When I received the news that the emperor's personal envoy Hu Fu had ordered the death of Shi Lan Changhao, the governor of Guizhou.

Ouyang Rong was in the main hall of Jiangzhou Hall, having a meeting with Wang Lengran, Yuan Huaimin, Yan Liulang and other six military officers to discuss the matter of material reserves in the city.

Since the fall of Hongzhou, the formerly loose Jiangzhou lobby has become more united.

Wang Lengran and other officials who had never been seen in the past were present. The main hall was rarely crowded every day, and meetings were held every day to receive battle reports from the direction of Hongzhou.

"What, Lan Changhao is dead? Was... given to death by the envoy Hu Zhong?"

Wang Lengran, who was a secret ally with the governor of Guizhou, was holding a copy of the latest Lingnan intelligence report with a strange expression on his face.

Ouyang Rong, who was lowering his eyes to record the amount of newly delivered food in the city today, put down his pen and turned his head.

Wang Lengran, Yuan Huaimin, Yan Liulang and others also turned their heads in surprise and looked at a certain person in the main hall, the envoy Hu Fu.

They have strange eyes.

"this……"

Khufu was shocked, suppressed his blush, and gritted his teeth and said:

"That's nonsense. The Zajia family has only been to Tanzhou Prefecture as far as this trip, and has never passed through Lingnan Road. Where did it go to Guizhou to issue such a ridiculous order?"

"Isn't it a secret message from the emperor sent by my father-in-law to be executed secretly?"

Thinking of His Majesty's character, Wang Lengran asked cautiously.

"Fucking fart. No."

Khufu couldn't help but uttered a curse word and stamped his feet:

"Don't look at the Zajia family. The Zajia family didn't do it. The saint had other plans... The Zajia family doesn't know, but the emperor's personal envoy in Guizhou is definitely not the Zajia family."

Everyone looked at each other, dumbfounded.

Khufu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Master Wang, where does this news come from?"

Wang Lengran was worried and Zhongzhong said:

"It was the first-hand news brought by some Lingnan merchants who had just arrived at Xunyangdu in the morning.

"These merchants travel all over the world and are active in the two lanes. They are the most well-informed and can run the fastest."

Khufu defended: "It cannot be said that three people became a tiger, and it became a rumor."

"Eunuch Hu is right."

Wang Lengran forced a smile and nodded, analyzing and saying:

"Lan Changshi is the chief official of Guizhou and takes the post of governor on his behalf. He is loyal to His Majesty. How can he possibly say that he will die on the basis of death and conspire to rebel? It is simply ridiculous. There must be rumors."

He turned his head and ordered with a straight face:

"Yan joined the army and arrested those profiteers who were spreading rumors. At this critical moment, it would be fine if we did not cooperate with Shi Jian. He dared to make lies to confuse the public, which made people panic..."

Khufu's expression softened a little, but a word came from beside him:

"No, it's you. The one who gave Lan Changhao death should be you, Eunuch Hu."

Everyone was stunned and turned to look, only to see Ouyang Rong, who had been listening, speaking calmly.

"What does Ouyang Changshi mean? The Za family is obviously here." Khufu frowned.

"Who said Eunuch Hu must be there?"

He said calmly, a few simple words, but they touched the heartstrings of the audience:

"As long as the Guizhou Hall thinks it is Eunuch Hu, and the seal and handwriting are safe, then he is the emperor's personal envoy."

Wang Lengran and others around him were still confused, but Khufu froze.

The tall eunuch, who had a beard again today, broke into a cold sweat:

"Seal oracle..."

Ouyang Rong looked at him without saying a word.

"Ouyang Changshi is saying that Cai Qin's people pretended to be Zajia and lied about the emperor's order to kill Lan Changhao?"

Huf felt troubled and paced back and forth.

As if he was remembering something, Wang Lengran on the side broke into a cold sweat and became restless.

Even more panicked than Khufu who failed in his duty.

Ouyang Rong watched coldly, thinking about other possibilities. During this period, he glanced at Wang Lengran.

I roughly know what he is worried about,

Lan Changhao was the culprit who delayed Cai Qin and other garrison soldiers, and Wang Lengran was also an accomplice.

Even though Lan Changhao was thousands of miles away, he was designed to die.

In addition, not long ago, Hongzhou City fell, and the trainer of the Hongzhou Military Mansion, Zhechong Changshi, was disemboweled in public.

It is conceivable that it is difficult for him, Wang Lengran, to run away.

Naturally panicked.

Ouyang Rong looked away and frowned slightly.

At this juncture, with this kind of news coming out, is it really just as simple as revenge?

Why can Zhu Lingxu, who is similar in nature to Lan Changhao, be fine if he surrenders?

By the way, Ouyang Rong also felt that something was wrong about Zhu Lingxu.

In the main hall, everyone had different thoughts.

On the afternoon of the day when the "rumor" came out in Guizhou, Khufu left Xunyang City with a heavy heart.

Hurry north and return to the divine capital.

Ouyang Rong saw Khufu board the ship at Xunyang Ferry and watched the ship go away.

He stood on the ferry with long sleeves, and the river wind blew his sideburns and snow-white sleeves.

On the way back riding Dongmei, Ouyang Rong glanced at the street.

Xunyangdu Wharf and Dongshi Street, which were bustling and bustling not long ago, are at least half as crowded as before.

Moreover, most of the pedestrians on the street were busy walking, walking in a hurry and not staying much.

Most of the businesses along the street have closed down, and the remaining half are packing up their stalls and preparing to close down and run away.

There were obviously not many pedestrians, and it was the turn of spring and summer, but the street was quite empty.

The atmosphere was a bit bleak and solemn.

From ancient times to the present, war has been the greatest destabilizing factor.

Businessmen seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

In particular, a certain kind of storm is brewing in Hongzhou, the hinterland of Jiangnan Road, and people with a discerning eye can already smell the atmosphere of military fronts faintly pointing towards Jiangzhou.

Xunyang City, which sits on the busiest port in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, is naturally a prophet of the Spring River's flooding.

The impact of the Hongzhou Rebellion was immediate.

In the past few days, there have been a lot of passenger ships coming and docking from the upstream west direction of Hongzhou.

The merchants were all well-informed people. After receiving the news of the Hongzhou Rebellion, they ran from the west of Jiangnan Road to the southeast in advance.

In this era, Jiangnan Road was not prosperous and prosperous everywhere; the richest area was in the southeast.

The southeast is actually the hinterland of the Yangtze River, commonly known as the Jiangnan hinterland, and it is also a tax-rich area of ​​the Zhou Dynasty. This area alone accounts for nearly 30% of the dynasty's fiscal revenue.

Jiangzhou and Hongzhou are the western gates that guard them.

Jiangzhou, which has the first ferry in the middle reaches and controls the throat of the Yangtze River, is also the gateway to the southeast.

Losing Hongzhou is like losing your lips.

And once Jiangzhou is lost, it means that it has no teeth and can be stabbed into the "stomach" in one step.

Therefore, in Xunyang City, even the officials who indulge in making noises know the importance of Jiangzhou at the moment.

Once something goes wrong, no one can escape.

This is why Wang Lengran and other officials in Jiangzhou Hall began to feel frightened and stressed.

Ouyang Rong came to his senses, patted Dongmei on the head, and returned to the Jiangzhou lobby.

In the following days, the number of ships anchored at Xunyang Ferry increased day by day.

However, there are new ship faces almost every day.

Because most of them were forcibly intercepted by the Xunyang Ferry, they had to dock at the ferry and wait for the Shipping Department at Jiangzhou Hall to search and check the documents before they could leave that night or the next day.

This is the suggestion put forward by Ouyang Rong.

Ships going to the southeast must be anchored and inspected to prevent Hongzhou rebels from hiding and going deep into the southeast.

At the same time, ships coming from the southeast and bound for Hongzhou must also be docked and inspected to prevent them from transporting important materials to the enemy.
To be continued...