Chapter 546 Rong Zhen: You are a gentleman, he is a thief (please give me your monthly vote!)
"In the past few days, you have been in charge of Jiangzhou, but have you encountered any dissatisfaction?"
"No. Everyone is quite enthusiastic."
"Is there anything I did wrong? I have been seeing you less these days, but I have not taken any time off, nor have I neglected you. I have been at Senior Song's place, helping you to speak, and giving you advice...
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"Well, I feel that Rong Nvshi is also very cooperative with my work. Although I always feel that Deputy Supervisor Song is... a waste of time, I accept Rong Nvshi's kindness."
Outside Shen Bingqiang's mourning hall, Ouyang Rong passed by Rong Zhen and walked toward the door. Rong Zhen followed him.
The two of them were standing in front of each other, one tall and the other short, talking all the way.
Rong Zhen, who most of the time kept a cold face in front of others, didn't know that when he was next to Ouyang Rong, he subconsciously took off his mask of keeping strangers away.
The pair of beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the young and beautiful hibiscus face was still a little haggard and tired. This was the only side that was exposed in front of him.
She was confused and asked:
"Then why did you hang up the seal and leave?"
Ouyang Rong suddenly stopped and looked at the mourning hall first. There was no figure in white clothes chasing him to blackmail him. He turned around and said:
"Did Rong Nu Shi forget the agreement I made that night when I agreed to take action?"
"What agreement?" She pursed her lips and looked away.
"I am just a little Sima, and I will strictly abide by the arrangements made by His Majesty and the princes and not interfere with the imperial court's important statue creation.
"I dare not forget this. In the past few days, it can be said that we followed the situation urgently, but now the situation in Xunyang City has stabilized, and we are on the right track.
"Yuan Changshi and Rong Nushi can take care of the next affairs, so there is no need to stay.
"This is what we agreed upon at the beginning."
Ouyang Rong's tone was gentle, without any hint of complaint or anger, as if he was chatting with Rong Zhen about trivial matters at home.
"Are you afraid that some unsighted people will say that you are in love with your position and won't leave? Do you feel that the name is unfair? But now no one in the city dissatisfies you. Who has any objections? If it makes you uncomfortable, you can talk to me
Said..."
Rong Zhen asked seriously.
"That's not true. I haven't heard any objections. There's nothing uncomfortable about it." He said in a helpless tone.
She shook her head: "No."
"No what?"
"You still have some unfinished business, and according to the agreement, you can't leave yet."
"What hasn't been done?" Ouyang Rong asked curiously.
Rong Zhen raised his head and glanced at him, and said softly: "The Donglin Giant Buddha thing, isn't this... something you've always wanted to do? Now you have the chance."
When Ouyang Rong heard this, he seemed to have thought about it seriously, and then said seriously:
"But if I remember correctly, this matter is under the control of Jiangnan's deputy envoys. For example, Deputy Right Envoy Lin is just a Jiangzhou Sima.
"In the words of those demoted officials in Xunyang City who were sad about spring and autumn, this position is to fish for the purpose... When you are ordered to travel around the mountains and rivers, it is best to express your love for Kuanglu, drink and roar, and stop meddling in the government affairs.
Yes, you are asking for trouble. If you are right, you should not speak loudly, for fear of frightening the heavens... I think it makes sense."
"But the situation is different now, the situation is serious..."
"What's the difference? Isn't it good? His Majesty is wise and powerful, all the wise kings assist the government, and all the female historians are working hard and working together for the sake of the country... It is a prosperous and vibrant scene.
"The situation is serious. Lady Shi, don't talk nonsense. Besides, even if there is a slight problem, it's not a big problem. Your Majesty and the gentlemen can solve it themselves.
"My little Sima, please don't discuss the affairs of the state arbitrarily. In the past few days, thanks to the promotion of Rong Nu Shi and other princes, I have temporarily taken over the power of the governor. However, the governor of Jiangzhou does not care about the Donglin Buddha, it is not within the scope of his authority.
"So according to the agreement, what else have you not finished yet?"
Ouyang Rong asked sincerely.
Rong Zhen was left speechless.
I could only stare at his expression blankly.
Ouyang Rong spoke again:
"Actually, when Deputy Supervisor Song was complaining a few days ago, he was right in saying something that I also agree with. That is... I must clearly understand my position and stop meddling in other people's business. There are some things I cannot afford."
Rong Zhen was silent for a while and suddenly asked:
"What if the imperial court re-appoints you? Will you accept the order? Will you continue to be ordered to build statues?"
Ouyang Rong didn't answer, so she lowered her voice and told:
"Ouyang Lianghan, now that the Xingzifang Buddha has been destroyed by rebels, I have thought about it and concluded that the best strategy for the court at the moment is to re-activate the shelved headless Buddha in Xunyang Grottoes.
"Cooperating with the damaged Buddha head at the Xingzi Lake construction site, which is under repair, we can restart it soon... I have already reported this strategy to the saint."
"Rong Nu Shi thought quite well."
Ouyang Rong smiled and turned to look at the snowy weather:
"It's quite good. If I put it in the past, I would have been full of passion. Unfortunately, now, I am used to being idle...
"Let's wait until the winter is over. It's cold and snowy, so there's nothing to worry about. Also, Your Majesty and the others may not necessarily use the giant Buddha in Xunyang Grottoes. After all, it's a delayed thing, and they were thrown away before." He shook his head.
Shake his head.
"Besides, even if it is enabled, I don't necessarily choose you. In the eyes of some people in the court, I am just a smelly and hard stone, which is not lovable. There are many people in the court who are more obedient than me. Let's have Lin.
Sincerely, let’s see if we can come up with another excellent idea similar to the Xingzifang statue to relieve His Majesty’s worries.”
Rong Zhen’s beautiful eyebrows gathered together:
"No one knows the Xunyang Grottoes better than you now. As for other ideas, it's even too late. Even if the gods come, they can't come up with a better plan than the Xunyang Grottoes. I have reported the situation truthfully..."
Ouyang chuckled, shook his head, and walked forward:
"Rong Nu Shi said this, so I have to do it, right? I don't know, but I thought I would benefit the most. Fortunately, I was drunk in Xunyang Tower that morning, otherwise wouldn't a certain pot come here, ha,
It’s hard to say, but even so, there has been a lot of buzz around Rong Nu Shi recently.”
"Ouyang Lianghan, what do you mean?"
Rong Zhen's face suddenly became unhappy, he stopped and asked in a surprisingly cold tone:
"Do you think that I am doubting you and asking you to stay and help now is also to test you? If you accept it, I will become more suspicious of you?"
"No, it's just a joke."
"Don't make jokes like this again."
Rong Zhen's chest rose and fell for a while, then he calmed down slightly and said softly:
"I admit that the owner of Dielianhua may be a legendary sword-wielding embryo, a man who only comes across once in a hundred years, but what he did was still a despicable, shameless and lecherous thief.
"Ouyang Lianghan, you are different from him. You are a gentleman. You will not associate with such a despicable and shameless person, and you cannot tolerate him, let alone him."
Ouyang Rong muttered: "Despicable, shameless, lustful..."
Rong Zhen's voice suddenly calmed down, he fiddled with the sachet on his waist with his right hand and whispered:
"Before... about the bellyband, you know something. My innocence was indirectly tainted. That day in Huang Xuan's courtyard, he took out his bellyband and showed it to the public. He did his best to disgust me and humiliated my innocence... Although I saw it in the end...
Everyone is dead, but..."
The girl in palace clothes had a lost voice, and at the same time, her pair of lacquered eyes kept staring at the face of the young man in white who was listening attentively, as if she was worried that there would be some subtle expression on his face that would make her uncomfortable.
Ouyang Rong's expression did not change, he just coughed: "I know a little bit, but later, I picked this thing up and touched it, isn't it inappropriate..."
"It's different. You are a gentleman. Not only did you hand it over to the female family members immediately, but you also returned it immediately without looking at it... It's shameful to say that I don't want to discuss the private bellyband. This is a shame.
It is a very painful memory for me...but the fact is, I have always been very grateful to you for your gentlemanly behavior that day, especially compared to the lewd thief of Die Lian Hua, you are completely different, which further highlights your nobility.
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Her voice, which had always been steady, fluctuated a little, and she didn't know whether it was because of shame, anger, or both. Her cheeks, which were originally as cold as ice, were already red.
Ouyang Rong hesitated to speak. He wanted to ask, how can you be sure that I didn't read it? Although I did not.
Rong Zhen suddenly asked: "Ouyang Lianghan, have you always looked down on me because of the incident involving the owner of Dielianhua?"
"Ah, no...nothing."
"Does your junior sister know about this?"
"have no idea."
"Okay, I must keep this a secret."
"That's for sure."
She asked: "Then do you hate the owner of Dielianhua?"
"Hate... hate it."
"Okay, I will kill this thief. If you...if you are angry, you will help me even more. Why do you want to hang up your seal and leave? Do you not care?"
Ouyang Rong had no choice but to think about it and said:
"Well, you can discuss the investigation with me again, but please don't talk about it anymore. It's just temporary. There's no reason to rely on it all the time. Let's wait for the arrangements from the court first.
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"Okay, then you will rest for a few more days until the court orders it." Rong Zhen relaxed.
"Xie Rongnu Shi understands."
Finally calming down the persistent Rong Zhen, he changed the topic:
"There is still time today, let's do some business. By the way, where is Lin Cheng's mourning hall? Are there any family members here? Do we want to go and express our condolences?"
"Only Senior Song is here."
"Then forget it and don't go."
Rong Zhen glanced at him and said in a confused tone: "Lin Cheng's father is an old friend of Senior Song. Senior Song has always taken care of him as his nephew, so he is particularly caring. This time, he is giving a black hair to a white-haired man."
people."
"I see, but I can't comfort you, so I'll leave it to Rong Nu Shi."
"If you agree, I will make an exception and introduce an old musician to you after a few more days of palm printing..."
"Let's talk about it and say goodbye."
"Where are you going?"
Ouyang Rong took out a door-god couplet from his sleeve, raised his hand and waved it. He walked in the snow and said without looking back:
"Go and post it on the door god. Mr. Qin painted it himself. When we get back, we will take my aunt, Wei La and the others to post it on the door... How about it, are you envious?"
Rong Zhen said nothing and watched silently as the figure who said, "When it's over, brush off your clothes and hide your merits and fame" walked away.
After a moment, he replied softly: "I envy...them."
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A deserted mourning hall stands on the Xingzi Lake construction site.
Rong Zhen walked into the mourning hall and saw an old woman with white eyes standing alone in the mourning hall. In front of her was Lin Cheng's spiritual tablet.
She returned with a lost look on her face. Nanny Song turned around and asked immediately:
"Well, the old man just said that Ouyang Lianghan was just acting. He just left if he wanted to. What's the point of working slowly for another day? I heard from people that he even ran to comfort the victims' families, and there was no need to hang a seal.
Didn't you just wait for us to take the initiative to persuade you? Take the opportunity to continue to accept the governor's seal? You are the only girl who really believed it, so you ran over in a hurry."
Rong Zhen said nothing, and took out a small seal from his sleeve and threw it on the table. The seal made a "clunk" sound when it collided with the table.
Aunt Song's voice stopped suddenly, and she stared at the seal sideways, her expression still a bit unbelieving:
"This guy is so good at pretending..."
Rong Zhen interrupted her coldly: "It's okay now, he really resigned, and now no one can do anything about the Buddha... Even now, Senior Song has been slandering Ouyang Lianghan in front of the juniors. Looking at him
, I have never said anything bad about Senior Song. Some things are really decisive...
"Senior Song, you can handle it yourself, His Majesty."
Rong Zhen said nothing, threw up his sleeves and left.
Only Nanny Song was left standing alone in front of the memorial tablet, her face looking very ugly.
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Farewell to Rong Zhen, Ouyang Rong took the door-god couplet with him and did not return to Huaiye Lane residence immediately.
After bypassing a street, he turned and walked into an alley. There was a luxury carriage parked in the alley. Ouyang Rong got straight into the car. Inside the car, Xie Lingjiang and Yan Liulang were waiting quietly.
"Elder brother, is today really the last day?" Xie Lingjiang asked with concern.
Ouyang Rong did not answer, but turned around and ordered Yan Liulang to ask Yuan Changshi for instructions in a few days to repair the west city gate again...
Xie Lingjiang looked at him thoughtfully as he left with his seal hanging, but he arranged it carefully.
After the explanation was completed, Ouyang Rong, who had returned to Jiangzhou Sima Qingxian, patted the dust on his hands, turned around, and asked softly:
"Junior sister, is that official seal important?"
"The governor of Jiangzhou is considered a high-ranking official. The senior brother is almost on the same level as Uncle Su's governor of Yangzhou. He should be regarded as the youngest governor in this dynasty. If my aunt knew about it, I don't know what she would think." The corner of her lips He smiled slightly, looking forward to that scene.
Ouyang Rong looked calm, turned his head and looked north towards Luoyang, and said softly:
"No, you don't understand what I mean. After witnessing Lin Cheng's incident and knowing that this saint can win the hearts of millions with one person's heart, hasn't my junior sister seen it yet?
"The size of the official position is not important at all. With such a saint at your head, you can be beaten to the end even if you are an official in the political affairs hall. And if she needs it, even if you were as humble as a beggar yesterday, you can be promoted to the ninth minister today. …
"This saint deeply understood the way power operates and firmly grasped the highest authority. From Qian to Zhouhou, the old system was broken, and the entire new dynasty system was actually built around her.
"So in the Zhou Dynasty, was official position important? It wasn't important. What was important... was to make her need it."
Xie Lingjiang and Yan Liulang couldn't help but look sideways and noticed that the eyes of this young man in white were a little dark.
The days passed by in a blink of an eye, just when everyone in Jiangzhou resigned because of someone's seal, and the rapids retreated but they were reluctant to leave.
Thousands of miles away, over Luoyang, the divine capital, a burst of black clouds drifting from the direction of Beimang Mountain was slowly covering the imperial city.