On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival, this day is a day of family reunion, even if the sky over Guangzhou is cloudy and rainy, but it can not stop the lively atmosphere of the festival, and people's happy smiling faces. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Whether it is Yang Lin's side or Elder Xu's gang, today is destined to be a day that cannot be calm, and they will be extremely busy, especially Elder Xu, as if he had taken stimulants, the whole person has not been idle for a day, active among the members of the deaf and dumb hall with faces and faces, or among the wavering elders, making the last effort to win over these people.

Elder Xu was not alone, from beginning to end, he was accompanied by one person, that is, the man surnamed Guo, the henchman of Fang Huicheng, the master of Hongmen Hongshun Hall.

The momentary busyness, the pride in front of the elders, all made Elder Xu forget the unhappiness that Fang Huicheng brought him, the cooperation between the two can no longer be called cooperation, it should be more appropriate to belong, but he can only obey, can only accept, he Elder Xu has no more choice, only so.

Otherwise, he will lose everything, including life.

At night, what people didn't expect was that there was no light rain in the sky, the sky became thinner and the air was exceptionally fresh, making people feel an inexplicable comfort, that is, so relaxed.

Gradually, red lanterns began to appear, hanging on both sides of the bustling street, and at this time, the Guangzhou Mansion, where there was no distinction between commoners and magnates, were celebrating this festival of family reunion. People began to walk the streets, and some children were running, playing, and setting off fireworks.

On this night, Guangzhou Mansion resumed its due liveliness, and the crowds were like water, and there was an endless stream. There are also fireworks in the sky and firecrackling firecrackers, making the atmosphere of the festival more intense, making people feel comfortable, relax the whole body, and spend time with their families.

The old hall entrance of the deaf and dumb hall is even more crowded, endless, very lively, vaguely, you can see different forces competing in the dark, wandering around, ill intentions, an undercurrent is surging, there is an intensifying trend, just waiting for an opportunity to break out, and the festive atmosphere of the festival is repulsed, and is covered by the excitement of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the outside, the old hall is the same as other houses, there is no special place, but the house is very bright, red wax is lit, three pillars of big incense are inserted there, just waiting for the ceremony to begin.

The first floor of the entire hall was full of members of the deaf and dumb hall, all of whom were some elder-level figures, or some representatives of the hall, discussing a lot of discussions, talking about who the new hall master was, and who was actually so favored by Zhai Dakun, and passed on to him?

Elder Xu was also in the crowd, very active, with a red face, as if he was the protagonist of today, and the new hall master of today's deaf and dumb hall. At this time, a figure shuttled through the crowd, quickly came to Elder Xu's side, and secretly pulled the corner of Elder Xu's clothes, suggesting that there was something urgent to find him.

Elder Xu was talking with people, very harmonious, and suddenly felt that someone was pulling the corners of his clothes, revealing impatience, and when he was about to get angry, when he saw the person, he immediately restrained his anger, greeted the person he was talking to, and walked outside the house.

As soon as the two of them came to a corner, seeing that no one was approaching, it was very safe here, Elder Xu suddenly had a nervous look on his face, and couldn't wait to whisper: "Brother Guo, why are you here?" If your identity is leaked and someone knows about it, how can I still participate in the follow-up, the upcoming ceremony? ”

The person who came was the person from Hongshun Hall of Hongmen, Fang Huicheng's henchman, a man surnamed Guo, who was dressed in deaf and dumb attire at this time, and he didn't care about Elder Xu's questioning, and it seemed that he had more urgent things to say, so he had no time to scruple about these.

I saw the man surnamed Guo looking around cautiously, with a cautious look, afraid of being discovered, and feeling that no one was paying attention here, so he was slightly relieved, and whispered apologetically: "Elder Xu, I'm sorry, there is really an emergency, the elder brother and the Qing Gang don't know what is crazy, and suddenly united together and sent people and soldiers to some important business places in my Hongmen, and the intention is unknown, so the hall master has to draw some people to help you and send back to help, so that they can prevent them from joining forces to be unfavorable to my Hongmen." ”

In an instant, Elder Xu's face suddenly changed greatly, and he recovered in an instant, looking around nervously, feeling very anxious and uneasy, and said in a low voice: "How can this be? If you guys send some people away, how will I deal with today?! Although I didn't say it explicitly, Zhai Dakun and I are already in a life-and-death situation! ”

"Moreover, once those centrist elders and representatives know about it, you Hongmen will definitely become unstable and waver again, and it is very likely that you will turn against me, what do you let me do?!"

Although Elder Xu was speaking in a low voice, almost shouting out the last sentence, his eyes were full of infinite anger, and his heart was even more angry, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously, for fear of being seen by people with intentions, especially those wall grasses.

As if he saw Elder Xu's worries, he grasped Elder Xu's weakness, or the initiative was in his hands, the man surnamed Guo disappeared with apology, and instead said meaningfully: "Since this is the case, then don't let them know, wait a while, let those wall grasses take the lead and act as villains, so that they have no room to maneuver, they can only follow you to the black with one foot, and firmly tie them to the warship." ”

The anger on Elder Xu's face faded a lot, he was no longer so excited and nervous, he still had a faint look of worry, and said unconfidently: "If you do this, of course it is the best, I want to do this." ”

"However, those elders and representatives are not fools, goblins, and cunning foxes, can they listen to me and be at our mercy?"

The man surnamed Guo smiled slightly, exuding a faint sense of confidence, and immediately replied: "This is not simple, when the time comes, I will show up all the brothers who participated in this operation, disguise themselves as your subordinates, and show them to those elders and representatives." I will be by your side again, faintly revealing my identity to them, and without knowing that the number of people is decreasing, I expect them to dare not have the heart to rebel. ”

"And then vaguely expressed, if you want to follow you Elder Xu and do big things, you must always show some sincerity, you can't pick up ready-made, and you can't make any strength, right?"

Elder Xu understood that the man surnamed Guo was letting himself pull the banner of the tiger, taking advantage of the momentum of the Hongmen, forcing the elders and representatives in the middle to express their positions, and then showing their strength with those people in the Hongmen, in fact, with the help of those people's subordinates to take the lead, and let them act as pawns.

After thinking about it carefully and slowly reminiscing, Elder Xu felt that it was feasible and had a great degree of success, as long as those people felt that they would definitely win, they would definitely jump out and stand on their side, and they would be the ones who could make the most noise at that time!

After thinking everything through, the two glanced at each other, and smiled slightly while comprehending. Then, the two dispersed, leaving separately to do their own business and prepare for the succession ceremony for a while.

It was about half past eight o'clock in the evening, when the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou Mansion entered the most lively stage, and the old hall of the deaf and dumb hall was already crowded with people, with two empty chairs in the center and the front of the hall, and a row on each side.

The two chairs in the middle are the seats of the old and new hall masters, and on either side are the positions of the elders of each branch, and the three pillars of incense have been lit and the ceremony is about to begin.

At this time, with the noise of the crowd, a passage appeared, with the support of Ah Sheng, Zhai Dakun came slowly, walked towards the incense table, and finally stayed next to the chair on the right, did not sit down, but signaled Ah Sheng to let go, conveyed his consciousness to everyone, and kept flying his hands to gesture sign language, Ah Sheng also made a loud voice, and translated synchronously.

"Brothers, it has been more than 30 years since I, Zhai Dakun, took over the deaf and dumb hall. Over the years, with the help of all my brothers, I can say without shame that this hall master is doing well. ”

"Although it did not bring the deaf and dumb church to the top, it was restored to its previous pomp. But it also made the deaf and dumb church not die out and not be swallowed up by other forces. In this southern province where various forces are entrenched, under the watchful eye of the three major forces, I have made the strength of the Deaf and Dumb Hall still preserved and perfect, and the foundation is still there. ”

It seems that he is really too old, maybe he doesn't want to talk about it anymore, under the approving gaze of everyone, Zhai Dakun did not continue the topic just now, his tone changed, and he became sad and vicissitudes.

"I think you have also seen that today's Zhai Dakun has entered the age of sixtieth year, and he is already a deaf and dumb person, and his eyesight is even worse now, and he can't distinguish your lips, so he can only communicate in sign language."

"I, Zhai Dakun, have self-knowledge, and I don't want to shackle the progress of the Deaf-Dumb Hall, so I have today's decision, I am ready to abdicate and make way for Xian, hand over the Deaf-Dumb Hall to capable people, and take the Deaf-Dumb Hall to go down, develop and grow, and reproduce the glory of the past."

Speaking of this, before everyone could react, they gestured with their hands heavily, and Ah Sheng also spoke loudly, and the loud voice echoed in the hall.

"Now I announce that the ceremony has officially begun, and I invite the new hall master!" (To be continued.) )