Chapter 11: Presenting a Book to Zhang Jue
Qin Mo didn't expect that all the players would gather together.
Surrounded by so many strong men, he felt like the situation was out of control and he might be drowned in the crowd at any time.
Two fists are no match for four hands.
It’s not that Qin Mo is less timid than other players. The truth is, he is the only one present who knows that everyone is a living being, and if anyone has bad intentions, he can be knocked out in minutes.
Qin Mo simply rode on the white dragon horse and walked out.
Get out of here first.
Halfway through the journey, someone stopped him and asked, "What's your name, little brother? I'm Du Shihao, nice to meet you."
"Qin Mo!"
"Brother Qin just arrived, you don't understand the situation yet, right?" Without waiting for Qin Mo to answer, Du Shihao took the initiative to share the information he had just obtained with Qin Mo for free, as a gesture of goodwill.
He wanted to recruit Qin Mo.
"Thank you!" Qin Mo clasped his fists. This indeed saved him a lot of time. He originally wanted to go into the city to inquire about the news, but now there was no need.
"Brother Qin, which side are you going to choose? Do you want to join us?" Du Shihao took the opportunity to ask.
"I choose Yellow Turban."
"..." Du Shihao's expression froze, and he didn't know whether what Qin Mo said was true or not. He forced a smile and said, "Then I wish my little brother success soon and a chance to work together." Just consider it as a good relationship.
Although Du Shihao is a rich second-generation, he is extremely smooth and has the qualities of a businessman.
Like to invest in advance.
"Goodbye!" Qin Mo clasped his fists again.
…
After leaving the crowd, Qin Mo breathed a sigh of relief. The feeling of being surrounded finally disappeared.
Qin Mo did not lie to Du Shihao, he was indeed going to Jizhou to serve Zhang Jiao. As a former master of the Tribulation Crossing Stage, he had too many things Zhang Jiao wanted, and it would be enough for Zhang Jiao to be happy if he gave away just a little bit.
There is no reason to waste such a huge advantage.
Luoyang is only about 300 kilometers away from Jizhou. With the White Dragon Horse's speed, it can be reached in one day. Comparing the map, we followed the official road all the way north, and what we saw along the way was shocking.
The people were displaced, without clothes to wear and food to eat, and countless people starved to death on the roadside.
It's like hell on earth.
There is a reason why the Yellow Turban Rebellion was able to sweep across the eight states of Qing, Xu, You, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan and Yu in a short period of time and shake the foundation of the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop.
At this time, the Han Dynasty was corrupt, local officials levied heavy taxes, and the trend of wealthy and powerful families annexing land was prevalent. A large number of farmers lost their land, and coupled with natural disasters and man-made calamities, the people had long since been unable to make ends meet.
Already on the brink of collapse.
There was a folk song at the time that said: "Hair is like leeks, it grows back after being cut; head is like a chicken, it crows again after being cut. Officials do not need to be feared, but the common people should never be looked down upon."
Before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, small-scale peasant uprisings had already occurred in various states and counties, but they were all suppressed, but the problem was not solved.
Instead, it is getting worse.
When Zhang Jue took advantage of the situation, it was like a flame igniting a powder keg, and it exploded immediately.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Mo arrived at the Yellow Turban Army's headquarters - Yecheng, Weijun.
Yecheng was not only the seat of Wei County, but also the seat of the Jizhou Inspectorate. In the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao captured Yecheng and built Yedu here. Later, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and called it one of the Five Capitals.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Yecheng was considered a big city.
Go into the city.
Although occupied by the Yellow Turban Army, Yecheng remained bustling as always. Rouge shops, rice shops, inns, restaurants, brothels, etc. were all still open for business, maintaining basic business order.
Qin Mo did not rush to meet Zhang Jue. Instead, he went to the street to buy blank books, pens and ink and other things, found an inn to stay in, and never left the house again.
He has to prepare a gift for the meeting.
He picked up the pen and wrote "Five Elements Talismans (Selected)" on the cover. He began by briefly writing down some of his experiences with talismans, followed by the most representative five elements talismans, such as the earth-escaping talisman, the fire bomb talisman, the quicksand talisman, the wind-controlling talisman, and so on.
All of them can be used in the Qi Refining Stage.
This is also Qin Mo's prediction of Zhang Jiao's cultivation level, which is this level.
According to the description in the book, the magic spells that Zhang Jiao knew were only such as calling the wind and rain, curing diseases and plagues, but no one had ever seen the five elements talismans that were truly lethal.
It should please Zhang Jue.
…
The next day.
Qin Mo came online again and served Xiao Bailong breakfast as usual. He had a simple meal at the inn and went out with the "Five Elements Talismans (Selected Works)" he had written yesterday.
Zhang Jue lived in the governor's mansion, which was surrounded by tight security.
"Stop!" Qin Mo was stopped by the guards as he reached the main entrance. He was wearing an iron helmet, lamellar armor, holding a long spear, and a yellow scarf on his head. He looked quite decent.
At least not with a hoe or a stick...
"Give this to General Tian Gong, and he will definitely come to see me." Qin Mo handed over the book wrapped in cloth in one hand and 10 silver coins in the other.
Seeing that Qin Mo was very eloquent and capable, the guard relaxed his expression and said, "Wait."
He turned and entered the governor's mansion.
Inside the mansion, Zhang Jue was processing official documents.
Because of Tang Zhou's betrayal, the uprising was brought forward by a month, and a great general like Ma Yuanyi was killed in vain. Fortunately, everything went smoothly after the uprising.
The rebel forces from all over the country were powerful and the Yellow Turban Army was unstoppable.
The situation was very good at the moment, and Zhang Jue was quite excited. He was preparing to unite various rebel forces, march into Sizhou together, and head straight to Luoyang in order to overthrow the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop.
Just then, the guard came in and presented the package.
Zhang Jue took it , opened it, and saw the words on the cover. He was stunned. He then flipped through the contents. The more he read, the more excited he became. He almost jumped up from his seat.
It has been nearly twenty years since he obtained the "Taiping Essentials" from the immortal Nanhua, but his cultivation is stuck at the Qi Refining Stage and he has been unable to make any progress. The best thing he has is the art of talismans.
I feel like I have found a treasure when I get this book.
"Quick, please invite this strange man in." said Zhang Jue.
"promise!"
The guard breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he did not offend that man.
After a while, Qin Mo was brought into the hall and bowed: "I am Qin Mo, the stranger, meeting the general!"
"Please take a seat!" Zhang Jue frowned slightly.
He originally thought that Qin Mo was a person like his master, the Immortal Nanhua, but now he saw that he was just a young cultivator who was still in the body-building stage.
It's a bit disappointing.
Qin Mo sat down as he was told, and then he had a chance to look at Zhang Jiao. He was nearly fifty years old and already had wrinkles on his forehead. What was even more terrifying was that there were two black lines between his eyebrows, and there was a faint aura of death around him.
This is the end of my life.
Yes, Zhang Jue would die of illness in August, which was also one of the reasons for the Yellow Turban Army's later defeat.
It is said that Zhang Jiao has more than 500 disciples, all of whom can write talismans and chant spells, which is a bit exaggerated. To draw talismans, one must be at least in the Qi Refining Stage. Zhang Jiao himself is only at the Qi Refining Stage, so how can his disciples have that ability?
Qin Mo had previously guessed that those talismans were probably drawn in advance by Zhang Jiao in order to attract more believers. Now seeing the appearance of Zhang Jiao himself, he was even more certain of it.
Drawing talismans consumes a lot of energy. It would be strange if you don’t shorten your life if you draw so many.
The two started chatting.
The more they talked, the more excited Zhang Jue became. He no longer looked down on Qin Mo. He discovered that although Qin Mo's cultivation was low, his knowledge was deeper than his. Qin Mo could understand many difficult problems in cultivation at a glance.
I feel like we met too late.
Zhang Jue suspected that Qin Mo was probably a reincarnated immortal, so he looked even more respectful. It was not hard to understand why Zhang Jue was so excited when Qin Mo proposed to work for the Yellow Turbans.
He immediately made a decision to hire Qin Mo as a guest official of Taiping Dao.
As for worldly positions, since Qin Mo had not made any achievements and was a newcomer to the Yellow Turbans, and the thirty-six leaders all had their own masters, they had no choice but to appoint Qin Mo as the deputy general of the Yellow Turban Army in Youzhou.
Serving under the command of commander Cheng Yuanzhi, another deputy general was Deng Mao.
"Thank you, General!" Qin Mo was already satisfied with being able to obtain such a high position.
Just then, a prompt sound rang in my ears.
"Appointed as a guest official of the Taiping Dao and deputy general of the Yellow Turban Army of Youzhou, Legend level +5, and 5,000 experience points."
Great harvest!
