Chapter 165: The Soul Transforms into a Dragon, the Cao Family Has a Daughter [Subscribe]

"It would be a wonderful thing if you, Qingyu, and another one of the three masters could form a team and come to Yanzhou to live for a long time to discuss music and skills," Cao Cao said.

"Does the governor know Yao Jing?"

Yao Jing is another one of the three major families.

"I have corresponded with her. She traveled around famous mountains and rivers, trying to incorporate the sounds of nature into her music."

Bai Ke: "She said in the letter that she had a feeling that if she could explain the wonders of the world through music, she might be able to touch something. She also asked me if I had a similar feeling."

Cao Cao's heart moved slightly.

Could it be that Yao Jing, who is good at music, has reached a high level of practice and has reached the level of touching some kind of threshold between heaven and earth?
"When you have a chance, write to her and ask her to come over so we can talk about music."

"it is good."

Bai Ke agreed, and footsteps were heard outside the door. Bian Mei came back.

Bai Ke took the opportunity to say goodbye and returned to the next room.

Only the husband and wife were left in the house.

The lights are dim.

Bian Mei took off her outer garment, revealing a complexion as white as snow.

She was the most famous singer and dancer of the time, with a charming voice that lingered in the ears and was known for its lingering sound.

He immediately took out his unique skill of "circling the beam" and transformed himself into a troublemaker.

"My husband, have you ever been convinced..."

"Not even close."

Cao Cao stayed in Qiao County for several days, dealing with Yuzhou affairs during the day and discussing skills with Bian Mei at night, and occasionally practicing to increase his own luck.

After the troops from various routes rushed to the defense zones and completed the entire rotation of Yuzhou, the situation became stable.

Cao Cao set out from Qiao County and headed north back to Yanzhou, inspecting the farming and autumn harvest in various places along the way.

Last year, military farming was initially launched in Yanzhou.

After the autumn harvest, statistical figures from various counties were sent in, showing that grain reserves were higher than expected, with a significant increase in income.

However, at this moment and in this place, there is not much effect.

Next, the military farming will be extended into Yuzhou, for both military and civilian use.

In mid-October, Cao Cao's troops arrived at the Yellow River ferry in Dongjun of Yanzhou. Zhao Zilong led three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and crossed the river to the north and entered the border area of ​​Bingzhou.

During this period, the Yellow River had already had locks and wooden bridges, as well as floating bridges, making it passable.

The Han people were the first nation to build ship locks.

In the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the Lingqu Canal was dug and a steep gate, also known as Doumen, was built, which is a ship lock.

Cao Cao and his companions came along the way and near the Yellow River, they saw many people starting to dredge the river after the autumn harvest.

The construction of water conservancy in Yanzhou has begun.

In August, Xun Yu posted a notice to summon the people and drew personnel from the captives captured in previous battles, the Qingzhou Army and the Black Mountain Army scattered throughout Yanzhou.

News also came out, inviting the public to participate.

Looking down from the high place where Cao Cao and others were standing, there were quite a few laborers running around.

Some canals that have been passed down from the Qin Dynasty have been abandoned due to famine and reduced farming in recent years. They now need to be cleaned up and the canals dug wider and deeper.

In some places, people were running around carrying huge trees, earth and rocks.

An official saw Cao Cao and came with his men to meet him.

"Qingyu, ask Qingbi Li to find someone named Liu Fu."

Liu Fu was an expert in water conservancy in the late Han Dynasty. He later joined Cao's camp, and his descendants for three generations were involved in water conservancy.

"The person should be in Yangzhou. If you check, he won't be an unknown person." Cao Cao recalled.

Bian Mei had some minor clerks following her, so she went to arrange the personnel.

"It's a good thing to dig canals and build water conservancy projects, but it consumes too much manpower and material resources."

Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, who were following Cao Cao, were looking at the crowd a little further away.

All parties in the world were preparing for military affairs, except Yanzhou, which was investing in civil affairs. Guo Jia and others also felt quite emotional.

Cao Cao: "Building water conservancy projects is a slow process. With the efforts of several or even dozens of years, we may be able to achieve a hundred years of stability. It is not a problem to invest more."

"Let's go and look ahead."

The group walked along the ditch.

Xi Zhicai pointed to a large canal dug along the mountain in the distance:

“It is said that it was left by the ancient Dayu to control floods, and it has never been abandoned.

Once the water level rises during the flood season, this canal will divert the water and reduce the water level.”

"During the drought in the early years, some people found a large tomb under the canal. It was said that Dayu killed the water monster and buried it at the bottom of the river to suppress the water veins and avoid famine."

"At that time, there was a huge bronze coffin in the tomb. Water kept gushing out of it, gathering into a river. The coffin kept floating into the depths of the Yellow River and eventually sank in the water. Don't you think it's strange?"

The crowd walked and stopped, checking the Yellow River section in Yanzhou.

A few days later, they arrived at a place where the Yellow River was flowing with abundant water.

The river was rushing like a giant dragon with its back emerging from the earth, and the waves were terrifying.

[Breathing in the Yellow River’s water vapor can increase your luck and spiritual practice]

The entry suddenly appeared.

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then he pushed forward his strength and absorbed the energy of heaven and earth.

In ancient times, our ancestors lived near water.

The two sides of the Yellow River are the earliest origins of civilization and carry the cultural and historical heritage.

When Cao Cao opened his mouth to breathe, a mysterious yellow breath was drawn into the fontanelle on the top of his head at a level invisible to the naked eye, and circulated throughout his body.

Behind him, a lavender pillar of luck emerged, drawing in the water vapor from the Yellow River.

In the heavy luck, a dragon-like phantom reappeared, also breathing in and out towards the Yellow River. Cao Cao pushed his soul forward as if by a blessing, and merged into the phantom of luck behind him.

A wonderful change occurred.

The phantom of the dragon python quickly merged with the soul, and they became indistinguishable from each other.

The dragon python seemed to be a little clearer, and its scales could be seen, its majestic appearance suddenly revealed!

After Cao Cao's death, Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others all had their own practices and had their own feelings.

At this moment, Cao Cao was like a dragon emerging from the abyss, swallowing up mountains and rivers.

The clouds in the sky were rolling, and even the celestial phenomena seemed to be affected.

After Cao Cao stopped breathing, the dragon python of luck behind him slowly sank into his body.

The group rode back and returned to Onoze in late October.

At this time, my father-in-law Yu Wen and his wife Yao also came to Yanzhou from afar.

Yu Qing found out she was pregnant in February last year, and conception took place in December.

It is now ten months of pregnancy and the day of delivery has arrived.

Three days after Cao Cao returned, the baby was born, a girl.

When the baby was born, his face was still a little swollen, but you could still vaguely see that he had a pretty face, was chubby and cute, and moved his eyes adorably.

Cao Cao was extremely happy. This little life brought him indescribable touch.

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Jizhou.

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, who had just been appointed as the governor of Qingzhou by Yuan Shao, supported Yuan Wei, who was in better health, and walked into the armament workshop in Yecheng.

“We must never slack off in the manufacture of armaments.

Your father and Yanzhou will have a life-and-death battle, and the world's situation will be affected." Yuan Wei said tremblingly.

Yuan Tan: "Uncle, don't worry too much. How can Cao Cao be a match for my father?"

Yuan Wei said: "Since Cao Cao became the governor of Chenliu, he has successively taken control of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, both of which are places of war, and he has never been defeated. I underestimated him in the past, don't make the same mistake."

Yuan Tan was quite handsome, and he raised his lips and said disapprovingly: "Uncle has never seen the military strength of Jizhou.

Before Gongsun Zan met his father, he was also undefeated in the north.

What happened after you met your father?

Yuan Wei nodded: "It is always better to be careful. My Yuan family cannot lose again."

He followed Yuan Tan into the weapons workshop.

After walking around the alley, Yuan Wei's eyes regained some spirit.

"Your father is indeed ambitious. He actually built a weapon system of this scale, producing 500 powerful crossbows a day!"

"My Jizhou has the most powerful crossbows and armor anywhere. My father said that if we continue to expand our strengths, we will be able to defeat any opponent." Yuan Tan said proudly.

When the two returned to Jizhou Prefecture, Yuan Shao was discussing matters with his ministers.

Yuan Wei also followed along to listen.

Tian Feng, Yuan Shao's deputy, was advising him:

"We recently conquered and defeated Gongsun Zan, and the expedition lasted for a year.

The soldiers are exhausted and the supplies are exhausted. Because of the full efforts to prepare the crossbows, the financial losses, the warehouses are almost empty, and the labor service is also increasing. This is a worrying thing. I don’t think it is the right time to send troops to attack Yanzhou now. "

The military supervisor Ju Su also said:

“It would be best to send an envoy first to present the captives and spoils to the emperor, to show that we obey the court’s arrangements and gain the reputation of being righteous.

Then another two to three years will be devoted to farming so that the men and horses can have a rest.

After that, you can garrison in Liyang, gradually develop the south of the Yellow River, build more ships, repair equipment, and send elite troops to plunder the south of Jizhou to consume its strength. Only in this way can the governor of the state stabilize the world. "

Ju Su was from Guangping. He had great ambitions and was full of strategies since he was young.

He served as county magistrate twice.

Later, he served as the deputy driver of Han Fu, the former governor of Jizhou, and repeatedly offered good advice to Han Fu, but none of them were adopted.

After Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, Ju Su supervised the internal and external affairs and intimidated the three armies. He helped Yuan Shao seize Youzhou and control parts of Qingzhou and Bingzhou, and made great contributions.

In history, Ju Su once proposed to Yuan Shao the strategy of welcoming the emperor, opposing the separatism of the various sons, and exhausting Cao within three years.

Unfortunately, not only was his plan not adopted by Yuan Shao, but his military power was weakened.

After Ju Su finished speaking, Yuan Shao hesitated and did not speak.

Yuan Wei and Yuan Tan spoke one after another.

"What Ju Su said may be right, but it's too late. If we can delay for a few years, we will certainly be stronger.

But Cao Cao got the property left by Dong Zhuo. He was ambitious and might have been well prepared after planning his strategy.

Yuan Wei panted and said, "The rapid growth of his troops is due to the money he received from Dong Zhuo.

The plan that has been prepared for several years will not work. If we want to delay the war, Cao Mengde will attack us first."

The counsellor Guo Tu agreed and said, "I also suggest that we use the troops early. We have just defeated Gongsun Zan and our troops are in high spirits. We should seize the remaining reserves and attack him as soon as possible."

Yuan Tan interrupted, "The light cavalry under Cao Cao's command is the same as Gongsun Zan's. The tactics of our Jizhou are just right to restrain cavalry. We only need to build more bows and crossbows and use them to attack. Yanzhou can only do the same as Youzhou. In my opinion, it will not be difficult to defeat Cao's army."

"Let's prepare first and see the situation next year. If we want to fight, it's better to do it sooner rather than later," said Yuan Shao.

Yuan Wei hesitated for a moment and said, "I actually have a way to defeat Cao Cao. I was thinking about this when I left Chang'an."

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Cao Cao waited until Yu Qing and her daughter fell asleep, then went to the study.

He received a message from Xunzhu.

The person who sent the message was Wang Yun from Chang'an: "Meng De, send someone to Chang'an quickly..."

After that, Cao Cao contacted Wang Yun several times, but Wang Yun did not respond.

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