Chapter 341 A Word Decides Life and Death [Subscribe]

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Zhang Jue was held down on the head by Xu Chu with one hand and he knelt on the ground and struggled.

He wanted to talk.

Cao Cao was not only listening to the old Taoist's story, but also listening to their inner voices, including Zuo Ci and Zhang Jue.

After listening to the old Taoist's words, Zuo Ci and Zhang Jue also had their own thoughts.

Their voices and the old Taoist's words can corroborate each other.

Through their respective psychological activities, Cao Cao no longer needed to interrogate the two men, as he already knew everything he needed to know.

"Zhang Jiao, there is no point in keeping him. Kill him."

Xu Chu's hand that was pressing down on Zhang Jiao's head suddenly exerted force.

Zhang Jue's cervical vertebrae were broken by the pressure and he died instantly.

The sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was one of the largest religious uprisings in history. Zhang Jue, a great and wise teacher famous in history, died in a peaceful manner.

The old Taoist's eyes twitched.

Cao Cao decided life and death with just one word, and he killed a prisoner of Zhang Jue's level without hesitation.

This is the imperial power.

When he does good, all living beings benefit.

When he is angry, everyone bows down to him.

Zuo Ci was untied and stood up behind the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist said that the Taoist master who came out of the tomb returned to the tomb and has not come out for two years.

Cao Cao couldn't help but think of Tomb No. 4, which he had seen through the heliostat.

Once, when I looked into Tomb No. 4 from a distance, I seemed to see a figure flash by in the deep darkness of the tomb.

Now that I think about it, it should be the Taoist Master.

"Who is the strongest person in your sect now?"

Cao Cao asked the old Taoist priest: "How does it compare with Buddhism?"

"I am a contemporary Taoist practitioner who has achieved minor success."

The old Taoist said: "But if we talk about the strongest fighting force... it should be the Taoist master in the tomb, if he is still alive."

“As for the Buddhists, according to our investigation, there are four people who are called Venerables, who are the most accomplished among them.

But they besieged Dao Zun that year, and Dao Zun killed and devoured one of them.

The fake Taoist was probably one of the four and was killed by you.

When he stole the Qilin Danzhu from Emperor Wu's tomb, the Scarlet Sky Sword killed a person, who was most likely a great master of the first level of the Buddhist Venerable. So there are at most one or two Venerables of the Buddha's head level left."

Cao Cao: "Okay, since you are the leader of the current Taoism, from now on, all matters concerning the Taoism must be in accordance with my orders."

The old man was startled.

He came here to rescue his companions, but he didn't expect to fall into the tiger's mouth and be recruited.

"My sect practices the Way of Purity and Tranquility and advocates inaction. If not, we wouldn't have been taken advantage of by those Buddhists who came to the East. Now that we have solved the problem of Buddhism, we still need to stay away from the world."

The old Taoist wanted to refuse tactfully.

Cao Cao: "I am not discussing with you that the Dao Sect should be taken over by the Wei Dynasty and unified.

I will issue an imperial decree to clear out Buddhists and preachers of the scriptures from all places and not allow them to enter our Divine Land.

They will react, and you will be responsible for dealing with these Buddhists."

Beside the old Taoist priest, Gan Shi, a middle-aged Taoist priest who had remained silent the whole time, whispered, “Master, the King of Wei is right.

If the King of Wei issues an edict, it will be extremely difficult for Buddhists to set foot in Shenzhou."

What's right? He wants us to work for him.

However, the situation was stronger than the person, and the old Taoist said thoughtfully: "My Taoist sect can temporarily obey the orders of King Wei, as long as we expel the Buddhists. We still have to return to the mountains and forests."

Now that you're in, do you want to exit again?
This old Taoist priest is quite naive.

Cao Cao said in silence: "Okay."

The old Taoist continued, "There is one more thing. I hope you can help us rescue the Taoist who is trapped in the tomb, or at least find out whether he is alive or dead."

This was consistent with Cao Cao's intention, so he nodded in agreement.

"Yuan Fang, eat this solid pill."

The old Taoist handed Zuo Ci a pill.

Just now he called out Zuo Ci and others by their names so that Cao Cao could distinguish them easily and know who he was referring to at once.

After finishing the business, the old Taoist turned to calling Zuo Ci by his courtesy name.

Zuo Ci was seriously injured, so he took the pill and swallowed it.

"If you want to save Dao Zun, you need to enter a large tomb."

The old Taoist said: "The black bird coffin that the fake Taoist found in the Yellow River Tomb will be of great use if it is used to rescue the Taoist."

"King Wei, can you lend me the black bird coffin for a while?"

"There is also the Qilin Pearl, and the Qilin Fire can illuminate the dark source in the tomb..."

"We won't take your things for nothing. I have a scroll left by the Taoist ancestor. It is the most precious treasure of Taoism. I'll leave it to you."

The old Taoist priest took out a scroll as he spoke.

The scroll was filled with the rhythm of Taoism, and it was obvious at first glance that it was not an ordinary thing.

Cao Cao took out the bronze box that contained the black bird coffin, and then took out a bead. However, it was not the Qilin Bead, but the bead that was spit out from the body of the secret armor beast. It could also illuminate the dark source and allow one to enter and exit Mozi's tomb.

The old Taoist was surprised, "This is the Falling Moon Pearl, the most precious treasure of the Mo Sect."

"You said you just came back from the Western Regions?"

"Yes, Buddhists used the Western Regions as a transit point between the East and the West, and at the same time entered the Kunlun Mountains from the Western Regions, as if they were looking for something."

Not long after, the old Taoist priest and others were taken away by Ling Jin.

The study became quiet again.

Cao Cao continued to handle matters.

In the afternoon, Xun You and Guo Jia came together.

Before Cao Cao, he asked the two of them to organize the promotion systems for civil officials and military generals respectively.

The Qin Dynasty had a system of twenty ranks based on military merit, with a clear promotion system.

Therefore, every soldier in the Qin army was brave and had a clear path for promotion.

The Han Dynasty basically continued the system of the Qin Dynasty.

At this moment, Xun You and Guo Jia were each sorting out and summarizing the experiences of the previous dynasties and re-establishing a promotion system.

They showed the results to Cao Cao.

After reading it, Cao Cao conveyed it to all places in the afternoon, clarifying the promotion directions for both the local and central governments, and for both civil and military officials.

The relevant systems need to be gradually improved in the future.

The Wei Dynasty was just established, so we had to cross the river by feeling the stones and take our time.

After Cao Cao finished his work, he felt a little interested, so he picked up a pen and wrote on a piece of paper: The dragon hides in the deep spring, and the tiger walks on the high hill.

This is a sentence he wrote in "Que Dongximen Xing", which means that the dragon is in the abyss, and the tiger walks on the hill. They both have their own territory, which cannot be violated.

For a person, he should not forget his hometown.

For a king, it is his responsibility to develop the land.

This is the literary interpretation of protecting one’s calf.

They are not of our race. The Buddhists came to the East and took advantage of the chaos in Han land to seize the fortune of the Han people.

If you don't punish severely, you are not worthy of being a king.

Cao Cao has already issued a handwritten edict, and announced it to all places along with the system of promotion of official ranks, calling on people to purge those who spread the scriptures, starting with those on the surface.

The sun sets.

The weather changed suddenly, thunder and lightning flickered in the sky, and heavy rain was coming.

Cao Cao left the study and prepared to return to the inner house.

On both sides of his study, there are two rows of side halls.

After the rain, the sky suddenly darkened.

The lights in the rooms in the two rows of side halls were all lit.

Those rooms were the meeting places of Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Zhong Yao, Cheng Yu and others.

As night fell, all the ministers were still busy with their own work.

Only Boss Cao came to and from get off work on time, leisurely returned to the inner house, selected a beauty, took a bath and went to bed.

Let’s go to Bai Ke’s room first tonight.

In the middle of the night, Bai Ke said that he didn't want to play with Cao Cao anymore because he was too tired and wanted to go to bed.

He got off the couch and looked down, his legs were really long.

He swung his long legs and came to the window.

The rain wasn't heavy, but it kept falling.

Cao Cao put on his outer robe, went out, took a step forward, as if appearing and disappearing in the void, and in a few steps he arrived at a small courtyard in the city.

The courtyard is green and fragrant, and in August, the height of summer, the garden is full of clusters of flowers.

Cao Cao entered the house through the window.

There was a beautiful woman lying on her side on the couch, with a thin quilt draped over her waist, long legs as white as jade, and a vivid and charming appearance.

Cao Cao took off his outer shirt and calmly climbed onto the bed.

Tonight in the palace, Dian Wei is the leader of the guards on duty.

He also followed out and saw Cao Cao coming to visit in the middle of the night and entering Mrs. Du's room.

Dian Wei sat on the porch outside the yard, took out a small leather bag from his pocket, and picked out the hot beans one by one. They were sweet, sticky and tasted great.

But in the room, Du Xiu Niang was sleeping soundly. She was suddenly aware that someone was climbing onto the bed and was about to scream.

"it's me."

During this period, Cao Cao came over from time to time.

The two of them have gradually become familiar with each other.

Du Xiu Niang recognized Cao Cao's voice and calmed down a little: "Why are you here so late at night? Go down, or I will call someone."

Not only did Cao Cao not go down, he moved even closer.

Du Xiu Niang jumped up from the couch like a frightened rabbit, trying to escape from the clutches of the devil and go out to call for help.

But it was suppressed by Cao Cao.

The distance was so close that I could hear his breathing.

Strange changes soon took place between the two sides...

An hour later, Du Xiu Niang lay on the couch, sobbing, "You have bad intentions, you are a beast."

Cao Cao asked comfortably, "We have known each other for a while, but you really don't know who I am."

Although Du Xiu Niang is not scheming, she is not a fool after all.

In the past, whenever Cao Cao came, the old women in the yard seemed to have disappeared and would not appear no matter how they were called.

There was also the letter that Cao Cao wrote to her. Du Xiu Niang had never seen such beautiful and powerful handwriting.

Taking all these factors into consideration, she had some guesses.

At this time, she moved her hands from behind her face, revealing a tiny gap, and stole a glance at Cao Cao:

"Who are you anyway? We're all in this situation now, we should at least tell each other."

After that, she whimpered twice: "If you are really a thief, and we have a relationship, I will follow you. But you are not, right? You are... the King of Wei!"

She thought about it over and over again, and she felt that it was most reasonable for only the King of Wei to be able to enter and leave her house freely.

Seeing Cao Cao smile and acquiesce to his identity as the King of Wei, she immediately became happy, twisted her waist, and sat up straight with excitement:

"I guessed it was you."

As the morning drew near, Cao Cao played another round of chess and then planned to return home:

"Will you come back with me, or will you continue to live here?"

Du Xiu Niang lay on the inside of the couch, holding the quilt up to her neck, leaving only her little face exposed:
"I still want to live here. If I get pregnant in the future, you have to give me a legitimate status before I go to your house."

Cao Cao responded with a gentle attitude, nodded in agreement, and turned away.

Du Xiu Niang smiled slightly. Damn thief, so powerful...

That afternoon, Cao Cao arrived at the construction camp on the outskirts of the city.

If you want to increase productivity, the things you need to do are quite complicated.

Cao Cao once conceived of combining the characteristics of this world itself and trying to create some creations that were ahead of the times and could improve productivity.

For example, use the spell system to stack kinetic energy and allow the production system to move forward.

Cao Cao and Gongzao mentioned this before.

Such as the superimposed spell pattern structure on the Sendai Seal, and the Moon Shadow Mirror that can automatically absorb moonlight.

How is its internal driving force formed?
When the Xiantai Seal obtained the Heirloom Seal and the luck of the totem dragon was integrated into it, it was as if it was ignited, as if it contained inexhaustible energy.

Cao Cao wanted to try whether this "energy" had any other uses besides spiritual practice.

He came to the Construction Department and expressed his idea.

The master craftsmen initially understood what he meant and began to prepare to give it a try.

This is something that requires repeated attempts to slowly push forward its progress.

Time flies.

On a morning in late August, a personal soldier hurried into Cao Cao's study and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report."

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