Ouyang Rong nodded: "This sword belongs to Chen Canjun. The female historian must have read his confession, so why bother asking me again."

Rong Zhen frowned slightly:

"He confessed that this sword was a blessed sword of peace that he went to Donglin Temple to pray for. It is usually used as a decoration and a peace talisman. However, he said that this temple was recommended by you casually."

Ouyang Rongcheng nodded:

"That's right, I once stayed at Donglin Temple as a patient, so I am naturally familiar with it, so I recommend this temple first.

"But Ping'an sword, Ping'an is kind and can't kill people. This is normal."

He nodded seriously.

Rong Zhen's face was expressionless.

Ouyang Rong coughed:

"Well, why the quality of this sword is so poor must be related to Donglin Temple, which is responsible for the consecration. By the way, the eminent monk Dahui of Donglin Temple is in the city. Ms. Shi, please help yourself."

he reminded.

Rong Zhen squinted at Ouyang Rong.

She was responsible for interrogating Chen You and found no lies. She actually also asked about the great monk Shandao, but this old monk was also a master of Tai Chi, and his proficiency was even more outrageous than Ouyang Lianghan.

I talked to her about the Zen theory of "empty nature of dependent origination", and said that the Buddha's sword needs a predestined relationship to kill... and save people.

This eminent monk, the Great Wisdom, even promoted the business of finding a child through marriage to her.

Rong Zhen didn't demolish his ruined temple, which was already a great honor.

After all, he is an eminent monk appointed by His Majesty to protect the country, and he is also involved in the construction of the Donglin Buddha. It is difficult to use special means to force him to question him.

Therefore, it is difficult to prove that he was instructed by Ouyang Rong.

But then I thought about it, even if this "Ping An" dagger was deliberately set by Ouyang Lianghan, what does it mean?

At most, it shows that Ouyang Lianghan was hostile to Zhu Lingxu and was always on guard. He even fished for law enforcement and took the opportunity to behead him.

But it was known privately that the two were hostile.

Zhu Lingxu is still absconding in fear of crime, and is still suspected of assaulting the city gate guard. This cannot be cleared away.

Thinking of this, Rong Zhen had no interest in spending time with these two foxes, one big and one small.

The most important thing at the moment is to find out the fact that Zhu Lingxu's eldest son led the front army to defect. This is the source of the earthquake. The Great Zhou Dynasty in Luoyang will definitely be shaken by the earthquake.

Rong Zhen pursed his lips.

At this moment, Zhu Yuheng had fled to Hongzhou City and took refuge with Cai Qin.

Rong Zhen couldn't find him to interrogate the reason for his defection.

What's more, they all defected, and you asked for a stupid reason. It's already a capital crime, and they will be killed without mercy.

As for Zhu Lingxu, he is dead again, and his absconding in fear of crime has been confirmed, so what else can be said?

Moreover, this kind of veteran chooses to abscond, which has already shown that he either has a guilty conscience or knows that he has no choice but to abscond.

Therefore, even if he is alive, Wang Lengran and others from the Wei family will protect him just to serve as the scapegoat of the Wei family during the court battle. The end may not be better than being beheaded by the city gate, and there is no chance that he will be shot three times behind the back in prison.

The consequences of committing suicide with a sword.

On the other side where Rong Zhen had just arrived, Persian businessman Li Li, Jiangzhou governor Wang Lengran and others were interrogated and insisted that it was Ouyang Lianghan's conspiracy.

As for the reason, they couldn't come up with anything. Some people even said that only Ouyang Lianghan could do such a thing after they were in a hurry. They didn't know whether this was a compliment or a scolding.

So these confessions are more like backbiting and criticizing.

Rong Zhen suddenly asked: "The day before Zhu Lingxu died, you took a day off. Where did you go?"

Ouyang Rong frowned: "Are you asking about such a private matter?"

"You can be more presumptuous." Rong Zhen nodded, his eyes as cold as daggers.

A strand of Ouyang Rong's hair fell from his temples. He raised his eyebrows slightly and decided that a good man would not fight with a woman and would give in to this woman's power for the time being:

"Well, I'm at Prince Xunyang's Mansion. The Crown Prince invites me to play the piano and hold a banquet in the newly renovated Juxian Garden. I promise you won't come back until you get drunk..."

"So I stayed for a day and two nights."

Ouyang Rong smiled sheepishly.

"Are there any witnesses?"

Ouyang Rong thought for a while: "On that day, there should be many people who saw the official walking into the palace and never came out. The female historian can ask you."

"good."

Rong Zhen snorted coldly and walked out of the lobby without saying anything.

"continue."

Ouyang Rong watched her leave.

Yuan Huaimin breathed a sigh of relief and continued to interrogate Ouyang Rong.

Subsequently, a group of new censors came one after another to take over the interrogation.

The night passed quickly.

Rong Zhen went to Prince Xunyang's Mansion early in the morning and asked Prince Li Dalang and others.

The result was a positive answer, and many maids even saw Ouyang Lianghan's red figure playing the piano in the pavilion from a distance when passing by Juxian Garden.

However, due to privacy reasons, the maids could not get close and could only watch the red figures from a distance. They were all Princess Wei Mei. The little princess Li Baoer went to deliver tea in person.

Both mother and daughter testified for Ouyang Rong.

Rong Zhen was silent.

In the next two days, the entire Xunyang City fell into deathly silence.

The news that the forwards had defected and that Zhu Lingxu fled out of fear of crime and was executed by the guards has been sent back to Luoyang. It is currently in the window period and Luoyang's reaction has not yet come.

At the same time, Rong Zhen and other female officials also told the story of the incident, and all the statements of the officials involved were submitted one after another.

Everyone in Xunyang City was quietly waiting for the reaction from Luoyang.

Everyone knows that that's where the real storm is brewing.

Just when people were panicking, the ambassador of Jiangnan Province, King Lixian of Xunyang, personally went out to the lobby of Jiangzhou to have a private chat with Rong Zhen and other female officials.

No one knows what was discussed.

However, that afternoon, the ban on Jiangzhou lobby was lifted.

The door slowly opened, and all the officials were shocked and went out one after another to go home temporarily.

However, he was still ordered not to leave Xunyang City even half a step.

After all, it is a wartime situation, and there is a formidable enemy like Hongzhou Cai Qin, so Xunyang City cannot stay idle for too long.

In particular, Ouyang Rong, the governor of Jiangzhou, was also responsible for the construction of the Jiangzhou Giant Buddha.

Perhaps this was also the reason why Rong Zhen relented.

As a result, the order in Xunyang City has been restored to some extent and is back on track.

However, before the instructions came from Luoyang, it was still loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

Under the dusk setting sun, Ouyang Rong walked out of the Jiangzhou lobby and boarded a long-awaited carriage.

In the carriage, Xie Lingjiang was wearing a plain white men's sword suit today, instead of the red dress she wore on the day Ouyang Rong asked for leave. She looked at Ouyang Rong, whose eyes were bloodshot, and couldn't help but touch the back of his cold hands:

"Sir, are you okay? Take a sip..." He handed over the ginger soup.

Ouyang Rong shook his head and was interrogated continuously by the censor and the old criminal officer. Even though his status as the governor of Jiang made no one dare to threaten him with torture, it was still very labor-intensive. They were all masters in investigating cases. Ouyang Rong's heart strings were always tense. It was really

Don't tell all the lies, tell no lies.

After getting on the carriage, he first ordered Yan Liulang outside: "Keep an eye on Li Li. If there are any signs of Wang Lengran leaving the city, report immediately."

Xie Lingjiang suddenly asked:

"Eighth grade?"

Ouyang Rong nodded and took a sip of ginger soup.

He felt the mythical spirituality flowing in his body, just like the warm current of ginger soup entering his throat:

"The ninth grade is famous as a poor scholar, the eighth grade is famous as... a craftsman."

Xie Lingjiang said nothing and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve.

The beauty leaned forward and gently wiped the tired but determined face of this young man who had been promoted to a "craftsman" sword holder.
Chapter completed!