Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Chapter 125 The Terminator of the Tang Dynasty - Huang Chao!

However, the fact that Huang Chao and others cannibalized human flesh is still open to question.

After all, if Huang Chao really acted like this without any cover-up, then the people of the world might rise up to attack not the imperial court but Huang Chao. After all, it was not just Huang Chao and Wang Xianzhi who revolted at that time.

The first year of Qianfu.

Huang Chao walked on the road with his head down, casually pulled out a piece of grass on the roadside, held it in his mouth, and then continued walking forward.

He didn't have any destination at all. It was purely because he felt uncomfortable, so he wanted to take some time off. As a result, he became more and more annoyed as he walked, so he simply said to the entourage behind him: "I am feeling upset, so please take a few steps and go back first." "

The followers looked at each other and stopped silently.

Huang Chao thought about how he had repeatedly failed in the scientific examinations for many years, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

To say that he didn't win because of his lack of talent would be a pity at best.

But he didn't say he was talented, but he was proficient in pen and ink, but he failed repeatedly.

Huang Chao felt from the bottom of his heart that his appearance must have caused consequences for him.

After all, he was ridiculed a lot because of his ugly appearance.

The more Huang Chao thought about it, the angrier he became, and he threw out the things in his arms.

He suddenly picked this thing up not long ago. It says that if you can fulfill your wish, you only need to give one hundred taels of gold.

His family was rich, and although the one hundred taels of gold was not a drop in the bucket for him, he could still afford it. At that time, Huang Chao was angry because he failed the exam again, so he got angry and decided to do something. Order.

He wanted to know whether what he said was true, so he might as well take it seriously.

But after seeing it for several days, there was no movement. It was fake at first glance.

So when Huang Chao was angry just now, he simply threw it away.

But now looking at the jade that was still shining in the grass, Huang Chao thought about it and picked it up again.

Even if it is fake, this rare jade can still be sold for a lot of money.

Huang Chao, who was bored, looked at the surrounding scenery, vented all his dissatisfaction, and said: "When autumn comes on September 8th, when the flowers bloom, hundreds of flowers will bloom. The fragrance of the sky will penetrate Chang'an, and the whole city will be filled with flowers." Wear golden armor!”

"Yo! What a poem!" A voice suddenly came, startling Huang Chao.

"Who? Who is talking?!" Huang Chao looked around, and the next moment, two figures appeared in front of him.

It was Xiao Ran and Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is not wearing a dragon robe now, he is just dressed like an ordinary rich man, but he wears a layer of soft gold silk armor underneath, making him invulnerable.

There was originally only one gold silk soft armor of the same style in the world. Later, Xiao Ran fell in love with it and asked a craftsman to make another one. He was currently wearing it.

No wonder they were so careful. What if Huang Chao accidentally knew their identities and got angry and attacked them directly? He only had one life.

"Who are you?" Huang Chao asked, looking at Xiao Ran and Li Shimin.

Li Shimin said: "You must be Huang Chao."

Xiao Ran glanced at this famous "ugly man" in history.

There is a detailed description of his appearance in the novel, saying that when he was born: "The description is weird, two feet long, one eyebrow, two teeth, three orifices in the nose, a fleshy snake on the left arm, and a fleshy ball on the right arm. One has Bagua on his back and seven stars on his chest.”

When Xiao Ran looked at it, he thought it was nonsense.

What kind of gene arrangement and combination can make it look like this?

If it is true that there is a deformed ball of flesh on the arm, that is, a tumor, logically speaking, nerve and muscle development will be affected, making it difficult to use force, let alone fight. This is simply nonsense.

Eighty percent is an exaggeration.

Looking at himself now, Xiao Ran could only say that although he was not handsome and a bit ugly, he was not ugly enough to make people and gods angry. He could only be said to be unattractive.

The head is relatively large, the distance between the eyes is somewhat wide, the eyebrows are somewhat unibrowed, and the buck teeth are protruding.

But as for more, there is none.

Although it's not pretty, it's not weird.

Seeing that the visitor revealed his identity, Huang Chao became even more vigilant, "Who are you? What do you want to do with me?"

Xiao Ran pointed at the jade in Huang Chao's hand with his chin and said, "Didn't you ask us to come?"

Huang Chao looked at the jade in his hand with an expression of great surprise.

Is this thing really useful?
"Could it be that you were really summoned by this jade stone?"

"Is it a god or a spirit?"

Xiao Ran wiped his sweat from his rich imagination.

"I am a human being. Let me introduce myself. My name is Xiao Ran. I am also the chairman of Super Dimension Company. I come from thousands of years later."

"In other words, I come from the future."

Li Shimin on the side looked at Huang Chao and said, "I am also in the same company as him."

Li Shimin did not say his true identity, because Xiao Ran had told him before that Huang Chao was a rebel, and his order was even vague.

If Huang Chao really has the idea of ​​​​rebellion at this time, then his noble status will be a living target!

So Li Shimin said: "I am the president of the branch next to our chairman, responsible for the affairs of Datang. You can call the chairman Mr. Xiao, and you can call me Mr. Li."

There are many people with the surname Li in the world, and not all of them may be from the Tang Dynasty royal family, so Huang Chao didn't think much about it.

Instead, he asked: "Are you here to help me?" As he said that, Huang Chao looked around at the empty place and said: "It's just the two of you who want to rebel? Ha, although I can't stand those people in the Tang Dynasty today. Officials and emperors, but that doesn’t mean they are all fools and don’t know how to resist.”

Xiao Ran and Li Shimin looked at each other, and Xiao Ran asked aloud: "Why do you want to rebel?"

Huang Chao paused for a while before speaking out: "Have you seen the surroundings? Have you seen the people? There have been droughts and floods in the world for many years, but what about the court? Not only did they not provide food for disaster relief, but they increased taxes and arrested young men to fight. !”

"Those officials are even more useless. For the sake of their own political achievements, they don't even report the disaster! The people can no longer survive! I thought I could enter the officialdom and do something for the people, but I have been doing scientific research for many years. , I failed the exam many times! I know I am ugly, but I can’t let this stop me from taking the imperial examination!”

Xiao Ran was silent for a long time and said, "Why do you say they judge people by their appearance?"

Huang Chao said: "Otherwise, what could be the reason? Although I, Huang Chao, am not very talented, I am also proficient in writing. My grandfather even praised me for my poetic talent. If I fail once or twice, it may be because I am not knowledgeable enough, but I failed many times. Apart from appearance, I can't think of any other reason." Xiao Ran was silent for a while, and then said, "Is it possible that you misunderstood?"

Huang Chao looked at Xiao Ran and said very dissatisfied: "Misunderstanding? What did I misunderstand?"

Xiao Ran said: "Let's just say, these imperial examinations are all anonymous. Even if they discriminate against you because of your appearance, or even know your name, and don't want to give you high scores because of this, let's first say, score Does the examiner have to know which paper is yours first?"

Huang Chao subconsciously wanted to refute, saying that they just knew, but then he thought of what Xiao Ran said just now, yes, they were all anonymous, how could the examiner know which paper was his?
Could it be that he really misunderstood?

Xiao Ran said: "They really don't discriminate against you because of your appearance. If you haven't passed the exam, it's either because your talent is not enough, or they are corrupt and paid to pass."

Huang Chao didn't know for a moment whether he should be happy or unhappy, but he had been troubled by his appearance for a long time, and now that he knew the news, he felt much better.

Seeing that Huang Chao was no longer so angry, Li Shimin coughed twice and asked, "Then do you still want to rebel?"

Huang Chao was stunned for a moment. He did have this idea in a fit of anger at that time, but it was just an idea and had not yet reached the point where it must be implemented.

So Huang Chao said: "I don't have to rebel."

Li Shimin asked: "Then what do you think now?"

Huang Chao thought for a moment and said, "Since you are from later generations, you should know the current situation."

Xiao Ran nodded, "I do know that the current emperor is Li Xuan, right?"

Huang Chao said: "That's right."

Xiao Ran looked at this place with no village or store, and said to Li Shimin and Huang Chao: "Let's find a place to talk. I'm a little tired after standing here for a long time."

Huang Chao waved his hand and said, "Then go to my place."

Although Huang Chao's family has no power, he is rich. He came to Chang'an to take the exam. He couldn't buy a house in a good location, but he still had a house in an ordinary location.

So Xiao Ran and Li Shimin followed Huang Chao to Huang Chao's home.

Huang Chao poured a glass of water for the two of them and said, "This is a humble house, so please bear with me."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal." After saying that, he looked at Xiao Ran and said, "Let's talk about Li Xuan first."

Huang Chao was a little dumbfounded, "Aren't you two the same person? How come he knows and you don't?"

Li Shimin was stunned by Huang Chao's question. Xiao Ran quickly explained: "I am his superior. Naturally, I know more than him."

Huang Chao understood, "I see, then I'll bother you."

Xiao Ran said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Let's talk about Li Xuan first. Li Xuan was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of eunuchs. What the palace life scene can bring to him is that he can have fun unscrupulously. ”

"In fact, he is indeed an emperor who loves to play. He is almost always sophisticated in his entertainment business. He is not only obsessed with playing polo, but also has superb skills."

Li Shimin frowned, "Is this something worth bragging about?"

Coincidentally, Huang Chao thought so too.

Xiao Ran said: "Don't worry, don't we have to talk about it bit by bit?"

Li Shimin was helpless, "Then continue talking."

Xiao Ran then continued: "Li Xuan was still relatively young when he succeeded to the throne, so he naturally lacked the necessary political ability. All political affairs were handled by the eunuchs, and his most trusted eunuch was Tian Lingzi. Li Xuan had been governed by Tian Lingzi since he was a child. He takes care of daily life and is emotionally dependent on him, and calls Tian Lingzi 'father'."

Li Shimin and everyone were dumbfounded, "Father? What, he still wants to recognize a eunuch as his father?!"

Huang Chao also felt that it was quite outrageous. He was not very clear about the secrets of the royal family. Now that he heard it, he felt that his outlook on life was a bit shattered.

If he had done what Li Zhen did, his legs would have been broken long ago.

Xiao Ran said: "That's what Li Zhang did anyway. Most of the major decisions of the court at that time were in the hands of Tian Lingzi because of Li Zhang's importance. Moreover, the situation was already very chaotic before Li Zhang ascended the throne. "

Liu Yunzhang, who served as a Hanlin scholar during the Yizong period, described the urgent situation at that time with "Nine Breaks of State-owned Assets" in his "Book of Direct Remonstrance": "If troops gather all the year round, the first break is the first break. The barbarians are flourishing, and the second break is the third break. The powerful and extravagant arrogance, the third break. Broken.

If a general fails to show his authority, everything will be broken. If Buddhist temples are widely built, they will be destroyed. Bribery is the only thing that breaks the law. The long-term officials are cruel and cruel. The taxes and servitudes are not equal, and the eight are broken. There are many people who live on the salary and few people who pay the taxes. This is a nine-fold failure. "

In other words, when Li Zhen ascended the throne, the situation in the world was already very serious.

After Li Xuan ascended the throne, this situation not only did not improve at all, but also worsened day by day.

As a result, uprisings among people in various places occurred frequently.

Speaking of this, Xiao Ran looked at Huang Chao and said, "Don't say it. Normally speaking, you are really rebelling."

Huang Chao's eyes widened and he was a little surprised.

He did have such an idea, but he didn't expect that he would actually realize it in the future.

So he quickly asked: "Then, what was the result?" Was it successful or not?
Xiao Ran said: "It's done, but it's not done either."

Huang Chao was confused by these words.

Xiao Ran said: "Let's start from the time of the uprising. Now the people in the world are suffering and displaced. There are many people who rebelled. One of them is Wang Xianzhi. You responded to his call and then rebelled together."

Since the end of Xiantong, floods and droughts have occurred across the country, and Henan has been the most severe. The wheat harvest has only been half completed, and there are almost no crops in autumn.

However, since Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court has "continued to use troops and collected taxes more and more urgently", and the states and counties have not spoken out about the disaster, resulting in "the people are dying and have nowhere to complain."

So Huang Chao took his nephew and other eight people to gather thousands of people to respond to Wang Xianzhi, and the grass army became increasingly powerful.

People in all directions suffered from harsh taxation and expropriation, as well as Pang Xun's old tribe scattered among the residents. They rushed to defect to the rebel army, "within a few months, the number reached tens of thousands."

Huang Chao was shocked by his future self.

"Do I still have such ability?"

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Don't belittle yourself."

Huang Chao was a little embarrassed, and then quickly asked: "What happened next?"

Xiao Ran said: "You can say that you had the right time, place and people."

After the uprising broke out, the prefectures and counties deceived their superiors, and the court did not know the truth. In order to protect themselves, the military governors from various places sat back and watched, so the rebel army developed rapidly.

Although Li Xuan was nervous about this situation, he did not stop having fun.

(End of this chapter)