Chapter 42: Murder by the Sword
Huo Yu's voice was not loud, and everyone in Huo Mansion sounded like thunder, a joy, and suddenly it was empty, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Huo Yun was annoyed and ashamed, stomped his foot, and scolded: "Bastard." I don't know who I was scolding, so I turned my head and sulked.
It turned out that this finch was not a god sparrow, but a pet raised by Jingzhao Yin Zhao Guanghan, named Peacock, from Yizhou. The Huo family didn't know it, and they were shocked to think that they were gods. In fact, there are also people from the state who are also among the guests of Huofu, and they know the peacock, but when they see that everyone is blindly flattering, they don't want to say anything.
Zhao Guanghan didn't think it was wrong, and said with a smile on his face: "The peacocks raised by our house attacked your mansion, and Guanghan is really ashamed, so let the bird keeper bring the peacocks back." There was a lot of disturbance, and Guanghan made a special trip to apologize another day to show his sincerity. โ
Huo Yu sneered: "Zhao Jun doesn't have to care. โ
The finch keeper stepped forward and called softly, and the peacock flew over and landed in front of him, rubbing its head against his chest, and screaming at the sky. The finch keeper carried it into a large wooden cage.
At this time, the old master of Huo Mansion hurriedly came, holding a wooden slip in his hand, and did not look at the situation of everyone, and said excitedly: "Lord, the seal of the emperor is presented, and the old decay has been prepared. So he shook his head and shook his head, Lang read aloud: "Da Sima Chenyu, worship His Majesty the Emperor again: the emperor reports the gods, and the auspicious Rui descends on Huofu, which is really the luck of the Han Dynasty." โโโ
Zhao Guanghan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, and looked at Huo Yu with a joke in his eyes.
Huo Yu was already embarrassed, but at this time, his face was flushed, his hands were clenched into fists, his lips couldn't help trembling, and he couldn't speak.
The old master sensed that the atmosphere was abnormal, stopped reading, and looked up at Huo Yu's angry face. He didn't know why, he stayed there.
Zhao Guanghan seemed to be watching a good show, his expression was calm, he looked east and west, and after a while, he smiled and arched his hand: "Guanghan is reckless, let Da Sima disappoint his fun." However, it is fortunate that I arrived in time, otherwise this seal would have been impeached for great disrespect when presented to His Majesty. After a pause, he added: "It's just a pity that the old master's literary brilliance." โ
Huo Yu was so embarrassed by his ridicule that he had no choice but to thank him.
Zhao Guanghan shouted three and four, and instructed the servants to carry the peacock away.
Huo Yu hung his head and held back the fire in his belly. The old master was still holding the watch seal, waiting for him to speak, Huo Shan glanced at it, and said hatefully: "What is this writing, burned." โ
The old master was also pedantic, arguing: "This is the master's order." โ
Huo Yu rolled his eyes with anger when he heard this, and looked up at the sky. Seeing this, Huo Yun yelled: "Get out." โ
The old master's face turned pale, and he was stunned when he held the seal.
The crowd in the back garden dispersed. A sneer suddenly flashed across Feng Zidu's face.
Huo Yu hadn't recovered from the humiliation just now, and when he saw Feng Zidu's expression, he asked puzzledly, "What are you laughing at?" โ
"Laugh at the ridiculous people in the world."
Huo Yu thought that he was secretly sarcastic, and he was originally annoyed in his heart, but now he was even more unhappy, and glared at Feng Zidu resentfully.
He found that Feng Zidu didn't pay attention to him at all, but stared at the direction where Zhao Guanghan was going, and said to himself: "This person is arrogant, he can be used." The smile on his face grew stronger.
"What can be used?" Huo Yu's curiosity was aroused.
"Zhao Guanghan holds the emperor's favor, arrogant and domineering, no matter whether he advances or retreats, how do he know that 'the day is long, and the moon is eclipsed', which is just the right use for him."
"Used for what?"
"Borrow a knife to kill." After Feng Zidu finished saying this, he turned around and glanced at Huo Yu, his eyes full of disdain.
Huo Yu was looking down and thinking about the intention of his words, and when he looked up, Feng Zidu had already walked towards the inner court.
After Zhao Guanghan retrieved the peacock from Huo's mansion, he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and took the peacock around the street, so half of Chang'an City knew about it, and laughed that the Huo family was lonely and unheard.
When a courtier heard about this, he wrote a recital overnight, saying that Huo's ignorance of peacocks and his fallacy were auspicious, but those who should be knowledgeable under his disciples were flattering. If this wind is open, but I am afraid that the officials will also have the intention of welcoming the powerful and the powerful, and if they talk about their achievements, they will corrupt the government. Therefore, this matter is not trivial, and this wind must be stopped.
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On the second day of the court, Liu Xun saw this recital, and he was funny and angry, but he still ordered the servants to follow the words of the recital and give Huo Yu, Huo Shan, and Huo Yun a beating. The three of them lowered their hands to listen to the training, looking embarrassed, and scolded Zhao Guanghan thousands of times in their hearts.
The three of them returned to Huo Mansion and went to Huo Xian to say hello first, Huo Xian told them that Fan Mingyou was back and was discussing things with Feng Zidu in the backyard. The three of them immediately retired and went to the backyard.
Huo Yu, Huo Shan, and Huo Yun rushed into the backyard house in three steps and two steps.
When Fan Mingyou saw them coming in, he stood up with a smile and hugged them one by one with open arms, and several other sons-in-law of the Huo family, Deng Guanghan, Ren Sheng and others, were also in the house, standing up and laughing.
Pham Minh Huu was born in the army, and the etiquette of such a hug is also a Hudi custom, which is quite popular in the army. Feng Zidu thought this behavior was vulgar, and he was very disdainful, and sat with an expressionless face.
Huo Yu beckoned everyone to take a seat, and when he saw that the case was empty, he ordered the servants to hurry up and get wine and food.
Huo Yu and the others were most concerned about Chun Yuji's whereabouts, so Fan Mingyou explained in detail how Chun Yuji was caught and how he was released by mistake.
Speaking of the Shuofang side dispute, Fan Mingyou was angry, and his voice also sounded: "Provoke the side fight, the courage is too great, how many people died back then in exchange for today's peaceful situation." If things get out of hand, it will be a catastrophe from which nothing can be recovered. โ
Feng Zidu's face couldn't hold back, a burst of red and a burst of white.
Huo Yu watched from the side, worried that it would make everyone bored, so he said roundly: "Feng Jun also has to do it as a last resort, and he knows it." Haven't all the incidents been settled? โ
Fan Mingyou turned his head angrily and stopped talking.
Huo Yu heard that Shuofang County Prison was actually imprisoned, and he felt incredible. However, he didn't care too much, he still paid attention to Chun Yuji, and said: "We caught Chun Yuji in order to find that customs clearance talisman." Judging from the current situation, Chun Yuji did not bring the talisman with him. โ
Feng Zidu looked calm and said, "There is another possibility, Chun Yuji himself doesn't know where that talisman is, and even he doesn't know that there is such a talisman at all." โ
Huo Yu recalled this, nodded in agreement, and said: "Yes, if Chun Yuyan told Chun Yuji everything and gave him the talisman, then he would definitely be worried all day long and hide in Tibet, how dare he join the army in Shuofang." โ
Fan Mingyou also nodded, and said: "Although Shuofang is a remote city, it is not a wild place, and if Chun Yuji wants to hide his traces, he will not run to Shuofang." He went there to take refuge in the border military doctor Hua Yanshou. โ
Huo Yu said: "Also, my mother gave Chun Yuyan hundreds of thousands of dollars back then, and Chun Yuyan can't spend it all." And according to Mingyou's understanding, this Chunyu doesn't look like he's rich. It must be where Chun Yuyan hid the talisman and the money, and Chun Yuji doesn't necessarily know. โ
Feng Zidu nodded slightly in agreement: "Fu Chuan and Qian are hidden in a place where Chun Yuji doesn't know, but Chun Yuyan must have left a hint for Chun Yuji." โ
Huo Yu asked suspiciously, "Why did Chun Yuyan do this." โ
Fan Mingyou said: "I think she is still afraid that someone will investigate this matter, after all, poisoning the queen is a great crime of extermination." So she wanted to avoid it, and when the daughter of the Huo family became the queen and had the little prince, the matter would be calm. However, she knew that she was seriously ill and could not wait for that day, but she was afraid of bringing a few disasters, so she did not tell him explicitly, and only left hints. โ
The crowd was silent for a long time.
Huo Yu sighed and said with a wry smile: "When she agreed to do that thing, she was also gambling that our Huo family's power is leaning towards the government and the opposition, and the hereditary replacement." โ
Fan Mingyou took out the painting that was found in Chunyu's box, handed it to Feng Zidu, and said, "The hint you said, I think it's probably in this painting." But I don't understand. โ