Chapter 249 Chapter Nine: Ingenious tricks

After Kou Zhong sent Luo Feng away, he returned to the general manager's mansion. It turned out that Chen Changlin had just rushed back and was talking with Xu Ziling in the lobby. He was overjoyed and said, "Brother Changlin came back just in time. This time you have the hope of revenge." Chen Changlin's spirit was greatly lifted, and he hurriedly asked. After Kou Zhong explained the situation, Chen Changlin said dejectedly: "Li Zitong is in danger now, and our strength is not enough to deal with Du Fuwei or Shen Lun's forces, how can I take revenge?" Kou Zhong sent someone to invite Xu Xingzhi, and asked about Chen Changlin's return to recruit his tribe.

Chen Changlin saw that he was confident, and knew that he was resourceful and unpredictable, so his confidence increased, and he said excitedly: "The situation of my trip is very good, much better than I imagined, especially when I heard that the young commander won the In the East China Sea, the people of the tribe came north by boat one after another. It is estimated that at least two thousand young men will join the Young Marshal's Army. In addition, there will be no less than five hundred people who are master boatmen and shipbuilders in the clan. Report the news, we will have to rush to the East China Sea overnight to meet them."

Kou Zhongxi said: "Have those two thousand young men ever served in the military?" Chen Changlin said: "Most of them had joined the army in the old dynasty, and there are not a few who are now under the command of Shen Jun." Kou Zhong happily said: "That's it! Brother Changlin must send all of them to Liangdu, the sooner the better." At this time, Xu Xingzhi came, and after listening to it, he smiled and said: "The young commander has a great plan. He used people from the south of the Yangtze River to fight Du Fuwei. When Du Fuwei mistakenly thought that he was attacked by Shen Lun and fought back, we will take the opportunity to attack again." Shen Lun, the siege of Jiangdu will be resolved by itself, right?"

Kou Zhong sighed: "Mr. Xu is indeed Zhuge Wuhou resurrected, he can see through my younger brother's intentions at a glance." Xu Ziling also nodded in admiration. Chen Changlin's eyes lit up, and he stood up abruptly and said, "I'm going to the East China Sea immediately. When I attack Shen Lun, Changlin is willing to be the vanguard." Kou Zhong tugged at his sleeve and said, "Wait a minute! Brother Chang Lin first needs to teach our tailors how to make Shen Jun's military uniforms." Xu Xingzhi said with a smile: "If Shen Lun really wants to sneak attack Du Fuwei, how can he let his soldiers openly wear Shen Jun's signature military uniform to act? As long as they are from Jiangnan, it will make Du Fuwei more trustworthy."

Kou Zhong patted his forehead and said: "I was confused, ha! This time I can even save the cost of making clothes." Chen Changlin went with an excited expression. On the third day after Chen Changlin left, Gui Xiliang and Xing Rong rushed over, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling hosted a banquet to wash them off, accompanied by Xu Xingzhi, Chen Jiafeng, Xie Jiao and Ren Meimei who came back from Pengcheng to report the situation. After drinking for three rounds, Kou Zhong said: "The table is all our own people, so don't be afraid to speak." Gui Xiliang's face darkened immediately, and he said: "Then I don't have to be polite. You put me on the stage and said that I can relieve the siege of Jiangdu. I was so tired that I was ridiculed by Shao Lingzhou's people all day long, and my life was extremely sad. It's all right now! Shao Lingzhou has officially announced to the whole gang that if I can accomplish this impossible thing, then I, Gui Xiliang, will not only be the deputy gang leader, but will be the leader of the gang. My grandma, you taught me today How do you step down?"

Xing Rong was also displeased and said: "Shao Lingzhou's move is clearly to humiliate elder brother. Although he never said that it can't be done, everyone knows that Ruojiang's capital falls, and Brother Gui can only retire automatically." Kou Zhong smiled and said, "Did Shao Lingzhou write the sentence 'impossible' in black and white on the announcement, or did you, Brother Xiliang, make it up?" Gui Xiliang said airily: "I made it up, did I make it up wrong?" Ren Meimei and the others smiled, knowing that they knew each other since they were young, so they could have a frank conversation.

Kou Zhonghao calmly said: "Suppose I told you before that I could kill Ren Shaoming, smash Li Mi, and drive away the bones of Yu Wenhua, would you use the same words to describe it?" Gui Xiliang blushed, and said angrily with blue veins on his forehead: "These things can't be compared with the current situation. Alas! Brothers, come and tell me how to solve the siege of Jiangdu!" Seeing Xu Ziling's uncontrollable aura, Kou Zhong smiled and said, "Let Xiaoling tell you! Trust him more than me!" Xu Ziling put on an attitude of staying out of the matter, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not me who put Brother Liang on the stage, you have to tie the bell yourself, young commander please!"

Ren Meimei finally couldn't help but "puchi" her coquettish smile, her coquettish look was seductive, and she was stunned for a while when she saw her beauty for the first time and she didn't "belong to herself" like Gui Xiliang. Ren Meimei has so much experience in seducing men, she immediately throws him a wink that wants to refuse and greet. After Kou Zhong scolded Xu Ziling with a smile, "The boy is playing with me again", he leaned into Gui Xiliang's ear and talked for a quarter of an hour. After Gui Xiliang's expression eased and he couldn't stop nodding, Kou Zhong sat up straight, raised his left hand, and shook his right hand. He patted Gui Xiliang on the shoulder hard, laughed and said, "Everyone, generals, heroes, folks, elders, brothers and sisters, let's drink his mother's cup for the future leader of the Gui clan of the Bamboo Flower Gang."

Everyone hurriedly booed and congratulated. Although Xu Ziling raised his glass, he didn't speak.He thought to himself whether it was his mother's death or Sister Su's painful death, Kou Zhong would always be able to recover from the blow faster than him, this might be one of the necessary prerequisites for being the overlord of the world. The next day, Gui Xiliang and Xingrong returned to Jiangdu by boat in high spirits. It was a world of difference from the downcast when they came. There are also Xu Ziling and Luo Qifei who are disguised as scar-faced heroes. One is to protect the future leader of the Bamboo Flower Gang for twelve hours; They are the backbone, together with more than a dozen scouting masters from the young commander's army, so as to collect information about Du and Chen's two armies.

Xu Ziling slipped to the stern of the boat alone, watched the beautiful scenery of the canal under the starry night, thought of Susu's misfortune, felt sad from it, and sighed deeply. Susu's death hit him more deeply and more severely than Fu Junchuo's death. The latter's death was tragic and vigorous, and it happened so suddenly that he became a thing of the past before he understood it clearly.But he was full of hope and anticipation for Susu, and suddenly all his efforts and hopes came to naught, that kind of loss, helplessness and remorse, like a poisonous snake burrowing into a viscera, gnawed at his heart.

He doesn't know when he will recover like Kou Zhong, people say that time can dilute everything, but he knows that Susu will always leave an indelible scar on his heart. Every time he recalled her voice and appearance before she died, his heart would convulse!It was as if one had to exhaust all the strength of the whole body to resist the enormous pain and oppression.He was so numb that he didn't want to hate anyone, including Li Jing or Xiang Yushan.But he will never prevent Kou Zhong from taking the most severe revenge on Xiang Yushan. And he knows that no one in the world can stop Kou Zhong from collecting debts for Su Su. The cause of Susu's illness is most likely caused by long-term depression; the distant cause is Li Jing, and the proximate cause is Xiangyu Mountain.This is something he and Kou Zhong knew very well, but they didn't say it out loud, let alone talk about it. In the past few days, they have not dared to mention Susu a word, that is really heartbreaking! Gui Xiliang came to him at this time, coughed dryly and said, "Hey! I have something to say to you." Xu Ziling forced his mind back, nodded and said, "My brother! Tell me!" Gui Xiliang was a bit embarrassed, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "Why do you think Xiaozhong always praises me as the leader of the gang? Frankly speaking, I know how much material I have. Being the leader of the clan is quite remarkable, the leader of the clan! Sigh! !" Xu Ziling said indifferently: "Then do you want to be the gang leader?" Gui Xiliang smiled wryly and said: "People look at high places, and water flows low. Of course they want to! But if the name does not match the reality, it will be a thankless task." Xu Ziling said: "Just think about it. What you owe now is confidence. With Kou Zhong fully supporting you, what are you afraid of? He will never harm you. You should also know how he is. When we were young, he never fought with others. The one who slips first without trying is always saved for the last." Gui Xiliang said distressedly: "What good will it do him if I become the gang leader? Even if I become the gang leader, I can't point the old men like Shao Lingzhou and Shen Beichang, and Mai Yunfei will even oppose me. What are you doing?" Xu Ziling said lightly: "Then why didn't you tell Xiao Zhong frankly earlier, so you don't have to worry about it anymore?" Gui Xiliang sighed: "Xiao Zhong thinks highly of me so much, how can I disappoint him, not to mention Shao Lingzhou has cut off my way back, so I have to persevere, alas! Is this a contradiction?" Xu Ziling said softly: "It has never been an easy task to obtain or maintain power. Xiao Zhong is no longer the former Xiao Zhong. He has his own means to make you a leader of the Bamboo Flower Gang worthy of the name and reality, and he can even install a few capable people. People will help you to support his great cause of winning the world. Take a look! Old foxes like Li Zitong and Shao Lingzhou are not allowed to be played by him? You can listen to Xiaorong's opinions more, His calmness and wisdom are enough to make up for your deficiencies." Then put his arms around his shoulders and said: "It's night! Rest early, after arriving in Jiangdu tomorrow morning, there may be many unexpected things that we need to take care of." Kou Zhong rushed to the gate, greeted Liu Heikai and said with a smile: "I just don't know how to contact brother Liu, but I didn't expect the distinguished guests to come." Liu Heita laughed, took his arm, stepped into the lobby, and said kindly: "It's either you looking for me, or I'm looking for you. Now everyone in the world won't fall for Kou Zhong's name." After sitting down, when everyone exited the hall, Liu Heita said: "King Xia originally wanted to send another person to talk to you, but I insisted on coming in person, so as not to cause disharmony among my good brothers, and finally have to go to war." It's a bad thing to meet!" Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "Brother Liu, don't worry, brothers are brothers, how could we treat each other with swords instead of fine wine! Come! Have a drink first, may our brotherhood last forever." After toasting, Kou Zhong asked, "How is the situation in the north? Has Li Mi surrendered to Li Shimin?" Liu Heitai's expression changed, "Is there such a thing?" After Kou Zhong's analysis, Liu Heitai's expression turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Li Shimin is indeed a man with great foresight. Li Mi's generals are like clouds, and counselors are like rain. It's just that this group of talents is enough to increase the strength of the Li clan today. , is more difficult to deal with." Kou Zhongdao: "Maybe Li Mi would rather die than surrender. Alas! But Li Mi has endured a lot, maybe he will really bear his mother for a while, pretend to surrender Li, avoid the disaster of destruction, and then plan, this is a possibility It's not small." Liu Heikai remained silent. Kou Zhongdao: "I heard that Xu Yuanlang was beaten up by Brother Liu. I don't know when you can break into his lair, Rencheng?" Liu Heikai said calmly: "How could things be so simple. Xu Yuanlang is trying to counterattack to regain lost ground. The most hateful thing is that he asked Gao Kaidao and Yu Wenhuaji for help. Yu Wenhuaji was defeated by Li Mi and you successively. It’s hard to guarantee, so you can ignore it. But Gao Kaidao has the backing of the Turks, and he is brave in the world, and his general Zhang Jinshu is good at using cavalry, so he should not be underestimated.” After repeating the names of Gao Kaidao and Zhang Jinshu several times, Kou Zhong suddenly asked, "There is one thing I really don't understand. Why did you choose this time to attack Xu Yuanlang?" Liu Heikai shrugged and said: "The reason is very simple, because Xu Yuanlang has always been attached to Li Mi, and now that his backing has fallen, we have no scruples. I almost forgot to thank you for this matter. Come! Let Brother Liu toast you." "Ding"! When the wine touched each other, each drank up the fine wine in the glass. Kou Zhong sighed: "I only now understand what it means to move the whole body with one hair, besides, Li Mi must be more than just a hair." Liu Heitai said: "Xu Yuanlang is the most spineless person. On the one hand, he asked Gao Kaidao and Yu Wenhuaji for help, and on the other hand, he secretly flirted with Wang Shichong, so the situation is not completely favorable to us." Kou Zhong murmured: "Is there any little brother who can help?" Liu Heikai said happily: "As long as you are willing to do business with us, it will be fine. Others, needless to say, you will also try to hold Wang Shichong or Du Fuwei, which is of great benefit to us." Kou Zhong smiled wryly and said, "Brother Liu is really frank, after all, you and your King Xia don't have to be afraid of what tricks my lonely and weak young commander can play." Liu Heikai said frankly: "Although you are one of the few people I think highly of today, it is still difficult to do anything under the current situation. Of course it is difficult for me to persuade you to join Master Dou, but you must not Pretending to be a hero, once the city of Jiangdu is destroyed, or Wang Shichong comes to the east, the most important thing is not to forget that I, Liu Heitai, is a brother who has shared life and death with you. As long as I send a letter, I will definitely help you with all my strength. Wouldn't it be great to cross the world side by side?" Kou Zhong sighed, "It's really satisfying to think about it. Brother Liu is indeed an extraordinary lobbyist, but I don't know if I should look forward to that kind of day. Speaking of which, what kind of business does Brother Liu want to do with me?" Liu Heikai replied bluntly: "We will give you horses and weapons, and you will supply us with vegetables and rice, which is beneficial to both parties." Kou Zhong laughed dumbly and said: "In the end, your Uncle Dou hopes that I can last for a while, right? How can I, Kou Zhong, refuse such a good proposal." Liu Heita held out his big hand to hold him tightly, and said in a low voice: "Be careful! Remember to keep the green hills, even if there is no firewood to burn these two words, I have to go! I will send someone to contact you later." Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "Aren't you going to share the bed with me tonight?" Liu Heita said helplessly: "I came to this appointment in a separate body when I couldn't. Why didn't I see Xiaoling?" Kou Zhong accompanied him to the gate, and said: "He has gone to the south, come! Let me take you out of the city." Liu Heikai's expression darkened and he said, "Did he go to Baling to look for Sister Ling?" Kou Zhong was stunned for a moment and said sadly, "Oh, yes."