Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 7 Zhang Jiao's Preaching
Xiang Yu in his previous life was after Xiang Yan, a general of the Chu State. Although the Chu State was destroyed by the Qin State, he was still educated and trained by his uncle Xiang Liang when he was young. Their identities still provided them with a lot of prestige, allowing them to obtain considerable convenience no matter in their contacts with local gentry or when they waved their arms and raised the banner of uprising. However, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's raising troops will definitely not be so easy, and their development will not be so rapid, and it will be even more difficult to obtain the support of other Chu forces.

In fact, in order to be able to fully unite the remaining old forces of Chu at that time, Xiang Liang also found the descendant of King Chuhuai, supported him as the new King of Chuhuai, and used King Chuhuai's reputation to unite with other princes to form an anti-Qin army. On the other hand, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who were mainly farmers, despite their rapid development in the early stage, dealt a heavy blow to the Qin Dynasty, and even once invaded Hangu Pass, approaching Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty.

However, it was still defeated by the prisoner army temporarily formed by Zhang Han, and the offensive and defensive momentum was completely reversed. During the retreat of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's troops, other princes and kings who had already raised troops against Qin all stood on the sidelines. , unwilling to give Chen Sheng and Wu Guang substantial military support. Most of these princes and kings who raised troops were the remnants of noble forces from the six kingdoms. Qin Shihuang did not rule the world for a long time. When Qin Shihuang died, the world would be in chaos. During the past few decades, they have been secretly accumulating strength and waiting for the opportunity to rise again.

Although the Qin Dynasty is their common number one enemy, they have complex interests among themselves. Compared with the peasant uprising army, they prefer to separate one side to strengthen their own power, rather than unite to attack the Qin Dynasty. However, if Zhang Han hadn't crushed the peasant uprising army all the way and gradually threatened their safety, I am afraid it would be difficult for them to unite together to fight against the Qin Dynasty.

This has actually fully demonstrated that the political stance and demands of the peasantry and the aristocratic bureaucracy are quite different. The primary purpose of the peasant uprising was to solve their own survival problems. They had nothing and were forced to rebel. However, the aristocratic and bureaucratic people's good living conditions are based on the cruel exploitation and rule of the peasant class. They are unwilling and impossible to change the past pattern of rule and exploitation.

For them, the war between each other is just to compete for more and better opportunities to rule. No matter who owns these states and counties in the world, it is essentially a battle within these aristocratic bureaucratic classes, and The peasant class is a class that is naturally opposed to these exploiting classes. Their original purpose of the uprising should be to overthrow this exploitative relationship, but their actual purpose of the uprising often changes in the end.

If the Peasant Rebel Army wins, they will not be able to build a better world as their leaders promised at the beginning, whether it is the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising or the Yellow Turban Uprising, or the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in later generations, when certain farmers have After they have the opportunity to become the new rulers and exploiting class, they will naturally form a separation and confrontation with their original peasant class, which is why the peasant uprising will fail in the end, because their political demands will always be Unclear, no matter how huge the scale of their uprising is, it will naturally disintegrate from within in the end.

As a former nobleman, even after 400 years of vicissitudes and changes, even if he is now reborn as a white man, he still retains that kind of arrogance in his bones, and it is difficult for him to truly integrate into these peasants. to go.

During this period of time, Xiang Yu also tried to understand and integrate into these farmers, but their ignorance and backwardness made it difficult for Xiang Yu to establish the most basic trust and communication with them. Xiang Yu himself has a bad temper , I simply have no patience to make friends with these farmers.

And Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Taiping Road, did not make Xiang Yu feel that he was really a character. Small tricks such as drawing amulets and chanting mantras may be able to deceive the farmers, but they cannot deceive Xiang Yu.

On this day, Zhang Jue gathered a large number of believers in one place. Zhang Jue preached to them. He said that Huang Tian is the greatest god. As long as you believe in Huang Tian with him, it can help believers relieve their pain and make their hearts more pious. The more power a person can gain.

Zhang Jiao drew the talisman paper himself, then burned it and mixed it with rootless water, and let the sick believers drink it while chanting mantras. Some believers really improved after drinking the talisman water. Zhang Jiao He attributed it to the efficacy of the talisman paper he drew, and if someone's condition did not improve after drinking the talisman water, or even worsened, Zhang Jiao said that it was because their hearts were not pious enough, and they did not believe in it wholeheartedly. yellow sky.

This kind of activity lasted from sunrise to sunset. Zhang Jiao danced on the stage and chanted some incomprehensible mantras from time to time. The believers around him didn't know if they really knew the meaning of the mantras they chanted , or just imitate Zhang Jiao's appearance and chant these mantras.

Xiang Yu separated from the crowd and walked to a place very close to Zhang Jiao. He looked at Zhang Jiao quietly with a strange look in his eyes, and he didn't chant spells or pray for Huang Tian's protection like those believers around him. His strange behavior soon caught Zhang Jiao's attention.

Zhang Jiao temporarily put down the nine-jointed staff waving in his hand, pointed to Xiang Yu, and motioned for him to come to him, but Xiang Yu didn't respond as if he didn't see it. At this time, the believers around Xiang Yu They also stopped the chanting in their mouths and turned their eyes to Xiang Yu. They consciously made way for Xiang Yu.

"Little brother, I see that your seal is black and your brows are constricted. I think there is something wrong with your body or you have encountered some unclean things. Come up here and let me examine you carefully." Zhang Jiao said with a smile on his face, he looked like a celestial master who came down from heaven and only wanted to save the suffering.

Xiang Yu looked at the believers around him, snorted coldly, and walked towards Zhang Jiao. "Then what kind of disease does Tianshi think I have, and how do I need to treat it?"

Zhang Jiao was slightly taken aback when he heard this, not because of what Xiang Yu said, but because of the way Xiang Yu looked at him at this time, those seemingly ordinary eyes seemed to be burning with some kind of flame, he felt It seemed that he had seen this kind of look somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where it was for a while.

"Physical ailments come second. Healing heart ailments is the first priority. Once the heart ailments are cured, other ailments will naturally be cured. But to cure mental ailments, you need to let go of your obsessions and think of Huang Tian's grace in your heart." Zhang Jiao stroked. He stroked his beard and said.

"You recite Huang Tian's kindness a lot, and don't know what kind of kindness Huang Tian has given you and me. What should we do to live up to Huang Tian's kindness? Could it be that we just draw a spell and recite the so-called spell to heal the wounded? Illness?" Xiang Yu asked rather fiercely.

"As the saying goes, sincerity leads to spirituality, only those who are always grateful for Huang Tian's kindness in their hearts can obtain Huang Tian's protection. If you don't believe it, you can ask these people around you, ask them if they have any kindness after devoutly believing in Huang Tian?" With Huang Tian's protection, will their illnesses be relieved, will their pain be alleviated, and will they feel hope in their hearts again?" Zhang Jiao waved the nine-stalk staff in his hand, and began to draw in mid-air With a certain symbol, the believers around saw Zhang Jiao like this, and they all fell to their knees and kowtowed unceasingly.

"The sky is about to decline, the yellow sky is above, and all living beings are benefited, and the world is prosperous!" Some believers began to chant, and their momentum became louder and louder.

Zhang Jiao stopped the nine-section staff waving in his hand, signaled everyone to temporarily stop chanting, and then looked closely at Xiang Yu. "Do you know Huang Tian? Huang Tian is everywhere, Huang Tian is omnipotent, as long as most people in this world are willing to respect and believe in Huang Tian, ​​I can lead you to build a peaceful world, a world free from disasters, illnesses, and oppression. In the peace and prosperity without hatred, I see that your face is not like ordinary people, if you are willing to serve Huang Tian with me, you will become a great weapon in the future!"

"It's true that I want to become a master, but I don't believe the so-called protection of Huang Tian by the Heavenly Master. Thank you for your kindness. I have other important matters today, so it's not too late to discuss them in detail some other day." Xiang Yu replied.

The corners of Zhang Jiao's mouth trembled slightly. Originally, Xiang Yu directly rejected him in front of so many believers, which made him a little bit embarrassed, but after thinking about it for a while, a smile appeared on his face again. "Since the little brother has something to do today, it's inconvenient for me to force my celestial master to stay. If I can talk about it in the future, I will let the little brother experience Huang Tian's power."

Xiang Yu bowed his head, turned and left under the watchful eyes of many believers.

A moment later, under the leadership of Zhang Jiao, many believers recited the mantra again, and the momentum was even stronger than before.

(End of this chapter)