My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 119 Hanoi Hanho

The middle-aged woman repeatedly handed the children in her arms to the group of Taoist priests, while simultaneously kneeling down and kowtowing to them.

"Please, sages, save my child!"

"Please save my child!"

The Taoist priests entered, helped the child up, took out a wooden bowl, burned some talisman paper, mixed it with water, and fed it to the child.

then.

They quickly took out some dry wheat cakes, broke them into small pieces, dipped them in water, and fed them to the child.

The middle-aged woman, who was a mother, was filled with gratitude and kept saying words of thanks.

The villagers around the mother and child looked at the group of Taoist priests with respect and dared not be negligent in the slightest.

In contrast to their attitude towards these Taoist priests.

The villagers ignored the minor officials who followed the Taoist priest, refusing to let them in.

Even the Lü family father and son, who had just been inside, were pushed out as the Taoists entered.

Standing outside.

Seeing this, Lü Bu and his dozen or so cavalrymen were completely bewildered.

"Father," Lu Bu couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Who exactly are these Taoist priests? And why do these villagers believe in them so much?"

They were also called immortals.

Looking at the yellow turbans on the heads of these Taoist priests, Lü Ping suddenly realized that he had some answers.

A name lingered in his mind, and he opened his mouth, but before he could speak.

Behind the Lü family father and son.

Among the minor officials who were ostracized, one with a dignified appearance couldn't help but whisper.

"These Taoist priests all belong to a sect called Taiping Sect. They are skilled at distributing porridge and using talismanic water to cure diseases. I heard that they are particularly effective."

"Those uneducated people who hadn't read many scriptures were particularly convinced."

Upon hearing the young official's explanation, Lü Bu couldn't help but ask.

"Do their talismanic water really work?"

"Could it really be some kind of magical magic? Are these Taoist priests also immortals descended to earth?"

The young clerk pursed his lips and said irritably.

"It is useful, but it has nothing to do with magic."

"It's just some medicine powder that's made into talismans, and then burned in water."

"I've used this kind of trick before; it's all just a way to fool people."

Lu Bu nodded thoughtfully, and was about to ask another question.

But Lü Ping interrupted him from his side.

Lu Ping looked at the young official with curiosity and asked in confusion.

"I think the villagers trust these Taoist priests more than they trust the government."

"This might be a hidden danger; haven't you thought about doing anything about it?"

Hearing Lü Ping's question.

The young clerk wore a wry smile and slowly shook his head.

"My esteemed friend is truly unaware of something."

"The Taiping Sect has existed for seven or eight years, but it wasn't as prevalent before."

"Their leaders were from Julu in Jizhou, and their names were Zhang Jiao, Zhang Liang, and Zhang Bao."

"Back seven or eight years ago, our county was quite prosperous. Even when the Taiping Sect sent Taoists to preach, not many people were willing to believe in them."

"The county officials are too lazy to care."

Before the young official could continue, Lü Ping suddenly spoke up, taking over his words and continuing the story for him.

"Then, in the past two years, natural disasters and man-made calamities, coupled with the corruption of your county's officials, have caused many villagers to be displaced."

"This created space for the Taiping Religion to develop."

"Besides, the government is too busy dealing with natural disasters and man-made calamities to spare any time to deal with the Taiping Religion, which is supposed to be working for the people."

"After all, judging from the current situation, the Taiping Cult hasn't done anything harmful; on the contrary, its development has been more beneficial than harmful."

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"Am I lying?"

That's all.

Lu Ping looked at the young official in front of him with great interest, a slight smile on his face.

Although he had never seen these things before, he could guess what they were.

Hearing that Lü Ping had deduced the general situation based on just a few words and the scene before him, and that the deduction was quite accurate.

The young official immediately realized that the middle-aged man in front of him was no ordinary person.

His expression changed drastically, and he repeatedly bowed to Lü Pingxing.

"What the benefactor said was absolutely true!"

"I am Han Hao, a minor official in the Wen County government. May I ask your honorable name?"

Han Hao?

Upon hearing the name, Lü Ping paused for a moment, feeling that the name sounded somewhat familiar.

For the moment, he couldn't recall who Han Hao was or what he had done. He only vaguely knew that this minor official was probably a figure who had made his mark on history.

Lu Ping composed himself, looked Han Hao up and down, and spoke softly.

"Lü Ping, also known as Lü Zizhi, was a native of Wuyuan Commandery."

talking.

He then pointed to his eldest son, who was standing beside him, and introduced him to Han Hao.

"This is my eldest son."

"Lü Bu, also known as Lü Fengxian, was a student of the great Confucian scholar Cai Yong."

When Han Hao, who came from an ordinary family, first heard the name Lü Ping, he was wondering if there was a family with the surname Lü in Wuyuan County.

He was still wondering if Lü Ping was just an ordinary person with a lot of experience.

However, when Lü Ping uttered the words "I studied under Cai Yong,"

Han Dang immediately became respectful and looked Lü Bu up and down. He realized that he was just ignorant and had never heard of the Lü family of Wuyuan.

After the two exchanged names...

Seeing that the Lü family father and son were also from prominent families, Han Hao felt much less of a barrier between them.

He glanced at the slowly waking child, moved a little closer to Lü Ping, and smiled bitterly.

"Brother Lü, you are unaware of something."

"Although what Brother Lü just said is the main reason for the recent rise of the Taiping Sect, there is one point that Brother Lü overlooked that is of utmost importance."

"Oh?" Lu Ping looked puzzled.

"Which point?"

Han Hao lowered his voice and spoke softly.

"Many officials in the prefectures and counties have received bribes from the Taiping Sect."

Therefore, they often turned a blind eye to the development of the Taiping Religion.

"even."

"Many officials also took the grain and fodder that the government should have used for disaster relief and sold it to the Taoist priests of the Taiping Sect."

"After the Taoist priests of the Taiping Sect buy the grain and fodder, they can go and provide disaster relief themselves."

"They were quite pleased with themselves, feeling that they had both provided disaster relief and made money—a win-win situation!"

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Han Hao's eyes flickered as he couldn't help but scrutinize Lü Ping's changing expression.

Lu Ping was immediately shocked after hearing Han Hao's words.

He could deduce that the situation in Hanoi County was likely due to the government's refusal to distribute grain.

But he never expected that the officials in Hanoi County would be able to do such a thing.

His side.

Lu Bu, who had never understood the intricacies of officialdom, was utterly astonished and blurted out.

"What an incompetent official!"

Han Hao, equally moved, nodded slightly.

"We feel the same way."

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