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Chapter 1450. Big fight (10).

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    <!¡ª¡ª> ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Just as Tang Cheng raised his eyes to take a peek, Huo Zhengyuan finally spoke.  "Brother Hu, don't be embarrassed. Although we failed to find Jiang Xiao's hiding place, at least we successfully misled him and sent him false news! Next, we just need to accumulate strength as soon as possible, and then make arrangements  You can still succeed by ambushing him and luring him into a trap!" Hu Xiao snorted and said, "Wishful thinking is good, but I'm afraid Jiang Xiao won't be fooled so easily. He is a vicious wolf, both cunning and cruel.  ! What's more If you want to attract Jiang Xiao to surrender and jump into our ambush, I need to be the bait and act alone. But brother, I have always cherished my life and I have always been insensitive to this kind of death mission!  " After saying that, Hu Xiao turned to stare at Huo Zhengyuan. He seemed to be generous and respectful, and said with a smile: "Master Huo, brother, I am still useful to your future plans. I guess you are reluctant to let me take risks.  Take action?" Seeing Hu Xiao's attitude, Huo Zhengyuan became more and more angry at his rudeness and arrogance, but on the surface, he just frowned, as if he was in a dilemma.  After pondering for a long time, Huo Zhengyuan said slowly: "If that doesn't work, just find someone with a similar body shape and appearance to Brother Hu, and then find a way to put on makeup so that he looks like Brother Hu from a distance! Anyway, Jiang Xiao and his  The soldiers under his command were just hiding from a distance to spy at first, so it was impossible to discover the flaw immediately! By the time they discovered the disguise, they had already fallen into our encirclement and had no chance of escaping. What do you think, Brother Hu?  Huo Zhengyuan did not force himself to take risks. Hu Xiao nodded with satisfaction: "If this is the way to go, it is naturally the best, but" At this point, Hu Xiao frowned and shook his head, saying: "I still think that there is a high probability that Jiang Xiao is not  It's so easy to fall into the trap! If we want to deal with Jiang Xiao, we still need to find a more reliable method." Huo Zhengyuan also shook his head slightly and said: "No matter what, we should try it as long as we have the chance!"  While the three of them were discussing, Guo Min hurriedly entered the room and reported: "Master Huo, there is some bad news!" Huo Zhengyuan immediately looked solemn and asked: "What bad news? Is there any problem with the situation in Nanjing?  "Is there any new change?" Guo Min shook his head and said: "It has nothing to do with the situation in Nanjing, but an urgent message from Dongyuan, saying that brother Jiang Zhengjiang's injury is showing signs of deterioration, and his life may be in danger!"  After hearing this, Huo Zhengyuan's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly stood up and said: "Let's go! Follow me to the East Garden to visit! Although I have been avoiding direct contact with Zhou Shoufu for a while, if Jiang Zheng has something to do, I won't care.  Keep giving way." After saying that, Huo Zhengyuan was about to leave in a hurry.  Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan wanted to leave without consulting him at all, Hu Xiao couldn't help but change his expression.  A few days ago, on the evening when Huo Zhengyuan went to Zhanyuan for a banquet, Hu Xiao's pirates and the group of "Chaofeng" dead soldiers who followed them fought each other in the bustling city of Nanjing, causing a scene that shocked Nanjing.  The tragedy also triggered a series of subsequent chaos in Nanjing.  After Huo Zhengyuan learned the news, his first reaction was to poison Hu Xiao and his pirates to death. However, Hu Xiao had already exposed his thoughts before he actually took action. Huo Zhengyuan and several of his confidants were instead harmed by Hu Xiao.  Hijacked by owl.  Then, after a series of negotiations, Huo Zhengyuan and Hu Xiao found a common goal and wanted to join forces to deal with Jiang Xiao. On the surface, they turned their hostility into friendship, but in fact they were still guarding each other.  Huo Zhengyuan has been ostensibly in charge of the overall situation these days, and can also order Hu Xiao and his pirates to do things, but he has never left his temporary residence, and has always kept himself under Hu Xiao's surveillance and control. In fact, he has taken the initiative.  Transformed into a hostage, allowing Hu Xiao to cooperate with him with peace of mind.  Hu Xiao was also well aware of Huo Zhengyuan's thoughts, so he gradually became frivolous in front of Huo Zhengyuan.  And now, Huo Zhengyuan actually wants to leave the temporary residence and break away from Hu Xiao's supervision and control. This undoubtedly breaks the tacit understanding between the two parties. It's no wonder that Hu Xiao can't help but change his expression.  Huo Zhengyuan was keenly aware of Hu Xiao's emotional changes. As he walked out quickly, he explained to Hu Xiao in a serious tone: "You should also know that in the evening a few days ago, I was in a restaurant along the Qinhuai River.  During the meal, someone wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate me and set fire to a carriage on the roadside, causing a tragedy. Not only did I almost die, but the people around me also suffered heavy casualties, including the death and injury of several officers and guards.  Originally it was nothing, but one of them was named ?The real staff member was also seriously injured, so this matter is no small matter!  You don¡¯t know the identity of Jiang Zheng. He is not only a direct disciple of the current minister of Dali Temple and great scholar Yang Xun, but also a close aide of Zhao Gechen. He came to Nanjing this time to help me deal with the situation in Nanjing. In Zhao Gechen¡¯s mind,  His weight is no less important than mine!  And because Zhou Shoufu was seriously ill, all the famous doctors in Nanjing were summoned to Dongyuan by the Song family and could not leave easily. Therefore, in order to save Jiang Zheng's life, I had to send him to Dongyuan to seek medical treatment!  Now that Jiang Zheng's injury has worsened, I must go to Dongyuan to investigate the situation in person. Otherwise, not only will I not be able to explain to Zhao Gechen afterwards, but it will also arouse the suspicion of Chief Minister Zhou.  " Huo Zhengyuan seemed to be in a panic. Not only did he speak very fast, but he also walked even faster. He had already arrived at the gate of the temporary residence while speaking. Then, Huo Zhengyuan stopped, turned to look at Hu Xiao again, and said seriously: "So,  I have to go to Dongyuan now to visit Jiang Zheng's injury. There is no room for negotiation on this matter. If Brother Hu is worried, you can pretend to be my bodyguard and go to Zhanyuan with me!  " Seeing Huo Zhengyuan's serious expression, Hu Xiao knew that he could not stop Huo Zhengyuan, otherwise the two sides would completely break up. But Hu Xiao did not dare to accompany Huo Zhengyuan to Dongyuan, because Dongyuan is not only the largest wealthy family in Jiangnan, Song Dynasty  The family's base camp also temporarily houses the chief minister of the cabinet, Zhou Shangjing. It is naturally heavily guarded and has numerous guards. If Hu Xiao were to accompany Huo Zhengyuan to Dongyuan, once someone discovered the details, he would definitely not be able to escape for a moment.  Finally, Hu Xiao chuckled and said: "Master Huo, you are a noble person. No matter where you want to go, you don't have to explain it to a villain!  There are many rules in the East Garden. If the villain goes, he will only embarrass Academician Huo, so we should stay here and wait for Academician Huo. However, we hope that Academician Huo will return as soon as possible. We still have many things to do here.  Negotiate.  " After getting along with each other for the past few days, Huo Zhengyuan has always shown sincerity in cooperation and did not care about Hu Xiao's various rude behaviors. Hu Xiao also felt a little more at ease with him, thinking that Huo Zhengyuan would not betray him easily, and Hu Xiao himself  He is also an invisible person, and betraying Hu Xiao would definitely do more harm than good to Huo Zhengyuan, so Hu Xiao not only did not stop Huo Zhengyuan from going out, but also did not force him to follow Huo Zhengyuan. Huo Zhengyuan still looked serious and nodded: "Why should I?"  When we return here, we will have to look at the specific condition of Jiang Zheng¡¯s injury!  If it's just a near miss, I will return before this evening!  But if Jiang Zheng's injury is too serious and it is a critical moment of life and death, then I may have to stay in Dongyuan all night However, I will still rush back before midnight tomorrow morning. After all, we have many things here.  There can be no delay.  Seeing that Huo Zhengyuan gave him an accurate reply, Hu Xiao felt more at ease, and even his attitude became much more respectful. He watched Huo Zhengyuan board the carriage with a smile. And just as Huo Zhengyuan's carriage was about to start, someone on the side  Tang Cheng, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly thought of something and raised his voice: "Scholar Huo, I need to report to you the latest progress in the villain's task of recruiting humble disciples" After saying that, Tang Cheng hurried over to  Next to Huo Zhengyuan's carriage, he whispered a few words to Huo Zhengyuan in the carriage, and then got Huo Zhengyuan's permission to enter the carriage to report in detail. Then, Huo Zhengyuan's carriage drove slowly and gradually moved away from him.  * In fact, the reason Tang Cheng was able to enter the carriage was because he whispered something to Huo Zhengyuan - "I still have news that I need to report to Academician Huo alone, and I can't let that man named Hu."  Know.  " Huo Zhengyuan seemed to have guessed something, and immediately asked Tang Cheng to enter the carriage to talk, and asked Tang Cheng to leave the temporary residence with him. After entering the carriage, Tang Cheng discovered that Huo Zhengyuan's two confidants who stayed in Nanjing, Guo Min and Qian  Bo Dao, all of them were sitting in the carriage with serious expressions at this time. In ancient China, due to the road environment, four-wheeled carriages could not be popularized. Huo Zhengyuan's carriage only had two wheels, so the carriage naturally did not have one.  It was so big that it was extremely uncomfortable for the four of them to be crowded together. But Huo Zhengyuan did not get angry. Instead, he looked at Tang Cheng with interest and asked, "Tell me, what news do you need to report to me alone? What news do you want to report to me alone?"  Deliberately hiding it from others.  " Tang Cheng replied cautiously: "The origin of the man named Hu is unknown, and the villain can see it. Mr. Huo, you have always been tolerant of him. You just want to use him, and you don't really want to cooperate with him.  , so even though the villain didn¡¯t know whether the information he had was important or not, he still thought that he should report it to Academician Huo alone.  " After a pause, Tang Chengcheng continued.Said: "I hope that Academician Huo will know that the villain suddenly thought of something, that is, the Qingxi River! The last time the villain met Jiang Xiao was in a awning boat on the Qingxi River, and this  When I met Jiang Xiao again, I also boarded the boat from a tributary of the Qingxi River So the villain wondered whether this situation meant that Jiang Xiao's hiding place was somewhere along the Qingxi River.  Where? And Jiang Xiao and his dead men have been using the Qingxi River for secret activities these days? So, if we can send people to closely monitor the key locations of the Qingxi River, can we find Jiang Xiao and  What are the specific movements of the dead soldiers under his command?" After hearing this, Huo Zhengyuan looked at Tang Cheng in surprise, then nodded slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to think of this key point so quickly!  The man surnamed Hu is named Hu Xiao. Although he is cunning and cunning, this time he is not as quick as you! " Tang Cheng did not immediately think of the "Eight Xiao Xiaos" of that year because of the name Hu Xiao, but after hearing this  After that, he was still secretly shocked and asked: "Master Huo, have you already thought of this? That's just a trick!" Huo Zhengyuan, Guo Min and Qian Bodao looked at each other and seemed to have reached an agreement.  Some kind of tacit understanding, everyone nodded lightly.  Afterwards, Huo Zhengyuan said slowly: "Actually, even if you didn't report the news to me just now, I will find a reason to summon you to meet you next, because I still have a secret mission to tell you." Tang Cheng quickly replied:  "Please give me your instructions, Grand Master Huo!" Huo Zhengyuan's tone was a little cold, and he said: "You have met Jiang Xiao twice and Hu Xiao several times. In your opinion In terms of scheming and tactics, these two  Who is more powerful?" Tang Cheng replied without any hesitation: "It must be Jiang Xiao, and much more powerful! When the villain faces Jiang Xiao, he will even feel a sense of oppression that he cannot breathe!  When the villain faced that Hu Xiao, although it was very difficult, he could barely handle it. " Huo Zhengyuan nodded slightly and said: "Actually, the two Xiao Xiao have their own advantages. Hu Xiao is more cunning and treacherous.  But his advantage is just a little cleverness! Although I have not seen that Jiang Xiao with my own eyes, judging from various signs, this Jiang Xiao is undoubtedly much more scheming, especially decisive and good at taking advantage of fire This time  Although I arranged for you to meet Jiang Xiao again, Hu Xiao will be fully responsible for all the details of the specific execution of the task. After you and Jiang Xiao met again, your words and deeds strictly followed Hu Xiao's instructions.  Xiao's explanation in advance, right?" After Tang Cheng nodded, Huo Zhengyuan sneered and said, "That's why I said that Hu Xiao's cleverness is nothing more than a trick!  You can deceive the stupid pirate, but you will most likely not be able to deceive Jiang Xiao! After you met Jiang Xiao, you were obviously flustered, but you were able to answer Jiang Xiao's cross-examination skillfully, and your words were full of guidance. As long as Jiang Xiao  If Xiao is half as capable as the legend, he will definitely be alert and think that you are prepared, and he will find out your countermeasures!" At this point, Huo Zhengyuan glanced at Tang Cheng's pale face and said again!  : "After I saw Hu Xiao's methods, I knew that his wishful thinking would not succeed, and would instead arouse Jiang Xiao's vigilance. However, I did not stop Hu Xiao's plan and still let you meet Jiang Xiao again.  ! Taking advantage of this opportunity to meet, it would be best if we can successfully find Jiang Xiao¡¯s hiding place, but if we cannot successfully find Jiang Xiao¡¯s hiding place, then I can also convey it to Jiang Xiao through you.  One piece of news is that Hu Xiao is currently hiding in my temporary residence, and he deliberately did not strengthen the security of the temporary residence. He just wanted to use Hu Xiao as a bait to attract Jiang Xiao to lead his dead soldiers to attack me head-on!  It¡¯s a tentative try, but when I heard Jiang Xiao¡¯s specific response from you, I knew that this plan was most likely successful! Jiang Xiao had most likely guessed your objection, but he was pretending.  I don¡¯t know, just to make me feel at ease, to lower my vigilance, and to neglect precautions, which means he has made up his mind to lead his soldiers to attack my temporary residence!" After hearing this, Tang Cheng's  His face became increasingly pale, almost bloodless.  Tang Cheng originally thought that he was a smart man with all the tricks, but in the past few days, he had been playing both sides. First, he betrayed Huo Zhengyuan to win Jiang Xiao's trust, and then deceived Jiang Xiao into currying favor with Huo Zhengyuan, while he took advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of both sides.  But now, he suddenly discovered that neither Huo Zhengyuan nor Jiang Xiao had ever truly trusted him. They were just using him to deliver false news to each other. If they were not careful, they would become a discarded child.  , die without a burial place!  Especially Huo Zhengyuan, who said "let's give it a try"??, but if the attempt fails, Huo Zhengyuan will not suffer any loss, but Tang Cheng himself will definitely pay the price with his life!  However, Tang Cheng naturally did not dare to show any dissatisfaction at this time. Instead, he put on a dumbfounded look and praised repeatedly: "That's it! That's it! Academician Huo is so calculating! No matter how cunning or ghost-like he is,  Hu Xiao, or the scheming Jiang Xiao, are both being manipulated by you without knowing it!" Huo Zhengyuan smiled and nodded, further explaining: "The main reason is to take the opportunity to paralyze Hu Xiao, Hu Xiao is suspicious by nature!  , I only believe in myself, so after I leave this matter to him to make full arrangements, he will think that he has the overall situation, at least for a short time to protect himself, and then lower his guard Then I can take the opportunity to persuade him to stay.  At the same place, I can leave the dangerous place in advance! Hu Xiao said that he is not willing to risk his life as a bait, but it is not up to him to make the decision!  He doesn't have the guts to lead a crowd to attack my temporary residence in broad daylight, so he must take action at night! And the specific time of action is most likely between Chou hour and Yin hour, which is when everyone is sleeping!  The worst is, tonight at the earliest, and the night after tomorrow at the latest! If it is any later, the Nanjing government will lift the martial law, and Hu Xiao will wait for an opportunity to escape, making it impossible for him to catch the tail again!" Tang Cheng suddenly realized, and said:  "So, you are looking for an excuse to leave the temporary residence before dark? Thenwhere do you want to go to take charge of the overall situation? What do you need a villain to do?" Huo Zhengyuan slowly replied: "Continue  In the past few days, I would still return to the temporary residence during the day, but every evening, I would go to Dongyuan to seek shelter on the grounds that Jiang Zheng's life was in danger! At this time of crisis, Dongyuan, where Zhou Shoufu was temporarily staying,  The garden is the safest place in Nanjing City. It is not only the base camp of the Song family, but also a group of forbidden troops stationed to guard Zhou Shoufu. Even if there is a big turmoil in Nanjing City, it will never spread there. And what you will do next!  It's a heavy task. I've been asking you to secretly gather people and contact people everywhere these past few days. Although it's not completely arranged, it can be considered as prepared in advance. Next is the time to make a difference. You must take advantage of the opportunity between Jiang Xiao and Jiang Xiao.  When the two tigers Hu and Xiao are fighting, catch Jiang Xiao and his dead soldiers in one fell swoop! There are three key points in this matter. One is to try to capture Jiang Xiao and his dead soldiers alive so that I can find conclusive evidence and deal with them!  The big shot behind the scenes who secretly raises dead soldiers; secondly, he must take the opportunity to silence Hu Xiao and his desperadoes, and not let all forces notice the connection between me and Hu Xiao; thirdly, he must try his best to react before all parties can react  After settling the matter before, all parties cannot find opportunities to intervene in picking peaches!" After Tang Cheng nodded vigorously in agreement, Huo Zhengyuan also nodded with satisfaction, and then informed Tang Cheng in detail about all the arrangements for his follow-up plan.  After another quarter of an hour, Huo Zhengyuan explained all the tasks to Tang Cheng, then asked Tang Cheng to get out of the car and leave.  After Tang Cheng left, Qian Bodao, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Scholar Huo, I still feel that just gathering a few hundred low-ranking people is not enough to accomplish anything! Even if you promised the benefits of resigning and let  They are all brave enough to fight, and it is unimaginable that they are capable of fighting against nearly two hundred well-trained dead soldiers." Huo Zhengyuan nodded and said, "This is another reason why I went to Dongyuan!  Then I can inform Zhou Shoufu of the relevant news in time and use Zhou Shoufu's power to deal with Jiang Xiao and his dead men! At that time, it will be a pity to give some of the benefits to Zhou Shoufu, but at least it will be better than trying to win nothing.  " As Huo Zhengyuan finished speaking, the horseman outside the carriage loudly reported: "Master Huo, the East Park is just a hundred feet ahead. Please prepare to get off the car. " * Just when Huo Zhengyuan arrived at the East Park to visit.  , in a study room in the East Garden, Zhou Shangjing and Song Chengren were staring at a map of Nanjing City on the desk with focused expressions, discussing something in low voices with each other.  Song Chengren raised his hand and pointed to several locations on the map of Nanjing City, and said slowly: "The group of dead soldiers who are wanted by the Nanjing government are most likely hiding in the west of the city! After a whole day of repeated testing,  We have successively found several suspicious locations in the west of the city, and we need to focus on investigating them! But these locations are all somewhat sensitive For example, this location is the residence of Jia Chun, a professor at Yingtian Academy, which is very special.  It is suspicious that Professor Jia has always had a strong temper and often quarreled and clashed with others. However, in the past few days, when faced with the door-breaking and searching by various forces, there was no obstruction or resistance, and he was allowed to investigate at will to show his openness. It was completely unfair.  In line with his temperament, and went to Jia's house to searchPeople also discovered that Professor Jia¡¯s youngest son never showed up, maybe he was held hostage!  However, we have sent people to search the Jia Mansion twice, but we did not find anything suspicious. Maybe there are secret rooms and cellars in the Jia Mansion, but if you want to find the secret room, you must smash it.  We must demolish walls and houses, and Professor Jia is quite prestigious among Jiangnan scholars. It would be fine if we finally find out that the group of dead soldiers is indeed hiding in Jia's house, but if we still find nothing in the end, we will inevitably suffer from Jiangnan.  Shilin's strong criticism!  The situation like the Jia Mansion is not an isolated case. For example, the Nanjing Shantang is also very suspicious. However, the Nanjing Shantang has adopted countless orphans over the years and has an excellent reputation. Behind it is the power of the imperial merchants, who are strongly obstructing it.  We conducted a detailed search, and it was obvious that we had some evil intentions, but if we carried out a large-scale and forced search, we would definitely be criticized by all walks of life; and this location, on the surface, only lived a widow, but this widow was actually the eunuch guarding Nanjing.  One of Xi Cheng's concubines is very popular with Xi Cheng. Once he makes too much noise, he will inevitably face the revenge of Eunuch Xi" Zhou Shang nodded and said without hesitation: "Check!  All are strictly investigated!  Don¡¯t miss a single spot!  No matter what kind of backlash it causes, even if the sky falls, I will still hold it up!  " At this moment, a servant of the Song family reported outside the door: "Reporting to the chief minister of Zhou, the old master of the family!  Academician Huo wants to see you!  ¡±?¡­?¡­?¡­?<!¡ª¡ª>
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