Stepping over the smallest courtyard just now, it turned out to be a stacked courtyard nested outward. At this moment, one is bigger than the other.

According to Lu Chengfeng's suggestion just now, the three of them were looking for the empty and wide place. Looking for it, I only felt that the noise I vaguely heard as soon as I entered the door was getting louder and louder, and the sound of gongs and drums was deafening!

Isn't this a happy event? However, looking around, I didn't see the Cao Gang putting up lights, wearing red and green?

"Brother Tian, who lives in this compound? Or is there something else? Why do I listen to the crowd behind the compound, it's so lively! Could it be a happy event? But it's not like it! ”

Lu Chengfeng asked in surprise.

"That's right! It's a happy event, but it's not the happy event that His Royal Highness thinks in his heart! Go and see! ”

Tian Zifang actually sold Guanzi, and said with a mysterious smile.

Wu Jingmo couldn't help but be curious. The three of them happily followed the sound together.

Tian Zifang led the way in front, walked forward a little, and then turned to the right, and after passing through a few twists and turns of the flower path, it was suddenly enlightened.

They had come to a dock in the lower reaches of the Ying River!

The large open space by the water was already bustling with people, beating gongs and drums, and it was very lively.

I heard a voice shouting, "The auspicious time has come!" The ceremony begins! ”

The crowd on the pier dispersed in all directions, making way for a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was wearing a plain white sacrificial robe, although his face was weathered, he still looked tall and straight, his eyebrows and eyes were heroic, and he was a little restrained!

Behind him, there is even a live pig!

The live pig still has a big red flower on its neck!

The middle-aged man, holding the red flower on the pig's neck, slowly walked towards an altar by the water.

As soon as he stood in front of the altar, the crowds of all kinds sat down on the ground in the open space on the shore.

The three of them also disappeared in the crowd, and sat cross-legged on the ground following their example.

The sound of gongs and drums came to an abrupt end, replaced by a loud and distant chant!

"The river god is above, bless me Cao Gang.

The sky is auspicious, and the blessings are long.

With my comrades, my skills are strong.

Four seas town, protect my rivers and mountains.

The river is clear and clear.

The wind and rain are smooth, and it is well-known in all directions.

The guests are overflowing, and all industries are thriving.

The river god blesses and gathers the people's hope.

……”

It turned out that it was the Cao Gang who was holding a river god festival!

Then, there is a complete set of rituals, scattering flowers, lighting fires, burning incense, rattling bells, the priest holds all kinds of ritual instruments, and recites words in his mouth, and all the Cao Gang people present also chant loudly, making a uniform sound, straight through the sky!

After the chanting, two sturdy men in short robes presented the pig with the big red flower into the water to the gods.

"The one who sings is the high priest of your Cao Gang?" Lu Chengfeng quietly pointed to the man in white clothes in front of the altar and asked.

"That's Ma Rulong, the leader of the Cao Gang!" Before Tian Zifang could open his mouth, Wu Jingmo corrected.

"Lord Wu has good eyesight! That's what we're all about. We Cao Gang do not have the word priest, and every year at the end of the wax moon, our big boss personally presides over the river god sacrifice. Tian Zifang paused.

I see! The Cao Gang relied on the water to draught, and made a fortune by waterway, and it is natural to worship the river god every year! I didn't expect to be bumped into by them, just to see the excitement!

"There is a man wearing the same sacrificial garment on the side, who is it who has been standing next to him without speaking?"

Lu Chengfeng pointed to another middle-aged man who looked a few years younger standing next to the altar and asked. Presumably, the high-pitched "The auspicious time has come, the ritual begins" was shouted by this person.

"That's our second leader, that is, the deputy leader of the Cao Gang, Yuan Xiaohai. If there are no accidents, in a few years, it should be his turn to be in charge. Tian Zifang lowered his voice and replied.

"Oh? Why? Are you big bosses going to retire? You're just a deputy helper? Isn't there any other successor? I thought I'd get a difference candidate or something, but at least I'd have to go through the motions and get some superficial articles! ”

Lu Chengfeng asked a series of questions, he didn't expect that the Cao Gang, a place outside the imperial court, would also engage in this kind of "designated succession system", isn't this no different from the imperial court? It's not fun at all.

And they Biyun Valley, although Senior Brother is definitely the hottest candidate for the next head of the sect, in fact, their five closed disciples all have hope. It's just that the other four of them have no intention of doing this.

The second senior sister cares about the senior brother and will definitely not compete with him. The third senior brother is a strange thing, and the dragon sees the beginning but does not see the end, and he has no intention of this. And he and Chasing Feng are still children in everyone's eyes.

It's far away, but this gang is different! After all, the interests involved are huge, the system is huge, and there must be undercurrents and fierce battles under this calm surface!

can settle this matter and be in an invincible position, it seems that this Yuan Xiaohai, like Ma Rulong, the big boss, is also a person who should not be underestimated!

Tian Zifang also popularized the situation of the Cao Gang to Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo's ears in pieces:

The Cao Gang was set up in the whole territory of Dajing according to the three levels of general rudder, road rudder, and sub-rudder.

The general rudder is located in the birthplace of the Cao Gang, that is, Jinghua City, which is the base camp of their Cao Gang.

Each road is set up according to the water area of the river under its jurisdiction, for example, the Grand Canal has a canal channel, and the Jiuqu River has a nine-curved road.

Under each road, according to the various sizes of the wharves under its jurisdiction, the subordinate rudder is set up.

At present, there are 18 provinces in the country, with a total of 64 rudders.

Cao Gang organizations at all levels are led by the "master" of their respective levels, and only the chief helmsman can be called the "big boss", while the river lord and the rudder master can only be called "the master".

The name of Yuan Xiaohai, the "second master", has only become popular in recent years after he was defaulted to the next successor.

The three-level "master" actions of the general rudder, the road and the sub-rudder are neat and uniform, and the interior is tightly knit.

In order to ensure this, they also specially formulated the "Ten Gang Rules" and "Ten Commandments" and other gang regulations, and also selected people with authority in the gang at all levels to serve as "old managers" as law enforcers in the gang.

The more Wu Jingmo listened, the more frightened he became! Before he knew it, a fine layer of sweat had formed on his forehead.

Which is the Cao Gang, where is it like a gang, it is clearly a small court!

Behind them, however, was supposedly Don Byrne.

It can't just be Don Byrne! Where did his straw bag come from the ability to cover the sky with this hand!

Then it can only be someone who is more hand-eyed than Don Byrne!

Is it the prime minister? Or is the prince also aware and even involved?

How much of a conflict of interests is there?

How many unsightly conspiracies are there?

Thinking of Tian Zifang's extraordinary skills in the Cao Gang, as well as the bright and bright weapons that I saw as soon as I entered the door......

Wu Jingmo didn't dare to think any further. Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down his forehead, wetting the ordinary cloth that had just been peeled off someone else's body.

"Why don't you leave? It's better to look for our clues. Wu Jingmo suggested.

"Let's go!" Lu Chengfeng still maintained that innocent innocence, didn't think much about it, patted his ass and left.