Chapter 11 Jesus Loves to Come Down

  Headquarters of the Lord Above Church, Zijin Mountain

  Xiao Chaogui lay on the bed with a belly full of grievances: Yang Xiuqing had changed, from being a good friend to being inhumane, before anything happened they would discuss and handle it together, now he orders him around. Xiao Chaolong made mistakes, that's his own younger brother, even when he begged for mercy he wasn't allowed. Why is this? 'The Heavenly Father Descends' was something I came up with after discussing it with him, others don't know it's fake, do I not know either?

  Xiao Chaogui turned over and said to Hong Xuanjiao who was sleeping beside him, "Have you noticed that Yang Xiuqing is becoming more and more devoid of human feelings?"

  Hong Xuanjiao became angry when she thought of this, and secretly thought: At first, I let you borrow the Heavenly Father to comfort people's hearts. Who knew that you would go to Yang Xiuqing for advice? Now looking at Yang Xiuqing's prestige, her heart is jealous again, and she advises "Don't think so much, he should become more dignified now that he has been 'possessed by the Heavenly Father'."

  Xiao Chaogui sat up angrily and said, "Even if he is possessed by 'Heavenly Father', he is still my brother."

  "I'm afraid he doesn't think so, and thinks you're not worthy." Hong Xuanjiao sneered at Xiao Zhaogui, as if intentionally provoking him.

  Xiao Chaogui calmed down instead and asked Hong Xuanjiao, "What should I do?" In his heart, he thought that Hong Xuanjiao must have a way out, because the idea of 'the Heavenly Father descending to the world' was hers in the first place.

  "Couldn't Jesus have had other elders who could possess them?" Hong Xuanjiao said.

  "Any other elders? I heard God has no siblings, are you saying he's possessed by his wife, but she's a woman, do you think she'd climb on top of me?" Xiao Chaogui looked at Hong Xuanjiao with vigilance. As her husband, he would never allow his own wife to get the better of him.

  "No, the Heavenly Father shouldn't have only one son, right? He's God, he should have many children. Jesus seems to be his son." Hong Xuanjiao made an effort to appear as if she was considering her husband's words, hiding her disappointment.

  "Eldest brother? Heavenly Father descended to the world, Heavenly Brother descended to the world." Xiao Chaogui muttered excitedly in a low voice. After a while, he worried again "Heavenly Father's descent would have driven Mr. Feng away, and if Heavenly Brother descends, I'm afraid even Mr. Hong won't accept it."

  Big Brother is different from Feng Yunshan, Hong Xuanjiao thought. Big Brother was very happy that you did this, she will never forget it. When Hong Xiuquan came to Guangxi from Guangdong and lived with their family, he told them about Christianity. At the time, she just teased him, saying "10 years ago I had a dream where an old man told me: 10 years later someone will come here to worship God, you should follow." Who knew that Hong Xiuquan was inexplicably excited and took it seriously, even acknowledging her as his sister. It can be seen that this sworn brother still hopes that others will mythologize him.

  Early in the morning, Xiao Zhaogui hastily had Hong Xuanjiao summon his trusted followers and brothers of his family to his residence.

  Unlike Yang Xiuqing, who was an orphan, Xiao Chaogui came from a prominent family and his mother had married twice. Moreover, he was fond of fighting for justice and had gathered a group of sworn brothers around him, making him a true force to be reckoned with.

  About thirty people were called over by Hong Xuanjiao and squeezed into a room. They saw Xiao Chaogui lying on the bed, his whole body trembling, his limbs dancing wildly, muttering something in his mouth.

  Hong Xuanjiao said beside him, "Since early morning, Chao Gui has been like this, and from time to time he says that Jesus is going to possess his body..."

  Everyone looked and indeed it was similar to the scene when Heavenly Father descended to the world.

  Xiao Chaogui jumped up from the bed, muttering to himself: "I am Jesus. If someone wants to come and listen to my decree, let them send someone to speak on their behalf, and I will say one sentence in front of you. For the first two nights, I will say a word, but it must not be spread around or spoken out of turn. Say one thing, and later it won't count as me speaking. I'm going now."

  Xiao Chaogui "woke up" and pretended to know nothing, asking "What's going on? Why are you all kneeling here? Get up quickly."

  Li Kaifang quickly stood up and said, "Xiao Da Ge, just now Jesus possessed you and passed down a holy decree, but we couldn't understand it."

  Xiao Chaogui 'surprised' asked "What did Jesus say"

  Xiao Chaogui said, "You all don't understand what I'm saying, but I do. Jesus said that now everyone who prays to God has offended Him. He wants everyone to come and worship Him, listen to His words, remember them in their hearts, and not speak randomly. He also said that He saw some things in heaven that made Him unhappy with the people of the Prayer to God Church. Go gather all the people of the Prayer to God Church to come and hear Jesus' words.

  Yang Xiuqing heard that "Tian Brother descended to the world", and he was unhappy in his heart, thinking that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had one Heavenly Father, and other things like Lei Gong Dian Shu, Holy Mother and Holy Infant were not needed. Now Tian Brother has come out, it seems necessary to find a noble official to discuss this matter carefully.

  Yang Xiuqing found Xiao Chaogui, seeing the crowd gathered around him, and his heart sank again. He knew what kind of person Xiao Chaogui was. Now all the Taiping people believed that Jesus had descended to earth, if Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother did not recognize each other, it was feared that the hearts of the God-worshipping people would scatter, and they would suffer instead.

  Xiao Chaogui saw Yang Xiuqing coming over, so he dispersed the crowd. The two quickly reached an agreement: Heaven Father is greater than Heaven Elder Brother. From now on, 'Heaven Elder Brother descends to earth' will eliminate those who worship God in heaven, and other possessed people. Heaven Father cannot descend to earth casually from now on.

  Xiao Chaogui's 'Heavenly Brother Descends to the World' was recognized by all the Purple Heaven and Earth Society members, and spread far and wide. Other claimants of divine possession in the Heavenly Lord religion were unlucky. Many people were beaten to death by Xiao Chaogui who borrowed Jesus' spirit, and the atmosphere of the Heavenly Lord religion changed as a result.

  When Hong Xiuquan felt the outer circle of Zijing Mountain, he saw that his followers were more devout and disciplined, with a heartfelt reverence for God. When discussing Heavenly Father and Heavenly Elder Brother, they also showed great respect. He gradually felt the benefits of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Elder Brother coming down to earth.

  After being recognized by the followers, they took him to the headquarters of the God Worshipping Society. Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui were already waiting there. The two exchanged a glance, then Xiao Chaogui stepped forward and began to perform the prelude to "Heavenly Brother Descending to Earth".

  "Jesus has descended, everyone kneel down and pay homage to Jesus."

  Xiao Chaogui looked at Hong Xiuquan, who was still standing, and muttered: "You little ones listen, March 8th, 21st, grain, you, people, king. You must remember."

  Hong Xiuquan thought: "Three hundred twenty-one is Hong, the sum of grains is Xiu, and the sum of people and king is Quan. Isn't this saying that Hong Xiuquan is the heavenly king?"

  Xiao Chaogui muttered again: "Hong Xiuquan, you recognize me?"

  Hong Xiuquan put down his worries and replied calmly "I know you, brother"

  "Do you still remember what God looks like?"

  "Little brother remembers, Heavenly Father's hair is black, and his beard is golden."

  Hong Xiuquan asked him again: "Heavenly Brother, our Heavenly Father wears a black dragon robe, and I still remember it. But what the Heavenly Father wears on his head, I don't remember anymore."

  Xiao Chaogui said: "You ascended to the heavenly realm and saw how many Heavenly Fathers? Have you forgotten? The Heavenly Father has golden whiskers hanging down to his belly, wears a high-crowned hat on his head, and is dressed in a black dragon robe. His sitting attire has both hands covering his knees."

  Yang Xiuqing saw that they were singing in unison, and he was very impatient. He picked up a small stone from the ground and hit Xiao Chaogui's leg with it.

  "Xiao Chaogui asked Hong Xiuquan: 'How long have you been down here?'"

  "For a time"

  "Do you still remember, brother? I am the first son of Heavenly Father, you are the third son of Heavenly Father, Xiu Qing is the fourth son of Heavenly Father, and Yun Shan is the fifth son of Heavenly Father."

  Hong Xiuquan nodded in agreement and asked, "Brother, did you know that our teacher above also descended?"

  Xiao Chaogui replied "I have descended", seeing Hong Xiuquan's words were so certain, he couldn't deny it, and in his heart he was thinking of finding a trusted person to take the blame.

  "I've met him before, it was Li Yunzhong who preached in Pingnan County," Hong Xiuquan said with excitement.

  Yang Xiucheng, who was kneeling on the ground, wished he could jump up and kick Xiao Zhaogui.

  Xiao Chaogui was speechless, but couldn't oppose it either, and could only reply with "Yes indeed". Afraid that something else would come up, he hastily said "I'm leaving."

  In the following days, Hong Xiuquan also witnessed Yang Xiuqing's performance of "Heavenly Father Descending to Earth", which deified Hong Xiuquan once again.

  Later, Hong Xiuquan hinted that only the followers of the God Worshipping Society recognized the "Heavenly Father and Heavenly Elder Brother" as having descended to earth, while all others were evil spirits at work.

  After seeing the development model of the God Worshipping Society in Pingnan County, Hong Xiuquan wanted to shift the direction of the God Worshipping Society's development from the poor to the rich.

  On this day, Hong Xiuquan made up an excuse and told Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui that "the leader of the charcoal diggers, Qin Rigang, has sent a letter saying that there is a wealthy family in Guizhou who wants to join the God Worshipping Society. He dares not decide for himself, so he has sent someone to ask whether we will accept them."

  This was opposed by Yang Xiuqing, who had a grudge against the wealthy. In his heart, he always believed that his parents' death and the suffering he endured from childhood were all caused by the rich. If the rich would only show some kindness, there would be no poor people in the world. The rich would not willingly join the ranks of the poor, and letting them join would only lead to hedonism within the God Worshipping Society.

  After deliberating for half a day, the three men decided: they could allow some wealthy families to join, but only if they donated all their family property to the Lord's Church.

  Hong Xiuquan was eager to return to Guangdong and meet with Feng Yunshan. He traveled throughout the two provinces, feeling that the time for action had slowly matured, but he looked down on Yang Xiuqing and Xiao Chaogui, thinking they were illiterate and inexperienced in worldly affairs, and believed that such a major rebellion required consultation with someone as cultured and knowledgeable as Feng Yunshan to feel at ease.

  He did not know that the news of the Taiping Rebellion had been spread everywhere by Li Yunzhong.

  Hong Xiuquan passed through Pingnan County, and Li Yunzhong entertained him again.

  When Yang Xiuqing learned that Xiao Chaogui's possession by Jesus was proposed by Hong Xuanjiao, she began to sow discord between the couple, even using the "Descent of the Heavenly Father" to say that Hong Xuanjiao was "unreasonably arrogant" and "speaking wildly", and changing the popular saying in the God Worshipping Society from "Men learn from Feng Yunshan, women learn from Hong Xuanjiao" to "Difficult to learn from Feng Yunshan, women learn from Hu Jiemei". Hong Xuanjiao's days became increasingly difficult.

  Yang Xiuqing later learned from Li Yunzhong that in Christianity, Jesus is believed to be God, and the Heavenly Father is an incarnation of Jesus, who secretly killed Xiao Chaogui with Hong Xuanjiao.

  After Hong Xiuquan left for Guangdong, Xiao Chaogui became more and more arrogant, as if he had released all the depression that had been pent up in his heart over the past few days. He frequently performed "miracles" of Jesus descending to earth, sometimes for trivial matters such as having a dispute with Hong Xuanjiao, recalling how his adoptive father had mistreated him when he was young, and using Jesus to severely scold them. This made people in the God Worshipping Society both respect and fear him.