In history, Zhang Jiao was a man who fought against an era, ultimately meeting a tragic end.
In the end, he benefited those feudal lords, sacrificing himself for the sake of the common people.
But Leifu is different; he won't be like him because he has Lu Li.
He will do his best to help Leif save this era, even if he ends up with a tragic ending!
At least, he did what he could.
Lu Li did not linger here for long. He needed to prepare for the next plan, the first of which was to face Liu Bei.
This is the imperial uncle of the Han Dynasty, although he is not yet one.
Lu Li's view of Liu Bei has always been quite objective.
This person's ability to gain the allegiance of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and others must be attributed to his personal charisma.
Especially during the journey to Hanzhong, Liu Bei knew that his life was in danger, yet he still insisted on traveling with Guan Yu. This shows that he was not the person later generations portrayed him to be.
Hypocritical, petty, and a hypocrite.
Since ancient times, great wisdom has been disguised as foolishness, and great deception has been disguised as truth. On the way from Yizhou to Jizhou, Lu Li had witnessed all of Liu Bei's actions.
This person truly cares about the people of the world, but also truly regrets being born at the wrong time.
If he were to become a ruler, he would be someone who could govern the people of the world, truly treating them as human beings.
However, as an official, he was far inferior to Cao Cao, and even less so to Yuan Shao.
This person is inflexible and too stubborn. When governing a region, he only considers advantages and disadvantages, not methods.
Moreover, he lacked Cao Cao's boldness and courage.
Therefore, many people in later generations admire Cao Cao, calling him a capable minister in times of peace and a ruthless hero in times of chaos.
Even Lu Li, before he traveled through time, considered Cao Cao his favorite ruler in the Three Kingdoms period.
However, Lu Li also knew that Liu Bei was by no means as despicable as later generations had described him.
In the original course of history, although Liu Bei ultimately failed to change history and continue the Han Dynasty, he did indeed work for the benefit of the people, and the people of Yizhou all praised Liu Huangshu (Liu the Imperial Uncle).
After leaving Laifu's residence, Lu Li found Liu Bei and the others. The rumors that had been spread earlier were the work of them.
Upon seeing Lu Li, Dian Wei excitedly approached him and asked, "Master, did you succeed?"
Liu Bei and the others also turned their gazes toward this, looking quite expectant.
"No, I infiltrated Guangzong Prefecture, but I didn't see Zhang Jiao." Lu Li shook his head, his expression slightly grave.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces immediately fell.
Guan Yu sighed and said, "It seems Zhang Jiao is hiding his true strength very well; we probably won't find an opportunity!"
"Perhaps we can try a different approach!" Liu Bei suddenly said.
"Oh? What's your idea?" Everyone looked at him.
Liu Bei squinted and said, "Zhang Jiao must have amassed a large amount of money and grain in Guangzong County. If we can find it and burn it..."
"Brother, that's a great idea!" Guan Yu's eyes lit up.
Lu Li shook his head and said, "This would be fine during wartime, but not now."
"Oh? Why not?" Liu Bei asked, puzzled.
“The Yellow Turban Army’s money and supplies are all robbed from powerful families. If we burn their food now, Xuande, what do you think they will do?” Lu Li asked rhetorically.
"Uh... if this causes a mutiny, Zhang Jiao will definitely turn to the common people to stabilize the army's morale." Liu Bei chuckled to himself; he had oversimplified the situation.
"So we can't do that!"
Lu Li shook his head and said, "This matter can only be carried out in secret."
"So what should we do now?" Guan Yu asked.
"We have no choice but to go to Cao Cao's place and think of another way," Liu Bei said in a deep voice.
The others nodded. There was indeed no better way now than to help Cao Cao and rely on the power of the imperial court to fight against the Yellow Turban rebels.
"Master, shall we leave now? Aren't we going to look for our eldest brother?" Dian Wei asked.
Lu Li waved his hand and said calmly, "No need."
"Why?" Dian Wei asked, puzzled.
Lu Li glanced at him and said calmly, "I already know where your senior brother went."
Everyone was stunned, somewhat confused about the situation.
Lu Li didn't explain further, but patted Dian Wei on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's leave the city first, find a place to rest, and then slowly continue our journey to find Mengde."
After saying this, he led the group away from Guangzong County and rode south.
More than two months have passed since Lu Li went to Yizhou and then to Jizhou. In these two months, the Yellow Turban Army has grown stronger and stronger. In addition to Yuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou have now fallen.
Small groups of Yellow Turban rebels also appeared in Jingzhou, but the situation was not very serious.
The imperial court was in a state of utter chaos, because it was no longer something that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao could handle; their 100,000 troops were not even a fraction of the Yellow Turban army's strength.
The Yellow Turban Army totaled a million men, though most were ordinary people with families. Only about 200,000 were truly usable, but it still sounded impressive.
Emperor Ling of Han panicked and hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
But no matter how hard they racked their brains, they still didn't know how to defend against the Yellow Turban Army.
After all, they don't even know how to lead troops; all they know is how to fight for power and profit.
Just then, He Jin stepped forward again and proposed that the governors of each prefecture and county raise their own troops to stop the Yellow Turban Army!
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