After Waking up Beside the Villain

Gao Lan has never encountered such an invitation since he changed from a bandit to a general.He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't refuse, unless he really planned to fight a street fight as soon as he entered Haicheng.

If things really develop like that, the whole Haicheng, regardless of foreigners or local forces, will never tolerate him.

"Big guy!"

The adjutant looked over nervously.

Gao Lan waved his hand, looked around at the muzzles of guns, ordered two guards at random, then turned and walked towards Guanglai Tea House.

The tea drinkers in the lobby of the tea house were watching the crazy bustle of the big smoker outside, and they were enjoying it. In the blink of an eye, they saw that the battle outside changed. It was full of guns to guns, and swords were on edge. They were stunned for a moment. Stayed on the stool.

Seeing Gao Lan come in, the shopkeeper and a few very experienced guests immediately squatted down and got under the table.

Gao Lan glanced at it, ignored it, and went up to the second floor.

There was only one private room on the second floor with a guard standing in front of the door.

As soon as Gao Lan approached, one of them pushed open the door and made a gesture of invitation, while the other reached out and stopped the two guards who were about to follow.

"Mr. Gao, you'd better go in by yourself."

A guard stared at him, opened his mouth and cursed: "Damn it, you guys are so bullying!"

"All right."

Gao Lan interrupted the guard's scolding, showing displeasure: "Just wait outside. I believe in Mr. Yu's character, there will be no danger here."

As soon as the words fell, the two guards were still angry, but they didn't say anything anymore. They just pressed their guns with one hand and stopped outside the door.

Chu Yunsheng and Yu Jingzhi listened to the double reed at the door and smiled at each other.

Immediately, Yu Jingzhi blinked, and Chu Yunsheng brought his tea bowl, got up and left the seat, and turned behind the screen in the private room.

Although his identity is no longer an unknown secret in the eyes of many people, but from his point of view, it is best not to come to the stage if he can not come to the stage.

As soon as Chu Yunsheng sat down behind the screen, Gao Lan came in.

"Mr. Yu is quite leisurely and elegant. At this time, he still comes to drink tea and enjoy the scenery."

Gao Lan looked calm, without any anger or vigilance from being coerced, and sat down while talking with a smile, as if he was really an idle guest invited to drink tea.

Yu Jingzhi smiled and said: "It's just a walk around, if you always stay in one place, it would be too boring. Presumably Mr. Gao also thought so, so he was very quiet and thoughtful, all the way from northern Jiangxi , came all the way to Haicheng."

Lu Yun came over to make tea.

Gao Lan looked at the orange-yellow tea rolling into the porcelain white tea bowl, took off his hat, shook his head and said with a smile, "Mr. Yu is far from being in a state of tranquility. Haicheng is a metropolis, and Gao urinates Longing, now that I have free time, I naturally want to go to the city to have a look, I can't stay in the backcountry all the time, livelihood is a problem."

"Mr. Gao is still worried about making a living?" Yu Jingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Gao Lan said, "That's natural."

"Mr. Yu is also the head of the family. He must also know that it is not easy to support some people under his command. The food and military salary alone cost a lot. I really can't afford it."

"Not to mention that there was a famine in northern Jiangxi last year, and there was no grain harvest. Ordinary people may not be able to get a full meal in three to five days. They are really starving. Gao Mou won northern Jiangxi, and he was a parent official. Seeing Seeing the misery of the people under the rule, I feel uncomfortable, so I want to come to Haicheng, a wealthy place, to try my luck."

Inside the screen, Chu Yunsheng listened to Gao Lan's eloquent words, but he thought of some rumors after Gao Lan's fortune and a few things in the original plot.

Gao Lan hated others mentioning his background as a bandit, and envied literati in his heart. After living in northern Jiangxi, he learned to read and write, and his speech became more refined.

But no matter how elegant and noble their words and deeds are, bandits are still bandits.

In the famine in northern Jiangxi, Jinling and many wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang allocated a lot of food. Yu Jingzhi secretly sent one of his confidants to supervise the matter.But to say a thousand words and ten thousand, the surname in northern Jiangxi is Gao after all.Although the food went in large quantities, the number of starving corpses on the side of the road was not much less than before.

On the contrary, it was the soldiers under Gao Lan's hands, all of whom were tall and big, full of brains and intestines.

If Gao Lan is really a parent official who loves the people like his own son as he said, then I'm afraid he won't still be a bandit who oppresses the people after he becomes a commander in chief.

In this world, one should not be afraid of blood or sins, but should only be afraid of not being able to see the future and not being able to do adult things.

Outside, Yu Jingzhi's voice sounded, cool and warm like a summer breeze.

He seemed to be too lazy to deal with Gao Lan here, and there was a bit of subtle perfunctory in his voice: "Then Mr. Gao really came to the right place. The boundary of Haicheng is precious and precious. It’s very, most people can’t get their hands on it.”

Gao Lan paused, raised his eyes to look at Yu Jingzhi, and replied pointedly: "It seems that Mr. Yu is indeed the earth emperor who covers the sky with one hand in Haicheng."

Yu Jingzhi smiled, picked up the tea bowl, and sipped the tea lightly.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, savoring the flavor of sweetness on the tip of his tongue and throat, noncommittal about it.

Gao Lan glanced at the teacup in front of him again, but he didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he changed his sitting posture slightly and said again: "Since Mr. Yu already knows Gao's intentions, should it be Gao's turn to ask?" Let me ask, why is Mr. Yu here?"

Just stepped into Haicheng, at this time and this place was suddenly threatened by Yu Jingzhi to invite him up, it is naturally impossible for Gao Lan not to be angry.But he was more surprised, or in other words, he thought Yu Jingzhi shouldn't be here at this time, and even asked to see him by name.

This is like a game of chess, when the two armies are facing each other, one side suddenly inserts a hand that makes people puzzled, which is very weird.

But what was even weirder was Yu Jingzhi's answer.

"Yu has no intention of coming here. He just met Mr. Gao by chance and wanted to treat Mr. Gao to a cup of tea. After this cup of tea is exhausted, Mr. Gao will come and go freely, and no one will stop him."

Yu Jingzhi spoke calmly and seriously.

But Gao Lan was taken aback when he heard it, his brows were furrowed—what kind of acting was this?

Just now when the two were talking, Gao Lan was secretly looking at Yu Jingzhi.

In the early years, when Gao Lan first gained a foothold in northern Jiangxi, he met Yu Jingzhi a few times. At that time, Yu Jingzhi had only gained a firm foothold in Haicheng Chuchu.At a reception in Jinling, Gao Lan met Yu Jingzhi, and was very curious about this young man who was able to carve out an inch of territory amidst tigers and wolves.

But in addition to curiosity, there is also a strong sense of vigilance and a desire to win.

After a brief conversation at the reception, perhaps because of a deep feeling, Gao Lan regarded Yu Jingzhi as his lifelong enemy, and thought that no matter how much he paid attention to it, it was still not enough.

Sure enough, within two years, Yu Jingzhi became the famous Mr. Yu, controlling most of Haicheng, and Sun Decheng, who was a warlord, did not dare to offend him hastily and retreated from Haicheng.Although there are reasons for Sun Decheng's lack of strength, Yu Jingzhi's fearfulness can also be seen.

Therefore, Gao Lan is convinced that Yu Jingzhi ambushed on this long street, stopped him, and called him to the teahouse. He must have something to discuss and a goal to achieve.

After entering the door, Yu Jingzhi's expression and speech also seemed to prove this point.

But what's going on now?

The tentative confrontation we just met is over, shouldn't we get to the point and start talking about business?This should never be just drinking tea and chatting!

A little confusion appeared in Gao Lan's eyes.

He calmed down, observed Yu Jingzhi's expression, and decided to get straight to the point, and turned his back on the customer: "I heard that Mr. Yu has a new type of medicine in his hand, which was made by a doctor, and there are no foreigners from abroad, but it's true. ?”

Yu Jingzhi remained expressionless, and said with a smile, "Mr. Gao, we're not talking about business today, we're drinking tea."

"Mr. Yu, don't be stingy. If there is such a drug, then our army is in urgent need of it, so let's say we have to make a deal." Gao Lan said.

Yu Jingzhi still didn't answer, just raised his hand: "The tea is cold, change the tea for Mr. Gao."

Gao Lan's complexion changed: "Mr. Yu, Gao is a rough person, and he can't understand too many twists and turns. What's your purpose? What's the matter with calling me here? Let's open the skylight and speak honestly. "

Yu Jingzhi sighed: "Mr. Gao, don't misunderstand, Yu really just wants to invite Mr. Gao to have a cup of tea and sit down for a while."

"you!"

Gao Lan's aggrieved anger could not be suppressed any longer, he even suspected that he was played by Yu Jingzhi.

After another moment of stalemate, the second cup of tea in front of Gao Lan was going to be cold, he finally couldn't bear it any longer, got up abruptly, and said coldly: "Gao doesn't like drinking tea, since Mr. Yu has nothing serious to talk about, then Gao Lan I’m in a hurry, so I’ll take my leave first.”

"Mr. Gao, go slowly, don't see him off." Yu Jing said.

It was only at this moment that Gao Lan finally confirmed that Yu Jingzhi was not showing off, but that he was really just inviting him to drink tea and not talking about anything else, which was simply weird.

If something is abnormal, it must be a demon, Gao Lan hesitated to take a look at Yu Jing, but found that Yu Jingzhi was looking down at a pocket watch in his palm.In an instant, like a revelation, Gao Lan suddenly realized the true meaning of what Yu Jingzhi did today.

"Trick!"

Gao Lan turned around abruptly, glaring at Yu Jingzhi.

Lu Yun immediately drew his gun on guard.

Yu Jingzhixu raised his hand and smiled slightly: "Two cups of tea are enough time to negotiate too many things and exchange too many interests. Even if Mr. Gao walks out immediately, he will not be able to clean himself up by jumping into the Yellow River."

"If you leave calmly, some people will think that you have cooperated with me and had a good conversation. If you leave with a blank face, some people will think that you are covering up the results of the conversation with me. If you leave angrily , Some people will still speculate whether this is a play played by you and me together, pretending to be at odds."

"Of course, Mr. Gao can also explain a little more to the outside world. It depends on whether someone will believe it."

Looking at Gao Lan's expression, Yu Jingzhi raised the corners of his lips.

Gao Lan cast a gloomy look at Yu Jing, strode away without saying a word, his heavy military boots stepping on the wooden floor, his voice was like a furious thunder.

The private room quickly recovered its cleanliness.

The team on the long street downstairs walked away quickly, as if they would be in bad luck if they stayed for a second longer.

Chu Yunsheng walked out from behind the screen, glanced at Gao Lan's untouched tea on the table, and said calmly: "This move can only be regarded as a delay, Gao Lan will not give up Haicheng, even if there is no attack from the north and the south, he will still There will be looting."

Yu Jingzhi suppressed his smile, and said softly: "It's only a matter of time. What we lack is time. If there are another two or three months, the arsenal will be able to support enough weapons."

"Only weapons are not enough."

Chu Yun said.

Yu Jingzhi leaned back on the seat, closed his eyes, and didn't speak any more.

A belated and heavy atmosphere gradually permeated the room.

Not enough, naturally not enough.

Not enough time, not enough weapons, not enough supplies, not enough strength, not enough of everything.

If it wasn't really not enough, how could they take the risk of taking the risk to destroy the intelligence base in Dongyang, kill Adams, and intercept Gao Lan when they knew they could maintain peace for a short time?

Chu Yunsheng knew that according to Yu Jingzhi's plan, even with his own participation, he would need at least three to five years to strengthen his strength and make all his capital stronger before he could truly have the ability and confidence to drive out the Tartars. The prisoners, support Zheng Yuansheng and their cause, and change Haicheng.

But the flapping of butterfly wings is also limited.

It may fan the tsunami and the plot, but it cannot fan the wheel of established history.

If Chu Yunsheng remembered correctly, in the original plot, after the meeting in Europe, the Eastern Army would step into the Qingzhou Peninsula.And after completely occupying the Qingzhou Peninsula, they will join the Eastern Army from the northeast and the south, and together they will break through Jinling and point their swords at Haicheng, as if entering a land without people.

The results of the European conference cannot be changed, and the situation in the Northeast is stalemate. Everything seems to be a foregone conclusion.

The time for the Eastern Army to go south can only be earlier than the original plot, but it will never be later.

This is reality and this is history.

When Yu Jingzhi vaguely revealed his identity that night, Chu Yunsheng decided to tell Yu Jingzhi the news.

What was more unexpected to Chu Yunsheng was that even though Yu Jingzhi didn't have the original plot to spoil, he still got a glimpse of it from the changes in the current situation and affirmed Chu Yunsheng's statement.

Afterwards, secret investigations, careful mobilization, and careful planning were carried out.

Using Adams to clean up the Eastern intelligence network, as long as the Easterners have less understanding and control of Haicheng, their arrival time can be delayed by one point.

Kill Adams, trade with Louis and France, so there will be three-party constraints. Toyo bites Germany, and Germany bites France. The water is mixed, and the meeting in Europe will take a while longer. Even if the result cannot be changed, at least it will be won. time.

They intercept Gao Lan with great fanfare, but they only drink tea and don’t talk about it. First, Chu Yunsheng and Yu Jingzhi both know that Gao Lan is here for Haicheng, and he is definitely not a partner for cooperation. Second, he uses Gao Lan to confuse other forces. .

As long as Gao Lan enters the Guanglai Tea House and meets Yu Jingzhi, it will be difficult for other forces to really trust Gao Lan, at least the Orientals will never trust him, and it is very possible to use him.But Gao Lan is not a kind person, and he will not be willing to be used by the Orientals.

Once Gao Lan can't win Dongyang's trust, the north-south attack on Haicheng by him and the Dongyang army will be impossible for a while, and the crisis facing Haicheng will be greatly reduced.

Chu Yunsheng went to see Fang Jiming with Yu Jingzhi two days ago, and was criticized for being reckless and disorganized, but all these things were the most effective.

As for many matters in the Qingzhou Peninsula and the Northeast, we can only do our best.Man is not God, and he must always admit that he is powerless.

So, in the final analysis, everything they have done during this time is just to prepare for that day.

Chu Yunsheng also knew that many insightful people must also have this worry or guess, but they are far from ready.

Even Fang Jiming and Zheng Yuansheng, after receiving Yu Jingzhi's hint, did not quite believe that the world that had just returned to peace would soon be on fire again.

But that's the truth.

After sitting opposite each other and drinking half a cup of tea, Chu Yunsheng and Yu Jingzhi didn't sit any longer, and they went back home, went out and got into a car.

The car drove to the apartment in the concession, and as soon as he got out of the car, Chu Yunsheng saw Liu Er rushing over, and said in a low voice: "Sir, something went wrong, our people created chaos and helped Li Lingbi escape, but we haven't had time to catch him. He was taken away by people from the Tianming Society."

Tomorrow will.

When Chu Yunsheng heard these three words, the first person he thought of was not Du Tianming, but Du Qi.

But Du Qi, who was remembered by him, had just shot the last of his men who rescued people with him, and then took Li Lingbi straight to a hiding place.

During the bumping and traveling, the white walls and blue tiles of the alley receded rapidly, and the sky was full of dark clouds.

Li Lingbi lay on Du Qi's back, panting lightly, and asked in a low voice, "Seventh brother, why did you kill them all? Are they... not your subordinates?"

A hint of impatience flashed in Du Qi's eyes, but his tone was filled with a gentle sigh: "Ling Bi, you are just too kind. Although I am reluctant, they have to kill you. Now you are being targeted by the Gu family. You are in a bad situation. The more people who know your whereabouts, the more dangerous you will be."

"Seventh brother, you will protect me, right?"

Li Lingbi asked again.

Du Qi quickly jumped over the sewage flowing in the long and narrow alley, and laughed: "That's natural."

Li Lingbi nodded and said, "Then Brother Seven, do you know that I have been infected with opium? I told you before that I have seen Xuan Qinghe use this method to control some people to work for him, but I don't want to. He treats me He was also murdered."

"I don't know when I got this thing. Although Gu Qishu tied me up and tortured me for my secrets, he was really helping me quit smoking. Seventh brother, after I settle down, you will help me quit too." Bar?"

Du Qi's footsteps paused slightly, and he returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

"This thing is very difficult to quit. I haven't seen anyone who is really capable of quitting successfully. But since you have the determination, Ling Bi, I will naturally help you. But if you fail to quit, don't be discouraged. The left and right are nothing but opium, if you smoke it for fun, it’s nothing, if you want, you can have as many ointments as you want.”

"Ling Bi, I will never wrong you."

Du Qi's voice was still gentle and affectionate, but Li Lingbi only felt chills.

He closed his mouth tightly and stopped talking.