Chapter 128 Upgrade, great joy [Subscribe]

When Cao Cao sent the breath of his soul into the Moon Shadow Mirror again, it was like sinking into a well.

First I felt cool, then suddenly it became hot, as if I was being burned by the scorching sun.

With the help of the Moon Shadow Mirror, his perception was connected with the Sun Shadow Mirror on the other side and was influenced by the Sun and Moon mirrors.

Images began to emerge in the moon mirror, bizarre and fleeting.

In the Tomb No. 4 on the other side, the halo of the heliocene mirror seemed to be refracting and moving.

Suddenly, the figure of an emperor appeared in the mirror.

He stood on a mountain, looking ahead, like a mural in a tomb!
The scene reflected in the mirror turned into a huge stone gate.

The emperor was looking at the stone gate!

Cao Cao's heart was slightly shaken.

The stone gate stood in the tomb like a mountain. Even through the mirror, one could feel its hugeness. Compared with it, humans were as small as dust.

The stone gate flashed by in the reflection of the sun mirror.

After observing for a moment, Cao Cao's most intuitive feeling was that it was huge, as if it was carved out of the mountain.

The entire mountain wall is a door.

The third time the picture changed, an ancient stone platform appeared.

There were several bronze objects on the table, like tripods, with a faint halo coming out from inside.

Here, the picture stops abruptly.

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

In Tomb Sequence No. 4, why can the heliostat illuminate different areas?

Can the mirror move?

His tomb made Cao Cao, who had glimpsed it from a distance several times, feel inexplicably surprised.

What kind of tomb would have such a large area?

Cao Cao recalled the location of the tomb given in the entry, which was at the main peak of the Qinling Mountains, Taibai Mountain.

Above the stone gate reflected in the sun mirror just now, there are a few ancient characters written on it. They are stone bone inscriptions from the middle and late Shang Dynasty, also known as "Oracle Bone Inscriptions" and "Yinxu Characters".

Cao Cao thought for a moment and asked Cai Yan, who was sitting at the side of the study, "Can Wen Ji recognize the ancient texts of the Shang Dynasty?"

Cai Yan was sorting out letters. Hearing this, she hummed and turned around.

She was new there and didn't feel comfortable getting so close to Cao Cao like Diao Chan did.

Just now, Cao Cao took out the mirror and Diao Chan was watching from the side.

"I learned some from ancient books, but I don't know them all."

Historical books describe Cai Yan, one of the four great talented women, as having an outstanding memory and being able to read through ancient scrolls.

She can remember almost everything about the books she has read.

There is also a saying that the reason why Cao Cao spent a large sum of money to redeem Cai Wenji was actually because Cai Yong's collection of more than 4,000 rare ancient books was well-known throughout the world at that time.

Later, most of these ancient scrolls were lost due to wars.

But Cai Wenji had seen the ancient scrolls collected by Cai Yong.

Cao Cao redeemed her so that she could reproduce the contents of these precious books.

At this time, Cao Cao wrote down the Yinxu text he had just seen on paper based on his memory.

There are three characters in total, which is too ancient. Even Cao Cao, who was knowledgeable, could only recognize the last character, which was probably "台".

Wen Ji walked over and looked at it for a while: "Ba...tai, or Guo...tai, the character in the middle is a person standing on a mountain, like... an immortal!

Baxiantai, or Guoxiantai... I'm not sure, you can go ask my father."

Your father and I are the same. If we don't know each other, it will be difficult for him... Cao Cao thought.

"Is your father used to coming to my place?" Cao Cao put away the mirror and changed the subject.

"accustomed."

Under Cao Cao's gaze, Wen Ji twisted her fingers and lowered her eyes. Her long and thick eyelashes also drooped. Her deep big eyes looked clear and silent, with a slight sadness on a rainy day. She was extremely beautiful.

"Father actually knows that the governor asked us to come here because he was worried that he had followed Dong Zhuo before and would inevitably be hated by many nobles and officials in the court.

Dong Zhuo is dead, and the governor is afraid that his father will be punished."

"My father and I both want to repay the governor, so he asked me to come here and do some work with him and do my best."

Wen Ji quickly glanced at Cao Cao:
"My father is not suitable to be an official. He drank some wine yesterday and recalled the past drinking scene in Dong Zhuo's house. He said that Dong Zhuo was also pitiful and was fooled by him and Wang Yun.

If these words were heard by some people in Chang'an, they would be in danger of death."

Cao Cao thought to himself, you are right, your father was beheaded just because he talked nonsense and recalled Dong Zhuo's affairs.

After talking with Wen Ji for a few words, it was already getting dark.

Cao Cao signaled Wen Ji and Diao Chan to go back first.

Cai Yong and Wen Ji also lived in the outer courtyard of the governor's mansion, which was roughly equivalent to their status as guests.

Wait until the two women leave.

An attendant came to report that Hua Tuo was delayed on the way and would not arrive in Changyi until tomorrow.

Cao Cao asked Dian Wei and Xu Chu to come in and bring two boxes of treasures brought back from Meiwu in Chang'an, and then sent someone to pass the message to Jin.

What was brought back from Meiwu in Chang'an was most of Dong Zhuo's wealth that he had earned from wreaking havoc in Luoyang, levying heavy taxes and plundering the national treasury. It was equivalent to the most precious legacy of the Han Dynasty.

This huge amount of wealth made Cao Cao accidentally become the richest man in the late Han Dynasty.

There were nearly a hundred boxes of half-man-high iron boxes alone, containing treasures that Dong Zhuo often checked.

Ling Jin came back from Chang'an and was in the front hall of the provincial government, ready to receive orders at any time.

When he heard Cao Cao calling him, he became alert, stood up and disappeared.

study.

Ling Jin walked in with his back hunched and shoulders hunched: "Provincial Governor."

"Open the box first."

Ling Jin agreed and looked at the two metal boxes that were half a person's height.

He reached out and touched the box, then tilted his ear as if listening.

Are these ears growing on fingers?
After a moment, the energy from Ling Jin's fingertips extended into the keyhole of the box, and there was a faint sound of rollers turning inside.

The box popped open in an instant.

Ling Jin checked and found no other mechanism before moving the box next to the low mat.

Cao Cao took something out of it.

When Ling Jin took a look, he was surprised to find that it was actually a jade seal.

Cao Cao took out the second thing, which was also a jade seal.

Ling Jin was a little confused.

Cao Cao took out four jade seals from the box one after another.

The jade seals are divided into seven or eight different styles, including the national seal and the emperor's private seal.

Most of these seals in front of us are the emperor’s private seals, which retain a little bit of the emperor’s aura.

Ling Jin thought that Dong Zhuo must have dug tombs around Luoyang and obtained the seals of successive Han emperors from the tombs, or they might have been from the inventory in the Han Palace.

Cao Cao looked at the jade seal, then buried his head in drawing, restoring the location of the No. 4 tomb sequence and the direction map of some areas given in the entry. When the ink was dry, he handed the direction map to Ling Jin:

“This is a picture of a tomb in Qinling Mountains. Take someone to have a look.

Do not enter any other area except the one shown on the map.

If you can't get in, don't force it. Write down the information you find out in detail and come back to let me know."

Ling Jin was filled with gratitude and said, "Thank you for your concern, Governor. I will do my best to handle the matter."

Cao Cao blinked his eyes. Do I care about him?

Ling Jin left quickly to recruit staff, left Changyi in the evening, and headed west to work hard.

He brought more people this time.

He only took one look at the tomb map drawn by Cao Cao and realized that the tomb was not an ordinary place.

The sun sets.

Cao Cao pushed the soul phase again, and a black aura rose behind him and attached to a jade seal in front of him.

There were wisps of purple halo in the emperor's seal, which were absorbed and merged into the black aura of the soul.

[Your soul absorbs the remaining imperial luck in the jade seal... promoted from the second heavenly stem 'Ren' to 'Xin', and the level skill value... 57... 58...]

Cao Cao then took the second seal, and then the third.

When all four jade seals were absorbed, the skill level displayed in the entry increased from Xin to Geng, the fourth level of the Heavenly Stems... 4...5.
His spiritual and mental state had been improving slowly from the beginning of his practice to now, but he unexpectedly gained a breakthrough after absorbing the imperial luck from the jade seal.

This kind of practice requires the integration of emperor's luck?
After the soul was upgraded, the black gas it emitted became thicker.

Cao Cao found that his consciousness seemed to be nourished, and his thoughts seemed to be working faster than usual. He felt a hundred times more energetic.

[Your talent for culture has increased due to the improvement of your spiritual aspect, 92.5 (legacy level)]

Cao Cao stopped practicing and sat in his study, experiencing the changes inside and outside his body.

After tea time, he took out the marching map and drew two routes on it.

Yuan Shao defeated the Youzhou troops.

Gongsun Zan's defeat meant that he would no longer have the opportunity to interfere in the affairs of Qingzhou and Yanzhou.

This defeat was enough to make him re-evaluate Yuan Shao and concentrate all his efforts on preparing for the second confrontation with Yuan Shao.

So at this stage, this is an opportunity that Cao Cao can take advantage of.

He had previously raised troops in all directions, one of which was deployed in the border area between Qingzhou and Yanzhou.

Liu Bei also took part of Gongsun Zan's troops to this area, located in Pingyuan County, with the purpose of assisting Tao Qian and containing Yanzhou.

First get rid of Liu Bei, then turn around and attack Xuzhou.

Cao Cao hesitated, but attacking Xuzhou was not as easy as it seemed.

The outer troops of Xuzhou are not very powerful.

But the core troops under Tao Qian's command were a group of Danyang soldiers.

Zhuge Liang, who is still a child, also lives in Xuzhou.

In history, Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou made Zhuge Liang deeply hostile to Cao Cao's behavior from a young age. And it was because of the attack on Xuzhou that Cao Cao suffered a great loss and almost lost his life.

At this moment, Cao Cao's face, illuminated by the newly lit light, cast a heavy and cold shadow.

East of Yanzhou.

Huang Zhong, who was sitting in the central army tent, found that a communication bead in his hand was emitting a faint light.

Cao Cao sent the order: "First, eliminate Liu Bei's garrison in Pingyuan County, and then go south to attack Xuzhou."

Huang Zhong suddenly stood up, walked out of the tent, gathered his troops, and prepared to launch a surprise attack on Liu Bei.

Its county seat is in Pingyuan County, and the seat of the military commander is in Leling, which is located at the junction of Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou. It is currently under the jurisdiction of the Qingzhou Inspectorate.

Night is falling.

Cao Cao returned to the inner house.

Yu Qing did not come out to greet him as usual, which Cao Cao found a little strange.

In the bedroom, Yu Qing curled up her legs, rested her arms on her knees, and rested her chin on her arms. Seeing Cao Cao, she said weakly, "I don't know why, but I've been feeling very heavy lately. I like to eat sweet and sour things. I vomited just now."

I feel heavy and like to eat sweet and sour things. It would be better if you told me clearly... Cao Cao suddenly realized.

But he pretended not to understand: "Uncomfortable?"

Yu Qing repeated it, hinting wildly: "My husband, I have been feeling unwell recently, so I can't sleep with you at night."

"My husband hasn't been home for a few days, and I've been vomiting a lot."

I still don’t understand… Yu Qing glared at him coquettishly, sat up straight, and said, “I’m pregnant.”

Cao Cao found it funny and leaned forward to pinch her smooth face: "That's really a happy thing. Qing'er has become the heir of our Cao family and has made a great contribution."

Only then did he smile without disguising himself.

Yu Qing was quite satisfied with Cao Cao's performance, and snorted proudly, "My husband prefers baby boys?"

"Gender is not that important. If I have to compare, I still prefer girls more."

At that time, people regarded boys as precious, as they could inherit the family legacy and carry on the family business. Cao Cao's ideas were different from those of ordinary people.

"Since you are pregnant with a child, Qing'er can no longer be a concubine. How about letting you be a concubine?"

The principal wife is the wife who is married in a formal ceremony, while the concubine and the side wife are a kind of marriage system that has been passed down from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

At that time, it was popular for the upper class to give several wives as gifts when marrying one.

The wife usually brings her sisters, cousins ​​or nieces with her.

These relatives of the wife are concubines.

But their status is much higher than that of ordinary concubines.

The children can also be regarded as legitimate sons or daughters, and their status is higher than that of illegitimate sons.

Below them are concubines, side wives, and maids. The system of wives and concubines in a family is very clear.

Cao Cao's statement that Yu Qing was a concubine at the beginning was strategic.

If you give too much at the beginning, Yu Qing will try her best to become the principal wife.

It is different now. Yu Qing is so happy that she has been transformed from a concubine to a concubine. Her eyes are bright.

By having a concubine first and then a concubine, Yu Qing's expectations were met, which was conducive to the peace of the family's backyard.

"I am pregnant, so I can't always sleep with my husband at night. I am a concubine, so my husband might as well take me a concubine.

My Yu family has a girl of marriageable age."

In this era, it is beneficial for powerful families to fill the harem with girls from their own family, as they can help each other.

Cao Cao thought to himself, "Do I need you to look for it? There is one stone of the most beautiful woman in the world, and I have five bushels of her in my backyard."

When I give birth to a son, there will be only one stone of land in the world, and he will take up eight dou.

Haha, Cao Cao slept soundly that night, holding Yu Qing in his arms, and did nothing.

But I was also thinking that I should find another woman to marry. Who would be suitable?
In the early morning of that day in Pingyuan County, shouts of killing suddenly rang out.

At dawn, Huang Zhong gathered his elite troops and attacked Pingyuan County where Liu Bei was stationed.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were trying to persuade Liu Bei: "Brother, let's leave quickly. Yanzhou has elite soldiers and horses, and they are numerous and powerful. Gongsun Zan was recently defeated, and we have lost our support. It will not be difficult for the two of us to protect you and fight your way out."

If we stay, we won't stand a chance of success. The longer we stay, the more dangerous it will be."

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