"There is a problem with the Liu family."

After walking out of the Yuanming Tower, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang stood on the steps in the evening breeze and paused for a while, and the two vermilion lanterns above their heads had red light sprinkled down.

Liu Ashan drove a carriage out of the alley next to him and stopped in front of them, Ouyang Rong took the lead in stepping forward, and before boarding the car, he turned his head and said to Xie Lingjiang suddenly.

This is the declarative tone.

Xie Lingjiang's eyes were curious, she entered the dim carriage, and when Liu Asan drove the carriage to start slowly, the male girl asked curiously to the young county magistrate who closed her eyes and recuperated:

"What's the problem?"

Ouyang Rong's eyes didn't open, and he said:

"The Liu family knelt too fast and decisively tonight, although the words were still annoying, but inside they were obedient to me, just like shouting that they didn't want to be physically honest but very honest...... It's no different from kneeling for food, it's not like what they're used to. ”

What strange metaphor is this? Xie Lingjiang was a little speechless:

"Is there a problem with agreeing too quickly, isn't it because the senior brother is too domineering, and they are forced to submit to the senior brother.

"The Liu family has been suppressed and excluded by the senior brother for so long, and it is not impossible for the knees to be softer, as long as this kind of local tyrant and inferior gentry is not pressed, he is still given a way to live, and he will naturally see the wind and rudder, weak and flattering, this is what the senior brother said before."

"What if there is no way to survive and you are in a hurry?"

"What do you mean?"

Ouyang Rong opened his eyes and said:

"I just made the decision to repair the Folding Wing Canal in two phases in the morning, and immediately after the discussion in the morning, there were ghosts running to report the news, and in the afternoon, Liu Zi'an came to apologize for his fart, and in the evening, Liu Ziwen ran over to shake hands and make peace with sincerity.

"Is this still the same way I used Di Gongzha and disaster relief food to boil my Liu family before? The speed of this surrender and reconciliation is a little dazzling, isn't someone in a hurry?

"If you insist on saying that the Liu family was tamed by my senior brother, it's not unreasonable, but the contrast is still too fast, the Liu family was still as stable as an old dog before today, and it is more likely that something changed that caught them off guard and messed up."

Ouyang Rong turned his head and analyzed.

Seeing that the little junior sister was dumbfounded for a while, he said with a calm face:

"I guess that it is very likely that the decision to build the Folding Wing Canal in phases makes them anxious, and more specifically, it is decided to complete the construction of the first phase of the Folding Wing Canal within two months, which may touch the pain point of the Liu family."

Xie Lingjiang said thoughtfully: "Senior brother is judging according to the postponement conditions proposed by Liu Ziwen on the folding wing canal just now?" ”

Ouyang Rong bowed his head, and he waved his hand:

"Don't listen to Liu Ziwen's, I'm almost sleepy when I listen to it, whether what he said makes sense or not, whether it's logical or not, I just look at what impact his final request has on our existing plan to fold the wings, this 'impact' is likely to be the goal of the Liu family, and I will treat the rest as smoke bombs!"

Xie Lingjiang was a little stunned, and couldn't help leaning forward with his upper body and asked:

"But after the staging of the folded wing canal, what is the point of poking at them?"

Ouyang Rong was silent for a while, and slowly shook his head:

"I don't know, but it's probably the core interest of the Liu family. A powerful family like the Liu family can only make them bow their heads if they are involved in huge interests. ”

As if he remembered something, he wondered:

"After the completion of the first phase of the Folding Wing Canal, it may divert the current river water of the main road of Butterfly Creek, and the biggest industry of the Liu family is the sword furnace on the west bank of Butterfly Creek.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but think of the doubts raised by some people after the public announcement of the new construction on the street in front of the county government that day.

He pondered for a while, but still shook his head:

"It's not right, the Folding Wing Canal is always going to be opened, the water flow of the Butterfly Creek is fixed, this is Yangmou, the Folding Wing Canal is now the interests of most people in Longcheng County, it has become a general trend, the Liu family can't stop it, and they don't also invest 10,000 yuan to come in now, why are they adding fuel to the fire?

"Or do you just don't want to open the Wing Canal in the short term? But what's the use of this, racing against time to forge a few more swords? No, this doesn't look like the core interests of the Liu family. So what exactly are they trying to do? ”

The young county commander's face was puzzled.

Xie Lingjiang groaned and said suddenly:

"Could it be that once the first phase of the Folding Wing Canal is completed, the senior brother will not worry about flooding in a short time?

"And the Liu family heard some definite news before, and bet that the senior brother is anxious about the flood in the short term, and will go to the door to beg them for the only life-saving straw Di Gongzha, so that they can take care of the senior brother."

The more Xie Lingjiang spoke, the more smooth he became, and he felt that this direction was very likely:

"And now this road may not be able to get through in front of the plan of folding the wing canal in stages, so Liu Ziwen is in a hurry today, so he hurriedly came over and changed his way to stop the senior brother!"

Ouyang Rong asked: "But when they came over tonight, they not only had to invest 10,000 yuan in the county government, but also contracted the construction of the Di Gong Gate, is it just to prevent me from controlling the water?" The Di Gong Gate can be repaired faster than the first phase of the Folding Wing Canal, isn't it putting the cart before the horse? ”

"Senior brother, what do you think, if you really fulfill the Liu's request tonight and suspend the phased construction of the Folding Wing Canal, will the Digong Gate in the near future be the only water conservancy construction in Longcheng County in the short term? At that time, wouldn't the Liu clan be able to use it to handle it at will?

"So Di Gongzha is not a transfer of interests to a compromise with senior brother at all, but a bait, and if you eat it, you will be trapped!"

Ouyang Rong smiled bitterly:

"This direction does make sense, but there is still a hard flaw, is it that for the Liu family, it is their core interest to pinch me? Can you do so much to consume so many resources? Can you swallow your anger and bow your head to be small? ”

He laughed and said:

"If that's the case, it's a bit stupid to abandon the rook and change the gun while playing chess. Besides, I didn't agree to Liu Ziwen's request, the Folding Wing Canal will still be built in stages, and the Di Gong Gate will be repaired immediately, it can't threaten me, wouldn't Liu Ziwen lose to his grandmother's house now? ”

Xie Lingjiang was speechless for a moment, feeling that what his senior brother said was also very reasonable.

She couldn't help but sigh: "What is this Liu Ziwen going to do?" Could it be that he really conceded defeat and chose to cooperate honestly...... But the senior brother thinks there is something wrong with him......"

Ouyang Rong turned his head and asked, "Am I a bit of a bully tonight?" ”

As soon as he mentioned this, Xie Lingjiang smiled in his eyes and said crisply: "It's a little scorching, but Senior Brother is quite domineering......

"Pretty what?"

"Quite a man."

She was a little slow to pronounce the last few words, and her eyes were fixed on someone.

It's a pity that Ouyang Rong is not thinking about this at the moment, and immediately explained:

"I did it on purpose, deliberately putting the shelf higher, but I didn't expect Liu Ziwen to be so tolerant, so I couldn't help but go a little more excessively, but he still agreed to anything...... The more he is like this, the more I suspect that people are so inch-inch. ”

Ouyang Rong sighed, and he didn't know if he was suspicious.

Xie Ling Jiang couldn't help laughing: "If Senior Brother lets Liu Ziwen hear this, he may be half angry." ”

Ouyang Rong shook his head, frowned and said:

"I don't care if he's angry or not, no matter how weak he is, I won't underestimate him, and I just want to find out what kind of medicine he sells in the gourd, and what ......are the interests of the Liu family touched by this broken wing canal."

The lights of the street outside penetrated through the cracks in the curtains, and there were some light and dark lights and shadows in the carriage, Xie Lingjiang looked at the side face of the senior brother who was focused on contemplation, and she suddenly felt that from this angle, the senior brother's face was a little good-looking.

She gently reminded:

"No matter what it is, senior brother, from now on, be careful. The senior brother rejected Liu Ziwen's proposal, and the Folding Wing Canal continued to be staged, and he also earned a Di Gong Gate from the Liu family in vain, in case they really had unknown thoughts, it might have angered them by now. ”

After a pause, Xie Lingjiang said seriously: "From now on, every time you go out, I will follow you, and you are not allowed to run around with me." ”

"The Liu family does not dare to bear the charge of hurting the officials of the imperial court."

"But hidden arrows are hard to defend against."

"Yes, okay."

Ouyang Rong, who came back to his senses, glanced at his little junior sister, didn't think much about it, gently bowed his head and agreed, and he immediately changed his words:

"Senior sister just said something that makes sense."

"What?"

"Di Gongzha may not be a concession to me."

"What does Senior Brother think?"

"Senior sister, do you remember that old Liu?" Ouyang Rong suddenly mentioned it.

"Of course I do." Xie Lingjiang was a little surprised.

"Do you remember some of the things he said before the burning of the account? This is the last time you mentioned it to me. ”

"Yes." Xie Lingjiang's face became serious:

Old Liu Tou sighed after reading the accounts of the Liu family and said...... It is no wonder that every year there is a great flood, but every year there is a great wealth, just like an unpredictable prophet...... Wait, what does senior brother mean ......"

Ouyang Rong nodded:

"I went to carefully check the county government files, from the first time Di Fuzi who came to Longcheng to build the Di Gong Gate, so far, the Di Gong Gate has collapsed almost every four years, and the time is also coincidental, that is, every time the old and new county orders are handed over, the timing is not far from ten.

"In order to draw the sand table of Butterfly Creek before, I visited the vicinity of the Digong Gate in the upper reaches and asked some homeless people about the Digong Gate. Most of them said that there was a dragon king in this water, and he swam through it once every four years, but he was blocked by the Di Gong Gate, so he collapsed it. ”

"Senior brother believes in this superstitious statement?"

"Naturally, I don't believe in man-made disasters, and I'm more inclined to man-made disasters than natural disasters."

Xie Lingjiang remembered Ouyang Rong's difficult question at the dinner just now, and couldn't help but say, "Senior brother is saying...... In fact, it was the Liu family's hands and feet to Di Gongzha? ”

"It's possible, but it's not necessarily."

Xie Lingjiang's tone was a little incredible: "They are really crazy. Dare to sabotage the water conservancy construction of the imperial court, if they are caught, it is a capital crime of killing their heads, and the prime minister of the court can't protect them. ”

Ouyang Rong nodded: "If there is no evidence, won't it be fine if it is not discovered?" ”

"Then it will also be damned!"

Ouyang Rong turned his head and asked, "Do you remember the last condition that Liu Ziwen put forward just now?" ”

He asked his senior brother to hold a grand ribbon-cutting meeting, not only to invite the powerful squires of Longcheng, but also to invite the officials of Jiangzhou City to come over...... Combined with what Senior Brother had just deduced, this condition now sounds a little wrong. ”

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but raise his head and asked, "Did Senior Brother see something and want to refuse?" ”

Ouyang Rong didn't answer, he was quiet for a while, and said with squinted eyes:

"What if Di Gongzha asked him to repair it, the ribbon-cutting conference is also, I want to open it...... Then let's go. Senior sister, you also said that daring to destroy the water conservancy construction of the imperial court is a capital crime of killing the head, and the ten Liu families are not enough to resist the crime. ”

Ouyang Rong pointed out, Xie Ling Jiang thought so.

There was a moment of silence in the carriage.

After talking about these twists and turns, Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, she lifted the curtain of the carriage, as if she wanted to breathe through the wind, but suddenly caught a glimpse of a certain figure outside, this Xie noblewoman frowned, and immediately lowered the curtains.

Ouyang Rong saw her face and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”

Xie Lingjiang was expressionless and shook his head.

The young county magistrate didn't believe it, but he still stretched out his hand and lifted the curtain, and he immediately saw a stumbling figure not far behind the carriage.

Ouyang Rong also frowned.

"Ahsan, stop the car."

"Yes, sir."

The carriage paused on the side of the street, Ouyang Rong lifted the curtain, leaned out half of his body, and asked the embarrassed orchid who followed timidly:

"What do you want to do?"

Ying Niang immediately knelt down to the carriage, burst into tears, shouted "Miss Xie", her mouth was full of words of regret and apology, and "Bang Bang" kowtowed humbly to ask Xie Lingjiang for forgiveness, and said that she would be willing to make a cow and a horse for her for the rest of her life, only begging Miss Xie to take her in.

Ouyang Rong watched silently, and the carriage behind him was also very quiet, he looked back at the car:

The little junior sister put the sword on her knees, looked ahead, and did not say a word, ignoring it.

The young county magistrate turned his head and said softly:

"At the beginning, my sister treated you sincerely, and she gave you the only pearl on her body. In fact, if you have any hardships that day, you can tell her, her soft nature, can forgive and bless you, you say, is the Chen Jun Xie clan still not as good as a Longcheng Liu clan?

"But that day you still chose to betray, and turned around to slander the only person who really wanted to save you...... Since the Liu family has let you go in order to please your sister, cherish your contentment.

"Let's go, the farther you go, the better, this is the last time, if you dare to appear in front of my junior sister again, without her help, I will send you back to the Liu family."

After speaking, he didn't look back, returned to the carriage, Ah Shan tacitly whipped his whip, started slowly, and left forward.

On the street behind, the lonely Hu Ji fell to the ground, fell to the cold bluestone slab of the street, staring blankly at the shadow of the carriage that the Xie noblewoman was riding away, she also didn't know that the identity of this Xie girl who had been enthusiastic to help her was so big, and even the Longcheng Liu family, who had always been regarded as a behemoth in her eyes, had to be polite and flattering to her in the face, and the Hu Ji suddenly had a burst of angina, gushing out of thousands of regrets......

At night, you will return to the carriage on Luming Street.

"The poor will have something to hate." Ouyang Rong sighed, turned his head and asked, "Leave her alive, does Senior Sister want her to live in remorse for the rest of her life?" ”

"Not exactly." Xie Lingjiang put the sword on his knee aside and shook his head calmly: "Actually, I still have a little gratitude to her." ”

"Thanks for what?"

Xie Ling Jiang suddenly grabbed Ouyang Rong's right hand, put it on his oblique leg, naturally pulled up his cuffs, and looked at the red mark on his senior brother's right forearm without blinking, she lowered her head and whispered:

"Senior brother, I borrowed your 'qi', seven grades."

Ouyang Rong's face was stunned.

Get up late today, a little in a hurry, two chapters together, and another chapter in the early morning, the time is not very certain, good brothers, don't wait, rest early, remember to cover the quilt~ (reminder from the tough guy white-haired little maid)