This young man with a scar on his face and a bandage on his neck is none other than Zhao Junchen's long-time follower Xu Qingyan.
All the shameless and vicious arrangements made by Jiang Fang camp were all made by Xu Qingyan.
After Zhang Bao, the leader of the Nanjing Hall of the Liang Gang, saw the formation of Jiang Fang camp, he quickly realized that this method was definitely not the style of Jiang Wuchen Liu Huaiyuan, and it must be the guidance of someone else behind the scenes.
And Xu Qingyan... is the "master behind the scenes" as speculated by Zhang Bao.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that someone has praised and valued Xu Qingyan's methods so highly.
If it were Xu Qingyan in the past, after knowing Zhang Bao's evaluation of himself, he would have been complacent and complacent.
But after experiencing the life and death of Liaodong's dramatic changes, Xu Qingyan's temperament had changed drastically, and he no longer cared about the opinions of anyone except Zhao Junchen.
He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town, had completely killed the frivolous, uneducated and self-righteous Xu Qingyan with his deathbed counterattack.
And now Xu Qingyan has completely transformed into a different person. He has seriously examined and reflected on himself as never before, and completely admitted his former naivety and incompetence.
During the period of review and introspection, Xu Qingyan also discovered his own advantages, that is, he is a despicable villain!
In Xu Qingyan's eyes, people like Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing, Zhu Hejian and others, even if they are selfish and unscrupulous, leading to many evil consequences, they can never be called despicable villains, because they are big shots and smart enough.
He has the means, so he can only be regarded as a devil in troubled times, a treacherous and evil man!
Only a person like me, who is uneducated, has a low status, and has a sinister character, can be regarded as a real despicable person!
But in the past, Xu Qingyan was only a despicable villain at the lowest level, similar to a gangster. He had bad intentions, but they were always superficial; he was malicious, but he was always not pure enough; he was sinister enough, but he was always
Used in the wrong place.
After thinking about this, Xu Qingyan realized that he had sublimated and evolved!
He even directly transcended the middle realm of hypocrisy and reached the highest realm of despicable villains - returning to his original nature and pervasive!
The so-called return to one's original nature means to accept one's own shamelessness and fully admit one's incompetence, no longer resist the characterization of oneself as a despicable villain, and no longer have any moral baggage.
The so-called pervasiveness means that you regard the four words "despicable and shameless" as your only weapon, make full use of all resources, seize every opportunity, and try to give full play to your despicable and shameless "advantages".
After such an epiphany, Xu Qingyan's many disadvantages suddenly turned into some kind of advantages.
His ignorance means that he is no longer bound by various rules; his frivolity means that he no longer respects any authority; his self-righteousness means that he no longer considers anyone's feelings; his short-sightedness
, which made him only focus on the present...
All these changes, coupled with the knowledge accumulated during his travels with Zhao Junchen over the years, finally transformed Xu Qingyan.
Now Xu Qingyan has become a determined villain, a pure villain, a villain who does everything he can!
Although he is still a despicable villain, a despicable villain like Xu Qingyan is undoubtedly extremely difficult to deal with. He can be said to be a "successful person who fails more than fails". Naturally, he would not be able to complete certain tasks personally if he is asked to do so.
Related abilities, but it must be more than enough to make him disgust others and ruin other people's plans!
On this day, Xu Qingyan was ordered to assist Jiang Fangying in confronting the Jin gentry forces, thus giving full play to his advantages as a despicable villain.
After seeing that Jiang Fangying arrested a large number of Jin gentry children from various families, he could turn these Jin gentry children into his own human shields without hesitation; after seeing that Jiang Fangying's ships were equipped with crossbows and throwing stones, he could also
Move it in and use it without any scruples...
These arrangements were only the means that Du Yuande, Zhang Bao and others could see directly. Xu Qingyan also arranged many destructive arrangements in places that Du Yuande, Zhang Bao and others could not see.
For example, Xu Qingyan secretly arranged a large amount of kerosene on the cargo ships forcibly detained by Jiang Fang Camp. Once the situation developed unfavorably for his side, Xu Qingyan would immediately order people to set fire to all the cargo ships. Not only would the gentry get nothing, but he also planned to
Use the fire boat formation to directly collide with the ships of Jin Shen and Liang Gang...
Another example is that Xu Qingyan has secretly told the Zhaofu guards who accompanied him in his actions. Once the negotiations break down, he will have these Zhaofu guards immediately launch a raid and take the negotiators of the Jin gentry forces as hostages...
Anyway, I am just a despicable person, so I don’t follow any rules, nor do I care about any decency, nor do I care about any consequences - this is Xu Qingyan’s current behavior.
At this moment, when Xu Qingyan saw the Jin gentry's slaves and the grain gang members disembarking from the ship one after another and forming an array, he also directly proposed a poisonous plan.
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"Liu Wuchen, the other party is disembarking from the ship and has not set up their formation yet. At this time when the foothold is unstable, how about we strike first and take the opportunity to surprise them?"
After hearing this, Liu Huaiyuan, who was already extremely nervous, could not help but tremble.
After seeing Xu Qingyan's various arrangements before, Liu Huaiyuan had long been frightened by Xu Qingyan's lawless behavior. Now after hearing Xu Qingyan's suggestion, his face turned pale and he almost fainted.
"Little ancestor! My ancestor! Ancestor!" Liu Huaiyuan retorted in a trembling voice: "Now we are detaining the cargo ship of the Jin gentry for smuggling, which is already somewhat unreasonable, but there is still room for maneuver. If we now
It is completely unreasonable to directly attack the opponent without negotiation. It is a crime that shakes the foundation of the country. Even if this kind of thing is brought to the center of the imperial court, it will never be justified. Although Zhao Gechen said that we should
Make the matter as big as possible, and he will be the one to bear it if the sky falls... But I can guarantee that even Zhao Gechen will definitely not want us to make the matter reach such an unending state!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing that Xu Qingyan wanted to say something else, Liu Huaiyuan hurriedly added again: "What's more, we don't have the ability to attack the opponent at all!
Mr. Xu, do you know... what do these Jiangnan Jin gentry mean? It means that they are local emperors and local snakes! Although the main officials in local government offices are appointed by the imperial court, the officials in the government are all related to these Jin gentry.
The relationship is deeper! Once something unexpected happens, the government officials will most likely be more willing to obey the orders of the gentry!
If nothing else, let’s just say that almost all of the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Battalion under my command have received benefits from the Jin gentry. The imperial salary is just a drop in the bucket. Before the rise of the "United Shipping Company", they were actually supported by the Jin gentry! They
Now I am willing to work with us. On the one hand, it is because the rise of the "United Shipping Company" has greatly diluted the influence of the gentry, and they have also taken the benefits of the "United Shipping Company". On the other hand, it is because of the reward you just gave me, Mr. Xu.
We have paid them a large sum of money, so they are willing to reluctantly follow us, but that's all. If we force them to take the initiative to attack the Jin gentry forces, I can guarantee... Jiang Fangying will definitely mutiny!"
After hearing this, Xu Qingyan snorted lightly, but he had to admit that what Liu Huaiyuan said was reasonable, so he reluctantly gave up the idea of taking the initiative to attack.
In fact, Xu Qingyan also knew very well that the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Camp were not only weak in combat, but also unstable in their stance. Therefore, his various arrangements seemed to be very offensive, but in fact they were all focused on defense.
Try your best to put pressure on the Jin Gentry side so that the other side will not dare to start a war easily.
In fact, according to Zhao Junchen's original plan, the news that Jiang Fang Camp had detained Jin Shen's merchant ship should have been delayed until tonight before reaching Nanjing. However, it was because the officers and soldiers of Jiang Fang Camp had such a close relationship with Jin Shen that a member of the Wang family was allowed to
He easily escaped arrest, and the Jin gentry forces received the news in advance.
As a result, the situation intensified much earlier than Zhao Junchen expected, which also added many variables to Zhao Junchen's follow-up plan.
After a moment of silence, Xu Qingyan said: "In that case, we will act according to the original plan. When we negotiate with the gentry, I will follow you and act with my eyes! In short, we have to delay
Time will increase the tension of the situation, which is to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, so that the Jin gentry will continue to draw forces from Nanjing City to come to support, making Zhou Shangjing's power left in Nanjing City further empty, and then... my cabinet ministers will have the opportunity to make a complete comeback!
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Xu Qingyan seemed to have a plan in mind, but Liu Huaiyuan had no confidence and hesitated: "But... if the Jin gentry side is allowed to continue to draw manpower from Nanjing for support, their strength will become stronger and stronger when they confront us.
Once the two sides fight with real swords and guns, we will probably have no power to resist..."
"Don't worry! Zhao Gechen has found a support force for us! As long as..." Xu Qingyan still vowed, patting Liu Huaiyuan on the shoulder and promised.
While Xu Qingyan was talking, he turned his eyes to observe the surrounding situation.
Then, Xu Qingyan saw two fishing boats stopping to watch in the middle of the river in the distance, and was slightly startled.
Under the current situation, the Jiang Fang camp and the Jin gentry forces are at war with each other, and a large-scale conflict may break out at any time. In addition, the Jiang Fang camp has blocked the river in front, so the nearby fishing boats are worried that they will be affected, and they are fleeing.
left.
Under such circumstances, there were actually two fishing boats that did not leave. They still stayed in the middle of the river to watch the situation and watch the excitement, which aroused Xu Qingyan's curiosity.
But after Xu Qingyan hesitated for a while, he still didn't send anyone to investigate the situation. After all, he was still short of manpower.
In fact, if Xu Qingyan sent people to investigate the situation on the two fishing boats, he would have discovered that a key figure was standing on the deck of one of the fishing boats, carefully observing the confrontation between the Jiang Fang camp and the Jin gentry forces.
And this key figure is the most wanted criminal of the Nanjing government, a gangster who once turned the entire city of Nanjing upside down some time ago, and the former leader of the "Chaofeng" - Jiang Xiao!
On the fishing boat, just as Jiang Xiao was observing the situation with a sneer, another fishing boat quickly approached, and a "Chaofeng" dead soldier jumped on the fishing boat where Jiang Xiao was, clasping his fists and reporting: "Jiang
Big brother, my younger brother, upon your order, after rescuing the Jin gentry boy who fell into the water, immediately sent him back to Nanjing City, so that the Jin gentry would know in time the news that the Jiangfang camp had seized their merchant ship! By the way, the name of the Jin gentry boy was
Wang Qi has some talent and knowledge, but he doesn’t seem to be welcomed by the Wang family..."
Jiang Xiao sneered and nodded: "Very good! Although I don't know where Jiang Fang camp got the courage to detain the Jin gentry's cargo ship, but now if we let the Jin gentry receive the news in time, it means a big chaos
The opening is about to begin... It’s a good time for us to fish in troubled waters! After all the forces in Nanjing divert their attention, we can take advantage of the chaos and return to Nanjing city!"
After the "Chaofeng" dead soldier who reported the news hesitated for a moment, he finally couldn't help but ask: "Does His Highness the Seventh Prince agree to risking a return to Nanjing at this time?"
Except for Jiang Xiao himself, the rest of the "Chaofeng" dead men did not know that Jiang Xiao had betrayed the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. In the eyes of these "Chaofeng" dead men, they are still working for the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.
Their leader Jiang Xiao is still loyal to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.
Judging from the actual situation, Jiang Xiao did not take the initiative to betray the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, but he knew Zhu Hejian's temperament very well and knew that Zhu Hejian could no longer tolerate him, so he had no choice but to betray Zhu Hejian, otherwise he would
Suicide!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jiang Xiao must hide this matter from them, otherwise these "Chaofeng" dead soldiers will have their families and handles taken advantage of by Zhu Hejian, and they may not be willing to continue to follow Jiang Xiao
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However, after betraying Zhu Hejian, Jiang Xiao has been subtly reducing Zhu Hejian's influence. The most obvious point is the change in the internal name of "Chaofeng".
Prior to this, the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers called Jiang Xiao "Boss Jiang" and claimed to be a "subordinate". This kind of title directly showed the superior-subordinate relationship between the two parties.
But now, at Jiang Xiao's request, the "Chaofeng" dead men's title of Jiang Xiao has changed from "Boss Jiang" to "Brother Jiang", and their self-proclaimed title has become "Little Brother", but it is Jiang Xiao
I want to use the brotherhood of living and dying together within "Chaofeng" to replace the one-and-done affiliation.
At this time, after hearing the inquiry from the "Chaofeng" dead man, Jiang Xiao was not as secretive about his plans as before, but patiently explained: "We have lost contact with the Seventh Prince.
The decision is my own idea... Many of our brothers have fallen into the hands of the government, and we must find a way to rescue them!"
Jiang Xiao's attitude seemed calm, but in fact he still concealed his true thoughts.
The reason why he wants to return to Nanjing as soon as possible is because he is sure that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian will definitely kill people and silence them, and all the captured "Chaofeng" dead soldiers will die.
Therefore, he just wanted the "Chaofeng" soldiers under his command to witness with their own eyes the cruelty and ruthlessness of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian.
Only in this way will these remaining "Chaofeng" dead soldiers completely cut off their luck mentality, no longer be loyal to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and follow Jiang Xiao wholeheartedly from now on.
At the same time, Jiang Xiao also determined that absolutely no one could have expected that he would dare to return directly to Nanjing when he was wanted, so some targets must have insufficient precautions. Jiang Xiao also happened to take the opportunity to retaliate against injustice.
Revenge!
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While Jiang Xiao and the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were hiding in the dark and watching the situation, the Jin Gentry forces and the grain gangs had also disembarked and landed on the beach. The formations were completed. Under the confrontation between the two sides, they also sent out negotiators.