The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 343
All in all, the emergence of Tianshijiao (Five Dou Rice Sect) was a blessing to the people in the Ba and Han areas in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

At the same time, when faced with a decision, Zhang Lu resolutely chose to surrender to Wei instead of embracing Xichuan and Liu Bei.

On the eve of the Battle of Hanzhong, one side was Liu Bei, who had already occupied most of Yizhou, and the momentum was like a rainbow;Whether to bet on Liu Bei or cling to Wei's plump wings, Zhang Lu and his five buckets of rice gave a short and direct answer: "I would rather be a slave of Wei than a guest of Shu."

From this point alone, we can see that Zhang Lu is a wise man with a long-term vision, and he made a very wise choice between Wei and Shu.

Looking back at this moment, Cheng Yuanzhi realized belatedly that there were two important reasons why Zhang Lu made such a decision.

One is the future: After Zhang Lu surrendered to the Wei State, he not only moved to the north alone, but also brought a large number of believers who believed in the Tianshi Sect. The city gained a firm foothold, developed its influence, and spread the teachings of Tianshijiao (Five Dou of Rice) to the lower and upper classes of society, openly or secretly, that is, the idea that Tianshi is respected and the rest are equal.

After ten years of development, in this year (25th year of Jian'an, 220th AD), Wudou Rice Sect has been greatly developed, and its influence has extended to the north and the Central Plains.

From a small mountain religion that lived in a corner, to a large religion that developed into a national university with the relocation after defecting to Wei State, it is undoubtedly the choice to maximize the benefits.

On the contrary, if Zhang Lu voted for Liu Bei's camp, the result would be unpredictable.Will Liu Bei allow a sect independent of the political power under his rule?High probability is not allowed.

At that time, Liu Bei resisted the twelve prefectures of Wei State with half a prefecture in Xichuan, and the resources were already stretched. How could he allow such a Tianshijiao who likes to hoard materials under his rule?

The second is benefits: Speaking of benefits, we must talk about Zhang Lu's later ending in the original time and space.

After Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao, he was not killed like Liu Cong, the son of Liu Biao, but received preferential treatment from Cao Cao.Cao Cao played to the emperor and made him Marquis of Langzhong, the official worshiped the general of Zhennan, treated him as a guest, and served [-] households in the city.

After Zhang Lu returned to Yecheng with Cao Cao, his five sons were also granted the title of Marquis one by one.

In addition, Cao Cao also made the decision for his son Cao Yu and married Zhang Lu's daughter.Later generations of Taoists called Zhang Lu "Zhang Zhennan".

For a time, Zhang Lu's scenery was boundless, and his career and fame reached a height that had never been touched before.

If you are in Liu Bei's camp, first of all, Liu Bei will most likely not allow a person like a "celestial master" to exist under his rule, let alone Zhang Lu has tens of thousands of followers; second, Liu Zhang is Zhang Lu's mother-killing enemy, even if Liu Bei He will not kill him, and those old ministers and their subordinates who still have a good impression of Liu Zhang will not let him go.

In this time and space, Zhang Lu's ending is a bit better. Not only was he sealed as a marquis, but he also retained the Tianshi teacher and most of the congregation.

At that time, Cheng Yuanzhi was looking at the world and seeking unification, and he didn't realize the threat of Tianshijiao at all.

Realized now.

Although the world said that Zhang Lu had neither great talent nor the ability to fight the enemy, but relying on the influence of his family, he gathered a group of devoted followers around him, and he was able to separate himself from the territory and become a famous minister and real king.

But Cheng Yuanzhi vaguely felt Zhang Lu's unique charisma and ambition.

Because Zhang Lu and his five buckets of rice did not dissipate in the long river of history with the chaotic years, but continued to live and pass on from generation to generation. While gestating the embryonic form of Taoism, they actively participated in ruling the people of the whole world.

After a while, Jia Xu and Zhao Yun came together. The former heard that Cheng Yuanzhi wanted to curb the teaching of Tianshi, and feared that there would be chaos in Wei State, so he murmured:
"Tianshijiao now has millions of people, spread all over the world, and it can't be wiped out suddenly. If it has a heart of disobedience, it will be a trouble to the heart of the Wei Dynasty. If you take it slowly, it will cause chaos."

After a pause, Jia Xu said again: "With this hidden danger, we must not rush to pacify Xichuan. Compared with the unification of the world, the top priority is to stabilize the foundation."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded slightly, deeply convinced: "Wenhe has a clever plan?"

Jia Xu thought for a while, and said: "Zhang Lu's status in the Tianshijiao is equivalent to that of a living god. If he is in a hurry, he must be assassinated by a wise and brave man. After that, another person who is devoted to the court will be the Tianshi. , control the entire Tianshijiao, and slowly change its teachings. In this way, the crisis can be resolved invisibly, and at the same time, the court will not be stigmatized."

Hearing this, Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "Otherwise, Zhang Lu is now a minister under his rank, and the fish on the case, Mingli practiced freely in the Taoist temple of Zhongnan Mountain, but in fact he is just surviving. If a general is ordered to lead the army to attack him, the heavenly master The religion is bound to perish, so why use assassins?"

Jia Xu laughed and said: "Zilong's words are wrong. The Taoist temples of heavenly masters are spread all over the world, teaching millions of people, and all Taoist temples are built in deep mountains and old forests. If the generals are ordered to lead troops to attack, it will take several months. What if the news leaks out and the believers disperse in all directions?"

"Besides, Tianshijiao is deeply supported by the people. If the imperial court takes such a violent action, it will definitely disappoint the people, and the world may be in turmoil because of it. It is unknown."

Zhao Yun was startled for a moment: "This..."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and said: "Wen Wen's words are reasonable and just what I want."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhao Yun and asked, "I want to send people to Mount Zhongnan to assassinate Zhang Lu, who can go there?"

Zhao Yun thought for a while and said, "It's time to go..."

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hands again and again: "He...hasn't done enough to protect anyone from death. If he goes to assassinate him, everyone will know about it. It's not right, it's not right!"

Jia Xu's expression changed, and he said: "The old minister has a plan."

So he listened to him and told how to implement the strategy and how to kill Zhang Lu without anyone noticing.

Cheng Yuanzhi was overjoyed when he heard the words: "It's a wonderful plan, just follow the words of Wenhe."

"Come on, hurry to Wuxi Man, recover Su Gai, and order him to go to Zhongnan Mountain immediately, escort Zhang Lu to Yecheng, attend the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, and accept the title of 'Supreme Master of Heaven'!"

Two soldiers came out from behind Zhao Yun, and walked away with their hands folded.

Cheng Yuanzhi then sent people to Yecheng, and ordered Dabai to pass an edict to Zhongnan Mountain in the name of King Wei, and worship Zhang Lu as the "Supreme Master of Heaven under the guidance of the Supreme Lord", who will lead the Taoism in the world, educate all people, and accumulate virtue and do good deeds.

At the same time, Zhong Yao, the governor of Yongzhou, was ordered to halve all the soldiers and horses in any pass in Guanzhong.

The next day, Dabai asked everyone about this matter in court.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

At that time, Tian Feng had died of illness, and the judge and matchmaker was too old to be a director. The head of civil servants was already Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu hesitated again and again and said: "This order may be an assassination plan by the boss Wang Mingpeng."

As he said that, he told everyone what Tianshi had done in the past ten years when he returned to the state of Wei. At the same time, he told the story of Zhang Haiquan, a Taoist Taoist outside Hanoi, who imprisoned a girl from a good family. out.

When everyone heard it, they really thought it was what Yang Xiu said, and they all admired him.

Afterwards, the news that King Wei wanted to "assassinate" Zhang Lu spread like wildfire.

　I wish you all a Happy New Year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)