Chapter 5: Disappointing "Yes, Not Bad." "Go to the logistics manager later and receive five hundred taels of silver as a reward." Zhang Xianzhong looked at Ma Yuanli with a look of satisfaction, then he looked to the left and right and shouted, "There are rewards and punishments, I, Zhang Xianzhong, will do what I say!" "You guys, since this is your first time making a mistake, I'll keep this in mind for now!" "If you disobey military orders and act recklessly again, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship!" In other words, he still has a dozen trusted subordinates who are loyal to him and obey his orders, which has calmed his anger a little. Unfortunately, these dozen or so confidants not only have never been to school, but also do not understand military and political management, and have no ability to lead troops alone. All they have is courage. Given their backgrounds, there was nothing wrong with this, but Zhang Xianzhong was short of talent! There is a severe shortage of talent in all areas. Zhang Xianzhong was an educated man and a military officer. Because he had no support, his superiors constantly swallowed up his credit and eventually he was even framed and dismissed from his military post.
Later, he returned to his hometown unwillingly, worked hard, made friends with many heroes, and only recently made up his mind to raise an army and start a rebellion. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong knew that the imperial court was now beyond redemption. He not only has ambition, but also talent. Compared with other rebel leaders, Zhang Xianzhong is definitely the best among them. Fortunately, after they captured a county town, they coerced and bribed more than a dozen teachers to work for them, and were able to barely get the daily work of the rebel army going. He signaled Ma Yuanli to step back, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he held a seal in his right hand, tossing it up and down, looking coldly at the rebel leaders in front of him and on his left who were silent. The seal in his hand was none other than the symbol of his official status as the county magistrate of this county. This seal not only represents the identity of the county magistrate, but also serves as a special magic weapon to control the county's city defense formation. Therein lies a trace of the Ming Dynasty’s national destiny. The fate of the dynasty is mysterious and unpredictable. Without the imperial edict from the court, ordinary people cannot control this kind of special magical instruments and seals. In this world, there are people with destiny who are more magical than ordinary warriors and are born with star destinies. This kind of people are extremely rare, and they often emerge in times of chaos. After they successfully unlocked their own star destiny, not only did their speed and efficiency in cultivation breakthroughs increase greatly, they even gained some incredible abilities. For example, Zhang Xianzhong, who has unlocked his own destiny, can forcibly refine the official seal in his hand that represents the fortune of a city, and use it to manipulate the city defense formation to resist foreign enemies. This is something that most rebel leaders cannot do. This requires the existence of astrology and it must be successfully activated. Special rebel leaders like Zhang Xianzhong could even forcibly refine and absorb a ray of imperial luck from the seal when they abandoned the city and fled, in order to enhance their own foundation. Some horoscopes are strong, some are weak, and the gap between them is huge. Zhang Xianzhong's fate was extraordinary and was definitely one of the top ones. The Seven Killings is Zhang Xianzhong’s own star destiny.
The three top-level destinies, Qi Sha, Po Jun and Tan Lang, will only appear when the world is in chaos and dynasties change. The grades of these three fates are extremely high, only lower than Ziwei fate and Qianlong fate. In this magical world, if the holders of Qisha, Pojun and Tanlang fates can kill a royal prince, they will be upgraded to Qianlong fate after seizing, refining and absorbing the dragon luck of the other party, and they will be qualified to establish a dynasty. Only those with Qianlong and Ziwei fates, who establish a dynasty or empire, can obtain the true dragon luck between heaven and earth, and have the ability to use the luck of the empire to suppress the world, and use the city-protecting formation with the luck of the empire as the core energy of the magic formation to protect their own power. This secret can only be known by the person who has opened the astrology. Others will not understand the secret. People with this kind of fate would never tell their secrets to any outsiders, and would always be hunted down by the imperial court. It was only after Zhang Xianzhong successfully opened his own Seven Killing Star destiny that he learned of this secret of heaven and earth. This was also one of the main reasons why he, a shrewd man, decided to start a rebellion. However, it was not until now that he realized how difficult it was for an army of rebels to achieve anything! There are too many difficulties to face in the future. Those officials, noble families, and wealthy clans are the vested interests of the current imperial court. They control every aspect of the court and are naturally irreconcilable with these rebel forces. Almost all intellectuals come from these forces, big and small, and will never join the rebels and work for them. Except for a very small number of poor children who have no food or clothing and are cynical about the world, they would come to join the rebel army. However, these children from poor families are mostly timid and cowardly. If you want them to join the rebel army, they must be completely desperate. At least until now, no intellectuals have come to join Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates. Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong hardened his heart and thought to himself, "If there are no intellectuals to rely on, can't I train one myself?" "Those orphans and beggars that I just ordered to be collected, after selecting some talents worthy of training, they will be allowed to learn both culture and martial arts together." "When they grow up, I will have capable helpers and no longer have to worry about these terrible situations now." "In the early stage, it was enough to have the dozen or so teachers who came through coercion and inducement to teach them how to read and write." "But in the final analysis, if we want to accomplish anything in the future, we still have to rely on powerful force!" It makes sense that he thinks so. Those Tartars outside the Great Wall are just some civilized barbarians, but aren't they still relying on their powerful military force to force the imperial court to make continuous concessions? The best example is that the imperial army suffered continuous losses of cities and territories and suffered heavy casualties when facing these barbarians. Speaking of the current rebel leaders, Zhang Xianzhong is far superior to them in terms of foresight. Those little beggars who have been lonely and helpless since childhood and struggling to survive can easily be trained and become trusted and extremely loyal people as long as someone is really kind to them. This is what the founding emperor of this dynasty was like. In the early stages of the uprising, he took full control of his rebel army through a series of operations such as marrying a wife, swearing brotherhood, and adopting a son, and finally seized the world. With a successful example in front of him, Zhang Xianzhong only needed to copy similar homework. Of course, this is easier said than done, provided that one must first survive the heavy encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, and the most urgent task is to develop and expand the rebel army under one's command. If we are tragically wiped out by the imperial army and die, what will be our future? Zhang Xianzhong was very clear that if he wanted to achieve something in the future, he would first have to deal with the imperial troops that kept coming. Only if you survive first, are you qualified to talk about other things.
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