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Chapter 376: House slaves with three surnames, right?
Three days have passed since the junior sister left the city to monitor Xingzi's battle situation.

In the past three days, the reinforcements dispatched by Wang Lengran on the front line would send a messenger back to the city every day to deliver battle reports and report the latest news.
For example, where to march, what kind of supplies are urgently needed, and Ouyang Changshi needs to collect them, and the enemy's movements.

The latest news came in a hurry this evening.

Fortunately, the news is not bad:
Wang Lengran's reinforcements have arrived safely in Jishui County, and are taking a short break, preparing to march into the nearest Guling Town.

The latest enemy news from Jishui County was that Hongzhou Kuangfu's army was encircling and attacking Jishui County. Zhu Lingxu showed up in front of the formation, but failed to persuade him to surrender. Instead, he was despised and humiliated by the defender Zhao Rushu. Zhu Lingxu was furious and ordered Kuangfu's army to join forces. Increased attack intensity.

In the main hall, after listening to the frontline battle report with Yan Liulang, Yuan Huaimin, Chen You and other Jiangzhou officials, Ouyang Rong remained silent and walked out.

The light on the corridor is dim, and in the evening, lanterns are hung high on the edge of the corridor.

It's just that it's just dark, and the government officials in Jiangzhou's lobby haven't come over to light the lamps yet.

Ouyang Rong walked through the corridor and went to the stable to lead Dongmei.

Return to the Huaiye Lane mansion.

There are other officials on duty at Jiangzhou Hall today, so there is no need for Ouyang Rong to stay here all the time.

He went back a little early today.

The latest frontline intelligence just now was actually from a day ago.

So now, the hurried reinforcements led by Wang Lengran should have arrived at Guling Town.

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips, this is the limitation and inconvenience of this era:
The transmission of messages is slow.

There were no radios or telegraphs to convey the latest military information.

From what Ouyang Rong knew so far, extraordinary powers such as Qi Refining did not fundamentally change productivity, thereby affecting the feudal system and war patterns.

This also leads to the so-called situation where the general is outside and the emperor's orders are not accepted.
Even if you have the heart of a micro-manipulation master, you don't have this opportunity to display it. At most, you can send a eunuch to supervise the army and be responsible for helping you carry out this unfinished troublemaking business. Otherwise, the only option is to conquer it personally.

However, there are still a small number of emperors who like to study abroad.

So Ouyang Rong, who was worried about Zhongzhong, sent his junior sister.

She is a qigong practitioner. She rushes hard and jumps several feet. She rushes fast enough.

If there is an emergency such as a defeat on the Jishui front line, she can also send the message back as soon as possible, which is much faster than ordinary messengers, at least shortening the lag time by half a day.

Ouyang Rong is quite relieved about his junior sister.

This can prevent Guo Yu from being caught off guard by taking advantage of the time difference and information gap like that night when Guo Yu falsely spread the news.

It was useless to think too much, so Ouyang Rong returned to the Huaiye Lane mansion.

After dinner and resting in the study for a while, he went out under the stars and the moon and went to Prince Xunyang's Mansion as usual.

Recently, he has been going there once a day.

Xunyang Prince's Mansion, inside the Bamboo Forest Study Room.

The crowd gathered.

"The emperor's brother has sent another message."

Li Xian smiled at Ouyang Rong and others and said:

"In addition to talking about the affairs of the court, the end of the letter mentioned the matter of the full moon of the newborn son. The prime minister's palace held a full moon banquet, and even the mother emperor, who was raising her heart in Shangyang Palace, came in person to entertain her grandson."

He couldn't help but sigh:
"Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for many years, and the older nephews don't know if they still remember this uncle of mine. Life flies by so fast.

"Mei Niang, prepare a gift tomorrow, and Bao'er and Dalang will also prepare one. We are cousins, so we can't break our friendship."

Li Xian warned carefully.

Li Guo'er and Li Dalang looked at each other and nodded.

The junior sister was not here, so Ouyang Rong ate a pear and listened.

Wei Mei hummed from the side:
"The little emperor's uncle has lived happily in the capital these years. My mother-in-law still loves him. No matter how hard she is confined to the palace, she still stays with her. It's not like our family, who was relegated to the south to suffer hardships...

"Qilang, when we were in Longcheng before, why didn't we see him writing letters every day? He didn't always send a letter during the holidays. Now it's better. I talk to you every day to talk about old times..."

Li Xian looked troubled and explained:

"Isn't that to be demoted to a commoner? It is easy to implicate each other. Changle and the emperor's brother actually have difficulties, and it is difficult to talk about it in Luoyang. Besides, on Guo'er's birthday, they are uncles and aunts, and they have to give gifts again and again. Mei Niang I mean, what happened in the past is in the past, so why bring it up? Look forward and relax..."

"You have a broad heart." Wei Mei curled her lips: "But maybe people have a narrow heart and have too many eyes."

Li Xian suddenly looked a little embarrassed:

"Actually... In fact, the emperor's younger brother is also looking forward to my return to the capital soon, so that we can be reunited by then. It may not be what we guessed in the worst direction...

"This time when the emperor's brother mentioned his nephew's full moon party, he also discussed some ways in the letter to help us return to Beijing."

Li Guo'er first glanced at Ouyang Rong, who was surprisingly calm, then withdrew his gaze and suddenly interrupted and asked:
"What did the emperor say?"

"Taking advantage of the Guizhou and Hongzhou rebellions, the emperor's younger brother said that if he wins the position of Chief Military Officer of Jiangzhou Road and finally successfully quells the rebellion, with this credit, he and Changle will be able to work together in front of the emperor. Jin Yan, please ask the Queen Mother to take our family back, there is a great chance...The Emperor's brother still misses us."

"Mind thoughts?" Wei Mei sneered:
"I'm afraid that they will take advantage of the victory to take out the Wei family too, and we won't have time to react. By then, my brother-in-law's prestige will be at its peak, and you won't be able to compare with my elder brother. Even if the emperor pleads for mercy, let us return to the capital and return to the capital. How can Qilang defeat him?"

The crowd fell silent.

Seeing that Ouyang Rong remained silent, Li Guoer had no choice but to remind him:
"Father, don't forget why grandma kept us, and why she started to use us now. The Liwei battle is not broken. The two sides are fighting fiercely but they can't do anything to each other. This is the best. Father, you can They all have to win over us if they benefit from it.

"Although Mr. Wei deserves to die and still thinks of the snake swallowing the elephant, the more this happens, the more generous we must be in front of grandma. We cannot show too many likes and dislikes to both parties, let alone completely fall to either side."

Li Xian sighed after hearing this.

His wife and daughter are strong, and after analyzing the pros and cons and teaching them lessons, he couldn't refute them, and was a little embarrassed.

At this time, Li Dalang calmly interjected and smiled:
"The relationship between relatives and blood is always there. My father values ​​​​love and it is difficult to let go of it for a while... But my sister and my mother, you are very reasonable. Father, family ties also have long and short distances. Some of your words are for us. Hello, you still have to listen.

"Let's see, when my cousin is born, the gifts must be given as usual, and the best ones must be given. The relationship with the Prime Minister's Palace cannot be broken, but Father, you have to take out every letter from the Emperor's uncle in the future. Give Tanlang and us a look, and we'll give you some advice.

"Last time, the traitor falsely spread the news. The emperor's uncle did not take responsibility for it. He may not have any malicious intentions, but it is inevitable that he will be instigated by poisonous people. We must take precautions."

Li Xian looked around and saw that everyone agreed with this statement. He had no choice but to nod and let his wife, children, and advisors make the decision.

Ouyang Rong finished eating the pears, wiped his hands, and finally said:
"What Dalang said makes sense."

Li Guoer frowned:
"If you look at it this way, it wouldn't be good if someone from the Prime Minister's Palace takes over the position of Chief Military Officer of Jiangzhou Road..."

Ouyang Rong:
"Actually, the one who should be worried about this kind of thing is not us, but His Majesty. How could His Majesty not be able to see the thoughts of both sides of the court? Her bottom line is that both sides can fight without defeat.

"There is too little we can do to intervene, so just wait patiently. If your guess is correct, you may end up choosing a relatively neutral general who has a good relationship with both parties, or who is not familiar with them."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they felt relieved.

"What Tanlang said makes sense."

After a while, the discussion was over and everyone left.

Ouyang Ronglongxiu was walking on the way back.

After spending a lot of time with Li Xian recently, he gradually came to know some past details that were easily overlooked.

The relationship between Emperor Qian Gaozong and Queen Wei was actually very loving.
Although people like to talk about some unofficial histories.But the two saints did have a deep relationship, and Gaozong had great trust in the queen.

Don't look at the fact that all the veterans of the court now insist that they were once loyal ministers of the Great Qian Dynasty. It can be said that during the former Great Qian Dynasty, there were not many shortcomings in the court. The Queen Guards helped Gaozong settle many of the old merits of the founding officials. group.

The two saints joined forces, but unfortunately, the former died early and the latter lived a long life...

Sometimes power pushes people forward.

In the words of a junior sister who is a Qi practitioner, this is called alienation.

No matter what, in the past, my parents were so loving, and brothers and sisters such as Lixian, Changle, and Lilun were influenced by it, so they naturally paid attention to family affection.

So even now, Li Xian's feelings for Empress Wei Zhao are very complicated...

Only the old canon of "Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan" mentioned by Ouyang Rong can be explored.

The emperor's family affairs are so strange.

Ouyang Rong knew very well that his identity was just that of a counselor. No matter how close he got to him, he never forgot his identity.

So when we just talked about the Prime Minister, he didn't interrupt.

It wasn't until Dalang spoke that Ouyang Rong expressed his stance as usual and stood by him.

Back at Yinbingzhai, Ouyang Rong didn't read a book. It was rare for him to go to bed early tonight.

In recent days, he was so busy during the day that he slept a little deeply at night.

Before going to bed, Ye Weilai was still reading a book while Ouyang Rong ignored her.

Just like that, he drifted off to sleep. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly felt his arm being shaken forcefully, and Ouyang Rong immediately woke up.

Turn around.

It was Ye Weilai's worried face, and in front of the bed in the back room, there was a figure in red clothes pacing.

It's my junior sister.

"Tan Lang, wake up quickly. Sister Xie is back. I have something urgent to tell you..."

"What happened over there?"

Ouyang Rong suddenly lost his sleepiness and quickly rolled out of bed. He didn't even have time to put on his coat. He grabbed the catkins of the returning beauty beside the bed. He looked up and down and found that there was no injury. He was a little relieved.

"Elder brother, I...I'm fine."

Xie Lingjiang's tone was helpless, but Ouyang Rong noticed that the look on her pretty face was a little strange.

He couldn't help frowning.

I thought it was an urgent matter of defeat, but looking at the little junior sister's expression... there was something indescribably weird.

"What the hell happened?"

"Wang Lengran...he seems to have won."

"Ah?" Ouyang Rong was slightly stunned, "Win? How to win?"

“Big win, big win.”

Ouyang Rong frowned even more.

Xie Lingjiang took the water glass handed by Ye Weilai, raised his head and took a sip. After taking a deep breath, he finished:
"That Zhu Lingxu turned against him midway, helped Wang Lengran, and besieged Cai Qin's army in front and back!

"Originally Cai Qin ambushed Wang Lengran's reinforcements halfway up the Guling Mountains, but under the leadership of Zhu Lingxu, the besieged Hongzhou soldiers stopped the siege and released guard Zhao Rushi's troops, allowing them to attack and attack Cai Qin's army from both sides. …

"Then there was a great victory. Cai Qin led hundreds of cavalry and was defeated. The ships were burned by General Qin, and the river was filled with ashes and wreckage...Wang Lengran is now chasing and defeating the enemy invaders..."

Xie Lingjiang said with a complicated expression.

"Can it still be like this?"

Ouyang Rong was speechless.

This time I really didn’t expect it, not that I didn’t expect to win, but that I didn’t expect such a way to win.

He had calculated countless situations before, and even started to take precautions against the possibility of Wang Lengran surrendering, but now it seems that he found that he had missed one thing.

That is the lower limit of human shamelessness.

"Zhu Lingxu...ha."

On the afternoon of the second day, news of Wang Lengran's victory came.

The whole city cheers.

However, Ouyang Rong and Prince Xunyang's feelings were a bit complicated, and they didn't know what to say.

But in general, the siege of Jiangzhou has been temporarily lifted, which is good for everyone.

At least until Li Zhengyan's Kuangfu army advances to Hongzhou, Jiangzhou is temporarily free of worries.

Even Cai Qin and others who escaped may not even be able to defend Hongzhou City after they return. Of course, these are all things for later...

Three days later.

In the morning when the sun was shining brightly, Wang Lengran returned from a great victory with his army, and Zhu Lingxu and his son followed him into the city.

Wang Lengran rode at the front, his old face beaming with joy.

Followed by Zhu Lingxu and his son, who abandoned the dark and turned to the light, their faces were solemn and there was no trace of complacency, especially the eldest son Zhu Yuheng, who kept his head down the whole time.

Zhu Lingxu, the former governor of Hongzhou, was more calm.

Ouyang Rong stood at the top of the city with everyone. He looked at Governor Zhu with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a Chinese character face who was slowly approaching the city gate, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

You Zhu Lingxu, you are a slave of the third surname, right?
First he hugged Prince Teng's thigh, then he surrendered to Cai Qin and responded to Li Zhengyan's restoration of the banner, and now he turned against the Wei family and "abandoned the darkness to the light".

Ouyang Rong shook his head, patted his sleeves, and went down to the city to greet him.

The reason is already very clear. Regardless of the reason for defecting before the battle, it is clearly that Zhu Lingxu has been hooking up with the Wei family for a long time.

It seems that when they were in Hongzhou, they were basically forced to surrender. They were greedy for life and afraid of death, so they pretended to follow King Teng and followed Li Zhengyan and Wei Shaoqi.

Li Zhengyan and Cai Qin thought they were buying horse bones for thousands of dollars, but they never expected that Zhu Lingxu was like a snake and a mouse. It didn't matter that both Prince Teng and the eldest son tried their best to drag him into the water.

It has long been concluded that the court will win. This person has no intention of rehabilitating Li Qian. He is secretly connected with the Wei family. Yes, it is probably the Persian businessman Li Li who is secretly connected.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look south to Guizhou and Hongzhou.

Although they are currently enemies with Li Zhengyan and Cai Qin, Li Zhengyan and the others are at least men who dare to put their heads on their belts and do whatever they don't accept.

It's a pity that I seem to have bumped into a rare domestic slave with three surnames.

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips and couldn't help but observe three seconds of silence for Li Zhengyan.

(End of this chapter)