Chapter 7: The Thirteenth Taibao Green Red Road
Chen Yaoyang looked at the life-saving benefactor in front of him and knew that he was also a kind-hearted person, otherwise, he would have left the money a long time ago, pulled himself to a remote place, and then threw himself on the side of the road or something, without saving himself, and let himself be self-defeating. Chen Yaoyang, the www.biquge.info of the Pen, Fun Pavilion, hurriedly thanked him: "If it weren't for Brother Shui's rescue this time, I'm afraid I would have really become the son-in-law of the Sea Dragon King." Here I would like to thank Brother Shui for saving his life, if I have a career in the future, I will not forget your kindness and will definitely repay it. ”
Liu Jinshui said "no thanks" a few times, and then stood up and said, "Because I don't know when you will wake up, I didn't prepare any delicious food in advance." After a pause, he said, "I see that you should go lie down and rest for a while, and I will go out and buy you some delicious things to come back, I hope you can recover soon." After speaking, he patted Chen Yaoyang on the shoulder and walked straight out of the temple gate. Chen Yaoyang slowly walked to the side of the bed, and then lay on the bed with a high pillow and closed his eyes to recuperate.
The next morning, Liu Jinshui led Chen Yaoyang to the teahouse to drink tea and eat breakfast. In the 20th century, Shanghai was the largest and most prosperous city in China, and it was also the area with the highest concentration of foreign foreigners. The mighty Huangpu River stretches for thousands of miles, with an endless stream of ships coming and going, foreign gunboats shuttling, motorboats flying, either the British flag with the word "m" hanging, or the Japanese Toei flag with red plaster, or the Star-Spangled flag of the United States. The banks of the river are full of people, most of whom are foreigners wearing top hats and tuxedos. In the middle of the road, cars are speeding and horse-drawn carriages are rolling softly, and most of the passengers are high-nosed foreigners or Japanese in military uniforms and kimonos.
Chen Yaoyang looked at such a scene and asked, "Brother Shui, is this Shanghai a place for Chinese or a foreigner's area, why are there so many foreigners coming and going?"
Liu Jinshui sighed and replied: "Although this is China's territory, the imperial court has already designated it as a foreign concession! This is currently a paradise for foreigners, and in my opinion, Shanghai Beach will become their world ......sooner or later." Chen Yaoyang said curiously: "What's going on, what happened?" Liu Jinshui glanced at it and smiled: "It's still those gangs fighting for territory, every day, it's not surprising to see it for a long time!"
Chen Yaoyang was still very curious in his heart, and unconsciously looked towards the shouting place, only to see a crowd of people not far away, two groups of black and white people were holding their respective weapons, you chase me, swords and axes, blood splashing, bloody and exciting. Liu Jinshui pointed to the group of people who were fighting: "You see, those who are dressed in white and hold machetes in their hands are all members of the 'Green Gang', and those who are dressed in black and hold axes in their hands are all members of the 'Red Gang'." ”
In the old Chinese period, the most famous bandits had an inseparable relationship with the "Green Gang" and the "Red Gang". At that time, the "Green Gang" emerged earlier and had a relatively deep historical foundation, so the potential power of the "Green Gang" was also relatively large, and the status of the "Green Gang" in the underworld naturally occupied the first place, which was an indisputable fact, and there was nothing worth doubting. However, although the rise of the "Red Gang" is not very long, the power of the "Red Gang" has developed very rapidly, and on the contrary, it has a tendency to surpass the "Green Gang." Moreover, the illegal activities of the "Red Gang" all year round are also beyond the reach of other gangs, and even the "Green Gang" must not overstep their bounds. In the old society at that time, almost all the murders and robberies that occurred were inseparable from the "Red Gang". If we look at it on the surface, the "Green Gang" and the "Red Gang" are coherent and commensurate, and the behavior and nature of the two gangs are exactly the same, and there is no difference, but if we examine the style of conduct and the types of disciples of the "Green Gang" and the "Red Gang" one by one, and then carefully and solidly study them, then we will find that the "Green Gang" is the "Green Gang" and the "Red Gang" is the "Red Gang," and there is a clear difference between the two gangs. As far as the disciples recruited by the two gangs are concerned, most of the disciples in the "Green Gang" are hooligans, gangsters, errand soldiers, etc., while the "Red Gang" is mostly bare-dan, salt lords, robbers, and Yangtze River brothers. Therefore, there is a saying that "everyone has a piece of heaven above their heads, and the 'Green Gang' and 'Red Gang' are on their own side".
I don't know what's going on, in Chen Yaoyang's mind, it seems that he has been mixed in the underworld, so he has also heard about the history of the "Green Gang" and the "Red Gang". I remember watching a TV series about "Shanghai Tang Tycoon" before, and the theme of the plot was taken from "Green Gang". Chen Yaoyang remembers that he watched the series very seriously at that time, and the male protagonist in the play was Du Yuesheng, one of the three tycoons of the "Green Gang", and the other two supporting roles played Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin respectively. So, Chen Yaoyang hurriedly asked Liu Jinshui: "Is the boss in charge of the 'Green Gang' Huang Jinrong now?"
When Liu Jinshui heard this, he said incredulously: "No, you don't even know who the boss of the 'Green Gang' is?"
"Isn't it Huang Jinrong?" asked Chen Yaoyang suspiciously. Could it be that Huang Jinrong has not yet ascended to the throne at this time? Chen Yaoyang muttered in his heart.
Liu Jinshui saw Chen Yaoyang's puzzled expression, obviously he really didn't know anything about it, so he told him: "The Huang Jinrong Huang boss you said, he is just the hall master of the 'Jin Xin Hall', one of the five halls of the 'Qing Gang'. Under the 'Green Gang', there are: 'Musen Hall', 'Shui Miao Hall', 'Huoyan Hall' and 'Tuyao Hall', these five halls are called 'Green Gang Five Elements Hall'. Speaking of this, he saw that Chen Yaoyang was listening attentively to his explanation, and hurriedly continued: "Now, in charge of the 'Green Gang', it is Shen Gangfu who is 'one husband and one man', and he has two brothers, one is called 'Prodigal Son' Ye Bufan, and the other is called 'God of Wealth' Dong Baichuan, and the three of them are called 'Three Masters of the Green Gang'!" After speaking, Liu Jinshui sighed and continued: "In Shanghai, there is a folk song called 'Thirteen Taibao, green and red. The prodigal son God of Wealth, the swordsman is mad with a knife, the dragon and the tiger are tortoises and sparrows, the Buddha's light and ghost feet, the impermanence of Yama, the divine spear Taibao, the soul is hooked and the devil is unable to escape. Before Liu Jinshui finished speaking, Chen Yaoyang interjected: "You mean that in this place in Shanghai, in addition to the three leaders of the 'Green Gang', there are also several gang leaders?"
Liu Jinshui thought for a while and replied: "I can't say that, in this ballad, although these thirteen people are called 'Shanghai Tang Thirteen Taibao', but the thirteen of them belong to the two major gangs in Shanghai, the 'Green Gang' and the 'Red Gang'. If it were to be clear which gang each of the thirteen belonged to, outsiders like us would not know. Speaking of this, Liu Jinshui couldn't help but sigh, shook his head helplessly and continued: "But what is certain is that the 'prodigal son' Ye Bufan, the 'God of Wealth' Dong Baichuan, as well as the 'Sword Minister' Tan Wenjing and the 'Living Yama' Zhang Xiaolin are definitely members of the 'Green Gang'. Then he said to himself, "How nice it would be if I could be like one of them!"
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