Cao Cao raised an army in Chenliu at the age of 35, and fought in chaos in the world.

It took nearly twenty years to defeat Li Jue from Guanzhong, Lu Bu from Xuzhou, Yuan Shu from Huainan, and finally defeated Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu, gradually unifying the north.

In the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao Cao's 800,000 troops were burned to pieces and suffered losses, and finally ended in failure.

As he said to Zhou Yang, there are still twenty years in life, and there are still twenty years for myself.

His strong survival instinct and his thought of cherishing time seriously hurt him and finally spent this cold winter in the snow-root town.

Here he saw the simplicity of human nature, without intrigue, intrigue, and not being affected by war.

But Zhou Yang did not talk to anyone, for fear of revealing his whereabouts, and the two of them did not want to cause trouble again. They just curled themselves in a corner and silently healed the wound.

Another early spring came, and he embarked on the journey of return again.

He went north along the Xiang River and acted as a refugee identity and keen insight and reaction all the way, which allowed him to pass many obstacles.

Since Cao Cao's defeat in the Red Cliff, Liu Bei began to attack the four counties of Xueling, Wuling, Guiyang and Changsha south of the Yangtze River. Sun Quan ordered Zhou Yang to besiege Nanjun and fight back with the victory.

Therefore, most of the passes along the way were guarded by Wu soldiers, especially in the area leading to Jiangling, Nanjun Prefecture, where there were defenses and warnings, and they were currently in a state of war.

So Zhou Yang abandoned Jiangling and took the Jingling route. Finally arrived in Zaoyang three months later, and then headed west to Xiangyang.

This has always been the most stable place in troubled times.

Even though the Sun Wu army took advantage of the victory to fight against Nanjun, the people here still lived a stable and comfortable life, as if they were not their business.

Maybe it was because I had been so comfortable for too long that I didn’t believe that there would be war in Xiangyang, which was restless. Maybe it was because I thought that no matter Xiangyang under Liu Biao, Xiangyang under Cao Cao, or Xiangyang taken down by Sun Quan, it had nothing to do with them.

However, after Zhou Yangjing inquired, he realized that a few months ago, Cao Cao was defeated and retreated to Jiangling, and immediately rushed back to Xudu.

Then Cao Ren, Xu Huang and others continued to stay in Nanjun, and then appointed Le Jin to defend Xiangyang. Man Chong acted as General Fenwei and stationed in Dangyang to jointly defend Sun Quan's counterattack.

But now Zhou Yangmi is dirty and dressed in torn clothes. Her messy short hair has become bunched because she has not been washed for several months. No one recognizes him as Cao Cao’s most anticipated son-in-law Gao'an Township Hou.

However, since the guard here is his old subordinate, he should be able to see him as long as he asks the guards to inform him.

"What? Are you the Marquis of Zhouxiang?" The guard bing laughed and said, "Okay, I'll report it now."

Zhou Yang heard his tone and looked at the expressions of others, and felt something was wrong.

It seems that the other party may be a small character reporting to the captain, and he intends to capture him as a masterpiece of the Eastern Wu. If even a person above the general level and above is tortured to death, it would be a great injustice.

But these are all Cao's soldiers, and they can't bear to attack them.

I had to wait quietly on the side, hoping that these guards would really go back and report!

After a while, a general riding a horse slowly ran from the city, looked up and down at Zhou Yang for a few more times, and finally his eyes fell on the tiger roar spear in his hand, and then he quickly got off the horse and looked at it carefully.

"Is it really Zhou Xianghou?"

The military general was about thirty years old, but his official position was not high and he looked very handsome. He did not look like a soldier who rolled out of the battlefield.

Zhou Yang nodded to him, thinking to himself if anyone would have promoted him, but he looked quite familiar.

"Brothers!" The general suddenly grabbed Zhou Yang's hands tightly, and finally knelt down in tears, shouting in tears, "Everyone, hurry up and meet Zhou Xianghou!"

"You boy actually..." Zhou Yang then remembered who the other party was, and quickly helped him up and said happily, "It's such a change! After all, I haven't seen each other for more than ten years!"

It turned out that the general in front of him was Wenlong, who was arranged by Zhou Yang to follow Guo Jia to follow Wen. Unexpectedly, this guy has returned to the army and become a general with a low position, which is not doing well.

But it is finally a good thing to meet here.

Wenlong quickly gave up his horse to Zhou Yang, and he led his horse into the city for him. Seeing this, the other soldiers showed a respectful expression.

Zhou Yang asked about his recent situation along the way, while Wen Long explained to him as he walked.

Now that Nanjun and Sun and Liu's coalition forces are fighting each other, Zhou Yu is unable to capture the city of Jiangling, under the joint control of the two generals Cao Ren and Xu Huang, and as Jiangling's military and resource supply.

As for Cao Cao, he returned to Xudu to consolidate his regime, but the defeat of Chibi caused warlords from all over the country to start to move, and even Liu Zhang from Bashu no longer paid tribute to Cao Cao.

Especially Ma Chao and Han Sui of Xiliang, the previous 800,000 troops went south to Jiangdong. In order to relieve their worries, Cao Cao took the measure to submit that the emperor named Ma Teng of Xu Du as the Weiwei, and Ma Chao of Wuwei as the general, and continued to command the troops on behalf of Ma Teng.

Then he moved Ma Teng, Ma Yunlu and other family to Yecheng as hostages.

"Since that's the case, there should be no problem in Xiliang for the time being, right?" When Zhou Yang said this, he thought to himself that after seeing Le Jin, he would arrange to go back to Xudu immediately, and persuade Cao Cao to treat Ma Teng's family well.

In addition to the Ma family being kind to themselves, the most important thing is not to cause rebellion in Xiliang Ma Chao.

Wenlong took him to the barracks. After the announcement, Le Jin immediately led a dozen civil servants and generals to greet him.

When I saw that it was indeed the Marquis of Zhou Xiang who promoted him in Chenliu, but now he has fallen into this appearance, I feel very uncomfortable and hugged him in my arms without saying a word.

Then after he was arranged to wash up, and then he prepared a clean dress for him, he said: "The Marquis of Zhou Xiang returns safely, which is really a blessing in the misfortune after the Battle of Chibi!"

Zhou Yang did not intend to stay in Xiangyang for more time, so he went straight to the topic and told his thoughts truthfully.

Le Jin immediately ordered people to prepare fast horses and enough resources, and asked him if he needed to arrange another soldier to escort him.

"It's better to walk alone faster. I have something to do to rush back to Xu Du to see the Prime Minister!" Zhou Yang said with a smile.

"Okay." Le Jin nodded, "Nanjun is currently in war, and the northern regime is unstable. If Zhou Xianghou returns to Xudu this time, he will advise the Prime Minister not to recover. Our soldiers are still willing to go to the battlefield for him."

This powerful general who has always been silent and has little words now said so many words in one breath, which made Zhou Yang even more moved.

It was just that time was too late, so Zhou Yang didn't dare to delay any more, so he only had one night off and set off early the next morning to rush forward.

With sufficient supplies and fast horses, and along the way, there were Cao's territory, all the passes were unobstructed, so we quickly returned to Xudu.

As soon as he entered the city, he was greeted by a group of people from the Cao family.

The leader is a young man in his twenties who looks sixty or seventy percent like Cao Cao, and should be a son of Cao Cao.

Seeing that he was extraordinary and elegant, he could not hide the temperament of the soldier, and even felt treacherous and domineering as much as Cao Cao, and his eyes were even deep and sinister.

Zhou Yang felt awe-inspiring in his heart and couldn't help asking his name. He realized that this person was Cao Pi, the eldest son of Mrs. Bian, the current official wife of Cao Cao, and that is, the founding emperor of Cao Wei.

But this time I returned to Xudu, except for Xiangyang, no one came back to inform me why he brought people to pick him up.

This question flashed through Zhou Yang's heart, and then he was rushed up by Cao Hua, a girl brought with him by Cao Pi.

"Brother-in-law returns to Xudu safely. The journey is tiring. You are in a long way," Cao Pi smiled, "Xiaohua let him rest first!"

Cao Hua let go of Zhou Yang, nodded obediently, and then retreated aside.

Then, under Cao Pi's arrangement, Zhou Yang enjoyed a very rich meal and took him to the hot springs in the mountains to take a bath. The hospitality was very thoughtful and considerate, which made Zhou Yang feel a little uncomfortable.

After all, when I rushed back to Xudu this time, the first person I wanted to see was Cao Cao, not his son.

However, when I think of the young man in front of me, the future Emperor Gaozu Wen of Wei, it would be good to have a good relationship with him.

Under the service of the maid, the two of them enjoyed the natural warmth in the open air and drank fine wine and snacks. This was indeed a great thing in life. Cao Pi really knew how to enjoy himself better than him.

At the same time, Zhou Yang secretly guessed in his heart that he is currently the Marquis of Gao'an Township and the governor of Yongzhou area. He holds real power and also controls the economic development of the Handing Money House, and has a very high reputation in Luoyang.

Besides, soon after, it is an era when the Cao brothers compete for power and profit, and it is not surprising that this kid will win him over.

"My brother-in-law must have experienced an extraordinary experience when he comes back this time!" Cao Pi looked at him expectantly and smiled, "I really want to learn more from my brother-in-law and give me more knowledge!"

"Ziheng was joking." Zhou Yang quickly said modestly.

The two chatted in an odd way. Although they were more than 20 years apart, Zhou Yang's appearance did not change much from more than 20 years ago.

Therefore, they are like friends of similar age.

However, when talking about Xu Du's situation, Cao Pi obviously looked like a move and his tone became low and said: "In fact, the biggest problem we are facing at present is not the counterattack threat of Sun and Liu's coalition forces, nor is it the sequelae left after the defeat of Chibi, but the issue of the rule of the gentry."

Zhou Yang said in confusion: "Does these gentry have given their father-in-law more headaches than the warlords of Xiliang, Sun and Liu's coalition?"

Cao Pi nodded and said, "Brother-in-law, you will know soon. When we finish the hot spring, enjoy it, and then work together to face the real war!"

A real war?

In Zhou Yang's eyes, isn't the so-called war bleed on the battlefield?

Although he did not really understand what Cao Pi said at this time, the real war that Cao Pi mentioned really kicked off from this moment.
Chapter completed!