Ding Chen was in a trance.

After he and Jia Xu parted at the entrance of Tongtuo Street, they walked home in a reluctant.

The information revealed by Jia Xu today really surprised Ding Chen. Even if he has a cold temperament, after learning the news of the loss of the jade seal, he is a little unacceptable.

Heirloom jade seal!

The heirloom jade seal, which has been endowed with supreme magical colors since the day it appeared, was lost?

From the time when it was still a piece of Heshibi, it left countless legends. Michikai; Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity; And the story of the gold and jade. In the eyes of many people, the heirloom jade seal is not just a seal.

It is a manifestation of Orthodox status!

Thinking that at the beginning, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, and in order to get the jade seal of the country, he did not hesitate to persecute his daughter.

What is it that you do? Isn't it just that he hopes to prove his orthodox status with such a jade seal and calm the anger of the people in the world?

Ding Chen kind of understood.

Why did the young emperor still live in Age after he abdicated the throne.

Actually, it's not dwelling, it's captivity. Dong Zhuo supported the new emperor, and he needed this heirloom jade seal to show orthodoxy. However, the disappearance of the jade seal also made it difficult for Dong Zhuo to convince the public, so that he had to temporarily leave King Hongnong in the palace.

He wanted King Hongnong to hand over the jade seal, or rather, he hoped to find the heirloom jade seal through King Hongnong......

That's right, it must be so!

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"Xiao Chen?"

Ding Chen suddenly raised his head and saw Sister A and Cao Ang sitting on both sides, looking at him in surprise.

"What happened? How come you have been in a trance since you came back, and you look like you are preoccupied? ”

It was already lunch time, but Ding Chen seemed to have lost his soul.

Sister Moth frowned, showed a worried expression, and asked in a low voice, "Ang called you twice just now, but you didn't answer." ”

"Oh, nothing, just thinking about Chaozhong."

Ding Chen came back to his senses, hurriedly smiled, and then looked at Cao Ang and asked, "Ang, what are you calling me to do?" ”

"Uncle eats chicken legs."

Cao Ang took out a chicken leg from the food plate in front of him.

Ding Chen couldn't help but laugh and refused: "Ang is really good, but uncle is not hungry, so you should eat."

Ang is growing his body, so he needs to eat more. Get strong and learn martial arts with your uncle, so that you can protect your mother in the future. ”

Cao Ang hesitated and put the chicken leg down.

Sister Ah didn't ask any more questions, but said softly: "Hurry up and eat, and then rest early, you have to go to the night watch at night." ”

She could see that Ding Chen had something on her mind.

But she didn't ask, because she knew very well that if she could say it, Ding Chen would have said it a long time ago, and it wouldn't be like this.

After lunch, Ding Chen returned to the bedroom.

As soon as he entered the room, he immediately closed the door and rummaged around the room.

From the bottom of a suitcase, he took out the Qibao knife, and Ding Chen immediately lay down on the couch, holding the short knife, and fell into deep thought.

Previously, he was in such a trance that he ignored many things.

But after calming down, Ding Chen felt that something was not quite right. What's wrong? After thinking about it, I finally thought of Jia Xu.

That's right, it's Jia Xu!

Ding Chen turned over and sat up, thinking about the scenes of his encounter with Jia Xu today.

Quite a coincidence, isn't it?

But because it was too much of a coincidence, after Ding Chen calmed down, he felt all kinds of abnormalities.

He didn't have much to do with Jia Xu, but when Dong Zhuo arrested him, he met outside the gate of Cao's Mansion.

After that, the two were never in touch again.

But such a stranger suddenly found him, drank a bowl of mutton soup with him, and confided a big secret. Jade Seal is missing! This is no small matter. Since the two have nothing to do with each other, why did Jia Xu tell him? Ding Chen didn't think that his friendship with Jia Xu was enough to share this secret.

Then, Jia Xu told him the news, it was nothing more than two situations.

In the first case, Jia Xu has ulterior motives. But Ding Chen couldn't think of anything worth Jia Xu's plot about.

If not the first case, then the second.

Someone asked Jia Xu to reveal the news to him...... As for the purpose of revealing this news, Ding Chen couldn't guess it for a while.

It feels complicated!

Who let Jia Xu reveal this news?

Ding Chen was extremely confused for a while, and then lay on the couch again, playing with the Qibao Knife in his hand, and his thoughts became extremely confused.

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Just when Ding Chen was tossing and turning at home, in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jia Xu was standing with his hands down.

In the center of the room, there is a bronze tripod, in which a charcoal fire is lit, and it is also mixed with some spices that are special products of the Western Regions.

Curling green smoke, wafting out of the holes in Ding's body, exudes a refreshing fragrance.

Dong Zhuo was dressed in a white robe and leaned on the couch.

He was open, revealing the thick body hair on his chest, and he looked extremely coarse.

"So, then Ding Chen doesn't know about the jade seal?"

"Exactly."

Jia Xu replied: "His Majesty has been observing him, and it is certain that he doesn't know anything.

When Cao Cao assassinated Xiangguo, I am afraid that he never told him. So much so that after Cao Cao's assassination failed, he fled from Luoyang, and Ding Chen and Cao Cao's wife and children were completely unprepared. During the conversation with Ding Chen, the humble could feel that Ding Chen was quite dissatisfied with Cao Cao, and even had some resentment......"

"In this way, Ding Chen and Cao Cao have nothing to do with each other, right?"

"From humble point of view, that's exactly what it is."

"Then last night, King Hongnong talked to him and said something?"

"I guess I didn't say anything...... If he did, he definitely didn't react that way. ”

Dong Zhuo gently tapped his forehead with his fist, revealing a tired look.

He looked so tired that in an instant, Jia Xu even had the illusion that Dong Zhuo in front of him had aged a lot.

The young man was promoted to filial piety, and then entered the court as an official.

Although he resigned and did not do it, Jia Xu was in Guzang, and he was indeed a real celebrity in Wuwei.

The reason why he took refuge in Dong Zhuo was also because he valued the heart of the tiger and wolf in Dong Zhuo's bones. But now, that aura seems to be gone...... Dong Zhuo is no longer the overlord who dominates Xiliang, he feels more like an ordinary person.

"So, the whereabouts of the jade seal are still unknown?"

"Exactly."

"I don't believe that the jade seal will really disappear...... Keep looking! I believe that the clue must still be on King Hongnong. ”

"Humble, understood."

Jia Xu said goodbye and left, while Dong Zhuo leaned on the couch, closed his eyes and pondered.

Before, he didn't particularly care about the small jade seal, thinking that the power was in his hands and the jade seal was irrelevant. But he never expected that the jade seal, which was supposed to be a dead thing, was endowed with supreme divine power after deposing a hundred schools and respecting Confucianism. On the jade seal, the eight words "ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity" have become complementary to the imperial power.

There is a jade seal of the country, which represents the orthodox status.

Without the jade seal of the country, others will only say that you are a 'tabula rasa emperor', and they will not admit it at all.

Dong Zhuo finally took Luoyang into his hands, and saw that he was about to realize his ideals, but he encountered such a thing......

What should I do? What should I do?

He forced back King Hongnong and set up King Chenliu, who seemed to be in power.

But he also knew very well in his heart that he was born in Liangzhou, and he had not been recognized by those ministers in the DPRK and China. Those people will hide like poisonous snakes, waiting for the time to come, and then give him a fatal blow. This is also the reason why Dong Zhuo refused to let King Hongnong leave the palace, that is, he hoped to find the missing jade seal through King Hongnong.

However, he is looking for the jade seal, and others are also planning a conspiracy.

The death of Empress Dowager He made Dong Zhuo extremely vigilant...... And Cao Cao's assassination made him realize the seriousness of the situation.

After finding the jade seal, it is necessary to establish the orthodox name of King Chen Liuwang as soon as possible.

Only by establishing the legitimacy of King Chen Liuwang can he control and make those with bad intentions honest.

But where is the jade seal hidden?

Dong Zhuo had a headache when he thought of this question......

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Wan'an Mountain in the south of Luoyang City, Maolong Temple.

The predecessor of the Maolong Temple was originally a place to worship Emperor Yan of the Shennong clan.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the palace built the Dragon Garden, which was a special bathing place for the emperor. There is the Dragon Palace in the park, which is the office of the emperor.

When Emperor Huan arrived, he built the Dragon Temple on the original site of the Yandi Shrine to worship Lao Tzu.

There is a waterhole next to the Haolong Temple, which has also been renovated and called the Haolong Pond, which has a set of royal Haolong architectural system unique to the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, after Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, no one cared about the Dragon Temple anymore and was gradually abandoned.

Most of the incense priests in the shrine have left, leaving only a mute monk who remains here.

In the middle of the lunar month, there was a light snow in the early morning, and the temperature plummeted.

Although it is not to the point of dripping into ice, it is also cold. In this weather, many people stay at home and are reluctant to go out and suffer. But outside the Maolong Temple at the foot of Wan'an Mountain, a man in black came, sneakily walking into the shrine.

The shrine is dilapidated, leaving only two wings and a large hall.

The mute alchemist hid in the chamber and roasted the fire, and was nowhere to be seen.

The man in black walked into the main hall, feeling even more eerie.

"He Xin!"

"The slave is here."

An old voice came from behind the idol, and it seemed very sudden. However, the man in black didn't seem to be surprised, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "He Xin obeys the master's orders." ”

"Are there any new discoveries these days?"

"Back to the master, the guards of Ah Ge have been strengthened, and it is quite troublesome for slaves and maids to enter and exit Ah Ge.

The new Nangong Guard Ling was very alert and not easy to deal with. So much so that the slave maid had no chance to contact King Hongnong at all. ”

Behind the idol, there was silence, which made the man in black nervous.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the old man's voice to come again, "It's no wonder you're here, Dong Thief became suspicious, and sent a newcomer to go, I'm afraid it was also tempting...... From now on, you don't have to contact King Hongnong again, stay in the North Palace, and take care of Your Majesty. By the way, did I let you do the work, did you arrange it properly? ”

"Returning to the master, everything has been arranged, just waiting for the master to speak."

"Very good, go back and get ready, do it on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month...... Keep your hands and feet clean, and do not have the kindness of a woman. ”

"The slave understands."

The man in black bowed again and exited the main hall.

Not long after he left the Dragon Temple, a tall figure wrapped in a large coat walked out.

The mute alchemist stood in the doorway, nodded to the man, and retreated into the chamber......