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Chapter 164 Inviting You to Beijing as a Proton

The happy time of newlyweds passed by quietly and quickly.

Dong Bi and Lu'er rode horses and galloped in the pasture during the day, but at night they were as gluey as glue, and the days were so happy.

The moistened green is so tender that it seems to be a small flower that can squeeze out water.

Look in people's hearts, hurt in people's hearts.Those who were not optimistic about this marriage at first had to admit that they were wrong.

Either by insinuating on the sidelines or secretly observing, the doubts in Dong Bi's heart were gradually solved.

Before the marriage, Dong Pi moved to Lintao to live, so the residence on the ranch was temporarily free.

Although Dong Lu usually goes to clean and take care of it, most of the time, it is occupied by Wang Ji.Wang Ji was interested in the books that Dong Bi had read before, especially the separation of those sentence sentences, which is undoubtedly an alternative interpretation of the works handed down by those ancestors.Wang Ji is very interested in this, and sometimes stays late in the study.

Seeing Wang Ji's hard work going back and forth, Dong Lu decided to let her live in Dong Pi's bedroom.

Firstly, it is convenient for reading, and secondly, it is also convenient for her to talk to Wang Ji.She still respects Wang Ji's talent and learning.

Dong Lu also likes to read, but most of them are swallowed whole and don't know much about it.

Now that such a well-educated woman appeared, she naturally didn't want to let it go.

Reading a book, or listening to Wang Ji playing piano music, can be regarded as a kind of pleasure to pass the time.After coming and going, Wang Ji often stayed in Dong Pi's bedroom, and even moved the desk in the study together.

That night, Dong Bi returned to his bedroom habitually in a daze.

……

Sometimes things are just so amazing.

Dong Bi knew it well, and Dong Lv knew it very well, but Wang Ji was a bit dumb and couldn't tell if she was suffering from Coptis chinensis.

When Dong Lu and Wang Ji met, they could still talk and laugh.

But once Dong Bi appeared, the atmosphere would suddenly become awkward.

All three of them had evil intentions, but none of them wanted to pierce this layer of window paper.Dong Bi was unwilling because he didn't know what to say; Dong Lu was unwilling because she was afraid of losing Dong Bi's favor;Although that night was just a misunderstanding, who would believe it?

Anyway, that's all it takes.

About ten days later, Wang Ji finally couldn't bear the embarrassment of meeting Dong Bi every day, and proposed to leave.

"Sister, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Dong Yuan didn't know the secret, and held Wang Ji's hand reluctantly.

As for Wang Ji, she could only smile wryly, "I have been away from home for a long time, and the limelight of that incident must have passed, so I want to go home and have a look. I still have my father at home, and I am really concerned about it. Besides, I also It’s impossible to live here all the time, it’s not my home after all.”

"Look at what my sister said, this is your home, let's see who dares to chew their tongues."

"No one chews their tongues. I really miss my father, so... I will leave tomorrow."

Wang Ji's tone was very firm, with unshakable determination.

Seeing that this was the case, Dong Yuan also knew that persuasion was useless.Besides, what they said is right, you can't stop him from leaving if you miss your old father, can you?It's really like what Ah Chou said: There is no banquet in the world that never ends!
The next day, Wang Ji set off.

Mrs. Dong is also quite reluctant, but it is not easy to force her to stay.

If you want to ask Wang Ji's residence, it will be easy to visit in the future.But Wang Ji left a sentence: If there is a destiny, we will meet each other.

Perhaps, educated people have a bit of a bad temper.

However, out of safety considerations, Mrs. Dong still took a group of people, and Ma Song was responsible for sending Wang Ji home.

As for where to send it, that is up to Wang Ji to decide.If she feels safe, Ma Song can bring someone back.

Thinking about it carefully, it is really not safe for a woman to walk alone in these days of chaos.

Wang Ji accepted Mrs. Dong's kindness, and left the pasture in a carriage under the guard of Ma Song and five hundred trolls.

When leaving, Dong Lu came to see him off, but Dong Bi didn't.

I also understand Dong Bi's difficulties. If he really comes, I am afraid that there will inevitably be some embarrassing scenes, so it would be better to see him happily.

It's just that there is an inexplicable loss in this heart.

When it was already some distance away from the ranch, Wang Ji was in the carriage when she suddenly heard a horse neighing like a beast.

The sound was like thunder, echoing in the wilderness.

Wang Ji's heart moved, and she quickly looked out from the gap in the car curtain.I saw a man and a horse standing there quietly on a hill in the distance.

Ma Song quickly stopped the carriage, walked to the side of the carriage, and said softly: "Miss, that is my son, do you want to see him?"

Wang Ji's thoughts were very complicated, she hesitated for a while, "Forget it, let's go!"

Ma Song didn't know much about the story between Wang Ji and Dong Bi.But he is also a person who has experienced many storms, he can feel that maybe something happened between the two of them.Sometimes it's ridiculous to think about it. Since ancient times, talented men and beautiful women...but my young master really has nothing to do with being talented, and even his appearance looks a bit...

But this luck is surprisingly good.

Since Wang Ji didn't want to see Dong Pi, Ma Song didn't force her to do anything.Looking at Dong Pi who was straddling the lion's mane beast on the hill in the distance, he sighed inwardly and urged the chariot and horses to move on.

As for Dong Bi, he took the reins and watched the chariots and horses go further and further away, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.

But soon, this feeling disappeared.

Let him pass the past, instead of feeling lost here, it is better to grasp the happiness in your hands, so as to avoid regretting after losing it in the future.

"take care!"

Dong Bi yelled loudly at the carriage, like a huge thunder, tearing apart the tranquility over the plain.

Wang Ji trembled in the car, but she didn't look back.

Maybe it was just a dream...

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After returning to the ranch, Dong Bi cheered up and got busy again.

He has his own affairs, he is very busy, but he doesn't have much time for his children.

The Lintao garrison has already begun, and the captives who were escorted from Wan County started working after a period of rest.

Fortunately, Dong Pi had prepared for a rainy day in the early years, and the Chilechuan Ranch had stockpiled a lot of food, which was enough for these prisoners to survive the severe winter.When spring begins, Longxi will launch a counterattack against the Qiang people.At that time, Zhangye was basically able to stabilize, and then these captives were sent to Zhangye in batches for farming. As for the excuse, let Jia Xu use his brains.

After a period of investigation, Hua Tuo decided to stay in the ranch temporarily.

Teaming up with Ma Zhen to form a medical camp, Dong Bi sent someone to Wan County to deliver a letter, asking his father Dong Zhuo to give him the title of school lieutenant.

It is called a medical school lieutenant, and he can be regarded as a senior officer in the army.

I believe that my father will not refuse, after all, the formation of this medical battalion will play a very good role in maintaining the new force in the army.

In my spare time, I take Dong Lu to ride horses and sing songs together.

But every time they go out, there will always be a large group of followers behind them.Needless to say Dian Wei and Sha Moke, even Ren Hongchang, the new captain of the Tiger Girl Camp, always brings a group of girls along with him.Sometimes I guess maliciously that the reason why Lao Sha follows so closely is probably not because of his second brother, but because of the girls.

It's almost December...

The weather is getting colder every day, and there are several heavy snowfalls in a row.

Liangzhou is covered in ice for thousands of miles, presenting an enchanting beauty wrapped in silver.According to news from Longxi County, the attacks of the Qiang people are getting more and more fierce!
The war tends to be fierce, but Longxi County is still as stable as Mount Tai.

Niu Fu didn't care about the onslaught of the Qiang people at all. On the contrary, in his view, these actions were just the dying struggle of the Qiang people.

Grain, grass, soldiers and horses were continuously sent from Lintao to maintain the strength of the county and city.

At the same time, the first batch of trained medical soldiers stepped onto the battlefield, led by Arima Zhen, and stationed in Longxi County.

Everything looks good and is developing according to Dong Bi's plan.

But after entering December, a series of events surprised everyone.

First, a group of prisoners of war was sent from Jizhou.The number of people is not too much, only about 6000 people.But what really surprised Dong Bi was that [-] prisoners of war would arrive in Lintao, Liangzhou in batches within three months.

"How could this be?"

Dong Bi was not surprised by the large number of people.In fact, Liangzhou is sparsely populated and the population is the most scarce.Although it produces war horses and its soldiers are also very brave, but the base of the population is there, it is very difficult to achieve great development.

The arrival of these captives is very good for alleviating this embarrassing situation.

In particular, balancing the population gap between Qiang and Han is extremely beneficial to future development.But there is a question, it is the middle of winter, how can there be so much food and grass?Originally, there was a little plenty of food and grass, but if 6 people were added, it would be really troublesome.

Jia Xu and Huang Shao also frowned, unable to react to the sudden change.

"Where did the prisoners of war come from?" Huang Shao couldn't help asking.

"Jizhou!"

Jia Xu smiled wryly, "Lu Cheqi quelled the Jizhou rebellion, and adopted the same gentle approach as Dong Zhonglang, not killing prisoners of war. This certainly helped to speed up the process of quelling the rebellion, but at the same time it also created a huge group of prisoners of war. According to the strategy Dong Zhonglang reported earlier, the imperial court planned to divide these prisoners of war in batches and send them to the frontier fortresses as garrison soldiers."

"Jizhou, there are 10,000+!"

Huang Shao couldn't help but said, "Could it be that the imperial court didn't consider the situation of the frontier fortress?"

Jia Xu sneered, "Old Huang, why are you so naive? Officials always talk about things in the court. As for the solution, they don't consider it. Now that these captives are about to arrive, I'm afraid they will miss us. The pressure will increase a lot. However, the court suddenly issued this decree, could it be that something happened in Jizhou?"

Dong Bi raised his head and said in amazement, "What happened to Jizhou?"

Jia Xu pondered for a while, "Jizhou has always had a lot of food and grass, and there are many big families, all of whom have a lot of food. If Lu Zhi is here, it should not be difficult to solve this problem with his ability. He should also understand that it is of course necessary to guard the prisoners of war. It is beneficial, but at the same time there are many risks... If you don't even say hello, I'm afraid it's..."

"Lu Zhi is in danger!"

Jia Xu nodded again and again, "That's right, I'm afraid the court is suspicious of Lu Zhi."

"Then what do we do?"

Jia Xu smiled, "Accept... If it is really not possible, we will start the migration plan in advance. Once Chen Dao takes Zhangye, we will prepare to move the prisoners of war there. Lao Huang, you have to make preparations early, maybe you have to go early Zhang Ye."

Huang Shao nodded, "It's okay to leave early, but Zhangye probably doesn't have much food in stock."

Jia Xu smiled darkly, "What are you afraid of? Think about what these people did in the past. If they didn't have enough food, they would send troops to plunder. These people are quite good at this. Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang have the title of Jingyang in the Western Regions." Well, those local Qiang people have quite a lot of wealth. Instead of letting them fund the rebels, it would be better to help us."

"But that's it, okay?"

"Is there anything good or bad? Zhangye's sky is high and the emperor is far away. When the Qiang people are in trouble, even if those local tyrants want to sue, they probably won't have a place. Old Huang, you have to remember that Jiuquan and Dunhuang are gone, so let's go further west Push forward, if the west is gone, go north. Anyway, as long as Zhangye can be blocked and the connection with the Western Regions can be cut off, you can do whatever you want."

"According to the current situation, I'm afraid that's the only way to do it!"

Although Huang Shao didn't quite agree with this plan, he also thought it was a good way to solve the predicament.

After pondering for a moment, Dong Bi said, "Old Huang, there are too many general campers now, staying in the pasture is unavoidably a bit eye-catching. I think... if it's really not possible, the general camp will also be moved there. Maybe it can play a role. In this way, after we launch a counterattack in the spring, let the generals set out, Lao Huang, count how many people are willing to leave."

"My subordinates will handle this matter immediately."

"What's next..." Dong Bi looked at Jia Xu, "We'll just wait for the news of Chen's arrival."

The three of them were about to discuss the specific steps, but suddenly Cheng Li hurried over from the pasture and ran into the hall panting.

"Master, the third master is back!"

Dong Bi didn't react for a while, "Which third master?"

"It's the old lord's brother, your third uncle..."

"Didn't he follow my father in Wan County? Why did he come back suddenly?"

Dong Bi was very surprised, and looked at Cheng Li suspiciously, "What is Uncle Three coming back for? Where is my father? When will they come back?"

"This villain doesn't know, but the old lady ordered you to go back immediately, saying that there are important things to discuss."

Dong Bi thought for a while, got up and said: "Teacher, Lao Huang, regarding the matter we just talked about, you should think about it carefully, and you must be absolutely sure. I will go back first, and you make a plan, and we will discuss it later. .”

"Here!"

Jia Xu and Huang Shao also bowed their hands and watched as Dong Bi called Shang Dian Wei, Sha Moke and Dong Tie outside the hall, and left with Cheng Li.

"What is the third master doing here?"

Jia Xu narrowed her eyes, "I'm afraid the court will make a big move!"

"Big move?"

"Jizhou sent the prisoners of war, and Dong Xiaowei came back at this time. In my opinion, I am afraid that Mr. Zhonglang will return to Liangzhou."

"what……"

"Old Huang, we need to act faster. My lord said that if this matter is not noticed, it is best to arrange everything properly before Dong Zhonglang returns."

"Shao understands!"

Jia Xu and Huang Shao continued to discuss matters in Lintao.

Dong Bi stepped onto the lion-maned beast and galloped towards the pasture like lightning.

Now the lion's mane beast is three or four years old. According to the age of ordinary horses, it should belong to the mature age.However, since the lifespan of lion-maned beasts is much longer than that of ordinary war horses, it will take at least three or four years to mature.

But even so, the lion's mane beast dragged Dong Pi without any difficulty.

Dong Bi also wanted Xianglong to rest more, and to connect with Ah Chou by the way, so he rode a lion-maned beast all day long and put Xianglong in the pasture to recuperate.

Entering the ranch, I found that there were many more officers and soldiers in the ranch.

At the gate of the mansion, there are also officers and soldiers guarding it.Before Dong Bi came to him, someone shouted loudly: "Who is galloping on horses, and doesn't stop quickly?"

Before he finished speaking, a captain flashed out from behind the door, stepped forward and kicked the guard.

"What are you shouting for? Didn't you see that Mr. You is here?"

Dong Yu reined in his horse and asked suspiciously, "Who are you? Why are you guarding my door?"

The captain quickly stepped forward to salute, "The last general, Zhao Cen, served under the tent of the former general. This time, he was ordered to escort Captain Dong back... Captain Dong asked me to wait here to protect him. This kid is a rookie and doesn't know him." Your dignity, please forgive me if I offend you."

At this time, Dian Wei and others also felt it on horseback.

Dong Bi, Dian Wei, and Sha Moke jumped off their horses, looking like menacing spirits, which made the recruit tremble in fright.

"Oh, it's okay... Captain Zhao has worked hard all the way!"

Dong Bi didn't care about the newcomer's offense, but after being polite, he led everyone into the mansion.

Zhao Cen breathed a sigh of relief, went over and kicked the recruit again, "This is not Wan County, my eyes are bright. If I hadn't been sharp-eyed just now, you must have been killed by Dong Shaxing. You haven't seen Dong Sha Xing is so powerful, he is a master who kills without batting an eye."

The recruits dared not fight back, thanked him again and again, and sent out a series of flattery, which made Zhao Cen very unhappy.

At this time, Dong Bi had already entered the big meeting hall.

"Third Uncle, when did you come back?"

As soon as Dong Bi entered the door, he saw Dong Min talking to the old lady and Mrs. Dong.

There are Dong Yuan, Dong Zhao and Dong Lu in the hall as companions.Dong Min seems to be fatter now than when he was in Wan County.It's just that his face is darker than before, and he doesn't know what he is doing in Wan County every day.

For Dong Min, Dong Bi still has a good impression.

This third uncle is a nice person, but sometimes he likes to be messy too much.

Not very capable, and not very assertive.But when it comes to drinking and having fun, he is definitely a good hand, and he is very kind.

Everyone in the Dong family has a good impression of Dong Min.

As for Dong Min, with his big round face like a Maitreya Buddha, he was laughing and laughing every day, smiling at everyone he saw.

This person has no ability, but he has self-knowledge.He didn't have much ambition, and he treated Dong Pi well when he was a child.

At least the attitude is much better than others.

When Dong Min saw Dong Bi coming in, he was startled.

He didn't answer, walked over, made gestures, and said with a bitter face: "Mother, sister-in-law... what do you let Ah Chou eat every day? It's only been a few months, why has he grown again? Why didn't I see you?" What about height?"

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but smile.

It's no wonder that Dong Bi's height is now about nine feet five inches, which is a head taller than Dong Min's height of more than seven feet.So much so that Dong Min had to raise his neck if he wanted to talk to Dong Bi, which felt very funny.

Everyone talked and laughed for a while, and sat down separately.

"Ah Chou, I heard that you invented this thing?"

Dong Min sat on a grand teacher's chair, twisting and shaking again, and asked with a smile.

This Taishi chair is also a product that came out of the camp just a few days ago.Along with it, there are also Eight Immortals table and tea table.

The old lady and Mrs. Dong sat around the Eight Immortals table, with Taishi chairs on both sides, and a small tea table next to each chair, where some items can be placed.Dong's mansion is very satisfied with this invention of Dong Bi.Now, Dong Bi has owed several sets of furniture. The old lady, Mrs. Dong, and Dong Yuan are indispensable. He also needs a set. Even Dong Zhao asked Dong Bi for a set of furniture with great interest. Ready to decorate in her room.

Dong Min shook his head and said: "I have long said that this kid is extraordinary, not only brave, but also has a lot of weird things in his mind. When brother comes back, he will definitely be laughing from ear to ear again, this thing It's fine, not bad."

Dong Bi was startled when he heard this, "Father is coming back?"

Mrs. Dong said: "That's right, your father was conferred the title of Inspector of Liangzhou, Marquis of Dongxiang, and former general by the emperor because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion this time... Now he is preparing to leave in Wan County, and he is expected to arrive before the end of the year." Let's go to Lintao."

"It's great that Dad is back... Just in time for Kaichun's counterattack."

Dong Bi said, looking at Dong Min suspiciously, "Third uncle, you came back early, is it because you have something important to do?"

Dong Min put away his smile, nodded and said: "I came back by order, and I will go to Anding tomorrow to pay a visit to Xian Lingqiang's handsome man. The second brother has a very good relationship with Xian Lingqiang's handsome man, and I plan to persuade him to surrender to the court , during the counter-offensive in early spring, send troops from Anding to help us put down the rebellion. Xianling’s prestige among the Qiang people is not small, and he may be able to instigate other Qiang people’s heroes. Anyway, the more we persuade, the more we will counterattack. The less resistance there is, the greater the odds.”

"Oh, so the third uncle only stayed here for one day?"

"That's right!"

After Dong Min finished speaking, he suddenly fell silent.

The old lady was the first to notice his strange silence, and asked, "Shuying, do you have anything else to do?"

"This one……"

Mrs. Dong frowned, "Third Brother speaks up whenever he has something to say, and he's not at all hesitant to speak up."

"That's right!" Dong Min glanced at Dong Bi, and said in a deep voice, "According to the decree of the elder brother's court, there is also a conscription order. It was issued by the General's Mansion to enlist Ah Chou as the General. Cao Cao, the soldier of the government, so..."

Before Dong Min could finish speaking, the old lady came to her senses and shouted sharply: "What kind of soldier is Cao Cao? Could it be that you want Ah Chou to be a hostage?"

"This one……"

Dong Min was afraid of his elder brother and his mother all his life. Hearing the old lady's anger, he was so frightened that he immediately shrank his neck and dared not speak.

Dong Yuan and Dong Lu's faces were pale, they looked at Dong Bi and everyone in the hall, but they didn't dare to speak.In this case, it is not their turn to speak.

Mrs. Dong said, "Then what does your second brother say?"

"Second brother means to let Ah Chou make up his mind. If Ah Chou doesn't want to go, he can drop the matter."

"Chou can't go!"

The old lady said categorically: "Luo Yang is too dangerous, Ah Chou has a pure and good temper, and he has a hot temper. If he gets into trouble, I'm afraid that his life will be at stake. I would rather Zhongying not be the governor of Liangzhou, than I agree with Ah Chou to go to Luoyang."

Dong Yu was also taken aback when he heard the news.

But he calmed down quickly, and seriously considered the ingenuity in it.

I'm afraid that He Jin has scruples about his father, so he wants me to go to Luoyang as a hostage.If I don't go, he will definitely find a way to trouble Dad.The battle in Liangzhou is about to begin, wouldn't it be dangerous if one of his own people plotted against him?
but go...

Dong Bi really didn't want to go.

What kind of place is Luoyang?Not to mention how much those people look down on warriors, even if they look down on them, they fight with them every day, and talk about state affairs with these people every day... Dong Bi sneered in his heart: They look down on me, but I may not look down on them.

Besides, after the Liangzhou war started, Dong Bi still wanted to participate.

After all, this is the best chance to seek revenge from Han Sui. If the opportunity is lost, it will be difficult to seek revenge in the future.

"Sir, let's not go to Luoyang, okay?"

Dong Lu was very worried. He had heard it from Wang Ji, Huang Shao and Tang Zhou.Although Luoyang is prosperous, every step of the way is dangerous.Think back then, as the prefect of Hedong, the master was calculated and insulted in Luoyang?

Besides, she has only been married for less than a month, and she is reluctant to leave Dong Bi.

Dong Yuan even said with a firm attitude: "Ah Chou, we are not going to Luoyang. What's so good about that place, you can't ride horses, you can't sing, and you spend every day with a bunch of sour scholars. turned rancid."

Dong Bi laughed, it seemed that his brother-in-law Li Ru was also a sour scholar.

Even Dong Zhao, who had always been unfriendly to Dong Pi, couldn't help saying: "Mother, don't let Ah Chou go to Luoyang, his temper will definitely cause trouble."

The old lady listened to Dong Pi's silence, she pondered for a while and said, "Ah Chou, talk. Grandma wants to hear what you have to say."

"Grandma, Luo Yang has to go!"

After pondering for a moment, Dong Bi said, "Since the imperial court asked father to send troops to quell the chaos, it is an excellent opportunity for my Dong family to strengthen itself. If I don't go, the imperial court will definitely be dissatisfied, and at the same time, I will turn against the general and treat my father very badly." Unfavorable. As for the danger...hehe, in fact, where in this world is not dangerous? Don't worry, grandson will be careful."

Both the old lady and Mrs. Dong were silent!
After a long time, the old lady sighed and said: "Ah Chou, you have grown up, and grandma is very happy knowing that you are thinking about the future of this family. Anyway, since you have made up your mind, grandma will not stop you, but when you arrive at Luo Yang, you have to be careful in everything."

"I have a request, and I would like to pass it on to my father!"

Mrs. Dong nodded, "Ah Chou, tell me...mother will definitely convey it to you."

Dong Bi's eyes flashed with cruelty, and his whole body suddenly exuded a strong murderous intent, "Father, please kill the two thieves Han Sui and Beigong Boyu for me. I have never forgotten the hatred of my eldest sister!" If you don't kill Han Sui, I swear you won't be a human being!"

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Preview of the next chapter: Three Ugly Fights Three Heroes
Dong Bi went to Changshan to look for Zhao Yun, but there was no trace of General Changsheng.

But he didn’t want to meet Zhang Fei, the third general who tried to snatch the horse on the way to Luoyang... The first confrontation between the three ugly and the three heroes, the history that had already deviated from the track, inadvertently, quietly recovered...

(End of this chapter)