The Yellow Turbans in the front row shouted, "Leader, is what those Fujiao soldiers said true or false?" ”

The Yellow Turbans in the back asked, "Leader Guan, do we want to talk to Zhang Tianshi and ask him to beg for rain?" Maybe the Fujiao Army can really give us food! ”

Guan Hai turned around slowly, if the Yellow Turbans' question was asked before today, then he would not hesitate to answer that it was false, and what the Fujiao Army said was all false, don't be fooled by them; However, now he has doubts about Zhang Jiao, once the suspicion arises, suspecting that Zhang Jiao has no real ability, then this suspicion will become bigger and bigger!

After being silent for a while, Guan Hai said: "I don't have any ideas now, you might as well talk about your thoughts, let's discuss a countermeasure, and then find Zhang Tianshi together, I'm afraid that I will beg him alone, and he won't listen to me!" As he spoke, he sighed with a helpless expression on his face.

He refused to take on it alone, the words were quite obvious, but the Yellow Turbans didn't think much about it, on the premise that the survival needs were not met, any intrigue was nonsense, and when the stomach was deflated, what were you afraid of? Even his life is almost gone, and he is still afraid of taking responsibility? Everyone, then everyone bears!

As soon as Guan Hai finished speaking, the Yellow Turbans shouted together, they didn't care about anything else, they were all about to starve to death, could they care about anything else! Many Yellow Turban soldiers shouted: "Leader, what countermeasures do you need to discuss?" Isn't this obvious, as long as Zhang Tianshi asks for a day of rain, we will have a day's food to eat, and this kind of good thing will be lost in this village! ”

The Yellow Turbans are even more miserable, and there are always people who can stutter when they are soldiers, but ordinary Yellow Turbans can only eat grass roots and bark, and there are so many people, there are fewer and fewer things to eat on the edge of Julu City, if it is a few days later, I am afraid that there will be more people who starve to death, so as long as there is the possibility of being able to eat a full stomach, the Yellow Turbans will never let go!

Many Yellow Turbans shouted: "Yes, anyway, I don't lose anything, just let Zhang Tianshi ask for rain!" ”

Guan Hai looked at the excited yellow turbans around him, and he thought to himself: "It's almost, with them by my side, even if I go to question Zhang Jiao, he won't do anything to me." However, it is estimated that even if Zhang Jiao doesn't do anything to me, I won't be able to stay with him in the future, and it seems that I will have to find another place to make a living! ”

Sighing in his heart, Guan Hai waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go to see Zhang Tianshi together, let's go together!" ”

The Yellow Turbans cheered loudly, followed behind Guan Hai, and walked towards the city gate together. The only thing left of the gate they were going to enter was the hole in the gate, and the gate was long gone. In the past did not defeat Huangfu Song, Julu's city defense is quite passable, the city gate is also considered strong, after Zhang Jiao killed Huangfu Song, with the Yellow Turban Army to the west, but as soon as they left, this Julu City was occupied by other displaced people, as a result, the city gate was demolished and burned, the entire Julu City seemed to have been washed by water, there was nothing left, and so Zhang Jiao was driven back to Julu by Dian Wei, all the facilities had to be re-made, all of them were about to be, but now in this situation, it can be used, even if it is good!

Following the city gate hole without a city gate, Guan Hai and others entered the city. Along the way, people kept coming to inquire about Guan Hai last night, and the yellow turbans in the city also learned about drinking broth and eating flatbread, and now there is nothing more important than eating and drinking. Among them, there are many Yellow Turban soldiers, quite regretted, yesterday Zhang Jiao sent Guan Hai out to rob the camp, when Guan Hai was ordering troops, they could have gone together, but for various reasons did not go, but now regret it! The brothers who had gone last night had not only come back with a mouthful of food but had come back with a mouthful of oil, and it was almost impossible for them not to regret it!

On the way into the city with the Yellow Turbans, some of the Yellow Turban soldiers thought to themselves: "If Zhang Tianshi refuses to ask for rain, or if he has to send someone to rob the camp, then next time they have to sign up for it no matter what, they must go to the camp of the Fujiao Army and taste the taste of broth and flatbread!"

Zhang Jiao now lives in the Taiping Palace, which is actually the former county yamen, but in another way, it has been changed to the Taiping Palace, and the county master does not live in it, but lives in Zhang Jiao and becomes the temporary headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army!

Now Zhang Jiao, is staying in the lobby with Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, the three of them are very anxious, they have learned about last night's events, the Yellow Turban soldiers who went to rob the camp last night escaped first, and were not caught by the Fujiao soldiers, they were originally deserters, but after escaping back, they became the messengers, telling Zhang Jiao that Guan Hai had lost the battle again, and the defeat was a mess, and he was captured by the Fujiao soldiers, and it is estimated that tomorrow the head will be hung on the wooden pole in front of the camp gate!

Zhang Jiao listened, quite sad, Guan Hai is not his descendant, he came to him later, the two of them didn't know each other before, let alone familiarize themselves, so the relationship is very ordinary, for him, Guan Hai can only be regarded as a general who can fight a war, which is quite important. But Guan Hai went to rob the camp many times, and he was defeated every time, he was a little dissatisfied with Guan Hai, but he was dissatisfied, and he was still a little sad when he learned that Guan Hai was caught and beheaded, after all, there are not many people like Guan Hai who are so good at calling!

If only the deserters from last night reported the news, then it would be enough, and the matter would end here, there are many people under Zhang Jiao who can fight, and there is no worry about finding the leader who will go to rob the camp again. But just now, someone came back to report the news, this time he came back, but he followed Guan Hai to rob the camp last night, but he was captured by the captured Yellow Turban soldiers, and he was sent by Zhang Jiao to secretly monitor Guan Hai, the means of the superiors, although Zhang Jiao has just become the superior, but the means do not need to be learned, all the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army who led the troops to the battle, there are the eyes of his faction, specifically to monitor the leader, to see if the leader is loyal to Zhang Jiao.

The Yellow Turban soldiers who came back told Zhang Jiao that after Guan Hai was caught, he was summoned by several important figures in the Fujiao Army, as if one of them was Li Qin himself, although he was not sure that it must be Li Qin, but from the name of others, it was inferred that the person was Li Qin. Li Qin and another important person, Guan Hai, who met together, also said a lot of things, including the words that asked Zhang Jiao to ask for rain, Guan Hai was by the side of the two of them at that time!

Among the words Li Qin and Guan Hai said, there were some words that were incomprehensible, as if they were Xiliang dialects, but there were no Xiliang people in the Yellow Turban soldiers, so they couldn't figure out what Li Qin and Guan Hai said, but they gave the captured captives broth and bread to eat, this kind of behavior is very incomprehensible, if it is to win people's hearts, it is bound to recruit some recruits, but the Fujiao Army released all the prisoners, and they still used the posture of bombing away, so like this, it is really incomprehensible!

Zhang Jiao listened to this kind of report, he naturally wouldn't be sad for Guan Hai anymore, Guan Hai didn't die, why should he be sad, but he was worried about himself, afraid that Guan Hai would betray himself and collude with Li Qin, in case he had some problems for himself, such as asking himself for rain or something, wouldn't it be bad? He doesn't have the ability to ask for rain at all, and he's not a real immortal, he's not even a monster, and it's a bluff to send tokens, but he can't fool the thunder princess, let alone invite the dragon lord!

In the past, Zhang Jiao also did the ritual of praying for rain, but that was not a designated date, he could recite a mantra in advance, burn a charm or something, and wait until it was about to rain, the sky had to rain, he observed the celestial phenomena, estimated that it was almost, and he would say to the people that he begged God, because he was sincere, so God was moved, it was going to rain, everyone was ready, wait to meet the rain! In this way, the common people will think that it is really the rain that he begged for, and they will naturally worship him! As for the burning talisman to add the talisman ash to the water for the people to drink, and cure all diseases, it is also a lie, as soon as he knows some medical skills, minor diseases can be cured, and even if he encounters incurable diseases, he will say that the person who is sick because he does not believe in the Taiping Dao, or believes in it, but his heart is not sincere, so the illness is not good, and his talisman has nothing to do with it!

But now the messenger told Zhang Jiao that Li Qin would ask him to ask for rain tomorrow, and give one day's food for the next day's rain, but he couldn't do it, and he couldn't make it rain in the designated period, and he usually bragged too much, so that the people thought that as long as he begged, he would definitely be able to ask for rain, which was tantamount to lifting a stone and hitting his own feet, and he couldn't bluff the Yellow Turbans anymore!

The three brothers were very anxious, Zhang Bao said: "Big brother, if you find an excuse, just say that because God is busy, he was punishing the Dog Emperor in Luoyang a few days ago, and the Dog Emperor was punished to death, because the road is too far away, and he hasn't come back yet, so he can't ask for rain tomorrow, do you think it's okay?" ”

Zhang Jiao shook his head and said: "The emperor of Luoyang is dead, this can be said to be a punishment from heaven that I begged from heaven, and it can also prove that Huang Tian should stand, but Li Qin came to our giant deer with soldiers, but God didn't rush back, this can't be said!" ”

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang nodded together, feeling that this is indeed the case, how capable is God, if he didn't rush back, but Li Qin came, wouldn't it mean that Li Qin is more capable than God? This is a no-go!

Zhang Liang said: "Then what should I do?" If Guan Hai really took refuge in Li Qin and gave the eldest brother such a problem, but it would be a bad thing, the eldest brother begged for rain, wouldn't the people think that we had deceived them, and that person's heart would be scattered, and they would leave, wouldn't this be just Li Qin's trick, Li Qin would take the opportunity to lead troops to fight! ”

Zhang Jiao thought for a while, suddenly patted his thigh, and said: "It's better like this, when that Guan Hai comes, it really gives me a problem, let me ask for rain, I said that if you want to ask God for rain, then you have to have a tribute, in this way, then Guan Hai will not let me ask for rain, but say that asking for rain is Li Qin's conspiracy, because that tribute is ......" He smiled and said a sentence.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang immediately showed joy on their faces, nodded again and again, and said in unison: "It's still the eldest brother who has the ability to come up with such a good plan!" ”

Zhang Jiao's smile slowly disappeared, sighed, and said: "The current situation is too sinister, we are blocked by the Fujiao Army and can't get out, this is not a long-term solution!" ”

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang's happy expressions also disappeared, and both of them sighed at the same time. After a while, Zhang Bao suddenly said: "Big brother, during this time, we sent a lot of people out to inquire about the news, although we can't find out any too critical news, but the general trend of the outside world still understands something." I heard that after Li Qin established a new monarch, in the direction of Yuancheng, there are also people who want to establish a new monarch, and it is an orthodox prince, and he also promulgated a document to scold Li Qin for being a national thief. ”

Zhang Liang snorted and said, "It's still a secret fight, it's a battle at all!" Big brother, I think we might as well take advantage of the discord between the officials and the army to divert the pressure! ”

My own brother, you don't need to say it explicitly, as long as you pick a head, you can understand it by opening your horns. Zhang Jiao's eyes rolled, and said: "If you want to talk about fighting with soldiers, I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it, this Fujiao army is really a strong army among strong troops, not to mention that there is no invincible opponent in the world, but it is no problem to fight us, and even if it is a hostile official army in Yuancheng, I think there is no problem." But if we write a letter to Yuancheng and express our willingness to submit to the imperial court, I think they will definitely welcome it, after all, the imperial court we surrender to is them, doesn't this mean that the world is in the heart, are they orthodox, and they have more strength to deal with Li Qin! ”

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang finally laughed from the bottom of their hearts this time, and said in unison: "Big brother Gao Jian!" ”

Zhang Jiao immediately took out bamboo slips and pen and ink, and said: "Without further ado, I will write a letter to the officials and soldiers of Yuancheng to support the crown prince as the emperor, and I don't want anything else, as long as the name of a national teacher, it will be enough!" He wrote a letter with a brush, called his henchmen in, and sent the letter out.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang both said: "When the prince learns that the eldest brother is obedient, how can he only be crowned as an empty name of a national teacher, and he will be named the eldest brother!" ”

While he was talking, there was a boiling voice outside, and a henchman ran in and shouted: "General Tiangong, Guan Hai is here, and there are countless people who come with him, they are all arguing, let General Tiangong, you beg for rain!" This henchman knows Zhang Jiao's ability well, and he naturally knows that Zhang Jiao will not really ask for rain, even if he can beg for ...... The chances of missing out are far greater than the chances of success, so he has an anxious look on his face!

But Brother Zhang Jiao had already discussed the countermeasures, so he was no longer angry, Zhang Jiao was very like a heavenly master, and waved his hand and said, "Tell Guan Hai to come in!" ”

The henchman had no choice but to agree and go out to call someone. In the blink of an eye, Guan Hai strode in, followed by countless Yellow Turbans, who didn't care about the rules and etiquette, they just came in if they wanted to!

After Guan Hai came in, he saluted Zhang Jiao, and the people behind him also asked Zhang Tianshi in a mess, have you eaten today, and so on, it can be regarded as a greeting, some people knelt down for Zhang Jiao in the courtyard, while some people looked around, and even some people ran to the back regardless of it, it seemed that they were looking for the kitchen!

Zhang Jiao stood up with a smile on his face, walked around the table, came to Guan Hai, pulled up the kneeling Guan Hai, and said, "Guan Leader, you're back, great, I'm worried about your safety, it's good if you come back, it's good to win!" ”

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang also stood up together and said to Guan Hai: "Guan Tou led the banner victoriously and defeated the official army, congratulations!" ”

Guan Hai's face turned red, feeling that the three brothers of the Zhang family were too enthusiastic about him today, which made him have some words that he wanted to say directly, but it was not easy to open his mouth and say it!

Uh, Guan Hai said: "General Tiangong, at the end of last night, I went to rob the camp, and I put life and death aside, Li Qin came with a large army, and I brought few people, and they were all infantry, so I didn't think I could come back alive......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Jiao nodded and said, "The head of the pipe regards death as home, and he is really a big husband!" He asked Guan Hai to sit down, returned to the throne himself, and waved his hand at the people outside the door, wanting them to leave.

But who is willing to leave? They were all waiting to hear Zhang Jiao promise to ask for rain, this goal was not achieved, they could not disperse, not only the people in the courtyard refused to leave, the yellow scarves outside the courtyard gathered more and more, and some people even climbed the big tree and looked at the lobby.

Zhang Jiao asked, "Leader, how did you win last night, tell me about it!" ”

Guan Hai's face turned even redder, he fought with the Fujiao Army, and was defeated repeatedly, fortunately he was not a famous general, so he had not yet reached a state of grief and indignation, but he was indeed embarrassed to suffer defeats and defeats.

He was thick-skinned, stiffened, and said: "Last night, ......" told the story of the incident, but it was the other way around, saying that he succeeded in robbing the camp, and just in time for the Fujiao army to eat, he took the Yellow Turban soldiers to rob the Fujiao soldiers' food, and after eating and drinking, he also set a fire, and then came back, but unfortunately there were too many Fujiao soldiers, and they didn't have horses, so they couldn't bring back food.

Zhang Jiao nodded again and again when he listened, but did not refute, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang also had smiles on their faces, and they also did not pierce his big words!

At the end, Guan Hai said: "There is one more thing, that is, about begging for rain......" Before he finished speaking, the yellow turbans outside the courtyard couldn't help it, they really couldn't wait, they thought Guan Hai was too verbose, so they simply talked about asking for rain for Guan Hai, and they said it in great detail, complementing each other, even if Zhang Jiao wanted to pretend not to understand, it would not work, he had to understand!

After listening to the matter of asking for rain, Zhang Jiao sighed, nodded, and said: "Asking for rain, it is very easy, this is not difficult to do, let me take advantage of the hexagram first, and see what preparations need to be made for asking for rain!" So saying, he took out the bones of the beast, the back of the turtle, and the copper coins, and made a divination on the table in front of everyone.

Looking at the "hexagram", Zhang Jiao said in surprise: "Ah, if you ask for rain in the future, you have to sacrifice to the heavens, and this sacrifice is actually ...... It turned out to be the leader of the pipe, and he wanted to incinerate the leader of the pipe and dedicate it to Huang Tian, so that he could ask for rain! ”

As soon as he said this, Guan Hai was taken aback, he thought that Zhang Jiao would push back and find a reason, but he never expected that Zhang Jiao did not shirk, but immediately agreed, but smashed the problem back and wanted to burn himself!

Zhang Jiao looked at Guan Hai and thought: "You traitor, you want to harm me, well, if you want to harm me, don't blame me for killing you first!" ”

(To be continued)