When negotiating with Zhu Hejian, Huo Zhengyuan seemed to be at a disadvantage and gave in at every turn. Not only did he not get any benefits, he was forced to agree to Zhu Hejian's conditions and agreed to resume business as soon as possible for "United Shipping Lines".
In order to prevent Zhu Hejian from pursuing the victory and leading the people to rob big households, Huo Zhengyuan even took the initiative to propose that all the arrested "Chaofeng" dead soldiers be moved to Zhanyuan and handed over to Zhu Hejian's personal guarding.
What a complete failure!
But in fact, even if there was no threat from Zhu Hejian, Huo Zhengyuan would definitely urge the "United Shipping Company" to resume business as soon as possible in order to prevent the outbreak of civil unrest in Nanjing. Therefore, this matter was not considered a real compromise, and Huo Zhengyuan did not actually suffer any loss.
At the same time, Huo Zhengyuan also took advantage of the opportunity for negotiation between the two parties to completely understand Zhu Hejian's background.
According to Huo Zhengyuan's judgment, Zhu Hejian is now completely at the end of his rope. He can neither offer enough benefits to bribe him nor come up with a strong enough threat to coerce him. Even Hu Xiao's testimony that has not yet been able to distinguish between true and false is regarded by Zhu Hejian.
As a trump card.
Hu Xiao has most likely provided some information to Zhu Hejian, but after all, he is only the middle-level leader of the Nanyang Pirate Group, and the Nanyang Pirate Group is only a vassal force of the Nanyang Governor of the Netherlands, so the information provided by Hu Xiao must be limited.
, the details are vague and cannot even serve as valid testimony.
Under normal circumstances, Zhu Hejian should first find a way to confirm the authenticity of the information, then quietly lay out the secret plan, secretly grasp the conclusive evidence, and finally choose a critical moment to expose the truth and throw out all the information and information he has.
evidence.
Only in this way can Zhu Hejian have the opportunity to severely damage the "Zhao Party" and bring down Zhao Junchen.
However, before Zhu Hejian could confirm the authenticity of the intelligence, he impatiently brought up the matter to threaten Huo Zhengyuan in an attempt to coerce Huo Zhengyuan to compromise, which is enough to show that Zhu Hejian's skills are poor.
After Huo Zhengyuan found out Zhu Hejian's background, he could reduce his worries and become more bold when taking action.
At the same time, Huo Zhengyuan took the initiative to propose that those arrested "Shaofeng" dead soldiers be moved to Zhanyuan and placed under Zhu Hejian's personal guarding. This matter was proposed by Zhou Shangjing.
Huo Zhengyuan has always been hesitant about this proposal, always feeling that it was not particularly reliable.
But after Zhu Hejian threatened Hu Xiao with his sleep talk, Huo Zhengyuan made up his mind and accepted the proposal.
On the surface, Huo Zhengyuan put forward this suggestion as a compromise, just to prevent Zhu Hejian from instigating Nanjing people to rob big houses and loot the "United Shipping Company".
But Huo Zhengyuan's real purpose is to wrest control of Hu Xiao from Zhu Hejian.
Otherwise, once Zhu Hejian disclosed Hu Xiao's true identity and used Hu Xiao's confession to expose the secret collusion between the "Zhao Party" and the Nanyang forces, although under Zhao Junchen's preventive measures, most of the crimes were possible
It was recommended to Guo Min and Guo Tang brothers, but there was only one thing that Huo Zhengyuan found difficult to explain, and that was that he had always claimed that Hu Xiao was his confidant.
When the time comes, all parties in the government and the opposition will surely raise questions about why a Nanyang pirate like Hu Xiao became Huo Zhengyuan's close guard? Did you, Huo Zhengyuan, really not secretly collude with foreign forces?
Therefore, in order to completely distance himself from the relationship and cover up the connection between "Zhao Party" and Nanyang pirates as much as possible, Huo Zhengyuan must find a way to recapture Hu Xiao.
Out of such considerations, Huo Zhengyuan decided to adopt Zhou Shangjing's suggestion and move all the arrested "Shaofeng" dead soldiers to Zhanyuan and hand them over to Zhu Hejian's personal guarding, in order to lure Zhu Hejian to kill and silence them.
Once Zhu Hejian killed someone and silenced him, Huo Zhengyuan could take advantage of the chaos and rush into Zhanyuan, and take Hu Xiao away by force on the grounds that Zhanyuan was not safe enough and Zhu Hejian no longer had time to take care of Hu Xiao.
All in all, when Huo Zhengyuan was negotiating with Zhu Hejian just now, it seemed that he was at a disadvantage and made repeated concessions, but in fact he did not pay any price and fully realized his intention.
The only pity is that Huo Zhengyuan did not take the opportunity to gain a greater say in the three-party joint trial. When he interrogates those "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, he will still be restrained and obstructed by the guarding eunuch Xi Cheng.
But Huo Zhengyuan is not worried because he has found a trump card.
After possessing this trump card, even without Zhu Hejian's commitment and compromise, Huo Zhengyuan could still quickly take the initiative during the tripartite joint trial!
And this trump card is the person Huo Zhengyuan took away from Dongyuan before.
Jiang Zheng!
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A few days ago, due to a trampling accident on the bank of the Qinhuai River, Jiang Zheng was seriously injured and fell unconscious. Huo Zhengyuan was rushed to Dongyuan and handed over to Zhang Decheng for treatment.
After Zhang Decheng's dedicated treatment, Jiang Zheng is now out of danger and has regained consciousness.
Huo Zhengyuan has never forgotten Jiang Zheng's identity. This young man is not only Zhao Junchen's new aide, but also the current minister of Dali Temple and the personal disciple and proud disciple of Yang Xun, the master of law!
For many years, Jiang Zheng has been following the great scholar Yang Xun around Yunnan and Guizhou, constantly preaching and disseminating Confucian legal principles to the chieftains and ethnic minorities in Yunnan and Guizhou. He has repeatedly used legal concepts to calm down conflicts between different chieftains, between chieftains and the government, and between ethnic minorities and ethnic minorities.
Various conflicts among the Han people contributed greatly to the stability of the situation in Yunnan and Guizhou.
It can be said that although Jiang Zheng is young, he definitely has a long history and rich experience.
Especially for their familiarity with court laws and regulations, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to be full of talents, but those who were stronger than Jiang Zheng were definitely not more than the number of one palm!
During the next tripartite joint trial, Huo Zhengyuan, Xi Cheng, and Xu Shengying must have restrained each other due to their different positions and argued constantly. No one can convince the other, and no one can do whatever they want. During the specific interrogation, they can only strictly follow
The Ming Dynasty decreed it.
At this time, Jiang Zheng must be able to play a key role. He can not only quickly bring out various legal provisions that are not conducive to the positions of Xi Cheng and Xu Shengying, leaving Xi and Xu speechless, but he can also quickly find someone to help them.
Various legal provisions that were favorable to Huo Zhengyuan's position allowed Huo Zhengyuan to gradually take the initiative during the tripartite joint trial!
Thinking of this, after Huo Zhengyuan left Zhanyuan, he did not immediately enter his sedan chair. Instead, he quickly walked to the carriage behind his sedan chair and asked with concern: "I have just reached an agreement with the Seventh Prince. Tomorrow
Chenshi is about to join forces with Xi Cheng and Xu Shengying to interrogate those gangsters, but your physical condition...can you still hold on?"
In that trampling accident, Jiang Zheng was seriously injured. Not only did he suffer multiple fractures, but he also suffered from bleeding symptoms in his internal organs. Even though he saved his life due to Zhang Decheng's rejuvenation, he could not fully recover in a short time and is still suffering from injuries to this day.
Extremely weak.
Therefore, the following three-party joint trial will also be a kind of torture for Jiang Zheng, and the exhaustion of energy and energy may even worsen his physical condition again.
If it weren't for a very important matter, Huo Zhengyuan would not be willing to disturb Jiang Zheng in advance and entrust him with an important task.
After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's concerned inquiry, Jiang Zheng's still somewhat weak voice came from the carriage compartment: "Master Huo, don't worry. I have been lying in bed these days to cultivate, and I have already regained my energy. Next is the junior.
It is a critical period to show what you have learned throughout your life, so naturally you have to go all out.”
As he spoke, Jiang Zheng raised his hand and opened the curtains of the carriage, revealing his still pale and sickly face.
But Jiang Zheng's eyes were still bright and his attitude was still firm.
After opening the curtains of the carriage, while Huo Zhengyuan carefully looked at Jiang Zheng's expression, Jiang Zheng was also carefully observing Huo Zhengyuan.
After the two parties looked at each other for a moment, Jiang Zheng took the lead and shook his head and said: "Compared to me, Academician Huo should pay more attention to his body! In the past two or three days, you have been running around and working hard, and you have never had a chance to rest.
The fatigue is also showing. Considering that there is still a tripartite joint trial tomorrow, which still requires hard work, Bachelor Huo should rest as soon as possible and recuperate!"
Seeing that Jiang Zheng was urging himself to rest, Huo Zhengyuan shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "There are constant changes in Nanjing. Who among the relevant people is not running around, working hard, and having no chance to rest? I am already relatively relaxed... At this time
At this moment, whether it is Nanjing garrison eunuch Xi Cheng or Nanjing garrison Xu Shengying, they are far more busy and tired than me! At least I still have a chance to rest, but those two may not even have a chance to rest!"
After saying that, a hint of schadenfreude flashed across Huo Zhengyuan's face.
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