Since the beginning of human society, power struggles have always accompanied various historical stages of human society. From the establishment of the first feudal dynasty by Qin Shi Huang until the abolition of the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the contradiction between the monarchy and the power of the emperor has always been very prominent. Although successive feudal rulers have tried to limit phase power by various means, including the establishment of a multi-phase system in the Tang and Song dynasties to decentralize power, this contradiction has never been resolved. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the phase system and established university scholars, there would still be such powerful ministers as Yan Song and Zhang Juzheng in Jiajing and Wan li. It follows from this that the demon king of power is so tempting to those who aspire to absolute power.
Soon after the establishment of the anti-Qing organization "Worship god Society" founded by Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan, the struggle between the theocratic "Heavenly Father" Yang Xiuqing and the "Heavenly Brother" Xiao Chaogui never stopped, and this power struggle between you and me did not end until Xiao Chaogui died in Battle Changsha City. And there is only one main reason for Xiao Chaogui's death, that is, Xiao Chaogui, who pretended to be a god and made a ghost, died at the hands of Yang Xiuqing, who also pretended to be a god and a ghost. It was through cruel and ruthless political means that Yang Xiuqing directly called the "Heavenly Father" to recall the "Heavenly Brother" from the human world, thus completely possessing the supreme "Heavenly Father" theocracy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
At the beginning of the establishment of the "God Worship Society", in order to deify themselves Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan, they claimed that they were the second and third sons of the Heavenly Father, and the reason why the "God Worship Society" was able to develop rapidly was entirely the work of Feng Yunshan.
At first, Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan preached that few people believed in their so-called God's righteousness, and the believers who joined the "Worship God Society" were even more chatty, which disappointed Hong Xiuquan, who could not even pass the examination, so Hong Xiuquan decided to return to Guangdong to publicize his teachings. But Feng Yunshan, who is tenacious in doing things, is unwilling and decides to stay in Guangxi to develop believers.
As a result of Feng Yunshan's efforts, when Hong Xiuquan returned to Shigu Village in Guixian County, Guangxi Province three years later, the "Worship God Society" that Feng Yunshan had developed was already impressive, including Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, and others, the core figures of the future Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui were charcoal burners in the Zijing Mountains, and although the two of them were illiterate, they were very prestigious and appealing among the charcoal burners in the Zijing Mountains because they could do things and serve people.
Feng Yunshan also learned by chance through a friend of Zhang Yongxiu that these people lived in the Zijing Mountains of Guiping County. Because the people who burn charcoal belong to the extremely poor, most of them are eager to change their status quo. And the doctrine propagated by Feng Yunshan is the concept of equality for all and their wishes. Therefore, Feng Yunshan developed a large number of believers in the Bauhinia Mountains.
Due to the rapid development of the "Worship god Society", it caused panic among the local local tycoons and gentry, so Wang Zuoxin, the landlord of the Zijing Mountain people, Wuxuan County, used the regimental training he organized to arrest Feng Yunshan and others, and through the official government, he imprisoned them in Guiping County for the crime of gathering crowds to conspire against them.
In order to rescue Feng Yunshan and others from prison, Hong Xiuquan looked around for help. Feng Yunshan's capture, coupled with Hong Xiuquan's departure from the Bauhinia Mountains, the believers who remained here began to float in their hearts. When the "Worship God Society" was facing the crisis of dissolution, the resourceful Yang Xiuqing took advantage of the prevailing child-descending witchcraft in the local area to suddenly descend as a heavenly father, calling on the letter to be stoic, as long as they follow the True God (Hong Xiuquan), everyone will definitely share a happy and peaceful life in the future. In this way, Yang Xiuqing gently took the supreme divine power of the "Worship God Society" on behalf of the Heavenly Father by pretending to be a god and a ghost.
This made Xiao Chaogui, who was stronger than Yang Xiuqing in Pingzaishan, very uneven, and half a year later, when Xiao Chaogui presided over the meeting of believers in Yang Xiuqing, he suddenly came as a heavenly brother, forcing Yang Xiuqing to recognize his position as a heavenly brother. Since then, the two have often come to earth in the name of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother, with the aim of fighting for power and profit.
When Feng Yunshan was released from prison and Hong Xiuquan returned to the Zijing Mountains with him, in order to make the believers more trusting in the "Worship House Society", they had to be forced to recognize the political status of Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui's acting father and brother in law after weighing the stakes.
Before Feng Yunshan planned the Jintian Uprising, because Yang Xiuqing was suddenly seriously ill and unable to speak, Xiao Chaogui often used his status as a heavenly brother to direct the uprising policy formulated by Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan, and at the same time, in the name of Brother Tian, ordered Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan to avoid Ji (Taiping Heavenly Kingdom terminology, meaning avoiding murder) and thus seized the command of the uprising.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom attacked the Yong'an to Yong'an system, although nominally the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing was above Xiao Chaogui, but the marching and fighting was basically up to Xiao Chaogui alone.
After the Yong'an breakthrough of the Taiping Army entered the territory of Hunan, due to the misheard of the words of the Qing soldiers in the provincial city, as the pioneer of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Right Bow and the Zheng Army Division, the former chief general of the army, and the generals Under the command of Xiao Chaogui of the Western King, Zeng Shuiyuan, Lin Fengxiang, and Li Kaifang, led only 2,000 soldiers, and even led several cities of Yongxing, Anren, Youxian, Chaling, and Liling, and beheaded the Qing generals such as Fu Cheng, the deputy general Yin Peili, and the staff general Sa Bao.
When Xiao Chaogui and others led their troops to Changsha City, after attacking, they found that Changsha City was heavily guarded by Qing troops.
In order to take Changsha City as soon as possible, Xiao Chaogui laid out a siege plan while sending people to Yang Xiuqing to request reinforcements. Because Yang Xiuqing's side was slow to send troops, which caused Xiao Chaogui to be angry, he did not wait for reinforcements to arrive, and personally commanded the siege of the city, resulting in the wounds of the enemy artillery and died of his wounds.
After Xiao Chaogui's death, Yang Xiuqing's family was dominant, thus completely grasping the military and political power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.