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Chapter 1445. Big fight (5).

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    <!¡ª¡ª> ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ There is no need to mention the various calculations in Tang Cheng¡¯s heart.  However, after hearing Tang Cheng's confession, Huo Zhengyuan's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but asked in shock: "So the leader of the grain gang who kidnapped you already knew that I was secretly recruiting the subordinates to serve.  "Tang Cheng kowtowed again to apologize - he couldn't count how many times he had kowtowed today - and defended in a low voice: "Please forgive me, Master Huo, there is nothing I can do about this villain leaking secrets to him.  What happened! If the villain was the only one who was kidnapped, even if he was tortured and his life was threatened, he would never dare to reveal the secret of your plan! But the villain was kidnapped together with Ding Wenbo, that one?  Ding Wenbo is not as firm and loyal as a villain, but he is also slow to respond and not cautious enough. After interrogating the two of us separately, the leader of the grain gang has obviously discovered the flaw in Ding Wenbo's plan.  It is already destined to be completely exposed, so the villain has no choice but to take the initiative to confess everything to him and try his best to win his trust, and then have the opportunity to meet Academician Huo again and give you a timely warning. " Huo Zhengyuan was silent for a moment.  Finally, he nodded slightly and said: "This matter I really can't blame you! As you said, under the situation at that time, my follow-up plan was destined to be exposed, so your best choice is to try your best to win the trust of the other party.  Then I had the opportunity to inform me of this matter, so that I could be alert in advance, minimize losses, and not be taken advantage of by others. Maybe I could also go along with the flow and pass on false information to mislead the other party If I were to change positions, I'd probably  That's all we can do." After saying that, Huo Zhengyuan raised his hand and said, "Since you didn't make a mistake, there's no need to kneel down and stand up to speak." Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan didn't pursue him, Tang Cheng felt relieved.  He felt that he had made the right bet on Huo Zhengyuan's character, but on the surface he was filled with gratitude. After kowtowing and crying his thanks again, he finally stood up, lowered his head and lowered his hands and asked: "Then Bachelor Huo, how should we deal with it now? You can  My instructions are that as long as I can recover your losses as much as possible, even if I need to go into the tiger's den again and meet the terrible leader of the grain gang again, I will never hesitate! " Because of the preconception, Tang Cheng has always considered it!  Jiang Xiao was regarded as the leader of the Food Gang, but Huo Zhengyuan was also misled at this time and also regarded Jiang Xiao as a member of the Food Gang.  Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan paced back and forth, thinking for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed, saying: "If the person who kidnapped you is the leader of the Liang Gang, it means that the person behind this matter is Zhou Shoufu! If it were an ordinary opponent,  In this case, I can also pass on all kinds of false information to the other party, mislead and use them, but this Zhou Chief Assistant is not easy to trick, I am afraid it will be difficult to deceive him But fortunately, you just know that I want to recruit a group of scoundrels  As a member of the army, he did not know my overall plan, and the position of Chief Zhou Fu was similar to mine. He also wanted to arrest Jiang Xiao, and then he followed the clues and found conclusive evidence that the people behind Jiang Xiao were secretly raising dead soldiers.  There is no conflict in goals So, in this case, I can only choose to cooperate honestly with Zhou Shoufu and share part of the benefits with him That's all. Although it is regrettable that the final income will be greatly reduced, it is still stable after all.  There is no loss at all, and with the full assistance of Zhou Shoufu, the chances of winning have improved a lot" After hearing what Huo Zhengyuan said, a gleam of light flashed in Tang Cheng's eyes, and a trace of pride surged in his heart again.  I feel like I made the right bet again.  The reason why Tang Cheng chose to support Huo Zhengyuan without hesitation was not only because Jiang Xiao's various control methods were ineffective against him, but also because it was easier to gain power after surrendering to Huo Zhengyuan, and also because - in the midst of the changes in Nanjing, Huo Zhengyuan  It is a party that is based on an invincible position.  Although Tang Cheng still doesn't know who exactly Huo Zhengyuan's various arrangements are intended to deal with, he can also deduce that Huo Zhengyuan has discovered the suspicion of a certain temple big shot, so he wants to find the big shot.  Confirm evidence of crime and take advantage of the opportunity to overthrow the opponent.  Under such circumstances, Huo Zhengyuan seems to be weak, but he is the one who takes the initiative to attack. At most, his efforts will be in vain and return without success, but there is a high probability that there will be no exchange of offense and defense, and there will be no situation where he is beaten.  Even if the offense and defense were exchanged, and Huo Zhengyuan failed to catch people and was beaten instead, Huo Zhengyuan still had the full support of the elder Zhao Junchen in the center of the temple, and he would never collapse casually.  All in all, no matter how the situation changes in the future, the worst outcome for Huo Zhengyuan is not to win, but there is a high probability that he will not be completely defeated. He can be said to be in an invincible position, so Tang Cheng chooses to side with Huo Zhengyuan, so naturally  You can protect yourself and reap the benefits to the greatest extent.???However, just when Tang Cheng was secretly feeling proud, he suddenly heard someone interjecting, sneering: "But is the person who kidnapped Mr. Tang really a member of the Liang Gang? A member of the Liang Gang?  Clothes are easy to get, maybe this identity is just a disguise!" When someone interrupted, both Huo Zhengyuan and Tang Cheng's expressions changed.  Among them, Tang Cheng looked a little confused. He didn't expect that besides himself and Huo Zhengyuan, there was another person hiding in the dark and eavesdropping.  Huo Zhengyuan, on the other hand, looked dissatisfied. He turned to look at the window on one side of the room and said coldly: "Brother Hu, if you still don't understand the rules and eavesdrop on my conversation at will, then don't blame me for being rude to you.  "I don't have much patience, this is the last warning!" As Huo Zhengyuan finished speaking, a man opened the window from outside the room and turned over into the room.  After seeing this person, Tang Cheng's expression suddenly changed slightly.  ¡°Short and stocky, with dark complexion, smooth appearance, a black mole on the lower right corner of his mouth, and a pair of impressive wolf eyes¡­¡± It is obvious that this man is the target person Jiang Xiao asked him to find.  Of course, Tang Cheng still didn¡¯t know this person¡¯s name at this time - Hu Xiao.  The next moment, Tang Chengcheng had changed into a puzzled expression, as if he had no idea about the identity of the person in front of him. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off out on Tang Cheng, not only allowed him to hone his deep knowledge and wit, but also gave him strong emotional control and demeanor control.  On the other side, after seeing Tang Cheng's reaction, Hu Xiao nodded slightly and murmured: "No wonder, with that person's cautiousness and suspicion, he was able to hide it from you Hey, in the lowly position,  There are talents, but I underestimated you" After muttering to himself, Hu Xiao turned around and bowed to Huo Zhengyuan to apologize, saying: "Please forgive me, Academician Huo, I didn't deliberately eavesdrop on your conversation, I just happened to pass by.  , I heard it by the way, I can¡¯t help it, I just have a good ear However, it¡¯s a good thing that I overheard this conversation, otherwise you might have mistakenly believed the other party¡¯s disguise and misjudged the other party¡¯s identity!  In my opinion, when the other party showed up to kidnap Mr. Tang, although he was wearing the clothes of the Liang Gang, he was not necessarily from the Liang Gang. It was most likely just a disguise. " Huo Zhengyuan raised his eyebrows and passed by Hu Xiao.  After being reminded, I also found that I had just fallen into a misunderstanding. Just because of Tang Cheng's one-sided words, I believed Tang Cheng's speculation without careful verification. It was indeed easy to misjudge the situation.  Of course, Huo Zhengyuan just didn't think of this for the time being. He has always had a good habit of reviewing situations, so even without Hu Xiao's reminder, he would have discovered such an omission very quickly.  But after all, Hu Xiao had alerted Huo Zhengyuan in advance, so after Huo Zhengyuan frowned, he did not continue to investigate Hu Xiao's eavesdropping activities, but just asked: "Then why do you think that the other party is not from the Liang Gang? Is it because you discovered it?  What's the flaw?" Tang Cheng also quickly echoed: "Yes, the other party kidnapped me and Ding Wenbo within the scope of activities of the Liang Gang, and wore the clothes of the backbone gang members of the Liang Gang.  When the leader made contact, he also made many subtle tests and found nothing suspicious Various signs indicate that the other party is from the Liang Gang. " Tang Cheng wanted to show his ability in front of Huo Zhengyuan, so naturally he was unwilling to admit it.  My own inference was wrong and almost misled Huo Zhengyuan.  Hu Xiao shrugged, his expression seemed relaxed, but there was a hint of solemnity hidden in it, and he said: "I didn't find any flaws or anything suspicious, but the other party's behavior and personality style made me feel inexplicably.  A sense of familiarity! What does that poem say? By the way, it takes no effort to find a place even if we break through iron shoes! Perhaps, our target has been found in front of us without any deliberate search and layout.  !" After hearing this, Huo Zhengyuan's eyes lit up, and he turned to Tang Cheng and said, "Please tell me in detail how the person pretending to be the leader of the Liang Gang spoke and what his actions and reactions were when he was interrogating you.  Once again, don¡¯t miss any details!¡± Seeing Huo Zhengyuan¡¯s seriousness, Tang Cheng did not dare to insist on his opinion anymore, and quickly recounted all the details of his contact with Jiang Xiao, trying his best to restore all the scenes at that time.  , whether it is all Jiang Xiao's original words or Jiang Xiao's actions and reactions, he dare not miss them.  Finally, Tang Cheng concluded: "That man has been wearing a mask. I can't see his specific appearance and expression changes, so I can only recall these things." Huo Zhengyuan turned to look at Hu Xiao and asked  Said: "How? Can you confirm his identity?" Hu XiaolengHe smiled and nodded: "Nine times out of ten, it's Jiang Xiao! Although he deliberately changed his tone and habits, his methods of acting and thinking are completely consistent with Jiang Xiao! What's more, the Liang Gang is just a bunch of rabble.  Those leaders of the grain gang are all mediocre and incompetent people. I have deliberately inquired about their character and style, and no one has such means and scheming! Therefore, the other party is most likely Jiang Xiao. Apparently he has secretly sneaked back into Nanjing.  , and also deduced that I am now hiding under the protection of Academician Huo, so he kidnapped and controlled Mr. Tang, wanting to confirm that his inference was correct After he confirmed my hiding place,  He would definitely make a decisive decision and take quick action, or find a way to lure me away from the protection of Academician Huo, or he would lead his dead soldiers to attack this place directly! With his character and style, he can do even crazy things!  !" Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but shrink his eyes when he heard that Jiang Xiao might lead his soldiers to attack him directly.  But the next moment, Huo Zhengyuan had regained his composure and said slowly: "But now that we have discovered his whereabouts and plans, some things are easier to operate! Although Jiang Xiao is cautious and ruthless, he is not Zhou Shoufu after all, so we  It is completely possible to let Tang Cheng contact his men again, send people to secretly track him, find his hiding place, and finally attack him first and round him up with all his strength!" Hu Xiao quickly added: "That's right!  Now is the opportunity in danger. Although Jiang Xiao discovered your arrangement in advance, Master Huo, we also caught his tail in advance! However, Jiang Xiao has always been cautious, and it is very likely that he will control more villains!  To become an eyeliner, we can't just rely on Mr. Tang alone, so we still need to put on a show and make sure he doesn't find any flaws!" After Tang Cheng's expression changed slightly for a moment, he gritted his teeth and patted his chest and promised: "Huo Daxue.  Sir, just follow your orders! As I said, I am loyal to you and willing to go to the tiger's den for you again! " Huo Zhengyuan is good at planning, Hu Xiao is very familiar with Jiang Xiao's style of doing things, and Tang Cheng understands it very well!  The specific situation in Nanjing City, so these three people quickly formulated the general framework of the follow-up plan between you and me.  * And just when Huo Zhengyuan and others were following the trend and changing their follow-up plans.  The other two forces in Nanjing City - the chief minister Zhou Shangjing and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian - also noticed the clues through various signs at this time and became alert.  ??That morning, in a hidden study in the East Garden, Song Chengren, the head of the Song family, and Zhou Shangjing met again to exchange information. Their expressions were extremely serious, and they had been frowning since they sat in front of Zhou Shangjing.  "Shoufu Zhou, something is wrong! Under our arrangement, the Nanjing defenders, government officials, gentry servants, and grain gangs were all mobilized. We are about to carefully check all suspicious places in Nanjing City.  Once, but so far, the hiding place of the dead soldiers under the Seventh Prince has not been found Whether it is Jiang Xiao who has most likely sneaked back into the city, or the dead soldiers who killed my servants of the Song family in public a few days ago, they are all  No trace was found! So, we must seriously consider the worst case scenario If we still can't find conclusive evidence that the Seventh Prince secretly cultivated dead soldiers, how should we end it?"  After Song Chengren's inquiry, Zhou Shangjing also had a solemn expression and said slowly: "If that's the case, then we can only arrange manpower to search the whole city again!" Song Chengren's expression changed slightly, but he rarely refuted Zhou Shangjing's words.  He shook his head and said: "We need to search again? No! It's absolutely impossible! Nanjing is the largest city in our dynasty, with a population of one million, and it absolutely cannot withstand a longer period of turmoil and martial law! Especially  The United Shipping Company is now taking the lead in rioting and protesting, and the confrontation between the military and the civilians has become increasingly fierce. No one knows when an accident will occur and lead to a civil uprising. We cannot afford such responsibility!" Zhou Shangjing sighed softly,  Said: "Our search operation this time can be said to be extremely rigorous. If we still cannot find the specific hiding place of the dead men under the Seventh Prince, it means one thing, that is - some local snakes in Nanjing City.  They are secretly covering up the whereabouts of these dead soldiers and providing them with shelter! Which force do you think is the most suspect?" Song Chengren was slightly stunned, then thought carefully for a moment, slowly shook his head and said: "It can't be the major yamen in Nanjing City?  , even the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch Mansion is absolutely impossible! Because these yamen are full of our spies and insiders. If they secretly cover up the whereabouts of the dead soldiers under the Seventh Prince, we will not be unaware of it anyway!  It may be the major Jin gentry families in Nanjing. These Jin gentry families are all the roots.They are deep and difficult to control, and they all seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. There is no reason to take such risks. Moreover, during our searches in the past few days, we have not let go of their properties and have not encountered any obstacles.  No suspicion was found In the same way, the suspicion of the 'United Shipping Company' is not high At the same time, considering that it has only been three months since the Seventh Prince's dead men arrived in Nanjing City, even if they arranged to stay in Nanjing in advance,  The local snakes under their control cannot be too strong, so" Having said this, Song Chengren's expression changed slightly again, and said: "Thinking about it this way, the local snakes under their control cannot be too strong.  The local snakes of the dead soldiers are the Nanjing garrison and the grain gang!  Although we have also placed several informants within the Nanjing garrison, these informants are only concentrated around the high-level military attach¨¦s of the Nanjing garrison, and the monitoring of the middle and lower-level military attaches is not strong!  The Grain Gang is a ragtag group of people. Although Li Bao is the leader of the Grain Gang in Nanjing, he does not have the ability to fully control the smaller leaders under him!  ¡°Whether it is the middle- and lower-level military attaches of the Nanjing garrison or the middle- and lower-level leaders of the grain gangs, they are all a mixed bag of good and bad, and they can easily be controlled by others!  Therefore, if the Seventh Prince's subordinates control a few local snakes in Nanjing City as backup, those middle and lower-level military attach¨¦s and grain gang leaders are obviously the best targets!  At the same time, when we raid the whole city this time, the Nanjing defenders and the grain gang are the main forces, so the properties under the name of the Nanjing defender and the grain gang are most likely to be ignored, or even skipped!  As the saying goes, it's dark under the lamp. If there are middle- and lower-level military attaches and grain gang leaders who are secretly covering the dead soldiers under the seventh prince's command, then it will naturally be difficult for us to discover their whereabouts!  " Zhou Shang nodded and said: "That's right!  That¡¯s why we need to search the whole city again, but this time the focus is not on finding the specific hiding place of the Seventh Prince¡¯s dead men, but on carefully paying attention to the reactions of local snakes in Nanjing, especially those in the middle and lower classes.  The military attache of the garrison and the leader of the grain gang, observe whether they behave suspiciously!  " After Song Chengren hesitated for a moment, he finally nodded and said: "If that's the case, this city-wide manhunt won't take too much time and won't cause too much noise. I'll make arrangements now!  " After saying that, Song Chengren stood up and left in a hurry. Zhou Shangjing looked at Song Chengren's leaving figure with a thoughtful look on his face. Although Zhou Shangjing did not think there was anything wrong with his judgment, he also vaguely felt that he seemed  It is a key point that has been ignored.
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