It was already noon when Ding Xiao and the others set off, and with a horse holding the county order, the speed was much slower than when they came, so by the time they returned to Hanoi and entered the Thorn Mansion, it was already the evening of the second day.

"Father, this person's name is Xu Huang, the word Gongming, is a native of Yang County, his cultivation has reached the second level of the division, but unfortunately he was excluded by the county order, and he was only a small official in Yang County, and he had nowhere to show his ability......"

As soon as he saw Ding Yuan's face, Ding Xiao introduced the whole story of how to recruit Xu Huang.

"The villain Xu Huang has seen the general!" Xu Huang hurriedly bowed.

"Haha, the division realm is double, good! Xu Huang is really a good choice! ”

Ding Yuan doesn't read much, he doesn't have much interest in civil officials, but he has a soft spot for military generals, seeing Xu Huanghu's back and bear's waist, his temperament is outstanding, and he loves it very much, "You start with a thousand commanders first, and then make adjustments after establishing military merits in the future, how about it?" ”

"Thank you, General, for your kindness!"

Xu Huang was able to take charge of thousands of people as soon as he came, and his official position was already not small, so he hurriedly hugged his fists and thanked him.

"As for this prefectural ......"

When Ding Yuan's gaze fell on the county order, his face immediately changed with disgust.

I think that back then, this county order was personally selected by him, but I didn't expect that this guy usually didn't say anything wrong, and almost made him lose a tiger general, so he naturally didn't have a good face for him.

"Drag it out, ask outside the gate at noon tomorrow, to set an example!"

"My lord, you have been wronged!"

The county order was frightened and shouted wronged.

However, none of those present would intercede for him.

"Thank you, Lord Assassin, for your insight and killing the traitor!" Xu Huang thanked him with some emotion.

"Haha, this is a matter within the scope of this official, and Komeito doesn't have to be polite."

Ding Yuan smiled and waved his hand, then called a personal guard and ordered, "Arrange a courtyard for the Gongming family to live in, and all the expenses for buying household belongings will be paid by the Thorn Shi Mansion." ”

"No!"

When the guards received the order, they hugged their fists at Xu Huang and said, "General, please come with me." ”

"Thank you, General."

I have to say that Ding Yuan was still very generous when he treated his love generals, and as soon as he came, he arranged a large courtyard for Xu Huang to live in, which solved the latter's worries, made him grateful, and his loyalty skyrocketed.

After seeing Xu Huang leave, Ding Yuanchong showed a satisfied smile to his son, and after this incident, his trust in Ding Xiao increased a lot again.

"Xiao'er, you have done a beautiful job in this matter, and you will be credited to your father. Well, from tomorrow onwards, you will be a centurion. ”

"Father, if it weren't for the help of the eldest brother this time, the child would not have been able to recruit Xu Huang so smoothly, and I asked my father to know it."

Ding Xiao was not greedy for merit, but carried Lu Bu out, and then politely rejected Ding Yuan's arrangement, "Besides, the child has other arrangements, and he also asks his father to take back his life." ”

"Haha, both of you have credit for this matter, so you don't have to shirk it."

Ding Yuan shook his head and smiled, "Even if you have other arrangements, you can keep your position in the army, and when you come back, you can take office at any time." ”

"This ......"

When Ding Xiao saw that Ding Yuan was so persistent, his expression became a little embarrassed.

If he agrees to Ding Yuan, he will be labeled as a "Han general" and "Han Chen", and if he wants to change his flag in the future, he will be scolded by the world as a "rebellion", which is not good for his reputation.

Historically, Cao Cao did not ascend the throne because he was burdened with the shackles of "Hanchen", and his son Cao Pi had never been a Hanchen, so he did not have this concern.

In addition, reputation is directly related to the hearts of the people, and for Ding Xiao, there is also a special meaning, so he resolutely cannot agree.

But he can't say this kind of thing now, so he suddenly fell into a dilemma.

"Well, father, the child is gone, I don't know how long it will take to come back, and I ask my father to take back his life." In fact, when Ding Yuan accepted He Jin's call, he would soon enter Beijing to meet him, but at this time, he definitely didn't say that.

At this moment, Lu Bu on the side suddenly spoke, "Father-in-law, the child also wants to temporarily resign and follow his brother to do some big things." ”

As soon as he heard this, Ding Xiaole was happy.

It seems that the night before yesterday, he fooled this big brother a lot, and he didn't even want an official position.

Moreover, Lu Bu's resignation at this time was tantamount to helping himself speak, and he couldn't help but turn his head and nod at the other party, casting a grateful and affirmative look.

"Oh?"

Ding Yuan was slightly stunned, then laughed, "Haha, it seems that the two of you have discussed it in advance!" Well, it's up to you to toss it. ”

"Thank you, father!"

Ding Xiao and Lu Bu bowed together, and were about to say goodbye, but Ding Yuan stretched out his hand to stop him, "Don't be busy, your mother is back, you two should go first to greet her, and it's not too late to leave." ”

"Yes!"

Lu Bu was bereaved since he was a child, and Ding Yuan and his wife took good care of him, and he still had a certain affection for Ma.

Although Ding Xiao had never met Ma's, he had heard Tong'er talk about it before, and he was mentally prepared, so he didn't object.

The two followed Ding Yuan to the backyard, and heard a woman's heart-rending cry from a distance, and the three of them couldn't help frowning.

"Why does this sound like Tong'er?"

Ding Xiao suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace and walked towards the side room where the voice came.

"Boom."

He violently pushed open the door, and when he looked at it, he couldn't help but be angry.

I saw that Tong'er's hands were tied by a thick rope, and the person hanging from the beam of the house at one end was being whipped by a strong man holding a leather whip at this time, and there were several strange men and women standing on one side, who were watching coldly.

"Damn! Look for death! ”

Ding Xiao didn't say a word, he went up with a kick and kicked the strong man to a stumbling one, but he was weak after all, and he didn't kick the man over.

But he couldn't care so much, so he stepped forward and hugged the dying Tong'er, and was so anxious that he shouted repeatedly, "Tong'er, Tong'er, how are you?!" ”

"Young master, I, I'm fine."

Tong'er saw that it was Ding Xiao, her face was happy, and the breath she had been holding in her heart suddenly relaxed, and she turned her head and fainted.

At this time, the figures of Ding Yuan and Lu Bu also appeared in the room, and when they saw this situation, their faces couldn't help but change greatly.

"Feng'er, what's going on?"

Ding Yuan turned his head to look at a beautiful woman and asked sharply.

"Father, this maid is stealing, and the child is being interrogated."

The beautiful woman smiled nonchalantly.

She is Ding Yuan's second daughter Ding Feng, who is eighteen years old, but she has already cultivated as a scholar, and it is precisely because she likes to dance with guns and sticks, coupled with her rudeness and willfulness, that many people dare not come to the door to propose, so she has not yet married.

"Stealing?"

Ding Yuan's face was strange, he had given Ding Xiao a lot of gold and silver these days, and it was kept by this maid on weekdays, why did this little girl steal something?

It was clear that his daughter was lying.

"Yes, some people saw her go shopping with a lot of money, she was just a maid, where did she get so much gold and silver? It wasn't stolen, but where did it come from? Ding Feng pursed his lips and said confidently.

Hearing this, Ding Xiao slowly raised his head, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.