Delong

Chapter 117 Whale Killing (9)

Wenren Xun'an, who was born in Huainan, gave Zhang Xing the impression that he was a small Chen Ling, but he was obviously inferior to Chen Ling by a few layers of confidence. Therefore, after pretending for a whole night, he finally bowed his head and promised To choose Du Pozhen as the new owner of Huankou Town... Correspondingly, Du Pozhen's deputy Fu Boshi also made a certain promise on behalf of the Huaixing Gang.

I mean, it probably means that after Du Pozhen took power, he needed to exercise restraint in the business in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River...it should be a smuggling business, but I don't know if it's pure salt smuggling or smuggling into Dongyi or Yaozu Beidao... ...and then reserve a certain share for the Yongde Gang who are famous for their safety.

Zhang Xing didn't bother to care about this at all, not to mention how he might care about this in his mind now, even if he cared, he wouldn't be so power-hungry that he would directly intervene in the internal affairs of the Jianghuai Gang Alliance--to put it bluntly, he didn't care about it at all. It's not about your Zhang Baishou's face, it really conforms to the rules of the game, and what makes these gray Jianghuai forces willing to bow their heads is essentially the name of the court and the prestige of the Bai family.

Zhang Sanlang is very capable, everyone is willing to obey, and even some people are willing to respect his personal wishes and let his acquaintances get the most profit, but the premise is that he is the imperial envoy of Jing'antai, or that Miss Bai entrainment of people.

However, regardless of Zhang Sanlang's ideas and the rules of the world, at this point, it seems that Zhao Pozhen's situation has become more than half - Li Zida, who was taken by Wenren Xun'an and acted on behalf of the Zuo brothers, secretly With the addition of Xuzhou Miao Hailang who expressed his sincerity earlier, and Zhao Pozhen himself, he won the fourth out of nine. In fact, there is no major problem in the situation of supporting Du Pozhen to take the top position this time.

In particular, Li Zida's sudden defection and joining the competition not only brought a result of one vote, but more importantly, it broke the tacit understanding of the defectors of the Long Whale Gang.

You know, Fan Shiyong's Jian'an Gang, Fifth Zhaoming's Heisha Gang, and Yue Qi's Longevity League are essentially split forces from the Long Whale Gang. They are familiar with each other, easy to reorganize, 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 negotiate peace and alliances, and the business will be settled first.

But now, Li Zida, as the original core force within the Long Whale Gang, and the confidant of Boss Zuo, suddenly chooses to stand alone, which will easily lead to suspicion and confusion within the original Long Whale Gang. Divided, so as to easily control the situation.

Of course, talking about it for a long time is meaningless, because the biggest breaker has already arrived.

Early the next morning, just as Zhang Xing woke up, he was reminded by Qin Bao, who did not know the last story, that Zuo You had come again.This time, Zhang Xing hesitated for a while, and didn't make any further decisions...he really didn't dare...but directly invited the other party up.

When the two sides met, they slightly cupped their hands and sat down. After Qin Bao left, Zuo You "cut to the chase".

"Zhang Sanlang." Zuo You cupped his hands. "Second Master Zuo has already arrived in Huankou, and has already agreed with you, so let's take the white road..."

Zhang Xing nodded, and then shook his head: "Of course it's a good thing to walk the white way, but you Dongyi people have such a great influence on Zuo Erye, it's really scary."

"What's the matter with Zhang Sanlang?" Zuo You joked. "Anyway, if you push your own private person up, you'll have to go back to Jing'an Terrace to claim the credit... Just balance the public and the private."

"That being said, from the day after tomorrow, I don't know who the Dongyi people are." Zhang Xing leaned forward slightly, earnestly answering. "Let's not make any excuses other than the words of the message... A gentleman's appointment, just this time business."

Zuo You smiled, and then shook his head: "I would like to disagree, but how dare I go to find you under the Heavenly King of Zhenta? I even hide from your Yitian Sword... Dongdu hides dragons and crouching tigers, you don't have to Worry about me, just get promoted and get rich."

Zhang Xing nodded, and then the two were silent for a while, but they almost wanted to speak together.

"You talk first." Zuo You responded generously.

"Brother Zuo, let's talk first..." Zhang Xing tried his best to look calm. "Brother Zuo must be talking about business matters. The two questions I want to ask are a bit personal."

Zuo You was taken aback for a moment, and nodded immediately: "Well, if you want to push your friend to the position, Second Master Zuo has already agreed... However, since Second Master Zuo is back, if he doesn't deal with one or two subordinates first, I'm afraid He won't be able to establish authority in the future... He suddenly wants to go for nothing, and he doesn't want to ruin the business of the three of us, so he asked me, which one to attack and which one to keep?"

"Are you going to kill someone?" Zhang Xing was stunned.

"Yes." Zuo You squinted his eyes and responded. "He must kill someone, otherwise Second Master Zuo's heart will be hard to calm down."

"Just kill one, and scare one or two more?" Zhang Xing was a little impatient. "Don't make too much noise. It's really broken the situation. If something happens, I can't handle it with a white ribbon... You must know that I was able to preside over the affairs here. It is basically the credit of Mangdang Mountain years ago. It can be regarded as a reward. Lao, it’s not about my own prestige at all... even the other Baishou who came with me turned his face away when he saw that I was too ugly, and there are villains around my family’s patrol upstream, Longgang’s Wang Daiji, an official of the Ministry of War, is also a man with a heart, and it is not good to alarm anyone."

"It makes sense." Zuo You nodded. "Then kill who?"

"Fifth Zhaoming." Zhang Xing thought for a moment and gave the answer.

"Why him?" Zuo You was extremely surprised. "Wouldn't it be better for him... to kill Fan Shiyong who took the lead? Fan Shiyong has the highest cultivation base and the greatest power, and he is the leader of the rebellion. Killing him will benefit 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 bought, it means he is also a businessman; it is my half brother Du Pozhen, since he was able to follow him in Mangdang Mountain that day I made this deal, which shows that he is still a businessman; Houqiu Lian of Donghai was originally a real businessman...and Zuo Erye and you and I are also businessmen...as long as they are businessmen, everyone can do whatever they want Negotiate, you can trade, and you don't need to fight."

"So that's it...you mean Wu Zhaoming is not a businessman?" Zuo You asked earnestly.

"I don't know." Zhang Xing shook his head in response. "It can only be said that he really wants to put on an appearance that he is not a businessman, or that since Li Zida has voted for me, Fifth Zhaoming is the least like a businessman among the three remaining members of the Long Whale Gang who rebelled... ...I don't want to die, but if you must, let him die."

"Zhang Sanlang has his own way." Zuo You rarely sighed. "It's not necessary to kill the one who stabbed me the hardest before, and it doesn't have to kill the biggest and most powerful one. Killing the one who poses the greatest threat to our future business...is that what you mean?"

"We have no business in the future, so it can only be said that it will pose the greatest threat to the future process." Zhang Xing replied calmly. "Kill the fifth Zhaoming, let Boss Zuo come out for the election. In this way, the Long Whale Gang will get four points, plus three big foreign forces, and one Huaixing Gang...there is only one spot left. Does Second Master Zuo have an opinion?"

Zuo You wanted to speak when he heard the words, but his heart moved slightly and he shook his head instead: "He didn't say it, let's pretend he didn't."

"Then choose it fairly." Zhang Xing replied with relief. "I just want Du Pozhen to take the top position, get the head and tail of Mangdang Mountain, return the favor, and return to Jing'an Terrace with the credit!"

Zuo You nodded, and then smiled again: "I was in a hurry that day, I didn't expect Zhang Sanlang to do such a great thing in Mangdang Mountain, he deserves to be the famous Desperate Saburo on the list... Only the wrong name was chosen, and there was no wrong nickname. "

Instead, Zhang Xing shook his head: "I don't want to do more than that kind of thing that can only be done with one's life..."

"Who isn't?" Zuo You sighed with emotion.

The two sighed together, and after a while, Zuo You was the first to wake up: "What did you just say... what personal matter?"

"I actually wanted to ask Brother Zuo You." Zhang Xing came back to his senses and answered seriously. "I was surprised before that with your cultivation level, you still have to run around... Your prevarication of my words made sense... But now, do you have to do errands as a spy with your cultivation level? Dongyi is a mere fifty states, where Are you treating talent so harshly?"

Zuo You obviously hesitated for a moment, but still took it seriously: "Some things are not what you think... Just like you Dawei, we also belong to an organization similar to Jing'antai."

"I know, Whale Killing Workshop."

"Yes." Zuoyou nodded. "But the crux of the problem is not the size of this organization, but who is in charge of it... We are directly under our chief governor. This is the way to enter the third rank out of thin air. It doesn't matter if you work hard on weekdays..."

"I see." Zhang Xing suddenly understood half of it. "Although they are all great masters, the status of your family's great governor in the middle school is not comparable to that of my family's prime minister... There were eight great masters in the Great Wei Dynasty. No matter what the reality is, they all obeyed together on the surface. It belongs to the Emperor of Wei, so the Cheng in my family is the uncle of the emperor, and he doesn't have that authority... On the contrary, in your place, the governor alone seized the military power, theocratic power, and special affairs power, and he fell to the head of the country for no reason."

"Cough!" Zuo You coughed in embarrassment.

"What are you afraid of?" Zhang Xing said disapprovingly. "This is Huai Shang, not the boundary of your Dongyi Fifty States... You don't even have the guts to do business?"

Zuo You waved his hands again and again: "I don't want to talk about this anymore...do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes." Zhang Xing replied earnestly. "There is another personal matter... I was born in the Fifth Army, and I was transferred to Jing'an after the Second Conquest of Dongyi. I had a close relative who treated me very well, but died in Luolongtan at the beginning of last spring... He is the second Yingyang Zhonglang general of the middle base army, his surname is Guo, you can find out who it is when you go back... Can you think of a way to send his bones to me, just give Du to break the formation."

Zuo You was a little dazed.

But at this time, Zhang Sanlang obviously swallowed, but managed to move his buttocks off the stool and leaned over, and grabbed the opponent's hand just like he did in the Metasequoia Forest before.

"Brother Zuo, if you can do this for me, I... I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life."

Zuo You was silent for a long time, and then asked sincerely: "Let me ask one more question... Since Zhang Sanlang is the remnant of the Fifth Army who conquered our Dadong Shengguo for the second time, why doesn't he hate us? Because there is a navy here in Xuzhou, he was conscripted twice. The loss is limited, even so, the folks and the world also hate us, otherwise why would we cling to a Huankou Zuo family?"

"It was because of seeing the tragic situation in Luolongtan with my own eyes, and even seeing the battle between Fenshanjun and Bihaijun, that I made up my mind to do less work and do more business." Zhang Xing said more earnestly. "Because human life is really too cheap."

"I understand, I understand." Zuo You was completely relieved, and patted the back of the opponent's hand. "I'll do my best on this matter...I won't delay today, I'll go back right away and give Second Master Zuo an explanation...Don't worry, we'll finish this business in An Ansheng, and each of us will go back safely."

Zhang Xing nodded again and again.

Zuo You then stood up, walked outside, walked a few steps, turned back at the stairs again, and said to Zhang Xing who was sitting still, "Zhang Sanlang... you are so capable, you can still understand this Truth, it’s really rare! I’ve seen too many heroes, old and young, conceited, and ended up on the tip of the horns, but ruined my own life for no reason... Didn’t you ask me why I have to do this with my cultivation? ?It’s true that every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and our country is not peaceful. It’s nothing to be ashamed to be able to hide under the wings of a great master.”

Saying this, Zuo Youfu cupped his hands again: "My name is Zuo Youxian, and my real surname is Zuo... One day, let's meet again in a bright and fair place, and then we'll have a good drink."

Speaking of this, Zuo Youxian went downstairs in a sense of regret.

Zhang Xing didn't say a word, just held on, after a long time, he tried his best to get up, but he lay down on a chair beside him, and sat slumped to watch the spring rain that turned into drizzle again outside.

It was in this drizzle that afternoon, a blue light pierced the rain curtain in broad daylight and smashed into the home of Li Zida, the leader of the newly established Taihe Gang, but fortunately Li Zida was not at home.

So, the people who came just used long swords and short swords to demolish Li Zida's house, and then soared into the air, and flew to the house of Fifth Zhaoming, the leader of the Heisha Gang... Fifth Zhaoming was caught off guard and could only flee in embarrassment , but was easily caught up by the blue streamer. In front of many members of the original long whale gang, he was cut off by a long sword on the street and pierced his chest by a short sword.

This is the famous Ziwu Sword in Jianghuai.

Then, the sea-blue streamer actually turned to the main rudder of the Long Whale Gang, and then disappeared.

After this incident, Huankou Town was shaken up and down, everyone knew that Second Master Zuo had returned.

Several gang leaders, especially those from the original Changjing gang, could only hide and dare not move at all.

However, just when everyone thought that Second Master Zuo was about to start a killing spree, the chief rudder of the Long Whale Gang remained silent, not even making any noise... a night of silence, and the next morning, the day before the Jianghuai Conference was originally scheduled to be held On the day of the deadline for registration, an unexpected but reasonable news suddenly came.

Second Master Zuo made a deal with the imperial court - he admitted his failure, as long as Third Master Zuo can continue to be an official, Uncle Zuo still has a seat in the new gang, and Zuo Shi continues to be his own tyrant in Fuli, he will He stopped making 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 the Third Master Zuo riding back to Fuli's hometown boldly, and then at noon, they saw the name of Uncle Zuo 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 even 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. All nephews lit lanterns—as usual.

Having said that, the rest of Fan Shiyong and Yue Qi, including Li Zida, also put out their extra thoughts and could only respond tremblingly, not daring to show their faces easily.

Even Du Pozhen became obviously a little flustered, saying that it was the same as usual, but...but it seemed, it seemed that it could only go on as usual.

It was only half a day's work, so let's talk about it. On the fifth day of February, when the rain stopped slightly in spring, Zhang Baishou came out to preside over the situation, and these people dared not stay at home anymore.

When everyone gathered together, they saw Boss Zuo and Zhang Baishou leaving the main helm gate of the Long Whale Gang together. They had a very happy conversation just like when they first came here, and their emotions were extremely complicated.

The original procedure of the Jianghuai Conference unfolded quickly in such an atmosphere where many people were trembling, many people wanted to watch the show, and everyone had their own ghosts.

First, Zhang Xing came to power, saying that the imperial court had found out that although the original Long Whale Gang had minor faults, there were no serious mistakes, so he allowed Boss Zuo and the Long Whale Gang to participate in the competition on a fair basis, which drew countless applause.

Then, according to the number of registered guilds, decide to compete...

This process is a bit drowsy - without him, Fan Shiyong's Jian'an Gang, Zuo Boss' Changjing Gang, Yue Qi's Longevity League, Li Zida's Taihe Gang, Wenren Xun'an's Yongde Gang, Du Pozhen's Huaixing Gang, Miao Hailang's Iron Spear Club, and the Houqiu League on the East China Sea, these eight families were not challenged at all.

If there were no incidents of the day before yesterday and yesterday, it is estimated that they could still put on a show and create a drama of Jianghuai heroes fighting for supremacy, but in yesterday's situation, who would dare to take the lead?Who dares to put in the effort to act?
In the end, several small gangs fought each other rounds, and in the end, Sha Datong from the Black Shark Gang won the victory, replacing Fifth Zhaoming from the Black Shark Gang, and successfully took the last seat.

Originally, I thought it would take half a month, but it ended in one morning, which was extremely perfunctory.

But it's also a saving grace.

The nine seats had already been lined up on the high platform in front of the gate of the Long Whale Gang. Everyone was seated, but they were still cautious not to speak, and they all went to see Zhang Baishou, who seemed to be doing nothing.

But at this moment, Zuo Boss Zuo Caihou suddenly got up, and with a blank face, he took the initiative to say: "The morning went too smoothly, and my brother Yu decided to come to make amends in the afternoon. What I mean is, why don't we choose the real leader first, Please ask him to negotiate with my second brother on our behalf, so as to seek justice for the fifth brother."

There was too much information in these words, and everyone couldn't turn around for a while.

But the next moment, following Zuo Caihou's next sentence, everyone came to their senses.

"I think Boss Du Pozhen is a real hero." Zuo Caihou pointed at Du Pozhen opposite him. "I vote for Boss Du, and I ask Boss Du to grant me a business."

Du Pozhen was stunned for a moment, but he glanced at Zhang Xing, who seemed to have something on his mind, and immediately got up and bowed his hands: "Thank you Brother Zuo for your kindness, I accept this vote. And my personal ticket is not fake, just If you want to vote for myself, please support me a lot.”

The sudden turn of the situation seemed to confirm the rumors, so the other seats were either silent or sighed, but they were no longer silent.

"I also vote for Boss Du." Sha Datong was the second to get up. "I just ask Boss Du to reward me with food afterwards!"

Since Sha Datong took the lead, he already had three votes.And next, Wenren Xun'an, Li Zida, and Miao Hailang, who had already agreed, followed closely behind, which was six votes.At this time, Yue Qi, who was scared out of his wits, followed immediately, and immediately after that, the rich businessman from the East China Sea from Houqiu Lian also chose Du Pozhen with a smile.

In the end, after sitting down for less than a moment, eight votes had already been decided, and all of them were Du Pozhen... At this time, everyone took a look at the last Fan Shiyong together as a matter of course.

Boss Fan's complexion turned green and pale, and he went to see some interested people several times, but he still couldn't get any response. After thinking about it, he could only stand up and try his best to smile: "In that case, I'll join you." It's perfect...I'll also choose Boss Du!"

Zhang Xing suddenly raised his head and took the lead in applauding.

Applause rang out sparsely, but fortunately, the bosses applauded, and the crowd below, who hadn't realized how much they hadn't reacted, immediately echoed and applauded too...Among the thunderous applause, some people even thought that the opening had just started.

After the applause stopped, Du Pozhen was elected as the boss, hesitated for a moment, but then bowed his hands sincerely to Zhang Xing: "Brother Zhang San...we don't choose one out of nine, but choose nine out of nine, which is almost equivalent to the alliance of nine gangs... I I only read the book for three or four years when I was a child, and I don’t understand the allusions, please ask Brother Zhang San to give our big gang a new name!"

Looking around, Zhang Xing had already seen Zuo You squeezed under the stage, and his heart was already pounding, but he still tried his best to smile: "Nine families, seven or eight families are all in Huaiyou, let's call it Huaiyou League." ! Simple and straightforward!"

Du Pozhen was overjoyed for a moment, and the others also wanted to congratulate.

And at this moment, Zuo You, who had been in Zhang Xing's field of vision, suddenly jumped off the stage, and bowed his hands respectfully: "Congratulations, Boss Du, and wait a moment... Zhang Baishou, Master Zuo, look, who is here? "

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the pier in the distance.

Naturally, 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 towards the direction of the pier.

And sure enough, in front of everyone's eyes, a blue light suddenly swayed from inside a black-covered boat on the pier, cutting off the tarpaulin on the bow, and then a white-clothed gentleman with two long and short swords With an easy leap, he jumped onto the pier from the inside of the boat.

Zhang Xing stared blankly at the person who came, probably guessed what was going on, but he was not sure, so he prepared to be very careful.

But just for a moment when his thoughts changed, suddenly, a pale yellow light flashed over the heads of the crowd, and hit the man like a shooting star... The white-clothed scholar was caught off guard, dropped his leg on the spot, and then struggled to draw his sword, The long sword was used to lean on the legs, and the short sword was used to meet the enemy, but he was chopped off in a single blow, like killing a fish and cutting meat, and the internal organs spilled all over the floor.

Everyone was stunned.

At the next moment, a middle-aged male swordsman in his thirties turned his head from the pier, held a long knife and said loudly: "That Zhang Sanlang, you have been tricked, this is not the second from the left of Ningdan, in vain I accept your family The inspector entrusted me to guard you for a long time!"

Zhang Xing was dumbfounded, 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 also stunned on the spot, and hadn't reacted yet.

Up to now, what can Zhang Xing do, he can only desperately reply: "This Zuo You is the real Meridian Sword!"

As he said that, he wanted to go down to the stage and escape.

As a result, Zuoyou remained expressionless and didn't turn his head back. Just as soon as he turned his hand back, a wave of sea-blue true energy suddenly gushed out, rolling up Zhang Xing like real sea water and holding it in his hand.

The next moment, a blue light rushed down the Huai River.

When the middle-aged man came to his senses, he just stomped his feet, and a light yellow light rolled up, catching up closely.

PS: Good night everyone, have a good meal and drink.

　I still can't understand why I can't remember Du Pozhen's surname, including Zhang Xianggong's surname...

　　
　
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