Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 3 People are confused
Chen Bai had already locked onto Wei Xiaobao's location and was about to find the person who fanned the flames, but at this time, shouts of revenge for Ma Yuanyi came one after another, and he suddenly lost his target and had to calm everyone down first.

Chen Bai said, "Even before Brother Ma's accident, arrangements had already been made for me and Brother Wan to lead the brothers from Yangzhou to Yecheng to reunite with General Tiangong. If we all insist on going to Luoyang to avenge Brother Ma, I'm afraid it will disrupt General Tiangong's plans, and wouldn't that put Brother Ma in an unjust position?"

Shuang'er said, "Xiaobao, how do you know they will definitely go to Luoyang to avenge Ma Yuanyi? But I heard that this man who calls himself Chen Bai doesn't seem to agree to go to Luoyang."

Wei Xiaobao said, "I think these people are similar to the Tiandihui. They broke into Prince Kang's mansion to avenge Yin Xiangzhu, causing chaos, and eventually led to the establishment of me, Wei Xiangzhu. But if I had known earlier that they were going to find General Tiangong, I wouldn't have tricked them into going to Luoyang."

Shuang'er asked, "Why? Could it be that the Imperial Seal has been taken away by that General Tiangong?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Master Hong's magic was left by General Tian Gong. If we can find him, maybe we can go back. As for the matter of the jade seal, we will think of a way after we return. Anyway, Master Hong will not know whether I have gone to look for the jade seal or not."

Shuang'er smiled and said, "I'll listen to you. I don't have to be afraid as long as you're here."

Only then did Wei Xiaobao realize that Shuang'er must have been just as frightened as he was when she arrived here. Although she was a skilled martial artist, she was still just a child after all. Even he was confused for a long time, let alone her. Thinking of how Shuang'er had always risked her life to save him in times of crisis, and how he had not taken good care of her, and now had caused her to follow him to this unfamiliar place, Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but feel a sense of regret.

Originally, he had a chance to follow the Yellow Turban Army north to see General Tian Gong return to the Qing Dynasty, but he didn't expect that his little trick would backfire. Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but feel anxious, fearing that these people would really be fooled by him and go to Luoyang.

There was another person in the training ground who was more anxious than Wei Xiaobao, and that was Chen Bai.

Although Chen Bai was the Yellow Turban leader in Yangzhou, the majority of his thousand-man army were former followers of Zhang Ying, who had originally joined him to avenge him. Now that Zhang Gang had been beheaded, these men were unlikely to follow him again. Furthermore, most of the former Yellow Turban followers had been recruited by Ma Yuanyi, making him difficult to control.

Sure enough, with the shouts for revenge for Ma Yuanyi, the troops in the training ground gradually split into two factions, each gathering towards two directions in the training ground.

Chen Bai, standing on the martial arts stage, had a clear understanding of the situation. Although the eastern team consisted of only two or three hundred men, they were all armored and armed warriors. The western team, while outnumbered, was unfortunately composed of unarmed peasants. Even if they had weapons, they had little combat experience. Chen Bai knew that if he led these few hundred peasants to Luoyang, they would likely be wiped out by local armed forces the moment they left Guangling.

However, the two people standing between the two teams caught Chen Bai's attention.

These two people are Wei Xiaobao who is thinking of ideas and Shuang'er who is at a loss.

Only after Shuang'er's reminder did Wei Xiaobao finally realize the changes on the training ground. Now, Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er stood alone between the two teams, looking quite awkward. Chen Bai stared at Wei Xiaobao for a moment and asked, "Could it be that this little brother disagrees with the idea of ​​attacking Luoyang to avenge Brother Ma?"

Chen Bai assumed Wei Xiaobao was just a confused kid, hoping to use him to calm the troops while he figured out a solution. If Chen Bai had known it was this kid who instigated the Yellow Turbans to attack Luoyang, he would have kicked him down seven or eight times, then charged him with disturbing the morale of the troops and beheaded him. In that case, he would have been able to control the situation with lightning speed.

Wei Xiaobao felt guilty, and couldn't drag Shuang'er into the crowd under the gaze of thousands of people. He suddenly remembered that the Tiandihui and the Mu Palace had a disagreement over whether to support the Tang Prince or the Gui Prince. In the end, everyone temporarily reconciled under the slogan of "overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming" and vowing to kill Wu Sangui. So he couldn't help but say, "Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming."

Chen Bai was standing on the martial arts stage and didn't hear what he said clearly, so he simply walked between the two teams and came in front of Wei Xiaobao.

As Chen Bai approached, Wei Xiaobao realized that his words had almost given him away. Seeing Chen Bai approaching, he quickly raised his hands and shouted, "The blue sky has died, the yellow sky is now established, the year is Jiazi, and the world is blessed."

Chen Bai heard Wei Xiaobao's words clearly and was delighted. He also raised his hands and shouted: "The blue sky has died, the yellow sky is established, the year is Jiazi, and the world is blessed."

The two teams in the training ground were now indistinguishable from each other and shouted slogans twice.

After Chen Bai and the others had finished speaking, he began to speak, "The Han court is currently under the control of eunuchs who are corrupt and rampant, and local gentry are annexing land and oppressing the people. Even if we enter Luoyang and kill the dog emperor and Tang Zhou, and avenge Brother Ma, those eunuchs will find another puppet emperor, and then they will bully us even more unscrupulously. The Han court is almost over. All we need to do is follow General Tian Gong to overthrow the court and kill the rebellious eunuchs, and then we will have a good life."

Although Chen Bai said this to the Yellow Turban Army in the west, Wei Xiaobao broke out in a cold sweat after hearing it.

Wei Xiaobao might not understand the rest of the story, but he knew better than anyone how eunuchs manipulated power. When Emperor Kangxi knew Wei Xiaobao was not a real eunuch, he told him about the Ming Dynasty eunuchs' misfortunes and the Qing Dynasty's ancestral precepts prohibiting eunuchs from interfering in internal affairs.

Chen Bai didn't notice Wei Xiaobao's change of expression. He turned to the east and said to Zhang Ying's old subordinates, "Now that Zhang Gang is dead, even though I chopped off his head, if the court investigates, you will also be implicated. You might even become bargaining chips for those corrupt officials to exchange for military merit. Instead of hiding, why don't you all surrender to General Tian Gong together? When the time comes, we can conquer cities and become prefects or county magistrates, and we won't have to endure the bullying of the crappy court."

Wei Xiaobao smiled inwardly, "This Chen Bai is quite something. He promises ordinary people a good life in the future, and promises these soldiers official positions. His ability to deceive people is not much inferior to that of the Tiandihui."

Wei Xiaobao thought of what Chen Jinnan said. Anti-Qing and restoration of Ming was just a slogan. No matter what the heavens or the Yellow Heaven said, the common people just wanted to live a peaceful life. Those who had some skills and abilities were just after money and women.

(End of this chapter)