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Chapter 519 An unexpected meeting

It was obviously still broad daylight, at noon.

The atmosphere in front of the Xunyangfang Governor's Mansion was strangely quiet.

Seeing Ouyang Rong still silent.

Shi Qinyanqing, the commander of the Chinese army battalion who came all the way, looked around and turned to ask Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran and others. He looked confused:
"Why don't the adults say anything? Could it be that Ouyang Sima has another important responsibility and is reluctant to let him go?"

The heroic young general's voice resounded through the streets, and the crowd who had been watching before looked at Lin Cheng with slightly strange eyes.

The face of this fat young man who had offered an olive branch to Ouyang Rong not long ago changed slightly.

He just felt that the strange looks from all around were more piercing than the noon sun above his head.

"President Wang? Lord Lin?"

Qin Yanqing urged again.

He really couldn't figure out what kind of bad luck this Ouyang Lianghan had! Could it be that he was the illegitimate son or son-in-law of General Qin, and he was given such high regard for nothing! He even rushed over to grab someone and treat him like a bag...

Just when there was a stalemate between the two sides, Wang Lixian of Xunyang hurried over on the street not far away.

Qin Yanqing waved his hand and made a decision. His face was calm and casual and he said:

Wang Lengran didn't know when he got up, but his face was already flushed, and Wei Shaoqi had a gloomy face. The two of them turned their heads and looked at Lin Cheng.

In the governor's house, during the whole wartime meeting, Lin Cheng and Wang Lengran were obviously living a little like a year, and seemed to be sitting uncomfortably. Lin Cheng, on the other hand, managed to maintain a smile throughout the whole process, so as not to lose his composure.

After a while, Li Xian, Wang Lengran, Lin Cheng and others invited Qin Yanqing and others into the mansion to hold a wartime meeting as usual.

Everyone gathered again.

At night, the moon is like a hook.

At this time, all the eyes of the audience were focused on Ouyang Rong, waiting for his response.

Qin Yanqing raised his eyelids: "Oh?"

But this time, Ouyang Rong, as Jiangzhou Sima, is naturally indispensable.

When the meeting was over, the two of them left in a hurry...

"Otherwise, can Ouyang Sima take some time to go to the Chinese army camp on the front line with me first, so that we can give an explanation to the generalissimo, and then let Ouyang Sima talk to the generalissimo in person, how about that? Ouyang Sima must go with us once and decide whether he will stay or not. We will have time to see him again then.

Many people's eyes were filled with envy and awe.

He also took his eldest son Jiangzhou Biejiali Fusu, the governor of Jiangzhou Shi Yuanhuaimin, and the judicial officer Yan Liulang and others.

"Thank you so much for the promotion, Marshal Qin. I also have Chief Lao Qin, Brother Zhang, and Brother Qin come here in person. I am very flattered... However, the matter of taking over the position of Commander Shi of the Chinese Army Battalion is a big matter. I will consider it later if I can accommodate it." ”

"Okay, then there's no need to discuss it any further."

"The Generalissimo often said that Ouyang Sima has the style of a national scholar and is a rare hero in the southeast. He is proficient in administration, flood control, and military knowledge. He should focus all his energy on important things, such as the battle on the front line. The statues in Jiangzhou City are really incompetent.

"Ouyang Sima, don't help make any statues. What's the use of making Buddha statues? Just leave it to idle people or subordinates. Don't waste Ouyang Sima's talents on such trivial matters. This is a small way.

Li Xian asked about the situation and exchanged a few words, and the awkward atmosphere was relieved.

"So the Generalissimo sent us here in person this time to invite Ouyang Sima to the Chinese Army Camp to serve as the chief historian. The Generalissimo said that Ouyang Sima can just come. He will arrange the details of official positions and other matters. The court and His Majesty Over there, he will explain.”

Seeing Ouyang Rong's hesitant expression, Qin Yanqing suddenly became a little anxious and said seriously:

Looking at the warriors and soldiers who had returned from the front line with murderous intent not long ago, they sincerely invited someone.

The whole audience was stunned when they heard this.

When everyone arrived, they stared at each other.

"If I don't take you back this time, it will be difficult for us to do business. To be honest with Ouyang Sima, our family law...the military regulations are very strict. If I return empty-handed, the generalissimo will have to hang me up and give me a beating..."

Pei Shisanniang was also secretly glad that she was quite respectful and polite when they just met. She glanced at Shen Bingqiang who had changed her face and became more honest.

Lin Cheng immediately squeezed out a smile and waved his hand: "No, no, just discuss, discuss, discuss with Ouyang Sima. The main thing is to see General Qin..."

Veins popped up in Wei Shaoqi's sleeves, especially when Wang Lengran next to him cast a cautious and inquiring look. Not long ago, he was confident in front of Wang Lengran and was ready to welcome Qin Yanqing's arrival. His face felt burning pain, as if he had been cruelly beaten. Like a slap in the face.

Seeing Ouyang Rong's thoughtful expression, Qin Yanqing suggested with a confused expression:

Not only did Qin Yanqing speak, but the accompanying Quartermaster Zhang Zhong, Supervisor Qin Yi and others also joined in the persuasion, all with pleading expressions on their faces.

"Ouyang Sima, the Generalissimo is eagerly looking forward to you, and all the soldiers have also been looking forward to you for a long time, because not only the Generalissimo often praises you, General Qin Heng also praises you full of praise, and the counselors and think tanks of the Chinese Army Camp on the front line praise you. Long admired name...

Then introduce it with hindsight.

Wei Shaoqi, Pei Shisanniang, Shen Bingqiang and others left in a hurry.

Only this time, the atmosphere in the study was a bit quiet, without the familiarity and casualness of the past.

"I really owe it to Ouyang Sima, please move once more..."

Qin Yanqing raised his eyebrows and followed everyone's gaze to look at Lin Cheng, who looked a little strange.

Just when everyone in the audience was envious of Ouyang Rong's good fortune and wondered how he would agree in the next second... Ouyang Rong spoke.

Xunyang Prince's Mansion, inside a study.

At this time, Ali, the groom who had been following Ouyang Rong silently, hummed for his young master:
"President Wang and Master Lin just invited Tanlang to help build the giant Buddha in Xingzifang."

As soon as Qin Yanqing said this, he may have said it unintentionally, but some words that were easy to hit home still made Lin Cheng and others' eyelids twitch while they kept smiling.

Ouyang Rong was sitting on his seat, lowered his head and took a sip of hot tea.

Li Xian, Li Dalang, Li Bao'er, Wei Mei, and even Xie Lingjiang... everyone's eyes fell on him silently.

Ouyang Rong felt a little embarrassed when he drank the tea.

The afternoon wartime meeting started very late. When it was almost time for dinner, Qin Yanqing and his party had not left yet. In the evening, they directly took Ouyang Rong to have dinner and drinks. This group of warriors was indeed generous.

However, his familiarity with Ouyang Rong gave Wang Lengran, Lin Cheng and others no chance to intervene.

In the evening, Qin Yanqing and his party stayed at the Zhechongfu military camp outside the city, still waiting for Ouyang Rong's reply...or, in other words, waiting for the "release" from Jiangzhou Hall.

It was hard to deny the warm hospitality. When Ouyang Rong came back at night, he had a headache along the way.

"Stop looking at me like that."

In the study, Ouyang Rong put down his teacup, raised his head helplessly, and said to everyone.

Li Dalang said with admiration in his eyes: "Tan Lang, Old General Qin, this must be done by you. Please come over for such a big battle."

Li Xian also said happily: "Doesn't that mean that General Qin is still on our side? Was it a false alarm before?" "Thankfully Tan Lang is here! Wei and Lin Cheng feel more uncomfortable this time than swallowing flies." ”

Wei Mei beamed for a moment.

Li Guo'er suddenly interrupted them, her tone was calm:
"Old General Qin may not be on our side, but simply appreciates Ouyang Lianghan. Even after inviting him over, he might not want to let him back if possible."

Li Xian, Li Dalang and others, who were originally full of joy, changed their expressions:
"No...not letting Tanlang come back? What do you mean?"

Li Guo'er pursed her lips tightly. Xie Lingjiang's eyes were a little complicated. He stretched out his hand to hand the pear to his senior brother, sighed softly and said:

"Obviously, Mr. Qin doesn't want to take sides in the dispute between Prince Xunyang's Palace and the Wei family, nor does he want to create a gap with the empress in Luoyang. However, maybe... he admires the senior brother very much, and out of love for his talent, I just accepted the olive branch from Xunyang Grottoes, and I guess the same is true for Qin Ying...

"But this time, Senior Brother was idle in the Sima position in Jiangzhou. General Qin saw an opportunity, so he chose to provide help in times of need. But what he wanted to give was actually not Prince Xunyang's Palace, but Senior Brother alone... It was the other way around. Give a sincere olive branch to Senior Brother."

Li Xian and Li Dalang suddenly looked troubled and stopped talking.

Looking at their faces, it was obvious that they didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

Li Bao'er bit her lip and stared straight at Ouyang Rong who was drinking tea for a while. Her tone was a bit unbelievable:
“I have always thought that the Qin family wanted to benefit from the statues of Xunyang Grottoes, and they also sympathized with our family, so they released the signal of cooperation. Now it seems... they really made a mistake.

"It turns out that since the Qin Xie family banquet, what Old General Qin really valued... was you, not the little profit or political capital of the Xunyang Grottoes statue."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone understood and their expressions became strange.

Li Dalang carefully asked his friend who was calm and silent in front of him:

"Tanlang, what are you going to do now? Accept it or not..."

"Does Tanlang want to go there?"

Wei Mei asked tentatively:
"Speaking of which, the position of Jiangzhou Sima is indeed too low. The Chinese Army Battalion Commander Shi has a greater position. He must be more powerful than Jiangzhou Governor Shi, but... it is too far away, so it may be inconvenient."

Ouyang Rong was quiet for a while, then stood up. His tone was calm but clearly audible to the whole audience:
"The front line is too far away from Jiangzhou, not to mention that if the war goes well in the future, the front line will be pushed all the way to the southwest. The distance is further, and it will be difficult to take into account the safety of the palace. If something like the false messenger from the palace happens again, we need to respond immediately Someone made a decisive decision... This matter is uneasy.

"But I have to accept General Qin's kindness, so I sent Qin Yanqing here...

"I just happened to pick up the plan I made a few days ago. Now that I have a name, I will leave the city and go to the frontline camp in person to meet with General Qin."

Everyone who stared at Ouyang Rong with burning eyes breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement:
"it is good."

"Tanlang makes up his mind."

"Pay attention to safety on Tanlang Road..."

……

The next day.

After formal discussions between Xunyang Wang Lixian and Jiangzhou Governor Wang Lengran.

Under the order of Jiangzhou Hall, Jiangzhou Sima Ouyang Lianghan was sent to the front line in the name of escorting grain and grass.

In fact, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang had already traveled lightly early in the morning.

Together with Qin Yanqing and others who couldn't wait, they returned the same way.

Everyone first took a speed boat, passing through Jishui, Longcheng, and Anran counties, and arrived at Hongzhou City a few days later.

Get off the boat and ride a horse instead.

Everyone hurried to the front line.

Along the way, Qin Yanqing and other soldiers were very kind to Ouyang Rong. They chatted frequently and occasionally asked about military affairs. Ouyang Rong answered fluently...

However, Ouyang Rong discovered that Qin Yanqing seemed straightforward and carefree on the surface, but his thoughts were tactful. He shouted "Ouyang Changshi" on the road, and Zhang Zhong, Qin Yi and other generals who were traveling with him also shouted together.

All the officers and soldiers seemed to have the attitude that Ouyang Rong, who had returned together, had agreed to take up the position of commander of the Chinese army's battalion.

Ouyang Rong was noncommittal.

The Chinese army camp is temporarily located in a village in the mountains, which can be regarded as a temporary garrison.

This day, in the afternoon.

Ouyang Rong hurriedly arrived at the village where the Chinese army camp was located.

I thought that I would see Qin Jingqin's majestic back in military uniform, pacing with his hands behind his back, in a warm tent with a huge sand table later.

But before he could take a sip of water, he was pulled to an unexpected place by the smiling Qin Yanqing and other soldiers.

The group of people walked straight through the Chinese army camp where they were supposed to rest without stopping.

Ouyang Rong is wearing a green and white undershirt, with a fox-white fur shawl wrapped around his neck, and he is riding Dongmei.

Xie Lingjiang was dressed in red clothes, riding a rouge-colored horse with her head held high, walking in the same boring military camp. She was particularly conspicuous in the yellow sky and earth in late autumn.

The two of them walked side by side, and their good looks attracted a lot of attention.

They followed the steady-looking Qin Yanqing as he turned left and right. While they were confused, several people passed through Zhuangzi and came to a field at the head of the village.

He looked around curiously.

Upon entering, on the square fields of several acres in front, there were many burly soldiers taking off their shirts and shirtless, plowing the fields and helping the villagers sow seeds.

The golden sunlight shines on their dark or bronze backs, and there are splashes of mud everywhere.

There was a lot of excitement.

The autumn harvest has passed, and the white dew season has just arrived. Now is a good time to finally plow the land and plant seeds before winter.

Perhaps there was a break in the fighting on the front line. On a field ridge near the dirt road, Qin Jingqin, the general of Zuo Wuwei and the general manager of Jiangnan Road's march, was bare-chested, with a large group of young and middle-aged Chinese army camp staff officers assisting him. The wise men moved forward together with the plow. The burly old man stopped from time to time, grabbed the sweat towel hanging around his neck, and wiped the sweat.

Ouyang Rong looked slightly startled as he looked at one of the most powerful warriors in the dynasty who was working like a farmer on the field ridge.

It seemed that I saw him from a long distance away.

"Lianghan? Come on, help me."

The old man waved his hand.

He seemed to smile at him.

Ouyang Rong came back to his senses, and without saying a word, he took off his Confucian shirt and outer robe and threw it to Xie Lingjiang. He also took off the snow-white and clean fox-white fur shawl around his neck, and carefully wrapped it around Xie's noble daughter in the autumn wind. A small section of white porcelain-like thin neck where the sideburns dance wildly.

He turned towards the ridge and plunged into the mud.

(End of this chapter)