In Shiquan Lake, Cao Yun was wrapped in a cloak, holding a fishing rod, gathering in the meeting place to catch fish. Last time, Zhou Yifu came in a hurry and had a full fish banquet with him, he left for a long time and had no news. Cao Yun was not in a hurry. He was the most powerful card in Zhou Yifu's hand. How could he ignore him here?

This is just a matter of two people trying to figure out each other's cards and comparing each other with each other who is more patient. Cao Yun is sure that he can win the final victory because what Zhou Yifu wants to plan is absolutely impossible to lack himself.

Shiquan Lake is a good place. After this matter is over, I may not go to Yulong Mountain, but come here to spend the rest of my life.

In spring, there are lush and vermicelli. Countless date trees surround the clear water of Shiquan Lake. By May and June, this large jujube forest blooms. It must be a beautiful scenery. Staying here in midsummer must be extremely cool. In autumn, the jujube trees are ripe. Walking between the jujube forests, grab a few dates and throw them into your mouth to chew them. It is extremely pleasant. Even in the middle of winter, the ice ridges on the tree are endless. If you encounter the sun, the ice ridges reflect the sunshine, and colorful rainbows will form between the jujube forests.

He raised his hand and bent, and a fish drew a beautiful arc in the air, with drops of water droplets, fell on the ice with a snap, retracted the line, took the hook, and placed the fish in the fish basket aside. Several fish had already been filled in the fish basket.

Cao Yun stood up with a smile, put away the fishing rod, picked up the fish basket, and walked towards the wooden building on the thick ice.

"Madam, we can eat fish tonight." He raised the fish basket and raised it high towards the princess standing on the second floor. Looking at the princess' bright smile, Cao Yun also smiled happily.

At this moment, it seemed like he was back when he was young. He stood downstairs and she stood upstairs, but at that time he was holding not a fishing rod and a fish basket, but wearing a scarred armor, holding a saber like a civilian, and shouting to the woman upstairs: "I'm back alive!"

At that time, the woman upstairs was also smiling so happily as she is now.

Looking at the woman upstairs, Cao Yun strode towards the wooden house.

The woman's hand that was waving on the floor suddenly froze in the air, then she lowered her powerlessly, and the cheerful smile on her face faded like a tide. Her eyes passed by Cao Yun and looked at the distance of Zaolin.

Cao Yun was stunned and turned around. Although he stood low and could not see clearly what it was, the faint sound of horse hooves made him clear, and Zhou Yifu was coming again.

He turned around and looked at the direction where the sound of horse hooves came.

This time, it was obviously different from before. The first thing that caught his eye was the densely packed iron armored cavalry. The cavalry was surrounded by a huge chariot. The entire chariot was pulled by eight tall horses of the same color, and was slowly heading towards the wooden building. After the chariot, there were dense teams of honor guards, palace maids and eunuchs.

Is it finally here? Cao Yun sighed in his heart.

The team that walked out of the Zaolin stopped, and a small inconspicuous carriage drove out from behind the huge carriage and came straight towards Cao Yun.

The carriage stopped in front of Cao Yun, the car door opened, and Zhou Yifu, wearing a new court uniform, bent down, walked out of the car, stepped on the back of a husband, walked off the carriage, and looked at Cao Yun with a smile.

"I've seen Your Majesty." Zhou Yifu clasped his fists and bowed to the ground.

Cao Yun laughed: "I haven't ascended the throne yet, where did you get the title of Your Majesty?"

"This time I am here to pick up Your Majesty to ascend the throne in Luoyang." Zhou Yifu said with a smile: "Countless officials, gentry and people are looking forward to your desire to ascend the throne as soon as possible, and lead our Great Qi to become stronger again and dominate the world!"

"Is that right?" Cao Yun glanced at Zhou Yifu's court uniform: "Mr. Zhou, the emperor you booked has not ascended the throne yet. Are you wearing a first-class court uniform?"

"I have the merit of supporting me. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, I will naturally reward you according to merits. The old minister thinks that the new position of Chief Superintendent of the Great Qi Empire is the old minister, so I can't wait to wear this court uniform first. Speaking of which, I haven't worn this court uniform for so many years, I wear it again today, which is full of freshness, just like the first time I put on him."

Cao Yun looked at Zhou Yifu calmly and confidently, nodded and raised the fish basket in his hand: "During this period, I have learned to fish. It's a very simple thing. There are several fish here, which is enough for both of me to have a whole fish feast."

"Okay, the old minister must try the fish that Your Majesty caught with you." Zhou Yifu laughed.

Cao Yun turned around and walked straight back into the wooden building.

The chef's level is as high as ever. Although there are only a few dishes made with fish as the main ingredients that seem simple, the effort he puts in is not something ordinary people can imagine.

Cao Yun took a sip of wine, looked at Zhou Yifu, and said lightly: "Is the time ripe? What other incident that I don't know has happened, which makes you finally make up your mind?"

"Actually, I didn't make up my mind. I had already made up my mind. But what Your Majesty said was ripe and hit the mark." Zhou Yifu smiled and said, "Three days ago, Zhou Jiyun defeated the Luzhou army commanded by Xu Junsheng in Luzhou, and headed straight to the city of Luzhou. Chang'an was shocked, and Guo Xiancheng led a Longxiang army to Luzhou to support him. If Luzhou was broken by Jiyun, then the fun of the emperor in our Chang'an would be Daluo."

"How is that possible?" Cao Yun was really surprised. Zhou Jiyun had the talent of a general, but Xu Junsheng knew that he was a very steady general. With the advantageous force in his hands, how could he be killed by Zhou Jiyun and lost? If there was no special change, no matter what tricks Zhou Jiyun played, a general like Xu Junsheng would only be honest and step by step forward, then he would not be a general who likes to make strange plans and take risks. What's more, Zhou Jiyun is not the only enemy in Luzhou.

"It's a bit hard to believe." Zhou Yifu smiled and said, "Although I sent someone to hope that Jiyun could attack Luzhou, I really didn't expect him to do this. Speaking of which, this matter was full of twists and turns. Almost, Jiyun would be destroyed in Luzhou. If he survived the disaster, he would have good fortune. This is the same for us."

Cao Yun looked at Zhou Yifu.

Zhou Yifu smiled slightly, took a sip of wine, and then told Cao Yun about the events in the six eastern counties of Chu. Zhou Yifu's eloquence was excellent, and he described the changes in Kunling County as wonderful. Even Cao Yun's expression continued to change with Zhou Yifu's description.

"That's it." Zhou Yifu let out a sigh, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. "Although the process was extremely thrilling, the result was very good."

Cao Yun said coldly with a calm face: "I don't think this is good for our Daqi. Zhou Jiyun has defected to the Ming Dynasty, and Bian Wushuang could have become the best weapon used by our Daqi to deal with the Ming people, but now it is in danger."

He lowered his head and sighed, "Bian Wushuang is really stronger than Zhou Jiyun. It's a pity that if he could become the front pawn of my Great Qi to deal with the Ming people, at least in one direction, we would rest assured. Zhou Yifu, the Ming people had accelerated their pace of occupying Chu. As you said, the six counties in the east and four counties in the south of the Yangtze River have fallen into the hands of the Ming people. This is the richest place in Chu. Chu has gone one of the three, and I am sure that Qin Feng will never take action in this direction only. At least before I came to Shiquan Lake, I suspected that places like Xinning County and Anyang County had already been hooked up with the Ming people. When the Ming people officially launched, the Chu Kingdom had no power to resist. Qin Feng could completely move straight to the capital. Min Ruoying, who was trapped in Shangjing, could not escape the defeat."

"That's the reason. So, am I just coming to welcome Your Majesty to Luoyang to ascend the throne? The Ming people now have to manage the Chu State. Min Ruoying can still last for a year and a half. So, we have to solve our internal affairs soon!" Zhou Yifu nodded repeatedly and said, "As for Jiyun, don't worry, when we enter Chang'an and you truly become the emperor of the entire Great Qi Empire, with our call, he will return to us without hesitation."

"You really don't understand Qin Feng!" Cao Yun sneered, "Since Zhou Jiyun has already entered his siege, he will never be able to get out of here again. Just like Bian Wushuang, he has a skin to fight with Hu, and finally ended up like this. Moreover, are you so confident that you can solve the internal problems of our Daqi in a very short time?"

"With you, I will have this confidence." Zhou Yifu laughed: "Look, the letters you wrote have already echoed. My Majesty, outside Luoyang City, came to join your army, and it is increasing every day. They are eager to see you! When you appear in Luoyang, their cheers will definitely be heard by the entire Luoyang and the entire Daqi. We have countless officials and gentry who support us, and you have countless army support, which has already made us invincible. What else does Cao Tiancheng have? The border troops in Hengduan Mountains were stolen by Jie Bao.

It was a mess. The army of Luzhou went to seven or eight out of ten. Changning County still had a powerful army, but do they dare to move? The wolf in Wuling must be watching. If Xian Bisong really dared to move, Wuling would definitely take action. Moreover, Xian Bisong had nothing to say about you. He would only hold on to the army and sit and see the success or failure. Our enemy is only Long Xiang army. Unfortunately, the Long Xiang army has lost a lot in recent years. Now another team has gone to Luzhou. Such a great opportunity is once a year. At least in my memory, Chang'an has never been as empty as it is now."

Cao Yun silently picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go.

"Let's start tomorrow to Luoyang. It's time to solve the problem of Daqi."
Chapter completed!