The big drama that happened at the gate of Jiading County spread the lake bandit incident even harder. And every time information is disseminated, it is a disservice to the land deed alliance - there is no impermeable wall in the world, not to mention that the truth will be deliberately spread.

At the same time, the land deed alliance has also been boiling over.

The news of the lake bandits' fiasco was transmitted last night by the spies who had been arranged. By noon, some of the lake bandits who had run away were also brought to the restless old men, and then the details of what happened last night were clarified.

Within the land deed alliance, a wave of violent quarrels broke out.

This is the case with any war, when there is a crushing defeat at the front, there will inevitably be a series of actions of accusation, division, and shuffling in the rear.

The problem that the coalition is facing now is that some people are retreating.

The reason is simple: the means are gone.

As far as the traditional gentry are concerned, even if all the tricks are counted, then using the lake bandits, which has strong side effects, is already a top-level move. This is the last resort that can be used under the table, and it has stepped on the bottom line of the rules.

This tactic, which can barely be called "private", is bound to summon some impeachment and official blows after the fact, the only difference is that the regional alliance is tough enough to be afraid of some backlash.

However, the same is true of Bear Road. Yes, you can ask the lake bandits, and I can also secretly send people to set fires, even if everyone knows who did these things, but both sides have a fig leaf that can make the government pretend to be deaf and dumb, and it is nothing more than hurting each other.

The problem now is that Xiong Dao and his port are like a thorny copper pea, not only dissolving all the nefarious means of the regional alliance one by one, but also Xiong Dao is also constantly "back-piercing" "in private", making it difficult for the old man to ride the tiger and suffer from life.

From the point of harming each other alone, the old men are defeating and losing.

So naturally, some people retreated.

The part of the gentry who planned to retreat saw very clearly that since the previous means were useless, if they confronted Xiong Dao again, they could only use the power of the "system".

To put it bluntly, this kind of institutional strength is the official army - no matter how you go around, it must be the official army that comes forward in the end, and only the official army.

And where are the officers and troops so easy to use? If you want to mobilize the official army, you must go through a series of bureaucratic systems such as the provincial governor and the yamen, the military preparation road, and so on.

The cost is more than some people can afford. You must know that the lake bandits will be extinguished when they are destroyed, to tell the truth, so far, the land deed alliance has not actually paid too much price, it is nothing more than gnawing into a hard bone and jumping two teeth, and everyone can still turn around in time.

And if you use the official army, you will have to use the power of their respective families in the court to calm the situation - no matter how it ends.

In other words, if the means of confrontation escalate again, it will turn from dark to light, and all participants should pay "their own blood". This price is not only huge, but if you don't get it right, it is a major crime of rebellion, which is to rob your family and kill your head!

For the sake of the financial resources in the hands of Xiong Dao, is it worth it?

The most important thing is that the officers and soldiers need to be famous. To put it simply, the title deed alliance must publicly brand Xiong Daoxian as an "anti-thief" or "bandit" before it can carry out follow-up actions.

There are too many variables, the price paid is not proportional to what is gained, and the risk is extremely high, and the backlash is huge, so some people retreat.

In fact, after a night of deep thought, the number of people who said they would retreat the next day increased by a few more, so that the number of the "peacemakers" soon exceeded the number of the "main battle factions."

At the same time, the heads of the lake bandits were sent to the Songjiang Mansion by beating gongs and drums.

After receiving the head, the government government is much more motivated than the county government. Fang Yuegong, the old thing, not only hyped up this feat of "resisting bandits", but also issued an official document clamoring for "poor treatment" of this matter.

Feeling that the external environment is becoming more and more unfavorable, the master of the peace faction is more determined to take a step back and broaden the sky, and it is better to value harmony.

In the midst of the heated debate between the two factions, another night passed, and then everyone shut up. Even the most stubborn Xu family and the fiercest jumper Master Huang began to express their approval of a truce between the two sides - last night, another mulberry garden was burned and the fish pond was poisoned.

This time the burning of the garden incident directly drove the main battle faction into the abyss, and the Zhuangzi that was burned was not on the blockade line around the port, but in other places far away from the port.

In addition, there are some cotton stalks that are burned at the same time for winter heating.

Xiong Dao's move this time nakedly showed an attitude From now on, all the Zhuangzi who are all over the south of the Yangtze River can close their doors and close down. Because the meaning of the step of burning the cotton stalk is very clear, and when the cotton is ripe next year, there will be surprises for you

The stunned main battle faction is completely wilted this time. They are unable to muster their internal strength, and they are helpless against the enemy's escalated full-screen strike methods. Considering the huge losses that are coming, the old men who are on a roller coaster finally recognize the reality and decide to sue for peace and withdraw their troops.

Soon, the Chinese in charge of the peace talks set off to Zhangsu Port to see Xiong Dao.

Xiong Dao didn't put up any shelf, and met with the Chinese people with a smile, which was the same scene as when Xu Jin met Du Yaren.

Then Xiong Dao's request was similar to Xu Jin's, the same understatement, the same about the title deed - to take the land deed around the port to make amends.

In addition, according to the conditions proposed by Xu Jin at the beginning, Master Xiong is pressing step by step, and now Zhang Sugang's valuation is one million taels of silver. Since you want to occupy fifty percent of the shares, then on the basis of the title deed, you will get another 500,000 taels of compensation, and this matter will be over, and everyone will value peace.

The news brought back by the Chinese made the lords of the Title Deed Alliance hardly believe their ears.

"Is the surname Xiong crazy? How dare you rebel like this?! The faces of everyone present were full of disbelief.

According to the meaning of the title deed alliance, send someone to come over to make peace, and then everyone will sell the land in the "first island chain" to Xiong Dao at a fair price, and this matter will be considered in the past. In the future, no one will come to the obstacle of the development of Zhangsugang, isn't this just that harmony is precious?

What the old man didn't expect was that Xiong Dao, this dog thing, dared to open his mouth!? How dare he make such a desperate request!?

The old man, who is accustomed to opening his mouth wide to other people's lions, can't stand this kind of rude behavior, this is a naked humiliation!

In addition, if the price is really according to Xiong Dao, it is better to transfer the officers and soldiers - the title deed plus 500,000 taels of silver, such a high price is enough to settle all the expenses and smooth out the adverse effects afterwards.

At this moment, the mood of the old man has been on a roller coaster again, and the hardliners have revived, especially a certain man surnamed Huang with bad legs and feet jumped the most fiercely.

So the wind within the alliance began to change again. The arguing old men had no choice but to send Chinese people to visit Xiong Dao at the port the next day, hoping to get a "sincere" peace condition.

As a result, this time the Chinese couldn't even see the face of Master Xiong, and it was the veteran ruffian Yan Tiexia who came forward: "Now you know how to beg for mercy?" It's late! Go back and tell your lord, if you can't get the title deed and silver, sooner or later your whole family will beg for food! ”

Along with the words of utter contempt, there was a breathless blow to the three capitulators, and Zhuangzi was burned again that night.

This kind of behavior is tantamount to forcibly pinching the alliance together, and the old man has no way back now, and there is no second way to go.

So, the old men who shouted "Rise up and resist all oppression" finally united and cohesive, swearing to fight with the surname Xiong endlessly, rolling their eyes and glaring.

Two days later, on December 5th, it was a seemingly ordinary day.

On this day, two teams started to set off at the same time, one from the port of Taijiang and the other from Suzhou.

The team from Suzhou was a group of 10 people. This team of people all rode good horses, wearing flying fish suits, wearing embroidered spring knives at their waists, fresh clothes and angry horses, and their demeanor was arrogant.

As one of the twelve guards of the pro-army, Jinyiwei is naturally headquartered in the capital. However, the Jinyi Guard, who was responsible for monitoring the vassal kings and officials in various places and collecting local public opinion, had branches in all parts of the world.

Today's team of people is a fan sent from Jinyiwei Suzhou Qianhu on business.

Because the Susong area was the most prosperous and wealthy area in the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei had the highest local level of 1,000 households in Suzhou. Today's team of people, led by Jinyiwei Suzhou Baihu Ma Yaotang.

Ma Yaotang and his entourage, who set off from Suzhou on the order of the Lord of a thousand households, will come to the west gate of Shanghai County before noon.

Outside the West Gate, there was already a captain who was also wearing a flying fish suit at the pick-up station. After seeing Ma Yaotang, the school captain hurriedly led the hundred households to the Xu family's house in Guanxiang, south of the city.

In the afternoon, Ma Yaotang and his party were full of red faces, and they said goodbye from the house with golden sleeves. Then the group was led by the local fanzi and swaggered across the river to Zhangsu Port.

When the majestic horse team broke into the compound of the Port Authority, the leading Ma Baihu immediately pulled the reins of his horse, coolly took out his waist card and lit it up in front of the guards who surrounded him, and then shouted, "I am Suzhou Jinyi Wei Baihu is here on business, and quickly call your shopkeeper Xiong Dao to come out and reply!" ”

It didn't take long for Xiong Dao, who was dressed in a brocade robe, and Lu Cheng, who was wearing a robe and had a big bald head, walked out of the stone building and stood at the top of the steps in a large number of guards.

And after Ma Baihu was identified by the local fanzi, he immediately turned over and dismounted with his entourage, and while marching forward, he exhaled and shouted, "Jinyiwei handle the case, arrest the thief Xiong Dao, idle people, etc., and quickly disperse, otherwise he will be punished as a co-defendant!" ”