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| …After he cried, schoolteacher Sun told his father: “Don’t worry, father. I received a book from Heaven. It can cure my illness.” Then they went back to the villa. He took a bowl of clean water, cast a spell and drank it. His disease was cured all of a sudden. And his hair and skin were recovered. From then on, people near or far away came to ask him for treatment. And everyone was cured. Schoolteacher Sun received gifts and money worth around 20,000 guans from the patients, and recruited over five hundred apprentices.
Among the apprentices, there was a man named Zhang Jue. One day, he bid farewell to schoolteacher Sun: “I have a mother at home. She is very old. I have no choice but to ask to go and see my mother.” Schoolteacher Sun said: “I will give you a volume of the pharmacopeia when you leave, so you don’t have to come back.” Then Sun shared one volume with Zhang Jue, asking him to cure patients all over the world for free. “You have to obey this rule!” Zhang Jue left his master and came home. Everywhere he went by, he cured all the patients who came to him for free. Zhang Jue told them: “If you are cured, young men can follow me as apprentices, while seniors are free of charge!” Zhang Jue traveled around, recruited more than 100,000 apprentices. He asked them to write down their names, hometowns, and dates of birth. “When I need you, I will send you an order. Once you see the order, you have to come right away. All the apprentices will be summoned by provinces. If you don’t come when you received the order, you will die. If you don’t follow me, bad luck will come to you!” Suddenly one day, the Yellow Turban army started their rebellion. Zhang Jue’s orders were passed around everywhere. In a few days, all the apprentices gathered at the Zhangjia villa, which was located 14.5 kilometers further east from Guangning county, Yangzhou. Zhang Jue and his other two brothers gathered in the villa, everybody was exclaiming: “Come up here, our second brother!” The second brother brought four bundles, and unwrapped them. There were all yellow turbans in the bundles. Everyone took a turban and wore it. Zhang Jue addressed to the crowd: “The Han dynasty is over. It is our time. If one day I become the emperor, the greatest contributor will be conferred to the king rank, the second great contributor will be conferred to the marquis rank, and the least ones will be provincial governors.” After the gathering, the rebels did not have armors or metal weapons. They wrapped bodies with layers of cloths and picked up farming tools as weapons. Led by Zhang Jue and the other two, the army of 100,000 took over Yangzhou. After this battle, they armed the army with armors, broadswords, bows, and horses. On that very day, the rebellions started their riot from Guangning county, Yangzhou. When they passing by a village, they took over the village; when they passing through a county, they took over the county. On their way, they took over countless of regions. Everywhere the rebellions went, the locals followed them with entire families. The people who did not want to follow them were captured or killed. Two third of the Han territory was taken over by the rebellions. Yellow Turban armies gathered over 360,000 soldiers. Meanwhile, Emperor Ling of Han set up a meeting at the court, gathered officers to discuss: “The Yellow Turban traitors now gathered over 360,000 soldiers. What should we do?” Huangfu Song stepped out and answered: “Your Majesty, if you allow me to do three things, the Yellow Turban traitors will be defeated by themselves.” The emperor asked which three they were. Huangfu answered: “First, set the prisoners, who were accused of conspiring rebellions, gathering in the wood and robbing in cities, free; Second, (set the prisoners, who were accused of) murdered officers, robbed/stole from storages, or hurt people, free; Third, as for the Yellow Turbans, accept the ones, who are willing to take off the yellow turban, to be good people of the state. Otherwise, kill their entire family.” The emperor agreed: “I will send out the pardons as you requested. Prisoners will be set free once the pardons arrive.” Huangfu Song continued: “Currently, the Han army is overnumbered by the Yellow Turban armies. It is not wise to defeat them by engagement. Your Majesty can ask for help outside of the government, and highly reward upper rank officers; appoint an honored marshal, and reward all the soldiers. When a high reward is offered, brave fellows are bound to come forward.” The emperor asked: “who do you think can be the marshal?” Huangfu answered: “If there is someone qualified, you can appoint him marshal; if not, I am willing to take this responsibility.” The emperor said: “Then you will be the marshal.” Next, the emperor gave out treasures and sent 100,000 palace guards to Huangfu Song. Huangfu took the imperial order: “Although I don’t have palace guards anymore, if I need to do something in person, I will do it as simply as possible.” Huangfu Song accepted the marshal’s signet, bid farewell to the emperor and left. At the same time, a poem says: People who don’t take advantage of the messy situation, are the real heroes who can hold the sky. There is a man, … |
。。。泣罷，學究道：「父親休煩惱，我得一卷天書，單醫我這病証。」即時同歸莊上，取淨水一盞，咒了，咽在腹中，風疾即愈，毛髮皮膚複舊。自後不論遠近，皆來求醫，無不愈者。送獻錢物約二萬餘貫，度徒弟約迭五百餘人。
內有一人，姓張名角，當日告辭師父：「奈家中有一老母年邁，乞假侍母。」學究曰：「你去時，與你名方一卷，不來也不妨。」學究分付張角名方，醫治天下患疾，並休要人錢物，「依我言語者！」
張角辭了師父歸家。遇經過處治病，無不痊可，並不要錢物。張角言：「如醫可者，少壯男子跟我為徒弟，老者休要！」
張角游四方，度徒弟約十萬有餘，寫其名姓鄉貫，年甲月日生時。「若我要你用度，有文字到時，火速前來。但有徒弟，都依省會。如文字到，有不來者，絕死。如不隨我者，禍事臨身！」
忽有一日，黃巾反漢。其張角文字遍行天下，不數日，徒眾皆至揚州廣寧郡東三十里張家莊。張角姑表三人，於此莊上聚，眾皆齊呼：「二弟將過來者！」二弟提四包袱，在面前解開，都是黃巾，散與眾人，都色帶上黃巾。張角省諭著眾人：「今日漢朝天下合休也，我合興也。若我有日為君，爾每大者封王，次者封侯，小者封刺史。」省會罷，都無衣甲器仗。先都軟纏，手持禾木棍棒。為首者張角等三人，遂引十萬壯士，先取揚州，就衣甲弓刀鞍馬器械。
當日起軍，從揚州廣寧郡為頭，逢一村，收一村；逢一縣，收一縣；收訖州府不知其數。隨到處，竭家盡起。不從者，殺伐討虜。漢家天下，三停占了二停。黃巾並聚三十六萬。
話分兩說。當日漢靈帝設朝，聚大臣議曰：「今黃巾賊並聚三十六萬，如之奈何！」有皇甫嵩出班奏曰：「臣啟陛下，依臣三件事，黃巾賊自滅也。」帝問甚三件事。奏曰：「第一件事，天下遍行詔赦，若有凶徒謀反，聚集山林，打劫城池；第二件殺害命官，討虜倉庫，傷害黎民；第三件，如自願去了黃巾，便為國家良民，如不去黃巾，全家誅殺。」帝：「依卿所奏，赦書到日，盡行赦免。」又奏曰：「今漢朝兵微將寡，黃巾浩大，不能破得。陛下可詔天下義軍，高官重賞；可拜一元帥，將空頭宣誥，重賞三軍。重賞之下，必有勇夫。」帝曰：「誰可為元帥？」奏曰：「若有人為元帥者，便挂印；若無人，小臣親去。」帝曰：「卿便挂印。」分付空宣誥珍寶，將御林軍一十萬。得聖旨：「雖無鑾駕，如朕親行，便宜行事。」皇甫嵩挂了金印，做了元帥，辭帝領兵離朝。話分兩說。詩曰：
漢室傾危不可當，黃巾反亂遍東方。
不因賊子胡行事，合顯擎天真棟梁。
話說一人，。。。