I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 387 The emperor wants to be a benevolent king. I, Huo Guang, write to me to plead for mercy. Can I find a way out? (Please subscribe)
Late at night, in the general's back house, in Huo Guang's bedroom.

As the backbone of the Huo family, Huo Guang and Huo Xian looked at each other speechlessly across a plan.

The swaying light in the room casts its shadows on the two people's faces, and the shadows flicker back and forth in the hollows of their facial features, like corpse spots constantly moving on their faces.

During the day, they have to act like the master of the house in front of the slaves to frighten the restless slaves.

At night, when the two of them are alone, they take off all pretense and face the increasingly destructive situation.

That day, when Huo Guang returned from the front hall defeated, Huo Guang and Huo Xian still held a lot of hope.

In their fantasy, Fan Mingyou and Huo Yu would eventually lead tens of thousands of troops to conquer Chang'an, and then welcome Huo Guang back to the court and let him continue to guide the country.

However, what they didn't expect was that Fan Mingyou and others were defeated, and they were defeated so completely that even their heads were sent back to Chang'an City.

Today, Huo Guang fainted again in the main hall, which naturally alarmed Huo Xian.

Fortunately, just like the previous times, Huo Guang was pulled back from Gui Cha's hand by Chun Yuyan.

Except that the right side of the body is still a little sore and numb, there is no serious illness for the time being.

Huo Xian was busy today and looked even more haggard. From the appearance, she looked many years older than before: not only was her shrewd spirit gone, but also because she had no intention of putting on makeup anymore.

As a result, the traces left by the years on her face were mercilessly exposed, leaving her old age nowhere to hide.

From a charming middle-aged lady to an ordinary woman whose skin and flesh are almost gone, in just a few days.

"Husband, in the current situation, does our Huo family still have a way to survive?" Huo Xian asked with numb eyes.

Huo Guang said nothing because he didn't know whether the Huo family would have a way to survive in the future.

For the past ten days, the General's Mansion has been surrounded by swordsmen and halberds, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

Huo Guang and Huo Xian were naturally completely isolated from the outside world.

However, the emperor still sent people to send the edicts dealing with the Huo Party to Huo Zhai for Huo Guang to "read".

The Ren Gong clan was wiped out, the Fan Mingyou clan was wiped out, the Tian Guangming clan was wiped out, the Tian Shun clan was wiped out, the Huo Feng clan was wiped out, the Fan Xu clan was wiped out, the Suchang clan was wiped out...

In just ten days, more than a dozen high-ranking families were wiped out, and countless small families were destroyed.

The dead are probably in the thousands.

Among them, of course, are their fourth daughter and two grandsons - Fan Mingyou's relatives.

Zhiwei sees that the city of Chang'an has completely changed, and the Huo gang will gradually be uprooted.

Today, the big tree of the Huo family has not fallen down, but its foundation has begun to loosen, and it can be blown down by a breeze.

The emperor was so ruthless. He took the throne for several months without killing anyone.

But in the past ten days, the butcher's knife has been raised non-stop - the number of people being beheaded in the northern city wall has continued, and even the people are no longer willing to look at it.

Fortunately, among the many daughters and sons-in-law of the Huo family, the emperor only took action against Fan Mingyou's family, and the rest were only temporarily imprisoned in the mansion.

Huo Guang sighed softly and said, "Madam, this time, the Huo family may be in trouble."

Huo Xian, who only wore a dark coat and had disheveled hair, raised his head nervously, and let out a cry that sounded more like a cry than a cry. He was extremely sad.

This woman didn't want to believe the situation in front of her. Could it be that the Huo family, which she had managed single-handedly, collapsed like this inexplicably?

She is not reconciled!
"Hasn't Yu'er already killed Fan Mingyou? The county magistrate has not issued an edict to deal with Yu'er, maybe he can hide it?" Huo Xian said with wide eyes and unwillingness to give up.

"He does things in a very orderly manner. All evidence must have been destroyed, and witnesses have probably been prepared, but it is still unknown whether he can hide it." Huo Guang shook his head and said.

"There is still money in this house. Maybe we can use gold and silver to bribe the swordsmen outside this door and ask them to let me wait for a way out!"

Huo Xian was right. The people guarding the door were the swordsmen and halberds belonging to the Weiyang Guards, but they were still human beings, and they were easily tempted.

It is not difficult to use a lot of money to open a road, bribe a few swordsmen and halberds, and let Huo Guang and a few others escape.

However, if you escape from Huo Zhai, can you escape Chang'an?After escaping Chang'an, can you escape Guanzhong?Can you escape from Guanzhong, and can you escape from the Han Dynasty?

"Madam, there is still a chance of survival in Chang'an. If he really escapes like this, this big man will have no place for us and others."

"But...but I'm not willing to give in. I don't want to die trapped in Chang'an City!" Huo Xian wailed again, her hair mixed with a few strands of silver completely spread out, making her look as ferocious as an evil ghost.

At this time, Huo Guang saw that Huo Xianquan was not as gorgeous and radiant as usual. He couldn't think of comforting her, but there was a hint of disgust in his heart.

"Madam, there is no need to be so worried. The county magistrate gave me an iron book of elixirs that can exempt me from guilt. Maybe it can save Huo's life..." Huo Guang said without certainty.

"Husband, you are so confused. This elixir certificate is a reward from the county magistrate. If the county magistrate recognizes it, it will be the elixir certificate. If the county magistrate does not recognize it, it will be worse than a toilet brick... How can I be so gullible..."

Huo Xian kept chattering, her lips opening and closing rapidly, gradually turning from complaining to cursing: she was not cursing the emperor, she was cursing the empress dowager Shangguan.

All the vicious words she could think of were thrown at the Queen Mother Shangguan - this was what Huo Xian had done the most these days.

Every time Huo Xian beats or scolds a slave, he regards her as the Queen Mother of Shangguan and always wants to kill him. Otherwise, he would not be able to kill a slave in a day or two.

This is the kind of person Huo Xian is. She always feels that everyone in the world is wrong, but she, Huo Xian, is right.

She can do all kinds of evil things for the Huo family, but she does not allow the Queen Mother of Shangguan to avenge the Shangguan family that was exterminated.Compared with her, Huo Guang was much calmer.

"Madam!" Huo Guang couldn't bear it any longer and shouted in a loud voice.

Huo Xian, who was immersed in anger, was startled. He finally gritted his teeth and reluctantly became quiet, but he was still chattering incessantly.

"The iron certificate of the alchemy book was given by the county magistrate himself. It is hidden in the ancestral temple. It has been offered to the ancestors of the past dynasties. It is impossible for the county magistrate to renege on his word."

"This immunity gold medal can exempt you from all charges except capital treason..."

"Yu'er..., even if he is a treasonous subordinate, killing Fan Mingyou in front of the battle is equivalent to self-incrimination, so he can be exempted from punishment. With the iron certificate of the alchemy book, he will not die no matter what!"

"I will write another letter and ask the county magistrate for help, and I can bring peace to the Huo family."

"Just surviving is a good thing."

The more Huo Guang talked, the more desolate he felt. When he said the last few words, he was already choked up.

Once upon a time, Huo Guang was a general who had the power to kill tens of millions of people, but now he could only beg for mercy from the emperor and let the emperor spare Huo's life.

Moreover, the emperor who could kill him at any time was chosen by himself - if he had known this, Huo Guang might as well have chosen the abominable King Guangling that day!

With this thought in his mind, Huo Guang saw another hallucination in the darkness: many figures appeared behind Huo Xian.

Shangguan Jie, King Yanla, Sang Hongyang, Emperor Xiaozhao, Yang Chang...and Emperor Xiaowu...

Each one of them was dripping with blood, their skin was rotten, and there were long worms crawling in and out of their mouths and noses...

These people sat behind Huo Xian and looked at Huo Guang with half-smiling faces. They all raised their hands and waved to Huo Guang, as if they wanted Huo Guang to sit over with him.

Huo Guang's eyes were full of horror. He shook his head suddenly to dispel this terrifying hallucination.

Fortunately, there was nothing in that place, only Huo Xian's eyes looking at him.

"Can you keep your official position as General Sima? Can you keep your title as Marquis Bolu? Can the official positions of so many people in my Huo family..." Huo Xian was still unwilling to give in.

"Madam, the matter has come to this, I can only let go of my external possessions. How can a wealthy family care about temporary gains and losses..."

When Huo Guang said these words, his heart hurt even more. For him, putting down the power in his hands was no different from dying.

However, it is time to let go first and retreat to the dead end in order to have hope of life.

Keep people, keep a reputation, and things will always turn around in the future: this is the foundation of a wealthy family.

"Husband, if this is the case, can the county magistrate really let our Huo family go?"

"The county magistrate should..." Huo Guang thought for a while and said, "should let the Huo family go. After all, Chengjun is still here. Isn't Chengjun still the queen?"

Queen, Queen!Yes, Huo Chengjun is still the queen, maybe the emperor will still have some feelings for her?

Maybe in the future...

"Then, my husband, come and write quickly. I'll ask someone to send it to the palace tomorrow. Let the county magistrate see it earlier. The magistrate is generous and righteous and will definitely let our Huo family go!"

Huo Xian smiled nervously, then stood up in a panic, hurriedly looking for pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Not long after, she had prepared all the necessary writings on the case and looked at her husband expectantly.

"Husband, you must choose your words carefully and make sure the county magistrate is moved. The magistrate dreams of being a benevolent king and will definitely forgive the Huo family... He will definitely forgive the Huo family..."

"The county magistrate calls you Father Zhong and my mother-in-law... He is a good son-in-law. He is just showing off to Zhang Anshi and those thieves."

Huo Xian chattered endlessly, looking at Huo Guang with a pair of wide almond-shaped eyes excitedly and hollowly, as if he had forgotten that just a moment ago he had spoken wildly and boldly cursed the Queen Mother Shangguan.

This is the essence of Huo Xian, both crazy and rational.

She has a desire for money, a desire for lust, a desire for power—and an even greater desire for survival.

All the external things in front of her could no longer be grasped, so she had to grasp the last thing - to survive.

"Mencius" says: If there is nothing more that people want than to live, then why not use anything that can lead to life?There is nothing more evil that can be done to a person than the dead, so why not do anything that can avoid the patient?
If you don't want anything more than your life, then all methods that can preserve your life can be used.

There is nothing more disgusting than death, so of all the bad things that can be avoided, which one cannot be done?

When a person regards survival and avoiding death as the top priority, then many things can be done.

After all, there are only a few people who can achieve the goal of "being unyielding with force, unmovable with wealth, and unmovable with poverty."

Huo Xian demands life and avoid death now!

She saw that Huo Guang was still hesitating and did not finish writing. Although he was still smiling, his eyes became a little fierce.

"Husband, why haven't you started writing yet?"

Huo Guang's neck felt cold, he moved his eyes away from Huo Xian, and finally started writing slowly.

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