What would happen to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom if Shi Dakai had not fled Nanking?

According to Shi Dakai's personality, and in his mind, the positioning of his relationship with Hong Xiuquan, it is certain that he left Tianjing. Shi Dakai is a very straightforward person. He thinks that people need to be sincere when they get along with each other. He hates intrigue and brother killing.

In the positioning of his relationship with Hong Xiuquan, he has always regarded Hong Xiuquan as a business partner or a leading brother. Can't say that Shi Dakai is not sensible. After all, it was Hong Xiuquan who invited him in. Moreover, the political system implemented by Hong Xiuquan in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was not a feudal dynasty system. He sealed so many kings, you see, there are some meanings such as "brothers are equal and * * * enjoys the world". Since there is such a meaning, but Hong Xiuquan wants to use dynasty politics to manage people, Shi Dakai can't accept it, of course, so he has to leave. If Shi Dakai doesn't run, both Shi Dakai and Hong Xiuquan must make changes.

Either Shi Dakai put himself in the position of an ancient subordinate, or Hong Xiuquan changed his thinking about dynastic politics. If one of them changes, can the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom go on? Let's look at the first situation first, and Hong Xiuquan makes a change. In other words, Hong Xiuquan did not regard himself as the emperor of the ancient dynasty, but as the leader of the revolutionary cause. This situation, according to the social situation and ideological status quo at that time, was basically impossible to achieve. Because at that time, although some western ideas had been introduced into China, the western regime also attracted the attention of China intellectuals. But most people still stay in the dynasty world. What they want is to be loyal to the monarch and protect the Lord, make contributions and protect their wives and children.

In other words, if Hong Xiuquan has such a high ideological level, but he wants to change the dynasty, it is also wishful thinking. He wants to build a parliament and a system where everyone can discuss everything. The result may be that the princes of all walks of life have made the mountain bigger, so the world is in chaos and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will soon be torn apart. Therefore, Hong Xiuquan cannot change unilaterally. In fact, the "Tianjing Incident" happened because he doubted the East King Yang and thought that Yang would deprive him of his imperial power.

In the second case, Shi Dakai changed and became a subordinate, faithfully supporting Hong Xiuquan. Even if it is possible, will Hong Xiuquan doubt Shi Dakai? Hong Xiuquan is not good at fighting or managing state affairs. He has to rely on Shi Dakai to host them. In this way, Shi Dakai may become the second Yang, and he is more popular with the people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom than Yang. After all, he came to the front desk to bring order out of chaos, and his practice conquered the hearts of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. So Hong Xiuquan's suspicion of Shi Dakai is affirmative.

Once Hong Xiuquan suspects Shi Dakai, he will be killed by Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan killed Shi Dakai, so Shi Dakai would be meaningless to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. To say the least, assuming that Hong Xiuquan and Shi Dakai can achieve harmony between monarch and minister, can they save the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? In this case, the hope of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will definitely increase greatly. However, we need to pay attention to one thing, that is, Shi Dakai is actually just a general, not a handsome talent. The reason why he won the battle and made great achievements in the past is because under the leadership of Yang.

Yang planned and deployed for him, and he just went to war. Now let him preside over the political situation and lead troops to fight. Can we balance all parties and work out an effective war strategy? This is really a problem. In fact, after he left Tianjing, he basically didn't win the battle, which shows that his strategic choice is problematic. Some people may say that Shi Dakai has done a good job in cleaning up Wei Changhui and presiding over Tianjing's political situation. That's actually a bonus brought to him by setting things right. It's really hard to say whether he can do everything well if he keeps doing it. (Reference:

History of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom)