"Tan Lang! You, why are you here so quickly? Miss Xie is here."
Before Ouyang Rong got off the carriage, he changed into a crimson official uniform. In full view of everyone, he walked into Prince Xunyang's Mansion with a piano case in his arms.
As soon as he entered the side door, he bumped into Li Dalang.
The latter was originally on the same spot, spinning around anxiously, and when he saw Ouyang Rong's figure, he made a sound of surprise.
Ouyang Rong heard this and did not answer.
He held up the too-long hem of his official uniform, turned around, and glanced at the empty street outside Prince Xunyang's Mansion.
The wind at noon swept the leaves of the sycamore trees on the street.
Ouyang Rong glanced at Li Dalang,
The two of them left the door with a tacit understanding and walked into the house.
They stopped at a gallery far from the door.
"You mean, Junior Sister just came to find me?"
Li Dalang nodded and poured out beans like a bamboo tube:
"Wang Junzhi came home early in the morning, and my father was in a difficult situation. Since you were not here, Miss Xie and Guo'er started to argue...
"Miss Xie said that I have to make a decision with you. Not long after she went out, you came."
Ouyang Rong nodded slightly, passed Li Dalang, and walked towards the Juxian Garden study room with ease:
"knew.
"Send someone to find Junior Sister and tell me I'm back."
Seeing the calm and calm back of his friend, Li Dalang felt surprisingly calm even though the hot potato was still in the house at the moment.
His anxious expression calmed down, and he nodded and followed the instructions.
Juxian Garden is where the prince, Li Fusu, studied. It is located deep in the Xunyang Palace. On weekdays, servants are not allowed to approach it. It is considered a relatively private and safe place in the palace.
In the past, Ye Mou meetings were held regularly in the hidden secret room of Juxian Garden.
Ouyang Rong walked directly through the corridor of the palace hung with wind chimes, passed through exquisite gardens silently, and finally walked into the living room in Juxian Garden.
"Tan Lang."
"Tanlang, you are here."
As soon as his figure appeared, people standing or sitting in the hall blurted out words and greeted him one after another with various expressions.
Ouyang Rong nodded slightly as a response and passed by Li Xian, Li Bao'er and Wei Mei without looking sideways. During this period, he held the piano case horizontally in his arms and handed it to Li Bao'er.
Ouyang Rong walked to a new figure in the hall and sat down as usual.
"You have three sentences."
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and stared at Wang Junzhi's surprised eyes. His tone was calm, as if he was discussing with a guest what to eat tonight:
"Just a few words, the prince and I are not interested, so we will send you to see Wang Lengran. What do you say?"
Get straight to the point.
Wang Junzhi's expression was visibly stunned for a moment.
Immediately, after seeing Ouyang Rong sitting upright, Prince Xunyang, the princess, and the little princess stood up silently.
In particular, Her Royal Highness, the noble little princess who is ice-snowy, smart, and thoughtful, actually held the piano case for this person honestly and lowered her eyebrows in tacit understanding.
Next to them, King Lixian of Xunyang and Princess Wei Mei didn't feel anything wrong with this at all.
Wang Junzhi's face turned excited and he couldn't wait to say:
"Ouyang Lianghan, you are indeed the chief counselor named Tanlang in King Xunyang's palace. Duke Yan and Mr. Wei guessed it right."
"The first sentence." Ouyang Rong nodded and reported the number warmly.
Wang Junzhi suddenly laughed.
He was not in a hurry. Facing the four pairs of scrutinizing eyes from the front, he pondered for a while and said leisurely:
"Many people should have seen me walking into the palace. Maybe Wang Lengran has also received the news.
"Gong Yan is doing something important, and Emperor Wei Zhao is now suspicious of the prince. Wang Lengran is also wary of being hostile to brother Lianghan, so he sent me there. It is not a pity to die, but if it involves the prince and brother Lianghan and becomes the reason for the attack, that would be bad.
, I hope you’ll think twice.”
The atmosphere in the study became quiet. Li Xian, Wei Mei, and Li Guo'er, together with Wang Junzhi, focused on Ouyang Rong's narrow-eyed face, waiting for something.
"Isn't this simple? Didn't Senior Brother say that if you are sent sideways, how can a dead man speak?"
A clear and cold female voice came from outside the door.
Xie Lingjiang, dressed in a handsome man's white clothes and carrying a long sword, walked into the study, followed silently by Li Dalang.
I saw, under the golden sunshine in the morning, this noble girl of the Xie family, the seventeenth in the family, with her eyebrows raised, looking domineering.
Wang Junzhi looked sideways: "Xie, little lady, dead people can't speak, but they can be confused by others and call a deer a horse... I am a swordsman and I am a fish, so I just need an excuse."
"Are you threatening my senior brother and the prince?"
Xie Lingjiang tilted his head slightly and said with a smile:
"Like Li Zhengyan, you just want to touch the Prince's palace again and again. Now you are actually playing the trick of being confident and trying to force yourself into the palace?"
She slapped the moonlight sword on the table, and the smile on her stunning face turned cold:
"Oh, then chop it into meat paste and feed it to the carp in the middle of the lake. If you die without any evidence, what if I see you walking in? I'm already suspicious anyway, so it's not bad.
"Uncle Li and Senior Brother are very open-minded. If there is no rebellion, there is no rebellion. There is nothing shady, so we are not afraid of his investigation.
"On the other hand, you, Wang Junzhi, are clever, charming and sneaky, so don't get involved."
At this time, Ouyang Rong spoke calmly and concisely:
"One sentence left."
Wang Junzhi's expression, which had always been full of wisdom and confidence, changed slightly.
He couldn't help but look at the tea-drinking young man in crimson official uniform in front of him.
I found that this "Tan Lang" looked quite tired today, leaning slightly on the back of his chair with a listless and uninterested expression.
It was more difficult to convince than Wang Junzhi had previously imagined.
He licked his dry lips, took out a white handkerchief, and wiped his fingers, which seemed to be sweaty.
Wang Junzhi said to Ouyang Rong:
"Brother Lianghan, the Kuangfu Mansion established by Duke Yan has two chief historians on the left and right, one of whom is less than ten thousand people. This time, the post of chief historian on the left has been specially left vacant.
"Yan Gong was thirsty for talents, and he deeply felt that Brother Lianghan was the king's assistant. Even Mr. Wei was willing to give up his throne and ceded his position to the right to serve as the chief minister. He was lowered.
"In addition, on the prince's side, Yan Gong still keeps in mind the friendship between monarch and subject, and restoring Li Qian is by no means a slogan. Yan Gong is willing to respect the prince and the crown prince, do justice for heaven, defeat the violent guards, and take back the Li clan. His heart is as follows. The sun and the moon will never waver...
His tone was both envious and sincere:
"Your Majesty, Brother Lianghan, the Prince of Xunyang's palace is currently in a state of turmoil. Not only is the Emperor jealous, the Wei family is hostile, but the state officials are in trouble and are worried.
"This is only the early stage. Who knows whether it will become more suspicious in the future. Maybe one day I will be given a foot of white silk... Why not fight to the death, join us, and take back Taizong's world together."
The whole place was silent.
Wang Junzhi finished speaking in one breath, flushed and panting.
Xie Lingjiang curled his lips and said, "Your sentence is quite long. It turns out you are so afraid of death."
Wang Junzhi ignored him. Seeing that Ouyang Rong was silent and lowered his eyes as if silently weighing, he took the opportunity to talk more and added:
"Wang Lengran is ostracizing and suppressing Brother Lianghan. Jiangzhou has lost Brother Lianghan and has only one wine bag and rice bag named Wang. What can he do to defend it?"
"Yangzhou's reinforcements are still far away. General Cai and Governor Zhu's troops are already at their necks. Xunyang City will fall soon.
"I heard that when Brother Lianghan was the chief historian, he was honest and caring for the people. He was deeply supported by the people and scholars of Xunyang. He also made clear rewards and punishments. All the officials in Jiangzhou were convinced. Now that you are being ignored by the traitorous officials, the scholars and the people feel humiliated and unfair for you.
"As long as you are willing to stand up and realize that the defense of Xunyang City is weak, you can get hundreds of responses with just a wave of your arms, and a city, a state, or even half of the southern country can be overthrown with just a flip of your hand.
"Rather than sit back and wait to die, being insulted by the evil superior officials, and waiting for the poisonous wine in Luoyang Palace, it is better to stand up and take action, respond to the righteousness, and take your life into your own hands.
"When you are angry, you can trample the bones of the prince to pieces without moving, and you can make the world happy. This is what a true man should do."
I have to admit that Wang Junzhi is an excellent lobbyist. His words are as clear as ink and clear water, and are very contagious. His words are both powerful and powerful.
After some words, the whole place fell into silence.
Li Xian, Li Dalang couldn't help but feel moved.
Xie Lingjiang, who was originally talking angrily, also narrowed his eyes and became silent.
She, Wang Junzhi, and Li Xian's family all had different thoughts and turned to look at Ouyang Rong.
And among them, some actually hesitated to speak.
Ouyang Rong saw it out of the corner of his eye.
At this moment, he raised his eyes and looked at Wang Junzhi.
"Finished?"
Ouyang Rong asked.
"Yeah." Wang Junzhi nodded.
The palms under his sleeves unconsciously clenched the sweat-wiping handkerchief tightly, as if waiting for something.
Ouyang Rong suddenly stood up, picked up a moonlight sword that Xie Lingjiang had slapped on the table, and drew the sword in public.
Wang Junzhi trembled.
However, Ouyang Rong did not completely draw the sword out of its scabbard. He only pulled out a cold blade from the scabbard and placed it horizontally in front of his eyes. The cold moonlight illuminated his lacquered eyes.
He seemed not to be paying attention to the pros and cons of being passionate that Wang Junzhi just said.
Ouyang Rong carefully admired the unsheathed sword for a while.
Wang Junzhi's temples were wet with beads of sweat.
Zheng——!
The next moment, beads of sweat as big as soybeans splattered on his temples. He felt a hard blunt object hit his arms, and his body twitched like a shudder.
"This is……"
Wang Junzhi lowered his head in confusion, holding the moonlight sword in his arms.
It turned out that Ouyang Rong threw the sword into his arms after sheathing it.
"Brother Wang, please wait in this room.
"If Wang Lengran brings someone to the door, please kill yourself, Brother Wang."
After saying that, Ouyang Rong glanced around Xie Lingjiang, Li Guoer and others, turned around, and left the living room first.
Wang Junzhi was startled, and then he exhaled and wiped his sweat like he was surviving a catastrophe, then sighed and smiled:
"Thank you very much, Lianghan."
Ouyang Rong ignored him for the time being. After going out, he took Xie Lingjiang and Li Xian's family back to the familiar study room where he used to be.
Xie Ling Jiang Qinghan had a cold face and stretched out his hand towards Li Bao'er.
The latter handed back a certain piano case.
Ouyang Rong didn't pay attention to Xiao Jiujiu between the two girls, and said directly to Li Xian:
"What does uncle think?"
Li Xian looked guilty: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't be involved with this person. It's really troublesome."
Xie Lingjiang said directly: "What are you waiting for? Kill him."
Li Guo'er shook his head: "We can't kill him yet."
Xie Lingjiang glanced at her sideways: "Is sister Guo'er okay again?"
She emphasized the word "行", which seemed to be ironic.
Li Guo'er shook his head: "I made a mistake and didn't consider it properly."
"It's not just bad, it's good, but I have to torment Na Xian. Now it's better. Xian didn't see it, but the danger is coming."
Faced with the accusation, Li Guoer did not refute, but nodded and admitted:
"The main reason is that I never imagined that Li Zhengyan would dare to risk his life."
When Ouyang Rong heard this, he looked at the pretty girl with plum blossom make-up who had a slightly gloomy face. It was rare to see her like this.
He gently patted Xie Lingjiang's hand to stop her from continuing to sarcastically say:
"What His Highness said is that I was also caught off guard. This kind of rebellion with your head raised would cost you your life. You are playing the favor card and deliberately getting closer to make you jealous of the court.
"This is a conspiracy that cannot be guarded against."
Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips and said to Li Bao'er: "Then you still speak for him and are reluctant to part with the wise men you recruited?"
Li Guo'er shook his head and turned to look at the living room where Wang Junzhi was banned, with a cold face:
"I wish I could kill him with my bare hands. The reason for not letting him die is for our current situation."
The little princess with plum blossom makeup, who had been taught a lesson, sounded surprisingly serious:
"There is a crisis in Jiangzhou now. If Wang Lengran is useless and fails to block the front, Xunyang City is destroyed. We need to use this person. If we kill him directly, we will offend Li Zhengyan.
"No matter what, I'll hold it for now, there's no rush."
Xie Lingjiang was very unhappy: "He just picked on smart people like you."
Everyone was silent.
Ouyang Rong glanced at Li Guo'er.
This choice is indeed the smartest one at the moment.
Wei Mei interjected:
"Wang Lengran should know this man walked in so arrogantly. Why hasn't he come to arrest him all morning?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head and said:
"Wang Lengran doesn't dare to break in. In addition to being suspicious and afraid of falling into a trap, it is also a serious crime to break into Prince Xunyang's palace openly. Wang Junzhi may not be able to completely nail us."
Li Dalang sighed: "Although Wang Lengran claims that Tan Lang is an accomplice of Li Zhengyan and is collaborating with the rebels every day, only the enemy knows how unjust Tan Lang is."
Ouyang Rong was noncommittal: "However, he should have already been writing a memorial. With this matter, he can join our chapter and add up to something. Maybe someday poisonous wine will be given to Luoyang."
Xie Ling Jiang Yingya bit it into pieces:
"Wang Junzhi really deserves to die, Li Zhengyan is also jealous, and now even senior brother's position has been implicated.
"In Xunyang City, our eyes are completely dark now."
Li Xian is restless:
"Tan Lang, Li Zhengyan made such a big fuss, raised my banner, and so many people responded. How do you feel that the Queen Mother would really believe that she would kill this king..."
He looked around at his wife and children, his eyes wavering: "How about we... make two preparations first."
Ouyang Rong sighed: "So, this is a conspiracy."
He turned around and asked Li Xian with a smile:
"Your Majesty, do you really think that if you give him a platform in the past, you can occupy the honorable position?"
Li Xian glared and asked in a low voice: "Tan Lang means...puppet?"
Ouyang Rong looked at Li Xian carefully, then at Li Dalang, and sighed:
"Uncle, it is not so easy to be the founding or Zhongxing king. In other words, it is not so easy to get the "Zhongzong" temple title of the Zhongxing master in the past dynasties.
"It is better to use mutiny to recover...for example, if the subsequent meritorious warriors become bigger, how to deal with it?
"At least for you and Dalang, this path is too difficult."
Li Xian and the others were stunned: "Tan Lang thinks so far."
Xie Lingjiang added:
"Uncle may be a mascot, but senior brother is different.
"Li Zhengyan seems to have given him the post of Zuo Changshi of Kuangfu Mansion sincerely. With his senior brother, Kuangfu's army will be even more powerful.
"Not to mention giving up Jiangzhou, it is equivalent to giving up the entire rich southeast. No wonder Wang Junzhi dared to take big risks and act as a lobbyist."
Li Xian looked ashamed, Li Dalang and Wei Mei looked touched.
"Junior sister, what are you talking about?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head and warned seriously:
"Until it is absolutely necessary, we will not change our policy. Please be patient, Your Majesty. I still have some spies in Xunyang City. Even if my eyes are dark, I can always see clues if there is any movement."
He turned around again and told Xie Lingjiang:
"Junior sister, thank you for your hard work and keep an eye on Wang Junzhi. Once Wang Lengran sends someone to the door, he will be dealt with immediately."
"yes."
Li Guo'er also stood up: "Together."
Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang looked at her and did not refuse.