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Chapter 517: The Way to Break the Cage
In the study, there was a somewhat stressful atmosphere.

Yan Liulang whispered:

"I heard people say that Lin Cheng has connections with the Wei family and Old General Qin, and has bypassed our palace. Now at the Jiangzhou Hall, Yuan Changshi can't control Lin Cheng, and he can't suppress his natural official position. Wang Lengran has become a answering machine regarding the construction of Donglin Giant Buddha...

"I heard from the official gossip that at the Chinese Army camp on the front line, General Qin has sent the Chinese Army Commander Shi who is in charge of logistics to lead a group of officials in charge of food and grass back to Xunyang City. He will arrive soon and will meet with Wang Lengran. , Lin Cheng renegotiated the logistics and cooperated with the Xingzifang statue. "

Li Guo'er's pretty face said solemnly:

"If this continues, we will become caged birds again."

The study suddenly fell into silence.

Everyone turned their heads one by one and looked at Li Dalang.

Wei Mei frowned: "Look at the good things you have done!"

Li Dalang, whose purple circles under his eyes had just healed, bowed his head like a half-hearted eggplant.

It was Li Guoer who took the initiative to warm up the scene and come to his brother's rescue:
"It's not entirely Da Lang's fault. Our royal family and the Qin family were married for profit from the beginning. We promised the Qin family the benefits of the Xunyang Grottoes. The Qin family reciprocated and left Qin Ying in Xunyang City to try to contact Da Lang. …”

"Right now, the Xunyang Grottoes are suspended because we cannot hold on to our interests. Seeing this, the Qin family turned around and cooperated with Wei and Lin Cheng, who have mastered the Xingzifang statue project. It is blameless.

"After all, it is a connection of interests...we gather because of interests, and we also disperse because of interests..."

Li Baoer sighed and shook his head gently:

"It's just that I didn't expect that General Qin would turn around so quickly. It was different from what Ouyang Lianghan and Sister Xie said before. There was no human touch at all...

"But that's right. I came to the front line to lead troops this time, isn't it to accumulate military merit and improve the family's status... Naturally, I will follow whoever pays the highest price and has a promising future."

Ouyang Rong suddenly said: "But Qin Ying is still living in Jingyiting these days, and often socializes with the junior sister."

Li Guo'er thought for a while and said:
"Sister Qin's family is indeed loyal and a very kind person. She treats us very well. It's the elder man who failed to live up to expectations and let down the close attitude of the little girl. I don't blame her for contacting Wei Shaoqi, even though she still lives in Jingyi. Ting has not left, maybe he still favors us... but family interests have always been above personal emotions. "

Wei Mei frowned and said:
"Tan Lang, Bao'er, look at it now, General Qin's attitude is too important. What benefits can we offer to win over the Qin family? Why don't we let Qi Lang promise something? As long as we return to Luoyang, we will be rewarded generously... …

"Hey, it really doesn't work... Then let Da Lang go and apologize to Miss Qin, coax her and see if... can..."

Li Dalang glared: "Mom, how can a man bend his knees to a woman? Is it possible that he has to have a child as a wife..."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up slightly, as if they felt that it was not impossible to consider.

"..." Li Dalang.

Li Guoer squinted his eyes and analyzed calmly:

"Actually... it's not impossible. Let's just say that the daughter of the Qin family will never be wronged in the palace in the future. The elder man must listen to Miss Qin's advice. There are three chapters of the agreement, but... this requires our whole family to mobilize now and keep a low profile. , just be low-key and marry Miss Qin first and then talk about it... But I'm afraid that General Qin won't accept this trick..."

Li Dalang was dejected.

I want to say something, but I can't make up my mind.

Li Xian sighed: "It's really uncomfortable to feel that your future is all in the hands of others and depends on others taking sides at their own whim."

Having said this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ouyang Rong, and Xie Lingjiang's eyes were filled with emotion:

"Elder brother's previous prediction was correct. Once the Xingzifang statue is established and Lin Cheng presides over it, we will be sidelined. Eldest brother is still detained in the position of Jiangzhou Sima and cannot intervene in important matters... If this continues, we I really want to be the bird in the cage in Sister Guoer’s mouth.”

Ouyang Rong was silent for a long time and suddenly said:
"Then get out of the cage and I'll go to the front line to meet Mr. Qin."

For a moment, everyone looked at him sideways.

"can not go!"

"You can't leave the city now."

Xie Lingjiang and Li Guoer stopped him almost in unison.

They turned around at the same time and looked at each other.

Xie Lingjiang first looked away and frowned:

"Wei is on guard against you now. I know you are not convinced. Once you leave the city without authorization, you will not be intercepted and killed on the road. Even if you are not intercepted and killed on the road, even if you are not involved, it will be difficult for you to tolerate it. For example, if you neglect your duties...then... By extension, it would be a matter of resentment against His Majesty after being demoted, and then it would be unclear when he was put on the job.

"Thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king, and the resentment of a minister is disloyalty. Senior brother, it is the peak of the storm now. In Xunyang City, your majesty and the Wei family have countless pairs of eyes staring at you. You will never be seen again. Changes come true.”

"Sister Xie is right."

Li Baoer pinched his fingers in his sleeves and nodded gently:

"On the ninth day of the lunar month, there is a hidden dragon, don't use it; on the ninth day, if you jump into the abyss, there is no fault... Now is the time when the hidden dragon is in the abyss, don't act rashly.

"And what I'm most afraid of is not the Wei family, but Qin Jingqin. If he is close to the Wei family and you go to find him, it will be like a meat bun beating a dog, and the situation will be passive..."

The two women tried their best to dissuade him.

Ouyang Rong fell silent for a moment.

Wei Mei asked with some confusion:
"Is the official position of Tan Lang really useless? Gao Bao is also a fifth- and sixth-grade state official..."

Li Guo'er shook his head and said:
"Just being a high-ranking official is useless. This position has no real power. What can Sima Jiangzhou say?

"At first, he was responsible for managing military taxes and military and civil defense. In this dynasty, Zhechong Mansion was set up to take charge of this matter. The world has been at peace for a long time... Now it has lost its actual power and became the adjutant of the governor, but it is far away. It is not as good as the long history in charge of civil affairs. Just look at Yuan Huaimin before.

"There is a saying that goes like this... The well-being of the people of the state is not the fault of Sima. The bad governance of the county is not the fault of Sima. His words are irresponsible and his deeds are unintentional... In fact, it is just to let those who were demoted go to play alone and travel around. It’s okay. Mom can understand that.”

Wei Mei looked thoughtful.

Li Dalang asked:
"Yuan Huaimin took over Tan Lang's position as the chief historian. Didn't Yuan Huaimin have a good relationship with Tan Lang? Otherwise, let me and my father go out to win over Yuan Huaimin, join the palace, and help us..."

Ouyang Rong immediately shook his head: "No."

"Why?"

"Yuan Huaimin can't fight against Lin Cheng. Bringing him in will harm him. Not to mention his unreliable temperament, just because of his bad habit of arriving late and leaving early, as long as Lin Cheng and Wang Lengran are not stupid, they will definitely win. Accurate report, there are too many excuses.

"For Lin Cheng and Wei Shaoqi, if they are disobedient, just change them."

Wei Mei asked again:

"What about Qi Lang and Da Lang? Qi Lang is the governor of the south of the Yangtze River appointed by His Majesty. If our palace has another Jiangzhou, are we going to become birds trapped in an iron cage?"

"Jiangzhou Biejia is not much better than Jiangzhou Sima." Li Baoer pursed his lips and said:
"There are only a few powers in Xunyang City. In a sense, authority is the power of affairs. The biggest things in Jiangzhou now are two, one is the statue of Xingzifang, and the other is to provide logistics and organization for the conquest army on the southwest front. Grain transportation.

"The statue of Xingzifang has been specially packaged by Lin Cheng as the right envoy of Jiangnan Road." The logistics supply of the southwest front is handled by the Chinese army camp of the conquering army and the local governments of Jiang and Hong prefectures. The decisions were made at regular wartime meetings. The only people who could participate in this meeting and hold the decision-making power were my father, Qin Jingqin, the chief military officer of Jiangnan Road, Wang Lengran, the governor of Jiangzhou, Shi, the commander of the Chinese army battalion, the governor of Jiangzhou, and the governor Hong. There are only a few people like Shi.

"Now, Ouyang Lianghan is no longer the governor of Jiang, Yuan Huaimin is the same as the governor, and the governor of Hong is similar to Wang Lengran, who was supported by the Wei family. As for the commander of the Chinese army's battalion, Mr. Qin The general's people are recommended to serve by him...

"Now the Wei family is wooing the Qin family. If this continues, soon, in the wartime meeting, only the father will be left alone. If there are any initiatives, the father will not be able to take the initiative, and he will be ignored directly. If you really want to be a The mascot."

At this time, Ouyang Rong's soft voice came from the side:
“There will be no vacuum of power, only transfer.

"What is the power on the surface now? To put it bluntly, it is the knife handle, the money bag, and the pen holder, that's all."

"Your Majesty, Prince, looking at it this way, the situation in Jiangzhou is actually clear.

"For example, with the help of the Wei family and the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, Lin Cheng is equivalent to gaining the power of Xingzifang, and the Jiangzhou lobby must cooperate. This means he controls Jiangzhou's finances and gets the money bag.

"Contacting the Qin family privately, winning over Mr. Qin, gaining the initiative in the wartime meeting, and gaining support from the frontline troops. In a sense, I actually got the handle of the knife.

"As for the pen...that is, the public opinion in the market and Jiangzhou Shilin are still sympathetic to our palace. In fact, the reputation of the Wei family has always been bad, but it does not seem to affect their unscrupulousness...

"Now we only have some pens to hold on to, so that we don't have no channels to speak out, and we can control Wei to a certain extent.

"This is the situation now."

Ouyang Rong calmly analyzed:
"The bird in the cage that Her Royal Highness the little princess described is correct. If we want to break the situation, the most critical thing at the moment is the Qin family. The attitude of the Qin family is too important. The prince must win over Mr. Qin in order to break the iron cage under the Wei family. A rat-throwing weapon..."

"That's it." Wei Mei and others suddenly realized.

Li Guoer turned around and said:

"Ouyang Lianghan said it well. The key to breaking the situation is the Qin family. We need to win over Qin Jingqin, but a veteran of this age will definitely not let go of the rabbit before he sees it. Just like the letter we sent for help last time... Qin Jingqin didn’t respond directly, so he must have been fooled.”

Ouyang Rong asked in confusion: "What do you mean? What did you say in the letter to General Qin?"

Hearing this, Li Xian felt a little depressed and said:

"It was about Tan Lang's refusal to obey the imperial edict last time. During this period, I was worried about Tan Lang and asked Xie Lingjiang's aunt, Madam Xie, to help me and send a letter to General Qin, mentioning it implicitly. Let him help speak for Tanlang, even if it means passing a sentence.

"But the reply over there was a bit bland. I don't know if you understood what I meant, or if you didn't understand on purpose. Anyway, in the end, I didn't see General Qin writing to the court to speak to Tan Lang. It seems he was unwilling..."

Ouyang Rong immediately turned his head and frowned slightly:

"Why didn't you discuss this with me in advance?"

Li Dalang explained in a low voice:

"The situation was urgent at the time. My father and everyone were very worried about something happening to Tan Lang. But Tan Lang was also angry at the time and let you know that he probably wouldn't agree, so..."

Ouyang Rong wanted to speak, but when he saw the concerned and guilty faces of everyone, he stopped speaking and did not continue to blame.

Li Guoer turned around and asked seriously:

"Sister Xie, have you received any reply from Aunt Xie's family recently? Did Qin Jingqin reply later?"

Xie Lingjiang shook his head, nodded again and said:

"I don't know, my aunt didn't say anything, but this afternoon, my aunt and father passed by Xunyang City and had dinner at the senior brother's house. During the dinner, my aunt specifically told the senior brother that it is best to stay in the Sima position in Jiangzhou. , recharge your batteries first, don’t make any more troubles, wait for the opportunity..."

Everyone was silent, not knowing what to say.

The attitude there was already obvious. Like the Xie family of Chen County, they all advised Ouyang Rong to be honest and calm and not to continue to contradict the Empress of Zhou. Such head-on confrontation was too dangerous.

The study was quiet for a while, until Ouyang Rong raised his head and said:
"Then let me do it. I will convince General Qin. Even if, as Her Royal Highness the little princess said, Mr. Qin and the Qin family behind him are very profit-oriented and want to sell for a good price, helping the Wei family is just the icing on the cake. Helping us now, This is the real help in times of need, which one is more important and which one is less important... I can let Mr. Qin think about it..."

The two women wanted to talk.

Ouyang Rong shook his head: "Don't worry, I won't leave the city... I'll ask a reliable person to pass the message."

"Okay, Tanlang, be safe."

"Ah."

Soon, a study meeting ended with everyone worried and dispersed.

Ouyang Rong returned to Yinbingzhai.

Zhen Shuyuan, Ye Weila and other female relatives are still waiting for him in the hall.

Ouyang Rong had a meal with them, stayed with them for a while, then looked away and started doing their own business.

In the middle of the night, Yin Bingzhai's study was brightly lit.

From the outside window, you can vaguely see the figure of a slender man leaning on his desk.

From time to time he lowered his head and wrote something.

Didn't sleep all night...

The next day, early in the morning.

Ouyang Rong got ready and went out early.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon. He had already taken leave and left the Jiangzhou lobby early, preparing to go to Jingyiting.

But as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw the figure of Yan Liulang rushing over, clasping his fists to report.

The news disrupted his plans.

"Mingfu, there are people coming from the Hongzhou front line and they arrived at Xunyangdu today."

"who?"

"They are from Marshal Qin's side. Among them there seems to be the chief of the Chinese army camp and other important officials in charge of logistics. They should have been invited by the governor Wang Lengran and Jiangnan Superintendent Lin Cheng to lead the army's logistics and food supplies. Officials, come to Xunyang City to attend the wartime meeting."

"Are they from Mr. Qin's side..."

Ouyang Rong thought for a moment, then got on the carriage again and ordered Ali:
"Let's go to the Governor's Mansion."

"Yes, son."

In the car, Ouyang Rong was sitting upright.

He first took out a letter from his sleeve that he originally wanted to hand to Miss Qin, looked down at it, folded it again, stuffed it back into his sleeve, and sat down again.

(End of this chapter)