Chapter 646 The Crown Prince is attacked [Please vote for me!]
When Ouyang Rong walked into the meeting hall of Xunyang Prince's Mansion.
The atmosphere in the hall is falling into silence.
In other words, joy and sorrow are not connected.
Ouyang Rongying looked around quickly with a sharp gaze under his angry eyebrows.
The people in the hall were divided into three groups.
A group of people including King Lixian of Xunyang, Princess Wei Mei, little princess Li Baoer, Mr. Yuan, Uncle Shun and others were surrounding Dalang Lifusu to greet him.
Princess Wei Mei, who had always been strong and assertive at home, had red eyes at the moment, wiping away tears while checking Li Dalang's body.
The woman couldn't stop her hands. She touched Li Dalang's head with her left hand and squeezed his shoulder with her right hand, as if to confirm whether her eldest son was okay.
Li Xian stood aside with a straight face, his face serious and low, as if he said something to Wei Mei and Li Dalang.
The latter turned around with an angry look on his face, protecting his eldest son and quarreling with her husband.
Li Guo'er stood aside without interrupting, with his eyes lowered and his sleeves lowered.
Others, like Xini, persuaded the princes and princesses who had "parenting differences".
Li Dalang kept waving his hands, and in turn comforted everyone. It was Ouyang Rong's familiar honest and honest voice:
"Father, Princess, the baby is fine, really fine. In fact, it's not even a shock. I originally planned to stop by and come back after the last trip to Hukou County...
"Those rebels haven't even seen the child yet. General Qin, Miaozhen Nvshi and others arrived in time. The child is fine. You don't need to worry or worry. Don't be angry... Hey, Tanlang is here."
After Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang entered the door, Li Guo'er glanced at him immediately, and Li Dalang also noticed it. He immediately stood up and greeted Ouyang Rong in turn.
"Talang Tanlang..."
Li Dalang couldn't hide his joy. He stepped forward, raised his fist heavily, but gently dropped it and hit his friend's left shoulder.
Ouyang Rong just glanced at him, reacted indifferently, and said nothing. He turned his eyes and looked at the other two groups of people in the hall.
One group of people was a cold-faced young general and several officials in green clothes.
Ouyang Rong knew these green-clothed officials, and they were all adjutants he arranged for Li Dalang to accompany him on a special trip to Jiangzhou to inspect the counties. They were safe and reliable, and could be regarded as officials close to the Xunyang Prince's Palace.
As for the cold-faced young general who took the lead, he was not in Ouyang Rong's previous arrangements, but he was familiar with it.
This young general is called Qin Yi, and he is the supervisor of the frontline Chinese army camp, in charge of logistics and grain transportation.
In the past, he traveled between Xunyang City in Jiangzhou and the Southwest Front. Qin Yilai was responsible for supervising the transportation of the huge heavily guarded watercraft and material ships on the Yangtze River after they left the bustling Xunyangdu Wharf.
Ensure safety along the route.
Ouyang Rong used to be the governor of Jiangzhou and had frequent dealings with him when he was in charge of Jiangzhou Hall.
This Qin Yi is considered one of the confidants of Ouyang Rong's old acquaintance Qin Yanqing. You can tell by looking at his surname. He is also named Qin and is a descendant of the Qin family.
After all, it is such an important job, so it is normal for Qin Jingqin and Qin Yanqing to be placed in the hands of their own children.
The power of the supervisor Qin Yi is not small, and he was granted by Qin Jingqin the power to temporarily mobilize the black-armored soldiers of the Xuanwu Camp.
Before, Ouyang Rong thought that General Qin in Li Dalang's mouth was referring to Qin Yanqing, but now it seems that he should be talking about Qin Yi.
Qin Yanqing didn't come, he was still busy on the southwest front.
As the commander of the Chinese army's battalion, Shi was busy with military affairs. Therefore, every time Qin Yanqing came to Xunyang City, it meant that something major had happened involving Xunyang City.
So although the two had a good friendship, Ouyang Rong still didn't want to see him often...especially when it was combined with the incident of "the prince was in danger".
Fortunately, it seems now that Li Dalang is safe and sound.
"Assassin Ouyang."
Qin Yi took the lead and clasped his fists in a salute, neither humble nor overbearing. The officials in green clothes followed suit and clasped their fists with respectful faces.
After seeing Ouyang Rong's figure, the lieutenants who accompanied the prince on the inspection also breathed a sigh of relief.
Ouyang Rong looked back at the dark figure of the black-armored soldiers in the courtyard outside, and nodded slightly.
"You're welcome, General Qin, please take a seat."
Qin Yi and others did not sit down, but remained standing.
Because in the hall at this time, King Xunyang, Princess Xunyang, Her Royal Highness the Little Princess, and Li Dalang, who was beside Ouyang Rong and looked happy at the moment, were all standing.
Who dares... No, there are really people who dare to sit.
Ouyang Rong saw from the corner of his eye that at the end of the row of seats near the door of the meeting hall, there was a figure of a woman in palace clothes, sitting on a chair, holding a tea cup with her eyes lowered.
When Ouyang Rong came in just now and exchanged greetings with everyone in the hall, she didn't move at all and didn't interrupt. She was like a transparent person and stayed out of the incident.
She was also the third group of people in the hall in Ouyang Rong's eyes. She was the only one who was distinct from the other two groups.
Ouyang Rong took another glance at this out-of-place figure in palace attire.
"Ouyang Changshi..."
Shi Miaozhen, a girl in colorful clothes, put down her tea cup and suddenly shouted.
"Oh, I forgot, now you are no longer the district chief, but a bachelor of the Xiuwenguan who is the most noble scholar in Luojing Shilin, acting as the governor of Jiangzhou, and the right envoy of Jiangnan Road... I am negligent, and it is disrespectful to call me wrong.
Already."
She apologized.
But the tone was lukewarm, and Ouyang Rong couldn't hear the specific emotion.
But I don't care either.
"Miao Zhen Women's History."
Ouyang Rong slightly cupped his hands and raised his eyes to look at her:
"Why did the female historian suddenly come back from the front line?"
While he was speaking, Miaozhen had already picked up the tea cup and took another sip of tea.
While she was drinking tea quietly, Qin Yi had already spoken on her behalf, with a serious tone:
"I was able to arrive in time this time and escort the Crown Prince back to the city safely, thanks to Miaozhen Nvshi."
"Oh? What do you mean by this?"
Ouyang Rong asked.
The eyes of everyone in the hall also fell on Miaozhen.
Especially Li Xian, when he looked around, there was something complicated in the depths of his eyes...
Becoming the focus of everyone's attention, this lady in imperial attire, who was much older but also a woman in colorful clothes, reacted indifferently and fiddled with the tea cup in her hand.
"That's it, Tanlang."
Li Dalang took the initiative to speak, breaking the silence in the hall.
"The last stop of this inspection is Hukou County. Hukou is biased toward Hongzhou, at the junction of Jiang and Hongzhou, and adjacent to the Yangtze River waterway.
“I originally wanted to finish inspecting this last stop, take an official boat directly down the river, and return to Xunyang.
"We arrived in the afternoon of the same day and planned to stay one night in Hukou County. Before entering the city in the evening, Miaozhen, a female historian, suddenly arrived by boat and led several female officials to stop me and the accompanying officials at the city gate. She said that she had received information that tonight in the city
It’s dangerous, there may be rebels lurking, Miao Zhennv Shi even brought the official seal of the Overwatch Council..."
Having said this, Li Dalang paused for a moment, glanced at Miaozhen who was drinking tea calmly, seemed to be thinking about his words, hesitated for a moment, turned around and continued:
"After verifying the seal and the official document, while hesitating and hesitating, General Qin Yi also hurried over and brought 300 Xuanwu Camp soldiers to escort me to the transfer. So he boarded the ship directly at a wild crossing and returned to Xunyang without entering.
city."
Ouyang Rong naturally understood the meaning of Li Dalang's words.
At that time, he must have been hesitant to believe Miaozhen, even if there was an official document with the seal of the Overwatch Council.
However, Qin Yi is a descendant of the Qin family and comes from the Chinese Army Camp. General Qin, Qin Changshi and others have a good relationship with Ouyang Rong.
He and the 300 soldiers from the Xuanwu Battalion temporarily transferred were the decisive factors that made Li Dalang decide to believe and move away on the spot.
Ouyang Rong's thoughts suddenly changed and he asked directly:
"What happened next, what happened to Hukou County?"
An adjutant who followed Li Dalang on patrol had a look of fear on his face:
"An incident occurred in Hukou County that night. A group of water thieves attacked the county, ransacked several homes, and fled. The Hukou County Government is still investigating..."
Qin Yi suddenly spoke:
"This is not a group of ordinary water thieves. The general escorted the crown prince away, leaving behind a Xuanwu battalion detachment. There was a brief confrontation in the city later, and there were masters among them. During the whole process, neither side left a body...
…”
He stopped and clicked to the end.
But Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes slightly.
Being able to fight against a small team from the Xuanwu Battalion without falling behind immediately, even though they are evenly matched, they are still elite players.
He looked around the hall and saw no other new information.
First, he cupped his fists and thanked Miaozhen.
Li Xian also stepped forward and thanked Miao Zhen. Wei Mei also stepped forward and asked for a thank you gift.
The latter did not squint his eyes and declined the thank you gift.
After a while, the meeting in the hall dispersed.
Ouyang Rong personally escorted Miaozhen away from the palace. He stopped at the door and asked:
"Where did the female historian's information come from?"
The expression of Miaozhen, who has been supervising the troops on the front line recently, remains unchanged:
"Of course she's the spy from the Oversight Council below. I'm on the front line and it's not like I'm working for a living."
After saying that, he turned around and left without being sloppy.
Ouyang Rong watched her go away calmly.
Not far from the entrance of the palace, Qin Yi waved his hand and refused the reins of the mount offered by his subordinates. He stopped where he was and lowered his head to straighten his clothes.
Ouyang Rong walked away.
The two looked at each other and walked together in tacit understanding.
…
Prince's Mansion, Study.
Ouyang Rong, Li Xian's family, Xie Lingjiang, Shun Bo and others gathered together.
Ouyang Rong was the last one to arrive.
"How about it, Tan Lang? What did General Qin say in private?"
Li Xian asked immediately.
Ouyang Rong looked thoughtful:
"According to Qin Yi's intelligence, the group of water thieves that Xuanwu Camp fought against were very well-disciplined and did not look like idle water thieves, and there may be Qi practitioners among them..."
Li Guoer spoke immediately:
"It's for Dalang."
Ouyang Rong nodded lightly.
Li Xian asked: "Who is he from? Could it be the Wei family?"
"Why did Ke Miaozhen send us a message?"
Everyone was talking.
Li Dalang recalled the scene where Miaozhen suddenly came to his door, and smiled bitterly: "I was so shocked at the time that I thought I had fallen into the trap, and almost used Master Yuan's talisman on the spot."
Ouyang Rong whispered:
"What General Qin means is that Miaozhen's information is most likely true, and it doesn't look like a bureau."
Li Dalang reacted: "Are they the people in Tiannan Jianghu who hindered the Buddha?"
"It's possible."
Li Xian was puzzled: "Why did they attack us first?"
Ouyang Rong pursed his lips.
Li Guo'er suddenly said: "Are they Wei Shaoqi, Du Shuqing and the others?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
Xie Ling Jiang Ningmei said: "Didn't Yunmeng Jianze say last time that he would not target the palace?"
Li Guo'er thought calmly:
"There are two possibilities. One, they found out that we were not sincere and still helped create the statue, so they wanted to retaliate.
"Second, it's Wei Shaoqi and Du Shuqing who are planning to bypass Yunmeng Jianze and prepare to use the power of Tiannan Jianghu to take revenge on our palace? This is not considered a breach of contract by Yunmeng Jianze."
Wei Mei narrowed his eyes and added speculatively:
"I can't say, there are both of these, so what kind of big female queen just turns a blind eye to it."
Li Xian worried, "What should we do now?"
Ouyang Rong said calmly:
"Qin Yi has sent a message back to the Chinese Army Camp, which will dispatch a group of elite soldiers from the Xuanwu Camp to Hukou County to continue to track down this den of water thieves.
"I will also order Jiangzhou Governor's Office and Jiangzhou Datang Office to issue official documents at the same time, sending Hukou counties to mobilize manpower to cooperate with Xuanwu Camp to search the mountains, forests and wild swamps.
"In addition, the news that the Crown Prince was suspected of being ambushed and killed this time must be irrepressible, and we have to report it to make a big fuss. This matter is within the purview of the Jiangnan Supervisory Yuan.
"So the female officers of the Overwatch Council must arrest the water thieves. I will go there tomorrow to test their tone and see how they deal with it."
Ouyang Rong spoke decisively and made many arrangements in order:
"In any case, Hukou County is also within the territory of Jiangzhou. The frontline Chinese military camp and the Supervisory Council cannot just sit idly by and ignore this concern. This suspected concern for our palace is not just our matter, they must eliminate it.
"Even if no one is caught in the end, at least we have to give the palace some power to defend itself..."
"good."
"Just do as Tanlang says."
Li Xian and others agreed.
Li Guoer frowned:
"This princess still doesn't understand how Miaozhen received the news, and why she reported it to Dalang? Doesn't she hate...hate our family?"
Wei Mei looked at Li Xian with a straight face.
The latter's face changed slightly and he did not dare to say anything.
Xie Lingjiang said softly:
"Is this really official business? The female Supervisory Yuan officer on the front line did receive the news that these water thieves were attacking Hukou County? Is that why Miaozhen came to report the news?"
Everyone was silent and thinking for a moment, and Li Guoer reluctantly nodded:
"It makes sense. If something happens to Da Lang, if she receives the news and fails to report it, she will be held responsible afterwards. And maybe, she has the intention of knowing that reporting the news is useless and will be regarded with suspicion and indifference by Da Lang."
Ouyang Rong on the side said deeply:
"It doesn't look like Qin Yi was informed by her. There is no need to alarm the snake. If you really want to pretend to be confused, you can just go slower on the road and wait for Dalang to stay in the city for the night and be attacked by water thieves, and then rush to clean up the stall."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
Ouyang Rong suddenly decided:
"We'll wait and see for now. Tomorrow I'll go find Rong Nu Shi and ask about Miaozhen to see if there's anything fishy about it."
"good."
"Thank you for your hard work, Tanlang."
The secret discussion in the study room dispersed.
Everyone looked serious, and the sudden appearance of the strange water thief made them wary.
Xie Lingjiang and Ouyang Rong returned to the Huaiye Lane mansion together to have dinner with Zhen Shuyuan.
Before leaving, Xie Lingjiang returned to the boudoir and took away a certain little ink spirit who was battling wits with You Zhong.
After a stick of incense.
In the carriage, as soon as Miao Si got out of Xie Ling Jiang's red sleeves, she jumped on Ouyang Rong, lowered her head and sniffed his clothes.
The little Mo Jing stretched out her hand very domineeringly and grabbed the pastry box.
The next moment, Ouyang Rong held his whole head down.
"Get away, get away, little Rongzi, you are the most annoying of all!"
Ouyang Rong did not answer, but protected the pastry box from Miao Si.
He lowered his eyes slightly, and while thinking about important matters, he picked up a piece of pastry with two fingers and fed it to the little junior sister's mouth.
Xie Lingjiang was slightly stunned and took a bite.
"How does it taste?" he asked.
"It's delicious. Where did you buy this?"
Ouyang Rong pursed his lips.
This box of pastries was handmade by Xiu Niang, not Taoshou Zhai.
I heard from Pei Shisanniang that there are fewer embroiderers in the past.
Ouyang Rong whispered: "My friend gave it to me, and I was asked to give it to my family to try."
Hearing the word "family", Xie Lingjiang lowered his head shyly.
Miao Si's expression suddenly exploded, and she began to raise a flag for rebellion, muttering angrily:
"Okay, okay, you're the most outspoken person! If nothing else, huh..."
He was ruthlessly suppressed by Ouyang Rong's big hand.
"Elder brother, you can go to the Xunyang Grottoes by yourself tomorrow. I won't go with you. Now that Dalang is in danger, it would be better for me to stay in the palace and keep an eye on it with fellow Taoist Lu Ya."
Xie Lingjiang looked away and warned softly.
Ouyang Rong was startled.
"ah?"
"Is there anything strange? It's okay. You can go ahead. This is indeed official business. I'm not a stingy woman."
Ouyang Rong nodded calmly: "Okay."
He twisted another piece of pastry and fed it to the mouth of "Not a Stingy Woman".
Xie Ling Jiang Yin teeth bit it, put it into Tan's mouth, lightly pursed her red lips, and after a while, her eyes curved into crescent moons.
"This osmanthus cake is so sweet."
Ouyang Rong tilted his head and stared at her, then pinched the tip of her nose and said seriously: