Chapter 146 Sequence No. 4 [Subscription Request]

"How is everything going in Yanzhou?"

Cao Cao entered the city and asked Xun Yu on the right.

"The governor has won every battle outside, so naturally everything is fine in Yanzhou," said Xun Yu.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia on the other side.

His eyes were half-closed and his complexion was similar to Xi Zhicai's, pale and listless.

One of the main purposes of coming back this time was to have Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo work together to treat Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu.

Guo Jia made a great contribution to the fact that the Zheng family of Shanyang was willing to come over.

When Cao Cao left, he used the assassination at Liuxiangfang as a breakthrough point and handed the matter over to Guo Jia.

For the past two months, Guo Jia's game with the gentry in Changyi was also the top priority of the rear. It was not the case that Zheng would surrender immediately upon hearing that Cao Cao had won and formed an alliance with the Xun and Chen families.

Guo Jia did many things during this period.

"I didn't sleep well last night. When the governor came back, Wen Ruo woke me up again. I'll have to ask the governor to let me go back to bed early later." Guo Jia said.

Xun Yu asked unhappily, "Did you go hang out with Zheng Huan again last night?"

Guo Jia didn't care: "I didn't go looking for her, she came looking for me."

Cao Cao and Xun Yu exchanged glances: Zheng Huan, is she a daughter of the Zheng family?

Xun Yu responded with his eyes: Yes.

While Guo Jia was doing his job, he also killed the daughter of the head of the Zheng family, which caused quite a bit of trouble.

Everyone returned to the governor's mansion.

Those who gathered in Changyi took turns to enter the mansion to meet Cao Cao, and it was also a process for each of them to express their opinions.

It was at this time that Cao Cao had complete contact with the local gentry in Yanzhou.

Previously, some aristocrats had an ambiguous attitude, and Cao Cao did not have a deep enough grasp of local power. Apart from holding tight control over military power, it was difficult for him to implement power throughout Yanzhou.

It was noon when we entered the city. There were countless people coming and going, and doing all kinds of things.

Cao Cao sent messages to the female members of his family, including Diao Chan, Yu Qing and others, asking them not to come to welcome him but to take care of the affairs first.

By the time he had dealt with everything, it was already evening.

The sunset is like fire.

Outside the official study, a huge figure rushed in and placed its fat claws on Cao Cao.

The young tiger was almost as tall as him, with a strong body, and used its big head to rub Cao Cao.

[Your reputation exceeds 500,000. If you raise a tiger, you can guide its Qi and turn it into a spiritual beast.]

The entry suddenly pushed out a message.

It was Diao Chan who ordered Yin to come here.

Cao Cao wrote a short letter, put it in Yin's ear, and asked him to take it back to deliver the message.

Yin ran away happily.

Cao Cao continued to talk with Xun Yu and others.

Guo Jia sat below Xun Yu. When the sun set, it was his turn to report on his responsibilities:
"…To deal with the local nobles in Yanzhou, use Liuxiangfang as a breakthrough point and first contact the Zheng family. The method is similar to that of the governor of the state, using the means of forming alliances to make the nobles restrain each other."

“The process isn’t important.

The most important thing is that the governor can defeat Yuan Shu, occupy Yuzhou, and form an alliance with other aristocratic families.

Zheng saw an opportunity to form an alliance with the governor of Hezhou and expand outward to Yuzhou and other places. Naturally, he was willing to go with the flow and come over."

Guo Jia gave a brief summary and handed Cao Cao a scroll.

The content is the five counties and three fiefdoms of Yanzhou, and Guo Jia has marked almost all the named aristocratic families.

Among them, some of the aristocratic families are connected with each other, some can be won over and divided, and some can be used to establish authority and have less involvement with other aristocratic families.

And so on.

This scroll is an important reference for reorganizing the Yanzhou gentry and local power, and is extremely valuable.

It was completely dark.

Cao Cao discussed a few more things with Xun Yu, and then everyone dispersed one by one.

Bian Mei was also among the civil and military officials. When she was about to leave, her small white ear twitched slightly, and she heard Cao Cao's voice in secret language: "I'll go to your place later to see Ye Mei Qian Jiao."

Bian Mei hummed softly with a nasal sound and left with brisk steps.

When the study became quiet, Jia Xu came in from outside, sat beside Cao Cao, and handed him two messages.

One was Bian Rang, a famous scholar from Yanzhou, who wrote another article accusing Cao Cao of usurping power and deceiving the world.

The other brief message was a summary by Jia Xu of the developments in various parts of Yuzhou and suggestions on the future development direction of Cao’s camp.

Cao Cao rubbed his brows after reading it and said, "Send the order to Jin to come over."

It has been several days since Ling Jin returned to Changyi.

I waited outside in the afternoon.

Upon hearing Cao Cao's summons, Ling Jin brought Xu Huan and others to the study and took their seats politely.

Xu Huan, Hu Yu, and Li Feixiong sat behind him.

"What are the details of the tomb on the main peak of Qinling Mountains?"

"The main peak of Qinling Mountains reaches the sky and is very cold. I went there and searched for it repeatedly, but I still couldn't find the entrance.

I have been in Qinling for more than half a month. I finally figured out the location marked on the map by the governor of Tongzhou and how to open it. I found an entrance. "

"To open the gate of life, the yin and yang must be connected, reflecting the mountain terrain and the earth veins."

Xu Huan stretched his neck from behind and said:
"The entrance was opened by the captain using the Taoist method of forming seals to draw out a wisp of earth energy to rush up, and it appeared out of thin air. It is extremely mysterious."

Ling Jin continued, "There is a secret path below the tomb entrance, like a gourd-shaped opening in the belly of the mountain. It becomes wider and deeper as you go down, and it is unfathomable."

"We first sent in an armored beast to explore the way, and there were twelve people, but they were all killed. There was no response at all."

"Later, I figured out some of the contents of the blueprint and went in on my own."

“There is an unknown black fog in the belly of the mountain, which blocks the vision and makes it impossible to see more than three feet away.

But I can feel that the tomb is empty and huge."

"I explored the tomb based on the information on the blueprint, and found many strange things. Fortunately, I followed the map given by the governor and tried to go deeper little by little. I didn't go into other areas, so I was able to get through safely. Finally, I saw a glowing stone platform in the darkness, which was the end point marked on the map.

There were three things on the platform, a bronze armor and a bronze tripod.

Another item is the artifact that I brought back.

This is the one in the middle of the three items. After I took it, the tomb became extremely dangerous... until I came out."

Ling Jin took out the things he had retrieved from the tomb and presented them to Cao Cao.

"I have carefully examined this thing and found no danger."

"It looks like a bronze box, but I don't know how to open it."

Dian Wei took the item, checked it, and then placed it in front of Cao Cao.

A square block of bronze.

It's the kind of color that becomes rusty after being worn for a long time.

But it is warm and translucent inside, and a bit like jade.

The surface is engraved with textures that crisscross like spell patterns.

The density of the lines is so great that it seems as if the stars in the sky were connected by lines, making them impossible to count.

On one side, there are engravings of rivers and mountains that are miniaturized countless times.

Cao Cao looked at it for a while and confirmed that it was the landform of China.

The other side is engraved with legendary mythical creatures, including the dragon, phoenix, Taotie, Xuanwu, Taowu, ancient ancestors, and many more unknown creatures.

The interlaced texture corresponds to the number of stars in the sky;
The bottom surface is the land veins and mountains and rivers, echoing the nine states;
In the middle, humans and animals coexist and are full of vitality.

This bronze block corresponds to heaven, earth and man... Cao Cao was well-read and had an extremely broad knowledge.

Others couldn't understand the contents of the copper block, but he looked at it for a moment and figured out the meaning of the patterns and textures on its surface.

"In that tomb, have you ever seen a huge door as tall as a mountain wall?"

"Never!"

"Are there any mirrors?"

"I did see a pattern carved on the stone wall. It looked like an ancient mirror hanging in the air, shining as brightly as the sun. But I am not sure. The stone carving only flashed by."

"Have you ever seen the Yinxu characters?"

"no!"

Cao Cao thought that the reason he couldn't contact Ling Jin before was probably because he was close to the tomb.

"You have personally entered a dangerous place to retrieve something. You will be awarded a first-class merit. You can rest for a few days. I have other things for you to do."

If one accumulates five first-class merits, he can be promoted to the deputy position of General of the Central Army.

After receiving this reward, Ling Jin felt that Tomb No. 4 was not so dangerous anymore.

If there is a chance, I can go there next time.

"Thank you, Governor, for your great kindness."

Ling Jin could not hide his excitement: "I have surveyed the main peak of Qinling Mountains and brought back some things to honor the governor."

Then someone brought in a cage from outside, and inside it was a leopard cub.

"We have the elite Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in Yanzhou. I saw that the governor of the state raised a fierce tiger, so I caught a young leopard in Qinling Mountains to match the name of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

I wish our Yanzhou troops will be as powerful as tigers and leopards and be invincible in battle." Ling Jin said.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu looked at each other in shock.

Ling Jin is a man who is really good at flattering people, has strong abilities, is good at scheming, and has a bright future.

Cao Cao then ordered someone to capture the young leopard and raise it.

After Ling Jin and others left, Cao Cao continued to examine the bronze artifacts taken out from Tomb No. 4.

He was going to send in a little bit of cultivated Qi to try it out.

Next to him, Jia Xu took out a half-foot-long umbrella-shaped object from his sleeve and held up his improved Dunjia map in his left hand.

Then he took out a small bronze plate that Cao Cao had never seen before and placed it horizontally in front of him.

"Wenhe, what are you doing?"

Jia Xu said, "I think the governor wants to try out the objects retrieved from the tomb, so make preparations first."

"..."

Cao Cao pushed the force into the copper block.

There was nothing unusual about the copper block, but Jia Xu looked nervous. He raised the Dunjia diagram and the umbrella-shaped object in his hands in front of him.

"Provincial Governor, Xu wants to ask for permission to handle his affairs."

"Just sit still and relax. If anything unexpected happens, I will need you to keep us safe," Cao Cao said seriously.

If something really happens, you can use Jia Xu's self-protection methods to protect yourself.

Cao Cao released another vortex-like energy and tried to absorb it from the copper block in the opposite direction to see how it would change.

The copper block still didn't move at all.

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said, "Forget it, I will study this thing another day." He waved his hand, indicating that everyone should go about their business.

Jia Xu felt as if he had been pardoned and stood up to leave.

The governor's mansion became quiet after a busy day.

When Cao Cao returned to the inner house, Yu Qing, who had been longing for him, came out happily to greet him.

Two months is not a long time. Yu Qing was already pregnant when she left. Her pregnancy was already obvious and her belly was slightly bulging.

She was wearing a light blue silk skirt with intricate floral patterns, tassels and pendants, a palm-wide belt, and delicate makeup.

"Husband."

Joy filled Yu Qing's peach blossom eyes, and she came up to hold Cao Cao's arm.

As the night deepened, Cao Cao was intimate with the pregnant woman for a while.

After Yu Qing fell asleep, at the end of the hour of Hai, Cao Cao put on his outer coat, staggered out of the bedroom and went to the right.

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