Delong

Chapter 269 Pro Pop (2)

As soon as Du Pozhen left with a few actual masters and direct line guards, the main rudder lobby of the Huaiyou League obviously began to uncontrollably commotion, and the original order was soon removed, and everyone began to gather together in groups. But he didn't dare to leave the venue easily, and only talked privately inside and outside the chief rudder hall.

Besides, Wang Xiongdan and Du Pozhen have similar backgrounds. The family was originally a well-off family, so the foundation was built early, but around the time of conquering Dongyi, the family was suddenly ruined, so that they became a thief when they were young. Wandering around Langya, Donghai, and Xuzhou.Of course, there is no need to say much about those days, until he wandered to Huankou, met Du Pozhen who was trying to build his own team, and worshiped his adoptive father, then he found a place to stay.

It is precisely for this reason that now that he is back here in Huankou, the adoptive father and the real twin-sword king Kan Leng and other righteous brothers are obviously separated by a layer, and they seem to have no place to go.

Fortunately, with his current status as a member of the Dragon Gang, it would not be embarrassing.

A large number of local powerful factions, mainly those in the north of the Huaihe River, came to invite them one after another. Wang Xiongdan did not refuse.

In fact, up to now, there is no need for Wang Xiongdan to make any lies. The current power of the Dragon Gang is there. The entire Garden State in the Jishui River Basin is condescending and pressing down on the entire Huaibei. It was conveyed to the decision-making core of the Huaiyou League; the attitude was also very clear, that is, the Huaiyou League should formally raise troops and join the Dragon Gang system... Back then, Zhang Xing almost pulled the tiger's skin to pull Du Pozhen, Fu Boshi, etc. The two joined the position of leader of the Dragon Gang, but now it has become a suffocating oppression.

It's really suffocating. One of the most direct problems is, if even Du Pozhen and Fu Boshi are just big bosses, what are the rest?
The answer is not that a few joint leaders are the leaders, and the rest are just superficial words such as deacons and guardians.Rather, this obvious alliance or even annexation of Jishui heroes will make Jianghuai heroes feel uneasy and suffocated-a year ago, everyone was still an equal figure in the rivers and lakes, and some officials even tacitly agreed to have The Jianghuai heroes supported by the Huaishui transportation industry still have the upper hand. How come you will be the leader who can vote for major events in a year, and we will listen to your command?
If it is said that we are a year late, is this our own pleasure?Isn't the backbone of the imperial court laid out here?
You know, until now, the gangs and tycoons in the eastern Huainan area and the Huaibei Xuzhou area do not agree with the uprising.

In the evening, because Du Pozhen never came back, the crowd had no choice but to leave, and Huankou Town, which was known for its prosperity, instantly became brightly lit because of the dispersal of the backbone of the Huaiyou League.

Wang Xiongdan also came to Ma Ping'er's house and had dinner with Ma's father and daughter.

"It's fine if there are no pigs and sheep, why don't you even have a big fish?" As soon as he sat down, Wang Xiongtan asked in surprise.

Ma Ping'er was slightly startled, but she didn't say anything, because she immediately realized that what Wang Xiongdan said was probably not because he disliked the bad food.

"Although Huankou is prosperous, people have to deliver things after all." After more than a year, Ma Sheng, who looked a lot older, answered calmly while handing out chopsticks. "You know that things from Huainan are not allowed to come here. The upper reaches of Huanshui have been ruined by the army in the past six months. Naturally, there are fewer pigs and sheep; people in the local area have been in panic recently. Who wants to fish? As for the seafood from the east, it's okay I haven't seen each other for a month... The group of sea merchants in Donghai County also talked to the leader a month ago, they are businessmen, and they don't do rebellious business, so they stopped shipping."

"What businessman?" Ma Ping'er hit the nail on the head. "A group of smugglers and salt dealers, who doesn't have a life in their hands? Which one doesn't have a bunch of hipsters who sell goods? Making money is making money, but at this time they call themselves businessmen, and they are not afraid of being laughed at... It's nothing more than a Xuzhou is worried that if he rebels, he will be crushed by the Sima family's Erlong general."

"That's right." Ma Sheng nodded, expressing his approval for his daughter. "Actually, the one from Xuzhou not only shocked Donghai, Huankou has already directly intervened here. Miao Hailang Miao's leader is his person, and more than half of the people he brought are the elite of Xuzhou camp."

"I've seen it before." Wang Xiongyan also nodded with a smile. "Huainan doesn't want to rebel, does it? The masters of those Wubao have talked to me, and they are obviously more afraid of the officers and soldiers. There are several masters and a lot of masters in Jiangdu."

"That's natural." Ma Sheng blurted out, eating non-stop.

"Could it be that there will be repetitions of the incident?" At this point, Ma Ping'er suddenly became a little uneasy.

"No." Unexpectedly, it was Ma Sheng who gave a clear answer. He gave his daughter and Wang Xiongdan each a duck leg, while speaking decisively. "In this situation, we can't help being half-hearted. People from the East China Sea want to rebel against the separation of families. Those tyrants in Huainan dare not raise their flags and want to rebel. Xuzhou Daying immediately fights over, and they still want to rebel! No rebellion is impossible!"

Wang Xiongdan and Ma Ping'er each took the duck leg with their chopsticks, and at the same time couldn't help but look at each other, and then looked at the person in front of them together. Obviously, Ma Sheng, who had always been conservative, suddenly changed his posture at this time, making the two Everyone was a little surprised.

But Ma Sheng also sighed, but put down his chopsticks, and said seriously: "Don't look at me like this, now and then, if you have been here all the time, you should have known that on Jianghuai's side, from officials to The people, including our Huaiyou League, go up and down, it is not a person, a group of people, it is everyone, and life is difficult.

"Huainan and Jiangdong are all subject to corvee... Those bastards in Kansai have to be served wherever they go. The Dragon Gang robbed the palace servants once, and they will be recruited again in Huainan and Jiangdong, not only the palace conscripts and servants After the enlistment is over, the officials and slaves will be dismissed, causing every family to be destroyed.

"There is war in Huaibei, and the officers and soldiers are like bandits. You have seen it with your own eyes, so I won't talk about it.

"As for our Huaiyou League, maybe we could have something to eat before... You all know that I am a person. If I can really have a bite to eat, how can I let you get involved in the rebellion? It's just that the situation is now. Even Nanyang is about to pass through, and the imperial court will inevitably go to the Han River, and the last bite of food will be gone, so what?
"So, it will definitely be rebelled! If you don't, you can't!"

In the end, it seemed decisive.

Ma Ping'er and Wang Xiongdan didn't comment on anything, they just gnawed on the duck leg slowly.

"One more thing." Ma Sheng picked up a piece of duck neck himself, and said while chewing. "I wrote a letter to resign as the leader of the Dragon Gang, and you will take it with you when you leave..."

Both Ma and Wang shut up, wanting to speak on the spot.

"I have a clue in my heart, listen to me." Ma Sheng continued to frown. "It's not just me, you two also wrote a letter, resigning from your position here in the Huaiyou League. When you leave, I will pass it to the leader."

Only then did Ma and Wang wake up a little bit.

But soon, Wang Xiongyan frowned again: "Uncle Ma, does it mean that the Huaiyou League and the Dragon Gang have something to say? But in the current situation, once there is an incident, the Huaiyou League is doomed to only look up to the Dragon Gang. It was even directly merged in, so what is there to use to break up with the north?"

"It's not that the Huaiyou League has an argument with the Dragon Gang." Ma Sheng lowered his duck neck and looked at Wang Xiongdan with burning eyes. "Master Du and Zhang Longtou have something to say."

Wang Xiongdan was slightly taken aback, but he couldn't refute.

Without him, Du Pozhen is his adoptive father, there are some things others don't understand, doesn't he, Wang Xiongdan, still don't understand?That adoptive father may be able to bow down to others in the end, but his temperament is there, if he doesn't fight, he will never bow his head easily.

For example, in today's hall, Du Pozhen yelled and asked the left and right, asking who could be compared to Zhang Sanlang, and it was not simply admiring Zhang Xing, it seemed to be reminding everyone that the mob of the Huaiyou League could only unite with Du Pozhen. Side by side, integrated into one, otherwise it can only be Zhang Xing's Chinese food.

Wang Xiongsheng was aware of this point from the very beginning.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiongdan pinched the duck leg bone and laughed, and after taking a look at Ma Pinger who was still in astonishment, he said solemnly: "Your foster father is a hero of the world. I have already recognized this since the day we met. , and it has not been changed until now. However, a hero like him is destined to be no match for Uncle Zhang in the north, because the latter is really a hero beyond the world, and Jackie Chan may be able to see it. Therefore, righteousness Sooner or later, Father will sincerely accept it. Of course, it’s okay for Uncle Ma to be careful, but compared with this matter, he should be more concerned about fighting with the government and army after the incident, and being the number one in troubled times.”

Ma Sheng just nodded, seemingly noncommittal: "No matter what, President Du has already made up his mind. I am an old bone, I am used to life and death, and I will do my best. It is Ping'er, and I will trouble Xiao Wang a lot in the future." is you."

Before Ma Ping'er could react, Wang Xiongdan was taken aback, and suddenly got up seriously, and took a few steps back from the dining table, bowing directly.

The autumn wind rolled the waves of the Huai River, the weather seemed a bit gloomy, and there were no stars and moons at night. Unlike Ma Sheng's family, who was somewhat watching the fire from the other side, the backyard of the main helm, because it involved many people's lives, became a bit cumbersome and procrastinated. .

But in the end, Du Pozhen still made the final and final expression.

"It must be opposed!"

Du Pozhen looked at the few people in front of him, and spoke calmly. "No matter who disagrees, who wants to break up the gang, and what explanation is given, the Huai You League will have to turn against it. Because outside, if the dragon gang is late, it will start spring, and if it is early, it will be winter. I am afraid that we will do something. The foundation of the Right Alliance is here, and the overall situation is also here. It is impossible to fight against the rebels. I don't want to be Zhang Xuguo, and I don't want other brothers to be Fan Hu and Yu Baimei; The alliance is about to be overwhelmed, not to rebel, not only the brothers in Huaixi Northwest can't be suppressed, but the big guys are about to be out of food, and if they can't eat, they will rebel. This is the truth since ancient times. reason!"

This time, the people in front of them who were almost parched didn't say any more, because they said what should be said and what should not be said, and they really did their best.Even, the expressions of several of them who clearly opposed the rebellion were not filled with resentment or dissatisfaction, but full of bewilderment and panic, which was panic about the future situation.

"Leader Wenren stay here." Du Pozhen finished his final statement, and immediately looked at Wenren Xun'an in Huainan. "The rest of the brothers are going out temporarily. I want to say something that you probably understand, but you must avoid other people..."

Everyone around started to move together, only Wenren Xun'an and Fu Boshi sat beside him, and Kan Leng stood on the threshold, not moving at all.

"I know your difficulties, you can do it if you don't, but let's have a plan in mind, go back to Huainan, and communicate with us more, don't be coaxed by the court with a few words, and make your brothers kill and fight." As soon as the man left Du Pozhen came here to speak sincerely. "Preserving strength is the top priority, defend Huainan's territory, and wait for the situation to change."

"I know, I know." Wen Ren Xun An was also a little bitter, and even wanted to cry. "It's just that I'm not as good as others in troubled times, you have to be considerate of me, Old Du..."

"It's good that you understand in your heart." Du Pozhen sighed. "Let's go! Let's go overnight! Go out and call the leader Miao Hailang Miao in, and tell him something."

Wen Ren Xun An nodded, got up abruptly, and walked out.

After a while, Miao Hailang also walked in.

When Du Pozhen saw people coming, he was even more emotional: "Old Miao, we haven't spent much time together, but we are really speculative, but I also know that you are originally from Xuzhou and a branch of the Xuzhou Daying... I want you to come alone. One wants to say goodbye, and the other is to ask you to convey a word to General Sima of Xuzhou for me."

"Say it." Miao Hailang stood there with his hands tied, mocking or laughing at himself.

"Tell General Sima, don't kill me, don't raid Huankou, don't attack the Huaiyou League, even if I clearly want to rebel and start a riot." Du Pozhen's words were astonishing.

As soon as this remark came out, not to mention Miao Hailang was stunned, even Fu Boshi embraced him, and Kan Leng couldn't help but glanced into the room.

"Are you kidding me?" After a while, Miao Hailang finally couldn't help asking.

"I'm not joking. After I finish speaking, you pass it on to General Sima, and he will understand." Du Pozhen sat there and explained calmly. "The current situation is that Jianghuai is bound to rebel. It will rebel whether there is Huaiyou League or not, and I will also rebel if there is Huaiyou League...but if there is Huaiyou League and I have Du Pozhen, this situation can still be manipulated." In my hands, Jianghuai can still maintain self-reliance under the banner of the Huaiyou League; but without me, there is no need to abolish the Huaiyou League, as long as I am gone, Huaibei will immediately fall into the Dragon Gang At that time, Xuzhou will be immediately surrounded and become the main attack of the Dragon Gang, or even the only target. At that time, Sima Erlong will be as capable as the sky, and he will be grinded by all the heroes of Jianghuai and the East dead!"

There was no sound in the house, only the sound of the waves of the Huai River being stirred by the autumn wind outside the house.

Miao Hailang looked at the other party, and he had already come to his senses... The other party still hadn't said a word, but it was already equivalent to saying that as long as he was Du Pozhen, the Dragon Gang would not easily annex the Huaiyou League Therefore, the Huaiyou League and Jianghuai Heroes will maintain a semi-independent posture, making it difficult for the Dragon Gang to go south and encircle Xuzhou from the upper reaches.

This political commitment is of course very attractive to Xuzhou, but what about the Chulong Gang?What about Mr. Zhang?Isn't he your close brother of Du Pozhen?
After thinking up to this point, Miao Hailang couldn't hold it back after all, so he hugged his arms in the room and asked, "Old Du, of course I can pass on this, and I also think Xuzhou will agree to it nine out of ten, but... can you stop that?" How many days have you been Mr. Zhang? He really led the army south and came here in person, what are you going to do to stop him?"

"You don't need to care about it, Lao Miao." Du Pozhen shook his head in response. "Pass the word, our brothers will thank you."

"That's not what it means." Miao Hailang continued to hold her arms in her arms. "There is no problem in sending a message. I can go back to Xuzhou to send a message now. I said this to remind you...Your old Du is not the same as that Zhang Sanye. Now that the banner has been set up, and the rules have been set up, it is only now that we have the power and power to do something; what about you? You don't have that ability and background, and you haven't said anything about it , your fundamentals are still the same as those in the world, so you have to follow the rules of the world, and according to the rules of the world, how did you come to be the leader? What is your relationship with Mr. Zhang? Everyone in the world knows... If this matter If it spreads, it will disperse people's hearts."

Du Pozhen pursed his lips, stroked his calloused hands, and said earnestly, "So, I have to beg Lao Miao, don't tell others."

Miao Hailang nodded, glanced at Fu Boshi and Kan Leng who were silent in the room, then turned and left.

As soon as the person left, the room fell into a depressing silence.

After a long while, Du Pozhen looked at his hands as if laughing at himself, as if he was explaining to someone: "I don't know if it's right or wrong to do this, but I'm really not reconciled. In troubled times, who wants to be subdued?" Down?"

"Xiao Wang and Xiao Ma should also be sent back earlier!" Fu Boshi said suddenly, but did not reply to the other party's words. "Although our dealings with Li Shu can be attributed to the Duke of the Dragon Gang, there have been too many times these days, and that Zhang San was very resourceful at the beginning, and he was good at manipulating people's hearts... If he is found out, according to his current situation I'm afraid it's as powerful as what Lao Miao said, we may not be stronger than others."

Du Pozhen nodded again and again, but stopped suddenly, shaking his head slowly: "I'm still a little guilty... Tell me, did my brother really not notice our actions and thoughts?"

"Such a big victory, even if you didn't become king, you should be proud, right? Or maybe you're all focused on the next step of expansion and internal power seizure," Fu Boshi replied softly. "This is the last chance, otherwise I will really become an ordinary general under his command... Are you willing or am I willing?"

This time, Du Pozhen finally nodded heavily.

The autumn wind was bleak, and people's hearts were in a mess. Not to mention that Du Pozhen was determined to rebel, but also had some natural ambitions. It was only said that Miao Hailang accepted his words and led the crowd back to Xuzhou camp.

Xuzhou was originally the governor's state, but in fact, when Jiangdu was established as the accompanying capital, it had been split into Xiapi, Pengcheng, Donghai and other counties. Jiang Du stayed in his position and came up to take charge.To be more precise, the so-called Xuzhou Daying actually refers to the military system in Huaibei where the garrison is roughly distributed in the important towns in the lower reaches of Surabaya such as Pengcheng, Xiapi, and Suyu, plus the Huaikou military port.

The general who is in charge of all these is generally stationed in Pengcheng County, formerly known as Xuzhou.

Now, the person in charge of this big camp is none other than Sima Zheng, the youngest of the great generals, with a good background, good character, and good skills—his position has been stabilized like never before after Han Yingong escaped. .

In fact, even in Jiangdu, the status of Sima Zheng's father and uncle has been significantly strengthened recently. The saint has become more and more suspicious, and Sima Zheng's father has been the guard of the East Palace of the saint, so he is naturally more favored and trusted.

Looking back, Miao Hailang's gang was originally a gang with retired soldiers from Xuzhou Daying as the core. The so-called sword in hand and money first, it is not happy not to take it, it is almost a peripheral organization of Xuzhou Daying. A young person in charge in Xuzhou, and reported the Huankou matter properly.

"That's what he said?" In the autumn wind in the afternoon, Sima Zheng, who had just finished training the recruits, just sat in the open area of ​​the back camp and listened to the report. Although his face remained unchanged, his tone of voice still became a little weird.

"Yes." Miao Hailang responded respectfully and did not say much. He knew the other party's ability and prestige.

There are always some people who have both ability and execution ability. Whether it is Sima Zheng in front of him, the leader Du, or Zhang Sanlang in the north, they are all typical. If someone else is in their position, it is likely to be just They are puppets, but these three people can get real by touching their names, and even have real names without names.

"Lao Miao and Du Pozhen are acquaintances, what do you think of this?" Sima Zheng asked.

"I think it makes sense." Since being asked, Miao Hailang said something. "It's just one thing... Du Pozhen has such a heart, so how can he really stop that Mr. Zhang? He leads an army to press him over, and then uses the love of the day and the rules of the world to squeeze him, what should he do? Are you going to flee to Huainan? The Dragon Gang is to the Huaixi half of the Huaiyou League, and the third master Zhang is to the leader Du, just like a great master is to ordinary condensed pills, like a mountain pressing down on the top."

Sima Zheng nodded, then dropped the topic, and continued to ask: "Is it true that the people in Huaixi are so poor that everyone wants to turn against them?"

Miao Hailang laughed dryly, but remained silent.

Seeing this, Sima Zheng didn't pursue it. Instead, he asked someone to fetch a good knife and some gold and silk as a reward for his hard work.

Miao Hailang was naturally grateful, but after receiving the knife respectfully, he didn't dare to move, just stood silent and continued to wait for orders.

Sure enough, Sima was passing the knife, and Fu laughed on the spot: "I don't want to bother the second master, Lao Miao, I know you just came back, but there is something I need your help with... Only you are suitable."

Miao Hailang immediately said solemnly: "General, please order."

"Autumn crabs on the Huai River are fat, please take a trip north for me, and give Bai Sanniang, Zhang Sanlang, and Li Shu and Mr. Li an autumn gift each to express your affection." Sima Zheng said calmly. "After meeting Li Gong, tell him that I support him, and if there is a need, just ask."

Miao Hailang was thoughtful and enlightened, but he had nothing to say.

What's more, after returning home, they only rested for one night, and then they found the best autumn crabs, loaded them into the carts with buckets stuffed with water plants, and openly planted the flag of the Huaiyou League, and then headed north.Walking out of the boundary of Pengcheng County, he even bumped into Ma Pinger and Wang Xiongdan who turned back, and after learning that Zhang Xing is now in Qi County, he came straight to see Zhang Xing without any fear.

As the saying goes: You have been famous for a long time before you traveled to the sea, and you have bones and are born from flesh.

Mo Dao was not afraid of thunder and lightning, and the Sea Dragon King was also rampant.

PS: Good night everyone.

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