In the study room.
Li Xian's family and his junior sister were either standing or standing, looking thoughtful.
"He spent money to build the pagoda, my father prayed for blessings, the broken jade was reunited, he offered auspiciousness, he declared that he was seriously ill...it was reasonable and connected."
Li Baoer tapped his chin with his finger, his eyes brightened, and he looked at Ouyang Rong: "Shan!"
Wei Mei frowned, thinking more, or in other words, understanding the mother-in-law better:
"Would it be obvious to her or them at a glance?"
Ouyang Rong looked at Wei Mei with a strange expression:
"Of course it will be seen through, isn't that self-evident."
Wei Mei opened her mouth: "Ah?"
Ouyang Rong smiled:
"Who says auspiciousness must be real? Isn't false auspiciousness true auspiciousness?"
He lowered his eyes and muttered:
"When the truth is false, the false is also true, when the false is true, the true is also false; because of the false, it is true, because of the true, it is false, true and false, false and false, true."
Li Fusu was thoughtful, touched his head, and said in a worried tone:
"Tan Lang, there will always be falsehoods. Although the preparations are very thorough, what if someone in the court stands up to cause trouble? If it turns out to be true, will it be bad to send someone to investigate carefully?"
"Da Lang is right to be worried."
Ouyang Rong nodded, and in a flash, he raised his hand and pointed his slender palm at the Zhou court in Luoyang in the north:
"But who dares to be serious, who dares to come and investigate? In front of His Majesty, who dares to say that Buddha's auspiciousness and God's blessing are fake?
"I would like to ask the ministers, do you have the courage?"
The weak-headed counselor raised his chin and sneered.
"Tan Lang is right, but it seems that there are still prime ministers who dare to speak out in front of His Majesty." Li Fusu said weakly: "For example, Master Di."
Ouyang Rong looked strange: "Why is Mr. Di destroying your stage?"
Li Fusu and everyone were immediately speechless.
Yes, they are all friendly forces. Why are the rebels in the imperial court trying to dismantle them? They see through it but don’t tell them about it.
But not everyone is Ouyang Lianghan who prepared the coffin and dared to stand up to the princess and the empress.
"It makes sense." Li Guo'er nodded, and then asked thoughtfully: "Where are the people of King Wei and the Wei family? They can also say a lot in front of His Majesty."
Ouyang Rong smiled and nodded, with a hundred approval:
"Okay, let's check. It's just right. Change it to Zhou Qian. Those bullshit auspicious signs they offered, Mrs. Di and the others can check it out and see who has problems first."
Li Bao'er, Wei Mei, and Li Fusu turned their heads and looked sideways, all with sudden expressions on their faces: "What a conspiracy!"
Only Li Xian was still scratching his head in confusion and weakly asked:
"Tanlang, the people below are fine. It's mainly because of my mother's attitude towards me. What if she hates me and doesn't accept this auspicious sign."
Ouyang Rong shook his head and said:
"The person who least needs to worry about this auspicious move is His Majesty."
Having said this, he paused and sighed:
"In other words, it is precisely because of her attitude that we have to take the initiative to offer auspiciousness today. This is an opportunity. If we don't seize the opportunity she gives, we will miss it."
Li Xian was stunned and asked in a panic: "What opportunity is Tan Lang talking about?"
Ouyang Rong pointed to the jade fragments beside his boots:
"Hasn't uncle seen that this piece of Jue is her attitude?"
"But since ancient times, isn't the main meaning of Jue, Tong 'Jue'?"
Ouyang Rong asked back: "Why not Tong'jue', decisive decision?"
Li Xian was about to speak but stopped.
Ouyang Rong asked again:
"If it was really 'Jue', you wouldn't have committed suicide after picking up 'Jue' on the street.
"So much time has passed now, and the news has long been passed back by the palace messengers.
"It's so disgraceful. According to Your Majesty's temperament, won't you send someone to help you show your dignity?
"The truth is, she didn't."
Li Xian was completely silent. After a while, he murmured to himself:
"Jue, Jue...that's how it is."
Ouyang Rongfeng said calmly:
"Uncle, the most dangerous moment has passed, this is the last chance.
"Is it important whether the auspiciousness is true or false? It is not important, because in this great Zhou Dynasty, Your Majesty always controls the final interpretation, and she alone can judge whether it is true or false.
"And this piece of jue is actually a question given to you by His Majesty."
"What...what question?"
"A question to test you, and a question about how to go around in a smooth circle.
"Your Majesty wants to see if you have learned to go around in circles after being relegated to Dragon City for so many years. This is the basis for reinstating you in the future, and it is also a kind of... basic lesson for an emperor."
Li Xian was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but asked respectfully:
"Tan Lang, did you know this from the first time you saw Yu Jue?"
Ouyang Rong didn't comment, walked to Xie Lingjiang's seat, picked up a piece of watermelon in the food box, and took a bite.
Li Xian lowered his head and chewed repeatedly:
"Going in circles... Tanlang, by offering auspicious auspiciousness and pretending to be sick, are you going in circles?"
"That's right." Ouyang Rong nodded, chewed melon in his mouth, and muttered casually:
"The more beautiful the circle is, the better."
Li Xian's family and Xie Lingjiang, who was holding a silver spoon, all turned their heads and stared at Ouyang Rong with different eyes.
Ouyang Rong didn't look at them, he ate the melon with his eyes down, wiped it clean, and put down the gourd.
There were light red watermelon juice stains between the fingers.
Two handkerchiefs were handed over to him almost at the same time, right in front of him.
One is a moon-white handkerchief embroidered with lotus, and the other is a pink handkerchief embroidered with phoenix.
The former is in the hands of the girl in red dress, and the latter is in the hands of the girl in plum blossom makeup.
Xie Lingjiang turned his head with a normal expression, and there were beautiful eyes on Li Baoer's veiled face.
The two women handing over the handkerchiefs looked at each other.
Just before Ouyang Rong raised his hand, Li Guo'er suddenly took back the embroidered phoenix handkerchief and stuffed it back into his sleeve, with a look in his eyes.
Ouyang Rong raised his hand and directly took the white lotus handkerchief from his junior sister.
He lowered his eyes and wiped his mouth, then wiped his fingers carefully. He turned the handkerchief over and handed it back to Xie Lingjiang. He touched her finger and touched the milky white powder on the corners of her lips, leaving behind of.
Xie Lingjiang took the handkerchief back and wiped the corners of his lips with a clean handkerchief that his senior brother seemed to have specially reserved. He avoided the sight of Li Bao'er and other family members, feeling a little embarrassed.
Why is the senior brother so straight? He doesn't treat me as an outsider at all.
Xie's daughter's heart beat a little faster.
Somewhat angry.
I don't know if I tasted some of the watermelon juice he wiped off my lips.
A bit sweet.
She quickly glanced in the direction of her senior brother, only to find that after he handed over the handkerchief, he turned around as if nothing happened, put his hands behind his back, and walked around the room.
Ouyang Rong ignored his junior sister's plaintive gaze.
He walked around the house, looking around, looking at this Su Mansion located in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River with emotion, and muttered:
"Why did the Buddha's Wuzhi Mountain only suppress Sun Monkey for five hundred years, instead of five million or five million years?"
The weak-headed counselor seems to be asking himself, but also seems to be asking others.
Li Guo'er raised his eyes with curiosity: "What is Wuzhishan, what is Monkey King?"
"Uh, it's okay."
Ouyang Rong shook his head. He remembered that there seemed to be no Journey to the West in this world, and he didn't waste any time talking about it.
Li Guo'er and others looked at him more and more curiously.
Ouyang Rong curled his lips and put it another way:
"In that game in the sky, most people don't dare to make mistakes or even try. What if they make a mistake and are really dismissed and ignored?
"But my uncle is different, and your family is different.
"Even if you are trapped under the Wuzhi Mountain... well, as long as you don't die, there will always be opportunities.
"why?"
He asked and answered himself:
"Because my uncle is your Majesty's flesh and blood, a direct bloodline of Taizong, and a nobleman of Tianhuang."
The words were extremely straightforward.
It made everyone look at each other.
Li Xian listened to Liang Han's nephew's emotional tone. He looked ashamed and did not dare to answer the words, because the nephew in front of him came from a poor family.
But in the ears of Xie Lingjiang, who knew someone well, these calm words had an indescribable sense of ridicule.
She couldn't help but glance at the senior brother who had a calm expression.
With a bang, Ouyang Rong slapped his slender palm on the table, faced everyone, and made a quick decision:
"The person to offer auspiciousness has already been chosen, and I will go and convince him.
"Mother Weibo and Miss Li immediately went to collect all the property and distributed a thousand pieces of gold to the junior sister. The rest of the money was given to Da Lang."
He turned around:
"Little junior sister, you can set off on your journey to Lingnan to buy jade and bring back a perfect jade ring. The more unique it is, the better."
"Dalang, uncle, you go find Liulang, then go to Donglin Temple and donate money to build the pagoda. We will build the largest pagoda in the southeast to worship 'Yu Jue'!"
Xie Lingjiang and Li Xian's family members were in high spirits and obeyed the advice. They stood up one after another and took orders with clasped fists.
Before leaving, Ouyang Rong suddenly turned around and asked:
"Uncle, aunt, eldest man, Miss Li, you just believe me. This set of expenses is to dissipate the Su family's wealth, and even all the birthday gifts for Miss Li will be invested in it. From now on, , no matter how hard it is to go back to the life of a rich man, are you not afraid of following me and messing around?"
Li Fusu's face turned red and his tone was decisive: "I believe in Tan Lang!"
Li Xian and Wei Mei held each other's arms to support each other, gritted their teeth, and nodded excitedly:
"Don't be afraid, I will listen to Tan Lang's plan, even if I spend all my wealth, I won't regret it!"
Li Guo'er nodded: "Cai, it's up to others to plan things."
Ouyang Rong looked around at the family serving him tea and water and respectfully serving him as his husband, and sighed:
"Do you believe it without doubt? Then I will certainly live up to it."
At this time, Wei Mei carefully looked at the weak-headed counselor with a smile on his face, and asked in a low voice:
"Tanlang, if this plan of offering auspiciousness succeeds, what will happen to us...?"
Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes: "My uncle prayed for his mother and showed his filial piety to the world. He accidentally became seriously ill, so he naturally needs to be treated. This is in line with the ethics of the Zhou Dynasty and the people of the world."
"Then Qilang is going back to...Luoyang?"
Ouyang Rong shook his head with certainty:
"It's not that easy.
"My uncle is the deposed emperor. The matter of returning to Luo is very involved and has thousands of connections. It can profoundly change the structure of the court.
"His Majesty is keen on imperial power, and balancing the court is the basic logic. How he will deal with his 'seriously ill' uncle is indeed intriguing.
"It's hard to decide for the time being. I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Luo directly, but I will definitely leave the birdcage of Dragon City.
"Actually, the biggest obstacle to His Majesty's actions is the Liwei dispute, which is too big to lose.
"From the incident of stealing the tripod sword in Longcheng, it can be seen that the Wei family has not given up yet. She is obsessed with the tripod sword and is trying to make a comeback. She will not admit defeat easily and compromise to welcome her uncle.
"Besides, the Prime Minister may not necessarily fully support it... hmm."
When Ouyang Rong said this, he paused quietly, and everyone saw that the smile on the corner of his mouth was somewhat intriguing.
Curling his lips and skipping this point, Ouyang Rong spoke clearly and his thoughts were tricky:
"Moreover, my uncle has openly broken up with His Majesty, and the rift in the relationship between mother and son cannot be completely repaired by just praying for blessings and offering good fortune.
"What's more, what my uncle is doing is going around in circles. Your Majesty, as an expert at making circles, will go around in circles even if you don't know how to do it.
“But it doesn’t matter, this is the first step, throwing stones to ask for directions.
"How can you find a clear path without throwing stones?"
He lowered his eyes, adjusted the sleeves of his robe, and said in a calm tone:
"Let's listen to Luo Jing's response."
"Tan Lang's wonderful plan can bring peace to the world!"
Everyone in the study suddenly felt at ease, and happily went out and ran around.
Only Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang were left in the room, standing and sitting together.
"I'll drop you off."
Ouyang Rong turned around and said
Xie Lingjiang glanced at him and nodded.
The two senior brothers and sisters went out, one behind the other, walking on the long corridor where the wind chimes were hung.
After a lot of trouble today, everything was settled and it was almost evening.
The summer evening is only slightly cooler, and the evening breeze is intoxicating.
Gust after gust of wind blew the sleeves and skirts of the pair of slender men and women on the corridor.
The tinkling and ringing sound of the wind chimes is like knocking on the door at dusk.
Xie Lingjiang turned his head and looked at Ouyang Rong, who was walking in front of him, with his face that flickered in and out of sight under the setting sun, and asked softly:
"What are you thinking about, Senior Brother?"
"Huh? I didn't think about anything."
After discussing secretly in the study and offering suggestions, Ouyang Rong found something unexpected. He temporarily came back to his senses and ignored the crisp sound of wooden fish in his ears.
He looked back and asked:
"Do you like eating Sushan so much?"
"Yes." Xie Lingjiang nodded: "There is grape meat in it."
Ouyang Rong smiled and said, "It's delicious. Then next time I come back, let Mother Weber cook more."
"Eldest brother, you're welcome now. You treat this place like home."
His tone was relaxed and comfortable:
"There's nothing to be polite about. You don't know the temperament of this family. Except for the little lady Li, who needs to be more careful, the elder man and his uncle have nothing to be polite about."
Xie Lingjiang immediately asked: "Why is sister Guo'er special?"
"She looks gentle on the outside but is strong on the inside. If you dare to mess with her, she will easily bite you off and you won't be able to get rid of her. I have always stayed away from this kind of woman."
"Oh, senior brother is so clever."
After Xie Lingjiang listened, he nodded calmly and continued to ask:
"But before today, eldest brother had refused to seek help from his family. Could it be that he was really moved by Li Fusu today?"
Ouyang Rong turned his head and looked at Xie Lingjiang, without answering, and said softly:
"A friend once told me an interesting truth, or a little trick."
"What's the reason, uh, what's the trick?"
"When you refuse to help others, you must express great regret during the refusal.
"And when you agree to help someone, you must be very hesitant during the process of agreeing."
Xie Lingjiang was stunned and couldn't help but look at his senior brother twice and asked:
"Then since when did Senior Brother tacitly agree?"
After a pause, her pretty face revealed a hint of recollection, and she muttered: "Not long ago, when you were recovering from illness and coming down the mountain?"
Ouyang Rong thought for a while: "Absolutely."
"Yeah."
Xie Lingjiang bit her lip gently.
"Uncle Li and the others have been worried about gains and losses these days and have trouble sleeping. Even my father thought that the eldest brother was unwilling...the eldest brother is a bit bad."
"This is not called bad, well, this is called going around in circles." Ouyang Rong blinked: "You stupid junior sister, what do you know?"
He sighed: "Many things need to be 'circulated' properly. This is not about complicating simple problems, but about handling them appropriately.
“It’s called, urgent matters must be dealt with later, and things can be settled smoothly if things are delayed.”
Ouyang Rong suddenly turned around and asked:
"I remember what I heard from you, what Miss Li said, 'Lies don't hurt,' and 'The truth is the sharpest knife.' These words will teach you."
Xie Lingjiang nodded, "Yes, what's wrong, senior brother?"
Ouyang Rong Youyou: "Then I have something to teach you."
Xie Lingjiang was curious: "What are you talking about?"
"Since ancient times, true love has been hard to retain. Only tricks can win people's hearts." He nodded: "It's the same today."
Xie Lingjiang was slightly startled, chewed for a while, then raised his head:
"Senior Brother's move is really...well, it's good. Now Uncle Li and the others have treated you, Senior Brother, as their guest. They want to dig out their hearts and souls, and they don't dare to neglect you at all."
After a pause, the girl in red dress holding the sword suddenly narrowed her eyes and said in a cat-like voice:
"Oh? I like to use truth and tricks together, so does Senior Brother also use tricks on me?"
"..." Ouyang Rong.
Xie Lingjiang tilted his head and met Ouyang Rong's silent, averting eyes. He looked into his innocent eyes and asked with a smile:
"Well, someone's invisible tricks have also caught the junior sister to death, right... Oops!"
Halfway through Xie Lingjiang's words about torture, he suddenly covered his forehead with both hands, wrinkled his little nose, and sucked in air with his silver teeth.
Somewhere on her forehead, the fair skin had a touch of reddish color.
On the Sunset Corridor, Ouyang Rong gave a big chestnut to his little junior sister who loved to draw inferences from others. He hummed softly and walked away with his hands behind his back:
"Does it sound good? If it sounds good, it means it has a good head. It is quite loud. How can someone with such a stupid mind still need my trick?"
"..."
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