Chapter 431 Three major families on the same stage, Da Ding [Subscription Request]

"what is this?"

“In ancient times, there was a legend about nine suns appearing in the sky. You must have heard of it.

This ship can move according to the rising and setting of the sun and move towards the sun.

There are nine suns hanging on the tree, corresponding to the changes of the sun in different seasons and time of day. This is a sun-guiding ship that will never lose its way.

"What do you two think of the fact that it will arrive soon?" Cao Cao asked.

Xu Chu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

When he was with Cao Cao, he usually didn't use his brain and just followed orders.

Dian Wei pondered for a moment and said: "Tomb robbing.

I heard from Ling Jin that some large tombs are filled with darkness and it is impossible to find the direction.

Since this ship cannot get lost, it is suitable for use in a tomb."

Dian Wei pointed at the sun spinning on the boat:
"It can also emit light, maybe it can dispel the darkness."

Cao Cao: "It doesn't necessarily have to be in a tomb, but it is right to use it in certain circumstances."

Xu Chu's face was full of surprise.

After Dian Wei went out, did he learn to think with his brain?
"In more ancient times, most of our ancestors worshipped the sun..."

If this boat was used for sacrifices in the ancient Shu Kingdom, its meaning and purpose of construction was to carry the gods from the sun to travel between the human world.

If the ancient ruins were a tomb, this boat should have been taken out from its core area. It was probably used by the tomb owner to carry his soul after his death, hoping to be able to travel in and out of heaven and earth.

There was a reason why Cao Cao came to inspect the ship.

On the day of the founding of the country, he recalled the totem dragon and suspended the exploration of Kunlun Ruins.

A few days ago, the Taoist sect sent back news that new discoveries had been made in Kunlun Mountain.

Cao Cao has already asked Ling Jin, Li Wufang and others to rush over.

He planned to let the totem dragon return to Kunlun as well.

There is also a myth point there that has not been obtained.

This boat might be useful.

Behind Cao Cao, a totem dragon swam out, stirring up a sky full of purple air.

The bronze boat and the golden staff were both covered in purple air.

The totem dragon stretched out its body, with a majestic size, and swallowed the entire bronze ship into its belly like swallowing a river or sea.

The hull and the totem dragon broke through the treasury and flew towards the southwest across the sky.

There was lightning and thunder in the sky.

After Cao Cao reached the mythical realm, he has not released his power.

At this moment, the power was released. Looking from the ground, there was a faint sound of thunder in the sky, and dark clouds and lightning intertwined, rushing towards the direction of Kunlun.

Cao Cao uses the real dragon to travel and experience the changes that can be brought about by practicing in the mythical realm and the interaction between heaven and earth.

After a while, he and Diao Chan, who had just come out of the inner treasury, returned to the inner house together.

Back at the gate of the inner palace, Cao Cao waved his hand, signaling Xu Chu and Dian Wei that they no longer needed to follow.

He and Diao Chan walked back to the inner house along the way.

The house was quite lively.

There is a side hall in the Bronze Sparrow Tower, which is spacious and called the Jade Mirror Palace.

There are many dancers in the palace, who were trained by Bai Ke in her spare time, and they are dancing gracefully.

Bai Ke also took action personally.

Bian Mei sang along with him.

Yao Jing was playing the guqin, and the sound was like the sound of flowing water in the mountains.

Behind the low seats in the audience sat Yu Qing, Zou Yuan, Du Xiuniang and other wives and concubines.

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao also moved around more with the other girls and also sat on the side of the stage.

Cao Cao came over, Yu Qing patted the seat beside him, grabbed a handful of snacks and handed them to him, but walked around him and put them in Diao Chan's hand, raised the corner of her mouth slightly, and glanced at Cao Cao.

In the middle of the field.

Bai Ke danced charmingly, tapping the ground with her feet and spinning around.

She wore a dignified and elegant red dress, and stepped barefoot on the wooden warm platform. The back of her feet reflected by the hem of her skirt were as white as jade...

The look in his eyes and expression changed with the music, sometimes sad, sometimes happy, which touched people's hearts.

Seeing Cao Cao come in, Bai Ke's eyes quietly showed a different kind of charm.

When Cao Cao sat down in the main seat, Bian Mei opened her red lips and sang softly, the tune of a song to accompany him.

If the news of these three masters performing on the same stage were to get out and become known, I wonder what kind of sensation it would cause.

The graceful figure, clear eyes and moving music on the stage make people indulge in it and forget everything else.

A few days passed in a flash.

It was almost May.

The sunset glowed the sky red.

Bu Liugu followed Afu Yu's orders and marched southwest from the depths of the grassland, gradually approaching the north of the Western Regions.

She brought more than thirty people, disguised themselves as a small caravan selling furs, and entered the Western Regions from the north.

The northern part of the Western Regions was also an area covered by Xianbei forces in the past.

During the civil unrest in Han territory, the Western Xianbei had a strong influence on the Western Regions.

Therefore, the Xianbei people were very familiar with the situation in the Western Regions.

Bu Liugu entered the northern border town of Moro in the Western Regions.

They are staying here temporarily and will continue to head southwest.

She had been here before. After entering the city, she took a quick look around and was somewhat surprised. She said to her attendant:
"This Moruo is just a small town. When did it become so prosperous?"

"The Han emperor ordered some goods to be shipped to the Western Regions, and countries further west also shipped things here for exchange and trade.

Then it will continue to be transported to the east and west.”

"The Western Region has been gradually becoming more lively since last year, with more and more merchants coming and going."

Bu Liugu's subordinates said:
"We were defeated because the Han people were richer and better equipped than us."

A group of Xianbei people communicated secretly and exchanged opinions.

Bu Liugu glanced around the city and saw quite a few camel caravans and horse caravans.

The number of people traveling east and west has increased significantly compared to a few years ago. Even a small city has changed significantly, and the big cities in the Western Regions such as Qiuci have probably changed even more.

The reason why the Han territory was able to restore its ruling power in just a few years was because of its vast territory and abundant resources. Once integrated, there were many things that could be managed.

Unlike the grassland, which lacks the ability to replace materials, it can never break away from the fixed rut.

Bu Liugu led his people on a journey westward for several days, and after many days, they arrived at Shule on the west side of the Western Regions.

From here, through the Pamir Mountains, continue westward along the Silk Road.

Once you leave the Western Regions, you will be out of the borders of the Wei Dynasty.

Apart from the Wei Dynasty, the great country to the west was the Kushan Empire.

Historically, the Kushan Empire existed for more than 300 years and was a national regime established by a nomadic people.

At this time, the Kushan Empire was at its peak and had a vast territory.

They were descendants of a branch of the Great Yuezhi.

The Jie people among the Five Barbarians originated from the Yuezhi people, and were the Lesser Yuezhi among them.

The Kushan Empire originated from the Yuezhi.

Both originally lived in the Qilian Mountains, which is around Hexi.

Later, they were oppressed by the Xiongnu and moved westwards, living in the Western Regions for a while, but were constantly chased and driven away by the Xiongnu, so they moved out of the Western Regions again.

During their westward migration, they conquered Daxia in the south.

They divided Daxia among the five major clans in the ethnic group.

Each clan has a chief, called Xihou.

Later, the five tribes united and established the Kushan Empire.

At that time, their leader Qiu Juque established his capital in Gaofu. After gaining a foothold, he began to invade the surrounding areas and expanded his territory continuously until he defeated Parthia, thus laying the initial foundation of the Kushan Empire.

After Qiu Jiuque died, his son Yan Gaozhen succeeded him and marched south to India, occupying the upper reaches of the Ganges.

Then Kanishka succeeded to the throne.

He was the most famous monarch of the Kushan Empire. He led the Kushan Empire to conquer India again. After the national strength increased greatly, he moved the capital to Vrusa in the Gandhara region.

A small part of the entire India was annexed by the Kushans.

A hundred years before the founding of the Wei Dynasty, the rule of the Kushan Empire gradually reached its peak, with a population of tens of millions.

If we ignore the sudden rise of Cao Cao, he cut off the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty and brought unity to the world.

After the chaos of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, the population of China was exactly the same as that of the Kushan Empire.

The Kushan Empire was recognized as one of the strongest countries at that time, on par with the Han Dynasty, Rome, and Parthia.

Kushan is located on the main route of the Silk Road in Central Asia and is a transit point for East-West trade.

Its heyday was also a period of major changes in Buddhism, laying the foundation for the spread of Mahayana Buddhism.

In India, Buddhism was suppressed and annexed by Brahmanism, and the remaining Buddhism was forced to migrate. One branch entered the Western Regions and later extended to China.

Another group, after being driven out of India, headed northwest and entered Kushan.

They developed very well in Kushan and became a sect recognized by the Kushan power class and the main belief of the people.

They then led the Kushans southward, occupied a large amount of Indian land, and brought Buddhism back to India.

The part of Buddhism that spread to the east was completely wiped out by Cao Wei.

Most of the remaining people were in Kushan.

After Bu Liugu and his party left the Western Regions, they turned south and their destination was Furusha, the capital of the Kushan Empire.

They had contact with the Yuezhi people in their early years and had fought together against their arch-enemy, the Xiongnu.

When the Xiongnu were defeated by the Han, the Xianbei and Dayuezhi, one to the east and the other to the west, drove the remnants of the Xiongnu all the way to the west, causing heavy casualties.

Bu Liugu came to Kushan on the orders of Afu Yu in order to win over accomplices, just like the siege and attack on the Xiongnu in the past.

Since we are in a weak position, we must unite with others to fight against the Wei Dynasty.

This is a means of forming alliances.

Not only were the two parties old acquaintances, but the Buddhists who had crossed the sea to the east and were destroyed were also in Kushan.

The forces hostile to the Han Dynasty gathered together by chance in Kushan.

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In June, the weather gradually becomes warmer.

early morning.

Cao Cao came down from the grand court meeting and returned to his study.

In the current Wei Dynasty, the three-chief system has been initially implemented.

At the court meeting, Cao Cao had just heard Xi Zhicai's report: After nearly five months of implementing the three-chief system, the number of farmers re-counted and registered among the local gentry had increased by more than 400,000.

This number does not seem too large considering the huge population base of China.

However, these more than 400,000 people were selected by the nobles from the large army of refugees several years ago. Nearly half of them were young and middle-aged people with strong labor force.

When Wei conquered the Three Kingdoms of Korea and Japan, the total number of forced laborers collected was only about 150,000.

A horizontal comparison will show how serious the problem of concealment and hidden population by the gentry in various places is.

Fortunately, Cao Wei's current strength and Cao Cao's reputation are unmatched, which effectively suppresses possible chaos in the local area.

The promotion of the three-leader system can nip hidden dangers in the bud before they break out.

Less than half a year after the founding of the country, remarkable achievements were made and the country was stable.

The recruitment order issued a month ago also attracted many followers.

When Cao Cao returned to his study, he still had a smile on his face and was in high spirits.

He placed one hand on the dragon table and was quite satisfied with the efficiency of his civil and military officers.

The generals' side.

Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao and others have left Yecheng and gone to the Western Regions and the Northern Front to carry out various tasks.

The Great Wei now has more than one divine general, so there is an opportunity to confer the title of divine general.

In the future, perhaps I will be able to climb Mount Tai and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, thereby rewarding the country for its merits and appointing a divine general.

At this time, Jia Xu came in from outside and said, "I have something to report."

He took out a leather scroll and presented it to him: "Your Majesty, please take a look."

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