"That's it! That's it! Scholar Huo, you are really a rare wise man in ancient and modern times. These gangsters are so cunning and have turned the entire city of Nanjing upside down. The officials and soldiers are helpless, but in your eyes, they
It’s as transparent as there is no secret at all…”
Tang Sheng tried his best to hug Huo Zhengyuan's thigh tightly, and naturally wanted to seize every opportunity to flatter him.
Huo Zhengyuan smiled slightly. It seemed that in his eyes, accurately judging Jiang Xiao's direction of action was just a trivial matter. He said leisurely: "Of course, I made the prediction accurately this time. Fortunately, I didn't lose face. But when it comes to doing things,
, but you must not just rely on taken-for-granted speculations. You must consider various variables in detail and arrange them carefully to take precautions!
Although I believed that these ruthless bandits would most likely escape from the West City Gate, and I personally came to take command near the West City Gate, I also arranged back-up personnel near the east, south, and north city gates, so whether these ruthless bandits were
No matter which city gate you want to escape through, you will actually be unable to avoid the fate of being arrested and brought to justice!"
After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's explanation, Tang Sheng showed even more admiration and praised loudly: "There is a saying in the Three Kingdoms: 'Zhuge is always cautious in his life, but Lu Duan is not confused in important matters', and Master Huo, you simply have the best of both Zhuge and Lu Rui..."
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Tang Sheng shook his head, his expression was exaggerated, and he was full of praise. He simply described Huo Zhengyuan as a living immortal who could predict the unknown.
Huo Zhengyuan still had a calm expression and continued to observe the siege situation of the lowly people not far away. He neither stopped Tang Sheng from flattering him nor felt complacent because of Tang Sheng's flattery.
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In the past few days, Tang Sheng has been performing well. Whether as a double agent between Huo Zhengyuan and Jiang Xiao, or as Huo Zhengyuan's contact person with various low-profile people in Nanjing, he has shown remarkable performance.
ability.
Taking the ambush in front of us as an example, Tang Sheng definitely contributed a lot.
Yesterday evening, Tang Sheng accurately figured out Huo Zhengyuan's true thoughts based on just a few words from Huo Zhengyuan, and actively cooperated with Huo Zhengyuan's follow-up plan. After receiving Huo Zhengyuan's order, it only took him half a night to secretly summon
, mobilized thousands of lowly people in advance.
By early this morning, the Nanjing government, under Jiang Xiao's conditions, urgently evacuated all the officers and soldiers on the roads from Nanjing Shantang to various city gates. It was no longer possible to closely monitor the movements in the city, and Tang Sheng quickly caught
Seizing the opportunity, he commanded thousands of lowly men to quietly ambush on both sides of the path where Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers must pass, without any mistakes from beginning to end.
Huo Zhengyuan was impressed by such abilities and methods.
Therefore, in Huo Zhengyuan's eyes, Tang Sheng is a rare talent. If the final outcome of the situation in Nanjing is more optimistic, Huo Zhengyuan would not mind taking Tang Sheng for his own use.
However, while Tang Sheng showed his ability and scheming, he also showed some disturbing qualities.
For example, after Tang Sheng and Jiang Xiao met for the first time, in order to submit a petition to Jiang Xiao and win Jiang Xiao's trust as much as possible, he actually strangled his long-standing friend who had shared weal and woe with his own hands, and directly abandoned his old mother and filial piety.
Huo Zhengyuan's vicious and ruthless behavior also aroused Huo Zhengyuan's fear and caution.
But Huo Zhengyuan would not abandon Tang Sheng because of his cruelty and ruthlessness.
The ruthless and vicious people in this world are as numerous as the crucian carp crossing the river, and they are especially common in temples. If the ruthless, ruthless and ruthless people are unwilling to cooperate with each other, then Huo Zhengyuan would have become a loner long ago.
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However, when cooperating with such people and taking advantage of each other, you must act strong, domineering, and unpredictable so that they cannot figure out your trump card, and naturally they will not dare to betray you easily.
Out of such considerations, Huo Zhengyuan deliberately boasted in front of Tang Sheng that he was an expert in knowing things. He had no choice but to plant a seed of awe in Tang Sheng's heart so that Tang Sheng would not dare to harbor dissent in the future.
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At the same time, when hearing Tang Sheng's endless praise and praise, Huo Zhengyuan's actual mood was not as calm as it seemed.
And Huo Zhengyuan's true mood is not one of elation and joy, but of introspection and reflection.
Set the time back to two hours ago.
At that time, Huo Zhengyuan and Zhou Shangjing were still in Dongyuan, and had just received news that Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead men had hid in the Nanjing Shantang and had taken a large number of hostages.
After receiving the news, Huo Zhengyuan was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile: "Those gangsters who hid in the charity hall and took hostages are most likely the dead soldiers secretly raised by the seventh prince. Now they are trapped in the Nanjing charity hall.
, there is no way to escape, and it is difficult to fly with wings. As long as we send people to attack the charity hall and capture a few alive, we can get conclusive evidence that the Seventh Prince is secretly raising the dead!"
After Zhou Shangjing pondered for a moment, he shook his head and said: "Things will never go so smoothly! The factory guards in Nanjing City all obey the orders of the Seventh Prince. No matter what his true thoughts are, Nanjing Guard Xu Shengying has received your Majesty's secret order and will only know how to do it at the critical moment."
Stand with the Seventh Prince!
Nowadays, although the dead soldiers are trapped in the Nanjing Shantang, seemingly unable to escape, the officers and soldiers surrounding the Nanjing Shantang are still the Jinyi Guards and the Nanjing garrison... In other words, the life and death of these dead soldiers
Destiny is still controlled by the Seventh Prince. As long as the Seventh Prince obstructs us even a little bit, we will not be able to catch anyone alive or find any evidence!"
Huo Zhengyuan thought thoughtfully and said: "So, we must find a way to get those dead soldiers out of the encirclement of the Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing garrison..."
Zhou Shangjing looked at Huo Zhengyuan with interest and asked, "Zigu, you are a smart man, have you thought of a solution?"
Huo Zhengyuan is indeed a smart man. He quickly clarified his thoughts, smiled and nodded: "There is indeed a way! Just apply pressure and go with the flow!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What is applying pressure and pushing the boat along?"
Huo Zhengyuan explained confidently: "At this moment, His Highness the Seventh Prince must be extremely anxious. He also knows that we want to take the opportunity to catch evidence that he secretly raises dead soldiers, so he will definitely use all his strength to calm down the situation at any cost and by any means necessary."
Hidden danger, cover up the truth!
Under the current situation, if the Seventh Prince wants to quell the hidden danger and conceal the truth, he has only two strategies available! One is to forcefully order the Nanjing defenders and Jin Yiwei to immediately rush into the Nanjing Shantang to eliminate all bandits. On the surface, this is
To quell the banditry is actually to kill people and silence them. As long as all the dead men in the temple are eliminated, we will naturally be unable to catch anyone alive and find no evidence;
The second is to use those dead soldiers holding a large number of hostages as an excuse to show hypocritical benevolence, saying that they would rather let these gangsters go than to sit back and watch innocent hostages suffer. Then they pretend to negotiate, and during the negotiations
By repeatedly compromising and giving in, and fully agreeing to all the conditions of those dead soldiers, we can secretly cover those dead soldiers' smooth escape from Nanjing City!"
After a pause, Huo Zhengyuan's smile grew brighter and he continued: "But both strategies have drawbacks!
The former will inevitably cause the death and injury of a large number of hostages, and even none of them will be spared. After the seventh prince makes such a decision, he will definitely be criticized by the government and the public. He is considered to have no mercy for the people, and those who died are not good people.
Compared with others, after discovering that they are about to be killed and silenced by the Seventh Prince, they may jump to the wall in a hurry, leaving all kinds of backup plans to reveal the truth, which can be said to be a hidden variable;
As for the latter, their attitude is too weak. In order to save the hostages, they constantly make concessions to the bandits, and even allow them to escape the government roundup. This approach may win some praise among the people, but it also damages the prestige of the imperial court and will inevitably fail.
Your Majesty will be pleased, and as long as those dead soldiers are still alive, we can still hunt them down. For the Seventh Prince, it does not mean that the hidden danger has been completely eliminated;
But since these two strategies have their own pros and cons, then we only need to put pressure on the seventh prince, constantly emphasizing and hinting at the disadvantages of the former strategy and the benefits of the latter strategy, and forcing him to adopt the second strategy!
After the Seventh Prince adopts the second countermeasure, those dead soldiers will take the hostages and leave the Nanjing Shantang, and will also leave the control of the Nanjing defenders and Jinyiwei, and we can arrange manpower to ambush them when they leave Nanjing City.
On the road that must be passed, wait for the hard work in leisure, and catch them all in one fell swoop!"
Zhou Shangjing admired Huo Zhengyuan's inference and nodded slowly to express his appreciation.
But the next moment, Zhou Shangjing shook his head and said: "Zi Gu's inference is very reasonable, but you still ignored one thing, and that is the character of His Highness the Seventh Prince!"
Huo Zhengyuan was slightly startled: "What kind of root?"
Zhou Shangjing slowly commented: "Greedy! In addition to being vicious and extreme, the nature of His Highness the Seventh Prince is greedy! He always seeks all the benefits and refuses any disadvantages! Looking at what he has done so far, unless it is
It was absolutely necessary, otherwise he would never take the initiative to make a choice. He wanted to cover everything, and he wanted both. That's why he was respectful on the outside, vicious in private, and urgent and ruthless in doing things... Since the two countermeasures he had in mind, Zi Gudai
They all have obvious drawbacks, so they must not be to his liking! Therefore, I think he might find a third solution!"
Huo Zhengyuan was stunned again. After lowering his head to think for a moment, he still had no clue. Finally he couldn't help but raise his head and asked: "Under the current situation, is there a third countermeasure for him?"
Zhou Shangjing nodded with a smile and said: "Yes! There is a third countermeasure, which not only has the greatest benefits, but also has the smallest hidden dangers, and allows His Highness the Seventh Prince to control the subsequent situation to the greatest extent!"
Huo Zhengyuan asked: "Please ask the chief assistant for advice, what is the solution? Why can't this junior come up with it?"
Zhou Shangjing leisurely replied: "Zi Gu didn't think of this strategy because he was too strict with common sense... Think about it again, if His Highness the Seventh Prince showed his righteousness and righteousness, in order to rescue all the innocent hostages in the charity hall.
, he is willing to personally take risks and take the initiative to become a new hostage in exchange for the release of all the existing hostages in the temple. What will be the final result?"
Huo Zhengyuan was greatly shocked. He felt unbelievable and couldn't help but exclaimed: "A current prince! He is also a current prince who is very likely to take over the throne. Just to rescue hundreds of orphans and widowed hostages, he...
In exchange for his wealth, he voluntarily became a hostage in the hands of gangsters? Such a thing, how could such a thing be possible..."
Halfway through the words, Huo Zhengyuan suddenly paused, fell into deep thought again, and murmured softly: "However, although this countermeasure is beyond common sense, it does have the greatest benefits and the least hidden dangers, and it also allows him to control the situation to the greatest extent! Once it happens,
If this strategy is successful, no one will dare to say that he is weak and gives in. Instead, he has shown great courage. Afterwards, he can gain unprecedented popularity among the government and the public, making his position unshakable! And because he personally served as a hostage, various parties
All the forces on the other side know how to use caution and are careful not to cause changes, but he can cover the dead soldiers to escape from Nanjing city without any danger..."
But in the end, Huo Zhengyuan shook his head and said: "If you think about it carefully, this strategy is indeed the best choice for the Seventh Prince! But there are two shortcomings! One is that no one will sit back and watch him personally take risks and become a hostage. They will definitely
Use all your strength to stop it, even if it involves the following offenses; secondly, this countermeasure is really beyond common sense, and I am afraid that even the Seventh Prince himself is unlikely to want such a clever strategy..."
Zhou Shangjing raised his hand and said: "Zi Gu's two concerns are indeed reasonable, but... isn't there still me?
Next, I will personally go to Nanjing Shantang to intervene in the situation. If His Highness the Seventh Prince and the people around him have not thought of this countermeasure, I will secretly guide them and let them discover the benefits of this countermeasure.
!With the nature of the seventh prince, it would be fine if he did not think of this countermeasure. Once he discovered the beauty of this countermeasure, he would definitely not hesitate. After he wanted to act according to the plan, even everyone
They all tried their best to stop him, but I also have ways to help him succeed!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So, of course we have to follow the trend, but the premise is... His Highness the Seventh Prince will take the initiative to become a hostage and personally
Cover his dead soldiers to escape from Nanjing City!"
Seeing Zhou Shangjing's confident commitment, Huo Zhengyuan believed in Zhou Shangjing's judgment.
But after thinking about it carefully, Huo Zhengyuan still felt deeply troubled. He shook his head and said: "The countermeasure that Zhou Shoufu came up with for the Seventh Prince is indeed extremely sophisticated, but if this happens, we will have to resort to the trap! After all, it is the Seventh Prince himself.
As hostages, even if these dead soldiers leave the siege of the Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing defenders, we dare not arrange an ambush at will. Otherwise, during the melee between the two sides, no one will be able to bear the responsibility if the Seventh Prince is accidentally injured...
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Zhou Shangjing nodded lightly and said: "Yes, so when we arrange the manpower to ambush next, we must not recruit our own people. We need to find a useful chess piece that can ambush the dead soldiers under the seventh prince's command."
, catch us alive, find evidence of guilt, and we can easily distance ourselves from the relationship afterwards. Once the seventh prince is accidentally injured during the melee, we can shift all the responsibility to this chess piece, and this chess piece will bear all the consequences.
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Later, Zhou Shangjing reminded with a smile: "Speaking of which, I heard...Zi Gu, you have been secretly contacting all kinds of low-ranking people in Nanjing City recently? These low-ranking people have minor status. Of course, they will have no way of knowing the fate of the Seventh Prince."
They are hostages, so they are not as intimidating as we usually are. As long as they are promised the benefits of leaving their place of origin, they will definitely risk their lives, right?"