Three Kingdoms in a box

Chapter 34: The Immortal Master still needs to make a decision on this matter

The followers finally calmed down after being comforted by Zhang Jiao, so Zhang Jiao ordered to block the news. They pretended that they didn't know about Tang Zhou's death. The news must be tightly blocked and not made public.

If it leaks out and attracts divine punishment, then don't blame him, a great teacher, for not saying the ugly thing first!
When the followers heard this, they quickly said that they did not dare to reveal anything. This was their true thoughts. They really did not dare to reveal it. After all, the punishment from heaven was too cruel. Have you ever seen the horrific punishment of being crushed alive into a pulp!
The followers shuddered when they thought about it, and no one dared to say anything more.

Zhang Jiao saw everyone's expressions and knew that they would not dare to talk too much. From this perspective, the purpose of Immortal Lord crushing Tang Zhou to death was probably not just because Tang Zhou threatened to report them.

There may also be a deliberate intention to establish authority, so that the information within Taiping Taoism can be kept tighter.

Thinking about it, Zhang Jiao respected Li Yu even more. The Immortal Lord was worthy of being an Immortal Lord. He really wanted to be ahead of himself and others in everything!
Zhang Jiao thought he had returned to the house, but at this moment Zhang Liang waved and called many followers in front of him, and then after some screening, he selected the young and strong among them as Tao soldiers, and a total of 35 qualified ones were selected.

These people are all between the ages of 30 and [-] years old, young and powerful, and Zhang Liang took out the stone lock he used for training during the selection. Those who can lift the stone lock will be selected.

After selecting these 35 people, Zhang Liang informed them to gather at their homes tomorrow.

The people who were not selected were very unwilling, because they also wanted to take a bite of the relief food from the Immortal Lord, otherwise they would not be able to survive this disaster year. Looking at the looks of these people, Zhang Bao thought for a while and said: "Don't you wait? If you want to make a noise, I also know what you are thinking. I will talk to the great sage and good master about this matter, and let the great sage and good master report something to the immortal, and see if I can give you some relief food to let you guys get through it. This is difficult.”

After listening to Zhang Bao's words, the followers stopped making noise and went home peacefully. However, before going home, Zhang Bao ordered them to wake each other up. If they found out that the Qian family had thoughts of revenge, they should call for help immediately, and the rest of them should take action nearby. help.

If you want to fight against the powerful, you can't do it without internal unity.

After hearing this, the followers returned home with uneasy hearts, but most of them were excited, especially the 35 villains who were selected as Tao soldiers. They would be able to eat military rations immediately, and they listened to Zhang Liang's instructions. It means that you can take care of your food. Oh my God, there are such good things in this world!

Thinking about it, the Dao soldiers were inexplicably excited.

The followers' homes were not far from Zhang Jiao's home, and many of them were neighbors. They returned home and waited for the summons tomorrow.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang also closed the door and entered the courtyard. When they arrived at the house, Zhang Jue was sitting cross-legged on the couch. Seeing the two returning, Zhang Jue said, "Has everything been arranged?"

Zhang Liang immediately answered: "It has been arranged, brother. I have selected a total of 35 strong men who can be the guardian Taoist soldiers of our Taiping Taoism. They can be trained tomorrow."

"35 people, well, it is the first time that we can gather so many Taoist soldiers. It is already good. Third brother, we have to preach in this big country. There will be many difficulties in the future. The wealthy family will not allow our Taoism to affect the interests of their family. Yes, so we will inevitably have to fight with them in the future, and Taoist soldiers are our guarantee, so we must not be careless when training troops, and we must strictly meet the requirements to train elite troops."

"Yes, eldest brother, I will definitely live up to my expectations!"

Zhang Liang cupped his fists and said, but Zhang Jiao waved his hands and said, "It's not about living up to my expectations, but it's about being worthy of the Immortal."

Zhang Liang heard this and said: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the Immortal!"

Zhang Jiao nodded, but at this moment Zhang Bao said: "Brother, I have something to say." "Oh?"

Zhang Jiao looked at Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao pondered for a moment and said: "Brother, these natural disasters continue, the people's life is too hard, many people's families have run out of food, and today the third brother talked about selecting Taoist soldiers, and the followers actually want to participate, but the third brother's selection is very strict. So a lot of people fell through the cracks.”

"And those who are not elected have no food left at home, so they can only go home and suffer from hunger. It will take a long time to harvest autumn food. How should the people live during this period?"

"My brother is thinking, can we give some help to these followers? For example, when we distribute food to the Tao soldiers, we can also bring some to their families. For those followers who are not selected, try to select them, so that we can also give them some food rations. Help, rain and dew, if we all become followers of the Immortal Lord and starve to death on the streets, how will the newcomers convince us and believe in the Immortal Lord!"

After listening to Zhang Bao's words, Zhang Liang immediately quit and stood up and said: "No, second brother, I just promised the eldest brother to train elite soldiers, how can we relax the selection criteria? No, I am determined not to allow it. There must be no old, weak, sick or disabled among our Taoist soldiers, who use their weapons to make up the numbers!"

Zhang Bao heard this and said: "Then watching these followers starve to death, what good will it do to our Taiping Taoism if this spreads out, and how can people convince us!"

"That's not possible. It doesn't sound good to hear rumors about people starving to death. Doesn't it sound good that our Taoist guards are just a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people? If there is a war in the future, if you let the white-haired old man kill the enemy with a sword, wouldn't it mean that people are still alive? Laughing your ass off!”

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Zhang Bao was very angry when he heard this. Zhang Jiao frowned slightly when he heard the two arguing, and then said: "The key to this matter is food. The Immortal Lord only agreed to give us food for training Tao soldiers. If we use it for other purposes, I'm afraid Immortal Lord is not happy!"

Zhang Bao thought for a while after hearing this and said: "The Immortal Lord is kind and kind. I guess he can't bear to watch his followers starve to death!"

After hearing this, Zhang Jiao said: "Well, we can't solve the problem even if we think about it this way. In this way, you guys think about the problem. After a while, I will invite the Immortal Lord out. Some issues will be settled by the Immortal Lord himself!"

After hearing this, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang nodded in unison and said: "What the eldest brother said is absolutely true. I should consult the Immortal Lord on this matter and follow the Immortal Lord's arrangements!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiao immediately called Li Yu with his heart, and Li Yu was observing the village where Zhang Jiao lived. The village was divided into two parts, the East Village and the West Village. The East Village was where Zhang Jiao lived, and there were rags everywhere. The West Village is different from yellow mud thatched cottages. Although there are many yellow mud thatched cottages there, there is also a large courtyard with a blue brick house, which looks like it is where wealthy people live.

When Li Yu was studying the terrain in the box, he suddenly heard Zhang Jiao calling him.

"The Immortal Lord is here. Disciple Zhang Jiao has something important to report!"

"Well, what's the matter? Tell me."

As Li Yu spoke, he saw Zhang Jiao and three others coming out of the house and coming to the courtyard to worship the sky. Zhang Jiao followed him and said, "It's about protecting the Taoist soldiers!"

(End of this chapter)