In the Ganquan Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was holding on to the stone fence with both hands. His figure had become more and more stooped, and his silver hair was blowing randomly in the wind. His eyes, which were already somewhat cloudy, looked indifferently in the direction of Chang'an City.
"How long has Zhang Anshi been gone?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's voice was less majestic than before, and more lonely. His low voice just fell in the ears of Huo Shan behind him.
"It's been almost two hours since I got back to Your Majesty." Huo Shen took two steps forward and then whispered.
Huo Yan still doesn¡¯t know what happened, but she just thinks that it must not be a trivial matter involving the Prime Minister. At the same time, he was also a little worried. After all, Gongsun He and the three Wei brothers were quite close. After the death of the general, Mr. and Mrs. Wei inherited the title of Marquis of Changping under the operation of Princess Pingyang. These three brothers are Huo Shan's elders and usually take good care of him. If the Wei brothers were to be replaced because of Gongsun He, Being involved would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the entire Weihuo family.
At this moment, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was anxiously waiting, and Huo Shan was also restless. He didn't know what he should do? He very much hoped that his second uncle was still in Chang'an, or that he could return to Chang'an now and ask about the woman who lived deep in the Anyang Marquis Mansion.
"What? Are you curious? Or are you worried about something?" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seemed to feel the change in Huo Shan's mood behind him, and suddenly asked Huo Shan without any warning.
"ThisI'm just a little curious" Huo Shan was a little flustered when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him. Although he was quite favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was only a teenager after all, and he was facing a lot of problems. It was this hero of the generation, and the difference between their personalities was not at the same level. Every time she was alone with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Huo Shan felt a little out of breath.
"Your uncle was much calmer when he was your age." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty turned slightly sideways, leaned on the fence with one hand, and said to Huo Shan.
Hearing this, Huo Shen lowered her head and replied, "Your Majesty is teaching me that I am far worse than my uncle!"
"It's enough for this big man to have Huo Guang" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty didn't know whether he was talking to Huo Shan or talking to himself. Huo Shan just felt that he couldn't continue to say this!
The conversation between the monarch and his ministers ended like this. Huo Shan felt that it was really uncomfortable to be in front of the emperor, while Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that there was no one around him who could really talk to him. At this time, he couldn't help but think of Huo Guang who was far away in the Western Regions.
When Jiang Chong returned to Chang'an and detained Prime Minister Gongsun He according to the emperor's order, the whole of Chang'an became imminent. Gongsun He was imprisoned, and then Liu Quyou and Zhang Anshi actually dug up a puppet made of Paulownia wood at the place mentioned in the complaint file, and the puppet actually had the word Liu Che engraved on it.
The Paulownia dolls were buried under several roads leading in and out of Chang'an. After arriving at the location, Zhang Anshi carefully inspected the foundation stone slabs and soil. He found that there were no signs of recent groundbreaking.
This is not the first case of witchcraft in the Han Dynasty. The earliest case happened to Chen Ajiao, the first empress of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. That incident directly caused the empress to be deposed.
When the witchcraft doll was presented to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, thousands of soldiers marched straight into Chang'an. Hundreds of people related to Prime Minister Gongsun He were arrested and imprisoned, including Gongsun Jing, who had just been released less than half a month ago. Voice. Chang'an City was even more turbulent for a while. Chang'an City, which was once bustling with people, now has few pedestrians even in broad daylight.
At this time in Bowang Garden, the prince summoned all his confidants. Gongsun He was arrested and Liu Ju panicked. Now it can be said that he has no master.
"Young Master, now that the prime minister has been arrested, how should I deal with myself?" Liu Zhi asked Shi De helplessly.
Gongsun He was Wei Qing's backer and greatest support for Liu Ju, his nephew. When Liu Ju lost Gongsun He, he didn't even discuss matters with the courtiers in Xuanshi Hall as usual. Without this prime minister, Liu Ju I don¡¯t know if I can still face the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty as calmly as usual!
"I believe that the most important thing at the moment is to find out the cause of the matter. If the prime minister did not engage in witchcraft, the matter should be clarified as soon as possible. The longer the matter drags on, the more people will be involved, and it will eventually be detrimental to the prince." Shi De was Liu Zheng's true confidant, and he was devoted to assisting the prince. At this time, he was still thinking about how to help Liu Zheng keep Gongsun He and the power of the prime minister.
"NoFather, His Majesty personally ordered the arrest of Gongsun He. And now it is not only the people from Sili Xiaowei who are in charge of this matter, but the emperor also used Liu Quya. Don't father understand the meaning of this?" Does it mean? At this time, father should pretend that nothing has happened, continue to do what you should do to supervise the prince, and even make a gesture of severing the relationship with Gongsun He. Only in this way is it most beneficial to father! If When my father got involved, he could easily fall into the eyes of someone with bad intentions and be trapped.The deeper it is, the greater the harm will be in the future"
When Shi De asked the prince to investigate the matter, Liu Jin eagerly warned him. He had a completely different view from Shi De. Shi De wanted the prince to keep Gongsun He as much as possible, which meant that he was unwilling to give up his existing power. Liu Jin's intention was to completely disown his relationship with Gongsun He and leave everything to Liu Quyou and Jiang Chong to investigate. In Liu Jin's view, as long as the prince's virtue is good and he does not leave any excuses to those who are interested, even without Gongsun He and the support of the prime minister's power, he will still be the unshakable prince and the future emperor of the Han Dynasty.
"Gongsun He is Gu's uncle after all, and he has always been loyal to Gu. We still have to find a way. If we stay out of the matter, it will inevitably make people chill" Liu Ju thought about it and still felt that Shi De's words made sense. Well, he is the prince and cannot let those who are loyal to him feel cold.
"AlasFather will only sink deeper and deeper" Liu Jin said with a heartbroken look. He also wanted to persuade his prince father.
"Jin'er, you are still young. There are some things that you still don't understand. Your first child is about to be born. Go and spend more time with Weng Xu!" Liu Ju waved his hand and said.
"Alas I have to retire!" Liu Jin sighed again, and then said nothing more. He knew that his father would not listen to him anymore.
Outside Bowang Garden, Princess Liu Xijun of Jiangdu was also waiting anxiously. When she saw Liu Jin coming out, she greeted him and asked eagerly: "How is it?"
"Stop talking, my father's vision is still too short-sighted. They have decided to intervene in this matter I'm afraid trouble is not far away!" Liu Jin said with a depressed look on his face. He and Liu Xijun knew about the Prime Minister's identity for the first time. When they were involved in the witchcraft case, they all thought that the prince must stay out of the matter, so they came here to dissuade the prince, but now it seems that the development of things is exactly contrary to their thoughts.
"Now we have to go to Anyang Houfu. We can only ask Aunt Tang for help." Liu Xijun naturally thought of the woman who lived deep in the Houfu. At this time, they could only turn to Huo Tang for help.
"That's all, let's go now!" Liu Jin nodded in agreement. In his opinion, Chang'an currently has the ability, and the only one who can help them is the Anyang Marquis Mansion.
Just when Gongsun He was imprisoned and countless people were involved in the witchcraft case. In the backyard of the Hou Mansion, Huo Tang gently opened the window and looked at the cloudy Chang'an sky outside the window, with a strange smile on his face that had not appeared for many years.
There was excitement, expectation, and a hint of madness in that smile, just like when the Nanyue Palace was burned down that year!
"Have all the secret sentries around the Hou Mansion been investigated?" Huo Tang said suddenly, looking at the sky. Behind her, a maid standing beating her hands lowered her head respectfully. After hearing Huo Tang's question, she solemnly took out the A piece of paper comes.
"When I reply to Miss, I have thoroughly investigated and recorded everything. No one is missing." The maid lowered her head and held up the letter respectfully.
Huo Tang suppressed his smile, turned around with a calm face, and casually took the letter from the maid's hand. She put it directly into her cuff without reading the content on it.
"Get ready, I want to go out of the city." Huo Tang gave the order, and the maid stepped back to prepare the carriage and horses, while Huo Tang walked out of his small courtyard and walked towards Huo Guang's study.
When the carriages of Liu Jin and Liu Xijun were approaching the Hou Mansion, Huo Tang also drove out of the Hou Mansion in a carriage and headed out of the city. When Liu Jin and Liu Xijun arrived at the Hou Mansion, they were told that Huo Tang was no longer in the mansion, and then they could only return dejectedly.
As soon as Huo Tang's carriage left the Hou Mansion, two riders appeared behind it, following them from a distance. However, these two seemingly ordinary business travelers encountered various unexpected troubles shortly after leaving the city. Either the horse hit the old man while sitting down, or the horse was startled by a passing ox cart.
"Miss, where are we going?" When the car drove ten miles out of Chang'an, Huo Tang's personal maid asked in a low voice.
"Go to Jiawu Terrace." Huo Tang's voice came out from the carriage without any ripples.
An hour later, the carriage stopped at the foot of the Jiawu Terrace Mountain. This place has been deserted for many years, and there is only a winding path that is barely like a path.
"Wait for me here." Huo Tang stepped out of the carriage and ordered the driver and maid.
At this moment, she was holding a bamboo stick in her hand. One end of the bamboo stick was leaning on the ground. It seemed to be just an ordinary bamboo stick used for climbing mountains.
Although the maid and the coachman were a little confused, they still bowed their heads respectfully. Both of them are old men in the Hou Mansion, and their loyalty has been tested countless times.
Huo Tang walked very slowly on the mountain road, not because she was not physically strong, but because she had never been here before and seemed to be still looking for a way. After a long timeAfterwards, Huo Tang finally saw a cliff behind a rocky mountain.
This cliff is isolated between two peaks, like a single-plank bridge across the two mountains, forming a single road connecting the two peaks, with bottomless cliffs on both sides.
"This is itdid the two brothers walk through here back then?" Huo Tang looked at the strange terrain in front of him, with a happy smile on his face.
"Who is it?" Just when Huo Tang was about to step onto the cliff, two men holding long swords jumped out from behind the boulder on the opposite side. The two men pointed their swords at Huo Tang and asked with guarded faces.
"Hahait's exactly what the second brother said. It hasn't changed after so many years." Huo Tang thought silently in his heart as the smile on his face became brighter.
"The great Han Anyang Marquis and the Grand Governor Huo Guangte came to pay a visit to the pavilion master and three elders." Huo Tang shouted loudly to the other side, but he was talking about Huo Guang's name.
"Please wait a moment." The warrior on the other side responded.
Huo Guang's name is really too loud. In fact, everyone here knows that it is because Huo Qubing and the Huo Guang brothers came to Jiawu Terrace many years ago. From then on, they disappeared outside the secret pavilion, including the killer. The business is no longer done.
Soon Huo Tang appeared in a valley lined with palaces and pavilions. Although he had already known about the existence of this place from Huo Guang's mouth, Huo Tang was still surprised when he actually saw the scene in front of him.
"Why is it a woman? Why did you impersonate Huo Guang's name?" In the main hall of the dark pavilion, an old man with gray beard and hair looked at Huo Tang in confusion and asked.
This person is Elder Xing among the three elders that Huo Guang met back then. Now he is the new generation of the Pavilion Master of the Dark Pavilion. The previous Pavilion Master and the two elders Sun and Moon have passed away many years ago. Today's Sun, Moon and Xing The three elders have been replaced by three middle-aged men in their forties.
"I'm here on behalf of my brother." Huo Tang said with an elegant smile on his face and just answered simply.
"Oh? Is this girl Huo Tang?" The pavilion master's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Huo Tang curiously.
"It's just the little girl." Huo Tang replied with the same smile.
"I wonder what the girl is here for?" Although Huo Tang is a woman, the pavilion master dare not look down upon her in the slightest. Their secret pavilion disciples are all over the world, and they also have their own news network. The woman in front of them is really impossible to look down upon.
Huo Tang looked at the Pavilion Master with interest, then glanced at the three elders of Sun, Moon and Star, and finally his eyes fell on the hands of a Dark Pavilion disciple.
"Can I borrow your sword from your pavilion?" Huo Tang's eyes fell on the long sword in the hands of the Ange disciple, and finally he looked at the pavilion master and asked.
When Huo Tang made eye contact with the pavilion master, she held the bamboo stick in front of her with one hand and added: "Cut it off."
The Pavilion Master was a little puzzled. He looked at the bamboo stick in Huo Tang's hand and nodded to the disciple after a moment. Seeing the pavilion master nodding, the disciple walked up to Huo Tang with his sword in hand. Then he moved his arm, his wrist trembled slightly, and saw a flash of cold light. Huo Tang didn't even see clearly how this man drew the sword, he only felt it in his hand. The bamboo stick vibrated slightly.
Huo Tang¡¯s eyes fell on the bamboo stick and found that a neat and small cut had appeared in the middle of the bamboo stick. At this time, the master of the dark pavilion, the three elders, and the disciple who had just drawn the sword were all looking at the bamboo staff in Huo Tang's hand in surprise.
Under normal circumstances, if the bamboo stick is cut off, it will definitely become two pieces, and the other piece will fall naturally without any force. Now the bamboo stick is broken into two pieces but has not fallen off, indicating that there is something inside.
"Good swordsmanship!" Huo Tang looked at the disciple who was drawing the sword and boasted casually. Then, under the curious gazes of several people, he put his other hand on the other end of the bamboo stick, and with a swipe of his palm, he took off half of the bamboo stick like pulling out the scabbard of a sword.
Soon the bamboo stick was taken off by Huo Tang, and a strange weapon that was as black as ink and resembled a sword or a ruler appeared in her hand. When they saw what was in Huo Tang's hand, everyone's expressions changed wildly, including the master of the dark pavilion, and even their breathing became obviously rapid.
"As expectedit is indeed himhow many years have passedI can finally see you again in this lifeI will die with no regrets" The Master of the Dark Pavilion His whole body trembled with excitement, his lips were a little awkward, and he spoke incoherently.
It can be said that the thing in Huo Tang's hand has been deeply reflected in the souls of the people in the dark pavilion. Even if they forget their names, they will not forget this thing, even if they have spent hundreds of years on it for several generations. Time, the life mission of thousands of people is to find this thing in Huo Tang's hands.
"You must have known for a long time that my brother has a mysterious teacher, right? All of this is self-evident. I believe you can guess what it is.It's happening! "Huo Tang looked at these Mo family people who were extremely excited and suddenly said something vague.
Huo Tang¡¯s words brought the pavilion master and the three elders back to their senses slightly. Then the four of them looked at each other for a moment, and everyone nodded slightly. It is no longer a secret that Huo Guang has a mysterious teacher. Even Ange has already guessed that the mysterious and knowledgeable old man Huo Guang talks about is most likely the long-lost leader of the Mohist family.
"Ju Zi's order comes out, Mo Master obeys the order!" Seeing the expressions of the pavilion masters, Huo Tang suddenly raised the Mo Mei Sword in his hand with one hand and said like giving orders to everyone in the hall.
The Pavilion Master and the three elders hesitated for a moment, but only for a moment. The three of them bowed together and bowed to the Black Eyebrow Sword in Huo Tang's hand: "Welcome back, the giant!"
The Pavilion Master bowed to the three elders, and the remaining Ange disciples in the hall also bowed to the Black Eyebrow Sword. He shouted respectfully: "Welcome the giant to return."
There is a saying that has been circulating in the Dark Pavilion, that is, when the giants return one day, they can return to their identity as Mohists and no longer need to exist in the form of Dark Pavilion. To be reborn as a Mohist is the most anticipated thing in the hearts of all potential Mohists, and it is also the loftiest ideal in their hearts.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡ Now Huo Guang is sitting on thousands of miles of territory in Hexi and the Western Regions, and has hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command. With this as a basis, the Mohists can be born openly and without any scruples, so when Huo Tang came up with the Juzi Order, including Angege In fact, the Lord does not exclude Him, and they even have some faint expectations in their hearts!
When Huo Tang said the words, "The great master gives orders, the Mohists obey the orders", everyone in the palace understood that their identity as Mohists, who had disappeared for a hundred years, finally returned. And with the re-emergence of the Mohist, it also indicates that this era of deposing hundreds of schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism will be coming to an end in the near future!