According to legend, there are nine tripods in the world, corresponding to Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou and Yongzhou respectively.
There are different opinions on the origin of Jiuzhou Ding, including mythological versions and folklore.
"Yue Jueshu" Volume 11: "At the time of Yu's cave, copper was used as a soldier."
Regarding the record of casting Jiuding, "Mozi·Gengzhu" says: "In the past, Kai (Qi) of the Xia Dynasty made Feilian break gold in the mountains and rivers, and Tao cast it in Kunwu... After the Jiuding was completed, it was moved to the Three Kingdoms." The Three Kingdoms refers to the Three Kingdoms. : Xia, Shang, Zhou.
"Zuo Wei" said in the third year of Xuan Gong's reign: "Jie had a weak virtue, so Ding moved to Shang."
Regrettably, although the information about Jiuding is endless in the history books of the past dynasties, it has long disappeared under the erosion of the long river of history.
But now, Wei Cheng has the opportunity to gather them all. What's even more magical is that Jiuding seems to be closely related to his time travel.
Yanzhou, Mangdang Mountain.
This place is world-famous for the snake-killing uprising of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. my country's first peasant uprising leader Chen Sheng is also buried here; Confucius took shelter here to give lectures and left behind landscapes such as Confucius Cliff and Confucius Mountain; the largest group of Han tombs in my country The tombs of the Han and Liang kings are dotted with stars.
It's a pity that the tomb has already been opened by someone. No need to look, it must be Cao Cao's guy.
Wei Cheng's arrival alarmed the local aristocratic families and officials. They were all frightened when they learned that Wei Cheng was on tour here.
Originally this was Cao Cao's territory, and some local aristocratic families were previously vassals of Cao Cao because of Cao Cao's rise in power.
Now that Cao Cao is crossing the Japanese island eastward, the only Cao family members left here are Cao Cao's first wife, Mrs. Ding, his second wife, Mrs. Bian, his eldest son Cao Pi, and his second son Cao Zhang.
Originally, Cao Cao wanted to take them to the Japanese island together, but Cao Cao borrowed something from Wei Cheng and had to pay it back. He could leave, but his family had to stay. This was the rule.
When they learned that Wei Jun had come to Yanzhou, the Cao family was the most nervous. Fortunately, Wei Cheng was just passing by and soon went straight to Mangdang Mountain.
With the humanoid map of Bai Chuyi, Yanzhou Ding was quickly found.
Nothing interesting happened during this period, and there was no show-off plot.
Even if they had, when they saw sixty Eastern Warriors driving towards them from a distance, they would have been frightened to death.
The trip to Yanzhou is over.
Wei Cheng planned to go south to Xuzhou, then: Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Liangzhou... in a circle like this, and finally go to Yongzhou.
However, considering that Cai Yan, Hao Niang, and Xie Yu were about to give birth, they could not be kept in a starry space without the sun. In the end, they decided to go to Langya County for a month's vacation at the beach, and wait for the children to be born smoothly. start again.
Another seven days passed.
Langya Shipyard.
Wei Cheng met Huang Chengyan, who had been away for a long time, and many people in the Imperial Knights had old friends here.
For example: Xu Shu’s good friend Shi Tao, Zhuge Liang’s hometown is Langya County...
And Zhang Fei also met an unexpected person here.
It is said that at this moment, when Zhang Fei saw his eldest brother Liu Bei again, he almost didn't dare to recognize him.
"Brother, what are your legs?" Zhang Fei had tears in his eyes.
Liu Bei leaned on his crutches and said with a wry smile: "I encountered a storm when I went to sea. Fortunately, I saved a small life. Otherwise, I am afraid that you and I will... sigh."
At this time, Liu Bei was dressed in coarse linen clothes, with his right leg cut off at the calf, and a look of vicissitudes of life washed over his face.
Zhang Fei had never seen Liu Bei like this before. He recalled how high-spirited Liu Bei was when the three brothers became sworn brothers.
It’s only been a few years, why has this happened?
Liu Bei is now working as a clerk in a shipyard, and he has a stable living. Although his life is a little poorer, he seems to have accepted his fate. The ambition he once had has now calmed down a lot, and he looks like he has seen through the world of mortals.
"Don't tell your second brother about this. I don't want him to worry about me anymore. I'm pretty good now. I'm not afraid of making jokes. After I let go of my obsession, I realized how stupid I was back then. It's better for you. Ah, brother is really envious of you."
The more Liu Bei said this, the sadder Zhang Fei became, especially when he saw Liu Bei's broken leg. He was a very affectionate person, and he couldn't control his tears. He hugged Liu Bei and cried as if he had no one. grown up children.
But Liu Bei kept comforting him and said: "Okay, don't cry. It's a joke. You are now the most respected general of King Wei. My eldest brother is really doing well now. By the way, I will go to my eldest brother's house later and let you know." My sister-in-law will cook seafood for you."
"Sister-in-law is here too?" Zhang Fei thought of a promiscuous figure in his mind, and his hair stood up involuntarily.
When Liu Bei saw this, he smiled bitterly and said: "That woman is not worthy of being called your sister-in-law. It's not her. My eldest brother married a new one here. Although she was born a fisherman, she doesn't dislike my broken leg. She is a good woman who can run a family."
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On top of an unfinished ship in the shipyard.
Xu Shu and Shi Tao each held a wine gourd and sat on the tall mast so casually.
"Brother Shi, I really thought you would get married to Miss Yueying. What do you mean by this?" Xu Shu looked at Shi Tao with hatred and said what was in his heart.
Shi Tao looked at the endless blue sea and laughed at himself: "If you don't belong to the right family, I won't delay the girl. I have thought about some things, but when I got to that point, I realized that a person like me is stubborn. Marrying her recklessly is just harming her."
"You, you, can't you just calm down?"
"I can't help it, I just like surfing. When I can't swim anymore, maybe I can live in seclusion in the mountains."
Xu Shu was startled when he heard this and looked at Shi Tao. The two looked at each other, seeming to recall the oath they made when they were young and frivolous.
Xu Shu awkwardly avoided Shi Tao's burning eyes, raised the wine gourd and took a big sip of wine. His heart needed to calm down.
Seeing this, Shi Tao smiled disappointedly, but that smile was full of bitterness no matter how you looked at it.
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Thirty miles away.
Zhuge family.
Wei Cheng and his family stayed here temporarily.
Today is a good day for Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying to get engaged. The two are five years apart, so it looks like a funny celebration.
But in this era, this kind of thing is normal. Not to mention marrying a wife at the age of ten, even daughters aged seven or eight get married early.
Of course, just because you're engaged doesn't mean you're about to get married.
This engagement banquet is more about getting Wei Jun's blessing, and it is also a testimony of the interest relationship between the Zhuge family and the Huang family.
Today, Zhuge Liang is one of the strategic executives of the Imperial Knights. He has become famous all over the world at a young age. Many wealthy families are keeping an eye on him. Huang Yueying has earned a fortune by marrying him.
After drinking the wedding wine between the two, Wei Cheng began to spend time with his family.
During the day, he mainly went to the beach for a walk with the girls, and at night, he took time to return to modern times to accompany Mumu and Lisa.
For the sake of convenience, Wei Cheng simply asked Mu Mu to fly to Zimbabwe to take charge of various affairs of the new company, while also conducting various cooperation with Hua Qingyu's aunt, including but not limited to investment in the new energy industry, and the contracting and mining of rare earth mines. .
What Wei Cheng didn't expect was that when he learned that Wei Cheng had accepted Lisa Lin, Mu Mu, the empress of the palace, had no objection, but Hua Qingyu didn't know what went wrong. I left the company alone and flew to Zimbabwe. Every time I looked at Wei Cheng, there was a bit of resentment and unwillingness in his eyes.
Time passed like this day by day.
On September 13th, Hao Niang successfully gave birth to a baby girl, weighing seven pounds and eighty taels.
On September 21, Xie Yu gave birth to a baby boy, weighing eight pounds and two ounces.
On the third day of October, Cai Yan gave birth to twins again. This time they were twins. The older sister weighed 7.3 pounds and the younger brother weighed 6.5 pounds.
There were four more children at once. Wei Cheng felt pain and happiness. Every time he entered the house, he would cry in various ways.
Fortunately, Liu He, Bai Chuyi, and Zhong Chan all helped take care of him, otherwise he would definitely be confused as a father.
Seeing that winter was about to begin, the convoy set off south again.
This time we went straight to the south of Yangzhou, located in the Wuyi Mountain of Hujian in later generations, which is also where the secret treasure of the Yangzhou tripod is located.
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Japanese island.
Probably the coast near Nagasaki and Fukuoka in later generations.
Cao Cao and his Xiahou brothers were receiving firearms from the imperial court.
Boxes upon boxes of flintlock guns are produced by Longshan Military Industry and are made of high-quality Longshan iron tires.
Although Wei Cheng said that he would support him in his fight against Japan, he did not explicitly give him any weapons. These flintlock guns were enough to deal with Xiaori.
Cao Cao was so happy that he always thought that these muskets were those equipped by Longxiwei.
In addition to flintlock rifles, there are also a large number of stab-proof uniforms. These equipment are extremely effective against village-based battles.
Cao Cao has made great achievements recently. He has led his people all the way to Hiroshima and conquered dozens of indigenous tribes.
The current number of troops has reached 50,000. When spring comes, he wants to ask Wei Cheng to borrow three million stone potatoes. This time, he will not stop until he captures half of the Japanese island along the way.
On the supply ship, Xun You slowly walked down with a smile.
Upon seeing this, Cao Cao and others hurried forward to greet him.
"Brother Gongda, you are finally here!" Cao Cao couldn't help but be happy.
Xun You bowed his hands and said, "Brother Meng De, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect you to take over the Japanese island first. Congratulations."
When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed loudly and said, "I heard that Liu Jingsheng and Liu Xuande also came, but because the ship was too small, they encountered a storm just after setting sail. How about it? No one died, right?"
Xun You pointed at Cao Cao and said with a smile: "You, don't be so gloating about misfortune. The sea is unpredictable. If Lord Wei hadn't borrowed your ship, you wouldn't have been worse off than the two of them."
Cao Cao quickly handed over his hand and said yes, "Thanks to Lord Wei, otherwise Cao might not have been able to reach the Japanese island."
The two exchanged pleasantries.
Xun You said: "Come here now, I have one more thing to tell you. Xun would like to congratulate General Cao first."
"Oh?!" Cao Cao looked curiously.
Xun You took out a seal from his arms and said: "From now on, you will be the general of the Ping Dynasty conferred by Lord Wei. You have the same position as the Three Dukes and can command 300,000 troops."
Cao Cao, Xia Hou and others were startled when they heard this. The former even took the seal excitedly, "Let me see it quickly."
Xun You handed it to him with a smile and said: "Not only that, Lord Wei also said that if you can capture the entire Japanese island within three years, you will be crowned King of the East China Sea. The two Xiahou brothers will also Will be honored in the Temple of War.”
Cao Cao's breathing was rapid. He was working so hard, wasn't that just for this?
The same is true for the Xiahou brothers. Their vision is not as high as Cao Cao's, and they did not dare to hope to visit the War Temple before.
Now that the opportunity is right in front of them, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled, both full of energy.
Everyone welcomed Xun You into the big tent while talking and laughing, and presented all kinds of seafood and delicacies to him.
After three rounds of drinking.
Xun You kindly reminded: "It is said that Liu Jingsheng has not given up. Although he encountered a storm, his foundation is still there. Wei Jun did not deliberately target him, but let it go. When I came, I met them in Qingzhou."
Hearing this, Cao Cao sneered and said, "If Liu Jingsheng doesn't come, I'll give him a try. If he comes, he will never come back. To tell you the truth, this is the mission given to Cao by Lord Wei. If Liu Jingsheng's head is taken, Lord Wei will Release the authority to purchase firearms for Cao.”
"Oh? Then Xun Mou would like to congratulate Brother Meng De. Do you know what kind of magical weapon Wei Jun has developed after this retreat?"
Cao Cao and others looked at each other and asked curiously.
Xun You had a smile on his face. He came here this time, under Xun Yu's instructions, to scare Cao Cao.
Therefore, he did not deliberately hide anything, but just mentioned the Dongfeng warriors, cannons and so on.
Cao Cao and others were fascinated by what he heard, and at the same time, their awe for Wei Cheng deepened.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Xun You stopped talking.
The next day.
Cao Cao, who originally planned to withdraw his troops and wait for the winter, got up early.
"Fight, keep fighting!"
The days are finally moving forward. Not only Cao Cao is motivated, but also the Xiahou brothers.
Xun You happily watched them getting ready and looked up at the blue sky. His goal had been achieved and it was time for him to go back.
"Brother Gongda, don't leave. When Cao takes over the Japanese island, how about Cao giving you the position of national master?"
Xun You was startled when he heard this.
Cao Cao said sincerely: "Stay and work with Cao. This place is actually very good. Wei Jun asked me to conquer the whole territory in three years. It doesn't seem like it will take that long. If you can help me, I will work harder." Two years is enough."
Xun You was stunned and hesitated.
He is currently serving in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his official position is neither big nor small, but he feels that he has no room to perform, because he has to listen to Xun Yu for everything. Although Xun Yu is his uncle, Xun Yu Yu is younger than him.
Xun You is also an idealistic person. He wants to rely on his true talents and learning to achieve a career, instead of living quietly under Xun Yu's wings like he does now.
This time he took the initiative to apply for the eastward journey to the Japanese island. Although it was rough and rough to sleep in the open air along the way, he felt that he preferred this kind of life.
"Brother Meng De, are you serious?"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up. While the two were talking and laughing last night, he realized that Xun You was dissatisfied with the current situation. Today he was just trying to recruit him. If Xun You was really interested, then what are you waiting for?
"Of course it's true. Brother Gongda, you and I are old acquaintances. You don't know who I am, Cao Cao. Come on, stay on the island and make great achievements with a certain person. If Lord Wei really seals me As a king, you will definitely not be able to escape from your position as national master."
Xun You took a deep breath, looked at the Xiahou brothers and others who also expressed their closeness, and nodded heavily, "Okay, then Xun You would rather be respectful than obey your orders!"
(End of chapter)
