He had never heard of the name Hong Hu. Hearing that Wang Huan asked him to protect a prostitute, Xie Changyuan didn't find it strange. After all, all men have needs. Officials can understand that they occasionally visit brothels. It's okay to have a lover.
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However, this Xianggui Tower is very intriguing.
The maid from Xianggui Tower came to invite him early in the morning, but Xie Changyuan refused. At noon, it was Wang who came over again. It was also to Xianggui Tower, but her goal was more clear, that is, to protect someone.
Xie Changyuan believed that this was no coincidence. For a large brothel like Xianggui Tower to spend a lot of money to protect it, and to have a second-rank official from the current court come forward, it must not be an ordinary person.
"This red swan..."
Xie Changyuan made a long sound, as if he wanted to ask about Hong Hu's details.
He is not a superficial person. Although he has thought so in his heart, he does not think that this girl is Wang Huan's lover. After all, the age gap between them is here. Wang Huan is 60 years old, how can he still visit a brothel?
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So he guessed that the red swan had a more special identity.
Wang Huan pondered for a moment and then said frankly.
"Hong Hu is not an ordinary promiscuous woman. Her real name is Shangguan Mingxiao, and she is the only daughter of Shangguan Gangfeng, a former first-grade bachelor!"
Xie Changyuan suddenly realized it and finally understood.
When he was inquiring about information in Bianliang City before, Xie Changyuan had heard of this scholar named Shangguan Gangfeng.
Just from the name, you can tell that this scholar has a good temper, and he is upright and dares to give direct advice. Although he is only an official who studies literature, he will get up angrily when faced with major right and wrong.
Five years ago, Hui Emperor Zhao Shuo, who had regained control of the government, issued an edict and decided to surrender the entire country to the Twelve Divine Palaces. This Lord Shangguan was the first person to stand up and oppose it.
At first he just expressed his opinion, but after no results, he changed it to advice, and he was very sincere to Hui Emperor Zhao Shuo.
Until the last persuasion was useless, Shangguan Gangfeng was completely disappointed with Zhao Shuo. Thinking that the thousand-year-old Song Dynasty, Zuo, was about to be ruined in the hands of this generation of emperors, Shangguan Gangfeng was filled with grief and anger. One morning, he went to the palace wearing sackcloth and mourning, and pointed at Hui Emperor Zhao Shuo.
Shuo's nose scolded him as the king of subjugation.
This scolding was so outrageous that all civil and military officials in the court were frightened by the crazy Shangguan Gangfeng. Hui Emperor Zhao Shuo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he immediately asked the guards in front of the palace to pull Shangguan Gangfeng down and cook him
, a generation of loyal ministers died in Dading.
Regarding the family members of Shangguan Gangfeng, Hui Emperor Zhao Shuo originally wanted to deal with them as members of the Yi clan, but in the end, under Gao Wenchong's strong dissuasion, he changed the idea to exile them for three thousand miles.
Of course, it was said that he was exiled, but in fact Hui Emperor Zhao Shuo had already signaled the Jin Yiwei to follow him secretly, and most of them were killed on the way.
Only an only daughter, Shangguan Mingxiao, escaped, and her life was saved through the arrangements of the family members of the three clans and Gao Wenchong.
As for how this Shangguan lady returned to Bianliang City and became the Honghu Oiran, one of the five major oirans in Xianggui Tower, Wang Huan did not say much about this.
Anyway, the intention has been made clear, now it depends on Xie Changyuan's attitude.
After hearing this, Xie Changyuan fell silent.
He was a military commander, and the people he admired most in his life were loyal and martyrs. Shangguan Gangfeng scolded the emperor for being fatuous in front of the palace until he decided to die in the end. This made Xie Changyuan admire him very much.
Now there is a prostitute killer in the city. Shangguan's surviving daughter, Shangguan Mingxiao, happens to be one of the five oirans in Xianggui Tower. She can't hide even if she wants to.
More than a dozen oirans have died in various brothels these days. Even if they don't open the door to receive customers during the day and night, dead people will be found the next day. If they are not kept safe, Hong Hu will die here one day.
Xie Changyuan asked, "Can't you just hide her somewhere else?"
Hearing Xie Changyuan's comments, Wang Huan shook his head directly.
Some people have tried to run out and hide, but they still haven't escaped. This murderer seems to have already written down the killing list, and will not let it go as long as it is confirmed. And strangely enough, there are several girls hiding there.
It's quite secretive, but the murderer seems to have put tracking incense on people, and he can always catch them in the end.
Once it falls into the hands of the murderer, the fate can be imagined.
"You and I don't need to say anything. The strong man can just give you a cool word, whether to protect or not to protect!"
Wang Huan said directly.
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Half an hour later, Xie Changyuan packed his luggage and walked into Bianliang City alone.