In November of the first year of Chuping, Yu Poison, Bai Huan, Zhenggu, and Yu Fuluo ravaged Dongjun.

Dongjun Taishou Wang Qiu led his troops to quell the chaos, but in the face of the fierce offensive of the Montenegrin army, he was defeated and fled, and Wang Qiu died in battle.

As soon as Wang Qiu died, the entire Dongjun was plunged into turmoil.

At this time, Liu Dai remembered Cao Cao, who lived in Dongjun.

In the past few months, Cao Cao has been very low-key, as if he had disappeared, and he could hardly hear anything about him.

But in reality?

Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren recruited 5,000 Danyang soldiers from Yangzhou and quietly returned to Dongjun.

For several months, he lived in Dongwu Yang City in Dongjun, gathering strength and strength. At the same time, he recruited the strong man Li Dian and the strategist Chen Gong in Dongjun. With the help of the two, they gradually took root in Dongjun, and they were quite strong.

Liu Dai remembered Cao Cao and immediately sent someone to summon Cao Cao to Puyang and entrusted him with an important task.

"If Meng De can quell the rebellion, I am willing to give it to the East Commander."

Cao Cao said politely: "The king is not too contemptuous, he took Cao in Dongwu Yang City, and gave him soldiers, horses and ordnance, Cao is grateful." Today, there are anti-thieves who are in trouble with Dongjun, and it is the time to repay the king's great kindness, so what is the saying of Dongjun's Taishou.

If the king agrees, he will do his best to fight against the traitors, and return the eastern county to pacify. ”

Liu Dai was overjoyed when he heard this, what objections did he have?

At that moment, he entrusted Cao Cao to pacify the Black Mountain thieves, and gave Cao Cao 3,000 soldiers and horses, as well as countless grains and grass.

"Mengde, true righteous man!"

After Cao Cao left, Liu Dai couldn't help but sigh to the people around him.

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At this time, it was snowing heavily.

What happened in the land of Yanzhou is thousands of miles away from Mianchi.

Ding Chen would not know that Cao Cao at this time had already begun his path to re-emergence.

In fact, in recent times, he has been quite comfortable.

Practicing soldiers and horses every day, going to Cai Yong's house to drink a pot of wine made by Cai Yan himself, and living a leisurely life.

And the relationship between him and Cai Yan has gradually improved from the beginning.

In this regard, Cai Yong looked inside, but did not say anything.

What exactly did he think?

Nobody knows.

Anyway, he didn't stop the interaction between Ding Chen and Cai Yan.

And Dong Zhuo of Chang'an never summoned Ding Chen, let alone urged Cai Yong to go.

He just gave Cai Yong the position of a bachelor of Dongguan and let him stay in Mianchi. In fact, Dong Zhuo doesn't care about whether Cai Yong is willing to serve his life. What he values is Cai Yong's fame. It doesn't matter if he's in Chang'an or not, as long as he is sent to him. The Dongguan bachelor is actually a fictitious position, and he doesn't have any actual rights.

The two sides do not have to meet each other and get along with each other.

In Dong Zhuo's view, it is undoubtedly the best choice......

On this day, Ding Chen ate some wine at Cai Yong's house, and then braved the snow and returned to the camp.

It is not too far from Daying to Cai Yong's residence, and it is only half a pillar of incense time to ride a horse. This can not only allow Cai Yong to be quiet, but also give Cai Yong enough protection. Whether it is Ding Chen or Cai Yong, they are very satisfied with this arrangement.

Snow-capped and boundless.

In the vast snowfield, you can see the military camp waving flags in the distance.

The goose feathers and snow fell, fluttering one after another, and landing silently, which made people feel quiet.

Ding Chen was slightly drunk, rode his horse, and walked slowly along the path.

Almost halfway through, Ding Chen suddenly reined in his horse, and the whole person suddenly became energetic.

He gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist with his backhand and looked around.

At this moment, the sound of the bowstring sounded, and a sharp arrow roared and shot towards Ding Chen.

Ding Chen turned to the side of the horse, raised his hand and grabbed the sharp arrow.

"Where to go!"

He saw a figure flash in the sparse forest not far away, so he dismounted and chased after him.

The snow is very deep, and if you really chase after it on horseback, you may not be able to catch up with each other. Ding Chen lifted it with a mouthful of dantian qi, and his body was like a swallow, flying over the snow. It's just that the speed of the figure in front of him is not slow at all, even faster than Ding Chen.

In addition, the figure started first, and soon ran to the main road.

A jujube red Dawan good horse was waiting there, and a few figures swept up, and then they came to the red horse, turned over and got on the horse.

"General Ding, the road is far away, and I don't have to work far to send it.

However, let's not forget the promise made by the Shogun in the first place. ”

The voice is coquettish, with a hint of sneer.

Is it a woman?

Ding Chen was stunned for a moment, his feet sank, and one foot sank into the snow.

But the woman let out a laugh like a silver bell, and urged the horse away.

The horse's hooves flew and the snow splashed on the avenue, and in the blink of an eye it was gone.

Ding Chen pulled out his leg and watched the red horse get farther and farther away, until it disappeared into the vast snowfield, and then stomped his foot fiercely.

What's going on?

Just now, the woman shot him with a bow and arrow, and he realized that the other party had no intention of killing.

Moreover, the strength of the bow and arrow is not very large, otherwise he will inevitably be slow to react after drinking, and he may not be able to catch the arrow.

It was clear that the woman was coming for him.

But what did she mean by making a promise in the first place?

Ding Chen couldn't react for a while. After standing in the snow for a while, feeling cold under his feet, he turned and walked back.

I didn't go far before I saw Claw Electric Flying Yellow running over.

He turned over and looked at the arrow in his hand subconsciously, but found that the arrow had no arrow, and there was a cold incense note wrapped around the shaft.

Arrow book?

He immediately took off the cold incense note on it, and threw the shaft of the arrow on the snow, and then urged the horse back to the camp.

Back at the camp, it was getting late.

Pang De took his own soldiers, still guarding around the big tent, and when he saw Ding Chen, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Lord, why did you come back so late?"

"Oh, there's a little trouble on the way."

"Huh?"

"Don't be nervous, it's not a big deal.

However, I have been ordered to intensify patrols in the camp tonight.

Send a few more people to Mr. Cai to strengthen the guards...... It's coming to an end soon, and another year has passed! ”

At this time last year, he only came out of Luoyang Prison, and then served as the Nangong Guard.

Slow down, Nangong Guard Order?

Ding Chen's eyes rolled, as if he remembered something, and he didn't care about talking to Pang De, so he hurriedly walked into the big tent.

By candlelight, he took out the cold incense note.

The paper is smooth, slightly yellowish in color, but with a vague fragrance.

This is a cold incense note that can only be used in the homes of dignitaries, and the paper is not large, mainly used for transmitting information.

Ding Chen opened the paper and saw that there were small characters written on it.

Last year and now, Nangong Age.

Entrusted by God, please don't forget.

Sixteen words, but the meaning is clearly expressed.

Ding Chen closed his eyes, and the appearance of the thin young man with a pale face appeared in his mind.

"Ding Jun, if one day, Lone encounters an accident, can you please take care of Tang Ji on your behalf?"

After leaving alone, she was a weak woman and was inevitably bullied.

also asked Ding Jun to try to send her to Huiji and to her father...... If this is the case, there will be a surprise for you. ”

Hiss--

Ding Chen couldn't help but gasp, and then a wry smile appeared on his face.

He's really forgetting about it!

So much has happened in this year.

King Hongnong was killed, and the princes raised an army.

He killed Yuan Kui first, and then led his troops to the expedition......

In the blink of an eye, that's a whole year.

On this day last year, it happened to be the day when King Hongnong met him and talked to him at the gate of the main hall of the Nangong Pavilion.

It's just that...... He really forgot!

But this matter seems to be known only to King Hongnong and Ding Chen.

By the way, Jia Xu asked him, and he only gave a general idea, but he didn't go into details.

After the death of King Hongnong, his concubine, Tang Ji, the daughter of Tang Mao, the Taishou of Huiji, left Nangong. There is no way, Ah Ge was burned by a fire, and it was impossible for the dignified princess to live in that ruin.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo placed Tang Ji in a palace in the North Palace and sent someone to protect him.

It stands to reason that Dong Zhuo will not embarrass Tang Ji.

But the appearance of this letter, as well as the words spoken by the woman who sent the letter, clearly said that Tang Ji had caused a big problem.

It's a bit tricky!

The others are in Mianchi, and if Tang Ji also followed Dong Zhuo to move the capital, it should be in Chang'an now.

Could it be that he left his post and ran back to Chang'an without permission?

But even if he went to Chang'an, he didn't know where Tang Ji lived.

This is really troublesome......

Ding Chen's temperament is very lazy, but he attaches great importance to his promises.

That night, no matter what kind of mind he had in mind to agree to Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong, but if he agreed, he agreed.

said that he would help take care of Tang Ji, but in the past year, he had hardly thought about Tang Ji.

Thinking of this, Ding Chen felt more and more headaches.

If you really can't do it, send someone to Jia Xu to inquire?

Since Ding Chen and Jia Xu separated in Xingyang, Jia Xu warned him that there was no need not to take the initiative to contact him, so as not to be seen in their relationship, and then exposed Jia Xu and affected Jia Xu's big plan with Guang Tongchen.

But now......

Let's send someone to Chang'an tomorrow and ask Jia Xu.

He is in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he is better informed after all, so he must be able to know Tang Ji's situation.

Ding Chen put the cold incense note on the candle flame and lit it, and then watched the cold incense note turn into ashes little by little in the firelight, and then threw it into the brazier on the side. At this time, the wine was a little high, and he also felt a little sleepy, so he got up and walked out of the big tent, and after explaining a few words to Pound, he went back to the small tent on the side to rest.

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Heavy snowfall, which stopped in the second half of the night.

The next day, it was a sunny day.

However, it may be that he stood in the snow for a long time last night, and was stirred by the cold wind again, so that Ding Chen felt a little drowsy the next day.

asked the guy to cook a bowl of cold soup, and after Ding Chen drank it, he sweated.

He was about to lie down for a while, but he saw Pang De hurriedly running into the big tent, bowed down and said, "My lord, there is a messenger outside who claims to be sent by Cheng and asks to see him. ”

By the way, I forgot to send someone to find Jia Xu!

Ding Chen slapped his forehead, revealing remorse.

But he didn't care about remorse, stood up and said, "Hurry up, please." ”

Dong Zhuo is looking for me at this time, is there anything wrong?