Zhang Zhongjian is a thief who kills people, steals goods, and robs homes. He is both heroic and treacherous. He is worried that one day what he has done will be exposed and he will be liquidated by the court. He will eventually lose everything. Therefore, the "sunshine industry" of the Jiangnan League has been around since its establishment.

, he has no control over specific affairs. If anything happens or there is a decision, he will directly give orders to the five deputy leaders and confidant elders, and they will act according to their own will.

His caution was not wrong, at least while he was wanted, the Jiangnan League escaped.

But Zhang Zhongjian was still careless and underestimated a mother's desire for revenge against her enemies. If the mother was powerful, the consequences would be even more serious.

When he saw that the news had passed and the wanted order was gone, and he was active in the Guanzhong Ranger Circle again, he was immediately targeted by Dugu Min who got the news.

This time, because there was no official warning, Zhang Zhongjian, who was supposed to be in the dark, was exposed to the eyes of Wangfu Xizuo. All his activities were under surveillance, and Wangfu Xizuo learned from him and the people he came into contact with.

On his body, Jiangnan League and some of his other properties were traced.

However, Zhang Zhongjian was still kept in the dark about all this and was still dreaming of unifying the world's water transportation. In order to realize his great dream, he not only made friends with the Yuwen family, but also did not hesitate to use unfair competition methods to get close to him.

The Xuanwu Gang surrendered.

In the end, a black and white situation was created for Dugu Min.

According to the ideas of Liu Xu, Xian Yufang, Yang Tai and Wu Chao, the generals at the front, the easiest way is to buy the Xuanwu Gang's ships, burn them in the name of the Jiangnan League, and use official power to kill Zhang Zhongjian and the Jiangnan League.

Then the Xuanwu Gang appeared in the face of the suffering master and recovered the losses of the palace from the Jiangnan League.

But when their combat plan was fed back to Dugu Min, it was rejected. It's not that this method of warfare is bad, but that as Dugu Min is the "commander of an army", her vision, structure, and considerations are naturally

Unlike the "generals", she not only wants to kill Zhang Zhongjian's family and Jiangnan Alliance, but also wants to obtain the maximum benefit from them.

Although the generals' method is good, if this plan is implemented, the final beneficiaries will be several other large gangs controlled by other forces. Once the Cao Gang is divided by other forces, the business of the palace may also be controlled by others.

It is true that with her status, financial resources, manpower, and connections, it is not difficult to build a fleet, but firstly, the forces behind other big gangs do not allow her to seize food.

, if she does it forcefully, she will only be suppressed by everyone; secondly, even if she defeats other forces, she will also be exposed to the world in the struggle. If she attracts the attention of the person above, then this fleet will

She can only transport her own goods honestly. By then, let alone development, I am afraid that this ship will turn into a gold-eating beast and lose all her money.

Therefore, it is best to turn the established Jiangnan League into an empty shell first, launder the captured ships and manpower by the Xuanwu Gang, and then use the "generals'" battle plan to hollow out the Jiangnan League.

As for the Xuanwu Gang, which has obtained most of the assets and manpower of the Jiangnan League, no matter how big it gets in the future, it will still be a well-run "private fleet".

The best way to short the Jiangnan League is to first let them fall apart amid internal strife.

It's just that what Dugumin thinks is the best method is not a good thing for Jiangnan League.

Although Zhang Zhongjian has invested a lot of money, effort, and connections in the Jiangnan League, the specific affairs of the gang have long been handled by five deputy leaders, and he himself has never shown up. This has resulted in the people below not even knowing who the leader is. , the power in the alliance was also divided into five by the five deputy leaders.

Zhang Zhongjian himself did not have any real power in the alliance. Although there were some confidants embedded in it, these people also had little power and could not influence the direction of the Jiangnan Alliance.

The Jiangnan League's declining power has laid a deep hidden danger for internal strife. It would be fine if nothing happens, but if something big happens and the enemy is powerful, it will fall apart very quickly.

Originally, among the five deputy leaders, Chao Tian, ​​Zhang Zhao and Shen Faxing were his confidants, and these three could keep the Jiangnan League from chaos. However, Zhang Zhongjian took down Chao Tian, ​​the leader of the "Two Dynasties", because of different ideas. The power of the elder made the elder completely sad. After he was coerced and induced by Yang Tai, he joined forces with Shen Faxing, Fan Hu and Lu Yan, who were in little better condition, to attack Zhang Zhongjian's younger brother Zhang Zhao. .

As long as Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zhongjian's confidants are captured, the Jiangnan League will be finished. By then, even if Zhang Zhongjian stands up and says that he is the leader of the alliance and has paid the most, nothing will be changed.

Regarding the rare frequent meetings between Chao Tian, ​​Shen Faxing, Fan Hu and Lu Yan in the past two days, Zhang Zhao also noticed something was wrong. In addition, the Xuanwu Gang continued to move, Weishuitang and other small gangs sent Cao Fist to the Xuanwu Gang. After gathering, he did not ask for an immediate attack on the families of the Xuanwu Gang boatmen. Instead, while keeping vigilance against the four of them, he sent people to the nearby Tongzhou Farm to invite his brother to come back and take charge of the overall situation.

However, not only did he not invite Zhang Zhongjian, but the people he sent also did not come back, which made Zhang Zhao realize that something was wrong.

He didn't know what the four were going to do, nor what connection the four had with the Xuanwu Gang's actions, but he had to be on guard, so after discovering that the four were acting in tandem, Zhang Zhao immediately strengthened contact with Zhang Zhongjian's confidants , and at the same time asked his wife to seek help from her father-in-law, Sun Hua, the leader of the Taihe Society.

Taihehui is a native Guanzhong gang. He was just a small role at first, but later he joined a powerful backstage. With this, he swallowed up most of the forces of the Xuanwu Gang and other established Cao Gangs more than ten years ago, and in one fell swoop It became the fourth largest Cao Gang in Bashang. After receiving the message from his son-in-law asking for help, Sun Hua immediately came to the headquarters of the Jiangnan League with more than 20 Cao Fist members.

Everyone exchanged greetings for a while, and Sun Hua said to Chao Tian and others: "Leader Chao, Leader Shen, Leader Fan, Leader Lu, many outsiders have poured into Baru these days, and the direction of the wind is very wrong. And the old brands such as Weishui Hall The leaders of the gang gathered in the Xuanwu Gang at this time, and then transferred themselves to the Xuanwu Gang to take orders. It seems that they plan to work with the Xuanwu Gang to face the challenge of your alliance."

"Originally, this is a matter of the Jiangnan League, and Sun should not comment on it, but He Ming and others knew that they could not change the fate of the Xuanwu Gang being destroyed by the Jiangnan League. However, they did not hesitate to step onto the broken ship of the Xuanwu Gang. It can be seen that Wang Nianzu has attracted extremely powerful forces, and He Ming and others also firmly believe that Wang Nianzu will win, otherwise, it would not be so abnormal."

At this point, Sun Hua paused for a moment and continued: "If the Xuanwu Alliance grows stronger, it will definitely break the current balance in Bashang, which will not be a good thing for our two families. This is a matter of public and private affairs. Our two families are related by marriage.

, so in both public and private matters, Sun should come over and ask questions and give some suggestions, so please don’t blame me.”

"Huizhu Sun is so polite!" Chao Tian smiled and said, "But I don't know what you mean...?"

Sun Hua saluted and said sternly: "With the inconvenience of Zhang Daxia, the Jiangnan League lacks a central coordinator. If nothing happens, it will be fine. If something happens, it will not be able to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time. As the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head.

, A bird without a head cannot fly. I think Zhang Zhao is young and strong, daring and courageous, and he is Zhang Daxia’s younger brother. I suggest that you promote him to the position of acting alliance leader to appease everyone and lead you to deal with the Xuanwu Gang.

and challenges from new forces.”

Sun Hua's suggestion is excellent and in line with the Jiangnan League's system.

When Zhang Zhongjian was worried about his absence, something unexpected happened to the Jiangnan League, so he set up the temporary position of acting alliance leader above the deputy alliance leaders. The acting alliance leader was born among the five deputy alliance leaders. The method of birth was self-recommendation. As long as he got the

With three votes, this person becomes the acting leader who can command the entire alliance.

When the matter is over, the acting alliance leader will automatically hand over power and be demoted to the same deputy alliance leader as the other four.

The system is very flexible, the ideas are good, and it can prevent one person from monopolizing power, but no matter how good the system is, it must be implemented by people. If there are three deputy leaders with different aspirations, then the acting leader will fall into the hands of the opposite party.

In the past, it was because we had not reached the critical moment of life and death, so even if this acting alliance leader was activated, he would always focus on the overall situation of the Jiangnan Alliance.

But now there are four deputy leaders who are preparing to rebel under coercion and inducement. How can they support Zhang Zhao's rise to power?

Chao Tian rolled his eyes coldly and said slowly: "Master Sun, we have everything in Ba Shang, except for the word 'peace'. There are battles happening almost every day. If there is any trouble, we will use the acting leader.

Where is the majesty of that generation of alliance leader? Where is the face of our Jiangnan Alliance?"

He glanced at everyone and said to Fan Hu: "Leader Fan, I think we can just keep an eye on the Xuanwu Gang's movements right now. Whether we decide to use the acting leader will all depend on what happens next. What do you think?"

"I agree!" Fan Hu said disdainfully: "If even the small Xuanwu Gang has to timidly mobilize troops, what will the major gangs think of us in the future? How can we gain a foothold in Ba? It will inevitably fall into the category of our Jiangnan League.

Wei Feng, I suggest that everything goes as usual. I don't believe what tricks the Xuanwu Gang can pull off."

When Sun Hua heard what the two said, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed, and he said with a hint of power: "Leader Chao, Leader Fan, Xuanwu Gang, Weishui Hall and other old gangs are making unprecedented moves. Even our Taihe Society must be careful.

Be on guard. As the other party’s primary enemy, it’s unreasonable for you to be so careless about your enemy, isn’t it? Aren’t you afraid of others gossiping?”

"Bashang has always had the final say with his fists. It doesn't matter if there are any gossips." Chao Tian sneered a few times and said, "What's important is that the situation is far from the point of using an acting alliance leader. President Sun, you did it."

I know what the idea is."

Sun Hua said coldly: "What plans can I have?"

"The leader of the alliance is not responsible for the specific affairs of the alliance and does not know much about the affairs of the alliance." Chao Tian said in a thorny tone: "And deputy leader Zhang is your son-in-law. If we don't push him to be the acting leader when it is not necessary,

bit, there will be more in the future

The position of alliance leader? You have a good idea. You must be preparing that after he takes the position of acting alliance leader, the Taihe Association will fully support him to eradicate the four of us? At that time, will the Jiangnan Alliance be the Jiangnan Alliance or the Taihe Association?

A branch of?”

Sun Hua was furious when he heard this: "Chao Tian, ​​what do you mean? There is a lot of injustice in Bashang now. Sun wanted to have a friendship with Alliance Leader Zhang; secondly, he thought that Deputy Alliance Leader Zhang was my son-in-law; thirdly, he didn't want to

If another behemoth appears in Bashang, I hope you will be vigilant and put the overall situation first. How could Mr. Sun have any selfish motives? If Mr. Sun had selfish motives, how would you have any chance of the rise of the Jiangnan Alliance? "

"When things change, people's hearts will change." Chao Tian Bafeng said calmly: "When we were weak, you wanted to have one more ally. This made our Jiangnan Alliance stronger. Now that the Jiangnan Alliance has grown stronger and stabilized,

Of course you want it as your own."

"You..." Sun Hua was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"Okay, okay!" Zhang Zhao saw the two of them quarreling and quickly interrupted: "You two, stop arguing. I have decided to accept my father-in-law's suggestion and use the acting alliance leader in times of crisis."

Chao Tian raised his eyelids and glanced at him lightly: "You are not the acting alliance leader yet? Why do you take it so naturally?"

The voice of his words was not high, but the meaning was as heavy as Mount Tai. Zhang Zhao's face turned red when he heard it, and he was so angry that he couldn't say a word for a while. He only had one thought in his mind: "Chao Tian really had a different intention."

, he really has a different intention."

After a long while, Zhang Zhao said in shock and anger: "Chao Tian, ​​what are you talking about? Do you want to disobey the leader's order?"

Chao Tian glanced at her disdainfully and smiled brightly: "You said that I disobeyed the order of the alliance leader, then tell me, what is the order of the alliance leader? If there is, I, Chao Tian, ​​will definitely obey it."

He glanced at Sun Hua, whose face was ashen, and continued to say to Zhang Zhao: "If you do not have the alliance leader's order, but you invite outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the alliance without authorization, then you are a traitor and rebel of our Jiangnan Alliance, and you are ready to kill us.

Jiangnan League gave it away."

These words did not give any face at all. Zhang Zhao was so angry that his face turned red. Sun Hua, who had a dark face, chuckled: "Since you handed over the Cao Fist, Sun and Zhang Daxia felt that something was wrong with you. Now finally

Is Tu Qiong Dagger showing up? Okay! Chao Tian, ​​if you have any ideas, just say them and Sun will continue!"

Chao Tian said coldly: "When did we, the Jiangnan League, need you, Guild Master Sun, to take over the affairs? What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here? If you want to start a war, we, the Jiangnan League, will take over."

Zhang Zhao was afraid that his father-in-law would get angry and make things worse, so he quickly took over the conversation and asked the silent Shen Faxing: "Leader Shen, what do you mean?"

Shen Faxing said slowly: "It is not impossible to use the acting alliance leader! However, it is worth discussing who will be the acting alliance leader."

"I wonder who Alliance Leader Shen thinks is suitable?" Zhang Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this. He knew that Shen Faxing and Chao Tian had always been at odds. Although they were not incompatible with each other, they were not far behind. If he agreed to use the acting alliance leader, then Lu Yan would naturally not

If they oppose it, they plus themselves will have three votes.

Shen Faxing said: "I recommend Alliance Leader Chao."

"I also recommend Leader Chao."

"I also recommend Leader Chao."

Lu Yan and Fan Hu said in unison.

Five votes! Three votes were cast for Chao Tian. Even if he abstained from voting, his position as acting alliance leader would still be as secure as a mountain. As for Zhang Zhao, even if he voted for himself, it would be of no use at all.

"If you really want to appoint the acting leader, I will give you my vote!" Chao Tian said without hesitation.

In an instant, the whole hall fell into a dead silence.

"Get out of the way, Xinfeng County is doing business, and all other people are out of the way!" At this moment, a burst of shouting came from outside the hall, and the two sides who were at war with each other in the hall followed the words and saw a group of government officials rushing in.

Sun Hua, Zhang Zhaodahao.

Matters involving Mr. Ba have always been resolved by Master Ba, which made Mr. Ba develop the habit of relying on himself and not requiring the government to intervene at any time. However, this rule was still broken today.

Many government officers moved to the left and right, revealing the county captain in the middle. He walked to the front of the hall and stood there without looking away. He asked with full authority: "Who is Zhang Zhao?"

Zhang Zhao had given gifts to the county captain more than once. Seeing him like this now, he felt a little confused. However, his reaction was not slow. He quickly stood up and stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying: "Brother Zhang Shi, little brother..."

"Shut up! Who the hell is your brother?" When Captain Zhang heard this, his face turned green with anger.
Chapter completed!