The Three Great Han Dynasties: Awaken Liu Bei with a scolding; you weave mats and sell sandals.

"So what do you think?"

Gongsun Du countered, "Liu Gong, a member of the Han imperial family, is currently serving as the governor of Youzhou. When will he be able to enter Luoyang and when will he be able to ascend to the position of one of the Three Dukes? Once he arrives in Luoyang, will Liu Gong be able to cooperate with the major clans as he has here in Youzhou, relying on the strength of the Liu family?"

It should be noted that even in Youzhou, there was at least a significant divide between the Liu family and the gentry, and the Liu family's interests were also considerably diminished.

Alas, even if we arrive at that place where the gentry gather, what can we do?

Even if all the profits were divided among the gentry of the land, there would probably be very little left.

He paused, then continued, "Next, it will be time for Youzhou to compete with the other states in the world. Fortunately, we have a true hero like Lord Liu, so the advantages of Youzhou are immense."

When Gongsun Du spoke, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration in his words.

Hearing this tone, even Gongsun Zan, who was standing next to him, was somewhat incredulous.

After all, his cousin was usually arrogant and haughty.

He knew perfectly well what was going on.

Just as I was about to open my mouth to refute, I thought of that Lord Liu's amazing methods and suddenly felt that there was really nothing to refute.

That Lord Liu can indeed be called a great man. His various ingenious methods are endless, and he is probably far superior to even the three highest officials in the imperial court. The difference is huge.

"It seems you still don't understand."

Seeing his expression, Gongsun Du chuckled softly.

Gongsun Zan did not refute this, because he genuinely did not understand.

To know what you know, and to not know what you don't know.

Gongsun Zan had studied under the great Confucian scholar Lu Zhi in the past, so he was familiar with the most basic and simple principles of Confucianism and would not pretend to know what he did not.

"Please, my cousin, understand."

Gongsun Zan adopted a humble attitude and asked a question.

Gongsun Du did not mince words after hearing this and immediately replied, "Do you know if Lord Liu has changed in the past year or two compared to previous years?"

Gongsun Zan squinted and thought for a while before cautiously replying, "Indeed, there are some differences. It seems that Youzhou has become quite warlike."

Putting aside everything else, the two prefectures of Liaoxi and Liaodong alone are under the rule of my Gongsun family. Unfortunately, each prefecture has recruited nearly hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, and even if only one percent of them are selected as elites, that would still amount to several thousand.

In addition to the general populace and local militias, Liaoxi Commandery had nearly 10,000 truly combat-ready soldiers, or even more.

Looking across the entire Youzhou region, there are approximately ten counties, so adding them together would be…”

As he finished speaking, Gongsun Zan was also filled with disbelief. Looking at his cousin in front of him, he was shocked once again and couldn't help but continue: "So, my Youzhou has tens of thousands of elite troops, and at least one hundred thousand troops that are truly capable of fighting."

With such military strength, they are probably unmatched, even surpassing those in Luoyang.

Gongsun Zan couldn't help but ask a question.

Upon hearing his answer, Gongsun Du nodded in satisfaction.

This was the answer he wanted to hear.

Gongsun Zan continued to mutter to himself, "There is absolutely no way Liu Gong would rebel. To rebel now would be as stupid as a pig, and then... the world would be in chaos."

At this moment, Gongsun Zan fully understood the profound meaning in his cousin's words. He couldn't help but turn back to look at the governor's mansion in Guangyang County. He was so shocked that he didn't know how to express his overwhelming awe.

"Liu Gong is so far-sighted."

……

In the fourth year of Guanghe, Julu County was established.

"Youzhou is a wonderful place, but unfortunately there are very few people like Liu Gong in the world."

Today, our Taiping Sect can no longer bear to see the people of this world reduced to such an inhuman state; it is indeed time for us to lend a helping hand.

The speaker was Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Taiping Sect, who called himself the Great Teacher of Virtue.

Over the years.

He widely spread the Way of Peace, saving countless people and helping countless individuals.

Even among the Taiping Dao followers under his command, there were many believers, even within the Luoyang palace.

This shows how powerful the Taiping Religion's faith was, even reaching the ears of Emperor Liu Hong.

But Liu Hong did not reject it; on the contrary, he seemed to agree.

After all, this is the "Taiping Jing" (Scripture of Great Peace).

He had already read it once and knew what was written in the "Taiping Jing". It was not the treasonous words that ordinary people thought it was. On the contrary, it was full of the maintenance of royal governance and the rules and etiquette of various places.

Therefore, in the historical timeline, Liu Hong was very lenient towards Zhang Jiao, and was willing to spare his life even after capturing him.

After all, in his mind, Zhang Jiao did not actually have any intention of rebelling. Perhaps he could save him. He could persuade him to quell the chaos in the world by himself. Why not do it?

It's just a pity that everyone has their own ambitions, which is why they ended up in such a state.

At this moment, inside a mansion in Julu County, Zhang Jiao sighed slowly, accompanied by his two brothers beside him.

Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, with equally resolute expressions, couldn't help but chime in.

"The people of the world suffer greatly. Now, thanks to your brother's establishment of the Taiping Religion, which saves the people, they have a way to survive."

Today, my brother raises his arms and shouts, "The world is suffering from a great drought! Of the thirteen provinces, except for Youzhou, the other twelve will rise up in response!" And the people of Youzhou, even if they are unwilling to join forces with my Yellow Turbans, will surely show mercy to my Yellow Turbans.

After all, they have cooperated with my Taiping Church for many years.

There have always been many members of the Liu family from Youzhou.

Zhang Liang spoke up.

Zhang Bao nodded emphatically in return, expressing his sincere feelings, which was quite evident.

His recognition and praise for the entire Liu clan of Youzhou was unparalleled.

After all, the actions of the Liu family of Youzhou were quite similar to the doctrines of their Taiping Dao, especially their beneficial measures for the people, which made many followers and common people have a renewed hope for the gentry.

If the other aristocratic families hadn't been so rotten to the core, the entire Taiping Sect might have actually had a chance of dissolving on its own.

The probability is by no means low.

Since that's the case, then today, our Taiping Sect shall rise up in rebellion. Inspired by his two brothers' words, Zhang Jiao, having reached this point, was unwilling to retreat any further, nor could he retreat any longer.

He shouted, and the next moment, all the brothers stood up together.

Three days later, the slogan "The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise; the year is Jiazi, great fortune will come to the world" spread throughout the land.

With slogans ringing out, the Taiping Sect began its uprising in all thirteen provinces of the Great Han Dynasty on this day.