Since Lu Yu was taken out, he never came back that night.
He was the only one left guarding the cell where Huo Guang was.
The night of imprisonment in Chang'an!
It's so dark, damp, lonely and putrid...
For the first time, Huo Guang had a profound understanding of the word "suffering".
in the past.
I always feel like I don’t have enough time.
After being imprisoned in the imperial edict, he lamented that time passed so slowly.
Lying on the mat with fatigue and sleepiness, he finally got used to the prison environment and fell into a drowsy sleep.
It was the fourth day of being imprisoned in prison in a state of confusion.
The door of the prison opened, bringing a glimmer of light to this dark, damp, rancid place.
After the door opens.
The jailer said to the visitor flatteringly: "General, please."
"General?"
Huo Guang was lying on the mat. For a moment, he felt as if his ears could stand up.
This.
Just because he heard the three words "General" said by the jailer.
During the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty.
How many people can be called generals? Isn’t there only one Wei Qing?
Can a jailer call someone a general?
Definitely not!
So Huo Guangdang immediately realized that it was his unrelated uncle Wei Qing who was here.
Huo Guang immediately stood up and looked towards the end of the prison corridor.
His eyes have always been good, like an eagle's.
One glance.
Then you can recognize your uncle's appearance.
But Huo Guang didn't shout, but was guessing the purpose of his uncle's trip? Is it to visit yourself, or to teach and criticize?
Or is it...
Huo Guang couldn't figure it out either!
In the Han Dynasty during the period of Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the final say in everything.
Even Wei Qing, a great general, did not dare to act recklessly.
It wasn't until General Wei Qing, led by the jailer, came to Huo Guang's cell that Huo Guang called out, "Uncle, have you come back from recruiting horses from other places?"
"Yes." Wei Qing nodded, then motioned to the jailer and said, "Open the door."
"promise."
The jailer obediently opened the cell door.
Wei Qing then waved to Huo Guang in the cell and said, "Huo Guang, come out, we are going back home."
"oh oh!"
Huo Guang nodded quickly, and then realized that his uncle might have begged His Majesty for mercy.
After all, he is a general.
As long as the imperial censor investigated clearly and found that he had not made any serious mistakes, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che would still give Wei Qing some mercy.
Out of the imperial prison.
Huo Guang sighed as he looked at Chang'an City. The transportation on the streets had turned into sedans carrying people, and it was difficult to see carriages.
It seems.
This guy Jiang Chong used the "Chi Dao" issue to make a fuss out of a molehill, which really scared the noble families in the powerful circles of Chang'an City.
Even the general did not ride in a carriage in Chang'an City, but walked on two legs.
Fortunately, Chang'an City is not big.
Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll suffer the consequences.
Huo Guang followed his uncle and asked as he walked: "Uncle, I'm sorry that my affairs have caused trouble to you."
Wei Qing walked in front and said calmly: "Huo Guang, there is no need to blame yourself. I already understand this matter. It was Jiang Chong who caused the mischief. The carriage passed by on the gallop. In the past, it was a normal thing. No one has ever said that. Even I often ride by in a carriage, so no one says anything!"
Seeing that Wei Qing did not blame himself, Huo Guang felt relieved, but he still said apologetically: "Uncle, even though I said that, I still disturbed you."
The words fell.
Wei Qing slowed down slightly
He walked side by side with Huo Guang, then patted Huo Guang's shoulder and said, "I was not bothered. It was your brother who went to ask for His Majesty's favor."
"Don't think too much."
"I have been imprisoned in the prison for the past few days. I must have suffered a lot. My eyes are all black."
When Huo Guang heard this, he immediately replied: "Thank you for your concern, uncle. It would be nice to suffer a little and learn a lesson."
Hear this.
Wei Qing showed a smile on his face and said, "Huo Guang, that's good if you think so. It can be seen from this that you are much more sensible than Mr. and Mrs. Wei."
"Let's go."
"Let's go back home quickly, the whole family is waiting!"
For some reason, when he heard his uncle Wei Qing say that the whole family was waiting, Huo Guang suddenly felt a warm feeling in his heart.
This is a feeling I have never had since leaving Pingyang.
Think of this.
Huo Guang also had a bright smile on his face and said, "Okay."
While crossing several streets.
Anyone passing by who recognizes the general will always say hello. It can be seen from this that the general's popularity in Chang'an is quite good.
soon.
The two of them had already walked back to the general's mansion. A large family of the general's shogunate, including the servants, were waiting outside the door.
certainly.
My aunt is not here.
After all, my aunt was in poor health and had been lying in bed unable to move for a long time.
The chubby Dunwei couple asked a maid to hold the brazier, put it in front of Huo Guang, and said, "Old cousin, come on, step over this brazier to get rid of the bad luck you got in the prison."
Use a brazier to remove bad luck?
how?
The Han Dynasty also had this thing...
Huo Guang couldn't help but frowned and said, "Mrs. Wei, why are you still messing with those witchcraft people's things?"
Mr. and Mrs. Wei immediately said: "What's wrong with this? Go and get rid of the bad luck. It has a very good meaning!"
Huo Guang was helpless.
He had to step over the brazier.
However.
This wasn't over yet. After entering the mansion, Mr. and Mrs. Wei urged Huo Guang to take a bath and change clothes, saying that soaking in fire and water would remove the bad luck more cleanly.
So Huo Guang quickly finished taking a bath under the service of his maid.
after.
The Wei couple got a red rope from nowhere and tied it around Huo Guang's left wrist without any explanation.
Huo Guang pushed him away angrily and said, "Ms. Wei, where did you get these witchcraft things?"
"oh!"
"Is it the witch who treated my aunt last time? Let me tell you, she is a female liar!"
However, Mr. and Mrs. Wei said: "Don't talk nonsense, old cousin, Zhong Dawu is very clever, everyone in Chang'an City knows it!"
Huo Guang couldn't help but frown and said, "Ling? Have you seen it?"
Huo Guang never believed in these feudal superstitions.
But Mr. Wei nodded and said, "Of course it works, she can make the stone statue come out of the soil on its own!"
"You can also take out copper coins from hot oil with your bare hands."
"The most important thing is, she said last time that my mother's destiny is already over. If she hadn't put all her efforts into adding oil to my mother's lamp, I'm afraid the oil would have dried up long ago."
Listening to Mr. Wei's introduction, why does Huo Guang feel more like a liar?
never mind!
If he hadn't been too lazy to talk nonsense with these side followers, Huo Guang would have launched a grand crackdown on counterfeiting.
But now...
I just got out of prison and don’t want to cause trouble!
After having a delicious lunch at the General's Mansion, Huo Guang thought about returning to Jianle Restaurant to check out the business and make some gunpowder.
After all, the sulfur has been brought back from the countries in the Western Regions.
But Huo Guang didn't expect that the guards at the general's residence stopped him and said, "Huo Alang, the general ordered you not to go out without permission!"
"What?"
Huo Guang was stunned. His uncle Wei Qing actually refused to let him go out?
Is it to restrict his personal freedom?
Then this is no different from being imprisoned in a cell!
Huo Guang naturally couldn't accept this kind of restriction on his personal freedom, so he immediately went to see General Wei Qing.
And at this moment.
The general was guarding his aunt and came out of the room when he saw Huo Guang looking for him.
When Huo Guang saw Wei Qing, he didn't hesitate and asked directly: "Uncle, why don't you let me out?"
Wei Qing patted Huo Guang and said, "Your Majesty asked me to take you with me. He said that you have already angered many ministers in the imperial court. If you wander around Chang'an City, I am afraid you will provoke something else." Here comes the moth!"
Huh?
After saying this, I feel like I have become a troublemaker!
Huo Guang couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Your Majesty asked me to follow my uncle? But isn't there going to be a war now? Isn't my uncle going to lead the troops in the South Camp?"
The Han Dynasty worshiped Wu!
But even so, unless there is a need for war, the country's normal reserve of troops will not be too much.
Because of soldiers and horses.
It depends on money and food. The bigger your army is, the more supplies it needs.
finally.
It will consume all the national power.
Therefore, even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che would only recruit troops from various places in the Han Dynasty when he needed to fight.
It can be regarded as a temporary act.
Obviously, all those recruited are new recruits.
Such a soldier.
A large part of them don't know how to ride a horse and cannot go directly to the battlefield.
It is necessary for General Wei Qing to take his soldiers to practice. When the training ground is almost ready, he can take them to Mobei to fight with the Huns.
Hear what Huo Guang asked.
Wei Qing then said: "So, His Majesty also said, let me take you to South Camp to practice."
As soon as these words came out.
Huo Guang almost lost his eyesight and fell to the ground.
Good guy.
After a big break, do you still want to join the army?
Then why didn't he just stay in his brother Huo Qubing's Peking University Camp?
no way.
Huo Guang knew that his uncle Wei Qing could not lie to him about this matter, so he didn't ask any more questions. After all, my uncle never forces anything on others.
Even if it’s for his child, Mr. Wei!
They were never forced to join the army.
I saw my uncle Wei Qing touching Huo Guang's forehead and saying, "We are leaving for Nanda Camp this afternoon. Huo Guang, go get ready and pack your things!"
"oh!"
Huo Guang could only sigh in his heart.
Wait until the afternoon.
Huo Guang followed his uncle in a carriage and left the city.
In the city!
There are means of transport such as sedans that can travel, but using sedans outside the city is slow and tiring. It is better to use carriages as a means of transportation.
after all.
Nandaying is also some distance from Chang'an.
And outside the city, Jiang Chong, the scourge, couldn't control them!
Waiting for the carriage.
After entering South Camp, Huo Guang's first impression of the place was solemnity.
It is very different from the Peking Camp led by his brother.
The military discipline here was very strict by General Wei Qing. Even when the soldiers walked, they carried a sense of strict discipline.
No wonder Wei Qing's army always wins battles!
A well-disciplined army can be invincible even if it faces an enemy several times more powerful.
certainly.
This is not to belittle the Beida camp led by my brother. The soldiers there seem to be pursuing the feeling of being a place where the capable are located.
Huo Guang
After following General Wei Qing to the military tent, the sergeant got him a set of armor.
This is a set of mysterious armor.
Also comes with a ring-shou knife.
The standard combination of soldiers of the Han Dynasty was also a weapon for the Han Dynasty to fight against the Xiongnu.
pity.
The Huanshou Sword is easy to use, but the Xuanjia is difficult to use.
Only those with connections like Huo Guang, or some generals with more than a hundred men, could own a set of mysterious armor.
Xuanjia.
As the name suggests, it is armor made of iron!
Made of thousands of densely packed iron sheets, it was also the best armor for soldiers of the Han Dynasty in this era.
Therefore...
Xuanjia is also called fish scale armor!
But it's a pity.
The quantity is limited, and ordinary soldiers cannot be equipped with such a good thing.
Most soldiers are made of cooked cowhide, and can simply protect the chest and back.
Huo Guang put the black armor on his body, felt the weight, and frowned slightly in his heart.
No wonder when you run away, you say "throw away your armor"!
Just the weight of this mysterious armor.
If you don't take off your clothes, can you run away?
But then again, the first thing you do when you put on the armor is think about escaping. Looking at all the big men, Huo Guang is the only one who dares to think like this.
Fortunately, General Wei Qing couldn't guess what Huo Guang was thinking. Seeing him put on the black armor, he immediately praised him: "Well, I feel like your brother did back then."
Hearing this, Huo Guang frowned and said, "Uncle, this armor is a bit too big, is there any smaller one? The helmet is also too big, and it's baggy."
Hear Huo Guang calling him uncle.
Wei Qing's expression immediately changed and he said, "Huo Guang, this is a military camp. You can't call me uncle here. You have to call me general. Do you understand?"
"As for the armor?"
"It's just big enough, as long as it can be worn. When you're a soldier and fighting, there are so many suitable ones."
"Oh!" Huo Guang could only nod.
You can't call Wei Qing uncle in the military camp, and he naturally understands this.
In the army.
We need to be disciplined, and what we fear most about discipline is the influence of nepotism.
Huo Guang definitely couldn't call Uncle Wei Qing in the military camp.
this point.
Presumably the same was true when his elder brother Huo Qubing was serving as Colonel Piao Yao under Wei Qing.
The thought of this.
Huo Guang immediately said to Wei Qing: "Uncle... ah no, General, when my brother first came to the military camp, he was Colonel Piao Yao. What about me, how many troops can I lead?"
Wei Qing suddenly frowned and said, "Your Majesty asked you to come and practice with me. He didn't ask you to lead the troops!"
Not leading troops?
Then what's the point of coming to this military camp!
Even though Huo Guangdang quit, he said, "General, what you said is wrong. Training and leading troops are also training, right?"
"look!"
"I'm wearing a suit of armor, am I going to be a soldier?"
"Wouldn't that obviously tell others that I came here through nepotism?"
"How about giving me a group of new recruits to try first?"
"If I can't carry it, just take me away!"
After hearing what Huo Guang said, Wei Qing frowned and asked, "Do you really want to lead troops?"
"Um."
Huo Guang nodded.
then.
Wei Qing then said: "Then let me try to be a uncle!"
Huo Guang frowned and asked, "Uncle Dub? How many people can this Uncle manage?"
Wei Qing immediately said: "About a hundred people!"
"Huh? There are only a hundred men? It was the first time for my brother to lead an army, but Captain Piao Yao had eight hundred hussars under his command!" Huo Guang said with slight disgust.
In the General's Mansion, Wei Qing is a good uncle!
But in the military camp
?
Then he didn't tolerate Huo Guang at all, and said directly: "You have a hundred cavalry, if you think they are too few, don't bring them."
Huo Guang quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I'll take it, I'll take it, I'll take it!"
One hundred cavalry is a small number.
But after all, he is also a leader, which is better than being a soldier by himself.
then.
Under the general's instructions, Huo Guang was finally brought to the one hundred cavalrymen he was about to take charge of...
