After dawn, Zuo Caixiang, who had dark circles under his eyes, came to visit with his brother.
As the black Shou of Jing'antai, even if he was just the Jingjiehu of Dongzhen Fusi, he received the courtesy he deserved. Both Zhang Xing and Li Qingchen, the two white Shou, sat down equally on the second floor, accompanying them on patrol.
Later, both sides also spoke politely.
But after getting into the real deal, the third child of the Zuo family gave a simple and clear statement: "What my eldest brother means is what I mean!"
At this time, even Li Qingchen found it difficult to understand: "Your elder brother doesn't understand, don't you understand the laws and rules of the Jing'antai family?"
Zuo Caihou, who is almost seven or eight years younger than Zuo Caihou and is only in his early thirties this year, was silent for a moment, then glanced at his eldest brother who bowed his head in silence, and answered with difficulty: "I believe more in the laws of the country and the people.
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Li Qingchen was stunned, and Zhang Xing felt even more ridiculous.
After a long while, Li Twelve Lang couldn't help but ask: "Do you know that we don't need the laws of the country and the laws of the family? We only need a transfer order to transfer you to the Eastern Capital... and you will not know whether you will live or die for the rest of your life? You want the laws of the country and the hearts of the people?"
, we can also give you a hard-working, exhausted prison, okay? What is the law of the country and the people's heart? The emperor's uncle is the law of the country, and the Heavenly Sword that I patrol is the people's heart! You...why do you think that Jing'antai cannot represent the imperial court?
Can it represent the imperial court better than anyone else?"
Zuo Laosan gasped repeatedly, but did not answer.
"Then do you know?" Zhang Xing saw the other party's expression was different. He hesitated for a moment and joined in the pressure. "After the imperial court transferred Chen Ling away, it did not directly send a general to take over. Instead, it asked the military personnel who were with us to
Why did Wai Lang take charge of the military talisman for a while? As long as we want, we can dispatch thousands of armors to go south at any time. By then, we will not need the armies of Xuzhou and Jiangdu, and we can easily be destroyed... I really don't understand, what are you planning? Really?
Do you think that your family’s power, status, life, Huankou foundation, and Fuli clan have the final say? Do you really think that the imperial court has a loophole for you to take advantage of? This is the world of Wei Dynasty! And it is the heart of the kingdom!"
Zuo Laosan raised his head and hesitated to speak, but still remained silent after glancing at his brother.
Li Qingchen looked at Zhang Xing.
Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment and nodded...
"We have exhausted our benevolence and righteousness." Li Qingchen suddenly stood up. "That's it for now. Let's all live up to our destiny!"
"Please be patient, you two white ribbons. I have sent people down the river to report the news to my second brother." Boss Zuo stood up and gritted his teeth. "We will arrive in the seventh or eighth day. Let's not get into trouble.
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"What a coincidence." Li Qingchen responded coldly. "My home inspection is in Ruyin on the upper reaches of the Huai River. If I go to call you right now, you don't even need to call me. It's just that we won't get the reward, and we'll arrive in seven or eight days."
"So, please show your respects..." Mr. Zuo immediately bowed his head and saluted respectfully. "I have no other request. I just ask Inspector Bai to stay still for the time being. When my second son comes over, there will be a new explanation."
Li Qingchen went to see Zhang Xing again.
The latter was silent for a moment, then nodded: "We can call my house for inspection three to five days late, but tomorrow we will take over the Whale Gang... and at the same time, we will start dispatching soldiers to go south to prevent you from inciting rebellion!"
Li Qingchen repeatedly walked away and went directly upstairs. To his surprise, although Boss Zuo didn't raise his head, he didn't say anything in rebuttal. He even felt a little bit relieved.
But Zhou Xingfan, who was standing behind, was the most erratic. He was thinking that at the critical moment, Brother Zhang really used the word "giant whale".
At this point, the negotiation was considered to have broken down. Zhang Xing no longer paid attention to the Zuo brothers, but also went up to the third floor and arrived in the South Pavilion.
There, Li Qingchen had been waiting there early.
However, neither of them spoke. Instead, they looked outside with their hands behind their hands. They looked beyond Huaishang and Ferry in the distance and the bustling scenery inside and outside Huokou Town, and set their sights on the main helm of the Long Whale Gang.
Outside the building, dozens of elite cultivators and capable middle-aged men in uniforms gathered, as well as dozens of wealthy businessmen and people who looked like local officials. When they saw Zuo Gang Leader and Zuo Heishou coming out together, they immediately swarmed up.
Surround the people.
But soon, there was a burst of noise and yelling, and some people even showed their swords on the spot and tried to attack the three-story building. As a result, it was obvious that Zuo Lao Da stood in front of everyone with his hands open, while Zuo Lao San scolded them severely and said,
Some nonsense like national laws. In the commotion, someone looked up and saw Zhang Xing and Li Qingchen standing side by side on the third floor looking at each other coldly, which made the scene tense.
The garbled words such as "Mangdang Tiger" gradually became quiet.
The Zuo brothers also took the opportunity to coax the person out with their confidants.
But before leaving the yard, the two people didn't know if they had a tacit understanding. They actually turned back together in the chaos and glanced at the two Bai Shoumen on the third floor attic again.
That is, after looking at each other with the Zuo brothers, Zhang Xing suddenly turned his head and said something extremely incomprehensible:
Li Qingchen, who had already turned around, turned back in surprise, dumbfounded... This was not because he disliked the other person as the Riddler, but because he didn't believe the other person's words: "You mean, these two people can't make the decision at all. Even this inheritance is only for others."
If you don't get the right words, you can only resist with these three points?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing nodded seriously.
"Zhang Sanlang." Li Qingchen took a few deep breaths and responded seriously here. "I don't want to get the reputation of being jealous of talents. In fact, I do think that your human intelligence is far better than mine, and you are better than anyone else in the group.
You have to be strong, otherwise we wouldn’t have met you by the river that day, and the inspection team would have taken a liking to you... But what happened today is that you repeatedly behaved a bit strangely and unreasonably."
"I know." Zhang Xing did not argue, nor did he care about the other party's unnecessary talk, because his remarks did seem strange.
"You know..." Li Qingchen suppressed his anger and continued. "According to your statement, either someone has a handle on the three brothers, or their second brother is an unconscionable person and directly kills the eldest brother and the younger brother.
Judging from the objects in the clan realm of later cultivators, they often threaten their own brothers...but is this possible?"
"So analyze."
Zhang Xing turned back to his seat, rubbed his chin, and replied seriously. "There is a saying about the handle, which is that things are not pressured... A stall as big as Whale Gang, with Huankou Town as its axis, holds Huanshui with one arm,
Directly involved in the autumn grain and spring planning of dozens of counties in the southeast, holding the Huai River with one arm, and doing Huai River water transportation, some are not, everyone knows... Even if there is no evidence, do we think that they have not made peace with Dongyi?
Does the Yaozu Beidao engage in smuggling business? But what does that mean? There are fifty states in Dongyi and twenty states in the Yaozu Beidao. What a huge profit. Which gang in Huaishang and along the coast does not do this kind of business privately? Get a refund
For Wanbu, even if there is really some incredible handle, is it comparable to what happened in Mangdang Mountain? Therefore, even if there is a handle, in the face of the scale of the Long Whale Gang and the power of the three Zuo brothers, in today's world
Under the heavy pressure of our Jing'an station, it seems a little too ridiculous."
"It's absolutely true... Then there is only the second possibility left." Li Qingchen hugged his chest and sneered. "There is really no way to say that this is absolutely impossible... There are everyone in the world, and Zuo Laoer is
He has an indifferent temperament and regards his biological brothers as nothing. The two of them are really afraid that their second brother will chop them down with a sword."
"This is unreasonable after all." Zhang Xing shook his head.
"Then you still say that?" Li Qingchen became more and more irritated.
"One code equals another. It's true that they behave strangely, and it's true that these two analyzes don't make sense." Zhang Xing didn't take it seriously at all. "Bold assumptions, be careful to verify... Do you think there is such a thing?"
Maybe, we connect these two statements together... For example, the reason why Zuo Laoer wanders around Donghai County and the sea all year round is because he defected to Dongyi in his early years. The Whale Gang has also been working as a spy for Dongyi in recent years. Zuo Laoer
The eldest brother and Zuo Laosan knew that their second brother was in too deep trouble with the Dongyi people, so for the sake of their second son, they carried on with their lives..."
Li Qingchen sighed.
Zhang Xing also shook his head: "This is even more wrong... Zuo Laoer's cultivation level aside, if the Dongyi people are so mean and ungrateful, Zuo Laoer should just flee back early, and vice versa.
, Zuo Lao San and Zuo Lao San here are about to break up the gang and kill their clans. Instead, it is Zuo Lao Er who needs to worry about them. Why do they need to be so difficult?"
"The possibility you mentioned is actually not completely unreasonable, but Zuo Cai will be the son of the Grand Governor of Dongyi. He may take over the power and the whale fishing boat of the Grand Governor of Dongyi in the future, which is why Zuo Lao Er is worthy of ignoring it.
All his thoughts are tied to Dongyi, and it is worth it for Zuo Lao San to voluntarily become an abandoned son for the sake of the future of the family... If you think about it this way, Zuo Lao San's unwillingness is also matched." Li Qingchen put his hands behind his back and left.
Laugh. "But...it's still the same sentence, is it possible? How likely is it?"
Zhang Xing thought for a moment and asked seriously: "I really think this makes some sense... but it's still wrong. If so, Boss Zuo would just pack up and go to Dongyi... So, he is just stalling for time, waiting for his elders
Secondly, take him to Dongyi? So, let’s just turn a blind eye and the matter will be over?”
"Are you serious?" Li Qingchen was completely speechless.
"This is an idea." Zhang Xing nodded without hesitation. "It may sound ridiculous, but when you get to the most critical point, revise it and add new information, maybe it will suddenly make sense... It's like
Chen Ling’s family motto that day was just average.”
"But it's still wrong. It's better to follow the original plan and continue to exert pressure." Li Qingchen shook his head. "Three hundred soldiers have already gone south in advance. We will transfer them here first, catch them off guard, and then suppress them step by step... They surrendered.
Of course it's good, but if you don't give in, you can increase your strength and break them into pieces. It doesn't matter if they collapse."
Zhang Xing paused for a moment, then became more serious: "Li Twelve Lang, I have always had a temperament. I am opposed to fighting and hurting innocent people. You have seen tens of thousands of people in a town. Three hundred soldiers are fine."
Now, when it comes time to bring in thousands of soldiers, and thousands of members from the Long Whale Gang, what will be the result? However, I have to admit that I don’t have a good idea of this matter now... So, first of all
Call 300 soldiers over and continue to exert pressure. I also agree and have no intention of opposing you in the whole process."
"Then I won't tell you anymore. I'll go back to Longgang to mobilize troops." Li Qingchen felt relieved. "I'm just waiting for your words!"
"Just Qin Bao." Zhang Xing was surprised for a moment. "There's no need for you to go back in person."
"Let me tell you straight, Zhang Sanlang, I can't stand it... It doesn't matter if you're not used to your thoughts, or you can't stand pretending to be a brainless member of your noble family... Anyway, I'm very irritated by this matter." Li Qingchen waved his hands repeatedly.
, and walked directly to the stairs. "Besides, I'm leaving. Qin Bao, Xiaozhou and others all respect you, so you can use your skills to be beautiful...so you can do it for yourself, and then waste your life! After all, there is a master of Chengdan.
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"Have a nice trip to you, go and come back soon." Zhang Xing watched the other party go out and tried his best to respond.
Zhang Xing knew that Li Twelve was telling the truth, and he also knew that Li Twelve had other reasons, both personal and official, for being so emotionally upset. However, unexpectedly, after experiencing his trip to Jiangdong and his great fame during the New Year,
After the noise, he was surprisingly lifeless.
It's the kind that really has no anger and can't get angry, and it's also the kind that has no hostility and can't get angry at all.
I can only say that I have changed a lot without realizing it.
Only as we grow older, people inevitably change, but no one can tell whether this change is good or bad... It's as if Zhang Xing himself doesn't know that this mentality is alienated by officialdom and has become smooth and tolerant.
; Or have you really matured, broadened your horizons, thought about more and bigger things, and no longer bother to care about such small emotions?
Just as he was thinking about it, as Li Qingchen went downstairs, there was another commotion downstairs.
Zhang Xing stood up again and leaned on the railing. Sure enough, he saw Li Qingchen showing off his power downstairs. This guy was like one for a hundred. In the main helm of the Long Whale Gang, facing the black and white and local businessmen, the elders scolded the Long Whale.
He helped the Zuo brothers plot evil and resisted law enforcement, and now he was going back to Longgang to recruit thousands of soldiers. Let's see who dares to disobey Jingantai Yunyun, which caused a lot of excitement below.
I don’t know what happened in the end. Anyway, after an hour, Li Qingchen openly went north to mobilize troops with a confidant patrolman and several local officials who were caught in the face... He was really
As part of the original pressure plan, the three hundred soldiers had already set off from Longgang. They would meet them halfway and then turn back directly to become the necessary main force to control the situation.
But regardless of what happened to Li Qingchen here, let’s just say that as the white-shoued man had a seizure and left in public, the whole town became tense, and the Long Whale Gang felt like it was facing a formidable enemy.
Especially within the Long Whale Gang, you can clearly see the constant flow of messengers, on land and water, everywhere. And starting from noon that day, other elite gangs gathered from other places, Zhang Xing and Qin Bao.
The three-story "building" where the others lived also became tense, and the security below began to become chaotic. Since the evening, there have been many strange practitioners sneaking around to take a peek.
One is afraid that a dog will jump over the wall; the other is afraid that there will be two fools and two stupid people who are ignorant.
Anyway, the remaining Jinyi patrolmen did not dare to neglect at all. Their actions became more serious and orderly, cautious, and they even started to pay attention to the food and water... Starting from noon, when a meal is delivered, only one person can eat it, and the rest will have to wait until
After half a day, I ate cold rice and drank cold water.
Nothing happened during the day.
At night, Zhang Xing was reading a book by Ping Huai in the attic. Suddenly, Qin Bao and Zhou Xingfan went upstairs without stopping.
Zhang Xing turned around in surprise, expressing his confusion.
"Someone is lying outside this attic. I guess he has been hiding for an hour." Qin Bao was a little embarrassed. "It should have been in the evening. It wasn't until the man's movement just touched the iron wire we buried that we noticed it."
"It doesn't matter." Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, then immediately put down the book in his hand and spoke first. "Since he can easily hide it from us, he must be a master at the stage of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. And such a master can't deal with a few of us regular meridians."
Don’t take it too easy when you’re on patrol... After hiding for a long time, you should be waiting for a chance to speak, rather than trying to embarrass us... Sir, do you think my guess is correct?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in black with a face covering his face "walked" in from the third-story window. Then he walked to the middle of the attic and immediately pulled off his face covering, then raised his hands and saluted:
"The attic can be seen from all sides. I originally wanted to wait for Zhang Sanlang and Zhang Baishou to leave this place and talk in private again, but unexpectedly it alerted Qin Erlang, the thunderbolt rusher. Fan's cultivation is also in vain... Ashamed, ashamed."
"Dare I ask Mr. Fan about the origin of his name?" Zhang Xing thought for a moment and then asked seriously. However, the man was a little older and in his forties, so he used the word "Mr." "Have we met before?"
Na Fan was embarrassed on the spot for a while.
Zhou Xingfan, on the other hand, couldn't hold back again and gave a little reminder: "Brother Zhang...this is Deputy Gang Leader Fan Shiyong! You even shook hands with me yesterday! The eight extraordinary meridians have connected to the seven meridians, and there is only one missing
The governor's pulse has not moved, and he is a top-notch expert in the gang. He is forty-five years old, and his father served as a county magistrate in the Northern Qi Dynasty."
Zhang Xing was suddenly enlightened, stood up quickly, and shook hands again: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed. I didn't recognize you for the moment because you were wearing a hijab."
I had obviously taken it and even reported my last name. Deputy Gang Leader Fan was speechless, but he could only step forward and shake hands again: "It doesn't matter."
After Zhang Xing shook hands, he sat down again, holding ice tea and asked seriously: "What's the purpose of Deputy Gang Leader Fan here?"
Fan Shiyong held it back for a moment, but still handed it over seriously: "To be honest with Zhang Baishou, I, Fan, did not come here alone. I don't care about personal life, death, honor or disgrace. Fan came to Zhang Baishou on behalf of many brothers in the gang. This is not Zhang Baishou."
He was put under house arrest by the Zuo brothers, and Fan is a master of immortality..."
"I understand, I understand." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly, then served tea and urged, "What next?"
"Then I want to ask Zhang Baishou face to face whether the court wants to punish the Zuo brothers or the Long Whale Gang. If we don't ask this clearly, we can't sleep at all." Fan Shiyong asked sincerely.
"The imperial court wants to punish both the Zuo brothers and the Long Whale Gang." Zhang Xing replied earnestly, and then he stared at the other person's pale face for a few seconds before continuing. "But the imperial court believes that,
A new gang is also needed to continue to manage trackers and maintain the transportation of Huan River and Huai River..."
Fan Shiyong was immediately relieved, but then he stopped talking.
"What?" Zhang Xing was confused for a moment.
Fan Shiyong just looked at Qin Bao and Zhou Xingfan behind each other.
Zhang Xing understood and quickly explained: "Qin Erlang is my real brother and arm. Xiao Zhou is the youngest son of Duke Zhou who stayed in Jiangdu Prefecture. I also trust him very much."
Fan Shiyong was stunned for a moment, and became even more overjoyed. Then he bowed down on the spot regardless of the age difference. Then, before he could stand up, he raised his head again on the ground, cupped his hands, and expressed his true feelings:
"To be honest with Zhang Baishou, Fan and many others are dissatisfied with the Zuo brothers and the Long Whale Gang, and are waiting for you to make Qingtian!"
Zhang Xing also laughed, got up and left his seat, helped the other party up, and then said sincerely: "To be honest with Deputy Gang Leader Fan, I felt yesterday that you are a good one... If it is you, Fan Shiyong, who comes out to fight, I support it.
How about you being the new owner of Huankou Town...?"
Fan Shiyong, deputy gang leader Fan, could not hide his joy, but it was difficult to show it.
"Let's come in and talk slowly?" Zhang Xing became more sincere.
