太平道の信者たちが身に着けていた黄色の頭巾。

色の理由は諸説あり、
五行説に由るものだとも、黄帝への信仰に由来するともされているが……
どうあれ、その色を身に着けて立ち上がることこそが未来に繋がる、と民たちが信じていたのは事実である。

「ほ、ほ、ほ。確かに、これを巻いた民の誰もが
　太平道の全てを理解しているというわけではなかった
　じゃろうな。
　しかし、それでも……一体感、というのはあったよ。
　思い返すとも。
　黄巾を頭に巻き、立ち並ぶ数多の民たち。
　ワシの言葉を聞き、目を輝かせる者たち。
　ああ……あれこそが、
　ワシらが求めたものであったのかもしれんな。
　見渡す限りを黄巾が埋め尽くすあの光景は、まるで、
　実りに実った稲穂の大地のようであった―――」

それは彼と民とを繋いだ色。
目を閉じても瞼の裏に浮かぶ、確かに彼らが生きた証。

One of the yellow scarves worn as turbans by disciples of the Way of the Taiping. There are numerous explanations as to why this color was chosen, with the Five Elements theory claiming that it was a sign of faith in the Yellow Emperor. Regardless of the color's origins, we do know that those who chose to stand up to the Han Dynasty while wearing one of these scarves did so because they believed it would lead to a brighter future.

"Hoohoho. True, I doubt many people who wore these scarves truly understood everything about the Way of the Taiping. But, even so...there was a sense of unity in seeing everyone wearing the same color. Of course I remember the droves of people who stood together, all with these yellow scarves wrapped around their heads. I remember how they listened closely to what I said, their eyes glittering bright. Yes... Thinking back on it now, perhaps that very sight is what we all truly sought. Seeing all those Yellow Turbans covering the land everywhere you look was like seeing the most bountiful rice harvest you could imagine coming to life..."

Yes, this was the color that bound Zhang Jue and the people who looked up to him. A mark of their lives that he can still see clearly whenever he closes his eyes.