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Chapter 367 Female Officer Rong Zhen
"Where did Mr. Wang's information come from? Are you so sure that something will happen tonight?"

"Two female historians, do you still need information on this matter? Isn't it obvious?

"The Prince of Xunyang, together with Jiang Governor Shi Ouyang Lianghan, harbored the traitor Wang Junzhi.
"Tomorrow morning, the envoy sent by His Majesty will arrive in Xunyang to thoroughly investigate the events before and after Li Zhengyan's rebellion. During Li Zhengyan's stay in Xunyang, all officials who came into contact with him had to conduct interrogations and identify the rebel accomplices...

"Prince Xunyang and Ouyang Lianghan have guilty consciences, but they are not allowed to jump over the wall. How dare they wait for the Luoyang delegation to arrive? They didn't escape the night before, and they didn't escape last night, so they can't escape tonight?
"This is the last chance. There is no need to guess, so the two female historians must focus on keeping an eye on them tonight!"

Xiushui Fang, an ordinary mansion on the same street as Xunyang Prince's Mansion,

It's late at night, but it's crowded.

Looking around, there are roughly three groups of people.

Wang Lengran, wearing a crimson official uniform and a black gauze hat, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the quiet Prince Xunyang's Mansion in the distance, talking eloquently.

Standing side by side with him on the corridor were two female officials in colorful clothes.

One stop and one sit.

Sitting there was a dignified and solemn woman in palace attire. She was Miaozhen, who had a rift with Ouyang Rong and Prince Xunyang's family.

Standing there was a cold girl in palace clothes, her name seemed to be Rong Zhen.

Apart from their age and appearance, the two girls have exactly the same makeup and palace attire. They are both colorfully dressed female officials in the royal palace of the saint, and their status is respected.

Wang Lengran treated them respectfully and did not dare to overstep their bounds.

In addition to them, there were also groups of armored soldiers standing inside and outside the corridor. There were about three hundred people, ready to go, arranged in formation, with strict discipline and no sideways glance.

If the night wind hadn't occasionally blown up the dark red scarves tied around their necks, it would have really given the impression of stone statues.

At this time, the lanterns were not lit on the corridor, and no house in the entire house was lit.

Under the deserted moonlight, the chainmail armor and metal weapons worn by the soldiers shone coldly. It was about five o'clock in the morning, and the early morning dew had condensed on the metal armor, reflecting the chilling atmosphere.

If you look closely, you can see that they even have wooden handles and other objects hung around their necks, which are used during night raids and sieges. They are used to hide silently.

These three hundred armored soldiers of the Zhechong Mansion were like giant beasts waiting for prey in the darkness. They stood quietly and waited, not knowing what they were told today, waiting for their prey with great fanfare.

Standing in the front and leading the team tonight are Shi Sunyu, the chief of the Zhechong Prefecture, and Qin Heng, the captain of Guo Yi, two senior generals of the Third Zhechong Prefecture in Jiangzhou.

The two stood silently behind Rong Zhen, Miaozhen and Wang Lengran without saying a word.

The person who just started talking to Wang Lengran was Miaozhen, the female official with colorful ribbons. She had a pale face. After listening to Wang Lengran's confident explanation, she glanced at him:

"Your Majesty Wang is worthy of being a loyal man to the country. He tries his best to relieve His Majesty's worries."

"Ms. Shi is overly praised."

Wang Lengran smiled and glanced at the cold girl in palace clothes from the corner of his eye.

The female officer named Rong Zhen Caishang did not participate in the conversation between the two.

Wang Lengran even discovered that since his arrival, this woman and Miaozhen, who was also a female official in Caichang, had very few words. Like her temperament, she was cold, like a piece of hard ice that would not melt.

However, compared with the female official Miaozhen, Rong Zhen gave him a more unfathomable and stressful feeling.

In fact, Wang Lengran didn't even know about the existence of this cold girl in palace attire before he took the initiative to call Lady Caishang and report to Prince Xunyang tonight.

She also appeared quietly tonight.

He had always thought that among His Majesty's informants in Xunyang City, the only group of female officials headed by Miaozhen had more dealings with Miaozhen. After all, they often complained to Ouyang Rong.

But who would have thought that at some point, there would be a walking presence in the city of the rank of female official Cai Shang, secretly monitoring Xunyang City.

This female official named Rong Zhen Caishang must have done more than just supervising Prince Xunyang's Mansion and Ouyang Lianghan.
Wang Lengran thought to himself... The people under supervision may include Miaozhen and him, and even Boss Wei's guest Qing Li and others' recent movements in Xunyang City are all under her nose.

Moreover, Wang Lengran intuitively told him that this cold girl in palace attire might have a higher level of Qi training than Miaozhen.

That kind of unspeakable pressure is unmistakable.

It's hard to tell, but he is the rumored sixth-grade Yin-Yang family's spirit warrior.
Just like the golden boy and beautiful girl in Taoist mythology, it can reduce the traces of time and make your appearance last forever.

Therefore, the specific age of this cold girl in palace clothes cannot be compared to girls of the same age.

However, the eternal appearance does not mean that one is completely frozen in age, but because the qi practitioners of the Yin and Yang family are proficient in storing wind and absorbing qi, the appearance of the person ages at a rate several times slower.

No matter what, one thing is certain.

Even with the vast resources of the palace, this girl is still a monstrous-level spiritual seed. Otherwise, how could she reach the sixth level at such a young age and have a permanent appearance.

You must know that the sixth grade to the fifth grade is an important watershed.

Ninth- and eighth-level Qi Practitioners are low-level Qi Practitioners with blue aura.

The seventh- and sixth-grade Qi Practitioners are the middle-grade Qi Practitioners of the Vermilion Spiritual Qi.

Rank [-] and [-] are noble purple qi high-grade qi practitioners.

Next up is the legendary Divine Being of China.

In this era when myths are lost, wars between wars are suspended, and gods and humans in China disappear.

The top-grade Qi practitioners who can control the wind are already the top combat power in the world. They are all leaders in their field, well-known grand masters in the world, and the pillars of the sect in both the visible and hidden worlds.

For example, in the Palace of Yunmeng Jianze Nujun, the eldest lady who is the leader of swordsmanship in the world.

Even the arrogant and domineering Wei family, who was a potential thief of the country, had controlled half of the imperial court in the Zhou Dynasty for so many years, and only managed to win over a few high-ranking masters.
Except for Qiu Shenji, the military master who devoted all his resources to worship, almost all the others were accustomed to practicing in seclusion, or were attached to the sect and stayed away from the imperial power of the world.

The secular world, especially the supreme imperial power that mortals compete for, seems to be a taboo and burden for top-level Qi practitioners.

Except for Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, military strategists, Yin-Yang sects and other schools of Taoism that practice in the world, top-grade qi practitioners are all like dragons.

Therefore, below the top-grade Qi Practitioner, the sixth-grade Qi Practitioner who can leap hundreds of feet, as the pinnacle of the middle-grade Qi Practitioner, is already a first-class top master.

Wang Lengran thought about this and glanced at the Xunyang Prince's Mansion in the distance in the night. He sneered in his heart. With a female official of this level here, what are you going to do?

He looked around and saw the elite ambushes inside and outside the corridor, then stroked his beard and smiled:
"Thank you to the two female historians for their ability to hide energy and silence, otherwise we might have alerted the enemy."

Miaozhen lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Rong Zhen didn't look back. He raised his head with long sleeves and looked at the stars in the night sky above Prince Xunyang's Mansion.

Wang Lengran approached and said:
"Just now Ouyang Lianghan sneaked into the palace quietly, and the two female historians also saw him. This man is indeed dishonest."

Miaozhen said softly: "Only this one, there is no way to punish him."

Wang Lengran was not in a hurry: "If you wait a little longer, there will be a conspiracy tonight."

Not long after, Rong Zhen and Miaozhen both turned their heads and looked somewhere in Prince Xunyang's Mansion.

It seems that he has noticed some movement.

At this moment, a messenger came trotting in. Wang Lengran glanced at it. It was Boss Li. After hearing the whispered report, he pretended to be surprised and said with a righteous look:

"Two strange messengers who came into the city overnight? Oh, two female historians, and two thieves have sneaked in. It seems that there is something fishy in Prince Xunyang's mansion tonight." He spoke righteously.

Miaozhen and Rongzhen looked at each other without saying anything, tacitly agreeing not to care.

If there are no conclusive signs and evidence of rebellion, they will not take the initiative to do anything. What happened tonight will only be recorded truthfully with a red pen.

Listen less, talk less, and guess less. This is the way to survive in the Zhou court.

Therefore, the two women turned a deaf ear to Ouyang Rong, who had just entered the house overnight, and the two hurried figures who seemed to be reporting a message.

After more than half an hour, Miaozhen and Rongzhen moved slightly again and looked into the distant night.

After a while, the people who were watching came to report. After Wang Lengran heard this, he sneered and said to the two female officials in colorful clothes:

"This Xie's daughter is also an accomplice. She must have been secretly collaborating to report to her accomplices when she climbed over the wall."

Miaozhen glanced at Rongzhen.

The cold girl didn't say anything, she jumped up lightly and stood on the roof under the moon, looking coldly at the night of Xunyang City.

Miaozhen glanced at Wang Lengran: "Don't worry, you can't run away."

Wang Lengran smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Tonight, as long as Ouyang Lianghan and Wang Xunyang's family dare to leave Xunyang City, they are absconding and surrendering to the enemy. The evidence is conclusive, and the two Caishang female officials will definitely take action. As for the details and the truth, who knows?
Wang Lengran was delighted. This time Li Zhengyan raised his flag to rebel, making Jiangzhou the frontline of everyone's attention. On the contrary, Wang Lengran's power was strengthened in disguise.

Not only did the court delegate power and support, but the Wei family also contributed their efforts, and various internal voices were temporarily unified. Boss Li, the guest Qing who was in charge of the intelligence work on Jiangnan Road, had to cooperate with Wang Lengran.

That's why tonight was so smooth.

Half an hour later, a red shadow in the distance came back and returned to the palace.

Rong Zhen glanced in the direction of the west city gate, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

Wang Lengran didn't ask any more questions. He stared at the quiet Xunyang Palace with unblinking eyes, as if waiting for something.

Soon, before dawn, another man sent by Boss Li came to report.

After listening to the whisper, Wang Lengran suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth, smiled at Miaozhen who closed his eyes and waited for dawn, and said:

"Caught a rebel accomplice who wanted to abscond. This person has been recruited. Inform King Xunyang Lixian, Chief Shi Ouyang Lianghan and rebel Wang Junzhi that they are discussing the matter of fleeing westward tonight in fear of crime. They plan to escape from the west city gate. , go to Shuangfeng Peak to take a boat, rush west to surrender to the enemy...

"Ms. Female Historian, your analysis is correct, right?"

"Ah."

The woman in palace clothes did not open her eyes, she nodded slightly, and at a certain moment, she seemed to sigh slightly.

The weather was obviously cold in the early morning, but Wang Lengran was a little unbearably hot. His face was flushed. He raised his hand and pulled away a little of the collar that was strangling his neck. He wandered on the spot, turned his head, looked at Qin Heng and Sun Yu, and ordered them Start forming your team and prepare to capture the traitor.

Qin Heng glanced at Wang Lengran and saw the Jiangzhou governor's old face with deep legal wrinkles, and there was a hint of uncontrollable joy.

At this moment, a burst of fire suddenly burst out in the direction of Prince Xunyang's Mansion.

This firelight was extremely obvious in the dark night, reflected in the eyes of everyone preparing to go out in the corridor, like a flame rising in the darkness.

When there was movement, Wang Lengran's face was happy at first, and then he was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he wondered to himself: "Why... is it on fire?"

The Prince Xunyang's Mansion, which had been quiet in the night, suddenly became noisy. The lights were brightly lit, the door of the mansion was open, and the slaves were running around, carrying buckets to fetch water. At the same time, someone shouted, assassins were attacking at night, to protect King Xunyang and the Crown Prince... Xiushui Fang was silent in the early morning, and the shouts were loud.

Miaozhen suddenly opened her eyes and frowned.

Wang Lengran was shocked and confused. Shouldn't he escape quietly? What's going on? Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?

Someone came to report in a hurry: "It's not good. The servants of Prince Xunyang's Mansion said that a thief sneaked in, set fire to assassinate him, King Xunyang has fainted, and the prince was also seriously injured..."

Miaozhen suddenly said: "Go quickly, go in and save people."

"This... this must be false. Ms. Shi cannot be credulous... How could there be assassination by the rebels? It is obvious that they are working together with the rebels and want to escape at night."

The unexpected situation made Wang Lengran anxious and said:

"Maybe... maybe they just want to lure us out so we can escape in chaos."

Miaozhen glanced at Wang Lengran:

"Rong Zhen is here. If they dare to escape, they won't be able to get out of the city. Go in quickly. It's useless to wait here. Don't waste the opportunity to save people.

"Sir Wang, if King Xunyang is really assassinated, but we are waiting outside, if His Majesty and the court find out, you and I cannot bear the responsibility. We must go to the mansion quickly to provide emergency assistance."

Wang Lengran looked ugly.

"Humph, tonight is just nonsense. Think about it, how to explain to His Majesty. I will report tonight's incident truthfully..." Miaozhen ran out of patience and ignored him. He turned around and ordered the soldiers to rush to save people. Put out fires.

Wang Lengran had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep up.

After a while, Miaozhen led the soldiers into the Xunyang Prince's Mansion and followed the direction of the fire and smoke to the Juxian Garden.

They immediately saw Ouyang Rong, Xie Lingjiang, Li Bao'er, and Wei Mei in the open space outside the blazing house, tightly surrounding two figures who were sitting and lying down.

They saw King Lixian of Xunyang unconscious and Prince Li Fusu's arms bleeding profusely, his clothes dyed red and white, and his face pale.

Princess Wei Mei and the little princess Li Guo'er were holding their husband and son, and their father and brother were crying bitterly.

Ouyang Lianghan and the noble daughter of the Xie family were standing aside, directing the fire extinguishing.

Not far from everyone, there were scattered corpses lying there.

When he saw Miaozhen and Wang Lengran rushing in with their soldiers to "escort" him, Ouyang Rong showed no surprise on his face. He ignored Qin Heng's figure. Instead, he ridiculed and scolded:
"Master Wang, why are you here just now? Your Majesty is almost dying. You just came here. What are you doing for food? You are simply derelict in your duties. I want to take part in your work!"

When everyone saw Ouyang Rong's face stained with blood, he looked upright and awe-inspiring.

"Hey, this is...Ms. Shi, why are you here too? Oh, yes, she must be obeying His Majesty's will, waiting day and night, and protecting the palace in a low-key manner."

After a pause, he frowned and criticized:

"But how did these anti-thief assassins get in? Why didn't they rescue them immediately? They reacted so slowly...

"You guys, you are careless and absent from your posts. You are really not as alert as your subordinates. You are worried about the prince's safety. You are tossing and turning, unable to sleep. You come here to guard me in the middle of the night."

Ouyang Rong looked heartbroken.

"..." Xie Lingjiang, Li Guo'er, and Wei Mei looked sideways.

"...??" Miaozhen, Wang Lengran and others.

The corner of the woman's mouth twitched.

Wang Lengran leaned back slightly and looked at Ouyang Rong, who was arrogant and scolding him, and his right eyelid twitched wildly...

(End of this chapter)