The setting sun colors the sky, making half of the sky as red as fire.
The study room in Huo Mansion is a little dark.
Liu Xiang and Liu Xi were waiting in the front hall, while Song Ran and others came to the inner house for the first time.
The layout of the study room was so simple that they were beyond their expectation. Apart from the books, there was only a low mat for reading. The floor was made of pure wood and was higher than the ordinary room. The purpose was to isolate moisture and prevent the books from being damaged.
With Huo Qubing in charge, Song Ran and others sat on the floor and recounted their findings during this period.
"Three days after Huo Shizhong went to Beiguan, something went wrong with Zhuo's several shipments of goods from Jiangdong to Chang'an."
"Ship hijacking or other means?" Huo Qubing asked.
"They are not that stupid to hijack the ship directly. Instead, when the ship passes through some counties and cities, they greet the water supervisor and conduct repeated checks.
In some coastal cities, inspections are cumbersome, heavy taxes are levied during the process, shipping times are delayed, etc.
There are also some rare items that will be secretly transferred because there are many inspection processes, and some inspecting boatmen will be kicked off the ship. Therefore, if something is wrong later, even the boatman is not sure which step went wrong."
Huo Qubing drank the hot tea made by Xiong San.
"There were two more cargoes, which caught fire in the middle of the night, and even a boatman was burned to death."
"There are many similar methods. In recent days, they have caused heavy losses to Zhuo's shipping, salt and iron and other matters."
Song Ran quietly glanced at Huo Qubing's stern side face, secretly thinking that his master had said that he was plotted against in Beiguan, but it seemed like nothing happened now.
Song Ran continued: "Zhuo Huai followed Huo Shizhong's instructions and cooperated very well without revealing any flaws. But something went wrong along the way, and the Crown Prince of Huainan secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhuo Qingke."
'Prince' was a title used in the Han Dynasty for the eldest son of a prince, which was different from the title 'Prince'.
When Huo Qubing heard this, he already knew what Song Ran was going to say next.
"I have read the letter Liu Qian sent to Zhuo Qingke. It probably means telling the Zhuo family that something unexpected has happened and their downfall is imminent, and it is all because of her, Zhuo Qingke.
The Crown Prince of Huainan said in the letter that if he crushed the Zhuo family to death, it would be like squeezing an ant to death. With just one command, the Zhuo family would wither away and some of them would even die."
Song Ran glanced at Huo Qubing again and found that his face was still expressionless, with no sign of any emotional fluctuations:
"He wanted to take advantage of Zhuo Qingke's ignorance of the world, make her feel guilty, and then force her to submit."
Huo Qubing said: "So you intervened and made arrangements?"
"Yes, after Zhuo Qingke received the letter, he inquired about the news and confirmed that what was said in the slip was true. He secretly cried all night. He also sent someone to Huo Shizhong's house to ask, and found out that the minister was not in Chang'an. He went to Beiguan for a while.
I was completely disappointed that I would not come back, so I prepared to go to the Huainan Palace by myself according to what was written in the brief..."
Song Ran said: "I remember that before Huo Shizhong left, he said that he wanted to protect the safety of the Zhuo family. So I followed the order of the Shizhong and found another woman to go to the Huainan Palace for Zhuo Qingke."
"You found someone to pretend to be Zhuo Qingke, couldn't Liu Qian see it?"
Song Ran eloquently said: "I am a secret agent and collect people from all walks of life in the world, including women who are prostitutes."
The so-called prostitutes are prostitutes in the Three Hundred and Sixty Lines.
This industry can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Guan Zhong was a great talent and invented the nvlu, which was the early prostitute.
Secret detectives indeed need the participation of all walks of life to gather information, and women’s wives are at the forefront of gathering information.
Song Ran added: "There is a girl who joined me as a secret agent and practiced the art of taking Yang. The person I selected will enter the Huainan Palace as a substitute, and she can practice while serving the crown prince. She is very happy."
After the secret agent absorbs some female concubines, he will use secret techniques to train.
Song Ran's technique of capturing Yang is for a woman to steal the source of Yang Qi from a man's body by taking advantage of the man's opportunity to survive in the cracks. The more skillful ones can also confuse the other person, making him unable to pull away, becoming more and more obsessed with him, and he learns more and more.
Much desired news.
Huo Qubing looked at Song Ran and thought about this amazing turn of events. In the first half, he thought Liu Qian was despicable, but in the second half, he was killed in a ditch.
"Liu Qian still doesn't know?"
Song Ran smiled and said: "The prostitutes under our secret agent are well-trained and will never let him see through it easily."
"I first found a painter who practiced painting in the Za family, painted a piece of skin, and pasted it on the stand-in, making him look like Zhuo Qingke. Hey!"
If Song Ran had a tail, it would have been raised high, and he couldn't help but say proudly: "Because of his spiritual practice, even during sex, he can pretend to be untouched and flawless."
Qu Jun, Yue Rao, and Xiao Ying all cried out pitifully to the Huainan Crown Prince.
That's why Song Ranyi dared to be so bold because he had his master Ru Bohu behind him. If it were them, even if they were ordered to secretly investigate the eldest son of King Huainan, they would not dare to plot against him like this.
If Liu Qian knew about this, he would probably go crazy.
Huo Qubing thought about it and couldn't help laughing, just like seeing Liu Qian's reaction when he knew the truth.
"So you have placed a hidden stake around Liu Qian?"
Song Ran raised his voice and looked at Huo Qubing with eyes expecting praise.
"Where did Zhuo Qingke really go?"
"I said hello to Zhuo Huai and took my secret agent to Liang Yuan. Now he lives in the same courtyard with me. There is no problem in terms of safety." Song Ran said that her arrangements were very thoughtful.
Huo Qubing asked the others: "What about the matter that you were asked to investigate?"
"I was responsible for tracking the whereabouts of Zhuo's goods after they were seized, including salt, iron and other items. After the other party took it away, it was placed in Nanjun's treasury, untouched, and no other clues were found based on this." Xiao Ying.
Answer.
This is as expected. Liu Qian is not a fool after all. He uses things immediately when he gets them, so that people can catch them for nothing.
Qu Jun and Yue Rao also secretly investigated something and each had his own report.
Again, there is not much gain.
Several people then left, and Huo Qubing came to the front hall to receive guests. Liu Xiang and Liu Xi, who had a slight dimple on their cheeks, were laughing and eating.
"Qu Bing, you are back."
Liu Xiang looked eager: "I heard news a few days ago that you were injured in Beiguan."
"It's okay."
Huo Qubing and Liu Xiang exchanged greetings and had dinner together. Liu Xi took his leave first.
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However, Liu Xiang refused to leave and said in a lowered voice: "Qubing, I have tried your magical power that makes the whole body as hard as armor, but the effect is not as good as expected."
"So?" Huo Qubing asked.
"If the effect is not good, you have to increase the frequency. Once a month is too little." Liu Xiang revealed the true purpose.
Lower the effect first so that you can bargain.
In fact, the effects obtained by blessing the beauty trap made Liu Xiang so excited that he could not control himself and salivated over this method.
When he saw that he had finished speaking, Huo Qubing remained unmoved and said somewhat discouraged:
"In my early years, I also thought about cultivating. Later, I learned that no matter how much people in the clan practiced, it was difficult to extend their lives and seek immortality. So my interest waned and I felt that my efforts were in vain.
If I knew that there was such magic as yours, I would definitely learn to be a military strategist."
Huo Qubing casually gave Liu Xiang a beauty trap magic, got up and walked to the back house: "It is impossible to increase the number of times. Don't do it again this month."
The night is beginning to fall.
Huo Qubing returned to his study and thought: What type of spiritual practice is related to Confucianism but not Confucianism?
His thoughts moved slightly, and he remembered a brief book he had read some time ago that introduced the nine schools of thought.
After searching briefly on the desk, he took out the brief book and read the introduction to the nine major streams.
"Novelist..."
Huo Qubing's eyes fell on Lu Buwei, who was a successful miscellaneous family in the Qin Dynasty. He analyzed the novelist's practice. If it matched the Zongheng lineage or famous writers, the novelist might use the content of his writing to influence real people and even determine their destiny...<
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Huo Qubing's heart stirred again. The representative figure of the novelist seemed to be serving in the imperial court. His name was Yu Chu?
He remembered that he had a hand scroll by Yu Chu at home.
I immediately went to look for it on the desk and quickly pulled out a simple book.
This is a record-type scroll that collects folklore. Huo Qubing opened it and at the same time stimulated spiritual practice in his body.
In his sea of consciousness, the flying snake on the soldier symbol suddenly raised its head, its eyes glowing faintly.
Wonderful changes have occurred.
Huo Qubing's eyes fell on the handwriting on the bamboo slips. On a conscious level, he seemed to see a hand holding a pen appear on the bamboo slips. A middle-aged man was sitting behind a low mat, writing this bamboo slips. <
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This is a scene that Teng Snake’s magical powers have improved after the realm of heaven and humans. With his powerful perception, he can trace the source of cause and effect related to words and gain insight into it.
The person who was ‘seen’ by Huo Qubing and wrote the bamboo slips was undoubtedly Yu Chu.
"The breath is wrong..." Huo Qubing shook his head slightly.
His thoughts were rising and falling, and he was thinking about something when he suddenly felt something. He turned to look at the window and saw his big cat appearing on the wall.
Immediately afterwards, a woman climbed over the wall and entered sneakily.
The big cat is just a guide.
Huo Qubing was a little surprised that he would climb over the wall to Huo's house in his identity, so he opened the door and greeted him.