The mountain lord's resignation was shocking, but Li Ling's words were even more incredible. Although the Red Flag Lao Wu ranked fifth in the eight halls, tied with Chengxing, Blue Flag, Black Flag, etc., basically the characters in the entire mountain hall snorted, and such an important position was actually rejected by Li Ling.

"Oh?" The dragon head uncle was also surprised and asked, "Why is this?" ”

"I asked for help from Fan Wade and Brother Qu Xiangzhong because of difficulties, although the two were not killed by me, they were inseparable from me. If I am promoted by killing Brother Qu, I will not be happy with it because of my feelings and conscience, so please choose a good general again for Uncle Long. ”

Yan Baoqi, the first confidant of Waibatang, said: "Although Li Ling attaches great importance to love and righteousness, the fifth red flag is a more critical position, and he also asks the mountain master to discuss it in the long run." Yan Baoqi said this because he didn't want to see Li Ling promoted.

The dragon head uncle pondered for a while, and said: "I haven't been observing you for a day or two, and I want to directly promote you to the sword protector master of the Inner Eight Halls, but I am afraid that everyone will not accept it, so I have been suppressing you." It is inevitable that the old and the new will change in the mountain hall, and it will depend on you young people in the future. The position of Red Flag Steward is extremely important, and I have carefully considered appointing you, so don't shirk it. The leading uncle was not affected by Yan Baoqi at all, and still insisted.

Li Ling sighed slightly, and then replied respectfully: "Yes."

But everyone on both sides was shocked, Li Ling was almost promoted to the Inner Eight Hall Sword Protector by the Dragon Head Uncle, what a great honor it should be. In the future, Li Ling will inevitably leap forward, and even go straight to Jiuding and become the master of the mountain.

"In addition, Qingdao Fangshou and Nantong Fangshou need two people to replace them, and there are good people who can be recommended." Uncle Long said again.

Most of the brothers of the Golden Sword Society under Li Ling did not enter the Hongmen, and even if there were brothers in the mountain hall, they were not worthy of this great responsibility. Qingdao is the place where Li Ling started his home, and he must not let others get involved, and he was about to recommend Lu Liansheng or You Fei, but he heard his confidant Yan Baoqi speak.

"Xue Fan, the sixth patrol of the wind, has accumulated his merits, why not send him there," Yan Baoqi said.

Sure enough, Lu Liansheng said that he had worked hard to get down the dock, and others wanted a piece of the pie. If he didn't agree to Yan Baoqi, he would definitely make a stumbling block for himself. If it agrees, Qingdao will be under the surveillance of others.

Li Ling is confident that even if Fang Shou is replaced, the Qingdao Territory is also a golden knife meeting, and no one can insert it.

After all, Qingdao was defeated by Li Ling, and everyone looked at Li Ling to see if he agreed. If he doesn't agree, no one can do anything about him.

Yan Baoqi said again: "Xue Fan is the head of Qingdao, and Nantong also needs Brother Li Ling to recommend it." ”

This is a political game, and it seems that Yan Baoqi wants to exchange conditions. Since this is the case, Li Ling said: "That's good, it's good for Brother Xue Fan to be the head of Qingdao." As for Nantong, I suggest that Xu Jiulong is a big job. ”

Few people have heard of Xu Jiulong's name, but since the two parties are talking quite speculatively, the leading uncle is also happy.

The two were then appointed. The head of the square is a fat man, and he rules over a place, including the property of the mountain hall, and governs all the Hongmen brothers in that place.

After Xue Fan was appointed, he hurriedly bowed and thanked him. Li Ling became a tycoon in Qingdao, as long as he has a good relationship with Li Ling, he must be able to leap into the dragon gate, and enjoy endless glory and wealth.

And Xu Jiulong originally followed Li Ling to Qingdao, but at this time, he suddenly fell from the sky and was appointed as the head of Nantong. You must know that there are thousands of Hongmen brothers in the whole of Nantong, and there are countless properties, all of which must be under his jurisdiction. It's like a beggar who is happy to win the 5 million jackpot, but he can't react for a long time, so he stands there stunned.

Li Ling was secretly amused and coughed, and Xu Jiulong reacted, and hurriedly thanked the mountain master and the hall master. He knew that these positions were given to him by Li Ling, and he didn't say thank you for his great kindness, not just a word or two of thanks.

Hongqi Lao Wu has a special house in Yangzhou for him to help, and after Qu Xiangzhong's death, these houses naturally belong to Li Ling.

Shentu Kong Xiang and the accompanying uncle Zhang Jingzhai and You Fei all came to Li Ling's residence, and now Li Linggui is the fifth old man of the Red Flag, and many secret things in the mountain hall have to be explained to Li Ling clearly.

Chunbaoshan was the mountain hall opened by Hongmen Ren Chunshan and Xu Baoshan, the big character of the Qinggang, in order to develop power against the Qing court, but later Xu Baoshan betrayed the revolution and betrayed his brothers, and was recruited. And Ren Chunshan's whereabouts are unknown.

Xu Baoshan was later assassinated by Zhang Jingjiang, the envoy of the Alliance, and Xu Baoshan's subordinates were also torn apart. Zhang Jinghu, who is also a big member of the Youth Gang with Xu Baoshan, used this power to become the first person in the Youth Gang of the Republic of China. The original Chunbao Mountain Hall gang was restrained by the current mountain lord Situ Kui, and although it did not develop and grow, it would not be disbanded.

The congregation reached 80,000 people, distributed in Jianghuai, Sulu, Anhui and other areas. Among the military and political dignitaries, there are also many brothers in the mountain hall, and the low-level gangsters have basically undergone training. In their spare time, they do their own things, and when the mountain hall needs it, they can form an army in an instant. And this army is highly disciplined, and each has its own responsibilities from top to bottom.

Hongmen opened a mountain from Zheng Chenggong in order to form an army to resist the Qing court in the future. Later generations have largely inherited this rule. That's why there are deacons, auditoriums, torture halls, etc. There are also leading generals, the so-called confidant uncle, as well as the sage military division, and the third master of Henghou who is in charge of financial rations and so on.

Hongmen is just a general term, and it is divided into various branches, such as Chunbao Mountain where Li Ling is located, Qixia Mountain in Zhenjiang, Taihua Mountain and Wusheng Mountain in Shanghai, Jiulong Mountain in Hangzhou, and so on.

Each mountain hall has its own ruler, but all are intertwined and are called brothers. It is common to cross mountains and mountains to worship other mountain halls. As long as one of the mountain owners raises the banner of rebellion, the rest of the mountain owners must respond.

Since Li Ling left Nanjing, he thought about forming an army to deal with future wars. And isn't Hongmen Chunbaoshan tailor-made for himself! As long as you put it to good use, you can definitely shine. Of course, this still requires Li Ling to climb to a higher level step by step before he can control this force.

You have to have money to pull the team, Li Ling got the location where the treasure was buried, although he didn't say it clearly, Li Ling decided to go to Jinan to ask Cheng Ying, if even Cheng Ying didn't know, then he had to look for the detailed map of the provinces and find it slowly.

What made Li Ling's eyes red was that there was a commando team "Hong Fei Battalion" in Shantang, all of which were composed of highly skilled gangs, which could be used for attacking fortifications. And Li Ling's current identity can mobilize this team.

The general leader of the "Hongfei Battalion" is none other than Xu Zhiyuan, the head of the Inner Eight Halls. After Li Ling visited Xu Zhiyuan, he told him that he had been chased and killed by strangers in the rivers and lakes in Qingdao, but Xu Zhiyuan didn't say a word, and directly transferred more than 20 big men from the "Hongfei Battalion" for Li Ling to drive.

A few days later, Li Ling told Xu Jiulong to let him return to Nantong to rectify the help. Then bid farewell to Shentu Kong Xiang and went north with You Fei. You Fei has been idle recently, and when he heard that there was a treasure, his eyes lit up, and he pestered Li Ling to go together.

Since they went north, the two made a detour to Donghai County to see Lu Liansheng, but unfortunately, Lu Liansheng and Ye Wan went to Luoyang to find relatives.

Looking for relatives? Lu Liansheng lost his father at an early age, and his mother ran away when he was a teenager, and his whereabouts are unknown. Could it be that he was looking for his mother? It was not clear to the people under the question, Li Ling and You Fei stayed in Donghai County for one night and then returned to Jinan.

Li Ling came to Jinan City again, and before entering the city, he saw soldiers lined up on both sides of the city gate, and a banner read: Welcome Mr. Li Ling to return to Jinan.

Li Lingda was stunned, the news of his return was only sent to Qingdao He Jiatang and Sun Yuzhu, but he didn't expect to poke out his whereabouts. I didn't expect it to be such a big battle. What surprised Li Ling even more was that the people who welcomed him were actually government officials and soldiers.

The first person ran a long-distance horse coat and shook it to the end: "Chairman Han heard that Mr. Li Ling had returned to Jinan, and he hereby ordered everyone to wait here." Ask Mr. Li to move to the provincial capital, Chairman Han has been waiting for a long time. ”

The current chairman of Shandong Province is the leader of Han Fuqu. Li Ling was personally received by Han Fuqu of the provincial government, which surprised everyone, including Li Ling himself.

Li Ling is good friends with Qingdao Mayor Shen Honglie, his father-in-law is Ma Liang, his fiancée's family is the Lin family, a famous family in Shandong, and his eldest brother is Chiang Kai-shek's right-hand man. Every identity should not be underestimated by Han Fuqu, not to mention that Li Ling himself is a tycoon-level figure in Jinan and Qingdao, and he is thriving in the gang world, and he responds to every call.

In the hall of the provincial government, Han Fuqu heard Li Ling's arrival, and hurriedly greeted him, stretched out his hands from afar, and said eagerly: "Welcome Mr. Li Ling home." On behalf of the fathers and elders of Jinan, I welcome you back. ”

Although Li Ling is a native of Zhangqiu, a suburb of Jinan, he regards Jinan as his second home. In order to win over Li Ling, Han Fuqu deliberately said this.

Li Ling said with a smile: "I am very favored to have Chairman Lao Han personally greet me. I have long admired Chairman Han's demeanor, and today I saw it and it really deserved its name. ”

Both of them are veterans of the world, and they are very skilled in greetings and flattery. The two of them picked up good words, and after a few words, they began to call each other brothers, with an expression of pity and hatred for each other.

That night, Han Fuqu held a feast and called all the famous figures in Jinan City to accompany him. Lin Yazhi's grandfather Lin Yanlin and stepfather Ma Liang were invited by Han Fuqu, as well as several of his subordinate generals Cao Fulin, Gu Liangmin and others.

A meal is enjoyable, and the guests and hosts are happy. When the song ended, Han Fuqu pulled Li Ling aside alone, looked around for a while, and said, "I hit it off with Li Ling's little brother at first sight, and I didn't want to talk about anything else today, but I did have some difficulties. Shandong is a fierce land, and large and small forces emerge in an endless stream, and Chairman Jiang asked me to supervise Lu just for the sake of peace. For the sake of the country and the people, I don't want anyone to make trouble in Shandong. I don't want the gang forces to infiltrate our troops. ”

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