"What's the name of this post?"
"Qingya Station."
Hanyang County Government, in the lobby.
Hearing the news that Xiao Geng reported to Hanyang County Magistrate's anxious report, Ouyang Rong did not care about the confusing eyes of the county officials around him, took out a map on the spot, spread it on the table, and looked at it carefully.
Rong Zhen and Qin Ying also ended the dispute and came closer to observe.
After hearing the news, Yu Guang, the magistrate of Hanyang County, heard the news, came to the action of the three of them, immediately slapped the table, and stood up in anger:
"What does Qingya Post Office eat? I'm talking about it repeatedly. The sky is dry and the things are dry. Be careful of the water. Do they think they are fart when the county government says? Today, they burned the entire post station. They are really a group of big rats! Big rats!"
The little official who reported the news said with a bitter face:
"The county magistrate calmed down. The fire was strange. It came too fast and too fierce. I have never seen such a strange fire when I hit such a big shot. I don't know what was burning. The young people didn't have time to get the water in the tank—"
A cold voice sounded.
"What color is this fire?"
When the Hanyang County Magistrate and other officials saw that it was the stunning girl in the palace dress on the main seat who suddenly asked.
The little clerk honestly replied: "The faint green one is like a ghost fire."
Rong Zhen looked at the young man in Confucian shirt next to him who was concentrating on studying the map, with his eyes looking thoughtful.
That day, the water thieves attacked the Xunyang Palace, and suddenly a fire broke out in the palace. When Wei Wu received a report from his subordinates on the platform of the main grotto, Rong Zhen was also next to him.
In the lobby, the Hanyang County Magistrate waited for a while, but could not see the female Lord Shi open her lips again, so he continued to question his subordinates with a stern face:
"Are there any wounded people in the inn?"
"No, no!"
The little official said in fear:
"I heard that before the fire started, a girl in red dress beat gongs everywhere in the inn to remind her. Fortunately, it was evening. The new guest had just put down his luggage and no one was sleeping. He ran out after receiving the warning, otherwise the fire would definitely burn people to death."
When Rong Zhen heard the "Little Girl in Red Clothes", she looked slightly sideways.
Ouyang Rong's fingers moving on the map also stopped for a moment.
"Waste! What a bunch of waste!"
The Hanyang County Magistrate was furious and pointed at the young people and scolded:
"I also need to remind passengers, are you all idiots? You are wasting the food of the court. This time the fire must be held accountable and thoroughly investigated!"
Ouyang Rong, who was sitting in the main seat of the lobby, was about to look up when the Hanyang County Magistrate in the deputy seat suddenly turned his head, instantly changed his expression, and looked at him.
I saw the Hanyang County Magistrate, with a caring and ashamed expression on his face, and asked Ouyang Rong carefully:
"Mr. Governor, female Lord. Are you the one you two looking for? They have also passed by Qingya Post?
"Fortunately, there were no casualties this time, otherwise these wastes would not be able to escape. I would like to come and see you. However, this time there is a shocking fire. The county government will conduct a thorough investigation and will give the two adults an explanation. By the way, the subordinate will send someone here..."
Ouyang Rong suddenly spoke:
"Wait, go together."
The Hanyang County Magistrate hesitated: "Together? But the governor, the female master Shi's daughter's body—"
Ouyang Rong looked up, pointed to the map, and said seriously:
"I look at the map. There is a wild ferry nearest to Qingyayi. You can stop the boat. We will go from the county ferry to this wild ferry. It will take about half an hour to get welcome and apologize for the banquet and apologize for the sake of the ferry. You will immediately prepare the boat.
Then we summoned all the people in the county government to go there together. I and my female master Shi took a boat and saw you first. "
"But--.Yes, yes!"
The Hanyang County Magistrate and other officials were stunned, but before they could ask, the young governor had already stood up and took Rong Zhen with him.
Qin Ying and the other women left quickly.
Everyone was in love with each other and thought to themselves that this young governor was indeed as unique and decisive as the rumors were.
About an hour later.
Qingya Post.
When Ouyang Rong, Rong Zhen and others arrived, the fire had already been extinguished.
Qingya Post is a ruin.
The yamen runners and the stay-attendants surrounded the ruins, some set up tents in the woods, and some looked sad with tears.
Ouyang Rong quietly rode around the ruins and followed the Hanyang officials to inform the yamen runners to gather.
Qin Ying and the Fifty Arctics also followed.
She left a few people at the Hanyang County ferry, waiting for the ships carrying Qin Yanqing's troops to arrive and report to guide the way.
"Is there anything special about the color of this fire?"
Qin Ying couldn't help asking.
Ouyang Rong nodded.
Before Xunyang City separated, he left two cylinders of burning sky oil for the junior sister.
Combined with what the little official just reported to me, it goes without saying who fired this fire.
Seeing that Ouyang Rong was quiet and silent, Qin Ying turned around and sent the soldiers to disperse and searched for traces.
Ouyang Rong came to Qingya Post Office to manage the business and asked seriously:
"Where does this fire rise first?"
"The fire is too fast, I don't know, I only know, it's in the backyard, from behind to front."
"Did a group of people named Su arrive at the inn today to rest?"
"Yes, how did Lord Governor know? Is he an acquaintance?"
"Where are the people?"
"After the fire started, the villain led people to put out the fire, and didn't pay much attention. However, this family named Su had a little girl who was the first to ring the gong to remind the fire. Maybe she discovered the fire first. Thanks to her, if she was an adult friend,
Please help me and thank all the staff of Qingyayi.
Rong Zhen interrupted and asked, "Don't you know where this family from the Su family is heading? Where are they going?"
"I don't know, the horse sheds at the post station were burned, and the carriages of the surname Su were not spared. The villain just checked and most of their luggage was buried in the fire. I am really ashamed. However, at the beginning they said they were going to Hanyang County. I wonder if it's over now. Lord Governor, the female Lord Shi can go back to Hanyang County to find it-"
Ouyang Rong didn't even raise his eyelids.
There is someone left in Hanyang County. If the "Su family" arrives in the county, they will report the news as soon as possible.
But since the beginning of the fire, several hours have passed. There is no news about Hanyang County. At least he has not entered Hanyang County. Could it be that he has passed by the city again and left it?
Just as Ouyang Rong pondered.
Qin Ying hurried over with a soldier. Before he could get close, he said loudly:
"Ouyang Lianghan, on the official road going south outside, the White Tiger Guard was found. They were heading south."
Rong Zhenmei:
"Going south to the official road? Isn't this official road the direction to Hanyang County? How long have they been walking? Why didn't we meet in Hanyang County?"
"It probably won't take more than half an hour."
Rong Zhen turned his head and said decisively:
"It's very likely that I'm going to chase the prince and the others. This fire is very Xi Qiao. It may be said that the prince used it to block Li Congshan and the others, but Li Congshan might not be so easy to get rid of it. Now, the prince and the others are heading south.
Let’s take a boat back to Hanyang County now to see if we can block it and not miss it again.”
Ouyang Rong suddenly asked:
"How do you think this fire hinders Lee Congsun?"
Rong Zhen opened his mouth, pursed it again, and replied Yan Jin: "I don't know the specifics, but why setting fires always has a purpose."
Ouyang Rong calmly pointed out:
"There is no thick smoke in this fire, and it is only a place in the post station, nor is it burning the mountains and forests. If it is simply confusing Li Congshan's tracking method, setting fire is useless, and Li Congshan will bypass it."
Rong Zhen tilted his head and asked, "Then why set fire?
Ouyang Rong remained silent.
At present, he could only think of one possibility, which was the same as the plan to deceive the thieves in the Xunyang Palace.
Drink ice in the fire.
But this Qingya Posthouse is not its own royal palace, so where does the ice cave hide in it?
But the fire was undoubtedly caused by the junior sisters and the others. The junior sister was even worried that she would accidentally hurt passers-by, so she warned her in advance.
In addition, Ouyang Rong has another doubt.
Do you know that he is chasing him? If the sensing of the skirt knife does not fail, the movements of his arrival in Hanyang County should be able to sense them.
Qingya Post is not far from Hanyang County. If the junior sister sensed that he arrived in Hanyang County in advance, she would naturally know that he was coming to find them.
But how can this sudden fire, coupled with their current disappearance, explain it?
Doesn’t this mean that they were in a critical situation at that time, and they had to fire the arrows on the strings. They had no time to wait for Hanyang County, so they set fire at Qingya Posthouse in advance.
If, as the post officer said, after the fire, they really continued to walk south to the official road and go to Hanyang County, why set fire at Qingya Post Office in advance?
This is back to Rong Zhen’s question just now. Can this smokeless burning dragon fire really stop Li Congshan and his group of mobile cavalry?
What is its significance?
Let’s not care about these for now, just refer to the results.
The result is that Li Congshan and others pursued the White Tiger Guards and continued to pursue the official road southward.
If the official road goes south is in the right direction, it is the failure of the junior sister's arson plan.
On the contrary, if it is in the wrong direction, it is quite reasonable and it really confuses Li Congshan.
But this also confused Ouyang Rong.
He also didn't know where the junior sister and the others were going.
Going back to the current question, should we follow the traces of cavalry such as Li Congshan and continue to go south to pursue people?
Many questions were caught in, Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought.
The station next to him was in charge of the office, with a faint expression of desire and a warning, and suddenly asked:
"What do you mean, just say it."
The station manager said carefully:
"The two adults should be looking for this family surnamed Su, right?"
Rong Zhen was cold and stern, as if she didn't want to answer these nonsense.
The manager weakly pointed to the huge stone tablet carved by Qingya Post at the door.
Everyone followed and saw that the entire Qingyayi Station was burned out, and now only this stone tablet was left, standing in front of the ruins, very conspicuous.
"Two adults, there is a wall of inscriptions behind the stone tablet, which is newly established in this post. The villain remembers that in the family of the Su family, there is a young lady with a stunning appearance, and there is a plum blossom between her eyebrows. When she first arrived, she stopped by the wall and wrote a poem."
"Inscription of a poem?"
Rong was curious, Ouyang Rong immediately looked up:
"Take me here."
"yes."
Soon, Ouyang Rong was taken to the back of the "Qingya Post" stone tablet.
When he looked at him, he was immediately attracted by a beautiful and elegant poem among a bunch of traveler poems.
It is a familiar woman's handwriting.
Next to him, Qin Ying looked straight and chanted softly:
"The cold branches cut iron bones, the cold fragrance penetrates the lonely intestines - the frozen stamen breaks the black frost, the ice soul quenches the sword light - the lonely mountain cloud stands outside,
One blade to cut off the spring famine——Not relying on the east wind, the sky will decide."
Rong Zhen raised his head slightly, and the little girl in the poem was obviously half taller than her.
With a dark eyebrows, she asked coldly:
"Song of Jade Blade in Gushan? What does this mean? Does it hide news that points to a certain Meishan? But this season,
Where can I find plum blossoms?"
Ouyang Rong stared at this poem written by Li Guer seriously and browsed it back and forth several times.
A poem about plum blossoms is remarkable, but it is Li Guerer's arrogant style, but it seems to be doing it casually, not much amazing.
As for Tibetan dialect - Ouyang Rong thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
Rong Zhen and Qin Ying had already given up thinking, and turned their heads to look at him, waiting for the answer from the junior student of Xiuwenguan.
Ouyang Rong stood quietly, slightly embarrassed.
At this moment, a soldier rushed back and whispered to Qin Ying. The latter was stunned and immediately shouted:
"Ouyang Lianghan, Rong Zhennv Shi, there was a trace of fighting in the woods outside the post station."
Ouyang Rong and others rushed past immediately.
When I came to the forest, I found that there were traces of Taoist priests using yellow talisman paper on the ground.
"Is it Lu Ya?"
Ouyang Rong said to himself.
Qin Ying urged:
"If it is Taoist Master Lu, it will prove that the prince and the others are running south to the official road. Taoist Master Lu and the others have had a fight with Li Congshan here. Judging from the traces, Taoist Master Lu also ran to the official road south. I don't know if Li Congshan has been caught up with him. Let's go over and rescue him quickly."
But Ouyang Rong still stopped in place.
He suddenly turned around and asked the postman:
"Did you invite that little girl in plum blossom makeup write a poem? Or did she take the initiative?"
"Of course, it was picked up by the little lady. The little people would not talk to the guests for no reason. If they met a talented official, they would be shameless and asked for a look of the official's words to the Mobao Post Station. He suddenly stuck. When he saw the young governor in front of him, he turned around and ran back to Qingya Post.
Ouyang Rong came to the stone tablet again and sent everyone away.
When there was no one around, he took out the wonderful thoughts from his sleeve and asked directly.
"Where is the owner who can smell this scent?"
Xiao Mo Jing rolled her eyes:
"This fairy is not a god."
"What about the general direction."
"Well, you can try the newly mentioned poems, it should be quite accurate."
"Why didn't you say this earlier if you have this ability?"
"You didn't ask earlier."
Xiao Mo Jing put her hips on her tone, her tone was quite righteous, and the hardest part on her body was probably the mouth.
She shook her face and said a few more words: "But Xie Yatou knows that last time she caught you and the embroiderer,
It was this fairy who smelled the general direction.”
Ouyang Rong:—.??
Before Ouyang Rong could turn against him, Miao Si jumped onto the stone tablet, leaned closer to smell Wen's spirit, looked around and looked around, and suddenly pointed to the east:
"Going over there."
Ouyang Rong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The poem Li Guer should have been asked by the junior sister to give her a guide sign carefully, and the junior sister knew that Miaosi was by his side.
The previous clues and unreasonable aspects were also immediately reasonable.
The only thing he didn't understand now was the principle that the junior sister deceived Li Congshan by making this arson plan, but it was no longer important.
Ouyang Rong grabbed the little ink essence, stuffed it into his sleeve, ran towards the station horse, greeting Rong Zhen, Qin Ying:
"Qin Ying, you hurry back to the county town and greet Qin Yanqing and the main force of Xuanwu Camp who arrived, and go to block Li Congshan who was taking the south route. Taoist Lu and others are likely to be attracting firepower, and you will rush to rescue people.
Chapter completed!