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Chapter 358: Exclusion
"Mingfu, this Governor Wang is really good at picking peaches. Why haven't I seen him so active before?"

In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, but the main door of Jiangzhou Hall was empty.

Only Ouyang Rong and Yan Liulang were sitting side by side.

On the front line, Cai Qin and Zhu Lingxu's troops were leading their troops to push into Jiangzhou. Wang Lengran and other officials in the Jiangzhou lobby were all busy on the defensive.

Well, except Ouyang Rong and Yan Liulang.

It wasn't that the two of them were lazy, but that a certain king and governor began to work hard and think hard. One person took over everything, and there was no extra work left to them.

The reason was justifiable, and Ouyang Changshi was even given a day off.

Anyone with a discerning eye in Jiangzhou official circles can see that this is a form of exclusion.

It's just that in the face of a powerful enemy and in wartime, the governor of a state has great power. He can even kill low-ranking officials and kill them first and then report them.

Therefore, a lieutenant in the People's Livelihood Government like Yizhou Governor Shi would naturally be suppressed.

However, in the eyes of everyone, Chief Shi Ouyang Lianghan, as the "whistleblower" of this crisis,
He was the person who had made preparations for the defense of Xunyang City in case of a rainy day, but now he was forcibly removed by Wang Lengran and took over many of his previous preparations for defending the city.

It's too unauthentic and looks ugly when eaten.

In Jiangzhou's official circles, everyone tacitly agreed.

However, even if they don't like it, no one dares to stand up and criticize. In official circles, buttocks are sometimes more important than right and wrong.

Ouyang Rong sorted out a stack of frontline battle reports in his hand, arranged them in the upper left corner of the table, aligned them with the edge of the table, and said to Yan Liulang, who was holding his chest in anger:

"Actually...it's all the same."

He said softly with relief:
“I have prepared everything I should have prepared before, and I just need to continue in those directions.

"Xunyang City is the most critical. Other county towns in Jiangzhou can be lost, but Xunyang City cannot. The throat of the Yangtze River, the southeast gateway, and the safety of the Jianghuai water transport in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River all depend on the safety of this city.

"Hold the fortified city and wait for reinforcements. There is still room for recovery. When the imperial army arrives to suppress the rebellion, Xunyang City will also need to serve as an important transit point for grain and grass logistics.

"Wang Lengran is not a fool. He just has a different stance. He talks about what is a good way to defend the city, but in fact he has a clear conscience in his heart. Unless he is really blind, haha."

Yanrokuro couldn't help but look at Wuguan Changshi who was cleaning up the papers on the table like an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and smacked his tongue:

"The imperial army's logistics transfer... The Ming government has already considered such a later matter, take one step at a time and wait for three steps?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head and said nothing.

Yan Liulang sighed: "The Ming Mansion just cares about the overall situation and doesn't fight for anything."

"It's useless to argue."

Ouyang Rong shook his head.

Yan Liulang was dissatisfied:
"The Ming Dynasty can obviously write to the court to expose the unfair treatment. Isn't there Master Shen and others in the court? They will definitely speak for the Ming Dynasty..."

"Rokuro be careful what you say."

Ouyang Rong interrupted and said softly:

"Although the saint did not completely listen to Li Zhengyan's matter and the court did not respond, it is still difficult to completely remove the suspicion of the Xunyang Palace.

"And I am bound to Prince Xunyang's Mansion. In the eyes of many people above, we are one and the same...

"The top priority right now is to defend Xunyang City. Wang Lengran must be more trusted by the court than me.

"After all, Wang Lengran, like Lan Changhao, is the main culprit for Cai Qinjun's delayed rebellion, but it is unlikely that he will rebel."

Ouyang Rong laughed at himself: "It's quite ironic."

He looked at Yan Liulang, who was holding a knife and puffing up his cheeks, still unhappy, and said with a smile:
"Liu Lang, at best, we are not completely ignored. The statues and canal digging are still in my hands. With the help of King Xunyang, Wang Lengran can't interfere.

"As for Jiangzhou Hall, after all, the governor is the official in name, so he can take power if he takes it.

"I have nothing to do. Let's continue working on the statue."

"Mingfu is really..."

Yan Liulang looked helpless and said to someone with an optimistic attitude:
"Obviously, the Ming Dynasty is the most unfair, but it comforts the humble position." Ouyang Rong smiled and said nothing.

Yan Liulang suddenly lowered his voice and said:

"Mingfu, the prince has sent another letter in the past few days. How do you think the Luoyang court will deal with it? Is there really a chance that the prince and Dalang can return to the capital on the pretext of being guilty?"

Ouyang Rong glanced at his clever eyes and muttered:
"According to His Majesty's thoughts, there are only two kinds of reaction measures in Luoyang. There is a small chance that King Xunyang will return to the capital. After all, it is easier to control, just like the lineage of King Xiang.

"However, being 'confined' in the divine capital at the feet of the emperor is definitely better than Xunyang City, which is far away from the court, I hope."

Yan Liulang asked curiously: "Is it a small probability? What about a high probability?"

Ouyang Rong said softly:

"Given His Majesty's suspicious temperament, he naturally sent his most capable confidants to investigate and strengthen the surveillance of Prince Xunyang's Mansion. Maybe he sent a female Qi Practitioner from the palace, like the female officer Miaozhen who came to give gifts. …”

Yan Liulang frowned: "Isn't this even more unfree?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "It's better than being sentenced to death without explanation."

Yan Liulang sighed: "It's true that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger."

After thinking for a while, he relaxed his shoulders, put down his sword, rubbed his face and asked:
"Mingfu, do you think Li Zhengyan dragged us into this on purpose?

"We have no grievances against him, but his behavior is too unethical. It's a pity that I, Yan Liu, respected him as a man before."

Yan Liulang snorted coldly:
"The Ming Mansion received them so warmly. It turns out that they were trying to implicate the Ming Mansion. It was really a waste of their good looks."

Ouyang Rong was silent.

He only heard Yan Liulang next to him continue to feel sorry for him:

"Hmph, this plan was so loud that I heard it in Xunyang City.

"While Ming Mansion and Prince Xunyang Mansion are being guarded by the Chaotang and Jiangzhou Hall, Hongzhou is just now sending troops to attack Jiangzhou. They have been waiting for it before, right?

"You know that the Ming Dynasty is difficult to deal with, so why are you just waiting to be suspected?
"What a coincidence at this time. Could it be that you want to force the Ming Palace and the Wang Palace to rebel together?"

Yan Liulang turned around unhappily:

"Mingfu, this Cai Qinjun doesn't look like he's responding to the flag halfway. In my opinion, it's Li Zhengyan and the others who are pushing it behind the scenes. There has been a series of connections for a long time.

"That Du Xiaowei, the suspicious person that Zhongshi Hu came back to talk about, is probably Du Shuqing?

"The Ming Dynasty gave him the key to Meiluxuan for nothing, but he treated it like a donkey's liver and lungs out of kindness."

Ouyang Rong waved his hand:
"Okay, drink some water. Stop talking. The spittle is all on my face. Why are you talking so much today?"

Yan Liulang held the knife and tilted his head:
"I just don't want to complain, Mingfu, we came all the way from Longcheng, how have we ever suffered such a dumb loss, being made so passive, friends and enemies all making trouble together...

"It's impossible to control the situation peacefully."

Ouyang Rong glanced at it: "Let's just talk about it today. You are not allowed to complain like this outside in the future."

"Yes."

Yan Liulang nodded.
After a while, he cheered up again and looked around the main hall. Seeing that there was no one around him, he came over and whispered:

"Chen Shenjun asked you to apologize to the Ming government for entrusting his humble position. He said that the governor Wang has too much power, and he did not dare to disobey. He could only follow the crowd a little, but he definitely did not mean that. I hope the Ming government will forgive you."

Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Yan Liulang who was delivering the message.

He nodded gently: "Understand, let him put the overall situation first."

"Yes, Mingfu."

The two voices just fell.

At this moment, Wang Lengran led a group of soldiers and hurriedly broke into the main hall and asked:

"Ouyang Changshi, where is Wang Jun's person!"

(End of this chapter)