Above the Luoshui, a small boat had already prepared wine and food.

Zhou Yang looked at Cao Pi and Jia Xu in the boat, and the two dishes and one wine, everything seemed very similar to the one under the Tongque Platform that day.

However, the Luoshui shore was full of soldiers, and Cao Pi was wearing a black dragon robe and a crown on his head, looking down at him and waiting.

Until the moment Zhou Yang stepped onto the boat, he was still waiting.

Jia Xu reminded: "Prime Minister Zhou is here."

Cao Pi smiled first, then said, "Brother-in-law, hurry up and take your seat. We have not been together for a long time!"

Zhou Yang noticed these details and sighed in his heart. After taking a look at Jia Xu's eyes, he bowed and said, "Mr. Zhou Yang, please see the emperor..."

Cao Pi's eyes moved and he quickly reached out to stop and said, "You and I don't have to be too polite today."

After Jia Xu looked left and right, he said, "Let's sit together quickly! The emperor is in a good mood today, and the scenery of Luoshui is even more poetic and picturesque. The three of us can sit together and drink and write poems again."

Zhou Yang bowed and sat down, smiled slightly at the two of them, and looked at the table and outside the window as usual, but in fact things changed.

Jia Xu is still so easy to get along with. He looks careless and always knows the situation well, but he is always so quiet.

However, after such earth-shaking changes, the entire country was able to maintain such a relaxed state. His true style of conduct naturally cannot be unchanged.

As for Cao Pi, it was the scent that came out of his bones, even though he kept smiling.

There was also a sense of elegance in his words and deeds, but from the moment Zhou Yang stepped into the boat, every word he heard was extremely tight and left room for nothing.

It seemed like he was worried that he would not say anything well, so he would let Zhou Yang seize the handle and take advantage of the opportunity to seize power.

Zhou Yang was unintentionally plotted against him, and he really wanted to retreat.

However, he promised Cao Cao's last words to entrust his orphan before his death. Not to mention that he could not pass this hurdle, even if he wanted to throw away all the burdens and escape from Luoyang, Cao Pi might not agree.

After all, Zhou Yang is not only the prefect of Luoyang back then, but also the supreme commander of Yong and Liang, but also the prime minister of the entire country.

But he knew very well that the real reason Cao Pi was afraid of himself.

In addition to his current status and power, the most important thing is that he is Cao Cao's orphanage minister, and he holds the command of the highest secret force of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Although the only minister whom Cao Cao entrusted his orphans on his deathbed was Zhou Yang, he divided the tiger and leopard cavalry that controlled the central power into three parts.

One was led by Zhou Yang, one was controlled by Cao Pi himself, and the other was unknown.

But one thing is certain, that is, no matter who is in his hands, he will still obey Cao Pi's final instructions in the end, and no one can control it.

At the same time, he also knew that this third tiger and leopard cavalry was most likely the last trump card used by Cao Cao to monitor Zhou Yang.

Any emperor will leave a hand for himself. If Cao Pi is not Zhou Yang's opponent, then the third tiger and leopard cavalry will play a role and become the third power to restrain Zhou Yang.

Just looking at the situation where Cao Pi has been constantly concentrating power to the central government and completely suppressing Cao Zhi, we know that this person is very knowledgeable about the art of emperors, but he is also a ruthless person.

After such a big change, Cao Pi no longer trusted anyone during the trials of compromise with the gentry and reform.

He only believes in himself and the power in his hands.

"Why didn't Prime Minister Zhou eat food? Are you afraid of being choked again?" When Jia Xu said this, his eyes fell on Cao Pi and said with a smile, "It's better for me to do it first!"

"Brother Jia, please." Zhou Yang raised his glass to drink with him.

"I heard my brother-in-law call the Grand Marshal Jia, and I realized that my brother-in-law was still my original brother-in-law. I am deeply moved by Xu Wei!" Cao Pi said with a smile.

"I also wish you a cup to the emperor and wish me, the Great Wei can unify the world as soon as possible." Zhou Yang said and drank another cup by himself.

Cao Pi and Jia Xu looked at each other face to face, as if they felt Zhou Yang's tired tone.

The former nodded suggestively, while the latter immediately came over.

Although Zhou Yang was drinking and eating food on his own, he seemed careless, his keen insight was something that these two people could not know, and everything was seen in his eyes.

Jia Xu began to ask, "Didn't Prime Minister Zhou go out of the city to do something some time ago? I have already mentioned it to the emperor and the emperor also allows it. I hope Prime Minister Zhou will not take it to heart!"

Cao Pi also said: "In fact, officials above the senior officials need to have an edict when leaving the city. This is mainly aimed at some ministers in the court. Whether my brother-in-law is going to go out of the city to do business, or traveling around the mountains and rivers, he does not need to ask me for instructions. He just needs to come to the palace to get the edict."

Zhou Yang hurriedly bowed and said, "This will definitely lead to someone's remarks. It's better to do everything in business. Don't have any quarrels with villains. Brother Jia advised me correctly, after all, people's words are so good!"

Cao Pi sighed relieved and said, "It's great that my brother-in-law can understand my difficulties. I respect my brother-in-law for this cup."

Zhou Yang took the cup and drank it first, and then said, "Brother Jia also asked to drink it together."

Jia Xu paused, then he picked up the wine glass and drank with him.

The three of them were talking and laughing, but they still seemed to be drinking and talking together for three generations, without any political flavor.

But Zhou Yang felt that the three of them had their own thoughts in their hearts, and everything was no longer the same as before.

"This is a pass order for my brother-in-law." Cao Pi said, then took out the token from his arms and handed it to Zhou Yang, "From now on, Prime Minister Zhou will go out and do everything, and there is no need to apply for it in particular."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhou Yang took the pass order with his palm temperature, but he felt a different feeling in his heart.

As the king of a country, he was promoted from a marquis of Gao'an Township who was already extremely high and generous, and was promoted to two titles to Duke of Anping County, and even took the position of prime minister where Cao Cao used to be. This was not a good sign.

Zhou Yang would rather Cao Pi neglect himself so that he would have no power and only a short street.

At least you don’t have to take care of so much government affairs anymore, and you don’t have to worry about your achievements being too great.

However, the more preferential Cao Pi treated him, the more he felt.

Jia Xu suddenly suggested: "It is rare that the three of us can get together again. It is better to do this. Each of us writes another poem or lyrics, but this time it must be original!"

Cao Pi clapped his hands and said, "It's so great, so let Mr. Jia come first this time!"

Jia Xu waved his hand quickly and said, "Last time, Prime Minister Zhou made a shocking statement, and he made a lot of witty words. Naturally, I dare not show any more ugly things. Or should the emperor and Prime Minister Zhou recite a poem each? What if I am the verdict?"

Cao Pi said: "Okay, then let your brother-in-law come first!"

Zhou Yang drank three cups in a row, and after a deep sigh, he began to recite: "Don't you see, the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, flows to the sea and never returns. Don't you see, the mirror in the high hall is sad, and the morning is like blue hair turns into snow in the evening..."

The two of them obviously began with Li Bai's "About Wine" and wrote about life life, just like the water of the Yellow River flowing into the sea, leaving no longer returning, and showing contemplation on their faces.

Zhou Yang continued to recite "Since ancient times, all sages were lonely, and only those who drink were left with their names." He lamented that he could not keep his wealth in life for a long time. He could only enjoy time and not let down his time. Those who drink were left with their names.

When the poem came to "When King Chen was having a banquet for Pingle, he had a lot of fun and joking with wine." Cao Pi's face changed slightly.

"I will be filled with you forever sorrow." Zhou Yang didn't care, and he finished the whole poem with a touch of spirit.

Jia Xu paused for a while, but still had not come back to his senses from his thoughts for a long time.

Cao Pi immediately reacted and slapped the table and praised: "Prime Minister Zhou was extremely sad, angry, wild, and arrogant, with great ups and downs, and unrestrained and ups and downs. I am really ashamed of myself, but it reminded me of Zijian. If Zijian was here, I would have a different feeling!"

Zhou Yang couldn't help but deeply praised the emperor in front of him. Even though he had hidden his emotions and scheming so deeply, his words and emotions still made people feel straightforward and affectionate.

Jia Xu then recovered and said, "It seems that Prime Minister Zhou is worthy of being a poet in the world!"

Zhou Yang felt extremely ashamed. Over the years, he stole a lot of poems from the authentic poet Li Bai, but he didn't expect that he would become the poet saint.

It seems that if this continues, it is not good to sell poetry to Du Fu, Bai Juyi and other things after Li Bai finished stealing the poem.

But no matter how much I think about it, the poem I just now is not real, so I don’t use my feelings to be deep enough.

Therefore, I quickly realized from the tragedy just now and realized that Jia Xu and Cao Pi were always singing and praising him upright.

This made Zhou Yang even more confused and uneasy, as if something bad was coming. I hope it was just his own illusion.

At this time, soldiers came outside to report that Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Yiling, and that the news of Shu Kingdom is now closed and strictly closed.

Jia Xu's eyes trembled and he immediately said: "It seems that there will be a huge internal turmoil in Shu."

Zhou Yang secretly praised this old guy as a poisonous man. Whenever there was any disturbance, his reaction was very fast. Even if he was so old, his head would still be so bright.

Cao Pi was puzzled and said, "How can I see it?"

Jia Xu analyzed: "Liu Bei's conquering all the troops to attack Dongwu is a political and strategic mistake in itself, and it is completely replaced by emotion. He raised troops to attack Guan Yu purely for revenge. Otherwise, if Wu and Shu continue to form a good alliance, our Great Wei will definitely not be able to bear it."

Cao Pi immediately reacted and said, "Now Liu Bei's defeat, there should be a buffer period for both Wu and Shu. They are very likely to join forces again, right?"

Jia Xu praised: "That's right, but in addition to this, I'm more concerned about the reason why the news in Shu is closed, I'm afraid..."

The three of them met with their eyes and immediately understood the reason in their hearts.
Chapter completed!