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Chapter 196 Time Change
No matter how much Yang Zheng tried to comfort him, he couldn't find an excuse.

Because that's exactly what happened historically.

Cao Shuang's failure was not only his own, but the failure of the entire Cao Wei Xungui.

In the 30 years since the founding of Cao Wei, the power of the military and the country has always been in the hands of Cao, the prince of Xia.

But now Sima Yi has changed everything.

The butcher's knife is held in the hands of others, do you still expect others to be merciful?
And this butcher knife has already fallen once.

Xia Houba drank for a while, recited poems for a while, and reminisced about the past in the Wei and Wu era.

It didn't matter whether Yang Zheng answered the call or not, he entertained himself alone.

Yang Zheng stayed with him all night.

At dawn, Xiahou Bacai had something to say: "Go back, take care of Lan Pei, your son-in-law, you will not humiliate my Xiahou family in the future."

After speaking, he turned around and left, got on his horse, and led his soldiers towards Didao.

Yang Zheng kept watching his back until he disappeared into the cold wind from the north.

At this time, the cold wind already carried some warmth.

The ice and snow on the earth are slowly melting.

Riding on the horse, Yang Zheng had mixed feelings in his heart.

Naturally, he knew that this was Xia Houba saying goodbye to him.

He wanted to let Xia Houba avoid misfortune in Xihai, but he couldn't open his mouth no matter what.

Even if he opened his mouth, with Xia Houba's arrogant temperament, how could he agree?

When he said those words, Xia Houba had actually made a choice.

From the perspective of a traveler, this choice is not too bad.

He was highly regarded by Liu Chan in the Kingdom of Shu, and had a good relationship with Jiang Wei.

Moreover, Xiahouba's descendants in Luoyang were not implicated.

On the contrary, if Xiahouba entered Xiping, he would definitely be pursued and beaten by Deng Ai and Guo Huai.

Can you bear it yourself?

At the end of March in the ninth year of Zhengshi, Wei Emperor Cao Fang appointed Taifu Sima Yi as prime minister, but Sima Yi refused to accept it.

The eldest son, Sima Shi, was granted the title of Marquis of Changping Township, with a thousand households in the city.

Sima Zhao was promoted to General Anxi and Chijie, stationed troops in Guanzhong, and dispatched all armies.

The ruling and opposition parties praised.

It was changed to the first year of Jiaping.

General Wei and Qinzhou Inspector Xia Houba lost their troops and generals, lost their people and land, cut off the posts of General Wei, Qinzhou Inspector, and Zhengshu Guard, and demoted them to Xuzhou Inspector.

Abolish Qinzhou and restore the old system.

Jincheng and Xiping belonged to Liangzhou, and Longxi returned to Yongzhou.

Sima Shi was granted the title of General Wei, and he was in charge of the Luoyang armies.

Xiahouba's tribe dispersed one after another.

Deng Ai drove his troops straight to Di Dao.

Xia Houba had only 3000 men under his command, lost to Deng Ai, and led his troops to the Kingdom of Shu.

Deng Ai pursued and killed him along the road, and Liao Hua, the prefect of Shuyinping, sent troops to meet him, and Deng Ai retreated.

"In my uncle's opinion, will the imperial court let me go?" Yang Zheng had to pay attention to his own fate.

Lu Zhi smiled and said: "In the autumn of troubled times in the court, Sima Tai Fu An has the time to remember you? Chen Xuanbo understands righteousness and public loyalty for the country, and will never abolish the public for personal reasons. It will be safe for a day."

Yang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right, the current Sima Yi has to face Wu Qiujian, the governor of Yuzhou, Zhuge Dan, the governor of Yangzhou, and Wang Ling, the governor of Yangzhou.

Compared with these bigwigs, Yang Zheng is not a dish.

Sima Yi rose up with intrigues and tricks, how could he not be backlashed by the intrigues and tricks?
Yang Zheng bowed deeply to Lu Zhi, "My nephew will leave."

But Lu Zhi sighed, "Although there is no near-term worry, there must be long-term trouble, Xingyun should guard against it!"

This statement undoubtedly reminded Yang Zheng that the current situation is unstable and will collapse at any time.

But what did Yang Zheng lack the most?
Time and qualifications!
Although Xihai and Hehuang have occupied, they have not fully exploited their geographical advantages.

Who can know exactly where the situation in the northwest is going?
Sima Yi is indeed a talent of the heavens, but his era is slowly coming to an end, and a new era is about to begin.

Yang Zheng is not Xiahou Ba, and he will never be caught without a fight.

Just after leaving the city, more than a dozen horsemen came galloping from the east.

"Report to the general, Deng Ai, the governor of Yongzhou, returned to the army to allow me, and Yang Xiaowei led [-] soldiers and civilians to defect to Xiping."

Yang Zheng was taken aback, "Which Captain Yang?"

"Lieutenant Yang Ji Yang!"

Almost forgot about him.

Qinzhou was abolished, and Yang Ji, as Xiahou Ba's general, naturally couldn't stay in Yunwu any longer.

And he had already disobeyed Guo Huai's orders before.

Xia Houba ran away with a bucket, which made him a fool.

The Yang family of Hongnong is quite special among the gentry. They are also four generations and three princes. Their prestige is not lower than that of the Yuan family, and because of this, they were feared by Wei Wu. Later, they stood in Cao Zhi's line and were in a hostile camp with the Sima family. They were suppressed by Cao Pi and lived a good life. It's a little bleak.

Just recovering from his breath, he hugged Cao Shuang's thigh.

Cao Shuang fell down.

Now that the Sima family is in power, can the Yang family be spared?
If Yang Ji stays in Yunwu, he will definitely be killed by Deng Ai.

Looking at the northwest, only Yang Zheng could take him in.

What's more, there are still [-] soldiers and civilians, which is a timely help for Xiping!

"Immediately summon the army, and follow the general to meet Yang Xiaowei! Then send an order to defeat the Qiang king and rush to help the soldiers and civilians of Xitou!"

"Wei!" The soldiers rushed away holding orders.

Two or three days later, the iron hooves rolled in the west, the iron armor clanged in the south, and the swords and spears converged into a long river.

"Meet the General!"

"Meet the General!"

……

Meng Yu, Jiang Farye, Peng Hu, Meng Guan and others bowed in front of Yang Zheng.

Zhang Te stayed in Xihai to train the Qiang people and build cities.

Du Yu is planning the ranch.

Yin Chun, Zhou Fang, Yuan Xiao, and Shao Tong guard Dayu Valley, Guiyi City, Linqiang, and Longqi respectively.

The current Yang Zheng is also a force to be reckoned with in the Northwest.

There are more than 15 soldiers under his command, and the population of the Qiang Hanhu under his control is close to [-].

If you don't have the strength to wrestle with Sima Yi, but touch Deng Ai, you are still qualified.

Although there are still many internal issues to be worked out, it is necessary to show some muscle, especially now.

Otherwise, people will always think you are a soft persimmon that is easy to handle.

Meng Yu and Peng Hu rode first with [-] light cavalry, and Yang Zheng rode behind with [-] cavalry.

Zhou Yu organized slaves to deliver food and grass.

The scouts kept going back and forth, sending back the latest information from the east.

"Report to the general, Deng Ai pioneer Deng Zhong pursues Captain Yang."

"Report to the general, Deng Zhong fought with Yang Xiaowei, General Wang Mai suddenly broke out, Deng Zhong retreated temporarily, and [-] soldiers and civilians retreated into Poqiang."

"Report to the general, Deng Ai and Deng Zhong join forces to break through the Qiang."

Deng Ai really ate the bear's heart and leopard's courage, and he stretched his hand into Xiping and slapped himself in the face.

"March faster." Yang Zheng ordered.

"Follow the order!" The soldiers roared towards the sky.

The billowing black armor went down the Huangshui.

After two days, we finally arrived at Linqiang.

In the east is a banner of "Yongzhou Inspector Deng".

Before Yang Zheng could speak, he rode out on the opposite side and came to the front of the formation, "Deng Inspector arrests criminals, and those who dare to stop them will be treated as thieves!"

"Xiping belongs to Liangzhou, let Deng Ai go back to Yongzhou, there is no guilty general here, only General Wei!" Yang Zheng was suffocated with anger, and spewed out uncontrollably.

Those few riders did not expect Yang Zheng to be so angry that he dared to challenge the governor of Yongzhou directly.

"You are so brave!"

They have already bullied the family, how can Yang Zheng admit it, "Shoot the arrow!"

The soldiers came forward, bowed their bows and set up arrows.

Those cavalrymen ran away in fright.

"Array!" Yang Zheng roared angrily.

The iron armor spread out one after another, Qingqi was on the left and right wings, infantry was in the middle, and armored soldiers were in front.

Cheers erupted from Linqiang city.

This is an era of order and moral collapse.

It is an era of lawlessness.

Zhuge Wuhou raised the moral level of the Three Kingdoms, while Sima Yi trampled the faith of this era into the soil, blatantly trampling on the rules of China for thousands of years.

Now it is Deng Ai who bullies him, instead of provoking him himself!
When a man shouldn't be cowardly, he must not be cowardly!
Cao Shuang is a bloody lesson!
(End of this chapter)