Chapter 281: One Eye of the Stone Man
“In the morning, they seek promotion; in the evening, they seek reunification; these days, it is difficult for poor people to survive.

The door was opened early to pay homage to the King of Wei, and everyone in charge was happy.

Kill corrupt officials, beat up corrupt officials, open the city gates to welcome the King of Wei, who has surplus food when he arrives.

Eat his mother, eat her mother, eating is not enough for the King of Wei.

With fields to plant and clothes to wear, everyone can live happily. "

Nursery rhymes about "King Wei" are popular in Cangzhou City and even in the whole of Hebei and Shandong.

Every rebel knows the role of this kind of easy-to-understand and easy-to-sing ballad, which is a standard for rebellion.

The historian Bo Yangfu said: "All rumors without basis in the streets are called rumors. As a warning to the rulers, the heavens ordered the Mars to transform into a child to make up rumors and let the children learn them, which are called nursery rhymes. Small rumors may indicate the good or bad fortune of a person, and big rumors may indicate the rise and fall of a country."

To match the nursery rhymes, there must naturally be visions of ghosts and gods.

The campfire of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the howling of foxes, and the books hidden in the belly of fish.

Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, killed a white snake.

"Legitimacy" is very important, and "divine authority" was the only way to prove legitimacy in the early days of rebellion.

Although it's cliché, it's very effective.

Of course, further steps to prove one's legitimacy are to consolidate one's power and obtain sufficient benefits.

So the reason why Liu Bang killed the snake was very simple. He wanted to declare his legitimacy to the public and to become the leader of an uprising.

Similarly, the various nursery rhymes and strange visions that appeared in Shandong and Hebei are also a kind of deification of the "Little King of Wei".

On the bank of the Yellow River, the "Jade Arm Craftsman" Jin Dajian looked at the huge stone man emerging from the water with a fanatical expression.

The stone man, more than ten feet tall, was covered with moss, but after it was wiped clean, one could see clearly that he was a handsome and dignified young man.

The young stone man stood quietly with his eyes closed. He looked dignified and the eye between his eyebrows was wide open, flashing brilliant light.

It was not some kind of magical power. It was simply a huge gem placed in the only open vertical pupil, which appeared as a strange phenomenon under the sunlight.

Jin Dajian used all his life's knowledge to carve this stone man with Cao Jie's appearance. It took half a year for the sculpture to be brooded at the bottom of the Yellow River, and was finally unveiled when the Yellow River flooded and changed its course.

"It's not enough. This vision is not enough..."

"In ancient times, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, killed a white snake. Now that the stone man has been born, he should kill a demon in front of the world..."

Cao Jie had already made arrangements for this.

Two years ago, Qin Hui ate the noodles cooked by "Chuanhuoer" Zhang Heng, and his soul "Iron-backed Qiong Wang" fled into the Yellow River and hid at the bottom of the river. It was just in time for him to be killed today and make Cao Jie famous.

In order to perform this grand drama, Liangshan mobilized many heroes.

"The Dragon in the Clouds" controls the clouds and brings rain, "The Dragon in the River" and "The White Shark in the Waves" transform into dragons and carry stone men into the water. "Vajra" and "Arhat" protect them, and ghost generals such as "Red-haired Ghost" and "Knife-wielding Ghost" lead the way.

With such a group of evil spirits stirring up the Yellow River, the Iron-backed Qiong King had nowhere to hide and was refined alive in front of the people on both sides of the Yellow River.

"Don't think the stone man has only one eye, he will stir up the Yellow River and the whole world will rebel!"

This proverb resounds across both sides of the Yellow River.

The people's hearts were overturned overnight. After this series of operations, the common people in Shandong and half of Hebei were completely loyal to the "King of Wei".

There are songs all over Shandong and Hebei saying:
Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger, fame, wealth and honor are like dust and dirt. Looking at China, the people are suffering, and thousands of miles of fertile land are all barren. Looking at the world, there are all bandits and captives, and the broken laws of heaven can only be repaired by ordinary people. A good man will leave his parents and only serve the people, not the master. Holding a steel knife ninety-nine, kill all the corrupt officials and stop. I am a man, why should I be a horse and cow for the landlord. The warrior drinks the wine in the bowl and never turns back on the journey of thousands of miles. The golden drums sounded and the people roared, and they vowed not to stop until the Yellow Dragon was broken.

The storm of rebellion quickly swept across the nine provinces from the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

The White Lotus Sect, far away in the south of the Yangtze River, also began to gain momentum.

Manichaeism is an imported religion after all. Although it has been localized, it is not as easy to spread as the White Lotus Sect, a branch of Buddhism.

"The Ming King is born, and Maitreya is born. The little King of Wei is Maitreya!"

The appearance of Maitreya is so similar to Cao Jie.

Amid the worship of thousands of believers, the Holy Maiden Jinlian raised her hand, and lightning flashed and disappeared around her. A white lotus withered and flourished, and in the midst of birth and death, withering and flourishing, the heaven, earth and universe could be vaguely seen!

This illusion is so magical.

Within two months, hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangnan converted to the White Lotus Sect, and the momentum of their rebellion was no weaker than that of the "Saint Prince" Fang La.

There was also Tian Hu, who started an uprising in Qinyuan County, Weisheng Prefecture, at the eastern foot of Taiyue Mountain. He quickly captured the prefecture and county, but he was not well prepared and his development was not complete.

The three brothers Tian Hu were all born into hunter families. They were very strong, but rebellion required not only the ability to fight and kill, but also brains, wisdom, and worldly wisdom.

In this regard, Huaixi Wang Qing is an old hand.

This guy was quite impressive. His father, Wang Yu, was a well-known wealthy man in Tokyo. He made a fortune by managing government offices, instigating lawsuits, framing the bad guys, and framing the good people.

Later, Wang Qinglai was born. He turned out to be the enemy of the previous life and the evil son who came to seek revenge. He ruined Wang Haikuo's family.

After Wang Qing built up his fortune, in order to make a living, he relied on his martial arts and became a deputy military officer in Kaifeng Prefecture.

In the middle of spring in the sixth year of Zhenghe, Wang Qing had nothing to do, so he went to Yujingpu in the south of the city for a stroll. Suddenly, he saw a young lady in a sedan chair. She was so beautiful that she captivated Wang Qing at once.

This young lady was the daughter of Tong Guan's younger brother Tong Ren, who was adopted by Tong Guan as his own daughter. She was also Yang Jian's granddaughter. Her maiden name was Tong Jiaoxiu. She was only sixteen years old and was promised to Cai Jing's grandson, Cai You's son, Cai Xing, as his wife, that is, Cai Jing's granddaughter-in-law.

Then what!
Although Wang Qing was disobedient and unfilial, and his words and deeds were vulgar, he did have one good thing: he was born with a handsome and elegant appearance.

When the pretty young lady saw him, her heart was aroused immediately. She thought about him day and night after returning home and wanted to present the cat to him.

Now the man was in love and the woman was willing, although their social statuses were very different, but nothing was difficult in the world as long as one was willing to climb. After some effort, Wang Qing really climbed onto the ivory bed, became the first to seduce the beauty, and took the first place.

But there is no wall that is impenetrable. The two of them had been in love for half a year, but their affair was finally exposed and reported to Cai Jing and Cai You.

Cai Jing was in a high position and had to maintain his dignity, so he didn't want the matter to be known to the world.

But if Wang Qing was killed, the scandal would only be confirmed! So he secretly persuaded his trusted officials to exile Wang Qing to a remote and dangerous military state to eliminate his traces.

Wang Qing was then exiled to the prison in Shanzhou under the jurisdiction of Xijing. Later he escaped from prison and broke into the mountains. He then started a rebellion under the propaganda of "inciting the world to rebel against the Yellow River".

All the villages and towns near and far were looted by him. All the evil and criminal people in the world came to join him. Within two months, he gathered more than 20,000 people and successively conquered the neighboring counties.

However, like Tian Hu, he started too late and was led by Cao Jie to rebel prematurely, so he was somewhat powerless and could not achieve anything.

(End of this chapter)