Chapter 610: If you fight with the evil dragon for too long, you will turn into an evil dragon [Please vote for me!]
“In the ancient land of Wu and Yue, there used to be barren mountains and harsh rivers, the water was full of miasma, the level of civilization was low, and the people mostly believed in obscenity and worshiped ghosts and gods.
"Only in the past few hundred years, because of the migration of people from the north to the south and the migration of people from the north to the south, a lot of civilization has been achieved, but the ignorance of the people has not necessarily improved much.
"This Yunmeng Jianze is nothing more than the same trick. It's flashy, neurotic, and decorated with some mysterious and terrifying elements to frighten the people and deepen the so-called Yuanjun's belief."
Qin Yanqing's voice echoed through the quiet and narrow corridor of the state prison.
Breaking the silence outside the water prison door.
If these people were not qigong practitioners, executioners, or came from the fighting of the army, they would naturally not accept this trick. How could they be easily frightened by a strange-shaped short bronze weapon.
Rong Zhen nodded lightly, his expression dull.
Old Yang yawned.
Although the old man slept less and less, he was woken up in the middle of the night to interrogate prisoners... It is quite difficult to be an executioner these days, a "court eagle dog".
Qin Yanqing, Rong Zhen, and Lao Yangtou looked at Ouyang Rong who said nothing in tacit understanding.
After all, among everyone present, he was the only one who came from the civil service system.
As for what Qin Yanqing said just now, he most likely wanted to take care of and comfort Ouyang Rong.
But several people saw that Ouyang Rong didn't have the slightest fear on his face, but instead had an expression of interest.
Rong Zhen was not surprised. This guy had cut off the head of Zhu Lingxu who was rushing through the gate at the West City Gate in public.
Ouyang Rong lowered his head and was looking at the bronze dagger.
He actually quite likes bronzes.
I have always felt that bronze has a unique primitive and rough beauty, which is suitable for matching with the other two elements, fire and blood.
"There are words on it."
Ouyang Rong suddenly spoke, and the two palms he was playing with Yun Mengling stopped.
Everyone saw that the pads of his fingers were slowly rubbing the side of the bronze sword body, close to the hilt of the dragon head wearing the mask of pain.
"What word?"
Just as Qin Yanqing asked curiously, Rong Zhen had already stepped forward, leaned forward rudely, and got closer to Ouyang Rong, who was squinting to read the writing on the sword.
Because they were too close, their posture seemed to be close to his arms, but there was no physical contact between the two, leaving a thin line.
Before Ouyang Rong could speak, he felt a fragrant orchid-like breath:
"If you fight with the evil dragon for too long, you will turn into an evil dragon..."
Rong Zhen didn't seem to notice Ouyang Rong's gaze. Halfway through, he frowned slightly and paused.
Before she could calm down her confused expression and continue reading, Ouyang Rong on the side had already read out the second half for her:
"Stare with Mengyuan for too long, Mengyuan will stare back."
"Evil dragon? Mengyuan? What do you mean?"
Qin Yanqing asked doubtfully.
No one answered.
Old Yang shook his head.
After a moment, Rong Zhen snorted coldly: "Pretend to be a ghost."
Ouyang Rong looked thoughtful as he looked at the line of inscriptions on the bronze sword.
The handwriting is graceful and elegant, and it can be seen that it was written by a woman.
【Fighting with the evil dragon for too long will turn your body into an evil dragon.
If you stare at Mengyuan for too long, Mengyuan will stare back.】
After staring for a while, he suddenly said:
"Ancient books say that before the pre-Qin Dynasty, there were indeed dragons in the land of Wu and Yue. At that time, evil dragons were rampant and occupied the swamps and lakes. Coupled with frequent floods, they became the unrivaled Dragon King of Hebo in the people's mouth. Many places were visited by dragons.
It was popular to throw boys and girls into the water as sacrifices, and the people of Wuyue were miserable."
"Old Huang has remembered it many years ago, but there are still no dragons in the rivers now. The old man said that they were all killed by those pre-Qin Qi practitioners."
Qin Yanqing shook his head.
Rong Zhen moved his eyes away from the bronze dagger in Ouyang Rong's hand, looked at the water prison behind him, and stared slightly:
"Ouyang Lianghan, my hunch is indeed correct. It is now clear that the Tiannan Jianghu rebels led by Yunmeng Jianze have made peace with the Southwest Kuangfu Army.
"Don't forget what we discussed with you at Xunyang Grottoes yesterday. We may not have time to delay any longer."
Ouyang Rong glanced at her solemn profile and nodded lightly.
Qin Yanqing, who was dressed in dark black clothes, waved the blood-stained confession in his hand and said in a high voice:
"According to this person's confession, this Yunmeng Token is very precious, and Yunmeng Jianze has always given out very little.
"In the past, in the world of Tiannan Jianghu, there were only two sects who could treasure this order. In addition, there are some Shanxia Qi practitioners Keqing family who are inextricably connected with Yunmeng Jianze. According to the statistics of good people
, there are only twenty or thirty pieces circulating outside Yunmengze, and each one is priceless.
"And it's divided into levels. According to the number of claws on the handle of this bronze dragon, it can be divided into three levels. The one we got from Zheng Jun should be considered the lowest level... The Yunmeng Jianze we got is different levels.
The level of trust is also different.
"But it's still very rare. Yunmeng Jianze is one of the few hidden sects in the world, a leader in the world of Jianghu, and even the famous Fulu Sanshan has to pay tribute.
"And owning a Yunmeng Token means that you have been recognized by Yunmeng Jianze, and your family's incense can be protected by the so-called Yuanjun. With this Yunmeng Token, you can enter Yunmeng Ze once and invite a Yue girl.
, maybe even a female monarch-level Yuenu descending the mountain.
"Furthermore, if the forces or families under the mountain who own the Yunmeng Ling are lucky enough to catch up with the good times in a certain year, they can also recommend their own girls who have not yet reached the hairpin level to hold the Yunmeng Ling and enter the Yunmeng Lake to practice...
"In this way, these forces and individuals who possess the Yunmeng Order can be regarded as some kind of worldly representatives of Yunmeng Jianze who have been placed in the Jianghu under the mountain. They have a transcendent status. No one in the Tiannan Jianghu dares to offend them too much, at least they dare not do anything, such as destroying the family.
Category……"
Qin Yanqing shook his head:
"Things are rare and valuable. The main reason is that in the past, Yunmeng Jianze was high up. The Yue girls lived in Yunmeng for a long time and often did not see one for several years. Yunmeng Ling used one less to become the leader of the world.
Rare treasure.
"And now, for reasons we all know, the current Yunmeng Lady leads a group of Yunmeng Yue girls to leave Daze and go down the mountain to join the world...
"This time it is rare for them to issue a new batch of Yunmeng Tokens again. It seems that there are many people who have obtained this Yunmeng Token. This Daxia Zheng is one of them. It still depends on the good reputation in the world.
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"However, in Yunmeng Jianze's secret meeting, this person is definitely not a core figure, and the Yunmeng Token he holds is also the most basic, and he has not yet been fully trusted.
"According to this confession, the last time he went there was also the first time he participated in the secret meeting. He knew nothing about the specific content. He was only told to stay in Jiangzhou and wait for instructions... Oh, these Yue girls are cautious about martial law.
I heard from Zheng Jun that the second female gentleman named "Yu Nianyuan" was coordinating them. He and seven other people were received by this female once.
"As for the person coming from Kuang Fu's army, this Great Master Zheng only took a look at him from a distance from a dozen rows away. His name was Mr. Wei, Mr. Du Shaoxia..."
"It's really fancy."
Rong Zhen interrupted and threw down his skirt sleeves:
"What else can a group of rebels do when they get together, waiting for orders? Ha, isn't it the same as the last Xingzifang attack? Qin Changshi, Zheng Jun was arrested, does anyone else know about it now?"
"Our Xuanwu Camp moved very quickly this time, and it was late at night. The news of this person's arrest should not have been spread yet."
Qin Yanqin shook his head seriously and handed the confession booklet to Rong Zhen.
"That's good."
Rong Zhen took the booklet, shook off the water stains on it, turned her head, and extended her free white and tender hand towards Ouyang Rong.
The female historian has a cold and stern face.
Ouyang Rong said nothing and put the bronze dagger back into her hand.
Rong Zhen stuffed the confession and the bronze dagger into his sleeve.
With her sleeves in hand, she walked towards the door with her back turned, and a cold voice came:
"You guys have worked hard tonight. It's almost dawn, so I won't go on too much. I'm going to arrest someone. Old Yangtou, that guy in the water prison, don't let him die yet."
"good."
Ouyang Rong and Qin Yanqing looked at each other.
The two of them followed and walked towards the door of the state prison.
Old Yangtou put away the bench that Ouyang Rong had made, and dragged it to the nearest torch at the entrance of the water prison. The old man sat back leisurely, took out a thick book, and continued to read...
On the road leading to the prison door.
Rong Zhen suddenly spoke, seemingly to Ouyang Rong who was following behind:
"According to this person's confession... I really didn't expect that there would be anyone like him within the confines of Xunyang City who would dare to accept the Yunmeng Order in private.
"Have you not seen the wanted notices that were all over the streets before? The Supervisory Yuan and the Jiangzhou government have publicized them well, right? Are there still people who know the law and break it?
"Ouyang Lianghan, it seems that there is more than one Li Yu in this city. Do you think we should be tolerant to them? One by one, there will be no end.
"Oh, I don't care whether they are impulsive and greedy, or they are really firm in their beliefs. Since they accept this order, they are standing on the opposite side of the imperial court and must be prepared to pay the price. Yun Meng Ling, right? Look
Can this save their lives?"
Ouyang Rong pursed his lips and muttered:
"I will go to the Jiangzhou lobby later. Liulang will bring someone there in the morning to cooperate with the female historian."
"Aren't you afraid that I will raid too many homes this time? In the past, people from the Palace and the Supervisory Yuan blocked the streets and searched the residents in the city. You always looked unhappy, for fear that we would affect the people's livelihood."
Ouyang Rong was silent for a moment and said softly: "Didn't I say it yesterday? Rong Nu Shi is actually very gentle."
On the dimly lit corridor, he uttered this sentence casually.
Rong Zhen turned around instantly: "Be serious and stop talking nonsense."
When Qin Yanqing heard this, he wondered if he had heard it wrong at first. He couldn't help but look at the two people who were quite different in height.
Ouyang Rong fisted his fist and saluted to apologize.
"I am going to discuss this matter with the prince today about submitting a letter asking for help." He said in a serious tone.
Rong Zhen nodded slightly and was satisfied.
"Can Qin Changshi and the soldiers of Xuanwu Camp leave later and cooperate with me today?" She narrowed her eyes.
"good."
Qin Yanqing interjected:
"Looking at the posture of the rebels, we really need to recruit more people.
"In the recent pursuit of rebels, our Chinese army camp also feels that a Xuanwu battalion with 500 men is not enough. We need to transfer more manpower from Luoyang Xuanwu Guards or other guards..."
While the three of them were talking, they came to the door.
The jailer struggled to open the door, and a large swath of dawn light rushed in, piercing the darkness in the prison.
It's another brand new day.
But although it is sunny today, there will be a bloody storm.
…
It's just dark.
Xunyang Prince's Mansion, the inner residence, is in a private flower hall.
There is a table filled with sumptuous dishes.
Li Xian, Li Guo'er, and Xie Lingjiang were all at the table, each wearing ordinary, comfortable and homely clothes.
Li Guo'er held the snow-white civet cat in her arms and caressed it gently with her palms. She had just returned from the kitchen... Today, Princess Wei Mei personally cooked two dishes, just like when she was at Su Mansion in Longcheng. This banquet was a private banquet.
However, it was not prepared for Li Fusu, who has not returned to the city yet.
"Why hasn't Senior Brother come yet?"
Xie Lingjiang propped up his chin with one hand and looked out at the night outside, his clear eyes piercing.
Li Bao'er leisurely took a bite of food, but Li Xian slapped his hand away, and even received a glare from his old father.
Li Guo'er's expression remained unchanged, and she turned to bend down to tease the "youse" at her feet.
Ouyang Rong and a maid who led the way finally appeared at the door.
"Everyone is here, why don't you eat first?" He hurried out of the night, covered in dust, ran to wash his hands immediately after entering the door, and asked helplessly. Ouyang Rong was on time, so he was not late, but everyone came earlier.
No one at the table responded. They saw the handsome young man who had arrived. He didn't even have time to change out of the crumpled crimson official uniform. He rushed to eat. There were still a lot of sweat stains on his collar and neck...
"Tan Lang is here, come on, the dishes are ready, dinner is ready." Wei Mei walked in personally carrying a plate of stir-fried vegetables and greeted her with a familiar smile.
Everyone sat around the table and started using chopsticks.
"Is Tanlang so busy today? He didn't go home and came directly from the government?" Li Xian asked curiously.
Ouyang Rong nodded, and while picking up the food, he said, "By the way, there's something..."
He explained in detail what Xia Rongzhen said about asking for help, and by the way, he also told everyone about the two people who were arrested, Li Yu and Zheng Jun...
After Li Xian listened, he pondered: "What do you think of Tan Lang?"
"In fact, the female historian can submit the letter herself and bypass us directly. Now asking for our opinions is a great honor... In addition, we can also take the opportunity to arrange for some of our own people to come over."
"Understood. After eating later, I will go back to the study to prepare the memorial. Tanlang will also come to help polish it."
Ouyang Rong nodded. Li Xian looked calm and took a bite of the food into his mouth. After taking a few bites, he suddenly said:
"The Empress's return to the Empress, Yuanjun's return to Yuanjun... In fact, this sentence is not too rebellious, at least not in the past.
"When I was young, my father seemed to have told us princes that when Da Qian was first established, the then Yuanjun, the Yue virgin of that generation, went into the Chang'an Palace at night and sat down with Taizong. In the end, I, the Li family, and Yun Meng Jianze made a tacit agreement.
"The general content is that our court will not interfere in the Tiannan Jianghu. In the same way, Yunmeng Jianze and the Qi practitioners who rely on them must also accept the governance of the Southern Dynasty's homeland by the Daqian court, and must not harm Chang'an's sent to Jiangnan to govern Local officials...
"When Sui Qian had not yet established the unification, Yunmeng Jianze had a close relationship with the Southern Dynasty royal family at that time. The Southern Dynasty imperial family was destroyed because of the Northern Dynasty Da Sui's cavalry who went south. I, Tai Qian Taizong, only replaced him from behind and regained control of the north and south. Therefore, there is no direct blood feud with the elders of the Southern Dynasties, and the same is true for Yunmeng Jianze.
"In the past few days, there have been letters from the Prime Minister's Mansion. I heard that Brother Wang just mentioned this matter. Brother Wang said regretfully that when the Queen Mother decided to build giant Buddhas in Jiangzhou, Guizhou and other places last year, he mentioned this to the court. An ancestral method, and suggested that it would be best to send an angel to Yunmengze to inform him first, and to see who this generation of Yuanjun is... However, the kings of Wei and Liang rejected it, and the Wei family... Even the mother-emperor did not recognize the Li family's ancestral methods.
"That's right. It's Holy Week now. How can we follow the principles of the Old Testament of the previous dynasty? The atmosphere in the court was so great that no one dared to mention it. The king's brother had no choice but to let it go. However, he did not expect that the situation would be so bad. It seemed that he had violated Just like Yunmeng Nilin, the relationship has now deteriorated so much that both parties have bled to death. They have already broken their skin, not to mention the old covenant between the previous dynasties...
"But I still feel that we were the first to breach the contract because we were not very honest, and some of Yunmeng Jianze's reactions were blameless.
"Of course, now that we are colluding with Kuang Fujun's rebels, coupled with our refusal to acknowledge Holy Week's rebellion, we have seriously offended the majesty of the Mother Queen, there is no need to talk about these things. Well, this is the only way we can do it now. Some people are bound to die in the future..."
Wei Mei, Li Bao'er, and Xie Lingjiang listened to this old story with curious faces, and Li Xian sighed quietly.
Ouyang Rong, who was immersed in eating rice, paused with his chopsticks.