In the more than ten years since Zhang Jiao founded Taiping Dao, from only his three brothers to hundreds of thousands of believers today, it seems to be a steady development step by step, but only Zhang Jiao knows how many difficulties it has experienced, and even the crisis that may make Taiping Dao collapse.

Indeed, the continuous disasters and the mediocrity of the imperial court have made the hearts of the poor people more and more dissatisfied, and as a result, the number of people who believe in the Taiping Tao is also increasing. But these are not enough to support Zhang Jiao to realize his ambitions.

Initially, Zhang Jiao's idea was simple: to have his faithful disciples set up dioceses in the most prosperous states of Jizhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, as a bargaining chip for his future ambitions. With the development of Taiping Dao, it has now grown to 36 dioceses, and its influence has expanded to Youzhou, Yangzhou and Jingzhou in addition to the intended states.

At that time, Zhang Jiao was quite complacent, and felt that as long as he continued to develop like this, one day, he could easily overthrow the Han dynasty with just one order.

It was only as he got in touch with the family and the landlord that he knew how unfathomable the so-called world was. Especially when dealing with those people in the court, he found out what terrifying power the scholar Confucian who only knew how to read in his impression.

This discovery frightened him, because he finally knew that if he really did something so simple, the only thing that awaited him was destruction. Because with hundreds of thousands of poor people, it is impossible to overthrow the Han dynasty.

Therefore, he frantically wooed various families, landlords, and even officials in the court, just to increase his chances of winning when he got into trouble. It's like when Li Yi passed by Julu in the past, in fact, Zhang Jiao only heard the name of White Tiger Li Yi at that time, and knew that he was a landlord in Bingzhou, who seemed to be a bit brave and brave, and had two great Confucians as masters, and a huge white tiger as a mount.

But it was such a person, Zhang Jiao also went to visit in person, just hoping to pull him to the chariot of Taiping Road. It's just that this approach has not had much effect, although it did win over some families and landlords, but it is not so much that they were co-opted by Zhang Jiao, but because they were oppressed by other families and landlords.

And now, Zhang Jiao finally felt that the time had come, or rather, he had to prepare for it. Because he has received news from various channels, the development of Taiping Road has attracted more and more people's attention. Although the previous drought once again distracted everyone's attention, this kind of natural disaster will eventually pass, and when the time comes, how long can Taiping Dao be hidden?

Give up? That's obviously impossible, because some things don't mean you can give up after a certain level. And, even if Zhang Jiao gives up, what about the others? With the scale of Taiping Dao now, it is no longer something that Zhang Jiao can control, even if he gives up, there will still be Wang Jiao, Li Jiao, and Zhao Jiao jumping out.

"Yuanyi, after you leave, first send someone to inform the subordinates in Jing and Yang, and let them lead the believers to disperse to Yin, Henan. And you go to Luoyang to act according to the plan you just told you, and at the same time, you have to secretly transfer the believers near Yin in Henan to Luoyang City. After the incident, the Tiger Ben army is in the palace, you lead the believers in the city of Luoyang, and the believers in Jing and Yang prefectures are outside the city, so that Luoyang will fall into our hands! When Zhang Jiao said this, a trace of madness appeared in his eyes.

This is the strategy he came up with to break the situation, since it can't be done by believers alone, then go straight to Huanglong to take down the Jingshi and the emperor of the Han Dynasty! Or at the beginning, there will be a large number of Qinwang's divisions, but as long as they rely on the defense of Luoyang and the believers in various places, then it will not be long before the world without the emperor and civil and military officials will inevitably fall into a great chaos of competing for hegemony. At that time, Taiping Dao, which has an army of hundreds of thousands, will undoubtedly become the strongest or one of the strongest forces among them.

Ma Yuanyi looked at Zhang Jiao dumbfounded, as if he didn't expect that in his mind, the teacher who had always been calm and calm would have such a crazy side. Because in his opinion, this plan is completely flawed, and there is almost no chance of success.

Seeing this, Zhang Jiao patted Ma Yuanyi's shoulder and sighed, "Indeed, the teacher also knows that this plan is dangerous, but apart from that, is there any other way to solve the current dilemma?" For the sake of the common people, even if you fall into the devil's path as a teacher, what's the matter?! In the end, Zhang Jiao's tone became sharp again.

Looking at Zhang Jiao, Ma Yuanyi knew that his mentor had been overwhelmed by the heavy pressure. The hundreds of thousands of believers in Taiping Dao, most of them may not know Zhang Jiao's plan, but they have already put their expectations on Zhang Jiao. They firmly believe that only Zhang Jiao can give them the happy life they want.

Ma Yuanyi asked himself, if he bears the expectations of these hundreds of thousands of people, what will become of him? Obviously, he couldn't have done better than Zhang Jiao.

"Yuanyi ......" Zhang Jiao's voice once again called Ma Yuanyi back from his contemplation, looking at his beloved disciple, Zhang Jiao said with a hint of pleading in his tone, "Yuanyi, you are the most valued disciple of Weishi, and you are also the most outstanding one among all disciples, and even the talents of the two younger brothers of Weishi are not comparable to yours." Now, the teacher is old, and Ning'er is a daughter after all...... Therefore, the hope and future of Taiping Dao can only be pinned on you, you ...... Can it be done? ”

Hearing this, Ma Yuanyi looked at Zhang Jiao silently, and unconsciously, the high-spirited teacher and loving father in his memory had now become a gray-haired old man, but he knew that his teacher was only 43 years old at this time. The years haven't left much of a mark on his face, but the pressure has made him what he is now.

"The disciple will definitely not disappoint the teacher's expectations!" Ma Yuanyi looked at Zhang Jiao firmly and said.

"Good!" Hearing this, Zhang Jiao patted Ma Yuanyi's shoulder again, and then took out a stack of Jian Ce from the bookshelf on the side, "These are all letters sent out by the teacher over the years and those scholars and eunuchs in the imperial court. In addition, being a teacher will also give you enough gold and silver! Whether it's coercion or inducement, be sure to win them over as much as possible! One more person, and one more chance of success! ”

After a pause, Zhang Jiao said again in a solemn tone, "However, you must definitely be careful, don't trust them easily, whether it is a scholar or a eunuch, they are all vicious dogs who eat people and don't spit out bones!" If you are not careful, Taiping Road will be doomed! ”

"Please rest assured! For the sake of the common people in the world, for the sake of the Taiping Dao, for the dream of your teacher, the disciple will never give up! Ma Yuanyi said in a deep voice.