Facing Zhang Jiao's respectful attitude and eager eyes, Liu Bei was completely at a loss.
Liu Bei had no experience in rebelling. He didn't have the great talent and strategy of the great ancestor, nor did he have the blessings of the old CEO Zhu. It was fine on paper, but in reality, it was useless.
It was easy to overthrow a dynasty, but it was difficult to replace it with a new regime. This was because it involved all aspects, including military, politics, economy, culture, people's livelihood, system, law, and so on.
In history, were there not many cases of military victories that ended up in the hands of others? With the combined strength of Zhang Jiao and the Road of Peace, they couldn't even defeat the current Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei admired Zhang Jiao, the leader of the peasant uprising, from the bottom of his heart. This admiration came from the standpoint and awareness of a later generation, and had little to do with Zhang Jiao himself.
Throughout the history of peasant uprisings, it was only because people could not survive that they rose up, rebelled, and revolted. Basically, they were all worthy of sympathy and praise.
For example, at the end of the Han Dynasty, even if there was no Yellow Turban uprising led by Zhang Jiao, there would definitely be other uprisings led by Li Jiao, Wang Jiao, and Niu Jiao. This was the surging trend of the development of history. Anyone who obstructed it would be crushed to death by its rolling wheels.
Other than admiration, Liu Bei also wanted to help, but it was useless. How could he help? The heart was willing but the strength was lacking!
Alright, even if Liu Bei told Zhang Jiao that if he wanted to win, he had to solve the food problem.
How would Zhang Jiao solve the food problem? Without asking, it seemed that there was no other way but to snatch it. In fact, he could only rob them.
The reason for the rebellion was that there was no food, and the purpose of the rebellion was to have food. If the food problem could be solved, who would still rebel? Since they had rebelled, how could they not rob?
This was a contradiction, a pair of contradictions, and a vicious circle.
It was a long story, but in fact, it was only a thought from Liu Bei. After thinking for a while, Liu Bei said to Zhang Jiao modestly,"Zhang shi, I really have nothing to teach you.”
Liu Bei really had no way to change the outcome of the Yellow Turban uprising, nor could he change Zhang Jiao's fate. If that was the case, there was no need to give people hope.
In fact, Liu Bei could only change the outcome and direction of Zhang Jiao and the Yellow Turban uprising to a certain extent by personally participating in the whole process. Otherwise, no matter how reasonable Liu Bei's words were, he could not change anything.
Just like a gambler, would he listen to you if you advised him? You know how to quit gambling? No, gamblers would still gamble until they lost everything or even their lives.
Zhang Jiao was the same. He was determined to rebel unless he died.
"Sigh!" Zhang Jiao sighed and said,"Martial Uncle is a god-like figure. I'm too romantic."”
Zhang Jiao didn't think that Liu Bei had no way to deal with this. He only thought that Liu Bei didn't want to get too involved in the world and didn't want to be involved in too much karma.
Of course, Liu Bei didn't know what Zhang Jiao was thinking. He just couldn't bear to say,"Forget it, forget it. I'll say it, and you listen.”
Under Zhang Jiao's attentive ears, Liu Bei slowly said,"Han Bai's bravery is not for food, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.”
Liu Bei had wanted to say that he could accumulate grain and slowly become king, but he thought that this method of farming and conquering the world was not suitable for Zhang Jiao and the Road of Peace. Or rather, Zhang Jiao did not have the conditions.
The prerequisite for this method was to have the capital to be king. In other words, the prerequisite was reputation, territory, and power.
This was also the path that Liu Bei planned to take in the future.
"Han Bai's bravery will not fight without food!" Zhang Jiao smiled bitterly and said," I know the importance of food. But how can we produce food without land and territory?"”
Zhang Jiao understood the first point, but he chose to ignore the second point. It could only be said that heaven's will could not be defied.
Land, territory, money and food were important, but they were dead. The most important thing was the hearts of the people, the living people!
The people's hearts are the people to whom the destiny belongs.
“……。”Liu Bei smiled and did not reply. Well, I've said what I need to say. The two most important points have also been hinted at. What else do you want?
Liu Bei smiled but did not say anything. Zhang Jiao was puzzled and finally gave up thinking. He said gratefully,"Thank you for your guidance, Martial Uncle. I have a presumptuous request that I hope Martial Uncle can agree to.”
Liu Bei nodded and said," Zhang shi, there's no need to be like this. You can just call me Xuande. If you have anything to say, it's fine as long as it's within my ability."”
"If anything happens to me in the future, please take good care of my disciples and grand-disciples, Martial Uncle," Zhang Jiao said emotionally.”
"Good!" Liu Bei replied without hesitation.
Whether it was the Yellow Turban Army or the Yellow Turban bandits, they were all people of the Great Han Dynasty. Even if Zhang Jiao didn't mention it, Liu Bei would have done his best. The so-called king's plan to dominate the world, no population, no talent, all nonsense.
If the battle ended in a state of emptiness, Liu Bei would rather not fight for anything.
Zhang Jiao did not know what Liu Bei was thinking, nor did he know that Liu Bei was here to take advantage of him. Seeing Liu Bei agree without thinking, he was very touched that Liu Bei was loyal.
"Xuande is loyal!" Zhang Jiao was moved and changed his words boldly. He took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Liu Bei, saying,"This is my unique token. Seeing the token is like seeing me.”
Liu Bei took it without hesitation. It was a token made of pure gold with the word Zhang written on it and a pair of bull horns on both sides. This was the key to receiving Zhang Jiao's inheritance. Liu Bei carefully kept it.
"It's impolite not to reciprocate!" Liu Bei took out a set of Chinese chess that had been carved long ago from his bag and handed it to Zhang Jiao.""This is an item bestowed by a god in a dream. I hope it will be of help to you.”
" An item bestowed by a god in a dream?!" Zhang Jiaoxing happily took the chess piece and asked,""Xuande, what is this?”
"This item is called Xiangqi. His teacher had once said that it was a military chess deduction that involved the formation of two armies.”Liu Bei's bragging made people think that learning Chinese chess would lead them to war.
"Is it difficult to learn?" "Can I teach it to others?" Zhang Jiao rubbed his hands.”
"It's easy to learn but difficult to master. It's very fast to get started.”Liu Bei nodded." Of course, I can teach it to others. More power means more chances of winning."”
"When is Xuande going to teach me?”Zhang Jiao put away the chess pieces as if he had found a treasure. He said fawningly,"Why don't you ask Xuande to move to my residence for a few days?”
"It's not that complicated. The box contains the basic rules and instructions for playing chess. You should be able to learn how to play chess very soon.”Liu Bei shook his head and said," Zhang shi should be very busy. If you have any questions, you can come to the Tian Residence to look for me."”
"Very good, very good!" Zhang Jiao stood up and bowed to Liu Bei."Thank you, Xuande, for teaching my rebellious disciple a lesson today. Later, I will order him to carry a bramble and beg for forgiveness.”
"There's no need to apologize." Liu Bei also stood up and said,"As long as that Zhang Jie doesn't harass Brother Yuan Hao anymore, I don't want to know what kind of grudges they have."”
"Alright!" Zhang Jiao nodded and left.
As soon as Zhang Jiao left, Tian Feng walked in. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything. In the end, he just called Liu Bei and Dian Wei to have a meal.
Zhang Jiao brought Chu Yan back to his residence and immediately ordered a disciple to bring Jie over.
"Master, how is it?" Jie had already imagined countless scenes in his mind. He seemed to see Tian Feng crawling in front of him with blood all over his face, begging for forgiveness.
"You dog, honestly speaking, what happened today?”Zhang Jiao's voice was so cold that it sounded like it came from the depths of hell.
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