Chapter 264 Mu Xiu does not talk about business
It was a rare day off, and Ou Zanghua slept until 6:15 pm.

With Qu Feiyan's help, he changed his clothes and tidied his long hair before leaving the room.

When I arrived at the backyard, I heard a song coming from afar:
Drink a glass of wine together
Love is hard to find in this world

Lovesickness is hard
Reappearance of Pride
The clouds are flying across the sky, but I am still at ease

Ou Zanghua suddenly said to the servant behind him: "Go and get my flute."

A nimble servant ran out immediately and brought back a bamboo flute a moment later.

It turned out that Liu Qing knew that Yue Lingshan liked to sing, so she sang the song that her husband had taught her and wanted to teach it to Yue Lingshan.

Just as she was singing happily, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from a corner of the backyard.

The sound of the flute is gentle, like the gurgling of a clear spring in a mountain stream.

Liu Qing immediately recognized that it was her husband. Yue Lingshan also looked in the direction of the flute sound and saw Ou Zanghua standing next to a rockery not far away, cooperating with Liu Qing's performance.

After the song was over, Liu Qing trotted over happily, her eyes like clear lake water, shimmering with soft light, reflecting her beloved: "Husband!"

Ou Zanghua held Liu Qing's hand and asked gently, "Qingqing, didn't you go out for a gathering today?"

"It's rare that your husband has a day off, so of course I have to stay at home with you." Liu Qing shook her head and said with a smile.

Interestingly, the Hengshan female hero earned a reputation as the "first batsman" among the noble ladies in the capital because of her extraordinary skills.

From then on, anyone who wanted to play Chui Wan or "Zombie Hunt" would leave a message for Liu Qing.

Now Liu Qing and the wife of Marquis Xianning are Meng Bulijiao's partners in playing Chui Wan, and Mrs. Yang Shen likes to invite her to play board games.

Ou Zanghua looked at the weather today and it was not suitable to go out for fun, so he decided to just stay at home and accompany his wife to study food.

Liu Qing naturally wouldn't object and she acted coquettishly and said she wanted to eat barbecue.

Ou Zanghua asked the maids to prepare some ingredients, and together with Yue Lingshan and Qu Feiyan, the four of them got together, skewering skewers while chatting about martial arts.

When talking about palm techniques, Yue Lingshan obviously knew more than the other two women.

The Hengshan School's unarmed kung fu consists only of the Flowing Cloud Palm and One Punch Man's Blue Sky Lancing the Sun and the Moon.

In comparison, Huashan's boxing and kicking skills are much richer, such as Eagle Snake Life and Death Fight, Hunyuan Palm, Stone-Splitting Jade Fist, and Tiger-Subduing Palm.

Although Yue Lingshan only had a basic understanding, she was better than Liu Qing and Qu Feiyan.

When they were chatting happily, Yue Lingshan also demonstrated the Changquan Shi Duanjin to everyone. This is one of the entry-level kung fu of Huashan School, which emphasizes advance and retreat, avoidance, and is extremely flexible.

Ou Zanghua only mastered one skill, the Qingtian Lanriyue, and gained a lot from chatting with Yue Lingshan.

At noon, Ou Zanghua transformed himself into a Western barbecue chef, holding a round fan, and started grilling skewers of meat specifically for Liu Qing and the other two.

Fortunately, Lord Ou has profound internal strength, so this heat cannot affect him.

The three of them were very respectful and praised Chef Ou's cooking skills.

According to the "Miscellaneous Notes of Western Capital", Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, often ate grilled deer liver and raw belly with wine. Following the example of his predecessor, the barbecue trend became popular throughout the country in the early Western Han Dynasty.

The earlier "Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Hu Ye" also recorded: There is a rabbit head, roast it and burn it. There is a rabbit head, roast it and grill it.

Rabbit is truly an ingredient that has been passed down for thousands of years!

Just as Ou Zanghua was fully demonstrating his strength, Li Shuyan walked in and said softly, "Master, Hua An from the front yard came to pass on a message that Zhang Qinwei sent someone to deliver two Song Dynasty stone tablets and calligraphy." "Oh? You found them so quickly!" Ou Zanghua showed a happy expression and said happily, "Just bring them in! I'll take a look later."

"Yes."

After a while, Li Shuyan came in with two secret books. Ou Zanghua handed the barbecue business to Liu Qing and sat aside to read them.

Just like the previous book, these two books also have a lot of unclear handwriting. One is "The Plum Blossom Hand of Tianshan Mountains" and the other is "The Life and Death Talisman", which is known as the best hidden weapon in the martial arts world.

"Reverse the flow of true Qi and transform the masculine energy into the feminine one." After reading the "Life and Death Talisman" for a while, Ou Zanghua couldn't help but frowned slightly. It seemed that these words were trying to lure others into going astray.

Only he knew that this hidden weapon really existed, otherwise it would probably have been thrown aside as heresy.

Ou Zanghua couldn't help but think of the "Ice Qi" that Zuo Lengchan gave him last time. If he activated the Ice Qi, would he be able to use the Birth and Death Talisman?
But he immediately dismissed the idea and decided to learn "Tianshan Six Yang Palm" and "Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand" first, and then think about other things.

On the second day, after reporting at the Ministry of Rites, Ou Zanghua explained the situation to Tian Jingxian, and then took Chen Mengji and 16 officials from the Honglu Temple to Tongzhou again.

When I came to Tongzhou again, the feeling was completely different.

Zhang Huan found a large number of account books in Yang Jinshui's room, and through these account books, they seized the Tongzhou County Government.

Seeing Ou Zanghua coming in, Zhang Huan immediately came forward, bowed and said, "Master Ou, I have been waiting for a long time!"

There was a hint of resentment in their words. They were the emperor's personal army and were supposed to go to the battlefield to fight, but now they were doing the work of the Jinyiwei in Tongzhou.

What's even worse is that because they arrested all the people from the Tongzhou County Court, officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple came to inquire about the situation yesterday, but they were all turned away by Zhang Huan on the grounds that it was "involving military affairs."

If Ou Zanghua didn't come again, he would have to take his men back to the capital and lock them up in the Shangzhi military camp first.

"I took a day off yesterday and did not discuss official business." Ou Zanghua said with a wry smile.

Zhang Huan looked at Ou Zanghua speechlessly. If you don’t work, others will!

But as long as people come, it’s fine!
He said directly: "Since Lord Ou has arrived, the affairs of Tongzhou will be handed over to you. All officials who have committed crimes in Tongzhou will be detained in the cells. I will leave a pair of people to assist Lord Ou in management."

"Thank you, Zhang Qinwei."

"You're welcome. I have to return to the capital to report to His Majesty. Goodbye!"

Ou Zanghua said politely, "Guard Zhang, take care."

Zhang Huan paused, looked back, and said with some resentment: "We can't wait!"

As Zhang Huan led a part of the imperial guards to evacuate, Tongzhou was taken over by Ou Zanghua. The first thing he did was to go to the county government office and appease the emotions of the petty officials and gentry.

When he walked into the lobby of the county government office and saw a crowd of people who looked panicked but honest, he walked through the crowd, went to the upper floor, and slammed the gavel.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Ou Zanghua wearing a third-grade scarlet robe. They quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, sir!"

Ou Zanghua returned the greeting with a bow and said in a clear voice: "I am Ou Zanghua, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Minister of the Honglu Temple. You all don't need to be nervous, just do what you need to do. Because the person who made the mistake has been arrested, and you have not been taken away, you should relax and do your work well."

As soon as these words came out, everyone seemed to have won a golden ticket to immunity from death. They all breathed a sigh of relief, and their words were filled with gratitude: "Yes! Thank you, Lord Ou."

You should know that two days ago, the imperial guards rushed into the county government office like wolves and tigers, and killed the magistrate, the chief clerk, the county magistrate, and the registrar. All the clerks from the six departments who were working in the office were locked up in the county government office and were not allowed to go out.

Even the three squads of yamen runners, namely, the Zao, Zhuang and Kuai squads, were all called back. Those who were unwilling to return were killed on the spot. Some gentry who came to do business were also locked up.

A few scholars wanted to reason with the Shangzhi Guards, but they ignored them. If they dared to say another word, they would be locked up in the same room with the county magistrate.

After this operation, everyone became quiet.
(End of this chapter)