Chapter 241: Ascension Ship, Attack by Blind Target [Subscription Request]

Wei Xu discovered that he actually had a talent for driving, and he felt contented with the whip in his hand.

"Provincial Governor, we are entering the city. What should we do with Yin and Rui?"

On a mountain not far from the official road, there was a ferocious tiger, following the carriage from a distance.

That is Yin.

Rui is here too.

"It's okay to leave them outside the city."

Yin is silly at home, but actually he is not an ordinary tiger, he has become a spiritual beast, far surpassing the ordinary king of beasts.

"After the Yuan family's power was defeated, the Ma family of Wei County was the first to surrender and express their willingness to join our Yanzhou."

Cao Cao was reading the Spring and Autumn Annals on a bamboo slip in the carriage, while listening to Jia Xu's report.

"Except for the troops in the central army that have been withdrawn to guard the area around Yecheng, our current local rule over Jizhou depends on cooperation with these noble families to maintain a smooth transition."

"So they are fearless and think we will not deal with them at this time."

Cao Cao said: "Even if we occupy Jizhou and defeat Yuan Shao.

These nobles still think that they are the ones who are in control of the situation, and we are outsiders, so we have to follow the rules they set."

Jia Xu glanced at Cao Cao cautiously.

He could sense Cao Cao's murderous intent.

As sunset approached, the emperor entered the city.

There are guards on duty at the city gates to check and verify the transmissions.

“We are gradually taking over the defense of various parts of Jizhou.

But the defense has not yet been transferred to Wei County.

The current permanent troops stationed in Wei County are the former Jizhou guards brought by Zhang He and Gao Lan after they surrendered. In fact, the gentry are also controlling them behind the scenes. "

"I have recruited soldiers several times in Yanzhou, but the speed of expansion was too fast. Apart from the soldiers for combat, there were not enough soldiers for local defense.

If we replace all the people in Jizhou with ours, it will take at least three or four months."

Cao Cao and his entourage entered Wei County and found an official inn to stay.

The so-called official post station is a place opened by the government for traveling merchants to stay.

Cao Cao, dressed in plain clothes, got out of the car.

Wei Xu walked briskly and went in first to ask for food and a guest house.

Xu Chu has rushed back after killing the bandits.

A group of people entered the official post station.

Then a waiter brought food.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu ate voraciously, finishing all the food in no time.

While in the official inn, there was a pair of eyes that glanced inconspicuously at Dian Wei and Xu Chu who had eaten up all the food.

That gaze belonged to the guy who served the food.

The man was about thirty years old, wearing coarse linen clothes, with an ordinary appearance and figure, and a few pockmarks on his face.

Not long after, the pockmarked waiter left the inn through the back door.

Ma's people have been waiting here for a long time.

The waiter said, "It has been confirmed that it is them. There is no mistake. As soon as the message was delivered, they came. One car, two attendants, and a driver."

"The driver is a handyman, and the two attendants are guards."

"I put drugs in their food. They will fall into a deep sleep in an hour at most."

"Is it safe?"

"If it weren't for the news that they had amazing force and killed Xu Qing along the way, I would still be reluctant to use the medicine. Of course it's safe."

"Those two guards are big eaters. I saw them eat with my own eyes. There's no way I'm wrong."

"Okay, Mazi, go back and keep an eye on them. If they faint, arrest them and send them to the north. They'll be like livestock."

When the pockmarked waiter returned to the inn, Cao Cao and others had already returned to the guesthouse.

The guy began to secretly pay attention to the room of Cao Cao and others.

After nightfall, oil lamps were lit in the room.

The clerk thought that he seemed to have quite a bit of money.

Even if it was an official post station, luxury items like lamp oil were not provided at night.

If you need to add lamp oil, you will need to pay extra.

Cao Cao and others did not ask for more oil, which means they brought their own lamp oil and even lamps.

These days, it's very stylish to bring your own lamp oil when traveling.

The man with the pockmarked face waited patiently for half an hour, an hour... As the night grew darker, it was time for the medicine to take effect.

But under the light, the figures of people moving around in the house could be seen clearly.

The guys were getting tired of waiting, but no one in the house went to sleep.

Judging from the time, everyone should have fallen into a deep sleep after the drugged meal.

"There's something strange about these people. They took the medicine but it's as if they didn't take it." Ma Lian became alert and went to report quickly.

In the room, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were exchanging their experiences of taking drugs:
"It's my first time eating it, and I don't find any flavor."

"I ate it because I didn't want to waste it. Did you taste it?"

Xu Chu and Dian Wei passed the time with meaningless conversations.

Wei Xu stood at the door with his back bent.

Cao Cao sat on a low mat beside his couch, took out the Moon Shadow Mirror, and watched Ling Jin and others' tomb-grabbing process from a distance. Ling Jin was in the tomb at the other end, moving things out.

The location is the tomb of Marquis Haihun.

Ling Jin's skills, coupled with sufficient manpower support.

After spending several days, they finally broke the mechanism and successfully found the gold and silver in the tomb.

As Cao Cao watched through the Moon-Shadow Mirror, the light from the torches in the tomb flickered, but it was still very dark.

What Ling Jin ordered people to move out of the tomb was gold.

The number was beyond previous expectations.

Haihunhou was emperor for only more than twenty days before he was deposed.

But the amount of treasures in the tomb far exceeds that of ordinary imperial tombs.

The side rooms on both wings were almost filled with gold.

They were moved out in rows, shining brightly with golden light.

Cao Cao and Ling Jin contacted each other through Xunzhu and asked how many gold artifacts were unearthed from the tomb.

According to his memory before he traveled through time, there were nearly four hundred gold cakes weighing half a pound each in the tomb of Marquis Haihun.

And the amount of gold that Ling Jin found in the tomb at this moment seemed to be more than what Cao Cao remembered.

"Governor, there are an incredible number of gold objects in this tomb."

Ling Jin used the message bead to deliver the message:
“When we came in, one of the side rooms was made entirely of gold.

We removed the gold plates inlaid on the four walls and found these gold objects, totaling more than 870 pieces.

"Besides, there is no coffin in this tomb."

"There is another anomaly. Some of the gold plates on the wall have patterns on them. When put together, they look like a ship that is about to ascend to heaven."

The so-called immortal ship is a fairy ship that can carry the tomb owner and fly into the sky, which implies ascending to heaven after death.

"Bring back all the gold plates with the patterns on them so I can see them."

Cao Cao stopped contacting Ling Jin, checked the time, and told Xu Chu, "It's almost time, go get him back."

Xu Chu agreed and jumped onto the roof.

He ran on the roof as fast as the wind, heading straight for the Ma family's residence.

At this time in the Ma family mansion, the head of the family, Ma Huai, was still awake.

"Master, the official post sent a message that the trick used by the clerk may have been discovered and failed."

"Look, let's wait until everyone leaves the city tomorrow before we move?"

“You caught a few passers-by, and you have to ask me twice?” Ma Huai glared at the manager.

"There have been news coming from all sides in the past few days. We must be more careful. The spies in Yanzhou must be collecting news about the families in Jizhou.

Those few people came to Wei County at this time, and one of the guards among them could handle Xu Qing's entire team."

"The people who came back said that the other party attacked so fast that we couldn't see clearly. They came from the west... Master, do you think they could be from Yanzhou? How about we let them go?"

This manager is actually quite powerful.

Ma Huai said: "You are overthinking things. If Cao Mengde wants to take over Jizhou, he needs the support of all of us, otherwise he will lose control of Jizhou.

He wouldn't be stupid enough to be so quick to take action against those of us who have expressed our attitudes and are dependent on him.

Otherwise, everyone will be in danger, and if the families unite, will he no longer want Jizhou?"

"Only by cooperating with us can he quickly take control of Jizhou."

"You're quite smart!"

Suddenly, a man sank down from the roof. It was Xu Chu, who grabbed Ma Huai.

Grab his neck with one hand.

The next moment, Ma Huai felt as if he was riding on a cloud, being carried by Xu Chu and running on the roof.

The manager in the room was startled and ran out to call for help.

After dozens of breaths, Ma Huai was thrown into the guest house in the official inn.

He turned over and immediately saw Cao Cao sitting under the lamp. He was startled, but quickly calmed down.

"Yanzhou Governor, Cao Mengde!"

Ma Huai went to Yecheng and saw Cao Cao from afar.

He was a little bit unbelievable: "You actually came to Wei County in person."

"Why arrest me? I was just pushed to do the job. What's the point of arresting me other than exposing your presence in Wei County?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "You are more important than you think. At least you can help me win a battle and clean up the internal affairs of Jizhou. You just haven't realized your role yet."

Ma Huai's heart skipped a beat.

He really didn't realize what would be involved if Cao Cao came to deal with him.

But he also understood.

One Ma cannot satisfy Cao Cao's appetite.

Cao Cao wanted to eliminate the long-standing problems in Jizhou under Yuan Shao's rule and cut the Gordian knot.

Just when the Jizhou gentry thought that Cao Cao would not attack them, he suddenly took action.

This is the same principle as fighting a war, where you make a feint to the east and attack in the west to catch the enemy off guard.

"Caozhou Mu, do you know who is behind me? If you touch me, you will lose the support of the nobles!"

Ma Huai said sternly: "If the nobles and I unite, you will not be able to move forward in Jizhou. It is impossible for you to succeed."

Outside, the noise of people and horses running was approaching rapidly.

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