Chapter 24: New Taiping Religion

Chapter 24 New Taiping Religion

Chapter 23: New Taiping Religion

Any dynasty, no matter how powerful it is, will always have 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, and 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. Not only enemies but also many of its own people died under the iron heel of the Han Dynasty.

Except for the tragic death of the military immortal Han Xin in Changle Palace, all the princes and kings canonized by Liu Bang were also 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 they bring great trouble to the Han Dynasty, they cannot shake its foundation.

But if someone can condense it into a rope, he can definitely give the big man a fatal blow to this dead tree. And now this person has appeared, he is the leader 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 accumulate 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 **** balance system automatically summoned 15 people including Huang Chao and Hong Xiuquan.

Since Qin Hao currently belongs to the Han camp, the summoned character will automatically join the anti-Han camp. There are many anti-Han forces in the world.

Logically speaking, there is no reason why the summoned characters should fall under the banner of one person, but it just happened to be such a coincidence, except that Hong Xiuquan’s implanted identity at the beginning was that of a Yellow Turban cultist.

Except for Song Jiang, all the others were "accidentally" encountered by Zhang Jue. This makes people have to sigh, it is really a coincidence.

In March 1818, when Zhang Jiao was preaching and spreading doctrines in Yanzhou, he unexpectedly 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.

There is naturally endless topics to talk about when a magic stick meets a magic stick, and Hong Xiuquan was a well-rounded person who was deeply loved by Zhang Jiao, so he was accepted as his disciple 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 Jue's sincerity also made the frustrated Huang Chao feel unprecedented importance. He regarded Zhang Jue as his lifelong confidant and died for his confidant. He was finally invited by Zhang Jue to become Zhang Jue's personal adviser.

The addition of Huang Chao, who has 95 intelligence points, is also of great significance to the future development of the Taiping Religion. Since then, the development of the Taiping Religion has never taken a detour.

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, lived in seclusion in the East China Sea of ​​Xuzhou, so he immediately set off to invite them and discuss important matters together.

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. 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 talent scale of Taipingdao, which was originally mixed with good and bad, has expanded unprecedentedly. This 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 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 a 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 January of the first year of Zhongping (184), Julu, Taiping Road, 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 lightly: "Is everyone here?" Upon hearing this, Huang Chao stood up and answered respectfully, holding his hands in hand: "Qi. My lord, all thirty-six Fangqu commanders are here."

Taiping believers are spread all over the world. Because the number of believers 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, etc. Each Qushuai has only seven or eight people under his command. Thousands of people, the largest such as Yangzhou Hong Xiuquan, 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 Religion was still above that of Qu Shuai, second only to Zhang Jiao.

“I have called you together today because there is a major event related to the life and death of our Taiping Sect to be announced!” Zhang Jiao stroked his long beard and said calmly.

Everyone's face 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 cut off 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."

Once they heard that the traitor was not among them, everyone could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. Hong Xiuquan stood up first and asked respectfully: "Master, who is that traitor?"

Taoists call teachers differently from other schools of thought. Confucianism and other schools of thought generally call them "teacher" or "master", but Taoists call them "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 the death of his wife, he did not have a second marriage. He only had one biological daughter and one adopted daughter. Therefore, he treated each of these disciples as his own sons. Now he is receiving He was naturally very sad about the betrayal.

However, it was Zhang Jiao's sincerity that allowed him to gain the loyalty of his disciples. Even if it was such a big brainless thing as rebellion, the disciples were 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 female voice coming slowly from outside the door.

"No matter what difficulties Tang and Zhou had, betrayal is betrayal!"

I saw a stunning young girl holding a long sword walking in slowly. The girl was dressed in red, full of heroism, and exuded a cold and arrogant air.

The two servants behind the girl were escorting a disheveled man and followed them slowly. That man was the traitor Tang Zhou.

"Sheng'er, you're back, you're not injured during this trip, are you?" 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 withstand the Sword Master King Yue Shi's sword. 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 the traitor first and wait for his adoptive father to deal with him," Dongfang Sheng said with great self-reproach.

When Zhang Mancheng saw this, his face suddenly turned red. With the overwhelming evidence, he had nothing to say, so he sighed and retreated lonely.

“It’s okay, Sheng’er, you’re fine.” Zhang Jiao comforted him 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, as 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. 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, his eyes full of arrogance. Everyone frowned secretly when they saw this, thinking where did this stupid young man come from, but when they saw the young man's eyes, they couldn't help but exclaimed.

“Double pupils, why do you have double pupils!”

[I'm really sorry that I haven't updated it for a long time. I was really stuck in the second volume. Ruka wrote five chapters, but in the end they were deleted and rewritten. Now the outline has been revised. The thinking has become clear, and there should be no more glitches. After reading this chapter, I believe everyone has guessed who the second double-eyed child is. This book will have a lot of foreshadowing, and it will not only write about summoned characters, but also some original characters. In addition to Qin Wen's family, Zhang Jiao The adopted daughter Dongfang Sheng is also an important original character, please remember her! 】

　　

　　

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