The fact that King Xunyang was seriously injured in the assassination was transmitted back to Luoyang, shocking the government and the opposition.

Originally, the government and the opposition were playing a game in response to the dispatch of troops to the Lingnan and Hongzhou rebellions, and there were constant torrents in the dark.

After this news was sent back, it was like cooking oil on fire, and the court discussion became more and more intense, and at the imperial meeting after the rod was lowered, the princes and ministers debated enthusiastically.

Some courtiers suggested that the king of Xunyang should be immediately deposed and escorted back to Beijing and severely imprisoned.

Some courtiers retorted, saying that the king of Xunyang left the leisure for His Majesty to work hard to make a statue, with filial piety as the first, this is the anti-thief Li Zhengyan's plan to divide the world, using the Xunyang king's sunset banner and year name, it is a ghost trick, if the king of Xunyang is wrongfully imprisoned, it will encourage Li Thief's remarks, and will definitely increase the rumors and slander against Her Majesty the Empress, and it cannot be calculated.

There are also courtiers who admonished with the latest facts, saying that Wang Junzhi, an accomplice of the anti-thief, acted as a lobbyist and bewitched the king of Xunyang, and the king of Xunyang was loyal and filial to His Majesty, and was unmoved, so that the anti-thief dog jumped over the wall and attacked and assassinated at night, and His Majesty should summon the king of Xunyang back to Beijing to protect his life.

There are also some courtiers who agree with the return of King Xunyang to Beijing, but the reason is that Jiangzhou is too dangerous and is becoming the front line of the war, so it is necessary to prevent the fall of Jiangzhou, which leads to the capture of King Xunyang by the thieves and the occupation of Dayi.

All kinds of remarks are endless, hiding different thoughts, filling the Luoyang court in the past few days.

Just when the undercurrent is surging and each is holding on to its own words,

In the evening of this day, after a certain meeting of the emperor after the cane was lowered, a holy decree opened by the royal mouth was quickly issued from Fengge and flew to Jiangnan.

Appointed Xunyang Wang Lixian as the pacification ambassador of Jiangnan Province,

Sit in Jiangzhou, comfort the officers and soldiers of Jiangnan Province, check the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, and guard against the rebels in the southwest.

At the same time, wait for the arrival of the newly appointed marching commander and the conquest army to help quell the rebellion.

In a nutshell.

King Xunyang not only did not leave, but also assisted in countering the rebellion, and even became the nominal chief of the crusade against the counterinsurgency.

The government and the opposition were shocked that for a while, not many people raised objections.

……

"Jiangnan Province pacification ambassador, what kind of official position is this?"

In Xunyang Palace, the study of Juxian Garden has been burned, and everyone has changed a place, turned to the study room where they are reading leisurely, and continued to discuss matters.

Not long ago, in the evening, the newly appointed holy decree of the imperial court arrived in Xunyang City, and he received the decree with a pale face.

In the middle of the night, Ouyang Rong came to Xunyang Palace, and everyone gathered in the new study.

Two days ago, I was just woken up by the imperial doctor and was sick in bed, so I sat on the Taishi chair "lively", serving dishes and vegetables, and eating at night.

Although his face and lips are still gray and bloodless, looking at his rapid pick-up of vegetables and bright eyes, where is there a patient who has just recovered from a serious illness,

It's just that this scene, Miaozhen and other female officials can't see it, well, even if they do, they probably pretend not to see it.

At this moment, a scroll made of bright yellow cloth was casually spread out on the dining table, and the hungry Lixian swallowed the food while pointing to the holy decree with chopsticks, and asked suspiciously.

Li'er was shocked in a nutshell, and replied with four words:

"Stabilize the hearts and minds of the people."

Lixian looked curious, glanced at Ouyang Rong, who was silent after entering the house, and asked:

"Oh, it's the same as the position of Jiangnan Governor who was in charge of the construction of the Donglin Giant Buddha before?"

Li'er shook his head and replied crisply:

"It's different."

First, she glanced at Ouyang Rong, who nodded in approval, and said in a radiant voice:

"Although the ambassador of Jiangnan Province does not have the military and political power of the general manager of the march, and is not responsible for the specific suppression of the rebellion, this title is much larger, and this is an important position set up temporarily, and in the past it could only be held by people of honor.

"At present, the great enemy is not like a big and empty permanent position, and my father really wants to appease the Jiangnan Shimin officers and assist in counterinsurgency, which is not untrue.

"I used to serve as the Jiangnan Governor and Envoy, but I was only in name, and at most I was in charge of the statue making in Jiangzhou.

"However, now, serving as the pacification ambassador of Jiangnan Province is different, in the name of pacification, my father can ask and even summon the governors of various states and counties in Jiangnan Province, and he can also contact the nobles and scholars of Jiangnan Province in a legitimate manner......

"After all, this is also part of the pacification place, the court has nothing to say, and grandmother will acquiesce.

"And the officials of the states and counties of Jiangnan Province, if they have a heart, can also come to Xunyang City, meet with their father, and report some counterinsurgency affairs or suggestions, which is justified."

Lixian opened his eyes wide and was taken aback: "Is this really what the mother queen means?" ”

Libao'er, Xie Lingjiang, Wei Mei and others smiled at the corners of their mouths.

Ouyang Rong put down the teacup and nodded slightly:

"What happened that night, Your Majesty should be clear, Uncle passed the test smoothly, and even handed in a good answer sheet, at least Your Majesty should be quite satisfied.

"So this time this United Front Ambassador ...... No, it's the official position of appeasing the ambassador, which can be regarded as a reward for the uncle's pass. ”

He turned his head:

"Her Royal Highness the princess has just analyzed correctly, it is indeed not a false position, you can brush up more fame and presence,

"After all, my uncle has been deposed in Jiangzhou for more than ten years, and he has been away from the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty for a long time.

"So before that, even if my uncle re-established the Xunyang Palace, there were only some frustrated officials in Xunyang City, who dared to get close to the water tower and get the moon first, and most of the remaining people who took refuge were Shushimen who had no official status......

"This time, it can be regarded as an opportunity, both of them passed the trust and ability test of His Majesty, and most of the confinement was naturally lifted, almost more relaxed than the free activities of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister in the capital, allowing some officials and forces to get closer."

"I see."

Suddenly realized, he smiled: "Thanks to Tan Lang, the mother queen is finally relieved of this king now." ”

Ouyang Rong shook his head calmly:

"It's not all my credit, Your Majesty also has selfish intentions in it, let my uncle continue to stay on the front line in Jiangzhou, and also press the important position of appeasement ambassador.

This move can not only divide the legitimacy of Li Zhengyan and others and calm the morale of the Jiangnan Taoist soldiers and the army, but also send a clear signal to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world.

"Uncle is now officially in the game, and the Xunyang Palace, which has lost the restriction of imprisonment, can be regarded as having gained the power of Lishantou, and is no longer a simple chess piece, but a chess player.

"Uncle, get ready, next, there should be a lot of 'loyal ministers' who take refuge through various channels, of course, there will be no fewer secret attacks and traps, and they need to be treated with caution, Wang Junzhi and Yue Ziang's matter is a lesson from the past."

"Definitely, definitely." The idle father and son nodded seriously,

Ouyang Rong sighed lightly again:

"This official position is not in vain, now that the rebels are about to attack Jiangzhou, Xunyang City is not safe, if you can't stand it and fall into the hands of the enemy, my uncle's current position will become a burden,

"Uncle took it, it was officially separated from Li Zhengyan and them, but it was even more inappropriate not to take it...... That Your Majesty can be regarded as having understood the imperial technique. ”

It's used to being happy in the middle of it, and he smiled optimistically: "It's okay, there is Tanlang here, everyone works together, don't be afraid." ”

Ouyang Rong smiled helplessly.

At this moment, two peeled clean white pears were handed in front of him.

Two different jade hands.

When I looked up, one was handed by the little sister, and the other was handed by Libao'er.

The two girls looked at him with their eyes and didn't look at each other.

I don't know if it's a coincidence.

Ouyang Rong quietly withdrew his gaze.

He didn't choose one or the other, nodded, took both white pears, turned his head, and handed them to Lixian and Lifusu respectively.

The idle father and son were stunned for a moment, and each took the pear.

"Uh, thank you, sister."

"Thank you, niece."

Lixian and Lifu Su thanked the two daughters respectively.

Ouyang Rong looked like a dog's legs, making a transfer, as if he didn't like to eat pears.

"......" Xie Lingjiang and Libao'er.

Wei Meiwan also peeled a pear and handed it to Ouyang Rong with a smile.

He took it this time.

This made the second daughter, who was about to peel another pear and hand it over, pursed her lips.

Xie Lingjiang glanced at the pretty face of Li'er, retracted his gaze, diverted the topic, and snorted lightly:

"Now Wang Lengran should have no way to take our palace."

Ouyang Rong nodded:

"The prince can wait a while, in less than two days, Wang Lengran will come to visit him in person, from now on, the prince will be his top boss, after all, Jiangzhou also belongs to Jiangnan Province, right? Pacify the envoy and appease him. ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and slapped the table from Fusu:

"In the past, it was difficult to protect himself, and if he couldn't manage him, he would forget it, but now that he can manage him, other things can be ignored for the time being, but this officer must open his mouth, welcome back Tan Lang, release the authority of the Jiangzhou lobby, let Tan Lang participate in the defense, and also, military and political affairs, we must also let go."

Everyone in the study agreed.

Ouyang Rong let out a long breath:

"This matter is actually very simple, the general trend and His Majesty's attitude are there, Wang Lengran can't stop it, he is not stupid, he is just bad, you can see it."

Looking at the idle father and son who were indignant for him, Ouyang Rong had no choice but to nod and said slowly:

"Well, let's sing a duet tomorrow ......"

Everyone discussed it together, and their eyes lit up.

At this moment, Wei Mei suddenly said:

"From the Luoyang Prime Minister's Mansion, a letter has been sent."

"What a letter." Ouyang Rong asked.

After hesitating, he took out two letters from his sleeve, one handed to Ouyang Rong, and the other was in his hand:

The royal brother said that he was not imprisoned, and he only learned about what happened that night. Someone pretended to be in his name to trick us out of the city.

"The imperial brother also said that he never expected Guo Yu, Meng Shouguang and others to take refuge in the Wei family, this was his negligence with the Xiangwang Mansion, and he was very guilty, so this time, at the imperial meeting after the cane, he and his master worked hard to help the king speak......"

Xie Lingjiang directly interrupted and asked:

"What about the jade plate, the Hetian jade card is always his, right? Shouldn't the former prince give it to his uncle and him, shouldn't he carry it closely? ”

"Well, our Royal Highness the Prime Minister has also explained."

Ouyang Rong put down the letter, pointed at it, and smiled:

"On August 8, at the birthday banquet of Princess Changle, His Royal Highness King Xiang met King Wei Sixing of Liang, although the Mansion of King Xiang and the Mansion of Wei were incompatible, but the relationship with King Liang was not torn.

"After drinking three rounds, King Liang took the initiative to talk to His Royal Highness King Xiang, as if releasing goodwill, although His Royal Highness was still vigilant, but it was not good to save King Liang's face, drank a few glasses of wine, King Liang almost put forward the ice release suspicion, exchanged tokens, and specially asked for the jade plate on the waist of His Royal Highness King Xiang, he didn't think much about it at the time, so he changed.

After going back, he woke up, and the more His Royal Highness King Xiang thought about it, the more wrong he became, worried that there was fraud and being faked, so he spoke openly the next day, gave a Hetian jade plate to His Royal Highness King Liang, and also wrote a letter to remind all parties, including the prince, to clarify the matter.

"But I didn't expect that this jade medal would come to Jiangzhou so soon, especially the defection of Guo Yu and others."

Li Xian put down the letter in his hand, and said with a complicated face:

"This is after that night, the next day to send it, look at the date of this letter, the imperial brother is indeed the first time to send a letter to inform the king, but Guo Yu and others are faster, a day in advance...... Wei was too cunning, and the imperial brother was also put aside. ”

Ouyang Rong suddenly chuckled: "Uncle, in fact, I am the First Emperor. ”

"Huh?"

Xie Lingjiang, Libao'er, Lidalang and others were stunned, and their tones were suspicious.

But there are fools who really believe it.

"Could it be that Tan Lang is reincarnated?" Away from the idle was taken aback.

"......" Ouyang Rong.

You can believe it.

The corners of Ouyang Rong's mouth twitched, and he didn't know whether to thank him for this trust.

However, thinking of this world, there are indeed mythical powers, and there are many magicians who instigate immortality and reincarnation to ascend.

In other words, there are still many people who fear ghosts and gods and eat this set very much.

Ouyang Rong looked at it and said nothing for the time being.

The emperor's family affairs are complicated, and now is not the time......

The next day, in the morning.

Wang Lengran really met with Lixian and discussed with the new Jiangnan Province pacification ambassador about resisting the rebels, and sincerely thanked His Highness for his assistance......

The ambassador of Jiangnan Province is equivalent to the nominal boss of each state capital in Gangnam Province, and he is naturally a head above and has the right to advise.

At present, the residence of the king of Xunyang is in Jiangzhou again, and in terms of authority, the affairs of Jiangzhou are no longer the words of the assassin alone, and he has to ask Jiangnan Province to appease the ambassador to leave.

Got a faint smile from everyone's plan last night, put down the teacup leisurely, raised his eyelids, and looked at Wang Da Thorn Shi, who suddenly had a smile on his face, his butt was on the stool, and he only sat on half of it......

Immediately, under the pinch and hammer that had been rehearsed for a while, Wang smiled coldly brighter than a flower, and strongly asked the prince to put Ouyang Changshi back and not let him be busy with Buddha making matters.

Wang Lengran's face was full of sincerity, and reiterated that the Jiangzhou lobby needs Ouyang Changshi, and if Lianghan doesn't come out, why should he be born? King Xunyang nodded reluctantly, and finally welcomed Ouyang Changshi back to the Jiangzhou lobby, and everyone was overjoyed......

Ouyang Rong returned to the Jiangzhou lobby and clearly felt that after the King of Xunyang gained power, the officials' attitude towards him, a person who was suspected of being the "Tanlang" of the Xunyang Palace, warmly stammered, and the official affairs progressed surprisingly smoothly.

Sure enough, there are people on it, and it is not difficult to do things.

With the establishment of the Jiangnan Provincial pacification ambassador, the formation of the conquest army was carried out at a rapid pace, closely following the issuance of "talismans" similar to red-headed documents by the Luoyang Imperial Court.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was still a government military system, and the Zhichong Mansions were the main source of troops, and the marching army was provided by the Zhichong Mansions.

There are only six Ojichong Mansions in Gangnam Province, which has been peaceful for a long time, in addition to the fourth and fifth Zhechong Mansions in Gangnam Province that fell with Hongzhou, and the third Zhechong Prefecture owned by Jiangzhou.

Yangzhou and other prefectures, which have the remaining three Zhichong prefectures, all responded quickly and were the first to be recruited.

During this period, the first batch of small reinforcements was arriving in Jiangzhou one after another, as a reserve for the front army of the conquest army.

Two days after Ouyang Rong returned to the Jiangzhou lobby, news came from the front line that the Hongzhou rebel army had invaded the hinterland of Jiangzhou, and the strict soldiers had all been taken.

Ouyang Rong didn't have time to gloat at the king, and he was deflated, concentrating, and devoting himself to the matter of defense.

(End of chapter)