Chapter 59: The fifth year of Zhongping, spring and bright scenery

Xiaolongnu and Su Xiaoxiao were out shopping and enjoying delicious food.

The situation in Daxia is now extremely critical.

But the country is still trying its best to protect its citizens and keep all darkness outside its borders.

It is precisely because of this that relative peace has been maintained in Daxia as a whole.

Of course, no one knows how long this peace and tranquility can last.

After all, gods have been resurrected one after another in foreign countries, but there are no gods in Daxia.

Now, relying on the power of the country, we can keep all darkness out of the country.

But as more and more ferocious beasts are born, there are also the covetousness of foreign gods.

The situation in Daxia has become increasingly critical.

Of course, now that Su Xiaoxiao is here, this situation will naturally change.

She wanted to lead the entire Daxia to join the Heavenly Court and resolve the current predicament.

Su Xiaoxiao is now expanding her influence, but she is a nobody and her words don't count, so naturally the higher-ups won't listen to her easily.

But when she has enough influence, her words will be taken into consideration.

Su Xiaoxiao took Xiaolongnu with her and satisfied her desire to dress up.

On the other hand, Zhang Jue plunged into the library, and of course he did not miss the Internet platform.

Zhang Jue absorbed modern knowledge so eagerly.

And the path he was supposed to take became increasingly clear.

In Zhang Jue's time, history belonged to the rulers.

It is the history of the royal family, the history of the aristocratic family, and the history of the powerful.

What are the common people?
The common people are the peasants, cattle and sheep, and ants.
No one cares about the joys and sorrows of the common people. As common people, they should not have any joys and sorrows.

"Wrong, all wrong."

Zhang Jue said with a heavy heart, "This history is not the history of aristocratic families, nor is it the history of the powerful. The countless common people in this world are the creators of history."

After reading the books of that great man, Zhang Jue felt that his soul had been baptized.

He came from the wind and rain, as dazzling as the bright moon in the sky.

From now on, we no longer have to yearn for the lighthouse in the West, because we have our own sun.

Zhang Jue closed the book, his eyes filled with an unprecedented determination.

"I am not talented enough, not even one ten-thousandth of what you are, but I am willing to follow your example."

Zhang Jue sighed deeply. If possible, he would like to stay in this era forever.

But he couldn't, as there were countless people waiting for him to rescue them.

After studying in modern times for a period of time, Zhang Jue returned to his time with lofty ideals.

He wanted to light a lamp for that dark age, he wanted to do something for the common people, the people of the world.

The world at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Zhang Jue led the Taiping sect members to continue farming and develop productivity.

"Productivity determines production relations, and the economic base determines the superstructure."

Zhang Jue knew very well that in this era, he wanted to step into such an era in one step.

It is advanced in nature. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

No matter how good a system is, if it cannot adapt to the times, it will eventually be eliminated.

Only when production relations adapt to productive forces can they promote social development.

The person Zhang Jue read about in history books was suspected to be Wang Mang, a time traveler who usurped the Western Han Dynasty and established the Xin Dynasty.

Is Wang Mang’s system good?
From the perspective of future generations, it seems pretty good.

It's just that he was beyond that era and not feasible.

The lesson of the past is right before his eyes, and Zhang Jue must be cautious, cautious, and cautious again.

The only thing Zhang Jue was thankful for was that he had countless team members behind him and the wisdom of countless eras to refer to.

No matter how bad the situation is, there will always be a way out, which is to directly join the Heavenly Court.

Heaven blesses and bestows great power.

But now what Zhang Jue wants is to reform the Taiping Sect and this era. Although in the seventh year of Guanghe, Zhang Jue did not lead the Taiping Sect to revolt.

But the inertia of history continues to move forward.

In this year, Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, changed the reign title to Zhongping in order to show that the world was peaceful.

Starting from the first year of Zhongping, Zhang Jue led the Taiping Sect followers to establish numerous bases in rural areas.

After five years of development, Zhang Jue tried his best to apply the knowledge he learned in modern times to the Taiping sect members.

In the third year of Zhongping, the Taiping sect members had penetrated almost all the rural areas of the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty.

Those farmers in the soil burst out with unprecedented strength and have unknowingly grown into a behemoth.

In the fourth year of Zhongping, followers of the Taiping Sect gradually infiltrated the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty.

By the fifth year of Zhongping, after five years of development, the followers of the Taiping Sect were no longer the same as before.

The root of all terror is the lack of firepower.

The biggest reason for the Yellow Turban Army's failure was their poor weapons and equipment.

Under the leadership of Zhang Jue, a production campaign was started with the three-piece rebellion as a guide, and iron tools that were far superior to that of this era were forged.

It can be said that the Taiping Sect followers are now armed to the teeth.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the Taiping Sect had infiltrated almost all the counties in the thirteen states of the country.

The Taiping Sect's base, Jizhou, was no longer the only place where the sect controlled the rural areas and county towns.

The capital of Jizhou is also controlled by the Taiping Sect.

It can be said that the entire Jizhou, from top to bottom, has all become members of the Taiping Sect.

The Taiping Sect is no longer as secretive as before, and the Han court had already noticed the rebellious intentions of the Taiping Sect members several years ago.

Over the years, the Han court has not taken any action.

No, it’s not that there has been no action.

At the beginning, Liu Hong did not take the Taiping Sect, a group of rabble, seriously and continued to live a life of luxury in the palace.

By the time Liu Hong wanted to do something, he had no energy left.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the emperor, who was posthumously named Emperor Ling of Han, became increasingly frail.

Liu Hong had been living a life of drunkenness and debauchery in the palace, and had ruined his own body.

This year, Liu Hong felt that his vitality was slipping away all the time, which made him feel unprecedentedly frightened.

This emperor, who appeared to behave in an absurd manner, intimidated the aristocratic families of the Han Dynasty during his reign.

At least during his reign, those aristocratic families did not dare to openly disobey his orders.

He held the imperial power tightly in his own hands.

There is no doubt that this Han emperor had his own political wisdom.

Liu Hong may not have been unaware that the Taiping Religion had become a dominant force, but at this point, he no longer cared.

When he was young, this emperor also wanted to work hard to govern the country and revive the Han Dynasty.

Forge four swords of revival to warn yourself.

But the current Han Dynasty allows the existence of a king who indulges in pleasure, but does not allow the emergence of a king who works hard to govern the country.

The ideal state for the aristocratic families has always been for the Holy Emperor to rule the country with ease.

Even as the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty and the emperor, Liu Hong could not act recklessly.

In the end, the emperor who worked hard to govern the country was gone, and was replaced by a king who lived a life of drunkenness and doted on eunuchs.

It is too difficult to be a wise ruler, but too easy to be a foolish ruler.

This emperor who once had great ambitions fell into depravity day by day.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the spring was warm and bright.

This year is Liu Hong’s 32nd year.

From the perspective of future generations, this emperor was in his prime.

From the perspective of ancient emperors, this age is also very young.

But Liu Hong knew very well that he didn't have much time to live.

(End of this chapter)