xymnovel Chapter 407 The Yellow Turban Situation
Chapter 407 The Yellow Turban Situation
From selecting recruits to developing training plans and manufacturing weapons and equipment, the Ouyang family poured countless efforts and wisdom into every step.
The members of Tianxiao Zhanwu are all elites who have been selected through multiple rounds of screening.
Not only does he possess a strong physique, but he also has a firm will and outstanding combat skills.
Having endured countless life-or-death trials, they have forged this invincible and iron-willed force.
The weapons and equipment of Tianxiao Zhanwu are treasures passed down through generations of the Ouyang family.
Each weapon embodies the hard work and wisdom of the family's predecessors, shining brightly on the battlefield and helping Tianxiao Warriors to be invincible.
Moreover, Tianxiao Zhanwu's achievements lived up to the expectations of the Ouyang family, and can be described as brilliant.
Since its formation, it has repeatedly demonstrated its might on the battlefield, making outstanding contributions to the stability of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Whether it was border disputes or internal rebellions, Tianxiao Zhanwu swiftly quelled the conflicts with overwhelming force.
Unexpectedly, even the Ouyang family, a clan of three dukes who were loyal to the Great Qian imperial family, has now developed disloyal intentions.
They left a backup plan within the Taiping Cult and the Yellow Turban Army.
It can only be said that the previous Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty was too impatient and his methods were too cruel.
Even the Ouyang family, a behemoth whose influence in the court was no less than that of the three kings of different surnames, felt the crisis.
Otherwise, Ouyang Jing wouldn't be here this time.
Instead, he appeared beside Su Ye!
The previous emperor's weakening of various powerful families within the Great Qian Dynasty affected more than just that one top war god in the Great Qian Dynasty.
Other prominent families were also significantly affected. As a prominent family in the Great Qian Dynasty in recent years, the Ouyang family was naturally among the first to be impacted.
The Ouyang family, as a prominent clan in the Great Qian Dynasty, has always established itself through martial arts. Their generations of battle tactics and weapons have made them invincible on the battlefield.
However, it was precisely this prestige and power that made them a thorn in the side of the royal family.
Although the previous Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty did not immediately target the Ouyang family or launch a major attack on them because of their prestige in the military and the court in recent years.
However, over the years, the Daqian court has weakened the Ouyang family both openly and covertly.
The Ouyang family's influence in the Daqian Dynasty and the military has been significantly reduced.
Moreover, Gu Changqing, the Grand Tutor and Pillar of the Great Qian Dynasty in this generation, was a commoner who was promoted by several emperors of the Great Qian Dynasty and had almost no powerful family background behind him.
They would not be lenient towards powerful families like the Ouyang family, so the Ouyang family's life in the Great Qian Dynasty has not been easy in recent years.
Their influence in the court and the military was gradually weakened, many important positions were replaced by the court's cronies, and the chances of their family members being promoted in officialdom became slim.
Even more serious is that with the rise of Gu Changqing, a Grand Tutor and pillar of the state who came from humble beginnings, the Ouyang family's voice in the court has been further weakened.
In particular, unlike the three kings of different surnames, the Ouyang family did not own a piece of territory of their own.
This made them more vulnerable when facing suppression from the imperial court.
Unlike the kings of different surnames who could rely on the resources of their territories to be self-sufficient, they depended more on the imperial court's favors and rewards.
Now, these favors and rewards are gradually decreasing, and the future of the Ouyang family is becoming increasingly bleak.
Therefore, faced with such a predicament, the Ouyang family had no choice but to re-examine their situation and seek a new way out.
It is against this backdrop that,
The Ouyang family began to harbor ulterior motives.
They realized that relying solely on the power of the imperial court was no longer enough to maintain the family's honor and status, and they had to find new allies and support.
Thus, when Zhang Jiao's Taiping Sect was just beginning to show signs of development...
The Ouyang family had already noticed this and began to secretly contact the Yellow Turban Army of the Taiping Sect, and to make arrangements within its ranks.
The Yellow Turban Army of the Taiping Cult, formed by the alliance of multiple forces, was attempting to overthrow the rule of the Great Qian Dynasty.
The Ouyang family immediately saw the possibility of cooperation with them, hoping to restore and consolidate their influence in the court and the army by leveraging the power of the Yellow Turban Army of the Taiping Sect.
Not only did they provide substantial financial and material support, they also dispatched a group of elite family members to infiltrate the Yellow Turban Army under assumed names and secretly manipulate and guide its actions.
These members of the Ouyang family held important positions in the Yellow Turban Army, gradually gaining real power and seeking greater benefits for their families.
Putting aside other things, there are quite a few members of the Ouyang family who have changed their appearances and identities under Meng Zhang's command.
Although the Ouyang family doesn't have many members in the Yellow Turban Army's upper echelons right now because they can't be too reckless.
However, there are quite a few mid- to high-ranking officers who hold real military power.
It can be said that if it weren't for Su Ye and the Yunwang Mansion's unforeseen circumstances, they would have ended up with Meng Zhang in the Yellow Turban Army.
Moreover, Meng Zhang was indeed quite capable, and by sheer coincidence, he encountered the Yellow Turban Army being thoroughly defeated by the Great Qian Dynasty.
Before the masterminds behind the scenes could make their full move, they turned the tide against the Yellow Turban Army.
He saved the Yellow Turban Army from dire straits in several battles, and also defeated Qiu Longteng and others from the opposing Daqian Dynasty.
They seized the opportunity to take control of most of the Yellow Turban army's military power.
With the overwhelming force at play, they forcibly compelled those behind the scenes to reluctantly acknowledge Meng Zhang's title as the Yellow Turban Commander-in-Chief.
However, to be fair, the Yunwang Mansion and even the three kings of different surnames actually contributed only a limited amount of effort to the formation of the Taiping Sect.
This also explains why, despite the fact that the Yunwang Mansion has Meng Zhang, a high-ranking traitor, within the Yellow Turban Army, it's not a problem.
However, in terms of control over the Taiping Sect, it is definitely not as high as that of the behind-the-scenes manipulators who established the Taiping Sect from beginning to end.
Otherwise, Meng Zhang wouldn't be so frustrated, and he wouldn't have had to ask Su Ye to help him eliminate his competitors.
Meng Zhang had some countermeasures against the Taiping Cult's infiltration of people into the Yellow Turban Army.
But if it comes to cunning, even a group of Meng Zhang tied up wouldn't be a match for those old coin toss players who specialize in this.
Unless Meng Zhang announces now that he is breaking away from the Taiping Sect and leading his Yellow Turban Army away.
But if that were the case, those behind-the-scenes manipulators would probably laugh themselves silly.
It's uncertain how many people will be willing to follow Meng Zhang at that time.
These Yellow Turban soldiers are now mostly poor people from the lower classes, drawn by the doctrines of the Taiping Sect.
No matter how good Meng Zhang is at fighting, he can't accumulate that many die-hard loyalists in such a short time.
They lost the prestigious reputation of the Taiping Sect.
Among the Yellow Turban Army, those willing to follow Meng Zhang, the "Dragon Soaring Commander," on their journey faced an uncertain future.
The quantity may be considerable, but it's not that many.
In comparison, without Meng Zhang, that troublemaker, the Taiping Cult could easily muster another million-strong army.
In this chaotic era of Tianwu Continent, there's not much of anything, except for a lot of people who can't make a living!
Their lives are worthless!