The next day, Xu Mingshan, the new leader of the Songjiang Cao Gang, went to the Yamen of the Domain Division to meet Guan Dashuai according to Tulin's explanation. When Tulin brought him into the signing room, he saw Guan Zhuofan sitting at the back of the case, and there was a military attache in three-grade uniform standing next to him, but he didn't recognize it. At the moment, he kowtowed to the marshal in a proper manner, but the marshal did not say the words please get up, so he was worried and knelt on the ground to listen to the command.

"Xu Mingshan," Guan Zhuofan looked at this shrewd and capable Green Gang leader, and said unhurriedly, "This is the second time we have met." ”

"Yes, the villain served our old lady last time, and he was blessed to see an adult in Songjiang."

"Old lady Qi passed away, I didn't be able to come in person to pay my respects, I was very sorry." said so, but there was no expression of sadness on his face, "I heard that now in the Songjiang gang, you are the leader?" Congratulations. ”

"If you go back to the adult, I don't dare to say that, it's all because the fathers and brothers in the Cao Gang are very loving, and if there is anything, I will come forward to support it." Xu Mingshan remained silent, still replied respectfully, but said in his heart: I, the helper, was obviously given by you Guan Daren, since you pretended not to know, I had to pretend that there was no such thing.

The old lady Qi of the Songjiang Cao Gang died in September. Originally, my body was already not good, but I suddenly had a stroke, and I lasted for two days, and I didn't leave anything behind, so it passed.

The old lady went happily and did not suffer any crime, but in this way, he left a big trouble - who should sit in the position of the helper? I had to take the opportunity to pay tribute and open the incense hall to "reason".

Old lady Qi has a very high rank in the Cao Gang, so when the sacrifice is held. The entire Jiangsu Cao Gang. The bosses in "JAC IV" are all here. Do it for seven days. The old lady Qi has no son, and in the past seven days, the old lady's two major disciples, Chi Wu, a disciple of the Kaishan Gate, and Xu Mingshan, a disciple of the Guanshan Gate, both held the courtesy as filial sons. And when the first seven days passed, although the relationship between the brothers and sisters was very good, they had to distinguish the high and low, and they had to compete with each other.

This "showdown" has nothing to do with fighting, killing, and killing. Instead, it is necessary to open an incense hall and be promoted by those who can speak. The public push is not to mention a name and finish the matter, but to say a truth above the incense hall, before the tablet of the ancestor master, where is the senior brother, where is the younger brother, and the same analysis is clear. During the period, it is also allowed to refute each other, but it must be harmonious, and there is no chance of blushing and thick neck.

Choose for the master. It is a great matter related to the thousands of brothers of the Cao Gang, so this incense hall. It's called "Daishodo". Three incense burners in the hall are offered, which are offered to the three ancestors of Weng Qian Pan, and there is another half furnace, which is offered to Wang Peiyu, the "Dharma Protector".

On the incense hall, there are also two kinds of "family law", on the left is a "incense board", on which is written "violate the family rules, kill no matter what", on the right is the famous "coiling dragon stick", the word "Qin Ci" is written in the dragon's mouth, and the back is written with the words "Shangyu, when in the spring of the third year of Qianlong", which is the treasure of the town gang.

Unexpectedly, after the public promotion began, the situation gradually fell into a stalemate - the number of people who supported the senior brother and the junior brother was about half. It is no wonder that Chi Wu's strength is that he is thick and steady, has been immersed in Cao Yun for a long time, and is the most experienced; And Xu Mingshan's strength is that he is quick-witted, quick-witted, and has more experience in making a living on land.

At this time, the opinions of several Cao Gang bosses outside Songjiang are particularly important. This is like a family making housework, and it is difficult to have a right or wrong position for their own people, while other uncles and seniors in the family come out to speak, because their positions are equal, but they can often make a decision with one word. However, among the four bosses of "Jianghuai Four", two support Chi Wu, and the other two are optimistic about Xu Mingshan, and they see that it is a bad situation.

On the third day, when the dispute was still going on, a distinguished guest came to the door -- Hu Xueyan accompanied him from Sanpin guerrilla to Tulin and came to visit.

Hu Xueyan has a deep relationship with the Cao Gang, especially with Chi Wu. Although he is not in the gang, his status is transcendent, and the people in the gang call him "the little master outside the door", and treat him as a person of the same generation as the old lady Qi. However, Hu Xueyan is the most clear person, and he never refuses to say anything about help-related matters. The day after the old lady Qi passed away, he had already come to mourn, and now he is coming again, so what happened?

This question was quickly answered. After meeting the boss of the rivers and lakes in the room, Hu Xueyan gave a sentence: "I came to send things with the guerrillas." After saying this, he stood quietly with a blank face, and said no more.

"Fifth Brother Chi, Brother Xu," Túrin knew both of them, and said very politely, "The old lady died, and I just received the news, and I came late." My pen and ink are not good, so I invited a pair of couplets from our marshal's mansion, and asked Brother Xu to stand in front of the old lady's spiritual seat for me. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the whole room was silent - there was no need to say any more truth. The two brothers glanced at each other, Chi Wu nodded slightly bitterly, Xu Mingshan dared to take a step forward, took the couplet handed over by Tulin with both hands, and thanked him softly.

A guerrilla from the third grade, it was just leisure, but everyone could weigh the weight of the person standing behind Túrin. At the same time, there are also many people of insight in the Cao Gang, who can also see that the decline of Cao Yun has become an inevitable trend, and the Cao Gang brothers will inevitably have to go to the land to seek a living. This aspect is originally Xu Mingshan's strength, and if he takes care of the marshal, then it is really not a bad thing for the Cao Gang.

This is the end of the matter. The next day, the incense hall of the Songjiang Cao Gang was reopened, and Xu Mingshan was appointed as the tenth generation of gang leaders.

This is Guan Zhuofan's reward to Xu Mingshan, xiexie his great efforts in Gong Xiaogong's matter. But this matter, everyone knows each other, and I called him here today not to talk about this.

"Xu Mingshan, do you know that I invited you here today?"

"If you go back to the big handsome, the villain doesn't know." Xu Mingshan thought to himself, Guan Dashuai's invitation is a bit untrue, and he is still kneeling on the ground.

"Since you are the leader of a gang, you must know the law of the imperial court?"

"Yes. The villain has always been careful to restrain the disciples of the Cao Gang, and he does not dare to do things that violate the law. ”

"Well," Guan Zhuofan nodded, and said expressionlessly, "In the past few years, the war has been chaotic, the waterways have been cut off, and the people along the Taihu Lake have had a very difficult time, even if they want to buy two catties of salt, it is not easy." ”

Xu Mingshan's heart chuckled, he raised his eyes and looked at Guan Zhuofan's expression, and said in his heart, how did he get involved in this.

"Some people say that the most convenient way to enter and exit Taihu Lake from the Yangtze River is the Wangyu River. You are in the Cao Gang, so naturally you know this? ”

"Yes......" Xu Mingshan's heart became more and more suspicious, but he tried his best to maintain his composure.

"I heard that in recent years, some boats have dared to carry illegal salt into and out of Taihu Lake from the Wangyu River, and there is no lack of secret communication with long hair." Guan Zhuofan said casually, "I was planning to take the two newly bought foreign ships and sail on the Yangtze River to try the power of the cannon, but I was still worried and couldn't find a suitable target." ”

Selling illicit salt, the most profitable, Cao Gang's livelihood has been difficult in the past few years, and it is inevitable that there are tankers who have learned from each other and started this business. And because the Cao gang is powerful, there are many armed guards on the smuggling boats, and the ordinary sailor boat is really not in their eyes. When a boat runs down, in addition to paying the public fee to the gang, everyone can also leave a lot of money. However, now Xu Mingshan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Guan Zhuofan say this, and said in his heart, Could it be that Guan Dashuai wants to use the newly purchased gunboats to fight our private ships?

In such a hurry, I dare not tell the truth.

"You can't hide anything from the eyes of the handsome!" Xu Mingshan kowtowed before he dared to speak, "It's really been the fourth year that Cao Yun has been cut off in recent years, the Jiangnan Canal is occupied by long hair, and the canal north of Yangzhou is very silted. Now it is the scenery of the Yu boss of the Shachuan Gang, and our Cao Gang is really wearing tofu in a ponytail, and we can't lift it. Some of the brothers in the gang were desperate and helpless to do such a thing. It's a real thing to stuff a little silver into the long hair of the water card on the river, but if you say that you collude with the long hair, you will never dare. Ask the marshal Mingjian, open the net, Mingshan will go back and immediately rectify, and no one or a boat will be allowed to enter and exit the Wangyu River! ”

Guan Zhuofan didn't speak, and stared at him through the pen holder on the case, and suddenly smiled: "I didn't say that I was going to use a gunboat to hit your ship, so it's worth you to be scared like this?" Get up! ”

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*(To be continued......)