Ouyang Rong walked out of the gate quickly and boarded the carriage with a cold face.

As soon as he entered the carriage, he sat down, leaned back on his back pillow, closed his eyes first, and remained motionless.

The look of annoyance and indignation on his face disappeared for the time being.

"Mingfu, where are you going now?"

Ouyang Rong was silent.

He still leaned back and closed his eyes, recalling the reactions of Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi, Du Shuqing, Wang Junzhi and others when Yan Liulang and others hurried their footsteps at the banquet just now.

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly.

Yan Liulang held the reins of the groom and waited with his eyebrows, without disturbing the more panicked the moment, the more unhurried the Ming Mansion.

The Guizhou mutiny is such a big thing, and it is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day in the south, where the peace has been peaceful for a long time and the people are peaceful.

The news has spread throughout the city.

Public opinion fluctuates.

Ouyang suddenly opened his eyes:

"Let's go, let's go to Xunyang Wangfu first."

"Yes."

The carriage quickly drove to the water repair workshop.

Half an hour later.

Ouyang Rong, as the governor of Jiangzhou, visited the king of Xunyang as usual, and reported on the recruitment of the pre-construction of the Xunyang Grottoes and the excavation of the twin peaks on a daily basis.

In the hall, after the discussion, the king of Xunyang, who was the envoy of the Jiangnan Governor, greeted Ouyang Rong, the adjutant of the statue.

Before the latter walked out of the hall, he suddenly paused, and said calmly to the king of Xunyang, who had hidden worries in his eyes today and wanted to speak several times:

"There are some rumors in the city today, and the truth has not been confirmed yet, so why should the prince be worried and mess up.

"Even if it is true, Jiangzhou is not Guizhou, and the governors of Jiangnan Province and the princes of the Shendu Imperial Court will deal with it properly.

"This matter has nothing to do with the prince, nor does it have anything to do with the statue in Jiangzhou, everything is as it is, the prince will supervise the construction of the Donglin Giant Buddha and share the worries for His Majesty, which is the greatest filial piety."

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, infected by his calm and analytical attitude, and nodded suddenly:

"Thank you Ouyang Changshi for mentioning it, this king knows what to do."

Ouyang Rong at the door bowed, and before turning to leave, he pointed to a half-full cup of hot tea on the sandalwood table in the hall:

"This cup of osmanthus tea is good, and the craftsmanship is really good."

Under the gaze of the surrounding officials and palace people, he said quietly: "Changshi take some back." ”

Ouyang Rong shook his head and walked away with his back.

Walking out of the Xunyang Palace, he boarded the carriage.

Yan Rokuro drove forward, and when he passed a small alley in front of him, he turned in.

The carriage waited for a while in the alley not far from the Xunyang Palace.

The curtain of the car was suddenly lifted from the outside.

Looking down at Ouyang Rong, who had limited information from Guizhou, he smelled a familiar orchid fragrance coming to his face.

This rich orchid fragrance is also mixed with the refreshing fragrance of April laurel.

At that time, a beautiful woman in red clothes carried a small bag of osmanthus tea, quietly boarded the carriage, and sat down next to Ouyang Rong.

In the center of the carriage there is a small incense burner in the shape of a white crane with its neck up.

This is the little junior sister who moved from the palace and placed it in the carriage to wake up Ouyang Rong, who returned from every drinking.

After getting into the car, Xie Lingjiang put down the osmanthus tea and closed the window.

She grabbed the small tongs and added two smokeless charcoals.

A mist of incense in the shape of green smoke rose and filled the carriage.

Xie Lingjiang turned his head, looked at Ouyang Rong who was puzzled with a pair of starry eyes, and glanced at the Guizhou urgent text in his hand.

Ouyang Rong suddenly felt that the skin on his neck was "iced", and then it itched slightly, he looked down and saw that the star-eyed beauty next to him was raising her hand and carefully arranging his collar for him.

Then, Ouyang Rong felt a weak and boneless slippery jade hand quietly burrow into his palm, holding half of his palm tightly.

"Senior brother, what's the situation, what are the instructions for calling me here, it should be, there shouldn't be a big incident, right?

"I have heard about Guizhou, and now it is spreading in the city, and there are all kinds of rumors, some say that Guizhou Governor Shi Lan Changhao is perverse, and some say that the soldiers on the border are dissatisfied with His Majesty's creation ......of the Tianshu Buddha statue, and they have been resentful for a long time."

Xie Ling Jiang bit his lower lip with a worried face.

Ouyang Rong shook her soft cheek, silently feeling the warm coagulation skin, he shook his head:

"I am not the chief official and responsible person for this matter, I don't know much more than Xunyang Shimin in the morning, the news of the mutiny of the Liuzhou garrison can't be hidden, and now it is coming to Jiangzhou all the way from the west of Lingnan Road, and I don't know how long it has been delayed.

"The news we hear now is half a month ago.

"I don't know where these 1,500 soldiers have gone now, whether they have been stopped by the prefectures and counties along the way, or whether the frightened local officials have hung up and let them go all the way, and they are galloping to Hongzhou and Jiangzhou ......."

Ouyang Rong rubbed his brows, and silently clenched the official document with his palm:

"The first-hand news must have been rushed to the military governors of the states for 100,000 yuan, but all the military affairs of Jiangzhou were in the hands of Wang Lengran, and almost all of them were his people.

"Perhaps, the news of the mutiny in Liuzhou has reached them two days earlier, but they have been suppressing it and hiding it from me and the Jiangzhou lobby for two days."

"Heh, among the 1,500 soldiers, there are 300 Jiangzhou Zhichong Mansion soldiers, Wang Lengran, as the military governor of Jiangzhou, can't run away from the responsibility of negligence.

"Second only to Guizhou Governor Shi Lan Changhao and Hongzhou Governor Zhu Lingxu."

Calmly analyzing this, Xie Lingjiang sneered, and the corners of his lips showed a sneering arc:

"The key is the degree of involvement, maybe Wang Da Assassin Shi is now discussing with the generals of Zhichong Mansion to get rid of the blame.

"This kind of thing, it must be how long you can hide it from Senior Brother."

Ouyang Rong took a deep breath:

"I'm not interested at all in whether their official hats have dropped or not, I only care about how to appease and deal with these 1,500 border soldiers.

"Now look at it, they were forced to rebel by the delay.

"Fifteen hundred border athletes in Hongzhou and Jiangzhou are involved, how many families are involved in the two states.

"Lan Changhao, Wang Lengran, and Zhu Lingxu are stupid and looking for death, and they see the uproar as child's play, and drag so many innocent people into the water.

"If it is not handled well, and there are conflicts along the way, it stimulates these soldiers who mutiny and return to the north, or they are guided by people with intentions, and the soldiers who return north to attack Hongzhou and Jiangzhou, which are the southeastern gateways of Jianghuai, and then go down the Yangtze River, deep into the southeast of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even Jinling, causing riots......

"At that time, it will be a big disaster, and it will be either a rebellion or a rebellion!"

Xie Lingjiang's waist straightened, and Hua Rong was worried: "What should I do now." ”

Ouyang Rong suddenly said: "Be fast." ”

"What do you mean?"

"We can't let Wang Lengran monopolize the heavens, get rid of the guilt, and put the soldiers to death. But before that......"

Ouyang Rong suddenly calmed down, turned his head and ordered:

"Liulang, immediately drive to Xingzifang, go to the address I reported, and pass by Zhenguang Street......"

"What are you going to do in Xingzifang?"

Hearing that the senior brother skillfully reported an unfamiliar Xingzifang address, Xie Ling Jiang looked puzzled and asked:

"Senior Brother is going to find your colleague named Yuan Huaimin? It's true that he is Jiangzhou Sima, but isn't this a false position? He is the most idle. ”

"It's not him." Ouyang Rong shook his head: "You may know the person you are looking for." ”

Xie Lingjiang's eyes lit up with curiosity.

About half an hour later, under the afterglow of the setting sun, a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove through a street called "Zhenguang" in Xingzifang.

On the streets at sunset, the peddlers and pawns continued to close and go home.

At the corner of the street, a mediocre house where the owner rarely goes out, close to a wall on the street, I saw that the begonia flowers that were often placed by the hostess of the house in the past have disappeared.

In its place, a pot of bright fiery red rhododendrons swayed lightly in the evening breeze.

A horse-drawn carriage drove slowly past the house on the corner of Zhenguang Street without pause, and drove away into the distance.

"What is Senior Brother looking at?"

Passing by the carriage, it seemed that a woman's head came up, and her voice was curious.

"Shh Pressing her head, the man's voice paused, and then said, "Let's go, drink tea." ”

"Tea? Where to go. ”

"Old place."

"What old place?"

"Uh, Yunshui Pavilion. I was talking to Rokuro just now. ”

"Oh, you men have a lot of codes." She nodded.

"......" someone.

About an hour later.

On the bank of the Xunyang River, on the third floor of Yunshui Pavilion, at the door of a certain box, Yan Liulang held a knife and guarded it.

Inside the box.

There are two men and one woman, sitting in front of the small coffee table, kneeling and drinking tea.

Ouyang Rong and Qin Heng met again and sat down face to face.

Xie Lingjiang sat beside Ouyang Rong, didn't touch the cup of tea that the senior brother had made for her at the table, she looked at the tea room with a couch, a bath bucket, towels, a neat folding men's bathrobe and other items with a pretty face.

Ouyang Rong and Qin Heng couldn't take care of these side branches for a while, and went straight to the point.

"Does Ouyang Changshi know about Guizhou?" Qin Heng asked solemnly.

Ouyang Rong looked at Qin Heng, who seemed to be a little depressed and distressed, and bowed his head slightly:

"I've heard a little, General Qin should know more, can you tell me more about it."

Qin Heng nodded and sighed:

"I didn't know it until I knew it a little later, but it was Wang Tingshi who suddenly summoned us to discuss it last night, and I learned about it, and I argued all night in the military camp outside the city...... As a result, this morning, the news spread throughout the city. It seems that the matter is coming, and it can't be suppressed, so Wang Tingshi has to say. ”

Ouyang Rong ignored these and asked directly:

"I just want to know, did these 1,500 soldiers attack Guizhou Mansion at that time?"

"No, they just want to return to their hometown, and they haven't done anything rebellious."

"No weapons."

"Brought it." Qin Heng closed his eyes and sighed: "I have seized the weapons and armor of the Prison Military Academy. ”

"What about Lan Changhao, the mutiny he provoked, is he dead or alive?"

"I'm still alive and well."

Qin Heng gritted his teeth and said in a hateful tone:

This Lan Changhao is smart, announcing the postponement of the matter, he ordered Xu Duwei, who was in charge of the garrison, to go to the military camp outside the city to announce that he would stay far away in the city, drink tea and wait.

As a result, the soldiers on the border objected on the spot, and they wanted to go back to their hometowns to reunite with their wives and children, but they were prevaricated on the grounds that the salaries of the dismissed soldiers were insufficient.

"So the soldiers no longer believed in the words of the Guizhou government, and they may have despaired of returning home, and they didn't know who instigated to take the lead, so they rushed to the scene with red eyes, and killed Xu Dutou and two Duyu on the spot, and finally elected a popular Du Yu named Cai Qin as the leader, destroyed the camp, robbed the warehouse, and returned north collectively."

Ouyang Rong immediately asked: "Who is this Cai Qin, a native of Jiangzhou, or a native of Hongzhou." ”

"Hongzhou, originally under the Fourth Zhechong Mansion, most of these 1,500 soldiers are Hongzhou soldiers, and our 300 soldiers in Jiangzhou can only be regarded as coerced and followed the north together."

Ouyang Rong interrogated carefully:

"Our Jiangzhou Third Fold Chong Mansion, did the captain named Su Qian take the lead in agitating and killing the chief?"

"I don't know, it shouldn't be, I know Brother Su's character, not a thorn in the side to cause trouble, this time he must be forced to follow, but it's a pity that it's hard to turn back now."

Qin Heng sighed:

"Lord Ouyang doesn't know, the soldiers love wine and martial arts, once the army mutinies, in that kind of atmosphere, sometimes everything can be done, and when you wake up in the back, it's too late to regret it."

Ouyang Rong's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to ask:

"Where are these soldiers returning to the north now?"

"The latest news, I just entered the territory of Yongzhou ten years ago."

Ouyang Rong was slightly relieved in his heart, fortunately, Yongzhou belongs to Jiangnan Province, but it is at the junction of Lingnan Road and Jiangnan Road.

Hongzhou and Jiangzhou are located in the north of the center of Jiangnan Province, on an important waterway in the middle of the Yangtze River.

These soldiers were either confused and remorseful after sobering up, afraid of being charged with rebellion, or temporarily lacked enough boats to carry 1,500 men by water.

Therefore, the speed is far less than the 800-mile expedited transmission, and at the moment it is only a small half distance between Guizhou and Jiangzhou, so there should be a lot of buffer time.

What's more, most of the 1,500 mutiny soldiers were Hongzhou sons, and they must have returned to Hongzhou City first, while Jiangzhou was ranked behind, and the risk was slightly smaller.

"Did you have any clashes along the way?"

"Lord Ouyang should know that on the side of Lingnan Road, the local aborigines are already powerful, and the local government is short of money and food, and most of them are 'ruling by inaction'. For the time being, no local government dares to stop it, and it can be regarded as unimpeded. Even ......"

"That's good. Or even what? ”

"I heard that when leaving Guizhou and other places, there were villagers and elders along the way who sympathized with them and gave them food and water."

Ouyang Rong was silent.

Qin Heng couldn't help but say:

"We are the soldiers of the Chong Mansion, they were born in military households, all of them are carefully selected good families, they used to defend the country against the enemy, and they have their own hearts, how can they be the kind of bandits with poor military discipline, and the last general believes that as long as they are not at the end of the road and run out of food and water, they will not harass the people of the states and counties along the way."

As if remembering something, he was worried:

"Lord Ouyang, it seems that Wang Tingshi has already written a chapter, and he called us over today to sign his name together to help him testify. General Yang, Sun Changshi, and Coach Du have all signed. ”

Ouyang Rong nodded and praised: "In this regard, he has to be fast." ”

"I understand, thank you General Qin for clarifying your doubts."

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then slowly stood up, ready to take Xie Lingjiang away.

The two walked to the door, and Qin Heng, who was sitting alone drinking tea, turned around in a flash:

"Lord Ouyang, Captain Su, they ...... Will you be able to return safely? ”

Ouyang Rong's back paused, "I can't guarantee it, but I can promise to do my best." ”

Yunshui Pavilion, back to the carriage, Ouyang Rong immediately said to Xie Lingjiang:

"Come back to Huaiye Lane with me, I want to send two books,

"One is the above table and sent to the Shendu court.

"One is a letter addressed to the Master, and the reason for the matter must be explained. The Master's letter was sent to the teacher and forwarded on his behalf. ”

Xie Lingjiang said crisply: "Okay! ”

(End of chapter)