Chapter 260: Destiny Overlord! [Subscribe]

Zhitao County is a small town two hundred miles north of Yecheng.

Cao Cao picked up Zheng Xuan, and the team marched until the evening, then settled in Zhitao County.

sunset.

After Cao Cao entered the city, he took Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Yao Jing and others and walked around the county in casual clothes.

Zheng Xuan also followed beside him.

"We have traveled a long way here, and there are only twelve post stations, which is too few. It is inconvenient to send messages and transfer, and the management of Youzhou will be alienated. We need to set up more post stations as soon as possible."

Whenever Cao Cao remembered something, he would give an order and the clerk beside him would write it down.

By the end of the Han Dynasty, most of the official post stations built by the government had become dilapidated and abandoned.

Starting from Emperor Ling of Han, it became difficult for government orders to reach various parts of the country.

After the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, the emperor's decrees had difficulty being transmitted outside of Sizhou.

Some states and counties, such as Yizhou, took the initiative to cut off contact with the outside world.

Now Cao Cao wants to rebuild these things.

"Wenhe, I asked you to keep an eye out for generals who are good at naval warfare and craftsmen who can repair ships. Have you found any?"

"Yes, we have found a few, but most of them are in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and it is not easy to contact them. It is even more difficult to get them to move to Jizhou."

"If you can't, just rob."

They will poach people like gangsters and try to snatch them away.

Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou are all close to the coast, so preparations must be made early to open up the sea borders.

If there were seagoing ships travelling in and out along the coastal waters, the connection between Youzhou and other states and counties could be quickly strengthened.

Naval battles were also something Cao Cao had to pay special attention to.

He walked around the city for half a quarter of an hour and returned to the official post station, feeling quite dissatisfied:

"Zhitao County is adjacent to many water systems, and digging a small canal to divert water can greatly alleviate the irrigation problem.

When walking in the city, the roads are all dirt and dust is raised everywhere. Even if we organize the people to pave the roads with gravel, it won't be so dusty.

Local officials can’t think of these?”

"It's so dirty and messy, with so many traveling merchants coming and going, who would be willing to stay in such a place?"

"This place is only 200 miles away from Yecheng. Is the chief official of a county only of this level?"

"If you can do it, do it. If you can't do it, get out of here. If someone's kid is trying to get the qualifications to be a local official, find out the root of the matter."

Jia Xu was in charge of Cao Cao's secret service. Gathering information was only one of his duties, and supervising officials from all sides was also one of his responsibilities. He remembered every detail clearly.

In another room of the official inn, Zheng Xuan called Yao Jing over and asked:

"Duke Wei, have you been adjusting and rectifying the problems along the way since you came back?"

Yao Jing nodded and said, "In the towns and counties along the way, nearly twenty local officials have been investigated and dismissed, and there are probably hundreds of subordinate officials involved."

Zheng Xuan stroked his beard and said, “Duke Wei has returned with the might of defeating foreign tribes. If we do something now, the obstacles and opposition will be minimal.

Some sons of noble families stole the positions of local chief officials. After his great victory, he returned to clean up the situation, which was unexpected. It would be good for the local area if these people were withdrawn."

The next day, Cao Cao returned to Yecheng.

The news that was destined by heaven spread as if it had wings and reached Yecheng in one day.

"Zheng Sinong is the leader of the world's cultural heritage. He inherited the principles of ancient sages and wise men and opened up the world. I have heard him teach. He is indeed a great man."

"This time he went to welcome Caozhou Mu back to the south in person, so I think he is right."

"Well, when the news came, everyone who heard it was shocked..."

Many of the people who came to welcome Cao Cao inside and outside the city gate were children of aristocratic families who came spontaneously.

This is completely different from the previous situation.

Several years earlier, Cao Cao was ridiculed by the gentry because of his background.

But now he has become the undisputed overlord.

With the enemy defeated outside this time and Zheng Xuan's "destiny favoring him", the wind direction of the aristocratic families was also quietly changing.

This is the power of "Destiny".

The related news spread quickly like a storm.

As the story spread, it became known that Zheng Xuan personally went to welcome Cao Cao back from the North Gate, and along the way there was a blanket of purple air like a long river, covering the entire sky.

Another story turned out to be that Cao Cao stepped on a purple cloud and was pushed back to Jizhou from the North Gate by the destiny of heaven and earth, crossing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in one day.

The story became more and more mysterious as it was passed on, and later it turned into a purple dragon of destiny, swooping down from the sky into Cao Cao's body.

There are also people who say with certainty that they saw it with their own eyes and it is absolutely true.

Jingzhou.

Liu Biao received the relevant news after a while.

Of course he didn't believe that Cao Cao was chosen by heaven.

However, it is difficult to estimate how much Zheng Xuan's appeal will bring and how many nobles and students from all over the world will take this opportunity to join Cao's camp and support Cao Cao.

More importantly, Cao Cao's identity was completely cleared after this battle.

No one would talk about his eunuch background anymore. Everyone has their destiny determined by God. To mention this again would be to go against God and Zheng Xuan, the academic giant.

If you say that Zheng Xuan was blind and made a mistake, you will be criticized to death by Confucian students all over the world.

Just imagine how terrifying the power of verbal battles and written criticisms among the Confucian disciples under his tutelage are.

When Yuan Shao invited Zheng Xuan, he wanted to get the "mandate of heaven", but unfortunately it didn't work out.

"Zheng Xuan is also a snobbish person, busy trying to curry favor with Cao Mengde..." Liu Biao was both envious and jealous.

Liu Bei was also in Jingzhou and heard the news.

The version he heard was that Cao Cao was the reincarnation of a real dragon, and Zheng Xuan led the people to welcome and pay homage to him.

Liu Bei had an indescribable feeling.

He was recently in Jingzhou, and through an introduction, he met a man named Zhuge Xuan, with whom he benefited a lot. He often visited him, and thus met Zhuge Xuan's nephew, a boy of the same age as the emperor.

In the Han Dynasty, fifteen was considered an adult.

Liu Bei discovered that the young man was extraordinary and talented. He was even more insightful and knowledgeable than some adults.

Yecheng.

After Cao Cao returned, because Zheng Xuan openly expressed his support, the number of nobles who came and went and asked others to recommend talents for them and wanted to serve in Cao's camp continued to increase.

The system for entering officialdom during the Han Dynasty was divided into several ways: filial and honest, outstanding talent, recommendation by hereditary appointment, Imperial College, the Nine-Rank System, and remote appointment.

Xiaolian is a person who is recommended as an official because of his filial piety and excellent moral character.

Maocai means the recommendation of talents of a higher level. Yinbu means succession.

The Imperial Academy allows students to enter officialdom through studying, which is relatively fair.

Zheng Xuan has already asked Cao Cao to reopen the Imperial College.

He naturally became the head of the Imperial College and was appointed as a doctor. Following the ancient teachings, he was also called the chief priest of the academy.

In the official selection system, the Nine-Rank System was monopolized by aristocratic families.

They took advantage of this to gain control of the power to select and appoint officials, and their power grew increasingly stronger.

The last method of selecting officials is remote worship, which is metaphysics.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Biao and others have all done it.

That is to prepare an altar and worship in the direction of the emperor.

This was a method used in special circumstances. Because the emperor was under control and could not appoint personally, he would find an excuse for himself by paying homage from afar and curse Dong Zhuo and other people who controlled the emperor.

After the remote worship, he officially took office.

Some people even paid respects to each other from a distance, presented official positions to each other, and exchanged favors.

If several people are seeking an official position together, it depends on who is more capable of fighting, and the winner will retain the position.

The sunset is like fire.

Late December.

It has been several days since Cao Cao returned to Yecheng.

In the study, he was looking at a map.

In the direction of Liangzhou, Cao's army had already advanced to the Hexi Corridor.

Because of the military operations against Youzhou, the defense line was withdrawn slightly to control Wuwei County and maintain the ability to send troops to Liangzhou.

The long war was very costly.

After taking back Youzhou this time, Cao Cao prepared to rest for a while.

However, in order to manage Liangzhou, other means besides fighting can be used first.

He put down the map, and Yin ran in with his fat paws, holding a piece of red cloth and a piece of black cloth in his mouth.

It put the two pieces of cloth in its mouth and moved them towards Cao Cao.

Cao Cao asked with a smile: "Qing'er, Diao Chan and the others asked you to ask, which of these two pieces of cloth do I like for the wedding dress?"

Yin Meng nodded the tiger's head and put his big paw on the black cloth to show that he liked it.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Cao Cao put the cloth back into Yin's mouth.

It ran happily back to the backyard to report.

The women in the inner house were all busy preparing for the marriage with Cao Cao.

The Yu family specially dispatched a team of hundreds of people to help Yu Qing handle related matters.

Cao Cao was just waiting to become a bridegroom and marry the most beautiful women in the world.

At this time, Ling Jin and Li Wufang came in from outside the door one after another.

"Wei Gong."

They had returned from Mozi's tomb long ago, but Cao Cao was still fighting in Youzhou.

The two of them took the initiative to work overtime and went to rob another large tomb.

Li Wufang traveled around the world in his early years and discovered some huge tombs.

He was alone and weak at the time, so he didn't take any action.

This time, when I went to Mozi's tomb with Ling Jin, I found that my nephew had thousands of Cao Ying engineers under his command. He could even move a mountain with his shovel.

Li Wufang was itching to give away his private goods, which was a large tomb that he had discovered but failed to excavate.

The two of them went out to do some archaeological research this time.

He had just returned and went to Cao Cao to present his treasures.

"Duke Wei, we have gained a lot from Mozi's tomb, but there are still many things we haven't taken."

Ling Jin told the story slowly.

At that time, they used the Falling Moon Pearl to enter the depths of the Night Well.

The reason why the Night Well is called the Night Well is because of a location connected inside it that sinks vertically like a deep well.

"There is a natural abyss deep in the black air. The interior is filled with that kind of black air and nothing can be seen."

At that time, Ling Jin and Li Wufang cooperated with each other. One of them stayed at the edge of the black gas, using a sect secret treasure called the Yin-Yang Rope, while the other held the Falling Moon Pearl and hung down.

Ling Jin actually saw a ship below, sailing in the black air.

The boat was about 20 to 30 feet long and had two floors.

There was a coffin parked on the deck at the bow. It seemed to be searching for its direction, constantly spinning in the dark air, looking eerie and spooky.

According to Ling Jin's description, the scene at that time was very similar to the legendary reincarnation ship that sails through the underworld in search of a place for reincarnation.

As he got a little closer, he felt as if he had entered some kind of fantasy world.

There was actually crying sound coming from the boat.

He suddenly had an idea and threw the pair of secret armor beasts onto the boat, then stood outside the boat and waited.

"Look, Lord Wei, this is the small mirror that the armored beast brought back from the ship. We relied on this mirror to successfully retrieve items from Mozi's tomb.

There are some things in the tomb, and it is hard to tell whether they are human or ghost, but if you use this mirror to reflect them, they will retreat and disappear. "

Cao Cao took the mirror handed to him by Ling Jin.

Made of bronze, with a slight patina on the mirror surface, it has an antique texture and is a small round mirror the size of a palm.

On the back is written ancient seal script from before the Qin Dynasty: Ding Yin!
Dingyin mirror?
"After taking the mirror, I came out of the night well, went around in the black air in other directions, and took the mirror back according to the map given by the governor."

Ling Jin waved his hand, and someone outside the door brought in a box, half the size of a person and square.

"This may be Mozi's ink box."

It has been said that Mozi had four ink boxes in his old age, which contained different personal belongings.

Its function is the same as that of an ink bag, with a small space inside to store Mozi's things.

If this is one of Mozi's Mo Gong boxes, it is difficult to estimate how valuable it is and what it contains.

"Open the box."

Dian Wei immediately stepped forward and prepared to open the box.

Ps: Please vote~
(End of this chapter)