Hearing the shouts outside, Du Yuesheng immediately stood up and said to Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin: "Master Rong, Brother Xiaolin, Mr. Zhou is here, let's go out to greet him."
"Which Mr. Zhou? It's so grand." Huang Huangrong wondered.
Du Yuesheng laughed loudly and said: "Zhou Hexuan is the first famous scholar in China."
Huang Jinrong scratched his head and said confusedly: "I seem to have heard of this name somewhere."
Zhang Xiaolin showed disdain and sneered: "It's that Tianjin guy who sells bellybands. He seems to have written a few bad books and is very famous in the south and the north. What's the point of paying attention to such a poor scholar? You have to welcome yourself."
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"It turns out you are a scholar," Huang Jinrong said cheerfully, "I, Huang Mazi, have learned a lot today and gained some literary talent. Let's go and greet him together."
Zhang Xiaolin saw that Huang Huangrong and Du Yuesheng had gone out, so he couldn't stay in the house anymore, so he slowly followed them out.
Zhou Hexuan happened to be walking through the garden with Sun Yongzhen and bumped into the three of them at the door of the hall.
"Hello Mr. Zhou," Du Yuesheng introduced, "This is Boss Huang Jinronghuang, and this is Boss Zhang Xiaolin."
Zhou Hexuan did not expect that "Mr. Chamber Pot", "Mr. Scavenger" and "Mr. Traitor" would all gather together. He greeted them with Hongmen etiquette: "Zhou Hexuan, the Hongmen Headquarters of Wuzhou, has met three Qinggang brothers."
The three big guys were all stunned. They didn't expect that Zhou Hexuan was from the Red Sect, and even Zhang Xiaolin put away his disdainful expression.
Du Yuesheng asked: "I wonder what position Mr. Zhou holds in Hongmen?"
"Hongmen Xinfu." Zhou Hexuan replied.
Both Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin were a little confused, because most Hongmen organizations did not have the position of "Xinfu" at all. They only knew titles such as leader, marshal, and incense master.
Only Huang Huangrong has the oldest qualifications and knows the most about Hongmen. Although "Xinfu" is a guest minister with no real power, in theory he is on an equal footing with the leader of Hongmen. Huang Huangrong quickly clasped his fists and said: "I see, Brother Zhou Xian is polite.
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The three of them invited Zhou Hexuan into the living room, and Du Yuesheng quietly asked Huang Jinrong: "Master Rong, what seat is Xinfu?"
Zhang Xiaolin also came over curiously and heard Huang Huangrong say: "Xinfu is the homophone of confidant. It belongs to the confidant of the leader of Hongmen and the tenth elder after the nine elders of Hongmen. In terms of status, if the leader of Hongmen is Liu Bei
, then Xinfu is equivalent to Zhuge Liang."
"Isn't it the most advanced white paper fan?" Du Yuesheng said in surprise.
"It can be said that," Huang Huangrong nodded, "but there are also some Xinfu who are just high-ranking guests in name only. No matter what, Xinfu is the boss of Hongmen Hall, and must not be offended. Don't give Xinfu face.
, just not giving Hongmen face, the consequences will be more serious than offending the Hongmen marshal."
Zhang Xiaolin sneered and said: "It doesn't matter what good fortune you have, whether it's new or old, when you get to Shanghai Beach, you have to be a dragon or a tiger. It's not our Qing Gang who has the final say."
"There are many friends and many paths, so it's better to treat him with caution." Du Yuesheng no longer regarded Zhou Hexuan as an ordinary celebrity, but as a man in the world who needed to be treated with courtesy.
Du Yuesheng said, taking two steps forward and greeting warmly: "Brother Zhou, please take a seat."
"I don't dare," Zhou Hexuan declined with a smile, "I'm just a guest, and I have little qualifications. How dare I sit in front of several brothers?"
Du Yuesheng, who was graceful in appearance, supported Huang Jinrong and said, "Then please take the seat, Mr. Rong. You are the elder of the Qinggang."
Huang Huangrong laughed and said, "Then I won't be polite."
After Huang Jinrong took the main seat, Du Yuesheng asked Zhou Hexuan to take the second seat, and then he took the second seat, while Zhang Xiaolin was placed at the bottom.
Zhang Xiaolin's face was ashen. If the seats were arranged according to seniority, then he should sit behind Huang Jinrong. Even if there were friends from Hongmen present, he would sit behind Zhou Hexuan at most, and there was no way he would be ranked last!
Just based on this seating arrangement, Zhou Hexuan could tell that the three of them were fighting overtly and covertly, and it seemed that Huang Huangrong and Du Yuesheng were working together to suppress Zhang Xiaolin.
Du Yuesheng raised his glass and said: "Brother Zhou, I have long admired your name. Yuesheng will give you a glass first!"
"Boss Du, you're welcome, Zhou will do it first as a courtesy!" Zhou Hexuan raised his neck and drank, then turned the glass upside down.
"Brother Zhou is so generous!" Huang Huangrong gave a thumbs up.
Zhang Xiaolin sat there with a smile on his face, playing with the wine glass without saying anything, and looked at Du Yuesheng coldly.
Zhou Hexuan is still very interested in Du Yuesheng. Although he has never read a book, he can understand many truths by himself, and his words are very philosophical.
There are too many classic quotations from Du Yuesheng, all of which are crude but not crude. For example: Don't be afraid of being used by others. When people use you, it shows that you are still useful; first-class people have ability but no temper; second-class people have ability.
Those who have a temper are inferior to others, those who are incompetent and have a bad temper; those who do not smoke and drink are mostly people who have strict requirements on themselves and can generally be trusted for life. Those who are obsessed with wine, sex, wealth and smoke (opium) must be careful.
Du Yuesheng's most classic work is the "chamber pot theory". He compared the gang to a chamber pot. When someone (Chang Kaishen) had an urgent need to urinate, someone (Chang Kaishen) would take it out and use it, and then stuff it back under the bed and hide it from others.
This man has done many bad things, but what is rare is that his righteousness is justified. When the Japanese attacked Shanghai, he once provided money to form an anti-Japanese Rangers, pulling up a team of 2,000 people to assist the Japanese in the war. Later, he assisted Dai Li in assassinating traitors many times.
Du Yuesheng also has a famous saying: If the Japanese use the concession to attack the Chinese, I, Du Yuesheng, will destroy all the concessions within two hours!
On the wine table, people were drinking wine. Du Yuesheng and Huang Huangrong both laughed happily, but Zhang Xiaolin remained silent.
Zhang Xiaolin is a bit stupid. He likes to be confrontational and can't hide his worries.
Take Wang Yaqiao of the Ax Gang, for example. Two years ago, Wang Yaqiao slapped the Shanghai garrison commander twice in public, but the garrison commander did not dare to fight back. When Huang Jinrong saw it, he immediately went back to restrain his subordinates, saying that everyone should not mess with the Ax Gang.
They are life-threatening.
Du Yuesheng also did not want to provoke Wang Yaqiao, and would give in when encountering conflicts, for fear that the Ax Gang would cause chaos.
Only Zhang Xiaolin refused to give in when faced with trouble. Just two years later, Wang Yaqiao became enemies with Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin because of the "Jiang'an Lun Incident". Du Yuesheng wanted to compromise to resolve the conflict. But Zhang Xiaolin actually wanted to send someone to assassinate Wang Yaqiao.
Isn’t this funny?
Wang Tieqiao's nickname was "The King of Assassinations". He even dared to assassinate Chang Kaishen and Wang Zhaoming. He could not count the number of high-ranking government officials who died at the hands of Wang Tieqiao with both hands. The Kuomintang still had no way to deal with him.
Zhang Xiaolin actually wanted to assassinate Wang Yaqiao, which was like using a sword in front of Gong Gong's gate.
As a result, Wang Tieqiao sent people to blow a hole in the backyard wall of Zhang Xiaolin's house, and brought more than 500 members of the Ax Gang to take over Jiang'an Lun. Zhang Xiaolin had no way to do this. In the end, Du Yuesheng rushed to the dock and negotiated with Wang Tieqiao in person.
fixed.
As Du Yuesheng said: A hero is not afraid of low birth, the key is to have a good mind.
A brain is a good thing, but it's a pity that Zhang Xiaolin doesn't have one.
Huang Jinrong could live to sweep the streets of New China and sweep the streets for the people, and Du Yuesheng could die a good death in Hong Kong. Only Zhang Xiaolin died of assassination after being a traitor. This is called the brain that determines fate.
