124. The storm rises
The fifth day of the first lunar month is also called Po Wu among the Chinese people. There are many taboos on this day, but after the fifth day, everything can be done.
Gengyin month and Wuzi day are suitable for offering sacrifices, consecrating lights, praying for blessings, and traveling.
At five o'clock in the morning, in front of a Guandi Temple in Taipei, hundreds of Hongmen disciples in various costumes each offered three sticks of incense to worship Guan Erye. A few hundred meters away, security personnel from Baodao were maintaining order.
, do not let other people approach this place.
Standing at the front of the crowd was Mr. Ding, with a haggard look on his face but not concealing the energy in his eyes. He said loudly: "One married a red family, two married brothers, and we vowed to express our true love. The mouth of Changsha Bay is so close to the sky, we can cross the black dragon to see peace.
"Brothers crossed the bridge made of copper and iron, and in the middle of the bridge they saw the city of green poplars. Pines, cypresses, peaches and plums were divided to the left and right, and the loyalty and red flowers formed the pavilion of loyalty. The brothers sat in front of the loyalty hall, and millions of soldiers were ordered in the city."
"The ceremony is over." Dongge Chen Baliang, who was originally in charge of the ceremony, was not here at this time, so the person in charge became another Hongmen senior who came from overseas.
After offering incense, everyone entered the temple to talk about their friendship with each other. Many old brothers who had not seen each other for many years met each other in ancient times, even in the year of Zang Dynasty.
When many seniors met Mr. Ding, they said, "My mistress has aged a lot." In their eyes, Mr. Ding was still the little baby he was before. Mr. Ding was very worried at this time and was in no mood to reminisce about the past.
Several Hongmen elders from Baodao met their compatriots from the mainland and inquired about news about their hometown. After hearing this, they kept wiping away their tears, feeling sad that they might not see their relatives again, lamenting that they could not fulfill their filial piety at the knees of their old parents, and
We cannot mourn at the graves of our old parents. They left home when they were young and traveled around for many years. Many years passed, but they never returned to the mainland.
If the local pronunciation does not change, things will change and people will change.
However, there are also young descendants who talk to each other about their respective scenery after seeing each other, which arouses waves of envy and exclamation.
Not long after, the ringing of ceremonial bells came from the square behind the Guandi Temple. Everyone walked towards the square.
Everyone took their seats according to the table sign, and Mr. Ding was entrusted to preside over the meeting. According to the procedure, Mr. San said some general development directions of Hongmen in the future, and the amount of donations to local federations was maintained at the same level as in previous years. The entire process of getting married was carried out in an orderly manner.
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In the corner where no one noticed, Su Butong stared at the stage. He now changed into a waiter's clothes and poured tea and water for the participants.
Brother Ye Wu disappeared early, saying that he would let Su Butong do things on his own. Now that the enemy is clear and we are hidden, Su Butong doesn't want to expose himself early.
Chen Baliang went to see his old friend yesterday, but he never came back. Su Butong knew that the current situation was not good. But being quite unfamiliar with the underground world, he racked his brains and didn't know how to break the situation.
Until he saw another person - Gao Shun.
Gao Shun was sitting in the last row and was chatting with people on the seat. So when Su Butong went to fill the bottle with water, he "accidentally" poured the water on Gao Shun's lap.
Gao Shun just wanted to open his mouth and curse, but when he looked up and saw Su Butong, he quickly suppressed the Three-Character Sutra back into his mouth. Su Butong apologized repeatedly and said that he would take Gao Shun to change into clean clothes.
Gao Shunden understood immediately and followed Subudong to a secluded and uninhabited place.
Gao Shun hit Su Butong on the chest, laughed and said, "Brother Su, it's great that you're okay."
Su Butong said with a serious expression: "Have you met Shuangye and the others?"
Gao Shun nodded, yawned and said: "Last night we pried open the mouth of that Qing Gang bastard, and found out that the Qing Gang was planning to ask someone to use the golden dragon tattoo to sit on the position of Hongmen uncle. Sun Shenji asked me to come with him today.
, to see if they had other plans. He speculated that someone was with someone at the scene and told me not to be impulsive."
Su Butong nodded and said: "It's right not to be impulsive, but there are only a few hundred people to prevent innocent Hongmen brothers from being affected. And the two of us alone can't force them to hand over the guys. Where are Sun Shenji and Shuangye?"
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"Old Sun is taking care of Futaba today. I will take care of the matter today. It won't have much effect if I come here. After all, this is not our territory. Instead, Brother Lin summoned some brothers, but they were blocked by the security personnel.
They're blocked outside. It would be nice if there was a way to let them in." Gao Shun was also a little worried.
"Have you found out who is planning this behind the scenes?" Su Butong asked.
"Zheng Wanqin from the Qing Gang was also invited here to watch the ceremony today," Gao Shun said.
Su Butong remembered that Zheng Wanqin was the spectator when he entered Hongmen last time in Xiangjiang. He did not expect that he would participate again this time. So he suggested that Gao Shun change into his own waiter's clothes and repeat the same trick to attract Zheng Wanqin.
This place.
Gao Shun became more transparent and quickly changed clothes with Su Butong. However, Su Butong's clothes seemed a bit tight on Gao Shun. His bulging muscles were exposed through the short cloth.
Su Butong held back his laughter and handed him the boiling kettle. Gao Shun found Zheng Wanqin's position in the second row according to the position pointed by Su Butong, so he clumsily went over to pour water. He "accidentally" spilled the boiling water on Zheng Wanqin.
Gao Shun, who was "shocked" after seeing the pair of pants, quickly apologized and took Zheng Wanqin to change his pants. If Gao Shun had not been so honest and reckless, Zheng Wanqin, who was extremely suspicious, would not have followed him.
As soon as he reached a corner, Zheng Wanqin's eyesight went dark and he didn't know what was going on.
When he woke up, he found that he had been tied to a pillar. His mouth was covered with a rag. Then he saw that one of Gao Shun's socks was missing. He was nauseated, but he could not spit it out.
The smell of the smelly socks and the choking caused him to burst into tears.
"My name is Su Butong. I know what good things you are going to do, so I decided to have a good chat with you." Su Butong said with a smile.
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The process reached the second to last item. Mr. Ding, who was sitting on the rostrum, had been waiting for things to turn around, but the turning point never came. He glanced at the table signs in the first row and saw that Cao Laosi was taken as a hostage.
Chen Baliang's seat was also empty, indicating that Baliang was also detained.
After he declares the Golden Dragon of Hongmen, he may really become a sinner of Hongmen, and he will also lose his use value, and it is very likely that he will be silenced together with Cao Laosi and Chen Baliang.
He cleared his throat and then said: "As we all know, my position as the leader of the Hongmen Holy Church has been vacant. Today, on behalf of Hongmen, I propose to reestablish the Hongmen Holy Church and select Hongmen brothers as White Fans to head the church."
The Hongmen disciples below were in an uproar.
An old man stood up and asked: "Little Third Son, I am the guest minister in Hongmen Temple. When Su Jianglong traveled to Japan decades ago, this position has been vacant to this day. If you want to reopen the temple, the main church knows this."
Something?"
Mr. Ding said calmly: "Brother Zhang, the main hall knows that he is the candidate for our guest minister. Brother Zhang is also familiar with him. He is Su Jianglong's grandson, Su Butong."
The old people in the front row were all sighing. Some young people were confused when they heard the name Su Jianglong. They asked people about who this Su Jianglong was. The insider only said one sentence: "I am a Hongmen hero, Su Jianglong."
"Jianlong shouldered him." As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but imagine how heroic Su Jianglong was, which made people fascinated. It also made the main hall keep the position of guest minister of the temple empty for decades, waiting for him.
the successor.
Brother Zhang said: "Then I have no problem. Where is he now? I want to see if Su Jianglong's grandson is a dragon or a bear!"
Third Master Ding winked at Crazy Jin, and when Crazy Jin heard that he was about to appear, he followed what Third Master Ding had warned him in advance and pretended to be Na Subutong.
But as soon as this golden madman came on stage, the people below could not hide their disappointment. Firstly, this golden madman had been involved in crime for a long time, his expression was sluggish, and his eyes were dull; secondly, he did not have the burly figure of a martial artist, and his short stature looked more like a
The white-haired clown with curly hair received a burst of boos from the audience.
Master Ding suppressed the boos in the audience and signaled everyone to be quiet.
Chapter completed!