Following Prince Liu Dan, Huo Guang walked all the way to his East Palace.
now.
He was looking at Zhao Guo's buildings.
Compared with Weiyang Palace, Liu Dan, the palace of the princes and princes, is really too shabby.
certainly.
Compared with other buildings in Handan City, it is still okay.
After entering the East Palace without any obstruction, Huo Guang discovered that there were quite a lot of maidservants in the palace of Prince Liu Dan.
"Go and call Jiang Qin. There is a distinguished guest from Chang'an. Let her prepare to dance for my distinguished guest." Prince Liu Dan said.
"promise."
After the maid retreated.
Not long after, a graceful and beautiful woman appeared.
Huo Guang guessed that this person should be the Jiang Qin who Liu Dan said could play the piano and dance.
She has a pretty good figure, but her face is a little off.
"I have a distinguished guest here today. Come and dance!" Prince Liu Dan said.
Jiang Qin looked at the prince with fear in his eyes. Even his voice was slightly trembling as he said, "No."
then.
The beauty began to dance. After the dance ended, she played the piano for the two of them.
While Huo Guang was listening, Prince Liu Dan suddenly looked at him and asked, "How about it, Huo Yilang, I'm a child, am I pretty good at dancing and playing the harp?"
However.
When Prince Liu Dan asked him, Huo Guang just shook his head.
This made Liu Dan frown and asked: "Why are you shaking your head? Isn't it still unsightly?"
"Your Highness, do you want to hear the truth?" Huo Guang asked.
Prince Liu Dan frowned and said, "This is natural!"
So Huo Guang nodded and said, "It really doesn't appeal to me."
As soon as the words left his mouth.
The woman playing the harp also turned her attention to Huo Guang.
Although I was afraid of Prince Liu Dan, I was also curious about why he said he was unsightly.
after all.
These two things are what Jiang Qin is best at.
When Prince Liu Dan heard this, he was confused at first, and then suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud and said: "That's right, Huo Yilang is still young, and he can understand even if he doesn't know how to appreciate women."
"or?"
"If Huo Yilang has a chance to come here in two years' time, he might as well listen to it again and understand the beauty of it."
Good guy.
The one who listens to music by himself is despised by the prince Liu Dan.
Huo Guang smiled helplessly and said, "Does the prince know the singer in Pingyang Hou's residence?"
Prince Liu Dan shrugged and said, "I know, the singer in the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion is indeed one of a kind. However, you don't know that Princess Pingyang is my imperial aunt, right?"
Huo Guang nodded and said, "Of course I know that!"
"Then you still ask this?" Prince Liu Dan looked puzzled and said: "Those singers were all trained by my royal aunt. Last time, I wanted to ask for one to come over for fun. But it didn't work out. No one came. , and was scolded by my aunt."
While talking.
Prince Liu Dan looked full of regret.
Huo Guang shook his head and said: "Now there is no singer in the Pingyang Hou Mansion!"
"Because the singers were all sent to the restaurant I opened in Chang'an."
"Oh, you probably don't know what a restaurant is. It's a place similar to a wine house, but it's much more comfortable than his one."
Prince Liu Dan heard this.
A little unconvinced, he asked, "Huo Yilang is not lying to me, is he?"
"Why are you lying to me? Everyone in Chang'an knows that my restaurant is called Here Music. When you come to Chang'an, I will let you experience what it means to listen to music on the hook." Huo Guang said with a faint smile.
At this time.
Prince Liu Dan shook his head and said, "I shouldn't be able to go to Chang'an."
"Oh, you can't go?" Huo Guang pretended to be thoughtful, and then said: "When I have the opportunity in the future, I will open another restaurant in Handan City, and then I will bring some singers here to show the prince what dancing is. "
Look at Huo Guang like this.
Prince Liu Dan suddenly smiled and said, "Huo Yilang, your behavior reminds me of a certain person."
"Who?" Huo Guang frowned.
Just listen to the prince Liu Dan say: "Jiang Qi!"
"Last time!"
"He also said similar things to me, but the person he introduced was not a singer."
When Prince Liu Dan said the word "Jiang Qi", Jiang Qin visibly trembled, revealing a slightly painful figure.
And this scene.
It was also captured keenly by Huo Guang.
But he didn't show it, he just smiled and asked: "Who is Jiang Qi? Is he from your Zhao country? I don't know him!"
Prince Liu Dan nodded and said, "He is from Handan City."
A native of Handan City?
Huo Guang asked doubtfully: "Since he is from Handan City, you can call him here next time. I know him."
At this time.
The maid came over and poured some wine for Prince Liu Dan.
Prince Liu Dan immediately took the maid into his arms, and while drinking, he groped for the indescribable thing, and said: "No need to see you, let him run away."
"It's this bitch brother playing the piano in front of you."
"I recommend him to my father and treat him as a guest. Jiang Qi, this bitch, actually confuses right and wrong with my father. How can I keep him!"
After hearing this.
Huo Guang had already vaguely guessed who it was.
But he didn't specify.
After all, it was because of that person that I came to investigate the matter about Prince Liu Dan.
Huo Guang was about to say something at this time, but he heard the woman playing the harp sobbing softly beside him.
then.
His eyes couldn't help but turn around.
Seeing Jiang Qin hiding her face in tears.
As soon as the prince Liu Dan heard the cry, his bad temper broke out.
In front of Huo Guang, he picked up the wine glass and threw it at Jiang Qin without any scruples.
The cup that Liu Dan drank from was called Yu Zhan.
Also called ear cup.
Because the level of technology at this time was not high yet.
so.
It looks like a box and is quite heavy.
A cup hit Jiang Qin, who fell to the ground, twisted his body, and screamed softly.
Don't even dare to make too much noise.
Huo Guang frowned slightly and said, "Didn't His Highness invite me to listen to music to relieve my fatigue? Why did I get injured again? I don't have to listen now!"
However.
Prince Liu Dan smiled and said, "Don't worry, this bitch has a strong body and won't be in trouble."
Said.
He then scolded Jiang Qin: "Why are you still lying on the ground pretending that you insist on me going down to give you a few kicks? Get up and play the piano, Huo Yilang wants to listen!"
then.
Jiang Qin forced himself to stand up again.
at this time.
Huo Guang then noticed that the woman's body was already covered in bruises.
It seems that he was beaten frequently.
Shaking his head, Huo Guang stood up and said, "Let's forget it, Your Highness, my elegance is gone."
"That's it for today!"
"I will go back to rest first and come back to visit when I have the opportunity in the future!"
"Okay!" The prince nodded, then patted the maid's butt in his arms and said, "Go and see Huo Yilang off for me."
"promise."
The maid got up from the prince's arms, walked to Huo Guang, and said, "Huo Yilang, please follow me this way, and I will take you out of here."
Huo Guang nodded and said nothing.
Just as he walked out of the main hall, Jiang Qin's miserable wail could be heard behind him.
estimate.
The angry prince Liu Dan was beating him again.
Huo Guang shook his head.
He can't control this matter.
After returning to my residence, I originally wanted to talk to Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, about what happened to Prince Zhao in the East Palace.
As a result, the old man told him that he was tired and asked him to come back to discuss it tomorrow.
Huo Guang was helpless.
I can only go back to my residence first and play with the two-stone iron bow I won from King Zhao today.
Soon, night falls.
Huo Guang also felt sleepy. After all, he didn't sleep well last night.
I slept particularly soundly tonight.
only.
Before dawn in the morning, the imperial censor sent someone to knock on the door again.
"Dong dong dong~"
Huo Guang rubbed his eyes, got up and opened the door. He looked at the slave sleepily and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Huo Yilang, Zhang Yushi asked you to come over and say that we have something important to discuss!" the servant said.
It’s time to discuss important matters again. ,
Eh...
Helpless, Huo Guang could only wash his face and then go to Zhangtang's place.
After knocking on the door and entering.
Huo Guang chatted with Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, about the prince Liu Dan. Zhang Tang asked, "Huo Guang, what did you find out from the prince of Zhao yesterday?"
Huo Guang shook his head and said, "I found something, but not too much."
"Tell me."
Zhang Tang wiped his hands with a piece of cloth while talking.
Hang it on the stand after use.
Huo Guang said at this time: "I found that Prince Zhao Liu Dan seemed to be well-behaved in front of King Zhao. But once he returned to his East Palace, his temper became fierce."
However.
Zhang Tang shook his head and said with a smile: "If you want to say that this is what you found, then you really didn't find much."
Hey?
This dry little old man!
How do you talk!
Huo Guang cursed in his heart, and then said slowly: "Of course this doesn't count. What I want to say is about his Ruren Jiang Qin!"
Said.
He unconsciously began to question the authenticity of what Prince Zhao Liu Dan said yesterday.
When Zhang Tang saw that he had stopped speaking, he urged, "Why don't you say anything anymore? What's next?"
After hearing this, Huo Guang said: "According to the level of Handan City, this Jiangqin's dancing and drumming can be regarded as one of the best. It can be seen that Prince Liu Dan of Zhao Kingdom likes it very much!"
"But Prince Liu Dan directly beat Jiang Qin in front of me."
"I see that Jiang Qin has bruises all over his body. He must have been beaten more than once."
When the imperial censor Zhang Tang heard this, he touched his goatee and said, "I can't tell what's going on with this little thing."
"No, there is another most important thing behind." Huo Guang recalled Prince Zhao's words and said, "Jiang Qin has an older brother named Jiang Qi."
"Liu Dan said that because of Jiang Qin's relationship, he recommended Jiang Qi to King Zhao as a guest of honor."
"But later on, it was said that Jiang Qi was making false accusations against King Zhao, so he was about to be arrested. Unfortunately, he ran away."
"correct."
"Mr. Zhang, I would like to ask the man who wrote to the emperor to impeach Prince Zhao Liu Dan, what is his name?"
Hear Huo Guang's question.
Zhang Tang, the censor doctor, thought for a moment, and then said slowly: "That person seems to be called...Jiang Chong, right? Do you think Jiang Qi is Jiang Chong?"
Jiang Chong?
This name feels so familiar!
After thinking for a while, he couldn't remember who it was, so he stopped thinking and said, "That's it, it's not a suspicion."
"I just don't know..."
"Is it Jiang Chong who is lying or Prince Zhao Liu Dan who is lying?"
After listening to what Huo Guang said, Zhang Tang nodded and said, "Then you can start your investigation from Jiang Qin's side!"
"ha?"
After hearing this, Huo Guang shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang is joking. No matter how bad his status is, he is still the son of Prince Liu Dan. He lives in the East Palace, how can I check?"
"You can check her family background or people who know her. Of course, the most direct way is to go to Prince Liu Dan. You can find a way to please her. If you are close, it will be easier to inquire!" Zhang Tang talked eloquently. .
After hearing these words, Huo Guang couldn't help but sigh.
It would be really troublesome to really investigate the matter.
Thinking of this, he envied Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty again. If it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's temperament and he heard someone report him, no matter whether it was true or not, he would be hung up and beaten first.
Eh?
By the way, why didn't Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che just send people to surround Zhao Palace this time and arrest the prince?
Huo Guang was confused.
This is not like Emperor Wu’s character!
When he was thinking wildly again, Zhang Tang, the censor doctor, asked again: "Yesterday, Huo Yilang's ability to pierce the Yangtze River with a hundred steps was an eye-opener for me. I wonder if Huo Yilang's arrow to him yesterday was bound to hit. Are you sure?"
There is definitely some certainty.
Six arts.
Huo Guang's strongest talent is archery.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I'm pretty sure, but I don't dare to say that I will win!"
Zhang Tang, the censor doctor, nodded and said, "Huo Yilang, if you are not sure of winning in the future, it is better to be cautious."
"I know." Huo Guang nodded.
We didn’t talk much in detail the rest of the time. After the servant cleaning the room arrived, Huo Guang retreated.
And this time.
He did not see King Zhao among the servants.
He probably felt that everyone was familiar with him in the Zhao palace yesterday and could easily recognize him. So he didn't pretend to be a slave and eavesdropped on his conversation with Zhang Gong.
After leaving the room.
In the morning, Huo Guang wandered around Handan City.
According to his visual inspection, this city is much smaller than Chang'an City. However, because Zhao Palace, East Palace and some other side palace buildings are not as grand as Weiyang Palace, Jianzhang Palace and Changle Palace.
Therefore, the actual area of Handan City is still quite large.
Three behemoths, such as Weiyang Palace, Jianzhang Palace, and Changle Palace, took up half of the entire Chang'an City.
How much empty space is left?
After Huo Guang was almost familiar with Handan City, he began to inquire about Jiang Qin's family.
Prince Dan told him yesterday.
Jiang Qin and Jiang Qi were both born in Handan City, so the brothers and sisters' home should be in Handan City.
certainly.
It may also be outside the city, just like Chang'an. There are more than 200,000 people living outside Chang'an, but they all say that they live in Chang'an.
Therefore, Huo Guang does not rule out the possibility.
Just like that, keep asking around.
Most people said they didn't know anything about the prince Ruren Jiang Qin, or ignored Huo Guang.
It wasn't until an old man selling bamboo baskets heard Huo Guang asking about the Jiang family that he looked around in panic. After making sure that there were no patrolling soldiers around, he said: "Young man, how can you do this?" Can you ask?"
"Looking at the way you are dressed, you don't look like someone from a miserable family."
"It's better to go home quickly and don't bring trouble to the family. Otherwise, those cunning people the prince has befriended will catch you and peel off your skin."
Upon hearing this, Huo Guang's eyes suddenly lit up.
What does this mean?
Does the old man selling bamboo baskets know about Jiang Qin’s hometown?
But Huo Guang didn't understand.
What is the old man afraid of? Isn't Jiang Qin the prince's child? Why did he say "if the prince's gangsters catch him, they will peel off a layer of your skin"?
I looked at the baskets placed beside the old man. They were stacked high like stacks of Arhats.
Huo Guang pondered for a moment, took out some money from his pocket and said, "Old man, do you think I have enough money to buy these baskets for you?"
When the old man heard that Huo Guang wanted to buy all the baskets from him, his original serious and fierce face immediately changed to a smiling face and said: "That's enough, that's enough. You already have too many baskets. If you need more baskets, I can go back and knit some more.”
Basket?
Why does he need a basket?
Huo Guang immediately smiled and shook his head and said, "Old man, I don't want your basket. As long as you tell me about the Jiang family, I will give you the money!"
