Chapter 127: Entering Hanoi for the first time
Huo Guang talked with Huo Qubing in the Hou Mansion of the Champion until late at night before returning to his mansion. When he returned to Anyang Jun Mansion, Huo Guang realized that Li Yan was not asleep yet, and the whole mansion was busy.
"Madam, you are pregnant. Why don't you sleep so late?" Huo Guang asked with concern, while Li Yan was still preparing clothes and armor for Huo Guang, as well as some expensive medicinal materials. These have been packaged and filled with a few large boxes.
"My husband is going to go to war tomorrow. These things are essential. As a wife, I should do these things, and this night will not be a problem." Li Yan said with a smile, without stopping in her hand, putting a cloak made of fur into the box, and then gently pressed it with her hands.
"You don't need to bring this, right? There is no need to prepare so many brocade robes, right?" Huo Guang asked in confusion. Li Yan prepared no less than ten sets of clothes for him, some of which were extremely formal brocade robes. This kind of turbulent warfare was not enough to wear these clothes at all.
"I heard that Hanoi is colder than Chang'an. It is snowing heavily now. This cloak of husband is just taking to keep warm. There is also a quelling chaos that cannot be completed in one or two days. This box is the husband's spring clothes. Now his husband is Anyang Jun, and his status is very different from the past. We should not wear too casually. These brocade robes are also useful to you." Li Yan pointed to the clothes in the box and said one by one. It's not to mention that Li Yan was really well prepared. He even considered that Huo Guang would definitely not be able to leave Hanoi immediately after quelling the chaos. It was probably already spring at that time, and preparing some very grand brocade robes for Huo Guang to wear for some formal occasions.
"Madam is really considerate. I'm a lot of worry-free with her wife by my side!" Huo Guang said with a smile. He didn't want to be sentimental at this time.
"It's a pity that I can't serve my husband. I have to take good care of myself when I go here!" Li Yan couldn't help feeling sad. When she thought that she wouldn't see Huo Guang for several months, she couldn't help but feel sad.
"Your Majesty, how many guards do you need to bring this time? I can make arrangements!" Just as Li Yan brought a group of maids to pack up the cost of Huo Guang's accompanying him, Zhen Youcai also came over and asked.
"This time, it is for the court to quell the rebellion, so there is no need to go to the guards in your mansion. Youcai doesn't need to go, you should take care of everything in Chang'an for me." Huo Guang said, even Zhen Youcai didn't plan to take him to Hanoi.
"How can this work?" Li Yan and Zhen Youcai said in unison. Both of them were a little surprised by Huo Guang's arrangement, and they also felt that it was inappropriate.
"I have my own plans for this matter, so you don't need to say more." Huo Guang waved his hand and said. In addition to the 1,000-country junta troops sent to him by Emperor Wu of Han, there were only Dongfang Shuo, Du Yannian and Li Ling. After he left, the Chang'an County Government was temporarily presided over by the county magistrate Zhang Ji. As for Zhen Youcai, Huo Guang would not bring it, because he felt that Chang'an should still keep someone he could trust.
Huo Guang didn't sleep much that night. At dawn, he took Lao Qi and a few carriages to the county government. When Huo Guang brought it, Dongfang Shuo and the other two were already waiting for Huo Guang. This time they went to Hanoi to quell the rebellion, which was not a big fanfare. Emperor Wu of Han would not come to see him off early this morning, nor did he send any important officials in the court to come. As soon as the city gate opened, Huo Guang and others went directly to the Qimen military camp to dispatch troops to Hanoi.
Moreover, yesterday, Emperor Wu of Han also told Huo Guang that in addition to passing through various counties along the way, Emperor Wu of Han issued an order to prepare food and grass for Huo Guang and his party, and when they arrived in Henoi, they had to find a way to find a way. Fortunately, Hanoi was not all occupied by thieves. At least the county seat Huai County is a big city, and the food and grass stored in it should be enough for thousands of people to spend several months.
"Your Majesty, can you talk?" Just when Huo Guang met Dongfang Shuo and others, the county magistrate Zhang Ji also came to the county government early at this time. Logically speaking, he didn't have to come to the county government so early. It seemed that he had a special intention to come to Huo Guang.
Huo Guang nodded, walked into the county government with Zhang Ji, and stood under the eaves of the county government government entrance and started talking.
"I have been asking the county magistrate Zhang during the time I went to Hanoi." Huo Guang didn't ask Zhang Ji what was wrong, but instead advised Zhang Ji first as his boss. Although Zhang Ji was not a loyal follower of Huo Guang, he had been under Huo Guang for the past six months and was doing his best.
"Please rest assured, your subordinates should share your worries. Today, I came to see you. Actually, there was another thing." Zhang Ji knew that time was tight, so he didn't say much nonsense and said it directly. Huo Guang also estimated that Zhang Ji would definitely have something important to meet him at this time and meet him alone.
"What's the matter?" Huo Guang asked.
"I was once the magistrate of Hanoi County, and some things here may be useful for you to go to Hanoi." Zhang Ji was indeed the magistrate of Hanoi, but magistrate is a small county, and he can't even be called the magistrate. When Zhang Ji was speaking, he had already taken out a piece of cloth from his arms. Huo Guang's eyes fell on the cloth and found that there were bloodstains on the cloth.
"What is this?" Huo Guang was also very curious, so he asked.
"This is the document of Zhou Fuchun, a wealthy family from Cheng County, sued Wang Wenshu, the Hanoi County Magistrate, forcibly occupying private land and killing people to silence people. At that time, his subordinates were just appointed as the county magistrate of Cheng County, and Zhou Fuchun was desperate to hand over the cloth to me. But he was reluctant to say that Wang Wenshu was wandering in Hanoi and had already complained. Originally, I wanted to submit the evidence of this crime to the Censor's Office, but Wang Wenshu knew about this matter first and actually took the initiative of his relatives and friends to transfer me to Chang'an County to avoid disaster. I have always been worried about the little girl's comfort, and I have never dared to show this cloth to others." Zhang Ji said excitedly. Since the first time he learned that Zhang Ji was the county magistrate of Chang'an County, Huo Guang felt that he had a story, and now Zhang Ji finally told this matter.
"It turns out that you came to Chang'an to avoid Wang Wenshu, but your relatives and friends are quite capable, and they actually transferred you to Chang'an to avoid disaster. Do you want me to go to Hanoi to rescue your daughter?" Huo Guang noticed some information in Zhang Ji's words, and transferred from a county magistrate of 300 shi to a county magistrate of Chang'an. The power behind Zhang Ji is still quite capable. Of course, this ability is definitely limited, otherwise Wang Wenshu will be moved down directly.
"As long as the emperor can save his daughter, my subordinates will be loyal to the emperor in this life." Zhang Ji suddenly knelt down and raised the bloody cloth in his hand over his head and said.
"Well, you are my subordinate, I have no choice but to do this. What is your daughter's name?" Huo Guang took over the cloth from Zhang Ji without much consideration. With this crime of Wang Wenshu, Huo Guang went to Hanoi to take down Wang Wenshu first. As for the woman who saved Zhang Ji, it was just a small task for Huo Guang.
"Thank you, your daughter is Zhang Qiaoshui." Zhang Ji said quickly. Wang Wenshu captured his daughter and made him dare not act rashly. Now Huo Guang is going to Hanoi, and finally gave Zhang Ji a chance to save his daughter.
What happened to Zhang Ji is a bit bloody, but for Huo Guang, this is a completely small matter. Life is like this. Different backgrounds are born and the things you face in your life are completely different. Some people live a life of fear, while others are born smoothly.
Soon Huo Guang and his group left Chang'an. When they arrived at the Qimen military camp located in Shanglinyuan, Huo Guang found that the military camp was lined up and thousands of people were ready. Huo Guang estimated that Emperor Wu of Han had issued an order to prepare these people yesterday.
Huo Guang quickly handed over with Zhang Mu, the servant of Qimen, and left with a thousand cavalry. This time, the commander of the 1,000 Qimen Army was Sima Zhu Wu, who had worked with Huo Guang last time. Huo Guang probably was specially arranged by Wei Qing.
From Chang'an to Hanoi, it is not far from the entire Han territory, but this journey takes about four days to rush along the way. Huo Guang's team is not like Wang Wenshu who can change horses in the middle. They are all one person and one horse, and they have to rest every once in a while. Not only can people not persist for a long time, but even horses also need to rest.
The counties along the way received news in advance and prepared a supply of supplies early at the place where Huo Guang's team was passing by. As he galloped all the way, Huo Guang finally led his team to enter the boundary of Hanoi County four days after leaving Chang'an.
The route of Huo Guang entering Hanoi this time was not to go north from Luoyang to Hanoi, but to go north from Luoyang to Ao Cang, and then go north to Hanoi County, and directly to Huai County. The reason why Huo Guang went from Ao Cang to Huai County was that, on the one hand, he could avoid the places occupied by the thieves, such as Ye Wang of the County, and on the other hand, he could pay attention to whether there were any activities near Ao Cang. Although Ao Cang had heavy troops to guard, he still had to be on guard.
Huai County is the capital of Hanoi County, with a population of 60,000 to 70,000 people. There are more than 10,000 people in Guang County. In this era, it is a real big county and a prosperous place. However, when Huo Guang came to the bottom of Huai County, he saw a scene of withering. Coupled with the heavy snow in Hanoi, the huge Huai County city feels bleak.
Huo Guang brought thousands of cavalry to the city gate. It was afternoon now. It was logical that the city gates like Huai County should be open, but now the city gates are closed. A group of soldiers on the city tower looked at Huo Guang's thousands of cavalry in a panic expression.
"Mr. Anyang is here on the order of His Majesty. Why don't you open the city gate to greet me quickly?" Before Huo Guang could speak, Li Ling beside him sat on his horse and shouted to the city tower.
"Now the bandits are plundering, please ask the lord to show their certificates." After Li Ling shouted, the soldiers on the city tower were in a state of chaos. Naturally, these ordinary soldiers would not know that Emperor Wu of Han sent Huo Guang to Hanoi. Now the bandits are in chaos, and both reason and need to check the certificate seal first.
Huo Guang noticed that a few soldiers quickly ran down the city tower and ran towards the city, and then someone lowered the hanging basket from the top of the city.
"Zhu Wu, show them your seal." Huo Guang signaled that the Sima Zhu Wu of Qimen took out the seal and put it in the hanging basket. He just asked Huo Guang to open the city gate to take out his seal and there was no need for Huo Guang to take out his seal. This was not to say that he was arrogant or something, but that his words and deeds in this era must conform to his status.
Just when Huo Guang came to Huai County for a few days, the Taihang Grand Canyon in Anyang County, a hundred miles away, was now completely renewed. Although the houses remained unchanged, the people here were mentally renewed. Whether young, strong, old, weak, women and children were wearing thick winter clothes, and their rosy faces were completely different from ten days ago. The most obvious thing was that they were patrolling and guarding the mountain village, and they all picked up iron weapons.
"Brother, there is news!" Bai Zheng was training hundreds of soldiers in the back of the village. These originally honest and honest farmers now look like soldiers on the battlefield under Bai Zheng's training.
"Oh, let's talk!" Bai Zheng turned around and couldn't wait to step forward a few steps and asked.
"This time the emperor did not send any famous general to Hanoi, but sent an Anyang Jun. This person was named Huo Guang, who was originally the Chang'an Order, and he was only sixteen years old this year and had never had any experience in leading troops to fight. However, he also has an identity, the younger brother of General Huo Qubing, the cavalry general." The Bai Bing hurriedly reported the news he had found to Bai Zheng. Although Huo Guang's arrival in Hanoi was not known to the whole country, the actions of thousands of people could not be concealed.
"Huo Guang? The emperor actually sent a 16-year-old boy to quell the rebellion. It seems that we can also change our original strategy. Since the emperor despises the situation in Hanoi so much, maybe this time is our chance!" Bai Zheng suddenly changed his mind when he heard that Huo Guang was only sixteen years old and was a person with no combat experience.
Bai Zheng, who originally only planned to retreat to the Taihang Grand Canyon, has now arrived because Huo Guang, a young boy who was unknown and young, has rekindled his ambition to suppress his heart!
Chapter completed!