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 105: The Party Becomes a Party (Part 2)
Subtitle of this chapter: The cannon party is reliable, and sows can climb trees.
"This is not only what I mean, but also what Chief Huang means..."
Chief Leader Huang is the leader currently elected by all branches of Zhi Gong Tang in North America, the real leader, Huang Sande.
This man and Situ Meitang's experience are very similar. They were both born in poor families in Guangdong and came to the United States to make a living when they were teenagers. They joined the Hongmen in the United States one after another. Because of their good skills and good reputation, they climbed up step by step and finally became big bosses.
In 1897, Huang Sande, then 34 years old, was elected as the leader of the San Francisco Zhi Gong Tang and the leader of the Pasquette (called Basjie by overseas Chinese) Port Public Hall in Arizona. Later, he was elected as the Prime Minister of the San Francisco Zhi Gong Tang. In this way, the power of the American Hongmen Zhi Gong Tang was concentrated in Huang Sande.
It was also he who led Iron Fist Wudi to join the Honolulu Zhigongtang in 1903 and awarded him the title of Double Flower Red Stick. Even Situ Meitang was introduced to Lao Sun by Huang Sande.
Alliance Leader Huang was once one of Iron Fist's biggest overseas supporters, but at this time, there was a huge conflict between the two.
All in all, Iron Fist Invincible, the "Double Flowered Red Stick" of the Hongmen, just doesn't agree to allow the Hongmen to become a legal organization in the country.
He believed that the Qing Dynasty had been overthrown and the Hongmen had completed its historical mission. Moreover, after the Hongmen was registered in China, "if they broke the law, the government would have to punish them according to the law", which would be embarrassing for everyone.
To be fair, Iron Fist Wudi has some political foresight, and his views are not wrong. Directly legalizing a gang like the Hongmen would cause endless troubles. However, the way this guy handles things is questionable.
Not only did the Invincible Iron Fist repeatedly refuse to allow the Hongmen to become a formal political group, he even prohibited Huang Sande from building the Five Ancestors Temple in Guangzhou.
What's more, in the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Tie Quan Wu Di organized the Chinese Revolutionary Party in Japan and sent a handwritten letter to Huang Sande in the United States, asking him to reorganize the Zhi Gong Tang into a branch of the Chinese Revolutionary Party.
He is the general leader of Zhigongtang and he is doing well, why should he be the branch secretary? Therefore, the gap between these two former revolutionary comrades became deeper and deeper.
Just like in the original timeline, Iron Fist Invincible is now in Guangzhou, preparing to take office as the Extraordinary President in May. He invited Huang Sande to Guangdong to watch the ceremony, hoping to ease the relationship between the two sides.
So Huang Zong and Situ Longtou met in Guangzhou. They both felt that Hongmen lacked real talents, especially the kind of signature figures who could be on the stage.
At this time, various news about Master Yuan happened to reach the country. His "Wives and Concubines" and several other English novels also caused a small earthquake in the domestic intellectual circles.
In short, the names of Mr. Hongjian and Neo Yuan became increasingly famous in the elite circles of the Republic of China.
Of course, ordinary people still don’t know about this person.
To be honest, ordinary people don’t know anything about New York University, the Wall Street bombing, President Wilson, or the “Bottle” Democratic Party. They won’t even read “The Story of a Wives Family”, let alone the original English novels.
Huang Sande and Situ Meitang learned through American channels that there was a rising star in the Hongmen in New York, and they couldn't help but develop a great interest in him.
At this time, Boss Situ was about to return to New York, so Chief Alliance Leader Huang entrusted him to investigate this sage Second Master to see if he could take on greater responsibilities.
"Coincidentally", Iron Fist Invincible was eager to recruit talented people, and asked Situ Meitang to recruit our Master Yuan.
Boss Situ was loyal to the trust of the man who entrusted him with the task. However, he was cautious and first talked about the matter of Iron Fist Invincibility, and then talked about the internal affairs of Hongmen . If Yuan Yanshu was a die-hard fan of "Mr. Sun", then the latter matter would not be mentioned.
Now Yuan Yan rejected Tie Quan Wu Di's recruitment out of hand, although he used a very appropriate reason. However, Situ Meitang, an old veteran, could see that this sage second master did not seem to like the one from the south, so he brought up the internal affairs of the Hongmen.
Our Master Yuan pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Uncle, as a brother of the Hong family, I have no choice but to do my duty for the great cause of the Hongmen. Moreover, with the orders from Chief Alliance Leader Huang and you, I should indeed go to Guangzhou. But..."
He clasped his fists and said, "Uncle, I have a few words to say. I wonder if I should say them or not?"
Situ Meitang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "What can't be said? It's just you and me here, don't tell me, brother Hongjian, are you still worried that I can't keep my mouth shut?"
"Of course not. In that case... " Yuan Yan smacked his lips and said, "I will speak my mind in front of you. Find that person in the south to open a case to clear the name of our Hongmen. It's just like asking Zhao Gongming for a child or going to Zhurong Temple to pray for rain..."
"I invited the wrong god and visited the wrong temple!"
Hearing this, Master Situ couldn't help but frown and said, "Brother Hongjian, what do you mean by that?"
So far, this leader is still looking forward to Iron Fist and Cannon Party.
"Uncle, do you know the story of Little Ming King?" Master Yuan asked instead of answering.
Situ Meitang was not a fool. After hearing this question, he naturally understood what Master Shengxian meant.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Mongols and pacified the warlords, he could be said to have won the country in a legitimate way. However, no one can deny that he was a subordinate of the Red Turban Army and took Han Shantong and his son as his king. Later, the death of the young Ming King Han Lin'er was unclear, which was also a big black spot for him.
"To be honest, if the Ming Cult had not raised the red scarf banner at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Huaiyou commoners might have remained commoners for the rest of their lives."
It is of course "great disrespect" for the Hongmen disciples to criticize Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in this way. Fortunately, it is the Republic of China now, so it doesn't matter if they say so.
Yuan Yan took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then continued, "In order to drive out the Tartars and restore China, the children of our Hong family have sacrificed their lives and shed their blood for the past three hundred years. Even our overseas Hongmen have given people and money to the revolutionary cause without hesitation."
"The bright red blood and green U.S. dollars of our Hong family members have made the man in the south famous!"
He smiled sadly and said, "Uncle, what is the result now?"
"Well, overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty is our unswerving ambition . It is reasonable to sacrifice some lives and spend some money. But it doesn't mean that all the benefits are for him and all the bad reputation is for us, right?"
"Yes, I know you want to strengthen your motherland to support the United States and overseas Chinese all over the world. But in the current situation, will the one in the south be able to unify this vast country?"
"Besides, he has not yet accomplished anything and he has to give in to the displeasure of Chief Alliance Leader Huang. Even if he succeeds in the future, what benefit will our Hongmen get?"
Master Yuan thought to himself, I, the sage of Nintendo, will definitely not jump into this pitfall of the Cannon Party, and I have to hold you, the big leader of Anliangtang, back from jumping!
