The convoy continued to drive in the direction of Chang'an. It took almost two days and the journey was only less than half of the way.
Suddenly it was raining heavily, so we had to stop and take a rest.
Although there are no homes nearby, fortunately there is a dilapidated private temple not far away that can provide a place to rest.
Speaking of temples.
Many people’s first reaction is the monk’s temple.
Actually this is wrong.
During the period of Emperor Wu, where did the monks come from in the Han Dynasty?
The earliest records in historical documents show that when Buddhism was introduced to the Han Dynasty, it was already in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
so.
The temple that Huo Guang and his party encountered was actually similar to what we call an ancestral hall today.
During the Han Dynasty.
It should be called a temple.
There are generally two types of such temples. One is built for the sages of the previous dynasty for the purpose of offering sacrifices.
Such as Quyuan Temple, Laozi Temple, etc...
There is another kind.
The people of this generation of the Han Dynasty were built in temples to offer sacrifices, and the function was similar to the first one.
But no matter which method it is, its function is mostly to express the myth of famous historical figures.
There are also great differences between these temples.
Because some were built by the emperor's decree, and some were built spontaneously by the people.
The former is a compliment, while the latter is out of remembrance.
The abandoned temples where Huo Guang and his group took shelter from the rain were completely built spontaneously by the people, and it was no longer clear who they were built for.
After coming in to take shelter from the rain.
The group began to set up a fire to bake the soaked clothes and to keep warm.
While Huo Guang was warming himself by the fire, he couldn't help complaining: "Mr. Zhang, it's time for your old carriage to be refurbished. It's raining heavily outside and light rain inside."
"look!"
"My clothes are soaked."
However.
However, Duke Zhang continued to hold the ruler and continued to preach: "The sage Mencius once said that when heaven assigns great responsibilities to people, they must first strain their minds, strain their muscles and bones, and starve them..."
The words are not finished yet.
Huo Guang interrupted: "Isn't he a 'Siren'?"
With one sentence, Mr. Zhang was confused. He immediately frowned and wanted to lecture Huo Guang on basic knowledge.
However.
At this time, another group of people hid in the ruined temple, and they didn't look easy to mess with.
Either a local ranger or a cunning and cunning person.
Zhang Tang, the censor doctor, couldn't help but frowned when he saw this group of people coming in, his face full of disgust.
Chivalrous person.
It’s not just that using force to violate the prohibition makes the court unhappy.
But most of the rangers in this period were just idle scum.
How many real heroes are there?
They don't follow the law, they don't have an emperor, they just kill people based on their preference. Such people are a scourge no matter which dynasty or generation they live in.
Huo Guang was looking at them.
After this group of people came in, they were also looking at Huo Guang.
I saw someone saying in a low voice: "It seems to be someone from the government!"
The leader waved his hand and said: "No matter what, they are all here to hide from the rain. They hide from theirs, and we hide from ours."
"Making fire, setting fire to fire..."
then.
The group also set up a fire on the other side.
but.
The firewood on their side was obviously soaked. It couldn't light a fire at all.
So a man came over and said to Zhang Tang, the censor doctor: "Old man, can you borrow a fire?"
A rough voice sounded.
But Zhang Tang not only ignored him, he didn't even bother to hum. It was Huo Guang who picked up a few burning sticks and handed them over.
"Okay, thank you little brother."
The rugged man glanced at Zhang Tang, then took the burning stick and started to light a fire for his pile of firewood.
Since then.
People on both sides are warming up their own fires, and there is no communication.
It's just that the rangers are all free-spirited idlers. There weren't many people, but when they talked, it was very noisy.
Huo Guang also felt noisy when he heard it. After his body was dried, he was ready to go out.
Zhang Tang, who was still warming himself by the fire, saw him getting up and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Urine."
After hearing Huo Guang's answer, Zhang Tang waved his hand and ignored it.
The heavy rain is still falling outside.
Huo Guang sighed. If the rain continued until night, he might have to spend the night in an abandoned temple.
"It's strange. Was this temple built spontaneously by the people? Why does it feel so big!"
Generally speaking.
The scale of the ancestral temples created by the people is not very large.
after all.
After the corvee and various taxes, the people in ancient times were already so poor that their families could hardly take the trouble.
Where can you find the money to build huge temples for people?
If it was not built by civilians, then this temple is a building left over from the previous dynasty. But if it was built by the Han Dynasty, it's impossible for the government over there not to send people to maintain and repair it?
This is very strange.
Huo Guang shook his head, unable to think clearly why he came.
Maybe he was a little curious, so he walked towards the inner temple. Once you step into the inner temple. Then I found an open-air courtyard, and there were two large bronze incense burners placed in the middle of the courtyard.
"Huh? Isn't this the same as the layout of the outer temple?"
Frowning tightly, Huo Guang turned around and walked back out.
But walking.
I found myself back here again.
"What's going on? It's broad daylight, am I still lost?" Thinking of this, Huo Guang began to shout.
However.
Maybe it was raining so hard that it muffled his voice.
People in the outer temple couldn't hear it either.
then.
Huo Guang had no choice but to continue walking out. As he walked, he found that he had entered the same scene again.
The same large bronze incense burner, the same stone statue, the same scene.
"Damn, am I really lost?"
Although I don't believe in ghosts and gods, it still feels weird to get lost in a dilapidated temple.
only.
At this moment, Huo Guang came out just to relieve himself.
Suffocated.
Just relieve yourself first.
When I was a child in my previous life, I heard an old man in my family say that if you go to the mountains to pick tea, you will encounter the spirits on the mountains that confuse human brains.
There are only a few steps, but I keep wandering in the mountains and can't get out.
However.
After unbuttoning your pants and peeing, the mountain spirit will go away. Naturally, people will no longer be confused and come out of the mountains.
like.
Old people call this cataract.
"Huh~ feel good!"
Huo Guang tremblingly picked up his clothes and continued walking outside.
It's not a coincidence.
After passing through an inner temple with the same scene, Huo Guang finally heard the voices of the rangers.
So he quickened his pace and walked back.
When Zhang Tang saw him coming back, he asked, "Why did it take so long?"
"Mr. Zhang, it's okay for you to preach to me, but you don't care if this person has three urgent needs?" Huo Guangdun was dissatisfied.
However.
However, Zhang Tang, the censor doctor, said: "There is a ranger over there who also went to relieve himself. It seems that he has not come back yet."
Huo Guang heard this.
I thought to myself, could it be possible that I also lost my way?
then.
He stood up and listened to the noisy voice of the rangers over there, as if someone was going to see why the man who was urinating hadn't come back yet.
Don't be afraid that something happened.
However.
While they were discussing, a dark figure came out.
It's the guy from the Rangers who, like Huo Guang, wandered around the inner temple for a long time.
The man with a rough voice who had asked Huo Guang for a torch before saw him coming back and yelled angrily: "Zhao Ji, you kid, it took you so long to pee!"
"Don't mention it, Fei Xie, this small ruined temple doesn't look big, but it's very strange inside. I went to pee in the yard inside, but got lost and almost didn't get out," Zhao Ji said.
However.
But Fei Xie said disdainfully: "You just indulged too much and your body is very weak. What's so strange about this small ruined temple, a place as big as a palm? Ha!"
However.
Zhao Ji said, "Hey, Fei Xie, don't believe it. This small temple has a story."
"Oh? What's the story? Tell me!" Fei Xie obviously didn't believe it.
However.
Zhao Ji said, "I don't remember it clearly. I can only give a rough idea. It seems that there was a high-ranking official in Chang'an City. He lived in poverty when he was young and was humiliated by his wife every day."
"Things will turn out later, I will meet a noble person and become a high official."
"The high-ranking official in Chang'an City was emboldened, so he also humiliated his wife. The wife was so ashamed and angry that she hanged herself in this ruined temple."
"Um..."
"That's what he said."
Speaking of which.
A gust of wind just happened to blow, and even those rangers couldn't help but feel scared.
Fei Xie glared at Zhao Ji and cursed: "You are seeking death if you say this in this temple on a rainy day!"
Zhao Ji said without any scruples: "Don't you believe it? Also, Fei Xie, if you are so cowardly, why don't you follow me to Chang'an to rescue brother Guo Jie."
Fei Xie said angrily: "Am I cowardly? What a joke, when I killed someone, your kid wasn't even born yet!"
However.
Zhao Ji shrugged his shoulders and said, "Brother Fei, stop bragging. Who did you kill before, and you can always use it to make excuses?"
"this time."
"The one we went to kill was the dog officer Yang Jizhu. Can it be the same as the one you killed before?"
However.
Fei Xie frowned, slightly dissatisfied with Zhao Ji's arrogance, and said: "Shh, keep your voice down, that group of people seems to be from the government!"
"What are you afraid of? If you have the ability, just fight!" Although Zhao Ji was saying this, his voice was obviously a little softer.
Look.
I guess it’s just a mouthful!
Right.
After all, a scumbag like Zhao Ji, who calls himself a knight-errant, is just trying to trick an ignorant country woman into getting her body.
Are you really going to fight against the government?
Even if you give them ten courages.
aside.
After Huo Guang listened to the rangers' words with his ears raised, he couldn't help but frown slightly. This Guo Xie seems to have committed something serious!
If it were another ranger.
Huo Guang was too lazy to care about his life and death, after all, in his eyes, the ranger was no different than a cancer.
But it's different when Guo Xie is involved.
The last time I was held hostage by Zhao Tiao, Mr. Yu and other bad guys, it was thanks to Guo Xie and his retainers who took action.
Think of this.
Huo Guang stood up and walked towards the group of people.
behind.
Zhang Tang, the imperial censor, frowned slightly and said, "Huo Yilang, don't be reckless outside. Let them say whatever they say. We just need to take care of ourselves."
Huo Guang heard this.
Then I knew that the censor doctor had mistakenly thought that he wanted to have sex with the other party.
He immediately smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Zhang. The hero Guo Xie saved me once. Out of gratitude, I'm going to ask what happened!"
See this.
Zhang Tang nodded.
then.
Huo Guang then came to where the group of rangers were, raised his hands and asked, "Fellow heroes, may I ask, is the Guo Xie you just mentioned, Guo Wengbo?"
When the rangers saw that the person asking the question was a young man, they said rudely: "Who do you care? Brother Guo's name is something that a young man like you can mention!"
Ranger!
He kills people based only on his will. Other than that, he is no different from a gangster.
Can you speak in a nice way?
But the man with a rough voice who had taken the torch from Huo Guang earlier frowned and said, "Who are you and why do you ask?"
Huo Guang introduced himself at this time: "I am Huo Yilang, the younger brother of the champion."
"Last winter, the general's son, Marquis Yichun, was kidnapped by gangsters. Thanks to Uncle Guo for saving him, otherwise he might have been poisoned."
"I just heard you chatting and talking about saving Guo Jie and so on."
"So I came here to confirm whether I heard it wrong or something really happened to Uncle Guo!"
After hearing Huo Guang's self-introduction, he immediately changed his face.
As the saying goes, don’t hit the smiling person!
What's more, Huo Guang is also the champion's younger brother and Wei Qing's nephew. You know, military commanders are not like those children, and they have a very good relationship with the rangers.
For example, General Wei Qing often invited Guo Xie to his residence to talk to him.
In the ranger circle, almost everyone knows this.
so.
These rangers then smiled and said: "It turns out to be the champion brother, I was rude just now and took the liberty of doing so!"
Huo Guang immediately waved his hand and said pleasantly, "Hey, we are all martial arts practitioners and we don't talk about these formal things."
"I just want to know, what did my Uncle Guo commit?"
"I'm not in Chang'an these days, and I hope all the knights will inform me!"
Rangers, you look at me, I look at you. Finally, Zhao Ji, who was still a big talker, informed Huo Guang of the matter one by one.
Huo Guang understood after listening.
Guo Xie was framed by the son of Zhejiang Yang Jizhu, his house was forcibly demolished, and he became a refugee. The refugees of the Han Dynasty would be forced by the court to migrate to Guanzhong and places with few people.
Guo Xie's nephew couldn't see his uncle being humiliated, so in the chaos, he beheaded the county magistrate.
And this county.
He is also the son of Yang Jizhu from Zhejiang.
No.
Yang Jizhu then came to file a complaint against Guo Xie, and the court also arrested Guo Xie.
Now this group of rangers are going to kill Yang Jizhu and make the matter bigger. If there are any family members of Yang Jizhu who dare to complain later, they will continue to kill!
Hear this.
Huo Guang frowned even more tightly.
I couldn't help but curse in my heart, these pig teammates!
With the temper of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, how could he be subject to trouble caused by unruly people?
The more trouble you make!
Guo Xie found it even more difficult to escape death, and even used force to suppress the perpetrators of the trouble.
At that time, it won't just be a personal matter.
Think of this.
Huo Guang felt that he must first deceive these idiots and not let them kill people wantonly.
then.
Huo Guang patted his chest and said, "Everyone, Uncle Guo is my benefactor. His business is my business."
"I hope you won't get involved in this matter."
"Even if it's for the sake of my brother, Champion Hou, do you want me to repay this kindness?"
Finished saying this.
The big-mouthed Zhao Ji then said: "Brother Huo Guang is so loyal. You are the champion brother and your future is limitless. But you still have to kill Master Yang Ji to repay Guo Jie's kindness for this reason. I, Zhao Ji, admire you."
The words fell.
A group of rangers behind him also said, "We also admire him."
The scene was filled with lingering sounds, and everyone bowed together.
Only Huo Guang was confused.
no?
You pig teammates, you can’t understand human speech, can you? When did labor and management say they were going to kill people?
