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In the winter of the 30th year of Emperor Shengwu of the Nanling Kingdom, Huo Changfeng, the Zhongyong Hou Dingguo General, escorted the imperial concubine into the country from the northwest border area. Passing through Tucheng, they were ambushed and a group of twenty-four people were besieged. It was difficult to break out of the siege with his female family members, so Huo Changfeng ordered two of his subordinates to accompany the concubine and the maids and servants around her to hide carefully, while he led the remaining five people to counterattack at night. In the end, only six people succeeded in breaking through. Huo Changfeng borrowed troops from the border town and rushed to the hiding place, but it was too late. In the spring of the thirty-first year of Emperor Shengwu's reign, Emperor Xiao Huan of the Nanling Kingdom was furious after losing his beloved concubine. The Zhao family of the imperial concubine tried their best to instigate Huo Changfeng in the court, and even accused Huo Changfeng of collaborating with the enemy and treason. Xiao Huan was suspicious and angry, and listened to slander. In the end, Huo Changfeng was deprived of his hereditary title due to poor protection and treason. He was removed from the post of general and sentenced to beheading. The general's mansion was sealed, and his clan's descendants were included in the slave registration and could never be reinstated in the dynasty. Since then, everyone in the Huo family has been convicted, and no one has been spared...