At the end of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Heng imprisoned and killed remonstrating ministers and doted on eunuchs, leading to great chaos in the court.

After the death of Emperor Heng, Emperor Ling succeeded to the throne.

Emperor Ling went even further than Emperor Heng. He respected the eunuch Zhang Rang as "father" and doted on him to an incredible extent.

Zhang Rang colluded with 10 eunuchs and other people, named "Ten Constant Attendants". With the connivance of Emperor Ling, he manipulated government affairs, suppressed dissidents, formed cliques for personal gain, and the most terrifying thing was openly buying and selling officials.

Many officials exacted exorbitant amounts of money in order to get high-ranking officials and be rich in fish and meat. Some wealthy businessmen also used this to become court officials. Naturally, the first thing they did after taking office was to get all their money back.

Taxes are as harsh as a tiger!

It is not difficult to imagine the plight of the people. Finally, the largest peasant uprising in history was triggered.

Zhang Jiao of Julu County, who called himself the "Great Sage and Good Master", said that "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand" and raised the rebel flag.

In an instant, four to five million people responded from the eight states of Qing, You, Xu, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan. People from all directions wrapped in yellow scarves and came from Zhangjiao, killed officials to offer sacrifices to heaven, and marched towards the capital.

Emperor Ling hurriedly issued an edict, asking officials from various places to recruit troops on their own to conquer the traitors.

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It was almost noon, and it was a hot summer day.

Smoke slowly rose from an unknown mountain village. Two old men were sitting under a tree enjoying the cool air and playing chess.

"I heard that the great virtuous teacher was defeated and died?"

"Isn't it? Hey, I wonder what the world will be like in the future?"

"How can it be as difficult as it is now?" The old man sitting on the left put down the chess piece in his hand, took a sip of tea, and said half mockingly, half bitterly.

"It's hard to say." Another old man playing chess stared at the chessboard, picked up his pipe and took a puff and continued.

"I heard that after the death of the great virtuous master, the hearts of the Yellow Turban Army dispersed. Now the defeated soldiers are fleeing in all directions, burning, killing and looting. They have become what the officers and soldiers call the 'Yellow Turban Thieves'."

"Old man Chen, is this news about a government holiday?"

The old man drinking tea put down his teacup in surprise and pushed Old Chen, who was looking at the chessboard intently. Just kidding, that was the Yellow Turban Army of the Great Master, how could it be possible?

"How is it impossible? These days, when people are forced to have no other choice, how many people fall into the trap of committing suicide?"

Old man Chen rolled his eyes at his old brother angrily, and no longer paid attention to the chess game. He picked up his pipe, crossed his legs and took a few puffs before continuing.

"What's more, when the rebellion began, many thieves joined the Yellow Turban Army, hoping to take the opportunity to have a new background. The great virtuous master was here, so they naturally behaved and did not dare to mess around. Now that the great virtuous master is dead, they are just

Just go back to the old business."

The old man was stunned for half a minute, then he picked up the small teapot with one hand and the tea cup with the other hand, and drank it hard. One cup after another, the faint bitter tea made him wonder whether he could find the feeling of drinking. After a few cups, the old man was exhausted.

Sighed.

"The great sage and good teacher revolted with great momentum. I thought that the day was about to change and the hard days were coming to an end soon. Unexpectedly, when the great sage and good teacher died, the world became even more chaotic. I'm fine, they are all buried half-body

, I’m just worried that my son and granddaughter will become more and more miserable in the future.”

The two couldn't help but fell into silence again.

After a while, Old Man Chen comforted him: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings! Old Man Li, don't be too..."

"Village Chief!" "Village Chief!"

Before Old Man Chen could finish his words, he was interrupted by several shouts. He stood up, looked around, and saw Zheng Hu and Zheng Bao, who were hunting in the village, carrying one person over.

"What's wrong?"

Old man Chen hurriedly came forward and saw that the two of them were carrying an unconscious young man. He was not from the village. He looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. His clothes were a little strange and he had short hair. He thought he was from outside.

Passing here, he met a thief, fell into trouble, and suffered a crime. Before Mr. Chen had time to think about it, he hurriedly commanded the two brothers of the Zheng family.

"Quickly, carry it into the house and see if it can be saved!"

After saying that, a group of people started working in a hurry.

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"Brother, who do you think this guy is?"

"You don't even understand this. If you look at this boy's delicate skin and tender flesh, he must be a scholar."

"Nonsense, it's not like I've never been to the county before. Scholars don't wear such strange clothes."

"Then who do you think he is?"

"In my opinion, he must be the son of a wealthy family. He went out to play and was robbed by bandits. Then everyone fled, and he was also separated."

Ji Shu vaguely heard some noise, and his first feeling was that it was a bit noisy.

Noisy? I'm not dead? Who is it? Who will stay by my bedside?

He tried hard to open his eyes, trying to see clearly what was around him.

"Hey, he's awake. Brother, look, he's opened his eyes! Village chief, come here quickly, he's awake."

Ji Shu opened his eyes and saw a kind-faced old man and two strong men with similar looks looking at him with concern and asking: "Young man, how do you feel?"
Chapter completed!