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Chapter 748: Rong Zhen: It is easy to catch a lecher, but it is hard to appease a good man (full version available)
On a high platform at the foot of the majestic Buddha statue.

Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen looked at each other, and the Buddhist beads were constantly turning in their hands under their sleeves.

He kept his eyes fixed on her, smiled, and said:
"I haven't forgotten. I have already counted them among the small group of Tiannan martial arts masters who may be accompanying Xue Zhongzhu and Yu Nianyuan."

Rong Zhen stared at Ouyang Rong's face for a moment and shook his head calmly:

"No, this person must be singled out and dealt with individually."

Ouyang Rong waved his sleeves and said in a resounding voice:
"But I heard that this kind of swordsman is as weak as paper at close range. We just need to prevent this little thief from sneaking into the main cave to safely deploy the sword. The main cave has a wide field of vision, and General Yi is guarding it with more than a thousand White Tiger Guards. Based on the experience from last time, they have set up secret sentries everywhere. There won't be another mistake like 'Sword Hiding Buddha's Head'. How can he get close to deploy the sword?"

Except for Rong Zhen, everyone nodded in agreement.

Rong Zhen just shook his head and said in a persistent tone:
"No, my opinion is different from yours. I feel that the danger posed by the owner of the Butterfly Love Flower exceeds that of the Cloud Dream Order and the Peach Blossom Spring, and is even not inferior to the Candle in the Snow.

"Don't forget, last time at Xingzifang, he was the one who made the move at the last moment. With a thunderous strike, he destroyed the Buddha and killed Lin Cheng and the others. This is not a coincidence. That time, he didn't take it seriously enough."

Rong Zhen took a deep breath, and Ouyang Rong glanced sideways and saw that her cheeks were slightly bulging, which, combined with the pink baby fat on her cheeks, made her look like a vengeful little hamster.

"Don't forget, he has proven that he has the potential to be a legendary sword wielder. Sword wielders are rare, and legendary sword wielders are rare to come by once in a century. This time, he happened to be a rapist with despicable character... You have to be more careful when dealing with him.

"You may not feel it deeply, but every time I fight him, I can find that he has become very different. Of course, one thing remains unchanged, that is, he is despicable and shameless. In addition, he has a lot of strange and tricky moves, and his methods of breaking through are hard to guard against... This growth rate is too fast."

Her eyes were calm and her expression was cold as she spoke, but her pronunciation became heavier and heavier:

“Even though it seems to us now that he can’t break through and that all paths are blocked, we can never use common sense to judge a legendary swordsman. While we are brainstorming and optimizing our layout, he is also secretly making preparations. He is not necessarily worse than us. A proud army will always be defeated.

"The most important thing is that the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. This gives the sword wielder a greater advantage. Once he succeeds in deploying the sword in a strange way, we will be injured if not killed. Therefore, I feel that this time, we cannot wait for him to show up automatically. That is too passive. We must take the initiative to attack.

"Therefore, I personally think that he should also be listed as the first-class danger, on par with Xue Zhongzhu, and a separate plan should be formulated to target him."

Rong Zhen finished speaking in a slow and steady voice, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. In the middle, those who had objections and were hesitant to speak swallowed their words.

Everyone nodded in agreement, including Ouyang Rong, who was the first to nod and asked calmly:

"Okay then, let's come up with two plans to deal with this person, one open and one covert. Let's discuss how to..."

Rong Zhen suddenly waved his hand, interrupting him:
"No need. I have already prepared a way to deal with this person. I don't need to bother you any more."

Before Ouyang Rong could ask any questions, Yi Qianqiu spoke first:
"What method? How many people are needed?"

Nanny Song and others also cast inquiring looks at Rong Zhen.

Ouyang Rong glanced around the field and found that their faces were also full of surprise and confusion.

This shows that Rong Zhen not only did not tell Ouyang Rong about this preparation in advance, but also did not inform them beforehand, and did not tell anyone else!

It was not until now, when the critical moment came, that the public was notified.

Rong Zhen still had a calm expression. He nodded, and a string of white jade Buddhist beads slipped from his wrist. He imitated Ouyang Rong and gently turned them in his palm.

Facing everyone's gaze, she said calmly:
"The manpower has been arranged. Commander Yi, don't worry. We will not draw troops from your existing forces. This matter will be under my full responsibility."

"What kind of manpower?"

Rong Zhen glanced at Duan Quanwu.

Ouyang Rong and Yi Qianqiu also looked over immediately.

The warrior, who had been gloomy all morning, smiled coldly and rubbed his hands:

"I have said before that I will be sent to wherever the owner of this Butterfly Love Flower is. I will have a good meeting with him. Thank you Ms. Rong for giving me this opportunity."

"Follow orders and cooperate with me. If you dare to act on impulse, Commander Yi will not be able to protect you."

Rong Zhen's face was indifferent and he gave a warning.

Duan Quanwu smiled awkwardly and nodded heavily:

"I understand. I have some responsibility for what happened in Hukou County. Now I am making amends for my crime."

"It's good to know."

Rong Zhen snorted coldly, then suddenly turned around and said to Ouyang Rong:
"Ouyang Lianghan, I haven't finished talking about the deployment of the defense just now. I haven't told you about the arrangements between me and General Duan."

Ouyang Rong chuckled and spoke loudly:
"They are specifically for dealing with the owner of Dielianhua, right? It's really appropriate that Ms. Rong and General Duan are personally dispatched. Very good. It seems that the boy can't escape."

As the young governor spoke, he nodded with a confident look on his face. Well, he should be happy for his good colleagues and good partners.

"That's right. As long as he comes, he won't be able to escape within the territory of Xunyang City. But before I talk about this, I have to tell you about the big Buddha. In fact, today, this palace, Senior Song, and even Mr. Yu are not the main attraction. All the defenses of Shuangfeng Peak today are centered around the big Buddha you built. It is the protagonist of today, the most important national weapon..."

At this point, Rong Zhen paused, her petite body raised up to look at the towering Buddha and the lotus inscription, she sighed:
"Ouyang Lianghan, you don't know how meaningful what we have been doing these days is. I often stand here and look at them these days. I can't help but take a few more glances. The day you and I secretly built it, I was really happy and felt a sense of accomplishment. It's just that you seem to be very busy, busy going back to the city...

"Speaking of which, this is also what Lin Cheng wanted to do, but he has not yet completed it. This big Buddha will be remembered by many people. It will last as long as the Great Zhou Dynasty. It will solve the current bandit problem in the south of the country and is also the biggest destabilizing factor in Jiangnan...

"Future generations will remember us not only because of this circle of lotus stone carvings."

Rong Zhen's tone was firm and confident.

Ouyang Rong smiled and said:
“The Donglin Buddha also involves a formation, right?

"Well, it's not unique. Isn't it the same with the Great Zhou Songde Tianshu and the other three Buddha statues? They are not just statues, are they just statues?"

Rong Zhen sighed softly:

"That's right, it's more or less the same, Ouyang Lianghan, you really guessed it a long time ago. You are always like this, too smart. So there are some things I don't want to say explicitly, and it's good for us to keep a tacit understanding... But now I have promised you, I will not break my promise."

A serious look appeared on her face as she asked:

"Ouyang Lianghan, do you know Emperor Wen?"

"I have heard that this sword was made in Sui Dynasty. The book says that after the fall of Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Wen obtained it and hid it. He also established an ancestral precept that future generations of royal descendants were not allowed to use it..."

Nanny Song interrupted forcefully:
"That is the law of the royal family of the previous dynasty, and it is also the law of their ancestors. Don't use it to suppress the monarch of this dynasty."

She corrected Ouyang Rong.

Rong Zhen pursed his lips and said, "Emperor Taizong Wen is worthy of respect, but it is indeed a thing of the past. The current situation requires it. For the sake of the country and the people of the world, the saint has ordered the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to unseal this legendary Ding Sword."

Ouyang Rong was not annoyed, he nodded and said:
"Oh, so this formation is related to Emperor Wen?"

"Yes."

Rong Zhen narrowed his eyes and said:
"Emperor Wen is the core of this great formation. The Great Zhou Songde Tianshu, as well as the four-sided Buddha statues including the Donglin Buddha, were all built for it and surround it... Not to mention the more complicated Songde Tianshu, the Buddha heads of the four-sided Buddha statues alone cost countless natural materials and treasures in the Sitianjian secret treasury, which was very expensive."

Ouyang Rong turned around and looked up at the giant Buddha.

He pointed at the golden Buddha head and asked:
"Is Emperor Wen in here now? Or is part of him in here, or is he in the Great Zhou Songde Center? Can this formation be connected through the air?"

Rong Zhen glanced at him. Under the gaze of Song, Yi and others, he did not answer this question that was beyond the scope of the syllabus and automatically skipped it.

"Ouyang Lianghan, seeing the Buddha is like seeing Emperor Wen. It's that simple."

She stopped talking, paused, and sighed:

"Ouyang Lianghan, you have never seen the Ding Sword, nor its power. I have had the honor of seeing the power of Emperor Wen, and it is unforgettable. Even a Qigong practitioner is nothing more than a fish on a chopping board in front of it, and can be slaughtered at will. The edge of the Ding Sword against a mortal body is like the bright moon in the sky against the glow of rotten grass, it is simply crushing dry and rotten."

"Okay, I've learned your lesson."

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Ouyang Rong sighed and waited for a moment. Seeing that Rong Zhen didn't speak for a long time, he asked directly:

"What's the matter with the special quota that Lin Cheng mentioned?"

Rong Zhen lowered his eyes and said:
"Each of the four great Buddha statues needs a presiding officer, who is considered an alternative sword bearer. The requirements are relatively loose, but the selection by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau is also very strict... I have been selected by His Majesty and the Great God of Destiny to take a spot."

The atmosphere was quiet for a while.

"Hahaha."

Everyone couldn't help but look sideways at the young governor who suddenly laughed out loud.

Rong Zhen looked up with some doubt, and after looking at Ouyang Rong for a while, she said with a tone of sadness:

"Ouyang Lianghan, do you think you have discovered my selfish motives? Do you think I have been using you all this time?"

"It's not that. I just suddenly figured out something, a little detail."

Rong Zhen stared at him, and his voice softened: "What's the matter?"

Ouyang Rong pointed at the Buddha and said to the petite lady historian with a smile:
"So, it was precisely because it was completed that Ms. Rong came to me to discuss today's celebration ceremony, right?
“You are not here to ask for credit or reward, but to lure the people from Tiannan Jianghu over here, give them time, and wait for them to take action so that you can catch them all in one fell swoop.

"Including your previous proposal to secretly build the Buddha statue first, it was also for this reason. As long as the Buddha statue is built and the formation is completed, we will not be afraid of these rebels. Instead, we will be afraid that they will all run away and not come.

“So, your visit to Xunyang City in Jiangzhou to supervise the construction of the giant Buddha and perfect the formation is only one part of the mission. Well, it is undeniably the most important part, but the real purpose is far more than that.

"After the Buddha is built, your next step is to clean up all the dissidents and rebels in Tiannan Jianghu. This is the important part, right? You can also get a huge credit. If you make Tiannan Jianghu a bloody place with many people killed, you can reap endless credits."

Ouyang Rong smiled and said, "I knew it. With your personality, you would never flatter someone like that. I was puzzled at the time."

Rong Zhen was stunned for a moment, stared at him and asked:

"Are you so sure that I'm not really holding a celebration ceremony just to please the Emperor?"

Although Ouyang Rong smiled, his eyes were very calm, and he said with great certainty:
"Ms. Rong is a very noble person. The excuse of trying to please the emperor might work for Song...or other palace ladies in Luoyang, but for Ms. Rong..."

He shook his head: "With Ms. Rong's ambition, if she wants to do something, she will do it big and win. She will not care about such petty things as flattery."

Not knowing if she had heard it wrong, Nanny Song frowned and glanced at Ouyang Rong with some suspicion in her eyes.

Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear and didn't look at the old woman with a rolled eyes.

After listening to this, Rong Zhen was silent for a moment and looked away.

I don’t know if it was because of the sunshine in the morning, but the little face bathed in the sunlight looked slightly white and rosy, as if it was moved.

She took a deep breath and spoke softly:
"First of all, the celebration ceremony is not just a bait. I want to ask for your... um, reward you, so I asked Yuan Huaimin to come and paint.

"Secondly, today's celebration is indeed intended to lure you into a trap and catch them all in one fell swoop, eliminating the trouble forever. If they don't come, I will be disappointed.

"In addition, Ouyang Lianghan, the Buddha statue you helped build with all your heart and soul is my greatest confidence. Regardless of whether it succeeds today or not, you have made a great contribution.

"Finally, the wording of one of your sentences just now is wrong. What's 'you'? It should be 'we'. We are the right one. This is not only my credit, but also yours. Do you understand?"

Ouyang Rong stopped smiling and shook his head seriously:

"No, it's not mine. At least the credit that comes later is no longer what I'm pursuing. It's what you want.

"As the governor of Jiangzhou, I have to do my job. The stability, prosperity and well-being of Jiangzhou have always been my top priority. The reason why I was willing to take on the mission of building the Buddha was based on this. Not wasting time and money is my bottom line, and the credit and other things are put behind.

"But at that time, I never thought that this big Buddha would have such a mystery... As a result, it attracted the people of Tiannan Jianghu today, and caused the crisis today. It is foreseeable that conflicts and struggles over this Buddha statue will still be inevitable after today. Xunyang City, where thousands of people live, is right next to it, and the golden waterway that is related to Xunyang's prosperity also flows through here."

Ouyang Rong rubbed his face vigorously and continued:

"Ms. Rong, the current situation has begun to go against my original intention, and is also gradually moving away from the promise I made to the people of Xunyang that 'the construction of a large Buddha will not cost the people money or resources'.

"Perhaps, Ms. Rong, Deputy Supervisor Song... you people who came from the capital of gods have a bigger vision and a broader perspective. You will say that you are standing on the starting point of long-term peace and stability in the south of the Yangtze River and even the entire Great Zhou territory. You hope to attract all the dissidents in the Tiannan Jianghu and catch them all in one fell swoop."

He put down his palm, his face expressionless, and his tone calm:
“For this reason, even if there are a few innocent casualties and small sacrifices, we can accept it for the sake of the overall situation. For example, the casualties of the people in this small Xunyang, and the sacrifice of the prosperity of this small Jiangzhou, right?

"I'm sorry, but I don't have such a vision. My vision is too narrow. At present, I can only accommodate a small Xunyang City. I just want to ensure that there is good weather, prosperity and stability here. If it is possible not to fight, then don't fight. At least don't deliberately provoke Xunyang City to fight..."

Hearing Ouyang Rong's somewhat heavy tone, Rong Zhen looked as if he was not surprised at all.

She quickly took a step forward and soothed him:

"I know, I know, just as you know me. I know you too, Ouyang Lianghan, don't be angry... Don't be angry with me, listen to me..."

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked:
"Madam Historian has long anticipated my attitude, so she has been delaying telling me the secrets of the Buddha because she is afraid that I will not cooperate, right? The confidentiality of the investigation is just an excuse. Let's wait until the Buddha is built. As for the violent reaction from Tiannan Jianghu, it would be best to make it look like they are just being sensitive and stressed. It would look like they are looking for trouble and inexplicably come to compete with a Buddha that has nothing to do with them. In this way, I can only follow the situation and cooperate with you. Is that right, Madam Historian?"

Rong Zhen's eyelashes trembled.

(End of this chapter)