The next morning, Tian Feng treated Old Liu and the others to breakfast before bringing Old Liu to the Zhang family's courtyard in the city. He thought that Wen Chou was too eye-catching, so he let him stay at Tian Feng's house.
The Zhang family's compound occupied a large area. It was originally the residence of a wealthy family in Julu City. Later, due to the decline of their family, they sold the residence to the Zhang brothers. Now, this place was even more lively than the county government. People came and went, and all of them were believers of the Path of Peace.
When they arrived at the door, a few armed believers stood guard at the door. When they saw Tian Feng and Old Liu coming over, a guard immediately came over to stop them and asked,"Why are the two of you here?”
Old Liu did not say anything. Tian Feng said to the guard,"Quickly inform your master that Tian Feng has come to visit.”
A person's name was like a tree's shadow. Although they did not know Tian Feng, the guards knew his name and hurriedly ran into the courtyard to report.
Not long after, a tall and thin old man wearing a Daoist robe and a Daoist crown came out and shouted,""Where is Mr. Tian?"
Old Liu looked at Zhang Jiao with a pair of bright eyes and an aquiline nose, making him look extremely sinister.
Seeing Old Liu and Old Liu, Zhang Jiao hurried to them. He knew that the older one was Tian Feng. He didn't know who the handsome young man who came with Tian Feng was. Zhang Jiao called himself the Great Virtuous Teacher and had seen many people. He instinctively felt that this young man was not an ordinary person. Moreover, it seemed that Tian Feng respected Old Liu. Therefore, he quickly bowed and said,"I didn't know that Mr. Tian had graced us with your presence. This humble monk is very polite. It is an honor to have Mr. Tian here. Can you please tell me, Mr. Tian?"
According to what the two of them had discussed on the way here, Tian Feng said,"This is a distant cousin of mine who lives in Zhuo County. His surname is Liu Bei and his name is Liu Bei. The two of us have long heard of the name of the great virtuous teacher and have specially come to pay our respects today.”
After saying that, the two of them bowed to Zhang Jiao.
Zhang Jiao thought for a long time, but he couldn't recall hearing about this person. It seemed that this person was a young man who had just made his debut. He hadn't seen Tian Feng when he went to Tian Feng's mansion several times. He had also sent people to invite Tian Feng many times, but he hadn't been invited. Today, Tian Feng actually came to visit his home. Zhang Jiao felt a bit flattered.
Although there were many people in his Road of Peace, to put it bluntly, they were all farmers who were forced to survive by the government's exorbitant taxes. He also wanted to pull some people with status and reputation to join the Road of Peace to strengthen his reputation, but these people looked down on him. Even if he promised them important tasks, very few people came. He had also found Tian Feng for this purpose, but he had never been able to achieve his goal. Today, Tian Feng came to find him personally for the first time. Could it be that he had thought it through? He wanted to join his own Path of Peace?
Although he was confused, Zhang Jiao still let the two of them into the living room. He also asked his two brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, to come and accompany the guests.
When Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang came over, Zhang Jiao introduced them to Tian Feng and Old Liu. Old Liu saw that Zhang Bao was about 40 years old and looked very strong. Zhang Liang was the youngest of the three brothers, about 30 years old. They greeted each other and chatted for a while before sitting down.
"I didn't know that Mr. Tian would visit my humble abode today…
What can I do for you?" Zhang Jiao asked.
"It's impolite not to reciprocate. Master Zhang has visited my humble abode several times, but I couldn't meet him because I was busy. I happen to have some time today, so I came to visit Master Zhang.”Tian Feng replied.
Zhang Jiao didn't say anything after hearing Tian Feng's words. Zhang Bao snorted. Apparently, he was extremely dissatisfied with Tian Feng's refusal to meet his brother. Zhang Jiao glared at Zhang Bao, who immediately became obedient. It seemed that he was quite afraid of his brother.
"Mister Tian is one of the few wise men in the Han Dynasty. It's fine for This Penniless Priest to make a few more trips.”
Tian Feng said," I've often heard that Master Zhang has a compassionate heart and saved countless people. He also educated the world with kindness and won the hearts of the people.”
"I was taught by my teacher, Old Immortal Nanhua. I followed my teacher's idea that everyone is born from heaven. I traveled the world and treated the people with my teacher's medical skills. I didn't buy people's hearts.”
Hearing this, Old Liu interrupted," I agree with Master Zhang's thoughts. However, I don't know what Master Zhang plans to do in the future since he has a lot of disciples.”
Hearing Old Liu's question, Zhang Jiao's face turned solemn." Since Liu Bei has the same feeling, you must know that I'm recruiting disciples to impart my teacher's teachings to everyone. In my religion, there is no distinction between high and low. Everyone is equal. We must love and care for each other and be kind to others. Therefore, the Road of Peace is a 'good way' to persuade people to do good. Now, my disciples are spread all over the eight states. There are officials and officials on top of them, and villagers in the mountains on the bottom. If the Great Han Dynasty can make the Road of Peace the national religion, there will be no more exploitation and wealth in the world. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and their property is shared. When the time comes, the world will be peaceful. Today, the two of you have come to help me.”
In the past, although Old Liu knew about the uprising of Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turban during the Three Kingdoms period, he didn't pay much attention to it. After chatting with Zhang Jiao today, he realized that during the Han Dynasty in China, there were already the seeds of Communism.
In fact, when the Zhang brothers began to preach, they did not have the intention to rebel. However, as the Road of Peace expanded, their ambition also began to expand. Now, they had hundreds of thousands of followers, so they began to prepare for rebellion. According to the thinking method of the Five Elements in the Taiping Sutra and the law of the evolution of dynasties, Zhang Jiao calculated that as long as they were in the Jiazi Day of the Jiazi Year...That was, the uprising would be successful on the 5th of the 3rd month of the 1st year of Zhongping (184). Therefore, they had been buying weapons in private and training their believers, waiting for this day to come.
Zhang Jiao saw that he had finished speaking. Old Liu and Tian Feng were silent. He thought that the two of them were like the farmers, believing in his doctrine and joining his Road of Peace after they understood it.
Unexpectedly, the two of them thought for a while and then looked at each other. Tian Feng said to Zhang Jiao,"Master Zhang, Feng and Liu Bei have learned a lot today. However, Master said that Feng and Liu Bei still have some things that they don't understand. How about we go back and think about it before giving Master an answer?”
"As you wish." Zhang Jiao thought to himself that even without your help, he would still rebel and take over the Han Dynasty.
Before the two of them left, Old Liu walked over…
"Master Zhang, I have a word for you. Please extend your hand."”
Zhang Jiao thought that Old Liu couldn't do anything to him, so he stretched out his hand. Old Liu quickly wrote a few words on his palm, then cupped his hands and said,"Master, take care. I'll take my leave."
While Zhang Jiao was still in shock, Old Liu pulled Tian Feng out of the Zhang family's courtyard and returned to Tian Feng's mansion.
"My lord, what did you write on that hand?" Tian Feng asked. He was so surprised."
"This is a heavenly secret that cannot be revealed.”
Seeing that Old Liu didn't say anything, Tian Feng didn't ask anymore. However, Tian Feng had good eyesight. He had already seen Old Liu write four words: He was sixty years old, and he couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it, so Tian Feng stopped thinking about it.
Old Liu and the others had left, but the Zhang brothers weren't safe anymore.
After Zhang Jiao had calculated the time of the uprising, he had only told his two brothers. He had repeatedly warned them not to tell anyone, not even their families. However, Liu Bei had revealed it today, which left Zhang Jiao puzzled.
This Liu Bei was different from the others. He actually knew Zhang Jiao's most secretive secrets. It seemed that he couldn't be kept alive. Thinking of this, Zhang Jiao and his two brothers quickly arranged spies to keep an eye on Old Liu and his men. At the same time, they arranged killers to kill them when they left the city.
Old Liu had his own purpose for doing this. He mainly wanted to test Zhang Jiao and his brother's reaction. If they didn't do anything, it meant that they hadn't set a time or had no plan to rebel. If they sent people to assassinate him, it meant that they had already made a plan to rebel. Therefore, he couldn't show any mercy. He had to kill them before that day arrived.
He wasn't afraid of Zhang Jiao sending people to assassinate him because he had absolute confidence in Wen Chou and himself. He estimated that the three brothers must be Zhang Bao, the one with the best kung fu, and he would bring people to assassinate him. He would kill Zhang Bao first. Then, one of the three brothers would be gone. In the future, the generals of Heaven Duke, Earth Duke, and Human Duke wouldn't be able to gather together. It was also equivalent to cutting off one of Zhang Jiao's arms.
When they returned to Tian Feng's house, Old Liu said to Tian Feng,""I reckon that our conversation with Zhang Jiao today might make him desperate and send people to assassinate us. This giant deer is his nest, so we can't stay here for long.”
"Alright, I'll go pack up now. I don't have many things at home, so I'll just get my servants to find two carriages.”
Old Liu sent the servant to lead the way to Zhao County first. After arranging a place to stay, the servant left in a hurry.
Tian Feng's family did not have many valuable things, so a carriage was quickly packed. Then, Tian Feng's wife and their children left in another carriage. Although Tian Feng was a scholar, he often rode horses and was good at riding. Therefore, he, Old Liu, and a few other servants rode together.
Soon, the few of them left Julu City and headed straight for Wuji.
As the speed of the carriage was very slow, their speed could not be compared to when they came. Old Liu let Tian Feng bring his servants and ride the horse and carriage in front, while he and Wen Chou followed far behind.
As soon as Old Liu and the others left the city, Zhang Jiao's spies had already discovered them…
They immediately went back to report to Zhang Jiao. The three brothers discussed and agreed with Old Liu. They sent Zhang Bao with 20 powerful followers of the Path of Peace to chase after them out of the city. Then, they would find an opportunity to kill them in a deserted place outside the city. They must not leave any survivors and kill Old Liu and Tian Feng's family.
Although he heard from his informants that there was a strong man in Old Liu's team who seemed to have some kung fu skills, Zhang Bao did not take it to heart. This was because Zhang Bao's kung fu skills were very high. He was the number one expert in the Road of Peace. In addition, the twenty people he brought with him also had good kung fu skills. Therefore, he felt that killing Old Liu and the others should be easy.
Although Zhang Bao and the others had left two hours later than Old Liu and the others, they had caught up with them less than twenty miles out of the city because they were all riding horses.
Seeing Zhang Bao and the others from afar, Old Liu said,""Bujun, someone is chasing us. We must act quickly and ruthlessly later.”
Hearing that there was going to be a battle, Wen Chou was happy. The two of them turned their horses around and waited for Zhang Bao and the others.
Seeing that Old Liu and Wen Chou were not leaving, Zhang Bao was a little puzzled, but he still directed the crowd to surround Old Liu and Wen Chou.
Before they could make a move, Old Liu whispered to Wen Chou, and the two of them rode their horses toward the followers of the Path of Peace.
Zhang Bao didn't expect Old Liu to fight so easily. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight believers had died under the two's divine spears. He hurriedly called out to the rest of the people to surround Old Liu and Old Liu, and he also rode his horse and charged at Old Liu.
Old Liu dodged Zhang Bao's attack and rushed into the crowd of believers like a tiger in a flock of sheep. He kept attacking with the divine lance in his hand. When Zhang Bao turned around and chased after him, a few more believers were knocked off their horses by Old Liu.
Zhang Bao shouted,"Don't run if you have the guts. I, Zhang Bao, will take your life."”Just then, Wen Chou arrived and the two of them fought.
While the two of them were fighting one-on-one, Old Liu urged his divine steed and rushed to the middle of the remaining believers. He smashed them here and there and quickly killed five or six more. The remaining few wanted to run, but they were not as fast as Old Liu's steed. Old Liu caught up with them and killed them all with a spear.
Turning back to the horse, he saw Wen Chou and Zhang Bao fighting hard. He didn't expect Zhang Bao's martial arts to be so good. He fought with Wen Chou for more than 50 rounds, but it was still a draw.
Seeing that Old Liu had finished dealing with those believers, Wen Chou was eager to show his face in front of his lord. He put on 120% of his spirit and used all his skills. He attacked with every move and gradually gained the upper hand. However, it was impossible to defeat Zhang Bao in a short period of time.
Old Liu thought that there was no need to talk about fair competition at this time, so he slowly approached the two of them. When Zhang Bao was unprepared, he threw Zhang Bao off his horse from behind. Wen Chou took the opportunity to shoot Zhang Bao in the heart. Unfortunately, Zhang Bao met Old Liu and met the King of Hell before he could become the Earth Duke General.
Tian Feng and a few servants did not come over according to Old Liu's instructions. They watched from afar. Tian Feng had thought that Liu Bei was only talented in literature. He did not expect that Liu Bei's martial arts were even more extraordinary. He was even better than Zhang Bao, who was known as the number one expert in the Road of Peace. It seemed that he had chosen the right lord.
He called a few servants over and found a place to hide with Old Liu and Wen Chou…
He dug a big pit and buried the bodies of Zhang Bao and his followers inside. Then, he ordered his servants to bring some grass and trees over to disguise them so that they would not be easily found.
Many of Zhang Bao's twenty-one horses had run away. The few that did not run away became the backup horses for Old Liu and the others.
After settling everything, Old Liu asked Tian Feng to lead the servants and carriage first. He and Wen Chou followed behind to prevent any more assassins from Zhang Jiao.
That night, when they arrived at Zhao County, the servant had already arranged accommodation for them in the Zhen family's inn and brought them in.
As for Zhang Jiao, he had been waiting for Zhang Bao to come back. He had sent a few groups of people to scout for information, but they all said that they didn't see Zhang Bao and the others. They probably had been following Old Liu and the others and didn't have the chance to attack.
Zhang Jiao knew his brother's kung fu very well. He knew that his brother's kung fu was one of the best in Jizhou Province. Hearing the news from the informant, Zhang Jiao felt that it was reasonable. He decided to wait. Meanwhile, he sent out some spies to track down Zhang Bao, Old Liu, and the others.
The next night, his informant finally reported that he only saw Old Liu and the others on the way to Wuji. However, he did not find Second Master and the others, nor did he find their bodies. It was really impossible to find them alive or dead.
Zhang Jiao guessed that Zhang Bao and the others must have been killed by Old Liu, but he couldn't find any evidence. Zhang Liang shouted that he would avenge his second brother and send more people to kill Old Liu and the others.
Zhang Jiao estimated that Liu Bei and the others must have reached Wuji by now. He couldn't send too many people to attack them. Otherwise, he would attract the attention of the government. A little impatience would ruin the plan. For the sake of his Jiazi Plan, he could only accept it now. He cursed Liu Bei in his heart. One day, I will cut open your heart and gouge out your lungs to avenge my brother.
After winning the first battle with Zhang Jiao beautifully, Old Liu and the others rested for a night in Zhao County and traveled for half a day the next day. Finally, they arrived at Wuji County before dark and returned to the Zhen Family's courtyard.
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