After hearing Zhu Hejian's explanation, Jia Lun naturally had no objections and immediately ordered someone to fetch a century-old ginseng to make a decoction.
But Lu De still had his conscience after all, and he couldn't bear to say: "Isn't this Hu Xiao... His Highness's savior? You... want to kill him?"
Zhu Hejian immediately showed his displeasure and snorted coldly: "My savior? He deserves it? He is just looking for a reason to snatch this Hu Xiao away from Huo Zhengyuan!"
Later, Zhu Hejian briefly told Jialun and Lu De about his various experiences after he took the initiative to become a "hostage".
After listening to Zhu Hejian's story, Jia Lun's sinister eyes flashed with horrifying murderous intent, and he said coldly: "Jiang Xiao actually abandoned His Highness and broke out on his own? It seems that we have gone through so many things,' Chaofeng
Not only has the hidden danger not been solved, but it has become increasingly out of control! Jiang Xiao has obviously completely lost his loyalty and must find a way to eradicate it!"
Lu De, who has always been openly opposed to the existence of the "Chaofeng" organization, unexpectedly defended Jiang Xiao at this time: "Jiang Xiao seems to be decisive, but in fact he has an awkward personality. He has formulated a plan for himself.
A very strange set of principles... According to the students, Jiang Xiao's abandonment of His Highness was not necessarily a betrayal. If he was really no longer loyal to His Highness, he should have continued to hunt down Hu Xiao regardless of His Highness's life and death! The students believed that it should be Jiang Xiao
Xiao quickly judged the situation and believed that abandoning His Highness directly was the best choice under the circumstances..."
Lu De expressed his support for Jiang Xiao, of course, because he wanted to pave the way for him to control the "mocking style" in the future.
But Zhu Hejian had no patience to listen to Lu De's suggestion at this time, and directly waved his hand and interrupted: "It is meaningless to talk about Jiang Xiao's loyalty now! The focus is on those 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers who were captured alive. They
After being tortured, I may confess the truth at any time, which will ruin my reputation! Therefore, the top priority is to find a way to silence those arrested 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers!"
Then, Zhu Hejian lowered his head again, looked at Hu Xiao who was still in a coma at his feet, and said slowly: "This Hu Xiao claims to have a way to eradicate hidden dangers for me, so I must let him wake up as soon as possible! Of course, he may also be here
He lied to me, but he also has evidence that Zhao Junchen, Huo Zhengyuan and others secretly colluded with the Western Netherlands, which is still very useful!
If he can't find a way to eliminate the hidden dangers for me after he wakes up, I will also need him to provide testimony to expose Zhao Junchen and Huo Zhengyuan! And after I get his exposing testimony, I can use it to blackmail Huo Zhengyuan and force Huo Zhengyuan to change his stance and use all his strength.
Support me, otherwise I will perish together with the Zhao Party!"
Obviously, even when the situation was perilous, Zhu Hejian still had a clear mind and keenly found the way to break the situation.
On the other side, Lu De was also sharp-minded and had already noticed the change in Zhu Hejian's attitude towards him.
Before this, although Zhu Hejian did not fully trust Lu De, he had always been polite to Lu De, and did not express his displeasure directly like he does now, and repeatedly interrupted Lu De's speeches.
Lu De knew very well the reason for Zhu Hejian's change of attitude towards him - he was actually venting his anger on himself.
In Zhu Hejian's view, the way he took the initiative to become a "hostage" last night and took advantage of the situation to cover Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers in escaping Nanjing City was because he adopted Lu De's suggestion. However, not only did this plan not resolve smoothly in the end
The hidden dangers of the "Chaofeng" organization's exposure made his situation even more dangerous.
As a result, Zhu Hejian naturally dislikes Lu De now.
After understanding Zhu Hejian's thoughts, Lu De immediately knelt on the ground and cried: "Please punish me for your crimes! It is because you adopted the student's stupid strategy last night that the current situation is in danger! Student
We were well aware of the dangers of this strategy at the beginning, so we should not have mentioned this strategy directly to His Highness, thereby misleading His Highness's judgment! In short, everything is the student's responsibility..."
After hearing Lu De's cry of apology, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but be stunned.
As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed with it. It was only then that Zhu Hejian discovered the change in his attitude towards Lu De and the uncontrollable anger in his heart.
Lu De's apology words seemed sincere, but in fact they were very sophisticated. They were implicitly reminding Zhu Hejian that he had proposed three strategies: upper, middle and lower. He also repeatedly emphasized the dangers of this "lowest strategy". It was you, Zhu Hejian, who took the initiative to give up.
If you insist on using the upper and middle strategies, and insist on using the "lower strategy", if you get angry with me because of this, then I will definitely be tied up in the future and will never dare to fully support you again.
Although Zhu Hejian was anxious at this time, he did not lose his mind after all. He quickly figured out what was wrong with his attitude - even if he was angry with Lu De, he should not show it directly.
After all, Lu De will still be useful next time.
Therefore, Zhu Hejian immediately sorted out his emotions and restored his usual tolerant image. He personally helped Lu De, who was kneeling on the ground, and softly comforted: "How can I blame Mr. Lu? I still blame myself for being greedy. I want to
He wanted to eradicate hidden dangers without arousing suspicion from all parties, and also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to win prestige among the government and the public, so he chose the lowest strategy among Mr. Lu's top, middle and bottom strategies. The result was that his cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness! Alas, if I had known this,
I should choose the best strategy or the middle strategy. Although these two strategies also have various hidden dangers, at least they will not make the situation worse and passive..."
Just as Zhu Hejian was comforting Lu De, a military attaché in Jinyi hurried to Zhanyuan and wanted to see Zhu Hejian urgently.
Seeing that the Jin Yiwei military attache urgently requested to see him, something important must have happened. Zhu Hejian did not dare to neglect, and did not bother to continue to comfort Lu De, so he quickly summoned the Jin Yiwei military attaché.
This person is Fan Chunhua, a member of the Jinyiwei family. He had an acquaintance with Zhu Hejian, Lu De and others outside the Nanjing Shantang last night. He is considered to be a confidant of Nanjing's guarding eunuch Xi Cheng.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After quickly walking into the main hall of Zhanyuan, Fan Chunhua completely ignored Hu Xiao, who was still unconscious and lying on the cold ground. On one side, he saluted and greeted, and on the other side,
Kuaisheng reported: "Your Highness, Commander Xi asked me to come here to report the latest news to you! After the eleven arrested gangsters were taken into the prison of Yingtianfu Yamen, they took advantage of the Nanjing defenders to
When the three yamen of Jinyiwei and Yingtianfu were taking over, they all tried to commit suicide!
But 'fortunately' the Nanjing garrison guarded them closely. After seeing these gangsters trying to commit suicide, they quickly took action to stop them. In the end, only three of them were rescued. Five gangsters still bit off their tongues or swallowed their throats.
They were all poisoned by poison that was hidden in advance, and they all died without treatment!"
After the report was completed, Fan Chunhua secretly raised his eyes to peek, only to find that both Zhu Hejian and Lu De had solemn expressions. Only the eunuch Jia Lun's sinister face showed a smug sneer.
After seeing that Zhu Hejian did not give any additional instructions, Fan Chunhua did not dare to stay any longer and immediately left.
After Fan Chunhua left the main hall of Zhanyuan, the smug smile on Jia Lun's sinister face became more and more obvious, and he said: "It seems that His Highness's warning has worked after all, and these 'mocking winds' can be regarded as loyal.
Heart, I would rather commit suicide than confess the truth and betray His Highness..."
But before he finished speaking, Jalen took the initiative to shut his mouth.
Because he found that after Zhu Hejian and Lu De heard this "good news", not only did they not show any lightness and pride, but they both became more serious and dignified.
Just when Jia Lun was confused, Zhu Hejian took a deep breath, frowned and said slowly: "A total of eleven 'Chaofeng' were captured alive, but now three have been rescued and five have died. That is to say
...Among the eleven 'Shaofeng' dead soldiers who were captured alive, only eight chose to commit suicide, but there were still three others who were indifferent, preferring to live or accept torture from the officials! In other words...these three did not
The 'Chaofeng' soldiers who chose to commit suicide are all cowardly and fearful of death!"
Lu De also nodded in agreement and said: "Yes! These three 'Shaofeng' dead soldiers did not choose to commit suicide. They must all be cowardly people afraid of death! Such people must not be able to withstand the torture, and they will definitely become Huo Zhengyuan and
The breakthrough when the Nanjing defenders interrogated the truth!
And the three "Chaofeng" dead men who failed to commit suicide are still a huge hidden danger! After all, most people commit suicide on impulse. After they have gone through a circle of life and death, they often have a big mentality.
Change! And these three 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers who failed to commit suicide may have now become cowards and fearful of death!"
"There are dangers everywhere, there are dangers everywhere!" Zhu Hejian murmured: "Although I have secretly told Xi Cheng to try to restrain Xu Shengying and Huo Zhengyuan during the joint interrogation, we can't delay it for too long! I'm afraid Xi Cheng is not Xu Shengying and Huo Zhengyuan.
The opponents of Huo Zhengyuan..."
Just after Zhu Hejian was thinking hard about countermeasures, a confidant guard quickly walked into Zhanyuan carrying a bowl of pungent-smelling decoction.
Obviously, the thick ginseng soup prepared for Hu Xiao has been prepared.
After smelling the pungent smell of the thick ginseng soup, Zhu Hejian quickly covered his mouth and nose, fearing that he would be "depleted" if he smelled it a few more times.
At the same time, Zhu Hejian ordered Jia Lun without hesitation: "Give Hu Xiao this bowl of thick ginseng soup and let him wake up immediately!"
Jia Lun walked quickly to Hu Xiao and squatted down. After taking the bowl of thick ginseng soup, he pinched Hu Xiao's nose very roughly, so that Hu Xiao could only breathe through his mouth due to his body's instinct.
Jia Lun took advantage of Hu Xiao's opening of his mouth and poured the thick ginseng soup into Hu Xiao's mouth without hesitation.
Over the years, Emperor Deqing and Prince Zhu Heyu took pity on Zhu Hejian's illness and often collected precious medicinal materials and gave them to Zhu Hejian. Therefore, Zhu Hejian owned a large number of century-old ginseng, all of which were extremely effective.
When Zhu Hejian uses these old ginseng to refresh his mind and nourish his energy, he just cuts a thin slice, soaks it in water and drinks it slowly.
But at this time, in order to awaken Hu Xiao as soon as possible, Zhu Hejian actually asked someone to take out an entire century-old ginseng and boil it into a thick soup. Even a healthy and mature man could not bear the potency of this medicine, let alone hurt his body.
Hu Xiao was seriously injured and lost a lot of blood.
After taking this bowl of thick ginseng soup, Hu Xiao will definitely be able to regain consciousness quickly, but his physical condition will soon take a turn for the worse. Without supplementation, it will become more and more difficult for him to recover, and he may still...
He died directly at the hands of Zhu Hejian.
Zhu Hejian naturally did not care about Hu Xiao's health. He was so anxious now that he just wanted Hu Xiao to regain his ability to communicate as soon as possible, and he couldn't care about anything else.
Sure enough, after drinking most of the bowl of thick ginseng soup, Hu Xiao's nose immediately broke out with two nosebleeds. His originally pale and withered complexion quickly turned unhealthy and excessively rosy. The bleeding had been successfully stopped by Zhang Decheng.
The arm wound also oozed blood again.
After a while, Hu Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. His wolf eyes were covered with bloodshot eyes. He felt hot all over, as if he had endless energy to vent. His brain quickly regained consciousness, but he couldn't control his body at all and couldn't move at all.
This feeling made Hu Xiao extremely uncomfortable.
"Water...water..."
Hu Xiao reluctantly groaned.
Zhu Hejian stood up, walked to Hu Xiao, squatted down, and fed Hu Xiao a whole pot of tea with his own hands.
Seeing that Hu Xiao's expression was extremely painful, but he had regained consciousness, Zhu Hejian said coldly: "Hu Xiao, I have fulfilled my promise and paid a great price to win you over from Huo Zhengyuan, and I have not left you behind.
He was silenced by Huo Zhengyuan! Now it's up to you to fulfill your promise! You once said that you had a way to kill those "Chaofeng" dead soldiers who were captured alive. What was the way? While you haven't
If you faint again, tell me the relevant method immediately!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Under the stimulation of the strong drug effect, Hu Xiao's body was extremely uncomfortable at this time, but his brain quickly regained consciousness. He was just stunned for a moment, and he was already
I remembered the promise I had made and roughly guessed my current situation.
Hu Xiao's original promise was entirely a step-by-step expedient. He was unwilling to let himself fall into the hands of Huo Zhengyuan, so he deceived Zhu Hejian and used Zhu Hejian to protect him. But he actually had no way to help.
Zhu Hejian eradicated hidden dangers.
At this time, after hearing Zhu Hejian's cold inquiry and seeing Zhu Hejian's cold and solemn face, Hu Xiao knew in his heart that he must think of several concrete countermeasures that seemed feasible as soon as possible, otherwise Zhu Hejian would definitely not let him go.
Fortunately, Hu Xiao has always been quite quick-witted. He was often responsible for hunting down traitors among the Southeast Asian pirate gangs and was quite experienced in assassinating and silencing people.
So, after his brain started racing, Hu Xiao seemed to have a plan, his voice was hoarse, and he said intermittently: "Here, in Suzhou City, there is a shop called 'Haiyu Chamber of Commerce', which ostensibly sells Southeast Asian and Western products.
It is a rare thing, but it is actually a secret stronghold set up by Nanyang pirates in the territory of the Han Dynasty... The shop owner's name is Zuo Qiuci, who is a mixture of Dutch and Han. It is through Zuo Qiu Ci, Huo Zhengyuan's aide, that he contacted the Netherlands.
The country secretly contacted..."
After hearing what Hu Xiao said, Zhu Hejian's expression became more serious.
Although Zhu Hejian did not know why Hu Xiao suddenly mentioned the "Haiyu Chamber of Commerce", this information was undoubtedly extremely critical. As long as Zhu Hejian sent people to inspect the "Haiyu Chamber of Commerce" and arrested the owner Zuo Qiuci
, maybe we can find key evidence of secret collusion between the "Zhao Party" and foreign forces.
After Hu Xiao asked for tea again and drank it, he said again: "The 'Haiyu Chamber of Commerce' secretly sells a highly poisonous fish called Guaiyu. The ovaries and liver are mixed in the food, which is colorless and tasteless.
, and it cannot be tested with a silver needle. Just a small amount can kill a person violently... By the way, Guaiyu is the name of Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is called pufferfish in Jiangnan... His Highness sends someone to the store to report my name, and that's it.
Buy it..."
Zhu Hejian turned to look at Jia Lun and nodded slightly.
Jia Lun immediately turned around and left, obviously wanting to send people to the "Haiyu Chamber of Commerce" in Suzhou as soon as possible to buy puffer fish.
After Jialun left, Zhu Hejian asked again: "Although Nanjing is not far from Suzhou, it takes half a day to get back and forth. I can only be prepared, but my current situation is critical, and I am afraid I can't wait too long."
Time, do you have a way to get faster results?"
The thick ginseng soup quickly restored Hu Xiao's consciousness, but it also made Hu Xiao's physical condition worse.
After just a few words, Hu Xiao was already unable to continue.
After hearing Zhu Hejian's questioning, Hu Xiao groaned a few times and said again intermittently: "Set, set fire... set poisonous smoke! Those dead soldiers who were captured alive were most likely imprisoned in dungeons... the poisonous smoke sank,
The most effective…”
Hu Xiao had no real solution. He could only provide Zhu Hejian with some very rough suggestions based on his years of experience in assassinations and exterminations, but he could not withstand Zhu Hejian's detailed questioning.
Therefore, before he finished speaking, Hu Xiao passed out again with half-truths and half-falsehoods.
Seeing Hu Xiao fainting again, Zhu Hejian hesitated for a moment, but still issued an order: "Come here, carry Hu Xiao into a clean room, find a doctor, treat him with all your strength, and try to save his life!"
In just a few sentences, Hu Xiao showed extremely high value, so Zhu Hejian was unwilling to continue feeding him ginseng soup and directly killed him.
After several guards entered the main hall of Zhanyuan and carried Hu Xiao away, Zhu Hejian stood there and muttered to himself: "Set fire, poisonous smoke..."
On the other side, Lu De was also thinking thoughtfully, and nodded slowly: "Sure enough, snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways! Some methods are unimaginable for us, but they are commonplace for desperadoes, Hu Xiao
This proposal indeed has merit!”
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And just as Zhu Hejian and Lu De were racking their brains to perfect the plan based on Hu Xiao's rough suggestions, Tang Sheng, who was still following Huo Zhengyuan, confessed an extremely crucial matter to Huo Zhengyuan!
"What? You secretly hid a severely injured and dying gangster? Didn't you hand him over to the Nanjing defenders and Jin Yiwei?"
After hearing Tang Sheng's report, Huo Zhengyuan was first shocked, and then overjoyed!
