shortly afterwards, yang xiuqing pretended to be possessed by the 'holy father' and summoned the heavenly king hong xiuquan to his residence. yang said to hong, "you and the east king are both my sons. the east king has made significant contributions, so why is he still being hailed as *'long live for nine thousand years' instead of 'long live for ten thousand years'?" hong xiuquan replied, "the east king has indeed made significant contributions by conquering an empire, so he should be hailed as 'long live for ten thousand years'." the 'holy father'-possessed yang xiuqing asked again, "should the east king's son be hailed as 'long live for a thousand years'?" hong xiuquan replied, "since the east king is hailed as 'long live for ten thousand years', his son and his descendants should also be hailed as 'long live for ten thousand years' as well." the 'holy father'-possessed yang xiuqing said happily, "i'm returning to heaven."