Chapter 220 Undercurrents of light and year-end surge
The capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang.
"What did Zhang Jiao say?" asked a middle-aged man in the dark room.
"He is already making final preparations. He will probably start raising troops in March next year!" A young man next to him came out to report.
"March? Based on the information we have, I'm afraid he will start an army in February at the latest?" After hearing the young man's report, the middle-aged man sneered.
"Father, this is wrong! According to our intelligence, shouldn't that bumpkin Zhang Jiao be fully prepared in April?" Another young man asked out of the queue.
"The highway, the one you mentioned is the most ideal state. But according to the situation reported by the spies, Zhang Jiao is acting more and more irritable now. The reason is not yet known, but with his increasingly irritable appearance, I'm afraid
It's not surprising that the incident started two months earlier." The middle-aged man scolded him coldly.
"It's just that we can prepare slowly to achieve the effect of taking them by surprise and attacking them unprepared. By then, the uprising situation will be stronger, the coverage area will be wider, and the benefits we will obtain will also be further increased.
Now that he hastily raised troops, even if he catches the local defenders off guard, the effect may not be as great as expected!" The young man obviously did not want to admit defeat and continued to retort.
"On highways, people's hearts are complicated, and many things cannot be taken at face value!" the middle-aged man sighed.
He was completely disappointed with this legitimate son. Not to mention being a dandy and arrogant, it was okay to love fame and vanity, but his mindless words and deeds were indeed a bit of a failure as an heir.
Thinking of this, he looked at the young man who reported it first.
According to the theory, he is also his son, but his talent is too high, and he is a bastard, so he could not bear to let his talent be buried, so he was adopted to his brother. Now I think about it, did I give up a good son?
Heir?!
Forget it, no matter what, he is his own seed!
As long as his talent is not in question, in a few years the elders will work together and elect him as the patriarch of the Yuan family as the eldest son of his brothers. Then old men like themselves can retire with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, he felt better and continued: "Zhang Jiao obviously has a reason for having to raise troops in advance. This needs further verification. Benchu, you should follow up on this aspect.
At the same time, in order to ensure that our interests will not be damaged, we immediately inform the game participants that it is best to gather our troops at the beginning of next year to avoid any uncontrollable accidents. On this road, please take care of yourself
Just do it!”
"Here!" The two of them stepped out of the queue, accepted the order, and then returned to their seats.
"Remember, this game is an important step for our Yuan family to be qualified to become potential emperors. No matter what personal grudges you usually have, you cannot play tricks on me in the face of family interests. Otherwise, even if I dote on you again, it is necessary
When the time comes, I will also kill my relatives out of justice! Remember, the Yuan family sword has not drank blood for thirty years!" The middle-aged woman was probably worried that something would go wrong with one of the two, so she used a tough and stern look in her eyes.
tone, and gave a final warning.
"I'll definitely remember it!" the two of them replied calmly.
Doting? You clearly dote on that lowly bitch more, why are you talking about me in your tone?!
Yuan Gongli, that is, Yuan Shu, was clenching his teeth with hatred at this moment.
He was unhappy. He was obviously the eldest son, and Yuan Shao was obviously a concubine, but why did his father Yuan Feng prefer the concubine Yuan Shao? Is it because he was a few years older than him and seemed more mature?!
If possible, he really wanted to take this opportunity to kill Yuan Shao. But Yuan Feng's harsh words before still made him have to worry.
There is no better way to know a father than a son.
He had lived with Yuan Feng for so many years and knew that what Yuan Feng just said was serious.
In less than five days, all contestants of the game were summoned.
"It's the beginning of the year... I see there are less than a few days left..." Cao Cao looked at the sky in Luoyang City's Cao Mansion and sighed.
"Why are you sighing, brother?" Cao Ren strode forward and asked.
"The decline of the Han Dynasty is an inevitable fact. I just didn't expect that we would see this fact in our generation..." Cao Cao replied with a wry smile.
"Brother, are you still thinking about your old dreams?!" Xiahou Dun smiled.
"Cao Cao, the general of the Han Dynasty's expedition to the west! Who would have thought that my brother's dream would be this?" Cao Ren said with a smile.
"Now Yuan Shao has made up his mind to be the potential emperor. The only choice before us is to continue to be loyal to the Han, to join Yuan Shao, or to become the potential emperor himself.
Is it just that the Dahan product is no longer qualified for further investment?" Cao Hong said like a profiteer.
"It's ridiculous that the Yuan family clearly knows that no matter who becomes the emperor, they are just a commodity after all. But they are like flies smelling shit and can't stop!" Xiahou Dun waved his hand and said.
"The Yuan family has developed to the extreme. Under the big tree of Han Dynasty, they can no longer get more and greater benefits. But if they become the emperor, the whole world will be theirs. Although they will lose something, they will gain something.
Far more than what you get now.
More importantly, if they had stopped earlier, it might have been too late. Now their disciples and former officials are throwing themselves into their arms, as if they have invested in the Yuan family as potential emperors. Even if they want to withdraw now, those disciples
The old officials will not let them escape." Cao Cao sighed and explained calmly.
"What about us? Should we rely on the Yuan family? Or should we stand on our own?!" Cao Hong immediately became interested.
"The Han tree is not that easy to wither. And now it is a bit late for us to express our stance to the Yuan family." Cao Ren helped Cao Cao speak out.
"Now we are not helping both sides?!" Xiahou Dun understood a little bit.
"Yes, now the Yuan family is like the mastermind behind the mess in the lotus pond. We are in the lotus pond and we only need to fish in troubled waters. As for what will happen to the Yuan family in the future, we will just wait and see what happens.
Anyway, it's too late for us to invest now, and we won't suffer much loss if we are later." Cao Cao said with a smile.
"Don't worry, brother, the Cao family will definitely obey brother's arrangements." Cao Ren and Cao Hong stepped forward and said.
"Our Xiahou family also obeys your arrangement, brother!" Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan also stepped forward and said.
"Haha, brothers, I am waiting to make a big profit in this game!" Cao Cao said happily.
"Hahaha..." When everyone heard this, they laughed in unison.
At the same time, Julu County, Jizhou.
"Ahem..." Zhang Jiao coughed violently, and finally even coughed up a mouthful of bloody sputum.
"Teacher, your body..." Tang Zhou stepped forward and asked with concern.
"Teacher goes against the will of heaven. Heaven does not tolerate teachers. This situation is normal." Zhang Jiao smiled miserably.
"Teacher, if that's the case, how about we not go against nature?" Tang Zhou stepped forward and asked.
"Go with the flow? No, it's too late!" Zhang Jiao thought for a while and finally shook his head.
Without waiting for Tang Zhou to say anything more, he began to explain: "Since I started walking the path of the God King, I have already embarked on a path of no return. At this moment, there are only two choices in front of my teacher: one is to go all the way.
In the end, you will discover the way of heaven and defy heaven and become a saint; one way is to be obliterated by the way of heaven in the process of walking this path."
"Then how can we defy heaven and become a saint?" Tang Zhou asked anxiously.
"The first step is that I must become an emperor. Only by becoming an emperor and proving the way of an emperor can I advance further in my cultivation. As long as my cultivation progresses, my lifespan will be extended for some time, so that I can
Let’s move on to the next step.” Zhang Jiao thought for a while and finally said it to his favorite disciple.
"It's easy. I'll be ready soon. Dahan will change his name in April next year!" Tang Zhou said with a smile.
"No, I can't wait until that time. At the latest early next year, we will start an uprising!" Zhang Jiao smiled and shook his head.
"At the beginning of the year? Teacher, we still have a lot of things that have not been prepared properly. If we act in advance, I'm afraid my brothers will be dissatisfied! Besides, if we act in advance, the effect will be much worse than if we are fully prepared!" Tang Zhou also heard this.
I couldn't help being surprised.
"Are you ready? Humph, if I were properly prepared, our Taiping Sect would probably perish even faster!" Zhang Jiao couldn't help but snorted coldly after hearing Tang Zhou's words.
"Why is this happening?" Tang Zhou couldn't understand.
"Tang'er, you should know that most of our funds come from aristocratic families. So our actions have actually been closely watched by them.
Why do they want to fund us? To put it bluntly, they also have their own ambitions. And in their eyes, we are just a knife that can be borrowed.
Their intention is nothing more than to use our hands to muddy the stagnant waters of Dahan, so that they can fish in troubled waters. When they have fished enough, it will be time for our Taiping Sect to be destroyed.
Therefore, we must launch our troops earlier than they expected. When they are completely unable to react, we can wipe them out one by one with lightning speed. This can ensure that our Taiping Sect can successfully achieve its demise.
The goal of the Han Dynasty." Zhang Jiao became more and more excited as he spoke, and he seemed to have the aura of pointing out the country.
At this moment, Tang Zhou was also crazy and intoxicated with the future described by Zhang Jiao.
Just thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "But teacher, if we start our troops in advance, will there be any problems with the cohesion of people?"
"I have already thought about this. I need you to go to Luoyang to perform in a play..." After Zhang Jiao finished speaking, he motioned for Tang Zhou to step forward.
Tang Zhou stepped forward and leaned over. Zhang Jiao also leaned over and whispered his plan.
"Ah!" Tang Zhou couldn't help shouting after hearing this.
Before Zhang Jiao could say anything, he asked nervously: "As for fellow Taoist Ma and other believers in Luoyang, aren't they..."
"Those who want to achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Only by asking the imperial court to order us to be annihilated can they be forced to give up the mentality of waiting and watching what happens and concentrate on being driven by us!" Zhang Jiao said with a sneer.
"But if I did that, wouldn't I become a traitor?!" Tang Zhou was unhappy.
The person he admires most is Zhang Jiao, and he is definitely a fanatic believer in the Taiping Sect. Now that he is regarded as a traitor, it makes him feel more uncomfortable than killing him.
"No, you are not a traitor, but the firebrand of our Taiping Religion." Zhang Jiao looked at him kindly and said calmly.
"Teacher, I don't understand!" Tang Zhou raised his head.
"You understand, you must understand! After the acting, as a betrayer and as a role model, you will never die. When the time comes, you will live in seclusion and wait for me to cause trouble.
If we succeed, I will come forward to clarify everything for you. But if you fail, you will have to take responsibility and travel around to pass on the teachings of our Taiping Sect from generation to generation." Zhang Jiao said sternly.
"A disciple must live and die with his teacher!" Tang Zhou rarely expressed his loyalty.
"You can't die! If you die, and if our Taiping Sect fails, won't our teachings be lost forever?! And if we succeed, I won't be able to die, and the Taiping Sect won't be able to forget your contribution.
Remember, if you feel helpless, you can go to Nanyang Huaxia Academy. Everyone in the academy would like to express their gratitude to your teacher, your uncle. For the sake of your teacher, he may be able to point you to a way to survive.
Remember, don’t let the teachings of the Taiping Sect be lost!” Zhang Jiao stroked Tang Zhou’s head and said kindly.
"Disciple knows, but teacher, please don't speak to me in this tone again, okay? Why do I always feel that, teacher, you think this uprising is doomed to fail?!" Tang Zhou cried and shouted.
"Haha, I'm sorry, I seem a little pessimistic. No matter what, just follow the orders, and then watch carefully how I take over the Han Dynasty!" Zhang Jiao said with a smile.
But I was sighing secretly in my heart: Defying the will of heaven means a narrow escape. Since ancient times, I have never seen anyone who can defy the will of heaven and survive smoothly. I really don’t have much confidence in going against the will of heaven this time...
However, he would never say these words to Tang Zhou.