Chapter 262 The whole world heard the news, and the eight states gathered together [Subscribe]

The night was hazy.

In the evening, Bian Mei, a clerk under Bai Ke, delivered several messages in succession, each of which was quite important.

Bian Mei and Bai Ke worked together after nightfall to organize and send these messages.

When I finished my work, it was almost the end of the hour of Hai.

The two men did not know that some of the messages sent to them were forwarded from Jia Xu at the instruction of Cao Cao.

In fact, Jia Xu had already processed some of the information.

The purpose of sending the message was to get them together to work overtime.

When Boss Cao deployed his troops, he had many strategies to use, and he also had many tricks to get home.

Bian Mei and Bai Ke had a very deep relationship and often lived together.

It was getting late, and as expected, Bian Mei stayed with Bai Ke.

The two women went to the back hall to take a bath, put on light inner lining, and returned to the bedroom and fell asleep together.

The sky is full of stars.

Cao Cao came out of Yu Qing's palace and looked at Diao Chan first.

Wang Yun’s death was kept secret from Diao Chan for a while.

But she knew it after Guandu.

I was depressed for a while.

However, as she has been busy with her wedding arrangements recently, the girl's mood has gradually been filled with joy and she has recovered.

When Cao Cao arrived, Diao Chan was already asleep.

Yin was lying at the door, sleeping on his back.

When Cao Cao came over, it opened its eyes a little and took a look.

midnight.

Cao Cao came to Bian Mei's side.

The breathing in the bedroom was even.

Two breathing sounds, one is Bian Mei, the other is Bai Ke.

Both the master and the disciple fell into a deep sleep.

Cao Cao climbed through the window and entered the bedroom like flowing water.

Two women were lying side by side on the couch, covered with a brocade quilt embroidered with intricate floral patterns, with only their round shoulders exposed outside the quilt.

Two faces, both bright and beautiful.

Bai Ke has been having dreams for unknown reasons lately, and she dreams about Cao Cao... and Bian Mei.

Occasionally, the three of them would knead the dough together and work hard.

Bai Ke woke up many times, feeling extremely ashamed. How could she have such a dream, and more than once?

Coincidentally, the same thing happened to Bian Mei. When she woke up, it was incredible, and when she fell asleep, her dreams came naturally and she was out of control.

Both women treated their dreams as a secret in their hearts and were too embarrassed to talk about them.

At this time, Bai Ke was asleep and vaguely felt that some scenes in the dream seemed to overlap with reality.

When she suddenly realized that this was not a dream, she opened her eyes, but it was too late.

In this matter, order is very important.

If it was Bian Mei first, Bai Ke would have run away.

On the contrary, if you subdue the one who is easy to escape first, the remaining one will be easier to deal with.

Bai Ke suddenly reached out to cover her mouth, unable to escape...

As time passed, when Bian Mei opened her eyes, Bai Ke almost fainted.

Another half hour later, Boss Cao achieved a new achievement.

The bedroom became quiet.

Both the master and the disciple pulled the quilt over their faces and refused to show their faces.

Boss Cao was lying in the middle leisurely.

In the early morning, the roosters crowed again and again, and the long night was over.

When it was almost dawn, Cao Cao got up and went to the quiet room to practice.

The master and his disciple were left alone, and there was no sound in the bedroom.

The two of them hid under the quilt, listened attentively, and tapped the couch with their feet.

"Master's wife." Bian Mei called in a low voice.

After a while, there was a sound: "Don't call me Master's Wife anymore..."

"What's wrong with calling her Master's wife? Didn't you call her that just now?"

The two of them were each covered with a quilt, and their conversation without showing their faces was weird.

"In fact, I have thought about this before. Master's wife, you are still so young. If you and...husband, we can become a family, which is also good."

Bian Mei first lifted the quilt, revealing her disheveled face, and murmured:
"I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me, Master's wife. I even dreamed that the three of us walked together and slept together."

Bai Ke slowly pulled down the quilt: "Have you also had a dream about the three of us being together?"

Bian Mei looked at Bai Ke in surprise.

The master and disciple looked at each other and realized at the same time that they had fallen into Cao Cao's trap.

Quiet room.

Cao Cao concentrated on his practice.

Long before he captured Xuzhou and killed Lu Bu, he had a vague feeling that he was approaching a crucial pass.

But after that, he practiced diligently, and his strength was clearly increasing, but that barrier seemed to have disappeared, and he was always unable to cross it.

"If we can calm the troubled times and build a country with the good fortune of all living beings, we may be able to take the opportunity to break through that barrier!"

Cao Cao finished his training again.

He was practicing at this time, breathing in the energy and fortune gathered from the civil and military officials under his command, and even from tens of millions of people.

When he finished his training, the dragon of luck behind him suddenly entered his body and dissipated into all the orifices, tendons, bones, blood, soul and consciousness.

Cao Cao sat in a quiet room and took out the Moon Shadow Mirror to look at the Tomb No. 4 on the other side.

Since he saw a figure in Tomb No. 4 last time, Cao Cao has been pushing the sun mirror more frequently. But he has never seen that person or coffin again.

This time was the same. The daylight mirror shone on Tomb No. 4 for a long time, but nothing was found.

However, his reputation exceeded five million, and his luck and power also increased.

After pushing the Moon Shadow Mirror, the light emitted by the Sun Shadow Mirror on the other side became brighter and brighter.

Cao Cao did see Tomb No. 4 again and the corpse of a middle-aged man with an ancient appearance, who was suspected to be the tomb owner.

For a moment, Cao Cao vaguely felt that a ray of life seemed to flow from the corpse.

His chest bulged slightly, very much like he was breathing.

When he put away the Moon Shadow Mirror, his heart was still filled with shock and confusion.

Tomb No. 4 was discovered very early.

However, over the years, questions have grown.

Cao Cao took out the Xiantai Seal.

This seal was also taken back from the tomb, but its secret or purpose is still unknown.

Tomb No. 4.

Cao Cao looked through the daylight mirror and saw the figure he had seen before. The figure was standing in the darkness, with the bronze coffin still floating beside him.

"For so long, I have been groping in the dark, but I can't find the door and the tomb owner's coffin."

"What's lacking is luck... It must be driven by enough luck, and blessed by the yang energy of all living beings, before we can hope to cross this source of darkness and approach the other side."

"Last time, I secretly accelerated Liu Yan's death and took away his luck, but unfortunately I gained too little."

"…In today's world, Cao Cao controls eight states and has great luck. But his luck is also the hardest to obtain. Liu Biao is from a royal family and has been in charge of a region for many years, so he also has some luck…"

Judging from what this figure said, the death of Liu Yan, the governor of Yizhou, was not simply due to a serious illness.

He had acted in secret in order to gain luck.

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December passed in a flash, and Cao Cao was busy dealing with affairs of various states and counties.

At this stage, it is time for the prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction to repair water conservancy projects, improve road conditions, and connect the north and the south.

In early January, Cao Cao surveyed various places along both sides of the Yellow River from west to east.

During the truce, except for the troops who had to stay behind, most of the generals under Cao's camp were recalled and prepared to rush to Yecheng to participate in the celebration of enfeoffment of civil and military officials.

They gathered in Yecheng from all directions and would also attend Cao Cao's wedding.

The wedding date is set for early March, and then the altar will be sealed and the generals will be worshipped.

Zhao Yun led his brave men and retreated south from the north of Bingzhou in mid-January.

After defeating Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, he led his troops north and took charge of the war in Bingzhou.

In Bingzhou today, only the northwest corner is still a little chaotic, with the forces of Han, Xianbei, Qiang and Hu mixed together.

Yuan Shang had been lurking in this area before.

But ever since Youzhou and Wuhuan were defeated and the elite Xianbei were defeated by Cao Cao, Yuan Shang had been on the grassland, lobbying and inciting the Xianbei, planning to attack Jizhou and Youzhou in the early spring of next year.

It was already February when Zhao Nan went south and approached Yecheng.

"General Zhao!"

On the way, they met Dong Zhao's carriage, which was also heading from Henei to Yecheng.

The two merged together and walked side by side.

"It's still Yanzhou. Jizhou is located in the heart of the world and is changing the fastest. In comparison, the area north of Bingzhou is like an uncivilized wasteland."

Zhao Yun hadn't been back for half a year. Looking at what he saw along the way, he was quite emotional.

Dong Zhao smiled and said, "When I came here last month, this road was still full of potholes. This month, we paved it with gravel and covered it with thick soil. We also let the troops walk on this road during their marches and drills. Thousands of horses trampled the ground, running back and forth for several days, and it has become flat and much easier to walk on."

"The number of business travelers coming and going has also increased significantly compared to the previous period."

"The official post on this road was also rebuilt on the original site. Director Wei's efficiency is really amazing."

"How is Bingzhou?"

The two walked and talked.

The next day at noon, we were close to Yecheng.

New military camps were built on the outskirts of Yecheng, and the atmosphere became increasingly prosperous with soldiers coming in and out.

Cao's troops from all over the place were heading towards Yecheng.

"Duke Wei is getting married. What gifts are you going to give?"

After Huang Zhong conquered Youzhou, he patrolled the border in the north and also went south back to Yecheng.

He came out of the military camp and met Zhao Yun and Dong Zhao.

"Duke Wei lacks nothing, so it doesn't matter what you send him."

The sound of horse hooves could be heard not far away, and Zhang Liao came out from the city to greet them: "I have just returned from Youzhou and patrolled the southern border. I came back a few days earlier than you did. The Duke of Wei asked me to come and meet you."

"What's the situation on the southern front?" Huang Zhong asked.

"Sun Ce is attacking hard, Yuan Shu is almost at his wit's end."

Zhang Liao rode on his horse and led the way back into the city:

"You may not believe it. Huainan is facing a famine, and Yuan Shu, the ruler of the country, has to rely on rice mixed with bran to survive. He doesn't even have enough food. It is said that he has tried to collect food everywhere but to no avail. The latest news is that he has fallen ill and is coughing up blood every day."

"Duke Wei asked us to slow down our offensive, so we didn't go all out to take the southern line.

Now it all depends on whether Sun Ce will attack Shouchun first, or Yuan Shu will die of illness first."

A group of people entered the city, with their battle robes fluttering, and went to Cao's mansion.

Throughout February, not only Cao's troops gathered.

The families of the gentry and Confucian students from all over the country also came to Yecheng one after another.

At one time, hundreds of generals, thousands of nobles, and tens of thousands of students from the eight states gathered in one place.

Because they were going to appoint officials and appoint generals, a military parade was necessary, and the elite soldiers who came to Yecheng numbered as many as 100,000.

This is a scene that has not been seen for many years since the chaotic times at the end of the Han Dynasty.

At the beginning of the second year of Xingping, the world's storms gathered in Yecheng.

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