Xuchang City.
Cao Cao attacked Liu Bei and took over half of Nanyang without much effort. After Liu Bei was defeated, he once again sought refuge with Liu Biao. Liu Biao arranged for him to station troops in Xinye and guard the house for Liu Biao.
"Reporting, Prime Minister, the general has already returned from Youzhou and will arrive in Xuchang in a few days.”
"This is a letter from the general.”The soldier respectfully handed a bamboo scroll to Cao Cao.
After Cao Cao opened the letter, it was written," Father, it has been a year since we parted at Guandu. I miss my family all the time. However, I hold an important position and can only put the country first before my family. Now that the north has been pacified, the Wuhuan has been destroyed, and Liaodong has submitted, I have finally lived up to the trust and completed the great task. I can return to the court and share this joy with my family.
"This kid is really like me." Cao Cao said.
"Pass down my order. When the General of the Flying Cavalry returns to Xuchang, the civil and military officials, along with the Prime Minister, must go out of the city ten miles to welcome him.”
"Yes."
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
The Prime Minister's Estate.
When Madam Ding found out that Cao Zheng was coming back, she was looking forward to the stars and the moon. She was looking forward to her son's return every day to let her see if he had gained weight or lost weight.
Unexpectedly, a month had passed, and she had waited for a long time, but no one had come. She was so anxious that she wanted to go to Youzhou Province to pick him up.
Madam Ding finally received the news of Cao Zheng's return at noon. She immediately organized the cleaning and instructed the kitchen to prepare food.
Before he could finish his work, he received news that Cao Zheng did not enter the city and went straight to the military camp.
Madam Ding was like a hot stove that had been splashed with a basin of cold water. She felt disappointed.
She had no choice but to console herself that she might have something to do in the military camp and would definitely return before dark.
Unexpectedly, there was still no one after dark. After the city gate closed, Madam Ding finally gave up. She looked at the table of food and complained,"This child, he's already out of the city, yet he doesn't go home first. Does he think he's the Great Yu?”
Cao Cao consoled him," Don't worry about it. If he doesn't come back today, he'll definitely come back tomorrow. I don't believe that he can stay in the military camp forever."”
It would have been fine if he hadn't persuaded her, but once he did, Madam Ding finally had a place to vent her anger. She turned her head and scolded,"He's your biological son, but you don't care at all. Is he your biological father?”
Cao Cao was speechless.
He wished he could slap himself twice. Wasn't this despicable? Do whatever you want. I don't care.
Cao Cao ignored him and picked up his chopsticks.
Madam Ding had something to say again. She scolded,"Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat. How can you eat when your son isn't back?”
Cao Cao was speechless.
He could only put down his chopsticks helplessly.
Unexpectedly, Madam Ding said,"Eat, how can you eat it when it gets cold?"”
Cao Cao was speechless.
He pulled his hair a few times and put away his chopsticks. He brought the soup bowl in front of him and tore off a piece of chicken to eat. He wanted to finish it as soon as possible and escape. This woman was not normal today.
After venting her anger, Madam Ding's mood improved a lot. Seeing that he was eating happily, she could not help but come over and ask,"Sigh…the baby is already one year old. How should we tell her about Zixiu?”
This time, Cao Cao learned his lesson. He forcefully swallowed the food in his mouth and said firmly,"You can say whatever you want. Anyway, Lin 'er is a good child. She'll be our daughter-in-law no matter what. As for the baby, we'll talk about it when the time comes.”
Madam Ding was speechless.
Women were like this. When others went along with her, she deliberately picked on them. After the anger left, she chased them away.
Madam Ding leaned closer and smiled."Qinghe is already 15 years old after the new year. It's time to find a husband.”
Cao Cao took a pig trotter and said,""You decide. I have no objections to whoever you like.”
Madam Ding was furious. She slammed the table and scolded,"Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat.”
After saying that, she stood up and left the dining room angrily.
Cao Cao touched his mouth and muttered to himself,""Damned unfilial son, come back and see how I'll deal with you.”
The next morning, Cao Zheng gathered 50,000 soldiers and escorted tens of thousands of non-humankind women to Xuchang. Thus, Cao Zheng had 120,000 soldiers, 70,000 of whom were captives. 50,000 soldiers were responsible for supervising each group of 700 captives.
Cao Cao kept his word and personally came out of the city to welcome him.
Cao Zheng was wearing silver armor and holding a long spear. His personal guards were all wearing white armor and masks. They had bows on their backs and each of them was riding a white horse.
Then, one group after another of captives.
Then came the troops escorting the captives.
Those captives were obviously unwilling to obey, so almost every soldier held a whip. If they were disobedient, they would be whipped.
Therefore, from time to time, the screams of women being whipped could be heard.
This scene scared the pedantic officials silly.
At this moment, a Wuhuan woman fell on the road, unwilling to move forward. However, the Han soldiers did not show her any mercy because this soldier was from Youzhou. The Wuhuan people often plundered the border of Youzhou, and her family was killed by the Wuhuan cavalry.
"Hurry up and leave." He whipped the woman, but nothing happened.
"Hurry up." Then, another whip lashed out.
"Ah!" The woman screamed in pain, but the soldier had no intention of letting her go. He whipped her again, leaving a bloody mark.
Helplessly, the woman could only accept her fate. She used all her strength to get up and limped forward.
Not long after, Cao Zheng came within ten steps of Cao Cao. Cao Zheng dismounted and bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, father."
When Cao Cao saw his son, his anger from yesterday disappeared. He helped Cao Zheng up and said,"Child, you've worked hard."
"Get up and go home with Father." Cao Cao said straightforwardly.
"Father, I have prepared a gift for you.”Cao Zheng then waved his hand behind him, and the tens of thousands of captives were arranged in a row, unwillingly kneeling in front of Cao Cao.
"Father, pick a few first. I want to reward the rest to the meritorious soldiers.”
Cao Zheng said.
Cao Cao looked at the tens of thousands of women in front of him and was dazzled.
"Ziyi, that's not good. If your mother sees this, will she be as good as me?”Cao Cao said with lingering fear.
"In that case, thank you for your generosity, Prime Minister.”Cao Zheng cupped his hands and then turned to the escort soldier and said,"Soldiers, you have followed me to the north and south. Each of you can pick one of these women and bring them back. If you want to kill them, cut them into pieces, or make them your wives, you can do whatever you want with them.”
Hearing Cao Zheng's promise, the surrounding soldiers instantly boiled over. They had to know that they were all poor people. If it was under normal circumstances, they would not be able to afford a wife. They did not expect a wife to come knocking on their door.
"Ziyi, this isn't good, is it?" Cao Hong hurriedly stopped him.
"Uncle, you have nothing to do at home. You can choose whatever you want.”Cao Zheng's words silenced Cao Hong.
"Dad, let's go. Since you're not picky, I don't need it either. What are we still doing here? Let's go home."
Cao Zheng forcefully dragged Cao Cao, who was reluctant to part with his wife, away.
However, Cao Cao stretched out one of his hands as if he was trying to grab something, while Cao Zheng grabbed his other hand and dragged him all the way back to the manor.
At this moment, Cao Cao looked at the venue of the separation of wives that was getting further and further away. He was extremely regretful. He was originally being polite, but he did not expect Cao Zheng to take it seriously.
Along with Cao Zheng were dozens of carriages of gold, silver, jewelry, and other spoils of war.
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