On the day we arrived at Huojun, the capital of the Huo Kingdom, the spring rain that lasted for many days finally stopped.
Huo's interrogation was very strict, the atmosphere seemed extremely depressed, and the faces of the people around him were not smiling.
The guard guard checked our carriages and horses, and looked at our faces carefully before letting us go.
The city walls of Huojun are obviously incomparable with those of Luoyi.
Seeing the scene in front of me, I couldn't help but think of the time when I arrived at Shangcai, the capital of Cai State.
At that time, I lamented the poverty of Cai State.
I didn't expect that the scale of Huojun County was compared with that of Luoyi.
Shang Cai is not as good as him.
When looking at the strength of a country, we can often draw conclusions from the expressions on the faces of the people.
It is difficult to see smiles on the faces of the people in Huo County, and their clothes are very ordinary.
Linglong said softly: "It seems that Huo Country is indeed as barren as the legend says."
I sighed quietly.
Ge Feng came to me and said, "Shall we go directly to Sima Qiu's house?"
I shook my head and said: "Find an inn to settle down first, and then listen to the situation in Huo County."
At this time, a man with sinister features bumped into me.
I immediately realized something was wrong and grabbed him.
The man said angrily: "You bastard, don't you have eyes when you walk?"
Ge Feng twisted his arm and sneered: "Boy, I'm afraid you have chosen the wrong person."
He squeezed hard, and the man knelt down in pain, and wailed: "Master, please be gentler."
I touched my waist and realized that my money bag was gone.
Ge Feng took the money bag back from the man, kicked him on the butt, and stuffed him into a dog's excrement.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly to myself.
I had just arrived in Huo State, and first I encountered robbery and blackmail, and now I encountered thieves.
It seemed that the folk customs of this small northern Zhou Dynasty country were very poor.
We found a tavern in Huo Junxin and sat down, casually ordering some wine and food.
While we were eating, a group of heavily armored warriors passed by the window, escorting two prison cars and walked out of the city gate.
After asking, we found out, That was to go to Balitun outside the city to ask for help.
The shop owner smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that most of you are from out of town.
Every day someone is pushed out for questioning.
This avenue in Huo County will soon become Huangquan Road."
Fuqutai took a sip of wine and whispered: "I have been to many places with my boss, but this is the first time I have come to a country with such a murderous atmosphere."
When he said this, even I could feel the smell of blood in the air.
I finished my lunch hastily, stood up and said: "Forget it, let's go directly to Sima's house to see how bad the situation in this country has deteriorated. " Sima Qiu Town's mansion is located on the north side of Huo County.
Although Huo County is poor, judging from his tall door wall, his mansion should be pretty good.
Fu Qutai looked at the bronze door shining in the sun and couldn't help but whispered: "This person must be a corrupt official."
I couldn't help laughing: "After all, he is a Sima of the same country.
The place he lives in is too shabby and he can't live with it in terms of face."
Ge Feng said: "Everyone has selfishness.
If this kind of selfishness is too big, it is called greed.
But if you can control greed within a certain range and do more things that are beneficial to the country, it can also be regarded as greed."
A good official" I felt the same and patted Ge Feng on the shoulder and said, "Brother's insights are really enlightening."
"My humble opinion makes my brother laugh" At this time, the two warriors in front of Sima's mansion had noticed our appearance.
One of them came over to us and said respectfully: "May I ask who is here to see Lord Sima?"
I didn't expect that the guards at Sima Qiu Town's residence would be so polite.
I smiled and said, "Yes, my surname is Ji.
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I came from afar to pay a visit to Lord Sima."
When the warrior heard that my surname was Ji, the expression on his face became even more respectful: "Mr.
Ji, Master Sima is resting in the study.
I will take you in to see him right now."
I nodded, and we all followed the warrior into Sima Qiu Zhen's mansion.
There is a small garden right at the entrance, with an exquisite layout and luxuriant flowers and plants.
It is not inferior to my house in Luoyi, which is enough to show that this Sima Qiu Zhen enjoys life very much.
Along the winding corridor to the study room in the backyard, the warrior motioned for us to wait in front of the door.
When we came to the door, he said respectfully: "Master Sima, there is Mr.
Ji from out of town who wants to see you."
The door slowly opened, and a man about fifty years old walked slowly out of the study.
He was wearing a yellow robe, his hair was a little sparse, his forehead was large, his eyes were sunken, and his eyebrows were typical.
Her eyebrows were raised, her thin lips were tightly pressed together, and her expression looked quite stern, without any smile.
I thought to myself: "This Huo Guo Sima is not very good-looking."
But there was no expression on his face, and he smiled.
Mr.
Ma, I took the liberty of coming here.
I wonder if it will disturb your retreat."
The silk scarf with the seal of authority was handed to Qiu Zhen.
Sima Qiuzhen stared at the vermilion mark for a long time, his eyes showing excitement.
After a long time, he came back to his senses, nodded heavily and said: "Master, please come in."
I winked, signaling Linglong Gefeng and the others to wait for me outside, and followed Sima Qiuzhen alone into the study.
Sima Qiu Zhen closed the door of the study room and made a gesture to kneel down to me.
I was well prepared for this, so I hurriedly stretched out my hands to support his arms and said, "Master Sima, how can this be done?"
Sima Qiu Zhen probably didn't mean to kneel down to me, and actually stood up with my help: "Sir, you made me wait so hard."
I sighed and said, "I had wanted to come here for a long time, but many things happened one after another along the way, so I didn't come to Huo County until today."
Sima Qiu Zhen said: "I heard that the young master went to Luoyi on his way."
This old guy is indeed well-informed.
I nodded and said, "To be honest, I did go to Luoyi, and I was favored by the emperor to adopt me as his adopted son."
Sima Qiuzhen didn't know that I had become the godson of Emperor Zhou, and was obviously stunned.
This further proved what Li Nuo said.
He only wanted to find a tool to deal with Ji Mu and use me to temporarily stabilize the country of Huo.
After everything calms down, they will throw me away like a shoe.
Sima Qiuzhen was worthy of being an old jin.
After a brief moment of astonishment, a smile returned to his face: "Okay, that's a great thing.
This way, it will be more legitimate for the young master to ascend the throne of the Huo Kingdom."
I expressed my position at the right time and said: "I have no interest in the throne of Huo State at all.
All I care about is not letting Jimu realize his wish.
He killed my mother with his own hands.
I want to let him."
"He paid a heavy price."
If he wants Sima Qiuzhen to relax his guard against me, he must play the role of a passionate young man in front of him and make him feel that my real purpose of coming here is for revenge.
Not the throne.
Sima Qiuzhen sighed and said, "Master, if you want to ascend the throne of King Huo, you must not think about hatred all the time."
I looked at Sima Qiu Zhen with some excitement and said, "If you want me to ascend the throne, you must help me kill Ji Mu."
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He coughed dryly and said: "Young Master, if you become the king of the Huo Kingdom, I will be your minister, and the people will be your people.
Your hatred will be my hatred, which is the hatred of the entire Huo Kingdom.
When the time comes, I will Isn't it easy to deal with Ji Mu?"
He took a breath and said: "Sir, the situation in Huo country is extremely complicated.
Ji Mu is not the only enemy you face.
The first thing we need to do is to drive away Ji Yue.
Counterfeit” "Who is Ji Yue?"
Sima Qiuzhen pondered for a moment and then said: "Master, I have already prepared a place for you.
Let's settle down first.
Ji Yue is just a waste.
I will explain it to you in detail later."
Sima Qiu Zhen didn't seem to want to immediately expose my identity to the people of Huo State.
The residence he prepared for me was twenty miles north of Huo County City.
Ze Huali sold horses and went to the original temporary pasture.
Later, due to the turmoil in Huo State and the continued decline of the domestic economy, Ze Huali abandoned this place and focused his business on Jin State.
This pasture was purchased by Sima Qiu Town at a low price. .
Qiu Zhen did not personally send me to the ranch, but sent six of his warriors to escort the four of us all the way to the ranch.
It can be seen that he did not take me as a temporary shield seriously.
There is a mansion with exotic architectural style in the heart of the ranch, which was also left by Bai Di merchant Ze Huali.
The mansion has been renovated, and Qiu Zhen sent ten beautiful maids to take care of my daily life and food.
These six warriors also stayed with me, in the name of protecting my safety, but in fact they were monitoring my every move in Huo County.
After settling in, Linglong and I went for a walk on the pasture.
Looking at the pasture like a sea of green in front of us, Linglong could not help but excitedly spin two circles on the grass, her blue robe blowing in the wind.
Blooming like a flower, even though she is wearing men's clothes, her graceful figure and charming charm cannot be concealed.
Looking at Linglong's extremely pure and pretty face, I smiled knowingly: "Do you like it here?"
Linglong nodded slightly: "There is no chance to see such a magnificent scene in Yue Kingdom":