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Chapter 1429. Turning against guests.

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    ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Huo Zhengyuan only felt that he had betrayed his destiny and had bad luck.  He finally made up his mind and wanted to be tougher than ever before and fully demonstrate his courage. As a result, the opponents he encountered were all powerful figures like Zhou Shangjing, Zhu Hejian, and Song Chengren. When doing things, accidents happened frequently, and they continued to  Testing the limits of his mental endurance.  Especially this time, it is extremely difficult.  Huo Zhengyuan has never investigated the secret mission that Zhao Junchen assigned to Guo Min, but he is a smart man after all and has already made a guess in his mind.  During this period of time, Nanyang pirates suddenly stopped charging protection fees from Ming Dynasty ocean-going smugglers and frequently robbed Ming Dynasty smuggling ships. Moreover, each robbery occurred after Guo Min had withdrawn a large sum of money from Huo Zhengyuan.  After the silver.  As a result, the ocean-going smugglers of the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses and completely lost the courage to go it alone. They either chose to join the ocean-going fleet established by Huo Zhengyuan, or simply sold their ocean-going ships at a discount to  Huo Zhengyuan made the ocean-going plan hosted by Huo Zhengyuan progress more smoothly.  Moreover, Hu Xiao has been following Guo Min closely since he entered Nanjing City. When Guo Min and Huo Zhengyuan met, Huo Zhengyuan also personally summoned Hu Xiao, and the two exchanged a few words.  With Huo Zhengyuan's perspective, he quickly judged from Hu Xiao's words, deeds and temperament that this person was definitely not a good person and was most likely a gangster.  Looking at Hu Xiao's skin condition, his skin color is brown and black but not rough. It is obvious that he has been exposed to the sun for a long time and lived in a humid environment. Therefore, Hu Xiao is not only a tough bandit, but also not an ordinary mountain bandit or river bandit.  A bandit, but a pirate!  All in all, although Huo Zhengyuan did not deliberately find out what Guo Min's secret mission was, he had vaguely guessed that Guo Min's secret mission was most likely related to overseas pirates, and Hu Xiao and others were among the pirates Guo Min secretly contacted.  member.  Not only Huo Zhengyuan saw this kind of thing, but Ouyang Bo also probably guessed it, but both of them saw through it without revealing it, and they still pretended that they had no knowledge.  But now, these pirates actually killed more than a dozen people in Nanjing City at one go. Most of the dead were servants and nurses of the Song family. Moreover, after these pirates started killing people, they immediately hid in Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence  Under such circumstances, Huo Zhengyuan naturally can no longer pretend to be Hutu!  ¡°Once someone discovers that he is harboring pirates, it will inevitably cause a big trouble.  The most important thing is, maybe people will follow the clues and discover that his staff secretly colluded with overseas pirates to rob Ming Dynasty merchants!  By that time, Huo Zhengyuan's ocean-going plan will inevitably suffer a setback, and he himself will be completely ruined!  Thinking of this, Huo Zhengyuan was naturally panicked.  This is because Huo Zhengyuan does not know the full story of Guo Min's mission. If Huo Zhengyuan knows that Guo Min's secret mission includes not only colluding with overseas pirates to rob Ming Dynasty merchants, but also secretly contacting the Dutch East India Company,  When it comes to privately purchasing guns, gunpowder, etc., Huo Zhengyuan would be scared out of his wits on the spot, and the toughness and courage he had finally shown once would dissipate on the spot.  After taking a deep breath, Huo Zhengyuan forced himself to calm down and asked in a low voice: "Those pirates I mean those villains with unknown origins, what is their situation now?" Ouyang Bo replied: "Those villains  The Han people are all panicking now, and they keep pleading with us to find a way to protect them and send them safely outside Nanjing." Huo Zhengyuan sneered and asked, "What do you mean by Guo Min? Can those villains be dealt with at will?"  The so-called "disposal at will" actually means killing and silencing them. For Huo Zhengyuan, the best way to deal with it now is to silence all these pirates as soon as possible! Although Huo Zhengyuan can also protect the pirates from escaping from Nanjing City, the risk is too great.  If you are not careful, you will be caught. In comparison, killing and silencing them is more appropriate. As long as all these pirates are silenced, all parties can be prevented from following the clues and discovering more things that cannot be exposed. Huo Zhengyuan also  Only then can we truly have no worries. Ouyang Bo obviously understood what Huo Zhengyuan meant, and nodded: "What Guo Min means is that these villains of unknown origin can be dealt with at will, and there is no problem in killing them and silencing them. I have already sent people there.  I bought a small bag of arsenic for later use However, the leader of that group of villains, that is, Hu Youyi, has an extremely slippery and treacherous temperament.But it is not easy to kill, and each of these villains is strong and strong in martial arts, and they are even more unscrupulous in their actions. Once we are silenced and they discover the flaw, I am afraid they will suffer immediate backlash!  " Huo Zhengyuan's eyes flashed and he ordered: "In that case, don't make a move for now, wait until I get back and act accordingly!  You first need to stabilize those villains and don't make them suspicious. At the same time, you must try your best to hide their whereabouts. You must not let anyone discover that we are covering them up!  ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????The Nanjing government will definitely join forces with the Nanjing garrison to conduct a search under martial law. If the Nanjing city¡¯s government garrison and garrison find our residence, you must be tough and drive them away!  Given our status and background, it is only natural to refuse government searches!  " After Ouyang Bo nodded in agreement, he turned and left the main hall of Zhanyuan. * In this way, because Yi Ping, Song Jicheng, Ouyang Bo, and Guo Shouzhong broke in one after another, and these four people were with Xie Qing, Song Chengren, Huo Zhengyuan, and Zhu Hejian respectively.  As they whispered among themselves, the night banquet in Zhanyuan was temporarily interrupted without warning. At this time, all the guests also guessed that something major had happened in Nanjing. Everyone was talking to each other and secretly.  It is speculated that even the public debate five days later no longer received attention. After Yi Ping, Song Jicheng, Ouyang Bo, and Guo Shouzhong took their orders, the Zhanyuan Night Banquet was finally able to continue.  , whether it is Zhu Hejian, the host of the banquet, or the banquet guests such as Huo Zhengyuan, Song Chengren, Xie Qing, etc., everyone is already absent-minded and eager to end the dinner and leave as soon as possible. Everyone is of the same mind.  Naturally, this dinner would not last too long. After another half an hour, it was announced that it was over, but Huo Zhengyuan and Zhu Hejian both said goodbye to each other absentmindedly, and left Zhanyuan in a hurry.  He returned to his temporary residence in Nanjing. Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence was a medium-sized courtyard in a secluded location in the south of the city. It had seven or eight rooms and could accommodate twenty or thirty people. However, when Huo Zhengyuan stepped into the courtyard,  However, he found that it was quiet in the courtyard, and not a single human voice could be heard. All the rooms were dark and the lights were turned off. Only the lights and figures could be seen in the main room. Seeing this, Huo Zhengyuan's face turned pale.  He immediately turned around and wanted to leave! But it was already too late. As soon as Huo Zhengyuan turned around, he saw two men with fierce looks already hiding at the entrance of the courtyard, blocking his retreat. Huo Zhengyuan was the only follower left.  Chang Le also asked a villain to hold a short knife against his neck. The next moment, Hu Xiao's laughter rang out in the main room of the courtyard. "Master Huo, this is your residence, why did you just come here?"  Want to leave?  What are you feeling guilty about?  " While speaking, Hu Xiao had already stepped out of the main room and stood at the door of the main room carelessly, looking at Huo Zhengyuan with a half-smile. At the same time, Hu Xiao was still holding a small paper bag in his hand and kept shaking it.  After seeing the small paper bag in Hu Xiao's hand, Huo Zhengyuan's expression changed again, and he had roughly guessed the current situation. It was obvious that the small paper bag in Hu Xiao's hand was Ouyang Bopai.  The arsenic purchased by the people was originally intended to be used to silence Hu Xiao and his pirates, but perhaps because Ouyang Bo was not careful enough, Hu Xiao and his pirates discovered the trick, so they fell out on the spot.  , mainly anti-customers, and forcibly took control of Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence and all his men. Hu Xiao and his pirates were originally fierce and skilled in martial arts, but Huo Zhengyuan's men were killed because of a trampling accident and a flood.  The catastrophe resulted in heavy casualties, and now there are only six or seven people left. Not only are their bravery and force far inferior to that of the pirates, but they are also at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Naturally, they have no power to resist. And Huo Zhengyuan returned to his residence at this time.  Thinking of this, Huo Zhengyuan was full of resentment and secretly cursed: "Ouyang Bo, Ouyang Bo!  I see that you are capable and cautious in your daily work, but why did you make such a mistake at the critical moment?  I actually fell into the hands of pirates!  It really killed me!  " In fact, Huo Zhengyuan's conjecture was not completely correct, and he also misunderstood Ouyang Bo. As one of the "Eight Owls" of the time and now the leader of Nanyang pirates, Hu Xiao can survive safely until now because he is very good at betrayal.  And betraying others It is precisely because Hu Xiao is very good at betraying and betraying others, so Hu Xiao is very good at betraying and betraying others.Xiao has always been wary of others betraying and betraying him.  When Hu Xiao learned that his pirates had committed a big crime in Nanjing, he immediately thought of the possibility that Huo Zhengyuan, Guo Min and others might betray him and kill people.  Therefore, he first pretended to be panicked and had no idea, and tacitly allowed Ouyang Bo to leave here, and rushed to Zhanyuan to report the news to Huo Zhengyuan, just to mislead Huo Zhengyuan and make Huo Zhengyuan mistakenly think that he had lost his mind at this time.  Wanting to seek asylum, Huo Zhengyuan would return to his residence unsuspectingly.  After Ouyang Bo rushed to Zhanyuan to report the news, Hu Xiao quickly turned against him and led a group of pirates to take control of Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence and hijacked all of Huo Zhengyuan's men. When Ouyang Bo returned here, he also became a  Hu Xiao was imprisoned.  Then, when Hu Xiao searched Ouyang Bo, he found the bag of arsenic that Ouyang Bo carried with him, which confirmed the idea that Huo Zhengyuan and others wanted to kill people and silence them.  In other words, Hu Xiao did not decide to fall out because he discovered the bag of arsenic, but he discovered the existence of the bag of arsenic after he fell out first.  Ouyang Bo did not make any mistakes when doing things, but he completely underestimated Hu Xiao's cunning and decisiveness.  Huo Zhengyuan didn't know these things at this time, but after his expression changed for a moment, he took the initiative to walk up to Hu Xiao, frowned and asked sternly: "Hu Youyi! What on earth do you want to do? This is Nanjing City under the rule of the Emperor! I am the official  Grand Scholar of the Chao Dynasty! Those people under your command have already caused a big mess. I was originally thinking about how to protect you and cover you from being pursued by the Nanjing government, but I didn't expect you to be so rude and insane.  You actually want to retaliate with kindness and want to hold me hostage! But you have to think clearly! If you lose my help, you will have no chance of escaping the pursuit of the Nanjing government!  "Destroy?" Hu Xiao said sarcastically: "Ha! I didn't expect that a powerful man like you would be willing to protect little people like us at a critical moment, instead of treating us as trouble and just trying to silence us.  , I'm really touched!" As he spoke, Hu Xiao shook the bag of arsenic in his hand again and said, "Master Huo, you are a great scholar with a lot of knowledge, and I am just a ruthless gangster who doesn't know many Chinese characters.  , but there are some things that gangsters like me are more proficient in! Let me teach you a trick. Using arsenic to kill people has long been out of date, because if you add too much arsenic, it will have a sweet taste, but if you add too little, it will not be toxic enough.  Most of the poison can be detoxified by inducing vomiting as soon as possible. The most popular method nowadays is to mix the ovaries and liver of the fish into the food to poison Oh, Mr. Huo, you probably don't know what the fish is. This is from Guangdong.  The name here in Jiangnan should be puffer fish!" After exposing Huo Zhengyuan's hypocrisy, Hu Xiao continued to sneer: "As for us repaying kindness with hatred Just last night, we just risked our lives and got rid of the enemy.  Three of your staff were rescued from the flood, so the words "repaying kindness with hatred" really don't belong to us ruthless gangsters In terms of ruthlessness and ruthlessness, we are no match for you scholars! " Listen!  Huo Zhengyuan snorted coldly at Hu Xiao's repeated sarcasm, not intending to respond at all. He just stared at Hu Xiao's performance coldly, not feeling afraid at all.  After the initial panic, Huo Zhengyuan had regained his composure slightly and figured out the key to the matter.  Now the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison have sealed the city gates and are arresting Hu Xiao and others throughout the city. Even if Hu Xiao is cunning and cunning, he can't find a way out at this time, so he can only count on himself to protect them.  Cover them to escape from Nanjing City.  Under such circumstances, unless Hu Xiao wants to die together, even if he holds himself hostage, he will never dare to hurt himself. He still wants to ask for himself, so this kidnapping is just Hu Xiao's bargaining method.  Thinking of this, Huo Zhengyuan was no longer timid, but after looking at Hu Xiao coldly for a long time, he took the lead and walked towards the main room. As he walked, he said: "Let's talk in the room! Now the Nanjing officials are searching for you all over the city.  If you still want to escape smoothly, don't make too much noise, otherwise I won't be able to protect you!" As he spoke, Huo Zhengyuan had already stepped into the main room of the courtyard, and then saw Ouyang Bo, Guo Min, and Qian Bodaosan.  The Zhao family aides were all sitting aside with grim faces, and behind them stood a pirate threatening them with a knife.  Seeing this situation, Huo Zhengyuan snorted again, and then sat on the main seat, as if he was still the owner and controller of this courtyard.  Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan was so confident, Hu Xiao looked a little embarrassed.Looking at it, I just feel that I am in a dilemma.  Just as Huo Zhengyuan speculated, Hu Xiao is a person who cherishes his life. He only hopes that Huo Zhengyuan will help him and help him escape smoothly, so he does not dare to hurt Huo Zhengyuan at all, nor does he dare to completely fall out with Huo Zhengyuan.  There has always been mutual restraint between literati and military men. Sometimes it is a scholar who encounters a soldier and cannot explain his reasoning; sometimes it is a strong man who encounters an official and his power cannot be used.  Just like that, after his expression changed for a moment, Hu Xiao turned around and walked to Huo Zhengyuan.  But this time, Hu Xiao had softened his posture and put on a begging look. He cupped his hands and said: "Master Huo, we are like grasshoppers on a rope. You must save us.  With your status, it must be a piece of cake to cover our escape from Nanjing City, right?" Huo Zhengyuan said coldly: "How can things be so simple! The situation in Nanjing City is complicated now, with various forces restraining each other, and many of us are under threat.  People are watching secretly, and maybe even people have discovered that you are hiding here! It is also a very risky thing for me to cover your escape from Nanjing City. " Hu Xiao is not hiding it either!  He pinched it and said with a smile: "Although my brothers and I saved the lives of your staff last night, we are all very practical people, and I don't dare to take advantage of myself at this time, so  As long as you are willing to help us escape from Nanjing City, I will pay you, which will definitely satisfy Master Huo!" Huo Zhengyuan was slightly stunned and asked: "What kind of reward can you give?" Hu Xiao again?  He smiled and explained in detail: "In fact, the flood last night was caused by a group of people deliberately digging up the dam at night, and one of my brothers witnessed with his own eyes the group of people digging at that time.  In the scene of destroying the dam, I also recorded the physical appearance of the two leaders!" Hearing what Hu Xiao said, Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but his expression changed slightly and his expression became focused.  Hu Xiao added: "As for today's chaos, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be that my brothers showed their feet for some reason and were targeted by the group of people who dug up the dam! Those people are all well-trained.  , Highly skilled in martial arts, when your three aides were passing near the embankment last night, they found something strange on the muddy road, so they sent two followers to the direction of the embankment to investigate the situation, but they quickly discovered the traces, and then they were captured alive and tortured  , silenced each other in one go, very clean and neat! And when I think about it carefully, only the group of people who dug up the embankment can fight with my brothers and not fall behind!  It¡¯s the same as the ghosts in your heart that you dare not see the light of! So, as long as you, Master Huo, are willing to help us escape from this disaster, then we will find a way to find the people who dug the dam for you, how about it?¡±?¡­?¡­
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