After the convoy set off from Chang'an City, it took five days to drive the road.

In the afternoon of this day, I finally arrived at the border of Zhao.

I believe that in the evening, you should be able to reach Handan County.

And Huo Guang has never shared a carriage with him since he was tricked by the imperial historian Zhang Tang last time.

No wonder when he set off, this Zhang Gong didn't let him go out of the city in a carriage by himself!

Hehe...

"I didn't expect it, I could ride a horse!" Huo Guang glanced at Zhang Tang's broken carriage, and couldn't help but silently burst a few words about the quintessence of the country.

The convoy continued on its way.

After a while.

Zhang Tang suddenly lifted the curtain of the carriage, stretched out his hand and beckoned to Huo Guang, and said, "Huo Yilang, get in the carriage, the old man will tell you something!" ”

"Ha..."Huo Guang snorted lightly and said, "Zhang Gong, I'm not stupid, let's not come to this set, okay?" Still want to trick me into it and teach me how to do things? ”

However.

Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang said: "Teach you, that's what Your Majesty meant!" ”

"Oh..."

Huo Guang's voice was elongated, and then he suddenly said: "Then I won't listen, it's a big deal to go back and be punished, and I don't want to be beaten by the ruler in your carriage!" ”

Zhang Tang sighed helplessly and said, "Then you can ride a horse closer, the old man really has something to say." ”

Is there really something?

Huo Guang glanced at the old guy twice, then leaned over suspiciously, and asked, "Gong Zhang, please tell me, what's the matter?" ”

Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang said at this time: "Have you ever understood King Zhao? ”

Huo Guang immediately shook his head.

He knew about Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, only to know that there was such a person.

After all.

Who has the heart to understand a king!

Of course, if you want to say King Jing of Zhongshan, then he knows it very well. Who made this thing special, and then became the ancestor of a certain self-proclaimed imperial uncle.

But then again?

The feudal kings during the period of Emperor Wu seem to be more able to give birth...

Seeing him shaking his head, the imperial historian Zhang Tang immediately said: "King Zhao is ingenious, treacherous, humble and flattering, and often uses sophistry to hurt people. ”

"When the time comes, you will enter the feudal kingdom of King Zhao, don't forget a little."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Huo Guang frowned slightly, looked at Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang, and asked, "How do you know this?" Oh, no, I should ask, how dare you say that about King Zhao? I'm not afraid that Your Majesty will know what you said in the future, and you will be punished..."

The words are not finished.

was interrupted by Zhang Tang and said, "These are what Your Majesty told me!" ”

What did Your Majesty say?

Huo Guang was even more puzzled and asked, "Since Your Majesty knows that King Zhao is a person, why don't you treat him?" ”

Hear this.

Doctor Yu Shi immediately shook his head and said, "Huo Yilang, you are too young. ”

"What does Your Majesty know, but what does it not know?"

"A pot of meat, it's boiled, it's still a pot of meat!"

"As long as you don't get a dead rat in it, you can still eat it. Who would throw away a pot of boiled meat? ”

That's all he said.

Huo Guang also thought about it.

Truly!

As long as these vassal kings below don't have the intention of rebelling, Emperor Wu generally doesn't care what they do.

After all.

There is the first Yang Mou's Tui Grace Order in the ages.

These feudal kings will have more and more fiefs under their fiefs, and the fiefs will become smaller and smaller as more and more children are born.

And the king of the Liu family is very capable of giving birth...

Under two bonuses.

The more it drags on to the later stage, the less capable it is of rebellion.

The reason why he made up his mind to deal with Liu Dan, the crown prince of Zhao State, this time was mainly because of the other party's crimes, which were too unethical and ruined the reputation of the royal family.

After chatting with Dr. Yu Shi about the things to pay attention to, he hurried to Zhao with peace of mind.

In the evening.

Huo Guang and his party finally rushed to Handan County, where Zhao Guo was located.

I just didn't expect it!

As they entered the city, they were confronted by a group of guards who surrounded them.

The leader of the guards, dressed in black cloth and with torches in his hands, came arrogously and rudely, "Say, where did you come from?" ”

"And!"

"What are you going to do when you come to Handan City?"

The servant who was asked about the convoy explained at this time: "We are from Chang'an, and we have something to do here in Handan!" ”

However.

The middle-aged man in a black cloth shirt said angrily: "From Chang'an? Fart! ”

"Just the poor sour clothes of you people, can you be from Chang'an?"

"I'll see!"

"It must be thieves from the kingdom, come here, and arrest them all for me."

As soon as the middle-aged man in black cloth spoke, the pawns behind him were ready to make a move.

Huo Guang, who was leading the horse, was also confused by this scene!

I didn't expect that there would be such tiger inspectors, and they would be arrested as thieves if they didn't ask clearly?

The two sides are about to clash.

At this time.

Zhang Tang, the imperial historian who was sitting in the carriage, walked out and said with a smile: "King Zhao, what are you doing here?" ”

"I came to investigate the matter of Lee Sang-kook by the order of His Majesty!"

"Why did you just enter the city, and you had to bring someone to arrest the old man?"

King Zhao? Is this person Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao? Then why did he wear clothes and black cloth clothes and take people on patrol at night!

Isn't this all the work of the officials?

Huo Guang was very puzzled, but he didn't speak, just quietly listened to the conversation between Zhang Gong and King Zhao.

At this time.

The middle-aged man in a black cloth shirt suddenly frowned and asked, "Who are you, why don't I remember that there is a person like you in Chang'an?" ”

Zhang Tang laughed and said, "Of course you don't remember me, the last time I came to Chang'an, I Zhang Tang was just a small knife and pen under His Majesty's hands. ”

"As for now!"

"Fortunately, thanks to the emperor's grace, he has been appointed to the position of the imperial historian."

After hearing this.

The middle-aged man in black who was called Zhao waved his hand, signaling the gang of pawns he brought to disperse, and said with a smile on his face: "It turned out to be Zhang Yushi, this is really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family fights the family!" ”

"Huh? That's not right! ”

"Your Majesty sent you to investigate the matter of Li Xiangguo, why didn't you inform this king in advance?"

Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang smiled and said, "If I had been notified in advance, how would I have investigated Li Xiangguo's matter?" ”

King Zhao raised his eyebrows and said unhappily: "What does Zhang Yushi mean by this?" ”

"It depends on what you mean?" Zhang Tang Mian replied without changing his color: "When I came, you led someone to arrest me, but what do you say?" ”

King Zhao waved his hand directly and said, "Hey, it's purely a misunderstanding." Recently, thieves have been rampant in the kingdom, and I don't take my pawns to supervise it! ”

"I didn't even catch a mosquito for a few days, but I caught you today."

"Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding!"

When the imperial historian Zhang Tang heard this, he didn't mind whether what King Zhao said was true or false, but just smiled faintly: "Since King Zhao knows that it was a misunderstanding, why don't you get rid of it now?" ”

"It just so happens that my old bones have been driven for many days, and I am also tired."

"I also hope that King Zhao can arrange a place for us to rest."

King Zhao listened.

Immediately laughed, and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, you just follow the king's guards." ”

"I'll find you a place tonight and have a good rest."

"Tomorrow, this king will have a feast to catch the wind and wash the dust for you."

When the imperial historian Zhang Tang heard this, he immediately said: "Okay, then thank you for King Zhao's kindness." ”

Afterwards.

The group followed the inspection team of Zhao Wang Liu Pengzu and went to a side hall to rest.

Handan City is not Chang'an after all, and the accommodation conditions are naturally like that.

Huo Guang didn't care about the poor conditions.

It's just that.

Looking at the low bed assigned to him, he couldn't help but frown. Since I was a child, I had the habit of not being able to sleep when I changed my bed.

When I first came to Chang'an, it was like this.

Right now.

And so he was.

I stayed up until around the wee hours of the morning before I felt drowsy. I just felt like I hadn't slept for a short time when I was woken up by a knock on the door.

Huo Guang opened the door in a daze, and when he saw that it was the slave who accompanied him, he asked unhappily, "What's the matter?" ”

"It was Zhang Yushi who asked me to wake you up, and he asked you to go to his room immediately, saying that there was something important to discuss!" The servant said.

Have something important to discuss?

What the hell is this Zhang Gong doing!

If there is something important, why didn't you call him last night? I just can't sleep!

No way.

Huo Guang had no choice but to nod and said, "I know, I know, you go back and tell Zhang Gong, I'll go after washing my face." ”

"No!"

The servant answered, and then withdrew.

Huo Guangqiang endured sleepiness and washed his face, and then went to the room of the imperial historian Zhang Tang.

Knock knock~

After knocking on the door, Zhang Tang's voice came from inside, saying, "Come in!" ”

Thereupon.

Huo Guang pushed the door in, and complained when they met: "Zhang Gong, why didn't you say something last night, you have to call me up early in the morning to talk about it!" ”

Zhang Tang snorted and said, "I'm afraid that the wall has ears at night!" ”

Afraid of eavesdropping at night?

Forehead...

This made Huo Guang couldn't help but be curious, and said, "Then in the morning, aren't you afraid that the wall has ears?" ”

However.

Doctor Zhang Tang said with a smile: "The early finches have worms to eat..."

Huo Guang almost blurted out: "The insects that get up early are eaten by the birds!" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Tang was stunned for a moment.

After reacting, he glared at Huo Guang and scolded: "The old man called you, not to tell you about the rogue things of the famous masters in the pre-Qin period!" ”

"Get down to business."

"I'm going to let you go alone to investigate the case of the crown prince Liu Dan."

Huo Guang listened.

People are stupid.

Let him go and investigate alone? Didn't he, the councilor, accompany the imperial doctor to investigate the case?

I rub!

Huo Guang immediately asked: "I'm going to investigate the case, what are you going to do then?" ”

"The old man is responsible for dragging King Zhao, ostensibly to investigate Li Xiangguo's affairs, but in fact, he is transferring your ears and eyes!" Zhang Tang said.

Huo Guang rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Can I say that I don't want to do what you tell me?" ”

Zhang Tang touched his goatee and said calmly: "This is not what the old man meant, but what His Majesty meant!" ”

What does Your Majesty mean?

What does Your Majesty mean?

Why didn't he believe it!

So Huo Guang stared at the Imperial Doctor and asked tentatively, "Can Gong Zhang recount His Majesty's original words?" ”

"I can't do it myself!" Zhang Tang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can his words be said by those of us who are ministers?" ”

Can't say?

All right!

Treat it as if there is none.

So Huo Guang pretended to be helpless at the moment, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's a pity that the kid can't investigate the case, how can you let me investigate the prince Liu Dan?" ”

Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang waved his hand and said, "It's okay, King Zhao will hold a banquet at noon today, and I will find a way for you to get to know Prince Dan." At that point, you just have to find a way to gain trust and then record the things he has committed one by one. ”

Is it simple?

No!

It's not simple, because he still doesn't know what kind of character the prince Dan is.

Huo Guang asked again with some doubts: "Zhang Gong, why are you sure that I can gain the trust of Prince Dan?" ”

Zhang Tang raised his eyebrows slightly, snorted, and said, "Because you two stink..."

The words are not finished.

Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang suddenly closed his mouth and gave Huo Guang a look.

Following the eyes of the Imperial Doctor, Huo Guang looked out.

I saw a group of servants in plain clothes, cleaning outside.

Huo Guang frowned slightly, and said, "It's just a group of slaves, your voice is so small, they probably can't hear it outside." ”

However.

Zhang Tang shook his head and said, "Take a closer look!" ”

Peer?

No matter how you look at it, it's just a group of slaves, can it be that you can become a master?

I thought so in my heart.

Huo Guang opened the door and took a closer look.

It really made him slap in the face.

"It's... King Zhao, why is he also wearing a plain gray cloth coat and cleaning among the slaves? ”

Facing Huo Guang's inquiry.

Zhang Tang just motioned for him to be quieter and told him not to be silent.

And at this time.

When a servant saw Zhang Tang's door open, he came over and asked, "Does Zhang Yushi need us to clean the room?" ”

"Of course!"

With Zhang Yu's nod.

The inquiring servant beckoned the people outside to come in with him, not only cleaning the room for Zhang Tang, but also arranging the sheets and clothes made of coarse cloth.

Duration.

The servants who were cleaning still asked a few words from time to time.

Wherever there is an answer, it will be secretly recorded by King Zhao, who is pretending to be a slave.

This scene.

It was very strange to provoke Huo Guang.

Does this Liu Pengzu have any quirks?

If it's for the sake of getting a grip, then send a slave to do these things, why pretend to be a slave yourself?

Huo Guang didn't understand.

But they didn't expose King Zhao's behavior, and as the room was cleaned, those people also retreated.

Huo Guang asked, "Gong Zhang, what does this King Zhao mean?" ”

"Leave him alone, just do what I said. By the way, didn't you say you didn't sleep last night, and now you can go to sleep. Imperial Doctor Zhang Tang said.

Huo Guang nodded, and then went back to get some sleep.

Pity.

Lying on the low bed, he tossed and turned, but he couldn't sleep.

Until noon.

Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, set up a reception banquet for the arrival of the imperial doctor, and Huo Guang was also called over.

At the banquet.

Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, sat alone in a high position, and below, in addition to Huo Guang and Zhang Gong, there were many officials of Zhao State, as well as the crown prince Liu Dan.

In this Zhao Palace.

Now.

It seems that only Huo Guang is the youngest, even the prince Liu Dan is one round older than him.

At this time, Liu Pengzu's eyes happened to notice Huo Guang, so he asked Zhang Tang, "Zhang Yushi, who is that young man next to you?" Why do you keep him with you? ”

Zhang Tang smiled and said, "This young man is the champion Hou brother, the chief speaker, and he was specially sent by His Majesty to cooperate with me in handling the case. ”

King Zhao listened.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Champion Brother Hou?" Was it the battle of Hexi last year, the hussar general Huo Quai, who defeated 100,000 Hun soldiers? ”

"Exactly!" Zhang Tang said.

The words fell.

That Zhao King Liu Pengzu actually got up, walked to Huo Guang with a wine glass, and took a closer look.

Huo Guang was a little embarrassed by this.

Long.

Liu Pengzu, the king of Zhao, said: "Sure enough, it is a young talent, come, Huo Yilang, this king respects you with a cup." ”

Toast?

Huo Guang said embarrassedly: "King Zhao, I haven't done the crown salute yet, so I can't drink!" ”

He thought that if he said this, King Zhao would no longer embarrass him.

I didn't expect it.

King Zhao suddenly challenged him and said, "This king raises a toast, do you dare to drink it?" ”