Chapter 386: The Great Wei Treasury, Full of Treasures [Subscription Request]

A gentle breeze blows.

Behind Cao Cao are Yin, Xu Chu and Dian Wei.

Yin and Xu Chu were in perfect sync, twisting their necks together to look at Dian Wei's injured left arm.

It looked like he was seriously injured at the time.

But during this period of time, Dian Wei's muscles tightened and the wound healed at an astonishing speed.

Xu Chu smacked his lips and wondered, "Did the donkey meat you ate before turn directly into human flesh and heal the wound?"

Dian Wei squinted and said, "Next time you get hurt, I'll use a piece of donkey skin to patch it up for you and see if it heals."

The two of them bickered as usual and followed Cao Cao to the backyard of the mansion.

Before, Da Qiao was imprisoned with Wu.

Now that Sun Quan surrendered and moved to Yecheng, his mother Wu was released.

Da Qiao was also moved to a beautiful courtyard in the inner house of Cao's mansion.

When Mrs. Wu went to meet her son, she found that Da Qiao was left behind and rolled her eyes at her eldest son.

Cao Mengde, doesn't care about human affairs.

Xiao Qiao was brought to Yecheng as a prisoner of war from Jiangdong, and only met her sister again today.

She was wearing a white dress with a wide silk belt around her waist, which made her waist look slimmer and her figure more graceful.

She was heartbroken over Zhou Yu's death, but she was also overwhelmed with joy and excitement at seeing her sister. Her emotions were surging, and tears were pouring down her cheeks. She had been crying for half an hour, sobbing and asking:
"Sister, why are you living in the inner courtyard of the Prince of Wei's mansion? Did the Prince of Wei take you by force?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Da Qiao: "I stayed in the palace by myself."

"why?"

"If it weren't for the King of Wei's support, and Jiangdong was destroyed, could you imagine the situation that I, Qiao, or you and I would be in now?"

Xiao Qiao nodded, then shook her head gently, tears silently sliding down her cheeks.

Xiao Qiao was just married, but unfortunately Gongjin's heroic spirit had not yet been fully realized, and his masts, oars, and sails were reduced to ashes.

The girl was feeling depressed and couldn't find relief.

Da Qiao sighed, "Because I miss my family, the King of Wei sent someone to tell me about the war in Jiangdong.

Zhou Gongjin committed suicide after being defeated in the battle, thus preserving his reputation as a loyalist to Jiangdong. The King of Wei cannot be blamed."

Xiao Qiao: "I don't blame others, I just worry that my sister will be wronged."

Da Qiao embraced her, and the two sisters shed tears facing each other.

"Back in Jiangdong, you and I were brought back by Sun Bofu and Zhou Gongjin after they conquered Lujiang and made an engagement. I have only met Sun Bofu twice.

King Wei…I don’t see you very often, but I don’t feel wronged to stay in the palace.” Da Qiao said.

Xiao Qiao looked at her sister in surprise.

At this time, a personal attendant came in to report that Cao Cao came in from outside the door.

"King Wei."

"King Wei."

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao stood up and bowed to greet them.

Cao Cao looked at the two sisters.

Xiao Qiao was crying with tears in her eyes, but her beauty could not be concealed. Her facial features were exquisite to the point of being stunning. Her nose was straight and upturned, her lips were rosy, and there were tears hanging on her thick eyelashes. She looked so pitiful.

When she stands with Da Qiao, the two look 70% alike as sisters.

But the temperament is completely different.

Da Qiao is gentle and beautiful, while Xiao Qiao is charming and graceful.

And because of their similar appearance, they are like twin lotus flowers, each with one branch in bloom.

It is difficult to find a beauty as beautiful as Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao.

It is rare in ancient and modern times for sisters to coexist.

Xiao Qiao was like a frightened elk, with her eyes drooping, her hands folded in her sleeves, and she looked very nervous.

Boss Cao only stayed for a while, and before leaving, he said, "The Qiao family's people have been properly settled, and a mansion has been chosen in the city. You can visit them anytime."

The two sisters were delighted and came out to see him off: "Thank you, King Wei, for taking care of me, Qiao."

Cao Cao waved his hand and strode away.

When I came out of Erqiao's yard, it was already late and the moon was like a crescent.

Cao Cao planned to go to Diao Chan first as he had something to deal with.

Halfway through his journey, he came across a strange scene.

Inside view of the lake in my backyard, on a big rock, the old turtle crawled out of the lake.

It raised its neck towards the bright moon in the night sky, as if trying to welcome the moonlight.

There really were wisps of energy that were invisible to ordinary people, being inhaled and exhaled by the old turtle.

Is my old turtle going to become a spirit?
Cao Cao was still far away, but the scene of the old turtle guiding Yuehua was captured by his perception and clearly reflected in his consciousness.

More wonderful changes followed.

The old turtle raised his neck high, opened his mouth slightly, and actually a bead slowly came out of it, like a small moon rising, hanging above his head, rising and falling.

The changes in the energy of heaven and earth are becoming more and more obvious, and the tide of mythology is rising.

Yin's every move can cause strong winds, which is a similar manifestation.

The old turtle began to develop spirituality. Cao Cao immediately figured out the reason. It was related to the fact that the turtle lived in his home.

Cao Mansion is one of the most prosperous places in the world today.

The place where people look up to, the home of emperors.

The mansion also houses the fifth of the ten great house-guarding diagrams, the Tiger Cave and Dragon Pond Formation, which can store wind and gather energy.

This old turtle had an astonishing longevity to begin with, and after entering the mansion, it was cleansed by Cao Cao's luck and became intelligent.

It is not surprising that the current changes have occurred because of the combination of multiple conditions.

The beads it spits out must have been bred a long time ago and not formed recently.

Cao Cao took a step forward and came to the side of the old turtle.

The old turtle was startled, but calmed down again when he saw Cao Cao.

It can spit out pearls. Her Royal Highness Princess Cao was the first to discover this and she often asked the old turtle to perform, so it was no secret in the palace.

Cao Cao looked at the old turtle.

This old turtle has lived for hundreds of years, and the shell on its back is bigger than a millstone.

There are multiple spur-like protrusions on its edges.

The patterns on the turtle's back are intertwined, like a natural formation, helping it to gather the energy of heaven and earth.

Cao Cao looked at those bone protrusions and activated his magical power of watching the fire from the other side of the river.

His gaze peeled away the surface and saw through the tortoise shell.

In the bone protrusions of the old turtle, beads were seen rolling slowly, following the texture on the shell, drawing the energy of heaven and earth together and gathering into beads. Turtle beads from the same origin!

This is a treasure, the raw material for making information beads.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and grabbed it. Under the push of his Qi, the tortoise shell seemed to become soft and ethereal.

The beads inside were actually pulled out by him through the air.

One, two, three, four, eight beads in total, rolled out of the tortoise shell and fell into Cao Cao's hands.

The old turtle left a belly bead to attract and inhale the moonlight.

Taking out the beads from the tortoise shell would actually be beneficial to it.

It usually feels very itchy at the place where the beads grow inside its shell, and often rubs the shell on its back.

Cao Cao thought that this turtle was an old hen that laid golden eggs. If he pushed it with luck, could it lay more pearls?
As soon as he thought about it, the totem dragon appeared and exhaled its luck to the old turtle.

Cao Cao lowered his head to examine the beads. There were eight of them, misty white and translucent.

Each one is slightly larger than the tip of your thumb.

The method of making Xunzhu was recorded in the twelve volumes of Lu Ban Book found in the Kong family.

With these beads, maybe I can get another set of information beads.

Just as the territory was getting bigger, with generals from all sides stationed there separately, information supply was running out.

When you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.

Cao Cao left the lake and came to Diao Chan's room and said, "Diao Chan, how much stuff do we have stored in our inner storehouse now?

I want to take out a few items, and the generals will get some extra rewards for conquering Jiangdong."

Diao Chan was wearing embroidered shoes, her cheeks puffed up, and she was holding a few apricot fruits in her hands. She came forward and stuffed one into Cao Cao's mouth:
"I'll take my husband to see the inner treasury. You never ask."

She turned around, put on a red cloak, and followed Cao Cao out of the mansion.

Yecheng has become increasingly prosperous in recent years. As night falls, there are still many pedestrians on the street, including some people from the Western Regions.

The two of them strolled towards the south of the city.

The inner treasury was located in the Tongquetai Palace.

Royal palaces, imperial palaces and other buildings are mostly built in the north of the city, but some are built in the south.

Built in the north of the city, it means the emperor is in the north and is extremely noble.

The south of the city is opposite to the north, and I am in the south, which is a humble expression.

When the construction of the Tongquetai Palace began, Cao Cao had not yet become king, so it was built in the south of the city, with a small hill rising from the ground as the foundation, and the palace was built on it. It was tall, majestic and magnificent.

From outside the city you can see the Bronze Sparrow Tower towering like a mountain.

Almost four years have passed since the palace was built.

However, during the process, Cao Cao repeatedly used huge logs used to build the palace to repair the dam.

A small flood peak occurred the year before last and it was also used as a river blocking tree, so the progress was slower than expected.

After regaining Jiangdong, some officials began to advise Cao Cao that if the world was unified, he should move the capital and rule the country.

That is to say, let Cao Cao choose one between Chang'an and Luoyang as the capital.

Cao Cao was not in a hurry about this.

In later generations, there was a saying that the emperor guarded the national border.

Yecheng is located on the plain of Jizhou, overlooking the north and reaching the grassland.

If we can defeat the Xianbei in the future and take back their land, the world will be at peace, and the borders of China will expand to the most glorious period in history, that is, the shape of a maple leaf, including the land of the grassland.

Then will be a good time to move the capital.

Changan is the first choice.

It is backed by the Qinling Mountains and has strategic locations on all sides.

The Cao family’s inner treasury was located in a palace in the Tongquetai Palace. The ground floor was the national treasury, and the underground was the private treasury.

The palace is nearing completion, with the roof and exterior decoration already completed.

The security outside the palace is as tight as the one where Cao Cao lives now.

He took Diao Chan's hand and walked leisurely over, into the palace, and across the square paved with bluestone.

The security here is becoming increasingly strict, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps.

The door of the national treasury was pushed open by Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and suddenly it was filled with jewels, gold bricks, and tax silver, which were countless.

Going further in, there are even more heavy weapons.

Diao Chan walked briskly.

She comes here more often than Cao Cao, and she comes to count how much money she has whenever she has nothing to do.

There is a hidden door behind the corridor at the end of the inner storehouse.

On the door is a hand-carved lock with dense incantations.

You need to be familiar with the changes in the craftsmanship and use the key to open it.

Diao Chan took out a small brocade bag from her neck, which turned out to be a small key bag.

There are seven or eight different keys inside, which can open different locks. These are where Diao Chan keeps her treasures.

The door to the inner storeroom opened.

Among them are magical weapons, various precious stones, protective gear, musical instruments, tripods, bells and drums, etc.

Some of these things were taken from the Ten Eunuchs and Dong Zhuo when they plundered the world.

Others were rare treasures that were collected over the years from the nobles, or given as gifts by the nobles, or even collected by the Cao family themselves.

The foundation of a country is reflected in whether its treasury is abundant.

You have to know that some aristocratic families have existed for hundreds of years and have huge wealth, and now all these things are flowing into the national treasury.

This storehouse contains most of the rare treasures in the world, numbering in the tens of thousands.

"Where is our family's money?"

When Cao Cao walked into the inner treasury, Diao Chan pulled him along as if she were presenting a treasure, introducing to him what was in each place and their origins, as if she knew them all like the back of her hand.

"How many times do you go over these things in your mind every day?" Cao Cao teased.

Diao Chan tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Not nearly as much as I miss you, my husband."

Cao Cao laughed, looked through the inner treasury, and went home to have a long conversation with Diao Chan, discussing how to get to know her better.

At midnight.

He climbed over the wall of his own house and went to Madam Du and Yu Qing, but got up early in the morning on Bian Mei's couch.

The morning light is coming.

Cao Cao came to the quiet room to practice morning lessons.

This practice was a little different.

He took out the dragon bone and Shang's national halberd.

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