Chapter 499 Achievements that are better than others
Shu Laibao quickly figured it out. Now in front of him, he had to believe that the other party was true. This was the only way out of Huashan.
If the other party is a fake, then you are dead.
Escape, the whole of Jiangxi is Xiong Qitai's territory, where can you run?
Staying and waiting for the officers and soldiers? There is also no way to survive. Because the person is really in his hands, Xiong Qitai only needs to interrogate his men, and there is no guarantee that the secret will be revealed.
Even if he takes the initiative to hand that person over to Xiong Qitai, Xiong Qitai will never let him go, because he has already been reported by the other party. There is no difference between handing him over now and being searched out by Xiong Qitai.
Therefore, his only way to survive is to rely on whether what the other party said is true...
Shu Laibao's expression suddenly changed, and he asked the old beggar beside him in a low voice: "What do you think we should do?"
"If he dares to report us, let him beheaded first!" the old beggar suggested angrily.
"No, no, no, if he is fake, there is no point in killing him; if he is real, fuck..." Shu Laibao shook his head.
"It can't be true, absolutely impossible." The old beggar couldn't accept it at all.
"Alas, for the sake of this, I can only believe it." How else could we say that A Shu is the leader of the gang? His level is indeed higher than that of the gang members. Especially his ears are not soft.
Then, against all opinions, he kowtowed to Lao Liu and said, "Okay, I'll just believe you are the prince."
"What do you mean, just trust me? We are the real prince." When Lao Liu said this, he was wearing rags and a straw rope tied around his waist, with his dog-beating stick stuck on the straw rope. It was really not convincing.
"He is indeed in my hands." Shu Laibao finally admitted after getting up.
Mr. Luo rolled his eyes after hearing this. He was another one who was deceived by Cao Cao.
They never reported it to Xiong Qitai... The best way is to find people and things quietly, there is no need to play so exciting.
"Then what?" Lao Liu was very knowledgeable and knew that Shu Laibao must have conditions.
"I have a condition." Shu Laibao said as expected.
"speak."
"Aren't you here to join a gang?" Shu Laibao said bravely, "Then join. If you join our gang and become your own brothers, I will hand you over to you guys."
"On other terms, what a bad idea you have." Hu Quan shook his head after hearing this: "Our Highness is a prince, how can he join the Beggar Clan? Not only will he become a laughing stock, but he will also be attacked by officials in the court."
"No, Uncle Hu, if I hadn't stopped you just now, wouldn't you have already joined the gang?" Shu Laibao asked unhappily.
"That's different." Hu Quan said: "His Highness just changed his name to Hong Qi. It was Hong Qi who came to join the gang. What does it have to do with His Highness?"
"That's it. As long as His Highness recognizes it, Hong Qi will be Hong Qi!" Shu Laibao was a very decisive person and immediately made the decision.
In fact, many disciples of the Beggar Clan use pseudonyms, including Shu Laibao, who is not his real name. This is easy to understand. He spends his days begging for grandpa and grandma, and calls everyone dad and mom whenever he meets. If he uses his real name, even the coffin boards of his ancestors cannot hold it down.
"Okay, it's settled!" Lao Liu said happily.
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Time is running out and the gang initiation ceremony will be held soon.
The beggars began to prepare for the ceremony by setting up the offering table, hanging statues, and lighting incense and candles in the main hall.
The old beggar also took the time to teach Lao Liu a few procedures and incisions for the meeting.
Teacher Luo hesitated and asked, "Do I also want to join the Beggar Clan?"
"I used to beg for food and was bullied by the Beggar Clan. At that time, I thought, it would be great if I could also have an organization. You have done it in one step today. You are much better than me. What else do you want to be dissatisfied with?"
Liuyi said with an expression on his face that he didn't want to be in the midst of blessings and not know how to be blessed.
"What do you have to feel wronged about?" The old beggar also chuckled and said: "Ten years ago, there were still 'nine scholars and ten beggars', and no one was nobler than the other."
"Gan..." Luo Guanzhong was speechless.
"You girl, please don't join in the fun." Lao Liu said to Liu Li.
"No, I want to go with my junior uncle." Liu Li shook his head firmly.
"Oh, then you can change your name too." Lao Liu always dotes on his niece.
"Then what should I be called?" Liu Li said softly, "Please give me a name by my junior uncle."
"Then let's call her Huang Rong." Lao Liu said without hesitation. He felt that Liu Li was an eccentric person, he had also played the role of a beggar, he was very fair, and his seniority was appropriate, so this name was quite suitable.
"Yeah, that's a nice name." Liu Li happily agreed.
"Teacher Luo, do you need me to give you a pseudonym?" Lao Liu asked Luo Guanzhong thoughtfully.
"What's your name?" Robben looked at Lao Liu warily, always feeling that he had no good intentions.
"Ribery." Lao Liu replied.
"Li Baili?" Robben didn't expect that the name was quite normal. After thinking about it, there was nothing sinister about it, so he accepted it.
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After a while, the gang joining ceremony for Hong Qi, Huang Rong, and Li Beili officially began.
After offering incense, the gang leader stood next to the offering table, and next stood Mr. Wenwu, who served as Hou Er and Chen San.
The person who presided over the ceremony was the deputy gang leader, the old beggar. He placed a long wooden stick across the altar table, and the three of them knelt on the wooden stick.
The old beggar then asked: "Jianghu is very hard, how can you endure the hardship without changing your mind?"
The answer: "Yes."
Then the old beggar showed them the bamboo tube, awl, knife, flag and a basin of cold water on the altar table. He introduced:
"The bamboo tube is for digging out eyes; the cone is for piercing ears; the knife is for removing six sticks and cutting the nose; the water is for removing redness; the flag is for issuing orders!"
"What is the order?" Lao Liu asked.
Then Mr. Wen read to them the "Ten Poor", "Eight Essentials" and "Ten Precepts" gang rules.
The "Ten Poor" means "entering the poor house, raising the head of the poor, and the ancestors of the poor family provide money for the poor house; the poor family also talks about the Three Cardinal Principles, and the poor family also talks about the three religions and the nine streams; the poor family's whip pole is passed down to the world, and the poor family's blanket
The child travels all over the world; a poor family spends the Spring and Autumn Period on a bamboo board; a poor family is divided into noble and humble, and a prince comes out of a poor family.'
The "Eight Essentials" are nothing more than the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Constant Principles, and there is no need to go into details.
"The 'Ten Commandments' are: the first commandment is to pull the rudder over the edge; the second commandment is to look at the lotus on the head; the third commandment is to touch the water and hairline; the fourth commandment is to lead the horse into the trough..." Chen San preached, shaking his head.
"What does this mean?" Liu Li asked in a low voice.
"What you did today is called overstepping the limit. To flatter Wolian is to cheat on the wife of a fellow traveler, to point the finger at someone is to be a traitor, to lead someone into a trap is to inform..." Chen San explained again.
Then, it was supposed that Mr. Wu should teach him begging skills, but since Lao Liu's level was too high, he stopped doing the same thing.
"Okay, let's offer incense to our ancestor. After offering incense, you will be my brother in the gang." Shu Laibao said solemnly.
The three of them twisted the incense sticks and worshiped the face of the shoehorn in the portrait.
After the ceremony, Shu Laibao helped Lao Liu up with a big smile and asked him to take a seat.
Then, Shu Laibao led the gang brothers to kneel down in front of Lao Liu and said in unison: "We will kowtow to the gang leader!"
"Ah?" Lao Liu said in surprise: "Why did I become the gang leader?"
"No one else can be the leader of this gang except Xie." Shu Laibao smiled and pointed at the portrait of the ancestor: "Xie, do you know who our ancestor is?"
"Which one?"
"This is the current Emperor Hongwu!" Shu Laibao said sternly: "With the patriarch here, who dares to steal the position of leader?"
"Damn it, I wouldn't even have recognized it if you didn't tell me. My dad has a round face." Lao Liu looked at the shoehorned face with moles on his face and couldn't laugh or cry.
However, he felt that being the leader of the Beggar Clan was not bad, and it was an achievement higher than that of an old thief.