It was night, at the safe dock, and a crooked moon appeared in the clouds. Since it was past hour, the dock was empty, hey, no, there were seven large ships docked on the dock at this moment, and under the occasional moonlight, there were still people on the deck.

"Have you taken care of the estuary patrol out of the city?" In the shadows, someone asked.

Then someone replied: "It's all done!" ”

"The draught of the goods we are transporting this time is very deep, what if they are suspicious?"

"I told them that this time it was illegal salt, and this item involved the interests of many families and princes in Southern Chu, and they didn't dare to go on the ship to inspect it!"

"Very good!" The moon peeked out from the gap in the clouds, and there was some light around him, and the two sword eyebrows on the speaker's angular face were particularly eye-catching, this person was actually Cao Ming!

The gap in the clouds was very large, and the moonlight was getting brighter and brighter, and several figures on the shore had been illuminated clearly, and it turned out that there were still three people standing beside Cao Ming. One of them was tall and broad-faced, with a lion's beard, and it was Pang Heng, the person who had just answered; The other person is taller, as strong as a bear, and he can't see his face clearly in the moonlight. The last person looks ordinary in comparison, with a medium stature and a plain appearance, he may be indifferent to everyone in the crowd, but what is unexpected is that this person is Ji Hai, the leader of the river gang that Xiao Ruixue dealt with once when he first came to Ping'an Wharf.

Cao Ming faced Ji Hai and said: "What is the recent situation of Ping An Wharf, is it still the Five Lakes Gang that is dominant?" ”

When Ji Hai saw Cao Ming asking him, his face immediately showed humility: "Back to Gongzi's words, since the fight that led to the Xiao family's rice shop a few months ago, three hall masters in the Five Lakes Gang have been abolished in the hands of the young master of the Xiao family, and the other has defected to the Walking Horse Gang, the power of the Five Lakes Gang is not as good as before, and no one on the safe dock is currently convinced, which can be said to have fallen into a situation of competing for hegemony!" ”

"What a group of heroes!" Cao Ming laughed twice.

Pang Heng said: "Since it is a group of heroes competing for hegemony, there should always be a hegemon, so who is most likely to be the overlord on this safe dock?" Ji Hai, do you have a share in the River Gang at present? ”

"Back to Pang Ye, there are currently three that are most likely to be dominant on the Ping An Wharf. The first is the Wuhu Gang, which has been in business for the longest time, has deep roots, and its gang leader Ye Fenglai has recently re-recruited several people with outstanding martial arts on the rivers and lakes, and there is a great possibility of a comeback; The second is the Horse Gang, which was originally severely suppressed by the Five Lakes Gang, but since it regained its foothold and absorbed one of the hall masters of the Five Lakes Gang, coupled with its gang leader Liu Kai, who is bold, and most of the gang members are Jinling locals, the power has developed rapidly, and now it has begun to take shape with the scale of four halls; The third is the Yangzhou Gang, they have also inexplicably advanced by leaps and bounds recently, and the power is faintly able to compete with those two, I vaguely heard that its gang leader Qiu Fei seems to have climbed into the relationship with Jin Jinxuan recently, and its backstage may already be the owner of Jin Jinxuan, Qian Fuhai. In the end, Ji Hai looked a little ashamed on his face, and continued: "It's only been two years since the River Gang has been based on Ping'an Wharf, and most of the brothers in the gang have come from Lingnan with me, and to be honest, Jinling looks down on us Lingnan people a little, so our power has been developing poorly!" ”

At this time, Quan Meng suddenly said: "I can't imagine that a small safe dock has actually made a three-legged momentum, it seems that there is a power dispute everywhere!" ”

Cao Ming said with a smile: "Brother Quan is right, as long as there are people, there will be disputes, but this kind of disputes can sometimes be beneficial to us!" After that, he looked at Ji Hai again and said: "The reason why I didn't want your river gang to develop too fast in the past was because Ping'an Wharf was the dominant family of the Wuhu Gang, and it was too eye-catching to suddenly emerge as a challenger with arrogant strength, which was not conducive to our overall situation, but now that Ping'an Wharf has been in chaos, and even chaebol forces like Jin Jinxuan have been involved, there is no need to tie up anymore!" ”

Seeing the joy on Ji Hai's face, Cao Ming smiled faintly: "I will give you the financial resources you need to develop your forces, and I will also give you the martial arts who need to fight fiercely, but I have a request for you!" ”

"Childe, please!"

"I want you to use the rules of the rivers and lakes to annex all the other gangs to me within three months!"

Ji Hai happily bowed: "Ji Hai will live up to the expectations of his son!" ”

"I'm sure you have what it takes!" Cao Ming said with a smile, then he turned his head to look at the seven big ships and asked, "Why haven't these goods been loaded yet, can they leave before the fourth watch?" ”

Ji Hai immediately said: "Childe and you are here for a while, I'll go and urge!" ”

Cao Ming nodded in agreement, and after Ji Hai left, he looked at Pang Heng and Quan Meng again, and said, "My master recently wrote that the Dragon Slayer Society has been dormant for more than ten years, and its sect leader Yu Fuan is a little unable to hold back, and has decided to start next year. ”

Quan Meng and Pang Heng both looked stunned, Pang Heng's eyes widened and said: "This Yu Fu'an is too anxious, right, he is so anxious to become the emperor?" ”

Cao Ming shook his head and smiled: "I heard that he was instigated by the two hall masters of heaven and earth, and because Sun Ji recently pacified the Miao Yi rebellion, he did not restrain his subordinates well, which led to the Chu army burning and looting in place, destroying countless homes, and many people hated the Chu army, so they were used and accepted by the Dragon Slayer Society, thus expanding the crowd of 80,000 people at once, which greatly stimulated Yu Fuan's ambition!" ”

"But regardless of the outcome of their rebellion, at least for now, the Dragon Slayer will be a help to us, and the more powerful it grows, the more chaotic the situation will be, the more beneficial it will be for us, so we must support them as much as possible financially and materially! In order to avoid gangs and more troubles, we must eliminate dissidents as soon as possible and firmly control them in our own hands! ”

Quan Meng and Pang Heng both nodded silently, Cao Ming looked at the two, and said very sincerely: "This time, the two of you will go to Dongting with the boat, and my master Sha Dong will meet you in Yueyang." There are now 50,000 congregations, of which 30,000 are young and strong, and these 30,000 young people are the foundation of our great achievements, and I hope that they can become a well-trained army, not just a group of grass soldiers, all of which really depends on the two of them! ”

Quan Meng and Pang Heng immediately bowed their heads and said: "Son, please rest assured, we will not fail in our mission!" ”

Cao Ming nodded with satisfaction, and Pang Heng said: "Childe, the Dragon Slayer will start next year, and the Herringbone Hall is also its next class, and it will inevitably participate in it at that time, so will we make wedding dresses for others, how should we deal with this?" ”

Cao Ming smiled faintly: "Eight words: Void and wrong, save strength!" When Nanchu is full of holes, it is the time for us to change the day! ”