Pirates: Be the Master from the East China Sea

"Now Jingzhou is in our hands."

"The next targets are Liu Bei and Sun Quan."

Luo Qi stood on the top of the city in Jingzhou and looked into the distance, with a complacent look on his face: "Liu Zhang in Yizhou is not worth mentioning at all. As long as the two forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan are solved, the entire world will not be far away from unification." ”

"If you travel a hundred miles, it's half a mile, and the road ahead may not be easy."

Huang Yueying stood beside Luo Qi and said in a quiet tone: "Although Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, Yizhou occupies a geographical advantage that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It will not be that simple to capture Yizhou."

“After all, the geographical advantage is not as good as the harmonious relationship.”

Luo Qi smiled very freely: "After I deal with the two forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the remaining hostile targets should basically understand that they will not be opponents of a unified Central Plains in any case. They Otherwise, they will take the initiative to join us, or else they can only try to separate themselves from one side and not compete with us. But even if those above want to be at peace, those below may not be willing to do so."

"The human heart is like this, everyone wants to move up."

Luo Qi smiled and said: "Entertaining yourself in a small, closed world is certainly not as good as going out and embracing the whole world. Even if Liu Zhang wants to resist us, there will always be some knowledgeable people who will secretly seek refuge with us. Yes, and helping us acquire Yizhou is the first step for them to advance."

"You should understand that there will never be a shortage of smart people in this world."

"Perhaps you are right."

Huang Yueying pondered for a moment and then said: "But I still have to remind you that the forces in Hanzhong still need to be more careful."

"You mean Zhang Lu?"

Luo Qi sneered: "Is this guy worthy of your attention?"

He knew Zhang Lu before.

Zhang Lu is the grandson of Zhang Ling and a Taoist master of Wu Dou Rice.

Zhang Ling is the famous Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain in history.The reason why he has such a title is mainly because he is the founder of Wu Dou Rice Taoism, so he is revered as Zhang Tianshi by Taoists.

When Zhang Ling was young, he loved reading books such as Hetu, Luoshu, Zhenwei, astronomy, and geography. He once studied in Taixue, mastered the Five Classics, and was fond of Huang Lao's studies.In the tenth year of Yongyuan, Zhang Ling took a boat trip to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province and then climbed to Yunjin Mountain.

After ascending Yunjin Mountain, Zhang Ling falsely claimed that the Yellow Emperor had granted him the Nine Cauldron Alchemy on Yunjin Mountain. From then on, he began to practice the outer elixir Huangbai technique. Three years later, he refined the Dragon and Tiger Dan, and Yunjin Mountain also showed the shape of a dragon and tiger. , so it was renamed Longhu Mountain.

During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling once served as the magistrate of Jiangzhou in Bajun, and later lived in seclusion in Beimang Mountain to practice the art of immortality.

During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Ling practiced Taoism in Huming Mountain, wrote 21 chapters of "Book of Taoism", and founded the Five Pecks of Rice Taoism. He took "Laozi's Five Thousand Words" and "Taipingdongji Jing" as his classics. He regarded Laozi as his religious ancestor and respected him as Taishang Lao. Jun, also established 24 governments with Heming Mountain as the center. Within each government, there was a Taoist official named "Jijiu" to rule Taoist believers.

Later, in order to match 28 Su, Zhang Ling increased it to 28 Zhi, and gradually formed a Zhengyi grassroots organizational structure.

In terms of Taoist governance, Zhang Ling held high the banner of integrity and taught his followers accordingly.

After Zhang Ling's death, Zhang Lu's father Zhang Heng continued his path.

After Zhang Heng's death, Zhang Lu succeeded him as the leader.

Zhang Lu's mother was good at keeping healthy and always young, and she traveled to the home of Liu Yan, a herdsman in Yizhou.Zhang Lu gained trust through his mother's relationship with Liu Yan's family.

In the second year of Chuping, Liu Yan appointed Zhang Lu as the governor of Sima, and he and Zhang Xiu, the Sima of other departments, led troops to attack Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong.After Zhang Xiu killed Su Gu, Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu again and captured his soldiers.He also cut off the Xiegu Road and killed the imperial envoys under Liu Yan's instruction.

In the first year of Xingping, Liu Yan died and Liu Zhang was appointed as his successor.

Liu Zhang used Zhang Lu's disobedience as an excuse to kill Zhang Lu's mother and her family. He also sent Pang Xi and others to attack Zhang Lu, but Zhang Lu defeated him many times.

Most of Zhang Lu's tribes were in Badi, so Liu Zhang made Pang Xi the governor of Bajun.

As a result, Zhang Lu attacked Bajun.

After that, Zhang Lu established a separatist regime in Hanzhong, educated the people with the Five Pecks of Rice religion, and established a communist regime.

When Zhang Lu was in Hanzhong, he inherited Zhang Xiu's teachings and added embellishments to them.Calls himself Master.Those who come to learn the Tao are called Ghost Soldiers at first. After accepting the Tao and believing in it, they are called sacrificial wine. Each leader leads a tribe. Among them, those who lead many people are called Zhitou Dajiu.

Zhang Lu did not appoint senior officials, but managed local government affairs with wine sacrifices. He inherited his grandfather's teachings, taught the people to be honest and not cheat, and made the patients surrender themselves. He would forgive those who broke the law three times, and then punish them if they did it again. If it was a minor offense, he would be punished. If you pass, you should build a road a hundred steps to atone for your sins.According to the "Moon Order", killing and drinking are prohibited in spring and summer when all things are growing.He also established a righteous house, placed righteous rice and meat in it, and provided it to passers-by for free. He also claimed that if you get too much, you will offend ghosts and gods and get sick.

Since the beginning of Dong Zhuo's chaos, swarms of heroes have arisen in the world. Han Sui and Ma Chao in Guanzhong have rebelled against Cao Cao. Many people have fled to the relatively stable Hanzhong area. For example, tens of thousands of people from Guanxi fled to Hanzhong from Ziwu Valley.

Zhang Lu also received the support of the leaders of the Bayi minority, and he adopted a lenient and beneficial policy to rule Hanzhong.

Wu Dou Mi Dao therefore relied on the power of the political power to expand its influence.

Followers of the Five Pecks of Rice Taoism only need to hand over five pecks of rice to enter the Taoism.

Zhang Lu had been in Hanzhong for more than 20 years and had many followers, making him a powerful separatist force in the late Han Dynasty.

But after all, he did not have strong military strength.

At the same time, there is no ambition to compete for hegemony.

Therefore, even if a person like Zhang Lu was able to maintain his political power until the world was almost at peace, he was not the material to dominate the world from the beginning, because he did not have a strong enterprising spirit, nor did he have the ability to match it. Excellent personal abilities.

All Zhang Lu did was wait.

Waiting for the emergence of an overlord who can unify the world, and then using his contribution to Hanzhong as a credit to keep his wealth.

Such a strategy cannot be considered unwise.

At least compared to those mediocre people who obviously have no ability but want to take over the world, Zhang Lu is still very self-aware.

And it also saved Luo Qi a lot of trouble.

After all, fighting a war is a hugely expensive task. Roach's pace of expansion is too fast. If the war can be shortened, the people under his rule will be able to breathe a sigh of relief to some extent.

Luo Qi did not want to squeeze out the last drop of blood of every common people under his rule.

He still hopes that they can live and work in peace and contentment.

"Zhang Lu is indeed nothing to worry about. According to his previous behavior, he is obviously a man who has no intention of the world. As long as he is willing to protect his family's wealth, there will be no difficulty in taking Hanzhong without any blood."

Huang Yueying sighed: "It's a pity that Hanzhong is no longer in Zhang Lu's hands."

"Something has happened in Hanzhong."

"How could this happen? Hasn't Zhang Lu's rule in Hanzhong always been very stable?" Luo Qi frowned and said, "He has been operating in Hanzhong for so many years, and he also uses the Five Pecks of Rice to educate the people. Logically speaking, his status should be as stable as Mount Tai?"