Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Jizhou, Julu County.

Ma Yuanyi held a bowl of medicine in his hand, and respectfully handed it to his master, the great virtuous teacher Zhang Jiao...

"Master, the medicine has been decocted for a long time."

Zhang Jiao has some illnesses, this is hidden from the entire Taiping Dao disciples, but it cannot be hidden from his two younger brothers and this most trusted disciple.

As the envoy of the Taiping Dao, Ma Yuanyi, he knows many secrets about the Taiping Dao.

"Let it go!"

Zhang Jiao didn't want to drink medicine. According to the "Taiping Qingling Shu" he practiced, there is no disease that cannot be cured by practicing Taoism. !

"Yuan Yi, you come to Teacher Wei."

Zhang Jiao's eyes narrowed slightly. Ever since he talked with the former Taiwei Yuan Feng just now, he has been a little restless.

Ma Yuanyi listened to the order and walked in front of Zhang Jiao, with his head down, as if he was listening to the instruction.

"Yuanyi." Zhang Jiaoyu said earnestly: "Just now you heard it too. As a teacher, I discussed with Yuan Gong and decided that at the end of next year, 36 parties, big and small, will revolt at the same time in the Taiping Dao. We will replace Cang Tian with Huang Tian, ​​and replace the Han court with my Taiping Dao." , but...now, we lack some internal support from the imperial court!"

Zhang Jiao's tone became a little more serious, "You are the envoy of the Taiping Dao, and also my most valued disciple. After thinking about it for the teacher, I decided to send you to Luoyang to perform this task."

Luoyang...

Hearing the word Luoyang, inexplicably, what Ma Yuanyi subconsciously thought of was not the imperial court, not the imperial palace, but Yulin Temple.

The "Tianshi Dao" who saved the people of Youzhou, their main altar in the Central Plains is located in Yulin Temple on the outskirts of Luoyang.

Seeing that Ma Yuanyi was a little distracted...

Zhang Jiao's voice became more serious. "With the help of the Yuan family from Runan, it is expected that it will not be difficult to get acquainted with some ministers. Some of the ten permanent servants have written letters with me for a long time. You can also prepare generous gifts to worship, and try to attract as many people as possible. , Only in this way... can we gain many opportunities for the uprising at the end of next year!"

hiss…

Zhang Jiao's tone was a little slow, as if he was still in fear, but Ma Yuanyi took a long breath.

"Master, in my disciple's opinion, rebellion may not be the best choice!"

Well…

Zhang Jiao stared blankly.

Ma Yuanyi's voice continued, "The master mentioned 'the sky is dead, the yellow sky shall stand, all parties will revolt, and the world will be prosperous... This, this is not my teaching of Taiping Dao!"

"Today's imperial court has not been used to the point of being hopeless. If there is an uprising, it will not know how many wives and families will be destroyed. Could it be that... the Taiping Dao can't be like the Heavenly Master Dao, seeking some benefits for the people. , let the people see some hope?"

boom…

Ma Yuanyi's words fell like thunderbolts.

Zhang Jiao's eyes ranged from surprise to coldness to horror.

Finally, at the end, he tightly clenched the nine-jointed stick in his hand, "There are billions of stars, not as bright as a day. The words of Zhutian group of gnats are not as virtuous as a country, I hope...huh, It is precisely because of the presence of the Han court that the common people have no hope! This heavenly master raised 36 parties to revolt at the same time, so this is to bring hope to the common people!"

It seems that the tone is not strong enough.

Zhang Jiao glared at Ma Yuanyi angrily. "There are nine degrees of Dao....One is vitality and inaction, the second is pacification of emptiness, the third is the number of degrees that can be seen separately, the fourth is the spirit that wanders out and turns back, the fifth is the god of the great way, which is similar to the four seasons and five elements, and the sixth is stimuli. The seventh is social planning, the eighth is foreign gods, and the ninth is family pioneers."

"Ahem... as a teacher, even if you set foot on this mountain of swords and seas of fire, you must also 'teach the people with kindness', so that the people of this world can escape from the sea of ​​suffering, Yuanyi...hmph, you have such thoughts when you go to Zhuojun, Youzhou, Tanyouzhou, so that it is dangerous !"

"Hmph... what Mr. Yuan said is indeed true. If there is no uprising at the end of next year, after that three years, the world will only know the Tao of Heavenly Masters. Who will still know my Tao of Taiping, and who will still believe in Huang Tian!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Jiao's nine-section stick directly hit Ma Yuanyi's body.

"As a teacher, I want you to remember that you are the divine envoy of the Taiping Dao, the disciple of the great virtuous master, the disciple of the Nanhua Immortal, and not the Taoist disciple of that day's master. The only orthodox Taoist sect is my Taiping Dao lineage. Huang Tian will surely Overthrow the heavens!"

Ma Yuanyi fell to his knees in pain from Zhang Jiao's beating.

Zhang Jiao pointed at Ma Yuanyi's head. "If you dare to have such an idea again, as a teacher, I will sacrifice your blood to Huang Tian, ​​and use your blood to dye Huang Taiyi's Dao flag in red..."

"Luoyang, hum... Luoyang, if there is a mistake, you know the consequences! Humph!"

Zhang Jiao's tone became colder and colder... At the end, Ma Yuanyi was trembling all over.

He couldn't refute, let alone speak, he could only lower his head and sigh deeply...

"Ah... alas..."

After Ma Yuanyi withdrew, Zhang Jiaoyou was furious...

"Father..."

His daughter Zhang Ning walked out from behind the curtain, "Father, calm down. Perhaps, the God of God was just bewitched by the Tao of the Heavenly Master. After all... the Tao of the Heavenly Master guarded Youzhou and made great contributions to the people in the border areas. Most likely... the God of God The envoys were also infected by those frontier people."

"Humph…"

Zhang Jiao still frowned. "Tell Tang Zhou that during this trip to Luoyang, let him monitor Ma Yuanyi for his father. If he has other thoughts, report him immediately, no... If he has other thoughts, kill him on the spot, as a warning to others!"

This…

Zhang Ning was taken aback.

You know, once upon a time, his father trusted Ma Yuanyi the most, otherwise he would not have entrusted him with the most important post of "God Envoy" in the Tao of Taiping. This trust is better than the two uncles!
"Didn't you hear?"

Zhang Jiao's tone was still cold...

"Yes... yes..." Zhang Ning agreed and ran out slowly.

She found that it seemed... after the people from the Yuan family in Runan came and made up their minds to revolt, Uncle Ma changed, and so did my father... also changed!

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Luoyang Imperial Palace, the Hall of Longevity.

Rarely, Emperor Liu Hong specially summoned Jian Shuo to the palace...

You know, ever since Xun Yu entered the inner court and became a servant, and served His Majesty, the emperor Liu Hong would choose to discuss many things with this Yingchuan talent...

As for Jian Shuo... he was rarely summoned to the palace.

Of course, Jian Shuo is the most loyal servant of the emperor Liu Hong, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with it, and he is in charge of the Xiyuan School Weijun with all his heart.

"I see your Majesty!"

Entering the Qianqiu Long Live Palace, Jian Shuo surrendered with Liu Hong.

At this time, the emperor Liu Hong was beating the chime bells, and the chime bells, large and small, made a patchwork sound, but in this sound... inexplicably added a bit of complicated emotions.

When the bell rang, Liu Hong just said, "I heard that the Zhen family in Wuji County, Zhongshan, transported some artifacts to Yulin Temple? Did you know that at this time..."

This…

Jian Shuo scratched his head, he really didn't know about it.

As a matter of fact, although he sent a spy to look at it, the current Yulin temple is heavily guarded, so it is so easy to find out.

What's more, this kind of delivery of utensils.

You know, every day... just a single Nanyang County does not know how much gold will be sent to Yulin Temple.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to investigate now."

"I heard that they are some powerful crossbows." Liu Hong added: "Yu'er is good at making some strange inventions. Let's go and explore. What is Yu'er's purpose in developing these powerful crossbows?"

Speaking of crossbows...

Liu Hong will inevitably think of the battle between the famous general Li Ling and the Xiongnu during the period of Emperor Wu. Five thousand infantry fought against the Xiongnu’s [-] cavalry. All the crossbow bolts need to open the box and fill in the new crossbow...

Thirty percent of the people on the battlefield are shooting the crossbow, and the other [-]% are loading it... and because of the craftsmanship of the crossbow, the box is easy to get stuck!

Five thousand infantry can't play a role at all!

In the end... a big defeat, the whole army was wiped out!

It was after that battle that the Han people rarely used crossbows against the Xiongnu, and replaced them with simple and more practical bows and arrows.

However, this does not mean at all that the crossbow is useless against Hu Qi.

On the contrary, if some of its inherent disadvantages can be solved, the crossbow can exist as a big killer on the plain!

Because it is Yu'er, and because there are too many "beads and jades in front", Liu Hong has reason to believe that the crossbow given to Yu'er by Zhongshan Wuji Zhen's family is by no means aimless!
There must be a big article.

"Here..." Jian Shuo agreed, and immediately planned to go out of the palace to search.

But just took a step...

He thought something was wrong, how did His Majesty know that there was a crossbow sent by the Zhen family in Yulin Temple?
Of course, Jian Shuo didn't dare to think for a long time, so he quit immediately.

How did he know that Liu Hong's intelligence was much better, and beside Liu Yu, the eldest son of the emperor, he had planted a "secret weapon"!

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Yulin Observatory…

An open plain. "Whoosh whoosh..."

It seemed that countless arrows shot out in succession and hit the nearby stone steps respectively. Each arrow was so powerful that it was actually deeply embedded in the stone steps.

This…

Guan Yu and Wei Yan are trying to manipulate these...

Cao Cao and Liu Bei were dazzled for a while.

"Third brother? Is this a crossbow? How could your crossbow...can fire dozens of arrows at the same time, and the range exceeds [-] steps, its power is so terrifying!"

Cao Cao anxiously asked Liu Yu...

Liu Bei also moved his head...

Apparently, they are very curious about this crossbow... or the continuous crossbow...

Of course, neither the crossbow nor the continuous crossbow were invented in this era. In the pre-Qin and Warring States period, the Qin family of the state of Chu invented the crossbow with their arms crossed, using machines to set up pivots.

Through "crossbow machine", "Wangshan", "teeth", "hook heart" and "hanging knife", people can avoid the need to hold the bow with one hand and pull the string with the other hand when shooting arrows, which requires the strength of the arm Lower and more stable.

This is the Warring States Liannu unearthed in "Jiangling County, Hubei Province"... a national first-class cultural relic, which was later hidden in the Jingzhou Museum.

This also proves that Zhuge Liang is not the inventor of Liannu...

It's just... this kind of crossbow is not suitable for military equipment because it needs to be opened with one hand and fired in rapid succession. It is small in size and far less powerful than bows and arrows.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the development of the crossbow also reached a new stage, especially the Qin crossbow...Because it can shoot six hundred steps and shoot ten thousand arrows... This is an existence that makes the six countries fearful.

In the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he vigorously developed the crossbow, but failed to break through a difficulty after all.

That is to shoot far and powerful like the Qin crossbow, but also need enough arrows to be easily loaded, and even...can be shot repeatedly!
After all... the Han crossbow looks a little different in the end...

He wants to break through everywhere, but... there are loopholes everywhere, and his performance on the battlefield is mediocre.

As for the crossbows that Guan Yu and Wei Yan were trying to shoot...

It is Zhuge Liang's improved "Zhuge Liannu"!
Only on the condition of sacrificing a range of [-] steps, it is possible to shoot more than ten bolts one after another... There are forty bolts stored in the box. After ten shots are fired, the follow-up bolts will be replenished by themselves, greatly shortening the replacement time. The crossbow's power naturally expanded exponentially over time.

No wonder Cao Cao and Liu Bei were surprised at this moment...

This is a great artifact!

Of course, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were not the only ones who were surprised. Guan Yu and Wei Yan were also shocked when they raised the "Liannu".

"Guard Master Liu..."

Seeing Liu Yu, the two of them cupped their hands one after another.

Seeing everyone's suspicious eyes, Liu Yu introduced: "This is the Liannu. Both its lethality and range exceed bows. It is very suitable for fighting against cavalry on the plain!"

"In my opinion, when the Han and the Hu fight, the Hu has four strengths, and the Han has four weaknesses. We should counter our weaknesses and control the enemy's strengths. As for these four strengths, they are cavalry, tenacity, bravery, and bow loss."

Speaking of this, Liu Yu paused for a moment before continuing to speak. "To deal with Wuhuan who is not strong, maybe we can form a cavalry force and learn from King Wuling of Zhao's 'Hufu cavalry and shooting' to expel Wuhuan in this way. It would be unwise for an enemy with 200,000 warriors to fight against cavalry, and this continuous crossbow...both in terms of range and power are far superior to the arrows of Hu cavalry, so...the distance controls its bravery, and the infantry formation Restrict its cavalry, use repeated battles to control its tenacity, use distance to overcome near...to control its bow loss."

Speaking of here…

Liu Yu's tone became more and more passionate, "It's true that one day, when my strong soldiers of the Han Dynasty confronted the Xianbei soldiers who controlled the strings, they would use the infantry as the center of the formation, the left and right wings, and the horse soldiers as the left and right ribs. , the strong crossbow soldiers are hidden in the army formation, the two armies confront each other, and the infantry disperses...the crossbows and arrows are fired at once, can this battle be won?"

Huo…

Liu Yu said a lot, and these... It's like drawing a vivid battlefield in front of everyone.

Everyone took a breath...

They only saw the power of this continuous crossbow, but none of them thought... how this continuous crossbow would work on the future battlefield.

Guanzhu Liu...already...has already begun to deploy, is the battle between Han and Xianbei ready?
After a short shock.

Liu Bei turned to look at Cao Cao.

"Brother, the third brother's vision seems to be the same as that of the elder brother. Maybe the third brother can't be the general of Zhengxi, but with the third brother, the second brother, the general of Zhengxi, may really be able to follow the example of the former champion Hou, sweep the Xiongnu and restore me. The demeanor of the Western Regions, and even... sealing the wolf to live in Xu, is not out of the question!"

——Seal the wolf and live in Xu!
No man can resist the temptation of these four words.

And Cao Cao thought that way before, at most he was "General Zhengxi".

How difficult is it to defeat the Hulu?
He knew it better than anyone else, but the appearance of this Liannu gave Cao Cao a lot of confidence... as if the words "Feng Lang Ju Xu" were right in front of him.

only…

"Second brother, you misread the third brother."

It seems that Cao Cao knows Liu Yu better. "The third brother's ambition is to sweep the barbarians and restore the Western Regions. The third brother's vision... should be similar to yours!"

Well…

At this moment, Liu Bei was stunned.

Could it be, ZTE Dahan?

Liu Bei and Cao Cao think so. In fact, what Liu Yu wants to do is to revitalize the way of heavenly masters, and revitalizing the way of heavenly masters... ZTE is an indispensable part!
As for the vision...

Liu Yu likes the sentence of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty - "It is also easy to attack and defend, you can go to the enemy, and you can go to the lonely!"

He prefers the sentence of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty - "Where the sun and moon shine, and where the rivers and rivers go, are all Han soil!"

I prefer the sentence written by Chen Tang, a famous general during Emperor Han Yuan's reign - "Those who commit crimes against a strong Han will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

As for why you like it?

No reason…

Perhaps, in later generations, when the international situation is complex and changeable, what we China has always adhered to is the sentence "Those who offend China will be punished even if they are far away, and those who are Chinese people will be saved no matter how far away they are!"

Perhaps... this sentence is the continuation of the backbone and pride of the Han people for thousands of years.

The so-called - immortality!
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