"And then?" Jiang Bixue asked, this story sounds really sad.

"Later, I followed a lot of street children in a compound, collecting firewood, catching fish, digging wild vegetables, it was really a good place to accompany me, there was food all over the mountains, it was probably the best life I had since I was a child!" "I learned a lot from my grandfather, and sometimes I went to teahouses and other places to be a boy, and there were storytellers and singers in the teahouses, and I would occasionally go on stage with the troupe to play some clowns such as scholars." It was at that time that an old man fell in love with me, took me to Hong Kong Island and other places, and began my career as a thousand-door! ”

About this old man, Pei Qiong did not describe too much, only said that he was from the Shu Di Robe Brotherhood, was the hall master of the deacon, and was a highly respected figure.

The Pao Brothers' Association, also known as the Elder Society, and the Hongmen, the Qing Gang for the Qing Dynasty three secret societies, the rituals and regulations of the Pao Brothers' Association and the Hongmen are quite similar, the Pao Brothers' Association in Sichuan in the early Qing Dynasty was a secret society of a small number of people, and the later period had a close relationship with the Hunan Army, and became a semi-public organization in the late Qing Dynasty, after the Xinhai Revolution, it has long become an open organization that most adult males in Sichuan directly join or indirectly accept its control. The Pao Brothers Society has an extremely important influence on all aspects of society in Sichuan, Chongqing, and Hunan, and there is a great man's father who is a member of the Pao Brothers' Society.

Because of the large number of people, the mountain halls of the robes and brothers in Shu gradually formed five halls with high and low levels, that is, the five classes of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, and faith - the Renzitang is dominated by gentry; Yizitang is mainly businessmen; The hall of rites was more populous with bandits, ruffians and soldiers; Zhizitang is mostly poor peasants, handicraftsmen, boatmen, and coachmen; There are not many people in the Xinzitang, and they are the lower nine streamers, such as singing and rubbing baths. Brother Pao generally does not take this as a career, but there are a few organizers or backbones who take it as a career.

There are also some towns and mountainous areas of the robe brother will be completely green forest style, occupy the mountain as the king, robbery for a living, this category is called muddy water robe brother, in addition to those who do not engage in theft, robbery and other robes to plunder other people's property by force is called Qingshui robe brother, in terms of numbers, Qingshui robe brother accounts for the majority.

Brother Pao will be divided into four fonts in the organizational structure: mountain, hall, water, and incense.

The word "mountain" has the mountain lord and the deputy mountain master, that is, the leader of the whole block, and the "hall" is divided into the inner eight halls and the outer eight halls, of which the inner eight halls are all officials and cabinet members in the court, and the outer eight halls are the army and branches. The old man mentioned by Bei Qiong is from the Inner Eight Hall, and the executive hall is also known as Shangshu, who is responsible for the organization and training of personnel.

This man was about sixty years old, short and sturdy, with a gray goatee, dressed as an old pedant, and every time he came to the teahouse, he was followed by two or three young men, and was very respected, and he was called "Bi Lao".

"Grandpa Pei, aren't you afraid?" Xia Xue asked.

"Afraid? How can you not be afraid, but it is not as afraid as you think! Pei Qiong smiled and said, "It was a war era, not a peaceful and prosperous era, it was a real life with your head pinned to the waistband of your trousers, and maybe you will die one day!" At that time, people were afraid of thirst and hunger, and few seemed to be afraid of death! ”

Bi Lao lived in the capital for a month, and every day he went to play early, went to various teahouses to listen to music and watch plays, and chatted with all kinds of tea customers. And during this time, Bei Qiong followed Bi Lao's side, being a young man who served him, pouring tea and water, sweeping ashes and holding umbrellas, he came from a hard life, and followed Lao Zhangtou to go south and north to shout and trade, naturally he was quick to see his eyes, and soon got the old man's pertinence.

A month later, Pei Qiong followed Bi Lao east, and then traveled south, passing through several prosperous places, and finally came to his destination, which was the place that Pei Qiong had heard about countless times, but had never been to - Hong Kong Island, and he was twelve years old this year.

The first day of arriving on Hong Kong Island was in the evening, Bi Lao called Bei Qiong to his side and had a deep talk with him, at that time Bei Qiong seemed to understand whether he understood or not, but only remembered one sentence: "It is a kind of fate that we can get along for so long, but this is a small fate, if you still want to follow me in the future, you must be able to endure hardships and crimes, so that you will have more opportunities to serve the motherland and continue to follow me." ”

After talking, Bechon was sent to a school-like place where dozens of children of his age lived.

"You've always entered the Thousand Gates from that day?" Fu Wei asked.

"How can it be so simple, there are actually thousands of schools opened together, trying to cultivate some good seedlings!"

Start with reading and literacy, and gradually increase some subjects such as martial arts and Western boxing, with a small test a year and a big test every three years. The children in the school are constantly changing, the older ones slowly finish out, and then add some younger ones, but this is not static, Bei Qiong found that some playmates disappeared inexplicably after the big exam, and they were all extremely smart and clever children.

Two years later, Bei Qiong ushered in her first big exam, a year before the other children. After this assessment, he was transferred to another secret school, where the environment, food, and accommodation were much better than before, and he also met several children who had disappeared inexplicably before.

Although there are also gentlemen in this place who teach reading and literacy, it is no longer the main subject, but it allows them to see a lot of dazzling and strange things, such as hand-cranked telephones, photo boxes and other Western gadgets, I don't know whether it is heredity or talent, Pei Qiong embarked on his father's old path, then gambling, learning all kinds of gambling tools and means, and after that, there are thousands of methods.

This study is ten years, and in ten years, except for someone who takes them out to see the outside world, Bei Qiong has never taken half a step out of the school, and when he finishes, just when he thinks it is all over, he is introduced to an old gentleman again, and starts a new learning path.

"This old gentleman is my mentor!" Pei Qiong clenched his fists and arched his hand to the sky, his expression was very respectful, "From this day on, I can be regarded as truly connected with Qianmen!" ”

"Ten years!" Lai Yazi smacked her tongue, "Oh my God, this is too difficult!" ”

"Hmph, this is just a relationship with Qianmen, but whether you can step into Qianmen or not, there are still many tests!" Bechon's face was a little self-defeating.

Follow-up learning is actually a kind of experience, that is, changing identities, disguises and mixing in various places, such as drinking parties held by celebrities, business venues, political activities, and the most frequented is naturally casinos. Eight generals of thousands of doors, respectively, are the general, the general, the general, the general, the fire general, the general and the kiln general, although Pei Qiong is based on the gambling technique, but its role is similar to the general, he needs to master every role, link, every detail, only in this way can you pass the test, every gamble will win.

"Old man, don't blame me for being too talkative!" Zheng Bu opened his mouth and asked, "With your old skills, isn't it too easy to make money, so what's the difference between a casino and a bank!" Not to mention anything else, just by listening to the sieve and shaking the dice, that's not how much you open to win! ”

"You know you haven't been to a casino before!" Beqiong laughed, "You made two mistakes!" ”

"Two mistakes? What's wrong? ”

"First, the casino also has a sitting hall, and the prevention is the master of gambling. If you occasionally win a little people, it will be regarded as emergency relief and let you go, but if you repeatedly go over to rob money, it is a smashing of the field, a taboo in the rivers and lakes, the light ones confiscate the gambling funds, sweep the floor and go out, and the heavy ones are crippled hands and feet, and even put them in sacks and throw them directly into the sea! ”

"Ugh!" Zheng Bu scratched his head, it was indeed that he wanted to be simple.

"Second, the pursuit of piety is to save the world, we are not short of small money, but lack of big money, we are gambling on the wealth of the whole country, and even the fortune of the country!"

"This ...... Isn't it a bit big? Fu Wei questioned.

"If you knew some numbers, you wouldn't say that!" Xia Xue glanced at Bei Qiong meaningfully, and said: "In the first four years of the Anti-Japanese War, overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia alone donated more than one billion US dollars, which can purchase more than 20,000 fighter jets!" The Nationalist Government at that time made statistics, and overseas Chinese remittances were nearly 10 billion, accounting for half of the military expenditure at that time! ”

"Oh my God!" Zheng Bu was startled, and slid down from the brick with a "poof", "Old man, it's disrespectful!" ”

"Xia Xue, if you can name these numbers, those people of the older generation will be content! As early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, many people racked their brains to get money from overseas, including Hongmen, Qinggang and Qianmen Zhongren, who jointly funded those uprisings, and that Bi Lao was one of the key figures! ”

"Old man, after the breakup, have you ever seen that old man Bi?" The crayfish asked curiously.

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