After the three members of the Hunyuan Star Gate sat down at the main stage, the "tempo" in the venue finally relaxed a little, and Di Bujue could finally start leading everyone to discuss some serious matters.
Today’s Seven Heroes Meeting is mainly about two things: first, to choose a new general sect leader for the four sects and three gangs; second, to find a suitable one among the sects participating in the meeting this time. Join the Four Gates and Three Gangs.
Originally, Di Bujue was confident about his election as the general sect leader, so he planned to get the "first thing" done first and then the "second thing".
But now, being so disturbed by the double harmony, Di Bujue found that the first thing seemed to be unsafe... If he still went according to the original plan, most of the other five sect leaders would not Will let him pass.
There is no other way, Di Bujue can only do the second thing first.
In this way, he spoke a few more pre-prepared words on the stage, and when he reached the last sentence, he continued: "... So, my colleagues, I don’t know which one has Which faction is willing to join our four sects and three gangs to form an alliance? If the leaders are willing or want to recommend others, you can speak out." As he continued to say this, everyone in the audience was stunned. The reaction started.
Although the internal fighting between these sects on the stage was ugly just now, there are still people who want to join them.
It is true that if any of the four sects and the three gangs are put into the arena, their comprehensive strength will not be comparable to the time-honored famous sects such as Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, and Beggar Clan, but if they are compared If these seven factions are considered as a whole, then they must be considered one of the largest backbone forces in the Central Plains martial arts forces.
If you can join this alliance, even if you cannot get any direct benefits from the other six factions, you will benefit greatly in terms of reputation and status.
Besides...is there really no benefit?
Our land in the Central Plains has been a humane society since ancient times, especially on the rivers and lakes.
For example, if your sect wants to handle some business and the goods want to be transported by water, and you happen to be an alliance with the Cao Gang, can your treatment be the same as that of outsiders? Whether it’s shipping speed, safety, price… you must take care of it, right?
There are so many hidden benefits like this. Let’s take a step back... Why don’t the leaders of your sect have a cup of tea? No need for salt when eating?
"We, the Haisha Clan, are willing to join!"
"We, the Eagle Claw Sect, are willing to join!"
"We, the Taishan Clan, are willing to join!"
Sure enough, not long after Di Bujue spoke, there was a response, and the small and medium-sized sects came forward one after another.
And the leaders sitting in the upper seats naturally have their own plans.
Take Di Bujue for example. Long before the meeting of the Seven Heroes was held, he had already been angry with the heads of more than a dozen third-rate sects. Any one of these sects could be selected. Because they were all promised benefits by Di Bujue and were willing to be the Cao Gang's doglegs; as long as they were selected, they would follow in the head office.He voted for Di Bujue in the election of the sect leader.
This... is undoubtedly one of the backup plans that Di Bujue had prepared in advance.
He has already considered that if something goes wrong while doing the "first thing", he can still rely on doing the "second thing" first and make up for it later.
However, Cao Fengchao doesn’t want Di Bujue to get his wish...
Fat Cao wants to achieve "balance". The Cao Gang is now the strongest among the four gangs and the three gangs. Okay, what's the point of letting Di Bujue bring in a bad guy sect?
The Salt Gang’s intelligence network is not trivial either. Cao Fengchao knew exactly which sect leaders Di Bujue had bribed, so he had already thought about it secretly today: Di Bujue must not be allowed to If you drag yourself into the Four Gates and Three Gangs, you won't be able to do it even if you fall out.
"It seems that all the comrades are very flattering to us, the four sects and the three gangs, haha... Cao is a bit flattered." After the roars from the audience had almost passed, he sat down. Cao Fengchao, who was sitting in the seat, started to make trouble with a smile, "However, Cao discovered that... the heroes of the Beggar Clan have never spoken..." As he spoke, he turned his gaze towards the Beggar Clan not far away. The array threw it, "But I don't know... Elder Feng, what do you mean?"
Cao Fengchao's words were very important. With his words, everyone's focus fell on the Beggar Gang.
There are not many or not many people from the Beggar Clan today. There are two leaders, one is their elder Feng Jisheng of Nine Bags, and the other is Wang Peng, the protector of Eight Bags.
When asked by Cao Fengchao at this moment, the two people were stunned. It was obvious that they were unprepared for this question...
Of course, they cannot be blamed, because The Beggar Gang came to the Seven Heroes Association today, and they had no intention of getting involved in the troubles of the Four Gates and Three Gangs. They had ulterior motives.
What is the purpose?
It’s nothing, I just want to find someone.
Here, I have to mention a few words about the situation of the Beggar Gang in the Great Rivers and Lakes...
The 19th year of Yongtai was not a good time for the Beggar Gang. In the new year, at the beginning of the year, their gang leader Niu Yu finished his last period of fighting against the disease and died on the bed; Niu Yu, a life-long alcoholic, told everyone with his body in the prime of life, "Relying on internal strength to drink alcohol" If you know how to use it, you should try your best to force it out of the body. Otherwise, it is basically impossible to save liver cirrhosis when it enters the decompensation stage.
No matter what, since this person is dead, he should be buried properly, his funeral affairs should be taken care of, and then a new gang leader should be chosen.
But they couldn't choose...
Because this season was when the talents of the Beggar Clan were withering and they were in decline.
There are nine people in total among the four elders and the five guardians. The oldest one is seventy-five years old, and the youngest one is almost sixty years old. Even a few of them are indeed first-class experts. , but if they want to take charge of the Beggar Clan, their physical strength and energy are definitely beyond their ability at their age.
As for the Mesozoic people in the gang who are still relatively strong in physical strength and energy, there are quite a few with good moral character, but unfortunately none of them are top-notch in martial arts...
The remaining younger generation will not After talking about it, even if they have the qualifications, they are still far from being a gang leader.
So, it has been half a year since Niu Yu died, and they have not yet chosen a suitable gang leader; if the days when Niu Yu was bedridden before his death were also included, this would be The Beggar Clan has actually been without a de facto leader for more than a year.
As the "biggest gang in the world", the Beggar Gang has been leaderless for a long time. How can they not be anxious?
In despair, these beggars thought of one person.
This person has also appeared in the previous article. His name is Lin Dong. He was the one who ate for free at Di Bujue's place for several months and lost a finger because he helped the little girl selling jelly. Lin Dong.
In that year, after Lin Dong left the wine shop opened by Di Bujue, he took his wife to explore the world, and soon joined the Beggar Gang.
He stayed here for eight years.
Eight years later, 38-year-old Lin Dong became the leader of the Beggar Clan. However, in the end, he only served as leader for half a year before leaving the Beggar Clan.
Because that year... Lin Dong's wife died.
Lin Dong has only had this one woman in his life, and has never thought about taking a concubine. His wife has always wanted to give him a child, but their first child died when he was less than one year old, and the second The child and his mother both died at birth.
The medical conditions in those days were like this. Just because of bad luck, it was easy to die due to childbirth.
Lin Dong blamed himself very much for his wife's death and was filled with grief. He felt that he no longer had the energy to take care of the affairs of the Beggar Clan, so he resigned as the leader of the Beggar Clan and returned to his hometown with his wife's ashes.
In the twelve years after he left, the position of leader of the Beggar Clan changed hands twice, and the latter time it was passed to Niu Yu.
And Lin Dong... After guarding his wife's grave for a year, he began to wander around the world alone. Soon he got a name, "Golden Beggar".
Yes, that’s the golden beggar from “The Golden Beggar, the Silver Dao, the Bronze Confucianism and the Iron Monk”.
Although Lin Dong has been living alone these years and has no contact with the Beggar Clan for a long time, but in the current situation, it is reasonable for the elders of the Beggar Clan to want to invite him back to take charge of the overall situation.
It’s just that... this guy’s whereabouts are unpredictable on weekdays. Even when he is doing chivalry, he will not deliberately reveal his identity. In other words... when he is not doing chivalry, he is with you. There is no difference between the ordinary beggars you see randomly on the roadside, so it is really difficult to find them.
The Beggar Clan came to the Seven Heroes Club today with the intention of giving it a try, because several elders heard Lin Dong say many years ago that he had a friendship with Di Bujue when he was young, so they I was just wondering...whether Lin Dong would also come to the Qixiong Meeting to meet his old friends.
Unfortunately, Lin Dong has not shown up yet, so it seems that he has missed the point.
WhenOf course, the members of the Beggar Clan won’t leave the meeting in the middle of the meeting because they haven’t found the person they’re looking for. After all, Gang Leader Di has also arranged good seats for you. It would be too disrespectful for you to leave in the middle of the meeting; besides, This will be held on the island. Even if you leave early and there is no Cao Gang to sail the boat, you will not be able to return to the shore.
Therefore, these people in the Beggar Clan are basically waiting for the meeting to end with the idea of watching the excitement and enjoying themselves. Who would have thought that Cao Fengchao would suddenly come to ask them what they think? .
Feng Jisheng and Wang Peng are just elders and protectors, not gang leaders. What opinions can they have? Even if there are, the opinions coming from their mouths don’t count?
But I’ve asked you all the questions, so you can’t pretend you didn’t hear them.
Reluctantly, after exchanging glances with Wang Peng beside him, Feng Jisheng, who was older and had a higher seniority in the gang, replied: "Gang leader Cao, you're welcome, the Beggar Gang is here today. , just to be a witness to our comrades... Our gang has no intention of joining the Four Sects and Three Gangs, nor does it have the intention to interfere with your decision-making; moreover, Feng is not the gang leader, but just an elder, and it doesn’t matter what he says. Ah, haha... So, as for which sect to choose, I'd better ask Master Cao to discuss it yourself."
In the end, it was Lao Jianghu who kicked the ball again with a few polite words. go back.
As for Cao Fengchao, he actually guessed that the other party would answer like this before asking the question, so he was already prepared and responded directly: "Hey~ Elder Feng is just being polite." He paused, then flipped off a tall hat and said, "The Beggar Gang is the largest gang in the world and is known for its fairness and chivalry. Elder Feng is also a veteran of the gang and has great respect... Who dares to say something today? Don't you take it seriously?" After putting on his hat, he added, "I hope Elder Feng can give us some advice and recommend one or two sects that you think are suitable."
Cao Fengchao's move. But Gao, he knew very well that the Beggar Clan didn't care who joined the four sects and the third sect, so they were absolutely neutral. According to normal logic, they would never choose those third-rate sects bought by Di Bujue.
Furthermore, the Beggar Clan has a good reputation and its influence is large enough. Everyone will think that what Feng Jisheng says is fair.
To take a step back, when the time comes, there will be people who really want to resent, and they will also resent Feng Jisheng...
In short, using these beggars as spearmen is better than Cao Fengchao jumping out on his own to offend others. Much stronger.
On the other side, after hearing this, Feng Jisheng said in his heart: "Well, you Cao Laosan, you are determined to set me up, are you going to play with me like this? Okay!" Let's see how I deal with it..."
The next second, Feng Jisheng smiled while stroking his beard, and replied loudly: "Ah... well, since Gang Leader Cao said so, then I, Feng Jisheng, The old beggar might as well speak out..."
Having just finished speaking, the hearts of countless leaders on stage and off stage were in their throats.
No one expected...
The second half of Feng Jisheng’s sentenceIs: "I think this Hunyuan Star Gate... is quite suitable."