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Chapter 1430. Attitude reversal.

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    When expressing his position, Hu Xiao's attitude was confident, as if he was sure that Huo Zhengyuan would be moved by his reward.  But in fact, Hu Xiao felt a little uneasy because he didn't know how valuable the information he had was. This was one of the reasons why Hu Xiao had concealed information from Huo Zhengyuan, Guo Min and others.  However, Huo Zhengyuan is very clear that the two factions Zhu Hejian and Zhou Shangjing are now fighting openly and secretly and fiercely over the matter of digging embankments to divert floods!  As long as Huo Zhengyuan can confirm the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, or even take the opportunity to find some conclusive evidence, then he can completely control the outcome of this battle, and can even directly decide whether the crown prince will be abolished or established.  Therefore, the intelligence information Hu Xiao has is not only extremely valuable, but the price is far beyond the limit of Hu Xiao's imagination.  Because of the urgency of the situation, Huo Zhengyuan did not intend to play hard to get and take advantage of the opportunity to lower the price. Instead, he frowned and asked directly: "Then how sure are you that you can find the group of people who dug up the dam? Especially the two leaders?"  Huo Zhengyuan began to care about his ability to fulfill his promise. Hu Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest and promised: "Although I can't say that I can definitely help Academician Huo find those who dug the dam, there are eight or nine chances.  "I'm sure!" Huo Zhengyuan didn't believe it at all: "Your men just saw the two leaders from a distance last night and fought with a few of them this evening, but they didn't know anything about them.  Their identity, whereabouts, and mission intentions! How can we be 89% sure of finding them? "Hu Xiao said with a smile: "Snake has his own way! Rat has his own way! They are people who can't see the light, and they are the best at avoiding your officials.  We are also people who cannot see the light, but it is easier to find them." Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan still didn't believe it, Hu Xiao looked helpless and explained in detail: "In short, because of us.  They all dare not see the light, so many of their ideas are similar, such as how to hide their whereabouts, how to collect intelligence, how to deal with injuries and corpses, and how to hide and transport weapons  There is not much difference between us and them in these methods. As long as we apply ourselves to others, we can easily find their traces; Also, there are local gangs in Nanjing, which are a group of gangsters who are idle, extorting money and traveling on business trips. These gangsters  They seem to be useless, but their eyesight is very good. They can tell almost at a glance who they can and cannot provoke. If a group of strangers who cannot be provoked have appeared in Nanjing recently, they can easily tell them.  Collect more information from them Of course, in front of the government, those gangsters must have something to hide, and only we can make them tell everything without reservation" Speaking of which, in order to deepen  With his own persuasiveness, Hu Xiao added: "In addition, there are various tracking methods, and Hu is very good at them! A wise man does not tell secrets, you should have guessed Hu, University Scholar Huo  The person¡¯s true identity is correct! But what you don¡¯t know, Master Huo, is that Hu is always responsible for enforcing family law among the pirate gangs. If a pirate betrays the gang,  After embezzling the treasure and absconding, it is Hu who is responsible for the pursuit! To this day, Hu has never failed when performing this kind of mission. Even if the situation in the Southeast Asian countries is complicated, there are many ways for those traitors to escape and it is easy to hide.  Identity, but no one has ever escaped from Hu's grasp!" Huo Zhengyuan's eyes flickered for a moment, and he nodded: "Okay! In that case, as long as you find a way to find the people who destroyed the dam for me,  Then I will help you escape this storm so that you can leave Nanjing smoothly!" Hu Xiao shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, no! Mr. Huo, you misunderstood!  Let us escape from Nanjing City. After this period of limelight passes, we will help you find the group of people who dug up the dam!  Otherwise, it will be easy for us to be exposed to arrests by the government!  " Huo Zhengyuan also shook his head and said: "No!  You first find the group of people who dug up the dam for me, and then I will help you leave Nanjing City!  There is no room for negotiation on this matter!  After this storm has passed, the group may have fled Nanjing far away. Where will they go to find them?  What's more, for some things, it doesn't matter whether they are done or not. What is most important is whether they are done at the right time!  If I completely miss the opportunity, this transaction will not be of much value to me!  " Hu Xiao frowned and said: "But if this is the case, we will need to hide next to Academician Huo all the time, and there will continue to be a risk of leaking our whereabouts!  If the government finds out that you have been shielding us, Bachelor Huo, what will happen to you?Words are also a big hassle, right?  So for everyone's consideration, it is better for us to leave Nanjing first!  " Huo Zhengyuan shook his head again and sneered: "Do you know the population of Nanjing City?  Do you know how high my status is and how influential I am?  " Hu Xiao shook his head blankly. Although he was cunning and vicious, he was just a desperado and did not have much knowledge. He knew that Nanjing was the largest city in the Ming Dynasty, far exceeding the other cities in East Asia and Southeast Asia, but  Naturally, he didn't know the details of the specific size of Nanjing City and its population. He also knew that Huo Zhengyuan was a bachelor of the Ming Dynasty, a patrol envoy to the southeast with unclear powers and responsibilities, and he even owned the temple of Zhao Junchen.  Powerful ministers serve as backers, so Huo Zhengyuan must be a very important figure, but he also doesn't know the details of Huo Zhengyuan's status and power. Huo Zhengyuan said slowly: "Nanjing is the largest and most populous city in our country.  It is even larger than Beijing City, with a permanent population of more than one million!  Therefore, even if the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison want to impose martial law throughout the city, the martial law will not last long; at the same time, even if the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison are searching the entire city, they want to arrest people among millions of people.  Finding your whereabouts is like finding a needle in a haystack!  " Then, Huo Zhengyuan showed his pride and said: "As for me Let's put it this way, whether Nanjing City can restore stability from the chaos, I may have no say in it, but the situation in Nanjing City suddenly got out of control and exploded.  Chaos, but I can control it easily!  And now, I am telling you clearly that by tomorrow, there will be a strike by merchants, river workers, and students in Nanjing!  By that time, the Nanjing government will definitely be in a hurry, and they will be unable to do what they want during martial law and arrests!  Coupled with my protection, you don¡¯t have to worry about being pursued by the Nanjing government. As long as I insist that you are my guards who have followed me for many years, no one will dare to investigate you!  "Actually, things are not as easy as what Huo Zhengyuan said. "If Zhu Hejian and Zhou Shangjing were not in Nanjing, Huo Zhengyuan would be confident and safe, but now Zhu Hejian and Zhou Shangjing are in Nanjing, as long as they are  With the support of the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison, those around Huo Zhengyuan will still be subject to strict interrogation and detailed investigation. Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan is undoubtedly taking a huge risk by keeping Hu Xiao and others by his side. But Hu Xiao and others are capable.  Find the mastermind behind the demolition of the dam for Huo Zhengyuan, and as long as he finds this mastermind, Huo Zhengyuan will have the ability to determine the situation in Nanjing, and even directly affect the abolition of the prince. Faced with such a huge temptation,  Even Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but be moved, and he was willing to take risks! Not long ago, when Huo Zhengyuan went to Zhanyuan for a banquet, he had already promised the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian that he would try to maintain the stability of Nanjing and also promised to "joint shipping"  He would not take the opportunity to cause trouble. But now, in order to be just in case, minimize the risk, divert the attention of the Nanjing government, and reduce the intensity of the Nanjing defenders' arrests, Huo Zhengyuan has made a resolute decision to still implement the original plan tomorrow and instruct "joint forces."  "Ship Company" caused trouble, even if Zhu Hejian broke his promise and broke the contract, he would not hesitate! And Huo Zhengyuan was not worried that Zhu Hejian would hold a grudge because of his breaking of his promise and break of the contract - if Huo Zhengyuan's prediction was correct, Zhu Hejian would also like Nanjing to be in chaos at this time!  According to Huo Zhengyuan's speculation, Zhu Hejian is most likely the mastermind behind the destruction of the embankments and the flooding of Huangzhuang. Therefore, after the situation in Nanjing City becomes chaotic, Zhu Hejian can also find more opportunities to cover those who destroyed the embankments.  Escape from Nanjing City! Of course, when those who dug up the embankment escaped, it was the best time for Huo Zhengyuan to catch their tail. There is no need to talk about Huo Zhengyuan's wishful thinking, but after hearing this, Hu Xiao was not willing to trust him.  Huo Zhengyuan guarantees that he is a cautious person who will not put himself in danger at any time. Therefore, Hu Xiao still insisted on his position and shook his head: "No, we must leave Nanjing first, and then we can fight for it.  Archmaester Huo searches for those who dug up the dikes!  Doctor Huo, you don¡¯t have to worry that we can¡¯t find them. If nothing else, those people are now trying to escape from Nanjing City. So as long as we can escape outside the city first, we can wait outside the city and we can still do it.  Find their traces in time!  "While speaking, Hu Xiao had a cold expression and was completely unwilling to give in. At the same time, the pirates under Hu Xiao also shook the knives in their hands and directly expressed threats.Satisfied.  Seeing this situation, Huo Zhengyuan was a little helpless, and he also thought that what Hu Xiao said made sense, so he finally compromised and said: "Let's do this, get the pen and ink! Didn't your brothers see with their own eyes the two people who led the excavation of the dam?  ? Let him tell you in detail, and let me describe the specific appearance of those two people! Then I will find a way to arrange for you to leave Nanjing City. " Huo Zhengyuan, as a scholar of the imperial court, has always been talented and a well-known painter in both the government and the public.  A master, he is best at painting figures. He once painted a portrait for Emperor Deqing, which greatly satisfied Emperor Deqing.  Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan finally compromised, Hu Xiao was overjoyed and hurriedly called out: "Yan Laosan, go quickly and get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Tall Eyes, please tell Academician Huo the appearance and characteristics of the two leaders in detail."  Under Hu Xiao's shouts, Gao Dayan walked up to Huo Zhengyuan and spoke carefully: "Those who dug up the dam were led by two people. They were a stout, scarred man in his forties.  , and a young scholar with extraordinary temperament and handsome appearance" Just as Gao Dayan was describing, another pirate had already brought in pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Huo Zhengyuan was writing the painting himself.  In this way, based on Gao Dayan's detailed description and constant revision, Huo Zhengyuan spent most of an hour and discarded more than twenty drafts, and finally drew the two leading people described by Gao Dayan.  Huo Zhengyuan indeed has extraordinary painting skills. Although the characters he painted cannot be said to be lifelike, they are eighty-nine percent similar.  Seeing the two portraits that Huo Zhengyuan finally completed, Gao Dayan nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! Yes! What you painted is really like! Those two people look like this!" After hearing this, Huo Zhengyuan and Hu Xiao both  His complexion changed slightly.  Afterwards, Huo Zhengyuan stared closely at the portrait of the young scholar, while Hu Xiao stared closely at the portrait of the scarred man. Both of them had expressions that were changing.  When Huo Zhengyuan was painting the portrait of this young scholar, he vaguely felt that the appearance and temperament of this young scholar were very familiar to him.  Now after the portrait was painted, Huo Zhengyuan was finally shocked to discover that this young scholar was none other than Lu De, the most talented person in Jiangnan who he had met several times.  As for Hu Xiao, after seeing the portrait of the scar-faced man, he was even more horrified!  Gao Dayan has long described the image of this scar-faced man to Hu Xiao, but Hu Xiao has never pictured the actual appearance of this scar-faced man in his mind.  At this time, Hu Xiao was shocked to discover that this scarred man was clearly Jiang Xiao, the third among the "Eight Owls" who was betrayed by him back then!  But wasn't Jiang Xiao publicly beheaded by the government long ago?  Why is he still alive?  And he did well, becoming an important leader of a secret organization, with a large number of murderers at his command?  The most important thing isdid Jiang Xiao find out about his appearance in Nanjing City?  In today's fighting, the reason why Jiang Xiao's thugs were secretly following him was because Jiang Xiao had discovered him and wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge on him?  In short, after seeing these two portraits, both Huo Zhengyuan and Hu Xiao quickly changed their minds and completely reversed their previous positions.  For Huo Zhengyuan, as long as it is confirmed that Lu De is one of the leaders of digging the dam, the rest of the matter will be easy to investigate, and it will be easy to follow the clues from Lu De to find the mastermind behind the scenes, so there is no need to  We need help from Hu Xiao and others again.  Under such circumstances, forcing Hu Xiao and others to stay with him would definitely bring endless hidden dangers. Naturally, he wanted to send Hu Xiao and others out of Nanjing as soon as possible.  Hu Xiao was the complete opposite. When he discovered that Jiang Xiao had not been beheaded by the government, but had become the leader of a secret organization with at least a hundred highly skilled warriors under his command, and he might have discovered  After he was sharpening his sword and wanted to take revenge on himself, he no longer dared to leave Nanjing at will!  Today, those criminals who are secretly tracking the pirates under Hu Xiao¡¯s command and fighting with them are definitely only a very small part of the many criminals under Jiang Xiao¡¯s command.  If the guess is correct, Jiang Xiao himself is leading more murderers to hide outside Nanjing City and has not yet entered Nanjing City.  But there are only a dozen or so pirates under Hu Xiao, and they are no match at all.  Under such circumstances, if Hu Xiao left Nanjing at will, he might be blocked by Jiang Xiao on the way!  When that time comes, Jiang Xiao will never let Hu Xiao go!  In comparison, although the Nanjing government is also pursuing him with all its strength, Hu Xiao still thinks that it is safer for him to continue hiding with Huo Zhengyuan!     fromIn a way, Hu Xiao's fear of Jiang Xiao was far greater than his fear of the Ming Dynasty officials!  Among the "Eight Owls in the World" back then, Jiang Xiao had the strongest ability and the most ruthless methods. The reason why the "Eight Owls in the World" are notorious is largely because of Jiang Xiao's no taboos in doing things.  No room left!  If caught by the Ming Dynasty officials, Hu Xiao would die at most, but if he was caught by Jiang Xiao, then Hu Xiao would be desperate for death!  What's more, as long as Hu Xiao hides next to Huo Zhengyuan, he can introduce Jiang Xiao into Nanjing City, and then use Huo Zhengyuan to mobilize the power of the government to kill Jiang Xiao and all the dead soldiers under Jiang Xiao's command, and avoid future troubles forever!  Otherwise, after discovering the news that Jiang Xiao is still alive in the world, if Jiang Xiao cannot be killed, then Hu Xiao will never sleep peacefully again!  In this way, as more information became clear, both Huo Zhengyuan and Hu Xiao changed their minds and dramatically changed their positions.  After Huo Zhengyuan carefully observed the portrait, he became more and more convinced that the young scholar in the portrait was Lu De, so he turned around and said, "Very good! Now that I have these two portraits, I will immediately find a way to arrange for you to leave Nanjing!"  " But Hu Xiao shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, no, no! Hu suddenly felt that what Academician Huo said was reasonable. There is actually no danger in Nanjing. I'd better help you find those who dug the dam first, and then  It would be better to leave Nanjing City!" Huo Zhengyuan was keenly aware of the uncontrollable panic in Hu Xiao's expression, and when he saw Hu Xiao's wolf eyes staring closely at the portrait of the scar-faced man, he immediately guessed part of it.  He suddenly asked, "Do you know this scarred man?" After hesitating for a moment, Hu Xiao thought that he no longer had to hide his identity.  Huo Zhengyuan already knew about the murders committed by his brothers, and also knew about his identity as a pirate. Under such circumstances, if Huo Zhengyuan knew that he was one of the "Eight Owls in the World", he would definitely have more lice than itching.  any difference.  So, Hu Xiao took a deep breath and said slowly: "I hope Academician Huo knows that in fact Hu's real name is not Hu Youyi, but Hu Xiao! As for the scarred man in the portrait, his name is Jiang Xiao  ¡­¡± Afterwards, Hu Xiao told in detail his past experiences with Jiang Xiao. However, in front of all the pirates under his command, he naturally concealed his betrayal and betrayal of the other seven Xiao Xiao. Instead, he told them that it was true.  Jiang Xiao had a conflict with the other seven Xiao, so he betrayed the seven sworn brothers. Unexpectedly, he was also arrested by the government, while Hu Xiao himself was lucky enough to escape overseas.  After listening to Hu Xiao's story, Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked: "You meanthis middle-aged scarred man was originally a death row prisoner arrested by the government many years ago.  He should have been beheaded by the court, but he is still alive for some reason?" Hu Xiao looked solemn and nodded: "This person is definitely a disaster in the world! This person is cruel and cruel, and I don't know how many people have died in these years.  In his hands! Therefore, even if it is for the sake of those innocent people who died tragically, I will definitely help University Scholar Huo get rid of this beast!" Huo Zhengyuan thought thoughtfully and whispered to himself: "What an unexpected gain"  Although Hu Xiao's statement was hypocritical, it also reminded Huo Zhengyuan and made him think of more things!  Over the years, many people must have died tragically at the hands of Jiang Xiao and his thugs!  But these tragedies have never attracted the attention of the court!  This situation means that Jiang Xiao has been hiding in secret to eradicate dissidents for a big shot, and this big shot is secretly manipulating the situation, trying to divert the focus of the government and the opposition so that these tragedies will not arouse the suspicion of the government and the opposition.  In other words, this big shot has been secretly raising dead soldiers and forming a dead warrior organization, and Jiang Xiao is the leader of this dead warrior organization. Considering the time of Jiang Xiao's beheading, this dead warrior organization has been around since 1967.  It has been around for years!  Recalling the series of mysteries that have occurred in the imperial court in recent years, such as the murder of the former crown prince and grand master He Ming, Huo Zhengyuan suddenly had a clear understanding in his heart.  Then, Huo Zhengyuan discovered that he seemed to have unintentionally discovered more secrets about the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and had vaguely guessed the next plan of Zhou Shangjing and Song Chengren. ?¡­ ?¡­ ?¡­
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