The nearly 100-meter-long corridor was lit with fire racks on both sides. At the end of the corridor was a lobby covering an area of nearly 600 square meters. It was located outside the suburbs of the city and in the middle of the jungle.
Except for the occasional woodcutter and mountain driver passing by, there are very few visitors on weekdays. This big house is the headquarter of the Beggar Clan. Everyone thinks that the Beggar Clan is poor and therefore does not have a headquarters. This is a big mistake.
Very wrong.
As the largest gang in the world, the Beggar Clan has everything that other sects have. The Quanzhen Sect has its own dojo, Zhongnan Mountain, and the Shaolin Temple has its own home base, Shaoshi Mountain. The Beggar Clan also has it.
From the development of the late Tang Dynasty to the present, the Beggar Gang has gradually caught up with the trend of the times from its original residence of no fixed place, and the establishment of its main forum is a place for the oldest cadres in the gang to retire and rest.
Usually, the main altar is set up around a prosperous metropolis to facilitate begging. However, in the Southern Song Dynasty, the situation has become extremely dangerous recently. The location of the main altar has been changed again and again, which is nothing more than seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
At this time, there were no less than a thousand people gathered in the corridor outside the main altar of the Beggar Clan. They were all low-level gang members. Those who could enter the main altar were only disciples with five bags or more. The rest could only stay outside.
, and are not eligible to enter.
In the main forum.
Dozens of stoves illuminated the inner hall brightly, and the firewood crackled in the night wind. However, the place above the main seat was empty, and the two groups were divided into two factions, one on the left and the other on the right.
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On the left, the leader is a graceful woman wearing a pale purple silk shirt. Although the color of her clothes is low-key and not showy, anyone can tell from the soft fabric that it must have cost a lot of money to make and use all kinds of materials.
It was made of high-quality fabric, and except for a few patches on the shirt that were not conspicuous, the woman's clothes were somewhat incompatible with the image of the people around her.
But I saw that this person was about thirty years old, not even forty years old. His face was charming and airy, his hair was tied up high to look like a woman, his gestures showed a capable appearance, and his introverted eyes kept looking around.
Shaking, it seems to be observing and sizing up the scenery, giving people a shrewd and unpredictable feeling.
Behind her stood a beautiful girl in a flaming red dress. Her face was as white and tender as cream, and seemed to be dripping with water. Her eyes were flowing, her eyebrows were long and slender, and her eyebrows were small.
Her nose is slightly upturned, and her face is as beautiful as a rosy face.
She is undoubtedly the most beautiful person in the hall. Even the women in front of her cannot match her. However, her clothes are not very luxurious. She only has a string of pearls hanging around her neck, which glows under the light of the fire.
The faint halo made her look even more like a jade piece dressed in pink.
Many young and energetic boys from the Beggar Clan couldn't help but turn their heads in shame, but after a while they couldn't help but secretly glance at each other, just like people who want to see the person they have a crush on but don't dare to look at them.
They were Huang Rong and Guo Fu, and behind them were the Wu brothers in brocade robes. Huang Rong was sitting in the first place on the left, and on the right was Lu Youjiao, the leader of the Beggar Clan, and further down was Wu Santong, who was facing the other side at this time.
The people and horses form a confrontation.
"Gang Leader Huang, if I remember correctly, you have resigned as gang leader a long time ago. Now our gang leader is not you, but the person next to you..."
At this time, an arrogant voice suddenly sounded in the quiet inner hall. The speaker was a burly man on the right side of the hall. His hair was as fluffy as a lion and his beard was bushy. He looked like a person who was not easy to mess with.
It's Wang Wencheng, the chief rudder of the Beggar Clan.
Below him sat three gray-haired old men, namely Elder Chuan Gong, Elder Zhang Pan and Elder Zhang Bang among the four elders of the Beggar Clan.
In terms of seniority, the chief helmsman is actually at the same level as the four elders, but one has no real power, while the other holds real power. This is the difference between the four elders and the chief helmsman.
Wang Wencheng has many people under his command. He has been involved in the Beggar Clan for many years and has a high prestige in the gang. He is second only to Huang Rong. Even the current gang leader Lu You can't hold him down. The four elders have reached the age of retirement.
Within the gang, he contributes to cultivating the next generation of outstanding disciples of the Beggar Clan, but he has no real power in his hands.
One is a minister within the lord, while the other is a general who goes out to fight in frontiers. In terms of power, we can see who is more important and who is less important. It is not surprising that Wang Wencheng can sit in the first place on the right.
As soon as Wang Wencheng spoke, the three elders were silent. Huang Rong glanced at the three of them first and then looked away. Before she could respond, Guo Fu behind her shouted angrily: "Can you speak? My mother was in charge of the Beggar Clan back then.
No matter how you say it, you kept the gang in good order and made countless contributions. When will it be your turn to bark randomly here again?"
As soon as Guo Fu said this, the Wu brothers beside her immediately followed: "That's right! Some people are jealous of our master's wife. They have been a bullshit helmsman for more than ten years, and they are unwilling to lose to Uncle Lu in the election.
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"Fu'er! Don't mess around!"
Looking at Wang Wencheng, whose expression gradually turned gloomy across from him, Huang Rong scolded her in time. She could actually have stopped Guo Fu from speaking earlier, but she did not do so. Instead, she asked her daughter and the Wu brothers to finish speaking before stopping her. This was because
Combat Wang Wencheng's arrogant arrogance.
In fact, everyone knows many things in their hearts, but it is difficult for someone in her position to talk about it. It just so happens that she can use Guo Fu's words to explain it. Anyway, it is a child's joke and no one can take it seriously.
Huang Rong knew very well that Wang Wencheng was angry with her, blaming her for passing the position of gang leader to Lu Youjiao. They asked themselves, in terms of ability, Lu Youjiao was really incomparable to Wang Wencheng, who was good at fighting, but this person
Too ambitious, Huang Rong finally weighed the pros and cons and passed the position of gang leader to the moderate and honest Lu Youjiao.
If it weren't for Hong Qigong suppressing him behind him, Wang Wencheng would have been reactionary long ago, and now he only jumped out here through such a big event as the Beggars Gang.
"Oh, you really have a daughter just like a mother. What a smart-tongued little kid with a yellow mouth."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Wencheng laughed angrily and looked at Guo Fu and others behind Huang Rong with dark eyes.
"What did you say?! It's okay to insult me! Don't bring my mother with you!"
Guo Fu could no longer hold back her bad temper, and immediately drew out half of her sword and scolded her.
The Wu brothers followed whatever Guo Fu did, and they also drew their swords and angrily scolded Wang Wencheng opposite him.
"Hahahahaha, you three little kids don't have anything to fear if you come together. They say that barking dogs don't bite. I want to give it a try and it's really not the case."
Veins appeared on Wang Wencheng's forehead, and the five fingers in his hands made a clicking sound, and he provoked Guo Fu and the other three people opposite him from time to time.
"Shut up, everyone! When did it get your turn to interrupt the adults' discussion?!"
Huang Rong immediately scolded the three young ones behind her, and after speaking, she turned to apologize to Wang Wencheng across from her: "Master Wang, children are used to talking nonsense because they are ignorant. Don't take it to heart if you, the adults, talk a lot.
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Looking at Huang Rong's apologetic smile that didn't look fake, Wang Wencheng turned away and snorted heavily: "Humph!"
It was obvious that his anger was still lingering.
"Okay, okay, if such a big thing happens in our gang, don't get angry and start fighting among yourself. Leader Huang, Leader Wang, give me some face and let's leave this matter aside for the time being."
Ban Yuanju, the elder of the Beggar Clan, immediately stepped forward to act as the peacemaker. Huang Rong and Huang Rong stopped talking when they saw him coming forward. Ban Yuanju, as the third generation elder of the Beggar Clan, was already in a high position when Hong Qigong was still in office, and his seniority was there.
, no one dares not to give this face.
But seeing Ban Yuanju pause for a moment, his dim old eyes immediately looked at his opponent Huang Rong who looked calm and said: "Gang Leader Huang, everything shows that the murderer is the executioner Dongzhang. The evidence is conclusive, why do you come back again?"
Are you defending him again and again? Others are afraid of him, Demon Lord Dongzhang, so our Beggar Gang is afraid of him?!"
In the last sentence, Ban Yuanju shouted angrily. The dead law enforcement elder Yu Jianbai and he had been friends for many years, and now he died tragically. It would be a lie to say he was not angry.
Their seats were very elegant. The three elders all sat next to Wang Wencheng, clearly siding with him. But on Huang Rong's side, there was only a 'puppet' gang leader Lu Youjiao and a few Qipao disciples, and there was no one else.
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A discerning person can tell at a glance which direction the situation is strong.
"Squad leader, it's not that I'm partial to him, but based on my understanding of this person, he has no motive to attack the beggar gang. Moreover, with this person's style, he will not leave any survivors at the scene, but now
There are brothers from the Beggar Gang who have to escape, this matter is really suspicious..."
Huang Rong explained earnestly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Wencheng across from him smashed the chair handle with one hand and shouted angrily: "Bastard! Do you mean that my brothers in the beggar gang are useless? Are you happy that they all deserve to die in the hands of that devil?"
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Looking at the three silent elders opposite with a wry smile, Huang Rong knew that no matter what she said, they would not listen at all. People in the world didn't know much about Dongzhang, and their impression of him was somewhat stereotyped, that is, he was murderous.
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But Huang Rong's family knew this man well. There was no reason why he would attack the Beggar Clan for no reason, and the fact that he was left alive was not in line with that man's style.
Now that Wang Wencheng had seized on the loopholes in his words and made a big fuss about it, Huang Rong also immediately fell silent. Although her words were true, they should not be true. It was a happy event for someone in the Beggar Clan to escape, but she repeated it like this,
She can understand the backlash against her from within the gang.
"Hehehehe, okay, great, the enemy is out there and you still have time to fight in this den, our Beggar Clan is really capable..."
Just when the two groups were fighting fiercely, a deep voice came from the entrance to the inner room.
"Old Gang Leader Hong!"
They saw an old beggar with gray hair walking into the inner hall. Huang Rong, Wang Wencheng and others stood up to greet him, but the latter didn't even look at them and walked straight to the main seat on the high platform.
When he reached the main seat, Hong Qigong turned around and looked at everyone. Everyone in the crowd lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him when he was looked at.
Hong Qigong sighed quietly: "Do you know that while you were still arguing about who was right and who was wrong, that beggar gang brother disappeared..."