Wenren Xun'an, who was born in a powerful family in Huainan, gave Zhang Xing the same impression as a trumped-up Chen Ling, but he was obviously inferior to Chen Ling in terms of confidence. Therefore, after pretending all night, this guy finally lowered his head and made a promise. To choose Zhao Pozhen as the new owner of Huankou Town... Correspondingly, Zhao Pozhen's deputy Fu Boshi also made certain promises on behalf of the Huaixing Gang.
Judging from the meaning, it probably means that after Zhao Pozhen came to power, he needed to exercise restraint on business in the lower reaches of the Huai River... It should be a smuggling business, but it is not clear whether it is simply private salt or smuggling out to Dongyi or Yaozu Beidao... ...and then reserve a specific share for Wenren Xun'an's Yongde Gang.
Zhang Xing didn't bother to pay attention to this, not to mention how he might care about this now. Even if he cared, he wouldn't be so powerful as to directly interfere in the internal affairs of the Jianghuai gang alliance - to put it bluntly, he didn't care about it at all. It's not about Zhang Baishou's face. What really complies with the rules of the game and makes these Jianghuai gray forces willing to surrender is essentially the name of the imperial court and the prestige of the Bai family.
Zhang Sanlang is very capable, and everyone is willing to obey. Some people are even willing to respect his personal wishes and let his acquaintances make the biggest profit, but the premise is that he is the imperial envoy of Jing'antai, or Miss Bai. The entrained person.
However, regardless of Zhang Sanlang's ideas and the rules of the world, at this point, the situation for Zhao Pozhen to rise to power seems to have been more than half-Wen Renxun'an was captured, and Li Zida, who came forward to act on behalf of the Zuo brothers, secretly After winning, together with Xuzhou Miao Hailang who expressed his sincerity early, and Zhao Pozhen itself, he won four out of nine. In fact, there is no big problem with Zhao Pozhen ascending to the top this time.
In particular, Li Zida's sudden defection and participation in the competition not only brought a vote, but more importantly, it broke the tacit understanding of the original defectors of the Long Whale Gang.
You must know that Fan Shiyong's Jian'an Gang, Wu Zhaoming's Black Sand Gang, and Yue Qi's Changsheng Alliance are essentially the splinter forces of the Long Whale Gang. They are familiar with each other, can easily reorganize, and naturally have the mentality of successors... So , even if there are obvious differences in the early stage, once it comes to the end, it is still easy to make peace and alliance, and take the business first. .
But now, Li Zida, as the original core force within the Long Whale Gang and a confidant of Boss Zuo, suddenly chooses to stand out alone, which can easily lead to suspicion and confusion within the original Long Whale Gang. If a little more tricks are used, it is not impossible to cause it. Split to easily control the situation.
Of course, talking about it for a long time is meaningless, because the biggest game-breaker has already arrived.
Early the next morning, as soon as Zhang Xing woke up, he was reminded by Qin Bao, who still didn't know the whole story, that Zuo You was here again. This time, Zhang Xing hesitated and did not make any further decisions... He really didn't dare... but directly invited the other party over.
When the two parties met, they cupped their hands slightly and sat down respectively. Then as soon as Qin Bao left, Zuo You got straight to the point.
"Zhang Sanlang." Zuo You raised his hand. "Second Master Zuo has already arrived at Huankou, and he has agreed with you, so he will take the white road..."
Zhang Xing nodded, then shook his head: "It's certainly a good thing to follow the white path, but it's really scary that you Dongyi people have such a great influence on Mr. Zuo."
"What does this have to do with you, Zhang Sanlang?" Zuo Yuxi said with a joking smile. "Anyway, if you push your own private affairs forward, you have to go back to Jing'an Terrace to claim the credit... Just keep the balance between public and private matters."
"Having said that, from the day after tomorrow, I don't know any Dongyi people." Zhang Xing leaned forward slightly and responded sincerely. "We don't want to use any excuses other than messages... It's a gentleman's agreement, this is the deal."
Zuo You smiled and shook his head: "I want to disagree, but how dare I go to Zhenta Tianwang to look for you? I even want to hide your Yitian Sword... Dongdu Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers, you don't have to Don't worry about me, just get promoted and make a fortune."
Zhang Xing nodded, and then the two of them were silent for a while, but almost all wanted to speak at the same time.
"You say it first." Zuo You responded generously.
"Brother Zuo, let's talk first..." Zhang Xing tried his best to look calm. "Brother Zuo, what we are talking about must be business. The two questions I want to ask are a bit like private matters."
Zuo You was startled for a moment, then nodded immediately: "Okay, you want to push your friend to the top, Second Master Zuo has already agreed... However, now that Second Master Zuo is back, if he doesn't take action first and deal with one or two of his subordinates, I'm afraid it will be a disaster." He won't be able to establish authority in the future... He suddenly wants to take a blind road, and he doesn't want to ruin the business of the three of us, so he came to me to ask, which one will he attack and which one will he leave behind?"
"Do you want to kill someone?" Zhang Xing was stunned.
"Yes." Zuo You responded with narrowed eyes. "He must kill someone, otherwise Mr. Zuo will not be able to calm down."
"Just kill one and scare one or two more, right?" Zhang Xing was a little impatient. "Don't go too far. If you really mess up the situation and cause trouble, I can't handle it with my white ribbon... You must know that my ability to preside over things here is basically due to the work of Mangdang Mountain years ago. It can be regarded as a reward." Lao, it’s not like I have much prestige at all... Even the other Bai Shou who came with me shunned his face and avoided me when he saw that I looked too ugly. And there are villains around my home patrol upstream, from Longgang. Wang Daiji, an official of the Ministry of War, is also a man with good intentions, and it would be bad if he alarmed anyone."
"It makes sense." Zuo You nodded. "Then who to kill?"
"Fifth Zhaoming." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and gave the answer.
"Why him?" Zuo You was extremely surprised. "Wouldn't it be better if he...killed Fan Shiyong who took the lead? Fan Shiyong has the highest cultivation level and the most power, and he is the one who led the rebellion. Killing him will be good for us all."
"Because Fan Shiyong is a businessman." Zhang Xing calmly gave the answer. "Yue Qi is also a businessman; Wenren Xun'an and Miao Hailang are also businessmen; since Li Zida can be bribed, it means that he is also a businessman; even my half brother Du Pozhen, since he was able to follow him in Mangdang Mountain that day The fact that I did this business shows that he is still a businessman; Houqiu Lian of the East China Sea was originally an authentic businessman... And Mr. Zuo, you and I are also businessmen... As long as we are businessmen, we will be fine when things happen. By discussing, we can trade, and we don’t have to fight or kill.”
"I see...you mean Wu Zhaoming is not a businessman?" Zuo You asked seriously.
"I don't know." Zhang Xing shook his head. "It can only be said that he really wants to show off that he is not a businessman, or that since Li Zida has voted for me, Wu Zhaoming is the least businessman among the three remaining members of the Long Whale Gang who rebelled... …I don’t want anyone to die, but if someone must die, let him die.”
"Zhang Sanlang has his own tricks." Zuo You rarely sighed with emotion. "You don't have to kill the one who stabbed you the most before, and you don't have to kill the biggest and most powerful one. Kill the one who poses the greatest threat to our future business...is this what you mean?"
"If we don't have business in the future, it can only be said to be the biggest threat to future processes." Zhang Xing responded calmly. "Kill Wu Zhaoming and let Boss Zuo come out to choose. This way, the Long Whale Gang will still have four points, plus three big foreign forces, a Huaixing Gang... there is only one spot left. Does Zuo Erye have an opinion?"
Zuo You wanted to speak when he heard the words, but then his heart moved slightly and he shook his head instead: "He didn't say it, let's just pretend he didn't."
"Then it will be a fair election." Zhang Xing responded with relief. "All I need is Du Po Zhen to ascend to power, conquer the top and bottom of Mangdang Mountain, return the favor, and return to Jing'an Terrace with his achievements!"
Zuo You nodded, then smiled again: "I was in a hurry that day, but I didn't expect Zhang Sanlang Mang Dangshan to do great things. He is worthy of being a famous desperate Saburo on the list of people... He only chose the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. "
Zhang Xing shook his head instead: "I don't want to do more of that kind of thing that can only be accomplished by working hard..."
"Who isn't?" Zuo You sighed with emotion.
The two sighed together. After a while, Zuo You was the first to wake up: "What did you just say... something personal?"
"I actually want to ask Brother Zuo You." Zhang Xing came back to his senses and responded seriously. "I was surprised before that you still have to run around with your cultivation level... What you said at that time was reasonable... But now, do you have to be a spy and run errands with your cultivation level? Dongyi District Fifty States, where Are you treating talents so harshly?"
Zuo You obviously hesitated for a moment, but he still responded seriously: "Some things are not what you think... Just like your Wei, we also belong to an organization similar to Jing'antai."
"I know, Zhanjifang."
"Yes." Zuo You nodded. "But the key to the problem is not the size of this organization, but who is commanding it... We are directly under the command of our Grand Governor. This is the way to reach the third level out of thin air. It doesn't hurt to work harder on weekdays..."
"I understand." Zhang Xing suddenly realized after hearing this. "Although they are all great masters, the status of the governor of your family in the country is not comparable to that of my prime minister... There are eight great masters in the east, west, south, and west of the Wei Dynasty. Regardless of the actual situation, they all obey on the surface. It belongs to the Emperor of the Wei Dynasty, so the prime minister in my family is the emperor's uncle and does not have that authority... On the contrary, in your place, the governor has military power, theocratic power, and special power all by himself, and he is on the same level as the king."
"Cough!" Zuo You coughed awkwardly.
"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "This is Huaishang, not the territory of your fifty Dongyi states... If you don't even have the guts, what kind of business are you doing?"
Zuo You waved his hands repeatedly: "It's better not to talk about this... Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing replied sincerely. "There is another personal matter... I was born in the Fifth Army, and was transferred to Jing'antai after the second campaign against Dongyi. I have a close relative who treated me very well, but he died in Luolongtan in the spring of last year... He is the Second Yingyang Zhonglang General of the Zhongba Army. His surname is Guo. You will know who he is when you go back and check... Can you think of a way to send his bones to me and give them to Du Po Zhen."
Zuo You was a little dazed after hearing this.
At this time, Zhang Sanlang obviously swallowed his saliva, but he managed to move the stool under his buttocks and leaned over, and just like before in the metasequoia forest, he grabbed the other party's hand. He seemed to be struggling, but he also seemed to be sincere:
"Brother Zuo, if you can do this for me, I...I will be grateful to you forever."
Zuo You was silent for a long time, and then asked sincerely: "Let me ask one more question... Since Zhang Sanlang is a remnant of the fifth army from the second expedition to our Great Eastern Victory, why doesn't he hate us? Because there is a naval army here in Xuzhou, the two expeditions The losses are all limited, but even so, the people and the world hate us deeply, otherwise why would we cling to the Huankou Zuo clan?"
"It was because I saw the tragic situation in Luolongtan with my own eyes, and even saw the fight between Fenshanjun and Bihaijun, that I made up my mind to work less and do more business." Zhang Xing's words became more sincere. "Because human life is really too cheap."
"I understand, I understand." Zuo You was completely relieved and patted the back of the other person's hand. "I'll do my best on this matter... I won't delay today. I'll go back and give an explanation to Mr. Zuo... Don't worry, let's finish this business safely and go back safely."
Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly.
Zuo You stood up and walked out. After walking a few steps, he turned back at the stairs and said to Zhang Xingyu who was sitting still: "Zhang Sanlang... you are so capable, how can you understand this?" The truth is really rare! I have seen too many heroes, old and young, who are pretentious, but end up taking advantage of others and ruining their own lives... Aren't you asking me why I have to do this? ? It’s true that every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and our country is not at peace, so it’s no shame to be able to hide under the wings of the Grand Master.”
As he said that, Zuo Youfu raised his hand again: "My name is Zuo Youxian, and my real surname is Zuo... One day, let's change our place and meet again openly, and then let's have a good drink."
Having said that, Zuo Youxian just went downstairs sadly.
Zhang Xing didn't say a word, just held on. After a long time, he managed to get up, but then he lay down in a chair beside him and sat slumped to watch the spring rain outside which turned to drizzle again.
It was in this drizzle that afternoon that a blue light pierced the rain curtain in broad daylight and crashed into the home of Li Zida, the leader of the newly established Taihe Gang. Fortunately, Li Zida was not at home.
So, the visitor just used a long sword and a short sword to demolish Li Zida's home. Then he jumped into the air and flew to the home of Black Sand Gang leader Wu Zhaoming in front of everyone... Wu Zhaoming was caught off guard and could only run away in embarrassment. , but was easily caught up by the blue streamer, and in front of many former members of the Long Whale Gang, one of his legs was chopped off by a long sword on the street, and his chest was pierced by a dagger.
This is the famous Ziwu Sword in Jianghuai.
Then, this sea-blue stream of light turned towards the chief helmsman of the Long Whale Gang, and then disappeared.
After this incident, Huankou Town was shaken up and down, and everyone knew that Second Master Zuo was back.
Several gang leaders, especially those from the original Long Whale Gang, could only hide and did not dare to move at all.
However, just when everyone thought that Mr. Zuo was going to go on a killing spree, the chief helmsman of the Long Whale Gang remained silent, not even making any noise... He was silent all night, and early the next morning, the day before the Jianghuai Conference was originally scheduled to be held. , on the day when registration closed, an unexpected but reasonable news suddenly came.
Second Master Zuo has reached an agreement with the court - he has accepted defeat. As long as Third Master Zuo can continue to be an official, Uncle Zuo still has a seat in the new gang, and Zuo continues to be his local bully in Fuli, he will He stopped causing trouble and even made an agreement to serve in the army within three years.
Everyone didn't believe it at first, but soon, in the morning, someone saw Zuo Sanye riding a horse back to Fuli's hometown proudly, and then saw Zuo Caihou's name appearing in Jianghuai during the exam. It's on the registration list for the conference, and it's still called the Long Whale Gang.
In the afternoon, Zhang Baishou sent a messenger directly to the bosses, saying that it was extremely inappropriate for Zuo Cai to kill the fifth gang leader. He has publicly promised not to use the sword again, and is willing to offer wine to make amends tomorrow. Please be patient and calm. My nephew is lighting lanterns - as usual.
Having said that, the remaining Fan Shiyong and Yue Qi, including Li Zida, all lost their thoughts and could only respond tremblingly, not daring to show their faces easily.
Even Du Po Zhen was obviously a little panicked. He said it was business as usual, but...but it seemed, it seemed that it could only be business as usual.
It only took half a day, and it was over as promised. On the fifth day of February, the spring rain stopped for a while, and Zhang Baishou came out to take charge of the situation. These people did not dare to stay at home anymore.
Everyone gathered together and saw Boss Zuo and Zhang Baishou walking out of the main gate of the Long Whale Gang. They were chatting happily just like when they first arrived that day, but they also felt extremely complicated.
The originally scheduled Jianghuai Conference process quickly unfolded in an atmosphere where many people were trembling, many wanted to follow along and watch the show, and everyone had their own agenda.
First, Zhang Xing came on stage and said that the imperial court had found out that although the original Long Whale Gang had made minor mistakes, there were no major mistakes, so it allowed Boss Zuo and the Long Whale Gang to participate in fair competition, which attracted countless applause.
Then based on the number of registered gangs, we decided to compete...
This process almost makes people feel sleepy - without him, Fan Shiyong's Jian'an Gang, Zuo Boss's Changjing Gang, Yue Qi's Changsheng Alliance, Li Zida's Taihe Gang, Wenren Xun'an's Yongde Gang, Du Po Zhen's Huaixing Gang, Miao Hailang's Iron Spear Club, and the Houqiu Alliance from the East China Sea, these eight gangs had no challenge at all.
If nothing happened the day before yesterday and yesterday, I guess I could still put on a show and create a drama of Jiang and Huaihe heroes competing for supremacy. But under the circumstances like yesterday, who would dare to take the lead? Who dares to put effort into acting?
In the end, several small gangs took turns fighting each other. In the end, Sha Datong of the Black Shark Gang successfully won, replacing the Fifth Zhaoming of the Black Shark Gang, and successfully won the last seat.
I originally thought it would take half a month, but it ended in one morning, and it was extremely perfunctory.
But it can be considered a hassle-free thing.
The nine seats had already been lined up on the high platform in front of the gate of the Long Whale Gang. Everyone sat down, still cautious not to speak, and just looked at Zhang Baishou who seemed to be fine.
But at this moment, Zuo Caihou, the boss of the left, suddenly stood up, and with an expressionless face, he took the initiative to speak: "The morning went so well, I decided to come over in the afternoon to apologize. I mean, why don't we choose the real leader first? Please ask him to negotiate with my second brother on our behalf so that we can seek justice for the fifth brother."
The amount of information contained in these words was so great that everyone was unable to turn around for a while.
But the next moment, with Zuo Caihou's next words, everyone woke up.
"I think Boss Du of Du Po Formation is a real hero." Zuo Caihou stretched out his hand and pointed directly at Du Po Formation opposite him. "I vote for Boss Du, and I also ask Boss Du to grant me a business."
Du Pozhen was startled for a moment, but he glanced at Zhang Xing, who seemed to be worried, and immediately stood up and saluted: "Thank you Brother Zuo for your kindness, I accept this vote. And my personal vote is not fake. If I want to vote for myself, I also ask for your support."
The sudden turn of events seemed to confirm the rumors, so the other seats were either silent or sighing, but they were no longer silent.
"I also vote for Boss Du." Sha Datong stood up for the second time. "I just want Boss Du to give me some food afterwards!"
Since Sha Datong took the lead, he already had three votes. Next, Wen Renxun'an, Li Zida, and Miao Hailang, who had already agreed, followed closely with six votes. At this time, Yue Qi, who was frightened out of his wits, immediately followed, and immediately, the wealthy Donghai businessman from Houqiu Lian also chose Du Po Formation with a smile.
In the end, less than a moment after sitting down, eight votes had been decided, and all of them were Du Po Zhen... At this time, it was natural for everyone to come together to see the final Fan Shiyong.
Mr. Fan's face turned green and white. He repeatedly went to several people with interests, but never got a response. Finally, after thinking about it, he could only stand up and try to smile: "In that case, I will make up for it." Nine perfections and nine beauties... I also choose Boss Du!"
Zhang Xing suddenly raised his head and took the lead in applauding.
Applause rang out sparsely, but fortunately, when a few bosses clapped, countless members of the onlookers below who had not yet reacted immediately responded and applauded too... In the thunderous applause, some people even thought that the opening ceremony had just begun.
The applause stopped. Boss Zuo was elected as the boss. He hesitated for a moment, but then sincerely bowed his hand to Zhang Xing: "Brother Zhang... We are not choosing one out of nine, but choosing nine out of nine is almost equivalent to the alliance of nine gangs... I am writing I only read it for three or four years when I was a kid and don’t understand the allusions. Please ask Brother Zhang to give our big gang a new name!”
Zhang Xing looked around and saw Zuo You who had squeezed into the audience. His heart started to pound, but he still managed to smile and said, "Nine families, seven or eight are all in Huaiyou, let's call it Huaiyou League." !Simple and direct!”
Boss Zuo was overjoyed for a moment, and the others also wanted to congratulate him.
At this moment, Zuo You, who had been in Zhang Xing's field of vision, suddenly jumped off the stage and raised his hands respectfully: "Congratulations, Boss Du, just a moment... Zhang Baishou, Uncle Zuo, look who is here? "
As he said that, he actually reached out and pointed in the direction of the dock in the distance.
Of course, the people in the audience didn't know what was going on, but the bosses on the stage quickly changed their expressions. They all stood up and looked towards the dock.
And sure enough, in front of everyone's eyes, a blue light suddenly swayed from the inside of a awning boat on the pier, cutting off the tarpaulin on the bow of the boat, followed by a white-clothed scholar armed with two long and short swords. With one easy leap, he jumped from the ship onto the pier.
Zhang Xing stared at the person in a daze. He roughly guessed what was going on, but he was not sure, so he prepared to be very careful.
But just as the thought was changing, suddenly, a light yellow light flashed over the heads of everyone, and hit the man like a meteor... The scholar in white was caught off guard, fell down on the spot, and then struggled to draw his sword, But he was chopped off with a knife on the head, and chopped into two pieces just like killing fish and cutting meat.
Everyone was stunned.
The next moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties turned back from the pier, holding a long knife and shouting: "That Zhang Sanlang, you fell into the trap. This is not Ningdan's second left. I am being inspected by your house in vain." Entrusted to you, I have been guarding you for a long time!"
Zhang Xing was stunned, then suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Zuo You, who was only a dozen steps away from him.
Of course Zuo You was stunned on the spot and had not yet reacted.
At this point, what can Zhang Xing do? He can only ignore everything and quickly reply loudly: "This Zuo You is the real Ziwu Sword!"
As he said that, he wanted to escape down the stage.
As a result, Zuo You had no expression on his face and didn't even look back. He just turned his hand and a wave of sea-blue Qi suddenly surged out. It rolled up Zhang Xing like a real sea water and caught him in his hand.
The next moment, a blue light rushed downstream along the Huai River.
When the middle-aged man reacted, he just stamped his foot and rolled up a light yellow light, catching up with him.
ps: Good night everyone, eat well and drink well.
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