Chen Zui has been in the gang for two years, and with his wit and bravery, he has made a lot of contributions to the Xiao Gang, and has risen all the way to the position of the hall master, with four or five halls under him, and there are not many halls, but he has won the respect and appreciation of Xiao Ignorance, and even the top and bottom of the gang have praised him.

Shen Hong followed Chen Zui to the Xiao Gang after Lu Baiting's wedding, and half a year later, Lu Baiting declined Zou Baoyi's invitation because he was not good at business, and brought his wife to join Chen Zui. The addition of the two has become Chen Zui's most powerful left and right hand, and the three of them can show their strength together.

One day, Chen Zui was on the dock in charge of ordering a batch of cloth and pigments to be shipped to the south, and just after the hand-ordering, someone came to report that Xiao Gang Leader ordered him to return to the helm immediately.

Xiao Gang Leader has been bedridden in recent months, please try all kinds of famous doctors, all the prescriptions are helpless, these days are getting worse, everyone does not say it, they all know in their hearts that Xiao Gang Master seems to have little time, but the new gang leader is uncertain, causing a lot of speculation from the hall masters.

Chen Zui asked Lu Baiting to stay behind to supervise until this batch of pigments was shipped smoothly, and returned to the helm with Shen Hong and the others.

There was no one left and right, Shen Hongcai said: "I heard that the helper has not entered the water and rice for the past two days, and he is in a dying state, I am afraid that the time limit has come, and now I am anxious to let you go back to see him, most of which is to establish the new helper." ”

Although this is taboo, it is also reasonable, Chen Zui nodded slowly.

"Who do you think the new gang leader will be? Chen Youwei's hall master is the closest person to the gang master, and the other hall masters are more powerful, I don't know how the gang leader will choose? ”

Chen Zui said: "We deeply appreciate the kindness of the helper, no matter who the new helper is, we should obey it, and there is no need to discuss it at this time." ”

Shen Hong said no more.

As soon as the two of them returned to the helm, they saw Leng Chuxian's face heavy, and only let Chen Zui enter the inner room alone, it seemed that the Xiao gang leader was really dying.

As soon as Chen Zui entered the inner room, Chen Youwei and the three elder hall masters were all waiting on both sides. Chen Zui walked to the bed of the Xiao Gang Leader, and when the Xiao Gang Master saw him come in, his withered face suddenly became a little energetic, "Chen Zui, you have finally arrived." "It's like a gossamer.

Chen drunk called out to the helper, sadness came from it, and tears lingered in the frame.

Xiao ignored the sigh, "I'll give the order...... Get ...... now Chen Zui is the new leader of the Xiao Gang...... You must fulfill the orders of the new helper, and you must not have two hearts......"

The four people below looked at each other in disbelief, and Chen Zui was even more frightened: "Helper...... This...... When I joined the gang, it was difficult to take on a big responsibility, so please think twice. ”

Gang Leader Xiao searched behind him with his left hand, and trembled and took out a red token, the Gang Leader's order, "All four of you kneel." ”

The four hall masters, except for Chen Zui, knelt down.

"The four of you immediately swear eternal allegiance to the new gang leader, and there will be no mistakes."

According to the rules of the gang, the four raised their right hands and three fingers, "We swear allegiance to Gang Leader Chen, but Gang Leader Chen's orders are obeyed. ”

The four of them stood up, Xiao Gang Leader took a breath, and said: "I passed on the position of Chen Zui and did not pass it on to you, it is not because I am selfish, I am all considering the overall situation, Chen Zui..."

"In!"

"Now Li Chengjing has won the central and southern regions, three points of the world, the war is about to break out, the Xiao Gang is between the three parties, it will be feared by warlords from all walks of life, we are gangs in the rivers and lakes, do not get involved in the warlord civil war, be used by the warlords, but how to be self-reliant under the forces of the three parties, you have to weigh carefully." After speaking, he wanted to hand over the order to Chen Zui.

At this point, Chen Zui couldn't shirk the blame, took the order of the gang leader, knelt down, and swore to the sky: "Thanks to the wrong love of the gang leader, entrusted with a heavy responsibility, I am not afraid, Chen Zui swears here, in the future, he will have glorified the Xiao Gang as his own responsibility, and everything he does must not violate the purpose of the Xiao Gang. ”

"Good...... Gang Leader Xiao's hand finally drooped, his eyes closed, and he passed away with a smile......"

"Helper, helper......" The five of them cried loudly, and the voice came out of the room, and everyone was sad.

Chen Youwei said: "The gang can't be left without an owner for a day, and I also ask the Chen gang leader to go out to the hall immediately to burn incense and succeed to the throne, and then handle the affairs of the first helper." ”

The four of them accompanied Chen Zui out, and after gathering the gang to return, Chen Youwei announced the last life of the Xiao gang leader and the oath made by the four of them.

The gang was all surprised when they heard that Chen Zui was the new gang leader, but the four hall masters were the core figures of the Xiao Gang, and even they were willing to make an oath and stand behind Chen Zui, no one could suspect that Chen Youwei had faked his life.

Chen Youwei ordered to take three high incense sticks left and right, Chen drunk and burned incense to worship, and officially took over the position of the gang leader, and everyone made a gesture to see the new gang leader.

Chen Zui deeply admired the foresight of the Xiao gang leader, and was worried that the transfer of power would cause chaos in the gang, so he called the four hall masters of Qu Chen, Wang Xia, and asked them to make an oath of allegiance in public. The Xiao Gang attaches the most importance to loyalty and oath, once the oath is violated, not only will he be expelled from the Xiao Gang, but he will be despised by the people in the rivers and lakes for disregarding his faith and righteousness, and he will have no place to stand.

The four hall masters occupy 80% of the hall, and even they are willing to be loyal, and others dare not disagree, so that the position of the helper can smoothly transition to Chen Zui's hands.

Chen Zui ordered that the news of the death of the old gang leader and the succession of the new gang leader be immediately telegraphed to all parts of the country.

Leng Chuxian did not officially join the Xiao Gang, and she could only be regarded as a business partner, but she had lived in the Xiao Gang for a long time, and the Xiao Gang had long regarded her as a member of the Xiao Gang. Half a month before the death of the Xiao Gang Leader, Chen Youwei and Leng Chuxian prepared for the aftermath of the Xiao Gang Leader.

After arranging the mourning hall, Chen Zui was worried that the affairs of the gang would be affected because of the funeral of the Xiao gang leader, so he personally guarded the spirit of the Xiao gang leader, and at the same time asked several hall masters to pass on the order, and the transportation of the wharves around the country was as usual, and there was no slackness, which damaged the reputation of the Xiao gang

After handling the funeral of the Xiao gang leader, Chen Zui did not dare to forget the last words of the Xiao gang leader for a moment, and thought about how to shoulder the burden of the Xiao gang day and night.

A month later

Chen Zui summoned his staff to convene the first meeting of the gang after his succession.

Chen Zui took out a map and displayed it on the table, showing everyone the situation today: Li Chengjing is the strongest among the three major warlords, Bai Jingyi in the southwest and Song Jiujue in the north are all weaker than Li Chengjing, but if the two sides join forces, the victory or defeat is unknown.

Although their Xiao Gang is a gang, they are located at the junction of the three parties, and they control the important docks and ports in the north and south, and as the situation between the warlords tends to deteriorate, they will definitely start the idea of a port in the future.

The Xiao gang leader has a life on his deathbed, and he cannot get involved in the warlords' civil war and become a pawn in their conquest. The ancients said that "people do not hurt the tiger, and the tiger harms people's hearts", so they were afraid that they would have the heart to stay out of the matter, and several warlords refused to let them go.

Taking advantage of the fact that the three sides have temporarily entered a period of cessation of war, the Xiao Gang should form an army and train elite soldiers, which will not only help consolidate the status of the rivers and lakes, but also deter warlords from all walks of life, so that they will not dare to get involved with the Xiao Gang.

The bottom was divided into two factions, one faction supported Chen's army building plan, and the other faction was worried that it would be opposed by most of the gang and cause unrest, so they couldn't make a choice for a while.

Chen Zui said frankly that as early as after joining the gang, he thought that although the gang had a large number of people and had no military training, it was just a plate of loose sand, which was difficult to compare with the regular army. Moreover, the current situation is not what it used to be, and if we want to protect ourselves from being bullied, building an army is the most important task.

Seeing that Chen Zui insisted, everyone did not dare to raise any further objections.

Chen Zui was also worried that it would cause dissatisfaction, so he decided to only form a new army in Jingu for the time being, and after the new army was trained, he would see its results, and if it was really feasible, he would go down to all the halls of the country.

Chen Zui ordered the four hall masters to form a new army as soon as possible, and then ordered Shen Hong and Lu Baiting to be the head of the new army and train the new army with all their might.

Several hall masters had sworn allegiance to the gang leader, and they should do their best, and soon formed the first army of the Xiao Gang.

At the beginning, except for a few people who sincerely supported the establishment of the army, the rest of them were either helpless or in the wait-and-see period.

Three months after the founding of the army, Xiao Lin's two gangs clashed again, especially the Lin gang also united several small gangs in a vain attempt to make trouble, under the leadership of Lu Baiting, the new army attacked the Lin gang's conspiracy with an overwhelming victory, and the victory of the new army gave hope to the old faction in the gang.

Three months later, Chen Zui ordered people from all over the country to select personnel to form a new army, and then sent leaders to various places to train the new army, and Lu Baiting and Shen Hong continued to serve as the chief instructors, responsible for regularly inspecting the training situation in various places.

The business of the wharf still relies on a few hall masters, and it does not affect the training of the new army, and the internal affairs of the gang are managed by Chen Youwei and Leng Chuxian, and they are united in their ......

Three years later, in early autumn, the forest

"Drive, drive, drive......"

"Brothers, you must show your skills in hunting today, and those who have the most prey will be rewarded."

"Dare to ask the helper, what is the prize?"

Everyone looked at Chen Zui and wanted to know what today's lottery was.

"Well...... this"

Chen Zui thought for a while, "Yes, the winner of the first prize today will be rewarded with an additional fifty yuan per month." ”

Everyone agreed, there were three roads ahead, and they were about to ride their horses, Chen Zui suddenly said: "Wait, if it is me who comes out on top, so what?" I don't have a fortune. ”

Lu Baiting said: "If the gang leader takes the lead, then we will lose all the prey we get to the gang leader." ”

"It's not satisfactory, so let's settle it."

"And Chu Xian, what if Chu Xian wins?"

Leng Chu said envially: "I am at this slight level, why do you want to tease me?" ”

Chen Youwei said with a smile: "I heard that you have been practicing horseback riding and marksmanship for most of the past six months, and you must have greatly improved, so why be too humble?" ”

"yes, what's the point of trying, just see what you're capable of."

Leng Chuxian said again: "Then what lottery do I have if I win?" I don't need that. ”

"Then you're going to ask the helper."

Leng Chuxian was stunned and couldn't think of what he wanted, and someone was anxious later, "Chuxian doesn't want money, don't want prey, if you win, go to the main lottery in private, and if you delay it any longer, it will be dark." ”

"Let's get started."

The crowd rode forward, and in a short time there were bursts of gunfire and the cries of birds and beasts in the forest.