No, gentlemen also guard against

Chapter 117 Give the County Magistrate a Little Shock in the Liu Family
At first, Ouyang Rong didn't suspect that there was something strange about Gu Yue's sword shop.

Until a few things were recently connected by him:

The weird flood in Yunmengze.

The Liu family has made prophetic preparations for all floods.

The legendary tripod and tripod sword, which contain mythical power, may have the ability to cause floods.

There was a precedent for casting tripod swords on the west bank of Butterfly Creek.

Broken Wing Qu may harm the unknown core interests of the Liu family.

The days with the Liu family were surprisingly patient and sincere.

There are also doubts revealed in the matter of bringing Ah Qing back a few days ago.

Strange old craftsmanship.

The inexplicable Jiasan sword washing ceremony and the missing female earworker.

An alchemist, a Qi trainer of Taoism...

The junior sister may be influenced by habitual thinking and inherent experience, but Ouyang Rong is a stranger, habitually breaking away from the constraints of the things in front of him, and flying to some kind of God's perspective to observe and think.

His intuition always faintly felt that something was brewing around him.

As for the entire Longcheng County, Ouyang Rong has been there almost once, except for one place: Guyue Sword Shop.

This is also a blind spot that he and the forces of the Longcheng County Government cannot touch for the time being.

It's like a small map covered in fog of war. He has almost explored it, but there is still a small area in the center, which is always lingering in fog.

How not to make people want to move around.

So that day, after the Liu family sincerely returned Ah Qing's deed of selling himself, Ouyang Rong agreed to Liu Ziwen's previous request, and personally wrote a letter to Jiangzhou City, inviting Mr. Shen to visit Longcheng County to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Digong Gate.

Then he turned his head and asked Yan Liulang and Liu Ashan to step up preparations.

On the west bank of Butterfly Creek, there is a certain suspicious sword shop.

Ouyang Rong searched it.

Only after going in to find out once, can he leave with peace of mind.

Ouyang Rong on the reclining chair opened his eyes.

Looking at the empty hall, he muttered:

"It seems that a lot of merit points have increased in the past few days... I have to go and see."

From the morning of the day before yesterday, Ouyang Rong's ears heard a series of clear and crisp sounds of wooden fish, and a sum of merit points was added to his account one after another.

At first, he was quite vigilant, wondering if it was something similar to Ah Qing, but later he found that this wave of merit increases continuously, from morning till night.

Although the frequency is not intense, and the amount of each time is not too large, it is a bit short, but the victory is long-lasting.

A long flow of water is the kingly way.

This wave is somewhat similar to Ouyang Rong's previous merit growth period after he built a suburban disaster relief camp.

Later, Ouyang Rong roughly determined the source.

Combined with the residence newspaper received a few days ago, there is also a letter of thanks from the county magistrate Xingzi who visited the Digong gate.

It should be that the more than [-] shi of grain he raised arrived in Jiangzhou City and various disaster-stricken counties in a file, and began to play the role of life-saving grain.

Ouyang Rongfang felt at ease.

Then he concentrated and faded away the noisy influence of the continuous crisp wooden fish sound in his ears. This is a method he found out by accident before, which can reduce the movement in his mind. It can be regarded as entering the do not disturb mode, which will not interfere with Ouyang Rong's daily work. and life, and receive timely feedback.

But in fact, he is also somewhat used to the sound of the wooden fish, after all, he is a man who can fall asleep peacefully while listening to the Great Compassion Mantra...

This long-lost large sum of merit entered the pagoda, which made Ouyang Rong a little refreshed.

It has only slowed down the pace of frequency increase until today.

Right now, the little junior sister seemed to be in a daze on the porch outside the door, so she didn't come in to disturb her.

Ouyang Rong closed his eyes and entered the ancient ancient pagoda above the sea of ​​mind again.

Still the same.

Everything is silent in the tower.

The blessing clock is quiet and there is no fever.

The blue-gold font above the small wooden fish quietly stays on a line of numbers:

【Merits: 1】

hit a new high.

Previously, the highest merit value was only "eleven thousand 630 one".

As a result, he exchanged a blessing of [-] merits in Yunshui Pavilion, which fell below his bottom line of [-] merits.

Now it finally rose back again, even a little over.

The more than [-] shi of grain that were distributed was not donated in vain.

Ouyang Rong's expression was gratified, looking at the little wooden fish in front of him, he felt a little pretty.

I couldn't help reaching out and touching it, which was quiet and well-behaved.

Not to mention, it feels round and warm to the touch, and the texture is delicate and smooth, which is really good.

He let out a long breath and relaxed a little.

This means having "grain" in hand and not panicking.

With [-] merits guaranteed, Ouyang Rong can go to the Pure Land Palace at any time.

The initiative is in his hands.

Besides, there is so much more, it is estimated that no matter how much it is deducted, there will be surplus.

Ouyang Rong thought about it carefully, and he didn't have any merits deducted recently.

Occasionally riding in a carriage or on the bow, the road was too bumpy, and I couldn't help but glance worriedly at the little junior sister's running all the way, as if no merit points were deducted.

I don't know if the junior sister didn't find out the whole time, or because an honest gentleman can try it for free.

What?Can't you just glance?Just wait?

Ouyang Rong is not a saint.

He has told people since the Pure Land Palace.

Even if it incorporates the memory of a gentleman in this life, it is still dominated by the thinking of the previous life.

And these days, in order to go back, I try my best to suppress myself and try my best to be a gentleman, so there is only this little repertoire of "junior sisters not guarding against" on weekdays.

But the real situation is that the "magnanimous righteousness" in his body is about to overflow.

After all, the guy who joined a weird postgraduate entrance examination group and saw the pictures posted by the group and silently saved the photo album, what kind of serious person can't be?

So hurry up and let the child go, I can't help it anymore... Ouyang Rong cleared his mind, turned around and prepared to leave the Gongde Pagoda.

Before he left, he seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but look back at the blessing clock that seemed to be in the time of a sage.

"I almost forgot, the blessings exchanged for three thousand merit points, it seems that it hasn't come yet... It's been so many days, why hasn't there been any movement?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head, muttered a few words, then turned and left.

Behind him, a certain ancient bronze clock remained motionless.

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The moon is like frost, and the wind is like water.

At night, the evening wind from the big river is extraordinarily cool, blowing away the humidity of the day.

Just when Ouyang Rong took Xie Lingjiang back to Meilu Garden for dinner after traveling all day.

At the other end of Longcheng County, there was also a family having dinner.

In the dining room of the Liu family mansion, the three brothers Liu Ziwen, Liu Zian and Liu Zilin, and Liu Ziwen's first wife, Xu Shi, sat around a small round table and ate with their heads buried.

The table is quiet, only the sound of bowls and chopsticks touching.

Liu Ziwen ate in silence.

Neither Liu Zian nor Liu Zilin spoke first.

The eldest sister-in-law Xu served the two younger uncles with food and vegetables.

Since the last trial in the street outside the county government office, Liu Zilin's personality has become much lonely after recovering from his injury.

Probably because he was beaten all his life by a young county magistrate, and then he was forced to kneel and apologize to the young county magistrate and the noble daughter of the Xie family in Yuanminglou.

A certain third young master of the Liu family reckoned that he had been made a little bit defensive and autistic.

I don't know if the perverse and arrogant arrogance on him before was extinguished by a basin of cold water, or it was silently hidden.

Anyway, the nearest Liu family dining table is quite quiet.

There is one less character who likes to be arrogant.

In the hall, halfway through dinner, a servant girl suddenly came and whispered something to Mrs. Xu. It turned out that the youngest son was crying and wasted food. Mrs. Xu told the three brothers of the Liu family, and then she took the maid and left in a hurry.

Liu Ziwen and Xu's relationship is flat, the former is devoted to the family business, but the couple have a son named Chuanzhi.

"Brother, do you want to take a look?"

Liu Zi'an looked away silently from his elder sister-in-law's leaving back, and took the lead in breaking the silence at the dinner table, and tried to ask his elder brother.

Liu Ziwen lowered his head to eat, without lifting his eyelids, he stretched out his hands to pick up the vegetables and said, "It's a woman's business."

At this time, a lame butler came to the hall, with his hands hanging by his side, he stopped respectfully and waited.

After eating the rice in the bowl, he took the white handkerchief handed over by the servant to wipe his mouth, and said lightly:
"Say."

Liu Fu said seriously:
"Patriarch, about the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Di Gongzha, the county magistrate received a reply. The county magistrate said that Master Shen, the inspector, was invited to come. Master Shen replied and agreed, and he will attend as scheduled."

"Not bad." Liu Ziwen nodded.

Liu Zian put down the bowl, Liu Fu and others saw the wink, and retreated one after another.

Only the three Liu brothers were left in the house.

Liu Zian pondered:
"Brother, why did Ouyang Lianghan agree so readily? He really invited him here. Is there any fraud?"

Liu Ziwen looked at him: "If there is a fraud, it must be done with life."

Liu Zian was thoughtful.

Liu Zilin who was cooking next to him couldn't help stopping his chopsticks and asked:
"Big Brother, Second Brother, didn't you say you're going to be beheaded? Just let the swordsman who eats and drinks come on, and why are you preparing for the ribbon-cutting ceremony later?"

Liu Zian frowned:
"Who said that the 'sword' must be used to behead, no matter how sharp the sword is, there is a risk of backlash. If there are four or two tricks that can have the same effect, why use the 'sword' to get your hands dirty?"

Liu Zilin was taken aback, "Second Brother, you mean to prepare with both hands? If one move fails, then another one will be used?"

He paused, suddenly realized:
"So Di Gongzha's ribbon-cutting ceremony is also a one-shot decapitation? It can also make Ouyang Lianghan's dog's head fall to the ground! Can you save a 'sword'?"

Liu Ziwen and Liu Zian didn't reply when they heard the words, as if they were too lazy to say anything, and ignored Liu Zilin who was getting excited.

Liu Zian turned to look worried, and said in a hesitant tone:

"Brother, that's the inspector sent by the imperial court to rescue and investigate the case. If we do that, will it..."

"What does it have to do with our Liu family?"

Liu Ziwen turned his head suddenly, he asked with a look of 'curiosity':

"Didn't the Digong gate be built under the supervision of the county government? Our Liu family just paid for it, and everything depends on the Ouyang county magistrate and the Longcheng county government. What does it have to do with us?

"Besides, it's not like the Digong Gate has collapsed before."

The Young Patriarch of the Liu family said lightly:

"Moreover, people in the whole county said that there was a dragon king at the bottom of the water. The dragon king was dissatisfied with the county's parents and officials for dismantling the temple for a long time, so he smashed down the digong gate in anger. In the end, a county magistrate or other officials accidentally died, which is quite reasonable. Isn't it... This is a natural disaster, a natural disaster prediction.

"No matter what you say, it has nothing to do with our Liu family, and no one wants to splash dirty water."

Liu Zian frowned slightly:
"Brother, it's not that I don't dare to do it, I'm just afraid of the follow-up impact... If someone above wants to say it's a 'man-made disaster', it may be troublesome if we want to investigate to the end, after all, it's an official ordered by the court..."

Liu Ziwen was the first to say: "Then clean your hands and feet. Di Gong's gate has collapsed so many times, and no one suspects anything... besides."

He paused, with a meaningful expression on his face, and said to the sickly young man in brocade clothing:

"Second brother, we are not alone at the top. Why do you think I asked the supervisor to come over? Is it just a whim? The death of Ouyang Lianghan is actually enough for us, so why provoke a supervisor?"

Liu Zian sighed: "I thought that my eldest brother was worried that this inspector in Jiangzhou would intervene in Dragon City and affect our major events."

"Maybe there is such a possibility, but it is not the main reason."

Liu Ziwen also sighed:

"Second brother, there are some things that our family can't decide. Since we are under the protection of Wei Shi, we must do our best to help with some orders from above."

Liu Zian said calmly, "For example, about that family?"

Liu Ziwen didn't answer, he reached out and took out a letter that had been opened once from his bosom, and handed it to Liu Zian.

Liu Zian and Liu Zilin, who was beside him, looked down at the letter together.

After browsing through and understanding the explanation of "above", Liu Zian took a slight breath:

"This Lord Wang, the new governor of Jiangzhou, is the backer that Boss Li invited for us?"

Liu Ziwen nodded and smiled:

"I have already invited Mr. Wang. On the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Di Gongzha, he will come together with Shen Xisheng. When the time comes...

"Ouyang Lianghan and the Longcheng county government cut corners in the water conservancy project to order supervisor Shen Master and Ouyang Lianghan himself to die. There will be Jiangzhou Governor Wang who will stand up and do his duty to thoroughly investigate the accident.

"Our Liu family is a good citizen of Longcheng, and we will definitely cooperate well. We will expose the perverse actions of Ouyang Lianghan, the former county magistrate of Longcheng, who have caused anger and resentment since he took office in Longcheng, and the cronies who have been planted in the county government. , will be completely wiped out by Mr. Wang, and the thousands of people in Longcheng County will be restored to a bright future.

"Second brother, third brother, what do you think of this drama?"

Liu Zilin's face was flushed with excitement, Liu Zian was thoughtful, and regardless of the expression in his eyes, he finally relaxed a little.

Liu Ziwen sternly said to his second younger brother, who is always overthinking:
"Don't worry, the sky will fall, and there will be a tall man holding it up. Mrs. Wei won't let us have any accidents. Besides, Lord Wang will deal with all of this at that time. After we cooperate with Lord Wang's investigation, we will be honest and continue to forge swords. The date is approaching, don't worry about anything."

Liu Zian nodded slightly, as if thinking of something again, pointed to the letter paper, and asked with a puzzled face:

"By the way, big brother, what is the gift list that Wei asked Mr. Wang to cooperate with us, and what is the gift list that he is looking for from Shen Xisheng? Is it important to Wei, to set up such a murderous situation."

Liu Ziwen didn't look at him, he lowered his head and picked up the teacup, took a sip of the hot tea, and said calmly:

"It's related to that family, let's not ask too much, just take care of the sword casting. These matters are left to Mr. Wang...to handle."

"yes, Sir."

Liu Ziwen suddenly raised his head and put down his teacup:
"By the way, I want you to inform Fairy Yushe about the thing prepared by the fairy. How is the preparation? If you want to hold a 'grand and splendid' ribbon-cutting ceremony, you can't do it without it."

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(End of this chapter)