On this night, Cao Pi dreamed of many deceased relatives, his father Cao Cao praised him with a smile and praised him for governing the country well, and his second brother Cao Zhang begged him with tears to avenge himself.

Cao Pi woke up several times, and in a trance, his wife Zhen Mi was by his side, still the smile that fascinated all beings, Cao Pi reached out to pull her, but she pounced, Zhen Mi said that the fate between husband and wife was over.

When he woke up in the morning, Cao Pi recovered some of his body, but he had two more big dark circles under his eyes. Hearing that Wang Baoyu's army never came, his heart was settled, but he was still worried about how to cross the river.

"Holy Lord, there are chasing soldiers behind, and if you don't advance, you will die. It's better to wave your troops to fight Xiangyang, seize its warship, and then make plans. Liu Yejian said, he thought that Xiangyang must be empty at this time, and with an army of 200,000, the possibility of victory is still very great.

"Alas, the food and grass are insufficient, the morale of the army is weak, the defeat is decided, and we can't fight anymore." Cao Pi sighed, he just wanted to go home at the moment.

At this moment, there were suddenly several birdsong in the sky, and Cao Pi looked up to see that an eagle was stretching its wings and hovering overhead, as if it was still grasping something in its talons.

Cao Hong couldn't help but take off the bow and arrow, wanting to shoot down the eagle, but was stopped by Cao Pi, at this moment he was very envious of this eagle in his heart, if only he could be as free as it.

The eagle suddenly let go of its claws, and something fell from the air, it was a piece of white silk, Liu Ye hurriedly went over to pick it up, but it was a letter written by Wang Baoyu.

Wang Baoyu can control the tiger, not to mention playing with the eagle, so everyone reacted to the eagle's letter very often. Cao Pi took it listlessly, only to see that it was written: "Comrade Zihuan, don't fight anymore, for the sake of Lao Cao and my friends, let you go." Alas, you are not an opponent either, it is really boring to lose the battle every time, so let's govern your country with peace of mind! In the reeds near the mouth of the gourd, there are dozens of warships, cross the river and go home! ”

After reading it, Cao Pi handed the white silk to Liu Ye, and Liu Ye said cautiously: "Saint, don't believe Wang Baoyu's words, maybe he has an ambush at the mouth of the gourd." ”

Cao Pi shook his head and said: "The tired division is already vulnerable, Wang Baoyu has never chased after him, but he doesn't want to kill them all, so there is no need to be suspicious." ”

Subsequently, the army cautiously marched towards Hulukou, passing through Maicheng, and Cao Pi ordered to go around the city without taking any attack.

Sure enough, on the riverside directly opposite the mouth of the gourd, there were dozens of warships on display, except for the reeds, the surroundings were empty, and there was no ambush.

Liu Ye was not at ease and sent someone to inquire several times, there was really no danger, he really couldn't figure it out, why did Wang Baoyu let Cao Pi go like this? Is his IQ high or low?

"Wang Baoyuguo doesn't deceive me!"

Cao Pi was silent for a long time, but he still sighed fairly, got on the warship with a solemn face, shuttled back and forth many times, and finally transported the army to the north bank, and then Cao Pi returned to Xudu with the army.

Returning to the familiar palace, Cao Pi slept with his head covered for several days, in fact, more often he just lay silently, no one knew what he was thinking.

The saint lost the battle, but he couldn't stop there, and the ministers offered words of comfort. Cao Pi finally regained his strength and began to govern the court, and the first thing he did was to immediately start investigating Cao Zhang's death, and as the biggest suspect, Wei Wei was charged.

Wei Wei bit the root and refused to admit that he had changed the pot of orchids in the middle, saying that he had an urgent matter that day, so he asked one of his servants to give it to Cao Zhang, and he was not the last person to see King Rencheng.

But the servant had died many days ago.

There is no proof of death in a good move, Wei Wei can't justify himself, of course Cao Pi will not forgive him, and he will be sent to prison. Subsequently, someone reported that Wei Wei had colluded with the officials of Liu Biao's old department in Jingzhou, covered the window for secret talks, made weapons, and rebelled, which was clearly revealed.

Cao Pi was furious and ordered Wei Wei and more than a dozen people on the report list to be executed, on charges of murdering the prince and attempting to usurp the throne, involving a wide range of officials that had never been seen before.

For a time, everyone in the government and the opposition was in danger. On the grounds that the facts are unclear, the Taiwei Zhong Xuan wrote to protect Wei satirically, and Cao Pi was furious, and almost killed Zhong Xuan, but was desperately saved by his son Cao Rong.

Zhong Xuan was deprived of his position as a lieutenant, retained his noble status, and was sent to Yecheng for care. The general Wen Ping also came from Jingzhou and took the initiative to come over to ask for guilt, because he had no contact with Wei Wei, and Cao Pi did not punish him.

A huge turmoil finally stopped, and Cao Zhang's death is still an unsolved case. Subsequently, Cao Pi obeyed Sikong Wang Lang's Jianyì and enabled Yang Biao to take the position of Taiwei, that is, Yang Xiu's father.

Liu Ye deeply regretted this, he had coveted the position of Tai Lieutenant for a long time, but he didn't want to, but he still failed to take the position after all, and he has been depressed since then.

However, it was said that on the Yiling side, Wang Baoyu defeated Cao Pi, and his prestige spread all over the world, Sun Quan and Liu Chan sent people to send congratulatory gifts, and everyone was overjoyed.

It took half a month for the post-war order to finally be restored, but on the whole, the benefits of the war were greater than the costs, and it did not have much impact on Jingzhou's economy.

On this day, the guards came to report that the two generals of Wei came to meet each other, it was Cai Mao and Zhang Yun!

Wang Baoyu received them warmly, and both of them were empty-handed and dusty. Cai Mao's hat was torn, and she couldn't hide the white hair on her sideburns.

"Baoyu, I hope to be able to take in one or two and serve the dogs and horses. If you don't have any other wishes, you can make a living. Cai Mao's tone was very humble, and she was about to pay homage with a slightly old knee, but was supported by Wang Baoyu.

"Uncle, why are you out with me! In the future, you can live with me with peace of mind, and if you need anything, even if you ask, we will still be the same as before! ”

The title of uncle made Cai Mao burst into tears, regretting that she had not been able to come to take refuge earlier.

Listening to Cai Mao's frank talk, they abandoned Cao Pi to join Jingzhou this time because they were implicated in the Wei Wei case. Originally, he drank twice with Wei Wei, and he blamed Cai Mao for being cheap, and complained twice after drinking, saying that he would always remember the past when he was older.

didn't want to, but was listened to by the villain, and gave Cao Pi a small report, so it became the target of key elimination.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun received a secret report, like a frightened bird, panicking all day, but the world is so big, where is the place to stay? In the end, Wang Baoyu came to mind.

Now Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are not young, and their force value is also mediocre, so they should not be of great use. But for the sake of fighting together, Cai Mao was Huang Yueying's uncle, and the two were then sent to Lingling, Cai Mao served as the Taishou of Lingling, and Zhang Yun was the deputy, responsible for the defense of Jingnan.