In the first year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, AD 184, there was a secret stronghold of Guangzong Taiping Sect in Jizhou.
"Great Master..."
"Great Master, something bad has happened..."
A yellow turban righteous came roaring in, his expression hurried and it was clear that something important was going on.
Zhang Jiao holds a nine-section war in his hand, wears a yellow Taoist robe, his face is as white as snow, and his misty aura overflows, as if he is an immortal floating out of the sky.
Hearing the sound and coming outside the room, the Yellow Turban followers saw him perked up one by one, straightening their bodies, keeping their arms tight, and their eyes full of fanaticism. Since the rise of Taiping Dao sixteen years ago, except for the first few years,
Zhang Jiao rarely shows up. He usually has two younger brothers and his subordinates walking around in civilian clothes and demagogueing people. In recent months, the uprising has been imminent, and the dragon has not seen the end. Some people say that the great sage is communicating with heaven and earth, listening to Huang Tian's wishes. It is necessary to
Practice quietly and don't go out easily.
Only Zhang Liang and the personal guards around Zhang Jiao knew that Zhang Jiao's health had not been very good over the years. He was often ill and was bedridden for a month at the worst. However, the Taiping Road uprising was imminent and could only be postponed.
With a sick body, I have to deal with the ups and downs.
"Why are you so alarmed? Stay calm and tell me slowly."
Zhang Jiao's voice was very seductive and calming. He calmed down in a few breaths and said: "To the great sage and good teacher, I have received an urgent report from the capital. The commander of Luoyang Canal, Ma Yuanyi, and his followers have nearly a thousand people."
At the same time, he was captured by the imperial court, and his carriage broke apart and he died."
"What? Tell me what's going on?"
Most of the members of Taiping Dao are from the bottom of society. Ma Yuanyi is one of the few strategists and one of Zhang Jiao's most trusted subordinates. After hearing this, Zhang Jiao can no longer maintain his immortal appearance and becomes sick and white.
His face was as red as blood.
Zhang Jiao's angry words shocked Yi Cong, and he replied tremblingly: "I came to report that Ma Qushuai had contacted several high-ranking officials and nobles in Luoyang who were willing to serve as internal agents. Just when he returned, for some reason, the Son of God Tang Zhou ran to the court.
Whistleblowing, this led to Ma Qushuai..."
"What, Tang Zhou? If Shu Zian dares to rebel against me, I will let him die."
After all, Zhang Jiao is a great leader who leads hundreds of thousands. After getting angry, he quickly calmed down and knew that he could not mess up. Ma Yuanyi was killed and Tang Zhou revealed secrets. The Han court must be aware of Taiping Dao's plan. He immediately ordered: "Pass the land to the public."
General, your general, please come to my place to see me."
In the year of Jiazi, on March 5th, Zhang Jiao from Julu and his two younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang prophesied that "Heaven is dead, Huang Tiandang will stand, if you are in Jiazi, the world will be blessed", and they called themselves the three generals of heaven, earth and people.
, all the states and counties "rised up at once", the rebels all wore yellow scarves on their heads, and they were called the "Yellow Turban Army", numbering nearly one million people. Within ten days, the whole country responded, and the capital was shaken.
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March 6, Wancheng, Nanyang, at the time of the first watch.
According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, when the "day quarter" is over, the city gates in all directions are closed, and the people can only move in the square. If anyone walks on the street for no reason, he will be guilty of "breaking the night".
Anyone who encounters him will be whipped twenty times. Therefore, good people will stay in their homes after dark.
The streets outside the Sheriff's Mansion were exceptionally quiet, even the usual croaking of frogs and insects at night had disappeared. This unusual silence seemed to have a tangible substance, pressing on people's chests and making them breathless.
Looking in from the outside of the mansion, we can see the lights. In the hall, Chu Gong, the governor of Nanyang, is having a night drink with three or five friends.
Suddenly, the silence was broken by the sound of heavy footsteps, and a large group of sergeants with yellow scarves on their heads were seen rushing in, surrounding the prefect's mansion. The leader of the army clenched his cheeks, his face was as iron, and his whole body was covered with pain.
He was full of murderous intent. When he saw that the arrangements were completed, he gave the deputy general a stern order: "Kill in and leave no one behind."…
Soon the door of the government office was kicked. Some sleepy-eyed door openers couldn't help but be startled when they saw the dense crowd of knife-wielding soldiers standing outside. Before they could turn around, they opened the door.
He was killed by a soldier with a sword. The soldiers filed in and killed everyone they met.
When the maids and servants waiting in the courtyard saw such a group of big men with murderous faces coming late at night, they couldn't help but scream and dodge in all directions. Some scattered guards rose up to resist, but how could they kill them all?
In the hall, Chu Gong and several of his friends were already forty to five points drunk. They were unaware of what was going on in the courtyard. When the murderous-looking military men rushed in, they immediately became angry. When they sobered up, they immediately jumped up and pulled out their waists with their backhands.
Wearing a sword, he shouted, "Who are you, who dare to break into the prefect's mansion without permission?"
The soldier didn't say much and shouted in a deep voice: "Come together and kill him!"
Poor prefect Chu Gong didn't know why until his body was cut into pieces.
This group of soldiers moved very quickly and cleared out the prefect's mansion in a short time. The military man once again ordered: "Kill to the south gate and lead the army into the city."
It was night, and Wancheng was destined to be unstable. They were fighting all night long, and the people were so frightened that they locked their doors and windows.
At dawn, in the Prefect's Mansion, the soldier who last night was sitting on Chu Gong's throne, laughed at the generals in the hall and said, "I never thought that I, Zhang Mancheng, would one day be the Prefect. Hahaha."
Within a few days, Zhang Mancheng, the commander of Nanyang Canal, attacked Wancheng at night and killed the prefect Chu Gong. He became famous and the Yellow Turbans around him heard the news and took refuge. At one time, nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Wancheng.
Zhang Mancheng, whose strength had greatly increased, looked at the soldiers under his command and his ambitions increased: "I have a hundred thousand soldiers, why should I obey the orders of Zhang Jiao? From now on, I will call myself the envoy of the gods and receive the yellow scarf."
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In Luoyang, Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong was having fun in a nude swimming pool with a group of concubines and palace maidens. Suddenly, he heard that guards came in to report that there was a rebellion on the Taiping Road. In the past ten days, a large number of prefectures, counties and cities across the country had fallen, and official warehouses had been destroyed.
During the robbery, the government office was burned down. Liu Hong was so frightened that his calf cramped and he almost drowned in the pool. He quickly summoned the civil and military ministers to Deyang Hall to discuss how to quell the rebellion.
In the court hall, Grand Tutor Yuan Wei said bluntly: "We must immediately lift the shackles of the party, recruit troops, take out money and good horses from the West Garden, and reward the sergeants as incentives."
After all, Liu Hong has been in politics for decades. This Yellow Turban Uprising is related to the security of the country. Liu Hong, who has always loved money as much as his life, is not stingy this time and agrees. However, he is still hesitant to lift the party imprisonment. Once the ban is lifted, it means that
To overturn the verdict and rehabilitate the deceased means that he made a mistake. He is the emperor, how can he make a mistake?
The matter was suppressed for the time being, and Liu Hong appointed Henan Yin, the queen's brother He Jin, as the general and granted the title of Marquis of Shen. He led the left and right Yu Lin and the fifth battalion of soldiers to station in Duting Pavilion to repair equipment and control the capital. He also established Han Valley.
The captains of the eight passes of Taigu, Guangcheng, Yique, Yuan, Xuanmen, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin were on guard against the "yellow scarf moth thieves".
At the same time, Huangfu Song from Liangzhou, Lu Zhi from Youzhou, and Zhu Jun from Yangzhou were all talented in civil and military affairs. They were appointed as the generals of the left, north, and right Zhonglang, and divided into three groups to attack the yellow scarf ant bandits. Huangfu Song was appointed as the governor of the north in front of him. With great achievements, Lu Zhi twice quelled barbarian disturbances, and Zhu Jun also suppressed rebellions several times and was granted the title of marquis for his meritorious service. These three people are the real people in the court who know how to fight.
In this Yellow Turban Rebellion, the person who benefited the most was none other than He Jin. From Henan Yin, who had a position equivalent to that of a county governor, he became one person below one person and above ten thousand people. He Jin's courtesy name was Suigao. He was a native of Nanyang Wan. His ancestors once Although he has never held a butcher's knife, he is still despised by the scholars. Now he has obtained this high position because of his status as a foreign minister and the secret help of party members. All this is due to Yuan Shao and other party members and their An agreement was secretly exchanged.
The next day, General He Jin wrote a letter saying that the party ban should be lifted.
There are two stacks of memorials on the case in front of Liu Hong, both more than two feet high. One is a memorial from various places, and the other is to exonerate the party. The ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government all said that it is appropriate to lift the party ban. Now even the general He Jin said so, Liu Hong knew it No longer able to turn a blind eye, I often asked Zhang Rang.
Zhang Rang said: "The party has been imprisoned for a long time and human feelings are resentful. If we are not pardoned, I am afraid that the imprisoned people will conspire with Zhang Jiao, and then it will be too late to regret."
Liu Hong was afraid and followed him.
So a general amnesty was granted to all the members of the Party and Taiping Taoists, except for the three brothers Zhang Jiao.
The Party members and the eunuchs such as Shi Changshi were enemies of life and death. However, the strength of the Yellow Turban Army forced the world's greatest eunuch to temporarily put aside their past grudges with the Party members and defeat the Yellow Turbans together. After all, Liu Han cannot be destroyed. This is their right. fundamental.
In the first year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, 184 AD, on March 24, the party shackles that had trapped the party members for decades were abolished.