Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 54 Huo Zhongru

Li Huan originally refused to climb through windows and walls, but he didn't want to have too much contact with Pingyang Marquis Cao Xiang. Especially when he saw that fat face that had to be searched to find the eyes, he felt like he was all over the body. uncomfortable.

On the dark streets, Huo Qubing could recognize every street and alley without even having to stop.

The big man has a curfew, so the streets seem deserted at this time. Occasionally, you can hear the night watchman beating the gong in the distance, but Huo Qubing can always lead Li Huan and Li Gan to dodge accurately. Go into a dark alley, or some hidden corner.

Li Huan immediately understood that Huo Qubing's dislike for Cao Xiang should go beyond simply not telling him who his father was.

Before Wei Zifu was elected to the king's side and Wei Qing was not yet a nobleman, how did Huo Qubing get here all these years?
Wei Zifu is a maid in Princess Pingyang's mansion, Wei Qing is a domestic slave, and Huo Qubing's mother Wei Shao'er is also a maid, so the children of the maids are naturally little domestic slaves.

Even Huo Qubing's mother, Wei Shao'er, was only married to Chen Zhang last year.But this marriage was in name only. Wei Shaoer lived in the mansion given to Huo Qubing by Emperor Liu Che, and never really lived with Chen Zhang.

Thinking about it this way, Cao Xiang is only slightly older than Huo Qubing...

Some things should not be studied deeply, and some words should not be overthought. No wonder Huo Qubing hates Cao Xiang so much. Why can he say such things as "going home"?
"Where are we going now?" The moonlight shone on Huo Qubing's face, which looked full of disappointment and completely devoid of the joy of returning to his hometown.

Or, he is a person without a hometown, and Pingyang City is not his hometown.

At this time, another group of soldiers on night patrol walked through the main street with open fire.

Not all the Han city pools would have soldiers patrolling with open fires at night, just because there is the Pingyang Marquis Mansion here.

Li Huan took out the Anyang Marquis Golden Seal from his body, handed it to Huo Qubing, and asked him to go out and stop these people as coolies.

Huo Qubing looked at the golden seal for a moment and handed it to Li Gan beside him.

Li Gan looked back and found that there was no one behind him, so he had no choice but to walk out.

"Who is it? What do you want to do if you don't come home in the middle of the night?"

Angry shouts came immediately, but in the blink of an eye, the five soldiers on patrol got into the small dark alley in panic. When the light of the torch shone, these people first glanced at Huo Qubing, and then hurriedly knelt on the ground. Salute to Li Huan.

Li Huan waved his hand: "No courtesy, who is the corps commander?"

The leading soldier hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am the commander of the corps here..."

Li Huan directly interrupted the person's next words: "Do you know where Huo Zhongru's family is?"

Hearing the name Huo Zhongru, Huo Qubing suddenly seemed unsteady on his feet. Li Gan reached out to help him. He originally thought that Huo Qubing would push him away, but Huo Qubing took advantage of the situation and put his arm around his shoulders.

This was the first time and the only time Li Gan felt Huo Qubing trembling. He had always believed that Huo Qubing was a person who was not afraid of anything.After all, no one in the entire Chang'an City dared to beat the prime minister's son like him, even to death...

Could it be that this Huo Zhongru...

Li Gan thought for a moment and immediately gave up.

The captain hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Return to the Lord, I know where Huo Zhongru is, but over there with Marquis Pingyang..."

"The Marquis of Japan will naturally visit Marquis Pingyang tomorrow. Anyone who dares to reveal anything about today's events will be executed!"

Everyone was startled. The captain clasped his fists and said, "The villain will definitely not leak anything..."

"Okay, lead the way. When we see Huo Zhongru, don't reveal our identities. Just make up a passable excuse yourself." The captain saw beads of sweat on his forehead and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, Lord, I'm waiting for you." It’s all very strict.”

"Okay, let's lead the way!"

Li Huan waved his hand, his eyes showing a bit of exhaustion.

His physical fitness is really inferior to Huo Qubing and Li Gan. These two people have been running around for days, but they feel as relaxed as a spring outing.

"Here!"

The corps commander accepted the order with some fear, turned around and led Li Huan and others straight to Huo Zhongru's home.

"Do you recognize him?" Li Huan glanced at Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing walked calmly. After a while, he nodded and said, "I just didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect it to be normal." Li Huan hesitated: "How about I get you a bamboo hat to cover your face?"

Huo Qubing thought for a while, with a smile in his eyes, and nodded: "That's fine!"

Li Huan glanced at Li Gan, who immediately strode forward and gave instructions to the corps leader.

The corps commander immediately turned his head and gave an order to a soldier behind him, and the man immediately left as fast as he could. After a while, he returned, holding three bamboo hats in his hands, with a thoughtful stitch on the top. layer of black silk cloth.

"Technical work, rewarded!"

Li Huan raised his hand and threw out a handful of copper coins.

The soldier thanked him repeatedly and grabbed them all from the air. This scene made the corps commander quite envious. If only he had known he would go...

Huo Zhongru was a little angry when he was woken up by a knock on the door in the middle of the night, but when he saw that it was a soldier patrolling the city, most of the anger on his face instantly disappeared, and he asked in panic: "Are the Huns coming?"

The Wu Commander was afraid of Marquis Anyang behind him, so he just hummed: "Are you confused by sleep? Hurry up and open the front door, hold a lamp to welcome us in, and don't ask why!"

Huo Zhongru felt very strange. He glanced back and found three strange men wearing black silk bamboo hats, motionless. He was startled and did not dare to hesitate at all. He thought he had met the legendary messenger in embroidered clothes. He hurriedly welcomed the person in, but his heart became more and more frightened and uneasy.

But thinking about it, I have done too many bad things in my life, but the only thing that can alarm the embroidered messenger is one of my mistresses, Wei Shaoer...

Huo Zhongru's eyes instantly turned black, his soles became weak, and he almost fell to the ground and fainted...

Serve tea and order the kitchen to prepare the banquet.

Li Huan was a little surprised that the life of a mere petty official in Pingyang County had everything he wanted.

However, neither Li Huan nor Huo Qubing or Li Gan were interested in this kind of tea made with various seasonings. They had already developed the habit of making tea and drinking it.

So Huo Zhongru specially added shredded meat to the tea without touching it at all. The three of them just looked at him through the gap in the black silk hat.

Huo Zhongru looked at the old acquaintance of the team leader who was standing guard like a javelin outside the room. This was enough to explain the problem. The moment he turned around, he was sweating profusely. He raised his sleeves and wiped them. He spoke again, his voice was trembling. Started shaking:
"I wonder what these Shangguan officials did when they came late at night...what did they do?"

(End of this chapter)