Chapter 30: Breaking the Deadlock
Shen Zhongkui's only son was killed by Li Ling and others, cutting off the Shen family's incense, and this hatred is not shared.
Shen Zhongkui snatched countless family properties in his life, and under grief and indignation, he donated most of his family property to Hongmen in exchange for the position of the head of Chunbaoshan in Jinan.
to use the Hongmen forces to avenge the murder of the son.
Hongmen is full of power, and every place needs to have a person in charge, so the position of head is set up.
This is another additional position, which is not sorted in the inner and outer eight halls, although it belongs to the overall planning of the outer eight halls, but the power cannot be underestimated.
According to the distribution of the city and the number of people, the power of each party leader is not equal.
However, the head of Jinan City has a great influence in Chunbaoshan.
Shen Zhongkui spared no effort to develop his power in order to take revenge, and at this time, the enemies were very red when they saw each other.
Clenched his fists, grinned and roared, "Li Ling returned my son's life." ”
As soon as Li Ling saw this person, he solved all the doubts of Fang Cai, and his resentment against Hongmen was gone.
Since Shen Zhongkui can come here, of course, he is a member of Hongmen, and it is reasonable to use Hongmen to eradicate himself.
Even so, we can't sit still.
He hugged his fist in the center and said: "Li Ling, the boy who has not entered the door, has met Hall Master Yan and the masters, and it is really helpless to offend, and I also ask the hall masters to uphold justice." ”
Yan Baoqi stared at Li Ling with his eyes and said, "Although you hung the blue lantern, you didn't hold an initiation ceremony, so now you shouldn't be my brother Hongmen." It's not that I'm unreasonable, you and the Shen family have a deep enmity like the sea, not only can I not uphold justice for you in this matter, but I also have to solve problems for my Hongmen brother Shen Zhongkui. ”
Li Ling's heart was cold, there was a whole gang to help Shen Zhongkui, and it was difficult for him to fly.
I originally came to Yangzhou to insert willows up the mountain and enter the Hongmen, but I didn't expect to throw myself into the net and feel ridiculous.
However, he became more and more frustrated, although he was facing the difficulties of life and death, he did not show any nervousness, and said coldly: "Since Hall Master Yan is like this, I have nothing to say, please draw a debut, and I will take it." ”
Shen Zhongkui hated Li Ling to the bone, and shouted: "I want to break your body into ten thousand pieces, crush your bones and scatter ashes, in order to relieve the hatred in my heart." Hongmen recognized heroes and heroes, and despised cowards and soft bones the most, seeing that Li Ling was not afraid in the face of a desperate situation, everyone on both sides nodded secretly. However, he was a little dissatisfied with Shen Zhongkui's statement. Killing people is not too much, treating men can be beaten or killed, and corpses should be respected accordingly. Snorted coldly, Li Ling said with some contempt: "My son is doing evil, and Lao Tzu is not a good thing, since you want my life, just take it." In front of so many heroes, I dare to say bluntly, even if I die, I will definitely pull you with me. Suddenly feeling a chill down his spine, Shen Zhongkui unconsciously took a few steps back, hugged his fists at the main hall and said, "Please also ask Master Yan to dispatch troops and take Li Ling to avenge my son." Yan Baoqi was about to wave his hand to mobilize personnel, but when he saw Lu Liansheng step forward, he hugged his fists and said: "Since Li Ling has hung the blue lantern, I have recently been ordered by the master of the Inner Eight Hall to inspect him, although there is no initiation ceremony, but he is also my Hongmen brother." Killing my brother Hongmen should be three knives and six holes, or digging a pit and burying it himself. Yan Baoqi's face was angry, and he said coldly: "Li Ling is not a person from Hongmen if he doesn't hold a ceremony, otherwise he will have a ceremony to make a long incense." Do you threaten me with the Inner Eight Halls? Don't I know the rules? Do you still want to make trouble? "In Hongmen, as long as you break the rules, no matter how big the master is, you have to act according to the rules. Although he is the deputy uncle of the criminal vice president of the head of the outer eight halls, he also has to explain whether Li Ling is a person from the Hongmen or not, if Li Ling is classified as an internal person, this requires the opening of the law hall, the conviction of the criminal hall, and the execution of the outer eight halls. But if this is the case, Li Ling is not guilty, after all, it is a personal grudge, and he can only ask a respected person to mediate. This is not what Yan Baoqi wants to see. Lu Liansheng was drenched in cold sweat, still gritted his teeth, and said: "The twenty-fifth oath of Hongmen, the old hatred between brothers must be eliminated, and if there is a violation, the five thunders will be destroyed." Yan Baoqi was furious, took the case, and said, "The thirtieth oath is not to shelter outsiders, bully the Hong family brothers, if you violate it, you will die under ten thousand knives." Lu Liansheng, you are so bold, because an outsider actually reversed the Hong family's oath and forbidden. Lu Liansheng was ruthless, and simply didn't do anything, and said: "The ninth punishment of the Criminal Law: Those who violate brotherhood and fight with their relatives will be punished with seventy-two." Li Ling and I married Jin Lan, and asked Yan Tang to open up on the main network. Li Ling was a little moved in his heart, he had only known Lu Liansheng for a few days, and in order to protect himself, he did not hesitate to contradict his direct superiors, which was unbelievable in the strict Hongmen, and it also made many Hongmen brothers next to him dumbfounded. Yan Baoqi laughed angrily and said, "Li Ling has been here for less than ten days, when will he marry you?" Who can prove it? Otherwise, the crime of deception shall be punished. "I can prove it." A voice came from outside the temple, and I saw You Fei panting and rushing in, and only when he saw that Li Ling was safe and sound, he was a little relieved. has been repeatedly challenged by his subordinates to authority, Yan Baoqi has reached the verge of a violent jump, if it weren't for the Shen family's large amount of gold and silver, he wouldn't care about this matter. But even if you want to stop now, it is difficult to stop, and he said coldly: "Li Ling killed my brothers and children of the Hong family, come and correct Li Ling on the spot, if anyone stops him, he will be eradicated together." You Fei and Lu Liansheng were also furious when they heard this, and moved their feet to block in front of Li Ling. There was an order from the upper peak, and the Hongmen men on both sides had to carry it out, and some people took out a knife and dagger from their bodies and quietly surrounded them, but because the two of them stopped in front, they were in a dilemma and hesitated. At the last moment, a cheer came: "The deputy dragon head uncle sits in the hall, accompanies the hall uncle, the uncle in charge of the hall, and the torture hall uncle opens the law hall, please take Shen Zhongkui and Li Ling to go together." This voice was too timely, and it relieved the big men who were ready to fight. And You Fei was even more overjoyed, knowing that Shentu Kongxiang had arrived in Yangzhou. As the master of the torture hall, Shentu Kong Xiang's position in the mountain hall is very important, and Li Ling may be able to pick up his life. Yan Baoqi's face was extremely ugly, he snorted coldly, and walked away. Some of the gangs followed. In the evening of the "Hanguang Temple", it is dark and quiet outside, and after bypassing those towering trees, you can find that the lights are bright tonight, as bright as day. When Li Ling and the others arrived, there were hundreds of people in the hall. There were several people sitting in the main seat of the hall, and Shentu Kong Xiang was impressively in the ranks. Although Shentu Kong Xiang's face was still serious, Li Ling saw a little care. He nodded slightly to Li Ling and didn't say a word. And a scribe with a white turban on his head sitting in the center is Yuan Taopu, the deputy mountain lord of Chunbao Mountain in Hongmen. He was whispering to Yan Baoqi next to him at this time. There was another person on the side who was the person with a lovely smile that Li Ling had seen, and it was the person who advocated fasting in the hall. It was You Fei who brought him to buy the jewelry stolen by Li Ling and others in the Tan Mansion that day. Some more people came to the hall one after another, and the inside was surrounded by water. Many people received a notice and did not know the situation to rush to the incense hall, and they asked one after another, and it was as noisy as a vegetable market for a while. Seeing that there was almost no one coming, Deputy Mountain Lord Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Recently, the leading uncle went to Hankou to do business and did not return, and I will preside over the hall today." This time it is not the Xiangtang Torture Hall, but the mediation of the personal grievances between Shen Zhongkui, the head of Jinan City, Chunbaoshan, and Li Ling, who did not enter the door. Two of you are invited. Li Ling hugged his fists and stood in the center of the hall, while Shen Zhongkui made an extremely grand abduction salute. Yuan Taopu, as the deputy mountain master, was still quite satisfied with Shen Zhongkui's etiquette, and continued: "Li Ling once killed Shen Zhongkui's only son in the Shen family in Jinan City, although the rights and wrongs in it are not complicated, and it is easy to judge according to the rules of Hongmen. But the question is whether Li Ling has hung up the blue lantern and has not yet held the initiation ceremony, whether he is a member of the Hongmen. If so, of course regulate; If not, I will definitely avenge my Hongmen brother Shen Zhongkui and behead Li Ling. The slightly quieter hall began to talk, and some old people who have been members of the association for decades have never encountered this situation. The traditional rules are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and some people have said that they are not considered members of the Hong family if they do not open the hall and release tickets. Others, however, said that since they hung blue lanterns, they would be the same as Brother Hongmen, even if they were outside the Hongmen. Li Ling did make friends with some Hongmen brothers in the casino in the past two days, and these people blatantly supported Li Ling. Shen Zhongkui saw that the situation was not good, and looked at Yan Baoqi, who was sitting in the main hall, again and again. Yan Baoqi was also troubled in his heart, and yelled at the buzzing crowd, saying, "What kind of system is such a commotion." Some young people don't know the height of the sky and judge in vain, is this something you can touch? "Since the opening of Chunbaoshan, it has been controlled by a group of old people, and they look down on young people. Even if they make great contributions, it is difficult to get promoted very slowly, which also makes some young people dissatisfied, and now they are scolded by Hall Master Yan, and they all feel angry, but no one dares to refute it, and they all keep silent. Deputy Mountain Lord Yuan originally intended to take advantage of the Mountain Lord's absence to let everyone discuss this matter, and he could also show his bearing and importance to everyone, but he didn't expect to be interrupted by Yan Baoqi. had to transfer the object, and said: "It is better to settle the grievance than to settle it." In my opinion, how about Li Ling kowtowing to make amends and supporting Shen Zhongkui until he is old? "He couldn't find a better way to mediate." No, you can't". Shen Zhongkui and Li Ling said in unison, and said categorically. "Huh?" Yuan Taopu didn't expect that as the deputy mountain master, what he said would be rejected by the personnel of the two parties without sparing. If Shen Zhongkui refused to accept the mediation, it would be fine, but Li Ling also refused so simply, which made him dissatisfied, stared at Li Ling, and said, "Why can't you?" "How can a person who lives in the world, kneels to the gods of the heavens, and kneels down to his parents and teachers, to bow down to the father of the traitor? The big husband can be killed, but not humiliated. Li Ling said without squinting. If you seek death, I won't stop you, and this matter will be handed over to the master of the Yan hall. Deputy Mountain Lord Yuan sneered. Yan Baoqi on one side and Shentu Kong Xiang on the other, he is really uncomfortable in the middle. ignored Li Ling's stubbornness, and put himself aside first. Yan Baoqi was overjoyed, calmed down, and shouted: "Li Ling's identity is still unclear, and he has harmed my Hongmen brothers' family, so I should avenge Shen Zhongkui and bring Li Ling to justice." Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect Yan Baoqi to ignore everyone's feelings so much, and look at him one by one. There is a saying in Hongmen that the identity is not clear and asks to become a brother, and to join Hongmen, you must have Encheng to sponsor the four brothers, and becoming a brother is the most important. Li Ling's brother is Shentu Kong Xiang. "Bang", Shentu Kong Xiang suddenly slapped on the table, and the sound was deafening. He slowly stood up, his tall figure like a mountain, bringing solemnity to the entire hall. The hall, which was still a little messy, was quietly heard. The master of the torture hall, a decisive position, shocks everyone's heart