Chapter 72: Brother Qing Shui Pao

Now in Sichuan, there are more than 100 famous robe brothers, and there are even more who are not famous.

But these so-called robe brothers are actually selling dog meat on sheep's heads, only their names, not their facts. In the words of later generations, it is to have a name, some gimmicks, so as to attract people to join.

After all, it's actually quite reasonable to think about it.

The Pao Brothers' Society, the Green Gang, and the Hongmen are actually the incarnations of the White Lotus Sect in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

Of course, the Qingbang and Hongmen are more famous, and there is a famous saying that has always influenced later generations: green, safflower, white lotus root, the three paths were originally one family.

Many people don't know that the so-called safflower here originally referred to the safflower society, and later changed its name to Hongmen, which means Hongyuhong.

These two families have developed and grown for hundreds of years, love and hate each other, and have had a huge impact on China's history, and have been painted with a series of mysteries because of the involvement of some sensitive issues during the Republic of China.

Therefore, there are many people who know about the Qinggang and Hongmen among the Chinese people, and few people know this reason outside the southwest region of Sichuan.

In addition, there is a fundamental reason why Brother Pao will not be known to outsiders.

That is, it has gradually been changed by the local culture represented by the Sichuan region, and fundamentally speaking, it has been completely different from the original teachings of the White Lotus Sect.

There are not many authentic robe brothers in Sichuan, which is also what Yang Ming heard his grandfather say when he was young.

Coincidentally, Hong Qing in Qingdi Ancient Town is one of them.

Qingdi Ancient Town is located in the southwestern central part of Sichuan, with the Fujiang River in the middle, and the Fujiang River links the Min River, the Jialing River down, and finally joins the Yangtze River.

In terms of geographical location, the waterway of the Fujiang River is undoubtedly an important transit hub connecting Chengdu and Chongqing, and the same is true strategically.

According to legend, the great revolutionary Marshal Chen Yi once served as a grassroots official at the Yanguan Wharf in Qingdi Ancient Town for a period of time, which shows the importance of Qingdi Ancient Town in Sichuan.

It's just that this Hongjiang is also an authentic robe brother?

Yang Ming was a little puzzled for a while.

Of course, existence is reasonable, and if he can't figure it out, it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist, maybe there are other reasons in his early years.

The reason why he has always been very interested in the people of the rivers and lakes and the affairs of the rivers and lakes is that he has to say that the old man of the Yang family has long since passed away, Yang Lun!

At that time, the Yang family was the home of poetry and books in the ancient town of Qingdi, the name of the Yang family building was famous, and the ancestors had a person who raised people, and there were more than ten talents, protecting the good party in the township. When it was passed on to Yang Lun's generation, the family fortune had declined, and in addition to some land in the family, there was only one courtyard house left in the town.

Because of the middle of the family, the Yang family at that time had actually abandoned the concept of poetry and book heirlooms, and chose to do business.

It was from this period that Yang Lun slowly came into contact with the Pao Brothers Association and joined it.

It's just that Yang Lun's identity as joining is a little embarrassing, and like Han Xiuchen, he is the fifth Kun Jiapi Lao Wu who enters with money, which is the so-called Jiapi Lao Wu.

Such a robe brother has an identity, but no status, a bit like the meaning of a truck driver in later generations looking for a freight company to be attached to.

The company acknowledges your existence and the outside world recognizes you, but the company doesn't pay you a salary and doesn't have any benefits.

However, because of the early accession, coupled with the later Xinhai Revolution and a series of events of Yuan Shikai's restoration, there are constantly new Pao Ge Tangkou rising, while the authentic Pao Ge Tangkou is gradually little known.

After all, the authentic robe brother is faithful, although they also make money to support their families, but it is more for a kind of faith.

They have always adhered to the concept of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, not burning, killing and looting, nor bullying others, knowing that after the establishment of the government of the Republic of China, they still only do coolies and operate pawnshops, teahouses and other old businesses, and do not touch pornography, gambling and drugs.

But Brother Crooked Robe is for eating, and there is nothing they don't do if he can almost make money, so that the current Sichuan Robe Brother is out of the mouth of a few people, and his reputation is not good.

However, since he met the authentic robe brother, Yang Ming naturally wanted to say hello.

After all, strictly speaking, he is actually a brother in the same vein, although he has not officially entered the hall.

Thinking of this, Yang Ming walked towards Zhang Guanglei, clasped his fists with both hands, and then slowly separated, revealing the fist of his left hand, as well as the oblique palm of his right hand, and then repeatedly hugged his fist three times, saying: "The left is the sun, the right is the moon, the sun and the moon are bright, and the sun is dark!" ”

The cut he said in this sentence was also very formal.

Zhang Guanglei was stunned for a moment, and then the whole person became solemn.

Also according to Yang Ming's fist salute, he hugged his fist three times and said: "The moon in the right hand, the day in the left hand, the moon is a friend, and the day is prosperous!" ”

As he spoke, more than 100 Hongjiang men behind him immediately echoed, "The moon in the right hand, the day in the left hand, the moon and the moon are friends, and the day is prosperous!" ”

The prestige is heaven-shattering! ~~~

Suddenly, even Jiang Jinxi, Chen Shijie and others couldn't help but be surprised.

Leng Leng looked at the two of them!

Then I heard Zhang Guanglei say loudly: "Open the incense hall in front of the mountain gate, burn incense and burn seven pillars, one pillar of incense, two pillars of incense, three pillars of incense, four pillars of incense, five pillars of incense, six pillars of incense, seven pillars of incense, dare to ask my brother how many pillars to burn incense?" The mountain to worship, the river to cross, the god to worship? ”

Yang Ming immediately said: "Open the incense hall in front of the mountain gate, burn incense and burn seven pillars, I burn five pillars of incense, worship Qinglong Mountain, cross the Fujiang River, and pay tribute to the second brother Guan!" ”

Don't look at the questions asked by Zhang Guanglei seem simple, but they are actually asked in strict accordance with the steps of the authentic robe brothers, and only the real robe brothers can know it.

Compared with a robe brother like Xiang Jiang Jinxi, although he is called a robe brother, he is actually an impostor.

Even, even Hongyi is an impostor.

When they opened the mountain gate at these public mouths and docks, they just borrowed some teachings and rules that would be circulated outside the robe, and of course there were a few ordinary incisions, but they didn't know the meaning of the content.

The so-called burning incense and burning seven pillars will start from the division of members of the Robe Brothers' Association.

The robe brothers, as soon as they enter the robe, they are all brothers, although the five statuses are different, but there are different seats.

From one row, you can go all the way up to seven rows.

The first row is the dragon head, the second row is vacant due to the second brother's recoil two, the third row is a white paper fan, the fourth row is also vacant when the robe brother will have a traitor, the fifth row is Kun five, the flow ranking is deputy six, and the seventh row is the old man.

Therefore, the robe brother is divided into seven rows, one row and one pillar of incense, which is to burn seven pillars of incense.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Guanglei asked Yang Ming how many pillars of incense to burn, that is, to ask Yang Ming's identity.

Yang Ming replied to burn five pillars of incense, telling Zhang Guanglei that his identity was Kun Wu and he should sit in the fifth row.

As for worshipping the mountain and crossing the river, it is to ask Yang Ming's address.

In each hall of the Pao Brother Society, there is a map of the Pao Ge Tangkou in Sichuan, which marks in detail the location of each hall and the river flow, as long as the other party answers, you can clearly know which hall the other party is from, which means to verify the identity.

Yang Ming replied to worship Qinglong Mountain, Qinglong Mountain is on the south bank of Qingdi Ancient Town, and it is the Fujiang River that crosses in front of it, which also explains the location of Hongqing Wharf in Qingdi Ancient Town.

As for the last question to worship the god, it is actually not a big problem.

As a robe brother, he worships Second Brother Guan, if he doesn't worship Second Brother Guan, he can't even count as a crooked robe brother.

Hearing Yang Ming's answer, Zhang Guanglei's eyes couldn't help but light up, laughed, walked to Yang Ming's side enthusiastically, patted Yang Ming's shoulder and laughed: "I didn't expect Brother Yang to be my own brother, let's go to the table and drink!" ”

With a wave of his hand, Brother Hong in the back suddenly cheered, and one by one sat up on the wine table that had been set up in front of the mountain gate.

After a while, the brothers served the food one after another.

There are not many dishes, just eight.

All the rivers and rivers are fresh, there are carp, crucian carp, river shrimp, river crab whole river feast, although the taste is not as good as the ginkgo restaurant, but it is also a unique flavor.

Yang Ming, Zhang Guanglei, Yi Hua, Chen Shijie, and Hongcheng's Hongcheng sat at a table.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was already slightly drunk, Zhang Guanglei looked at Yang Ming and the others and said with a smile: "I have long heard that Brother Yang is now helping Li Ershao in Chengdu to do things, and many brothers and brothers in the robe on the riverside have mixed in with an errand, and it is said that they have gained a lot!" ”

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Jiang Jinxi's face.

There is no doubt that some of the brothers he said were referring to Hongyi behind Jiang Jinxi.

This time, the foreign oil firm used Hongyi people, not only used a lot of the warehouses of the commercial bank, but also used a lot of Hongyi people in various cities and counties in central Sichuan in recent times.

Many of the parishes were very blushing.

In fact, this kind of thing is not just Zhang Guanglei is saying, in fact, Yang Ming and the other places they went to, the robes and dragons in those places are very envious, and they want to get a piece of the pie first.

"Hehe, Brother Zhang, where are you talking about this?" Jiang Jinxi was immediately unhappy, although he didn't understand much when he saw Yang Ming and Zhang Guanglei change incisions just now, but he was an old Jianghu in the end, and he also understood a little, and he had already prevented Zhang Guanglei, and now Zhang Guanglei said this obviously to dig the corner of his Hongyi, he said word by word: "The predecessors dig trees, the descendants take advantage of the shade, a radish and a pit, although Hongyi is now thanks to Li Ershao and Brother Yang for not giving up a little errand to make a living, but Hongyi also earned it by his own ability." Of course, if Hong Jiang feels that he is qualified, although Jiang is not talented, there are more than a thousand brothers below, and if he wants to grab a job, he must also have some skills! ”

As soon as he said this, the flower behind him had already stretched out his hand to his waist.

Not only him, but on the other tables, the twenty-odd brothers who were eating the noodles also put down their chopsticks, and looked at this side with fierce eyes.

Although they only came with more than 20 people, there was no doubt that all the people who came were the elite of the Hongyi robe brothers.

All of them are the deputy sixths who should be played!

Even if a casual person does not have the level of a double-flower red stick, he is not inferior to the average red stick.

Of course, there is no such thing as a red stick in the robe system, and the deputy sixth is the identity of these full-time thugs.

They don't work, they don't do business, and the only thing they do on weekdays is to practice martial arts in the guild hall, and once they have an order, it's time for them to make a move.

Even if you lose your life, you don't hesitate to do it!

So, don't look at the many people in Hongjiang, they are really not afraid!