Chapter 577 Luo Xiao
Luo Xiao was like a ghost. He followed Zhang Jiao, but no one had ever seen him.
There is a mysterious Taoist leader in the Taiping Dao, who is a friend of the Great Sage and Good Teacher. It is said that he is as handsome and otherworldly as a god, but this information is only passed down by word of mouth.
The Luo family knew that he was still alive through the connection between the holy marks, and that was all. Luo Xiao had not returned to Zhaocheng for a long time.
The Luo clan members in Zhaocheng all have their own careers to pursue, studying classics, worshiping the Su King, and governing their country, but Luo Xiao can't sit still.
There was always a voice in his heart telling him that he had more important things to do.
He is not an ordinary Luo family member!
He carries destiny and is a descendant favored by both God and ancestors.
He has to do something crucial for the world and for his family.
He lived alone for more than thirty years in his life, and apart from his family members, he had talked to no more than a hundred people.
He had no wife, no children, no friends, and only Zhang Jue, a man with Taoist skills, was worthy of his attention.
Luo Xiao believed that Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao was probably his destiny.
So he has been watching the Taiping Dao, watching it grow from a small Taoist group to a huge organization with hundreds of thousands of Taoist soldiers. Its reputation among the people far exceeds that of the imperial court and the powerful, and it is a symbol of fairness and justice.
At that time, Luo Xiao knew that the Taiping Dao would rebel sooner or later. The political goals of the Taiping Dao and the imperial court were different, and these two major organizations were bound to clash sooner or later.
He always did things according to his own heart. He told Zhang Jue the naked reality because his heart told him that Zhang Jue must abandon his illusions and prepare for a fight.
So now, where will Taiping Dao and Zhang Jue go?
Where will he go?
He doesn't know.
But I just followed my heart.
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Luo Xiao sat cross-legged in the military tent, wearing a Taoist robe. The Taoist robe, combined with the holy mark on his forehead, made him look like he was floating in the air. He was muttering something, as if he was chanting scriptures.
Zhang Jue opened the military tent and walked in, his face showing a trace of solemnity. Luo Xiao still had his eyes closed, but he seemed to be able to sense Zhang Jue's emotions. He stopped chanting and asked, "Julu, you are busy with the Taiping Army, and you still have the energy to come here.
But the uprising started to go wrong?
Is this different from what I said before?"
Zhang Jiao sat opposite Luo Xiao and sighed, "It's just as you said before, Zi Ling.
Because of the traitor Tang Zhou's denunciation, our army launched the uprising too hastily, and some states and counties were strangled before they could even react. After the uprising, it was difficult for the states and counties to coordinate with each other.
Especially the brothers within the eight passes of Luoyang, because of poor information, they did not have time to retreat, suffered heavy losses, and were unable to raid Luoyang as soon as possible.
Now the emperor of Hanting reacted and ordered the Sanhe Knights and Yulin Orphans to join the battlefield.
The Sanhe Yulin were indeed worthy of being the imperial guards. Their strength was too strong, and the brothers who broke into Henei County and Hedong County were defeated.
The court also reinstated Huangfu Song as commander-in-chief. Just as you, Ziling, said, he is a rare commander, a top-notch commander and strategist. Even he leads a group of county soldiers and our brothers are no match for him.
If he is allowed to lead the Sanhe Yulin, I am afraid I will have to go into battle myself."
When talking about Huangfu Song, Zhang Jue glanced at Luo Xiao, because this was a person Luo Xiao had specifically talked to him about, and he was a person who needed special attention.
Huangfu Song.
In Luo Xiao's opinion, he is a stabilizing force in the Han Dynasty today, the kind that can make the country prosperous, especially in troubled times.
In the last years of the Ruzi Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's rule was chaotic and the Central Plains was in turmoil.
The four Hexi counties under the Liangzhou Provincial Administration were also ruled by warlords, not to mention the more distant Western Regions.
The Liu clan princes with Western Region ancestry, mainly the King of Dayuan East and the King of Wusun, all obeyed orders but not declarations, and some even wanted to establish their own regimes directly.
Faced with this situation, Marquis Wushuang could only put the big picture aside and focus on consolidating Zhuxia's rule in the Western Regions. He couldn't let the various countries of Zhuxia start fighting each other and let outsiders reap the benefits.
As long as these Liu princes do not turn Xia into barbarians, we will turn a blind eye.
Liu Xiu rose quickly and seized power in the Han Dynasty, becoming the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
There is no record in any historical books that Liu Xiu actually went to Su Wang's tomb to pay homage, but the sacrificial offerings to heaven turned directly into ashes.
King Su did not approve of him, so he failed to become the emperor of Zhuxia!
Everyone was extremely frightened at that time.
Ying Hou stood up and said that this was because the Han Dynasty was under orders again.
When he was appointed, he was required to unify all the states in the Central Plains. Liu Xiu had not yet unified the world, so he could not be the emperor.
So Liu Xiu was full of fighting spirit and began to suppress the warlords who were separatist in the country. It took him ten years to completely unify the Central Plains.
After the world was unified again, Liu Xiu finally went to the tomb of King Su, obtained the title of Emperor of the Xia Dynasty, and became the man destined by heaven.
Liaodong and the Western Regions all submitted to his name.
The four Hexi counties in Liangzhou were relatively peaceful when he was the emperor, but the court soon fell into a situation of declining imperial power.
Those areas that were pacified by Liu Xiu's personal force began to engage in repeated tug-of-war.
Huangfu Song rose to prominence on the battlefield in Liang Province. He was brave and strong, able to draw a strong bow, and he fought his way out of the battlefield in Guanxi.
He suppressed the rebellion in Liang Province twice and killed countless people in the four counties of Hexi, including not only natives but also Han people. He also crossed into Dunhuang County to intimidate the Western Regions, which have now always submitted to him.
Chen Fan went to Youbing to contain the Eastern Yan Kingdom, and also chose Huangfu Song as the commander-in-chief.
However, such a person has been reinstated and demoted many times, and now he is just a prefect with a salary of two thousand stones.
This position, which is unattainable for many people, is more like an insult to him.
If it weren't for the Taiping Rebellion, he would probably have spent the rest of his life as a prefect.
Luo had a high opinion of Huangfu Song's abilities, believing that he was one of the few commanders in the 300 years of the Han Dynasty who had the ability to command large armies.
Even if we extend it to the entire history, among all the military generals, his command ability should be among the best.
After Zhang Jue decided to start a rebellion, Luo Xiao listed to him the more capable figures in the Han court.
In the Later Han Dynasty, an era that was good at boasting, there was a difference between having reputation and having ability. If Zhang Jue was not careful, there was a high possibility that he would capsize in the ditch.
Zhang Jue still remembered Luo Xiao's evaluation of Huangfu Song as "a capable general of the country, quite similar to Zhang Han."
Zhang Han!
Although not many people know him, Zhang Jue is not illiterate.
The sky-supporting white jade pillar at the end of the Qin Dynasty, where Emperor Fusu canonized the kings of different surnames of the Great Qin.
He made the righteous armies all over the world suffer terribly. Since his debut, he had only lost to four people: King Zhaosheng, King Xiang, Marquis Wumu of Huaiyin, and Emperor Gao.
Definitely the fifth best in the world!
The value of this fifth in the world is so high that if it were in any other era, he could have revived the Qin Dynasty.
Because the other three were at the same level as the monarch, the Records of the Grand Historian evaluated him as "the second to Han and Bai."
In the Han Dynasty, any military general who could establish a relationship with Marquis Wumu of Huaiyin was considered a god.
How could people not be shocked that Huangfu Song received such an evaluation? Now that he was about to stand opposite the Taiping Army, how could Zhang Jue not be terrified.
Luo Xiao was not surprised at the current situation of the Taiping Army, and said calmly: "As I said before, the strength of the Han court is not as weak as you think.
The Taiping Army's advantages were its large numbers and the high morale brought about by its justice.
The disadvantage is that there are too few people who have the ability to lead troops and stand on their own.
This world will ultimately be decided on the battlefield.
You must achieve sufficient results when the uprising is at its peak and the Han court is most unprepared.
This is the only way to have a glimmer of hope, and this is the only way to inflict the greatest damage on the Han court and prevent it from recovering."
Luo Xiao's words were full of a bewitching tone.
Between him and Zhang Jue, Luo Xiao is more like the religious leader, with his highly inflammatory remarks and tone.
Zhang Jue nodded repeatedly. All of Luo Xiao's words were in his heart. Thinking back on these days, he sighed: "If the Taiping Dao was founded by Ziling, there would be millions of followers. If the uprising was led by you, Ziling, the fall of the Han Dynasty would be imminent. If the world was governed by you, Ziling, these people would not live in such hardship."
Luo Xiao still kept his eyes closed when he heard this. He did not get discouraged by the world's praise and criticism. His emotions did not fluctuate at all. He just said calmly: "There are people in this world who can go against the will of heaven, but no mortal in this world can go against the will of heaven.
Do your best and leave the rest to fate.
That's all.
That’s all I do.”
Zhang Jue's extremely solemn voice rang out, "No, Ziling, you are different. Although I don't understand, I have a feeling that if it were you, this uprising would be very different!"
Luo Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, and the two looked at each other without a smile or a joke. After a long while, Luo Xiao said, "Julu, put away all your thoughts.
In heaven and on earth, no one except the King of Su can impose their ideas on me."
Zhang Jiao looked at Luo Xiao deeply, then he laughed softly, and finally laughed wildly.
"Zi Ling, Lord Zi Ling!
I understand you!"
Luo Xiao frowned deeply. He felt a breath falling on him, which was a bit heavy.
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The main reason why the Taiping Uprising was more just than the Dazexiang Uprising was the political goal of the Taiping Uprising.
This was the first rebel regime that called for the establishment of "equality for all, no hunger, no oppression, and no injustice."
In the ancient monarchy era, this was a very precious spirit. ——Commemorating the 1,700th Anniversary of the Taiping Uprising
(End of this chapter)
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