Wenren Xun'an, who was born in a powerful family in Huainan, gave Zhang Xing the same impression as a trumped-up Chen Ling, but he was obviously inferior to Chen Ling in terms of confidence. Therefore, after pretending all night, this guy finally lowered his head and made a promise.
To choose Zhao Pozhen as the new owner of Huankou Town... Correspondingly, Zhao Pozhen's deputy Fu Boshi also made certain promises on behalf of the Huaixing Gang.
From what I heard, it probably means that after Zhao Pozhen came to power, he needed to exercise restraint on business in the lower reaches of the Huai River... It should be a smuggling business, but it is not clear whether it is a simple private salt business or a smuggling business going out to Dongyi or Yaozu Beidao...
…and then reserve a specific share for Wenren Xunan’s Yongde Gang.
Zhang Xing didn't bother to pay attention to this, not to mention how he might care about this now. Even if he cared, he wouldn't be so powerful that he would directly interfere in the internal affairs of the Jianghuai gang alliance. To put it bluntly, people don't care about it at all.
Your face of Zhang Baishou is truly in line with the rules of the game. What makes these Jianghuai gray forces willing to surrender is essentially the name of the imperial court and the prestige of the Bai family.
Zhang Sanlang is very capable, and everyone is willing to obey. Some people are even willing to respect his personal wishes and let his acquaintances make the biggest profit, but the premise is that he is the imperial envoy of Jing'antai, or Miss Bai.
The entrained person.
However, regardless of Zhang Sanlang's ideas and the rules of the world, at this point, Zhao Pozhen's situation seems to have become more than half Wenren Xun'an won, and Li Zida, who acted on behalf of the Zuo brothers, secretly won
, plus Xuzhou Miao Hailang, who expressed his sincerity early, and Zhao Pozhen itself, got four out of nine. In fact, there is no big problem with Zhao Pozhen ascending to the throne this time.
In particular, Li Zida's sudden defection and joining the competition not only brought a vote, but more importantly, it broke the tacit understanding of the original defectors of the Long Whale Gang.
You must know that Fan Shiyong's Jian'an Gang, Wu Zhaoming's Black Sand Gang, and Yue Qi's Changsheng Alliance are essentially the splinter forces of the Long Whale Gang. They are familiar with each other, can be easily reorganized, and naturally have the mentality of successors... So
, even if there are obvious differences in the early stage, once it comes to the end, it is still easy to make peace and alliance, and take the business first.
But now, Li Zida, as the original core force within the Long Whale Gang and a confidant of Boss Zuo, suddenly chooses to stand out alone, which can easily lead to suspicion and confusion within the original Long Whale Gang. If a little more tricks are used, it is not impossible to cause
Split to easily control the situation.
Of course, talking about it for a long time is meaningless, because the biggest breaker has already arrived.
The next morning, as soon as Zhang Xing woke up, he was reminded by Qin Bao, who still didn't know the whole story, saying that Zuo You was here again... This time, Zhang Xing hesitated and didn't make any further decisions... He really didn't dare to
…Instead, invite the other party directly.
When the two parties met, they cupped their hands slightly and sat down respectively. Then when Qin Bao left, Zuo You got straight to the point.
"Zhang Sanlang." Zuo You gave him his hand. "Second Master Zuo has already arrived at Huankou, and he has agreed with you, so he will take the white road..."
Zhang Xing nodded, then shook his head: "It's certainly a good thing to follow the white path, but it's really scary that you Dongyi people have such a great influence on Mr. Zuo."
"What does this have to do with you, Zhang Sanlang?" Zuo Yuxi said with a joking smile. "Anyway, if you push your own private person up, you have to go back to Jing'an Taiwan to claim the credit... Just keep the public and private balance in mind."
"Having said that, from the day after tomorrow, I don't know any Dongyi people." Zhang Xing leaned forward slightly and responded sincerely. "Let's not use any excuses other than messages... It's a gentleman's agreement, just this time.
Business."
Zuo You smiled and shook his head: "I want to disagree, but how dare I go to Zhenta Tianwang to look for you? I even want to hide your Yitian Sword... There are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in the east capital, you don't have to
Don't worry about me, just get promoted and make a fortune."
Zhang Xing nodded, and then the two of them were silent for a while, but almost all wanted to speak at the same time.
"Speak first." Zuo You responded generously.
"Brother Zuo, let's talk first..." Zhang Xing tried his best to look calm. "Brother Zuo, what we are talking about must be business matters. The two questions I want to ask are a bit like private matters."
Zuo You was startled for a moment, then nodded immediately: "Well, if you want to push your friend to the top, Second Master Zuo has already agreed... However, now that Second Master Zuo is back, if he doesn't take action first and deal with one or two of his subordinates, I'm afraid that
He won't be able to establish authority in the future... He suddenly wanted to take a blind road, and he didn't want to ruin the business of the three of us, so he came to ask me, which one to attack and which one to stay? "
"Do you want to kill someone?" Zhang Xing was stunned.
"Yes." Zuo You responded with narrowed eyes. "He must kill someone, otherwise Mr. Zuo will not be able to calm down."
"Just kill one and scare one or two more, right?" Zhang Xing was a little impatient. "Don't go too far. It really ruins the situation and causes trouble. I can't handle it with my white ribbon... You must know that I
Being able to preside over things here is basically due to the work of Mangdang Mountain years ago. It can be regarded as a reward for merit and deeds. It does not mean that I have much prestige... Even the other Bai Shou who came with me immediately dumped me when he saw that I looked too ugly.
Face avoided it, and there are villains around me who are patrolling upstream, and Wang Daiji, an official from the Ministry of War in Longgang, is also a thoughtful person, so it won’t be a good idea to alarm anyone.”
"It makes sense." Zuo You nodded. "Then who to kill?"
"Fifth Zhaoming." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and gave the answer.
"Why him?" Zuo You was extremely surprised. "He...wouldn't it be better to kill Fan Shiyong who took the lead? Fan Shiyong has the highest cultivation level, the most power, and is the leader of the rebellion. Killing him will be good for us all."
"Because Fan Shiyong is a businessman." Zhang Xing calmly gave the answer. "Yue Qi is also a businessman; Wenren Xun'an and Miao Hailang are also businessmen; since Li Zida can be bribed, it means that he is also a businessman; that is my
Half brother Du Pozhen, since he was able to do this business with me in Mangdang Mountain that day, it means that he is still a businessman; Houqiu Lian of the East China Sea was originally an authentic businessman... and Zuo Erye and you and I are also
Businessmen...as long as they are businessmen, when we encounter problems, we can discuss and trade without having to fight or kill."
"I see...you mean Wu Zhaoming is not a businessman?" Zuo You asked seriously.
"I don't know." Zhang Xing shook his head. "It can only be said that he really wants to show off that he is not a businessman, or that since Li Zida has voted for me, it is clear that the remaining Long Whale Gang will betray the three
I am the least businessman among people... I don’t want to kill anyone, but if I have to kill someone, let him die.”
"Zhang Sanlang has his own tricks." Zuo You sighed with emotion. "You don't have to kill the one who stabbed you the most before, and you don't have to kill the biggest and most powerful one. Kill the one who poses the greatest threat to our future business... That's what I mean.
Bar?"
"We will have no business in the future. It can only be said to be the biggest threat to the future process." Zhang Xing responded calmly. "Kill Wu Zhaoming and let Boss Zuo come out to choose. This way, the Long Whale Gang will still get four points, plus three
A big foreign force, a Huaixing Gang... there is only one spot left, does Mr. Zuo have anything to say?"
Zuo You wanted to speak when he heard the words, but immediately his heart moved slightly and he shook his head instead: "He didn't say anything, let's just pretend he didn't."
"Then it will be a fair election." Zhang Xing responded with relief. "I just want Du Po Zhen to take over, control the beginning and end of Mangdang Mountain, return the favor, and return to Jing'an Terrace with the merits!"
Zuo You nodded, then smiled again: "I was in a hurry that day, but I didn't expect Zhang Sanlang Mang Dangshan to do great things. He is worthy of being a famous desperate Saburo on the list of people... He only chose the wrong name, not the wrong nickname.
"
Zhang Xing shook his head instead: "I don't want to do more of that kind of thing that can only be accomplished by working hard..."
"Who isn't?" Zuo You sighed with emotion.
The two sighed together. After a while, Zuo You was the first to wake up: "What did you just say... something personal?"
"I actually want to ask Brother Zuo You." Zhang Xing came back to his senses and answered seriously. "I was surprised before that you still have to run around with your cultivation level... The words you used to prevaricate me at that time made some sense...
But now, do you have to do errands as a spy with your level of cultivation? Is Dongyi, a mere fifty states, so harsh on talents?"
Zuo You visibly hesitated for a moment, but still responded seriously: "Some things are not what you think... Just like you Da Wei, we also belong to an organization similar to Jing'antai."
"I know, Zhanjifang."
"Yes." Zuo You nodded. "But the key to the problem is not the size of this organization, but who is commanding it... We are directly under the command of our Grand Governor. This is the way to reach the third level out of thin air.
It doesn’t hurt to work harder on weekdays…”
"I understand." Zhang Xing suddenly realized after hearing half of it. "Although they are all great masters, the status of the governor of your family in the country is not comparable to that of my prime minister... In the great Wei Dynasty, there are great masters in the east, west, north and south.
Eight, no matter what the actual situation is, they all ostensibly obey the Emperor of Wei. Therefore, the prime minister in my family is the emperor's uncle and does not have that authority... On the contrary, in your place, the governor alone has military, divine and special powers.
, and fell head-over-heels with the king for nothing."
"Cough!" Zuo You coughed awkwardly.
"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "This is Huaishang, not the boundary of your fifty Dongyi states... If you don't even have the guts, what business are you doing?"
Zuo You waved his hands repeatedly: "It's better not to talk about this... Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing responded sincerely. "There is also a personal matter... I was born in the Fifth Army, and was transferred to Jing'antai after the second campaign against Dongyi. I have a close relative who treated me very well, but in the spring of last year
He died in Luolongtan... He was the second Yingyang Zhonglang general of the Zhongba Army. His surname was Guo. You will know who he is when you go back and check... Can you think of a way to send his body to me?
, just let Du break the formation."
Zuo You was a little dazed after hearing this.
At this time, Zhang Sanlang obviously swallowed his saliva, but he managed to move the stool under his buttocks and leaned over. He grabbed the opponent's hand just like he did in the metasequoia forest. He seemed to be struggling, but he also seemed to be sincere when he said:
"Brother Zuo, if you can do this for me, I... I will be grateful to you forever."
Zuo You was silent for a long time, and then asked sincerely: "Let me ask one more question... Since Zhang Sanlang is a remnant of the fifth army from the second expedition to our Great Eastern Victory, why doesn't he hate us? Because there is a naval army here in Xuzhou, the two expeditions
The losses are all limited, but even so, the people and the world hate us deeply, otherwise why would we cling to the Huankou Zuo clan?"
"It was because I saw the tragic situation in Luolongtan with my own eyes, and even saw the fight between Fenshanjun and Bihaijun, that I made up my mind to work less and do more business." Zhang Xing's words became more sincere. "Because human life is really too cheap.
.”
"I understand, I understand." Zuo You was completely relieved and patted the back of the other person's hand. "I will do my best on this matter... I won't delay today. I will go back and give Zuo Erye an explanation...
Don't worry, let's finish this business safely and go back safely."
Zuo You stood up and walked out. After walking a few steps, he turned back at the stairs and said to Zhang Xingyu who was sitting still: "Zhang Sanlang... you are so capable, how can you understand this?"
The truth is really rare! I have seen too many heroes, old and young, who are so conceited that they get into trouble and end up ruining their own lives... Aren't you asking me why I have to do this?
?In fact, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and our country is not at peace, so if you can use the wings of the Grand Master to hide, there is no shame in it."
As he said this, Zuo Youfu raised his hand again: "My name is Zuo Youxian, and my real surname is Zuo... One day, let's change our place and meet again openly, and then let's have a good drink."
Having said that, Zuo Youxian just went downstairs in despair.
Zhang Xing didn't say a word, just held on. After a long time, he managed to get up, but then he lay down in a chair beside him and sat slumped down to look at the spring rain that had turned to drizzle again outside.
It was in this drizzle that afternoon that a blue light pierced the rain curtain in broad daylight and crashed into the home of Li Zida, the leader of the newly established Taihe Gang. Fortunately, Li Zida was not at home.
So, the visitor just used a long sword and a short sword to demolish Li Zida's home. Then he jumped into the air and flew to the home of Black Sand Gang leader Wu Zhaoming in front of everyone... Wu Zhaoming was caught off guard and could only run away in confusion.
, but was easily caught up by the blue streamer, and in front of many former members of the Long Whale Gang, one of his legs was chopped off with a long sword on the street, and his chest was pierced by a dagger.
This is the famous Ziwu Sword in Jianghuai.
Then, this sea-blue stream of light turned towards the chief helmsman of the Long Whale Gang, and then disappeared.
After this incident, the whole town of Huankou was shaken, and everyone knew that Mr. Zuo was back.
Several gang leaders, especially those who were originally from the Long Whale Gang, could only hide and did not dare to move at all.
However, just when everyone thought that Mr. Zuo was about to go on a killing spree, the chief helmsman of the Long Whale Gang remained silent, not even making a noise... He was silent all night, and early the next morning, which was the day before the Jianghuai Conference was originally scheduled to be held.
, on the day of registration deadline, an unexpected but reasonable news suddenly came.
The Second Master Zuo has reached an agreement with the court and he has resigned. As long as the Third Master Zuo can continue to be an official, Uncle Zuo will still have a seat in the new gang, and the Zuo family will continue to be their local bully in Fuli, he will no longer
He made trouble and even made an agreement to serve in the army within three years.
Everyone didn't believe it at first, but soon, in the morning, someone saw Mr. Zuo riding a horse back to Fuli's hometown proudly, and then when he was in the middle of the exam, he saw the name of Mr. Zuo Caihou appearing in Jianghuai.
It’s on the registration list for the conference, and it’s still called the Long Whale Gang.
In the afternoon, Zhang Baishou sent a messenger directly to the bosses, saying that it was extremely inappropriate for Zuo Cai to kill the fifth gang leader. He has publicly promised not to use the sword again, and is willing to offer wine to make amends tomorrow. Please be patient and calm.
My nephew lit lanterns as usual.
Having said that, the remaining Fan Shiyong and Yue Qi, including Li Zida, all lost their thoughts and could only respond tremblingly, not daring to show their faces easily.
Even Du Po Zhen was obviously a little panicked. He said it was business as usual, but...but it seemed, it seemed that it could only be business as usual.
It only took half a day, and it was over as promised. On the fifth day of February, the spring rain stopped for a while, and Zhang Baishou came out to take charge of the situation. These people did not dare to stay at home anymore.
Everyone gathered together and saw Boss Zuo and Zhang Baishou walking out of the main gate of the Long Whale Gang. They were chatting happily just like when they first arrived that day, but they also felt extremely complicated.
The originally scheduled Jianghuai Conference process quickly unfolded in an atmosphere where many people were trembling, many wanted to watch the show, and everyone had their own agenda.
First, Zhang Xing came on stage and said that the imperial court had found out that although the original Long Whale Gang had made minor mistakes, there were no major mistakes, so it allowed Boss Zuo and the Long Whale Gang to participate in fair competition. This attracted countless applause.
Then based on the number of registered gangs, we decided to compete...
This process almost makes people feel drowsy. Fan Shiyong's Jian'an Gang, Zuo Boss's Long Whale Gang, Yue Qi's Changsheng Alliance, Li Zida's Taihe Gang, Wenren Xun'an's Yongde Gang, Du Po
The Huaixing Gang of the formation, the Iron Spear Club of Miao Hailang, and the Houqiu Alliance on the other side of the East China Sea, these eight groups have no challenge at all.
If it hadn't been for the day before yesterday, yesterday's events would probably have been pretentious and a drama of Jiang and Huaihe heroes competing for supremacy. But in a situation like yesterday, who would dare to take the lead? Who would still dare to put in the effort to act?
In the end, several small gangs took turns fighting each other. In the end, Sha Datong of the Black Shark Gang successfully won, replacing the Fifth Zhaoming of the Black Shark Gang, and successfully won the last seat.
I originally thought it would take half a month, but it ended in one morning, and it was extremely perfunctory.
But it can be considered a hassle-free thing.
The nine seats had already been lined up on the high platform in front of the gate of the Long Whale Gang. Everyone sat down, still cautious not to speak, and just looked at Zhang Baishou who seemed to be fine.
But at this moment, Zuo Caihou, the boss of the left, suddenly stood up, and with an expressionless face, he took the initiative to say: "The morning went so well, I decided to come over in the afternoon to apologize. I mean, why don't we choose the real leader first?
Please ask him to negotiate with my second brother on our behalf so that we can seek justice for the fifth brother."
The amount of information contained in these words was so great that everyone was unable to turn around for a while.
But the next moment, with Zuo Caihou's next words, everyone woke up.
"I think Boss Du of Du Po Formation is a real hero." Zuo Caihou stretched out his hand and pointed directly at Du Po Formation opposite him. "I vote for Boss Du, and I also ask Boss Du to grant me a business."
Du Pozhen was startled for a moment, but he glanced at Zhang Xing, who seemed to be worried, and immediately stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Brother Zuo, for your kindness. I accept this vote. And my personal vote is not fake.
If I want to vote for myself, I also ask for your support."
The sudden turn of events seemed to confirm the rumors, so the other seats were either silent or sighing, but they were no longer silent.
"I also vote for Boss Du." Sha Datong stood up for the second time. "I just hope that Boss Du will give me a meal afterwards!"
Since Sha Datong took the lead, he already had three votes. Then, Wen Renxunan, Li Zida, and Miao Hailang, who had already agreed, followed closely, with six votes. At this time, he was frightened to death
Yue Qi followed immediately, and then the wealthy Donghai businessman from Houqiu Lian also chose Du Po Formation with a smile.
In the end, less than a moment after sitting down, eight votes had been decided, and all of them were Du Po Zhen... At this time, it was natural for everyone to come together to see the final Fan Shiyong.
Mr. Fan's face turned green and white. He went to several interested people many times, but never got a response. Finally, after thinking about it, he could only stand up and try to smile: "In that case, I will come up with one."
Nine perfections and nine beauties...I also choose Boss Du!"
Zhang Xing suddenly raised his head and took the lead in applauding.
Applause erupted sparsely, but fortunately, a few bosses applauded, and countless members of the gang below who had not yet reacted immediately responded and applauded too... In the thunderous applause, some people even thought that the opening ceremony had just begun.
The applause stopped, and Boss Zuo was elected as the boss. He hesitated for a moment, but then sincerely raised his hand to Zhang Xing: "Brother Zhang... we are not choosing one out of nine, but choosing nine out of nine is almost equivalent to the alliance of nine gangs... I am writing
I only read it for three or four years when I was a kid, but I don’t understand the allusions. Please ask Brother Zhang San to give our big gang a new name!"
Zhang Xing looked around and saw Zuo You who had squeezed into the audience. His heart started to flutter, but he still tried his best to smile and said: "Nine families, seven or eight are all in Huaiyou, let's call it Huaiyou League."
!Simple and straightforward!”
Boss Zuo was overjoyed for a moment, and the others also wanted to congratulate him.
At this moment, Zuo You, who had been in Zhang Xing's field of vision, suddenly jumped off the stage and raised his hands respectfully: "Congratulations to Boss Du, just a moment... Zhang Baishou, Uncle Zuo, look who is here?"
"
As he said that, he actually reached out and pointed in the direction of the dock in the distance.
Of course, the people in the audience didn't know what was going on, but the bosses on the stage quickly changed their expressions. They all stood up and looked in the direction of the dock.
And sure enough, in front of everyone's eyes, a blue light suddenly swayed from a awning boat on the pier, which was a full ten feet away, cutting off the tarpaulin on the bow, followed by a white-clothed scholar armed with two long and short swords.
With one easy jump, he jumped from the boat onto the pier.
Zhang Xing stared blankly at the person coming. He probably guessed what was going on, but he was not sure, so he prepared to deal with it with extreme caution.
But just as the thought was changing, suddenly, a light yellow light flashed over the heads of everyone, and hit the man like a meteor... The scholar in white was caught off guard, and fell down on the spot, and then struggled to draw his sword.
But he was chopped off with a knife on the head, and chopped into two pieces just like killing fish and cutting meat.
Everyone was stunned.
The next moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties turned back from the pier, holding a long knife and shouting: "That Zhang Sanlang, you fell into the trap. This is not the second left person from Ningdan. I am being inspected by your house in vain."
Entrusted to you, I have been watching over you for a long time!"
Zhang Xing was stunned, then suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Zuo You, who was only a dozen steps away from him.
Of course, Zuo You was stunned on the spot and had not yet reacted.
At this point, what can Zhang Xing do? He can only ignore everything and quickly reply loudly: "This Zuo You is the real Ziwu Sword!"
As he said that, he wanted to run away from the stage.
As a result, Zuo You had no expression on his face and didn't even look back. He just turned his hand, and a sea-blue Qi suddenly surged out, like a real sea water, and rolled up Zhang Xing completely and caught him in his hand.
The next moment, a blue light rushed downstream along the Huai River.
When the middle-aged man reacted, he just stamped his foot and rolled up a light yellow light, and followed closely.