People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 11 The Value of Slogans

What can a group of Yellow Turban remnants who are running away in panic accomplish?
Xu Chen was very sure that there was nothing he could do.

Maybe in the future they will be able to bully small counties in various places with the strength of several thousand soldiers, but as long as they encounter a tough opponent, they may be wiped out at any time.

He has been labeled a Yellow Turban and a traitor. If he wants to live a stable life in the future, he can only carve out a new world for himself with the Yellow Turbans.

Although the Han Dynasty is in decline now, it is not something that a few thousand stray dogs can harm. Once the Han court has time, they can easily deal with themselves.

Not to mention that as heroes began to appear on the stage of the times, the living environment of the Yellow Turbans would only become worse.

Most of the Yellow Turban followers were refugees. They had no specific pursuits or goals and always just went with the flow.

It is almost impossible for this kind of refugee group to withstand the pressure from the Han Dynasty and the heroes of the Three Kingdoms. If they continue like this, they will most likely be wiped out and annexed by the heroes of one side.

Therefore, in order to survive, Xu Chen must transform them from a group of refugees into a group with goals and beliefs, and let them know that the purpose of their rebellion is not simply to survive, but to achieve equality and to take back the basic rights given to them by the gods!

Blind rebellion and targeted rebellion are two completely different things, although both aim to overthrow the Han Dynasty.

When the Yellow Turbans heard Xu Chen's new explanation of the rebellion, they felt that some changes had taken place in themselves. It was a feeling of awakening, and inexplicably, they had an urge to do something.

"There has never been any king or nobleman. We have to rely on ourselves for everything!"

Suddenly, someone shouted.

His tone was full of a powerful conviction, which undoubtedly infected more people present.

How many people are willing to become slaves, and how many people are really willing to donate the food they have worked hard to grow to the nobles? How can they not have resentment in their hearts on such days?

It’s not that they don’t have a voice, it’s just that their voice is too small and no one pays attention to it.

They are unwilling to give up. They also want to have meat for every meal, they also want to learn knowledge and broaden their horizons, and they also want to wear fine clothes to make themselves look beautiful.

Of course, they only dared to think about it.

They knew that they were born lowly, and were only fit to hand over the crops they had worked so hard to cultivate to the nobles, and only fit to work like oxen and horses, and then wag their tails and beg for mercy...

But at this moment, their mentality changed.

Why should I be inferior to others? Why should I work like a slave for others? We all have two eyes and a mouth, so who is nobler than who?
I am also a human being, and I also have basic rights. These are what God has given me, and no one can take them away!
"There has never been any king or nobleman. We have to rely on ourselves for everything!"

"There has never been any king or nobleman. We have to rely on ourselves for everything!"

……

In an instant, the same cry rang out throughout the wasteland. The sound shook the universe and moved people's hearts. Mixed in it was the Yellow Turbans' resentful, unwilling, and determined fanatical emotions.

Xu Chen would rather waste time sitting here and talking, just to establish the basic concept of "Natural Way" and also to transform the faith of this group of remnants in front of him.

When he heard the loud shouts of the Yellow Turbans, he knew that he had achieved his goal.

From now on, the Yellow Turbans not only knew what they should do, but also knew why they should do it. This is actually an extremely important point.

When they have faith and hope, they can be united by the same idea, and they will be more able to persevere when they encounter difficulties and setbacks.

While the Yellow Turbans were shouting excitedly, several captives outside the crowd were greatly shocked by the scene before their eyes. It was the first time for them to see such fanatical Yellow Turbans. What made them look at each other even more in bewilderment was the so-called "Natural Way".

The so-called "equality for all" concept seems too exaggerated to them.

Zhang Zhongjing was somewhat puzzled: "I have only heard of the Taiping Dao and the Tianshi Dao, but never heard of the Ziran Dao. Could it be that I am not well-informed?"

"The so-called natural way has nothing to do with Taoism. It's just something this kid created." Ju Shou could tell something was wrong at first glance.

After he finished speaking, he looked at the young figure of Xu Chen sitting on the stone, his expression could not help but become solemn: "Even so, to be able to come up with such a sectarian philosophy, this boy is indeed as Zhongjing said before, he cannot be simply regarded."

Hearing this, Fu Xie, who had remained silent, couldn't help but interrupt.

As the newest captive, Fu Xie and the two of them were still at the stage of knowing each other's names and there was not much communication.

Perhaps because he was too devastated by the reality of being defeated by thieves and captured, he has been silent since being captured.

But when he heard about Xu Chen, it was hard for him to sit still. After all, he had already figured out how he had lost.

The Yellow Turbans were able to survive the plague and win by ambushing, all thanks to the young sorcerer, which made Fu Xie hate him to the core.

Now, hearing that Ju Shou seemed to attach great importance to Xu Chen, he immediately became unhappy.

"It's just a trick of the evil Taoist to deceive people. Zhang Jiao also had the prophecy that Cang Tian was dead, but he ended up dead in the end. These two are birds of a feather. There's nothing to be surprised about."

"Haha, Nan Rong (Fu Xie's pen name) has a point. Xu Chen and Zhang Jiao are both misleading, but they are also somewhat different."

Ju Shou shook his head and smiled. Trapped in the bandit camp with nothing to do, he didn't mind killing time with Fu Xie, and then continued to explain.

"Zhang Jiao's prophecy, under the guise of the Mandate of Heaven, can certainly motivate his followers, but it only makes the Yellow Turbans passive. The change of the Mandate of Heaven may not be as important as a bowl of rice for the common people.

In this way, the Yellow Turban movement would gather when things came together and disperse when things dispersed. Even though eight states responded, it was still just a pile of loose sand.

Today, Xu Chenping’s theory of nobility and inferiority is closely related to the believers themselves. Anyone who seeks wealth, honor and dignity will probably be willing to follow him actively.

When people’s hearts are united and their beliefs are firm, they can make a fist with five fingers and direct their strength towards one point.

Just from the slogan alone, it is clear that this guy's methods are much better than Zhang Jue's!"

After Ju Shou finished speaking, he smiled without saying anything, just slowly stroked his beard and looked at Xu Chen in the distance with some interest.

Zhang Zhongjing and Fu Xie seemed to be thinking about it, but after Ju Shou's words, they realized the subtle difference.

It turns out that there is such a deep meaning behind this slogan...

Fu Xie, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, became worried after realizing that Xu Chen was unusual: "If this evil Taoist is worse than Zhang Jiao, won't he become a disaster for the Han Dynasty in the future?"

Ju Su shook his head and said, "Nan Rong is over-worrying. This boy will never achieve anything great."

Fu Xie was stunned for a moment: "This..."

Ju Su looked relaxed and said in a firm tone: "By shouting such a slogan, this boy has cut himself off from the noble families of the world. His future is hopeless."

(End of this chapter)