I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 140 - 53: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Flames Engulf the Great Han

Chapter 140: Chapter 53: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Flames Engulf the Great Han

Jizhou State, Ye City.

....

Zhang Jiao, dressed in a Daoist robe, gazed at the giant city before him, his expression somewhat complex.

"Brother."

At that moment, a gruff male voice sounded.

Only to see Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, the two brothers, hurriedly running over.

"Brother, I have already sent the letter to Luoyang. I believe Gu Gong has seen it by now," Zhang Bao said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiao nodded slightly and said solemnly, "Given the current situation, we must seek a strategy to break this impasse."

"Now that we’ve sent the message to Gu Gong."

"Our grand plan... can once again move forward."

Perhaps due to years of wandering, Zhang Jiao’s skin was slightly dark, yet there was an unspoken aura about him.

He seemed to have some of the charisma of Gu Xi.

The whole man was so solemn and always remained calm.

Hearing these words, the two brothers were somewhat excited but inevitably a bit nervous.

After all, what they intended to do was to overturn the world!

"No need to panic."

Zhang Jiao merely glanced at them, detecting their emotions, and said, "The azure sky is dead, the yellow sky shall arise."

"The world situation is now in my hands."

"And with Gu Gong present."

"Even if we truly fail, the people of the world shall still be redeemed."

His voice was always so composed.

The two brothers quickly nodded.

"Instruct the leaders of the various factions to make preparations, and have people carve the words ’Taiping’ on the walls of government offices in each state and county. Once I give the order, we shall rise as one!"

Zhang Jiao seemed to have already planned everything, his voice growing more resolute!

"Yes!"

The two brothers did not waste any words, bowing in assent, and then promptly turned to leave.

Zhang Jiao turned around and looked in the direction of Luoyang.

Though separated by thousands of miles,

it seemed as if he could see the person he wanted to, his gaze growing sharper as he slowly tied the prepared Yellow Turban around his head.

....

Luoyang.

Liu Hong had now fully decided to suppress the scholars.

He delegated almost all power to the twelve eunuchs he had appointed, while he himself indulged in pleasure within the Imperial Palace.

The eunuchs spared no effort in pandering to this Emperor.

Liu Hong had never seen a donkey.

So they went to great lengths to acquire donkey carts for Liu Hong to enjoy.

Such activities even became a trend within Luoyang City.

Many offspring from large clans took pride in owning a donkey cart.

Moreover, this was not the end.

When Liu Hong grew tired of playing with donkey carts, these eunuchs brought him dogs.

They dressed the dogs in official robes.

In front of the court officials, they called out "dog officials," amusing Liu Hong to no end.

This enraged the court officials immensely.

Additionally, Liu Hong began indulging in role-playing within the Imperial Palace.

He constructed luxurious palaces.

Then had the palace maidens and eunuchs act as street vendors, while he played the role of a wealthy merchant.

Parading around the palace with donkey carts and dogs, having enormous fun.

These eunuchs meanwhile wielded their power to tyrannize the entire Great Han.

The entire Great Han was clearly on the brink of collapse.

—— Jianning year five, March.

As someone hurriedly came to Luoyang, frantically announcing within the city, "The Taiping Dao intends to rebel, the Taiping Dao intends to rebel."

In an instant, the entire city was in turmoil!

This news seemed to have triggered some switch.

Causing the already crumbling Great Han to shake even more.

——The nation trembles!

The Taiping Dao is well-known in the current Great Han.

Who in the world doesn’t know it’s a religion spread throughout the entire Han realm?

How could it suddenly rebel?

The news quickly reached the palace.

Liu Hong was somewhat sensible.

Upon hearing this news, he immediately climbed out of the pond, disregarding the wistful glances of the palace maidens.

While having eunuchs towel him dry, he hurriedly instructed to gather the court officials.

This was destined to be a major event.

Gu Yi had been observing all this.

History had indeed changed.

To put it simply, Zhang Jiao had been strengthened!

The emergence of the Gu Clan had entirely widened the gap between the current Great Han and the original, with significant advancements in national strength and population.

Under such circumstances,

the followers of Taiping Dao originally far exceeded the past.

And most critically, Zhang Jiao himself had grown stronger!

His years with the Gu Clan taught him many things.

This was also related to the policies Gu Yi had set in the past.

Tailored education did enable the Gu Clan to recruit more talents, aiding the family’s development.

But it was precisely because of this that Zhang Jiao learned many things from within the Gu Clan.

He became better at winning the hearts of his followers; his vision became clearer and more precise; his mindset more resolute;

This was a monumental change.

The present Zhang Jiao would undoubtedly show the entire Great Han what it means when "a common man’s anger fills the land with mourning"!

Even though Gu Xi’s presence did indeed stabilize hearts.

However, the long-standing news of his underutilization had long since filled the people’s hearts with resentment.

Can the current Great Han withstand this resentment?

Not necessarily!

Liu Hong would not employ Gu Xi, Gu Yi had noticed this from the start.

Unlike Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi had been benefited by Gu Xi.

No matter how much he disliked scholars, there always remained some affection for Gu Xi.

But Liu Hong had no contact with Gu Xi whatsoever.

To him, Gu Xi was someone who could threaten his throne at any moment.

The difference in this respect was very clear.

Liu Hong was also a clever person. He might not surpass Liu Zhi, but he certainly had his own ideas.