Not to mention how the three people planned for a while, just say that one day later, the second patrol team of Jing'an Taichung Town Fusi and the military attachés who were patrolling the six counties in Huaibei began to disperse.
Hu Yan, a black-sanded man, led a group of people to "escort" Chen Ling to his post in Dongdu;
Wang Daiji, a member of the Ministry of War, led the officials of the Ministry of War to the Longgang military camp to hold the military talisman. After Chen Ling's handover was completed, Dongdu sent a new general to take over;
However, Bai Yousi, who was the leader of the patrol group and relied on the greatest force, and Bai Shou Qiantang and a few people continued southward to patrol the Ruyin County area;
In the end, only Zhang Xing and Li Qingchen led seven or eight people to cross the Wushui River, and then followed the Huan River they had just passed, and went directly downstream into Huaikou, which is the Xucheng County area of Xiapi County. . .
Let's say that the Huan River starts from Chengfu and enters Huaikou. It passes through the eastern part of Qiaojun, the southern part of Pengcheng County, and the southwest of Xiapi County, and finally flows into the Huai River.
Among them, the three Zuo brothers were born in Fuli County, northeast of Huanshui River and south of Pengcheng. Their ancestors were already famous for two or three generations. It is said that they often went south along the Huanshui River and then turned to the Huaihe River to trade salted fish, so they came to His father's family was considered a serious and powerful one.
However, it was actually the three Zuo brothers of this generation that really made the Zuo family rise to prominence and become the top family on Huaibei Road.
The eldest, Zuo Caihou, is older. He has followed his father to do business in the East China Sea and Huaibei since he was a child. He has a stable personality and a wide range of contacts. He has the ability to stand alone very early and has become somewhat famous in both black and white circles. His salted fish business is also very good. It went well, and the Zuo family was freed from the trouble of inheriting the family business.
And this also made his two brothers more immersed in practice.
Especially the second eldest son, Zuo Caijiang, has been recognized as a good practitioner since he was a child. He only worked hard in his hometown to cultivate the Zhengmai before he became an adult. As a result, he achieved Zhengmai at the age of twenty. Then he went to sea with his elder brother on a boat, but he was alone all year round. Staying in coastal areas, it is said that they mostly swim around the sea.
According to rumors, about seven or eight years ago, one day, he was returning from the Demon Clan's North Island to Donghai County. On the way, he saw the sun rising in the east, the water above and below the water, and the yin and yang dividing into dawn. He, who had already cultivated enough, was shocked. One morning, the Ren meridian among the eight extraordinary meridians was broken. But that's not all. At dusk, the boat he was on encountered another giant whale. At that time, the giant whale lay on its back and floated on the sea, like a corpse. But when the boat approached, it suddenly turned over and shot A huge wave rises, and a long roar is heard in the huge wave... That's right, Zuo Cai will get this opportunity and break through the Du Vein again at night.
The two channels of Ren and Du are connected in one day, and the future will be bright from now on. This story has also become a well-known legend in Huaishang.
Needless to say what happened later. Although Zuo Caijiang rarely returned to his hometown to work, he did not delay Zuo Caihou, the boss of the Zuo family. After his younger brother Ren Du's second pulse became clear, he took the opportunity to establish the Long Whale Gang, and his business grew bigger and bigger. , and suddenly gave up other businesses five or six years ago, and tried their best to unify the transportation industry in Huanshui and the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, and then naturally took over the official business of Huanshui.
You know, there are heroes all over the Huaihe River, and the water transportation and salted fish business support countless experts. How can everyone be convinced by such a huge profit boss Zuo who wants to monopolize it? However, at that time, among the several gangs that dared to compete with the Long Whale Gang, at least four gang leaders were suddenly assassinated by a master of condensation who called himself Ziwu Sword. All of them succeeded quickly, including one A long-established master who is also in the Dan Condensation realm.
Although the man never showed up and left no other traces outside the copybook, after four powerful, cunning, or prestigious gang leaders died in ten days, only two gang leaders with backgrounds remained untouched, so Huaishang naturally Everyone knows that this is the second son of the Zuo family who has reached the Dan Ning state and is about to reap the benefits of Huanshui and Huaishang business for the family.
As a result, the remaining two people with backgrounds also surrendered, took the initiative to talk to Boss Zuo, and officially merged into the Long Whale Gang.
From then on, the name of Ziwu Sword Zuocaijiang was resounding throughout Huaishang.
As for the third child, Zuo Caixiang, he is definitely incomparable to his second brother, but his own cultivation progress cannot be said to be bad. When his second brother had access to the second line of Ren and Du, he had already become an adult when he was just an adult. He was capable of sixty-seven points of the True Meridian, but he did not follow his elder brother's example and devote himself to practice, nor did he follow his elder brother around the world. Instead, he threw himself into the public affairs and became a street-cleaning tiger in Jiangdu County.
Then it was time to use money to make money, to hone his qualifications, and to make meritorious deeds. However, it happened to be the second year after his second brother had successfully condensed the elixir and the Ziwu Sword resounded across Huaishang, and it was also the year after his eldest brother established the Long Whale Gang. In the fourth year, with his cultivation of Zhengmai Dzogchen, he was transferred to Xiapi County where the Huan River flows into Huaikou as the local black ribbon.
As mentioned before, his family is from Pengcheng County next door, so it is in line with the rules to serve in Xiapi.
It's just that it's been a long time, I've been staying in Xiapi for almost four or five years.
But in this case, it is no wonder that the power of the Long Whale Gang has moved from the Huan River to the upper reaches of the Huai River, and it is almost impregnable.
"Zhang Baishou, Li Baishou, didn't expect to see each other again so soon? I heard the petition persuaded you to come over, so I came here early to welcome you."
In Xucheng County, Xiapi, which is still ten miles away from the market at the mouth of the Huan River, Zhang Xing and his party met Zuo Caihou, the leader of the Changjing Gang, who led dozens of people. There was a horse waiting for him on the side of the road. It was impossible to ignore him. And judging from his appearance, he seemed to have no idea what Zhang Xing's purpose was. He just heard the reports from the gang upstream.
Seeing this shape and hearing these words, Li Qingchen snorted coldly and simply refused to dismount. His arrogance was extremely obvious.
Zhang Xing, on the other hand, got off his horse and greeted him with a smile, but did not return the favor: "Leader Zuo, although we only met last month, we have been separated for many years!"
Zuo Caihou was startled for a moment before realizing what he meant, but he smiled bitterly and handed over his hand: "Zhang Baishou, I am a coolie, how can I understand this? If you have something to say, you might as well be honest, so that I can understand it better."
Zhang Xing laughed loudly, stepped forward to grab the other person, and responded calmly:
"Okay, let's talk about it first... To be honest with the Zuo gang leader, this time our second patrol team went out to inspect the six counties in Huaibei. We were mainly ordered to find out whether the local officials, powerful people, and gangs were colluding and preying on the common people. , endangering the local area. In Longgang a few days ago, General Chen Lingchen went too far and monopolized the business of the metasequoia forest. This angered the inspection team at my home, so he was sent to the northwest to guard the desert with a transfer order. …Do you know about this?”
Zuo Caihou, who was holding his arms, responded seriously: "I heard that there is such a thing, but we..."
"So, Leader Zuo, you have to be very careful, energetic, and energetic this time." Zhang Xing grabbed the other party's arm and did not allow him to continue talking. He just reminded him sincerely. . "Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to pass our test...especially since Li Twelve Lang, who is about to come from a famous family and has a bad temper, has long since determined that there is something seriously wrong with your Whale Gang."
Li Qingchen snorted coldly but did not refute.
Zuo Caihou also changed his expression slightly, and many of the strange warriors behind him were also noisy. However, as the former looked back, the latter finally became quiet again.
At this time, the leader of the Long Whale Gang just turned around, glanced at Li Qingchen, continued to hold Zhang Xing's hand, and said seriously: "I hope Zhang Baishou will give you more kind words."
"Of course you have to count on me." Zhang Xing responded jokingly. "After dealing with Chen Ling, my inspection team went to the Ruyin area, and the deputy inspection brother Hu returned to Dongdu. Now, here, we two Baishou are the ones making the decision... You just said, you want me to say something To be honest, I will give you an honest word now... Gang Leader Zuo, your Whale Gang fell into my hands this time."
After saying that, Zhang Xing patted the back of the other person's hand, then showed two rows of big white teeth to look at the other person.
When Zuo Caihou heard the last sentence, his heart skipped a beat, and he tried hard to laugh a few times, but he couldn't smile when he met the other person's eyes and teeth. There was no way. After what happened at the end of last year, the story of Zhang Sanlang's desperate efforts to drive the tiger across the river resounded throughout Huaishang. As the person most recently at stake, how could he not know that this seemingly kind-hearted person was probably the most difficult person? One to deal with?
Twelve points of energy, his boss Zuo wished he could get twenty points of energy.
"Okay, just kidding." Zhang Xing noticed that his muscles were tense, so he let go, then turned back to his horse and said. "The last time I came to Xiapi Xucheng, I came and went in a hurry and didn't see the scenery on Huaishang at all. Now that I'm back, it's spring. Let's go to Huanshuikou together to see the youth of Huaishang."
Zuo Caihou quickly shuddered and made an invitation gesture.
Zhang Xing had just turned on his horse and was about to ride alongside Zuo Caihou and others. On the other side, Li Qingchen snorted again and led a patrol horseman ahead of him.
Everyone was surprised for a moment, but Zhang Xing just laughed, and then he, Qin Bao, Zhou Xingfan and other patrol riders, followed Zuo Caihou and other gangs, accelerated to catch up with Li Qingchen, and then rode together towards Huanshuikou.
When he arrived at Huanshuikou, Zhang Xing was interested in observing this large and somewhat oversized ferry market. He saw only the outer perimeter with numerous courtyard walls, among which were vaguely visible buildings and pavilions. It was obviously a separate courtyard for the rich. And after climbing over a low wall and entering inside, there are countless wine shops, shops, and brothels... which is also amazing.
You must know that this place is quite far from the county seat of Xucheng County. It is a transportation town that has just emerged based on the prosperity of water transportation at Huanshuikou and the presence of the chief helmsman of the Long Whale Gang.
"Zhang Baishou, Li Baishou."
When we got here, the atmosphere calmed down a little, and everyone slowed down. Zuo Caihou saw Li Qingchen and Zhang Xing looking at the scenery, and finally took the opportunity to say a few words. "Not to mention tens of thousands of trackers, even this town of Huankou has a population of 20,000 to 30,000. It is all maintained by our Long Whale Gang. We are honest..."
"Then what do you, the Long Whale Gang, rely on to sustain you?" Before Zhang Xing could speak, Li Qingchen, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and asked with a sneer.
"Uh..." Zuo Caihou instantly realized that he had said the wrong thing.
"Do you want to rely on divine grace?" Li Qingchen slowed down his horse slightly and turned around to ask.
"Of course I want it." Zuo Caihou reluctantly responded.
"Do you want to rely on the Nanya Dukes to govern the country carefully?" Li Twelve Lang continued to ask.
"This is natural." The Zuo gang leader was embarrassed and could only lower his head and hurry on.
"Do you want to rely on the fire consumption of dozens of counties in the south every autumn and spring?" Li Baishou still did not let the other party go.
"Inevitable..." Boss Zuo was extremely embarrassed.
"Do you want to rely on us people to run around and eradicate the Mangdang Mountain and Jishan bandits for you?" At this moment, Zhang Xing, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, even raising his voice, regardless of the other party's embarrassment. "Boss Zuo, don't say you don't know who deserves the credit for this?"
Hearing this, not only Boss Zuo suddenly raised his head in awe, but also many high-ranking gangsters behind him who were getting angry and even winking at each other suddenly became solemn.
Even Li Qingchen, who suddenly became angry, took a long breath and shut up when he heard this.
But Zhang Xing calmed down the two sides who were gradually becoming stiff, and stopped continuing the topic. He just laughed again: "To be honest, Boss Zuo, although Li Twelve Lang has a more arrogant temperament, he asked a few questions. That's right... In my opinion, I'm not talking about the above, just talking about your whale gang, isn't it the tens of thousands of trackers who really do the hard work? As a result, people can work for a whole day, but you only give them ten How can I maintain the Fa if I only have a small amount of money and then lead my gang to eat and drink in this fancy world all day long without knowing where the money comes from?"
Not to mention those gang members, Zuo Caihou could only swallow his anger and nodded repeatedly: "Zhang Baishou is right, you are right!"
At this time, Xiao Zhou, who was following behind, couldn't hold back and lowered his voice to remind: "Brother Zhang... I'm not a whale gang."
Zhang Xing suddenly understood, nodded quickly, and raised his hand to Zuo Caihou.
Boss Zuo immediately responded: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
It's extremely frustrating.
While talking, everyone did not go directly to the ferry, but stopped in front of the huge and majestic building complex of the Long Whale Gang. The buildings here have overlapping eaves and overlapping corners. There is also a special open space in front of the door, and the market next to it is crowded. , and no one dared to come and occupy it, which seemed to symbolize the strength, financial resources and reputation of this gang.
And when they arrived here, the number of people was several times that of those who greeted them on the roadside. Many elites from the gang were arranged one by one according to their rank, seniority, and cultivation. There were even local businessmen who came to sell their faces, and even local old men who came to offer special services. Wine, make it lively.
When Li Qingchen saw this situation, he mocked him in public, and went in first with a patrolman. Zhang Xinghao, on the other hand, was not polite and went forward. He drank and applauded according to Boss Zuo's instructions. , and also for condolences.
After a lot of trouble, Boss Zuo seemed to realize that Zhang Baishou was a man who wanted to save face, so he responded to his wishes and invited the other party to come on stage and say a few words in public.
Zhang Xing didn't feel embarrassed at all, and jumped onto a stage in front of the gang again, handing everyone over, and the scene quickly became quiet under the pressure of the local gang.
"Dear fellow villagers." Zhang Xing put down his hands, circulated his Qi, and spoke loudly. "Today is a beautiful spring day. We are lucky enough to meet each other. I won't talk nonsense. In fact, the imperial court sent me, Zhang Xing and Zhang Sanlang, to inspect this place for three things. One is to crack down on gangs and eliminate evil, the other is to hoe the strong and help the weak, and the third is to Redress your grievances! If you have any grievances or have been bullied, just come to this whale... Come to this Orca Gang to find me, Zhang Xing. I, Zhang Sanlang, am here, waiting for you together with the Left Gang Leader of the Orca Gang. ! We will definitely bring peace and prosperity to Huankou Town!"
After saying that, Zhang Xing handed over his hands again, turned around and walked into the lobby of the Long Whale Gang.
Boss Zuo and others were stunned for a moment and quickly followed.
After entering the lobby, Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment because Li Qingchen, who came in first, actually sat directly on the center seat. When Zhang Xing and Zuo Lao Da led several senior members of the gang to enter, they could only stand awkwardly with their hands tied.
"Boss Zuo." Li Twelve Lang suddenly changed his face when he saw Zuo Caihou. "You have also seen that today's matter is between me and Zhang Sanlang. Zhang Sanlang has traveled all over the country and is used to dealing with you people. But I am from the Jingzhaofang of the Li family in Hongshan. I am a first-class famous family, but I am too lazy to deal with you. Hypocrisy and coercion... I tell you clearly, if your third son comes over, even though he is just a street cleaner, I can still give him some dignity for the sake of the black ribbon around his waist; if your second son comes over, he will be proud of himself. , I will openly discuss with him on behalf of the court, so that everyone can get along well and part ways, and try to have a reunion; but you, a rich man selling salted fish and a low-ranking gang leader, how can you have the face to play courteous before fighting with me?! What happened in Mangdang Mountain? , Zhang Sanlang's personal experience, Cao Zhongcheng of Jing'an Taiwan personally declared that Chen Ling and your Changjig Gang were "dead to death" and asked us to make a special trip to clean up. Chen Ling's family business immediately went to the northwest. You are not in the mainstream. Do you think you can escape this powerful family?!"
After saying that, Li Twelve stood up and walked away, but he pointed to one person and asked him to make accommodation arrangements.
There were no less than twenty or thirty people in the hall, from the eldest brother Zuo down, who had just come in together. No matter what they thought before coming in, they were laughing and joking on the surface, which was always right. When they came in and were showered with this basin of ice water, they were instantly frozen to the bone. .
However, as I said before, everyone below Zuo Boss is just a mess. Who doesn't know that Li Twelve Lang is just from a famous family, he is young and arrogant, and he looks down on them. The one who really has the means is still the one who looks blank in the hall. Zhang Baishou?
For a moment, everyone had different expressions. They just went to see Boss Zuo, and Boss Zuo could only bite the bullet and look at Zhang Xing: "Zhang Baishou, is what Li Baishou said true?"
Zhang Xing came back to his senses, spread his hands, and asked seriously: "So you are the Long Whale Gang, not the Whale Gang, and not the Killer Whale Gang? Why didn't you remind me outside the door before? How bad is this?"
Boss Zuo could only lick his dry lips.
ps: Good night everyone
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