Cao Cao was suspicious by nature, and when he was about to draw a knife to assassinate, he was worried that Dong Zhuo would suddenly burst out in strength, so he didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only wait for the opportunity silently.

Dong Zhuo's body was obese and unsuitable for sitting for a long time, so he collapsed and lay on his side on the bed, turning his face to face the inner wall.

Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly took out the seven-star treasure knife, the treasure knife was in his hand, and I had the head.

I never thought that Dong Zhuo suddenly raised his head and looked in the mirror, but found that Cao Cao pulled out a knife behind his back, hurriedly turned around, and shouted, "Cao Cao, what do you want to do?" ”

At this time, Lu Bu had already led the horses to the outside of the pavilion, and the people arrived with the sound and were walking into the house.

Cao Cao was terrified, knowing that he couldn't do anything, so he was in a hurry, "Puff" knelt on the ground, held the knife in both hands, and said respectfully: "Cao has a seven-star treasure knife, ready to offer it to Dong Xiangguo, and hope that Xiangguo will accept it." ”

Dong Zhuo took the knife and looked at it, only to see that the knife was about a foot long, the scabbard was inlaid with seven gemstones, and the blade was extremely sharp.

"Bongxian! This knife is good, it's just a sharp weapon for cutting fruits, and it's given to you. ”

Dong Zhuo didn't care about this kind of treasure knife at all, anyway, he felt that he could just enjoy himself, and leave the things that kill or use his brain to others to do!

"Thank you, Lord." Lu Bu accepted the Seven Star Treasure Knife, and his face was neither happy nor sad.

Cao Cao unsheathed his sword and gave it to Lu Bu, and then tried to ask, "Xiangguo, can I try Xiliang's good horse?" ”

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "You are free." ”

Cao Cao thanked him, then went out, let people put the saddle ready, led the horse out of the prime minister's mansion, glanced left and right, found that there was no one, immediately turned over on the horse, whipped the horsewhip fiercely, and galloped away in the southeast direction.

Cao Cao came to the east gate and was stopped by the doorman, and instantly shouted: "Cheng sent me to do something urgent, can you afford to delay it?" ”

When the doorman thought of Dong Zhuo's tyranny, he shuddered and obediently opened the east door.

Cao manipulated the horse and galloped away, leaving the trip like a dragon into the sea.

After Cao Cao left, Lu Bu couldn't help but say to Dong Zhuo: "Lord, I suspect that this Cao Cao is going to assassinate, but because he saw me coming, he deliberately excused himself and said to sacrifice the knife." ”

Dong Zhuo touched his chin and felt that it seemed to be true, and he himself was a little suspicious of this Cao Cao.

It happened that Li Ru came, and Dong Zhuo told him.

Li Ru pondered for a moment, squinted his eyes lightly and said, "This is also easy to do!" This Cao Cao had no family in Luoyang, so we sent someone to find him. If he didn't have any suspicions, it meant that he was offering a knife? If you don't come, it's definitely an assassination. Kill him directly. ”

Dong Zhuo nodded and said, "Give an order immediately, and do it." ”

Just when they were analyzing, Cao Cao had already slipped away.

Dong Zhuo, who couldn't catch Cao Cao, was a little crazy with anger, and said angrily: "Scatter the documents of arrest, draw his appearance, no matter who catches Cao Cao, he will be rewarded with a thousand gold, and the marquis of ten thousand households will be sealed; Those who harbor will be punished by the nine tribes. ”

And after Cao Cao escaped from Luoyang now, he immediately rushed to Qian County.

When he passed through Zhongmu County, he was stopped by the sergeant guarding the pass, and when Cao Cao was about to kill with his knife, he suddenly lost his mind and was captured by the sergeant and escorted to see the county order.

"Who are you? Where do you live now? The prefectural magistrate asked.

"In the head of the lower emperor's horse, he is a merchant who sells dates." Cao Cao rolled his eyes and said calmly.

The county commander pulled his cheeks, stared at Cao Cao for a long time, suddenly laughed, pointed at Cao Cao and said: "You are Cao Cao, escort him to me, put him in a prison and guard him strictly, and escort Luoyang to the prime minister tomorrow to receive a reward." ”

The prefectural order also gave the sergeants a lot of food.

In the middle of the night, the county commander suddenly went to patrol the prison, drank his subordinates, and spoke to Cao Cao alone.

"I heard that Cheng is not thin on you, why do you want to assassinate him?" The county magistrate asked curiously.

"Huh!" Cao Cao sneered and said proudly, "What is the ambition of the bird? ”

"Haha! The arrogant Cao Mengde. Don't underestimate me, the person who captured you is me, and I am also the one who wants to do great things, but I haven't met Ming Gong yet! The county commander smiled, and his eyes flashed with a strange light.

"It turns out that you are behind the ghost, no wonder I said why I suddenly lost my spirits." Cao Cao glared at the county order a few times, and then continued,

"The reason why I succumbed to Dong Thief was to find an opportunity to assassinate him, but now that things have not succeeded, it seems that this is providence, and Dong Zhuo's death has not yet arrived."

The county commander nodded secretly and asked, "Then where are you going now?" ”

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "I naturally want to return to my hometown, and then gather the princes of the world to raise soldiers and horses together to crusade against Dong Zhuo." ”

When the county magistrate heard this, he immediately untied Cao Cao, helped him sit on it, bowed his head, and said: "Ming Gong is really a loyal and righteous man in the world!" ”

Cao Cao also bowed back to him, and asked, "Who is the county order?" ”

The county order said: "My surname is Chen, my name is Gong, and my name is Gongtai." ”

Then the two chatted freely, and they were quite like-minded, so Chen Gong packed his luggage that night and ran away on their horses.

They walked for two or three days and arrived at Chenggao. By this time it was getting late.

Cao Cao pointed to the depths of the woods and said to Chen Gong, "There is a man there whose surname is Lü, whose name is Bohao, and he is my father's righteous brother. We went to stay with him for the night, and by the way, I asked how my family was doing. ”

Chen Gong nodded and said, "It's the best." ”

The two entered Zhuangzi and dismounted to see Lu Bohao.

Lu Boxuan hurriedly came out, and after seeing Cao Cao, he hurriedly let him in.

Lu Boxuan said worriedly: "The imperial court has been arresting you all over the court, and your father has fled to Chenliu for refuge. Why are you still here? ”

Cao Cao told Lu Boyu what happened.

Lu Boyu hurriedly bowed to Chen Gong, held Chen Gong's hand, and thanked: "If the little nephew is not rescued by Chen Yuanjun, this favor will be reciprocated, please Chen Yuanjun live here with peace of mind." ”

Lu Bo said extravagantly, immediately got up and entered, and only came out after a long time, and said to Chen Gong: "The old man doesn't have any good wine at home, so I'll go to Xicun to buy some wine and food and come back to entertain you." ”

He hurried on his donkey.

Cao Cao sat with Chen Gong for a long time, and suddenly heard the sound of sharpening knives coming from behind the manor.

Cao Cao's paranoia was committed again, and he couldn't help but say with suspicion in his heart: "This Lu Boyu is not my real relative, and under such a huge reward, it is inevitable that he will have different hearts!" And we don't know where he's going, so it looks like we're going to have to eavesdrop on what they're saying. ”

Chen Gong thought about it, this Cao Cao seemed to have some truth in what he said, after all, he didn't know much about Lu Boxuan's personality.

The two crept into the back of the cottage and heard someone say, "How about tying up and then killing?" ”

Cao Cao's heart tightened, and his eyes became a little fierce.