Chapter 634 Ling Jiang asked the embroiderer, Rong Zhen asked Hongzi [7k more updates, please vote for me!]
At the table, Ouyang Rong came back to his senses and rubbed his face.
Pick up the bronze dagger again.
If the secrets of the Maoshan Patriarch Hall of the Shangqing Dynasty are reliable, this Yunmeng Order may not only be used by Yunmeng Jianze in name to mobilize the anti-Chou righteous people in Tiannan Jianghu.
Instead, it involves a legendary formation, involving the entire Tiannan realm.
In other words, Yunmeng Ling was at least involved in this legendary formation for a while.
As for whether this is why it gradually turned from practicality to symbol, and evolved into what it is now, a precious token that can command a party, it is not known.
I don’t know if the large formation set up by the Yunmeng Yue girls in the early days can still operate... Wait.
Ouyang Rong clutched the Yunmeng Token tightly and turned his head to look out the window in the direction of Xunyang Grottoes.
There is a giant Buddha there which is slowly being completed.
Is it possible that this legendary formation is actually still operating silently?
The reason why Yunmeng Jianze strongly opposed the Donglin Giant Buddha's landing in Jiangzhou was precisely because the Donglin Giant Buddha would destroy the formation they were guarding.
Is this really offending them? It’s not just a matter of hating Buddhism and turning against Zhou.
Otherwise, the Yue girl from Yunmeng Jianze is staying well in Yunmengze, why would she come down the mountain and interfere in common affairs?
Moreover, as a hidden world sect, it has always maintained its influence on the Tiannan Realm through Yunmeng Order, Yuanjun Faith and other things, and intervenes in the secular world from time to time. Could it be that it is also to protect this legendary formation with unknown purpose?
Now Empress Wei is building the Donglin Buddha in Jiangzhou, and Yunmeng Jianze can lead most of Tiannan's rivers and lakes to share the same hatred. Isn't this a clear proof of this.
There is also what Li Xian revealed at the dinner table not long ago. When Da Qian was first established, the Yue virgin of the then Yuanjun generation entered the Chang'an Palace alone and made a treaty with Emperor Taizong Wen so that Tiannan Jianghu and the Da Qian court would not interfere with each other.
Coexisting peacefully for decades...
So here comes the question, let alone what this legendary formation is used for, Yunmeng Jianze attaches great importance to its protection.
Let’s just talk about why the Donglin Giant Buddha can threaten this legendary formation.
Doesn’t this mean that the Donglin Giant Buddha is not simple, and may also involve the establishment of a similar large array.
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?
The two resist each other and cannot coexist.
That’s why the Donglin Giant Buddha provoked such a reaction from Yunmeng Jianze. It was a thorn in the side and must be removed from the Tiannan Jianghu...
Ouyang Rong stood up, walked around the study room, and said to himself:
"If Yue Junyueyue is an important part of this formation in the future, then is Yueyu lurking in the city now part of the plan of these Yue girls? Or is it just an accident, attracted by [Craftsmanship], and accidentally left..."
Ouyang Rong lingered in the house for a long time.
I returned to the table and sat quietly for a whole afternoon.
…
Meiyingzhai
The study on the third floor of Zhulou.
After Ouyang Rong and Lu Ya left.
"Thank you, sister, for letting me stay. What's the matter?"
Li Guo'er glanced at Xie Lingjiang, who asked her to stay, with a curious tone.
Xie Ling Jiang did not answer, but stopped where he was, standing quietly with his hands raised and his eyebrows furrowed.
The frown on her brows made her oval face look a bit sad.
Seeing that Sister Xie was silent for a while, Li Bao'er walked to the window sill, glanced at the back of Ouyang Rong who was retreating downstairs, and asked with a chuckle.
"Sister Xie, don't you want to see off your senior brother? By the way, I remember that when sister Xie went to Xunyang Grottoes to find someone, she was wearing red clothes. Why did she come back and change her clothes now? The sky is clear outside. Let's go look for senior brother.
, is it such a waste of clothes..."
Xie Lingjiang interrupted: "Sister Guo'er, stop joking, what time has it been?"
"What time is it?"
Li Bao'er was leaning against the window sill, holding her chin with both hands. You could see her eyes smiling like two crescents, and asked a question.
Xie Ling Jiang's pretty face turned serious:
"Elder brother just came back and suddenly asked me if I knew that he had a child bride in the past..."
Li Guoer kept a cynical smile on his face and tilted his head:
"Just ask, how did you answer?"
"Of course I can't lie to senior brother. I just said that I knew it. Aunt Zhen told me."
"You can't tell the whole truth, right? What happens next?"
Li Bao'er nodded gently.
"Then when we got to the place, we stopped mentioning it."
Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and spoke softly.
"That's alright, there's nothing to worry about."
Li Baoer shrugged.
"Why did Senior Brother suddenly ask? Did he discover something?"
Xie Lingjiang raised his head and asked.
"Didn't he only mention the engagement? Maybe he was afraid of your grudge, but he felt guilty towards you instead."
"Is it just this..." she murmured.
"What if?"
Li Baoer tilted his head and asked.
Xie Lingjiang bit his lip and stared at the place in front of him where Ouyang Rong had been sitting in a daze.
After a while, Youyou said:
"Last time, Yunmeng Jianze attacked the Giant Buddha of Xingzi Lake, the eldest female monarch was a candle in the snow, and the second female monarch Yu Nianyuan came... I have been worried about whether she will also appear, but fortunately... probably not
Come on, she is nowhere to be seen..."
Xie Lingjiang's chest rose and fell obviously, as if he was relieved.
"Do you feel guilty?"
Li Guo'er suddenly asked.
Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips and did not answer.
Li Guo'er waved his hands, he really couldn't understand, and almost laughed out of anger:
"Why are you feeling guilty? It's because her senior sisters looked down on us and insisted on taking her away. That day, her second senior sister made it clear to us in private. Even though she wanted to take her away, we were not allowed to be there.
Ouyang Lianghan mentioned her matter in front of Ouyang Lianghan. And this embroiderer also acquiesced. What do you have to feel guilty about?
"Besides, we were living in Dragon City at that time and were just common people. We had not yet changed our status to Su Li. Ouyang Lianghan was unconscious again. How could we be in such a prominent and glorious scene now? Our arms can't twist our thighs. How dare we disobey them?
"And to put it bluntly, these female nuns from Yunmeng didn't take us seriously at all at that time. They didn't even ask us about our specific situation. They looked uninterested. In their eyes, the county magistrate was just a minor official of Zuo'er.
, our Su family is also a wealthy family in the county.
"Thanks to sister, you are from Bailudong Academy, and your surname is Xie, and you can invite the miracle doctor from Zaoge Mountain. This allowed them to take a second look, but it was just a look. They were the ones who saved the people behind.
"Sister Xie, you are kind-hearted. At that time, your heart was all about Ouyang Lianghan. You can't feel it, but I saw clearly from the side, whether it was the domineering and unreasonable lady or the
The second female queen, who sounds soft-spoken and is easy to talk to, has an extremely distant attitude both inside and outside.
"Oh, in their eyes, apart from having the same two eyes, one nose and one mouth, and breathing the same air as us, they are actually two races, one in the sky and one on the earth. They are the Yunmeng goddesses who are above us. We are just
They are just mortals. Not only is it physical practice, but even the thoughts are at a lower level. They are still addicted to the so-called mortal world..."
Li Guo'er snorted softly, with a dull expression:
"But they do have the qualifications to look arrogant. After all, they are the hidden sect. How many of them are there in this world? South of the river, Yunmeng Jianze is the most arrogant. I saw it when I was searching for historical materials a few days ago.
A hundred years ago in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the princesses of the southern royal family had to submit obediently to the palace and become Yue women to serve the so-called Yuanjun...
"Anyway, in the final analysis, the embroiderer girl is a better person. She is more noble than a virgin, but she is so kind, gentle, approachable, and good at taking care of others..."
At this point, Li Bao'er seemed to have caught a glimpse of the expression on Xie Lingjiang's face, and then continued to speak:
"It's just a pity that he is mute. He is really a good person in this world, but he has a terrible fate."
Putting aside her regretful tone, she looked at Xie Lingjiang with a bit of hatred:
"So Sister Xie, why should you feel guilty? We didn't deceive and steal Ouyang Lianghan, but they, the goddesses, looked down upon Ouyang Lianghan and abandoned him like a rag, leaving it to us in Dragon City.
"Actually, I am not angry at being looked down upon by them. And now it seems that we have to thank them. Without Ouyang Lianghan, it would be difficult for us to get where we are now, not to mention that this guy is a rare one in a hundred years.
The sword holder can get a new cauldron sword and recognize its owner...
"Oh, the Yunmengyue girls don't know what they have lost, but in the end, the most aggrieved girl is the embroiderer girl... But it was also her senior sisters who committed the crime, and it has nothing to do with you and me."
Having said this, Li Guo'er stepped forward lightly, put her hands behind her back, raised her head slightly, and patted Xie Lingjiang's shoulder:
"My princess has given you such enlightenment. Now you feel better, right? Sister Xie is too empathetic and considers others too much, which makes her easily wronged. No wonder she is bullied by this guy Ouyang Lianghan every day."
Xie Lingjiang looked a little dazed and didn't know how to speak.
At this time, Li Guoer sneered and said:
"Actually, the most ironic thing is that we are no longer what we used to be. In just one year, Prince Xunyang's Mansion is no longer the precarious Dragon City Su Mansion it used to be. Your senior brother has risen to prominence, becoming a bachelor and taking charge of the government.
Yizhou, but Yunmeng Jianze doesn’t seem to know about it.”
The little princess with plum blossom makeup was dressed in moon-white men's clothing, shook her head, and said leisurely:
"Oh, they don't know that the current Xunyang Prince's Palace is the little Su family that used to be like a minions. They don't know that your senior brother has lost his official position as Zhima County magistrate and now joins the Xiuwen Museum and has been promoted to the governor.
"According to the behavior of these high-ranking Yunmeng goddesses, if this princess guessed correctly, they probably would have never thought that Ouyang Rong and Ouyang Lianghan are actually the same person. Their status is very different, and they can't get in touch with each other.
On the contrary, the names of Confucian scholars were all chosen by their teachers when they were studying. When they became officials, they were famous for their names. They probably only knew the name Ouyang Rong from Xiu Niang. No, they may have even forgotten this name.
Yeah, I usually refer to him as a 'mortal boy who is more than a virgin', well, otherwise, how can I call him a noble person? You are forgetting things."
Xie Ling pursed her red lips tightly and glanced at Li Guo'er, who was smiling sweetly.
The corners of the latter's lips twitched up, and he looked like he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously:
"These Yunmeng goddesses don't know that the Donglin Giant Buddha, which is causing them a lot of headaches now, was built by this 'mortal boy who is a virgin' whose name they have forgotten. They don't know that the female officials of the Supervisory Yuan are all over Jiangnan.
The announcement of their wanted persons and the arrangement of the dragnet were also made by this 'mortal boy who was more than a virgin', not to mention that the owner of Die Lianhua who took the new mythical tripod sword in Dragon City was also this 'more than a virgin'
Mortal boy'."
Li Guoer smiled:
"I really want to see their faces after knowing the truth. I think it will be even more exciting than the Lantern Festival fireworks. Tsk tsk."
Xie Ling Jiang Xiumu frowned and spoke hesitantly:
"But it will be difficult for the senior brother to do it after he finds out, and... the embroiderer girl will also have a hard time doing it."
"No, Ouyang Lianghan is not such a person entangled in personal affairs. The Donglin Giant Buddha who presided over the construction of Xunyang Grottoes has always been his carefully considered choice."
Li Guo'er immediately shook his head and said in a crisp voice:
"Even if he knows about Xiu Niang's affairs, there is a high probability that he will not change, because his public intention must be more than selfish. This is still certain. Sister Xie, you have to trust your senior brother."
Xie Lingjiang was quiet for a while, then suddenly picked up the untouched tea bowl in front of his senior brother, raised his head and drank all the tea in one gulp.
Li Guo'er picked up the folding fan she put on the table, unfolded the fan with a "swing" sound, and gently fanned her.
The little princess with plum blossom makeup said with a faint smile:
"No wonder you didn't say a word or make any suggestions during the whole discussion about the message that the Sanqing Taoist Sect received from Lady Yunmeng Jianze.
"Sister Xie, you are actually worried that if your senior brother continues like this, he will directly conflict with Yunmeng Jianze, and then meet the embroidery girl again.
"So, let's accept the arrogant request of that eldest lady for the time being. It's not a bad idea for us to step aside and sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers? Yes or no?"
Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips, stood up directly, snatched the black and white folding fan from Li Bao'er's hand, stepped out with his long legs, and walked out of the door.
Her tall and graceful figure disappeared at the top of the stairs under the eyes of her best friend and bad friend who couldn't help but laugh.
Inside and outside the study, only Xie Lingjiang's cold snort was left.
"What a nonsense, so annoying."
…
Ouyang Rong thought about it for a long time last night.
I got up early this morning and got ready to go out.
I just arrived at the breakfast hall and was about to inform my aunt that she would not be eating at home in the morning.
Finally, when I entered the door, I saw a beautiful figure in a red dress as bright as a rose. She was sitting at the table, twirling a silver spoon, scooping soup into her mouth, and listening to her aunt's speech.
Xie Ling Jiang Qiao smiled brightly and ate with Zhen Shuyuan, who was smiling from ear to ear.
After Ouyang Rong's figure appeared at the door, all the eyes of the big and small fell on him.
"Little junior sister?" Ouyang Rong was curious.
"Elder brother, why did you get up so early today?" Xie Lingjiang asked.
Ouyang Rong was speechless: "I also want to ask the junior sister why she got up so early."
Zhen Shuyuan explained: "Huanwen came to visit me and talk about my birthday ceremony the next day."
Xie Lingjiang put down the bowl and wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief:
"It just so happens that Fellow Daoist Lu is here and is staying at the palace. The prince and sister Guo'er don't have much schedule today. They don't need me there for the time being. I miss Aunt Zhen and come over to visit."
"oh."
Ouyang Rong nodded.
He saw that a certain wooden comb on Zhen Shuyuan's hair had disappeared, and the Taoshouzhai cakes that had been on the table next to her for several days without being eaten had also disappeared. He didn't know if they had been collected by the others.
Got up.
"Tanlang, let's sit down and eat together."
Ouyang Rong turned to Zhen Shuyuan and said:
"No, my nephew is not hungry in the morning. Auntie and junior sister can eat. I have something else to do and I have to go out first."
"Where are you going, Senior Brother? It's so early." Xie Ling Jiang Qi asked.
Ouyang Rong said seriously: "What happened yesterday, I went to the Xunyang Grottoes." He then casually invited: "Junior sister, do you want to come with us? If you haven't finished eating, forget it. You can spend more time with your aunt..."
"No, I'm full. I got up early today. I feel a little sleepy after eating. I'm going back to the house to rest."
The beautiful woman in a skirt who was sitting on the stool waved her hands and said kindly to Xie Lingjiang:
"Go, Huanwen, and protect your senior brother."
"good."
Xie Lingjiang hesitated, then stood up and followed Ouyang Rong's footsteps.
Before leaving the breakfast room, Ouyang Rong noticed that his aunt gave him a meaningful look...
Not long after, by the stable at the back door.
Ouyang Rong, who had just got into the carriage, silently looked at the junior sister who had followed the carriage and sat down safely. His expression was not that of rejection, but that he was hesitant to speak.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother, I'm in a good mood today, and I'm not in the same mood as her."
Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay."
The whole journey was silent.
The two rushed to the Xunyang Grottoes at the top of the twin peaks.
Wang Caozhi was away, so Ouyang Rong left Xie Lingjiang to wander around and asked for directions. After a while, he found Rong Zhen who was leading a patrol to inspect the storage of Buddha heads.
When the latter saw him, his face became stern early in the morning, and he also showed some surprise.
The female historian turned her head and glanced at the rising sun in the east, seemingly confirming something.
"Sorry to bother Rong Nushi for a while."
Ouyang Rong pulled her to a deserted place, took out a Yunmeng Ling from his sleeve, and said straight to the point:
"The latest news from Xunyang Palace is that there is something fishy about the Yunmeng Ling issued by Yunmeng Jianze. According to investigations, this object is vaguely related to a legendary mysterious formation in Yunmeng Jianze, and it may affect the entire world.
Nan...Rong Nu Shi must be careful and pay attention to this thing."
Rong Zhen, who was impatient at first, paused slightly and turned back to look at him squarely.
Ouyang Rong originally thought that the female historian would break the pot and ask the truth, asking whether the source of the information was reliable, but he had already thought of excuses.
But she didn't speak, and her expression didn't even change.
Ouyang Rong frowned slightly and couldn't help but say:
"Uh, why are you staring at me all the time? Don't you want to say something?"
Rong Zhen glanced twice at the young governor who hurried over, and his eyes fell on his serious face, then moved away and fell on the bronze dagger in his hand.
After a moment, she spoke:
"I know, thank you for reminding me. Ouyang Lianghan, you came so early, have you eaten?"
Ouyang Rong frowned at her and suddenly asked:
"Rong Nu Shi has been prepared for a long time? So, she has known about it for a long time?"
Rong Zhen lowered his eyes and said, "Didn't we make some discounts a few days ago? Someone will come from Luoyang."
Before Ouyang Rong could speak, Rong Zhen said softly:
"And hasn't the Supervisory Yuan been busy with this matter recently? They are searching all the Yunmeng Lings in Jiangzhou, especially in Xunyang City... This item is already a first-class contraband. If you dare to hide it privately,
A capital crime. Ouyang Lianghan, weren’t you also involved some time ago? Didn’t you forget?”
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows:
"It's true that they participated in the assistance, but there must be some who can't collect all the money, and there must be some who are bold, and they don't have to be from Jiangzhou. Others may carry this order and sneak into Xunyang City without knowing it, close to the grottoes.
...There are always people in the world who are not afraid of death."
"That's the truth..." Rong Zhen nodded slightly, seeming to agree, but his eyes quickly glanced at the beautiful figure in red who was strolling around the grotto not far behind Ouyang Rong, and the topic turned back to eating.
:
"Let me explain in advance, I don't care about your junior sister's food...forget it, I won't treat you to it."
Ouyang Rong always felt that Rong Zhen was deliberately avoiding the topic and pursed his lips.
"Anything is fine."
He looked around and asked casually:
"By the way, where is Wang Caozhi? Why didn't I see him this time? Didn't I always arrive as soon as possible before? I was quite free."
Rong Zhen's face was expressionless: "I don't know, maybe I'm busy."
"Oh. But why is this guy so busy again..."
Ouyang Rong muttered, nodded, and didn't care.
"Follow me."
Rong Zhen suddenly walked forward and looked in the direction, which was to the place where the head of Donglin Buddha is kept.
Ouyang Rong followed him honestly.
Rong Zhen seemed to continue his inspection just now.
Ouyang Rong followed her, and from time to time he took a look at the restored golden Buddha head in front of him.
The huge Buddha's head was wrapped in a piece of linoleum cloth that was tens of feet in size. Only the outline of the Buddha's head roughly outlined in the linoleum cloth could be clearly seen.
According to what Wang Caozhi said before, Rong Nushi would come to check the Buddha's head every day, and Deputy Supervisor Song had been living in a tent not far from the big Buddha's head for the past two months, guarding it almost around the clock.
"Ouyang Lianghan, are you sure this cloth is waterproof and moisture-proof?"
Rong Zhen's cold questioning voice brought Ouyang Rong back to his senses. He glanced at her and nodded calmly:
"Um."
He was responsible for the moisture-proof protection measures for the Buddha head of the Donglin Giant Buddha. Last time during the Lantern Festival, Nvshi came to him because of this "little matter".
"good."
Rong Zhen nodded lightly, squinted at the sky, and suddenly said:
"It's almost the rainy season, and there's quite a lot of rain."
Ouyang Rong subconsciously said:
"The situation here in Jiangzhou is that there is a lot of water. Not only do many Jiangnan water systems intersect, but the air is also humid and the rainy season is extremely long, which also makes flooding a big problem."
When he mentioned his expertise in water control, he spoke confidently and waved his hand:
"But for now, here in Xunyang City, you can rest assured that this newly opened tributary of the Xunshui River with double peaks has very well alleviated the flooding in Xunyang. Anyway, it will definitely not be able to interfere with the Donglin Giant Buddha."
Rong Zhen looked at Ouyang Rong's cheerful face. His originally serious face could not help but soften a little, but it was subtle. At least Ouyang Rong didn't pay much attention to it. In his eyes and the eyes of many people, the female history lady was only indebted.
Money face and non-money face, two forms...
Rong Zhen pointed to the headless Buddha carved on the cliff in the grotto and asked:
"So, although this grotto is open to the sky, the Buddha is sunken in. You can use the grotto cave to shelter from rain and play a role in moisture-proofing and anti-corrosion, right? This is also the design you have prepared a long time ago?"
"That's right." Ouyang Rong snapped his fingers and said in a calm tone: "It's just some simple engineering principles."
"Simple?" Rong Zhen asked softly.
"yes."
Ouyang Rong became more interested, pointed to some details of the Grotto Buddha that were not noticed by others, and patiently introduced them:
"Rong Nu Shi, please take a look at this drainage system..."
Rong Zhen listened silently for a while, lowered his eyes and murmured: "It's so simple, it's really..."
After a while, she waited quietly until the handsome young man in front of her, who was full of energy and eloquent, stopped breathing.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "It should be the rainy season when the Buddha is completed, right?"
Ouyang Rong counted with his fingers and nodded:
"That's right."
"good."
Rong Zhen repeated: "Very good."
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at her more.
Afterwards, the two continued their on-site inspection in the grotto.
Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere was silent for a while.
Behind them, a certain figure in bright red clothes happened to be accompanying them as if "wandering", not too far or too close.
Walking in front, Rong Zhen, who always wears a White House skirt, suddenly asked:
"Do you like women wearing red?"
Ouyang Rong was stunned and said truthfully:
"They all look good. It actually has nothing to do with the color. It just depends on the person. For example, if you have dark skin, don't wear red, as it will look too dark.
"You also can't wear it if you are too fat or too thin. If you are too fat, wearing red clothes will make you look fatter. If you are too thin, you can't stand up in red clothes. If you bump into me at night, you will easily scare people.
"As for a junior sister like me, who has fair skin and dark hair, is appropriately fat and thin, is tall and outstanding, and is naturally beautiful, wearing a red dress is just right..."
"Hey, you are quite picky."
Rong Zhen in front seemed to snort coldly:
"There are a lot of truths, and the research is so thorough. You also said that you don't like young ladies wearing red clothes. I just like this for you. Hum, when will the great scholar Ouyang publish a book specifically to teach young ladies?
Women's outfits are guaranteed to be sold out as soon as they are put on the shelves of Luoyang bookstores. There is a price but no market."
"I really only have a brief understanding of it. Rong Nu Shi is overly praised, and wasn't Rong Nu Shi asking the question first? I naturally know everything and answer it."
Ouyang Rong said seriously.
He can't say that these knowledge about dressing were acquired by the way in his previous life while browsing the postgraduate entrance examination materials of certain gentlemen, right?
Rong Zhen held his head high and walked in front without looking back:
"I'm asking you to answer everything you know. I'm not asking you to answer everything. Don't be a coward to me. If you can't tell me, you did it on purpose."
Ouyang Rong was speechless:
"Then why does the female historian ask so politely?"
She said immediately with a straight face:
"It's not like your little junior sister is too dazzling."
Ouyang Rong started to speak silently. The younger sister's hearing was very good, so he couldn't answer Rong Nvshi's accusation.
But having said that, the junior sister in red must have heard the compliment just now.
Ouyang Rong was about to look back.
At this time, Rong Zhen paused for a while and asked inexplicably:
"Explanation is concealment. So... besides red, Ouyang Lianghan, what other color do you like?"
Ouyang Rong suddenly looked helpless:
"I really don't like this. I just like red clothes..." After saying this, he thought for a moment: "But if you insist on saying that besides red, there are other colors that are pleasing to the eye. Well, purple can be considered one."
Bar."
Hearing the word purple, Rong Zhen didn't know what he thought of. His face was originally cold and tense, his nose trembled slightly, and his cheeks were slightly flushed.
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