Luo Heng, general manager of Nanjing Shanshan Guild Hall and leader of Western merchants, was a little tired today, but it was not his opponent who made him tired, but his project partner Wang Zhengze.
Now that things have come to this, the man named Wang is actually scared and has the idea of retreating!
Originally, Leader Luo planned to visit and win over some local celebrities today to hammer the last few nails into the coffin of Qin Dewei and the Yuanfeng.
But now he had to spend precious time to appease Wang Zhengze, the leader of Nanjing Huizhou merchants.
Willow Street, Wuming Garden.
Luo Heng invited Wang Zhengze to the pavilion by the lake and said earnestly:
"I have carefully studied Qin Dewei's past experience, and Qin Dewei's strongest point is not his wit, but his ability to take advantage of situations.
In the county, he borrowed Mr. Feng's affairs, in Nanjing he borrowed the influence of Wang Tingxiang, and in the capital he borrowed the influence of Xia Yan.
As long as this is contained, Qin Dewei's lifeline will be contained! And now our organized power has far exceeded Qin Dewei's!
Here in Jinling, the chief civil servant, Liu Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of War, our own people from the Western Shang Dynasty, and the governor of Yingtian, who holds real power, also came to help.
Far away from the upper echelons of the capital, you have the full support of Wang Da Sima of Huizhou, as well as the secret help of Huo, Fang and others from the Lili faction.
So what does Qin Dewei have in Nanjing? He is just a low-level figure in the county government. Their Xia Party representative in Nanjing, Yan Song, Shilang Yan, does not want to see Qin Dewei.
There is a saying that goes well, in the face of absolute strength, any skills are ultimately useless! Qin Dewei is no different!"
Leader Luo's mouth went dry as he spoke, so he picked up the tea cup and took a few big sips.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Wang Zhengze, the leader of the Huizhou merchants, is a white glove of Wang Hong, an indispensable role, and there are exchangeable interests, Leader Luo would not want to play with Wang Zhengze, let alone have to bother to explain such
That's a big deal.
However, Leader Luo is still very proud in his heart. This is the encirclement network that he carefully organized, coordinated with multiple parties, and worked together among the three parties!
In the ancient days of Su, Qin, and Zhang Yi, the so-called combination of vertical and horizontal lines, or the vertical and horizontal lines, was nothing more than that!
Finally, Chief Luo comforted him and said: "This is the best time. The time, place and people are all right. It is also the time when Qin Dewei is at his weakest!
If we don’t take action now, will we have to wait until Qin Dewei wins the provincial examination or until a more powerful big shot comes to Nanjing?"
Wang Zhengze looked at the surrounding environment and said with great emotion: "Three years ago, Cheng Taigong, our senior Hui people, said here that everything is under control..."
These are unlucky words! Luo Heng retorted dissatisfied: "Then you should rest assured, as long as Liu Da Sima is in Nanjing, Qin Dewei is destined to be unable to change the world!"
At this moment, a clerk from the Shanshan Guild Hall ran to the edge of the Yuanzhong Lake in a panic and shouted to Luo Heng: "Old Manager! Something happened to the guild hall!"
Luo Heng shouted in displeasure: "Why are you panicking? Let's make it clear first!"
The waiter reported: "Just now, two stewards were outside the club door and were suddenly attacked by thugs. They were beaten and seriously injured!"
Luo Heng quickly asked: "Do you know who did it?"
The man replied again: "The murderer ran away after the beating. Before leaving, he said, let us Western merchants use our tactics more brightly and not offend the people we shouldn't offend!"
Luo Heng's eyebrows furrowed. Who ordered this murderer? What was the purpose of the sudden murderous demonstration?
Wang Zhengze, the Huizhou merchant leader nearby, heard this and exclaimed in shock: "It's Qin Dewei, it must be Qin Dewei, he's here! This means that he has discovered who is secretly dealing with him!"
Luo Heng retorted a little upset: "It would be great if he really instigated such dirty things!"
Before he could figure it out, another guy suddenly rushed in and reported to Luo Heng: "There are rumors in the west that the three city gates are completely blocking Western merchants, and no Western merchants' goods and personnel will be allowed to enter the city!"
If the murder in front of the Shanshan Guild Hall was not certain just now, then this signal is very obvious.
Wang Zhengze repeatedly exclaimed: "Qin Dewei is definitely the one who started it!"
Anyone who knows a little bit about Nanjing's garrison system knows that the west gate of the inner city is guarded by the left guard, and the command of the left guard makes Xu Yunqi have a close relationship with Qin Dewei.
At first, Xu Yunqi was just the commander-in-chief of the Sanshan Gate. It was Qin Dewei who led Xu Yunqi to destroy the giant bandits on the river and achieved great success. Then Xu Yunqi was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the guard, in charge of the west gate.
As mentioned earlier, the west city gate leads directly to Jiangdongmen Wharf. Sanshan Gate alone accounts for half of the cargo in and out of Nanjing.
If we really start to implement targeted blockade, business will not be able to continue normally. This threat is not insignificant.
Unlike Wang Zhengze who was panicking, Luo Heng laughed loudly, "It seems that Qin Dewei has really discovered our existence, but he is really at his wits end!"
So what if he can persuade the right guard to stay behind? We have the Great Sima of the Ministry of War here! Do the mere military guards dare to confront the Great Sima?
It seems that the murder at the entrance of the guild hall was also instigated by Qin Dewei. All these signs indicate that Qin Dewei has jumped over the wall in a desperate manner and will resort to all kinds of tricks!"
At this moment, there was suddenly another noisy sound coming from the front, mixed with the neighing of horses and the barking of people.
The servants of the Luo family rushed over and shouted to Luo Heng: "Something is not going well! A government servant is coming and wants to ask the master to go to the county government to appear in court!"
Leader Luo was born as a salt merchant in Yangzhou, and it was not like he had never seen a bloody storm before. He immediately ordered: "If there is anything to panic about the presence of a few government officials, we should fight them out first!"
The servant shouted: "It's not just a few, but dozens of them, it's almost like they're ransacking a house!"
Wucao! Luo Heng was startled, this number of people was a bit scary.
It is very common for county government officials to summon people to attend court. Normally, one or two officials come to summon them. How can dozens of officials come all at once?
Isn't this just waiting for him to violently resist, and then taking the opportunity to smash, smash, and rob?
It's easy to tell that there is absolutely no good intention, and it is clear that he is looking for an opportunity to kill himself!
Therefore, even if the other party has a legal ticket from the county government, they must not go with them! Whoever still acts in accordance with the law at this time is stupid!
But if you want to resist violently, you may not be able to defeat the opponent!
Thinking of the series of news just now, Luo Heng could feel more and more that Qin Dewei was really anxious, went crazy, and began to directly threaten personal safety!
Such unscrupulous means, such disregard for the impact, and all the dirty tricks, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the final act of madness!
Seeing that victory is in sight, he cannot drag the mad dog down to be buried with him!
After much deliberation, for the sake of personal safety at this moment, the best strategy is to take the Thirty-six Stratagems first!
After making up his mind, Luo Heng did not hesitate and immediately summoned a dozen healthy servants as escorts. He did not use any carriages, horses or sedans, and escaped through the back door in a low-key manner.