Chapter 107 Public Opinion Guidance
Anyone, in two or three months, has experienced one battle after another. He found that his skin had abnormalities, and found that the speed of the march suddenly increased one day. He found that as long as he had a breath, he could survive on the battlefield, and he could recover on the second day, at most the third day...
Generally speaking, unless you are too slow to have no brains, you may not be able to notice it. Of course, it is also possible, for example, if you have faith, you attribute all this to the gods you believe in.
Let’s not talk about Taoism and Buddhism. After all, it has not been perfected these days, but the ancestral beliefs themselves have always existed, such as Taiyi and Haotian, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors... Speaking of which, the ghost path that led to the appearance of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld, its contemporary Heavenly Master should be Zhang Lu’s father... It’s just that his name is, Liu Tao doesn’t remember it.
However, he didn't think that the Five Doks of Rice Sect could spread to areas where the Taiping Sect was active.
As long as the soldiers are smart, they will naturally understand that this army has some magical features. If you pay more attention, you will probably find that everything is directly related to Liu Tao.
Even if you don’t find it now, you will definitely find it later. Whether it’s weird or magical, it means abnormality. It’s difficult for people to prove normal, but it’s too easy to find abnormality.
"Do you want to announce it to the soldiers?" Lu Yan actually felt that this matter could not be hidden from him very early. Sooner or later, it would probably be made public.
"It's not interesting to publicize it, it makes me like Zhang Jiao and I preach here." Liu Tao shook his head. There were some things he couldn't do, and it caused a lot of controversy. God knows whether the person in Luoyang would be nervous.
"The soldiers have already noticed that it is abnormal, so it will be bad if they continue to suppress it." Lu Yan reminded.
"I don't plan to suppress it. I just said I can't publicly promote it." Liu Tao smiled, then called the personal commander over, "As long as I have assigned!"
"Here!" The personal soldiers nodded and then went down to arrange. In addition to Yang She, these personal soldiers were all children of the Liu family in Zhuo County, or at least cousins. It can be said that in addition to the three righteous brothers, they are the closest part of the people.
Even when necessary, they are more trustworthy than the three brothers.
"Brother..." Lu Yan obviously didn't know Liu Tao's arrangements.
"The fewer people know about some things, the better." Liu Tao smiled mysteriously, "It's actually nothing. Just let them spread some rumors, with a bit of rhythm. But these words are hard to say through my mouth."
Lu Yan nodded, and he seemed to realize something, so he expressed his understanding.
In the next time, more than fifty personal soldiers began to wander in the military camp, chatting with people from time to time. Each of them needed to say different things. These were the manuscripts prepared by Liu Tao in advance.
"You say that the army is weird? What is weird? It's magical!" One of the Liu family's personal soldiers retorted directly after hearing what others said, "You may not know. My father said that when the clan brother was born, colorful auspicious clouds appeared in the sky, and mysterious notes were vaguely played. An old man said that the incarnation of the gods in heaven was born in the world..."
"My elders said that that day was originally cloudy. When my clan brother was born, the sky suddenly cleared up, and a giant dragon flashed in the clouds. Many people have seen it..." In another corner, a personal soldier was also saying that.
Some people say that Liu Tao was born with magicality and was smart since childhood. He even swears that he could go to Zhuo County to investigate if he didn't believe it. Liu Tao was a young and smart person. Some people say that Liu Tao met a hidden master and taught him the magical skills, calling the wind and rain, and turning stones into gold. Some people even said that Liu Tao was a man protected by God. Wherever he was, there was a god following him, and he was invulnerable to swords and guns. He could live without a head. He could breathe and let all things grow, and a look could make people die hundreds of meters away...
As the rumors became more and more exaggerated, Liu Tao personally came forward to refute the rumors, saying that he was just a mortal and had nothing magical. At the same time, Lu Yan came forward and said that the army could not spread rumors, otherwise it would be dealt with by military law.
But the performance was a bit exaggerated, and even had a intentional meaning. Not only did it not serve as a deterrent effect, the soldiers did not say it clearly, but privately thought that this was the case, but the above officials were trying to cover up the truth.
After all, Liu Tao’s relatives said so, can there be falsehood?
"Human nature is sometimes like this..." After returning to the tent, Liu Tao looked outside, "He directly admitted that there would be all kinds of troubles, and even the soldiers below would take the favors they received as a matter of course."
"If you don't say it at this time, you can create such public opinion to guide the soldiers' remarks. In the end, you directly deny it, even if the other party thinks we are trying to cover up, you can't figure out our ideas and maintain the mystery of your brother." Lu Yan also understood.
It is precisely because it is difficult to understand that there is a favor, and there is no favor. If you don’t, you can at least eliminate the dependence of the soldiers below on Liu Tao.
Although it is good for soldiers who are not afraid of death, if people are not afraid of death, they will sometimes deliberately commit suicide. He does not have the ability to save the dead. A group of soldiers who think they will not die and commit suicide will also be a headache.
"If you want to guide public opinion, isn't this what aristocratic families are best at?" Liu Tao shook his head, "Canshan, if you also become an official in the future, the Lu family of Zhuo County will gradually become a clan, which is what you need to learn."
"I am taught by my foolish brother!" Lu Yan solemnly bowed to Liu Tao when he heard this. The Lu family started its business only in the generation of Lu Zhi. Many things can only be said to be still in the exploratory stage. At least those old families naturally would not teach Lu Zhi and him these things. But he was a little confused. Why did Liu Tao's family not become an official for at least three generations?
After thinking about it, I finally felt that it should be passed down by my ancestors, after all, it was the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan...
The soldiers were ordered not to continue discussing this matter, but Liu Tao's magic was also known to everyone. Not talking about it on the surface, but they kept recalling what they saw and heard when they joined the army.
Then I suddenly realized that as long as I continue to stay under Liu Tao's command, I might be able to make achievements over time, or at least get a job... Many of them are family slaves, but one family slave has been a general, that is General Wei Qing of the former Han Dynasty! Wei Qing can have children from one family to become a general, why can't they do it?
Wei Zifu's factors were naturally ignored, but Wei Qing's deeds kept appearing in his mind and could not be removed.
The servants who were originally instilled with the word "loyalty" to the head of the family since childhood had developed something called "ambition" in their hearts for the first time. For a long time, the shackles that were trapped on them began to loosen or even collapse.
This was originally Liu Tao's main purpose. A group of soldiers who could not listen to him had certain hidden dangers.
Chapter completed!