On the open space outside the hall, three corpses were being mended.
They were all covered with white cloth, and about a dozen steps away, there were officers and soldiers of Cao's army who looked alert.
Cao Jun blocked the entire street, and You Mansion, amidst the flames, was filled with tragic cries.
The residents all around couldn't help but feel a bit of sadness.
Is this the end of the You family that has stood in Youzhou Prefecture for hundreds of years?
Everything has two sides, Yin and Yang, and everything will rise and fall alternately.
No one can stand at the top forever, and transition from prosperity to decline is the normal state of the world.
When the major families looked at the You family, they inevitably felt a sense of sadness in their hearts.
And many residents have different mentality.
For a long time in the past, the You family has been king and hegemony here.
There are residents who have been bullied by the You family, residents who have helped them, and residents who have been kind to them.
People looked at the fire from a distance and saw the end of an era.
Cao Su led several people and walked to several corpses.
In the light of the fire, three corpses were lined up.
Cao Su opened the white cloth, and the head of one of them was crushed by Cao Su, so the piece was incomplete.
The other two look relatively complete.
Cao Su knelt down and groped around on the two black-robed warriors.
After the death of the black-robed warrior, his body quickly stiffened, and what these three people had in common was that their third-grade auras were not very stable, and they seemed to have borrowed the power of heaven and earth's vitality in some way.
The same was true for the man in black robe who fought with Cao Su later.
Although his swordsmanship is sharp, his aura is unstable and his actual combat power is slightly lacking.
Everyone's eyes widened when they saw General Pingbei personally inspecting the body. After all, they had never seen such a high official conduct an autopsy in person.
Cao Su frowned and carefully observed the body of the man in black robe.
At this time, the body of the man in black robe was very stiff, with dried blood everywhere in the gap, and the smell of blood was in the air.
Cao Su took off the mask of the man in black robe, revealing an old face.
"Huh? This seems to be You Mingzhi, the elder of Qingyang Sect?"
Cao Su did not recognize this person's origin, but there was someone beside Cao Su who knew a lot about everything in the world.
Cao Su also found some bottles and cans on the second corpse, as well as a pamphlet.
He opened the book and saw that it was an erotic album describing the love affairs between men and women.
The album was full of embarrassing scenes that made people blush. After studying it carefully, Cao Su sneered: "What a Qingyang Sect, he is indeed an old man."
He silently put the album into his arms: "This person keeps the album close to his body, so there must be some important secrets. I want to go back and study it carefully."
Bottles and jars were all common medicines. Cao Su also found some bottles and jars from the body of the first warrior who crushed his head.
He put the bottles and jars of the two people together and found some gray bottles and jars that were relatively similar.
Then Cao Su also found several gray bottles of the same type on You Lian's body. This bottle had no label. After Cao Su opened the bottle, he smelled the smell.
A pungent smell of medicine pierced the nose.
"come and see."
Cao Su didn't know who he was talking to.
All the soldiers around him were not surprised.
The next moment, Ouyang Xuanji's figure suddenly appeared behind Cao Su.
"Xuanji, take a look."
Cao Su threw the bottle to Ouyang Xuanji.
Although Ouyang Xuanji is an alchemist who practices Qimen Dunjia, there are many masters of alchemy and alchemy in their Spring and Autumn Pavilion. If Cao Su wants to know what is in this little gray jar, he can find out through the power of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion behind Ouyang Xuanji.
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In the final analysis, this is also within the scope of the alchemist's profession.
Ouyang Xuanji took the small gray can with a solemn expression: "Brother Cao, this is..."
Cao Su said in a deep voice: "I once heard that although the head of the You family was a good player in the world when he was young, as he grew older, his personal strength entered a bottleneck period and he was not even in the forefront of Youzhou Prefecture.
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"But now, the head of the You family has broken through the internal energy barrier and reached the third level. I suspect that he has followed some other methods."
Ouyang Xuanji was surprised and said: "Use this?"
She shook the bottle in her hand and wondered what kind of medicine was so effective that it could allow a warrior of the middle level of strength realm to directly cross a large class and enter the upper level of the third level?
Did Cao Su think too much? Maybe the head of the You family just hid it deeper.
Cao Su stood up from the ground and found no other problems. All three people searched them, but there weren't many things.
This matter must be left to professionals to investigate.
After the destruction of the You family, Cao Su gained a lot more land and property. The property looted from the You family could just be used to build the free trade zone market in the main city, and the land could be used by the rest of the army.
The soldiers went to garrison the fields.
"The You family also has a large number of servants, both outside and inside the city. They are not registered in the register."
The You family has been annexing land and people over the years, and the number of tenants in the family is unknown. Cao Su uprooted the You family this time, which is equivalent to adding a lot of new people to Youzhou Prefecture.
After Zhongjin came to report the matter, Cao Su ordered that these disappeared people be re-registered.
Those who are willing to come to the city can come to the city to make a living.
If you don't want to, just put them all in the fields and farm them.
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A few days later, Luo Yi came to meet Cao Su.
"General, in the past few days, the number of warriors in the city has increased day by day."
Luo Yi is now Cao Su's first patrol general, and he usually leads his troops to garrison the main roads in the city.
He is not in charge of the Jianghu affairs, but any information about the troubles in the city will eventually be gathered to his side.
Luo Yi reported to Cao Su that there were more and more Jianghu warriors in the city, and also noticed the turmoil in the Jianghu.
Cao Su naturally knew about this, and he said solemnly: "This matter is not urgent. You can send an army out of Tuxian Mountain in the west, go to the crossing of the two rivers, and help me pick up a group of merchants."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Yi was slightly startled, why the merchant team was so important that Cao Su had to personally arrange for people to greet them.
Cao Su added: "It's the caravan of the Ma family in Beiliang. I have sent Ma Chao to meet them at the junction of Jizhou two days ago. Counting the days, we will almost arrive at Tuxian Mountain. You can pick them up on my behalf."
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Cao Su pointed out the meaning, and Luo Yi understood it and followed the order.
After Luo Yi left, Ouyang Xuanji appeared in Cao Su's hall.
"Brother Cao, Youzhou Mansion is about to open. There are warriors everywhere in front of Yangjia Mountain. In addition, there are also a large number of cultivators from the world of cultivation. Now Youzhou Mansion has become the intersection of sight of the three states, which is very dangerous."
"I heard that many masters on the Dragon and Tiger List have also come to Youzhou Mansion."
"The more famous big forces include Chiyun Sect in Jizhou, Dingtian Palace in Guangzhou, and our Piaoxue Sect in Youzhou."
Ouyang Xuanji has information about Chunqiu Pavilion, so she naturally knows it quite clearly.
What she was talking about were several relatively powerful sects in the martial arts world. In addition to these, there were also sects in the world of cultivation, which also sent many cultivators to participate in the competition for opportunities in You Mansion.
For example, Jiuling Mountain in Youzhou, etc.
Ouyang Xuanji didn't know why Cao Su suddenly became interested in these Jianghu affairs. Cao Su had always been at the top of the temple and was not a complete Jianghu person.
Cao Su did not tell Ouyang Xuanji the reason.
Ouyang Xuanji paused and then said: "There is also some information about the Meng family woman who is good at using swords that you asked me to find out before."
"oh?"
Meng Yao is another development target of Cao Su, who had been lost in the world for several years.
As Cao Su gradually established himself in Youzhou Mansion, he had more and more places to employ people.
Cao Su intended to secretly support a new sect in Youzhou Prefecture, but he could not find a suitable partner.
Meng Yao, who was captured in the city before, is an excellent target. This woman has experienced great tragedy in the world, has a tough mind, and has good swordsmanship talent. In addition, she is loyal to him, Cao Su, and is really a rare and excellent tool.
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Therefore, after arriving in Youzhou, Cao Su entrusted Ouyang Xuanji to investigate the woman's location.
Ouyang Xuanji is indeed the person who is best at collecting intelligence under her command, and now she has feedback.
"Dengcheng accent, good at wielding a sword, age in his twenties, beautiful appearance..."
Ouyang Xuanji said nonchalantly: "It is rumored that in the Jingyue Villa in Guangzhou, the owner of the village, Liangsun, has newly recruited a beautiful female apprentice who is good at swordsmanship. Her swordsmanship is very terrifying. After just a few months of training, she has already surpassed the rest of the sect.
Many of his talented disciples are at the forefront of the villa."
"Jingyue Villa?"
Cao Su was slightly stunned.
Ouyang Xuanji introduced: "Jingyue Villa is the first-class power in Guangzhou, second only to super sects like Dingtian Palace. Most of the disciples in the Villa are famous for practicing swordsmanship. They are now active in the southeast of Guangzhou and control one or two
The city."
Since the collapse of the Qianyuan Dynasty, martial arts forces and government forces have been intertwined.
Forget about places like Jiangzhou and Yuzhou where martial arts forces are average, government power is still the dominant force. In places like Guangzhou, Jizhou, including Lingzhou, Jianzhou, etc., martial arts forces are gradually coming to the forefront.
Today's Youzhou also has this trend. The Youbei League is even more powerful, dividing the Youbei region, and has the momentum to swallow up the South Youzhou.
Cao Su knew that this was the so-called chaos.
The government was exhausted and it was difficult to suppress the martial arts, so the martial arts sects became the mainstay.
Therefore, there is not only a struggle of interests but also a class struggle between him and the Youbei League, and the contradictions are irreconcilable.