The Yellow Turbans tried their best, but still couldn't break through the cage. Now they have no capital to resist.
Now for the Sizhou Yellow Turbans, the only thing they can do is to send away some of the core senior leaders in order to make a comeback in the future.
After all, the Yellow Turbans, which have won the hearts of the people, have no shortage of soldiers at all. It is not difficult to restore the strength of the troops. It just takes time to cultivate.
As for the Yellow Turbans trapped in Sizhou, they have only two choices.
1. Starve to death;
Second, everyone surrendered to the Han Dynasty unconditionally.
Zhang Jiao has already made a decision, that is, after sending Zhang Sheng and others away, he will personally lead the crowd to surrender to the Han. Besides him, there is someone else who can make Sizhou's hundreds of thousands of troops surrender.
As for whether the Han army would carry out massacres after the surrender, Zhang Jiao believed that the Han army would never do such stupid things.
As for Zhang Jiao himself, he only had a few days to live, so he had nothing to fear.
"Father."
Zhang Sheng knew that after this farewell, we would be separated forever. He was so sad that he hugged Zhang Jiao tightly and cried loudly.
Zhang Jiao lovingly stroked his daughter's hair and whispered in Zhang Sheng's ear:
"Hong'er, forgive me for being selfish as a father. This burden should not have been borne by you as a woman, but apart from you, there is really no one else I can entrust to my father."
It’s not that Zhang Jiao has no one he can trust. The reason why he accepted Zhu Yuanzhang as his closed disciple is that he is very optimistic about Zhu Yuanzhang’s future, so he deliberately used this method to increase Zhu Yuanzhang’s political capital.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang's qualifications are too young. If he can break through the Dagu Pass and save all the Yellow Turban soldiers in Sizhou, he can still be a hero and barely convince the commanders to inherit Zhang Jiao's position.
It's a pity that this assumption failed to hold up. Zhu Yuanzhang failed, and he was defeated by Bai Qi.
If Zhu Yuanzhang is forcibly promoted to the throne, all the Qu commanders will definitely not be convinced, and internal fighting will be inevitable. Therefore, the only one who can be reluctantly recognized by most Qu commanders now is Zhang Sheng, the son of Zhang Jiao.
As for the ambitious Qu Shuai, even if he didn't want to recognize Zhang Sheng in his heart, under the high pressure of the big man, he could only agree with Zhang Sheng, otherwise he would have to be defeated one by one.
After hearing what Zhang Jiao said, Zhang Sheng suddenly fell silent. She also knew what kind of situation she would face in the future.
Carrying the title of Zhang Jiao's son, she will become a banner to resist the tyrants, and will soon be elected as the emperor of the Kingdom of Heaven by the commanders to boost the morale of the anti-Han people in Kanto and those who aspire to the Yellow Turbans.
However, the governors in various places were unable to fight against the Han Dynasty on their own, so they had to respect her as their leader. In fact, they were using the power of the Yellow Turban to develop their own worms, and they would never really obey Zhang Shengyan.
Outside, there are big men pressing hard to encircle and suppress him, and inside, there are major governors seizing power. This is the mess Zhang Sheng is about to face.
"Are you afraid that your child won't be able to cope?"
Zhang Sheng said with some fear, after all, such a situation has long been beyond her ability.
"As a father, I believe you can do it."
Zhang Jiao looked into Zhang Sheng's eyes and sighed: "If one day you are really tired, then hand over the burden to someone you trust, and let that person inherit your father's will."
Zhang Sheng's eyes widened immediately. She understood the meaning of Zhang Jiao's words. 'That person' was the person in her heart.
Zhang Sheng himself doesn't have much ambition. She knows that because of Zhang Jiao, the Yellow Turban will temporarily be loyal to her.
But she is only a woman after all. Once her identity as a woman is exposed, will the Yellow Turbans continue to be loyal to her?
Zhang Sheng didn't know what the future would bring, but it was only a matter of time before her identity was exposed, so she was ready to hand over her power to Qin Hao if she couldn't handle the pressure.
Although Zhang Sheng's selfishness was involved, it was beneficial to both parties. However, Zhang Jiao didn't expect to see through it, but he still didn't expose her.
His adoptive father trusted him so much, but he kept deceiving him.
As soon as he thought about this, Zhang Sheng felt ashamed, so he decided to confess to Zhang Jiao.
"Father, it turns out you know everything, kid..."
Zhang Jiao raised his hand to interrupt and whispered: "There is no need to explain. I believe that you have never done anything detrimental to my father, and you will definitely give the Yellow Turban a good future, so I entrust you with this heavy responsibility."
Here you go."
Zhang Sheng did not see the expected anger in Zhang Jiao's eyes. She only saw understanding, which moved Zhang Sheng deeply.
Zhang Jue smiled calmly and continued next to Zhang Sheng's ear: "Actually, both my father and your third uncle are very optimistic about that person.
It is only now that my father understands that it is impossible to conquer the world by relying on the people alone. Although the people are numerous, they can only be ruled, and the aristocratic families can only be weakened but cannot be destroyed, and they cannot be destroyed."
Zhang Sheng could hardly believe that these words were spoken by his adoptive father. This was simply overturning all his previous achievements.
"Only those who can truly control the common people and aristocratic families can truly dominate the world, so that person is also a good escape route."
The Qin family is an aristocratic family, and the adoptive father is also optimistic about it... How is this possible? Zhang Sheng was extremely shocked.
Zhang Jiao took out three letters and handed them to Zhang Sheng: "This is a letter written by my father to my third brother, Ning'er and that person. Find an opportunity to hand it over after you leave. I believe that person will definitely help you. Then you can
The pressure will be much less."
"Father, you..."
Zhang Sheng's eyes widened, but Zhang Jue didn't give her a chance to continue.
"Ning'er will leave it to you. From now on, when your father is away, you sisters must support each other."
After saying that, Zhang Jue ignored Zhang Sheng and started talking to himself instead.
"This troubled world was started by me, but unfortunately it was not ended by me. I, Zhang Jiao, lost in the end. However, the Yellow Turbans will not perish, but the Han Dynasty is destined to perish. It seems that I did not lose in a mess either."
Speaking of this, Zhang Jiao glanced at the generals below the ring and shouted loudly: "Where are my Yellow Turban soldiers?"
At the foot of the steps, nearly a hundred senior Yellow Turban executives gathered together and roared together: "Here, here, here..."
These are all people who are truly loyal to Zhang Jiao, including Qu Shuai and generals, all of whom Zhang Jiao truly trusts.
Qu's commanders include Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Baiqi, and the generals include Dian Wei, Xu Ding, Yue Xi, Li Jin, and Guanhai Zhoucang. Ambitious people such as Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and Wang Shichong were all excluded from being sent away by Zhang Jiao.
The reason why Zhang Jiao selected them is to leave Zhang Sheng with a pure and solid team. Only with their help can Zhang Sheng overcome the difficulties.
"I only have one request for you, which is to assist the young master wholeheartedly just like you assisted me. Can you do it?"
"We swear to be loyal to the young master to the death. If we violate this oath, we will be punished by God."
Zhu Yuanzhang, Dian Wei and nearly a hundred people roared and swore together, and the shouts resounded throughout the palace.
Zhang Jue's eyes were full of relief and he said softly: "Leave quickly, the future of the Yellow Turbans depends on you."