The night.

The stars shine brightly and the moonlight is bright.

Going east to Hulao Pass, Henan County, boundary. From time to time, fat hares jump past the fields. It is the time for wild goods to be plump in autumn and winter.

Suddenly, a group of people appeared in the West, about seven or eight people, all of whom were sitting on horses, and everyone was disheveled in their hair, with a stench filled with stench, in a mess, and in panic all day long.

"Sir, the territory of Zhongmu is ahead. After passing Zhongmu and going east, it is Yanzhou is the territory of Yanzhou." A tall and strong man said to a person with a bad appearance.

"Okay. Yanzhou is mostly my clique. When I arrive in Yanzhou, I will be safe. If Zhang Xiu is brave, he is only a few dozen cavalry, and he can drown him even if he spits."

Cao Cao was excited and looked up at the east, showing ecstasy.

The journey was really terrible. After crossing the river, he encountered a group of horse dealers who bought a good horse with a lot of money. He thought he could escape, but unexpectedly, Zhang Xiu chased him. This pursuit lasted hundreds of miles, and he still chased him out of Hulao Pass, until now Zhongmu.

"Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu. You are famous all over the world, General Liangzhou. I, Cao Cao, is just a military captain. Our ancestors have no enemies to kill relatives, right? Why bother me?"

Sometimes Cao Cao couldn't help thinking like this, and he couldn't figure it out or understand it.

But well, I finally escaped to Zhongmu County. As long as I arrived in Yanzhou, it would be different. His childhood playmates, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were all hanging out in Yanzhou. Both of them had thousands of troops under their command, and countless other cliques.

When he arrived in Yanzhou, it was his territory. I was still afraid that Zhang Xiu would not succeed? One thousand Zhang Xiu came, one thousand died.

Cao Cao was about to laugh out loud to celebrate his escape. When he saw a sound of people and horses moving in front of him, his face suddenly turned like earth. Could it be that Zhang Xiu had chased him to the front?

My life is over!!!

The seven or eight people around Cao Cao were all looked dissatisfied and almost fainted. Zhang Xiuzhiqiang and others had seen him. Even if a hundred people were in hand, they would not dare to fight with Zhang Xiu alone.

What's more, there are so many people now, and there are only seven or eight people?

However, Cao Cao quickly felt relieved, but he saw dozens of cavalry rushing towards him, dressed in a yamen runner. Cao Cao was about to speak, but the head official ordered Cao Cao and others to surround him, then rode his horse out, and asked, "Where did the bandits come to my Zhongmu realm to play wild?"

Cao Cao was shocked. When Zhou Bo quelled the Lü Rebellion, he was the most powerful minister. Later, he was imprisoned and realized that the prison guards were noble.

If he was caught and killed by several yamen runners today, it would be useless to scream at the sky.

"Don't be impulsive, a hero. I am not a bandit, but Cao Cao, a captain of the Dianjun, was ordered to go to Yanzhou for business. Therefore, I traveled day and night."

Cao Cao was anxious and quickly bowed his hands and said, not mentioning his defeat and escape at all.

"Oh. Is there a seal or a document?" The head yamen runner was skeptical, looked at Cao Cao up and down, and asked.

The main reason is that Cao Cao is short and not handsome, and he is also embarrassed, not like a lieutenant.

"The matter is urgent, I didn't bring any seals or documents." Cao Cao cursed in his heart, but calmly looked down and bowed his hands.

"Then there is a problem. Come and arrest me." The yamen runner didn't know what a big shot this was. He did what a sensation he did, so he shouted and ordered someone to tie Cao Cao and others up.

Cao Cao's subordinates wanted to resist, but Cao Cao knew that they were trapped and were definitely not the opponents of these yamen runners, so he hurriedly signaled that everyone had to surrender.

After being tied up by the yamen runners, the people entered the city and arrived at the county yamen.

Cao Cao and others were first taken to the county yard and waited in front of the lobby of the front yard. A yamen runner went in to report. Cao Cao was anxious to escape, and was already hungry and thirsty.

"My brother, can you give me a drink?" Cao Cao could bend and stretch, and even his brother was called.

The yamen runner was pretty good. He didn't bother to tie Cao Cao up, and he didn't make things difficult for him to drink water. He asked someone to take a bowl and feed it to Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao finished drinking, he glanced at his subordinates and said with great utmost brilliance: "Thank you, brothers, I am also thirsty, can you give them a bowl?"

The subordinates immediately showed gratitude. The yamen runner glanced at Cao Cao and smiled and said, "I believe you are a captain now."

Whether it is a general or a yamen runner, the principle is the same. If you treat your subordinates well, you will be rewarded. The yamen runner ordered people to take seven or eight bowls and feed them to Cao Cao's subordinates to drink water.

Soon after, there was a noise in the county yamen and the lights were on. A yamen runner came out and talked to the headed yamen runner, and Cao Cao and others were taken into the lobby.

Cao Cao raised his head and saw a young man with white face and long beard sitting in the county seat.

"Who is in the hall? Why did you come to my Zhongmu realm?" The young county lord patted the agglomeration and asked loudly with a full sense of vigor.

"It's so that the county master can know. I am Cao Cao, the son of the former Grand Marshal Cao, and I am appointed as the military lieutenant. Because the court has been doing business, I pass by Zhongmu with a quick horse, and everything is a misunderstanding." Cao Cao said quickly, and also mentioned his father Cao Song.

Of course, the knowledge of the county magistrate and the yamen runner cannot be compared. What's more, this county magistrate is not an ordinary county magistrate, but a tyrant among the county magistrates, which is not a minor matter.

The county magistrate looked at Cao Cao with his beard and remembered the recent news from Luoyang, and then believed it in his heart.

"Come here, let this person be loose and the others go out." The county magistrate was guessing in his heart and ordered.

"No." The yamen runners agreed, loosened Cao Cao and brought a Hu bench, and took Cao Cao's subordinates away.

In this way, only the county magistrate, Cao Cao, remained in the lobby.

"Thank you for giving the seat to the county." Cao Cao finally let out a sigh, bowed his hand and sat down and said.

"Captain Cao doesn't have to be polite. If you talk about the size of your official position, I have to salute Captain Cao." The county magistrate pinched his beard and smiled. Then he smiled and said, "Although I believed the captain's words, I need to ask some questions."

As he said that, the county magistrate asked Cao Cao some questions that ordinary people could not answer, and Cao Cao answered them one by one. The county magistrate believed it 100%.

"I dare to ask about the name of the county master." Cao Cao saluted solemnly.

"I am Chen Gong, a native of Dongjun." Chen Gong first smiled and reported to his house, then asked: "I heard that Luoyang was in shock. The captain Yuan Benchu ​​was dealing with Dong Zhuo, but now the captain is here. Is it......"

Speaking of this, Chen Gong sighed deeply, showing a look of worry.

Cao Cao was moved when he saw this and knew that this man was a loyal and righteous person. When he thought of the Luoyang incident, he was embarrassed and angry and said, "I was defeated. The Qiang-protecting Captain Zhang Xiu helped Dong Zhuo. With one cover, we would be defeated. Zhang Xiu chased me for hundreds of miles, so he was so embarrassed."

"The soldiers in Liangzhou fought fiercely, and Zhang Xiu was also known as the "Shenwei General". He was a powerful enemy in the world." Chen Gongshen agreed. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and his group of people knew that they were all young masters, and the Eighth Army of Xiyuan were all recruits that had just been recruited. It would be strange if Dong Zhuo was able to do it.

Dong Zhuo's ambition was that when the late emperor was still alive, he had already been disobedient. What's more, if the late emperor died and he entered Luoyang, wouldn't it be lawless? The Han Dynasty was really dangerous.

Chen Gong was a famous scholar in Yanzhou and a loyal and powerful person, so he was naturally worried.

"Since Zhang Xiu is chasing the captain, I won't stay the captain anymore. I will prepare a good horse with sufficient physical strength for the captain. The captain and his subordinates will leave here quickly. Let's leave Henan County early."

Chen Gong also planned to dominate Luoyang, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were the sons of the three princes (children of the three princes), which was very important. In the future, they might rely on them to deal with Dong Zhuo and stabilize the country. So he protected Cao Cao and stood up and said.

"Thank you, sir." Cao Cao then fell into his heart and bowed to thank him.

"You're welcome." Chen Gong smiled, then changed the yamen runners, prepared the horses, and sent Cao Cao and others out of the city overnight.

In front of the city gate, Chen Gong said goodbye to Cao Cao. Cao Cao changed into a good horse with sufficient energy and knew that it was only one step away from escaping. He had other thoughts in his heart.

"This man speaks well and is worried about the court. He is a loyal and righteous man. Dong Zhuoqiang's army is in Luoyang, and Zhang Xiuqiang's general is a clerk, but he is unable to do anything. He needs to launch all the troops in Guandong to attack Dong Zhuo. To accomplish things, it must rely on people to make plans."

Thinking of this, although Cao Cao had said goodbye, he bowed and said, "Sir. Dong Zhuo occupied Luoyang and the world was in chaos. This is a time when a wise man is working hard. If you have a heart to worry about the world, you might as well go to Yanzhou with me. I have many cliques in Yanzhou. As long as I arrive in Yanzhou, I can recruit troops to fight against Dong Zhuo. Mr. can advise me on military affairs."

Chen Gong was moved when he heard this, but after thinking for a while, he shook his head and sighed: "I'm going to hide it from the fact that my wife is seriously ill. I really can't get tired of it."

Cao Cao felt a pity when he heard this. It was such a bad thing to be sick. But he had no choice but to let Chen Gong take his sick wife to Yanzhou with him, right?

"Since that's the case, I won't say much. When I arrive in Yanzhou, I will find a way to raise an army. At that time, I will write a letter to my husband. If my wife's illness is cured, please help me."

Cao Cao bowed and said.

"Okay." Chen Gong agreed. Then, the two bowed and bid farewell again. Cao Cao pulled the reins of the horse, turned his head, and went east with seven or eight subordinates while the night was shining.

"Cao Cao was right, and at this point the world is troublesome. Only when a wise man works hard and brave generals fight hard, can he settle down in the Han Dynasty and make the world safe."

Chen Gong looked at Cao Cao's departure back, listened to the sound of horse hooves gradually moving away, sighed, and then he also tied the war horses and returned to Zhongmu County with the yamen runners.

After entering the county government office, Chen Gong untied his official robe and came to the Houya in casual clothes. He went to see his wife who was seriously ill. Seeing that his wife was safe, he felt a little relieved. He also asked the maids who served to take care of them more, so he felt relieved and went back to another bedroom to rest.

But he was destined to be unable to sleep tonight.
Chapter completed!