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Chapter 368 Breaking the situation with one move
Can't take a break!
He was actually scolded by his deputy and subordinates in public. What this chief officer did was really cowardly.

However, not long ago, he was hiding outside, fishing for law enforcement, and now he came in a panic and became an escort. He was a human being. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he still had a guilty conscience.

Wang Lengran was naturally not immune.

Faced with the lesson, they still did not forget the shameless person who boasted about themselves,
He wiped his face with his hands and his eyes wandered slightly:

"Ouyang Changshi misunderstood..."

Turning around with a look of holy light, he said:

"I have been worried about the city's defense recently. Tonight, I patrolled with the soldiers of Zhechong Mansion. Passing by Xiu Shuifang, I happened to hear the movement in the palace and came immediately. How can I say that I have neglected my duty? I have been fulfilling my duty...

"Wait a minute, speaking of which, why is Ouyang Changshi in Xunyang Palace late at night? There are concubines, princesses and other noble family members in the palace. Ouyang Changshi came in the middle of the night just for a far-fetched reason because he was worried about his own safety. I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

Ouyang Rong was confident and confident, and his righteousness leaked out:
"Of course there is a solid reason. The little junior sister was recently invited by the little princess to stay overnight at the palace. She noticed signs that there was a traitor making trouble tonight, and she couldn't contact the busy Lord Wang for a while, so she did the next best thing and called me to come over.

"Sure enough, this happened in the middle of the night. Fortunately, our senior brothers and sisters were here, so the traitor didn't succeed."

Ouyang Rong pronounced the word "traitor" quite strongly and looked at Wang Lengran and Miaozhen seriously.

"Oh, I just happen to be passing by on patrol. It's so late at night. Mr. Wang led hundreds of elite soldiers of Zhechong Mansion to patrol all night. He is really dedicated. For those who don't know, I thought the Hongzhou rebels were attacking the city tonight.

Ouyang Rong nodded, suddenly stopped smiling, and said extremely calmly:
"I just saw Mr. Wang and Ms. Shi rushing in with all the soldiers. I was timid and mistaken. I thought they were coming to confiscate the house and destroy the house. I almost thought that I was rebelling against the prince.

"Heh, do you think it's strange or not? Once this person has nothing to do, he will think about things all day long. That's how I am, making everyone laugh. Don't blame me, don't blame me."

There was silence in the open space,

The only thing left in the ruins of the burned house was the crackling sound of the century-old redwood beams that were burned in the fierce fire.

Wang Lengran felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by someone's calm eyes. He turned his head and took a small step back.

Miaozhen glanced at Ouyang Rong who was talking, pursed his lips, and continued to lead the palace servants and imperial doctors to carefully examine and treat the injuries of Li Xian and his son.

Wang Lengran lowered his head and coughed, rolled his eyes, and immediately asked:
"Did you notice the signs of the traitor? How did Miss Xie notice the signs? I am always here. Why can't I contact you? I can only go to Ouyang Changshi? Could it be that there is something hidden?"

Ouyang Rong asked curiously:

"What's the sign? Mr. Wang doesn't know what's going on in his heart?
"Did Mr. Wang not know about the suspected rebel Wang Junzhi's swaggering into Prince Xunyang's palace? Didn't Mr. Female Shi also know about it? Such neglect of duty?"

Wang Lengran quickly retorted: "Of course I know!"

"If you know it, why don't you care? Leave the crisis to the prince?"

"My officer... I thought that the prince had a deep friendship with Wang Junzhi and wanted to protect this person. After all, this traitor was also a disciple of Prince Xunyang's Mansion and a member of Her Royal Highness's Poetry Society... What can I do? I have no choice but to temporarily Forbearance, wait for instructions from above..."

"What do you think? What a coincidence. The prince also thought that Mr. Wang, who kept talking about catching traitors all day long, let Wang Junzhi go and tacitly agreed that this person was safe. Only then could he allow this shameless person to stay for a few days. God. Those who don’t know, think that Mr. Wang and Wang Junzhi are in the same group."

Ouyang Rong treated others in his own way, and Wang Lengran's excuse was used on the spot without blinking an eye:
"The prince and the crown prince also complained to me about Lord Wang's indifference. Wang Junzhi also said that Lord Wang had a very good personal relationship with him. The so-called arrest was a misunderstanding and would not be true. He also asked him to keep a low profile. Prince’s Mansion…”

"You are slanderous. I have never known this person before. I haven't even met him a few times!" Wang Lengran quickly denied it and explained in a panic to Miaozhen and others who were looking at him:

"I've never told him about this kind of request. It's ridiculous and ridiculous."

Ouyang Rong suddenly nodded: "Is that so? Looking at it now, of course I can't believe everything this traitor says, but why are you anxious, Mr. Wang? Don't be anxious yet."

He sighed helplessly:
"Well, looking at it this way, it turned out to be a mistake, allowing this traitor to take the opportunity to sneak into the palace and get close to the prince and the prince.

"A few days after this official came in, he started to make insinuations and gossip about the prince and the prince. The prince and the prince were worried, and they asked me to respond to this matter.
"I have no choice but to suggest that since Mr. Wang is conniving at this, why not wait for the Luoyang envoy to arrive and send this officer to the Emperor's envoy for disposal."

Ouyang Rong looked at Wang Lengran, pointed at the corpse in the darkness not far away, and said angrily:
"Who would have thought that this officer got a tip from someone, and as if he sensed that the envoy was coming, he gathered his accomplices from outside the city tonight, sneaked into the palace, and together they bewitched and coerced the prince and the prince.

"Fortunately, my junior sister discovered the signs in time and informed me to come, and the situation was saved.

"It's just that the prince and the prince are still too kind-hearted and generous. They tried to persuade these rebels with good words before, and persuaded them to understand the Holy Heart and stop causing chaos. They will return when they have lost their way, and they will not cunningly rebel under the banner of Xunyang Prince's Palace.

"Unexpectedly, the rebel and his accomplices became so angry that they jumped over the wall and assassinated the prince in public. My junior sister and I tried our best to stop him...

"Fortunately, the prince sacrificed his life to block the sword and saved the prince's life immediately. After that, in the chaos, the prince had another seizure.

"However, the martial arts skills of these rebels were limited. My brother and sister could only maintain a stalemate and gain a slight upper hand. Unfortunately, the reinforcements did not come for a long time. Seeing that they were at a disadvantage, the rebels wanted to escape and set fire to the house...

"I and my junior sister spent a lot of effort to bring down the two thieves! Prince Xunyang's family is basically safe."

Ouyang Rong was eloquent, finished speaking smoothly in one breath, and took a long breath.

Miaozhen, Wang Lengran, and Qin Heng couldn't help but look at him one more time.

This explanation was full of ups and downs, ups and downs, and for those who didn't know, they thought they were in a teahouse listening to stories.

But the witnesses, Princess Wei Mei, the little princess Li Guo'er, and the injured prince Li Fusu, all nodded seriously and testified.

Miaozhen and others could not refute or falsify, so they could only remain silent and nodded.

Wang Lengran was confused: "Two thieves? There is only the corpse of the rebel Wang Junzhi on the ground. Where are his colleagues?"

Ouyang Rong raised his chin and gestured to the blazing and crackling house in front of him:

"Here, it's roasting in the fire. Mr. Wang is quite interested in these side details. It's such a big fire and I don't know how to save it. The body will be burnt later."

Seeing that he could not pick out the thorn for the time being, Wang Lengran gritted his teeth and had no choice but to lead his soldiers to fetch water and put out the fire.

Miaozhen checked the sword wound on Li Fusu's arm, stood up and walked to Wang Junzhi's body. He picked up the three-foot green sword next to the body and squinted at it under the firelight.

Xie Ling Jiang Yuguang glanced at the woman in palace clothes.

Ouyang Rong looked as normal and cooperated with the imperial doctor to take care of Li Xian and Li Dalang.

When Miaozhen returned, the imperial doctor stood up and whispered a few words in her ear. Upon hearing this, Miaozhen glanced at the fainting prince on the ground surrounded by Li Bao'er and Wei Mei, and suddenly said:
"Why is this symptom so similar to the time I fainted while praying for blessings in Dragon City? It's almost exactly the same."

Ouyang Rong shrugged:

"Your Majesty has a history of convulsions, and this is a relapse of an old illness... In other words, does the female historian save people, or interrogate prisoners? How can she be the same as Mr. Wang?"

Miaozhen pursed her lips and said nothing.

Not long after, with the hard work of the soldiers of Zhechong Mansion, most of the fire in Huating was extinguished. The fire was so intense that several other houses were not taken care of for the time being.

The houses that caught fire this time were the flower hall and the reception room in Juxian Garden. The west wind blew tonight, and the study rooms on the west side were also affected. They were flooded by the raging fire and burned to the ground.

It can be said that it was completely burned.

Wang Lengran and others rescued four stumps from the ruins of the Huating House and pieced together the corpse of a big man like building blocks.

The appearance of this corpse has been burnt to carbon char, which is worse than Wang Junzhi's tattered and semi-charred state.
Only the humanoid body could be roughly distinguished, and it was extremely charred.

As for the clothes and tokens, they were burned into charcoal. As for what this man looked like, no one knew.

The efforts to rescue the evidence made Wang Lengran panting and sweating profusely, but the more he checked, the more chilled he became. When the fire came down, not a hair of the evidence at the scene was left.So cruel.

It was all handled in such a short period of time.

Wang Lengran covered the face of Wang Junzhi's pale corpse with a white cloth with trembling palms, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ouyang Rong's calm face.

The face became more and more terrifying in his eyes.

"Have you finished the investigation? Looking at Mr. Wang's face, does he know the accomplice of the traitor Wang Junzhi?"

"I...I don't know you." Wang Lengran denied it and said loudly:
"This man's body was chopped into four parts from the waist. Even though the wound is scorched, looking at the bones, they are broken neatly. Ouyang Changshi's sword is really powerful."

Ouyang Rong glanced at Xie Lingjiang:
"Junior sister, please be gentle next time."

Wang Lengran and Miaozhen turned to look. Not far away, the noble lady of the Xie family stood holding a sword, looking up at the moon, with a beautiful oval face and a cold snort:
"I advise you to take care of the master's affairs."

The cold and heartless little junior sister has no need for affection.

Ouyang Rong shrugged helplessly and sighed to everyone after accidentally exposing his eldest brother's family status.

There were no more questions, and the atmosphere fell into silence.

At this time, Ouyang Rong turned his head leisurely and asked:
"Actually, speaking of it, there was another rebel accomplice. He escaped halfway. I wonder if Mr. Female Shi and Mr. Wang saw him?"

Wang Lengran froze slightly.

Miaozhen turned her head silently and looked at Wang Lengran.

Wang Lengran had no choice but to bite the bullet and nodded to admit:
"The people below patrolled the streets and indeed caught a suspect, Ms. Shi, Ouyang Changshi. I will go back now for interrogation..."

"Hey, did you really catch it?"

Ouyang Rong's tone was quite unexpected, and he rarely praised the Governor Wang:

"It seems that Mr. Wang is still somewhat useful...well, I mean patrolling in the middle of the night."

Everyone looked sideways, with different expressions.

Wang Lengran suddenly became furious, forced a smile at everyone, immediately turned around, and led the soldiers away with a bad face to "interrogate" a certain anti-thief suspect.

In fact, what he just said was mostly for Miao Zhen, who was in the know. No matter whether he was arrested horizontally or vertically, the Luoyang delegation would definitely not let him go after they arrived and would investigate him.

"Master Wang, be careful when traveling at night. Don't send me away until you are done."

Ouyang Rong respected the old and loved the young, and he did not forget to considerately greet Wang Lengran from behind as he ran away in a hurry:
"The Luoyang mission will arrive tomorrow, Mr. Wang, don't forget to pick them up."

"well."

Watching Wang Lengran's messy figure go away, Ouyang Rong chuckled.

Not long after, King Lixian of Xunyang and Prince Li Fusu were taken for treatment by the imperial doctor. Princess Wei Mei accompanied them, and Miaozhen and other palace officials also followed.

In the open space of Juxian Garden, three figures, Ouyang Rong, Xie Lingjiang and Li Guoer, were left, continuing to deal with the remaining fire.

"Guo Yu is dead."

Ouyang Rong turned around and whispered to the two girls.

The ruthless little junior sister immediately removed her cold face and curiously asked Rou: "Elder brother is saying... kill people and silence them?"

"This captured traitor can be anyone, but it cannot be Guo Yu."

Li Guo'er nodded:

"He has the label of the Prime Minister's Palace on him. Once he is handed over alive to the Luoyang mission sent by my grandmother, and he is interrogated by the female historians, it doesn't matter what we have just said. Wei's face will be swollen. They are the ones who are most embarrassed."

The firelight from the flaming stump reflected Li Guo'er's fair little face beautifully:
"So from now on, until the Luoyang mission arrives in the morning, this person will not only die, but he will also die like the corpse we burned in a fire. His full identity will not be recognized."

Xie Lingjiang's lips curved:
"You deserve it! I don't know how the Wei family bribed him. It's good now. The new backer has become a death knell. Even if he hides him, it will be troublesome. Senior Brother's move will turn an army against him."

Ouyang Rong shook his head gently:
"Not counting the general, that female officer Miaozhen actually knows everything. I pointed it out specifically, but she pretended to be stupid and did not control the suspect immediately, leaving Wang Lengran to go back and finish the matter.

"This is something that neither side can offend."

"Smart people know that this is a trap and cannot use it as our knife to investigate. After all, the Wei family is still powerful."

Li Baoer sighed softly:
"These female officials are very talented and can be regarded as neutral. To a certain extent, they also represent the attitude of grandmothers. The battle between Liwei and Wei will be fought but not broken. In the end, whoever wins will be the one between them and the other.

"It's probably the same thing tonight when we are waiting outside the house. Unless we see us fleeing out of the city and there is conclusive evidence, we shouldn't use Wei's knife."

Li Guoer suddenly laughed and said to himself:
"This battle for imperial power is really dangerous. It doesn't matter whether the truth is right or wrong. The competition is about who makes the first mistake and who lies more beautifully..."

Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang glanced at her.

The fire burned until the sky turned white.

Ouyang Rong finished putting out the fire, made some arrangements, and left the palace.

On the street, he rubbed his tired face and prepared to return to the Huaiye Lane mansion. Halfway through, he looked suddenly enlightened.

Auntie and the others seemed to have been taken to the west city gate by Yan Liulang, and they were still waiting for him to meet up and leave the city together.

Ouyang Rong immediately turned his head.

After passing through Xingzifang, he arrived near the West City Gate.

Immediately I saw a few familiar carriages waiting quietly under the shade of a hidden tree.

Ouyang Rong silently glanced at Chen Canjun and others who were changing shifts at the top of the city. It was dawn and the second quarter of Maozheng had arrived.

However, he and Prince Xunyang no longer need to flee westward.

Looking up at the fiery morning glow on the horizon, Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking back now, the context of this night has become clear. I was in the middle of the game before, but now I can see the sun.

It was really dangerous to almost fall into a conspiracy.

Ouyang Rong shook his head, walked to the leader's carriage, boarded easily, opened the curtain, and said with a smile:
"Auntie, Wei Lai has been waiting for a long time, let's go..."

The voice stopped abruptly.

In the carriage, in addition to the familiar woman in a skirt and a white-haired girl, a strange girl in palace clothes sat with a straight face and looked at him with cold eyes.

Ouyang Rong's smile froze slightly.

(End of this chapter)