January 26, the 20th year of Yongtai.
Guangzhou Prefecture, Longmen County.
In the early morning of this day, it rained.
It didn’t rain heavily and it didn’t last long.
At around Si Shi, the rainbow was gone, the rain was falling, the wind was light and the clouds were clear.
The air moistened by the spring rain has a fresh feeling, which is refreshing.
With such a pleasant weather, it is said that even people’s mood will get better, but...
At this moment, in a certain teahouse in the city, there is a group of people , but was shrouded in a depressing and suffocating atmosphere.
This group of people are all men. Although they look to be in their late teens or early 80s, they all have a look of hostility in their eyes, and many of them don’t even have a good figure. Although he has put on weight and is out of shape, he still maintains the posture of a strong man. At first glance, he is a Lianjiazi.
"If I had to choose, it would be Da Dai. Everyone knows what kind of person Da Dai is. Ah Bin is not bad, but he doesn't seem to be qualified enough to be the 'leading man'. ”
“As for Ah Wan… he always thinks of his brothers the most. Whenever his brothers are in trouble, he always provides money and help and never refuses.”
“A Wan’s popularity. That's right, but I'm afraid that his power is not big enough... His manpower and financial resources are still a bit different. But it is different in the big cities. Now, it can be said that all the people in Panyu are his people. "
"Hmph... If you choose whoever has the most power, then you might as well choose Zu Tingfeng. After all, the combined power of Da Da and A'er is not as powerful as him, the master of the Green Forest Road and Overland Road." 'Really?"
"How can this be done? Who doesn't know that Mr. Gong has been a sworn enemy for many years and has been coveting the position of "Leader"? It’s the guy named Zu who is behind this, so why wouldn’t it be ridiculous for us to choose him?”
“What about Hao Jingyu?” His status is equal to that of Zu Tingfeng, and he is considerate and modest. His brothers are all well-behaved, and it is rare to hear that members of the Cangdu Gang cause trouble everywhere. "< /p>
"It doesn't matter, anyone can do it, but Hao Jingyu can't do it... I heard that he has a close relationship with the imperial court. If he is to be the 'leader', the brothers will be sold someday." I don’t even know; besides, if we, the men of Green Forest Road, don’t cause trouble, how can we still be called Green Forest heroes? We are all well-behaved, why not just go home and farm.”
“You guys. Help me, why are you going further and further? If you ask me, why don't you just choose Mr. Gong? He is almost thirty this year. He has been following Mr. Gong since he was a child. This 'Longmen Gang' goes up and down, which one? Dare you disobey him? No matter how capable Da Da and A'er are, they are just disciples of Master Gong. How can they compare with their own sons?"
Everyone must have heard this, these old men. Son, they are all people on the "Green Forest Road", and what they are currently discussing fiercely is undoubtedly about who to choose as the next president.It's about "leading".
It should be explained here that although the Green Forest Road of Dashu is also located in the south and the north, each fighting its own battles, and there are often grievances between people on the road, it has a "similarity" with the Jianghu Road. Just like the "Leader of the Wulin Alliance", Green Forest Road also has a recognized "leader".
How the leader of the martial arts alliance was born, we will not mention this for now; anyway, the "leading" of the Green Forest Road has always been composed of a group of people with the title of "地" or above in the "Thirteen Roads" , and was elected by the uncles who had "washed their hands in the golden basin".
As for how often to choose...that's not necessarily true, because usually you wait until the previous leader takes the initiative to close the mountain or is killed before choosing.
The "Gong Ye" mentioned by the old men just now, whose full name is Gong Lianjun, is the leader of the "Longmen Gang", the most powerful green forest gang in Guangdong and Guangdong, and the current leader of the Green Forest Road.
Because he died suddenly a few days ago, leaving a vacancy in the leading position, so today's conversation took place.
Lei Chao and Lin Huaile, also known as "Da Xi" and "A Qian" to the old people, are both Gong Lianjun's proud disciples and the two most popular leaders in the Longmen Gang. It is natural for them to become candidates.
Gong Lianjun's son Gong Jingyi, as the "Prince" of the Longmen Gang, must also be considered.
As for Zu Tingfeng and Hao Jingyu... the situation is more complicated.
The two of them are the "general scoops" of the land and water routes of the Green Forest Road respectively; these two titles are second only to the "leading" on the road and can be regarded as the "quasi-leading" ...and these two titles are not "selected" by uncles, but are awarded by "strength" and recognized by colleagues.
In other words, the strength of the gang led by the chief laobaozi is not necessarily lower than that of the gang led by the "leading leader", but in name the leader's power is higher than that of the chief laobaozi; At critical moments, or when there are disagreements, the leader still has to do the talking and must be listened to.
This form of power distribution is, to put it bluntly, a kind of "balancing", just like the one done by Cao, the leader of the Salt Gang, in the "Four Gates and Three Gangs", except that Green Forest Road It became an explicit rule and was passed down from generation to generation.
"What do you mean? Does the leader have to be someone from the Longmen Gang? People from other gangs can't do it?"
"What are you doing? You have taken in a lot of people from Zu Tingfeng Money? You’ve been talking to him since just now!”
“Huh? You dare to slander someone without any evidence?”
“Hmph! I know it in my heart!”
Pa—
The discussion is almost over at this stage, because an old man has already overturned the table, so the next step is to take action. Hit someone.
The old man who was quarreling with him was not in vain - we are all old young and Dangerous boys. After so many years of crawling on the road, they can still save their lives and succeed in "Golden Basin" "Wash your hands"Can it be a good person? Who can take a break? < /p>
Of course, there are also many peacemakers among the old men around, and they are very good at persuading people to fight. A group of people came up and started to pull and pull, and the two of them were separated.
And just when these old guys were in a mess, another group of people suddenly broke in outside the door.
Looking at their neat uniforms, you can tell that they are all government personnel.
The leader, about forty years old, was tall and muscular. When he stood forward, he saw that his face had crescent eyebrows and a close-minded look. , knife-ringed ears, aquiline nose, and rhombus mouth are listed one by one, which is called a sharp-edged figure.
Who is this person? It is implicitly stated in our book that he is Bai Zhulong, the "Second Master of Dashu" and known as "The First Sword of Longmen".
When you see this, someone must be asking, what is the relationship between this eldest brother and Yue Youque, the "No. 1 catcher of Dashu"?
Actually, it doesn't matter. Yue Youque is not familiar with him. She only knows his name and has met him a few times, but they haven't exchanged a few words in total.
But... Bai Zhulong hates Yue Youwan very much.
The reason is very simple, because there has never been a "second god" in this world. It's just that I, the storyteller, am telling you that he is the "second" after Yue Youque. .
The actual situation is that the world only knows that the "Number One God" has a waning moon, but few people care about who else is under the "Number One".
This is just like in various sports competitions, in the end, only the previous champions are often remembered by passers-by and cloud viewers...
Bai Zhulong is the obvious and first There was only a slight difference. Even he thought he was not inferior to the other party, but his reputation was far different from that of the "second place".
What’s even more interesting is that there are three other people who are as miserable as him, two of them are Jin Yiwei, and one is a member of the Qianhu Army. These four can be collectively called "Tiger, Leopard, Dragon and Wolf" , basically...it's a low-end version of "Feng Yun Shui Yue".
The four people, Feng Manlou, Yun Shili, Shui Hanyi and Yue Youque, are the "four masters of the imperial court" appointed by the emperor. Each of them has a treasure bestowed by the emperor and is famous. Outside, everyone admires him.
As for the four "tiger, leopard, dragon and wolf"... although their strength is only slightly inferior to that of "Feng Yun Shui Yue", they have their own positions and have nothing else.
If "The Storm" is the "era of miracles", then "Tiger, Leopard, Dragon and Wolf" is the "Five Tigers without Crowns", two words - really miserable.
There is no doubt that people as miserable as them generally do not have very good tempers.
"The official is investigating the case! Everyone stand against the wall!" At this moment, as soon as Bai Zhulong entered the room, he yelled at the old men. It was such a powerful official.
Those old thieves heard itAs soon as the voice turned around and saw so many servants at the door, he immediately stopped. Apparently he didn't want "outsiders" to see the joke of their internal fighting.
But...it's not that easy to get them to stand against the wall obediently.
"Hey, sir, what's going on?" An old man who was closer to the door reacted very quickly. He immediately put on a smile and rushed towards Bai Zhulong.
As the saying goes, the old man has been dealing with officials for more than a day or two. He feels that a young man like Bai Zhulong cannot withstand his deception.
As for Bai Zhulong's side... As soon as he saw the old man approaching, he followed the principle of reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, raised his foot and kicked him to the ground.
"Is it your turn to ask me something? Get over here and stand still!" After kicking the person, Bai Zhulong continued to yell and curse, not treating the other person as an elder at all.
The old men around me were shocked at that time. Who is this? Do you know who we are? If you don't give us face, do you want the old brothers to practice stretching with you?
But immediately after, there was an old thief in the crowd who knew Bai Zhulong. He quietly said to the people next to him: "This... man is really not easy to mess with. He is from our local area." Bai Da is a head catcher, and his martial arts skills are very high. We should be cowardly..."
So, these old men thought about it: Damn, we are not big shots, so we don’t have any dignity. To save face, isn't it better to stand by the wall for a while? Just go.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, they were all standing in rows.
Bai Zhulong just looked at them briefly, and then accurately targeted an old man who was born with the word "天" before washing his hands in the golden basin. He came to the latter's side and asked: "How many?"
"Master... you are asking..." The old man actually vaguely knew the meaning of the question, but he still pretended to be confused.
When Bai Zhulong heard this, he snorted coldly and continued: "I'm asking you, you old guys have been sitting here for a long time, and finally decided who can take Gong Lianjun's seat... Which ones? ”