Chapter 346 He's coming, he's coming [Subscribe]

The Lee clan.

"The King of Wei left Yecheng and headed east along the Yellow River. I'm afraid he has bad intentions."

In the hall, as soon as it got dark, the servants lit the oil lamps.

The hall was full of people.

The Li family has a long history and became a prominent family during the Warring States Period. They fought against foreign invaders and later moved south to settle down.

Throughout the generations, there were civil and military officials in the family, with the highest rank reaching the rank of Nine Ministers, and the family was prosperous and flourishing.

Li Kang is the current head of the family. He is nearly fifty years old, with a pale face and a short beard.

He was wearing dark yellow Hanfu and a jade ring on his left hand, looking elegant and graceful.

He studied Confucianism, read classics and history, and was once selected as a filial and honest official.

But in times of chaos, he did not take up an official position and instead devoted himself to managing his family.

"What does his coming to the East have to do with my Li family?"

Li Kang glanced at the second and third wives and other families present.

The Li family is divided into seven branches, with a large family and great wealth.

The direct population alone exceeds four hundred.

"When the King of Wei traveled east, news came in that his destination was Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other prefectures. He was going to reorganize the nobles along the way. It was obvious that he was coming for us."

"The King of Wei is here to inspect the east. We should just carry on as usual. What can he do?"

Li Ji, the assassin who participated in the assassination of Cao Cao, was from the Li family. Only Li Kang and his mother knew about it, and it was top secret.

The Li family members were nervous because they had always had a bad relationship with Cao Cao, not because they realized that it was Li Ji's fault.

"My son is confused."

The servant walked in, supporting a thin old woman who was leaning on a crutch.

She is Li Kang's mother.

A few years ago, she fell seriously ill. A Buddhist sutra preacher came to her home to diagnose her, recited scriptures, and guided the Buddha's light into her body. Her illness gradually healed.

The person who preached the scriptures said that she had a connection with Buddhism. After Li's mother recovered, she also began to recite Buddhist scriptures.

"My son is confused."

Li's mother repeated, "Look at Cao Mengde, he has always been a murderer. How can he be reasonable? In the past few years, he has eliminated many nobles with excuses."

"My son wants to reason with a butcher with bloody hands. Does that make sense?"

Li Kang stood up and helped his mother sit down at his side.

"He's coming with such force that he won't give up.

"The Yang clan just sent a message saying that Cao Cao is coming for my Li clan. My son, he is coming to destroy my Li clan!"

The Yang family refers to the Hongnong Yang family. Yang Biao and Yang Xiu both served as officials in Yecheng.

They have always had a good relationship with the Li family.

A hint of ruthlessness appeared on Li's mother's old face:
"He wants to raise a knife against my Li family. If he pushes us into a corner, he won't have an easy time either."

"He may be powerful, but our Li family is not easy to bully. We need to let him know that if he wants to get rid of our Li family, he will suffer heavy losses. Only then will he have any reservations."

What Li's mother meant was to mobilize all the forces that the Li family could mobilize to protect themselves.

“We have one more arrangement to make, so we’ll leave now and go to Kong’s.

I wonder if the King of Wei dares to raise his sword in front of the sage in the ancestral land of the Confucius family and let everyone in the world know his true face. "

Li's mother wanted to leave a way out and take refuge in Kong's house.

In this world, anyone who dares to start a massacre in front of Confucius' tablet will be cursed for eternity and be pointed at by the world, which will be a severe blow to his reputation.

Li's mother and her sons discussed secretly until late at night, and then returned to the inner hall with the help of servants.

In the inner hall, there sat an old man with a foreign appearance and a tall stature.

Previously, Cao Cao ordered the elimination of those who preached scriptures and did not allow them to preach scriptures in the Central Plains, so Li took in this old man.

The other person was the preacher who had saved her life.

Li's mother came back, put down her crutches, sat down on the other side, and joined the chanting with the old man, whispering softly.

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"In ancient times, there were eight major surnames. Do you know the inheritance of the eight major surnames now?"

Cao Cao asked Yu Wen.

He had two purposes for this trip. One was to see a newly built coastal shipyard.

Cao Cao had the thinking of later generations, so he attached great importance to the sea borders.

He vigorously promoted the construction of ships, not only for the purpose of fighting at Red Cliff and conquering the world.

But there are longer-term considerations.

Opening up the sea is an important means to enrich trade resources.

In addition, Ling Jin and others have been sent to the Qin Emperor's tomb to obtain methods of shipbuilding and crossbows.

For the preparation of seagoing vessels, the new shipyards built along the coast can be used.

In addition to Yu Wen, Zheng Xuan and others also traveled with the team.

Cao Cao's second purpose was to find Kong and Li to settle the bad debts.

Yu Wen was in the same car with Cao Cao and said with a smile: "My family, Yu, is one of the eight major surnames, and it originated from the Ji surname."

When King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he granted his nephew Zhou Zhang the land of Yu and established the State of Yu.

His descendants formed the Ji clan and the Yu clan, which is the current Yu clan.

They have two surnames, Yu and Ji.

There is another branch of the Yu family, which is also one of the eight major surnames and is a descendant of the Yao surname.

The same goes for the First Emperor, his clan name was Zhao and his surname was Ying.

Yu Wen said: "Some of the eight major surnames have declined, but even if they appear to be declining, they are ancient surnames after all. Each of the eight major surnames has intermarried with many noble families and has branched out. Their potential influence cannot be ignored."

Cao Cao asked about the eight major surnames, which was related to the hint before the entry.

The entry is given to the gentry, and they are ranked one level higher.

The Yuan family had three dukes in four generations, and the Hongnong Yang family was only ranked second.

Cao Cao thought that only the noble families who had produced emperors or saints could be ranked in the top rank.

For example, the eight major surnames have accumulated thousands of years of inheritance from aristocratic families.

Today's Kong family, which produced Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, should be considered a first-class aristocratic family in terms of influence and heritage.

Confucius is a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

Cao Cao came all the way east, and according to the plan, he first went to the dock to take a look and supervise the progress of the construction. Then he drove to Lu, which is now Shandong.

The team settled down that night.

Cao Cao felt that entering the city would cause too much of a stir and the local welcoming ceremony would be too cumbersome, so he camped in the wild and lived in a large tent.

He was in his account, checking the news changes from all parties.

After the Wei army defeated Yu Zhen and occupied Shache in the Western Regions, only two days later, Jingjue sent envoys to surrender and presented a lot of gifts.

The "big country" of the Western Regions, Yanqi, followed closely and also showed its intention to surrender.

Yanqi is located further west of Qiuci and, like Qiuci, occupies the best oasis in the Western Regions.

Including Yanqi, most of the people from various regions in the Western Regions have surrendered.

Not many battles were fought in total, the main purpose was to demonstrate the deterrence brought by military force and suppress the unrest in various parties in the Western Regions.

Cao Cao was in a good mood.

If we take back the Western Regions this year, we can force the nobles to work for us next spring.

They have the most resources in their hands. Driving them to form caravans and vigorously promote trade exchanges in the west will be of great benefit to the economy.

Being able to make profits from trade is the fundamental way to stabilize internal unrest.

Cao Cao's thoughts were in turmoil, and he thought that he had to do some more preparation.

Mohist thought is too idealistic and difficult to popularize, but its craftsmanship should be strongly supported.

If Daxing manufacturing industry is to be established, what should be done?
Cao Cao pondered for a while, then turned to look at the situation on the secret armor beast side.

The secret armor beast followed Ling Jin and Li Wufang to the Qin Emperor's tomb to get treasures.

This time we only need to excavate two burial tombs, so it is not very dangerous.

Cao Cao gave the blueprints, and with the help of Ling Jin and Li Wufang, one of the tombs was opened.

The secret armored beast followed the tomb robber's hole and entered a subsidiary mausoleum with Ling Jin and Li Wufang.

Although it is a secondary tomb, it is comparable to the main tomb of an ordinary king or prince.

Ling Jin placed two human dolls made of cowhide, of the same height and weight as humans, above the tunnel.

Immediately, bows and crossbows began to click inside the mausoleum. Arrows rained down like a torrential rain, and the sound of shooting made people's scalps numb.

A whole row of terracotta warriors stood in an underground burial pit, holding bows and crossbows.

Ling Jin and others seemed to have broken into the crossbow formation of the Qin army.

The Qin Terracotta Warriors that were first excavated from the tomb are brightly colored and lifelike, and are not the clay embryos that have oxidized and faded in later times.

The bows and crossbows held by these Qin warriors are all real, and there are hundreds of them.

There was a general in the middle, standing on a chariot, looking around with disdain.

Behind the general figurine is an exhibition room with jade slips recording the preparation method of the Qin crossbow.

The treasure hunt went smoothly this time.

Cao Cao watched for a while, and finally ordered Jin and Li Wufang to use the ceiling fishing method to accurately open the ceiling of the exhibition room at the rear and fish out the jade book, and then slowly collect the bows and crossbows in the hands of the terracotta soldiers.

Cao Cao was very happy after learning the preparation method of Qin crossbow.

He asked Ling Jin and others to take away the Qin crossbow and then fill the mausoleum back up.

At present, the Qin Mausoleum and Mao Mausoleum are guarded by the Wei army on a daily basis, and no one is allowed to approach without permission.

Cao Cao asked someone to get something, which was actually embezzlement.

Three days later, Cao Cao's carriage entered the city where Kong was.

By the end of the Han Dynasty, the Kong family had been passed down for seven hundred years.

Their ancestral temples are always visited by students from all over the world who come to pay homage and kowtow.

Confucius' status on the Confucian altar is becoming increasingly respected.

Under the portrait of Confucius in the ancestral hall are the Six Classics: "Book of Songs", "Book of History", "Book of Rites", "Book of Music", "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn Annals".

There are also two volumes of Confucius' handwriting.

The entire ancestral hall is full of aura and the cultural heritage of the world. No matter whether it is a chaotic world, a peaceful world, or a prosperous world, this place has never been disturbed.

The front hall lobby of the Confucius Mansion.

At this time, people from the Kong and Li families gathered together.

The young man sitting at the end of the seat was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with his hair tied up in a bun and a calm look on his face.

He is the world-famous madman Ni Heng.

Of course, he is not as famous now as he was in history.

Before Kong Rong ran away, he had recommended Ni Heng to Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao did not use him, so there was no record in history of him beating drums and cursing Cao in front of Cao.

However, Cao Cao did not listen to Kong Rong's recommendation.

After Ni Heng found out about this, he wrote an article saying that Cao Cao was still self-aware and that even if Cao Cao had employed him, he would not have left and would not have brought disgrace upon himself.

The main hall of the Kong family in the evening.

"Cao Cao is coming."

Li's mother was sitting in the guest seat: "I received news last night that Cao Cao was on his way and sent people to my Li family first and arrested everyone who stayed at our house.

My family members, Li, were hacked to death by his soldiers as soon as they asked questions. "

"Look at how ferocious he is. He came with a knife in hand."

"He dealt with my Li family first, and he was also warning the Kong family."

"He came to my Kong family, what does he want to do?"

The speaker was an old woman from the Kong family, Kong Rong's aunt, and had been good friends with Li's mother since childhood.

As they were talking, a member of Kong's family came in quickly and said, "The King of Wei has entered the city."

The Kong and Li families seemed to have heard the muffled sound of horse hooves.

Cao Cao's carriage, accompanied by his personal troops, came in from outside the city.

Leading the way were the heavy cavalry of the imperial army. Their horses' hooves struck the bluestone ground, sparks flew, and the air was filled with murderous intent.

"This is where the Confucius Mansion is located. Even the air has a Confucian flavor, but the people don't really follow the rules."

Cao Cao lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out.

The team arrived at the Kong family's main residence.

Cao Cao, dressed in a black robe embroidered with gold thread, got off the carriage. He looked at the Kong family members who came out to greet him without any expression of joy or anger.

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