Chapter 27 A Strange Man from Zhuo County

Author: Magic Prince

Chapter 27 A Strange Man from Zhuo County

Speaking of the Yellow Turbans uprising, Zhang Jiao was originally not prepared to launch an army in a hurry, but unfortunately his disciple Tang Zhou became a traitor, so he could only launch an uprising in a hurry.

It is said that in the first month of the first year of Zhongping, that is, around February 184 AD, a wide-ranging epidemic broke out across the country. Zhang Jiao and his five hundred apprentices used talismans to recite incantations and spread talisman water.

Go and heal people.

Zhang Jue himself held the title of Great Sage Master, and his disciples became more and more numerous. Zhang Jue organized them into thirty-six factions, with more than 10,000 people in the big side and six or seven thousand in the small side. Each side had its own leader.

The leader is called a general, and he also says: "The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand; if you are aged Jiazi, the world will be auspicious."

Each of his followers wrote the word "Jia Zi" in white clay on the door of their home. Every family in the eight prefectures of Qing, You, Xu, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan and Henan believed in the great sage Zhang Jiao.

On the other hand, Zhang Jiao sent his subordinate Ma Yuanyi to secretly make friends with Zhongjuan Fengzhen with gold, silk and other property, preparing to use him as his internal agent. Zhang Jiao and his two younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang felt that the time was ripe for rebellion, so they secretly

He made a yellow flag and agreed on a specific time to raise troops. At the same time, he sent Tang Zhou to report to Feng Xu and let him prepare for internal response.

However, Tang Zhou betrayed Zhang Jue and revealed everything about Zhang Jue's secret plan to raise an army. The news reached the emperor's ears, and he urgently ordered General He Jin to mobilize troops to capture Ma Yuanyi. Ma Yuanyi was defeated and killed.

Feng Xu and others were captured and imprisoned together with Zhang Jiao's rebels.

After Zhang Jiao learned that the rebellion was exposed, he had no choice but to immediately raise his troops at night. He called himself "General Tiangong", his younger brother Zhang Bao was called "General Digong", and Zhang Liang was called "General Renggong".

Zhang Jiao said to those who followed him: "Today, the fate of the Han Dynasty is coming to an end, and the great sage has emerged. You should all obey heaven and follow the righteousness, so as to enjoy peace." This means that the great Han Dynasty has exhausted its power, and Zhang Jiao is the destiny.

Returned people, if you follow me in rebellion, you are complying with the destiny of heaven, and you will succeed in establishing a perfect world of peace and harmony.

The people in various states have been suffering for a long time. Although many people in history believed that compared to the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, the lives of ordinary people in the Han Dynasty were much better, especially the tax burden seemed to be very low, but in fact the real situation may

It's not like this.

As the saying goes, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin Dynasty system. In terms of taxation, the Han Dynasty actually followed the system of the Qin Dynasty in many aspects. Although it seems that the grain tax of more than ten tax per one in the Han Dynasty was not high, you must know that the tax collection standards at that time were not high.

Collection was not based on land, but on head. It was fine during the Western Han Dynasty, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, especially at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, land annexation became very serious. A large number of farmers lost their land, and they became refugees but still had to bear the consequences.

Tax service, especially various types of labor service and military service, also made the common people breathless.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, rebellions and border attacks by ethnic minorities on the border were frequent, and the Han Dynasty adopted the conscription system inherited from the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, when wars increased, the common people would have to bear more military service. In addition, the Eastern Han Dynasty

In the last years, various natural and man-made disasters continued, and many people lived a very difficult life. At this time, the Eastern Han Dynasty was even worse than the so-called violent Qin in many aspects.

With Zhang Jiao's order, the number of people in various states and counties who followed him in the uprising reached four to five million, and their number is still increasing. These peasant rebels wore yellow turbans on their heads, so they were called the Yellow Turban Army.

, the reason why yellow is used is said to be because the red fire virtue was in the Han Dynasty, while yellow is earth virtue, red is soil, and earth virtue is to replace fire virtue.

For a time, the Yellow Turbans uprising was very fierce. Officials and soldiers from all over the country could be said to be running away, seemingly helpless. One of the big reasons for this was that the Han Dynasty had very strict restrictions on local armed forces.

The government lacked a sufficient number of standing troops, so in the immediate aftermath of the Yellow Turban Uprising, many cities and government offices were easily occupied by the Yellow Turban Army.

Seeing that the situation was very bad, He Jin returned to the court and informed the emperor of the situation. After urgent discussions between the emperor and the ministers, the emperor had no choice but to moderately decentralize general power from the central government and let local governments

Obtain the power to recruit and train troops on their own, and try to use these local government armed forces to annihilate the Yellow Turban rebels.

Judging from the subsequent situation, although this decision did resolve the Yellow Turban Uprising relatively quickly, due to the decentralization of military power, it caused various places to start to rely on their own troops, which laid the foundation for the subsequent troubled times of the Three Kingdoms.

The emperor immediately dispatched Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Jun as the main force to destroy the Yellow Turban Army. They each led the elite Central Army into three armies to destroy the Yellow Turban Army.

After Zhangjiao's uprising, the offensive was rapid and fierce. At this time, he led his army to attack the boundary between Youzhou and Jizhou. Liu Yan, the governor of Youzhou, was originally a native of Jingling, Jiangxia, and the queen of Hanlu King Gong.

Liu Yanzai learned that he did not expect the Yellow Turban Army to advance so rapidly at first, so he had to summon the captain Zou Jing for discussion. Zou Jing said: "The invading bandit soldiers are numerous and powerful, but our troops are obviously insufficient, so we must immediately give the order."

Only by recruiting troops can you have a chance to resist the enemy."

Liu Yan couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. What Zou Jing said was exactly what he had been thinking a few days ago, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to post lists in various counties and cities to recruit volunteers from all walks of life.

When the article was posted in Zhuoxian County, it also led to a heroic figure. This man didn't like reading when he was young, but he had a broad and generous personality. He didn't like to talk at ordinary times. He was indifferent to emotions and anger.

He has lofty ambitions and likes to make friends with heroes from all over the world.

His body is seven feet five inches long, his ears hang down from his shoulders, his hands reach his knees, his eyes can look at his ears, his face is like a crown jade, and his lips are greased. He is said to be the great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan. His surname is Liu Mingbei, and his courtesy name is Xuan.

Germany.

Liu Zhen, the son of Liu Sheng, was granted the title of Marquis of Zhuolu Ting during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Later, he was deprived of the title of marquis because of the poor quality of the gold he offered as a sacrifice. This is how Liu Bei's descendants stayed in Zhuo County.

middle.

Liu Bei's father, Liu Hong, was once praised as a filial and honest man and was promoted to an official. Unfortunately, he died at a young age, leaving only Liu Bei and his mother, an orphan and a widower, to depend on each other. Later, the family became increasingly poor and had to sell straw sandals and

Making a living by weaving mats.

Liu Bei lives in Zhonglou Sang Village in the county. There is a huge mulberry tree in the southeast of his home, which is more than five feet high. From a distance, the branches and leaves are so dense that they look like a huge car hood. Some people who know how to observe people and recognize things

When he passed by and saw it, he said, "There must be a very remarkable person in this family."

When Liu Bei was still very young, he was playing under this big mulberry tree with some friends of his own age in the village. He shouted loudly: "If one day I become emperor, I will definitely ride in a car with this kind of car."

A car with a big canopy lid.”

Liu Bei's uncle Liu Yuan couldn't help being surprised after hearing this. He felt that Liu Bei was really different from ordinary children and would definitely be able to achieve great things in the future. He also saw that Liu Bei's family was very poor, so he often helped Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei was fifteen years old, Liu Bei bid farewell to his mother and traveled around the country to study. During this process, Liu Bei worshiped Zheng Xuan, Lu Zhi and other powerful figures as his teachers, and became friends with Gongsun Zan and others.
Chapter completed!