Chapter Eighty-Nine: Opening the Incense Hall
In the Peninsula Hotel, which has the title of "Far Eastern Lady", after setting up a hundred tables to entertain many people and visitors from the community, the fourteenth prince Ge Zhixiong dismissed the low-level members and led more than a dozen bigwigs to drive to Happy Valley in Wan Chai.
The night is getting deeper, in a big house in Happy Valley, Ge Zhixiong sits upright and hangs his hands, the big guy of the Zhongzidui pile Ou Standard sits on the bottom of his hand, and the rest of the big guys in each hall sit in two rows on the left and right.
There was a chair in the middle of the big house, but there was no one on it, it was supposed to be the seat of Ge Zhaohuang, the main leader of the No. 14 mountain, but Ge Zhaohuang was still recruiting troops in Taiwan, so it was naturally impossible to arrive.
Behind the dragon head, there is an incense hall, and the upper part of the incense hall is covered with a red cloth, and I don't know what is enshrined in it.
At this time, those who are qualified to sit on the chairs in the big house are all the core figures of the fourteenth, and like Chen Yanqing, the elder sister of the Twelve Golden Hairpins, the eldest brother of the Eighteen Tigers of the Nine Dragons and the Eighteen Tigers, and Yi Zhongfa, who has just come back from running away to the Netherlands, even though they are famous in the rivers and lakes, they can only stand behind everyone with their heads down, and the rules are clear.
"Uncles, Zhixiong is not talented, tonight there is a chance to open a fragrant hall for my father, if there is any rudeness, I hope you uncles Haihan. In a hurry, the venue is shabby, and if any uncle thinks that Zhixiong is not well entertained tonight, he can bring it up now. Ge Zhixiong looked around the room with his eyes hanging down, with a slight smile on his face and a loud voice.
In the big room, the European standard demeanor of the drooping hand remained unchanged, and the more than ten bigwigs sitting on both sides of the hall had different faces and made eye contact with each other.
In fact, there are only eight of all the halls on the 14th, respectively, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, faith, and bravery, among which the filial piety is orthodox, and the rest of the halls are mainly based on the filial piety pile, in addition to the filial piety pile, and the loyalty word pile is the most powerful.
Among the more than ten hall lords sitting in the room now, except for the eight hall masters on the 14th, the rest are uncles and elders from other societies who have been invited to watch the ceremony.
Watching the ceremony, watching the ceremony of the 14th incense hall.
At that time, the people of Hong Kong Jianghu followed the old-school rules, and if a new community wanted to gain a firm foothold, opening the incense hall was an indispensable link, and only after the opening of the incense hall would it be recognized by the local community, otherwise no matter how the 14th boasted that it was Hongmen orthodoxy, there was still no one recognized in the rivers and lakes.
Two years ago, the leading leader Ge Zhaohuang, who fled to Hong Kong, tried to open a incense hall at the Queen's Hotel on Des Voeux Road in the Central and Western District, but was arrested and deported by Yao Mu himself.
Now his son Ge Zhixiong is planning to uphold his father's will and open the incense hall twice.
Ge Zhixiong said a few modest words, waited for more than ten seconds to see that no one was silent, the smile on his face was retracted, and he said: "Since your uncles don't speak, Zhixiong should agree that the 14th will set up the incense hall in Hong Kong and establish rules. ”
The elders of the various associations who were qualified to come to watch the ceremony, of course, understood the rules, and nodded and made promises when they heard the words.
Ge Zhixiong saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, the smile on his face flashed, coughed lightly, and glanced at Chen Yanqing, who was standing aside, and said loudly: "The goddess opens the altar!" ”
After the words were settled, Chen Yanqing, who was ordered to play the maid of the altar, immediately stepped forward, came to the incense hall behind the dragon head position, and lifted the red cloth covering the incense hall.
As the red cloth was lifted, a temporary wooden altar with a height of about two feet appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the top and bottom of the altar were enshrined with dense wooden tablets.
These include: Yang Jiaoai, Zuo Botao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liangshanbo one hundred and eight generals, and Wagangzhai heroes.
Again, the ancestor of Hongmen: Hong Ying.
Five sages of Hongmen: Zhu Zhiyu, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi, Fu Shan.
The Five Sects of Hongmen: Wenzong Shi Kefa, Wuzong Zheng Chenggong, Xuanzong Chen Jinnan, Dazong Wanyunlong, and Weizong Su Hongguang.
The first five ancestors: Cai Dezhong, Fang Dahong, Ma Chaoxing, Hu Dedi, Li Shikai.
Middle five ancestors: Yang Pingyou, Fang Huicheng, Wu Tiancheng, Lin Dajiang, Zhang Jingzhi.
Later five ancestors: Li Shidi, Hong Taisui, Wu Tianyou, Lin Yongchao, Yao Bida.
Five meanings: Zheng Junda, Xie Bangheng, Huang Changcheng, Wu Tinggui, Zhou Hongying.
Five masters: Zheng Daodao, Zheng Daofang, Li Changguo, Han Long, Han Hu.
Sanying: Guo Xiuying, Zheng Yulan, Zhong Wenjun.
Second Division: Male Military Division Shi Mingjian, Female Military Division Guan Yuying.
After the whole picture of Xiangtang appeared, Chen Yanqing put the red cloth in his hand aside, stood on the side of Xiangtang, did not squint, and his voice was crisp: "Respectfully invite the Lord of Xiangtang!" ”
Ge Zhixiong, who was sitting on the top of the house, stood up when he heard this, walked to the front of the incense hall, and hugged his fist at the big man in the big house: "No. 14 filial piety pile Ge Zhixiong, on the order of Ge Zhaohuang, the head of the mountain, to set up the incense hall on behalf of the altar and rudder in Hong Kong!" ”
After saying this, Ge Zhixiong took the three half-sticks of incense handed by Chen Yanqing, knelt on his knees, raised his hands high, and respectfully offered incense to the more than 100 tablets enshrined in the incense hall.
In the big house, all the members of the fourteenth followed the actions of the acting incense master Ge Zhixiong, and bowed down one after another, and the rest of the bigwigs who came to watch the ceremony also stood up and bowed their heads slightly to show respect to the tablet on the altar.
After the incense ceremony, Ge Zhixiong stood up with Chen Yanqing's support, shook the hem of his robe, and sat firmly on the dragon head seat that had been vacated in the big room for a long time.
"Where's the guide?" Sitting on the leading position, Ge Zhixiong put on a straight face and spoke in a deep voice.
No. 14 filial piety pile white paper fan counting, Nine Dragons and Eighteen Tigers eldest brother Master Tan helped his glasses, walked out of the crowd, owed Ge Zhixiong, and then turned around and stood in front of him without moving.
"On the day of the first month of the Xinmao year, the 14th Klan Party opened the altar in Hong Kong, thanks to the love of all the heroes and heroes, and attended the opening ceremony, and the whole gang is very grateful." Tan Chong, the master in a long robe, hugged his fists and continued to speak, "The first time you set foot in the precious land, you have opened the altar, you must first introduce me to the heroes and heroes of the 14th Klan Party and the eight halls, and see you in the future, I hope that all heroes and heroes will not forget the friendship of Hongmen!" ”
After these few words, Master Tan didn't look at the expressions on everyone's faces, took a step, and went straight to Wu Anbang, the hall master of the fourteenth Yongzidui, and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
As soon as he left in front of Ge Zhixiong, two more sturdy men in vests walked out of the crowd, one on the left and one on the right, standing side by side where Master Tan was originally standing, one holding a single knife and the other holding a wooden stick, playing the role of a doorman.
Wu Anbang, the master of the Yongzidui Hall, stood up, followed behind Master Tan, walked in front of the two strong men, and bowed slightly.
The single-knife wooden sticks representing the Hongmen knife and the dragon and phoenix stick in the hands of the two men stretched out together and stopped in front of Wu Anbang, and the man on the left asked angrily: "Who is here, what are you doing here?" ”
Wu Anbang straightened his back and said, "Wu Fourteen, a disciple of the Hongmen, wants to enter Muyang City and meet the incense master Chen Jinnan!" ”
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Just as the No. 14 incense hall in the Happy Valley Mansion was opened, not far from the house, in several alleys, more than 30 policemen led by Lu Le were waiting for them, each wearing a pistol on their waists.
"Lard boy, have you figured it out? Ge Zhixiong really opened an incense hall here tonight? Looking at the brightly lit house not far away, Lu Le took advantage of the moonlight to pull the lard boy on the side and asked.
"Brother Le, this big house has not been inhabited for two years, and now the lights are lit in the middle of the night, there must be something weird!" Lard Boy said with a smile, "Besides, I am all a member of the Eighteen Tigers of Kowloon, I have figured out the bottom of Master Tan early in the morning, how dare you lie about the military situation with Brother Le?" ”
The Nine Dragons and Eighteen Tigers are not an independent hall of a certain community, but are composed of a number of Jianghu talents, burning yellow paper, cutting off chicken heads, and blood as an alliance, and the Jianghu people who can enter the Eighteen Tigers are also red sticks and white paper fans at this level, and the straw shoes can't even touch their edges, let alone the nameless Sijiuzai.