In the early years, the followers of the Taiping Dao had great confidence in the Han Dynasty, and they pinned their hopes for the realization of a religious state on the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty.

When the Western Han Dynasty became the emperor, the state affairs were sluggish, and there was a person named Gan Zhongke in Qidi, who presented a book called "Bao Yuan Taiping Sutra", saying that although the Han Dynasty was at the end of heaven and earth, the heavens did not abandon the Han Dynasty, and sent a fairy called "Red Sperm" to go down to earth to help the Han Dynasty accept the mandate of heaven again.

However, the founding doctrine of the Han Dynasty was Confucianism, which hated theists the most, and at the suggestion of Liu Xiang, the great Confucian of the dynasty, Gan Zhongke was imprisoned until death on the charge of "false ghosts and gods to confuse the public".

After a few years, Emperor Han Ai ascended the throne, the state affairs were unbearable, and the Son of Heaven could not afford to be ill for a long time, at this time Gan Zhongke's disciple Xia Lianghe and the minister Li Xun and others persuaded the Son of Heaven again with Taiping Dao, this time the Son of Heaven believed them and ordered to change his name to Emperor Chen Shengliu Taiping, hoping to get a new life.

Li Xun and others even began to reorganize government agencies in the way of Taiping Taoism, but due to the fierce opposition of Confucian scholars and the fact that the illness of the Son of Heaven did not improve as a result, the heads of several Taiping Taoists fell to the ground again.

When Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was another Taiping Taoist Gong Chongyi Que in Qidi, who presented a secret book called "Taiping Qing Lingshu", and claimed: This book is his teacher Yu Ji in Quyang Spring Water obtained the divine book, with red and white silk binding, green and Zhu two colors of writing, a total of 170 volumes, which are all said to be able to make the emperor immediately govern the country Taiping spells. The bureaucrats of the scholar clan saw it, thought it was a scripture of delusion, and sealed it in the Eastern View.

Zhang Jiao summed up the experience of the predecessors of the Taiping Dao, and believed that in order to realize the ideal society in the book, it was necessary to transform the society by force, and to rely on the strength of tens of millions of poor people in the Han Dynasty to completely overthrow the rule of the Han Dynasty from the bottom up, and rebuild the new country with blood and violence.

Xiang Kai inherited the tradition of his ancestors, and he believed that this ideal should be realized. It is necessary to rely on the strength of the Han monarchs and ministers to carry out peaceful and conservative reforms from top to bottom. The two had a great disagreement on how to realize this lofty ideal.

Xiangkai's opportunity has finally come. Because Emperor Xiaohuan had no heirs, he heard that Xiangkai's magic was clever, so he issued an order to summon him into the palace and prepare to ask for a little elixir. Xiangkai tried his best to help, and he was very fond of the Son of Heaven. Xiangkai immediately mentioned the "Taiping Sutra" to the Son of Heaven and advised the Son of Heaven to govern the country with the "Taiping Sutra". He still has nothing to do to plead for a few party friends. As a result, he was not only refused, but also sent to prison.

After Xiangkai was rescued from prison by his disciples, he did not change his mind. is still running around, using his reputation to accumulate a lot of strength, intending to find an opportunity to transform the Han again.

Soon, Zhang Jiao led the Taiping Taoist disciples to rise up, and killed most of them vigorously for half a year, and finally failed and ended miserably.

Xiang Kai saw that the two methods of realizing the ideal had failed, and after learning from the pain. Determined to start anew and try to make a good decision.

At the beginning of October this year, he looked at the sky and stargazed, predicting that the traitorous eunuchs in the DPRK and China were exhausted. The fall is imminent, whether it is Zhongchang or Xiaohuangmen, they will be exterminated and killed.

He immediately sent someone to inform his disciples Xu Liang and Wu Tang, and asked them to inform the great general He Jin. If you want to punish the eunuch, Qingjun side, this is the best time.

End of November. Xu Liang and Wu Tang personally rushed to Pingyuan County.

"The general is too cautious, forward-looking, and has no courage." Xiang Kai stroked his long white beard and sighed, "A few years ago, I sent you to be his guest, and he was very happy, not only took you in, but also treated you as guests, but he has always refused to have a deeper contact with us, lest someone find out and tell the truth. This time, because the butcher's knife has been put on the neck, there is no way, so I sent you to Pingyuan County to find me, and look at your sneaky appearance, as if you are begging me for help? ”

Xu Liang said with a smiling face: "Master, the power struggle between the court and the central government is very fierce, and the general can't help himself." In the past few years, Dazhitang's income has doubled, all of which are the result of the general's special care, which the master should know very well. ”

"I know that the sect has prospered in the past few years, thanks to the care of the general, you also have credit." Xiangkai said with a smile.

"Master, this is what we should do." Wu Tang said, "What does the master have to explain about the matter that the general asked?" ”

Xiangkai pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "You go back and tell the general, after the matter is completed, please make sure that he must fulfill today's promise, the court should govern with Huang Laoxue, govern the country with the Taiping Sutra, imitate Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing of the previous dynasty, implement the strategy of quiet inaction, governing the country according to law, and adopt the method of ruling by inaction, being quiet and law-abiding, lightly dispensing with the meager endowment, and resting with the people to rebuild the Han Dynasty." ”

Xu Liang and Wu Tang nodded repeatedly.

Xiang Kai looked at the two of them, and then continued with an extremely serious expression: "In order to accomplish this, I want to call on all my strength, but compared to the Northern Army in Luoyang, there is a big gap between our strength, and I think that the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army of the great virtuous and good teacher Zhang Jiao have failed, don't talk about us, so please be sure to let the people on the Xingyang side raise troops at the agreed time, so as to contain the Northern Army of Luoyang and give us enough time." ”

"Master, please rest assured, this matter is related to the fate of the country's society, and the general will definitely not be negligent." Xu Liang said.

Xiang Kai bowed slightly, paused, pointed to the two of them and said, "You leave Pingyuan County immediately, and we will no longer contact each other in the future." ”

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Jizhou Thorn Shi Wang Fen is a protégé of Taifu Chen Fan.

Chen Fanzi Zhongju, a public opinion of Runan, was the embodiment of the moral articles of this dynasty and the leader of the scholars. He and the general Dou Wu planned and launched the Beigong Incident, and after the failure, he was beaten to death by a traitor and eunuch in Beisi Prison, and all his family members were executed, only the eldest son Chen Yi, who was an official outside, fled.

Soon after Wang Fen arrived in Jizhou, Chen Yi, who had been on the run, quietly rushed to Gaoyi and hid in Wang Fen's house to avoid trouble.

On this day, Xiangkai came to visit.

Wang Fen heard that the master was coming and hurriedly went out to greet him. The two are old acquaintances, Wang Fen is devoted to the study of Huang Laozhi, believes that the "Taiping Sutra" can govern the country, has always been a loyal disciple of Taiping Taoism, he and Xiangkai are like-minded, both have the heart to revive the Han Dynasty, and then revive the previous dynasty Wenjing event.

"Wonsan, our great cause is expected to succeed." Xiangkai smiled, "Your and my long-cherished wish is about to become a reality." ”

Wang Fen's face was shocked, and he asked in a low voice, "Did the master see any amazing celestial phenomena?" ”

"Yes, I watched the stars at night and found that the number of traitors in the court and the middle of the country has been exhausted, and the sky of the Han Dynasty is about to change." Xiangkai said, "Yuanshan, is Boyan still here?" His chance for revenge has come. ”

"Boyan is still with me. Master, let's go to the study and talk about it. Wang Fen warmly invited.

Chen Yi is a middle-aged man in his forties, his temples are gray, his face has many wrinkles, and his thin face has a pair of melancholy and sad eyes. More than ten years of fugitive life made him old and lonely, he was depressed, sitting silently beside Xiangkai, listening to Xiangkai talk endlessly about his plan.

"After we kidnapped the emperor by force, we immediately advocated the world, abolished the Son of Heaven, and set up another emperor to save my dying Han." Xiang Kai excitedly gestured his hands and whispered, "We have been planning this plan for a long time, but we have never had the opportunity to implement it. ”

Wang Fen pondered for a long time and asked, "Master, are you sure that in March next year, the Son of Heaven will definitely return to his hometown in Hejian Country in Jizhou to worship his ancestors?" ”

Xiangkai stroked his beard and smiled, "Yuanshan, it is estimated that you will soon receive the holy decree." ”

Both Wang Fen and Chen Yi looked at Xiang Kai with reverence, thinking that he had superb spells that could do all this.

Xiangkai said: "This matter is your command in front of the stage from beginning to end, you must be cautious and must not make mistakes." ”

Wang Fen nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Boyan and I immediately gathered a group of friends and carefully planned this matter. Guaranteed to be foolproof. When will the master go to see the king of Hefei? ”

"I waited until the holy decree of the capital was sent to Gaoyi, and after determining the approximate departure time of the Son of Heaven, I immediately went to Hefei. The king of Hefei must have been very happy to get this news, he can finally ascend to the throne of the emperor, give full play to his talents, and realize his ambitions. Xiangkai sighed, "The king of Hefei has studied Huang Lao's learning, and believes in the ancestors' policy of governing the country by being quiet and inactive, and resting with the people. ”

Chen Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, if the eldest prince stays in Luoyang, he can immediately ascend to the throne with the support of the general, and we ......"

"Boyan, don't worry, this time we can not only kill the traitor, but also clear the grievances of Taifu and General Dou, your hard life is coming to an end." Xiang Kai shook his hand and said with confidence, "The prince wants to stay in Luoyang with the general, it's impossible, how can the Son of Heaven rest assured?" I have already arranged the affairs of Luoyang, don't worry about it, just concentrate on catching the Son of Heaven. ”

"Master, ...... over there in Taihang Mountain" Wang Fen just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Xiangkai, "The matter of Taihang Mountain, wait until I come back." ”

In the afternoon of that day, the Son of Heaven's holy decree was sent to the Assassin's Mansion. The Son of Heaven will return to his hometown in Hejian Kingdom in Jizhou in February next year to worship his ancestors, and the Son of Heaven ordered Wang Fen to make preparations for related matters.

Xiangkai left Gaoyi that night and hurried south to Hefei.

Wang Fen immediately wrote to the Son of Heaven, saying that the Yellow Turban Army wandering in the area of Montenegro at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain often haunts Jizhou, harassing counties and counties, and the territory is not safe, and he hopes to get the approval of the Son of Heaven to recruit troops and form an army in Jizhou nearby, clear the Yellow Turbans in Montenegro, and clear the way for the Son of Heaven to return to his hometown next year. He asked the Son of Heaven for a 20,000-strong county army, and said that all the expenses of this army were raised by Jizhou itself, and there was no need for the imperial court to pay for it. (To be continued.) )