No, gentlemen are also careful Chapter 572: There is a young man who is better than a blue man, and there are women who compete with each other! [Please vote for me!]
Chapter 572: There is a young man who is better than a blue man, and there are women who compete with each other! [Please vote for me!]
In Prince Xunyang's Mansion, the Lantern Festival banquet in the front house is in full swing.
King Xunyang Lixian, as the Jiangnan pacification envoy appointed by Empress Wei, was stationed in Jiangzhou in the rear, and Qin Jingqin, the general manager of Jiangnan Road's march with Jiangnan at his back and leading troops on the southwest front, had a detached status both inside and outside.
Especially not long ago, the Tiannan Jianghu rebels blocked the landing of the Giant Buddha, and Wei, Lin, and Wang died heroically in the line of duty. The dispute over the route of the Donglin Giant Buddha indirectly ended, and Ouyang Lianghan was invited to come out again.
The Wei clan forces in Xunyang City have been wiped out, and the situation in Jiangzhou has become clear!
So tonight, how can the Lantern Festival dinner held by Prince Xunyang’s Mansion in the name of appeasing the people and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River not be bustling and bustling?
All the distinguished nobles from the south of the Yangtze River came. Among them, the representatives of the Jiangnan nobles were the Wang and Xie families, as well as the messengers sent by the chief officials of various states and counties, and even several Li clan kings from as far away as Lingnan and Jinling.
, they all sent their direct descendants to come and recognize their relatives, reminisce about the past, and regain the feeling of kinship.
This is not a complete pledge of support, but a congratulation and support for the winner. Of course, some noble families, civil and military officials who originally "waited and waited" will also become more active.
This kind of romantic banquet and social interaction may seem useless, but it is the soil that promotes the formation of new interest groups.
All in all, a Lantern Festival dinner marked another level of influence of the Xunyang Palace, breaking through some obstacles and projecting it to the entire Jiangnan Road.
Xie Xue'e appeared in the palace tonight. This detail also made Ouyang Rong realize this more deeply.
I remember that in the past, every time Xie Xue'e came to Xunyang City, she always stayed away from Xunyang Prince's Mansion. In this regard, she was different from her brother Xie Xun.
Xie Xue'e didn't even invite Prince Xunyang's family to the last birthday party of her junior sister. Instead, she routinely invited Wang Lengran, who favored the Wei family.
But today, she appeared at the Lantern Festival dinner at Xunyang Prince's Mansion. She was still dressed up and went out. She hitched a ride with her junior sister and her mentor Xie Xun, and entered the ceremony smoothly.
This is the five surnames and Qi Wang, a set of skilled small combos from the top family in Jiangzuo, and we have only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg...
In addition, the junior sister just casually revealed that there is a master in the palace tonight.
Ouyang Rong understood it almost instantly without asking any further questions.
The Sanqing Taoist Sect is here.
I don’t know if it’s the familiar Lu Ya with a paralyzed face, or another member of the Taiqing and Yuqing Ancestral Master Halls.
And one thing worth noting is that compared to Li Dalang, the Sanqing Taoist sect seems to be closer to the little princess.
Ouyang Rong noticed Lu Ya when he brought Master Yuan's relics to Xunyang Palace, and saw Lu Ya next to Li Guo'er several times.
But one time when Ouyang Rong asked half-jokingly, Lu Ya said that Master Yuan Laotian had left some hexagrams for the little princess, and he went to interpret the hexagrams. After he finished speaking, he looked at Ouyang Rong.
Ouyang Rong didn't ask much when he heard this, but last time Xiao Mo Jing Miao Si was seriously injured by chanting the mantra, the holy healing elixir used was the one Lu Ya asked Ouyang Rong to go to Li Guo'er to ask for...
The lanterns were just coming on, and we were in a gallery in the back garden of the back house.
While chatting with his teacher Xie Xun, Ouyang Rong glanced at the back of a dignified and elegant lady in red dress walking hand in hand with his junior sister in red.
Knowing that the men wanted to talk about business, the aunt and niece spontaneously walked aside and talked about some feminine words.
I don’t know what they talked about, but Xie Xue’e, as her biological aunt, turned around from time to time and glanced sideways at Ouyang Rong for her beloved niece.
Xie Xun walked in front, and Ouyang Rong followed suit. As for Wang Caozhi, he was more sensible and followed them obediently, looking curiously at the elegant gardens in the palace.
Xie Xun waited for his disciple for a while, but Ouyang Rong did not keep up and was still half a step behind.
Xie Xun laughed and shook his head; the two continued walking for a while.
"Lianghan, this jade hairpin is quite beautiful. Did Huanwan pick it out for you?"
"No, my aunt gave it to me. She said it was a relic from my mother's past."
"I see." He asked again, "Why don't you come to the dinner party today? Many people want to see you, especially the young master sent by the Prime Minister."
Ouyang Rongyan said concisely and comprehensively:
"At the height of the storm, your Majesty has given many rewards, but if the Donglin Buddha is not completed in one day, the rewards will be empty. He will not do his job properly and make friends everywhere. He seems too complacent and arrogant... At the dinner party, it is enough to have the prince and the prince. If anything happens, there will be a small one.
Her Royal Highness the Princess is here to help as a counselor. Students should focus on business during this period and avoid socializing."
"Lianghan is indeed awake, and his every word is beautiful."
The two chatted for a few words. Xie Xun stopped and turned around, patted Ouyang Rong on the shoulder and said with emotion:
"This trip to Luodu was extremely spectacular. I haven't been in the limelight like this for some years. Lianghan really made the teacher proud."
"Students just did what they were supposed to do."
"What should be done?"
Xie Xun smiled and said:
"The last time I came to Xunyang as my teacher, we had dinner together at the Huaiye Lane mansion. Didn't Lianghan promise that he would just sit back and relax, wait for the opportunity, and do nothing..."
Ouyang Rong calmly explained: "That's it, hasn't it been done?"
Xie Xun kept smiling, looked at his beloved disciple meaningfully, and took the initiative to ignore the topic:
"No matter what, it's time for Liang Han to show his strength."
"Teacher Miao praised it."
Ouyang Rong sighed, glanced at the bright moon in the sky, and seemed to be saying to himself:
"The teacher praises the students like this every time, and supports the students immediately every time, even if many people laugh at the students as stupid, just like when he contradicted His Majesty in Jinluan Palace, it was the teacher's connections that allowed him to get out of prison, and later in Longcheng
He drowned, recovered from illness, and went down the mountain to fight against the Liu family... The teacher never seemed to stop the students, so he didn't worry... Did the students do something wrong and embark on a road of no return?"
"Worry, of course I worry, and teachers also like to worry, but correction and guidance are what a teacher would do to a pedantic student, or to you who are still studying in the academy.
"At that time, Lianghan only needed to be taken care of by his husband, just like a new tree sapling, which needs to be taken care of and straightened at the beginning."
Xie Xun smiled, stroked his beard for a while, his face gradually became serious and he said:
"But after leaving the academy, students like Liang Han and such trees have grown up, straight, upright, and lush... There is no need for the teacher to nag and correct them anymore."
The well-dressed middle-aged Confucian scholar pointed his index finger on his sleeve at a tall garden tree outside the gallery, turned around and asked seriously:
"Lianghan, do you know when my teacher realized that you have grown straight and upright?"
"Wha...when?"
"On that day, just like tonight, when the willow trees were rising, I finished teaching and just returned to the study from the school. I saw your little junior sister walking in the door with a look of surprise and admiration, holding a letter from the imperial court in her hand.
I asked my teacher, Ouyang Lianghan, if he recognized him. It sounded familiar to me. Is he one of her senior brothers from the past?"
Xie Xun looked at Ouyang Rong's slightly stunned face and said softly:
"My master received the newspaper from the residence and learned that you had just returned to the capital, Dingyou, and had taken up the post of imperial censor. Your future was promising, so you prepared a coffin to leave a message and entered the palace alone, risking your own life to sin against the princess and directly remonstrate with the empress.
"There was no light in the study that day, and the words on the newspaper were dim and blurry, which made the teacher feel a little dizzy.
"But I don't know why, from that moment on, I knew very clearly in my heart that you had embarked on a path that I could no longer nag and advise, and you could only walk forward alone.
"If a student like this, as a teacher, calls him back and gives long-winded instructions, it will be a waste of time and harm to others.
"That's because the teacher doesn't know what's ahead, but as Liang Han said in the "Master's Statement" that was famously spread in the capital a few days ago, there is a sentence in it, that is, the disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, and the teacher does not have to be better than the disciple.
As the sage said, green comes from blue, and green comes from blue.
"I don't know if your 'green' is better than my 'blue' as my teacher, but it must be that your youth is better than your blue. While I am happy, I am also very curious about what Lianghan's path is like."
Ouyang Rong was silent as he listened. Xie Lingjiang, Xie Xue'e's aunt and niece who were whispering in front of him, and Wang Caozhi who was looking around behind him all seemed to have stopped and listened attentively.
Xie Xun sighed, and Ouyang Rong felt that he squeezed his shoulder a little harder:
"To be honest, Lianghan said that he has taught many students and has followed many disciples all year round. He is obedient to his words and deeds. Even if he is not around, he often relies on his arrangements, or sends letters to ask for advice, or
He often visits to solve doubts.
"But there are only a few students who can really let the teacher see that they are better than their predecessors and embark on a new path without looking back. Lianghan is one of them, and he is the most brilliant one so far.
"
After talking to himself, he seemed to be talking to himself, murmuring and repeating:
"You ask my teacher, are you worried about your future going astray and falling down? Of course you are worried, but as long as you don't regret it and can bear the consequences, then this path is the right one. Who says you can't beat the blue."
Ouyang Rong raised his head with a calm expression:
"No wonder the teacher never denies me."
Xie Xun suddenly smiled and gestured to his side with his hand:
"Lianghan no longer needs to follow behind my master, but he can take a step forward and walk side by side with his master."
Ouyang Rong shook his head seriously and bowed:
"Teachers go first, and students have no farther to go than their teachers."
Xie Xun chuckled, shook his head and stopped insisting.
After a while, the group returned to the reception hall.
On the way, Xie Lingjiang followed Ouyang Rong, preparing to travel together.
Ouyang Rong looked back at Wang Caozhi who was snickering.
The latter spread his hands as if to indicate that he was unable to help.
Ouyang Rong actually knew about Wang Cao's arrival this time because he was the one who called him over in advance.
The Donglin Giant Buddha will be officially started after the Lantern Festival, and Wang Caozhi and others need to be coordinated.
Ouyang Rong raised his head and glanced at the sky, his face slightly worried.
"What are you looking at, Senior Brother?"
"Fireworks, fireworks."
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head.
Xie Lingjiang smiled lightly:
"After I finish working with you later, let's go for a while." She suddenly came close to him and whispered in his ear: "Does this ruqi look good, senior brother?"
Ouyang Rong looked down and couldn't see his toes.
Neither her toes nor his toes could be seen.
"nice……"
"That's good."
Xie Ling Jiang Qiao smiled sweetly, and then wrinkled her little nose: "By the way, what will you be busy with later."
"Forehead……"
Just as Ouyang Rong was about to answer, the group of people happened to arrive at the door of the reception hall.
Suddenly, everyone found Ouyang Rong standing still at the door.
"Rong Nu Shi?" Ouyang Rong was stunned and said.
Xie Xun, Xie Xue'e, Wang Caozhi and others looked curious and followed his gaze.
I saw not only the figure of Pei Shisanniang sitting in the lobby, but also a cold figure of a girl in palace clothes. She sat on a chair with long sleeves and looked straight ahead. She had never drunk the tea beside her and did not know where she was.
wait for what.
"Ouyang Lianghan, why are you here? If you don't stay at Huaiye Lane, I won't be able to find you if something happens to me."
Hearing Ouyang Rong's voice, Rong Zhen stood up as if he had been woken up from a nap during his lunch break, and said as coldly as the cold tea on the table.
She didn't know how long she had been waiting, but her patience seemed to have reached its peak.
Pei Shisanniang, who was sitting opposite her, also wiped her sweat and stood up: "Master, the female historian has something to do with you. It seems to be urgent."
"Is this lady official..."
Xie Xun noticed that his daughter's originally smiling face suddenly calmed down and she became silent. He stepped forward and asked.
"Rong Zhen." The girl in palace clothes called out and asked, "Are you Mr. Xie?"
"Exactly."
Rong Zhen's face improved a little, but his voice was still stiff:
"There is something going on at the Xunyang Grottoes. I need Ouyang Lianghan to go there. I'm sorry to disturb your master-disciple meeting. I hope you can understand."
"What's going on during the Lantern Festival?"
"This is the emperor's order, and it is also Bachelor Ouyang's mission. Things at the Xunyang Grottoes cannot be careless, and it is not convenient to disclose them. I hope Mr. Xie understands my difficulties."
Xie Xun cast a questioning look at Ouyang Rong.
Ouyang Rong's expression remained unchanged, and he couldn't help but glance at Rong Zhen. Pei Shisanniang thought Ouyang Rong was looking at her, so she weakly raised her right hand. She, being so transparent tonight, carefully interjected:
"Ms. Xie, Mr. Xie, Mrs. Xie, things at the Xunyang Grottoes are really important. It's also the same thing that I came to see Mr. Ouyang tonight. For this reason, Mr. Ouyang even regretfully declined the Lantern Festival dinner at the palace..."
Ouyang Rong coughed and had to stand up:
"Little junior sister, there is an urgent matter at Xunyang Grottoes and we cannot delay it. Mrs. Pei and I will go over and take a look. You should accompany the teacher first. If I come back early..."
Xie Lingjiang lowered his eyes and said nothing with a straight face. Halfway through what he said, his pretty eyes rolled up and gave him a look that said, "Okay, you can do whatever you want. I'll do whatever you want, I don't care."
Ouyang Rong paused, turned his head silently, and began to try to enlighten Rong Zhen:
"Rong Nu Shi, I'm going with my junior sister. She happens to be fine and we can help together. What do you think..."
"Don't go!"
"no!"
Xie Lingjiang and Rong Zhen said almost in unison.
Ouyang Rong's face changed slightly, and the merits dropped from his ears, which made him tremble with fear.
Rong Zhen and Xie Lingjiang were both staring at him with their beautiful eyes. They had hardly looked at each other since they came in.
At this time, Rong Zhen was the first to step forward, took Ouyang Rong's arm, and walked out:
"Thank you, little lady, I can't go anymore. You heard me, let's go."
Ouyang Rong felt the strength of her little hand gripping his forearm. The two had an unprecedented physical contact. Ouyang Rong was also stunned. Before he could react, he was pulled to the door. He quickly turned around and said:
"Junior sister doesn't want to go, then just wait for me and Mrs. Pei..."
"Ms. Shi, you pick up the Lantern Festival to do business. The palace skirt you used to wear every day has been replaced with a new color. It seems that it is indeed a different business."
Xie Lingjiang suddenly spoke.
As soon as these words came out, the lobby suddenly became silent. Rong Zhen, who had stepped out of the threshold with an embroidered shoe under the palace skirt, also paused in mid-air.
After a while, the girl in palace clothes retracted her jade feet under her skirt, slowly turned her head, and looked at Xie Lingjiang who also took a step forward and grabbed Ouyang Rong's other arm without letting go.
The two women each grabbed one arm, as if they wanted to break him in half.
Looking over the shoulder of Ouyang Rong, who was sandwiched between them, the two eyes collided in the air.
There was obviously a noisy heat wave of the Lantern Festival outside the door, but Xie Xun, Wang Caozhi, Pei Shisanniang and others felt that the temperature of the entire hall had silently dropped by two degrees.