I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

At this meal, several people ate less food and drank more wine.

In the small bedroom, there was no other sound except the sound of chewing.

Huo Guang thought about it for himself and felt very calm. It was a leisurely thing for the whole family to eat together like this.

But this leisurely feeling is nothing but an illusion: the city of Chang'an, covered in snow, is still flowing with blood, with no sign of stopping.

The relatives of Huo Yu and the relatives of Huo Guang's other daughters and sons-in-law were taken to prison at the same time on the day the Huo family was raided.

The emperor was kind enough not to torture and kill them, but Huo Guang had offended countless people. Who knew if someone would take the opportunity to avenge themselves?
Although Huo Guang is indifferent to family affection, these people are his flesh and blood after all, and he always cares about them in his spare time.

But what's the use of worrying?Huo Guang was unable to save them anymore.

After drinking for three rounds, Huo Guang put down his glass: Although the Huo family has fallen, he is the head of the family after all and cannot be depressed in front of his wife.

"Tell me what happened in the imperial prison and the violent chamber prison."

Huo Yu and Huo Xian, who had been observing everyone's words and expressions, stopped, looked at each other tacitly, and each told what happened to them.

Huo Guang listened quietly without saying a word. The expression on his face was calm and unruffled: he was already heartbroken.

He was ashamed of Emperor Xiaowu, he was ashamed of Emperor Xiaozhao, he was ashamed of his current emperor, and he was ashamed of the Han Empire.

However, people are always more likely to feel unfair for themselves.

Although Huo Guang felt guilty, this guilt was erased bit by bit with the collapse of the Huo family.

Instead there was a sense of resentment.

He blamed his brother Huo Qubing for bringing him to Chang'an from Pingyang, he blamed Emperor Xiaowu for giving him the opportunity to take charge of the government, he blamed Emperor Xiaozhao for not leaving an heir earlier, and he blamed Huo Xian and Huo Yu for going behind his back. Bad things...

Of course, he even complained that today's emperor ignored Huo's contribution to the establishment: only half a year after Emperor Xiaozhao's reign, he attacked important officials in the court.

When the sparrows and birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs are cooked.

What the emperor does is nothing more than this.

"I'll ask you again, have you ever done any of those evil things?" Huo Guang asked unwillingly.

Huo Xian and Huo Yu looked at each other again, seemingly determined, and finally nodded.

Finally, Huo Guang sighed and drank the remaining wine in the cup, losing all hope.

You can blame the emperor, but you cannot blame the emperor.

It was his own lack of strict housekeeping that allowed the emperor to find a flaw to take action.

In the past, if I had spent more time taking care of the back house, how could the Huo family have ended up like this?
"In this case, it is not unfair that the Huo family has fallen into the situation it is in today. There is no need to hold on..."

"I will report to the county magistrate tonight and plead guilty to the law. Maybe the county magistrate will allow me to die with dignity..."

"If you say you can't, let Xijun and Wuyou get some lighter punishments, and let slaves like Zuo Qi have less to do with it."

After Huo Guang said this, he waved his hand involuntarily, as if to disperse all the clouds of wealth and wealth in front of him.

"Father, we actually still have a chance of survival!" Huo Yu suddenly said.

Huo Guang and Huo Xian looked at their only son: the former was indifferent, while the latter was ecstatic.

"Where is the hope?" The excited Huo Xian asked before Huo Guang could.

"Vitality lies in the north." Huo Yu replied.

"Where in the north?" Huo Yu asked again.

"The north surrendered to the Huns!" Huo Yu replied again.

After a brief silence, Huo Guang slammed the wine glass in his hand to the ground.

"How presumptuous! You fool, don't you think the Huo family has not suffered enough infamy?" Huo Guang pretended to stand up and teach Huo Yu a lesson.

But he didn't know whether it was because he drank too much Xuanjiu or because his body was already in bad shape. He couldn't stand up for a while.

Huo Xian and Huo Yu looked at this scene with a hint of contempt in their eyes.

"Husband, when it comes to this matter, you can always listen to Yu'er's thoughts first." Huo Xian said coldly.

Huo Guang was so angry that his hands were shaking, but he had no choice but to express his opposition in silence.

"Father, brothers Huo Shan and Huo Yun have sneaked back to Chang'an and are gathering the dead soldiers I raised in the past in the northern city wall."

"There are more than a thousand dead soldiers inside and outside the city. As long as I raise my arms, they will go through fire and water for my Huo family without any hesitation."

"Now that many of the swordsmen and halberd warriors in the back house have been removed, there are more opportunities to take advantage of. It is not too difficult to rush out."

"What's more, among the soldiers in Chang'an City, there are still some helpers that can be used, which can increase the chance of victory."

"I forged the seal and talisman for customs clearance earlier. After we escape from Chang'an City, we can reach Mobei easily whether we go from Shuofang or Liangzhou!"

After Huo Yu returned to Huo's house this afternoon, he only had time to tell Huo Guang the ins and outs of the rebellion. He had no time to put the plan together when he was interrupted by a teacup.

Now that I had seized this opportunity, I naturally started talking without stopping for a moment.

Huo Yu spoke happily, and Huo Xian listened very excitedly. The tens of millions of dollars spent every year were indeed not wasted, and such a smooth path was left!
After arriving at the border county, there will be people to support them to ensure that they have a smooth journey all the way to Mobei.

Huo Yu didn't hide anything and explained all the details clearly.

Huo Xian became more and more excited, but Huo Guang, who was leaning on the case, remained unmoved, with more despair in his eyes.

"Father, the only solution for now is to go north to the Huns!"

"Yes, husband, it is better to do this than to be trapped in Chang'an City and wait for death." Huo Xian urged.

Huo Guang watched coldly. He didn't expect Huo Yu to have such a "good idea"! ?

"Okay, okay, it turns out you want to lead me to become a traitor. You are really good at calculating accounts!"

Huo Guang said the word "Han thief" with gritted teeth.

"Father, this is not to become a traitor, but to get a chance to make a comeback." Huo Yu stood up straight, with a trace of madness in his eyes.

This is how people are, the younger they are, the more desires they have and the more things they want to do.

When things got to this point, Huo Guang had already accepted his fate, but Huo Xian and Huo Yu had not yet accepted their fate.

"You're such a loser!" Huo Guang's sigh didn't mean to blame him, but instead expressed pity and regret.

If Huo Yu listens to his own arrangements well, does not have such big ambitions and desires, but works step by step and fights steadily, he can be promoted to General General after returning from this expedition.

In two or three years, he will be able to be ranked as the ninth minister, and his official career will be so smooth that there is no need to do such evil things.

"You and I have no soldiers and generals now. Even if we escape to the Xiongnu, what future will we have? We will just live under someone else's roof and bear the humiliation!"

"Father, when King Xin of Han went to surrender to the Huns, wasn't he treated as a guest by the Huns?"

"Although the uprising failed and died in the rebellion, my father was a hundred times stronger than King Han Xin, and he would definitely be able to create a new situation."

"Even if things go wrong, you can still find the right time to return to the Han Dynasty, just like the children and grandchildren of King Han Xin, and you can naturally reestablish your family in the Han Dynasty."

"Then Han Zeng, isn't he the heir of King Xin of Han? Now he is a hussar general!"

"If Han Wangxin had stayed in the Han Dynasty, he would have died and his family would have been wiped out. How could he have grown up again?"

Huo Yu spoke eloquently, as if no matter whether they were advancing or retreating, there was a broad road waiting for them.

This person no longer had any thoughts of loyalty in his heart, and only regarded this major world event as the cockfighting room.

You can bet on this chicken to win today, and you can bet on that chicken to lose tomorrow.

It seems that it is flexible and free from moral constraints, but in the end it is the easiest to lose everything.

After talking incessantly for a quarter of an hour, Huo Yu finally stopped without saying anything.

At this time, the charcoal fire in the main hall was burning brightly, and the heat made his face turn red.

The bloodshot eyes were clearly visible, like a gambler who had already lost his bet but still wanted to give it a try.

Looking at this, Huo Guang could only shake his head in his heart, sighed tremblingly again, and asked several questions in a row. "Did you know that when King Xin of Han rebelled against the Huns, he still had tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and he also had reinforcements and internal support in the north?"

"Do you know how many conquests his grandson Han went through after his country returned to the Han Dynasty before the Han family regained a place in the court?"

"Did you know that when King Xin of Han rebelled against the Han and joined the Huns, the Huns were far stronger than the Han, but now the offensive and defensive trends are already different?"

Huo Guang wanted to ask more questions, but Huo Yu suddenly stood up and interrupted Huo Guang's words with a wave of his hand.

"Father, don't worry about these trivial matters, the Han family will finally shine in the Han Dynasty again!"

"The Han family can make a comeback, how can my Huo family be inferior to them?" Huo Yu said with great disdain.

"What's more, this is just a last resort when things go wrong. We can completely rely on the Huns' troops and wait for the weather to move!"

Huo Yu talked about it enthusiastically, but he didn't mention the timing.

But Huo Guang had already seen this illusory time.

Or he was betting that if Huo Chengjun was not deposed, his heir would succeed to the throne in the future, so he would naturally find an excuse to recruit the remnants of the Huo family as his relatives.

Either he could help the Huns train their troops, lead them south to attack the Han Dynasty, try to cause chaos in the world, and then fish in troubled waters for personal gain.

Both of these things seem to make sense, but they are both dead ends.

Moreover, it is still a rotten and smelly dead end. You may not be able to survive if you walk on it, but you will definitely be stink for thousands of years.

If Huo Guang was still the great general of Sima a few months ago, if Huo Guang was still the walking and jumping head of the Huo family more than ten days ago.

He would definitely rush over and capture Huo Yu on the spot and beat him up.

But not anymore.

Huo Guang just wanted to stand up, but found that he was unable to do so.

Over the past few months, Huo Guang's body had reached the end of its strength after falling ill many times in succession, coupled with the blows and heavy drinking in the past few days.

Maybe he could recover after a few days of rest, but at this moment, he probably couldn't use "force" to dissuade Huo Yu.

"You have seen the Han family standing in the court again, but have you ever thought that there are many people who ended up in ruins and a foreign land?"

"Don't forget, there are lessons learned from Li Ling and Li Guangli. Which one of them can be considered to have good results?"

"I, Mr. Huo, are an outstanding person, how can I be compared to a rat like this?!"

Huo Yu spoke boldly, waving his sleeves and touching the sword at his waist.

But in the end, he found nothing. Then he remembered his identity as a prisoner, his face darkened, and he put his hands behind his back angrily.

At this time, Huo Xian also stood up quickly and said with a pitiful look: "Husband, Chun Yuyan is still locked in that violent cell and will be tortured soon. Once she confesses in prison, this concubine will definitely be taken away again." Go back to the Baochao Prison and fall into the hands of Huang Ba."

"Husband, can you bear to see my humble concubine being tortured and tortured at the hands of that hateful Huang Ba?"

"If you go to the Xiongnu, you can at least keep a glimmer of hope and hope to shine on the lintel of the Huo family again!"

By the end of Huo Xian's words, he was already filled with tears, as if he was really filled with endless grievances and unwillingness.

For a moment, there was only Huo Xian's cry in the bedroom, and there was no other sound.

After a long time, Huo Guang finally said coldly: "If you don't want to be punished, then confess."

Huo Xian was shocked. She didn't expect Huo Guang to say such things.

"For the serious crime of killing..., even five punishments are light sentences. I'm afraid we will all be made into pigs. Can my husband really bear it?!"

Huo Xian wailed, as if the crime of regicide did not come from her own heart, but as if someone had forced it on her.

As soon as the word "people" came out of his mouth, Huo Guang's face finally showed a hint of panic.

After Huo Guang was silent for a long time, he finally spoke.

"I will appeal to the county magistrate and ask him to give me a lighter sentence. The county magistrate is kind and I think he will be lenient."

The net here is wide open, not to allow Huo Guang and others to continue living, but to seek a comfortable and dignified death.

"Husband...!"

"Father……!"

Huo Yu and Huo Xian shouted angrily at the same time, as if they were about to argue, but Huo Guang raised his hand to stop them, and struggled to stand up with his last strength.

Staggering, he finally stood up.

"People are pigs, people are pigs. I, Huo Guang, will be a Han official until my death. Even if I become a human pig in the cesspit, I will never rebel against the Han!"

"Don't say any more. If you two still recognize me as the head of the Huo family, your father and husband, then don't act rashly!"

"Everyone... get out!"

Huo Guang said angrily, raising his hand and pointing at the door of the dormitory, and his other hand was actually pressed on the sword - Huo Guang's sword was never taken away.

Huo Xian and Huo Yu obviously still had something to say, but at this moment they were also suffocated by Huo Guang's final momentum.

The two of them opened and closed their lips slightly, but no sound came out in the end. After giving a stiff salute to Huo Guang, they reluctantly walked out of the bedroom.

The moment the bedroom door closed, Huo Guang finally fell down on the couch as if he was exhausted.

Looking at the wine bottle poured on the table, Huo Guang felt a little annoyed. Could it be that his poor health had something to do with the wine?
However, Huo Guang could no longer think about these details. He once again struggled to find pen and ink from the shelf behind him and began to write a memorial to the emperor.

Huo Guang was at a loss for words when he picked up his pen, and he didn't even know what to write.

Complex emotions rushed into his heart.

Maybe, it's time to accept your fate.

After a long time, Huo Guang finally started writing.

"The guilty minister Huo would like to report to His Majesty the Emperor... I have these words from the bottom of my heart. I look at His Majesty Chen..."

Half a quarter of an hour later, the memorial was finally written. There was not much substantive content in it. He only asked the emperor to give him another chance to meet the emperor.

After writing, the old slave Zuo Qi happened to come in to clean up the mess, so Huo Guang handed the book into his hands.

"Zuo Qi, this is my memorial. Please hand it over for me."

"only!"

……

When Zuo Qi took the memorial and ran outside the Zhongdi courtyard and handed it to the chief guard guarding the gate, two figures were hiding in the darkness under the eaves of the side house, watching with gloomy faces.

These two people were naturally none other than Huo Xian's mother and son.

One tall and one short, they stood in the shadows, as ghostly as ghosts crawling out of the underworld.

Huo Guang in the room seemed to be seeking death, but in fact he was seeking life; under the eaves, they were thinking of surviving, but in fact they were seeking death.

"How did you communicate with Huo Shan and Huo Yun?"

"Among the swordsmen and halberds, there are still my dead soldiers, so they can naturally send messages."

"What are the odds of escaping to the Huns?"

"I am [-]% certain that I can escape from this prison, I am [-]% sure that I can leave Chang'an City, I am [-]% certain that I can reach the outside of Sanfu, and I am only [-]% sure that I can reach Mobei." Huo Yu said.

"Since there is no way to survive, we can give it a try even if we have a small chance of winning. This is how the matter is settled!" Huo Xian gritted his teeth and said.

"But father..."

"He is old and no longer useful. Let's tie him up and escape from Chang'an City together. Then we won't be able to help him anymore!"

"Mother sees the long term better than father!" Huo Yu admired.

"This is natural. Without me, there would be no future for the Huo family." Huo Xian said proudly. (End of chapter)