Chapter 387: The Emperor's Souls Come Together, and the Twelve States Return to Wei [Subscription Request]

In the quiet room, the totem dragon stretched its body and swung its tail.

The purple energy of national destiny spreads out like purple flames, and is currently refining the dragon bones.

The thirty-three dragon bones gradually became crystal clear, like purple jade.

Its size continued to grow, becoming larger and larger with each sacrifice and refinement, until it became several meters long.

Countless spell patterns appeared on the dragon bones.

The totem dragon opens its mouth to absorb and pull the dragon bones.

But the curse on the dragon bones disappeared and remained as still as a mountain.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand and beckoned.

The imperial seal in the study in the front hall was driving a powerful momentum towards them.

The dragon bone was combined with the luck of the imperial seal and finally slowly imprinted on the back of the totem dragon, becoming compatible with it.

Between the two, symbols blend.

At this moment, the totem dragon seemed to be injected with special vitality.

He breathed in time with Cao Cao's breathing, and his scales opened and closed.

Each of the four legs under his belly has a new dragon claw, which grows rapidly as the symbols interweave, changing from the previous three claws to four claws.

The fifth dragon claw also turned into a shadow.

The number of claws a dragon has corresponds to the emperor's fortune.

Cao Cao was just a king, but his totem dragon always had three claws.

But now that he has been integrated with the dragon bone, he has forcibly transcended the rank restrictions.

This is just the initial completion of the dragon bone ritual.

Cao Cao took a breath.

The totem dragon and the national seal, together with the national destiny, began to be used to refine the Shang Dynasty's national halberd.

Integrate the Qi into the symbols engraved on the halberd to complete the Qi exchange.

time flies.

When the sky was just getting light, the National Halberd vibrated with a humming sound, and turned into a green glow, which was swallowed by the totem dragon.

By integrating two divine objects in succession, Cao Cao's totem dragon has an unprecedented close connection with heaven and earth.

His mind moved slightly, and the two dragon whiskers in front of the totem dragon's mouth collided with each other.

scoff!

A small group of dark clouds actually gathered above the viewing lake in the mansion.

There were lightning and thunder inside, and soon it started to rain lightly.

The old turtle raised his head from the lake, blinking his little eyes and looking upwards. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck, less than half a foot away from the old turtle.

Chill!

The old turtle hid at the bottom of the lake and never came out again.

Communicate with heaven and earth, and control the destiny of mythology.

At this time, the totem dragon dived into Cao Cao's body.

A lot of information also flooded into his mind.

It was a kind of imperial art practice, closely related to the dragon bone, and it was the method used by Emperor Wu to sacrifice and refine this dragon bone.

When the totem dragon can change shape, be big or small, and can cause local changes in heaven and earth, it means that the emperor's soul has been formed.

As long as Cao Cao is not destroyed, He will not be destroyed.

The two are interdependent.

In addition to the cultivation methods of the emperor's soul, the dragon bones also contain several other special magical powers that gather the good fortune of humanity and can only be mastered by the emperor.

For example, listen to the thoughts of all beings and pay attention to changes in the world.

When one practices to a certain level, the soul’s perception ability becomes like that of the gods in legends.

When someone recited the name of Cao Cao, he would feel a sense of response.

If I could cultivate to the point where I could feel something and give feedback when someone chanted my name, then it would really be like "Speak of the devil," Cao Cao pondered.

At this time, the totem dragon left the body again, rose into the sky and rushed into the clouds.

He was above the clouds, flying rapidly towards Kunlun Mountain in the southwest.

One sign that the emperor's soul has been formed is that the thoughts can be separated and can leave the body and travel far away.

Daozun is going to massacre Buddhists.

The entry gave three mythological references, including Mount Tai and Emperor Wu's tomb, but Cao Cao ruled them out.

Only the source of Kunlun Mountain remains.

The entry shows that within the Kunlun Mountains, there is a trace of dragon vein energy that has been preserved since the mountain was first formed, and it is extremely ancient.

If it can be absorbed by the totem real dragon, it is hoped that after the Qin Emperor, a second ancestor dragon-level dragon soul will evolve.

With the help of Dao Zun, the Totem True Dragon followed him to Kunlun Mountain to see if there was any chance to find out the meaning of this myth.

It's getting light.

Cao Cao put on the royal robe and walked out of the quiet room.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu are just outside the door.

After leaving the inner house, Wei Xu also came forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is a court meeting today."

Cao Cao hummed.

In the main hall of the front palace, hundreds of officials stood together.

When Cao Cao came in, all the ministers came to see him with courtesy.

He sat on the throne, and his ministers began to report on the affairs of the world.

In the civil service system, there is a group called censors.

They hold low positions but great power, supervising all officials, reporting to all departments, and are professional cockfighting people, reporting anyone who displeases them.

Some censors even dared to report to the emperor.

This is called admonishing the emperor, reminding the emperor not to go astray, to make progress every day, and to learn from the wise rulers of ancient and modern times.

The censor system is not very popular, but it cannot be absent.

He is like a beacon, helpful for balancing the court, and sometimes a powerful weapon for the emperor.

Cao Cao did not intentionally promote the division of officials into factions or seek balance.

But he likes to act as a censor for some people and often comes out to give reminders.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the mighty army of Cao Wei is ready to sweep across the world. If a king does not take unification as his responsibility, he will not be able to rule the world or the people."

There was an old minister named Ji Qing, who was skinny and bony.

He was outspoken and daring to remonstrate, and naturally formed the prototype of the censor. Cao Wei successively recovered Jiangdong and Jingzhou, and defeated the enemy with ease. The results achieved made the officials excited.

It was in this mood that Ji Qing stepped forward and made an impassioned speech.

He wanted to remind Cao Cao to take it as his mission to conquer the world and become emperor as soon as possible.

Although the censors were good at finding faults with people and admonishing the emperor.

But there are exceptions. For example, the censors under the founding emperor are mostly very well-behaved.

"This time, our Great Wei swept across Jiangdong. What's even more valuable is that there was no consumption of baggage from the war, and the soldiers and horses also suffered no losses from the war."

"Looking back to the unification of the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, there has never been such a powerful army."

"From the Battle of Red Cliff, we can see that this is the opportunity to unify the world.

If the Thirteen States are allowed to be governed, Your Majesty’s achievements will be comparable to those of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Shizu, who founded the country. You can also look up to the Qin Emperor and Emperor Wu of Han, and create new achievements.”

Cao Cao felt a little embarrassed when being praised.

We really can't compare with the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor.

All dynasties in later generations have followed the framework set by the two.

If one day we can return from the north and swallow up the fertile grasslands, our internal governance will also reach its peak, and we may even be able to catch up with the two.

Wei Xu stood at the back of the court and stole a glance at Ji Qing, thinking that this man must be a strong rival who was so good at flattery.

When Ji Qing first came out, Wei Xu thought he was going to report someone, but then he changed the subject and started listing the king's achievements.

"Now, our Great Wei has taken Jiangdong and Jingzhou in half a year, and is heading south. Jiaozhou will surrender soon.

Of the thirteen states in the world, twelve have already returned to Wei.

I, your old minister, beg you to order another attack on Yizhou, so that the whole country can be united. This will be a blessing for the whole country and the people.”

As Ji Qing spoke, he became so emotional that he knelt on the ground.

There was also a group of officials who were not in the core layer of Cao Wei and were unaware of the plans of Cao Cao and others, so they also knelt down.

"Please stand up, everyone. I have my own thoughts on this matter. Let's discuss the next matter."

Cao Cao's intention was to attack Yizhou, but we will not discuss this here.

Ji Qing stood up and returned to the ranks.

He originally wanted to use his eloquent tongue to pave the way for Cao Cao to become emperor.

Censors generally have two things to do: make reports on others for no reason, and openly curse people in the court.

The second thing is to read another book.

In addition to the two main tasks, trying to figure out the emperor's intentions and flattering him are overtime tasks outside of one's job duties.

But this time Ji Qing obviously didn't guess it right.

At the front row of the court procession, four or five people below Xun Yu, came out a tall and thin official in his early forties.

His name was Hua Xin, with the courtesy name Ziyu. He was very famous in history. He was a celebrity and an important official.

In his early years, he studied under the Grand Marshal Chen Qiu and was a fellow student of Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, and Guan Ning.

Together with Guan Ning and Bing Yuan, they were collectively called "one dragon", with Hua Xin being the leader of the group and a pillar of the court.

And now, Zheng Xuan, Bing Yuan, Hua Xin, and others have gathered in the Wei Dynasty to serve as ministers.

As to why so many talented people came to Wei one after another, were there any who still regarded Han as the orthodox one?

You can't ask about this. If you ask, it would be that you accidentally got on a pirate ship.

The emperor was in Cao Wei at the time, and everyone regarded him as the legitimate heir, so they followed him.

But after getting on the pirate ship, I felt it was very attractive and didn't want to get off.

Especially since the world is about to be unified and a new dynasty is to be established, they will all be loyal ministers and their names will go down in history.

That smells better than anything else.

Hua Xin was very good at guessing his master's intentions and stepped out and said:
"Last year, the Xianbei attacked Hexi, but were repelled by our Wei.

Afterwards, Budugen of the Western Xianbei announced to the outside world that the Great Wei had killed the leaders of the Hegu and Shili tribes.

After the beginning of spring, many Xianbei tribes, led by the Hegu and Shili tribes, proposed to attack the Wei Dynasty again to avenge the deaths of the Xianbei people.

I think that what we should be most careful about right now is the sudden rise of the Xianbei army, not Yizhou."

Hua Xin, Xun Yu and Zheng Xuan were close, and they roughly knew the direction of Cao Wei in the next stage.

Cao Cao had also heard Jia Xu report what he said.

After defeating Hegu and Shili last year, Cao Cao was busy attacking Jiangdong and did not continue to use military force against the Xianbei.

Soon afterwards, news spread from the Xianbei that the leaders of the Hegu and Shili tribes had been beheaded by Cao's army.

In fact, it was Budugen who took advantage of the opportunity when Hegujin was about to kill Yuan Shang and entered the big tent, and killed Hegujin and all his entourage.

Without witnesses, there is naturally no truth.

Budugen threw the dirty water of killing Hegujin on Cao's army to increase the Xianbei's hatred towards Cao's army.

The benefit he gained was that Hegu and Shili, two major Xianbei tribes, raised an all-out army to retaliate against Cao Wei.

The troops of the two tribes moved south and arrived at the territory of Western Xianbei, and Budugen was able to expand his influence and military strength invisibly.

After the death of the two major tribal leaders, Budugen single-handedly encouraged the army to march south to attack Wei, saying that his elder brother Kuitou was also killed by the Han people.

The troops of various Xianbei tribes gathered in Western Xianbei and formed a new tribal alliance. The biggest beneficiary was Budugen.

His power will increase rapidly, making up for the losses suffered in the previous defeat of the Western Xianbei.

Budugen was a highly prestigious tribal leader within the Xianbei.

He put the blame on the Wei army almost perfectly.

Yuan Shang, who knew the inside story, didn't dare to say it. As an outsider, no one would believe him if he told it.

Furthermore, Yuan Shang also hoped that the Xianbei would attack Wei, and he was currently following Budugen, offering advice and suggestions.

At this time, the Xianbei were in a state of turmoil and were planning to attack Wei again.

After Hua Xin reported the matter, Cao Cao waved his hand to indicate that he knew about it.

The Xianbei are coming, isn’t that just perfect?

After Hua Xin left, the ministers began to report on other matters, including people's livelihood, water conservancy, road repairs, trade between the Western Regions and Han territory, etc.

By the time everything was settled, it was nearly two hours later.

The court meeting was over and Cao Cao returned to his official study.

As soon as you enter the house, you will feel pleasant.

Diao Chan, Wen Ji and Zhen Mi, three clerks, were all there.

Cao Cao continued to handle various matters and review memorials.

Near noon, he suddenly received a small note, which was secretly sent to him by Zhen Mi.

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