Chapter 51: The Hidden Inkman
In the middle of the night, Huo Guang was once again awakened by the pain in his chest, and he barely slept that night. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Qing * Shou * Fa" But knowing that the wound is starting to hurt, it proves that the muscles are healing, Huo Guang estimates that with his age, this wound should be able to recover in about ten days, and it will heal in a month at most.
"Second master, do you want to call the doctor?" Lan'er kept watch by Huo Guang's bedside, although the doctor said that it was nothing serious. However, Huo Quzhi still asked someone to stay by Huo Guang's side at all times, and Xian'er and Lan'er took care of Huo Guang by resting.
"It's okay, by the way, did Li Yan sleep with her?" Huo Guang shook his head, and he remembered that Li Yan hadn't been here since nightfall, so he asked casually.
"Miss Li came here just now, she saw that the second master you had already fallen asleep and left, I think she should have fallen asleep." Lan'er did see Li Yan just now, but Huo Guang didn't wake up at that time, and Li Yan didn't want to disturb Huo Guang and left quietly.
"Go and bring me a bowl of porridge, I haven't eaten for a day, I'm really hungry." Huo Guang was half awakened by the pain of the wound, and indeed half was awakened by hunger.
"Slave and maid, go now." Lan'er hurriedly got up and walked out.
It didn't take long for Huo Guang to hear footsteps outside the door, but there was more than one person listening to the sound. Sure enough, in addition to Lan'er and Li Yan who came into the room later, Li Yan had already freshened up and changed into clean clothes at this time.
However, Huo Guang found that Li Yan had changed into a deep coat with green patterns at this moment, which changed her previous image of being dressed in sackcloth. You must know that the management of clothing in the Western Han Dynasty was extremely strict, and ordinary people were strictly forbidden to wear colored clothes, and could only wear linen clothes of true color. In the champion Hou Mansion, only the subordinate is wearing sackcloth, and the chief manager Huo Tong thinks that it is impossible to let Li Yan wear the clothes of the subordinate person, right? also took the initiative to give Li Yan a set of colored clothes.
Huo Guang looked at Li Yan and said in his heart that this person is really true by his clothes. Originally, Li Yan already had a peerless appearance, but now that she has changed into clothes, her image and temperament have reached a higher level, just like a fairy who has fallen to the mortal dust in nine days, which makes people unbearable to blaspheme.
"Hehe, Yan'er hasn't slept yet? You're so beautiful in this dress! Huo Guang said sincerely.
Li Yan held a bowl and sat down carefully beside Huo Guang.
"I heard movement in your room just now, so I got up to take a look, and I heard Sister Lan'er say that you want to eat, so I came over. You lie still, I'll feed you. Li Yan said as she scooped up a spoonful of porridge with a spoon and gently blew to cool the porridge.
"It seems that this injury is not completely beneficial, at least I can let Yan'er feed me porridge." Huo Guang said jokingly, and he also felt very sweet in his heart. "Ya * Wen * Yan * Love * First * Hair"
"It's not serious enough to be injured like this, it seems that the assassin's sword is not stabbing hard enough." Li Yan glared at Huo Guang angrily, although her mouth was powerful, but it was difficult to hide the tenderness in her eyes.
Li Yan put a spoonful of porridge to Huo Guang's mouth and fed it carefully. Looking at Li Yan's careful and gentle appearance, Huo Guang suddenly felt that his life seemed to have a new beginning, and at this moment he finally made a decision, no matter what the future holds, he would never let Li Yan become Mrs. Li in history. Even Emperor Wu of Han couldn't snatch her away from him!
"What do you think? By the way, why did the assassins kill you? Li Yan noticed the strangeness in Huo Guang's eyes, but she estimated that Huo Guang was thinking about the assassin. In fact, Li Yan was also very curious about why the assassin wanted to kill Huo Guang, if he didn't find the assassin for a day, Huo Guang might be in danger, which was also what Li Yan was worried about.
"I don't know. But my brother will definitely find out, but you should be careful in the future, after all, you have seen him in the future. Huo Guang didn't want Li Yan to worry, so he didn't want him to know too much. At the same time, Huo Guang also felt that since he had made up his mind, he could not let Li Yan be hurt in the future, if this matter was really done by Sang Hongyang, it was difficult to guarantee that this guy would not be unfavorable to Li Yan, and it seemed that Li Yan's safety also needed to be considered.
"I'm going back tomorrow, you have to lie down in bed and get well quickly." Li Yan fed Huo Guang a spoonful of porridge and continued. And Lan'er had already retreated out of the room with great interest.
"Ah, how can this work. Who will accompany me when you leave, lying like this every day, I have to die of boredom? Huo Guang knew that Li Yan couldn't live in the Hou Mansion forever now, but he was reluctant to let Li Yan leave.
"Okay, I'll come back to see you in a few days." Li Yan also liked Huo Guang's reaction very much in her heart, and now the situation between the two of them is that you love me, but no one has broken the window paper and explained the words.
"Yan'er, don't worry, it won't be long before I will prepare a big mansion for you in Chang'an City." Huo Guang said very solemnly this time, without a trace of laughter. In fact, Huo Guang is fifteen years old, and he has barely reached the age of marriage in this era, and it is not too early to talk about marriage.
Huo Guang's words were already obvious, Li Yan was so ashamed that her face turned red, she just lowered her head and replied in a low voice. "Well, I believe it!"
I don't know if it's because Huo Guang is in a good mood or the wound is too painful in the second half of the night, anyway, he didn't sleep all night. After Li Yan said a few words after dawn, he returned to Maoling's house, and Huo Guang fell asleep after Li Yan left.
"The slave has seen Master Hou."
"Are you awake?"
"The second master's wound was too painful last night, and he didn't sleep much, so he only fell asleep this morning, and he hasn't woken up yet."
Huo Guang was dazed and heard someone whispering outside the house, and when he opened his eyes, he found that it was bright outside, and it seemed to be noon.
"Is my brother here? I'm awake, brother, please come in. Huo Guang heard that the people outside the house were Huo Quai's voice and the maidservant Xian'er, so he shouted.
Sure enough, as soon as Huo Guang's voice fell, Huo Quzhi pushed the door in. Huo Guang struggled to sit up a little, Huo Quzhi walked quickly to the side of the bed, and reached out to press Huo Guang's shoulder. "Don't move, you're suffering from a sword wound, don't move the wound."
"Brother, I have something to trust." As soon as Huo Quzhi sat on the edge of the bed, Huo Guang spoke.
"Why should you and my brother be so polite, and you can say anything." Huo Quzhi said.
"I want to ask my brother to send someone to secretly protect Xia Yan'er, I am a little worried about her comfort." Huo Guang didn't want to regret it later, so he didn't want to drag it out.
"It's a trivial matter, and I'll send someone there. You have been recuperating these days, and you can rest assured that you already have some eyebrows about the identity of the assassin, and your sword will not be in vain. Huo Quzhi nodded in agreement, but what Huo Guang didn't expect was that Huo Quzhi really found the assassin's clue overnight.
"Who are the Assassins? If we can find evidence of Sang Hongyang's mastermind from him, we can get rid of Sang Hongyang's henchmanship. Huo Guang hurriedly asked, in fact, he didn't care much about the assassin Huo Guang, and what really made him pay attention to Sang Hongyang.
"Whether we can find evidence of Sang Hongyang will not be known until the assassin is caught. The assassin who assassinated you was supposed to be from the Vault. "Huo Quzhi received news early this morning that Zhao Ponu and Gao Buzhi had ruled out the possibility of the Chang'an Ranger assassination, and according to the direction of the assassin's escape in the end, the target was finally locked to the Dark Pavilion.
"Dark Pavilion? What is this? "It's the first time Huo Guang has heard this name, but he feels that this should be some kind of organization.
"It's a long story, and it's a big deal. The Dark Pavilion is actually an organization of the Mo family, and its members are all top assassins who are good at assassination. Huo Quzhi said with a serious face.
"The Mo family organization, but hasn't Your Majesty already classified the Mo family as a heresy? Even the ink artist has almost been captured and killed, how can there still be such an existence as the Dark Pavilion? Huo Guang found that what he was in contact with now was something that was not recorded in the history books. You must know that after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the Hundred Schools, Confucianism absorbed and transformed the Fa, Dao, Yin and Yang studies, but only Moxue was listed as a heresy and suppressed.
Because the Moji are a well-organized paramilitary organization with strong combat effectiveness, they try to create an ideal country of 'love and mutual benefit' with their own strength. This point has obviously produced irreconcilable contradictions with the ruling imperial power, in the troubled times, there is still room for the Mo to survive, but once the world is unified, it will inevitably become the biggest threat to the ruling class, so after the Warring States period, the Mo people were suppressed and strangled like the cults of later generations.
"There are many talented people among the ink people, although they have been suppressed, but the imperial court has not been able to cut them to the roots, although in the end even their giants have disappeared, but these people have established the organization of the Dark Pavilion. This organization specializes in assassination, as long as they can afford to pay for it, they can kill people for you, but the secret cabinet also has a rule, that is, never take the business of assassinating court officials and imperial relatives, because these people are difficult to completely eradicate, plus they have established such a rule, they can be regarded as reaching a tacit understanding with the imperial court, and they have always been peaceful. Huo Qubing talked eloquently, and seemed to know this dark pavilion organization very well.
"The giant is missing? Could it be that these people are actually secretly accumulating strength by establishing the Dark Pavilion, and at the same time they are looking for their giants? Huo Guang also knew that the giant was the leader of the ink man, and in Huo Guang's mind, the establishment of this dark pavilion was probably waiting for the giant to return.
"Perhaps, if the giant really appears one day, His Majesty will definitely send a large army to exterminate the Dark Pavilion. I think that the mysterious old man you mentioned is probably a member of the Mo family, and his status should not be low. Huo Quzhi didn't care about the purpose of the Dark Pavilion, as long as this organization didn't threaten the imperial court, it had nothing to do with him, but he never forgot the mysterious old man Huo Guang made up.
Huo Guang smiled dumbly, he knew in his heart that he didn't know any old man of the Mo family at all.
"Could it be that my brother is trying to attack the secret lord?" Huo Guang thought for a while and said, since even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't have the courage to completely eradicate the Dark Pavilion, but looking at Huo Quai's meaning, he still wanted to ask the Dark Pavilion for an explanation of this matter. At the same time, Huo Guang also estimated that this time the Dark Pavilion may have been used as a gun by Sang Hongyang, because he was also a court official, and there were assassins in the Dark Pavilion to assassinate him, which showed that they did not know that they had an official position.
Huo Guang knew that compared to the imperial court, this dark pavilion was indeed very tricky. Because once troops are sent to exterminate it, it will definitely be difficult to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and once force is used against it, it will be followed by the endless revenge and assassination of these people, so if you can not see through the skin, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty does not want to cause this trouble.
"After you are healed, I will take you to the Dark Pavilion in person. Others are afraid of the dark pavilion like a tiger, and I want to brush the tiger's whiskers when I am sick! Huo Quzhi said domineeringly.
Huo Guang felt as if he and Huo Qubing were going to negotiate with the underworld. Now he understands that no matter what period it is, there are black and white, and sure enough, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes! Of course, the so-called going to the dark pavilion to discuss the law is actually to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, and only by eradicating this person can the hidden danger be completely solved.