The wind blows in the spring evening, and the water vapor on the Huaihe River rises with it.
In Huankou Town, Xucheng County, Xiapi County, the Changjing Gang's main helm towers are lined with buildings and lights are flowing. Outside a so-called "three-story building" located at the back and overlooking the scenery of Huaishang, there are at least forty or fifty capable Jianghu people.
Experts arranged their surroundings closely and walked around to observe.
But I don't know why, these workers occasionally take over their shifts, and when they take a break, they are always a little anxious, and even some vulgar words are passed down the wind from time to time.
"Is this protection or surveillance?"
A patrolman watched for a while by the window on the second floor. When he turned around, he couldn't help but complain. "The door downstairs is also full of people. It's so busy that you have to follow me to the toilet."
"All of them."
Qin Bao said slowly while pouring tea.
"They are not only afraid that we will escape control and find unnecessary trouble, but they are also afraid that something will happen to us and we will be completely unable to explain... However, this matter is already very clear. Although Boss Zuo is the boss of the three brothers, although the Long Whale Gang
This is the fundamental purpose of this trip, but on the contrary, he is the least responsible. Only the third son of the Zuo family can come over to make the conditions, and the second son of the Zuo family can come over to make the explanation... It's like... we just wait and feel at ease."
"Second brother Qin is right."
When the patrolman heard this, he quickly praised... "And his magnanimity is extraordinary. He just treats those outside as nothing."
Many people around him responded. It was obvious that when Zhang Xing and Li Qingchen were both on the third floor, they regarded Qin Bao as the leader of this place.
There is no way, gold will shine everywhere. Qin Bao is no longer the country boy who needed Zhang Xing for psychological construction at the same time last year. During this year, his character and his progress in cultivation have made almost all his colleagues admire him.
He was impressed.
Everyone also thinks that this young man has a bright future.
In fact, other than the patrol team, other people in Jing'an Taichung discussed the second patrol team and once had the nickname of the Four Horsemen of the Baihuang Sect, referring to Qian Tang, Li Qingchen, Qin Bao and Zhang Xing.
But it is a pity that this word only appeared for a moment and then quickly disappeared.
The first person who was privately despised by everyone was that Li Qingchen did not hold back his patience and entrusted one of his cousins to him. After Zhang Xing was promoted to Bai Shou, he quickly added another White Shou.
This is very unconvincing.
It's not that people look down on people for paying bribes, or that using family power is looked down upon, but it means that with Li Qingchen's cultivation, achievements and qualifications, he can be promoted properly in just half a year, and there is no way that anyone can stop him.
Yes, he didn't encounter any difficulties, but he couldn't restrain himself just because of Zhang Sanlang's promotion, which caused a slight improvement in his character.
Secondly, Zhang Xing jumped up.
Zhang Sanlang's extraordinary qualities have been known for a long time, but his qualifications are too low, and he can always get along with everyone, especially good at sharing money. In addition, his background is too humble, which makes everyone bewildered and reluctant to mention him.
He did something very special.
It was not until behind Mangdang Mountain that Zhongcheng personally said "The man who killed the dragon", and his colleagues in Taichung seemed to suddenly come to their senses and suddenly realized how extraordinary this man was.
In this world, it is not only about cultivation, but also about family background, region, intelligence, character, morality, and knowledge. They are all in everyone's taste coordinates. Therefore, this caused Zhang Sanlang to suddenly go beyond the last level.
The safe Qiantang created a situation where the four horses came out together and took the lead.
"Boss Zuo, when can your third brother come?"
In the south pavilion on the third floor, Zhang Xing stopped blowing the wind, turned around and sat back at the table. Opposite the table, there was the leader of the Long Whale Gang, Boss Zuo.
"He won't arrive until late at night."
It's almost a secret room, and Boss Zuo is quite straightforward. "However, Zhang Baishou, I know that my third son is here before I can make a deal with you and ask for an explanation. But I am his eldest brother after all, and what I say will be ignored by the two of them."
No matter how powerful you are, you still have to listen... Can't we just talk about it first?"
"No, no, no, it's not that we can't talk to Boss Zuo." Zhang Xing explained while pouring tea for the two of them. "The reason why I have to wait for your brother is because I'm afraid that your brother won't understand the situation and won't be able to come here tonight.
We have to use family methods... He is the black ribbon of Jingjiehu, and he must be a subordinate of Jing'antai. He must know the rules... Isn't your third brother a fool who doesn't understand the rules?"
"Whether it is or not." Mr. Zuo paused for a moment and spoke in a deep voice, gradually losing his honest attitude during the day. "When I heard the news, I immediately sent a horse to ask him to come overnight. If he doesn't come, that's the end of it.
When I am no longer the big brother... when the time comes, instead of using Jing'antai's family methods, I will use family methods to drive him out of Fu Lizuo's family."
Zhang Xing nodded, pushed a cup of tea over, and then sat down: "Okay, I will trust Boss Zuo and talk to you first. But where should we start? Mangdang Mountain or the East China Sea, or maybe
Huanshuikou, Jing'an Terrace?"
"Let's start from Mangdang Mountain." Boss Zuo said seriously. "I heard some people say that everything has a beginning... In the final analysis, what happened to us was caused by the bandits in Mangdang Mountain blocking Huanshui River years ago, so we will start from there.
speak."
"Yes, everything must have a beginning." Zhang Xing nodded in agreement. "Today's situation is indeed inseparable from Mangdang Mountain... So what is Boss Zuo going to say about Mangdang Mountain?"
"Zhang Baishou, I have to be honest." Zuo Caihou responded seriously. "Although our Changjing Gang is engaged in official business, it is a gang after all. We have to make friends with people from all walks of life. It is inevitable that we will know some good and bad people, and even
Maybe he was a law-abiding person when we met at the time, but he ended up becoming a thief... This is like Yang Shen, who was also the first famous person in the world at that time, suddenly turned against him? Is it necessary to investigate the matter of the imperial court's reuse of him? So
I feel that the fact that some people on the mountain have had contact with our Long Whale Gang does not mean anything, and it cannot be concluded that we have colluded with the mountain or engaged in self-inflicted theft based on one-sided remarks. Zhang Baishou, do you make sense in what you say?"
Zhang Xing actually nodded: "That makes sense."
"As for the matter of Mangdang Mountain, I wonder what your Excellency will say?" Zuo Caihou responded seriously.
"It's very simple." Zhang Xing spread his hands in response. "I met Lou Huan on Mangdang Mountain. Lou Huan told me in public that he was sent to the mountain by several masters of the Zuo family and instructed the people in Mangdang Mountain to intercept
Liang, the one who went to intercept us was also your Zuo family... I believed his side of the story, and Inspector Bai believed my side of the story, and Uncle Cao believed his side of the story."
Zuo Caihou took a long breath to suppress his emotions, and then continued: "Zhang Baishou... everyone in Louhuan is dead!"
"I know, I know." Zhang Xing had a puzzled look on his face, as if he didn't understand why the other party was angry. "That's why the imperial court sent us over to drink tea with you and talk with you here, instead of directly sending an army to clear it out... Do you think, Chen Ling
When you were in Chengfu, didn't you tell us that you wanted to personally lead troops to wipe out your Zuo family? And what's the news on Jianghuai Road now? Does it mean that your three Zuo brothers and Chen Ling have completely surrendered to the imperial court and sold Jianghuai?
, Central Plains, many heroes from the East?"
Zuo Caihou replied in a muffled voice.
"Do you want to continue talking about the private salt in the East China Sea, and other smuggling along the Huaihe River to Dongyi and the Yaozu North Island? Do you want to talk about your dominance in Huankou Town, with thousands of good hands and tens of thousands of trackers?
Like a country within a country? Do you want to talk about the fact that Jing'antai has already regarded you as a thorn in its side, and your Zuo brothers have been registered with the greatest master in the world today?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
When Zuo Caihou heard the last sentence, his eyelids twitched obviously, but he still forced himself to laugh: "What's the point of continuing to say this? Why don't we three brothers directly give all the money we have accumulated to a few of them, and then give the elders
The Whale Gang disbanded, then tied his own hands and asked Zhang Baishou to send us to the Jingantai Black Prison, where we will be suppressed by Uncle Cao for the rest of our lives."
"You also know about the Jingantai Black Prison?" Zhang Xing was slightly surprised.
"There is a brother who is a Ning Dan, and he knows a little bit about it." Zuo Caihou tried his best to laugh again.
"That's right." Zhang Xing also smiled.
"What's wrong?" Zuo Caihou was puzzled for a moment.
"Talk about the law." Zhang Xing responded with a sigh. "Boss Zuo, since you have not lost etiquette throughout the whole process, I will teach you a lesson today..."
Zuo Caihou was stunned, but he had no choice.
"I just said that everything must have a beginning and an end. What about that person? Let me tell you, as long as it is a person, a group of people, including the Long Whale Gang and the Fuli Zuo Clan, there must be someone who is in the right and someone who is in front of them.
son."
Zhang Xing was drinking tea and inexplicably remembered the years when he was paid to write movie reviews. "In terms of face, it can be as big as setting up a gang, as small as inviting people to have a cup of tea, or under the guise of killing many people...and vice versa.
He said, since many people have died in Lizi, this face can be easily established... Just like when Ziwu Sword became famous, four gang leaders died, did everyone give you face? "
Zuo Caihou was still frowning at first, but after hearing this, he exclaimed: "That's the truth."
"It's the same now." Zhang Xing put down his tea cup and pointed at himself. "The Zuo family sent people to Mangdang Mountain to cause trouble, but our Jing'an Taiwan Second Patrol Team easily resolved it, killing thousands of people by the way. This
That’s our pride... That’s why you are so humble today and so arrogant and rude in our Jing’an stage, do you think that’s true or not?”
Zuo Caihou did not dare to say a word.
Zhang Xing pushed the already cold tea in front of the other party and gave a slight signal: "Left leader... drink tea!"
Zuo Caihou was silent for a moment, then drank it in one gulp.
Zhang Xing watched the other party finish drinking, then continued to cross his arms on the table and sighed: "But, the relationship between lining and face is not as simple as lining supporting face, because face can also affect lining, and who is lining,
Who is the face, sometimes no one can tell clearly, the two sides are complementary to each other... I can only say that if the face is not good, it will be the only way to destroy the family... Does Boss Zuo understand? "
"I understand." Zuo Caihou responded seriously. "I really understand."
"As long as you understand, this is actually the so-called name and reality in officialdom. I have specialized it into lizi and face that you can understand." Zhang Xing also sighed. "Actually, where is this not the case? You Zuo family and Mangdangshan
, the second oldest member of the Zuo family and the Long Whale Gang. Our Jingantai and Cao Zhongcheng, our patrol team and our Bai patrol, and even Li Twelve Lang and I today... all have such a little meaning in it."
Boss Zuo, whose momentum was completely suppressed, nodded heavily: "Zhang Baishou is absolutely right. I underestimated Zhang Baishou and Bai Inspection that day, which caused today's incident. But now, I feel a little bit of Zhang Baishou's ability, so naturally I don't want to
If you cause trouble again... Zhang Baishou, just tell me directly, whether it's the court or you, what kind of regulations are they?"
"The imperial court is very tolerant." Zhang Xing smiled. "Before coming here, Zhongcheng gave me a message... It is not impossible to keep the Long Whale Gang, but you Zuo family members must move from Fuli to Guanzhong; your third brother,
Transferred to Hebei; your second brother goes to the northwest to join the army, and gets the post of Captain Xu... What do you think?"
Boss Zuo was silent for a long time.
"That's very lenient." Zhang Xing frowned a little.
"I know." Boss Zuo came back to his senses and answered with a wry smile. "But I can't abandon the place of my ancestors... moving is absolutely impossible!"
Zhang Xing was speechless for a moment: "Are you going to fall out with the court over this? If you are raising flags for this, your gang may not be convinced by you, right? They only care about whether the Long Whale Gang is still there! What's more, your Zuo family is just a member of Jianghuai who has dispersed.
Tuan Hei, please let the court feel relieved, the future of the three brothers will never go up!"
"I know." Boss Zuo still smiled bitterly. "But I can't abandon the land of my ancestors and the local people, just take this as the foundation..."
"But if that's the case, other aspects will have to be lowered." Zhang Xing thought thoughtfully. "You should think about it first..."
"My family only wants three things." Boss Zuo answered seriously. "If the court can agree to these three things... I can agree to anything else!"
"Three?" Zhang Xing sneered.
"First, we can't let go of our ancestral heritage." Boss Zuo pretended not to hear the other party's ridicule and responded seriously. "Second, please keep the business of the Long Whale Gang for us; third, don't hide it from Zhang Sanlang.
, my second child is already in the realm of becoming an elixir, and he is visualizing the blue waves of the East China Sea. How could he go to the northwest to join the army at this time? This will ruin his future as a master, and it is absolutely impossible... But this,
I can make a promise that once my second son succeeds in his visualization, I will let him serve in the imperial court and I will never refuse."
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When Zhang Xing heard the word "Cheng Dan", his eyelids jumped on the spot, but he quickly shook his head: "Leader Zuo, how different are your three points from our Cao Zhongcheng's three points? Don't you have any details? Please don't joke. It must be like this.
We can only say that this is absolutely unacceptable."
"I said that as long as I can promise these three things, I can agree to anything else." Boss Zuo sighed. "I can take all the wealth I have saved over the years, whether public or private... I can even promise the court.
Appoint someone to join the gang and act as a supervisor, and the salted fish trade in the East China Sea has been stopped since then."
This time it was Zhang Xing's turn to be silent, because he suddenly realized that the other party's reaction was contradictory and illogical.
First of all, Li Qingchen’s arrogance and toughness are played in his true colors;
Secondly, Cao Lin's negotiation conditions do not exist. How could a grand uncle and a great master offer conditions to such a local tyrant?
That was Zhang Xing's bait according to the plan.
In fact, according to the plan jointly consulted by Zhang Xing, Wang Daiji, and Chen Ling, the key to the matter is to do everything possible to force the second son of the Zuo family to show up, and then let Bai Yousi kill him with a knife and hunt him to the end.
As long as Zuo Lao Er dies, the Long Whale Gang, Zuo Zuo and Zuo Sanye will be meat on the cutting board. The best strategy is to grasp the key points and deal with them in a simple way.
Whether it was Bai Yousi's retreat, Li Qingchen's humiliation, or Zhang Xing's negotiations at this time, they were essentially coercing and tempting around this point, trying to bring Zuo Laoer back from the East China Sea to show up.
However, Boss Zuo acted very divisive.
On the one hand, he seems to know the fundamental stakes of the matter better than anyone else. He knows that his second son is the root of everything and the real savior of the Zuo family, so he keeps talking around the second son, saying that even if he opens his mouth, he is not the place of his ancestors.
Although he gave up, he actually still refused the relevant conditions regarding his second son Zuo Cai Jiang.
But as he continued to talk, he seemed to be extremely confused. In addition to Zuo Laoer's conditions, he actually proposed many additional things, as if he had something to rely on to fight against the imperial court.
This is impossible to establish.
In a place like Jianghuai, the heart of the imperial court, no one can resist the imperial court... The Governor of Dongyi who drove his own whaling ship in came to die! And the Governor of Dongyi could not enter, because as far as Zhang Xing knew
, there is a dragon in the Jianghuai River just like in the East, but I don’t know whether it is in the Huai River or the East China Sea.
So, why did Mr. Zuo dare to put forward conditions that were impossible to be accepted by the court even though he knew the stakes? They had already exposed themselves on Mount Mangdang and lost their cover, so they should have known that such a move would be made.
Instead of trying to avoid the heart, he opened his chest and said, "You are not allowed to poke in these three places?"
"Zhang Baishou... what do you think?" Zuo Caihou couldn't help but urge.
Zhang Xing remained silent for a while, then shook his head:
"Boss Zuo, you are too self-righteous... You must know that the imperial court wants to smash your Changjig Gang. It is easy to shovel your ancestral graves. Your second brother can't stop it, because my inspection is in Ruyin. I just saved it."
The way of courtesy first and then fighting is the way to let me come first... If you can negotiate with me, she will not come. If the negotiation is not settled, the Yitian Sword will be directly swung over... She has already reached the stage of becoming an elixir. What is she imagining?
It’s a joke, and I have already been appointed as the regular inspector of Fulong Guard in Xiyuan. In other words, your second brother is not relying on me at all, but just a bargaining chip."
Mr. Zuo was furious: "In that case, isn't it just for us to kill at the slightest sign?!"
"No." Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, then suddenly answered every word seriously. "Boss Zuo, we still have a chance... You and I, you and I are the ones who make the decision directly now, don't worry about Zuo's family
, Don't worry about your second brother, third brother, I don't care about Jingantai, you tell me what you want; I tell you what I want... We only mention the basic conditions, maybe we can reach cooperation
.”
Boss Zuo was startled for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Since I am the eldest son in the family, I have to consider everything for the Fuli Zuo family..."
"Then just consider the most fundamental things." Zhang Xing interrupted. "I know it's hard to make a decision, but don't be in a hurry. At least I can wait until you send a message to your second son and wait for his words... If that time comes,
You can come to me again and hear what I’m thinking! Maybe we don’t actually have any fundamental conflict? What do you think?”
Boss Zuo was panicked for a moment, and after a long while he came to ask: "Is Zhang Baishou going to see off guests? Isn't my third son waiting for you?"
"Zuo Heishou is here. Let him rest for a while and see you again tomorrow." Zhang Xing stretched out his hand to signal. "He will be gone today."
Boss Zuo hesitated for a moment and could only stand up and leave.
After the eldest brother Zuo left, Li Qingchen suddenly broke in from the side room a moment later, looking extremely impatient: "Zhang Sanlang, this is different from what you said. Are you causing trouble? Zuo Caihou is the eldest son in the family. How could he cooperate with us and sell the goods?"
Brother?"
"I know." Zhang Xing didn't get up at all, but replied directly. "The key is that his reaction was really wrong."
"What's wrong?" Li Qingchen frowned.
"Even if he relies on his second son, he shouldn't be so tough." Zhang Xing responded seriously.
Li Twelve Lang hesitated for a moment, then regained his composure and walked away.
But Zhang Xing couldn't help but touch the compass in his waist... Of course, he quickly put it down... Because the matter was not clear yet, Zuo Laoer and Zuo Cai were the main target this time, but they were far away in the East China Sea.
He didn't even know what he needed to know after picking up the compass and who he wanted to find.