"As for the specific arrangements for this public debate in five days..."
Just as Zhu Hejian was speaking, an old man wearing a sixth-grade official robe quietly entered the main hall of Zhanyuan.
This old man's name is Yi Ping, and he is the general judge of Ying Tianfu.
Seeing Yi Ping's appearance, a trace of doubt and dissatisfaction flashed through Zhu Hejian's heart.
For tonight's garden party, Zhu Hejian only invited Yingtianfu Yin Xie Qing among the Nanjing officials, but did not invite Yingtianfu Tongjian Yi Ping.
In fact, inviting Yin Tianfu Yin Xie Qing to this dinner was just a courtesy move. Under the current situation in Nanjing, although Xie Qing is the Nanjing parent official, he can hardly play any role. Compared with Zhou Shangjing,
Song Chengren, Xi Cheng, Wang Baoren, Huo Zhengyuan and other big figures, Xie Qing is really insignificant.
After Xie Qing attended the banquet, he was well aware of his true status. He had always behaved in a low-key manner. It could be said that he looked at his nose and his mouth, and his mouth looked at his heart. He sat motionless in his position and did not dare to express any opinions easily, no matter whether he was an eunuch or a gentleman.
He did not dare to offend any wealthy family.
At this time, Yi Ping barged into the banquet without notice. Although it did not cause much commotion, he still interrupted Zhu Hejian's speech and aroused Zhu Hejian's dissatisfaction.
When Yi Ping entered the main hall of Zhanyuan, he was originally unwilling to attract more attention, so he was very tiptoeing. However, he did not expect that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was so smart and discovered his whereabouts immediately.
Noticing Zhu Hejian's gaze, Yi Ping looked a little embarrassed. He quickly saluted all the guests in the main hall of Zhanyuan, but he was unwilling to explain the specific reason for barging into the banquet. He just walked quickly to the party.
Next to Xie Qing, Tianfu Yin whispered a few words to Xie Qing.
After Xie Qing heard Yi Ping's low voice, his expression suddenly changed.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Hejian and all the guests guessed the purpose of Yi Ping's visit. Something big must have happened in the Nanjing government, and the situation was very urgent, so Yi Ping broke into the banquet regardless of the rules.
, just to promptly report the news to Yingtian Fuyin.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hejian and the other guests didn't particularly care at first.
Some things may be a big deal to the Nanjing government, but they may be a trivial matter to everyone present. They may be extremely critical to the Nanjing government, but they may be irrelevant to everyone present.
Therefore, Zhu Hejian originally did not intend to ask questions, but planned to continue speaking to the guests.
Zhu Hejian coughed slightly and continued: "About the specific arrangements for the debate in five days..."
However, before Zhu Hejian could finish his words, another person quietly entered the main hall of Zhanyuan without notice, and it was Song Jicheng, the direct grandson of Song Chengren.
After Song Jicheng broke into the banquet, he also bowed to everyone in the hall, but he also had no intention of explaining the reason for breaking into the banquet. He just walked quickly to Song Chengren's side and also whispered to Song Chengren.
Just like Yin Xie Qing of Yingtian Mansion, Song Chengren's expression changed slightly after hearing this.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Hejian had vaguely realized that what Yi Ping had just reported to Xie Qing and what Song Jicheng was now reporting to Song Chengren were most likely the same thing, and it must be a real thing.
Otherwise, it would not have alarmed the Nanjing government and the Song family at the same time.
After thinking of this, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but pay attention secretly, thinking about how he should find out the information, and absent-mindedly said again: "About the specific arrangements for the public debate in five days..."
The next moment, another person hurriedly broke into the main hall of Zhanyuan.
But it was Ouyang Bo, a staff member of the Zhao family under Huo Zhengyuan.
A similar situation happened again. Ouyang Bo first saluted and apologized to everyone in the hall, and then hurried to Huo Zhengyuan's side without explaining the reason and whispered a few words to Huo Zhengyuan.
Like Xie Qing and Song Chengren, Huo Zhengyuan's expression also changed drastically after hearing this.
Seeing the same situation happening again and again, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but feel a little irritable.
Not only because his speech was interrupted continuously, but also because something major must have happened in Nanjing at this moment. But when Song Chengren, Huo Zhengyuan, Xie Qing and others received the news, he was the only one who still remained.
The feeling of being kept in the dark made Zhu Hejian extremely uncomfortable.
Therefore, Zhu Hejian planned to stop the original topic and directly ask Song Chengren, Huo Zhengyuan, Xie Qing and others for information.
But before Zhu Hejian could speak, someone hurriedly entered the main hall of Zhanyuan again.
The person who broke into the main hall of Zhanyuan this time was Zhu Hejian's close guard and the leader of the "Chaofeng" organization - Guo Shouzhong.
Seeing Guo Shouzhong's hurried appearance, Zhu Hejian's mood was both relaxed and serious.
It was relaxing because Guo Shouzhong's sudden appearance meant that he had received the news in time and was not kept in the dark.
And serious because... Guo Shouzhong's expression was extremely solemn, and he must have brought bad news.
Just as Zhu Hejian was secretly guessing, Guo Shouzhong had already walked quickly to Zhu Hejian's side and lowered his voice to report: "Your Highness, an accident happened! This afternoon, a group of 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers completed their mission
After that, for some unknown reason, he returned to Nanjing City early, seemingly to track down a group of villains with mysterious origins who were related to Huo Zhengyuan's staff!
However, in order to prevent the influx of refugees, the Nanjing government has blocked the city gates since this morning. In order to smoothly enter the city, the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers showed Xi Zhen's warrant to the city gate defenders, but they were quickly blocked.
People from the Song family are being targeted."
After hearing this, Zhu Hejian's expression changed drastically. He also lowered his voice and asked quickly: "What's the situation now?"
Guo Shouzhong frowned and replied: "Although they were targeted, the 'Chaofeng' soldiers have always been well-trained and alert, but the people sent by the Song family to follow them were just a few servants with ordinary skills."
It's just a hospital, the 'Chaofeng' dead man soon discovered the abnormality!
The 'Chaofeng' dead men didn't want to cause trouble at first, they just wanted to get rid of the people from the Song family, but in the end... the Song family, the 'Chaofeng' dead men, and the group of vicious men of unknown origin, all three parties were involved.
The existence of the other two parties was discovered, and because the group of vicious men took the lead, a chaotic battle broke out, and everyone used their weapons...
Because of this chaotic battle, the 'Chao Feng' dead soldier not only attracted attention, but also had three people killed by those evil men. Now he has taken the corpses of his companions to the hiding place we prepared in advance, and it is still safe for the time being.
, but there is already a risk of being exposed!”
Hearing Guo Shouzhong's answer immediately made Zhu Hejian's heart tighten.
The whole incident was full of confusion.
What is the origin of those vicious men who were tracked by the "Chaofeng" dead men? Why did the "Chaofeng" dead men risk exposure to track them? And why did these vicious men react so violently after they found out that they were being followed?
, directly killing people with a knife? What role did the people of the Song family play in it? How did this chaotic war start?
Zhu Hejian couldn't think clearly about these things, and he didn't care about them at all.
For Zhu Hejian, the top priority is not to let the existence of the "Chaofeng" organization be exposed to the world!
So, after Zhu Hejian took a deep breath, he said coldly: "You know what to do! No matter what, we must not let anyone discover the existence of the 'Chaofeng' organization! If there is a risk of exposure, abandon the car immediately to save the commander!"
Guo Shouzhong looked embarrassed and said: "In this three-party war, more than a dozen people died. After the Nanjing government received the news, they ordered the entire city to be under martial law and manhunt, so many things are difficult to handle..."
Zhu Hejian snorted coldly: "I don't care how difficult the matter is, but it must be done! If it doesn't work, I will find a way to recall Jiang Xiao to Nanjing in advance, and he will be responsible for handling the matter! By the way, I want to ask him, after all,
What's going on! Why did the 'Chaofeng' soldiers under his command return to the city early, and why are they tracking down those evil men with mysterious origins!"
After hearing this, Guo Shouzhong's eyes flashed and his heart was full of resentment!
After Jiang Xiao led his men to dig out the embankment, he had been hiding in the Lu family courtyard outside the city. Choosing to recall Jiang Xiao to Nanjing in advance at this time undoubtedly further increased the exposure risk of the "Chaofeng" organization, but
Zhu Hejian still decided to recall Jiang Xiao in advance without any hesitation, which meant that Zhu Hejian trusted Jiang Xiao's ability to do things and believed that as long as Jiang Xiao was allowed to take action, he could quickly find a way to completely solve the risk of exposure to the "Chaofeng" organization.
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Considering that Zhu Hejian had always been cautious and suspicious, this kind of trusting attitude was extremely rare, which made Guo Shouzhong extremely jealous.
But in the end, Guo Shouzhong did not dare to question Zhu Hejian's decision. He immediately nodded in agreement, then turned around and hurriedly left the main hall of Zhanyuan.
*
At this time, in the main hall of Zhanyuan, while Zhu Hejian and Guo Shouzhong were whispering, Yin Xieqing and Yingtianfu Tongjian Yi Ping, the head of the Song family Song Chengren and his grandson Song Jicheng, as well as the university
Shi Huo Zhengyuan and Zhao Mansion aide Ouyang Bo were also whispering.
Just like Zhu Hejian's previous guess, they were all talking about the same thing at this time.
However, their intelligence content, way of thinking, and worries are completely different.
*
"A large-scale armed fight took place in Nanjing City? More than a dozen people died in one breath? And most of the casualties were servants of the Song family? This, this..."
After hearing the news that Ying Tianfu had ordered Yi Ping to be sentenced, Fu Yin Xie Qing was immediately panicked.
Such a major death with heavy casualties occurred in the city of Nanjing. Xie Qing, as a parent official, must be inseparable from the relationship. Afterwards, the central government will definitely be held accountable for poor governance and breeding of banditry.
The point is, in this major disaster, the Song family's servants and nurses suffered heavy casualties, and he must give the Song family an explanation!
If he can't give an explanation to the Song family, then the Song family may have to give him an explanation!
Thinking of this, Xie Qing quickly issued an order: "Quick! Immediately issue an order to put the entire city under martial law! Then notify the Nanjing garrison to assist the government in searching the entire city. We must catch all those ruthless bandits who killed the servants of the Song family!"
Yi Ping shook his head and said: "I hope Lord Fu Yin will forgive me. Because the situation is urgent, I have overstepped my authority and declared martial law, and notified the Nanjing garrison to assist. But the key lies in the attitude of the Song family!"
"Song family?"
After Xie Qing heard this, his expression changed again.
Yi Ping explained patiently: "According to the information provided by witnesses, although the Song family suffered heavy casualties in this chaotic battle, it was not because the gangsters were deliberately targeting the Song family, but because the Song family was secretly monitoring two groups of unknown origins.
The gangsters caused a fierce counterattack from these two groups of gangsters!
Moreover, although the two groups of gangsters entered Nanjing at the same time, they seemed to have different backgrounds and were extremely hostile to each other. One group of gangsters was also secretly monitoring the other group of gangsters at the time, and the Song family members were at the same time.
Following the two, in the end it was because the Song family showed their flaws while following and monitoring, which triggered this brawl. During the three-party brawl, the two groups of gangsters also drew their swords to kill each other...
All in all, this case is a mess, and the truth is also shrouded in mystery. Perhaps only by asking the Song family for information can we find out part of the truth, but the Song family is a wealthy family, and we don't dare to come and ask questions easily, so this
All I can do is trouble you, Mr. Fu Yin, to take action personally."
After hearing Yi Ping's request, Xie Qing nodded with a grimace.
For Song Chengren, the leader of the Jiangnan Jin gentry, Xie Qing felt that he was a head short. He had always been in awe and never dared to delve into the affairs of the Song family.
But this time, more than a dozen people died in a bloodbath, and most of the dead were servants of the Song family. Xie Qing could only bite the bullet and ask Song Chengren about the situation.
*
At the same time, Song Jicheng was also reporting the incident to Song Chengren in detail.
"...In short, the origins of these two groups of gangsters are different. The former followed several of Huo Zhengyuan's staff into Nanjing City. After entering the city, they immediately parted ways with Huo Zhengyuan's staff, while the latter held the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch.
Following the government's warrant, he followed him into Nanjing City and seemed to be secretly monitoring the former.
Sun'er was closely monitoring the situation near the city gate at the time. After discovering that both groups were acting suspiciously and behaving fiercely, he sent people to track them down! It was also soon discovered that the fierce group holding a warrant from the Nanjing Guarding Eunuch Mansion was
The bandit is indeed secretly tracking the former group of bandits!"
"Ha! Huo Zhengyuan's aides guarding the eunuch's mansion in Nanjing... interesting! So interesting!"
Song Chengren narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered on his face.
Song Jicheng continued to explain: "Unfortunately, these two groups of gangsters are extremely alert and highly skilled in martial arts. Although the people we sent to track them are more familiar with the road conditions in Nanjing City, they are only some of them after all.
They were just ordinary servants guarding the hospital. They were not as well-trained as these two gangs of gangsters. They quickly discovered their flaws. And because the three parties were all extremely wary, various accidents occurred frequently, and they soon discovered the flaw.
It triggered a chaos!
In the end, our people suffered the most casualties, so the two groups of gangsters killed nine of the ten servants sent to follow and monitor them on the spot, and only one escaped with his life...
And these two groups of gangsters also fought each other with swords, and two or three people were killed each! However, although we suffered heavy losses, we can still be sure that these two groups of men must have something evil in mind, otherwise they would not have discovered that they were being followed.
He immediately kills people with a knife, and doesn’t deliberately take away the corpses of his companions while running away to hide. Obviously he doesn’t want people to discover their true origins!”
When talking about the heavy casualties suffered by the Song family's servants in the nursing home, Song Jicheng still had a calm expression and did not feel any regret at all.
Song Chengren looked a little regretful, but he was not sorry for the heavy casualties of the Song family's servants, but regretful that the tracking incident was quickly exposed and that he could not take the opportunity to collect more useful information.
It's just that a few servants and guards died. With the influence of the Song family, this loss can be made up for immediately.
After thinking for a moment, Song Chengren asked: "Have the Nanjing officials declared martial law throughout the city after discovering this incident?"
Song Jicheng nodded and said: "Not only did they immediately declare martial law, they also contacted the Nanjing garrison and are now searching the whole city!"
Song Chengren nodded lightly and said: "Send a message to the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison, asking them to relax a little during the martial law and raids, and not to push the two groups of bandits too hard."
Song Jicheng was slightly startled, but soon understood Song Chengren's meaning, nodded and said, "My grandson will make arrangements immediately."
After saying that, Song Jicheng quickly turned around and left.
The layout arranged by Zhou Shangjing and Song Jicheng is mainly to uncover Zhu Hejian's dead soldier organization. It is best to take the opportunity to find direct evidence that Zhu Hejian secretly cultivated dead soldiers. At the last time, it is also necessary to wipe out Zhu Hejian's dead soldier organization.
You can take the opportunity to break off Zhu Hejian's secret support, so that he will never be able to use the method of annihilation in the future.
Under such circumstances, if the martial law raids carried out by the Nanjing government and the Nanjing garrison were too strict and thorough, it would only cause Zhu Hejian's dead soldiers to hide in secret, not daring to show their faces or act at will.
But if these dead soldiers discover that the manhunt operation between the Nanjing government and the Nanjing defenders seems to be a large-scale war, but in fact it is not particularly thorough, they may take risks and look for opportunities to escape from Nanjing city.
At the same time, the two groups of thugs discovered by the Song family only numbered more than ten people. They should be only part of the dead soldier organization under Zhu Hejian's command, and it is definitely not the whole group.
Therefore, only after these dead soldiers "safely" escaped from Nanjing City and "smoothly" reunited with more dead soldiers outside Nanjing City was the best time for the Song family to take action and catch them all!
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At the same time, Ouyang Bo was also quietly reporting to Huo Zhengyuan the intelligence information they had.
"...The identities and origins of that group of villains are extremely mysterious, but they are obviously related to the secret mission that Zhao Gechen entrusted to Yu Guo Min. They saved several of our lives in time before the flood broke out last night, so we are here to
To repay this kindness, they were brought to Nanjing... And because their identity and origin were related to Guo Min's confidential mission, it was inconvenient for the students to ask for more information... Regarding these matters, the students had already reported it to Academician Huo Da
pass!
But just a little while ago, that group of villains hurriedly found our temporary residence and brought the corpses of two companions with them. They said that after they entered Nanjing City, they discovered that someone was secretly monitoring them. They originally just wanted to catch them.
The surveillance people tortured them about their origins and intentions, but they did not expect that there were two groups of people watching them at the same time. The first group seemed to be from the Song family and was easy to deal with, but the other group was extremely difficult to deal with.
, he soon lost his life when he was captured, and also triggered a fight among the three parties...
At this moment, these villains are hiding in our temporary residence with two corpses, and the Nanjing government is conducting a manhunt throughout the city under martial law. Maybe they will find out at some point that we are hiding the murderers... Bachelor Huo
, this matter is extremely urgent, what should we do?"
After hearing this, Huo Zhengyuan's expression changed drastically and turned pale.