Chapter 290 Obtaining the Shadow and Announcement of Military Merit [Subscription Request]

"At that time, the whole country was in turmoil. There was a son of Cao named Cao, with the courtesy name Mengde. He took advantage of the chaos among the heroes and gathered the people to fight."

"With the favor of the Emperor of Heaven and the Empress of Earth, I will pacify the nine provinces in six years. I pray that the Heaven, the Earth, and the people will know."

Zheng Xuan used his saintly level of divine power to report to heaven and earth, and then began the weather forecast:
"Since heaven and earth know it, auspicious signs will appear that day, and there will be no disasters. The world will be blessed with abundant food, and the people will be able to farm and live in peace, and the four seasons will be smooth..."

He blew the trumpet for Cao Cao very hard this time.

It is said that Cao Cao conquered the nine provinces in six years, and the whole heaven and earth saw it, and there would be auspicious signs to come to the world.

After that, there were no major disasters in Kyushu and the people had enough food and clothing.

The implicit meaning of this speech of offering sacrifice to heaven and earth is to praise Cao Cao for being blessed by heaven and to pave the way for his upcoming coronation as king.

After Zheng Xuan finished speaking, he stretched out his finger and merged the scroll of the sage in his hand, as well as the energy of Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo beside him.

The clouds in the sky rolled over and over like a river overflowing.

These clouds seemed to be carrying the auspiciousness of heaven and earth, descending from the sky to the ground.

For a moment, Yecheng, with Cao's mansion as the center, seemed to be covered by clouds, floating like a fairy.

People in the city noticed something unusual and were surprised and delighted, and started talking about it.

Zheng Xuan reached out and took out a small, dark green tortoise shell the size of a palm. He drew it from the sage's scroll in his hand and infused the sage's aura into the tortoise shell.

A trace of hexagram patterns suddenly appeared on the tortoise shell.

Zheng Xuan handed the tortoise shell to Cao Cao:

"Please ask the King of Wei to make a divination."

One of the six Confucian classics is the Book of Changes, which has corresponding divination methods that can predict all things and the destiny of heaven and earth.

All large-scale ritual sacrifices, such as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, Fengshan, etc., are mostly presided over by learned scholars.

Divination is an indispensable process.

Zheng Xuan handed over the tortoise shell to tell the divination, asking God when would be the most appropriate time for Cao Cao to become king.

What the hexagram shows is an auspicious day given by God.

Cao Cao took the tortoise shell and looked down at it.

Various hexagrams flow on the small and exquisite tortoise shell.

The ordinary tortoise shell hexagrams are post-natal divination, which requires silver and coins to be stuffed into the tortoise shell and shaken to form the chaotic numbers of heaven and earth, which are then poured out to form a hexagram.

What you have in front of you is the number of the innate hexagram. It is very simple. Whoever casts the hexagram and throws the tortoise shell out will have the corresponding hexagram appear.

All the civil and military officials around watched with bated breath.

"If the hexagram shows that it will take several years for me to become king, what should I do?" Cao Cao asked Zheng Xuan using secret language.

Zheng Xuan had had a brief conversation with him beforehand, but did not mention any details.

Zheng Xuan also responded with secret language:
"King Wei, please cast a hexagram. You will surely get a good hexagram. I just consulted the heavens and the falling clouds are a good sign. This shows that King Wei has a good fortune."

He added: "If there is a mistake, the King of Wei does not need to worry. It all depends on how I say it. If the date is wrong, I can also make it right, and I guarantee that it will sound correct."

Cao Cao smiled.

This old scholar is cheating seriously!

He threw the tortoise shell in his hand, and it rolled three times in the sky, corresponding to yin, yang, and harmony between man.

After landing, the turtle's back is facing upwards.

Among the many hexagrams engraved on its back shell, there is one hexagram that is flickering with a faint light.

Zheng Xuan took one look and immediately praised it:

"This is a Yang hexagram, using the image of six advancing to nine, it is auspicious to obtain it!"

"The third, sixth and ninth days of September all correspond to the hexagram. You can declare yourself king and announce it to the world, and perform sacrificial rites."

After Zheng Xuan finished speaking, he passed the message to Cao Cao:

"For the ceremony of becoming king, we need to inform several important people to come and watch the ceremony. It will take time and will be held in September. Does the King of Wei think it is okay to rush it?"

At the same time, the clouds in the sky intertwined and transformed into the hexagram just obtained, hanging in the air.

The people of Yecheng were already in an uproar after seeing the strange phenomena.

Zheng Xuan saw Cao Cao pick up the tortoise shell of the Xiantian Ling Gua and throw it to the ground again.

Zheng Xuan was stunned for a moment and actually threw it one more time.

This time another hexagram appeared, and Zheng Xuan hurriedly said:

"The hexagram should correspond to the number of days. If using six to nine is too hasty, September 30th can also correspond to nine, which is consistent with the previous hexagram and is also an auspicious day."

Cao Cao picked up the tortoise shell again and threw it to the ground.

"October is a perfect month, and using ten is also a very auspicious number!"

This time, while explaining, Zheng Xuan rushed forward, picked up the tortoise shell on the ground and put it into his sleeve.

He almost reached out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

If Cao Cao threw it again, he would have trouble catching it.

Three hexagrams in a row.

This innate Yi number needs Confucian practice and communication with heaven and earth. Three hexagrams on the first day is the limit.

If Cao Cao throws it again, Zheng Xuan will fall in public.

"Why did the King of Wei throw it three times in a row?" Zheng Xuan asked in a low voice.

Cao Cao: "During the preparations for the coronation, I have some things to deal with, including going to the northern border to guard and reward the troops. I have a few more days, so that I can make up for it if I miss it."

A few days later, Cao Cao met with everyone and dealt with various matters.

Then he bid farewell to his wives, concubines and children briefly, and set off north to patrol the border in person.

Preparations for becoming king have been fully launched, and light cavalry from Ye City have been dispatched to inform all parties.

A small courtyard in Yecheng.

Mrs. Du craned her neck and leaned out of the window, and saw a wooden kite flying in the sky.

During this period, she often received letters from the "thief" sent by wooden kite.

When she takes the letter down, the kite will fly away on its own.

Mu Yuan would occasionally bring her some things.

For example, a blue clam shell, which the letter said was taken from the East China Sea.

The clam shell is not big, but there are as many as twenty-one coiled threads on its back, which means it is twenty-one years old.

Cao Cao occasionally sent a few small gifts, which were not expensive, but they came from all over the world and were always new, which made Du Xiu Niang look forward to it.

After receiving things several times, I couldn't help but look forward to the thief sending me more things.

This time the thief sent a seed.

The letter told Du Xiu Niang that he had to leave Yecheng for something. The seeds would grow quickly after being planted in the soil, and she would come back when the seeds emerged from the soil and grew into seedlings.

Thinking that the thief would not send anything for a while, Du Xiu Niang actually felt a little disappointed.

……

After taking Liangzhou and Youzhou, Cao Cao screened his troops many times. Now the number of Cao Cao's personal cavalry has increased to 48 people.

His carriage, escorted by his personal troops, headed north for several days and soon approached the northern border.

In the car.

Yao Jing, dressed in a moon-white robe, was looking down at the scroll.

But he could feel that the King of Wei was looking at him with a sharp gaze.

A streak of crimson crept up quietly onto Yao Jing's earlobe.

"The Chao Feng Yin you played can dispel the locust plague. You did a good job."

Yao Jing glanced at Cao Cao and said, "It turns out that the King of Wei already knew about this."

"Your master told me this, and he also told me a secret." Cao Cao threw the blame on Zheng Xuan for his own guess.

This is a kind of speech technique, which leads the conversation to the topic of your own creation.

Unexpectedly, Yao Jing was quite shrewd. He did not respond to the hook thrown by Cao Cao, but asked instead: "Master, please tell me a secret of the King of Wei."

Quite interesting… Cao Cao thought.

The two of them were in the car, chatting with each other in a sarcastic tone.

The carriage was heading north along the road. When passing a canal, Cao Cao got off the carriage to check.

Workers along the coast were running around, busy moving earth and rocks, but they were actually digging northward to build a canal section towards Youzhou.

In the canal, there are huge trees that float down the river and are transported from north to south.

Similar wood was also found in various places and was transported to Yecheng for the construction of the Bronze Sparrow Palace.

Late August.

Cao Cao came to the northern border, a border town in Dai County.

The generals guarding the northern border, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, all gathered together upon hearing the news.

Taishi Ci, who had just returned to Yecheng, was also named by Cao Cao and followed him back to the northern border.

Cao Cao came to reward the generals according to their merits, and generals at all levels were given corresponding titles.

Three days later in the morning, Cao Cao looked north.

A big bird was on the grassland two or three hundred miles away from him, overlooking the herd of horses below.

The herd of horses was huge, stretching for miles, resting and grazing on the grassland.

The leading horse king, with his mane flying, stayed alone on a slope, alertly scanning the surroundings for any movement.

At noon the next day, a herd of horses was moving westward on the endless grassland.

The horse king running in the front suddenly turned his head to look.

In the distance, a thin line like fire was approaching rapidly.

There was another huge horse that was very strong and powerful. It ran as fast as lightning and when its hooves touched the ground, a shallow pit would be created in the ground.

Its amazing power can be seen from this.

Two horses rushed towards the Horse King with great force.

The red flame is Red Hare.

It neighed like a horse, as if inviting a fight!
The Horse King glared at the approaching Red Hare and Claw Yellow.

These are two 'big enemies' coming to challenge the status of the horse king.

Suddenly, the Horse King came towards Red Hare.

Two horses approached each other, both stood up and stamped their front hooves.

boom!Boom!

A low sound, like the beating of a heavy drum.

On the other side, Claw Yellow suddenly sped up, approached from the flank, and gave the Horse King a hoof.

Two against one.

When the horse king was about to retreat tactically, he was suddenly shocked to find that there was an extra person on his back.

The moment the opponent fell on its back, it jumped up with all its strength, trying to throw the opponent off.

Cao Cao watched from the side for a moment and seized the opportunity to mount on horseback.

With his current skills, even the Horse King can be easily dealt with, and he sits on the horse's back as steady as a mountain.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand, and a coiled dragon of luck appeared in his palm. It was dark purple in color and contained the appearance of a spirit.

He extended his hand and pressed it lightly on the horse king's forehead.

The Ma Wang, who was as agile as a dragon and determined to overthrow Cao Cao, quickly stopped his restlessness.

Cao Cao used the soul-spirit connection to establish a mysterious connection with it at the soul-spirit level and comforted it.

The horse king tilted his head and looked at Cao Cao on his back with doubt and surprise.

It quickly lost its hostility towards Cao Cao, but it was not used to having someone on its back, its muscles twitched and it looked a little nervous.

Around a high ground a little further away, there were forty-eight scattered cavalrymen and five generals, Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Taishi Ci.

Several people watched with great interest.

"When the King of Wei jumped up just now, it was so fast that even I couldn't see it clearly." Taishi Ci said.

The others nodded in unison.

They had a brief conversation when Cao Cao rode his newly acquired horse slowly towards them from a distance.

[You have a new mount, the king of all horses, please name it]

[You have acquired a new herd of wild horses, including 5139 top-quality war horses, 3227 mares, and 215 foals...]

"Name, Jueying."

When Cao Cao led his men back to the northern border, the sun was setting.

A personal soldier came forward and said, "King Wei, the Xianbei have sent another envoy to the south. This time they are from the Eastern Xianbei who were just defeated in the battle."

Cao Cao thought that they must be coming at this time to seek peace, which was great.

His trip to the north this time was not only to reward soldiers and capture horses, but more importantly to cooperate with his claim to the throne and to publicize his military achievements.

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