Chapter 52 Gao Huan was flogged (Part )
[The dog thief Su Dao is carrying out the mission "Selling stolen goods in the ghost market" and is heading to the Beimang Mountain Ghost Market! ]
Finally, before the silk and silk at home were exhausted, they were able to take the stolen goods from the tent of Manager Lu of Qinghe King and the monks' quarters of the Mahayana believers to the ghost market in Beimang Mountain to sell them.
After clicking on the commission, Su Ze finally had a day off at the beginning of the month.
Today is the time to refresh the system store again. Su Ze is ready to go. He even carries the amulet that his sister Su Yuyao got from Longhua Temple, waiting for the system to refresh at night.
There are two opportunities for the store to refresh before entering the curtain to select the striker. If Su Ze wants to excel in entering the curtain to select the striker, it depends on whether the store can produce good things during these two times.
The last time Liu Bozhi mentioned the four essentials for hunting - "control, equipment, beasts, and friends".
For the "Yu" project, Su Ze bought Benxiao from Gao Huan. It was a top-quality Huaishuo horse, which met the requirements for hunting.
"Qi" means weapons. Su Ze has a longbow passed down from his father, and the system also gives him a blue [Exquisite Small Bow], which can be considered barely usable.
"Beast" was more depressed. These days, Su Ze also sent people to inquire. Wild animals and birds of prey that could assist in hunting had to be raised by special people from a young age. It was impossible for anyone other than a wealthy family to raise such things.
The wild animals and birds of prey they raise are all controlled by these big families and it is impossible for them to be sold outside.
Su Ze has already commissioned Su Dao to search for prey animals for sale in the ghost market of Beimang Mountain, but it can only be said that the hope is not great.
As for the last "friend", Su Ze also made friends with some Han Yulin soldiers these days, but unfortunately most of them are of the lower level and are not qualified to participate in the selection of the vanguard.
If you can’t improve on “external things”, you can only practice “internal skills”.
Su Ze originally planned to continue to go to the riverside to practice horse riding and archery with Su Lin, but he didn't expect to hear a knock on the door early in the morning. When he opened it, it turned out to be Liu Gui.
"Brother Liu?"
After they parted at the tavern that day, Liu Gui disappeared for a long time. He probably listened to Su Ze's advice and prepared to serve Erzhu Rong.
The Liu family's ancestral home is Xiurong. If Liu Gui wants to become an official, he must do a good job in all aspects.
Liu Gui suddenly appeared, still looking panicked, and said, "Brother Su! Something happened to He Liuhun!"
Gao Huan?
Although the process of Su Ze and Gao Huan's friendship was somewhat deliberate, Gao Huan has a straightforward personality and is humorous and interesting.
Now Gao Huan was just a messenger traveling between the Six Garrisons and Luoyang, and had a low status. He was also sincere in his interactions with Su Ze and Liu Gui, which made Su Ze feel that Gao Huan was a good friend.
I can only say that charm is something inexplicable, especially for those founding monarchs who started from scratch, their charm is incredibly high.
Just after not seeing each other for a few days, Liu Gui already called Gao Huan "He Liuhun".
Su Ze stood up and asked, "What's wrong, Brother Gao?"
Liu Gui said, "He sent his hotel clerk to my house and said he was beaten up!"
Hearing this, Su Ze wanted to go out immediately, but he quickly said, "Brother Liu, wait for me a moment."
After a while, Liu Gui saw Su Ze coming out from the side room with a blind old man. Su Ze said to Liu Gui, "This is a guest from my house who knows how to use medicine." Seeing the appearance of the "blind pharmacist," Liu Gui remembered that Gao Huan was injured. He quickly said, "Brother Su is really thoughtful!"
Horses are not allowed in the inner quarters of Luoyang. Fortunately, the Sitong City where Gao Huan was temporarily staying was not far from Jianyangli, and the three of them quickly arrived at the inn where Gao Huan was staying.
When seeing Gao Shenwu lying on the bed groaning, if he becomes successful in the future, this would probably be the so-called black history, right?
[The Blind Pharmacist] uncovered the sackcloth covering Gao Huan's buttocks, and Gao Huan let out a ghost-like howling sound. Liu Gui could not help but turn his head away, and Su Ze felt relieved instead.
Su Ze said to Liu Gui, "Brother Gao can still shout so vigorously, it should be just a flesh wound."
Then Gao Huan let out another pig-slaughtering scream. It turned out that the [blind pharmacist] couldn't see the wound, so he could only palpate it with his hands. He used his rough old hands to squeeze Gao Huan's buttocks hard, causing more blood to seep out of the wound.
Liu Gui said worriedly, "Brother Su, your pharmacist? I know a doctor from the Imperial Pharmacy. Should we ask him to come over?"
After the blind pharmacist finished his diagnosis, he said to Su Ze:
"My Lord, this is a wound caused by whipping. There is no damage to the bones. It will heal as long as you apply medicine to the wound."
Su Ze had also seen such wounds in the Yulin Army. Although whipping wounds were scary, as long as the torturer showed mercy and paid attention to the hygiene of the wounds, there would be no problem.
Su Ze took out a string of Taihe five-zhu coins, handed it to the hotel clerk beside him and said:
"Take the pharmacist with you to buy medicine."
After the [Blind Pharmacist] and the waiter left, Su Ze asked:
"Brother Gao, how come you were flogged after not seeing you for a few days?"
Liu Gui looked at Gao Huan's battered buttocks and then remembered that these were wounds from flogging. After confirming that Gao Huan was fine, he felt relieved and asked jokingly, "Did you seduce some woman and get handed over to the government?"
It's not that Liu Gui was wrongly accusing Gao Huan. Since coming to Luoyang, Gao Huan has been quite successful in Sitong City with his pretty face.
The Northern Wei Dynasty was between the Han and Tang Dynasties, and was originally a Hu regime with an open-minded atmosphere. Even when Su Ze was walking in Sitong City, there were women flirting with him. Gao Huan, with his dissolute personality, naturally felt like a fish in water in Sitong City.
Su Ze also nodded. Liu Gui's speculation was a reasonable one and not a false accusation.
Gao Huan immediately shouted: "I got injured because of Brother Su's selection of forwards!"
Liu Gui looked at Su Ze, who also had a bewildered look on his face. He had not seen Gao Huan since they last met at Longhua Temple, nor had he entrusted him with anything. How could he have been injured for him?
Gao Huan said, "I often travel to Luoyang to deliver letters, and the letters are all delivered to the Taiwei Mansion. I heard that Zhang Lingshi of the Taiwei Mansion has a very brave falcon at home, so I want to buy the falcon from Zhang Lingshi."
"Who knew that when I went to buy the eagle from Zhang Lingshi, he got so angry that he kicked me out of the Taiwei Mansion."
"I was unwilling to give up, so I prepared a banquet in Sitong City to invite Zhang Lingshi, and proposed to buy the eagle during the banquet."
Su Ze was somewhat touched. Although he did not take the initiative to ask, Gao Huan took it to heart and helped Su Ze search for prey, even at the cost of offending his superior.
Liu Gui frowned and said, "If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. Why did He Liuhun receive a caning?"
Gao Huan also said indignantly: "When I mentioned the matter of buying eagles at the banquet, Zhang Lingshi flew into a rage and found fault with me, saying that I sat cross-legged during the banquet, which was a habit of northern barbarians and violated the Hanization Order issued by Emperor Xiaowen. He ordered the guards of the Taiwei Mansion to flog me fifty times in public!"
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