"Yuan's extravagance, brutality and unkindness, the people of Hebei have suffered for a long time, fortunately there is a prime minister who is wise and martial, commands the king's army, crusades against rebellious thieves, saves the common people from fire and water, gives benevolence and love in all directions, and has great merit, and is peerless in ancient times!

Heroes rise, there must be auspicious signs, recently each family gathered strong men, digging ditches outside the city, for the next spring irrigation, that knows on the bank of Zhangshui, actually dug out an ancient monument, there are rare treasures in the town below, specially dedicated to the prime minister! ”

"Hey! - Hey! --Prosperous! ”

While speaking, sixteen strong men walked outside, carrying a huge stone tablet with wooden poles and ropes on their shoulders, carrying a huge stone tablet, one foot high, six feet wide, two feet thick, weighing two or three thousand catties, and slowly put it in the middle of the main hall!

The stele is covered with moss, at a glance it is a thing of the past, there are some ancient inscriptions on it, there are learned people among the scholars, and they hurriedly came forward to watch, and finally recognized the eight words - 'The Lord of True Destiny can be opened!' ’

The true lord of life, that is, the true dragon son of heaven and the lord of the world, that is to say, only those who have the life of the emperor are qualified to open the treasure!

There is only one emperor in the Han Dynasty, and now he is under house arrest in the Xuchang Palace, like a caged bird, as for the people who are seated, who are qualified to become emperors and want to become emperors, there is only one person for the time being - Cao Cao!

"The origin of the stele is mysterious, the age is difficult to verify, the villains dare not touch the treasure, so they are dedicated to the prime minister, the whole world, within the four seas, only the prime minister can open!"

Zhen An lifted the red silk cloth, revealing a two-foot-sized, square white jade box, the color is like mutton fat, the brilliance is eye-catching, and the surrounding is engraved with the patterns of the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, and the four divine beasts of Xuanwu, which are vivid and mysterious, and there is a small golden lock hanging in the middle!

The stone tablet is suppressed, the jade box is released, and there are four divine beasts guarding it, and the things inside must be extremely precious.

"The rare treasures of the world, only the king lives in them, quickly take them, let the old man open them himself, and see what kind of treasure it is?"

Cao Cao was not calm anymore, and hurriedly asked someone to take the jade box and put it in front of him to watch it carefully, his eyes were shining, and his heart was up and down......

The traitor is in charge of the world, and there are countless treasures in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so naturally there is no shortage of a white jade box, but the value of a thing is not in what material it is, but in its origin, if it is the Night Pot of the Jade Emperor, it is worth the same price!

The jade box is hung with a golden lock, and there is no key available, Cao Cao pulled out the sword of Yitian, gently stroked the trend, the golden lock was broken into two sections, after opening the jade box, a copper finch was exposed inside, one foot in size, the shape is simple, the carving is fine, do look back at the posture, but there is a tendency to look at the world!

Some people can't help but ask, inside the jade box and golden lock, there is a copper finch, which is a bit of putting the cart before the horse, the valuable is outside, and the worthless is inside?

This is related to history and culture, among all kinds of metals, the ancients were the first to smelt copper, which was used to make weapons, agricultural tools, and tableware, which has made an indelible contribution to the conquest of the natural world by human beings!

Therefore, when the ancients sacrificed to the sky, gods, and ancestors, they did not use gold, silver, and pearls, but all used bronze, and even the highest symbol of power - Yuwang Jiuding, was also cast in bronze!

"The bronze bird is out of Zhangshui, and it is a sign of great luck, there will be a king rising here, should it be on the prime minister?"

"In the past, Shun's mother dreamed of the jade bird, and gave birth to Emperor Shun in thirteen months, and today the prime minister got this bronze bird, and the merit is not under the three emperors and five emperors!"

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After seeing the bronze sparrow, the ministers were all shocked, and some knelt on the ground and congratulated them; Some people use the past as a metaphor for the present and sing praises of virtue; There are also people who are silent, as if they have a feeling, but they dare not say it!

Cao Cao was also overjoyed, hugging the bronze finch tightly, and kept stroking up and down, if it weren't for everyone's eyes, it was estimated that he would kiss a few bites!

A small bronze finch cleared a huge obstacle for the establishment of the Cao Dynasty, even if it is a million gold, it cannot be compared with it!

The Chinese believe in 'Tianren induction', the establishment of a dynasty, or the birth of an emperor, there must be unusual phenomena, such as: Heavenly Destiny Xuanniao, descended to give birth to Shang; Fengming Qishan, created by Western Zhou; dragon out of Weishui, Qin Emperor unified!

The Han Dynasty was even more powerful, "Historical Records - Gaozu Benji": "Liu Bang, a native of Zhongyangli, Peifengyi, surnamed Liu, the word Ji, his father is called Taigong, and his mother is called Liu Yuan." When Liu Yuan tasted Daze, the dream and the god met, when the thunder and lightning were obscure, the prince looked at it, and saw the dragon on it, and there was a body, so he gave birth to a high ancestor! ”

According to the "Historical Records", Liu Bang is his mother and a dragon Yehe, and then born of the 'dragon species', which is the only time to turn evil into good fortune and achieve the emperor's industry, otherwise, a small Surabaya pavilion chief, why should he reign in the world?

The later emperors of the Han family followed the methods of their ancestors and strengthened the imperial power with mythology...... No matter how bad it is, there will be lightning and thunder, and red light will be all over the ground, if you are born without warning, you will be embarrassed to write in the history books!

Cao Cao was in power and ambitious, and he always wanted to depose the Han dynasty and create a Cao dynasty, but there were two major difficulties that always bothered him:

First, the world was in turmoil, the princes were divided, Sun Quan, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, Zhang Lu, Gongsun Du...... They have heavy troops, each hegemon, and they are all eyeing the throne, how can they let the Cao family dominate?

Second, the background is low, the people are not convinced, no matter how big Cao Cao's territory is, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, he can't change the problem of birth, and the eunuch's adopted grandson will be the emperor, I'm afraid no one will be convinced!

The former problem can be solved slowly, first north and then south, distant and close attack, differentiation and disintegration, and each one is broken...... As long as this strategy is followed, it is expected that the world will be unified within ten years!

The latter question made Cao Cao uncomfortable, his ugly appearance and filthy background, in the words of the ancients: 'Looking at it is not like a human king', if there is no lofty reason, how to block the mouth of Youyou?

And the appearance of the bronze finch just solves this problem, 'Cao Gong is benevolent, benevolent and benevolent, heaven-given copper sparrow, and grants true life'...... This matter has been repeatedly publicized, and everyone knows about it, and in the future, the Cao family will be self-reliant, and there will be a theoretical basis!

Of course, the stone stele, the jade box, the bronze sparrow these things, are just tricks, can only deceive the ignorant people, but can not hide the wise and wise, the civil and military officials present, most of them know that this is just a scam!

Stone stele, jade box, bronze sparrow...... After Zhen An made it happen, he secretly buried it by the Zhangshui, waited until the people dug it out, and then sent it to the prime minister, this kind of trick of stealing the sky and changing the day, someone played it more than 200 years ago, that is, the usurper of the Han Dynasty - Wang Mang!

The problem is, knowing that it is fake, no one dares to debunk it, otherwise it will offend the Prime Minister, anyway, the scam of 'divine authority of the monarch' has been played for thousands of years, so let's continue to play, maybe a few years later, someone here will also play it again!

"Cao Gong is wise and martial, sweeping away the rebellion of the Quartet, and has made great contributions to the Jiangshan Sheji, and the Hebei Shi clan is willing to contribute money and efforts to build a bronze bird platform on the bank of Zhangshui to reward the Prime Minister for his deeds!"

Zhen An is worthy of being an old fox, and he took the opportunity to add a fire, and was willing to pay for a large palace for Cao Cao with the scholars, so as to get care!

In other words, the Hebei scholars made a promise that they were willing to contribute human, material, and financial resources to help Cao Cao fight in the south and the north, unify the world, and even support him to change the dynasty and ascend the throne as the emperor.

"Hebei is undecided, the people are suffering, at this time, there is really some Meng Lang, but your sincerity, the old man is not easy to refuse, then reduce the scale of the project, try to save some financial resources!"

Cao Cao groaned slightly, and immediately nodded and agreed, Qin Shi Huang has Afang Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has Jianzhang Palace, if he wants to achieve the imperial industry, he must also build a magnificent building in order to show supreme authority, and there are three other benefits:

First, building a bronze bird platform can consume the financial and material resources of the scholars, make them more obedient, and it will be much easier for them to rule Hebei in the future!

Second, there are hundreds of thousands of refugees outside the city, and some strong people are just selected to be responsible for building Tongque Terrace, which not only does not waste manpower, but also provides relief through work, so that the refugees can eat a full meal and earn a salary!

Third, although Xuchang is prosperous and rich, it is a pity that the pattern is too small, it is difficult to be the emperor's house, Cao Cao wants to move the base camp to Yecheng, hold the territory of Jizhou, and now build a high platform, which is just for living and office in the future!

With these three benefits, Cao Cao naturally agreed, in addition, the Hebei Shi clan is so good, he also wants to express it, ease the contradictions between the two sides, and then win over the hearts of the people!

Cao Cao immediately ordered: to seal Zhen An as a righteous businessman and a rich marquis, hereditary replacement, specifically for the construction of Tongque Terrace, to raise money, and transport goods!

Then select a group of outstanding people from the children of the Hebei Shi clan and send them to the 'Zhengming Academy' for further study, and after completing their studies, they will be awarded official positions!

(End of chapter)