Chapter 417: Common Ruler of the World! [Subscribe]

The rain has stopped.

Cao Cao sat in the hall, overlooking the civil and military officials below.

In the coming period, he will probably receive many congratulations and worships.

When Yizhou was taken back, the geographical and demographic unification was actually completed.

At this moment, even in the dark, there seemed to be a change in the energy.

Cao Cao could feel his imperial luck rising.

Kunlun Ruins.

The Taoist Master discovered that the totem dragon beside him had new spell patterns growing on its scales, and wisps of purple air were emanating from its mouth and nose, emitting an aura as powerful as a prison.

Dao Zun thought to himself: What did that person do outside to cause such a big change in fortune?

Shu capital.

Cao Cao couldn't help thinking: This is just the first time he has taken Yizhou, and it has brought such a powerful growth in the emperor's fortune.

What kind of changes would be brought about if the founding ceremony of Fengshan was held to report to heaven and earth?
[You have taken over the thirteen states, gathered the good fortune of the people, and your reputation is increasing...]

[You have just gained the imperial power and become the common ruler of the world. The Emperor's Purple Star is your destiny star. You can use it to improve the emperor's fortune by offering sacrifices.]

Ziwei Star, also known as the "Lord of the Eight Stars" and the "Emperor Star".

The main star of the emperor’s life palace is Ziwei.

When there is no emperor who can respond to the Purple Star, the world will be in chaos and without a ruler.

The entry's hint indicates that after Cao Cao regained Yizhou, he was blessed with the most orthodox human fortune in the world.

And this luck is constantly rising.

[You have taken charge of 131 states, 1147 counties, and cities and towns]

[During the same period in history, the population dropped sharply due to years of war.

Compared with the same period in history, tens of millions of people have been saved from death because of your unification.

[There are ruins of an ancient country in Shu, buried deep underground. There are magical objects in them. You will get the corresponding directions.]

The last hint that appeared did not require any pointing, but directly gave the location.

Are there relics of an ancient kingdom in Shu?

Cao Cao thought of a name that became known to everyone in later generations.

He glanced at the location given in the entry, which was a hundred miles away from Shudu.

Ling Jin and Li Wufang, who led the engineering corps, also followed the army and stayed in Yizhou.

Just in time for them to get their things back.

"Big brother."

At this time, Guan Yu also knelt down with Liu Bei, looking sad.

Cao Cao signaled to take the two men away and hold them as prisoners, awaiting processing.

All the officials from Cao Ying were left in the palace.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Zhao Yun and others stood up one after another, all with expressions of difficulty in calming down.

Bringing order to the country and ending the unrest has been the goal that everyone has been working towards for many years.

"What do you think our Great Wei should do next?"

"When the king takes back Yizhou, he should send a fast horse to inform all parts of the world, so that all the counties, cities and people will know the joy of the reopening of the world."

"You should offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, receive the destiny of heaven and earth, and officially be crowned emperor!"

"A new era name should be established to show that everything is new."

"In addition, Your Majesty uses 'Wei' as the title of king, and you are using the territory of Wei County to call yourself king.

Now that I have established a country and proclaimed myself emperor, should I continue to use the name of the country, Da Wei?"

Everyone rushed to speak.

Despite Jia Xu's usual indifference, he now revealed a hint of joy that he couldn't conceal.

A unified world is definitely much safer than a world of chaos.

Jia Wenhe felt that he could live at least ten more years.

Cao Cao waited for everyone to finish talking, then smiled and said, "What I said about what to do next is not referring to internal affairs.

Reclaiming the Thirteen States was a goal we set many years ago.

Now that we have achieved unification, we must set new goals.”

Completing unification was the initial goal that Cao Cao set for himself, not the ultimate goal.

The next step is to establish a new direction based on unity.

Improve people's livelihood internally and expand into all directions externally.

He gathered these great talents together not because he wanted to be a king who only maintained the status quo and stayed within the framework of his predecessors.

After the great unification, it is time to lead China into a new stage.

Unification is a starting point.

The lights in the main hall stayed on until late at night.

Cao Cao gathered with everyone to discuss internal and external affairs after unification.

"Son, if I hadn't led Liaodong back to Wei, who would have been my hidden man?"

In a bedroom, Gongsun Du asked his son Gongsun Kang.

Cao Wei's use of spies had left him stunned and frightened. He thought to himself that it was a good thing he listened to advice, otherwise his fate might have been even worse than Liu Bei's.

"Your son must be one of the hidden players." Gongsun Kang teased.

That night, in the Western Regions, Huang Zhong received a message from Xun Zhu: Yizhou has come under our rule.

At Beiguan, Zhang Liao also received a similar message.

In Yecheng, Xun Yu was busy until late at night, with all kinds of files piling up in front of him.

But he felt a little uneasy, and after a while he couldn't help looking up and gazing south from the window.

He knew the progress of the battle and guessed that it would only take one or two days.

After nightfall, Cao Cao personally sent him a message through the Xunzhu:

"Wen Ruo, ten years ago, we made a wish to do something together, and now—the world of peace has arrived."

Xun Yu slowly stood up from his seat and clenched his fists tightly.

If we start from the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters have been going on for decades.

Xun Yu still remembered that more than ten years ago, when he was traveling from Yingchuan to Luoyang to take up an official post, he saw people who had frozen to death or starved to death lying beside the official road with no one burying them. It was a horrifying sight.

Cao Cao once wrote a poem saying that bones were exposed in the wild, no roosters crowed for a thousand miles, and only one out of a hundred people survived. It vividly described the situation at that time.

It has been ten years since Dong Zhuo caused chaos in Luoyang.

There were frequent wars during this period.

The thirteen states were independent and all the princes were eager to compete for supremacy.

Today, Cao Cao gathered civil and military officials such as Xun Yu and finally stopped the turmoil.

At the same time, the Cao family's inner house also received the news. The wives and concubines gathered together in the middle of the night, all of them smiling and extremely excited.

Starting from the next day, scouts were sent out to various places to spread the news.

"The King of Wei leads the army to pacify Yizhou!"

"The thirteen states will return to Wei, and a new dynasty will be established. The King of Wei will lower taxes again, reduce grain taxes, and celebrate the world!"

The whole country, north and south, celebrated.

It was already dark when Zhuge Liang was brought to Cao Cao's temporary residence by Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

The next morning, he got up and walked out of the house. He saw two people drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard next door, also waiting for him.

One of these two people is his master and the other is also his master.

Pang Degong, Mr. Shuijing.

"Master!"

Zhuge Liang asked happily, "Why are you here?"

"The King of Wei wants to attack Yizhou, so I followed him to see for myself."

Shui Jing examined his disciple, stroked his beard and said, "You should know why I came here."

"Since the King of Wei started the rebellion, the great calamity of humanity has ended. All living beings in the world have benefited from it, including you and me."

“You didn’t catch up with the destiny of unifying the world, but I think the King of Wei will not stop at the Thirteen States.

He has not yet reached the peak of his powers, so he must be interested in expanding his territory."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I know what you mean."

Cao Cao stayed in Shu County for half a month.

During this half month, the Wei army swept across all directions and quelled local unrest.

The nobles who fled south and west were wiped out one after another.

……

Going west from Shudu is Hanjia County, the westernmost part of Yizhou.

After leaving Hanjia County and continuing westward, you will leave Yizhou and approach the plateau area.

Fu Wan fled westward with all the members of the Fu family and the family's personal troops.

He realized that something was wrong very early on and planned a way out.

To the west of Yizhou, there are continuous mountains. Although the road is dangerous, it is the only way to survive.

The wife of Fu Wan, the head of the Fu family, was Princess Yang'an Liu Hua, the daughter of Emperor Huan of Han.

The couple had five sons and one daughter: Fu De, Fu Ya, Fu Shou, Fu Jun, Fu Zun and Fu Lang.

The Fu family has been prominent for generations, and Fu Wan has served as the Prefect of the Imperial Guards, General of the Auxiliary State, and Doctor of the Central Secretariat.

He had extensive experience in commanding military forces, and many of his five sons held military positions.

Ever since Cao's army occupied Hanzhong, the Fuji family had been considering what to do if Yizhou was lost.
They explored the areas south and west of Yizhou.

It was precisely because of the early preparation that they were able to follow the pre-planned route and escape for many days while being pursued by the Wei army.

On a September afternoon, the mountains and fields are covered with lush trees.

The sunlight shines through the gaps between the trees, like fine golden sand.

Fu Ya is Fu Wan's second son and is twenty-four years old this year.

He and his family were separated by the pursuit of Cao's army.

Fu Ya was leading a team of more than 30 people and running wildly.

hum-

An arrow shot from behind and landed on a big tree. The tail of the arrow trembled and penetrated several inches into the wood.

The moment the arrow shot past, Fu Ya could even feel the strong air flow passing by her ears.

He was almost hit in the back of the head by the arrow.

Tsk-tsk-tsk!

The Cao army that caught up with them fired crossbows continuously and the arrows were dense.

The Fu family warriors who were protecting Fu Ya fell to the ground and were shot to death one after another.

Damn Cao’s army… Fu Ya was shocked and scared.

Since they fled westward, they have been running for their lives almost every day, running with all their might.

Fortunately, they had made preparations beforehand, and there were many arrangements along the way to help them escape.

But even so, they were unable to truly shake off Cao's army.

The number of people around me keeps decreasing.

An hour later, Fu Ya fell to her knees in a valley, out of breath.

He was left with only a small team of six or seven servants and assassins.

Fuya felt that if she continued running, her chest would explode.

He leaned against a big tree, feeling a little dizzy, breathing hard, and asked intermittently: "Did we shake off Cao's army? Did we shake them off?"

"No, they are right behind us, only two or three hundred feet away at most." The leader of the assassins was called Li Yu.

Fu Ya said: "Each time we send someone to cover the rear, we can only hold them back a little bit, and they will soon catch up... What are you doing?"

The leader of the assassins, Li Yu, actually put a short blade on Fu Ya's neck:
“We don’t want to run away.

If we keep running, Cao's army will catch up with us and kill us all by tonight at the latest."

"We want to try to see if offering you to Cao's army can save our lives."

Two other people also followed Li Yu and stabbed the other servants to death with brutal force.

These servants who had been trained by the Fu family for many years had ferocious faces and stared at Fu Ya fiercely.

After many days of chasing and fighting, even the most loyal soldiers of the Fu family began to waver and betray.

Fuya's lips trembled.

Half a quarter of an hour later, he was handed over to Cao's army by the leader of the death squad.

In the evening, Fu Ya was taken back to a camp of Cao's army.

After entering the camp, he let out a low cry of horror.

There was a row of prison vans in the camp, and he saw his brother Fu De and mother Liu Hua among them.

And there is her younger sister Fu Shou, the last queen of the Han Dynasty.

The Fu family was almost captured in one fell swoop and reunited in the prison van.

More than ten days later, they were escorted back to Yizhou Shudu.

It was almost October.

Cao Cao prepared to return north to prepare for his ascension to the throne.

In Yecheng, his ministers, wives and concubines had sent him many messages urging him to return. The whole world was waiting for him to return north.

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