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Chapter 372 Dinner Clues
In the Huaiye Lane mansion, in the dining hall, everyone was immersed in eating at the dinner table.

Except for Xiufao, who had a curious face, everyone else pretended not to hear Ouyang Rong's conclusion of "civil war" casually.

Ye Weilai served Ouyang Rong a bowl of hot white rice and couldn't help but glance at Tan Lang.

If this sentence accidentally spreads and is guided by some good people, not to mention a hundred heads, a thousand heads will not be enough.

Fortunately, the people invited to dinner tonight are all old friends of Longcheng. They share weal and woe with Ouyang Rong and don't talk nonsense.

Because the real crime in his words was not to ridicule and ridicule Her Majesty the Queen as an expert in civil war and an outsider in foreign war.

But "civil war", these two words.

The imperial court of the Zhou Dynasty defined Guizhou Li Zhengyan's raising the flag as rebellion.

As for the "civil war" argument, I would never give it a nod.

Ouyang Rong took a bite of rice and fell silent together with Magistrate Diao, Master Shandao and others who were dusty in front of the table.

He twitched his lips slightly.

To admit the civil war, in a sense, is to admit the certain rationality of Li Zhengyan's resumption of the army.

Civil war is different from foreign war.

But even Li Zhengyan and his group were called rebel traitors by the Zhou court.

It is still impossible to hide that the rebellions in Guizhou and Hongzhou were a merger of anti-Zhou forces such as the old cadres and the extreme cadres.

There is an element of chance, but there is also an element of inevitability.

This is a group of old forces that failed to compete for dominance from top to bottom, or were frustrated.

The inevitable result of turning to bottom-up, violent means of armed seizure.

It's still a real civil war, with both sides fighting for the highest right to rule.
Therefore, it is expected that each would refute and attack the legitimacy of the other's regime.

It's just that the Zhou Dynasty inherited the Qian dynasty and it has been ten years since the founding of the country. Such a large dynasty has formed inertia and is naturally at the advantage.
Among the people at the bottom, Zhou Ting still has a suppressed voice compared to Li Zhengyan and other rebels who were labeled as traitors, so it is easy to ignore this.

If the dynasty is compared to the human body, the body of this unified dynasty has not yet decayed. The current Zhou Dynasty is just a "women's clothing" from the Qian Dynasty and a different name. The appearance has changed, but the inner texture has changed. constant.

Therefore, Li Zhengyan and other resurgent troops cannot be regarded simply as tumors in this body, that is, rebels who want to destroy the body.

Just look at the classes of Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi, Du Shuqing, Teng Wang Lilou and others. They are all from noble families, clans, and aristocratic families.

Like the empress Wei Zhao and the two kings of the Wei family, they were also part of the old rentier class, but they had a conflict over the issue of "women's clothing."

The former said that women's clothing should be worn to the end.

The latter objected angrily, saying he couldn't always wear women's clothes, and he was almost done with the clothes he wore.

As the conflict evolved, they immediately took action.

With two thoughts fighting in your mind, you can't destroy your healthy body from the neck down, right?
What should I do?
The wise man is already lying down,
Wait for the two villains in your mind to finish fighting.

This can also be regarded as the logic of civil war, concrete.

Therefore, it is not difficult to explain that when Li Zhengyan fought all the way from Guizhou in the south of Lingnan to Jiangnan Road, the prefectures and counties along the way either lay flat or fled, and there were very few fierce resisters.

It’s not that everyone is bloodless, it’s just that the gods above are fighting and the ordinary people below are bleeding. It’s not worth it.

Of course, surrendering directly would be too shameless and inappropriate.

The smarter ones will be forced to surrender helplessly and physically while shouting about loyalty, filial piety, propriety and justice, scolding Li Zhengyan and refusing to cooperate.

And Li Zhengyan could only greet this with a smile, be very generous, not care about it, and even entertain him.

After all, the governor and county magistrate have been demoted, but you still kill prisoners, which is a bad start. What should you do if the resistance from the states and counties along the way intensifies?The gain outweighs the loss.

This kind of righteous surrender method is indeed easy to use.
First of all, we can wait and see. If Li Zhengyan and the Kuangfu Army win, then it is easy to say that they will continue to fake it.

If it is suppressed by force, it will be a welcome to the king's master, and it can also be defended by the banner of being loyal, loyal, and courageous, and being in Cao's camp.

Anyway, so far, Ouyang Rong has heard of no less than ten cases of this kind of surrender from officials fleeing from the north who disembarked at Xunyangdu every day.

As for the Lingnan and Jiangnan Dao officials who fled northward, most of them thought that the imperial court had a great chance of winning, so they ran away.

Therefore, surrender is also an art activity. It is diverse and varied. There is always one that suits you.

Therefore, Ouyang Rong was not surprised that his old friend Diao County Magistrate followed the crowd and abandoned Longcheng and ran away, and he did not teach him a lesson.

Among the endless stream of surrendering officials, Ouyang Rong was the only one who was a little surprised and speechless.

It was Zhu Lingxu, the governor of Hongzhou.

This person can be regarded as a model of surrender who was forced to have no choice but to have no other choice. He can even be regarded as No. 1.
He was the first high-ranking local official of the Zhou Dynasty to surrender during the Guizhou and Hongzhou rebellions.

Logically speaking, shouting about loyalty, filial piety, propriety and justice, scolding Li Zhengyan and Cai Qin, and refusing to cooperate is the choice of a smart person.

But the fact is that Zhu Lingxu not only surrendered, but also turned around and accepted the recruitment of Li Zhengyan and Cai Qin.

At that moment, he even helped to control the soldiers of Zhechong Prefecture in Hongzhou, led Li Zhengyan to resume the duties assigned by the government, and followed Cai Qin's army to attack Jiangzhou.

The defection was so complete that they even received certificates of surrender.

This is something Ouyang Rong never expected, and it is also the reason for the current crisis in Jiangzhou... A leading party has emerged.

Everyone just surrendered tactically, but you, Zhu Lingxu, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually turned out to be a rebel.

This is not an optimal choice.

Ouyang Rong was confused. As the governor of Hongzhou and a senior local official in Dazhou, he was not said to be a human being, but he was not so intelligent that he could not understand the pros and cons.

Is it possible that there is a hidden secret, or that there is a long-standing betrayal?Got some promises?

Ouyang Rong suddenly remembered Zhu Yuheng, the eldest son of Governor Zhu.

When he was in Xunyang City, he hung out with Yue Ziang, Wang Junzhi and others.

Could it be that there was some matchmaking and he was persuaded by Li Zheng, Wei Shaoqi, and Teng Wang Lilou early on?

Ouyang Rong shook his head.

Ouyang Rong had only heard of the two labels of "greedy for money and lust" and "good at military strategy" about the deeds of this Hongzhou governor.

This kind of character who has climbed up from the bottom should be the best at grasping the direction of the wind...

Maybe he felt that the position of the governor of Hongzhou was too small, and he wanted to follow Li Zhengyan to get rich.

All I can say is respect the fate of others.

No matter how,

The nature of the civil war, as well as the window period in which the imperial army had not yet been assembled, resulted in the prefectures and counties in the southwest being surrendered in large numbers, and many heroes and lofty ideals in the world were watching.

This also caused Li Zhengyan's Kuangfu army in Guizhou and Cai Qin and Zhu Lingxu's army in Hongzhou to encounter almost no decent resistance.
Moreover, after annexing the surrendered states and counties, the paper power expanded rapidly and even expanded.

For a time, Kuang Fu's army was very powerful.

The imperial court even appointed King Lixian of Xunyang as the Jiangnan Road pacification ambassador to assist in countering the rebellion, and the latter accepted the order safely.
Kuang Fujun, who originally carried the banner of King Xunyang, did not stop. Instead, he raised the banner of the former crown prince Li Qian, the former deposed prince brother of Li Xian and Li Lun, and continued to advance...

Dinner continued, but everyone seemed tired, and no one mentioned the current battle situation and situation.

So the dinner was finished in silence.

Magistrate Diao and Master Shandao praised Zhen Shuyuan and Ye Weila's cooking skills.Zhen Shuyuan introduced Ye Weilai to the two of them. She cooked the meal herself.

Ye Weilai's cooking skills are now good, and she can cook even simple meals with flavor. Zhen Shuyuan is quite satisfied.

Naturally, Magistrate Diao and Master Shandao praised Ouyang Rong's roommate and said good things from different angles.

The white-haired girl was a little shy and lowered her head frequently.

Master Shandao even offered to get her a lottery ticket.

Ye Weilai immediately refused, she was not short of marriage, but she didn't expect that Xiufao interjected, saying that it was the latest expansion of Donglin Temple's business, and the sign for "more children, more blessings" was for pregnancy, which immediately made the girl's face look like Rouged.

The relaxed chat after the meal ended after drinking tea.

Ouyang Rong stood up and walked out. Master Shandao and Magistrate Diao followed him tacitly. They went to Yin Bingzhai's study and started talking.

Zhen Shuyuan and Ye Weilai served some refreshments and then left to go about their business.

Xiufa walked to the door and waited obediently.

Ouyang Rong looked at the white-bearded old monk in black clothes and the pointed-faced county magistrate in front of him.

The two of them were obviously older than him, but they frowned and sighed in front of Ouyang Rong, which was in sharp contrast to Ouyang Rong, who was as plain as a lake.

But Ouyang Rong understood.

Although Master Shandao is a monk, because of the Donglin Buddha, he is regarded as an accomplice of the violent guards in the eyes of Li Zhengyan and others who hold high the banner of rebellion and refute the Tianshu statue.

This time Cai Qin and Zhu Lingxu's army captured Longcheng County. Naturally, Master Shandao could not hide in the temple to escape the world like other monks. Moreover, the temple was not safe. After all, he was too rich.

But other temples can still spend money to eliminate disasters. Master Shandao and Donglin Temple are not just spending money to eliminate disasters. People may have to physically destroy them to see the Buddha.

Therefore, the eminent monks of Donglin Temple also ran away immediately and fled to Xunyang City with Magistrate Diao.

Ouyang Rong spoke seriously: "Don't worry, eminent monk Mahawisdom, Master Wang will be here soon, and the Donglin Buddha Hall will be built as scheduled."

Master Shandao sighed: "The Ming Dynasty is making fun of me again."

After a pause, he hesitated and asked: "The rebels seem to be very opposed to the statue. Mingfu, how about we stop for a while."

Ouyang Rongqi said: "Why did you change your story?"

Master Shandao sighed: "If you think about it carefully, this matter is indeed inappropriate and caused a rebellion, like the one in Guizhou... eh."

"It's just an introduction." Ouyang Rong said softly:
“But what is supposed to come will come. If conflicts don’t break out from this opening, they will break out from other openings. It is unavoidable.

"In addition, looking at it now, the statue thing is more complicated than I thought. It can no longer be decided by the next person."

He narrowed his eyes, and the cold voice of Rong Zhen not long ago came to his ears again.

Master Shandao and Magistrate Diao couldn't help but look at each other sideways, without asking any more questions.

Ouyang Rong suddenly changed the topic:
"Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi, and Yue Ziang sent Wang Junzhi to Longcheng to take up his post. Did they stay there?"

Magistrate Diao was stunned and nodded.

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes: "Did they look for anything during their stay?"

Magistrate Diao and Master Shandao looked at each other. The former frowned, while the latter was in a daze:
"The Ming Dynasty said this, and Lao Na actually remembered that Donor Du and Donor Yue visited the small temple three times.

Master Shandao recalled with his eyes open.

"Master has a very good memory."

Of course, Master Shandao would not say that the more money donated by pilgrims for incense, the better their memory will be. He said eloquently:

"The first time they came, they visited the temple by themselves. After finishing, they put on two sticks of incense and left. Later they came again, donated a sum of money for incense, found the old monk, and asked to go to the library to study Buddhist scriptures, and the old monk agreed.

"The last time was weird. They sat on the floor with the old monk to discuss Buddhist scriptures. Before leaving, they asked the old monk something familiar."

"Something familiar?"

"The little princess of Xunyang Palace also asked about it."

"Oh?" Ouyang Rong vaguely guessed in his heart.

"They asked Lao Na if there was an original collection of Tao Yuanming's poems hidden in the temple, especially a poem called Gui Qu Lai Xi Ci."

Ouyang Rong sighed. He knew that Li Guo'er had been looking for the "Return to Lai Xi Ci" everywhere, so he gave it to her as a birthday gift.

Later he found out that this Cifu was the Hanshi Sword Technique.

So after arriving in Xunyang City, Ouyang Rong also asked Li Guo'er about this matter and why he was looking for this word. However, the two were having a cold war at the time, and the princess's answer was, "No comment."

I contacted Li Guo'er who had collected Tao Yuanming's poems for a long time. He was looking for this poem even before Ouyang Rong came to Longcheng. The Juhua Poetry Society later established also chanted chrysanthemums, which meant commemorating Tao Yuanming's picking of chrysanthemums under the eastern fence.

Ouyang Rong treated her as a hobby, mainly because Li Guo'er didn't have any spiritual skills. Ouyang Rong naturally didn't want to suspect anything, but he just warned her not to spread this poem to others. Li Guo'er nodded in agreement.

At present, Li Zhengyan, Wang Junzhi and others cannot find their way back and say goodbye. They are wandering around Longcheng County like headless flies, which also proves that she is indeed tight-lipped.

While Ouyang Rong was thinking, Magistrate Diao said:

"Ming Mansion, Xiaguan remembered something. During the few days they stayed in Longcheng, Li Zhengyan and Wei Shaoqi not only read Longcheng County Chronicles, but also explored Tao Qian's former residence. Xiaguan accompanied them.

"It was one of the two places they visited most often at the time."

"Oh?" Ouyang Rong said curiously: "Where is the other place?"

Magistrate Diao took another look at the handsome young man in front of him:

"It was the Broken Wing Canal built by you in the Ming Dynasty. Li Zhengyan and Wei Shaoqi often went to observe it and praised it full of praise."

Ouyang Rong was silent for a moment.

Magistrate Diao: "This official must have done nothing wrong."

"There's nothing wrong with accompanying me. It doesn't count as being involved. Then what happens."

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips:
"Did they carry a painting?"

"What painting?" they were curious.

Ouyang Rong shook his head and said nothing.

Magistrate Diao said again:
"By the way, when they left Longcheng County, they took the road to Yuenv Gorge and went to Yunmengze. Du Shuqing asked for leave and went boating with them to Yunmengze."

"Yun Mengze?"

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly and murmured:

"Shouldn't we go to Hongzhou and see what happened next?

"Or, they went to Yunmengze to look for something, did they take the Peach Blossom Spring painting with them?

"But what do they need from Yun Mengze? Is Peach Blossom Spring true? Wait..."

He suddenly looked up.

The great lady with blond hair like flames who descended from the sky came to mind again.

(End of this chapter)