Ouyang Rong discovered something very early.

The general trend of this world is similar to a certain period of Tang Dynasty history in the previous life.

This ambiguity made him pay special attention to this aspect of information when he first woke up from Donglin Temple. He often compared the two histories and summarized many points.

First of all, Da Qian seems to correspond to the Tang Dynasty, and the current Wei Zhou period also corresponds to the short Wu Zhou period that the Tang Dynasty experienced.

The difference is only in the names, and there are also groups such as Qi Practitioners. I don’t know if this is the reason for the subtle differences in names.

However, Ouyang Rong searched the memory of Ouyang Lianghan in this life and found that the country's name was "Qian", which comes from the hexagrams and lines such as "Great Qianhu! Strong, Zhongzheng, Pure and Essence" in the Qian hexagram of "Zhouyi".

In addition, the title of the great ancestor of the Li clan who founded Daqian involves the complicated history of the Southern and Northern Dynasties that made Ouyang Rongtou great.

As for the current Wei Zhou and the Wu Zhou in the previous life, it seems that there is only a difference in name.

The deeds and experiences of the aging Empress Wei, who is now high above the temple, are somewhat similar to those of Wu Meiniang in her previous life, which Ouyang Rong was familiar with. However, some of the stories are more legendary because she is a Qi Practitioner.

In addition, the similar country name "Zhou" is easy to understand. The surname Wei originated from Uncle Kang, the ninth son of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty in ancient times. When the Empress Wei first came to power, she also claimed to be a descendant of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty for several generations, so she named the country "Zhou". , that is, to inherit the Zhou rites and govern the prosperous industry, showing a posture of reviving the Zhou Dynasty's etiquette system.

It can only be said that in order to build the legitimacy of political power, everyone at home and abroad likes to flatter their ancestors in ancient and modern times.

In addition, up to April of the first year of the Holy Calendar when Ouyang Rong woke up in the underground palace, the development trajectory of the Wei Zhou Dynasty in the past ten years and what the Wei Empress did were all consistent with the history of the previous life. resemblance.

It's just that some violent organizations such as Qi Practitioners intervened in the middle, which made Empress Wei's establishment of this new regime more intense. However, the result is the same, different paths lead to the same goal.

The third emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, Lishan, who is currently buried in the Qianling Mausoleum with the temple name Gaozong, was known as the Two Saints together with Empress Wei when he was still alive.

It was a pity that she suffered from illness in the later period and was unable to restrain the power of Queen Wei, so she died alive. The government also fell into the hands of Queen Wei.

Before Emperor Gaozong of Qian Dynasty Lishan passed away, the designated successor was originally the then crown prince Lixian.

Li Xian is the seventh son of Li Shan and the third son of Li Shan and Queen Wei.

Their first two sons have died, leaving only the third son Prince Lixian, the fourth son Xiangwang Lilun, and their youngest daughter Princess Changle.

However, after Prince Lixian ascended the throne, Empress Wei, who was still the Empress Dowager at the time, had a disagreement with him, and finally deposed him as King Xunyang and made the fourth son Lilun the emperor instead.

However, by this time, Empress Wei had already taken the throne. After two incidents of abolishing the emperor and establishing the emperor, she had completely taken control of the court situation. Her ambitions had expanded and she no longer needed a puppet emperor.

So she imprisoned the emperor in a separate palace from the wheel and took charge of the government. Finally, she proclaimed herself the emperor through her son, changed the name of Qian to Zhou, and made Luoyang the capital.

However, I don’t know whether it was because he had restrained his murderous intentions in his later years, leaving only a few of his own flesh and blood, and was unwilling to kill any more; or because he saw that the fourth son Li Lun cooperated very well, and his move to give up the throne was very straightforward, well-behaved and sensible.

Empress Wei did not kill Li Lun, but demoted him to the rank of Prime Minister, changed his surname to Wu Lun, and raised him in a deep palace as a kind of guardian.

Although it was not the same kind of favor that he treated his young daughter, Princess Changle, the one Ouyang Rong had dared to speak out and accuse.

But it was well received.

This move also gave a lot of psychological comfort to the civil servants inside and outside the court. The Loli faction in both the government and the public began to loom closer to the Prime Minister, Wang Lilun, and became a force with the two princes and nephews of Empress Wei's mother-in-law.

The competing forces.

As for the original demoted King Xunyang, he moved to Hongzhou, Jiangzhou and other places in Jiangnan Road. Finally, because many people in various places called for rebellion in the name of deposing the emperor, King Xunyang left.

The Xian family was completely dismissed as common people and disappeared from most people's sight.

The current situation in the Zhou Dynasty is taking place against this background.

The Wei family and the Baoli faction were in a period of intense competition for the emperor's heir.

After the junior sister left, Ouyang Rong, who was deep in thought in the study, mobilized his memories of his previous life. With a slight turn of his head, he clarified the general trend of the struggle for the heir of Emperor Liwei.

In particular, he learned about the Yingzhou Rebellion in the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty from the imperial newspaper while he was controlling the floods, and continued to pay attention to it.

This made Ouyang Rong wake up and react in a daze.

"Previously, I had ignored what was happening outside the window and only focused on the current affairs of Longcheng County. I didn't expect that we were at this critical juncture.

"Is there also the Yingzhou Rebellion in this life? Why do I feel like I'm witnessing history? It's true if I eat it up close.

"It seems that the direction of government in this world is very different from that in the previous life. The empress of the Wei family is still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, watching the battle between Li and Wei with a cold eye. It seems that she is preparing to use the 'spare tire'...

"

Ouyang Rong lowered his head and muttered a few words, then shook his head with emotion.

In fact, Ouyang Rong didn't know anything about these in his previous life, but he had no choice but to know that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to Mo are black. This is a niche postgraduate entrance examination for literature and history, and the "Gentlemen Postgraduate Entrance Examination Group" he joined is a group of political madmen.

Anyone from any dynasty would dare to touch the slide.

I don’t know where the dog friends learned so much messy knowledge.

Ouyang Rong has dived a lot, so he naturally understands a lot.

It is also clear that the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the previous life did not choose the two favorites in the battle for the emperor's heir, but found another way to kill the deposed emperor's family who was far away from the court of the capital city like a divine hand.

Take him back to Luoyang and balance the two factions that have been beaten out of their wits...

It's just that he doesn't know whether the butterfly effect will occur after his arrival, making the war between Liwei and Wei take a different direction in this life.

"This Longcheng County is just at the corner of Jiangnan Road, far away from the imperial court of the divine capital. I have been working hard these days, keeping a low profile and not talking nonsense. It should not affect the decision of Empress Wei."

In the study room after the junior sister left, Ouyang Rong muttered to himself and wandered around the desk for a few times.

At a certain moment, he suddenly stopped and looked up, with a sudden realization in his eyes:

"Wait a minute, junior sister suddenly asked me about this. Could it be that teacher Xie Xun said something to her? Otherwise, given her character, she wouldn't ask.

"If it is teacher Xie Xun's intention, doesn't it mean that the junior sister and her family are already involved and have lined up?"

Outside, the sun is shining brightly.

Inside the house, Ouyang Rong's face was sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy.

There was a long silence.

The figures in the study disappeared.

Only a sigh echoed gently around the table.

"It's a bit nerve-wracking, but... who calls me the wronged senior brother?"

…

"Junior sister is very busy?"

"No... no." Xie Lingjiang at the door shook his head: "It's not very busy."

"Then why did it take so long to open the door?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head, Xie Lingjiang stepped aside, and Ouyang Rong passed her and walked into the study.

"Hey, have you poured me some tea?"

Ouyang Rong laughed.

Immediately, he saw the maids outside the door being sent away, and the junior sister closed the door and entered the room. For some reason, her eyes kept looking at him.

"Why is this tea a little cold?"

Ouyang Rong muttered, looked at the water stains on the table and the tea set that seemed to be newly washed and had water beads on it, and couldn't help but ask:

"Junior sister was also drinking tea just now?"

"Yes." Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but put his hands behind his back and nodded as if pounding garlic.

Ouyang Rong smiled and said, "I'll teach you next time how to splash water and make the table wet."

He shook his head and suddenly said:

"Junior sister is writing a letter to father?"

This time it was Xie Lingjiang's turn to be stunned, "How does Senior Brother know?"

"You were called back by the Su family in a hurry, so I guessed that such an urgent matter was probably related to the teacher. I just entered the yard and saw you writing at the desk, so I guessed that you were replying to a letter or something.

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He paused and took a sip of tea, "It's not difficult to guess."

Xie Lingjiang was speechless and did not comment on the previous speculation. He just nodded and said:

"I am indeed preparing to write a letter to my father. Senior brother understands me."

Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and said, "If it's convenient, you can tell me if you have anything."

His words seemed to have meaning.

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but glance at Ouyang Rong, opened his mouth, and then closed it silently. The corner of his eye could not help but drift towards the tightly covered bead curtain behind him.

"What are you looking at, little junior sister?"

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but put down his teacup, followed her gaze, and looked back curiously.

"No...it's okay." Xie Lingjiang immediately shook his head, smiled slightly and said, "I was distracted, thinking about what senior brother said."

Ouyang Rong smiled, seemingly cheerful, but in an instant, he suddenly lowered his voice and said:

"What the little junior sister said to me was so serious. It was surprising and touching. It means I listened to it. Then senior brother, it doesn't hurt if I say more."

He said calmly: "Little junior sister, do you want to hear more? I was walking away in a hurry just now, and senior brother had something on his mind, so he didn't elaborate on it."

"What do you want to elaborate on?"
To be continued...