Most of the state cities of the Great Zhou Dynasty were planned and built in imitation of the Lifang system of Chang'an and Luoyang, which was convenient for management.

The same is true of Xunyang City.

There are several squares such as Chaisang, Lianxi, Xiushui, Dehua, Xingzi and so on.

The size of each Lifang is almost equivalent to most of the core urban areas of Longcheng County where Ouyang Rong served.

A high wall is built around the fang, and there is a door on each side, which is called the fang gate. Closed at night, no entry or exit is permitted.

However, the living facilities in the lane are complete, and they can almost run on their own in a closed situation.

Between the high walls of each square, on the streets, a curfew is strictly enforced, and guards patrol it.

Faint and closed, five watches and open.

However, within the lane, you can move around smoothly and have some of your own nightlife, such as the Qinglou Song House, the painting boat and the like.

It's just that during the night fast, you can't cross hands with each other.

Huaiye Lane is located in the water repair workshop.

It is different from the Chaisang Fang, where the mansions of the noble and wealthy are gathered, and the Lianxi Fang, which is adjacent to the Kuanglu landscape where the monks and celebrities and literati love to live.

There are many government offices in the water repair workshop.

Including the Jiangzhou Hall, most of the power yamen of the Jiangzhou Prefecture Governor's Mansion are located in this square.

Xiushuifang, together with the adjacent Xingzifang, is also the two old square areas when Xunyang City was first built.

The largest Xunyangdu in Jiangzhou is located between these two lanes, which can be used as their dividing line.

The water repair workshop is located on the left, and the Xingzi workshop is located on the right.

They are also the only two neighboring riverside villages.

It's just that in the eyes of most locals in Xunyang City.

Compared with the water repair workshop where the state officials and lords gathered, and the high-walled compound is high above.

Xingzifang, which brings together dock boatmen, peddlers, craftsmen, and a large number of beggers from other places, is obviously synonymous with dirty and messy, and a depression of public security and discipline in Xunyang City.

There are a lot of dilapidated old houses in Xingzifang, and there are a lot of wild kilns and warblers, well, it can be regarded as an alternative urban village...... Let's not talk about it for now.

For these characteristics, Ouyang Rong also took office for more than half a month, walked the streets and alleys, and visited the huge Xunyang City on the spot before he became familiar with them.

Tonight, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang gathered together and left Huaiye Lane with a familiar car.

In a short time, the two figures quickly climbed out of the tall wall, and easily dodged the tired curfew soldiers.

They deliberately bypassed the messy Xingzifang and rushed in the direction of Chaisangfang in the distance......

About an hour later.

In the clean and tidy Chaisangfang, a recently newly established palace, there is a simple study room with dim lighting.

Familiar figures are gathering.

"Tanlang, you're here!"

Lixian stepped forward with a happy face, and pulled Ouyang Rong to the upper seat, Ouyang Rong avoided slightly, turned around and sat on the right hand side next to the main seat.

The two sat down, Ouyang Rong looked at Lixian, and saw that he was wearing a gorgeous red robe, embroidered with various auspicious beasts and flowers, which was the dress of the Prince of Da Zhou.

Ouyang Rong turned his head again, as the princess's aunt Wei Mei, the same is true, dressed in palace clothes, with graceful and luxurious makeup.

is also away from Fusu, and it is still a regular uniform, because he has been idle for a long time, and he is more casual when he reads in the study.

As for Libao'er, as the princess of the Great Zhou clan, her makeup specifications are not lower than her father and mother.

A blue-purple and dark pomegranate long skirt dragged to the ground, and the eyebrows on the snow-white forehead were brightly painted with plum makeup.

These days, there are many ladies and ladies in Xunyang City's high-ranking officials and nobles, and the afternoon tea party held is brilliant and outstanding.

Right now, it's a private meeting in the study, but it's not like the daylight, veiled and masked, noble and cold, and rejects people thousands of miles away.

It seems that she returned home from the banquet not long ago, and just after bathing and incense, she had a goose egg face without makeup, did not look at Ouyang Rong, lowered her head and silently stroked the snow-white cat in her arms.

In the dim light, I couldn't see the expression of this stunning little princess clearly for a while.

Ouyang Rong didn't care, and turned around and said, "Congratulations to the prince and return to the throne." ”

In a small panic, he grabbed Ouyang Rong's cuffs and shook his head vigorously:

"Tan Lang has tormented his uncle, what is the prince or not, just call me uncle, Tan Lang, and niece Xie, you and our family are all the same, what was the case when you were in Dragon City, and what is it now."

"Shichiro is right, don't change."

Wei Mei stepped forward with a plate of pastries in both hands and said enthusiastically to Ouyang Rong:

"Don't see Tan Lang, speaking of which, let's congratulate Tan Lang, Rong Changshi, Mr. Xie and Wan Wan sent a mansion in Huaiye Lane, how can we fall? Prepare a small gift, and before leaving, Tan Lang must accept it. ”

Ouyang Rong wanted to refuse, but was also grabbed by Lifusu, and his tone was kind:

"Tan Lang just accept it, this is a little bit of our heart."

Li Fusu looked at his friends Ouyang Rong, Miss Xie, and his happy family, his eyes were full of smiles, and he said:

"The day before yesterday, when I went shopping, in addition to choosing formal clothes for the Xie family's sister, Ah Mei also chose a fox fur shawl for Tan Lang to keep out the cold, and the hair was snow......-white."

Libao'er, who quietly sucked the cat, raised her head and glared at her brother: "It was my mother who said that I wanted to buy it, so I picked one casually, and finally it was Sister Xie who said that it was good-looking, and approved this one." Brother spoke to the point. ”

Li Fusu scratched his head helplessly: "Isn't that also a part of Ah Mei's heart...... Good, good, good. ”

Ouyang Rong couldn't help laughing.

"Tan Lang taste, this is a tribute flower cake sent from the palace, and His Majesty rewarded ......"

Lixian, Lidalang, and Wei Mei enthusiastically surrounded Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong had no choice but to pinch the silver spoon and taste it, it was sweet and greasy, but in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was a tribute delicacy that ordinary people could not eat in their lifetime.

He slammed his mouth.

In fact, there is some surprise for the atmosphere maintained by the idle family. It seems that the family affection that has been in Dragon City for more than ten years and has shared weal and woe, weal and woe, is indeed deep.

Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang finished eating the pastries together.

He took the white handkerchief handed by the little junior sister, carefully wiped his fingers, turned his head, calmly glanced at the smile on the faces of the others, and suddenly said:

"It's not time to be completely relieved."

Everyone was stunned.

The atmosphere quickly quieted down.

Lixian, Wei Mei, and Lifusu showed some serious expressions, and Libao'er, who was quietly petting the cat, also looked up at him.

"Uncle, you only have one goal at the moment, and that is to return to Beijing, desperately to return to Beijing."

Leisure lifted his spirits, "Tan Lang taught me." ”

"It's simple."

Ouyang Rong shook his head and spit out only one word:

"Wait."

"Wait?" Leaving the idle puzzle, "Why don't we do something, like Xian Xiangrui?" ”

"What should be done has been done, uncle's mind, and the opening of the circle, Your Majesty has already knew, now Uncle just has to hold on, don't make mistakes, just honestly 'wait'."

Ouyang Rong sighed: "And it's not just us who is waiting, but Your Majesty, she is also waiting." ”

"What does that mean?"

Ouyang Rong squinted, "Let me ask, Your Majesty has restored the title of uncle, and there is an excuse for cure, why don't you recall the capital directly?" Do you want to come to Xunyang City to recuperate?

"And why did you coincidentally assign me to work here? Hasn't my uncle thought about this? ”

Lixian's face was awe-inspiring: "What is the queen mother waiting for?" ”

"Wei's reaction, the reaction of the Xiangwang Mansion, and the reaction of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, His Majesty is also throwing stones to ask for directions, and Uncle Ling is this stone.

"If you don't recall your uncle's family directly to the capital, Your Majesty is also going around in circles."

"I see, at first I thought it was the queen mother who didn't fully forgive me......"

"Not completely forgiving is just an appearance, Your Majesty is a very 'clean' person, who is beneficial to her and who is not beneficial to her, everything is clear in her heart, otherwise why condone Wei's? And why do you reuse Divson?

"This is not a faint king, nor is it a bright king.

So there is no such thing as whether or not to forgive completely.

"It doesn't matter whether the mother and the child really love each other, the important thing is whether the mother and the child are filial piety."

Lixian nervously asked, "That...... What was the reaction of the Queen Mother's observation of all parties in Webster? ”

Ouyang Rong's tone was calm:

"Because the Wei family is the basic plate of His Majesty's change from a cadre to Zhou and the establishment of a new dynasty, it is not only her help, but also a hidden danger, just like a vicious dog that bites people everywhere, isn't the master afraid at all? Before the rebellion in Yingzhou, there was a tendency to end the tail.

"But after the rebellion in Yingzhou, she can't let the Baoli faction completely clear the Wei family, which is not good for Your Majesty, how can she watch the restoration of Daqian? The position of the emperor's heir must be passed to the person who agrees to continue the name of the Great Zhou State, even if his surname is Li, he must be changed to Wei. ”

Suddenly realized.

Ouyang Rong said calmly:

"At the moment, we can neither give up Wei's nor support Wei's orthodoxy, so how to deal with the double-edged sword Wei's has become extremely important.

"Even if there is already an optimal solution, it is to use you uncle to balance the two families.

"But it is inconvenient for His Majesty to say directly to the two kings, saying that they will not get the throne of the emperor's heir.

"Because the previous Wei kings, especially the King of Wei, fought with the Xiang King and the Baoli faction for too long and too long, charging for the position of the emperor's heir, and was whetted by His Majesty's hints, acting as His Majesty's black gloves, I don't know how many angry things I have done.

"Your Majesty, who is proficient in imperial arts, will naturally not give him a direct warning, which will make him completely disillusioned.

"So right now, the transfer of my uncle to Xunyang City and the restoration of the prince, but not directly back to the capital, is to see what the attitude of all parties, especially the two kings of the Wei family, has towards this trend.

"Sometimes, if you put one thing in place at once, all parties will react violently, and if you come step by step, everyone will be divided into pieces, and finally pinch your nose and reluctantly accept it."

Ouyang Rong sighed:

"Your Majesty now wants to see if Wei's reaction is fierce, whether he wants to suppress his uncle or win him over.

"Besides, if you really want to win over, you have to give Wei a little time to change, and now that my uncle is temporarily living in Xunyang City, it is a buffer time, so that the two sides can contact and build trust, rather than waiting for my uncle to return to Beijing.

"So now, Uncle just needs to hold on, wait, and wait until the situation is clear and you can see the reactions of all parties, Your Majesty will naturally take the next step and transfer Uncle back to Beijing!"

Lifusu couldn't help but say, "That'...... What if Wei does not change his mind and chooses to suppress this sign, or even eliminate us? ”

Ouyang Rong's eyes were meaningful:

"Then Your Majesty is going to look back at our catties, Xunyang City can't go out, let alone the court of Shendu in the future.

"Of course, fighting like this is not good for us and the Wei family, but the Xiangwang side may be happy to see it......"

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but say: "But if something really happens to my uncle, wouldn't the best solution for Your Majesty to alleviate the dispute between leaving the guard is gone?" ”

Ouyang Rong sighed: "As an emperor, how can you put all your hopes on your uncle alone, and naturally there are other spare tire tricks."

"Little junior sister. Sometimes, history does not choose the optimal solution, but spirals upward, and the same is true in the power field. ”

Li'er suddenly said: "Just in case, that's why grandmother transferred you to Jiangzhou City to serve as the chief historian, she knows our relationship?" ”

Ouyang Rong thought about it, smiled and said:

"That female official named Miaozhen, I guess after I went back last time, she gave me a lot of 'good words'."

Wei Mei frowned slightly: "Tan Lang, do you say that this Wei family is stunned, after the rebellion in Yingzhou, the situation has become like this, and he is still dead set on the position of the emperor's heir, don't you know that once King Xiang is put on the throne, the Wei family will die without a place to be buried?" ”

Ouyang Rong stretched out two fingers:

"If you guessed correctly, King Wei is very entangled now, the situation is really not good, but in his heart he is unwilling to accept his fate easily, and he is even expecting a life-saving straw.

"A lifesaver?"

"It's the new Ding Sword. The Wei Wangfu has used the Liu family to cast swords in Longcheng County for many years, just to use this symbolizing the greatest auspiciousness of the prosperous era to win a chance...... But at the moment, it seems that this illusion has not been shattered. ”

Ouyang Rong and Li Bao'er glanced at each other, and they both suppressed their laughter.

"In addition, the Wei family has been flying and domineering for so many years, where is it said that if you bow your head, you will bow your head, and you will be under your uncle's family? Especially very unfamiliar with my uncle, very distrustful, and my uncle's surname is also Li, who knows if he will be closer to King Xiang? ”

Ouyang Rong asked directly: "Uncle, if you can return to Beijing in the future, how will you treat the Wei family?" ”

Lixian hesitated, paused, and said seriously: "I listen to Tan Lang, does Tan Lang have a grudge against them?" ”

"They're stupid, don't be 'smart enough to mess with me.'" Ouyang Rong, who had cut off a lot of benefits, shook his head and said:

"For the sake of the overall situation, if we want to go in a direction that is beneficial to Your Majesty, we need to roughly do two things: first, obey Your Majesty's will and accept the olive branch of Webster; Second, show an attitude. ”

"What attitude?"

"To maintain the orthodox attitude of the Great Zhou, uncle, don't think about restoring the cadres first, and even after we return to Beijing, we will stay away from Difuzi."

Ouyang Rong said lightly: "This is what Your Majesty is happy to see." ”

"This ......" Lixian, Lifusu, and Wei Mei were all stunned, and Libao'er looked at the Xie family's sister and found that she was sitting upright with her eyes down, as if she hadn't heard the amazing words of the senior brother.

Ouyang Rong immediately changed the topic:

"That's a long way off...... Uncle, from now on, we must not leave Xunyang City, this is the 'place of recuperation' that Your Majesty has chosen for you."

"As long as you're in the city, you're safe.

"All eyes are on here, if something happens to you, you will definitely investigate it thoroughly, once you are splashed with dirty water, or evidence is found, the perpetrator will definitely be completely eliminated by the other party."

"Understood, Tanlang!"

Lixian nodded vigorously.

Ouyang Rong turned his head to look out the window at the night.

"It's calm, ......"

Everyone turned their heads, only to see the weak crown strategist continue to murmur: "This is the most nervous, always be on guard, but how can there be a reason to guard against thieves all day long......"

Li Xian remembered something: "By the way, there is a little news from the capital, the queen mother seems to be going to build a Buddha statue in Jiangzhou......"

"I know about it." Ouyang Rong interrupted.

"Tanlang is going to see it?"

Ouyang Rong sighed: "How else can you see it?" Select the site in advance, and then squeeze out some silver taels from the money bag of Jiangzhou Mansion to take precautions. ”

"It's good that Tan Lang is prepared."

In the study, everyone chatted for a while.

Lifusu grinned and said, "It's almost New Year's Day, Tan Lang can think about how to spend the holiday?" ”

Ouyang Rong smiled.

The New Year's Day of the Great Zhou Dynasty was celebrated together with the winter solstice, with a total of seven days of holidays, similar to the Chinese New Year's Eve in the previous life.

Not far away, Xie Lingjiang, who was stealing pastries, quietly glanced at Ouyang Rong, who was about to take a break, and his eyes flickered slightly......

After a cup of tea, the lights in the study were extinguished, and the figures left one by one.

Following.

In front of a mansion in Huaiye Lane.

Under the farewell of the beautiful woman in the skirt and the silver-haired girl, Ouyang Rong walked out of the door in a crimson official uniform and went to the Jiangzhou lobby to start a new day......