Delong

In the next few days, the rumors of the three counties in the east and west were flying all over the sky, and they intensified, and even spread to the east, Huaixi and Hebei, and even spread to Dongdu, Jindi, and Jiangdu.

But in fact, at this time, the top executives of the Dragon Gang who were in the center of the whirlpool calmed down, and quickly carried out substantive communication-Zhang and Li quickly carried out the most core benefit distribution exchange, Xu Dalang subdued, and Wang Wulang To express his opinion, Shan Tonghai also received the letter in Hebei and responded quickly.

Don't dare not be calm, where is this?

If there is a conflagration, it will really turn from prosperity to decline and fend for itself, and it is true that a group of mobs have no future.

Therefore, no matter what you think, put aside some private filth and ugliness, and only look at the speed of compromise and peace on the surface, which is still very fast. It seems that this crisis has never erupted at all.

But on the other hand, this does not prevent rumors from erupting and spreading.The reason could not be simpler.

First of all, although the public rumors and the real crisis are somewhat misplaced, the former focuses on the so-called long-term confrontation between Zhang Xing and Li Shu, while the latter focuses more on practical issues such as the private soldiers of the powerful in the east, interception of finances, and interference in judicial personnel. It is not contradictory. The reason why Li Shu has been strong until now is that he has his own team who stay behind in a remote place, and the second is that these tyrannical and powerful factions act as shields in the middle; Fang Shi's support has something to do with indulgence, and also has something to do with Zhang Xingbei voluntarily giving up his long-term business in the east.

In other words, the rumors have a real basis.

Secondly, the rumor itself has its own characteristics. They will reproduce themselves, meet the needs of specific groups of people, and interfere with each other, making you unable to grasp the real problem. At this time, you need to deal with it and make the results public, so as to truly alleviate the rumors. .

Unclear responses or ineffective measures will only fuel rumors.

Therefore, as Xu Shiying continued to be under house arrest, his father was dismissed and expelled from the gang, Xiahou Ningyuan and Liu Zhouchen crossed the river to Dongjun. It's not that the atmosphere has eased and the rumors have stopped, but that the rumors have intensified and the atmosphere has become more tense.

The tandem of the middle and upper levels and the turmoil of the middle and lower levels are becoming more and more obvious.

"Who is after Xu Dalang? Could it be our family?"

In a certain manor in Weicheng County, only a few tens of miles away from Weinan, Zhai Kuan, the leader of the Dragon Gang and his cousin among the Zhai brothers, became visibly anxious. "I don't understand. Xu Dalang has always been so powerful, how could he be so quick at critical moments? Xiong Bonan is also the same, isn't he known as the number one expert in the gang? Just watching his father-in-law and brother-in-law get arrested? Shan Tonghai, can he not control Xiahou Ningyuan?!"

"According to Xiong Tianwang's temper, if I really know, I'm afraid I will take care of Xu Dalang personally." The big leader Zhai Qian sat aside, holding a small melon, sighed slightly, and seemed not in a high mood. "Xiahou Ningyuan. It would be a catastrophe if the order to dispatch troops is stopped."

"Then what shall we do?" Zhai Kuan became upset. "It must be us when Xu Dalang is finished. Let's just sit and wait like this?" Zhai Qian didn't say a word, just eating melons.

"Let's see if you can move the knife." Huang Junhan said from the sidelines. "Rumors are flying all over the sky now, and there are all kinds of things. What I mean is, if Zhang Longtou just wants to deal with Xu Dalang, and no one else will touch him, but let Li Longtou be alone, then Zhang Longtou is naturally high-handed and ruthless; if Zhang Longtou is It is indeed reasonable and reasonable to take these private soldiers in. Who in power can tolerate this? Unless there is a leader, we will suffer a lot.”

"How can you use a knife?" Zhai Qian said a little anxiously after eating the melon. "Didn't I ask? Xu Dalang always has a way, let alone us? Don't say such things."

"Did I find out that there were three thousand soldiers at that time?" Zhai Kuan retorted. "If I were Zhang Longtou, Xu Dalang recruited him in the first place. I had private soldiers, cut off taxes, smuggled food, and promised not to kill him. He also kept all his soldiers, and when he heard the number of three thousand later, he would become furious and kill him with a knife! Now it is impossible to say that Xu Dalang is dead!"

"Nonsense, obviously waiting for a decision. It's a rule to show Xu Dalang's big boss." "Why do you trust him so much?"

"I don't trust him"

"Stop arguing, both of you." Huang Junhan interjected helplessly. "There is really no need to argue about this matter. We have been in Dongjun for several lifetimes, and there is no other way out. This matter is nothing more than that if he doesn't cut it down, we will admit it. If he cuts it down, we will die. How can there be a second way? "

"Can't you vote for Dongdu?" Zhai Kuan asked angrily.

The pavilion suddenly fell silent.

"Brother Zhai, don't be joking." Huang Junhan reminded seriously. "Whether you say that or not is the key to whether you will use the knife." "Brother wants to go to Dongdu, I will kill him first, and then I will kill myself and ask my aunt to apologize." Zhai Qian also spoke suddenly, but it made the pavilion even more shady stand up.

"Just kidding." Zhai Kuan regained his composure, and even panicked. "It's just a matter of talking, why are you here?"

"Let's put it this way. Let's keep to ourselves. Unless the knife cuts it off, we will admit it." Huang Junhan also hurriedly emphasized. "Don't talk about other things."

With that said, he waved his hand and hurried away.

It was as if he was frightened by Zhai Qian's reaction and Zhai Kuan's stupidity.

After returning to his own manor, which was less than ten miles away, Huang Junhan breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while, hesitated, and asked someone to invite a Mr. Cui who came to live in this manor last month come meet.

A quarter of an hour later, the man walked up to the courtyard with a high crown and wide sleeves. Huang Junhan immediately stood up to greet him in person.

There is no way, he is not a poor doorman or clerk who asks for five buckets of rice to eat in troubled times, but a decent scholar with excellent background, who borrows the place to observe the situation. The person who does not lack connections is called Cui Xuanchen, Wucheng A native of the county, a fellow of Dou Lide, the fourth child of Cui's Xiaofang in Qinghe.

I just didn’t know that Zhang Dalongtou was obviously expanding his clerical team in Jiangling. Even Cui 26 and 27 were immediately accepted as confidential documents, and Cui Erlang became the actual chief of the clerical team. The children of Cui's family actually came to the East Territory?
"That's why I came to the East Territory." Cui Xuanchen couldn't help sighing after hearing the narration. "That Zhang Longtou is in Hebei. He always says that he wants to benefit the whole world, but how can he do it? Everyone has selfish intentions, even the Zhai brothers have different interests, and they are talking about the messy Dragon Clan now, not to mention The whole world?"

"Who says it's not?" Huang Junhan sighed quietly. "Everyone's interests are competing, and everyone puts their own first. How can they be unified?" "Cui Xuanchen didn't speak.

And Huang Junhan seemed to have thought of something, and laughed to himself again: "But I really can't say this to Zhang Longtou, because no matter what, Zhang Longtou doesn't own much."

"Not necessarily." Cui Xuanchen also laughed. "What you people are asking for is not the same as what he is asking for, and the benefits are different."

"That's true." Huang Junhan nodded, as if in a daze. "What great heroes and great heroes seek is merit, we are ordinary people, asking for some money, grain, farms and houses. "

"Actually, there are quite a few people in the Dragon Clan who are thoughtful." Cui Xuanchen continued. "Zhang Longtou, Li Longtou, and Xiong Tianwang all have a bed and a bowl of food. They don't even have a servant, and they have nothing to say about their personal interests. Even that Bai Sanniang is in Dengzhou, and her life is clean. , and Chief Wei, who looks like a puppet, and once he made a fortune, he wore brocade and satin clothes, changing new clothes every day, and now it is gradually becoming dull. But according to what you said today, I think the key problem is that this matter will eventually The key to not causing disaster may lie on the lower floor."

"What do you mean? Which floor?" Huang Junhan lifted his spirits, and was a little confused again.

"It's Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Zhai Qian, Wang Shuyong, Cheng Zhili, these big leaders who were directly pointed at." Cui Xuanchen spoke calmly, very much like his clan brother Cui Suchen. "Have you noticed that these people are the targets of direct attacks, but their attitudes are really interesting."

"Not bad." Huang Junhan immediately came to his senses. "Xu Shiying is the person involved, but he is in Zhang Longtou

On the night of crossing the river, he gave in to softness and counseled all the way to the end; Zhai Laoer is the most stressed at the moment, and he has always listened to his cousin, and he has always listened to me, but today he said that to his cousin and kicked me out Come out; Wang Wulang doesn't know, but it is estimated that he will only be more attached to the leader than these two. Why? "

"Because the interests sought are different." Cui Xuanchen didn't betray anything. "In the beginning, everyone was the same, that is, private soldiers, population, land and houses, money and food. This is the typical profit pursued by powerful children. It has always been like this, and there is nothing to say when you are born like this. People say that if you work with him, you can achieve great achievements and become great heroes. Of course, no one believed it at the beginning, but because of the situation, they had to turn around and get together to live together. But in two or three years, that person led They have won many battles and conquered cities and territories, and at the same time they keep talking about big principles and rules. If you don't believe it at all, you will gradually become convinced by three or five points, and some people even believe it. More. At this time, what these people are chasing for profit is not all the small rations.”

"I see." Huang Junhan came to his senses. "That's the thing, so this group of people can't be tough anymore. On the contrary, Zhai Kuan has been staying here. The benefits the two brothers seek are different. It's just that Zhai Qian, a mere county official, is now thinking about what he can achieve. Is that what, that him, is he so effective?"

"If you were to be the big boss, get hold of that authority, and then follow other people to lead the army to fight, and you will win many battles, and you will be effective!" Cui Xuanchen shook his head and laughed.

"Then Cui Silang wants me to introduce Li Longtou?" Huang Junhan sighed and asked curiously again. "Wouldn't it be better to go directly to cast a dragon's head?"

"Two reasons." Cui Xuanchen answered frankly. "First of all, I know that he can confuse people's hearts, so I want to stay away, so as not to fall into it and lose my mind; secondly, I also have my own interests. I don't want to work under Zhengzhou Fang Erlang."

"Forget it." Huang Junhan nodded and sat still. "It just so happens that I'm going to visit Jiyin City in the afternoon, so I can make a point for you."

Cui Xuanchen also nodded, but stood up and cupped his hands, and then, without waiting for the other party to return the salute, he walked out with his hands behind his back. When he walked out of the courtyard, he could faintly hear the man's words:
"The way of heaven is to make up for what is lacking while damaging enough; the way of man is to make up for what is not enough. I should follow the way of heaven and follow the way of humanity."

"Pretending to be a ghost, playing tricks." Huang Junhan waited for the other party's voice to completely fade away, and couldn't help saying coldly, but he didn't have the enthusiasm before. "Smart is smart, what are you pretending to be? What kind of treasure can you be sent over to burn a cold stove?"

After the sarcastic remarks, he sat for another half a day, finally got up, ignored the heat, led the horse straight away, took three or five companions, and hurried towards Jiyin City in the south.

However, as soon as Huang Junhan reached the junction of Jiyin County and Dong County, he bumped into a soldier and horse heading north. He was also flustered, but he had the courage to ask.

The other party heard the words, but was honest, it was Wang Wulang who took the initiative to clean up the private soldiers in Waihuang, Jiyang, and Kuangcheng, gathered 800 people, and was about to go to Baima, Dongjun County to obey orders.

Huang Junhan came to his senses, knowing that this was Wang Wulang's plan for his own "profit", and at the same time he acted straightforwardly, so it was hard to say anything.

Only when he thought about it, he thought of a plan, but he hesitated again - he was thinking, whether he should take advantage of the opportunity of the leader and this army to enter Weicheng County to mislead, so that the always stupid and Zhai Kuan, who trusts himself, thinks this is "the use of a weapon"?

If Zhai Kuan thought it was Wang Wulang who was ordered to deal with him, wouldn't he have a chance?
However, this idea was just a flash, and he himself felt crazy. He followed Li Shu because he couldn't benefit from Zhang Longtou, and Li Longtou promised some benefits, but if he took this risk for something he didn't get, it would be a real mistake. Not worth it.

So, the man watched the army continue to go north, and finally went south, and arrived at Jiyin City that night, and told Li Shu what he had seen and heard.

Including Cui Silang's affairs, he did not cover up, Duan was a good intermediary.

Compared with the previous few days, I don't know why, Li Shu
Li Longtou obviously calmed down a lot. After listening to the introduction, he just sighed: "Zhang Xing is very powerful, and he is very powerful. If no one wants to stand out, then forget it. Unfortunately, Shan Dalang is not here."

Huang Junhan didn't mean it, so he nodded repeatedly: "Now that I think about it, Shan Dalang's absence is probably planned by others, saying that he was on vacation, but only let Wang Wulang, who has always been close to him, come back, but he was arrested as soon as he came up. Xu Dalang."

"That makes sense." Li Shu nodded casually, feeling somewhat absent-minded. "That Cui Silang, what do you think of this person?"

"There are talents, and I'm smarter than me, but it's obvious that the son of a family is doing nothing." Huang Junhan blurted out. "Qinghe is occupied, let the more famous Cui Erlang follow Zhang Longtou, and let this inferior Cui Silang come to Li Longtou you. Who doesn't know?"

"That's the reason." Li Shu was also a little helpless. "But at this time, he is still willing to come to me. He is Cui's son, and he has some truths in what he said. I will save some face and trouble you to bring him here tomorrow."

Huang Junhan wanted to agree.

Unexpectedly, Li Shu waved his hand suddenly: "Forget it, I haven't been active for a long time, I will take you for a walk at night!"

Huang Junhan was dumbfounded.

Li Shu knew that his behavior was jumping, so he explained with a dry smile: "It's not that this person is so outstanding and earth-shattering, but that I have a problem right now, and everyone who can ask it has asked, but I just listen to your words. This person How much is a smart person, and he is a foreigner, so he has no extra position, so why not listen to him. You just listen to it!"

With that said, he was about to leave.

Huang Junhan suddenly realized that he wanted to come here on a whim and return again, but he stood still and asked first, "What trouble did Longtou encounter?"

Li Shu was stunned for a moment knowing that he would not be able to escape today, so he responded frankly: "Zhang Xing wants to promise me that the military and political commanders of the three counties in the east and west will open the government and lead the Kinki Raiders. "

"Why are you unwilling?" Huang Junhan was very puzzled. "The land of the three prefectures was established and returned to Kinki." Li Shu knew that he couldn't explain it to the other party, but he just smiled.

Huang Junhan thought of what Cui Silang said during the day, and sneered in his heart, but he was a little inexplicably flustered and embarrassed, so he nodded, turned around and prepared his horse.

At the second watch, they turned back to the manor in Weicheng County.

At this time, Zhang Xing also met a young man in the manor of Wang Shuyong's house between Waihuang and Jiyang: "Your name is Mawei?"

"Yes."

The young man said he was a young man, but he was actually about the same age as Zhang Xing and Wang Shuyong, but he was obviously cautious in his speech, coupled with plain clothes, he looked a little shabby under the lights and smelled of alcohol.

In fact, on the stone table under the grape arbor where Zhang Xing was sitting, there was a jar of half-drunk wine and a few bunches of unripe grapes.

"Wang Wulang went to see me before, and today he took the initiative to send private soldiers. It was all your attention?" Zhang Xing touched the wine jar, let out the cold energy in his body, and continued to ask. "What does that say?"

Xie Minghe beside him also kept looking at him.

"What can you say about this?" The young man was a little anxious. "Zhang Longtou is very kind and mighty. Chief Wang is loyal and reliable. There will never be any problems. However, at the beginning, I couldn't help worrying that Zhang Longtou was angry and killed Chief Xu by mistake, so I asked him to persuade him early; later, rumors abounded. , People don’t know where the bottom line of the dragon head is, so people are panicked, at this time, let Chief Wang hand over his private soldiers and draw a road, just beg for a measure.”

"The word "property" is simple to say, but it is actually extremely difficult." Zhang Xing nodded, as if he recognized the other party's judgment on the propriety of handing over private soldiers. "Very good."

"But I'm still not careful enough. If I'm careful, I should remind Chief Wang not to let the private soldiers go from Weicheng County, but to take a detour from Xu Dalang's land in the west, so as not to cause misunderstandings or be tricked by someone with a heart. A misunderstanding." Ma Wei still seemed a little uneasy. "And if you are smart, you should simply let Chief Wang bring his private soldiers to Jiyin to pay the payment, and let Fangliu deal with it later."

Xie Minghe raised his eyebrows,
In an instant, he regained his energy, and looked at this person with a little more spirit.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment, then nodded, but couldn't help laughing again: "It's a coincidence, some things are unnecessary, especially since you came up with the idea from Wang Wulang, it's good to be careful, unnecessary What looks brilliant is actually superfluous.”

"Indeed." Ma Wei thought for a while, then nodded.Here at the grape trellis, it was quiet for a while.

Immediately, Zhang Xing asked seriously, "Are you from Chiping?" "Yes."

"Where did you read the book?" "Study in Fang Clan."

"Are you related to Fang?"

"No, it's a chance to buy a lot of money." "Your family is rich?"

"A middle-class family. After my parents died, I sold them out and exchanged them for school opportunities and drinks. For this reason, people in my hometown call me a poor boy."

"Drink less alcohol." "."

"Why don't you go to Jiangling and look for Wang Wulang instead?"

"That's all right, I'll ask you another question." Zhang Xing saw that the other party was timid on the surface but actually bold, so he stopped probing. "I am now going to promise Li Shu the status of the military and political commander-in-chief of the three counties in exchange for a peaceful solution to the disputes within the gang. At the same time, I want him to support me in becoming the sole chief of the gang. Do you think it will be possible?"

Wang Shuyong was extremely surprised, but immediately felt a little joyful.

"I think it's a bit out of character for Longtou to do this." Ma Wei was thoughtful. "And it's illegal." "How to say?"

"The leader should gather all the leaders of the gang. According to the gang rules at the beginning, with the consent of two-thirds of the leaders, he should be the chief without relying on the support of any single person. After becoming the chief, he will rise from the top The commander-in-chief of the three counties will be sealed down. And a few more commanders will be sealed, but I think the leader has already prepared a draft, so I won’t say anything.” Ma Wei blurted out. "As for being unreasonable, that is to say, there is no need to communicate with Li Shu himself about this matter. After all, Li Shu is somewhat ambitious. He may feel that he is at a disadvantage, and he may not be grateful. He should directly pass this news Tell everyone who stayed in the east and the leaders who stayed behind, especially those who are close to Li Shu, to put pressure on Li Shu on behalf of the leader. As for what to say to solve the internal war of the gang, it is even more nonsense. Peaceful, united, without disputes."

Zhang Xing was silent for a while, then turned to look at Wang Shuyong suddenly, and then complained on the spot: "When Wei Gong was in this village, you let him wear a pair of broken shoes with open toes, but now when Mawei is in this village, you let him Why don’t you drink ice in summer?”

Wang Shuyong was at a loss for a moment, Xie Minghe twisted his beard and turned his head to laugh.

"That's why I came to see Wang Wulang instead of going to Jiangling." Ma Wei hurriedly said. "Including Wei Gong's choice to come to Wang Wulang Zhuangzi, I am afraid it is because of the simple mind of Wang Datou, who will not deliberately recruit people, but he will not be jealous of people for any reason. He will come and leave whenever he wants, and he will There is always a jug of wine. "

Zhang Xing looked at Wang Shuyong for a while, nodded in conviction, and then looked at the young man in front of him again: "Come and sit down! It doesn't matter whether you are in a curve, or you meet in the rivers and lakes. Come to me, I can always ice for you at any time." Have a drink."

"So that the leader knows that wine should be drunk warm no matter in winter or summer." Ma Wei corrected earnestly. "Drinking cold wine will kill you quickly, and you will really become an extinct boy."

PS: Everyone eats and drinks well during the Chinese New Year.