does not care, he will kill him.
Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai, second only to Yang Xiuqing's powerful faction, were one of the "Five Kings of Shouyi", but Hou Qianfang still did not pay attention to it. Whenever the Northern King and the Wing King came to the Eastern King's Mansion to discuss matters, Hou Qianfang not only did not "serve tea and pour water", but also put up a shelf, which was very arrogant. Shi Zai: "Although the Northern King and the Wing King, although the title is long, the power is inferior to that of the subordinates, and the Hou Xiang hundred officials often look sideways when they see it." ”
Yang Xiuqing holds military power, political power, and religious power, and also enjoys the power of "Heavenly Father's Rumors", and it is understandable that he is arrogant and arrogant in his daily life, who lets others have capital? Hou Qianfang, a typical "fox fake tiger Wei", he had Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King, as a "patron", and never put others in his eyes, including Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai. Wei Changhui, the biggest sponsor of the Jintian Uprising, was made the King of the North six thousand years old, second only to Yang Xiuqing.
The Northern King Wei Changhui had many soldiers and horses under his command, and his younger brother Wei Zhijun guarded Wuchang and was brave and good at war, and Yang Xiuqing was very jealous of him. In this way, Yang Xiuqing often performed "Heavenly Father Under Mortals", and publicly reprimanded Wei Changhui for hundreds of large boards, so that he could not get off the table. Yang Xiuqing bullied Wei Changhui because he used the banner of "Heavenly Father to Descend" and "God", and Wei Changhui could not say anything bitterly.
"Heavenly Father's Mortals" did not exist, but Hong Xiuquan built a country based on religion and did not dare to deny himself. Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai, in order to take into account the overall situation, did not dare to expose Yang Xiuqing's tricks, and could only "cooperate" with the performance. In this regard, Hou Qianfang also knew it well, so he dared to challenge Wei Changhui and Shi Dakai, and was very arrogant.
In August 1854, Yang Xiuqing performed "Heavenly Father Under The Heavenly Father" and abolished the "camp system", so that soldiers could enjoy the warmth of the family and no longer suffer from the separation of husband and wife. Before the abolition of this system, only Hong Xiuquan, the King of Heaven, Yang Xiuqing, the King of the East, Xiao Chaogui of the West, Feng Yunshan of the South, Wei Changhui of the North, Shi Dakai, the King of Yi, Qin Rigang, the King of Yan, and Hu Yihuang, the King of Yu, were able to live a normal family life.
The "sub-camp system" was abolished, and Hou Qianfang went everywhere to find wives and concubines to enjoy the warmth of the family. On the banks of the Qinhuai River, anything can be "lacking", that is, there will be no shortage of singers and dancers. Since the Southern Dynasty, Jinling (Nanjing, Tianjing) has gradually prospered, with groups of singers and dancers on the banks of the Qinhuai River, and many dignitaries and rich merchants are regular customers, which can be called a paradise on earth.
Red Luan, a famous singer and prostitute on the banks of the Qinhuai River, has a sweet appearance, can sing and dance, and is very popular. Wei Changhui, the 6,000-year-old King of the North, often patronized the Qinhuai River and was a regular visitor to the Red Luan, and the two had a close relationship. Of course, Wei Changhui only went to entertainment, and had no intention of further development, that is, to "redeem" him and then marry the other party.
Hou Qianfang was different, he not only often "took care" of the Red Luan business, but also planned to help her redeem herself, and then form a good relationship with Qin Jin. In this regard, Wei Changhui was very dissatisfied, and directly arrested The Red Luan to his own palace, cutting off Hou Qianfang's thoughts, which was also a kind of humiliation. Hou Qianfang, He Xuren, and Yang Xiuqing's hardcore cronies looked down on Wei Changhui on weekdays, and at this time they actually snatched away their "lover", which was intolerable.
Hou Qianfang did not have the courage to go directly to the door to ask for red luan, but he could find help from his superiors, that is, Yang Xiuqing, the Eastern King. Yang Xiuqing and Wei Changhui were fierce enemies, and at this time, Wei Changhui bumped into the muzzle of the gun, and naturally had bad luck. Yang Xiuqing performed a good performance - "Heavenly Father Under The Mortal", in the name of "God" to ask for the red luan, Wei Changhui had to "endure the pain and cut love". Shi Zai: "Qin Huai's prostitute Hongluan, about a husband and wife, was taken captive by the Northern King, and in anger appealed to the Eastern King, and falsely the Heavenly Father went down to the Eastern Temple." ”
Hou Qianfang was usually arrogant, but at this time, he actually dared to compete with Wei Changhui for Ge Ji, and the contradictions between them were even sharper. Wei Changhui had no choice but to hand over the red luan, but he hated Yang Xiuqing and Hou Qianfang even more. In September 1856, the Tianjing Incident broke out, Wei Changhui first killed Yang Xiuqing, and then killed Hou Qianfang, "Northern King Tu Dongfu, Eastern King death, Qianfang martyrdom." ”
Bibliography: History of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Chronicle of the Kingdom of Heaven