No regrets ninety-two

Chapter 772
Today's society is a society that speaks by strength.

If a person wants to be valued and respected by others, it is not enough to have an identity and background. He must also have economic strength or political strength.

Take the current Wu Xiaozheng as an example.

He believed that if he was simply He Yuncong's closed disciple, then He Shiyuan and Chen Hongsheng, the two senior brothers who appeared suddenly, would not have such a great interest in him at all, and would not be so eager to invite him Join.

Of course, Wu Xiaozheng was not disgusted by this.

He knows that this is a mutually beneficial thing.

His joining will greatly benefit the expansion of the influence of Hongmen Zhigongtang in the United States, and the identity of Hongmen will also bring him considerable convenience in the future.

As soon as the matter was figured out, his mood immediately became much easier.

Soon after, people arrived one after another.

After He Shiyuan introduced Wu Xiaozheng one by one in the future, Chen Hongsheng ordered: "Junior Brother He, prepare to open the altar."

"Junior brother, come with me."

He Shiyuan took Wu Xiaozheng to a side room, and handed him a booklet: "This is the 36 oaths of Hongmen, please read it first."

Wu Xiaozheng has heard long ago that there is a set of strict old rules when joining Hongmen, and now he has seen it.

For example, the 36 oaths in the hand are all brothers who join the Hongmen must abide by.

"Since entering the Hongmen, your parents are my parents, your brothers and sisters are my brothers and sisters, your wife is my sister-in-law, and your son is my nephew. If there is any violation, the five thunders will be destroyed."

"If there are parents and brothers who have passed away for a hundred years and have no money to bury them, when a white silk flies to them and asks for help, they will immediately tell those who have money to contribute money and those who have no money to contribute. If there is fraud, they will be killed by five thunders."

"Brothers of the Hong family from overseas in all provinces, regardless of whether they are scholars, farmers, businessmen, or visitors from the rivers and lakes, have to stay for one night and two meals. If there is any fraud, they will be treated by outsiders, and they will die under ten thousand knives."

"Brothers of the Hong family, although they don't know each other, if they meet someone with a fake name and talk about speculation, but they don't know each other, they will die under ten thousand knives."

"Father, son, brother, and relatives of the Hong family are not allowed to speak privately about the affairs of the Hong family. Anyone who flattens his shirt to his original background, taught him privately, or greedy people for money will die under ten thousand knives."

"Brothers of the Hong family, don't be an eyeliner. If you arrest your own people, you will have an old enmity. You should spread the word to all the brothers, judge the right and wrong, and never hold grudges in your heart. If you catch them by mistake, you should let them go immediately. If you violate them, five Thunder kills."

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There are 36 in total, all of which are poison oaths.

But no matter which one it is, it conveys a concept: all Hongmen in the world are brothers, they don’t love gold, they don’t love power, they only love brothers.

Wu Xiaozheng feels that this kind of oath is actually just a good wish, which can really restrain people's hearts.

But it is also because of this long-standing oath that no one in Hongmen dare to blatantly kill their own brothers.

This is the Tao!

After Wu Xiaozheng read it carefully, he followed He Shiyuan to read it.

This is also a process that has been passed down for many years.

Even though times are changing, many historical rules have not changed.

Next, He Shiyuan explained to Wu Xiaozheng the rules of opening the altar in detail.

The so-called altar opening refers to the initiation ceremony for newcomers.

Hongmen has no qualification restrictions for newcomers to join, but there must be an introducer.

And Wu Xiaozheng's referrer for joining the club was naturally He Shiyuan, a big brother of the Hongmen.

After talking about the rules of opening the altar and the things to pay attention to, He Shiyuan solemnly introduced Hongmen's position.

"Remember, everyone who enters the Hongmen is called a brother. There are high and low status in the gang, and different positions, but there is no distinction of seniority."

It is said that there is no distinction of seniority, but in fact there are still some.

But Hongmen's seniority ranking method is very interesting.

This is a criss-cross method of seniority ranking.

Take the Hongmen Zhigong Church in the United States as an example.

The one at the top of the list is naturally Chen Hongsheng.

He is called the prime minister externally, but he is called the leader internally, and is usually called the leader of the leader.

But he is not the biggest, the biggest is the emperor.

Controlling the emperor refers to the former leading leader, as well as the important veterans who have been promoted, such as He Yuncong's level.

Of course, Emperor Zhi belonged to the elders with positions but no power. They had a lofty status but no real power.

Below the dragon head, there is also a deputy leader, and the current deputy leader is He Shiyuan.

Below the deputy leader, there are also sitting halls and accompanying halls, which are senior positions second only to the chief and deputy leaders.

Next, there is Xiangchang and Mengzheng, also known as the Lord of the Temple and the Lord of the Middle Hall.

These two positions are often held by guest ministers, and they are also positions with positions but no authority.

Further down, there are Guan Tang, Judgment Hall, Executive Hall, Auditorium, Sword Guard, Seal Guard, Deputy Criminal Officer, etc., all of which belong to the "central" official rank.

And within the Hongmen, the status is divided by line.

The above thirteen positions constitute Hongmen's "Xingyi".

Below row one, there are row two, row three, row five... until row ten, without row four and row seven in between.

Positions and rankings have formed a criss-crossing seniority ranking method.

Wu Xiaozheng asked with a smile: "Then how far can I go?"

If it were other newcomers, they would naturally have to start from row ten and move up.

But there are exceptions.

For example, when Sun Yat-sen joined the Hongmen, he assumed the position of a high-ranking "Honggun" and ranked very high.

Now there are exceptions.

He Shiyuan smiled and said: "You are the old man's closed disciple. If you rank low, can the old man keep his face? Therefore, the position that Senior Brother Chen arranged for you is the alliance card, ranking first."

Wu Xiaozheng smiled knowingly.

This result was not what he expected.

Sure enough, it is the position of the guest minister of Mengzheng!
But he knew that the real reason for giving him this position was not only because he was He Yuncong's closed disciple, but more related to his current strength.

See through but not expose.

Wu Xiaozheng followed He Shiyuan out of the side room and waited at the entrance of the lobby.

The opening ceremony will begin soon.

A high-ranking person in the hall who acted as a white paper fan shouted loudly: "I invite the altar master."

The so-called "altar master" refers to the important person who presides over the incense hall ceremony. This time, Chen Hongsheng, the leader, is naturally in charge.

Chen Hongsheng came up with three sticks of incense in his hand.

"Kneel, swing." The white paper fan shouted again.

As Chen Hongsheng bowed to the incense hall with incense, all the people present also knelt down and bowed down to the sage tablets enshrined in the incense hall.

After kneeling, the people in the hall sat down in order according to their positions.

The white paper fan shouted loudly again: "Pass the newcomer."

Wu Xiaozheng stepped into the incense hall, and after a routine interrogation, the person in charge of the "deacon's red stick" handed him a stick of incense.

Wu Xiaozheng held up the burning incense and knelt in front of Xiangtang.

The deacon Hong Chou walked up to him with a big knife in his hand, patted him on the back with the back of the knife, and then loudly issued 36 cases of Hongmen's 72 oaths.

And preached: "If there is any violation, you will be subjected to three swords and six eyes of the family law."

This is Hongmen's famous punishment of three knives and six holes, which is explained when newcomers join the club.

Next, the deacon Hong Chou brought out a ferocious rooster, held a big knife in his hand, and recited Phoenix poems.

After reading, he raised the knife and dropped the chicken head to the ground, and then took the blood of the chicken with seven-point white wine.

Up to the altar master, down to the newcomers, they all use blood on their fingers and put it in their mouths, which means blood is an alliance.

So far, Li Cheng.

From now on, Wu Xiaozheng has officially become a member of the Hongmen, and he is a member of the high-ranking No. [-] alliance.

That is, Mr. Zhongtang.

(End of this chapter)