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Dong Zhuo was once his subordinate, while Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Liu Bei were only small soldiers in front of him. He was selected into the Temple of Martial Arts twice, and can be said to be the last cornerstone of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the General of Chariots and Cavalry Huangfu Song, whose courtesy name was Yizhen, and he was from Guyuan, Ningxia.

Huangfu Song was born in a military family. His father Huangfu Jie was the governor of Yanmen, and his uncle was one of the famous three masters of Liangzhou. Huangfu Song was good at both literature and martial arts since he was a child. He liked to read poetry and was familiar with archery and horsemanship.

When he grew up, he was successively selected as Xiaolian and Maocai, and qualified to be an official. He first served as a doctor, and later served as the county magistrate of Baling and Linfen. Later, when his father passed away, Huangfu Song resigned and returned home to mourn for his father.

After the mourning period was over, Taiwei Chen Fan and General Dou Wu invited him to continue his official duties, but he did not respond. It was not until Emperor Ling of Han summoned him that he became a minister and concurrently served as the governor of Beidi.

In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the whole country responded at once. Prefectures and counties were lost, and officials fled or were killed. The Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou even approached the capital Luoyang, causing a shock in the capital.

At the critical moment, Huangfu Song was appointed as the Left General of the Central Army, and together with the Northern General of the Central Army, Lu Zhi, and the Right General of the Central Army, Zhu Jun, they led the army to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion. They are therefore known as the "Three Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty".

At that time, the Eastern Han Dynasty's imperial army was much stronger than the Yellow Turban Army. The imperial army led by Huangfu Song had only 4 soldiers, while the Yellow Turban Army had as many as 30 soldiers. Due to the disparity in strength, the vanguard troops were defeated by the Yellow Turban Army general Bo Cai, resulting in Huangfu Song being surrounded in Changsha.

Huangfu Song remained calm in the face of danger. He observed that the Yellow Turbans used grass to form camps, so he imitated Tian Dan's fire bull formation and used fire to defeat the Yellow Turbans, beheading tens of thousands of them. After that, Huangfu Song led his army to victory after victory, making the Yellow Turbans terrified.

At that time, the main force of the Yellow Turban Army was in Hebei. The Northern General Lu Zhi and his successor Dong Zhuo were successively defeated by the Yellow Turban Army. So Huangfu Song led his troops north and killed Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao successively.

In just 10 months, he completely quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion. After pacifying the main force of the Yellow Turbans, Huangfu Song petitioned to exempt land rent to support the hungry people, which saved countless lives.

According to historical records, the people sang: "The world is in chaos and the market has become a ruin. Mothers cannot protect their children and wives have lost their husbands. Thanks to Huangfu, we can live in peace again." After that, Huangfu Song was appointed General of the Left Cavalry, Governor of Jizhou, and given a fief of 8,000 households, which was the highlight of his life.

However, Huangfu Song missed three opportunities to change the fate of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the second half of his life. The first time was when he had just defeated the Yellow Turban Army and was in awe of the world. Yan Zhong, a native of Hanyang, advised him to follow the example of Huo Guang, take power and rectify the government.

But Huangfu Song just laughed it off and was willing to give up his military power and become a civil official, which resulted in him being framed by eunuchs. Imagine if he had really led his troops to Luoyang and killed the eunuchs and treacherous officials, the Eastern Han Dynasty might not have had no chance of revival.

The second time was in 188 AD. After Huangfu Song led his army to quell the rebellion in Liangzhou, the court ordered him to hand over the Western Liang Army, but Dong Zhuo refused to obey.

At that time, his nephew Huangfu Li advised him to take the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo and eliminate a major threat to the country. However, Huangfu Song was cautious and thought it was inappropriate to kill colleagues without an imperial edict, and thus wasted the opportunity to deal with Dong Zhuo.

The third time was when Dong Zhuo entered the capital and monopolized power. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others fled the capital and organized a coalition army in Guandong to fight against Dong Zhuo. At that time, Huangfu Song was stationed in Guanzhong with 3 elite troops, and his adviser Zhang Shiliang persuaded him to raise an army to fight against Dong.

If Dong Zhuo attacked from both the east and west, he would surely be defeated. Huangfu Song was unwilling to be the first to do so, and instead obeyed Dong Zhuo's order, surrendered all his 3 elite soldiers, and headed for Luoyang. He was nearly killed by Dong Zhuo, but was saved thanks to his son Huangfu Jianshou's pleading.

Not long after Dong Zhuo's death, Huangfu Song also died of illness. The legendary god of war ultimately failed to save the Han Dynasty. Looking back on Huangfu Song's life, as the last famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, his military talent is unquestionable. He pacified the Yellow Turbans and defeated the Liangzhou rebels, which were all unprecedented achievements.

However, when the empire was in turmoil, he missed the opportunity to save the Eastern Han Dynasty due to his political indecision. He was a loyal minister, but his loyalty also led to the destruction of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people, which makes people sigh.

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He was the first hero in the chaotic times at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and an important leader of Taoism. He was unwilling to be oppressed and wrote vigorously, making the corrupt Eastern Han Dynasty tremble with his own strength.

Although he has been controversial for thousands of years, his image as a rebel who is not afraid of power has a far-reaching influence. He is the great sage teacher and general of heaven - Zhang Jue.

Speaking of Zhang Jue, he was from Ningjin, Hebei Province. Because he believed in Huang-Lao doctrine, he founded the Taiping Dao by teaching magic and spells, and called himself the "Great Sage Teacher."

We often see that many religious leaders always have some medical skills at the beginning of their preaching, which is the best way to attract believers. Zhang Jue is no exception. He knows some medical skills, and more importantly, he knows psychological therapy.

When treating patients, he would ask them to kneel down and repent first, and then drink the magic water. Some people may wonder what use this kind of magic water can have? Modern psychological research shows that this practice does have a certain promoting effect.

As long as a person is convinced that drinking this water will have miraculous effects, the strong psychological suggestion will have an amazing effect on the body's recovery that simple medicine cannot achieve.

Of course, ancient people did not know much about psychotherapy, and some people who drank Zhang Jiao's magic water had miraculous improvements in their illness, so they regarded him as a god. Word spread, and Zhang Jiao's fame grew.

Initially, Zhang Jiao was active in the Julu area. After more than 10 years of operation, his followers had reached hundreds of thousands, spread all over the country, and had a strong influence in most of China.

As the leader of a religious sect, he achieved god-like status, and many people even sold their property to join him. Zhang Jue's influence was so great, did the government know nothing about it? Of course not.

Both the local government and the imperial court were well aware of Zhang Jue's existence. The local government did not try to suppress him, but instead thought it was a good thing.

The Han Dynasty advocated Confucianism, but did not reject Huang-Lao. In 70 BC, Huang-Lao thought once became the mainstream thought of the Han Dynasty. After the eunuchs seized power, they suppressed party members, imprisoned Confucian intellectuals, and persecuted students.

The eunuchs naturally disliked Confucianism, which advocated justice. At this time, the Taiping Dao, which was based on Huang-Lao thought, suddenly rose, making the government feel safe and assured.

They believed that Huang-Lao thought advocated tranquility and inaction, and that it would not cause any disturbances, so there was nothing to worry about. Therefore, instead of suppressing him, they praised Zhang Jue for his "good teaching and enlightenment, and his popularity among the people."

However, the government underestimated Zhang Jue. When a person is on the road from being a mortal to becoming a god, how can he be willing to be bound by worldly power? So Zhang Jue changed his name to "Taiping Daoist", which exposed his ambition.

Look around, where is the world peaceful? Except for Emperor Ling of Han, I am afraid no one thinks that the world is peaceful, especially the lower class people.

They had long felt the darkness of society and the rampant tyranny. Who wouldn't long for a peaceful and prosperous world? Zhang Jue was indeed amazing. He captured the hearts of the people and made a fuss about the word "peace", which were two words with great appeal.

Even 1700 years later, Hong Xiuquan still raised the banner of the "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", which shows that the word "Taiping" could be used repeatedly by rebels for 1700 years.

It's not that no one realized the seriousness of the problem. Minister Yang Ci was worried about the expansion of the Taiping Dao's power. He thought that the followers should be dismissed and allowed to return to their hometowns to farm, so that Zhang Jue would be defeated without any attack.

Yang Ci's subordinate Liu Tao also wrote to the emperor, suggesting that a reward be offered for Zhang Jue's arrest. However, the emperor was indulging in sensual pleasures and had no time to care about such trivial matters.

In his opinion, the world was peaceful and harmonious, so why bother with war? While Yang Ci and others' memorials were left aside, Zhang Jue was already accelerating the pace of the riot.

He divided the country into 36 factions, called the 36 Fangs. The big Fangs had more than people, and the small Fangs had to people. Each Fang had a leader, called "Qu Shuai", which was equivalent to a general.

Before the riot, political propaganda must be done to brainwash the believers. Zhang Jue pretended to be a god, chanting: "The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky should be established, the year is Jiazi, and the world is auspicious."

"The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky shall be established" means that the world is about to change. The history of the Han Empire is about to be turned over, and the paradise of the Taiping Dao is about to come. Such words are quite inspiring.

Most of the followers of Taiping Dao came from the lower classes and were not well educated, unlike the Qingliu masters who could quote scriptures. However, they truly felt the darkness and corruption of the Eastern Han Empire. If such a corrupt empire did not die, how could it be justified?

In addition to shouting slogans, Zhang Jue also wanted to create a mysterious atmosphere. He secretly sent people to sneak into the capital and wrote the word "Jia Zi" in white lime on the gates of various government offices in the capital.

For a time, a tense and terrifying atmosphere enveloped the capital. Ma Yuanyi, a general under Zhang Jue, gathered tens of thousands of believers in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, preaching the prophecy that "the blue sky is dead and the yellow sky should be established."

At the same time, Ma Yuanyi secretly sent people with a huge sum of money to the capital to bribe the eunuch Feng Yan and win him over as an insider. As long as the believers attacked the capital, they would launch a coup in the palace, overthrow the Eastern Han court in one fell swoop, and establish a new regime.

The plan was grand and the dream was beautiful. However, the reality was cruel. Not every believer wanted to overthrow the court. Some people just joined in the fun and could not be considered to have faith.

When Ma Yuanyi was secretly planning an uprising, a Christian rebelled and informed the government. Emperor Ling of Han was shocked, as he had never expected that a group of rioters would rebel right under his nose.

He immediately issued an imperial decree to arrest Ma Yuanyi and execute him by torture. Then, a large-scale manhunt began, killing all members of the Taiping Dao without mercy. Soon, more than 1000 members fell under the butcher's knife. The imperial edict was sent to Jizhou at full speed, ordering the state government to quickly arrest Zhang Jue and bring him to justice.

Faced with the sudden change, Zhang Jue issued an uprising order and prepared to take action in advance. He sent people to notify the 36 parties across the country that the uprising would be in February and the symbol of the uprising would be a yellow scarf wrapped around the head.

This year was the seventh year of Guanghe reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty (184 AD), the year of Jiazi in the lunar calendar. The appeal of religion was huge. Zhang Jue had been plotting this for a long time. Although his plan was discovered by the court, he still controlled the situation and decisively launched a nationwide armed uprising.

Zhang Jue called himself General Tiangong, and his two brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were respectively called General Digong and General Rengong. Because the rebels wore yellow scarves on their heads, this riot was historically known as the "Yellow Turban Rebellion."

The Yellow Turban Rebellion had been brewing for a long time, had clear political objectives, and was carefully prepared. Therefore, in the early stages of the uprising, the rebels achieved a brilliant victory.

Thirty-six regions revolted simultaneously, covering most of China. The Taiping Daoists burned down local government offices, and the whole country was shaken by the flames of war.

Most of the governors and prefects of these prefectures and counties were sons of nobles or bought officials, who had a way of exploiting the people. When they heard about the riot, they all ran away faster than anyone else. The Yellow Turban Army captured cities and took control of many prefectures and counties in less than a month. The government troops were beaten dizzy and abandoned their weapons.

The failure of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was due to insufficient preparation and hasty deployment, and was directly related to the military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Compared with the Western Han Dynasty, the military system of the Eastern Han Dynasty had obvious defects.

In March of the first year of Zhongping (184 AD), Lu Zhi, the General of the Northern Army, was ordered to attack Zhang Jue. Lu Zhi won victory after victory, killing more than 3 people, and forced Zhang Jue and his men to retreat to Guangzong (today's east of Weixian County, Hebei).

When the Han army attacked frequently, Zhang Jue also transferred his brother Zhang Liang's army back to Guangzong to strengthen the garrison. Since the uprising, Zhang Jue had been working hard to survive the fierce counterattack of the officers and soldiers. Eventually, he became ill due to overwork and died in Guangzong.

Later, Huangfu Song replaced Lu Zhi as the commander of the Han army. Soon, he captured Guangzong and killed more than 3 Yellow Turban soldiers including Zhang Liang. Huangfu Song ordered people to dig up Zhang Jue's tomb, strip him of his official uniform, and send his head to Luoyang to report his achievements. In the end, the powerful Zhang Jue met such a tragic end.

Looking back on Zhang Jue's life, he can be regarded as a key figure in the creation of the Three Kingdoms era. Without him, there might not have been such a turbulent era as the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.

However, in history, he has not received a fair evaluation and has always been regarded as a traitor who rebelled against the orthodox court. In various popular games or TV series on the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Jue is often vilified and called the "Yellow Turban Bandit".

However, it was the darkness and corruption of the court that forced the common people into a desperate situation. They just did not want to become the starving corpses of the tyrannical officials, so they rose up in resistance to win a glimmer of hope for themselves. Therefore, as a leader in the resistance against oppression, Zhang Jue is undoubtedly a hero.

[The first meritorious official who conquered Shu, a military prodigy born in poverty, a historical figure of trivia]

Deng Ai defeated Jiang Wei repeatedly and destroyed Shu Han, which was a great achievement. He was also one of the only two generals in Wei State who were listed in the Temple of Martial Arts. He was born in a humble family, but he was able to govern the country with both literary skills and military skills, and he was a dazzling star in the Three Kingdoms period.

However, such an outstanding figure not only had a tragic end, but was also often underestimated in history. He was the military prodigy of the Three Kingdoms period - Deng Ai.

Speaking of Deng Ai, I'm sure many people have heard this saying: "It is not a shame to be born in a humble family. Only those who can bend and stretch can be called a real man."

This sentence comes from a line of Deng Ai in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was his response when Jiang Wei mocked him for herding cattle and stuttering when he was young. It is also very appropriate to use it on Deng Ai in the official history.