Hearing the sound outside the cell, Cao Cao glanced sideways, and saw that the person who came was the previous county commander, only to see Cao Cao sneer, and ignored the person at all.

"Open the door!"

After the county order gave an order, the soldiers around him hurriedly stepped forward and opened the copper lock.

"Squeak~"

Pushing open the cell door, the county commander walked in with a smile.

"Alright, you guys go down first!"

Hearing this, several soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly persuaded the county order, "My lord, Cao Cao has some martial arts, and my lord is here alone, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" ”

I saw that the county commander glanced back at the soldiers, and said confidently, "Don't worry, he is in heavy shackles, he can't help me, I have something to say to him, you go down first!" ”

Seeing that the county official was so persistent, several soldiers walked out with some anxiety.

Seeing those soldiers walking away, the county commander came to Cao Cao, looking at Cao Cao's disdainful expression, a trace of surprise flashed in the county official's eyes.

"Lord Cao, as far as the lower officials know, Lord Dong Zhuo Dong treats you well, why did you assassinate him?" Chen Gong looked at Cao Cao teasingly and said.

"Hahaha~ The ambition of the bird?" Cao Cao laughed sarcastically.

When the county commander heard this, not only did he not get angry, but he looked surprised.

"Oh? Then this finch really wants to hear Lord Cao's ambition! ”

Hearing this, I saw Cao Cao stand up and look out through the skylight above his head, which was only the size of a palm.

After being silent for a moment, Cao Cao turned his head and said to the county order in a sonorous voice: "My ancestors have been eating Hanlu in the past generation, and the world has received the emperor's grace, if Cao Cao does not think about serving the country, how is it different from a beast?" Now the traitor is in charge, the lives are ruined, the scholars are disgraced, the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty are in danger, the more in this crisis, the more heroes come out, but all my people with lofty ideals can kill thieves and make contributions, revitalize the Han family, govern the country and level the world, and if you want to save the country, you must first kill Dong thief. It was for the sake of killing the thief that I had to stoop down to serve the thief in order to find the right moment. ”

When Chen Gong heard this, his face was happy, and he stared at Cao Cao's eyes and asked, "Brother Meng De's words are true?" ”

"Why should you be blamed for dying people?"

I saw that the county commander heard this, and bent down to make a salute to Cao Cao.

"Brother Meng De is really a peerless national warrior, with superior wisdom and bravery, please accept Chen Gong's worship!"

It turned out that the county order was Chen Gong Chen Wentai.

Seeing this, Cao Cao was shocked, and asked thoughtfully, "Why are you doing this?" ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he turned around and looked out, and saw that there was no one outside, so he stepped forward to open the shackles on Cao Cao's body, and then invited Cao Cao to the table and chair that the officials usually used to rest.

"Brother Mengde, please take a seat!"

Seeing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and suspicious, and sat down rubbing his somewhat reddened arm that was strangled by the shackles.

Seeing Cao Cao sit down, Chen Gong picked up a wine jug on the table, shook it and felt that there was still some wine in it, so he personally poured wine for Cao Cao.

"Brother Meng De, there were many people in the lobby before, and I have to humiliate you in Chen Gong, even if it is to report that I was humiliated when I came to the door back then

Angry, you know? I have long hated Dong Thief, and I have long wanted to carry a three-foot sword and sword a national thief, but it is precisely what you did I wanted to do, but failed to do, Chen Gong deeply admired. ”

It turned out that when Chen Gong first came out, he had visited Cao Cao's father, but because Chen Gong was a lowly official, Cao Cao's father did not see Chen Gong, so there was the humiliation of Chen Gong's mouth.

Seeing Chen Gong like this, Cao Cao knew that he might not be able to die today, so he couldn't help but feel better.

After taking a sip of the inferior wine in front of him, Cao Cao said with some amazement, "But I didn't expect it well, and the assassination failed, causing me to escape from the capital in a hurry and die in the wilderness." ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he shook his head and objected, "No, although the assassin did not succeed, but Brother Meng De has gone down in history, as the saying goes, heroes are not judged by success or failure, although Brother Meng De failed, but he is an admirable hero!" ”

Cao Cao saw that Chen Gong admired him so much, and he was a little happy in his heart, but he made a helpless expression on his face, "To be honest, I already regret the assassination of Dong Zhuo!" ”

Seeing Cao Cao say that he regretted assassinating Dong Zhuo, Chen Gong's face immediately changed, and he frowned and asked Cao Cao, "Brother Meng De, what do you mean by this?" ”

I saw Cao Cao looking at Chen Gong proudly and said, "I, Cao Cao, who are the people, I should raise my arms and shout, gather the strong men of the world, form a thief army, save the country from the ground, save the people from fire and water, and do a vigorous thing, this is what I should do, and this is precisely the most difficult thing to do." But what about me? actually picked the most difficult thing to do, and took a knife to assassinate Dong Zhuo to avoid the weight, you see, I, Cao Cao, have fallen into the ranks of assassins, what kind of person is Dong Zhuo, he is not worthy of me to assassinate. Besides, even if Dong Zhuo is dead, won't there be any other heroes who will bring disaster to the country and the troubled times? Therefore, Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo seems to be wise and brave, but in fact, it is the courage of a horseman, and he is stupid. ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he was immediately enlightened.

"Brother Meng De's words made me wake up like a dream, ashamed, ashamed, ashamed, when I was admiring your feat, you already regarded it as a mustard." Chen Gong sighed with a self-inflicted expression.

After speaking, Chen Gong thought about it and said to Cao Cao, "Brother Meng De, I am willing to let my brother go today, I don't know what Brother Meng De is going to do?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he first thanked Chen Gong, and then said, "I plan to return to the township, issue the edict of the Son of Heaven, gather the princes of the world, raise troops to crusade against Dong Zhuo, reorganize the mountains and rivers, and rebuild the world!" ”

Hearing Cao Cao's words, Chen Gong's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Good! Brother Meng De's ambitions, admire below! ”

Afterwards, Chen Gong looked at Cao Cao sincerely and said, "Chen Gong has a wish, and I hope that Brother Meng De will not refuse." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!"

As soon as the words fell, I saw Chen Gong say to Cao Cao with a sincere face, "Please allow me to follow you in the saddle before and after, assist Ming Gong, and create a great cause together!" ”

After speaking, Chen Gong knelt down on one knee in front of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao hurriedly reached out to help him up.

"Why should Brother Chen be like this? You're the official of the court! ”

Hearing this, I saw Chen Gong smile and said, "Brother Mengde, no."

Is he also a lieutenant of the imperial court? ”

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh twice.

"Brother Chen, please take a seat, please accept my Cao Cao's salute!"

After speaking, Cao Cao forced Chen Gong to sit on the chair, and then bowed to Chen Gong deeply, and then poured Chen Gong full of wine.

The two hated to see each other late, and the more they talked, the happier they became.

Chatting and chatting, the two talked about the future.

"It's easy to kill a thief, but it's hard to achieve a great cause, and once we raise the banner, we risk breaking our bones. You have to think about it clearly! Cao Cao looked at Chen Gong with a straight face and said.

I saw Chen Gong looking at Cao Cao fearlessly, "In order to achieve a great cause, I, Chen Gong, am not afraid of swords, mountains and fires!" Why not? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he continued, "Then let me ask you again, I am now alone, without any worries, and what should I do with your parents, wife, and children?" ”

As soon as he talked about his relatives, Chen Gong suddenly fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, Chen Gong made up his mind, sighed and said, "That's it, Chen Gong can't take care of so much anymore, just think that Chen Gong has never had these!" ”

"Brother Gongtai, the countryman is unparalleled, the righteousness is thin and cloudy, and Cao admires it to the fullest. Please accept Cao's worship again! ”

"Brother Mengde, please get up!"

......

There wasn't much wine on the table, and the two of them were wiped out in a few sips.

Seeing that there was no drink, Chen Gong took Cao Cao's hand and walked out of the prison.

Out of the prison, the officials on the side saw Chen Gong holding Cao Cao's hand, talking and laughing all the way, and after reuniting with old friends, they all looked incredulous.

That night, Chen Gong took advantage of the fact that there was no one outside, so he put the official seal on the desk in the yamen, and then went out of the county seat with Cao Cao.

After the two of them left the county seat, they ran directly in the direction of Chen Liu.

Cao Cao and Chen Gong almost only rested for an hour every day for the past two days, and the rest of the time was spent on hurrying.

After two days of trekking, the two finally came to the outside of Yin Chenggao County, Henan Province in Sili Prefecture.

As soon as he arrived in Chenggao County, Cao Cao was obviously much more relaxed.

"Gongtai, there is a family outside the city, the head of the family is named Lu Bohao, who is a friend of my father, we haven't rested for a long time, let's go there and have a good rest today!"

Cao Cao can also be regarded as a military general, and with his good physique, he also feels exhausted at this time, not to mention Chen Gong.

As soon as he heard Cao Cao say that there was a place to rest at ease, although Chen Gong had doubts in his heart, he still nodded and agreed.

The two walked for another hour, and finally came to a large family outside Chenggao City.

"Is Uncle Lu at home?" Cao Cao dismounted and came to the door of Lu Bohao's courtyard and knocked on the door.

"Who? It's coming~It's coming~"

The two of them only heard a rough sound from inside the courtyard, and then the wooden door was pushed open.

After the door was opened, Cao Cao and the others were greeted by a strong man in his thirties. After the strong man glanced at Cao Cao and Chen Gong cautiously, he asked vigilantly, "Who are you?"

？ What is the search for my Father? ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled and said to the strong man, "In Xia Cao Cao, my father and Uncle Lu are old friends, I took the liberty to visit today, please don't blame Brother Tai!" ”

Cao Cao had just reported his name, only to see a trace of imperceptible murderous aura suddenly pass in the strong man's eyes.

"Ahh It turned out to be a friend of my father! Come on in! The strong man said to the two with an enthusiastic face.

Cao Cao and Chen Gong didn't notice the difference in the person's expression just now because they were too tired, and when they saw that person was so enthusiastic, they hurriedly followed him into the palace.

I saw that in the courtyard of the mansion at this time, four men who looked similar to the strong man were chopping firewood.

Seeing Cao Cao and the others enter the courtyard, the four of them put down the axes in their hands and looked at the strong man who brought Cao Cao and the others into the house with a puzzled expression.

"Big brother, who are these two?" One of the men was the first to open his mouth and asked.

Hearing this, Cao Cao and the others reacted immediately, and it turned out that it was Lu Bohao's eldest son who opened the door for him just now. And the four men who look similar to the boss are probably the rest of Lu Bohao's sons.

"These two are friends of my father, go get some good tea!" Boss Lu commanded the brothers.

When the four of them heard this, they smiled at Cao Cao and the others, and then they went down to prepare tea according to Boss Lu's instructions.

"My father is resting in the hall, please come with me!"

Then, Cao Cao and the others followed the footsteps of Boss Lu and came to the door of the inner hall in the backyard.

"Wait a minute, you two!"

After speaking, Boss Lu walked into the inner hall.

Less than two minutes after Boss Lu entered the inner hall, he saw an old man with gray temples walking out of the inner hall with a happy face.

"Nephew, is that you?"

Apu is Cao Cao's milk name, except for the elders in the family, few people call Cao Cao so, as soon as he heard someone call his milk name, Cao Cao suddenly felt very cordial, and quickly greeted the old man.

"Uncle Lu, I haven't seen you for many years, and your body is still so tough!"

Hearing this, I saw Lu Boyu laugh and said, "I'm old, I can't compare to that year, I remember when you were a doll, but you rode a big horse on my neck every day, and now the old man can't move you!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience laughed, and the scene was very warm.

After everyone chatted a few words, Lu Boxuan held Cao Cao's hand and said seriously, "Big nephew, I've heard everything about you, okay!" Well done! That Dong thief is not a fucking good thing, the old man is not in good health now, otherwise, the old man will definitely be the first to rush up and assassinate the old thief! ”

After speaking, Lu Bo said in a righteous manner, "Don't worry, eldest nephew, you just have to live here, although my uncle and I are not high-ranking officials, but we are also a big family in this village, as long as you are willing, my uncle will ensure that you eat and drink here!" ”

Seeing Lu Boyu like this, Chen Gong couldn't help but praise in his heart, "It's really a loyal elder!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was also extremely moved in his heart and thanked Lu Bo

After a while, he said, "Uncle, the little nephew is already a wanted criminal in the imperial court, how dare you implicate your uncle's family, I came here today, mainly to visit your uncle!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Boyu laughed twice with satisfaction.

"Hahaha~ You are still sensible, unlike my sons who are not angry, they know that they are lazy to do every day, and they are not self-motivated at all!" As he spoke, Lu Boyu also glanced at Boss Lu beside him.

Seeing this, Boss Lu lowered his head in shame and whispered, "Why are you talking about this!" ”

After all, it is his own son, although Lu Boyu said so on his lips, he didn't think so in his heart.

"You go down and take your younger brothers to kill two pigs, and your father will entertain Ah Pu today!" Lu Bo pretended to be stern and ordered Lu Lao Dao.

Hearing this, Boss Lu nodded hurriedly, and then ran over to the outside of the courtyard.

"Uncle, there's no need for this, what you have here, let's just eat something, there's no need to kill a pig for the sake of the little nephew!" Cao Cao said gratefully.

Hearing this, I saw Lu Bohao feign anger and said, "What's the matter? Do you look down on Uncle Lu? ”

Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly laughed and said, "How dare this little nephew!" ”

"That's it, since you're here, uncle, everything is up to your uncle's arrangement, don't chirp like a girl!" Lu Boxuan said angrily.

Hearing this, Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said respectfully, "It's all up to my uncle's arrangement!" Chen Gong on the side couldn't help but laugh when he saw Cao Cao's deflated appearance.

The three of them were chatting hotly, only to see Boss Lu hurriedly return again.

"If you don't kill the pig, what are you going to do when you come back?" Seeing Boss Lu coming back, Lu Bo said with a deep face.

I saw Boss Lu running to Lu Bohao's side, and after glancing at Cao Cao and the others, he timidly said to Lu Bohao, "Father, there is no wine at home!" ”

"You little! Do you have to go for your father to buy a wine? ”

"Father, my brother and I still have to kill pigs, you said that there will be no one for a while!" Boss Lu said helplessly.

Looking at Boss Lu's appearance, Lu Boyu scolded again, then turned to Cao Cao and the others and said, "Eldest nephew, you two will rest for a while, uncle, I will go back when I go!" ”

After speaking, Lu Boyu took Boss Lu and walked out.

After Lu Boyu left, Cao Cao and the others were arranged by Boss Lu to rest in a side room, because they were too tired, they didn't hold on for a while and fell asleep on the bed.

While sleeping, there was a sudden sound of "hiss~hiss~" outside.

Because of his identity, even if he fell asleep, Cao Cao was tense and nervous. Hearing the sound outside, Cao Cao woke up suddenly.

Cao Cao's movements were very large, and under the drive, he woke up Chen Gong, who was next to him.

After waking up, the two of them quietly lay in the doorway, looking out through the gap in the wooden door. I saw that Boss Lu was grinding two broad-backed broadswords on the stone with a younger brother outside.

"Big brother, how do you say we will do it in a while?"

"Humph! A few of you will go up and knock it out in a moment, and then I

In going up to make up for the knife, we will definitely not miss it if there are many of us! ”

Hearing the conversation between the two, Cao Cao and the others in the house were suddenly shocked.

"Mengde, what can I do about this?" Chen Gong asked anxiously in a whisper.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and then whispered to Chen Gong with a murderous face: "The first strike is the strongest!" ”

When Chen Gong heard this, he thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Then the two got up and took out the long swords they had with them, kicked open the door and walked out.

Boss Lu, who was sharpening his knife, and his younger brother beside him were taken aback by the sudden appearance of Cao Cao and the others, and the knife in his hand almost didn't take off.

"Brother Cao, Brother Cao, what's wrong with you two?" Seeing Cao Cao's murderous appearance, Boss Lu stammered when he spoke.

"The two of us believe in you, so we came to take refuge, but I didn't expect you to want to kill the lives of my two brothers!"

After scolding, Cao Cao and the others raised their knives and slashed at Boss Lu.

After all, Boss Lu is just a farmer, and in the face of a veteran like Cao Cao, who has many actual combat experiences, he is not his opponent, and after a few fights, Boss Lu and his younger brother were hacked to death on the spot.

Then Cao Cao and the others fought together with the other three brothers who rushed to hear the sound.

After a while, Lu Bohao's five sons and two daughters-in-law were all killed by Cao Cao.

After slaughtering Lu Bohao's family, Chen Gong came to the pigsty with trepidation, and saw a few fat pigs, lying leisurely in the pen, and a few empty cauldrons next to them, as if to imply that Boss Lu and the others had no intention of killing pigs at all.

Seeing that he and Cao Cao did not kill the wrong person, Chen Gong was relieved in his heart.

After a brief packing of their luggage, the two of them mounted their horses and ran off into the distance.

Just after walking a short distance, he suddenly saw Lu Bohao riding a little donkey towards him.

"Huh? Big nephew, why did you guys come out? Hurry back, the old man's wine has come back, let me tell you, this is the best wine in several nearby villages, let's have a good reminiscence today! Saying that, Lu Boyu didn't forget to pat the wine barrel behind the donkey proudly.

Seeing Lu Boyu like this, Cao Cao and the others were like knives.

"Uncle, the little nephew still has something to do, so don't bother the uncle first, and when he arrives, the little nephew will definitely come to the door to ask for the guilt!" When he said this, Cao Cao was ashamed and didn't dare to look at Lu Bohao's eyes at all.

After speaking, Cao Cao and the others didn't wait for Lu Boyu to say anything more, and hurriedly ran into the distance. Only Lu Bo's incomprehensible shouts were left behind him.

After Cao Cao and the others ran out for one or two hundred meters, the two suddenly grabbed the reins with great tacit understanding.

After the two glanced at each other, they immediately understood each other's intentions.

"Mengde, I'd better go!" Seeing that Cao Cao turned around to go back, Chen Gong grabbed Cao Cao.

"Such a stinky move for thousands of years, how can I let the public station do it!" After speaking, Cao Cao quickly galloped in the direction of Lu Bohao.

Seeing Cao Cao returning, Lu Bohao laughed in surprise and said, "Hahaha~ I know that you are reluctant to give up this barrel of wine from the old man!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao didn't dare to talk, so he could only tearfully pull out the long sword with blood on his waist, and then stabbed Lu Bohao into Lu Bohao's chest under Lu Bohao's puzzled gaze.

......

At the top of a hill, under a pine tree that was hundreds of years old just by looking at its thickness, Cao Cao and the others knelt in front of a new grave and kowtowed a few times.

"Uncle Lu, I, Cao Cao, am sorry for you, the sins of this life, let's redeem Cao Cao in the next life!"

Looking at the tombstone in front of the grave, the words "Uncle Lu's Tomb" written in blood, Cao Cao shed two lines of guilty tears.

"Meng De, if you do great things, you need to be ruthless, and besides, with Uncle Lu's righteousness, his old man's spirit in the sky will definitely not blame you, so don't blame yourself!" Chen Gong, who was beside him, couldn't help but open his mouth to comfort Cao Cao when he saw Cao Cao's painful appearance.

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Cao Cao sighed, and then wiped the tears from his face with his hand.

"Alas~ I'd rather teach me to bear the world, and stop teaching the world to bear me!"

(End of chapter)