Chapter 14: Reckoning
The threat of Heyumen to the Jade Casting Society has been a long time, when the Xuan family wanted to move the Jade Casting Society out of the Guannei, it had a direct relationship with the Heyumen, the Jade Casting Society from the day it was founded, it had no connection with the Broken Golden Gate at all, although it was born out of this Jianghu organization, but the Xuan family only wanted to study jade, and did not want to ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so they were strict with their disciples, stipulating that as long as they had the identity of the rivers and lakes, they could not join the association, because the people of the rivers and lakes would bring the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and the rivers and lakes would retrige each other from generation to generation. It can never be over.
But Heyumen is different, although they were born from the Tieyi Gate, they still have an inextricable relationship with the Tieyi Gate, and the most important thing is that the Tieyi Gate belongs to a branch of the Maoshan faction, even if you don't want to ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. In the early years of the Republic of China, Heyumen had business contacts with some later Jianghu sects, such as the Qing Gang and the Hongmen, and even sent disciples to each other for so-called gang exchanges.
The momentum of Heyumen slowly weakened during the Anti-Japanese War, because no matter how many hurtful things Heyumen had done, they still knew that they were Chinese when the country was in trouble. Just like the owner of the Heyumen of that generation, when facing the lobbyist sent by Zhang Xiaolin, he said righteously: "I dare to do anything in my life, and the only thing I dare not do is to be a traitor." ”
In the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, Heyumen suffered heavy losses, but they also funded the Nationalist Government, and the joint Central and Military Commanders carried out a lot of blows to the Japanese puppets, but the disciples of Heyumen also lost all of them, and by the time of the Liberation War, the remaining people of Heyumen were only twenty or thirty people, which was much lower than the Jade Casting Society that had been kept low-key during the same period.
Since then, until the 80s, Heyumen has kept a low profile, imitating the Jade Casting Society, but the current Heyumen master Sheng Feng gradually sorted out his "tall and glorious" image in the ten years of turmoil, and then, without any authorization, sought to seize the status of the Heyumen master.
When Xuan Tong explained this, the torture technique asked: "Senior Xuan, do you mean to say that Heyumen also belonged to the inheritance system from father to son before?" Same as the Jade Casting Society? ”
"Yes." Xuan Tong nodded, "Heyumen originally belonged to the Chen family, according to themselves, they said that they were the descendants of Nan Chen during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, as for the truth, who knows?" Most people who want to set up their own doors will boast that they are the descendants of a certain family, which cannot be confirmed at all, even if they are the same ancestor? ”
Xingshu nodded: "Okay, you asked He Yuejia to go to Xiangxi, the purpose was to get the things in the Jiacuo Palace, but back then, did you already foresee that Heyumen would sooner or later target the jade market in the three eastern provinces?" ”
"That's a matter of time, the most important thing is that I want to get the things of the Xuan family back, but I can't use the power of Heyumen, even if I want to borrow it, I can only use the power of justice, right?" Xuan Tong said and stared at the eyes of the torture technique, the "power of justice" in his mouth refers to the torture technique, "The most important thing is that the Sheng Feng of the Heyu Gate has taken the position of the master of the gate, which is similar to the way of the four chief workers, and they are not the main masters, so if I start a little later and let the people of the Heyu Gate know my existence, then they will definitely eradicate me without going through the four major leaders of the Jade Casting Society, so that the four major leaders have to accept his forced favor, which is equivalent to being subject to others." ”
Xingshu shook his head: "Senior, you think really far. ”
"I must have a long-term vision, I used to lose in short-sightedness, but when Yuejia followed me to learn these knowledge, she was the first to propose to guard against Heyumen, and I hadn't really woken up to this at that time." Xuan Tong said, looking around, "Here, the books of the Jade Casting Society have been stored for hundreds of years, and in three years, she has read all the books here. ”
Torture said: "I also learned a lot of kung fu from you." ”
"Yes, but she's not proficient, she hasn't practiced martial arts since she was a child, she only learned from me when she was a teenager, she can only say that ordinary ruffians can't hurt her, and if she really meets a master, she can only be caught." Xuan Tong sighed, "But she knows how to use her brain, this is the most valuable place, torture, you too, even if it is a competition between the two, using her fists is secondary, and using her brain is the most important." ”
He Yuejia quietly studied with Xuan Tong in the cave for a few years, and when the time was ripe, she suddenly chose to disappear, and went to Xiangxi alone to investigate the matter of Jiacuo Palace, and also agreed to write a letter to Fan Meng alone after many years, and coaxed Fan Meng to Xiangxi.
Torture said: "This is the first step of your real revenge, what you actually hate the most is not that the four first workers took away the things of the Xuan family, but because they took away your wife and daughter, so you want them to feel the same pain as you, so you plan the first step to make He Yuejia disappear, so that He Fenglei and his wife are in pain, and then let He Yuejia call Fan Meng away, and announce Fan Meng's death, so that Fan Junyi almost collapsed, and at the same time, you also used a special way to make Fan Meng's death make Fan Junyi completely doubt the system of the four first workers." , and thus turn against you, because if there are no people in the four major workers, you will have a difficult plan in the future! ”
Xuan Tong smiled all over his face: "Torture, torture, you are really smart!" This is also the reason why I told Fan Junyi, if my youngest daughter He Chenxue wants to find a husband, she must find you, the girl of my Xuan family can't marry a waste! ”
The torture technique now knows why Fan Junyi is so resolute, and he also knows why Fan Meng is so resolute, but he doesn't understand the two most critical questions, first, that is, do the four chief workers now know that He Yuejia's departure has something to do with Xuan Tong, and second, what method did Xuan Tong use to make Fan Meng be declared dead back then, and then Fan Jun Yi doubted the system of the four first workers?
After the torture technique raised these two questions, Xuan Tong immediately replied: "Of course they don't know, but Fan Meng knows, this is what I instructed Yuejia to do, you have to give some sweetness to others, right?" is always tucked and hidden, and Fan Meng will not trust Yuejia 100%. Besides, under the double pressure of Heyumen and me, Fan Meng will not dare to tell the truth to the four chief workers, so he can only hide it to the end, he is caught in the middle, and he is in a dilemma, this is the ultimate goal of my set. ”
Terrible. The most important thing is that Fan Meng, a person who knows everything, did not inform Fan Junyi of the key things, resulting in Fan Junyi not knowing that his son is also doing things for Xuan Tong, this is a double insurance, even if the matter is punctured, Fan Jun will be even more sad, sad that his son would rather believe in Xuan Tong than believe in himself, and the crack between father and son becomes bigger.
What's in the brains of the Xuan family? While admiring the torture technique, I also felt that it was extremely terrifying.
Xingshu nodded: "Then what happened to Fan Meng's death back then?" ”
Xuan Tong smiled: "Use the Heyu Gate." ”
"Using the Heyu Gate?" Torture shook his head, "I don't know what you mean. ”
Xuan Tong said: "There are many rules of Heyumen, hundreds of times more than the Casting Jade Society, and the unwritten rules are countless, after Yuejia went to Hunan, she did not immediately go to the Jiacuo Palace, because she still needs to exercise, she knows it, so she used her knowledge to wander in the industry in Hunan, and therefore mixed into the Heyumen, when she wrote to Fan Meng to let him go, it was very clear that Heyumen had always wanted to enter the market in the Northeast, and the Casting Jade Club was also hesitating, if Fan Meng wanted to hide his true purpose of going to Hunan, There is only one excuse, and that is to negotiate with Heyumen. ”
Torture frowned: "And then?" ”
"Fan Meng is not the first worker, just the son of one of the first workers, he can't decide anything, at best he is just an envoy, and when he comes to the Hunan territory, he can only be at the mercy of Yuejia......" Xuan Tong smiled when he said this.
The second step of revenge opened, and Fan Meng finally met He Yuejia as he wished, but he didn't expect that a big net had been waiting for him for a long time - He Yuejia had obtained countless criminal evidence in Heyumen for many years, and even photos and recordings of the Heyumen counterfeit factory, all of which she handed over to Fan Meng.
When Fan Meng got those things, he didn't know what they were at all, but he was told that they were very important things, but then he was captured by Heyumen's people, and at the same time he searched for those pieces of evidence on his body.
"Of course, it is impossible for Fan Meng to betray Yuejia, he can only make up a person who does not exist, saying that it is something that that person gave him." Xuan Tong sneered, "Retribution, this is the end of him playing with the feelings of my two daughters." ”
Xingshu said: "However, it can also be seen that he is really in love with He Yuejia." ”
"Yes, I know, but since he loves Yuejia, why does he hold on to the morning snow?" Xuan Pupil's eyes widened, and he said sharply, "This is a brute!" ”
Torture sighed, feeling that no matter who it is, the biggest weakness is his feelings, once there is a loophole in the relationship, it can't be plugged at all, and if someone catches the loophole, he can only be at the mercy of others.
Fan Meng was captured by Heyumen, the evidence is conclusive, according to the rules, he is finished, but Shengfeng is a smart person, he immediately showdown, and asked the Casting Jade Society to cooperate with Heyumen to open up the northern market together, so that everyone advances and retreats together, and the evidence in Fan Meng's hands will also hurt the Casting Jade Society, and it is not a matter, as for the person who handed him the evidence, Heyumen will investigate and deal with it on its own.
Zhuyu will receive the news and immediately hold a meeting to discuss, of course Fan Junyi wants to rescue his son, thinking that he can sacrifice part of the benefits in exchange, of course, not necessarily all, in short, no matter what, rescue Fan Meng first. However, the other three completely disagreed, believing that they should focus on the overall situation, stabilize Heyumen first, and then ask friends in Hunan for help.
Fan Junyi was very angry, but he was helpless, after all, the four major first work systems of the Jade Casting Society were that the minority obeyed the majority and voted to decide.
On the other side, He Yuejia rescued Fan Meng according to the original plan, and fled to the direction of Lin Geshan with Fan Meng, and staged a good show of "car destruction and death" on the provincial road.
Although the big drama was also a life of nine deaths, Fan Meng's life was saved, and Heyumen had no way to find out whether Fan Meng was dead or still alive, but the official investigation of the car accident believed that after the car fell into the river below, based on some blood stains left on the car, it was believed that the people in the car were seriously injured and the body was washed downstream.
Heyumen informed the news to the Zhuyu Society, Fan Jun turned the table on the spot, angrily left, and in the following six months, he continued to entrust friends to find, and he also went to Hunan in person, but did not find Fan Meng, since then, Fan Meng has been considered dead.
And He Fenglei and his wife, in order to comfort He Chenxue and prevent He Chenxue from getting involved in this matter, had to tell He Chenxue that Fan Meng died in the process of going to Xiangxi with a group of disciples to find Qiyu, and made up another story.
Xingshu shook his head slowly: "Actually, you also thought that Fan Meng was talented, his advantages were simple, and his disadvantages were also simple, and at the same time, you had to go to Jiacuo Hall with Yumen first, of course, your ultimate goal was also to make Fan Meng hate the four major shougong system as much as his father, because if it weren't for the other three, he wouldn't have almost died in Xiangxi." ”
Xuan Tong smiled with a smile on his face: "Yes, that's it, serial scheme!" ”
"It's a pity that you ignored one of the most important questions, He Yuejia is a woman after all, and she has an emotional foundation with Fan Meng after all. If I had not guessed wrong, Van Meng might have known something by now, but he didn't tell anyone else, but when he came to me that night, it was already evident from his words and deeds. Let's put it this way, I believe that he should basically be regarded as your son-in-law now, the two have been dependent on each other for so many years, and He Yuejia can still suppress his emotions, this is impossible. Xingshu shook his head, "Maybe He Yuejia is no longer controlled by you now, but it's a pity, under the premise that the Jiacuo Palace has not been found, you also lost a daughter, I said, the biggest weakness of people is feelings." ”
Xuan Tong was silent, and the moment she came back from Fan Meng, many things were already self-evident.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Xuan Tong asked: "Torture, time waits for no one, and Jiacuo Hall doesn't wait for anyone, what are you going to do?" ”
Torture said: "I promised to go to the Jiacuo Palace. ”
Xuan Tong immediately asked, "What about the first work of the Jade Casting Society?" ”
"What can I do?" Xingshu smiled, "In the final analysis, you and the current four major first workers and the six people of Fan Meng have different plans, although the ostensible purpose is to borrow me to survive the crisis, to be precise, to borrow my identity as Zheng Cangqiong's apprentice to survive the crisis, but in private there are still their own careful thoughts." You still want to use me to restrain the four major first workers and disturb them, because now as soon as Fan Jun approves of me as the first worker, He Fenglei and his wife will also agree, even if Ding Wanan does not agree, there is no way, at this point, even if you don't return the power to you, you don't write a power of attorney, they can still vote, this is a matter of death, and He Fenglei and his wife love their adopted daughter He Chenxue very much, and you also love your little daughter, in this relationship, you will also support me, plus He Chenxue is anxious to find his sister, Fan Meng held the secret of He Yuejia's location in his hand, for He Chenxue's sake, I couldn't agree if I didn't agree. ”
"So what?" Xuan Tong asked, "You said so much, and your analysis was very accurate, but you didn't give me an accurate answer." ”
Torture nodded: "I deserve!" But there is one condition! ”
"I can promise you anything!" Xuan Tong got up and said, "As long as you are the first worker!" ”
"Okay!" Torture smiled, "I want Fan Meng to be with me!" ”
Xuan's face changed: "Impossible! ”
Torture said: "Didn't you just say that? As long as I do, you can agree to any conditions, and you regret it? ”
Xuan Tong frowned: "What the hell are you thinking?" There is no such system as double first workers, this system is worse than the four first worker systems, if there is a dispute, who to listen to? ”
"Listen to me!" Xingshu smiled, "The Jade Casting Society is still the Xuan family, you are still the one who ultimately makes the decision, Fan Meng and I can question and oppose you, at the same time, the former four major leaders have been changed to the lifelong advisors of the Jade Casting Society, they have the right to speak, but they have no right to decide, they retain the positions of some of the previous disciples, and they don't move anything, if they want to change, they will improve the decision-making layer, not the executive layer, I am clear enough, right?" ”
Xuan Tong said coldly: "What kind of constitutional monarchy are you playing with me?" ”
"Misunderstood, you're not a monarch." Xingshu shook his head, "I just want stability, the Jade Casting Society is unstable internally, how to deal with the Heyumen?" ”
Xuan Tong pondered for a while and said, "You want to please both ends." ”
"If there is a big deal of reform, do you know what you will face? The Jade Casting Society will begin to collapse from the inside, the disciples will go, flee, and there will even be people who will defect to Heyumen, with the way Heyumen acts, maybe they are already winning over the disciples below, you reform again, and at the same time attack the previous four major leaders, implicate their disciples, once it affects the pond fish and hurts everyone's hearts, those who want to turn away and want to leave just found the most appropriate reason! The criminal technique analyzed in detail, "In addition, the four major leaders are considered to be the veterans of the Jade Casting Society in the new era, everyone has face, if you suppress it directly, it will only backfire, let them become consultants, the scenery is beautiful, never mention the things you have been deceived in the past few decades, it is good for everyone, this is the best solution, if you don't agree, then you can solve it yourself!" ”
Xuan Tong nodded: "Okay, then you finally answer me a question, why did you choose Fan Meng?" ”
Xingshu stepped forward and said: "Senior Xuan, Fan Meng is your eldest son-in-law, and Chenxuena, according to the opinions of you, Fan Junyi and He Fenglei and his wife, all hope that Chenxue and I will have a result in the future, that is to say, I can be regarded as your future second son-in-law, in this way, the contradiction between you and the Fan family has been resolved, and the contradiction with He Fenglei and Ai Xingling has also been resolved through me, and the Jade Casting Society is still your Xuan family, and the two major first workers are your sons-in-law, what do you want?" As for Ding Wanan, I have a way to convince him. ”
Xuan Tong looked at the torture technique, his heart beat faster, and he suddenly regretted it a little now, because he found that he couldn't control the person who accused the torture technique, the torture technique was more shrewd than he imagined, and he was also good at calculation, so calculated that you seemed to have benefited in all aspects.
After a long time, Xuan Tong nodded: "Okay, I promise!" ”
A smile appeared on his face: "Then it's troublesome for Senior Xuan to write a power of attorney." ”