As the most important peasant uprising in Chinese history, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement can be said to be the most legendary. Because they rose rapidly in a very short period of time, and successfully killed the main force of the Qing Dynasty that came to destroy the Taiping Army. In the end, under the leadership of the heavenly king Hong Xiuquan, the Taiping Army quickly occupied Nanjing and controlled the fiscal revenues of the entire south.
In the previous script, the peasant movement that can subvert a dynasty influence usually ends in victory. However, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom declined at its peak, which gave the Qing army the opportunity to annihilate it and successfully put down the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Putting down the ending of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, let's take a look, why did Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have such a great "achievement"?
Feudal superstition kills people
In history, all wars and uprisings need a sound reason, because only a righteous name can tell. It is possible to reap the hearts of the people in a reasonable name. Like the Tianping Kingdom at the very beginning, it also appeared in the form of a church. However, Hong Xiuquan chose not the Chinese sect, but the Western Christianity as the basis, and the "God worship" appeared under his explanation.
Due to the failure of the Opium War, a large amount of Western culture began to flood into China, among which Christian missionaries also preached in China. After the failure of the imperial examination, Hong Xiuquan began to study the Christian culture and interpreted the doctrine with his own thinking. He called himself the second son of God and descended to the earth. God is his father and Jehovah is his brother.
Hong Xiuquan relied on this shell and began to preach in his hometown and surrounding areas. Since the early Chinese were not well educated, they have always believed in feudal superstitions. The story of the son of God like Hong Xiuquan going down to save the common people. , Is normal and reasonable in their cognitive level. As a result, in the early days of the worship service, thousands of people gathered.
The people in deep water
If the thousands of people who worship God alone cannot shake the rule of the Qing Dynasty, we still need Only by accumulating greater strength can you have a chance to stand out. However, among the first thousands of church members, the core forces of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were recruited. People like Shi Dakai, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, and Wei Changhui were all the main forces of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The more important thing is the power of the people. Since the Qing Dynasty took the Manchu as the aristocratic class, the suppression of the Han has never stopped. In this historical period of low Han status, the people were often exploited by officials, so that the people's resentment towards the Qing Dynasty had accumulated for a long time. In this era when officials force civil opposition, uprisings are extremely easy to happen.
At the same time, after the Qing Dynasty failed because of the Opium War, the people also doubted the Qing Dynasty's ability. They believed that this corrupt and incompetent court could not help them save their lives, so they also hoped that "heroes" would appear. It was at this stage that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was born and once defeated the main force of the Qing army. This powerful performance was supported by the people, and countless people and teams joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
It is this group of people who have become the main force of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, giving it the ability to compete with the Qing Dynasty.
Summary
In victory after victory, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom successfully won half of the country under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Xiuquan had the opportunity to secure Nanjing. . However, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom failed to rewrite the history of China's feudal dynasty.
To sum up, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a typical case of officials forcing civil rebellion, but the final outcome of this rebellion is not bad.It is bad. There is no complete conclusion. It can only be said that the incompetence of the Qing Dynasty created the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
[Reference: "Modern History of China", "Drafts of Qing History"]
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