Cao Wenzhao knew in his heart that Dong Ce must have been waiting by the side for a long time. But in that case, why didn't he warn himself? Why wait until you're trapped before you come to the rescue? Is it deliberately calculating yourself?

If Dong Ce said that he was passing by by by accident and happened to be at the meeting, then Cao Wenzhao would definitely not expose him, but he definitely didn't believe it in his heart, because it was too difficult for such a coincidental thing to happen. He will still chat with Dong Ce with a smile and remember his kindness, but he will no longer treat Dong Ce as a good brother. Because he thought that Dong Ce was lying to him, his words were not untrue and concealed, and he didn't take Cao Wenzhao seriously.

Dong Ce pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Cao, I really won't hide this from you, I really didn't just happen to meet it." As a matter of fact, Li Zicheng's department may be planning for you, and I learned about it two days ago. ”

He had already guessed that Cao Wenzhao would ask this question, because he had already said it in his heart many times, and then he said with a little mutter: "A few days ago, when I was passing through Ningzhou, I heard that most of the Chuang army was active in the east, but where it was, but I didn't mention it. And I'm going to return to Shanxi from Gansu, the younger brother said before, the younger brother was originally the garrison of Panshi Fort in North Hebei Province, Datong Town, because he made some meager contributions, and received the title of commanding the officer, but compared with the eldest brother and Qihua, it is too much worse. To tell you the truth, this time, I followed my family, Liu Ruozai, the Northern Hebei Army, to Gansu Town on an errand. ”

Speaking of which, he told Cao Wenzhao about the errand he did with Liu Ruozai again.

Anyway, now that Chahar has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and even they have to go to the capital to meet the Son of Heaven, so there is no need to hide this matter, and it is okay to say it generously. Even, Liu Ruozai wants Dong Ce to spread it around, because this is a good thing worth showing off, the more people who know, the more people know about his Liu Ruozai's achievements.

After Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao listened, their faces were also excited.

The two of them have been military generals for decades, and they are both known soldiers, among which Cao Wenzhao has fought in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Jizhen, and Cao Bianjiao has led troops to the Lianghu region to quell the rebellion, and both of them can be said to be battle-hardened generals. They had even fought with the Chahar Ministry, so the uncle and nephew knew better than many of the big names in the court how important it was for the Chahar Ministry.

Naturally, the mood is uplifted.

Now this matter has not spread, and there are few people who know it, and in their eyes, this kind of thing should be very confidential, Dong Ce can tell them and the plate, which shows that Dong Ce is very frank and trusts them very much, and both of them are secretly grateful in their hearts.

Dong Ce then smiled and said: "The errand over there is over, the nobles of the Chahar Department are ready to enter Beijing with my family to meet the Son of Heaven, and the younger brother is ordered by my family to lead the elite under his command to go south first, preparing to return to Shanxi, and at the same time to serve as an outpost of the army." ”

Cao Wenzhao said with a smile: "No wonder, I see that many of the soldiers under your command are extremely skilled and extremely skilled, even the old cavalry with more than ten years of horseback riding experience may not be as good as them." I guess they're from the Chahar Ministry, right? ”

Dong Ce couldn't help but sigh, Cao Wenzhao really had a vicious eye, his subordinates accepted some Chahar tribesmen, he didn't want others to know, but since Cao Wenzhao had already seen it, it was meaningless to conceal it and deny it, so he generously admitted it.

Cao Wenzhao listened to him admit it, thoughtfully, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Dong Ce continued: "The route we chose was to go south from Ningzhou, enter Guanzhong, and then enter Shanxi from Shaanxi and return to Datong Town. But I didn't expect that when I passed by the surrounding areas of Zhenning County, I found that there were intruders here, and the number was very large, and they were all elite cavalry. At that time, there was a trace of doubt in the little brother's heart, what were so many elites of the army going to do together? Needless to say, it's definitely going to be a big thing! So the younger brother sent people to inquire around, and got the exact news, there were tens of thousands of invading troops here, and at this time, the scouts under my command caught a intruding army, and said, Brother Cao, you led thousands of people under your command to come here. ”

At that time, the younger brother guessed in his heart that the army must be here to set up an ambush and wipe out the eldest brother and your command. The younger brother was so anxious that he sent scouts to find you, but he didn't expect you to come so quickly, the younger brother just learned the news yesterday, and you came today. For a while, the little brother didn't have time to warn you. I had no choice, so I had to take someone to hide near the left and wait for the opportunity to launch. Fortunately, it didn't make a big mistake in the end, and I rescued you, big brother. ”

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he was silent for a while, his face showed a touch of shame, he looked at Dong Ce, and said: "To tell the truth, Brother Dong, with my situation at that time, I am afraid that you will find me at that time and say these words to me, I will not believe it." Alas, ashamed, really ashamed! ”

Speaking of this, he should have thought of those brothers who died at the hands of the intruding army, and his face suddenly became not so good-looking, and his face was gloomy, and he just drank wine one by one. Dong Ce and Cao Bianjiao hurriedly comforted them, and after a while, Cao Wenzhao returned to normal.

The three of them talked and laughed again, and Dong Ce felt that he had almost eaten and drunk, so he was ready to say goodbye and leave.

Cao Wenzhao suddenly leaned forward, and instinctively looked around, as if he wanted to see if anyone was eavesdropping.

He stared at Dong Ce, lowered his voice and said, "Brother Dong, you just finished talking about going to Gansu on an errand, brother, I suddenly remembered something, I am afraid that there is something to bother you in the future, help talk about Xiang." ”

Dong Ce said with a smile: "If there is anything wrong with the eldest brother, even if he opens his mouth, the younger brother will do his best if he can do it." ”

Cao Wenzhao laughed and said: "Actually, this matter is easy to say, but it is difficult to say, if you do it, I am afraid that it will be easy, just one sentence." If you were someone else, you wouldn't even be able to find a way, let alone do things. ”

Dong Ce's heart moved, guessed what he wanted to say, and asked in a low voice, "But is it a war horse?" ”

"That's right!"

Cao Wenzhao laughed: "Brother Dong, you are really sharp-minded, it is the war horse." Brother, you can let the people of the Chahar Department follow you, then your relationship with that side should be excellent, this time you also saw that the three thousand soldiers under the elder brother's command can be described as heavy casualties, and they will definitely be formed or even expanded in the future. But there are no horses in the court! It's good to be able to come up with money! When the time comes, you have to rely on your brother's relationship and get a batch of good horses from the Chahar Department. ”

Dong Ce pondered for a moment, and finally agreed.

For him, this is not a particularly troublesome matter, after all, his relationship with the Empress Dowager Su Tai is really shallow, and it is not difficult to get a batch of war horses. Of course, the premise is that there is enough money, and he wants to tell Cao Wenzhao about this condition, Cao Wenzhao waved his hand indifferently and said: "Silver money is not a problem, now I am afraid that I can't buy a horse if I have money." ”

Dong Ce thought so, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

The meal was so hearty that the three of them drank it from late evening until late at night before they left to sleep.

Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, Dong Ce was sleeping soundly.

He hadn't been as tired as he had been yesterday for a long time, he had been exhausted from a great fight, and then he had drunk a lot of wine, and he had slept so sweetly that he hadn't even dreamed of it.

And when he was groggy and about to wake up, he heard a noisy human voice from outside in the distance, mixed with panicked shouts.

Dong Ce Huoran sat up, he was extremely vigilant, even if he was sleeping soundly at this time, but as soon as he heard this kind of movement that should not appear at this time, he immediately reacted.

The lights were still on in the house, Dong Ce didn't have time to get dressed, he only wore a shirt, and put a big coat on the outside, so he pushed the door and went out. He has always loved cleanliness, and he also loves to sweat, and what he hates most is the feeling of sweat and oil on his body, and he naturally didn't care about it when he fought yesterday, but after he came back, he ordered someone to boil hot water, took a bath happily, and changed into clean clothes before going to sleep.