Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 101 Haidilao (V)
The subtitle of this chapter: The Five Greatest Regrets in Life, the author drags the story.
Our Master Yuan has a very average opinion of Iron Fist Invincible and thinks the title of "Revolutionary Pioneer" is an exaggeration.
Tang Degang once said, "A history of modern China should start with Yang Quyun." Yang Quyun is certainly not as famous as the Iron Fist, but he was the first president of the Furen Literary Society and the Revive China Society, and the commander-in-chief of the First Guangzhou Uprising. The Iron Fist followed him back then.
Chen Jieru mentioned an anecdote in her memoirs: Chuan Lin Beitui was willing to pay 1 million yuan to obtain a group photo with Yang Quyun sitting in the center and Sun Yat-sen standing in the back row. The reason was that "it would be really embarrassing if people saw that we, the President of the Republic of China, were in a follower's position."
But this pioneer was unlucky. He was assassinated by the henchmen sent by the Qing Dynasty in his home in Hong Kong in 1901 at the age of 40. Of course, he was also a Hongmen disciple.
However, Yuan Yanshu thought that it would be a good move for Situ Meitang to follow Tie Quan Wudi.
There is only one reason, the cause of righteousness.
At that time, there were at least 20 or 30 Hongmen sects in the United States, but the most famous ones were Zhigongtang and Anliangtang. This was simply because they had the great cause of revolution.
However, righteousness and reputation cannot be used to make a living, especially since Iron Fist is a deep pit and money thrown in doesn't even make a sound. Some people inside Anliangtang couldn't help but feel unhappy.
The Hongqi Laowu couple were exactly Situ Dalongtou's private companions.
After assassinating Qi Yaolin, they sailed east to Japan and then headed south to join Iron Fist. They happened to catch up with the Protection of Law Movement, and Li Jie became an official of the military government.
However, the good times did not last long. The Yunnan and Guangxi warlords within the Protection of the Constitution Army colluded with the Beiyang Zhili faction to stop fighting and negotiate peace, while the Iron Fist faction also decided to unite with the Anhui faction to deal with internal enemies.
Qi Yaolin was the salt commissioner of the Qing Dynasty, the governor of Henan Province in the Republic of China, a good friend of President Yuan, and an important figure in the Anhui clique. He was assassinated like this, so how could the Qi family let it go? Naturally, they wanted to kill Li Jie and his wife for revenge. So someone in the Anhui clique asked Tie Quan Wudi to hand over the desperate couple.
In order to consider the overall situation, Iron Fist Invincible had to write a letter asking them to go to America to seek refuge with Situ Meitang.
Because of this relationship, the leader of Anliangtang trusted and valued the couple very much, and specially opened a mountain hall for them to join the association. So Li Jie became the fifth brother of Hongqi, who had a low position but great power. Women who could control the place and had good skills were even more scarce in the Hongmen in New York, so his wife Zhang Na became the fourth sister of Jinfeng.
In fact, according to the rules of Hongmen, unless there are special circumstances, the highest level a new disciple can reach is the fifth brother, the manager of the head of the lower four rows.
Of course there are exceptions, but the highest level is limited to the trusted uncles of the Outer Eight Halls, which is called "one step to heaven". The exception among exceptions is to become the leader as soon as you enter the door, which is "taking off your boots to climb the mountain".
This is why "Sai Xiaoyi" is very concerned about the domestic situation. Even though he knows that his iron fist is invincible, he is still very enthusiastic about raising funds for him in America.
Military Advisor Huang Jishi is the leader of the more "pragmatic" faction in Anliang Hall.
This is not to say that they are not loyal to the big boss, but they feel that the most basic contradiction in Anliangtang at present is the contradiction between the brothers' growing material and spiritual needs and the lack of small money.
Later, the Zhi Gong Tang and the An Liang Tang were indeed split into two, one part became the Zhi Gong Party, and the other part remained in the United States and overseas in the form of social organizations.
But the problem with the "pragmatists" is that they are too pragmatic. They were dismissive of Yuan Yanshu's "Shen (Wu) Xian (jia) Shui (pi)" plan at the time, thinking it was complete nonsense.
The result was naturally beyond their expectations, and Master Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to them at this time. Huang Jishi could only watch Hongqi Laowu make a fortune with the magic water and later.
But to be honest, Li Jie and his wife did not pay much money. They used their investment mainly for venue fees and personnel fees. Strictly speaking, these two items are not the resources of the fifth brother, but the resources of Anliangtang.
Therefore, Huang Jishi and his team could confidently ask Hongqi Laowu to hand over his private shares to the public account. Even Situ Meitang felt that their request was not completely unreasonable.
However, Situ Dalong also wanted to fight for the rights of the couple.
He cleared his throat and said loudly, "We in the Hongmen believe in righteousness. Over the years, Lao Wu and Xiao Si have managed their affairs in an orderly manner and made great contributions to the hall. They can be said to have worked hard and made great contributions. Now they have put the shares of Baisui Mountain into the public account, which can be called selfless."
"In this case, I cannot treat them unfairly." Situ Meitang said to Huang Jishi, "Military Advisor, what do you think?"
Huang Laoshi, who was not honest, said respectfully, "Big Leader, what you said is absolutely right. Since Brother Li and his wife are going back to China, I will naturally offer them a gift. I think it will be US$2,500."
As the saying goes, a bachelor should not make a mistake. Another saying goes, leave a way out for others, so that they can meet again in the future.
The military advisor of Anliang Hall also gave them a decent compensation. Adding the money that Li Jie and his wife had earned these days, they definitely did not lose money, and should have even made a small profit.
The couple looked at each other, clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Dragon Head. Thank you, Military Advisor. Thank you, uncles and brothers."
Yuan Yanshu, who was standing by, thought to herself, "Actually, you should thank me." Anliangtang was probably willing to pay this amount of money because they were afraid that we would have a falling out and no future cooperation would be possible.
Military Advisor Huang turned to him and said, "Second Master Yuan, what do you think of my decision?"
"Ah?!" Yuan Yan pretended to be stunned and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "Master Xiangzhu, this is your hall's business. Why are you asking an outsider like me? But..."
He raised his thumb and said, "Since you asked, I can only say that your family has wise rulers and wise ministers, deep loyalty, and brothers of one mind. You are worthy of being the foundation of Liangshan, the loyalty of Taoyuan, and the prestige of Wagang. You are truly a role model for the disciples of the Hong family."
“Hahaha…” Huang Jishi said with a smile: “Speaking of role models for the Hong family, Second Master Yuan is not bad either. You have helped us to become rich together with Anliangtang, and the brothers have also praised you highly. Speaking of which, we have to thank you for your care during this period of time.”
Master Yuan thought to himself, Are we finally getting to the point?
He smiled and said, "Okay, okay."
Military Advisor Huang also said with a smile: "Second Master Yuan, we know that you are very busy and a well-known writer and scholar. You have no time to take care of worldly affairs, so we handed Baisui Mountain over to Brother Li to manage..."
"But now he is leaving, what do you think we should do next?"
