The atmosphere in front of the Xunyangfang Governor's Mansion was eerily quiet.
Seeing Ouyang Rong still silent.
Shi Qinyanqing, the commander of the Chinese army battalion who came all the way, looked around and turned to ask Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran and others. He looked confused:
"Why don't the adults say anything? Could it be that Ouyang Sima has another important responsibility and is reluctant to let him go?"
The heroic young general's voice echoed through the streets, and the crowd who had been watching before looked at Lin Cheng with slightly strange eyes.
The face of this fat young man who had offered an olive branch to Ouyang Rong not long ago changed slightly.
He only felt that the strange looks cast around him were more piercing than the noon sun above his head.
"President Wang? Lord Lin?"
Qin Yanqing urged again.
Wang Lengran didn't know when he got up, but his face was already flushed, and Wei Shaoqi had a gloomy face. They both turned their heads and looked at Lin Cheng.
Qin Yanqing raised his eyebrows and followed everyone's gaze to look at Lin Cheng, who looked a little strange.
At this time, Ali, the groom who had been following Ouyang Rong silently, hummed for his young master:
"President Wang and Lord Lin just invited Tanlang to help build the giant Buddha in Xingzifang."
Qin Yanqing raised his eyelids: "Oh?"
Lin Cheng immediately squeezed out a smile and waved his hand: "No, no, just discuss, discuss, discuss with Ouyang Sima. The main thing is to see General Qin..."
"Okay, then there's no need to discuss it any further."
Qin Yanqing waved his hand and made a decision. His face was calm and casual and he said:
"Ouyang Sima, don't help make any statues. What's the use of making Buddha statues? Just leave them to idle people or subordinates. Don't waste Ouyang Sima's talents on such trivial matters. This is a trivial matter.
"The Generalissimo often said that Ouyang Sima has the style of a national scholar and is a rare hero in the southeast. He is proficient in administration, water control, and military knowledge. He should focus all his energy on important things, such as the battle on the front line.
The statues in Jiangzhou City are really incompetent.
"So the Generalissimo sent us here in person this time to invite Ouyang Sima to the Chinese Army Camp to serve as the chief historian. The Generalissimo said that Ouyang Sima can just come. He will arrange the details of official position scheduling and other matters. The court and His Majesty
Over there, he will explain."
As soon as Qin Yanqing said this, the speaker may not have meant it, but some words that were easy to hit home still made Lin Cheng and others' eyelids twitch while they kept smiling.
Veins popped up in Wei Shaoqi's sleeves, especially when Wang Lengran next to him cast a cautious and inquiring look. Not long ago, he was confident in front of Wang Lengran and was ready to welcome Qin Yanqing's arrival. His face felt burning pain, as if he had been beaten hard.
It was like a slap in the face.
He really couldn't figure out what kind of bad luck this Ouyang Lianghan had! Could it be that he was the illegitimate son or son-in-law of General Qin, and he was given so much attention for nothing! And he rushed over to snatch him as a treasure...
At this time, all the eyes of the audience were focused on Ouyang Rong, waiting for his response.
Many people's eyes were filled with envy and awe.
Pei Shisanniang was also secretly glad that she was quite respectful and polite when they just met. She glanced at Shen Bingqiang who had changed her face and became more honest.
Just when everyone in the audience was envious of Ouyang Rong's fortune and wondered how he would agree in the next second... Ouyang Rong spoke.
"Thank you so much for the promotion of Marshal Qin. I also thank you, Chief Qin, Brother Zhang, and Brother Qin for coming here in person. I am very flattered... However, the matter of taking over the position of Commander Shi of the Chinese Army Battalion is a big matter. I will consider it later if you can."
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Seeing Ouyang Rong's hesitant expression, Qin Yanqing suddenly became a little anxious and said seriously:
"Ouyang Sima, the Generalissimo is eagerly looking forward to you, and all the soldiers have also been looking forward to you for a long time, because not only the Generalissimo often praises you, General Qin Heng also praises you full of praise, and the counselors and think tanks of the Chinese Army Camp on the front line praise you.
Long admired name...
"If I don't take you back this time, it will be difficult for us to do business. To be honest with Ouyang Sima, our family law...the military regulations are very strict. If I come back empty-handed, the generalissimo will have to hang me up and give me a beating..."
Seeing Ouyang Rong's thoughtful expression, Qin Yanqing suggested with an expression of embarrassment:
"How about this? Can Ouyang Sima take the time to go with me to the Chinese army camp on the front line first? It means that we can give an explanation to the generalissimo. Then, how about asking Ouyang Sima to talk to the generalissimo in person?
Ouyang Sima must go with us once and decide whether he will stay or not. We will have time to see him again then.
"I really owe it to Ouyang Sima, please move once more..."
Not only did Qin Yanqing speak, but the accompanying quartermaster Zhang Zhong, transport supervisor Qin Yi and others also joined in the persuasion, all with pleading expressions on their faces.
When the whole audience heard this, they were all stunned.
Looking at the warrior soldiers who had returned from the front line with murderous intent not long ago, I sincerely invited someone.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Wang Lixian of Xunyang hurried over on the street not far away.
He also left Fusu with his eldest son Jiangzhou, Shi Yuanhuaimin, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Yan Liulang, a member of the judicial army.
When everyone arrived, they stared at each other.
Then I introduced it with hindsight.
Li Xian asked about the situation and exchanged a few words, and the awkward atmosphere was relieved.
After a while, Li Xian, Wang Lengran, Lin Cheng and others invited Qin Yanqing and others into the mansion to hold a wartime meeting as usual.
But this time, Ouyang Rong, as Jiangzhou Sima, is naturally indispensable.
Wei Shaoqi, Pei Shisanniang, Shen Bingqiang and others left in a hurry.
During the entire wartime meeting in the Governor's Mansion, Lin Cheng and Wang Lengran were obviously living a little like a year, and seemed to be sitting uncomfortably. Lin Cheng, on the other hand, managed to maintain a smile throughout the whole process, so as not to lose his composure.
When the meeting was over, the two of them left in a hurry...
At night, the moon is like a hook.
Xunyang Prince's Mansion, inside a study.
Everyone gathered together again.
Only this time, the atmosphere in the study was a little quiet, without the familiarity and casualness of the past.
Ouyang Rong was sitting on his seat, lowering his head and taking a sip of hot tea.
Li Xian, Li Dalang, Li Bao'er, Wei Mei, and even Xie Lingjiang... everyone's eyes fell on him silently.
Ouyang Rong felt a little embarrassed when he drank the tea.
The afternoon wartime meeting started very late. It was almost time for dinner, and Qin Yanqing and his party had not left yet. In the evening, they directly took Ouyang Rong to have dinner and drinks. This group of warriors was indeed generous.
However, his familiarity with Ouyang Rong gave Wang Lengran, Lin Cheng and others no chance to intervene.
In the evening, Qin Yanqing and his party stayed at the Zhechongfu military camp outside the city, still waiting for Ouyang Rong's reply...or, in other words, waiting for the "release" from Jiangzhou Hall.
It was hard to deny the warm hospitality. When Ouyang Rong came back at night, he had a headache along the way.
"You guys, stop looking at me like that."
In the study, Ouyang Rong put down his teacup, raised his head helplessly, and said to everyone.
Li Dalang said with admiration in his eyes: "Tan Lang, Old General Qin, this must be done by you. Please come over for such a big battle."
Li Xian also said happily: "Doesn't that mean that General Qin is still on our side? It was a false alarm before?"
"Thankfully, Tanlang is here! Wei and Lin Cheng feel worse than swallowing a fly this time."
Wei Mei smiled happily for a moment.
Li Guo'er suddenly interrupted them, her tone was calm:
"Old General Qin may not be on our side, but simply appreciates Ouyang Lianghan. Even after inviting him over, he might not want to let him back if possible."
Li Xian, Li Dalang and others, who were originally full of joy, changed their expressions:
"No...not letting Tanlang come back? What do you mean?"
Li Guoer pursed her lips tightly, while Xie Lingjiang's eyes were a little complicated. He stretched out his hand to hand the pear to his senior brother, sighed softly and said:
"Obviously, Mr. Qin doesn't want to take sides in the dispute between Prince Xunyang's Palace and the Wei family, nor does he want to create a gap with the empress of Luoyang. However, maybe... he admires the senior brother very much, and out of love for his talents, he
I just accepted the olive branch from Xunyang Grottoes, and I guess the same is true for Qin Ying...
"But this time, Senior Brother was idle in the Sima position in Jiangzhou. General Qin saw the opportunity, so he chose to provide help in times of need. But what he wanted to give was actually not Prince Xunyang's Mansion, but Senior Brother alone... It was the other way around.
I would like to extend a sincere olive branch to Senior Brother."
Li Xian, Li Dalang suddenly had a troubled look on his face and stopped talking.
Looking at their faces, it was obvious that they didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
Li Baoer bit her lip and stared straight at Ouyang Rong who was drinking tea for a while. Her tone was a bit unbelievable:
"I had always thought that the Qin family wanted to benefit from the statues of Xunyang Grottoes, and they also sympathized with our family, so they released the signal of cooperation. Now it seems... they really made a mistake.
"It turns out that since the Qin Xie family dinner, what Old General Qin really paid attention to...is you, not the little profit or political capital of the Xunyang Grottoes statue."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone understood it and their expressions became strange.
Li Dalang carefully asked his friend who was calm and silent in front of him:
"Tan Lang, what are you going to do now? Accept it or not..."
"Do you want to go there, Tanlang?"
Wei Mei asked tentatively:
"Speaking of which, the position of Jiangzhou Sima is indeed too low. The Chinese Army Battalion Commander Shi has a greater authority and must be more powerful than Jiangzhou Governor Shi. But... it's too far away, so it may be inconvenient."
Ouyang Rong was quiet for a while, then stood up, his tone was calm but clearly audible to the whole audience:
"The front line is too far away from Jiangzhou, not to mention that if the war goes well in the future, the front line will be pushed all the way to the southwest. The distance is further, and it will be difficult to take into account the safety of the palace. If something like the false messenger from the palace happens again, we need to respond immediately
Someone made a decisive decision...This incident is disturbing.
"But I have to accept Old General Qin's kindness, so I sent Qin Yanqing here...
"I just happened to pick up the plan I made a few days ago. Now that I have a name, I will leave the city and go to the frontline camp in person to meet with General Qin."
Everyone who stared at Ouyang Rong with stern eyes breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement:
"good."
"Tanlang makes up his mind."
"Pay attention to safety on Tanlang Road..."
…
The next day.
After formal discussions between Xunyang Wang Lixian and Jiangzhou Governor Wang Lengran.
By order of Jiangzhou Hall, Jiangzhou Sima Ouyang Lianghan was sent to the front line in the name of escorting grain and grass.
In fact, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang had already traveled lightly early in the morning.
Together with Qin Yanqing and others who couldn't wait, they returned the same way.
They first took a fast boat, passing through Jishui, Longcheng, and several Anran counties, and arrived at Hongzhou City a few days later.
Get off the boat and ride a horse instead.
Everyone hurried to the front line.
Along the way, Qin Yanqing and other soldiers were very kind to Ouyang Rong. They chatted frequently and occasionally asked about military affairs. Ouyang Rong answered fluently...
However, Ouyang Rong discovered that Qin Yanqing seemed straightforward and carefree on the surface, but his thoughts were tactful. He shouted "Ouyang Changshi" on the way, and Zhang Zhong, Qin Yi and other generals who were traveling with him also shouted together.
All the officers and men looked as if Ouyang Rong, who had returned together, had agreed to take up the position of commander of the Chinese army's battalion.
Ouyang Rong was noncommittal.
The Chinese army camp is temporarily located in a village in the mountains, which can be regarded as a temporary garrison.
Today, in the afternoon.
Ouyang Rong hurriedly arrived at the village where the Chinese army camp was located.
I thought that I would see Qin Jingqin's majestic figure in military uniform later in the warm tent with a huge sand table, pacing with his hands behind his back.
But before he could take a sip of water, he was pulled to an unexpected place by the smiling Qin Yanqing and other soldiers.
The group of people walked straight through the Chinese army camp where they were supposed to rest.
Ouyang Rong is dressed in a green and white undershirt, with a fox-white fur shawl wrapped around his neck, and is riding a winter plum.
Xie Lingjiang was dressed in red clothes, riding a rouge-colored horse with her head held high, walking in the same boring military camp. She was particularly conspicuous in the yellow sky and earth of late autumn.
The two walked side by side, their talent and good looks attracted a lot of attention.
They followed the steady-looking Qin Yanqing as he turned left and right. While they were confused, several people passed through Zhuangzi and came to a field at the head of the village.
He looked around curiously.
Upon entering, on the square fields of several acres in front, there were many burly soldiers taking off their shirts and shirtless, plowing the fields and helping the villagers sow seeds.
The golden sunlight shines on their dark or bronze backs, and there are splashes of mud everywhere.
It was all in full swing.
The autumn harvest has passed, and the white dew season has just arrived. Now is a good time to plow the land and sow the seeds before winter begins.
It may be that there was a break in the fighting on the front line. On a field ridge near the dirt road, Qin Jingqin, the general of Zuo Wuwei and the general manager of Jiangnan Road's march, was bare-chested, with a large group of young and middle-aged Chinese army camp staff officers assisting him.
The wise men and women moved forward together with the plow. The burly old man stopped from time to time, grabbed the sweat towel hanging around his neck, and wiped the sweat.
Ouyang Rong looked slightly startled when he looked at one of the most powerful warriors in the dynasty who was working like a farmer on the field ridge.
It was as if I saw him from a long distance away.
"Liang Han? Come and help me."
The old man waved his hand.
He seemed to smile at him.
Ouyang Rong came back to his senses, and without saying a word, he took off his Confucian shirt and outer robe and threw it to Xie Lingjiang. He also took off the snow-white and clean fox-white fur shawl around his neck, and carefully wrapped it around Xie's noble daughter in the autumn wind.
A small section of white porcelain-like thin neck with dancing sideburns.
He turned towards the field and plunged into the mud.