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Before tonight, Huo Zhengyuan had always been suspicious of the two powerful officials Zhou and Zhao's repeated suppression of Zhu Hejian.
There was even some disapproval.
After all, on the surface, Zhu Hejian did not make any mistakes. He was flawless and could not find any faults. He was an innocent party who was forced to fight back passively.
Prince Zhu Heyu was always the enemy of these two powerful ministers in the past, but Zhao and Zhou's attitude towards Zhu Heyu was tolerant. At most, they would only give him a light punishment and let him learn a lesson.
Compared with Zhu Heyu, Zhu Hejian's attitude towards the two powerful officials was much gentler and he never publicly made any hostile remarks. However, Zhao and Zhou looked like they could not tolerate him at all.
When Huo Zhengyuan was still in the center of the capital, Zhao Junchen had hinted to him vaguely, saying that Zhu Hejian was different from his appearance and was definitely not a good master. However, Zhao Junchen did not provide any evidence at all - Huo Zhengyuan estimated that Zhao Junchen was only vaguely aware of it. I just noticed some suspicious signs, but I also didn't have any evidence.
Although Huo Zhengyuan was eventually influenced by the two powerful officials Zhou and Zhao, and regarded Zhu Hejian as the suspect behind the recent "accidents" in Nanjing, various signs did deepen Zhu Hejian's suspicion.
But because there is no empirical relationship, Huo Zhengyuan cannot be truly hostile to Zhu Hejian after all. When he plots against Zhu Hejian, he is always unsure and uneasy.
At this moment, as various clues are gradually connected together - Jiang Xiao, the former death row prisoner of the imperial court, Lu De, the most talented man in Jiangnan, Xi Cheng, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, He Ming, who was brutally exterminated, and those who were affected by the murder. The eunuch of Huangzhuang who was protected by the seventh prince Zhu Hejian... Huo Zhengyuan finally figured out the real reason why Zhao and Zhou were hostile to Zhu Hejian, and his heart was filled with chills.
As we all know, the major yamen in the inner court have always been repelled by the prince Zhu Heyu, believing that once Zhu Heyu came to power, he would continue to suppress the power of the inner court. On the contrary, they had a good evaluation of Zhu Hejian. After Zhu Hejian arrived in Nanjing, he immediately gained The strong support of Nanjing's eunuch Xi Cheng also proved the attitude of the inner court.
At the same time, when faced with the conflict between the Huangzhuang eunuchs and the Jiangnan Jin gentry, Zhu Hejian chose to protect the Huangzhuang eunuchs without any hesitation, probably not only because Zhu Hejian was afraid of Emperor Deqing's reaction, but also because he Now he cannot do without the full support of the inner court, so he must not alienate the inner court. Even if it arouses the hostility of the Jiangnan Jin gentry group, he must clearly support the inner court.
Therefore, it is very likely that Zhu Hejian and the major yamen in the inner court are secret allies.
Let's talk about Jiang Xiao. This man had been arrested by the government and became a death row prisoner. Only a few people in the whole court had the ability to quietly take him out of the death row. Zhu Hejian certainly did not have this ability. , but Dongchang Yamen, which is affiliated to the inner court, has this ability!
According to Hu Xiao, Jiang Xiao has a cruel and vicious character. He must have been constantly brewing various tragedies over the years, but these tragedies have never aroused too much suspicion from both the government and the opposition. There must be a force secretly covering up the truth. , Shift the focus... By coincidence, Dongchang also has this ability!
He Ming's death has not been really solved yet. It might be related to Jiang Xiao and his dead men. If you think about it carefully, the biggest beneficiary of He Ming's death is Zhu Hejian!
And Lu De... Various signs indicate that this most talented man in the south of the Yangtze River seems to have completely surrendered to Zhu Hejian. At the recent night banquet in Zhanyuan, the Lu family never joined the ranks of the Jin gentry to put pressure on Zhu Hejian. , which further proves that Lu De and the Lu family have very different attitudes towards Zhu Hejian.
And this Lu De actually led the excavation of the embankment and the flooding of the Huangzhuang together with Jiang Xiao, which further confirmed that Zhu Hejian was the mastermind behind the excavation of the embankment to divert the flood and flood the Huangzhuang.
All in all, after connecting all the clues, Huo Zhengyuan was shocked to find that as long as all the blame was attributed to Zhu Hejian's conspiracy, as long as Zhu Hejian was regarded as a sinister person with a good face and an evil heart, a deep and unscrupulous man, then All the incomprehensible and suspicious things can be explained!
Thinking of this, Huo Zhengyuan's expression changed, and he kept pacing in the room and thinking.
After being exposed to Zhu Hejian's true character, Huo Zhengyuan also believed that he should fully support Zhou Shangjing's follow-up plan, whether in public or private life, that is, to find a way to obtain conclusive evidence that Zhu Hejian secretly cultivated dead men, and to completely cut off Zhu Hejian's inheritance of the country. hope of reunification.
Because of Hu Xiao, Huo Zhengyuan believed that he was now very likely to be closer to the truth than Zhou Shangjing and Song Chengren, and he also had more information and clues.
At least, Zhou Shangjing and Song Chengren most likely didn’t know about Jiang Xiao’s existence!
It's a pity that Hu Xiao is a pirate, so Huo Zhengyuan cannot let these pirates directly stand up and testify, nor can he directly disclose the intelligence information he has to Zhou Shangjing, because the pirates' testimony is not convincing to the world at all, but will incur more trouble for himself. Trouble, I can't explain why I have contact with overseas pirates.
Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan had no choice but to temporarily leave Zhou Shangjing, Song Chengren and others aside, and use the intelligence and information he had to act alone.
However, after Huo Zhengyuan paced back and forth and thought carefully for a long time, he found that there was not much he could do.
There is no other reason than lack of manpower!
Due to the frequent occurrence of various accidents, Huo Zhengyuan currently has only three staff and a few followers left, as well as a dozen Nanyang pirates who cannot see the light of day and cannot be completely trusted. With this small manpower alone, it is impossible to Nothing can be accomplished.
Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but feel very distressed and couldn't help but frown.
On the other side, watching Huo Zhengyuan silently pacing and thinking, with a solemn and distressed expression, Hu Xiao couldn't help but ask: "Master Huo, what are you thinking about? Do you want us to stay in Nanjing? Or do you want us to stay in Nanjing?" I hope you can give me an accurate answer as soon as possible!"
Huo Zhengyuan turned to look at Hu Xiao and said slowly: "You and the people under you can stay in Nanjing temporarily, and I will try my best to protect you! And what I am thinking about now is how to use With the information you provided, Jiang Xiao and his dead men will be captured in one fell swoop!"
At this point, Huo Zhengyuan's brows furrowed even more tightly. He seemed to be muttering to himself or asking for advice, and said slowly: "According to your statement, Jiang Xiao has at least two hundred dead soldiers under his command, and they are all fierce. Not afraid of death and well-trained, if you want to catch them all, you can only borrow the power of the government, but... Whether it is the Nanjing government, the Nanjing defenders, or the Nanjing garrison eunuchs, these forces will not listen to them at will. It is easy to leak information when officials dispatch and drive them to do things..."
Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan was in distress, several staff members who had been silent for a long time finally spoke up and made suggestions.
Ouyang Bo was the first to ask: "Can we borrow the power of the United Shipping Company? With the influence of the United Shipping Company, it shouldn't be difficult to summon hundreds of strong men who are not afraid of death to work for us!"
Huo Zhengyuan shook his head and said: "No! There are informants from various forces inside the 'United Shipping Company'. If we use the 'United Shipping Company' to mobilize manpower, it means that there is no confidentiality in our follow-up actions, which means that we cannot do it. anything!"
Guo Min suggested: "Then... can we ask Mr. Huang Ge for help? Mr. Huang Ge is now the governor of Southern Zhili, so naturally he can mobilize part of the Southern Zhili garrison to support us."
Huo Zhengyuan shook his head again: "Not even possible! Mr. Huang Ge can support us in other matters, but not this kind of thing! Although he is the governor of Nanzhili, Nanjing City is the capital of our court and is not subject to Nanzhili. Under the jurisdiction of the governor, Mr. Huang Ge, as a feudal official, sent troops to interfere in the situation in Nanjing. This kind of thing is too sensitive and he will never agree."
On the other side, seeing Huo Zhengyuan agreeing to let him stay in Nanjing, Hu Xiao immediately felt relieved.
Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan also wanted to completely eliminate Jiang Xiao's serious problem at this time, Hu Xiao was secretly happy and actively suggested, saying: "Master Huo, I just said that Nanjing is a mixed bag, and there are many gang members, such as Although the Liang Gang and the Salt Gang are all low-level people who cannot be reused, they are still powerful in numbers. If Academician Huo agrees, I can also use some invisible means to recruit a group of people in Nanjing City. Gang members work hard for us..."
Hearing Jiang Xiao's suggestion, Huo Zhengyuan even sneered, with contempt on his face, and asked with a glance: "Those civil associations? Food gangs? Salt gangs? Since you know that they are all low-level people who cannot be reused, You can't trust them either, so why say it to make people laugh? Just rely on those rabble..."
Halfway through speaking, Huo Zhengyuan's expression suddenly froze and he fell into deep thought again.
Hu Xiao's proposal was actually to summon a group of rabble-rousers from folk gangs to compete with the elite dead soldiers that Zhu Hejian had cultivated for many years. It is indeed extremely ridiculous when you think about it briefly, and it is still extremely ridiculous when you think about it carefully, but This proposal also reminded Huo Zhengyuan and made him think of two places that could be used.
One is the "food gang".
This gang is actually the famous "Caogang" in later generations. Most of the gang members are canal water workers. It can be said that there is strength in numbers. There are nearly 10,000 gang members in Nanjing City alone. The gang is well organized and well-structured. Both strength and influence cannot be underestimated.
The point is, in order to make a living, the "Liang Gang" has always relied on the Caoyun Yamen, and the backstage of the Caoyun Yamen is Zhou Shangjing!
Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan suddenly thought that although he could not clearly explain the source of the information due to the pirate status of Hu Xiao and others, he could not directly report the relevant information to Zhou Shangjing, otherwise Zhou Shangjing might be aware of the "Zhao Party" and overseas relations. The collusion of pirates.
But if Hu Xiao is allowed to contact the "Liang Gang" privately in his own name, and then leaks relevant information to Zhou Shangjing through the "Liang Bang" channel, he can mobilize the forces of the "Zhou Party" while keeping his own relationship to the greatest extent possible. Chase down Jiang Xiao and his dead soldiers, weaken the strength of Jiang Xiao and his dead soldiers, squeeze their hiding space, and give yourself a greater chance of winning and kill them all!
Secondly, after Huo Zhengyuan heard Hu Xiao mention the "lower class", his heart moved again.
The so-called "lower class" refers to those who are engaged in various professions with low social status, such as yamen, clappers, dog beaters, porters, platformers, drummers, circus players, prostitutes, etc.
These "lower-class" people largely overlap with the "low-class" class of the Ming Dynasty.
As for "low status", they refer to the relatives and descendants of criminal officials and criminals in the past dynasties. For example, after Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, raised an army to overthrow Emperor Jianwen, in order to retaliate against the court officials who supported Emperor Jianwen, he punished their wives and daughters to become religious. The Fangsi acted as official prostitutes, allowing them to accompany them in prostitution and suffer humiliation. They also demoted all the men in their family to slaves, where everyone could be beaten.
Nowadays, Huo Zhengyuan is in urgent need of manpower and hopes to find a group of reliable people to work for him. These people must be reliable and loyal to him. They must not be infiltrated and monitored by major forces. They must also be brave and unafraid of death. It is best to be proficient in martial arts and not fall behind in the confrontation with Jiang Xiao and his dead soldiers. The conditions are harsh.
At this time, Huo Zhengyuan suddenly thought that some of the "low-class people" in Nanjing City happened to meet his conditions!
Of course, the vast majority of "low-class" people have been slaves for generations and are accustomed to being humiliated. They have long since completely resigned themselves to their fate and lost their morale. They no longer have the courage to change their own destiny, nor do they have any chance to hone their bodies and learn martial arts. Naturally, it is absolutely impossible. Compete with the well-trained soldiers.
However, in the past two years, Nanjing's officialdom has been repeatedly rectified and purged by the imperial court. A large number of officials were questioned by the imperial court and their homes were confiscated. Some of them had serious crimes. Their relatives and domestic servants were also implicated, and were demoted to "low status" by the imperial court. One member.
However, these people have been reduced to "low status" for a short period of time, and they have not yet completely accepted their fate and lost their morale. Therefore, as long as Huo Zhengyuan secretly contacts them and promises them that he will find a way to get rid of their status as a low status, these people must be willing to do it. Huo Zhengyuan worked hard!
The most important thing is that these people are all relatives of the criminal officials who have lost power, and they have all been reduced to low status. No one pays attention to them or cares about them. Neither Zhou Shangjing nor Zhu Hejian will deliberately infiltrate or bribe them. As an informant, Huo Zhengyuan didn't have to worry about their position and loyalty when he forced these people to work for him, and he wouldn't even attract too much attention from all parties.
At the same time, as the saying goes, "the poor in literature and the rich in martial arts", among the family records and servants of the criminal officials of the imperial court, many people had learned martial arts, and some of them were originally confidants of the officials' families, and some even They are descendants of several nobles from the bottom who have good family backgrounds and have practiced riding, archery and sword and gun skills since childhood.
When these people dare to fight to get rid of their lowly status, they can definitely burst out with amazing fighting power, even if they encounter those well-trained dead soldiers, they will still be able to fight!
All in all, these family records of criminal officials in Nanjing who have been in the officialdom for a short period of time can be said to fully meet Huo Zhengyuan's requirements for recruiting people - they are not afraid of death, have a clear stance, and also have certain combat effectiveness.
Thinking of this, Huo Zhengyuan's eyes gradually lit up.
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After pondering again for a while, Huo Zhengyuan finally sorted out his general ideas and began to issue orders to everyone one after another.
"Mr. Ouyang, please take a short rest and then go to Suzhou again to convince Huangge Lao to send troops to control the intersections inside and outside Nanjing. He does not need to send troops into Nanjing, but as long as he strictly guards the intersections, he will be fine." It can control the range of activities of Jiang Xiao's dead soldiers to the greatest extent, preventing them from escaping from Nanjing in time! As long as they don't send troops into Nanjing, Mr. Huang Ge won't have too many worries. After you patiently persuade him, he will definitely agree. of!"
"Guo Min, you contact the United Shipping Company overnight and ask them to recruit a group of strong men who are willing to work hard to be on call at any time, but there is no need to reveal any information to the United Shipping Company. I am just using the United Shipping Company to divert the attention of all parties. That’s all, these people may not be used!”
"Hu Xiao, you will use your own channels tomorrow to contact the Liang Gang privately, pretending to borrow their help, and then inadvertently leak all the information about Jiang Xiao to the senior officials of the Liang Gang..." As long as the senior officials of the Liang Gang have any brains, they will immediately report the news to Zhou Shangjing...
But remember, never reveal the relationship between you and me, otherwise it will be difficult for me to protect you in the future. After leaking the news, you must get away immediately and never let people from the 'Liang Gang' control and monitor you. As for you, you are a veteran, I believe you have your own way! "
At the end, Huo Zhengyuan turned his attention to Qian Bodao, the last Zhaofu aide, and said leisurely: "Mr. Qian, you go to Nanjing's Libu Yamen, but you don't need to alarm the senior officials of Nanjing's Hubu. Just a relevant official in charge of the Nanjing Jiaofang Division. He said that he needs to entertain guests these days, so he wants to borrow some singers and dancers from the Jiaofang Division. They must be newcomers who have just joined the Jiaofang Division. And he is a newbie who is well-educated and understands etiquette!”
After hearing this series of instructions from Huo Zhengyuan, both the Zhao family's staff and the Nanyang pirates were a little confused for a while.
Huo Zhengyuan had clearly scorned all their suggestions just now, but now he seemed to have adopted all their suggestions. However, the specific details were very different, and he obviously had other plans.
But seeing Huo Zhengyuan's confident look, no one dared to question it and quickly nodded and accepted the order.
Later, with Hu Xiao's tacit approval, a group of Nanyang pirates no longer controlled Huo Zhengyuan's men and allowed them to move freely, which could be regarded as a tacit understanding of cooperation.
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In later generations, there is a common concept called the "butterfly effect".
A butterfly in a tropical forest in South America, flapping its wings occasionally, can trigger a tornado somewhere in the United States two weeks later.
In short, small changes in initial conditions can trigger huge chain reactions in the entire system.
In this world, there are indeed many seemingly insignificant coincidences that eventually lead to a series of earth-shaking subsequent effects.
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At this moment, Huo Zhengyuan was suffering from a shortage of manpower, and because of the inadvertent reminder from the pirate Hu Xiao, he came up with the idea of bribing some "low-ranking people" to work for him temporarily.
Of course, Huo Zhengyuan himself didn't care about these untouchables, he just wanted to trick them into working for him.
According to Huo Zhengyuan's true thoughts, after he uses these untouchables to successfully eradicate the death warrior organization under the command of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, he will not look at them again, otherwise it will only stain his eyes, let alone have any trouble with these untouchables. Any contact will damage your image.
However, the series of subsequent reactions triggered by this incident were far beyond anyone's imagination.
In a certain respect, the ultimate impact of this matter is no less than the abolition of the reserve position affected by the recent changes in Nanjing.
Huo Zhengyuan's own destiny will gradually change because of this unintentional decision!
But at this moment, Huo Zhengyuan still doesn't know what kind of huge variable his decision will turn into!
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Just when Huo Zhengyuan was making up his mind and making plans, Song Chengren, the head of the Song family, had also returned to the East Garden and told Zhou Shangjing in detail the specific process of the Zhanyuan night banquet and all the contents of his private meeting with Huo Zhengyuan.
After listening to Song Chengren's story, Zhou Shangjing was not particularly interested in the fighting and fatalities caused by Zhu Hejian's soldiers.
In Zhou Shangjing's view, since the dead men under Zhu Hejian's command have been exposed, with the power of the "Zhou Party" and his careful layout, it will soon be possible to follow the clues and find more of their whereabouts, and it is only a matter of time before they are all captured.
What really caught Zhou Shangjing's attention was the public debate proposed by Zhu Hejian.
After Song Chengren finished telling the details of the Zhanyuan Night Banquet, he was also deeply doubtful about Zhu Hejian's proposal. He frowned and expressed his doubts to Zhou Shangjing.
"His Royal Highness, the Seventh Prince, actually wants to have a public debate between the eunuchs of Huangzhuang and the gentry of Jiangnan in five days. The government and the public will listen to the debate and decide who is right and who is wrong... It is simply a matter of comparing one to the other. It can be said that you are overestimating your own capabilities by attacking my strengths! The reputation of the Nanjing garrison eunuchs in the government and the public is not as good as that of the Jiangnan gentry, and they are all people with shallow knowledge. Logically speaking, they have no hope of winning this argument, but the Seventh Prince He still made such a suggestion, which is really suspicious...but what his specific thoughts were, I couldn't figure out for a while..."
After Zhou Shangjing pondered for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and asked: "Over the years, when Li He was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, he often led those Hanlin bachelors to publicly debate scriptures, while he himself hid aside and watched with great joy the quarrels and quarrels between the Hanlin bachelors. Angry eyes and gnashing of teeth... So, when it comes to this kind of public debate, Li He is the most experienced! And do you still remember that Li He once said, what are the keys to victory or defeat in this kind of public debate? "
Song Chengren was stunned for a moment, then he looked thoughtful and slowly replied: "I remember that Li He once said that as long as there is any dispute about anything, it must be that the public is right and the mother-in-law is right. No one can easily convince anyone...
Therefore, when debating scriptures, the two parties are often not arguing about who is more reasonable, but about who is less reasonable. The key to winning in debates lies in three points. One is to accuse the other party. If one's moral character is deficient, then all the views of this person can be overturned. The second is to speak louder and suppress the other person's voice. The third is to directly block the other person's mouth so that the other person cannot speak... And to sum up these three points, it is If you don’t let the other party have a chance to argue, you can naturally win easily..."
When he said the next part, Song Chengren's eyes lit up and he nodded slowly: "I see... Maybe the reason why His Highness the Seventh Prince proposed this public debate without worrying about humiliating himself is because he has been He never thought about winning in a head-on argument! He wanted to take advantage of this public debate and use this public debate to continuously criticize and discredit all the Jiangnan Jin gentry, so that the Jiangnan Jin gentry would become the unreasonable party like the eunuchs of Huangzhuang... Perhaps, he also I have prepared some trump cards and want to take advantage of the public debate to throw them out and completely discredit the Jiangnan gentry!"
Zhou Shangjing nodded lightly and asked: "Then what do you think our Seventh Prince's trump card is?"
Song Chengren answered immediately without hesitation: "The details are not clear yet, but there is a high probability that it is related to Lu De! After all, the Lu family is considered a prominent family among the Jiangnan Jin gentry. As a descendant of the Lu family, Lu De must have mastered Jiangnan Jinshen has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and now he has decided to surrender to the Seventh Prince, and he is very likely to provide some key information to the Seventh Prince in exchange for more trust from the Seventh Prince."
As he spoke, Song Chengren frowned again and said: "If this is the case, I should not agree to the seventh prince's proposal when I am attending the banquet in Zhanyuan. Once this public debate is held, we will suffer no matter what. They threw dirty water...but if we didn't agree to him at that time, it would appear that we were in the wrong and guilty..."
Zhou Shangjing was still in control of his wisdom and showed no signs of worry. He shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Since the Seventh Prince wants to pull the trigger, let's just pull the trigger too! This public debate is scheduled to be held in five days, so let's hurry up. Within five days, we will find irrefutable evidence that the Seventh Prince is secretly raising dead soldiers! By that time, there will naturally be no need to hold this public debate!"
Song Chengren's eyes lit up again, and he chuckled: "It makes sense! Don't worry, Zhou Shoufu. Although the dead men under the seventh prince's command have temporarily escaped from our surveillance and tracking, and have killed several servants of my Song family, they are still Their whereabouts have been exposed...With our layout, we can find them out soon!"
Zhou Shangjing reminded: "But don't ignore Huo Zhengyuan. I have a feeling that he may be the biggest variable in the changes in Nanjing! You can send someone to reply to him and say that I am willing to agree to all his requests and bring Nanjing to the end." Several positions in the Inspectorate and the Nanjing Imperial College were given to the 'Zhao Party' in exchange for his subsequent full cooperation."
After Song Chengren heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he asked in disbelief: "We want to agree to Huo Zhengyuan's request? How is this possible? The Nanjing Inspectorate and the Nanjing Imperial College are the two who control the situation in Jiangnan and the hearts of the people in the world. How can we allow the 'Zhao Party' to infiltrate a key government office?"
Zhou Shangjing smiled slightly and said leisurely: "It is one thing to temporarily give up a few positions in these two yamen to the 'Zhao Party', but whether the 'Zhao Party' officials can secure their positions in these two yamen in the future is another matter. It’s the same thing! The current changes in the situation in Nanjing are related to the abolition of the reserve and the longevity of the country. We must strive for the best chance of winning...
Comparatively speaking, temporarily giving up a few positions to 'Zhao Dang' is an acceptable price. At worst, we can wait for an opportunity to take back those positions in a few months! In the territory of Jiangnan, we have the support of most of the wealthy gentry families. It can be said that we are sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai without worrying about temporary gains and losses. "
Song Chengren still had doubts, but after hesitating for a moment, he was still more willing to believe Zhou Shangjing's judgment, reluctantly nodded and said: "In that case, I will send someone to contact Huo Zhengyuan... I am just worried, what we are doing is Sun Quan lent Jingzhou to Liu Bei, and he never came back!"
Zhou Shangjing smiled and comforted: "Zhao Junchen is not Liu Bei, we are not Sun Quan, or even Cao Cao, but Sima Yi who is the oriole behind him! Don't worry, after Zhao Junchen's trip to Liaodong, he has made great achievements and won no rewards." The signs of reward are becoming more and more obvious. Next, we will only do our best to protect ourselves, and we are no longer able to expand our power. Many places are asking for help from us, and these positions can be taken back soon."
After listening to what Zhou Shangjing said, Song Chengren finally nodded in agreement, and then sent people to Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence in Nanjing City, relaying Zhou Shangjing's statement to Huo Zhengyuan, promising to transfer the records and supervisors of the Nanjing Imperial College, as well as the deputy director of the Nanjing Inspectorate. The three positions of Censor of the Capital were given to "Zhao Dang" on the condition that "Zhao Dang" would fully cooperate with all Zhou Shangjing's actions in Nanjing.
But half an hour later, Song Chengren received Huo Zhengyuan's reply, but he never expected that Huo Zhengyuan would suddenly break his promise and completely reject Zhou Shangjing's proposal. He not only directly stated that "Zhao Dang" would be alone in the future. action, and also stated that the "United Shipping Lines" will still go on strike in accordance with the established plan starting tomorrow!
For Huo Zhengyuan, taking advantage of the situation in Nanjing to directly control the interests of the reserve and the abolition of the establishment is really amazing!
In comparison, Huo Zhengyuan no longer takes the opportunity to infiltrate the Nanjing Imperial College and the Nanjing Supervisory Office's profits.
At this moment, Huo Zhengyuan became more and more courageous. He was no longer willing to give up the initiative to Zhou Shangjing, nor was he willing to share too many benefits with Zhou Shangjing. He only wanted to use the power of the "Zhou Party" to achieve his own intentions. Naturally, he changed his mind from before. state.
On the other side, after receiving the news, even the scheming Zhou Shangjing was unable to figure out Huo Zhengyuan's follow-up plan due to insufficient intelligence. After frowning and thinking for a long time, he just asked Song Chengren to monitor Huo Zhengyuan more closely and report to him in time. Inform Huo Zhengyuan of the latest developments.
At the same time, Zhou Shangjing also became more and more convinced that Huo Zhengyuan was the biggest variable in his plan in Nanjing. Even if it would not ruin his follow-up plan for the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, he must have chosen to stand up and pick peaches at a critical moment. !
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While Zhou Shangjing and Huo Zhengyuan were reacting and formulating follow-up plans, in Zhanyuan, where a night banquet had just ended, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian and the prince's grand master Wang Baoren were also discussing the follow-up plans.
However, compared to the harmonious atmosphere and deep master-student relationship between the two people a few days ago, the atmosphere of tonight's secret discussion was cold and awkward.
During the dinner not long ago, while Wang Baoren was watching with cold eyes, he could see that Zhu Hejian must have many plans to hide from him, which made Wang Baoren feel very dissatisfied.
Therefore, Wang Baoren believed that he needed to give Zhu Hejian a lesson again.
Although Wang Baoren's tactics were not as good as Zhou Shangjing's, he believed that he was not someone Zhu Hejian could use at will!
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ps: Recently, the elderly at home have been having accidents one after another. My mother-in-law had liver and gallbladder disease caused by a cold and had to be hospitalized for surgery to remove her gallbladder. My uncle had a cold and hepatitis and was admitted to the intensive care unit and has not been released yet. My uncle died of a cerebral infarction due to unknown reasons. Chongzi and his wife also died last month. Severe colds are coming one after another... Everyone must pay attention to your health and wear a mask. It's okay to be strict in winter, but don't relax in spring.
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