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Chapter 1420. Ultimatum.

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    Lan  "Do you understand what to do next?" Zhou Shangjing raised his head and asked Song Chengren.  Song Chengren nodded and said: "I will put pressure on the Nanjing government to prevent refugees from entering Nanjing on the grounds of maintaining order in the city, in case the dead soldiers of the seventh prince's subordinates sneak into the city among the refugees! This way  First, if those dead soldiers want to return to Nanjing City, they must prove their identity to the city gate defenders. At the same time, send people to keep a close eye on the location of the city gate, closely monitor all people entering the city, and find them as soon as possible!  The traces of the group of dead soldiers!" After a pause, Song Chengren added: "Today, the whereabouts of the group of dead soldiers under the Seventh Prince are very obvious! They must have arrived in Nanjing at the same time as the Seventh Prince.  They have been staying in Nanjing City and are on standby at any time. They left Nanjing City secretly a few days ago and were ordered to dig out the dam at night. In the next two days, they will secretly return to Nanjing City As long as they meet these requirements  The characteristics of their whereabouts, coupled with the fact that the dead soldiers must be strong and capable men, it is easy to locate their general range! "Lan Zhou Shang nodded and said: "There is one more thing the day before yesterday!  , The Seventh Prince once sent me and you a famous invitation, inviting us to go to Zhanyuan for a banquet this evening. It is estimated that all the forces in Nanjing have received his invitation But I am tonight  I won¡¯t go to the banquet. On the one hand, I want to continue pretending to be seriously ill and paralyzed by him. On the other hand, it is true that the diagnosis and treatment process is too uncomfortable and my body is not used to it, so you will go to Zhanyuan for the banquet on my behalf. After attending the banquet, you!  There are two tasks. One is to continue to put pressure on the Seventh Prince. The attitude must be as tough as possible, and you can even imply threats to make him feel a sense of crisis, forcing him to recall his dead soldiers to Nanjing as soon as possible to prevent those who died.  The dead men have been hiding outside the city and dare not return to the city, so our arrangement will fail; secondly, we should take the opportunity to contact Huo Zhengyuan and test the follow-up movements of the 'Zhao Party'. I always feel that Huo Zhengyuan will make big moves next." "  Got it!" After Song Chengren nodded in agreement, he shook his head and sighed: "Oh I would have retired and returned home to live in retirement, but I didn't expect that I would still be forced out by you and stand on the edge of the waves.  "The position" Zhou Shangjing also smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "There is no way. Today's young people are all intimidating and do not know how to measure. If we old guys still want to stabilize the overall situation, we must  The only thing we can do is huddle together to keep warm So, don¡¯t try to hide and be idle.¡± * Just as Jiang Xiao predicted, because the terrain in South Zhili is flat and there are dense rivers, the flood will be serious.  The duration was not long, the water level was lowered after about an hour, and the area of ??influence was not too large, only 20 to 30 miles downstream.  Lan The three Zhao family aides were eager to rush to Nanjing to join Huo Zhengyuan, so after the water level dropped to ankle level and they could see the road clearly, they were escorted by Hu Xiao and others and set out again.  Hu Xiao and his desperadoes have been wandering and plundering on the sea all year round. The water situation after the flood is just a trivial matter to them. Therefore, Ouyang Bo, Qian Bodao and Guo Min finally arrived here after many hardships.  One afternoon, we arrived in Nanjing before Shen time.  At this time, a large number of refugees affected by the floods had already flocked to Nanjing. However, due to pressure from Song Chengren, the gates of Nanjing were heavily guarded. On the grounds of maintaining order within the city, no refugees were allowed to enter the city, and only gates were set up outside the city.  Two porridge shacks were built to prevent refugees from starving to death or rioting.  In short, both the seventh prince Zhu Hejian and the chief minister of the cabinet Zhou Shangjing only regarded this flood as a starting point in the power struggle between the two sides, but did not care at all about the safety and livelihood of the people affected by the disaster.  "Compared to the "big things" of abolishing the throne and stabilizing the country, the thousands of people who were displaced and whose families were destroyed are just insignificant "little things".  "But the three aides of the Zhao Mansion have the warrants of Huang Yourong and Huo Zhengyuan, so naturally they will not be affected when entering and exiting Nanjing City.  Therefore, they not only successfully entered Nanjing City, but also brought Hu Xiao and more than ten desperadoes under his command into the city.  As he rode into the city, Ouyang Bo looked at the disaster victims crowded near the city gate. Ouyang Bo shook his head and sighed: "Fortunately it is early summer, otherwise if it were the cold winter, these people would not be able to survive after this disaster."  "A few people are coming down." Guo Min frowned and said, "We met people from the government on the way. I heard that the flood mainly affected an imperial village downstream. It is initially estimated that at least twenty tenants of the imperial village drowned.  There are also two eunuchs who help the emperor those areJiang Dawei, the eunuch in charge of the largest imperial palace in Beijing, is the godson of a powerful eunuch of the Li Supervisor. He is also closely related to Xi Cheng, the eunuch who guards Nanjing After this flood, Jiang Dawei must be  Going crazy!  Then, all the eunuchs in the inner court in South Zhili will unite and search for the people behind the demolition of the dam. The situation in South Zhili will inevitably become more complicated, and the conflicts between the parties will become more intense. I don¡¯t know what will happen.  How many people are unlucky!  " Qian Bodao had a serious expression on his face and gritted his teeth and said: "Those who dug up and destroyed the dams were too vicious in their methods!  No matter what they want to do, it is really hateful that the rest of us are almost affected and almost become water ghosts!  If you can find them, you must make them look good!  " After saying that, Qian Bodao turned to look at Hu Xiao, who had entered the city with them, and said with a suspicious expression: "Hero, did you really not discover the true identity of the people who dug up the dam?  " Hu Xiao shook his head without hesitation and said: "We only saw a group of people digging and destroying the dam from a distance, but the night was too dark and the distance was too far. We rushed to rescue everyone at that time, so naturally we watched.  The specific circumstances of those people are unclear.  " Hu Xiao is extremely shrewd. He chose to conceal the truth from the three Zhao family aides, mainly due to two-level considerations. On the one hand, he was still further evaluating how important the information he had was and was unwilling to leak the details easily. On the other hand,  On the one hand, it was because he believed that after entering Nanjing, once he said that he had mastered key information, it would attract the attention of all parties, and he would easily lose his autonomy and become involuntarily, so he wanted to wait until he could collect more information.  After that, he reached a deal with Guo Min. Guo Min asked: "Hu Engong, do you have a place to stay after entering Nanjing City?  If you don't mind, I will find a comfortable inn to accommodate you, and I will be responsible for all your expenses during your stay in Nanjing. How about that?  " Hu Xiao immediately shook his head and said: "No need, I was ordered to protect Boss Guo, so I continued to follow Boss Guo, but these brothers under me are all used to wanton indulgence, let them find a place to stay on their own.  good!  However, we are indeed short of money. It would be best if Boss Guo is willing to provide some money!  Seeing that Hu Xiao still wanted to pester him, Guo Min couldn't help but frown. But Hu Xiao was his savior after all, so Guo Min couldn't refuse, so he turned to Qian Bodao and asked for some money to hand over.  Hu Xiao, as Hu Xiao paid for the desperadoes under his command, just like that, while talking, the group had entered Nanjing City. After entering Nanjing City, Hu Xiao turned his head and winked at the desperadoes behind him.  , these desperadoes said goodbye and left directly. The follow-up task of these desperadoes is to search for the origins and identities of the people who dug up the embankments in Nanjing City. Hu Xiao believes that those who dug up the embankments will eventually return to Nanjing City.  So as long as he monitors the city gate closely, he will be able to find the other party in time. Hu Xiao shamelessly follows Guo Min, on the one hand to ensure that he can contact Guo Min at any time, and on the other hand, he wants to find opportunities for himself.  The most important thing is that Hu Xiao was the only one among the "Eight Owls" who slipped through the net. Now he is still wanted by the government. By hiding next to Guo Min, he can hide his whereabouts and ensure safety to the greatest extent.  At worst, danger can be discovered in time. No matter when, Hu Xiao will give priority to ensuring his own safety and put himself in the safest position. * When the three aides of the Zhao family and Hu Xiao and his party entered Nanjing City, they were responsible.  The "Chaofeng" soldiers who followed them were in a hurry. They originally wanted to enter Nanjing City and continue to track Hu Xiao and others, but they did not expect that the Nanjing government had blocked the city gates and strictly prohibited any refugees from entering the city.  If they want to enter the city, they must prove their identity to the city gate defenders. ¡°Brother Guan San, what should we do now?  Do you want to enter the city and continue to track the other party?  If we delay a little longer, I'm afraid we will lose track of them!  "After Lan saw the situation near the city gate, a "Chaofeng" dead soldier asked the leader Guan Laosan in a low voice. Another "Chaofeng" dead soldier hesitated and said: "I want to enter the city to continue tracking.  The other party, we must prove our identity to the city gate defenders!  We do have two warrants, one from His Highness the Seventh Prince and one from the Nanjing Guard Eunuch Mansion. Naturally, we can easily enter the city, but I am worried that after we show these two warrants, it will attract unnecessary attention, and maybe even  It will expose the existence of our 'Chaofeng' organization!  " After Guan Laosan hesitated for a moment, he quickly made a decision and said: "Take out the Nanjing garrison."According to the warrant from the Supervisory Office, enter the city as soon as possible and continue to track the opponent. You must not lose them!  "Seeing that several "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were hesitant, Guan Laosan also understood their concerns. "Chaofeng" organization has always given concealment as its top priority during every operation and tried its best to conceal its whereabouts.  Avoid attracting any unnecessary attention. Once it attracts unnecessary attention and puts the "Chaofeng" organization at risk of exposure, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian will definitely abandon the car to save his commander and cut off his tail to survive, which will attract attention to the "Chaofeng".  All dead men will be silenced directly. However, Guan Laosan also has reasons for taking risks. "I don't want to attract any attentionbut brothers, you must think carefully. This tracking mission is for someone else."  Master Xiao¡¯s order, when Master Xiao issued this order, his attitude was extremely solemn, and he obviously took this matter very seriously. If we mess up this mission" Hearing what Guan Laosan said, several "  When the dead soldiers of "Chaofeng" thought about Jiang Xiao's violent punishment, they couldn't help but feel cold in their hearts and trembled in their bodies. Afterwards, the dead soldiers of "Chaofeng" no longer had any doubts and unanimously agreed with Guan Laosan  Next, Guan Laosan took out the warrant from the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch's Mansion and stated that they were the errands of the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch Xi Cheng. They proved their identities to the city gate guards and successfully entered Nanjing City, and then they  They began to track the three Zhao family aides and the desperadoes under Hu Xiao. However, the "Chaofeng" soldiers did not know that the people of the Song family were also secretly monitoring the comings and goings of people near the city gate.  After the dead soldiers took out the warrant to guard the eunuch palace in Nanjing, they immediately attracted the attention of the people of the Song family. Taking the opportunity to completely eliminate the dead soldiers organization under the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is a key part of Zhou Shangjing's follow-up plan. If everything goes well.  , maybe we can also find the key evidence of Zhu Hejian secretly raising dead soldiers, which will not only completely destroy Zhu Hejian's hope of taking over the throne, but also directly send Zhu Hejian to the Zongren Mansion Prison in Fengyang Mansion, Zhongdu; the worst option is  Completely breaking Zhu Hejian's secret help will prevent Zhu Hejian from using those invisible methods in the future. Therefore, Song Chengren, the head of the Song family, attaches great importance to it and even asked Song Jicheng, the most promising among his grandchildren, to personally watch this matter.  Among the young scholars in Zhili, Song Jicheng has always had a low reputation, far inferior to the former Zhao Shancai, and not as good as the current Lu De. This is because Song Jicheng spent most of his time studying in the Imperial College in Beijing, not the Yingtian Academy of the Imperial College in Nanjing.  In terms of talent, intelligence, and skills, Song Jicheng, as the leader of the third generation of the Song family, is not inferior to Zhao Shancai and Lu De. Song Jicheng also attaches great importance to this matter and regards this task as his own.  Song Chengren had a great opportunity to show off his abilities. Therefore, after receiving Song Chengren's instructions, Song Jicheng went to a restaurant near the city gate in person, occupied the entire second floor of the restaurant, and paid close attention to the people near the city gate.  Situation. When the "Chaofeng" dead soldier entered the city with a warrant from the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch Mansion, Song Jicheng received the news immediately.  "Has someone entered the city with a warrant from the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch's Mansion?" Song Jicheng sneered and thought to himself, "As far as I know, the Seventh Prince has had a close relationship with Nanjing's Guarding Eunuch Xi Cheng since he came to Nanjing.  , The contact continued At this time, a group of well-mannered men entered Nanjing City holding the warrant of the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch. Are they the people of the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch? Or the Seventh Prince? " Thinking of this, Song Jicheng immediately ordered.  : "Watch that group of people from a distance. If they don't go to Nanjing to guard the eunuch's mansion after returning to the city, it means there is a high probability that there is something wrong with them! Find Lu Yutong here again. He is most familiar with the situation of guarding the eunuch's mansion in Nanjing. That group of people  He will know at a glance whether he is the one guarding the eunuch's mansion!" The steward of the Song family who reported the news agreed, and then said: "In addition to this group of people, there is another group of people holding Huang Yourong, the governor of Southern Zhili.  Entering the city with a warrant, they claimed to be the aides of the southeast patrol envoy Huo Zhengyuan, a great scholar! It¡¯s just thatthe three leaders did look like aides, but their guards were a group of vicious men who looked completely different.  They are not like good citizens, and since the group of guards entered Nanjing City, they immediately separated from Huo Zhengyuan's staff, which feels extremely suspicious. Sir, do you think we should also keep an eye on them?" Song Jicheng frowned again: "Huo Zhengyuan"  "Zhao Dang" is not on the same side as us. There have been signs of betraying us and acting without permission, so naturally we should keep an eye on him.Live them!  Don¡¯t let go of any suspicious signs!  " "  Apologize, firstly because they wasted time and failed to rendezvous with Huo Zhengyuan as soon as possible, and secondly because Huo Yuanshou, the attendant Huo Zhengyuan sent to Suzhou to inform them, and the other two attendants of the Huo family who accompanied them, had all died in  "Huo Yuanshou died too!"  ?  Changsheng and Paul are also missing?  !  " Huo Zhengyuan's expression was shocked and angry, mixed with a hint of subtle fear. When Huo Zhengyuan left the capital and went south to serve as the southeast patrol envoy, in addition to the three staff lent to him by Zhao Junchen and the followers of these three staff,  In addition to the helpers, he only had ten followers and guards. But at this moment, three of the ten followers had died in the trampling accident two days ago, and two others were seriously injured.  They could save their lives, but now three more followers and guards were either drowned or missing in the flood As a result, out of Huo Zhengyuan's ten followers and guards, only two were lucky enough to be alive!  After changing for a long time, Huo Zhengyuan slammed the table and roared in a low voice: "This is too much!  That's too much!  Sure enough, just like what Jiang Zheng said, in this world, even if you don't want to take the initiative to plot against others, others will take the initiative to plot against you!  " Ouyang Bo couldn't help but remind: "Master Huo, although we don't know exactly which force deliberately dug up the dam, it should be that the other party wants to disrupt the situation, in order to frame the blame or retaliate against the enemy force.  Most likely it is deliberately targeting us!  If they deliberately target us, they can intercept us halfway and there is no need to go to great lengths to destroy the embankments and cause floods.  " Huo Zhengyuan kept sneering and said: "Even if it is only affected, it means that the other party does not take us seriously at all and does not care about our life or death!  So we must take revenge, and this matter must not be left alone!  " After saying that, Huo Zhengyuan turned to look at a middle-aged man sitting next to him, and asked forcefully: "Shopkeeper Qian, what do you think of this matter?  If until now, you are still unwilling to agree to my plan, then I can only think that your "United Shipping Company" has given up on cooperating with our "Zhao Party"!  ¡±?¡­?¡­?¡­
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