Luo Xiao didn't say anything in response to Zhang Jiao's bold words that he wanted to do it himself, but just looked at him deeply.
Luo Xiao belongs to the very weird category among the Luo family members.
A son of destiny, his father was hesitant whether to let him inherit the position of head of the family.
If he had a normal personality, he would not have such considerations.
Luo Xiao is truly unmoved by words. He never listens to what others say, but rather watches what he does.
No words can impress him. He is not flirtatious with women, does not drink tea and drinks, and is cold-faced and sharp-tongued.
Moreover, he has always had his own way of doing things, with strong opinions and a strong will.
He wanted to see what Zhang Jiao would do now.
He doesn't care whether the Han Dynasty will fall, or when it will fall, or even how far Zhang Jiao can reach.
He just looked at the world indifferently, and then decided his attitude and what he was going to do.
Taiping Dao's missionary work was open and aboveboard, and there were so many officials involved with Taiping Dao that Zhang Jiao hardly ever did anything secretly.
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Now that he had made up his mind, Zhang Jiao began to contact Taiping Taoists in various states around the world, all of whom were his brothers and disciples.
He divided these people into various factions, among which the most populous states such as Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou were the most powerful.
The officials at the lowest level were actually the most sensitive to the movements on Taiping Road, but no one reported it. After all, there had been large-scale gatherings on Taiping Road before.
Moreover, although there are many thugs in the world today, large-scale unrest in the Central Plains is rare.
Is it possible that it will happen now?
Moreover, the world seems to be very stable now, and the people are not unable to survive, so why would they suddenly rebel?
Exaggeration.
Is this a satire on Your Majesty and other ministers for their inability to govern the country?
This turmoil would have happened sooner or later, but it happened at this time. Who dares to touch this bad luck?
In this weird atmosphere, the layout of the Taiping Road was carried out in full swing. At the same time, it was not an easy task to make the Taiping Road all over the Han Dynasty do justice.
The imperial court was still immersed in peace.
Luo Xiao has been observing Zhang Jue's movements. He will not remind him of his mistakes and praise his mistakes.
He is an outsider.
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Luoyang is still bustling with people. This holy city built thirteen hundred years ago is still a prosperous scene to this day.
Among these more than 1,300 years, Luoyang was the center of Zhuxia for a thousand years. Even in the years when Chang'an was more prominent, Luoyang was also the center of Guandong.
Luo Shi grabbed countless luck points from this city.
Perhaps even the emperor in Luoyang didn't know that every day the capital of the Han Empire stayed in Luoyang, the Luo family he had always feared would grow stronger.
This is not much different from capitalizing on the enemy.
In the city of Luoyang, there was a lot of traffic and crowds. Vendors were negotiating prices and horsemen were hurrying past. On the road, a Taoist with an anxious look on his face passed by.
It seemed that Luoyang was too prosperous. He looked around in confusion, not knowing which direction he should go, so he grabbed a pedestrian on the roadside and asked, "Where should I go?"
The pedestrian smoothed his collar and replied: "Of course you have to go to the bus station to complain."
The Public Transport Department was an institution established during the Han Dynasty and was specially used to receive petitions.
The bus letter during the reign of Emperor Ru of the Han Dynasty made this imperial institution famous. This pedestrian seemed not to have expected that there were still people who didn't know about the bus department. He looked at Tang Zhou with arrogant eyes, and then muttered in a low voice, "Where is it?" The country bumpkins and wild people who came here don’t even know about the bus department.”
Tang Zhou didn't have time to quarrel with him and quickly asked for the way to the bus station, then ran away.
Before arriving at the bus station, Tang Zhou hesitated a little. He didn't know whether he should really hand over the letter. Once he handed it over, he didn't know how many of his brothers in the church would be killed or injured.
He kept pacing and thinking in front of the bus station, and finally gritted his teeth. Fighting against the court was like sniping an egg against a stone. Prosperity and wealth are the real thing. As long as this letter is handed in, he will definitely get a formal official position and no longer have to worry. Like now, I am in constant panic every day.
He walked to the bus station, then suddenly raised the letter in his hand and shouted loudly: "Tang and Zhou Dynasty in Qingzhou sued Zhang Jiao, a thief on Taiping Road, with the intention of plotting chaos. Together with Luoyang's regular servants and officials, they all worked together in Luoyang.
The Taiping Army has entered Hanoi disguised as refugees. There are hundreds of thousands of them. They can cross the river in a short time and advance to Luoyang. Your Majesty is in danger! "
Tang Zhou was born in Qingzhou, but because of the popularity of elegant language, although he had a slight accent, the officials at the Public Transport Department could still hear him clearly.
Hundreds of thousands of people!
Moreover, they also bypassed the passes east of Luoyang and even reached the crossing of the river north of Luoyang. Once they crossed the river, the rebel army would be able to enter Luoyang with overwhelming force, and there would be no danger to defend along the way.
The officials at the Public Transport Department were so worried that they quickly brought Tang Zhou into the government office for questioning.
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When this urgent news was passed to the court, many people were still in a particularly confused state.
But in fact, we don’t take it seriously. Isn’t rebellion a common thing?
Except for a few rare periods, when did the entire Han Dynasty not rebel and rebel?
At most, there will be more people this time.
Attacks that should be attacked, comforts that should be appeased, these are nothing.
Even though Tang Zhou told about the situation of Taiping Road, the court still didn't care much. Even middle-level and high-level officials like Qu Shuai of Taiping Road, some of the court ministers actually thought that they could be recruited.
They were all saying that these commanders and the rebels who were trying to rebel must have been bewitched by Zhang Jiao, the thief leader.
It was under this situation that the emperor wanted to pardon those who followed the rebellion and then arrest Zhang Jue. The Taiping Road would naturally be self-defeating.
The people who said these words actually had some fear in their hearts, because the scope of Taipingdao's involvement was quite wide.
But another group of people believe that Taiping Dao must be attacked. A rebellion of this scale cannot be compromised at all. Most of the middle and high-level people must be killed before it can be ended.
There was a heated debate between the two sides on whether to pardon Taiping Dao's Qu Shuai.
If Zhang Jiao were to know the situation in the DPRK, he would probably laugh and cry.
There are hundreds of thousands of Taiping Dao believers. Once an uprising occurs, the momentum will be unimaginable.
These ministers did not even fight, they just regarded Taiping Road as dough that could be kneaded at will, and even began to consider what to do after the victory.
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The officials of the imperial court cannot be said to be incompetent, they can only be said to not focus on running the country. Now faced with this more critical situation, although the imperial court is still debating, the pursuit of Taipingdao senior officials has been launched immediately.
It is a very common principle to catch the thief first, especially in an organization like Taipingdao. As long as the middle and high-level people can be strangled by the neck, the lower-level followers are just cattle and horses to be slaughtered, and they are not worthy of attention at all.
Neither the emperor nor the ministers in the Luoyang court thought of using war to solve Taiping Road. Instead, they hoped to directly arrest these rebels and eliminate this problem invisibly.
This is very reasonable. After all, how much harm can a rebellion that has been destroyed by informants still cause?
This is what the court ministers and the emperor thought.
The results that followed were also very gratifying.
The imperial court closed the gates and beat dogs, sealed off the eight passes of Luoyang, and then arrested people related to Taiping Road on a large scale.
The arrest of Taiping Taoists around Luoyang went very smoothly, especially the interrogation revealed some things that even Tang and Zhou Dynasty did not know.
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Tang Zhou's betrayal made Zhang Jiao extremely angry. He really didn't expect that among his disciples, some would betray their Taiping Dao brothers for glory and wealth.
Zhang Jiao was also shocked by the court's quick response. The power of the Han court was still very strong, and its control over the counties was stronger than he had imagined.
Many key members of Taiping Dao were captured. Those people were the most elite of Taiping Dao. The Han court did not hesitate and killed all of these Taiping Dao people.
Zhang Jiao did not hesitate at all, and immediately prepared for an uprising in Jizhou. At the same time, he contacted the Taiping Army in Qingzhou and Yanzhou and asked them to stage an uprising at the same time. He also used fast horses and ships to notify the Taiping Army in other states and counties.
Zhang Jiao performed a ritual in Julu County, Jizhou. Hundreds of thousands of Taiping troops were watching from the audience. Zhang Jiao held a nine-section staff and stood on the high platform. Looking at the faces full of hope, he couldn't help but feel a burst of anger in his heart. and pain.
He hit the high platform heavily with the nine-jointed staff. Luo Xiao looked at Zhang Jiao and saw that Zhang Jiao's eyes were even filled with bloodshot eyes. An indescribable momentum rose from his body, a hazy yellow... The light rushes straight into the sky.
No one noticed it, only Luo Xiao could feel it slightly.
Zhang Jue trembled all over, suddenly feeling blessed, as if a stream of clear water suddenly poured into his mind. He raised the nine-section staff high and shouted: "With my blood, I will unite the creation of heaven and earth.
He held the thunder of the great road and broke the destiny of the Han court.
The sky is dead, the emperor is coming to the world!
On this day, the world will be blessed!
The poor man is asking the big man to die! "
Countless voices sounded under the high platform, and Luo Xiao felt countless morning bells and evening drums ringing in his ears. Looking at Zhang Jiao on the high platform, he felt that he was both powerful and extremely weak.
Ask the big man to die!
Luo Xiao's always indifferent face finally showed a trace of emotion.
Go against the will of heaven!
It turns out that this is the case, this is going against the will of heaven!
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Jiao Nai spread his influence in all directions and selected Commander Qu as his general, hoping to achieve a great cause. However, one of his disciples, Tang Zhou, told him that the matter was leaked.
Then the horns burst out, the wind surged in the world, and they climbed up to the high platform to make false claims. The thieves then took the name of "Taiping" and falsely said, "The sky is dead, the emperor has come to the world, today is the day, and the world is good."
Jiao also used his staff to complain to the sky, saying that he would exchange his life for the Han Dynasty. People at the time ridiculed him and said his words were ridiculous. ——"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Zhang Jiao"
(End of chapter)
