<!¡ª¡ª> ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ The plan proposed by Jiang Xiao to the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian can be summed up in four words: ¡°Abandon soldiers to protect chariots¡±. In short, it is to abandon the small number of "Chaofeng" dead soldiers who have been exposed when necessary to cover the continued lurking of the vast majority of "Chaofeng" dead soldiers. The key point is to prevent the forces from all parties from discovering the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian. The relationship with the "Chaofeng" organization. However, what Zhu Hejian said at this time was not "abandon the pawn to save the chariot", but "abandon the chariot to save the commander" Obviously, Zhu Hejian already believed that once he encountered the worst situation, his goal of abandoning was not just It is a small number of "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, but the entire "Chaofeng" organization including Jiang Xiao. After hearing this, Jia Lun, who had always had a gloomy face without any change in expression, could not help but raise his eyebrows and couldn't help but question: "Before we re-appointed Jiang Xiao, we carefully examined his character and temperament. Over the years, we have also Always keeping an eye on him secretly and guarding against changes in his temperament Although Jiang Xiao was born as a gangster, he has a tenacious and persistent character and a deep understanding of kindness. He also has great identification with the 'Chaofeng' organization. It is hard to imagine He will betray His Highnessand betraying His Highness will not do him any good." Zhu Hejian snorted, knowing that he was suspected of making a fuss, and patiently explained: "I also think there is a high probability that Jiang Xiao will not betray, but as long as it appears. Even if there are suspicious signs, we still need to consider the worst case scenario and have to take precautions. What¡¯s more, Jiang Xiao¡¯s temperament is firm and stubborn, and he must get something done when he is determined. This kind of character is his. The advantage is also his weakness! The advantage is that after he recognizes me as his master, it is extremely difficult for him to betray me, so I feel free to use him. But the disadvantage is if his goals in his heart are not in line with my interests, he will still resort to any means. He will do it at all costs! And he is too capable and confident. He always thinks that he can cover everything and kill two birds with one stone. Even if he does things without permission, it will not harm my interests! But there is no such thing in this world! What a good thing! If in normal times, I maintain normal contact with 'Chaofeng', and the dead soldier of 'Chaofeng' takes orders from me first, I can still control his shortcomings, but now it is difficult for me and 'Chaofeng' to be normal. Contact, many things must be nipped in the bud The 'Chaofeng' soldiers have been trained so well by us that they only know how to obey orders. Now they are all gathered under Jiang Xiao, and they only know how to obey Jiang Xiao's orders. , a paranoid and crazy Jiang Xiao and a group of dead soldiers who only know how to obey. No one can predict what trouble they will cause. In short, Jiang Xiao¡¯s follow-up plan makes me a little uneasy. He seems to want to use me to attract people in Nanjing! The attention of all parties created a time gap and an opportunity for action. He also deliberately broke off contact with me temporarily so that I could not intervene in his actions in time. Maybe he wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble Of course, all this may be just I'm paranoid, but I have to be careful! If my worries are true, then it's okay to say that Jiang Xiao's follow-up actions go smoothly. If there are any mistakes in his follow-up actions, it will only drag me down completely. Years of hard work have come to nothing! With such a huge stake, I must prepare for a rainy day!" Because of his extraordinary acumen, Zhu Hejian discovered in time that Jiang Xiao might lose control without any actual evidence. Although it was just a clue and there was no confirmation, it still made Zhu Hejian extremely uneasy. Therefore, when he spoke, he no longer spoke concisely and concisely, but instead spoke at length and incessantly, not only to persuade Jia Lun, but also to sort out complicated thoughts. Calm your inner uneasiness. Having said this, Zhu Hejian took a deep breath and told Jia Lun again: "Therefore, we must prepare backup plans in advance. If the worst happens, Jiang Xiao will not only act without authorization, but also let the entire 'Chaofeng' The organization has been exposed, so I must take the initiative to cut off the tail to survive and eliminate the hidden dangers myself before all forces take action! " Jia Lun is also a cautious and suspicious person, but he is far less sensitive than Zhu Hejian. At this time! I still think that Zhu Hejian is making a fuss out of a molehill, going into a big fight based on a few doubtful points without any evidence, and even planning to take the initiative to eliminate the "Chaofeng" organization. This long-term effort is really unnecessary. But in the end, Jia Lun did not question it again, but nodded and said: "In that case, I will contact Xi Zhenshou now and ask him to gather all the factory guards as soon as possible! Wait until the evening of the day after tomorrow, and he will only ask him to send out a small team Some factory guards went to ambush fifteen miles west of Zhanyuan, and most of the factory guards were on standby at any time. If Jiang Xiao wanted to take the opportunity to act without authorization, and there was a danger of his traces being exposed, the factory guards would take action first and eliminate everything. Hidden danger, there will never be any evidence left!" After Zhu Hejian thought for a moment, he said: "Also??, people were asked to step up surveillance of Huo Zhengyuan's movements. The last time Jiang Xiao acted against orders without permission was to follow Huo Zhengyuan's staff, so he arranged for a group of 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers to return to Nanjing in advance, and also met with people of unknown origin. The desperadoes were fighting each other in the busy city, and their whereabouts were exposed If Jiang Xiao wanted to act without authorization this time, there is a high probability that he had something to do with Huo Zhengyuan! After saying that, Zhu Hejian waved Jia Lun away. After another moment of reflection, Zhu Hejian once again summoned Lu De, who was waiting in Zhanyuan. After Lu De entered the room, Zhu Hejian looked as usual, seemingly casual. He told Lu De: "Mr. Lu, I remember that you have had a few encounters with that Great Scholar Huo, and we got along well with each other, so I hope you can spare some time in the next two days to go to Scholar Huo's place. While walking around This scholar Huo is about to hold a banquet. Now he is sending invitations to people from all walks of life in Nanjing. After the banquet is over, the Nanjing gentry and the guarding eunuch will hold a banquet in Confucius Temple. This is a public debate, so the influence of this banquet cannot be underestimated. It may change the public opinion in Nanjing. I hope you can try to find out the true thoughts of this great scholar Huo" As they quickly adjusted their plans, the next day soon came. In Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence, everyone was still busy. In fact, a group of lowly people were temporarily summoned to fight against Zhu Hejian's subordinates. The dead soldiers were only a part of Huo Zhengyuan's overall plan, or even a very small part. Although Huo Zhengyuan had high hopes for this part of the plan, after all, the outcome was uncertain and there were too many variables, so Huo Zhengyuan did not put his own. All hopes are pinned on this. Because of Jiang Xiao's active appearance, Huo Zhengyuan has adjusted this part of the plan, but the other part of the plan has not changed. It is still implemented in an orderly and step-by-step manner according to the established direction. For Huo Zhengyuan, what is really needed. The direction of his plan that focused on was to sow discord and intensify conflicts, and to give knives to each other between the Nanjing Jin gentry and the guarding eunuchs, causing both forces to suffer losses in the subsequent battles. At the same time, Zhou Shangjing and Zhu Hejian's prestige in the government and the public was severely damaged, and ultimately they were defeated. It can benefit the "Zhao Party" forces. Zhou Shangjing and Zhu Hejian are both extremely concerned about the banquet that Huo Zhengyuan is about to host. In fact, there is nothing wrong with it, because this banquet is not just a means for Huo Zhengyuan to deceive others and divert attention. He really wanted to take advantage of this banquet to make something happen. In the past two days, Huo Zhengyuan took advantage of the opportunity to send invitations and invite various parties to the banquet. He kept in contact with the Nanjing gentry and the guarding eunuchs and delivered them to them respectively. Huo Zhengyuan believed that the news would soon have a huge impact and change the situation in Nanjing in the direction he wanted. At the end of the afternoon, Huo Zhengyuan was sitting in his study, carefully sorting out what he had collected today. The many replies he received were constantly deducing in his mind the subsequent reactions of various forces in Nanjing. But when Huo Zhengyuan was thinking seriously, Hu Xiao walked in directly without asking for instructions, still looking serious. At the same time, although Tang Cheng, Meng Haoxuan, and Guo Min came with Hu Xiao, they followed the rules and did not follow Hu Xiao after he pushed the door open. Xiao Xiao entered the study together and stood outside the study door with their hands down, waiting for Huo Zhengyuan's call. Seeing Hu Xiao's behavior, Huo Zhengyuan was secretly angry, thinking that after everything was settled, he must find an opportunity to punish Hu Xiao severely, or even get rid of Hu Xiao directly to avoid future troubles. But on the surface, Huo Zhengyuan only showed a slight dissatisfaction, but before he could reprimand him, Hu Xiao reported with a serious expression: "Master Huo, everything has been arranged! I have arranged for the brothers to leave secretly I arrived here, lurking at a nearby intersection, ready to follow him at any time! And I pretended to let those scoundrels see the appearance inadvertently Next, Tang Cheng should be sent out to get in touch with Jiang Xiao's dead men! "Seeing that Hu Xiao was reporting serious matters to him, Huo Zhengyuan finally suppressed his anger temporarily, raised his hand to Tang Cheng, Meng Haoxuan, and Guo Min outside the study and called: "Mr. Guo, Mr. Tang, Mr. Meng, You three should come in and talk." Following Huo Zhengyuan's instructions, the three of them finally entered the study one after another and quickly reported the progress of their mission to Huo Zhengyuan. Tang Cheng was the first to say: "Master Huo, after these two days of continuous running, the villain has successively contacted all the lowly households and craftsmen in Nanjing City, and persuaded nearly three hundred people to work for you! Among them?There are about 130 new lowly people who were born in official families not long ago and are in a similar situation to villains; there are about 80 fishermen with nine surnames and more than 70 craftsmenaccording to your Requirements, these people are all courageous, firm in their stance, and relatively healthy! At the same time, the fishermen with the nine surnames have a large number of harpoons and fishing nets that can be used for fighting, and the craftsmen have also provided more than a hundred pieces of various iron tools" Meng Haoxuan reported: "I hope that Academician Huo will know that Xiao I also took advantage of these two days to use my previous connections to contact some of the military attach¨¦s and government agents in Nanjing City. With the money you provided to open the way, the relationship was quickly restored. All I need to do next is you. With just one order, the villain is sure to convince them to cooperate! "Finally, Guo Min also reported: "To the great scholar Huo, according to your instructions, I have also persuaded the 'United Shipping Company' to let the shopkeeper Qian summon more than a hundred strong men who know martial arts. , I did not reveal any more information, I just made an agreement with Shopkeeper Qian that when he sees the agreed signal, he will immediately send these men to follow your orders. " After hearing the reports from these people, Huo Zhengyuan nodded gently with a serious expression, then raised his head and looked at Tang Cheng seriously, and asked: "Mr. Tang, since all arrangements are in place, will our follow-up plan be successful? If you lose, it all depends on your performance! Are you confident? " Tang Cheng's face was a little pale. He was very aware of Jiang Xiao's ruthlessness and acumen, and he also knew that he would die if he had the slightest flaw. Naturally, he was feeling uneasy at this time. But after Tang Cheng took a deep breath, he tried his best to regain his composure and nodded. : "Please rest assured, Academician Huo, I have repeatedly deduced the subsequent situation, and also inquired about Jiang Xiao's character and temperament in detail from Brother Hu. I will definitely go all out in the future, and I will never let down your high expectations!" " Huo Zhengyuan nodded again, seeming to have full confidence in Tang Cheng, but he couldn't help but remind him again: "Remember, your mission is just to lure out Jiang Xiao's dead soldiers and let us take the opportunity to track them, so when you are performing your mission , everything is based on protecting oneself and hiding intentions! In order to reduce Jiang Xiao's suspicion as much as possible, you can do whatever you want! But at the same time, you can¡¯t reveal too much information to Jiang Xiao at once. You have to pretend that you still have a chance to find more information and let him have high hopes for you! In this way, you will not only be able to escape smoothly, but you will also have the opportunity to meet him again. If we accidentally lose the target this time, then when you meet Jiang Xiao next time, we can still continue track! " After Tang Cheng solemnly nodded in agreement, Huo Zhengyuan finally stood up and waved: "Time is too tight and opportunities are fleeting. The situation in Nanjing can change at any time, so although we are hastily prepared, many arrangements are still in place. There are no mistakes, but you must seize the time and take risks! " While speaking, Huo Zhengyuan had already walked up to Tang Cheng, raised his hand and patted Tang Cheng's shoulder, promising: "As long as you successfully complete this mission, when it is completed, you will be the first to achieve success! When that time comes, I can guarantee that not only will you be able to escape your humble status and regain your status as a good citizen, but it will also be easy for you to regain your family status and even be directly rewarded by the court! " Hearing Huo Zhengyuan's cake painting, Tang Cheng's eyes flashed and he nodded vigorously in agreement. Most of the anxiety in his heart suddenly dissipated. * "Another quarter of an hour later, Tang Cheng had left Huo Zhengyuan's temporary residence. Then, In accordance with the agreement with Jiang Xiao, Tang Cheng deliberately stopped for a moment after passing the location where he was kidnapped early yesterday morning. It seemed that there were stones in his shoes. He took off his shoes and shook them before moving on. At the intersection, a "Chaofeng" soldier dressed as a Liang Gang suddenly passed by Tang Cheng, "Follow me and keep a distance of about ten steps. "After speaking in a low voice, the "Chaofeng" dead soldier had already taken the lead in walking in the other direction. <!¡ª¡ª>