The night is dark and the wind is high.

Twin peaks, a new ferry crossing below the South Peak.

A passenger ship is mooring.

The passenger ship only docked for half an hour, dropped off one or two strange guests, and set off again, sailing to Xunyang City, which was lit up not far away.

The berthing time is far less than the treatment of docking at Xunyangdu for half an hour.

This new ferry port at the tip of the twin peaks is not far from the Xunyang Ancient Ferry, which has a huge passenger flow, and was originally just a temporary ferry port to transport materials in the city and assist in the construction of Xunyang Grottoes.

Therefore, most of the guests who travel here ignore the cargo ferry here, and simply get off the boat at Xunyang Ferry, and you can directly appreciate the rich nightlife of Xunyang River on the bank of the Xunyang River.

Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang, who led Dongmei off the boat, belonged to the strange guests in the eyes of the boatman and the guests on the same boat.

Obviously, it was so close to Xunyangdu, but he got off the ferry outside the city in the middle of the night.

An old boatman couldn't help but babble, telling the handsome man and the woman, who seemed to be a couple, to be careful when walking at night, and to avoid some pheasant inns in the lonely suburbs.

The pair of "handsome men and beautiful women" glanced at each other and laughed.

However, he thanked the old boatman sincerely before leading the horse away.

The old boatman glanced at the expensive Dawan rouge horse in the Western Regions that the man was holding in his hand, and watched with a little worry as the two backs of their "white Confucian shirt with red skirt" went away.

However, thinking that this boundary was near Xunyang City, the old boatman breathed a sigh of relief slightly, muttered a few times, turned his head and continued to drive the boat.

"Senior brother, the old boat praised you just now."

"Next time I'll wear a hat."

Leaving the ferry, on the night road with black lights, Xie Lingjiang rode on a carmine horse, Ouyang Rong led the horse and walked below, Xie Lingjiang smiled and bowed his head, Ouyang Rong replied a little absent-mindedly.

"Not this." She glanced at him in a narcissistic tone.

"Oh, what's that?"

"It's said that Xunyang City is safe, didn't you hear what the old boat family just said? He said that it seems that it is because the governor of this state has made a difference, and he is a long history called Ouyang or something, and he heard that he is still a well-known upright gentleman in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has a good way of governance. ”

Xie Lingjiang smiled, remembering clearly, she reached out to pinch the ears of the senior brother with a distracted expression below, leaned closer, and exhaled like an orchid:

The old boatman also boasted that he had walked through so many poor mountains and counties, and the border of Jiangzhou was still safe, and it was ranked famous in the entire south of the Yangtze River, so everyone could rest assured...... Senior brother, aren't you happy to be exaggerated? ”

"Happy."

Ouyang Rong raised his head, smiled, and responded simply.

"I see, Senior Brother didn't listen to it at all."

Xie Ling Jiang Xiang's cheeks were slightly bulging, and his eyes were suspicious.

Ouyang Rong smiled silently.

He led his horse on, turning his head to look at a dark camp on the other side of the ferry, from which only sporadic lights remained.

"Let's go, senior brother, go and take a look, your neck is almost turned over."

Xie Lingjiang showed a disgusted face and said:

"Don't be pretentious, duplicitous, senior brother gets off the boat here, don't you just want to go to Xunyang Grottoes to see more...... It's not that I disagree, I didn't say a word to accompany you back from the front line, and I didn't persuade you much about rejecting the commander of the Chinese army, what do you do? ”

She bit her lip lightly, looked at the side face of the man in front of her, and continued:

"I'm just afraid that after you refuse, you will go back to Jiangzhou and be the idle Sima, and you will be wronged again."

When Ouyang Rong heard this, he showed an embarrassed expression:

"The main reason is that I am afraid that I will find trouble, so I will run over in the middle of the night."

Xie Lingjiang pouted and said:

"No matter how troublesome it is, is there any trouble going to the front line with you?

"Although Uncle Li and Aunt Wei meant that they were afraid that Qin Jingqin would snatch their love and not let you come back, they instructed me to come over to prevent their Tanlang from being robbed......

"However, I actually think from the bottom of my heart that it is not bad for the senior brother to serve as the commander of the Chinese army, and he can also exert the fists and feet of the senior brother, and he can't say that he is more promising than the governor of Jiangzhou, but it's a pity that ......"

Xie Lingjiang's face showed regret, looked down at him, and asked:

"Senior brother chose to stay in Xunyang City, is he just worried about the palace, or is it ......?"

Ouyang Rong suddenly raised his head and added:

"Actually, getting off the boat here, and going to the outskirts of the city to visit Brother Huang, there is something I want to ask him."

"What?"

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but look at him more.

Ouyang Rong muttered: "Words from the heart." ”

Seeing this, Xie Lingjiang knew that it was inconvenient to ask more, so he changed the topic:

"Let's go out of the city for a few days, the palace should be fine, right?"

Ouyang Rong waved his hand casually:

"Don't worry too much about this, according to my observation these days, Wei Shaoqi's trip to Jiangzhou is not completely aimed at the palace, otherwise Da Lang accidentally touched the matter of the Wei county lord before, and he would not be so resigned."

Ouyang Rong shook his head.

It can be seen that Wei Shaoqi is obviously very restrained in the treatment of Xunyang Palace, which is extremely inconsistent with his character, coupled with Wei Shaoqi and Lin Cheng's long-term shrinkage, it is conceivable that someone is pressing them.

"In this way, Wei's is not as unanimous as we imagined, hey, there are still smart people."

Xie Lingjiang listened carefully and breathed a sigh of relief, the judgment of the senior brother has always been good.

"That's right. But what if...... Well, there's still Da Lang here, he drank Yuan Lao Tianshi's talisman water......"

There was silence for a while.

Xie Lingjiang remembered something, blinked his eyes and said:

"Senior brother, when you were separated, why did Uncle Qin keep praising you for your good looks......"

Where can Ouyang Rong say, plus this time, the old man has already repeated it three times.

"A joke from a senior." He's serious.

Xie Lingjiang tilted his head and glanced at it:

"Do you say that it is possible, Uncle Qin asked Qin Xiaoniang to stay in Xunyang City, not to contact Da Lang, but to have someone else ......"

"It can't be." He said immediately.

Xie Lingjiang didn't seem to hear it, "Actually, senior brother, I think the little lady Qin is also very good, and I am very familiar with her......"

"Ahem, hold on."

Ouyang Rong suddenly turned over and got on the horse, pulled the reins with one hand, hugged Xie Lingjiang's waist with the other, and ran to the Xunyang Grottoes in the distance with some impatience.

The latter's words stopped.

Because of the relocation of the Donglin Giant Buddha, the focus of the Jiangzhou Hall is now on Xingzifang, and the investment in the Xunyang Grottoes has been transferred by Wang Lengran and Lin Cheng, leaving only some sporadic posts to maintain the grottoes, and the construction of the entire Xunyang Grottoes has been temporarily suspended.

And without the payment of wages, the workers who originally worked in the grottoes naturally scattered, and each returned to Xunyangdu to find trouble again.

However, Ouyang Rong heard Yan Liulang say that Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran and others, together with Pei Shisanniang and other businessmen from the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, have cooperated to recruit new workers in advance in Xunyangdu, preparing for the start of the construction of the Xingzifang Giant Buddha in the near future.

The laborers who originally worked in the Xunyang Grottoes were eaten a lot by that side.

Ouyang Rong was noncommittal.

When I came to the Xunyang Grottoes camp, I looked at it, and the autumn breeze was bleak, and it seemed empty and empty.

Only a few fires far apart sat one or two vigil servants, dozing off or standing up and watching them warily.

Ouyang Rong silently dismounted, chatted with the official who showed awe-inspiring eyes, turned to take a walk, and halfway through, he suddenly saw a familiar figure of a bearded man.

"Brother Huang?"

I saw that Huang Feihong was squatting on the ground without an image, carrying a pot of rice wine in his hand, chatting with an old servant and exchanging wine with each other.

In the middle of the night, Huang Feihong's face was already full of wine, he turned back in a daze, looked at Ouyang Rong who suddenly appeared, he rubbed his eyes, and said a little drunk:

"Ouyang Gongzi?"

Ouyang Rong walked over, took the wine jug, glanced at the bottom of the wine in the jug, and frowned:

"Why are you still here? In the middle of the night. ”

He looked at the old drunkard servant who was accompanying him to drink, and the latter hurriedly stood up respectfully, waved his hand vigorously, and said:

"Ouyang Chang...... Sima, Brother Huang brought his own wine, it was not a lowly job to lure him, you can't drink alcohol in the construction camp, it is a rule that you have long set, keep it in mind......

However, Brother Huang said that he was going to leave the day after tomorrow, and wanted to finally see more of the big Buddha that the brothers had built together these days...... I hope Ouyang Sima doesn't blame ......"

Ouyang Rong was silent.

After a long time, the light of the fire hit his emaciated face, and Ouyang Rong shook his head lightly:

"Yes, I don't blame you, I am to blame for some things."

"Childe!"

"Your Excellency!"

Huang Feihong and the old servant spoke almost in unison, their faces flushed.

Ouyang Rong patted them on the shoulder, this time he didn't confiscate the drinks, but just walked over to help Huang Feihong up.

"Let's go, Brother Huang, go back and drink and say something."

After a while, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang left the Xunyang Grottoes with Huang Feihong.

The three returned to Huang Feihong's home on the outskirts of the city.

At this time, it was almost five watches, not far from dawn.

Pushing open the courtyard door, Huang Feihong beckoned Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang to sit down.

"Childe, is Little Lady Xie hungry? There were also some noodles in the kitchen. ”

"You're welcome."

Huang Feihong immediately turned around and walked to the back kitchen, and served him with a message.

After Huang Xuan left, he learned to cook and cook by himself, and he was already coarse and fine, and he was also diligent.

Ouyang Rong stood up and walked to the back kitchen, as if to help.

Xie Lingjiang was about to follow, but was pressed back to the stone bench in the courtyard by a big hand.

She turned her head to look at the steady palm on her shoulder, and then at the calm expression of the senior brother, and then took off the saber, crossed the sword on her lap, and waited in the courtyard alone.

Not long in the kitchen.

Ouyang Rong lowered his head and asked while helping to wash the vegetables:

"Brother Huang explained that he was going to leave in the next two days, where are you going?"

"Xiaoxuan's senior brother, Yuan Zhuzi, wrote the day before yesterday, saying that he asked me to go over and go to Gesoap Mountain to accompany Xiaoxuan, so that I could live in a mansion in Shangqing Sect under the mountain.

"I thought, the Xunyang Grottoes stopped, I heard that Gongzi you are also valued by the generalissimo Qin on the front line, and sent someone to invite him, saying that he wants to serve as a promising new official, and I have nothing to do in Xunyang City, so it is better to go to Gesoshan to find a new livelihood, and I can be closer to Xiaoxuan and accompany me."

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips, was silent for a moment, and nodded:

"Brother Huang, pay attention to safety."

He turned around and prepared to go outside to fetch water from the well.

Huang Feihong shouted curiously:

"Didn't Childe say something?"

"It's gone."

"Wait." Huang Feihong suddenly spoke: "Why did Childe come back from the front line?" Didn't you go to be a big official? ”

Ouyang Rong shook his head and was silent, ready to go out to fetch water.

Huang Feihong ran away, stopped at the door, looked him in the eyes, lowered his voice and asked:

"Childe...... Not going to the front line? ”

Ouyang Rong still didn't speak.

Huang Feihong took a deep breath and asked, "Please don't hide it, what are you going to do when you come back?" ”

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes for a long time, feeling ambiguous:

"Do what needs to be done."

Huang Feihong said categorically: "I'll go too." ”

"No, I can't. I don't need you either. ”

"Why did that boy come to me tonight?"

Ouyang Rong was speechless.

Huang Feihong suddenly spoke:

"I don't really want to leave at all."

Ouyang Rong tilted his head to look at the man's bearded face with a resolute pursed lips.

I don't know how long it took.

"I have to nod my head."

The bearded man grinned.

……

The night is quiet.

Xie Lingjiang, who was waiting for the horizontal sword in the courtyard, turned back from time to time to look at the closed wooden door in the back kitchen.

A portrait of a door god can be seen on the wooden door.

With the whiteness of the fish belly rising in the sky, the first beam of dawn pierced the darkness, the whole world brightened a little, and the tall and mighty portrait of a certain Qin surnamed Hu Guogong on the wooden door was also clearer......

Early in the morning.

Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang entered Xunyang City through the West City Gate.

Ouyang Rong looked up at the red bricks of this ancient city gate, and his face was a little fascinated.

Half a year ago, he beheaded Zhu Lingxu here and successfully completed the eight-rank ceremony, but because of the lack of a sword technique, he was stuck in front of the threshold of the eight-rank promotion to the seventh-grade, and his cultivation was delayed.

Returning to Xunyang, Xie Lingjiang returned to Xunyang Palace.

Ouyang Rong did not return to the Huaiye Lane mansion, and went directly to the Jiangzhou lobby to report for duty, and was on duty as usual.

Within a day, the news that Ouyang Lianghan, who was highly valued by Generalissimo Qin, had returned from the Hongzhou front line and continued to serve as Jiangzhou Sima quickly spread throughout Jiangzhou officialdom, causing a lot of speculation.

Naturally, the news also spread to a certain Assassin's Mansion, and a certain Wang surnamed Assassin Shi also hurriedly summoned people to discuss......

When many people in Xunyang City were surprised and discussed, what no one knew was that Huang Feihong, who was originally going to pack up his things and go out, appeared at Xunyang Ferry in the afternoon.

Instead of boarding the boat and making a long journey, he formed a long line.

Sign up for the long queue of workers for the Xingzifang statue.

The line is extremely long, and the bearded man is inconspicuous among them.

He pressed a felt hat left by Ouyang Gongzi at dawn, and waited quietly, very patiently.

However, because he has been moving goods in Xunyangdu for many years and is very righteous, there are still a few people in the messy team who gradually recognize him, greet him cordially, and don't forget to laugh and scold:

"Lao Huang, I found out, where are you going, and now you're here again, go and go, don't let your buddies have nowhere to make money."

Huang Feihong grinned.

"Middle."

(End of chapter)