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When negotiating with Zhu Hejian, Huo Zhengyuan seemed to be at a disadvantage and gave in at every turn. Not only did he not get any benefits, he was also forced to agree to Zhu Hejian's conditions and agreed to the "United Shipping Company" to resume business as soon as possible.
In order to prevent Zhu Hejian from pursuing the victory and leading the people to rob big households, Huo Zhengyuan even took the initiative to propose that all the arrested "Chaofeng" dead soldiers be moved to Zhanyuan and handed over to Zhu Hejian's personal guarding.
What a complete failure!
But in fact, even without Zhu Hejian's threat, Huo Zhengyuan would definitely urge the "United Shipping Company" to resume business as soon as possible in order to prevent the outbreak of civil unrest in Nanjing. Therefore, this matter was not considered a real compromise, and Huo Zhengyuan did not actually suffer.
At the same time, Huo Zhengyuan also took advantage of the opportunity for negotiation between the two parties to completely understand Zhu Hejian's background.
According to Huo Zhengyuan's judgment, Zhu Hejian is now completely at the end of his rope. He can neither offer him enough benefits to bribe him nor come up with a strong enough threat to coerce him. Even Hu Xiao's testimony that has not yet been able to distinguish between true and false is regarded by Zhu Hejian. As a trump card.
Hu Xiao has most likely provided some information to Zhu Hejian, but after all, he is only the middle-level leader of the Nanyang Pirate Group, and the Nanyang Pirate Group is only a vassal force of the Nanyang Governor of the Netherlands, so the information provided by Hu Xiao must be limited. , the details are vague and cannot even serve as valid testimony.
Under normal circumstances, Zhu Hejian should first find a way to confirm the authenticity of the intelligence, then quietly lay out the secret plan, secretly grasp the conclusive evidence, and finally choose a critical moment to expose the truth and throw out all the intelligence and information he has. evidence.
Only in this way can Zhu Hejian have the opportunity to severely damage the "Zhao Party" and bring down Zhao Junchen.
However, before Zhu Hejian could confirm the authenticity of the intelligence, he impatiently threatened Huo Zhengyuan with this matter, hoping to use this to coerce Huo Zhengyuan into compromising, which is enough to show that Zhu Hejian's skills are poor.
After Huo Zhengyuan found out Zhu Hejian's background, he could be less worried and more bold when he next acted.
At the same time, Huo Zhengyuan took the initiative to propose that those arrested "Chaofeng" dead soldiers be moved to Zhanyuan and placed under Zhu Hejian's personal guarding. This matter was proposed by Zhou Shangjing.
Huo Zhengyuan has always been hesitant about this proposal, always feeling that it was not particularly reliable.
But after Zhu Hejian threatened Hu Xiao's sleep talk, Huo Zhengyuan made up his mind and adopted the proposal.
On the surface, Huo Zhengyuan made this suggestion as a compromise, just to prevent Zhu Hejian from instigating Nanjing people to rob large households and loot the "United Shipping Company".
But Huo Zhengyuan's real purpose is to wrest control of Hu Xiao from Zhu Hejian.
Otherwise, once Zhu Hejian disclosed Hu Xiao's true identity and used Hu Xiao's confession to expose the secret collusion between the "Zhao Party" and Nanyang forces, although under Zhao Junchen's preventive measures, most of the crimes were possible He pushed it to brothers Guo Min and Guo Tang, but there was only one thing that Huo Zhengyuan found difficult to explain, and that was that he had always claimed that Hu Xiao was his confidant.
When the time comes, all parties in the government and the opposition will surely raise questions: Why did a Nanyang pirate like Hu Xiao become Huo Zhengyuan's confidant? Did you, Huo Zhengyuan, really not collude with foreign forces secretly?
Therefore, in order to completely distance himself from the relationship and cover up the connection between "Zhao Party" and Nanyang pirates as much as possible, Huo Zhengyuan must find a way to recapture Hu Xiao.
Out of such considerations, Huo Zhengyuan decided to adopt Zhou Shangjing's suggestion and move all the arrested "Shaofeng" dead soldiers to Zhanyuan for detention and hand them over to Zhu Hejian's personal guard, in order to lure Zhu Hejian to kill and silence them.
Once Zhu Hejian killed someone, Huo Zhengyuan could take advantage of the chaos and rush into Zhanyuan, and take Hu Xiao away by force on the grounds that Zhanyuan was not safe enough and Zhu Hejian no longer had time to take care of Hu Xiao.
All in all, when Huo Zhengyuan was negotiating with Zhu Hejian just now, it seemed that he was at a disadvantage and made repeated concessions, but in fact he did not pay any price and fully realized his intention.
The only pity is that Huo Zhengyuan did not take the opportunity to gain a greater say in the three-party joint trial. When he interrogates those "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, he will still be restrained and obstructed by the guarding eunuch Xicheng.
But Huo Zhengyuan is not worried because he has found a trump card.
After possessing this trump card, even without Zhu Hejian's commitment and compromise, Huo Zhengyuan could still quickly take the initiative during the tripartite joint trial!
And this trump card is the person Huo Zhengyuan took away from Dongyuan before.
Jiang Zheng!
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A few days ago, due to a trampling accident on the bank of the Qinhuai River, Jiang Zheng was seriously injured and fell unconscious. Huo Zhengyuan was rushed to Dongyuan and handed over to Zhang Decheng for treatment.
After Zhang Decheng's dedicated treatment, Jiang Zheng is now out of danger and has regained consciousness.
Huo Zhengyuan has never forgotten Jiang Zheng's identity. This young man is not only Zhao Junchen's new aide, but also the direct disciple and proud disciple of Yang Xun, the current Minister of Dali Temple and a master of law!
For many years, Jiang Zheng has been following the great scholar Yang Xun around Yunnan and Guizhou, constantly preaching and spreading Confucian legal principles to the chieftains and ethnic minorities in Yunnan and Guizhou. He has repeatedly used legal concepts to calm down conflicts between different chieftains, between chieftains and the government, and between ethnic minorities and ethnic minorities. Various conflicts among the Han people have contributed greatly to the stability of the situation in Yunnan and Guizhou.
It can be said that although Jiang Zheng is young, he definitely has rich heritage and rich experience.
Especially for their familiarity with court laws, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to be full of talents, but those who were stronger than Jiang Zheng were definitely not more than one palm!
During the subsequent tripartite joint trial, Huo Zhengyuan, Xicheng, and Xu Shengying must have restricted each other and argued constantly due to their different positions. No one can convince the other, and no one can do whatever they want. During the specific interrogation, they can only strictly follow The Ming Dynasty decreed it.
At this time, Jiang Zheng must be able to play a key role. He can quickly bring out various legal provisions that are not conducive to the positions of Xi Cheng and Xu Shengying, leaving Xi and Xu speechless. He can also quickly find someone who has Various legal provisions that were favorable to Huo Zhengyuan's position allowed Huo Zhengyuan to gradually take the initiative during the tripartite joint trial!
Thinking of this, after Huo Zhengyuan left Zhanyuan, he did not immediately enter his sedan chair. Instead, he quickly walked to the carriage behind his sedan chair and asked with concern: "I have just reached an agreement with the Seventh Prince. Tomorrow Chenshi will join forces with Xicheng and Xu Shengying to interrogate those gangsters, but your physical condition...can you still hold on?"
In that trampling accident, Jiang Zheng was seriously injured. Not only did he suffer multiple fractures, but he also suffered from bleeding symptoms in his internal organs. Even though he saved his life due to Zhang Decheng's wonderful rejuvenation, he could not fully recover in a short period of time and is still suffering from injuries to this day. Extremely weak.
Therefore, the following three-party joint trial will also be a kind of torture for Jiang Zheng. The exhaustion of energy and energy may make his physical condition deteriorate again.
If it weren't for a very important matter, Huo Zhengyuan would not be willing to disturb Jiang Zheng in advance and entrust him with important tasks.
After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's concerned inquiry, Jiang Zheng's still weak voice came from the carriage compartment: "Master Huo, don't worry. This junior has been lying in bed to recuperate these days, and he has already regained his energy. Next is the junior. It is a critical period to show what you have learned throughout your life, so naturally you have to go all out.”
As he spoke, Jiang Zheng raised his hand and opened the curtains of the carriage, revealing his still pale and sickly face.
But Jiang Zheng's eyes were still bright and his attitude was still firm.
After opening the curtains of the carriage, while Huo Zhengyuan carefully looked at Jiang Zheng's expression, Jiang Zheng was also carefully observing Huo Zhengyuan.
After the two parties looked at each other for a moment, Jiang Zheng took the lead and shook his head and said: "Compared to me, Academician Huo should pay more attention to his body! In the past two or three days, you have been running around and working hard, and you have never had a chance to rest. The fatigue is also showing. Considering that there is still a tripartite joint trial tomorrow, which still requires hard work, Bachelor Huo should rest as soon as possible and recuperate!"
Seeing that Jiang Zheng was urging himself to rest, Huo Zhengyuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "All kinds of changes are happening in Nanjing. Who among the relevant people is not running around, working hard, and having no chance to rest? I am already relatively relaxed... At this time At this moment, whether it is Nanjing garrison eunuch Xi Cheng or Nanjing garrison Xu Shengying, they are far more busy and tired than me! At least I still have a chance to rest, but those two may not even have a chance to rest! "
After saying that, a hint of schadenfreude flashed across Huo Zhengyuan's face.
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PS: The cold has not healed yet, and the bugs are a bit unbearable, so there is only a small chapter today.
In addition, the flu is prevalent recently, and everyone around you has been infected. Please pay attention to protection.
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