Chapter 23: New Taiping Sect, the second disciple with double pupils
In any dynasty, no matter how powerful it is, there will always be rebel forces in the dark. This has nothing to do with the strength of the country and the virtuous king, but because human ambition is never-ending.
If the country is strong, those rebel forces will naturally continue to lurk in secret and dare not act rashly;
But if the country is in decline, driven by ambitious people, rebel forces will spring up one after another like mushrooms after a rain, causing endless trouble.
In the more than 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has caused more than one million killings, and not only its enemies died under the iron heel of the Han Dynasty, but many of its own people also died.
In the early Han Dynasty, all the three heroes except Zhang Liang were executed, and all the princes and kings canonized by Liu Bang were killed. During the period of Emperors Wen and Jing, nearly a hundred princes were either executed or deprived of their fiefdoms.
These people are all heroes of the Han Empire and have made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but the results are so miserable. "The bird is exhausted, the bow is hidden, the rabbit is dead, and the dog is cooked", which was taken to the extreme in Liu's case.
Although killing can ensure temporary stability, it will leave troubles to future generations. Hatred will not disappear, but will only accumulate and eventually explode.
Although there are many anti-Han forces in the world, their power is too scattered and their quality is uneven. Although it brings great trouble to the Han Dynasty, it cannot shake its foundation. However, if someone can condense them into a rope, they can definitely give The dead tree of the big man dealt a fatal blow, and now this person appears, he is the protagonist of the Tianping Sect.
What Qin Hao didn't know was that while he was following Gui Guzi to learn and enrich himself, while traveling to gain knowledge and make friends with heroes all over the world, Zhang Jiao, under the arrangement of "destiny", came into contact with the heroes scattered outside the Balance Summons one by one. , history is changing quietly. However, this change is not big yet, but one day it will gather into a sea and change history beyond recognition.
Since coming to this era, Qin Hao has made two summonses, summoning his teacher Gui Guzi and his sister Qin Liangyu respectively, but the damn balance system automatically summoned 15 people including Huang Chao and Hong Xiuquan.
Since Qin Hao currently belongs to the Han camp, the summoned characters will automatically join the anti-Han camp. There are many anti-Han forces in the world. Logically speaking, there is no reason for the summoned characters to belong to one person. But it just happened to be such a coincidence. Except for Hong Xiuquan at the beginning Except for Song Jiang, whose implanted identity is that of a Yellow Turban cultist, all the others were "accidentally" encountered by Zhang Jiao. This makes people have to sigh, what a coincidence.
In March 181, when Zhang Jiao was preaching and spreading doctrines in Yanzhou, he accidentally discovered that Hong Xiuquan, a disciple of the religion, was quite talented, so he wanted to promote him and kept Hong Xiuquan by his side.
Naturally, there are endless topics to talk about when a magic stick meets a magic stick. Hong Xiuquan is a well-rounded person and is deeply loved by Zhang Jiao, so he is accepted as his apprentice by Zhang Jiao.
The addition of Hong Xiuquan was more than just adding a new Qu Shuai to the Taiping Sect. Zhang Jiao got great inspiration from Hong Xiuquan and completely improved the teachings of the Taiping Sect and its incomplete theocratic system, which was very important to this era. It has epoch-making significance for Taoism and will also be a great help to future uprisings.
In June, when Zhang Jiao passed through Runan County in Yuzhou, he heard that Huang Chaofu, a local official, was famous for his talent, but he was suppressed by his family because of his commoner background. As a result, he failed to promote filial piety and integrity. So he became interested in talents and went to see what he found. Huang Chao did have great talent, so he was hired as a staff member with a lot of money.
Zhang Jiao's sincerity also made Huang Chao, who was depressed and frustrated, feel unprecedented importance. He regarded Zhang Jiao as his lifelong confidant, died for his confidant, and was finally invited by Zhang Jiao to become Zhang Jiao's personal adviser.
The addition of Huang Chao, who had 95 points of intelligence, was also of great significance to the future development of the Taiping Religion. From then on, the development of the Taiping Religion never took any detours again.
In October, after a long period of inquiring, Zhang Jiao finally learned that the Xiang family, which had been wanted by the government for a long time, was living in seclusion in the East China Sea of Xuzhou, so he immediately set off to invite him to discuss important matters.
The Xiang clan is not the queen of the Overlord. It is well known that the Overlord has no children in his life. However, his younger brother Xiang Zhuang has surviving children. However, he is wanted by the Han Dynasty because he is from the same lineage as the Overlord. He has been in exile for more than 400 years. .
Although the Xiang clan has a small number of people, it has a legacy of being a military strategist and an overlord. Each clan leader has mastered the art of military use, and the clansmen are all brave and brave. In addition, they have been entangled with the Han Dynasty for more than 400 years, and their hatred can be described as overwhelming. .
Xiang Yan also knew that his clan and the Han Dynasty could not coexist for a long time, and there was no other way except to fight against the Han Dynasty, so after receiving Zhang Jiao's invitation, he did not think too much and decisively led his descendants and clan members to join the Taiping Religion.
In November, Zhang Jiao found another disciple, Fang La, in Yangzhou. Since then, except for Song Jiang, who is still working as a minor official in Qingzhou, the four people summoned by the balance system and the leading figures, a total of 12 heroes, have all joined Zhang Jiao. Under the command of the horn.
With the addition of these twelve top talents, the scale of talent in Taipingdao, which was originally mixed with good and bad, has expanded unprecedentedly, which has also made the already shaky man even more shaky.
Under the leadership of Zhang Jiao and the joint efforts of everyone, the Taiping Sect has developed into the largest Taoist sect in the Han Dynasty in four years. There are countless believers in the thirteen states. It has an excellent reputation among the people and has been able to influence the normal life of the Han Dynasty. Operate and rule.
The Taiping Sect has developed and grown on the White Road, and it is even more arrogant on the underworld. Most of the anti-Han forces have been unified by the Taiping Road. Now Zhang Jiao's status in the world is almost that of "the leader of the martial arts alliance". Just wait for his order. Can get responses from all sides and raise the flag of righteousness.
However, Zhang Jiao has not taken action yet. He is waiting for the perfect opportunity, the Year of Jiazi. In the Year of Jiazi, which happens once in sixty years, Zhang Jiao will overthrow the Han Dynasty, a country that has been corrupted to its foundation.
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In the first year of Zhongping (January 184, Julu, Jizhou, Taiping Road General Forum Meeting Hall.
Today's Taipingdao is the largest sect in the Han Dynasty, but the headquarters is still simple. However, everyone present has no objection to this. Raising the flag of righteousness costs a lot of money. Now that the great cause has not been accomplished, it really shouldn't be wasted on these aspects. funds.
Zhang Jiao, who is nearly fifty years old, is sitting in the main seat. Sitting on the left and right are his two younger brothers, Zhang Zhangliang and Zhang Bao. The first people standing on the left and right below are Xiang Yan and Huang Chao respectively.
After looking around and taking in everyone's expressions, Zhang Jiao nodded and asked calmly: "Is everyone due?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Chao stood up and answered respectfully with his hands raised: "Your Majesty, all the thirty-six square canal commanders are here."
Taiping sect followers are spread all over the world. Because the number of followers is too large and difficult to manage, thirty-six square canals are set up to manage affairs in various places.
The thirty-six Fang Qushuai are all disciples of Zhang Jiao, including Hong Xiuquan, Fang La, Zhang Niujiao, Zhang Baiqi, Zhang Mancheng, Bo Cai, Bu Ji, Cheng Zhiyuan... and others. Each Qushuai has seven small ones. Eight thousand people, the largest is Hong Xiuquan of Yangzhou, who has nearly 50,000 people.
Because Huang Chao and Xiang Yan were both Zhang Jiao's think tanks, their status was more respected. Their status in the Taiping Sect was still above that of Qu Shuai, second only to Zhang Jiao.
"I have called you together today to announce a major event concerning the life and death of our Taiping Sect!" Zhang Jiao stroked his long beard and said calmly.
Everyone's faces lit up with joy when they heard this. Everyone here knew what Zhang Jiao meant. They had been waiting for this day for a long time and it finally arrived.
"But before that, we must first eliminate the traitors within. If we don't sweep one house, how can we sweep the whole world!"
Zhang Jue's cold words were like thunder in everyone's ears, traitor? There was a traitor among the brothers, and all the commanders shouted angrily.
Seeing this, Xiang Yan stood up and said: "The traitor is not here. I have sent people to arrest him. I don't think the traitor can escape."
As soon as they heard that the traitor was not among them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Hong Xiuquan stood up first and asked respectfully: "Master, who is that traitor?"
Taoism's name for teachers is different from other schools of thought. Confucianism and other schools of thought generally call it "teacher" or "master", but Taoism calls it "master", which is different from other schools of thought to show respect for the teacher!
A trace of sadness flashed in Zhang Jiao's eyes when he heard this. Zhang Jiao had no children in his life, and after his wife died, he did not have a second marriage. He only had one biological daughter and one adopted daughter, so he treated each of these disciples as his own sons. Now he is being treated by He was naturally very sad about the betrayal.
However, it is Zhang Jiao's sincerity that is why he can gain the loyalty of his disciples. Even if it is such a big brainless thing as rebellion, the disciples are still bound to follow him to the death!
"Tang Zhou." Zhang Jiao said lightly, his tone full of disappointment.
"Tang Zhou!!!"
Everyone exclaimed when they heard this. They all knew that Tang Zhou was always loyal and honest, but they didn't expect that he would do such an unfaithful thing. He really knows people but doesn't know his heart!
Zhang Mancheng, who had a good relationship with Tang Zhou, was immediately anxious after hearing this. He quickly stood up to defend his friend and said: "Master, is there any misunderstanding here? Maybe Tang Zhou has some difficulties?"
As soon as Zhang Mancheng finished speaking, he heard a clear voice from a girl outside the door slowly.
"No matter what Tang Zhou's reasons are, betrayal is betrayal!"
I saw a stunning girl holding a long sword slowly walking in. The girl was dressed in red, full of heroism, and exuded a cold and arrogant air.
The two servants behind the girl were holding down a disheveled man and followed them slowly. That man was the traitor Tang Zhou.
"Sheng'er, you're back, are you not injured during this trip?" When Zhang Jiao saw the girl's arrival, a trace of love flashed in his eyes, and he asked with concern without even looking at Tang Zhou below.
The girl in red is Zhang Jiao's adopted daughter Dongfang Sheng, who is the queen of Dongfang Shuo. She is only sixteen years old. She has stunning looks and unparalleled swordsmanship. When she was twelve years old, she could stand up to the sword master King Yue Shi. He is a true swordsman genius!
"Thanks to my adoptive father's concern, Sheng'er is fine. However, although this trip successfully captured the traitor Tang Zhou, Tang Zhou had sent the secret message before he was captured. The opponent had nearly a hundred riders, and the boy's side was weak. So we can only suppress this traitor first and wait for his adoptive father to deal with him." Dongfang Sheng said with great self-reproach.
Seeing this, Zhang Mancheng's face suddenly turned green and red. With the overwhelming evidence, he had nothing to say, so he sighed and retreated lonely.
"It's okay, Sheng'er, just be fine." Zhang Jiao comforted with a faint smile, still not looking at Tang Zhou below, as if this person was transparent and didn't exist at all.
Huang Chao, the wisest man in the Yellow Turbans, heard this and immediately stood up and said: "My lord, since the news has been leaked, I think it is better to take action in advance, otherwise we will be very passive when the Han Dynasty reacts!"
Zhang Jiao sighed, and just when he was about to respond, he heard another loud voice coming from outside the door.
"No need to advance!"
Everyone couldn't help but look out the door and saw a handsome young man, nine feet tall, burly, and with a majestic appearance, slowly walking in.
The young man held his head high and looked down at everyone, with a look of arrogance in his eyes. Everyone frowned secretly when they saw this, wondering where this stupid young man came from, but when they saw the young man's eyes, they couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Double pupils, why do you have double pupils!" m.
