Jiang Zhonglou asked curiously as he got into the car.
He had heard of Hongmen's lectures before, but was not very clear about them.
"Talking about numbers is a way of peacefully resolving disputes between rivers and lakes founded by Hongmen ancestor Hei Guren..."
Niu Qianqian said while driving: "Hei Guren integrated the major gangs on Hong Kong Island back then, and they were all under the Hongmen. They were all brothers in name, so they couldn't kill each other...
If there is any dispute, Hei Guren asks everyone to sit down first and use Hongmen rules to reason. This is talking about numbers...
If the dispute cannot be resolved by talking numbers, then resort to force!"
"Talk about numbers is actually negotiation. Have you never seen the Young and Dangerous movie?" Diji said with a smile.
"Talk about numbers is similar to negotiation, but it mainly talks about Hongmen's rules and regulations..."
Niu Shuangshuang explained to Jiang Zhonglou again, and Niu Qianqian drove to Hong Shenghe's headquarters.
I saw that this was a small old building. It looked dilapidated and mottled, and it was full of a sense of vicissitudes of history.
On the sign at the door of the building, there is an equally old wooden sign with the words "Hong Sheng and Clan Association" written in black on it. The paint has fallen off a lot...
If he hadn't seen eight big, muscular, black-clad disciples wearing sunglasses standing at the door, Jiang Zhonglou wouldn't have believed that this dilapidated and old building was actually Hong Shenghe's chief helmsman.
Jiang Zhonglou got off the bus with Sister Niu Qianqian and walked into Hong Sheng and the chief helmsman. He saw that the light inside was very dim and there was a musty smell...
There were also two rows of black-clad disciples standing densely in the corridor. When they saw Niu Qianqian and Niu both coming in, they all lowered their heads and saluted, but did not say hello.
The four of them strode through the corridor and arrived at a hall inside.
In the middle of the innermost wall of the hall, you see a huge shrine.
Enshrined inside is a two-meter-tall statue of Guan Erye.
On the shelves on the walls on both sides of the statue, there are many memorial tablets of ancestors enshrined densely...
It should be Hong Sheng and the leading bosses in the past who are in charge...
Those who can be enshrined on the wall of Hong Shenghe must be those who have made earth-shattering contributions to the society through life and death...
In front of the Buddhist niche is an Eight Immortals table with a Taishi chair on each side.
On the Taishi chair to the east sat Niu Ben, the leader of Hong Shenghe, and to the west sat Xuan Yi, the leader of the Sanhaihui.
Both of them frowned and their faces were as dark as water.
In front of the Eight Immortals table, there are two rows of chairs, eight on each side, and they are also full of people.
Sitting on the first chair in the west is a beautiful woman, wearing a black suit. I don't know who she is...
In the second position, sits Scrophulariaceae, the third leader of the Sanhai Society...
Obviously, that beautiful woman's status in the Sanhai Society is higher than that of Scrophulariaceae...
Jiang Zhonglou didn't even know the people sitting on the six top chairs below. They should all be the bosses of the Sanhai Society.
Sitting on the first chair in the east are Hong Shenghe's Second Route Marshal, Chief White Paper Fan, Mr. General Manager, Master Wu, and Wu Zhuyu.
Sitting on the next four chairs are Beng Yakui, the leader of Qinglian Hall and the boss of Dunping...
The leader of the family's back hall, the boss of Wangwan, Dinosaur...
The master of Shen Tai Hall, the fat boss of Xia Jiao...
The leader of Honghua Hall and the boss of Sha Tsui, Da Fei...
The five of them were all sitting upright and not angry.
The remaining three seats are empty...
Niu Xixi and Niu both went over and sat on the two chairs at the back.
Although the two sisters were Hong Sheng and important figures, they were still young and junior, sitting just below Beng Yakui and the others.
When Niu Ben saw sister Niu Qianqian sitting down, he said, "Bring us another chair and let Diji and A Feng sit on it too!"
"yes!"
A disciple moved a chair and put it in the back.
Diji and Jiang Zhonglou were sitting at the very end.
"Everyone is here, Mr. Xuanyi, shall we start?" Niu Ben stood up and said to Xuanyi.
"good!"
Xuan Yi also stood up, and together with Niu Ben, he took three sticks of incense and lit them. The two stood side by side in front of the shrine of Guan Er Ye, holding up the incense and bowing.
Niu Ben said loudly: "Jingzhong summons the red sun!"
Xuan Yi then said: "Great justice reaches the sky!"
Niu Ben continued: "I, Hong Shenghe, will open the incense hall today to pay homage to Mr. Guan Er and all the Hongmen martyrs of the past. I will follow the instructions and rules of the ancestors of the Black Bone Ren Dynasty and accept the door-to-door lectures from the Three Seas...
We must put Hongmen's righteousness first, appreciate the love of brothers and sisters, endure the calm for a while, try to eliminate fights and resolve hatred!"
Xuan Yi followed up and said: "Master Guan and the Hongmen martyrs of all generations are here. I, a disciple of the Sanhaihui, suffered a great disaster, was filled with righteous indignation, and was forced to have no choice, so I came to Hong Sheng to talk to the chief helm...
Even so, we should take a step back and negotiate with Hong Shenghe's brothers according to the Hongmen rules, and try not to use weapons. We hope that Mr. Guan and the Hongmen martyrs will understand everything clearly and make the decision for us!"
After saying that, Niu Ben and Xuan Yihe put the incense into the incense burner, knelt down under the incense table, bowed three times and kowtowed, and then returned to sit on the Taishi chair.
"Mr. Xuanyi, please have Sancai tea!"
Niu Ben raised the bowl of tea on the Eight Immortals table, signaled to Xuan Yi, and took a sip first.
Obviously, this is also the rule of the world when it comes to numbers.
Niu Ben took a sip of tea first, probably to prove that there was no poison in the tea...
And calling Gaiwan tea Sancai tea is also very meaningful.
The lid of a bowl of tea represents heaven, the saucer represents earth, and the tea bowl represents people...
The right time, right place, right people, and finally it all came down to the word "harmony"...
Obviously, the most fundamental principle of "talking about numbers" is the core Hongmen idea put forward by Hei Guren: "harmony is the most important."
Moreover, Niu Ben serving tea to Xuan Yi seemed to be the beginning of the number lecture, signaling to Xuan Yi that he could say whatever he wanted.
Sure enough, Xuan Yi raised his tea cup and nodded in return, took a sip, and said with a cold face: "Brother Ben, then I will open the skylight and speak frankly..."
Yesterday, dozens of our brothers from the Sanhai Society died on Wuzhou Island and Jingtou Village. It is said that it was your handiwork, Hong Shenghe...
I am talking about numbers today, and I just want to ask, why did you, Hong Shenghe, so disregard Hongmen’s moral principles, fight with each other, and kill each other? What on earth did our Sanhai Society do to disgrace you, Hong Shenghe, and why did you kill him? ?”
"Mr. Xuan Yi's words are wrong!"
Niu Ben said in a deep voice: "I also heard about the tragedy on Wuzhou Island this morning. It is said that those who died were all employees of the Haiyue Foundation. I have not heard that there are any brothers from your Sanhai Society?"
"This...hum!"
Xuan Yi was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly: "Brother Ben, our Sanhai Association has a shallow foundation and a weak foundation. We dare not compare with Hong Shenghe, who you have inherited for hundreds of years, so we can only do some housekeeping and nursing for Haiyue Foundation." Doing business to earn a little money to support your family is a well-known thing on Hong Kong Island...
Now you, Brother Ben, are saying that those who died on Wuzhou Island were not our brothers from the Three Seas Society. You are just pretending to be confused...
Even if you can pretend to be ignorant and deceive our Sanhaihui, you can't ignore Mr. Guan and the Hongmen martyrs, right?"
"This..." Niu Ben was speechless.
"The lady sitting below, named Jiuling, is the chairman of the Haiyue Foundation in charge of Hong Kong Island affairs..."
Xuan Yi pointed to the beautiful woman in a suit sitting on the first chair in the west and said: "Ms. Jiuling has joined our Sanhai Society as a guest red stick. Our Sanhai Society and Haiyue Foundation have long been integrated." For a family...
Brother Ben, how can you say that Haiyue Foundation has no relationship with Sanhai Society?
You must give an account of the lives of dozens of our brothers today, otherwise, if our Sanhai Society and Haiyue Foundation join forces, you Hong Sheng and... I'm afraid a disaster will be imminent!"