Zhang Zhongjian is a thief who kills people, steals goods, and robs homes. He is both heroic and treacherous. He is worried that one day what he has done will be exposed and he will be liquidated by the court. He will eventually be left with nothing. Therefore, the "sunshine industry" of the Jiangnan League has been in existence since its establishment. , he did not have control over specific affairs. If anything happened or there was any decision, he would directly give orders to the five deputy leaders and close elders, and they would act according to their own will.
His caution was not wrong, at least while he was wanted, Jiangnan League escaped.
But Zhang Zhongjian was still careless and underestimated a mother's desire for revenge against her enemies. If the mother was powerful, the consequences would be even more serious.
When he saw that the news had passed and the wanted order was gone, and he was active in the Guanzhong Ranger Circle again, he was immediately targeted by Dugu Min who got the news.
This time, because there was no official warning, Zhang Zhongjian, who was supposed to be in the dark, was exposed to the eyes of Wangfu Xizuo. All his activities were under surveillance, and Wangfu Xizuo learned from him and the people he came into contact with. On his body, Jiangnan League and some of his other properties were traced.
However, Zhang Zhongjian was still kept in the dark about all this, and he still dreamed of unifying the world's water transportation. In order to realize his great dream, he not only made friends with the Yuwen family, but also used unfair competition methods to force the Xuanwu Gang into submission.
In the end, a black and white situation was created for Dugu Min.
According to the ideas of Liu Xu, Xian Yufang, Yang Tai and Wu Chao, the generals at the front, the easiest way is to buy the Xuanwu Gang's ships, burn them in the name of the Jiangnan League, and use official power to kill Zhang Zhongjian and the Jiangnan League. Then the Xuanwu Gang appeared in the face of the Sufferer and recovered the palace's losses from the Jiangnan League.
But when their combat plan was fed back to Dugu Min, it was rejected. It's not that this kind of tactics is bad, but that as Dugu Min is the "Commander of an Army", her vision, structure, and considerations are naturally different from those of the "generals". She not only wants to kill Zhang Zhongjian's family and the Jiangnan Alliance , but also to obtain the maximum benefit from it.
Although the generals' method is good, if this plan is implemented, the final beneficiaries will be several other large gangs controlled by other forces. Once the Cao Gang is divided by other forces, the business of the palace may also be controlled by others. It is true that with her status, financial resources, manpower, and connections, it is not difficult to build a fleet, but first of all, the forces behind other big gangs do not allow her to take food. If she does it by force, everyone will only suffer. secondly, even if she defeated other forces, she herself was exposed to the world in the struggle. If she attracts the attention of the one above, then this fleet can only transport its own goods honestly. By then, let alone development, I am afraid that this ship will turn into a gold-eating beast and lose all her money.
Therefore, it is best to turn the established Jiangnan League into an empty shell first, launder the captured ships and manpower by the Xuanwu Gang, and then use the "generals'" combat plan to hollow out the Jiangnan League.
As for the Xuanwu Gang, which has obtained most of the assets and manpower of the Jiangnan League, no matter how big it gets in the future, it will still be a well-run "private fleet".
The best way to short the Jiangnan League is to first let them fall apart amid internal strife.
It's just that what Dugumin thinks is the best method is not a good thing for Jiangnan League.
Although Zhang Zhongjian has invested a lot of money, effort, and connections in the Jiangnan League, the specific affairs of the gang have long been handled by five deputy leaders, and he himself has never shown up. This has resulted in the people below not even knowing who the leader is. , the power in the alliance was also divided into five by five deputy leaders.
Zhang Zhongjian himself has no real power in the alliance. Although there are some confidants embedded in it, these people also have little power and cannot influence the direction of the Jiangnan Alliance.
The Jiangnan League's declining power has laid a deep hidden danger for internal strife. It would be okay if nothing happens, but if something big happens and the enemy becomes powerful, it will fall apart in a matter of seconds.
It turned out that among the five deputy leaders, Chao Tian, Zhang Zhao, and Shen Faxing were his confidants, and these three could keep the Jiangnan League from chaos. However, Zhang Zhongjian took over the power of Chao Tian, a veteran of the "Two Dynasties" due to different ideas, which made the veteran completely sad. When he was coerced and induced by Yang Tai, he became like Shen Faxing and Shen Faxing, whose situation was not much better. Fan Hu and Lu Yan joined forces to attack Zhang Zhongjian's younger brother Zhang Zhao.
As long as Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zhongjian's confidants are captured, the Jiangnan League will be finished. By then, even if Zhang Zhongjian stands up and says that he is the leader of the alliance and has contributed the most, nothing will be changed.
Regarding the rare frequent meetings between Chao Tian, Shen Faxing, Fan Hu and Lu Yan in the past two days, Zhang Zhao also noticed something was wrong. In addition, the Xuanwu Gang continued to move, Weishuitang and other small gangs sent Cao Fist to gather with the Xuanwu Gang. He did not ask for immediate action against the families of the Xuanwu Gang boatmen. Instead, while keeping vigilance against the four of them, he sent people to the nearby Tongzhou Farm to ask his brother to come back and take charge of the overall situation.
However, not only did he not invite Zhang Zhongjian, but the people he sent also didn't come back, which made Zhang Zhao realize that something was wrong.
He didn't know what the four of them were going to do, nor what connection the four of them had with the Xuanwu Gang's actions, but he had to be on guard. So after discovering that the four of them were acting in tandem, Zhang Zhao immediately strengthened contact with Zhang Zhongjian's confidants. , and at the same time asked his wife to ask for help from her father-in-law, Sun Hua, the leader of the Taihe Society.
Taihehui is a native Guanzhong gang. He was just a small player at first, but later he joined a powerful backstage. With this, he swallowed up most of the forces of the Xuanwu Gang and other established Cao Gangs more than ten years ago, and in one fell swoop Became the fourth largest Cao Gang in Bashang. After receiving the message from his son-in-law asking for help, Sun Hua immediately came to the Jiangnan League headquarters with more than 20 Cao Quan.
After everyone exchanged greetings, Sun Hua said to Chao Tian and others: "Leader Chao, Leader Shen, Leader Fan, Leader Lu, many outsiders have poured into Ba Rui in the past few days, and the direction of the wind is very wrong. And the old brands such as Weishui Hall The leaders of the gangs gathered in the Xuanwu Gang at this time, and then transferred themselves to the Xuanwu Gang to take orders. It seems that they plan to work with the Xuanwu Gang to face the challenge of your alliance."
"Originally, this was a matter for the Jiangnan League, and Sun should not comment, but He Ming and others knew that they could not change the fate of the Xuanwu Gang being destroyed by the Jiangnan League. However, they did not hesitate to step onto the broken ship of the Xuanwu Gang. It can be seen that Wang Nianzu has attracted extremely powerful forces, and He Ming and others also firmly believe that Wang Nianzu will win, otherwise, it would not be so abnormal."
At this point, Sun Hua paused for a moment and continued: "If the Xuanwu Alliance grows stronger, it will definitely break the current balance in Bashang, which will not be a good thing for our two families. This is public. Privately, our two families are related by marriage. , so whether it’s public or private, Sun should come over and ask questions and give some suggestions, so please don’t blame me.”
"Huizhu Sun is so polite!" Chao Tian smiled and said, "But I don't know what you mean...?"
Sun Hua saluted and said sternly: "With the inconvenience of Zhang Daxia, the Jiangnan League lacks a central coordinator. If nothing happens, then forget about it. If something happens, it will not be able to form combat effectiveness in a short time. As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head. , A bird without a head cannot fly. I think Zhang Zhao is young, strong, daring, and the younger brother of Zhang Daxia. I suggest that you promote him to the position of acting alliance leader to appease everyone and lead you to deal with the Xuanwu Gang. and challenges from new forces.”
Sun Hua's suggestion is excellent and in line with the Jiangnan League's system.
At the beginning, Zhang Zhongjian was worried that something would happen to the Jiangnan League during his absence, so he set up the temporary position of acting leader on top of the deputy leader. The acting alliance leader is born among the five deputy alliance leaders. The method of birth is self-recommendation and recommendation. As long as he gets three votes, then this person will be the acting alliance leader who can order the entire alliance.
When the matter is over, the acting alliance leader will automatically hand over power and be demoted to the same deputy alliance leader as the other four.
The system is very flexible, the ideas are good, and it can prevent one person from monopolizing power, but no matter how good the system is, it must be implemented by people. If there are three deputy leaders with different ambitions, then the acting leader will fall into the hands of the opposite party. In the past, it was because the life and death situation was not reached, so even if this acting alliance leader was activated, he would always focus on the overall situation of the Jiangnan Alliance.
But now there are four deputy leaders who are preparing to rebel under coercion and inducement. How could they support Zhang Zhao's rise to power?
Chao Tian rolled his eyes coldly and said slowly: "Master Sun, we have everything in Ba Shang, except for the word 'peace'. There are battles happening almost every day. If there is any trouble, we will use the acting leader. Where is the majesty of that generation of alliance leader? Where is the face of our Jiangnan Alliance?"
He glanced at everyone and said to Fan Hu: "Leader Fan, I think we can just keep an eye on the Xuanwu Gang's movements for now. Whether we decide to use the acting leader will depend on what happens next. What do you think?"
"I agree!" Fan Hu said disdainfully: "If even the small Xuanwu Gang has to timidly mobilize troops, what will the major gangs think of us in the future? How can we gain a foothold in Ba? It will inevitably fall into the category of our Jiangnan League. Weifeng, I suggest that everything goes as usual. I don't believe what tricks the Xuanwu Gang can pull off."
When Sun Hua heard what the two said, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed, and he said with a hint of power: "Leader Chao, Leader Fan, the Xuanwu Gang, Weishui Hall and other old gangs are making unprecedented moves. Even our Taihe Club must be careful. Be on guard. As the other party’s primary enemy, it’s unreasonable for you to be so careless about your enemy, isn’t it? Aren’t you afraid of others gossiping?”
"Bashang has always had the final say with his fists. It doesn't matter whether there are gossips or not." Chao Tian sneered a few times and said: "The important thing is that the situation is far from the point of using an acting alliance leader. President Sun, you did it. I know what the idea is."
Sun Hua said coldly: "What plans can I have?"
"The alliance leader is not responsible for the specific affairs of the alliance and does not know much about the affairs of the alliance." Chao Tian said in a thorny tone: "And deputy alliance leader Zhang is your son-in-law. If we push him to be the acting alliance leader when it is not necessary, position, will there still be a position for the alliance leader in the future? You have a good idea. You must be preparing that after he takes the position of acting alliance leader, the Taihe Association will fully support him to eradicate the four of us, right? By then, the Jiangnan Alliance will be the Jiangnan Alliance , or a branch of the Taihe Society?"
Sun Hua was furious when he heard this: "Chao Tian, what do you mean? There is a lot of injustice in Bashang now. Sun wants to have a friendship with Alliance Leader Zhang; secondly, he thinks that Deputy Alliance Leader Zhang is my son-in-law; thirdly, he doesn't want to If another behemoth appears in Bashang, I hope you will be vigilant and put the overall situation first. How could Mr. Sun have any selfish motives? If Mr. Sun had selfish motives, how could you have any chance of the rise of Jiangnan Alliance? "
"When things change, people's hearts will change." Chao Tian Bafeng said calmly: "When we were weak, you wanted to have one more ally. This made our Jiangnan Alliance stronger. Now that the Jiangnan Alliance has grown stronger and stabilized, Of course you want it for yourself."
"You..." Sun Hua was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"Okay, okay!" Zhang Zhao saw the two of them quarreling and quickly interrupted: "You two, stop arguing. I decided to accept my father-in-law's suggestion and use the acting alliance leader in times of crisis."
Chao Tian raised his eyelids and glanced at him lightly: "You are not the acting alliance leader yet? Why do you take it so naturally?"
The voice of his words was not high, but the meaning was as heavy as Mount Tai. Zhang Zhao's face turned red when he heard it, and he was so angry that he couldn't say a word for a while. He only had one thought in his mind: "Chao Tian really had a different intention." , he really had a different intention."
After a long while, Zhang Zhao said in shock and anger: "Chao Tian, what are you talking about? Do you want to disobey the leader's order?"
Chao Tian glanced at her disdainfully and smiled brightly: "You said that I disobeyed the alliance leader's order, then tell me, what is the alliance leader's order? If there is one, I, Chao Tian, will definitely obey it."
He glanced at Sun Hua, whose face was ashen, and continued to say to Zhang Zhao: "If you don't have the alliance leader's order, but you invite outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the alliance without authorization, then you are a traitor and rebel of our Jiangnan Alliance, and you are ready to destroy us. Jiangnan League gave it away."
These words did not give any face. Zhang Zhao was so angry that his face turned red. Sun Hua, who had a dark face, chuckled: "Since you handed over the Cao Fist, Sun and Zhang Daxia felt that something was wrong with you. Now finally Is Tu Qiong Dagger showing up? Okay! Chao Tian, if you have any ideas, just say them and Sun will continue!"
Chao Tian said coldly: "When did we, the Jiangnan League, need you, Guild Leader Sun, to take over the affairs? What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here? If you want to start a war, we, the Jiangnan League, will take over."
Zhang Zhao was afraid that his father-in-law would get angry and make things worse, so he quickly took over the conversation and asked the silent Shen Faxing: "Leader Shen, what do you mean?"
Shen Faxing said slowly: "It is not impossible to use the acting alliance leader! However, it is worth discussing who will be the acting alliance leader."
"I wonder who Alliance Leader Shen thinks is suitable?" Zhang Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that Shen Faxing and Chao Tian had always been at odds. Although they were not incompatible with each other, they were not far off. If he agreed to use the acting alliance leader, then Lu Yan would naturally not If they object, they plus themselves will have three votes.
Shen Faxing said: "I recommend Alliance Leader Chao."
"I also recommend Leader Chao."
"I also recommend Leader Chao."
Lu Yan and Fan Hu said in unison.
Five votes! Three votes were cast for Chao Tian. Even if he abstained from voting, his position as acting alliance leader would be as secure as a mountain. As for Zhang Zhao, even if he voted for himself, it would be of no use at all.
"If you really want to appoint the acting leader, I will give you my vote!" Chao Tian said without hesitation.
In an instant, the whole hall fell into a dead silence.
"Get out of the way, Xinfeng County is doing business, and all other people are out of the way!" At this moment, a burst of shouting came from outside the hall, and the two sides who were at war with each other in the hall followed the sound and saw a group of government officials rushing in.
Sun Hua and Zhang Zhao were horrified.
Matters with Master Ba have always been resolved by Master Ba, which made Master Ba develop the habit of relying on himself and not requiring government intervention at any time, but this rule was still broken today.
Many government officers moved to the left and right, revealing the county captain in the middle. He walked to the front of the hall and stood there without looking away. He asked with full authority: "Who is Zhang Zhao?"
Zhang Zhao had given gifts to the county captain more than once. Seeing him like this now, he felt a little confused. However, his reaction was not slow. He quickly stood up and stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying: "Brother Zhang Shi, little brother..."
"Shut up! Who the hell is your brother?" Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Zhang became so angry that his face turned green.
He glanced secretly and furtively at the heroic young yamen officer next to him. When he saw that the other person was looking at him with a half-smile and a meaningful expression, he felt a chill in his heart. He quickly waved his hand and shouted to Zhang Zhao in an awe-inspiring manner. : "Zhang Zhao, the case you worked on has been reported. Come on, take him down for me!"
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