Chapter 591 Ouyang Sima, who is responsible for one city and thirteen counties [Please vote for me!]
No matter it is Lianhong or Honglian, it is useless to read it forward or backward.
Ouyang Rong coughed, gave up, and put away the sword case again.
A small purple-red seal was thrown on the palm of the hand.
He looked carefully.
Since it was a relic that Master Zhongma stayed by his side before he died, it should be important to him, or rather... important to Donglin Temple.
The reason is very simple. After the Mad Emperor's tripod sword was stolen, the swordsmiths on the west bank of Butterfly Creek were overwhelmed. The nearby Donglin Temple, the largest force of Qi practitioners, was also bloodbathed by the Mad Emperor's personal guards and cavalry. On the surface, Donglin Temple
All the Qi practitioners died, and the incense inheritance was cut off.
Master Zhongma still carries the Xinding Sword and hides in the underground palace.
It was impossible for him not to prepare for the worst in such a life-and-death matter.
So the things he brought into the underground palace were all important things, and the level had to be related to the Lotus Sect's orthodoxy. Just like when a fire comes, the first thing ordinary people take out must be the valuable things in their hearts.
"Red Lotus...Lian Sect...can't be a token of the leader of Lian Sect, right? It doesn't look like it, otherwise Master Shandao and the others would definitely recognize it, so why would they give it to me?"
After researching for a while, I still have no clue.
Ouyang Rong temporarily put away the small purple seal.
The carriage arrived at the Huaiye Lane mansion.
As soon as Ouyang Rong entered the door, he was told that a guest was coming.
He took the hot towel thoughtfully handed over by Ye Weilai at the door, wiped his face, and walked into the living room to take a look.
At the entrance, at the end of the two long rows of chairs in the living room, Rong Zhen and Wang Caozhi were sitting on each side, with tea in front of them.
Zhen Shuyuan sat next to her, accompanying the guests instead of her beloved nephew.
The beautiful woman with a mole at the corner of her mouth behaved dignifiedly. While raising a cup of tea, she would occasionally glance at the lady historian whom her beloved nephew often mentioned from the corner of her eyes.
Seeing Ouyang Rong walking in while wiping his face, Rong Zhen and Wang Caozhi looked at him.
Wang Caozhi stood up immediately, without even having time to put down the tea in his hand.
Rong Zhen is still sitting.
We haven't seen each other for many days, and the lady history is still the same. However, after the Lantern Festival, she changed back to her original white dress, but she still kept a mandarin duck emerald hairpin in her hair.
Zhen Shuyuan, who was also wearing a mandarin duck jade hairpin today, turned her head and glanced at the same style of hairpin on her head.
"Ouyang Lianghan, didn't you arrive in the morning? Why did you take so long to come back now? Where did you go just now? You are nowhere to be seen in the Jiangzhou lobby or the governor's office."
Rong Zhen, who didn't know how long he had been waiting, put down his tea cup and asked with a frown.
Ouyang Rong did not answer immediately and looked at each other.
"Tan Lang is back? The female historian and nephew Wang Xian came here in the morning. They have been waiting for a while. Why didn't you say something about Tan Lang's return? I still learned about you this morning from the mouth of the female historian and nephew Wang Xian.
arrive."
"Brother-in-law, are you looking for Sister Xie?" Wang Caozhi asked with a wink.
Rong Zhen turned his head and looked at Wang Caozhi opposite.
The latter seemed not to be seen.
"Rong Nu Shi has been waiting for a long time, but you are quite well informed."
Ouyang Rong walked in, found a seat close to him and sat down, and asked the two of them curiously:
"Rong Nu Shi, what happened to Cao Cao?"
Rong Zhen picked up the tea cup, lowered his eyes and blew on the already cold tea.
"Wang Caozhi wants to find you, so I'm here with you."
Wang Caozhi spread his hands:
"Well, brother-in-law, it seems that you still don't realize your current position. Jiangzhou City and thirteen counties are all carried on your shoulders. As soon as your boat arrives at the ferry, within half an hour, everyone in the city who should know
We all know it.”
"I can't bear it a little."
Ouyang Rong has a stern face.
Wang Caozhi rubbed his hands and put them forward.
"Brother-in-law..."
"Wang Caozhi."
Rong Zhen suddenly shouted.
"Um, what's the matter, Ms. Shi?" Wang Caozhi turned around in confusion.
"go out."
Rong Zhen spoke calmly.
"..."
Calling him back and forth like this would make other people blush.
Fortunately, Wang Caozhi is an old businessman and has a thick skin. After hearing the two words uttered by the female historian, his expression did not change much.
But his tone was a little sad:
"Rong Nu Shi, I still have something to do with my brother-in-law. Didn't you bring me here by the way? How could you let me out..."
Rong Zhen raised his eyelids and glanced at him.
In broad daylight, Wang Caozhi felt a chill and couldn't help but shiver.
Ouyang Rong saw this and glanced at Zhen Shuyuan.
"By the way, I suddenly remembered that I have something to ask Nephew Wang. Would it be nice for Nephew Wang to come out?"
Zhen Shuyuan stood up and greeted warmly.
"Okay, okay."
Wang Caozhi followed him out obediently.
Before Zhen Shuyuan left, she said to Ye Weilai:
"Give me a cup of tea, Lady Shi. It's already cold. You girls are so careless."
After saying that, the elegant and beautiful woman in the skirt smiled and said:
"Tanlang, Mr. Shi, please sit down. I will take the first step."
Zhen Shuyuan and Wang Caozhi went out together.
Ye Weila stepped forward to pour tea, but found that the teacup in Rong Zhen's hand was seven-tenths full, which meant that he had not even taken a sip.
But just now when Ye Weilai was standing aside waiting, she kept seeing Rong Zhen holding this cup of tea and pretending to drink it.
Actually, you didn’t even take a sip?
The white-haired girl couldn't help but look at the cold girl in palace clothes in front of her who seemed to be about the same age as her.
"What do you have to say, Lady Shi?"
Not noticing the little abnormality on Ye Weilai's side, Ouyang Rong smiled and asked Rong Zhen.
"Why don't your boat disembark at Xunyang Grottoes? Take an extra mile to Xunyang Ferry."
"Um, is there any difference between returning to the city first and going to the grotto first?"
"Yes, it means that your thoughts at that time were in the city, not with the Buddha."
Ouyang Rong said seriously: "Actually, I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and was hungry. I wanted to go to the breakfast shop in Dongshi for a meal at dawn."
"Huh, that's the best." Rong Zhen snorted lightly, turned around and said seriously;
"It's not safe outside recently, and it may be the same in the city. I am opposed to your going out this time."
"How to say?"
"Yesterday, while you were away, our people caught the details of a group of rebels."
Ouyang Rong listened for a while and couldn't help but look sideways:
"A detailed plan to counter the thieves?"
"Well, your mouth is quite strong. Senior Song accidentally killed two of them, and there are two more who are on trial. I don't know if I can pry open my mouth."
"Well, no wonder Rong Nu Shi is so cautious today."
Ouyang Rong sighed.
"Otherwise, what else can I have to talk to you about privately?"
"That makes sense."
At this time, Rong Zhen turned his head and warned with a serious face:
"Ouyang Lianghan, I suspect that there are rebels hiding in the city. Just like insects, every time a nest is caught, it means that there are actually several nests that have sneaked in secretly.
"I'm here to remind you that you have to be more careful these days. You are the official in charge of statues and you can easily be targeted by rebels."
"Xiaguan is relatively low-key."
"But in the eyes of the rebels, they are all so-called court officials, so you should be careful."
She frowned slightly:
"The fact that I was able to catch the spy this time was due to the hidden lines established by several groups of Yunmengze rebels in the city earlier. The hidden lines were not updated in time, and some people also threw themselves into the trap. It is a bit of luck.
"However, those rebel thieves in Tiannan Jianghu are not stupid, they will definitely change and find ways to infiltrate the city.
"It's best not to let even some ordinary people into the city now. In the past few days, you and Yuan Changshi will discuss it and conduct a census in the city. Especially those outsiders who have entered the city recently, you should search carefully.
, I will send someone to cooperate with you."
Ouyang Rong covered his mouth and coughed slightly:
"Okay, I'll make arrangements in the afternoon."
"Okay, I can rest assured when you do your work."
Ouyang Rong sipped tea calmly.
The two chatted about official matters for a while before ending the topic. Seeing that there was a slight silence, Ouyang Rong asked:
"Is there anything else?"
"What else do you want to do?"
Rong Zhen lowered her eyes and asked. At this time, she picked up the tea cup and blew on it. This time she finally took a sip and let out a long breath.
Ouyang Rong smiled and turned around to call back Zhenniang and Wang Caozhi.
Rong Zhen interrupted without squinting:
"However, as long as you can come back safely this time, you are not allowed to leave the city again, even if King Xunyang is traveling, you are not allowed to accompany him."
"good."
Rong Zhen asked again: "By the way, where is Prince Xunyang? He didn't come back with you?"
"Well, the Crown Prince still has to inspect several counties and won't be back soon. If you are a subordinate, you are in a hurry. I'm also afraid that Rong Nvshi will worry you, so I sent His Highness the Crown Prince for a while and came back early."
"Heh, you don't seem to care about our worries."
"Let Nu Shi laugh and be cared about, I still feel very warm in my heart."
"I don't care if you are warm or not. It would be best for Prince Xunyang to come back later, so as not to harass Princess Anhui or make Senior Song unhappy."
Rong Zhen nodded lightly.
She glanced at Ye Weila, who was standing aside and pouring tea for her obediently.
Suddenly asked:
"By the way, you, the personal maid, no longer have any contact with Yue Nu, right?"
Ouyang Rong looked at Rong Zhen's expression calmly.
Before he could speak first, Ye Weilai shook her head vigorously: "No."
Rong Zhen's cold face softened a little:
"That's good, otherwise I won't let you go."
Ouyang Rong suddenly raised his head and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp. He panted slightly, turned around and smiled:
"If the child bride from Xiaguan comes back, will it make things difficult for Rong Nvshi?"
Rong Zhen said in a curious tone: "What's so difficult to do? If you don't arrest her immediately, why don't you keep her for the New Year?"
"..."
"Why, Mr. Ouyang is still thinking about the old relationship." She looked half-smiling but not smiling, and asked in a humming tone: "Didn't I tell you before that it happened when I was a child? It's all over."
Ouyang Rong's expression remained unchanged and he waved his hand:
"It's passed. I'm just asking, how can there be such a coincidence? Well, sometimes I always feel that this life experience is really magical. When I was a child, I read a book and there was a saying, "I am a farmhouse minister in the morning, and I ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening." I was thinking at that time, the emperor
What is the church like?"
Ouyang's face was filled with emotion. Rong Zhen didn't pay much attention to the previous topic. After hearing his words behind him, she seemed to feel the same. She put down the teacup, looked directly at Ouyang Rong, and said in a serious tone:
"Ouyang Lianghan, you have to go all the way forward and go up. Many people and things have to be left behind. This is the fate of people like you. You can't escape it, especially when you are from a humble background. Some people and things
, there must be a trade-off.”
Ouyang Rong asked back: "Is Rong Nu Shi also this kind of person?"
Rong Zhen glanced at him but didn't answer.
The two chatted for a while.
After two cups of tea, Rong Zhen left, taking Wang Caozhi with him, who had not said a word to his brother-in-law and dared not complain.
After sending them away, Ouyang Rong sighed softly.
He went back to the study first and placed the Mohist sword box and the small purple seal.
Ye Weilai heated the hot water, while Ouyang Rong was covered in stinky sweat. After taking a bath and taking a scent, he walked out of the bathroom, wearing thin inner clothes, packed some things, counted the time, and went out freshly dressed in casual clothes.
A quarter of an hour later, the side hall of the Huaiye Lane mansion.
Ouyang Rong walked in. In the side hall, there were two figures, quietly drinking tea and waiting.
It was Yan Liulang and Pei Shisanniang who arrived without knowing when they arrived, quietly.
Neither of them looked at each other, they had both been waiting quietly without looking away.
It was different from just now when Rong Zhen and Wang Caozhi came over as a guest and were received politely by all the female family members.
At the moment, there are no figures of Zhen Shuyuan, Ye Weila, Banxi and other girls in the side hall.
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and adjusted his cuffs while sitting down.
"Talking about things."
"Yes, Mingfu."
Ouyang Rong first listened to Yan Liulang's report on what happened in Xunyang City in the past few days.
Seeing that there was nothing too important, he asked Yan Liulang:
"Where is Yuan Changshiren?"
"Today Yuan Changshi asked for leave. He is not at the Jiangzhou lobby, but at his residence at Chengtian Temple in Xingzifang. Does the Ming Dynasty want to find him? I can call him here because I am humble."
"As expected of him, he asked for leave when I was away. No need, he should still be sleeping in at this time in the morning."
Ouyang Rong curled his lips: "And if you call me here, you have to have lunch again, and my aunt has to cook, so I don't have a good look on him."
"Yes, Mingfu." After a while, Yan Liulang stepped back after receiving his errand, and Ouyang Rong turned his head and looked at Pei Shisanniang, who had been waiting quietly.
When Ouyang Rong was chatting with Yan Liulang, the beautiful woman seemed to be in a daze that turned a deaf ear to her. Now that Ouyang Rong looked at her, she came back to her senses.
Their eyes met.
"Son."
Pei Shisanniang smiled sweetly, stood up and was about to salute.
"no."
Ouyang Rong waved his hand to interrupt.
One look at her smile, and he knew that the Xingzifang side was probably fine, and the Xiu Niang side... hadn't left either.
"Master..."
Pei Shisanniang wanted to speak and wanted to make a routine report.
Ouyang Rong suddenly stood up:
"Let's go to Xingzifang and buy some pork with me."
"pork?"
Pei Shisanniang, who was originally going to report the matter to the embroiderer, looked puzzled and followed her honestly.
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