"Where are you going?"
Under the high platform, the open-air luncheon ended, and Diao Xiancheng led the rural sages, gentry, powerful and wealthy businessmen, including the three Liu Ziwen brothers, to leave the venue together.
Liu Zilin asked Prime Minister Diao Xian who was walking in front.
"Isn't there a stage set up here, so there won't be a ribbon-cutting ceremony?"
Not only Liu Zilin was confused, but the surrounding guests who came from far away from the county and outside were also curious.
They had just seen the high platform set up in the open air, and they all subconsciously thought that today's ribbon-cutting ceremony would be held on the platform.
The high platform is close to the water, and not far behind it is Di Gongzha. With the latter as the background, it is suitable to sit north and face south. Anyone who comes here will probably think so.
However, at this moment, Diao Xiancheng, who was presiding over today's ribbon-cutting ceremony, suddenly informed everyone that the venue for the ribbon-cutting ceremony was elsewhere.
Diao Xian Cheng showed a polite smile:
"Sorry everyone, it was just a place to eat. The ribbon-cutting ceremony in the afternoon will be held in front of the inner gate of Dickong Gate.
"My colleagues from the county government have already arranged their arrangements there in the morning and are waiting for us to go there. Please move a little bit."
Everyone heard this and whispered to each other.
Diao Xian Cheng smiled and secretly murmured about the arrangements of the Ming government.
That's right, this small change was made by Ouyang County Magistrate, and Diao County Magistrate just implemented it according to the process.
In the morning, the dull man named Liu Ashan under the county magistrate handed him the temporarily revised program for today's ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Therefore, Diao County Cheng has been following the instructions on the list given by the county magistrate step by step from morning to now.
So at the moment, Diao Xian Cheng actually didn't know why he wanted to go to the inner gate to cut the ribbon, wasting the high waterside platform that he had prepared before, and only adding to the trouble.
Don't ask anyway, asking is part of the plan.
This is the valuable experience that Diao County Cheng has gained from working under this county magistrate these days.
Just follow the Ming government's previous arrangements and that's it.
"Well, actually, the inner gate is the most important and the last completed part of the Di Gong Gate. It is quite commemorative. After the officials cut the ribbon, they can take everyone in for inspection, so we chose it there."
Diao Xian Cheng made an excuse casually.
He turned his head, waved his hand and called a clerk, and said with a smile to the guests who were standing up to leave the table:
"Follow him to gather at the inner gate. There will be people there to greet you. I will go to pick up Lord Shen, Lord Wang, Lord Ouyang and other superior officials."
After saying that, Diao Xian Cheng went to the big tent.
The three Liu brothers and other gentry guests were left behind, and the scribe enthusiastically invited them to the inner gate of Di Gong Gate.
Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian, who were following the crowd, remained silent the whole time.
Seeing Diao Xian Cheng's leaving figure, the two turned to look at each other and frowned.
"Brother, this is... Burning Sky Shark Oil, originally wanted to conquer our army?" Liu Zian thought for a moment and asked in a low voice.
Liu Ziwen nodded slowly, stopped for a moment, and looked north towards Dagushan Mountain.
The young head of the Liu family laughed and shook his head:
"You, you, have arranged so many moves, and there are still so many things left to do even after death. If you are still alive now, it's a shame."
He said sympathetically.
The person who set the stage but can no longer host the show is filled with regret.
Liu Zilin seemed to understand, and couldn't help but ask, "What should we do now?"
Liu Ziwen smiled and did not answer. He simply raised his feet and took the lead to follow the crowd heading towards the inner gate.
Liu Zian shook his head, followed his steps, and curled his lips and said:
"What else can we do? Ouyang Lianghan was destined to build a stage in the inner gate, but he was not destined to sing in an opera. So we and the female fairy will occupy this stage and sing a big song for him. It can be regarded as... we think highly of him, hehe. "
Liu Zilin looked thoughtful for a while, then turned happy. He quickly followed up with his two brothers and said with emotion:
"This is the real killing and heart-breaking."
The three brothers Liu Ziwen and other guests were the first to enter the inner gate of the new sluice and wait.
Not long after that, I saw Diao Xian Cheng, a smiling man, walking around with Mr. Shen, Mr. Wang and other superior officials after they had finished their meal.
Magistrate Ouyang was also among them, with a normal expression on his face, closely followed by a female master in red.
Under the bright sunshine at noon, the originally ordinary inner gate had already been decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations by the county officials in the morning.
The inner gate is located at the core of Di Gong Gate and is in a semi-open air state.
There is a drainage hole and various lock chambers.
The drainage outlet is about ten feet wide and is located next to the lock chamber. You can faintly hear the sound of water being discharged into the river by Dickong Lock below.
The innermost main lock chambers are arranged in a row. According to the previous plan of Mr. Chen and other lock repair craftsmen, ballast stones have been added and sealed tightly.
However, I don’t know if it was because of the temporary arrangement of the ribbon-cutting ceremony or the need for flood control that the craftsmen were spared.
In the long row of lock chambers in front of us, the big lock chamber in the center, which is the lock chamber closest to the drainage hole, does not have a stone seal.
Instead, in front of the gate, there is a colorful ribbon that curves like a "smiley face and mouth", and a red hydrangea shaped like a dragon's head is tied in the middle of the ribbon.
Needless to say, this should be the place where the Jiangzhou officials cut the ribbon today.
And Liu Ziwen, who was watching coldly at this moment, could even vaguely guess that if Ouyang Lianghan had not been beheaded in Donglin Temple, and if the Jade Fairy had not been involved in the crime...
So now, after Ouyang Lianghan, Shen Xisheng, Wang Lengran and others who are still alive cut the ribbon, they will probably go straight to the main lock room at the back and open the door.
Make the Burning Sky Shark Oil known to the world, launch an attack on the Liu family in full view of the public, and perform a great drama of overthrowing the Liu family.
Liu Ziwen clasped his hands behind his back and lowered his eyelids.
He seemed to be somewhat uninterested in what happened next.
Behind him, Liu Zilin, who was looking up at his elder brother's back, turned his head and glanced at the main gate of the main lock room hung with ribbons and hydrangeas, and sneered:
"Ouyang's wishful thinking is very good, but I'm sorry, today is the Liu family's place, and the eldest brother will sing first."
Liu Ziwen did not look at Liu Zilin, but turned his head to look at "Ouyang Lianghan" in front of him.
The latter remained calm, his eyes swept over the crowd, and he paused for a moment at Liu Ziwen's position.
The two looked at each other.
"Ouyang Lianghan" raised his hand to support his chin, and looked at Shen Xisheng in front of the main gate of the main gate, and the drainage hole next to it that could accommodate several people jumping in.
Killing and absconding.
Liu Ziwen nodded slightly.
He glanced at Xie Lingjiang, who was following closely behind "Ouyang Lianghan" with a calm expression.
And in the palm of his sleeve, he didn't know when he was silently holding a red cloth and white porcelain vial.
Xie Lingjiang did not notice Liu Ziwen's gaze. Most of the time, her eyes fell on the back of the senior brother in front of her.
But at a certain moment, for some unknown reason, she moved her eyes away from the senior brother in front of her and turned to look at the main lock room.
At this moment, a group of guests who came from all over, as well as people from nearby Longcheng County, gathered inside and outside the inner gate to watch.
Liu Ziwen and the other three brothers were standing in the first row of the crowd, not far from the main lock room.
Shen Xisheng, Wang Lengran, and "Ouyang Lianghan" walked together to the main gate of the gate with colorful ribbons.
"Master Shen, Master Wang, Mingfu, please!"
Diao County Prime Minister greeted him respectfully, then turned around and shouted to everyone in the audience:
"The ribbon-cutting ceremony has begun. I would like to invite you to inspect the gate and cut the ribbon."
"Master Wang, please."
Shen Xisheng turned around and said polite words to his colleagues, but unexpectedly the latter bowed his hands very humbly and said:
"No, Master Shen, please, you are the chief officer today, you should be the one to make the first cut."
Shen Xisheng was quite surprised, but he quickly regained his composure and turned to look at the countless looks from the crowd of guests behind him.
He smiled elegantly and walked forward without hesitation, arriving in front of the main gate of the lock room.
Diao Xian Cheng held a tray in his hand, and a pair of delicate scissors lay on the tray covered with red cloth.
Upon seeing this, Diao County Cheng was about to step forward, but "Ouyang Lianghan" suddenly took a step to stop him.
"Come on, my officer."
"Ouyang Lianghan" smiled at Diao County Cheng, reached for the small scissors in the plate, and walked towards Shen Xisheng.
The latter was standing in front of the main lock room.
She and Shen Xisheng were ten steps away from each other. Taking advantage of the opportunity of passing the scissors, the distance was getting closer.
However, the Jade Fairy was slightly surprised to find out.
Xie Lingjiang, who was originally following within three steps of her, slowed down a little hesitantly.
The distance from her gradually widened.
Xie Lingjiang seemed a little embarrassed to be too clingy to his senior brother in full view of the audience.
But at this moment, the Jade Lady Fairy was just a little surprised, and didn't care much or be surprised.
Huh, even now I'm still following you closely.
Xie Lingjiang, who had been poisoned by Cicada Silk Cartilage Powder, could not stop her immediately from inserting the poisoned dagger into Shen Xisheng's heart, and jumped into the drainage hole next to the main lock chamber to escape.
At this moment, the whole place was quiet and no one was talking.
"Ouyang Lianghan", who turned his back to Xie Lingjiang, Diao Xiancheng and all the guests, had cold eyes but a smile on his face.
Halfway through, she held the head of the scissors with one hand, turned the tail of the scissors outward, and handed it to Shen Xisheng. At the same time, on the other hand inside her sleeve, the handle of a cold-blade knife fell silently into her palm.
But at this moment, the sound of the iron door being pushed open, accompanied by a "squeak", resounded throughout the field. Except for Shen Xisheng, who had his back to the main gate of the lock room, and "Ouyang Lianghan" who handed the scissors, everyone's eyes were stunned.
I saw.
The door of the main lock room, which was originally hung with colorful ribbons, was pushed open from the inside. It was another Ouyang Lianghan, walking out from the door with his head held high, carrying a jade target and a white sandalwood skirt knife, and casually cut off the ribbons in front of him. He faced everyone openly and aboveboard, his eyes opened wider after adapting to the sunlight, and he scanned the whole place without fear.
Wait, why "another"?
Everyone in the audience stared blankly at "Ouyang Lianghan" who was stopped between Xie Lingjiang and Shen Xisheng, and then turned to look at another Ouyang Lianghan who came out of the main gate. .
Many people on the field couldn't help but raise their hands and rub their eyes to take a closer look, and the air suddenly became a little messy.
It's just that it was too late, but it was too late. Before everyone in the audience could react, Ouyang Rong, who had been waiting in the main lock room for a long time, stepped out of the door, and the tip of the skirt knife stabbed the horrified man directly in front of him. Ouyang Lianghan", he yelled loudly:
"Where did this monster come from? He dared to pretend to be an official, intending to murder the imperial official, so that he could subjugate the superior and frame him! Who gave you the courage, Liu Ziwen? Why don't you do it quickly!"
Not only "Ouyang Lianghan" took a step back in fear, Liu Ziwen in the crowd also stiffened.
With a righteous reprimand in his mouth, Ouyang Rong's other hand was not idle, and he pulled Shen Xisheng, who was looking around, behind him. At the same time, he glanced at the drainage hole not far away from the corner of his eye.
Ouyang Rong was silently waiting for the Jade Lady Fairy to flee in a hurry, but there was a dead end trap laid by Ah Shan and the others waiting for her. As long as she entered the water from there, she would be trapped and unable to escape!
But what Ouyang Rong never expected was that the first reaction after being exposed in public was to run away to avoid being captured alive. Her panicked expression only lasted for a breath.
Not far away, Wang Lengran, the governor of Xinjiangzhou who was watching with squinted eyes, glanced coldly at the Jade Princess Fairy.
The next moment, the expression of the female fairy Yuji suddenly became fierce when she felt someone's gaze.
She didn't turn around and run away. She rushed forward with her feet and thrust out the cold blade from her sleeve, stabbing Ouyang Rong. No, it was stabbing Shen Xisheng beside Ouyang Rong!
Damn it, a Qi practitioner is willing to be a dead warrior, what are you trying to do! ?
Ouyang Rong's face was startled. The actions of the Jade Lady Fairy were somewhat beyond his expectation.
She almost shrunk to the ground, and in just five steps, she was jumped over by the Jade Immortal. The tip of the dagger, which shone with a cold light, was handed to the chest of Shen Xisheng, who was retreating in a panic.
It's over... Ouyang Rong opened his eyes wide and stepped decisively, trying to block the knife for Shen Xisheng.
But immediately, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his clear eyes as clear as paint reflected a touch of red.
Someone stood in front of Ouyang Rong first.
The whole place fell silent, and "Ouyang Lianghan" stood frozen on the spot.
Countless eyes on the field fell on the same place:
One hand with a red string tied on it tightly grasped the other's right wrist tied with a red string that was handing out the dagger!
The two hands tied with the same red rope paused in the air.
Xie Lingjiang silently turned his back to block the senior brother who was wearing a skirt knife. Under the sun, his red clothes were particularly dazzling.
Almost no one on the field could see clearly with the naked eye what she had just done.
Her figure suddenly arrived like lightning in the clouds.
A sharp and poisonous dagger stopped half an inch in front of Shen Xisheng's chest, making it difficult to move forward even a centimeter.
The Jade Fairy lowered her head and looked up slowly from the red-roped hand that grabbed her wrist to Xie Lingjiang's cold eyes.
This gaze was as hard and biting as the ice on the top of the ten thousand year old snow mountain.
The Jade Fairy couldn't help but shuddered all over.
On the other side, Ouyang Rong couldn't help but glance sideways at the back of the silent junior sister in front of him.
Xie Lingjiang didn't speak the whole time.
However, immediately, a powerful but unsuppressible wave of spiritual energy spread.
The Jade Fairy let out a painful "ah" sound and the dagger flew out of her hand.
At the same time, in an instant, two red ropes that had been tied for less than half a day were completely shaken into red mist and powder.
There is no trace between heaven and earth.
Under the dazzling sunshine, Xie Lingjiang lowered his head slightly, his eyelids drooped, and his red lips pursed tightly.
The Jade Fairy's face was full of shock and...panic.
I was so decadent in the dark room a few days ago. I got up early this morning and went out to go hiking. After I got down from the mountain, I went for a massage and some unplugging. Well, I feel full of energy again. I suddenly want to fence with my brothers...
(End of chapter)
