If the government admits it, it will be difficult for these seven salt merchants to deal with, this is an important source of Xuzhou's finances, and they will not do anything to these seven salt merchants.

The seven major salt merchants, the energy is too strong.

Officially, it was determined that the people who attacked Zhang Ming and them were not from the Seven Great Salt Merchants, but a group of bandits they had been wanting.

As for the hundreds of captives in Zhang Ming's hands, they have lost their role as witnesses.

Even if these people come out to testify, it is useless, the seven major salt merchants will not admit it, and the government will not admit it.

"My lord, the government really won't admit it, and he doesn't even bother to investigate." Xi Zhicai collected information from all sides.

"Good, let's move on to the next step."

All this was similar to what Zhang Ming and the others expected.

In the first step, Zhang Ming made a lot of publicity, claiming that there was really a bandit in Xuzhou, looting everywhere.

The government has been wanted for a long time, and the leader of the bandit is named Tanglin Lihuo.

The propaganda is the same as the truth, and several actions of this gang of bandits are also listed.

In addition, many people came forward to say where they had seen these bandits.

The first step of the plan is complete.

The next step is action.

In fact, the plan is also very simple, just like the last time he engaged in the Yuan family, others pretended to be bandits to deal with him, and Zhang Ming just used his own way.

"My lord, the goal has been set."

"Leave this matter to me, you can't take the risk yourself."

Zhu Zi reported the results of the investigation to Zhang Ming, but he didn't expect Zhang Ming to assassinate Cao Xing in person.

The Cao family is one of the biggest forces in Xuzhou, and only the Mi family can compare.

However, Mijia did not set foot in the salt industry.

Therefore, Zhang Ming aimed at Cao Xing, and he wanted to assassinate Cao Xing himself.

This Cao Xing is an important figure in the Cao family, and there are usually many guards around him, and the most important thing is that he has always lived in the city.

It would have been easy to assassinate him in the city, but how to escape was a problem.

Zhang Ming said: "Only if I go can I be safe, you go, how to escape is a problem." ”

"Lord, you shouldn't be too risky, assassination at night will not have a deterrent effect, your subordinates have a way to lead Cao Xing outside the city, and then kidnap the ticket for blackmail."

Zhang Ming originally wanted to kill Cao Xing in the city and tell everyone that it was not safe to go against him.

However, what Xi Zhicai said also makes sense, kidnapping tickets for extortion is more like what thieves do, and he can still make a profit.

"Okay, then let's try it, I don't like to delay too long in revenge, give you three days, if you can do it, tie up the ticket over there, and if you can't do it, you will enter the city and assassinate me."

Xi Zhicai nodded, in fact, it is not difficult to lure Cao Xing out, as long as the news is released, Zhang Ming is going to Xiapicheng to negotiate with Tao Qian, then Cao Xing will definitely want to intervene in the negotiations, and he will definitely go back in a hurry.

Because Zhang Ming and they ran to the seaside, the seven salt merchants also came to the city by the sea in order to retaliate.

Xiapi City is far away from the sea, and at this time, Cao Xing and others are in a county town dozens of miles away from the sea.

"My lord, let's go to the ambush immediately, maybe we can catch one or two more big fish."

Zhang Ming shook his head and asked Xi Zhicai to arrange it, and he agreed to the plan.

After Zhang Ming agreed, the action began.

After the news spread, Zhang Ming and the others set up an ambush in a mountain more than 30 miles away from the city.

This is not the only passage, but it is relatively close, and it is also a road with better road conditions, even if the other party does not take this road, Zhang Ming can catch up.

Sure enough, as soon as the news spread.

"Zhang Ming wants to negotiate?"

"We have to rush back, and we have to negotiate as well."

"Let's go, let's go."

The seven major salt merchants, after receiving the news, left immediately, without hesitation.

The seven major salt merchants did not act together, but set off one after another, and took different routes.

Because, some of them have to consult with the people in the family.

In a big mountain, Zhang Ming and others were ambushed.

Zhang Ming sat on a rock and began to smoke.

Smoking fine Chinese cigarettes, spitting smoke rings, thinking about things.

Cao Xing and another salt merchant hurried with more than 200 people.

Negotiations, they must be involved, which can be of great interest.

"Master Wei, why did this Zhang Ming suddenly want to negotiate?" On the way, Cao Xing asked.

"I guess he knows it's just a lose-lose situation if he keeps fighting..."

The two chatted casually, and then hurried away.

"My lord, the enemy is coming."

After the scout investigated, he reported that this Cao Xing really came to their side.

This is a great opportunity, although it is broad daylight, but Zhang Ming doesn't care.

Cao Xing and the others didn't know the danger, they were used to going back and forth in Xuzhou.

In fact, the situation in Xuzhou is good, although there are many displaced people, there are also bandits, but they are all small-scale, close to the city where the bandits almost dare not come, these bandits only dare to rob in the remote countryside.

"Brothers, don't let any of them go, the pillar leads thirty cavalry, maneuver quickly, ready to pursue those who flee at any time, and kill the rest after surrounding them, as long as the target is standing, shoot them."

Ready.

Zhang Ming rushed out with someone.

"Driving~"

The war horse galloped and rushed towards Cao Xing and the others.

On the main road, a war horse suddenly appeared, and passers-by avoided it one after another.

Zhang Ming: They symbolically covered their faces with a piece of black cloth.

The sound of horses' hooves

Cao Xing and the others saw a team rushing in the distance, and they were puzzled.

"Kill."

Approaching, suddenly this cavalry laid a killer on them.

"Puff~"

The crossbow bolts struck, and they fell instantly.

"Kill~"

The blade slashed, and there were another dead and wounded.

Cao Xing and the head of the family surnamed Wei were frightened and fell off their horses.

"Who are you?"

Cao Xing screamed in a hurry, but no one answered them.

The guards of the Cao family and the Wei family were only more than 200 people in total, and they were basically killed in two rounds.

There were more than thirty people left, surrounded by two people.

"Those who don't want to die will put down their weapons."

"Who the hell are you, do you know who we are?"

"Master Cao, Master Wei, do you know who I am?"

Cao Xing and the Wei family master were shocked, since the other party knew their identities, they were coming for them.

What's even more striking is that they dare to kill.

"You are Zhang Ming..."

The two thought of a terrible person.

If it was really Zhang Ming, then he was here to kill them.

"Zhang Ming, what do you want to do? Do you dare to kill us? ”

"You're wrong, I'm not Zhang Ming, my name is Tanglin Lihuo, and I am the thief wanted in Xuzhou."

Where are there any thieves, the Cao family and the Wei family master know better than anyone else, the so-called thieves are the people they sent.

And they didn't expect that Zhang Ming would retaliate so quickly in this way.

"Zhang Ming, if you dare to touch us, don't want to get out of Xuzhou."

Cao Xing has confidence, Cao Bao in his family is a general in Xuzhou, controlling tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and a county in Pengchengguo is their sphere of influence.

The Wei family's energy is not small, if Zhang Ming really dares to make a move, the consequences will definitely be serious.