Chapter Twenty-Three: The Yellow Turban Begins

Liu Ze led the army back to Xiangping, more than 10,000 prisoners were sent to the mine, the weather was getting colder and colder, it was impossible to build roads, and it was no problem to open a mine. Xi Zhicai Lejin welcomed the army into the city, feasted the three armies, and let the soldiers who returned from victory feel the warmth of home.

Cai Wenji looked at her husband, who had been on the expedition for more than a month, obviously thin and dark, but her two eyes became more and more energetic and bright, stroking the scars on Liu Ze's face due to the loss, Cai Wenji couldn't help but shed tears, "Husband, you are the head of a county, how can you take risks lightly?" If there is an accident, how can the concubine deal with herself? Liu Ze smiled: "Isn't this okay?" Nephrite was in his arms, and Liu Ze smiled: "Did Wen Ji miss me?" "Since you left, the concubine has been concerned about her body every day, and she begs God to bless my husband to return safely every day." Liu Ze saw Cai Wenji's deep affection, and he didn't feel emotional, found Cai Wenji's pink lips, and kissed him heavily.

The arrival of Xu Chudianwei freed Shi A and allowed him to concentrate on training. Liu Ze asked Shi A to pull the team outside the city, choose deep mountains and dense forests, and conduct high-intensity training, and the required soldiers were randomly selected in Liaodong. The requirements of the special forces are too high, Shi A selected more than 2,000 people, and after intensive training, only 500 can hold on. Looking at these five hundred people, Liu Ze was also very satisfied, these are all the kings of soldiers, and they are all candidates for a hundred generals in any ordinary army, not to mention that this is just the beginning, and more intense training is still to come. For these 500 people, Liu Ze has made a lot of money, and food, clothing, and housing are all the best in the whole army. Lejin's ordnance battalion, the top products created, are all special forces battalions.

Due to the extra 10,000 war horses, Liu Ze ordered the formation of another cavalry, led by Zang Ba, stationed in Wuxi, for the convenience of Zang Ba, appointed Zang Ba as the commander of Wuwu County. Yu Ban continued to train recruits, and those who came to join the army were first sent to Yu Ban's camp.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the New Year is just around the corner. Liu Ze set the charter and let Guo Jia, a drama talent, operate it, such as giving pensions to widows and loneliness, paying annual salaries to subordinates, rewards for generals, salaries for soldiers, etc., Liu Ze is happy to be the shopkeeper and leave everything to his subordinates. Fortunately, Xi Zhicai is conscientious, and although Guo Jia is lazy, he also helped Xi Zhicai come up with a lot of ideas. By the time everything is in place, the New Year is almost here.

One day, on a whim, Liu Ze invited Guo Jia, a drama talent, to drink, nominally to thank the two for their hard work and make his little life happy. Guo Jia said to Liu Ze with a cold face: "Ming Gong's wine is not easy to drink." "Why is that?" Liu Ze was stunned. "After drinking your wine, I will be busy again for half a month." "Hahaha, no, isn't this the coming of the New Year, thank you for your hard work for more than a few days?" Guo Jia pursed his lips and sat down, Liu Ze said: "Zhicai, Fengxiao, you have been in Liaodong for so long, can you have someone in mind?" You're always so single, I can't help it. Xi Zhicai's old face flushed, and said: "Thank you Ming Gong for worrying, the Huns have not been destroyed, why do you want to be at home?" Guo Jia said: "Ming Gong drinks wine every day, accompanied by beauties, and then he thinks of our brothers?" Liu Ze swallowed, "Hehe, didn't you remember it?" It's not too late to make amends. Xi Zhicai quit, and said to Guo Jia with a cold face: "Fengxiao, more and more presumptuous, Ming Gong is the master, don't do this." Guo Jia is used to being dissolute, and Liu Ze is too casual, hearing Xi Zhicai's reprimand, I can't help but be surprised, thinking that my master is becoming more and more powerful, two battles against Wuhuan, destroying more than 100,000 enemies, it can be said that there is no one who has never been seen before, and it is better to pay attention to what he says in the future, and said respectfully to Xi Zhicai: "What Zhicai taught is that Jia has forgotten his form." Liu Ze said with a smile: "Zhicai will be disappointed, you and my brother, why bother." Then he said to the two, "I wonder if I have practiced the boxing techniques I taught you, and if the addiction of Wushi San can reappear?" "Don't say it, since I practiced what Tai Chi you said, my body feels really good, what five stone scatter, I quit a long time ago." Guo Jiale said hehehe. Xi Zhicai said: "In my spare time, I am boxing, and my body feels stronger and stronger, and now I can eat five cooking cakes per meal. "Hahaha, okay, my body is fine, so I can rest assured, come, drink, and after the New Year, let Wen Ji look for the daughters of a few big families to see if she can be worthy of Zhicai and filial piety." Liu Ze knew that the two of them had a short life, and for his own great cause, what was the perfect tonic pill, Zijin Dan's, he gave the two of them without hesitation, helped them relieve their addiction to Wushi San, and encouraged them to practice Taijiquan. Do your best to listen to the destiny of heaven, Liu Ze often said to himself.

After the New Year's Day, when the Shangyuan Festival arrived, Cai Wenji invited the wives and young ladies of the Xiangping family to the county government in the name of the county guard's wife, and they were said to have fun with the people. The county guard's wife wants to invite, what a face, for a while, the ladies and ladies of famous families dressed up and gathered in the county government. Guo Jia, the prodigal son, hid behind the lobby and watched it happily. After Cai Wenji became famous, she talked elegantly, and asked whose young lady was not married and what her character was, and she secretly remembered them one by one.

Zhang Jiao Lao Dao is full of experience these days, Taiping Dao has developed more than one million believers, and his proud disciples as Qu Shuai, each leading one party, looking at so many people under his command, his self-confidence is unprecedentedly inflated, and he discussed with the two brothers, and decided to launch a riot in March this year, that is, the sixth year of Guanghe, overthrow the corrupt Han court, become the emperor himself, build a quiet and inactive empire, and let those big families and noble eunuchs go to hell. When the news came out, all parties in Taiping Dao were ordered to actively prepare to launch a riot, and the slogan of the riot was: The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world is auspicious. In the year of Jiazi, it is really easy to have accidents.

Luoyang, Ma Yuanyi's mansion, received the order of the great sage and good teacher, Ma Yuanyi's eyes lit up, and this day finally came. As the commander of the Taiping Dao in the capital of the Han Empire, Ma Yuanyi mastered too many secrets, and befriended the close servants of the Son of Heaven, Feng Zhen, Xu Feng, and Zhang Jiao were all carried out through Ma Yuanyi, and there were also many Taiping Dao believers in Luoyang officialdom, all of whom were in the hands of Ma Yuanyi. On this day, after Ma Yuanyi contacted a few officials, he returned home, drank a little wine, and thought about his great future, when suddenly the door was violently slammed open, and a team of Yu Linlang surrounded Ma Yuanyi with a bright big knife, Ma Yuanyi's wine glass fell to the ground with a bang, and he sighed in his heart, am I exposed?

When Ma Yuanyi arrived at the Tingwei Mansion, he realized that he had been betrayed because he saw Tang Zhou. Ma Yuanyi, who is also a proud disciple of the Great Sage and Good Master, is too familiar with Tang Zhou, this soft bone, when he used to serve the Great Sage and Good Master together, he thought that this guy was a sycophant, and he only knew how to please the Great Sage and his two younger brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, but the teachings were so-so and not proficient at all. The great sage and mentor asked Tang Zhou to be in charge of Jinan, Ma Yuanyi quietly reminded Zhang Jiao, I don't know what confused soup Zhang Jiao drank from Tang Zhou, and ignored Ma Yuanyi's reminder. When he arrived at the Tingwei Mansion, no matter how hard Ma Yuanyi's bones were, he couldn't endure those strange punishments, and Tang Zhou proved it, so he was quickly recruited. Tingweifu took Ma Yuanyi's confession to Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong saw it, that anger is not something ordinary people can bear, threatening his position, this is overturned, an order, wanton arrest, Luoyang was implicated by Ma Yuanyi, more than 1,000 people, Ma Yuanyi's car was split in Luoyang City. issued a sea fishing document to arrest the culprit Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao.

Zhang Jiao was in a panic, he didn't expect that Tang Zhou, a disciple who he thought was desperate to follow, actually betrayed himself, the mediocre emperor issued a sea fishing document, and Jizhou's soldiers and horses were frequently mobilized, it seemed that he had to start in advance, and if he didn't do it, what was waiting for him was a dead end. When Zhang Jiao thought of this, he immediately sent an order to Qu Shuai of the 36 parties in the world through secret channels to riot in advance and overthrow the Han Dynasty on the fifth day of the second month. All of a sudden, Qingyou Xu Ji Yanyu Jingyang Eight Prefectures were affected, and the rioting Taiping believers wrapped yellow scarves on their heads, so they were called the Yellow Turban Army. The riotous army attacked the city and plundered the county, and killed the officials appointed by the Han court, robbed and burned all the family members, and saw the ordinary people who got the benefits, they were particularly envious, and immediately joined the team of burning, killing and looting. The foundation of the Han Dynasty has been shaken by wind and rain.

Liu Hong sent Lu Zhi to lead the imperial army to Jizhou to exterminate Zhang Jiao; Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun exterminated the Yellow Turban in Yuzhou. The local government was ordered to rectify the troops and horses and exterminate the Yellow Turban Army that belonged to one acre and three points of land in each locality. The news spread to Zhuo County, leading to a hero in Zhuo County.