Chapter 134: The Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness

Chapter 134: The Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness

Chapter 134: The Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness

"There are three temples on Po Lam Road. The Great Sage Temple is the gate for Jing Zhong Yi, the City God Temple is the gate for Yi Yong Xin, and the Guanyin Temple is the gate for Yi Qun. Seventeen years ago, Brother Hao held a planchette to invite the gods and held the Tai Ping Jiao on Po Lam Road. The scene is still vivid in my mind. At that time, the three temples opened their doors, the gods patrolled the area, and thousands of banquets were set up."

"Within half a month, tens of thousands of people participated. This was the most glorious time for my Chaozhou gang."

"The four major detectives, Inspector Youde, the leaders of the Sun Kee, the Number Gang, and the Hutchison Gang were all present. Even the Fuqing Gang in North America, the Changle Gang in Japan, and the Bamboo Union Gang in Taiwan all sent people."

“How impressive!”

Fat Cat looked back at the red temple wall and introduced the history of the mountain gate to Yin Zhaotang.

This Dashengbao Temple is a small shrine built by Chaoshan people who once fled to Hong Kong on Anderson Road, praying that their family members from the Mainland would arrive in Hong Kong safely.

There are actually very few people who believe in the Great Sage Temple, which is only distributed in Fujian, Guangdong Province, and Hong Kong Island. Its characteristic is that people in the area are rampantly smuggled across the border.

They prayed to gods and Buddhas and burned incense at the feet of the Monkey King because the Monkey King had also traveled across the oceans to study, was good at climbing mountains and crossing rivers, and could fly a thousand miles on the somersault cloud.

In 1962, Mr. Zhong, then the head monk of the temple, used the method of spirit writing and, with the consent of the gods, funded the removal of the golden statue of the Great Sage from the Anderson Road spirit writing temple and placed it in the Great Sage Temple, which was also funded by Mr. Jing Zhongyi.

Since then, the Dashengbao Temple on Baolin Road has been the gate of Jingzhongyi Mountain. Since the rise of the Chaoshan Gang, the City God Temple and Guanyin Temple have been built, and most of the people there are Chaoshan believers who come to burn incense.

Baolin Road is regarded as the ancestral temple of the Chaoshan Gang and has a special meaning to the Chaoshan people.

Among the guests coming today, there are not only Chao Ajiu, Liao Runchen, Liao Zhihong and others, but also the village councillor "Zheng Zhongjie" who came from Dasheng Village, the current leader of Yi Yong Xin Lu Qingdong, Yi Qun Liang Jiacong, and several representatives of Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce.

The Chaozhou business community has a great influence in Hong Kong Island. The contemporary leading figure is "Li Jiacheng", and other influential figures include "Liu Jianxiong", toy king Cai Zhiming, and Ma Jiezhang of Dacheng Group.

The influence of the Chamber of Commerce has radiated to the political arena, but the Chamber of Commerce is ultimately a loose organization, with some people heading east and some heading west. It also has a close relationship with the underworld, with some people respecting the underworld people and others looking down on them.

The Chamber of Commerce representatives who were invited to attend the event were somewhat self-respecting and did not want to get too deeply involved with underworld organizations.

Fat Cat took Yin Zhaotang to meet each other, and they exchanged contact information. Then they came in front of Chao Ajiu, Zheng Zhongjie, Lu Qingdong and others.

They are either politicians or the leaders of the Chaozhou gang, and they all follow the saying "band together for warmth". When talking to Yin Zhaotang, Fat Cat was always pleasant and polite.

Businessmen, politicians, and gangsters are already three different species.

The name of Shenxiantang needs no introduction. Who in the Chaozhou gang doesn't know Jing Zhongyi's Double-Flowered Red Stick, a young man who can conquer the territory and find a legitimate job?
"Ah Tang, today we are honoring loyalty and righteousness in my Chaozhou ancestral temple. The gates are wide open. How impressive it is depends on your signboard."

"You have revived our family with loyalty and righteousness. We, as the leaders of Chaozhou, are proud of it." Lu Qingdong, the president of Yiyongxin, exclaimed.

The leader of the Yiqun, Liang Jiacong, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, our Chaozhou gang should also unite like Hutchison Whampoa and work together to pursue our career."

Fat Cat said with a smile: "Atang, what do you think?"

"Grandpa should make the decision on matters like this. I'll just follow him and burn incense and worship Buddha." Yin Zhaotang shrugged and responded indifferently.

There is absolutely no possibility that this was a spur of the moment decision. Since Grandpa has already discussed it, there is no point in saying anything else.

However, taking advantage of the society's opening of its doors and the presence of Chaoshan leaders as witnesses, the three Chaoshan-headed alliances that remained in Hong Kong Island were indeed a very good decision.

The Chaoshan Gang, which has already declined, may be able to revive its prestige. The Yi Qun and Yi Yong Xin, which have already declined, do not have to pay anything but burn some incense. Jing Zhongyi, who has become the signature of the Chaoshan Gang, will become the true leader of the Chaoshan Gang.

Everyone added a handful of firewood to the stove, and the fire grew brighter and brighter.

The double-flowered red stick with small characters on it is about to transform into a storefront sign with large characters on it.

Upon hearing this, Liao Runchen exclaimed: "Great! Clench your fist tightly so that you can punch hard and powerfully!"

Sitting in a wheelchair, Chao Ajiu said with satisfaction: "In the past, the Chaoshan Gang was prosperous, and it was no problem for everyone to fight alone with their own abilities. Now that the Chaoshan Gang is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, it is only natural for them to unite and make a living together!"

"If someone had taken up the leadership role ten years ago, why would it have taken until now?" There are some decisions that many people cannot make until they are at their wits' end.

If Jing Zhongyi does not rise again, the other Chaozhou characters will not be convinced. Now that the three elements of heaven, earth and man have come together, it is the most suitable opportunity to form an alliance.

Gao Laosen, wearing a green robe, walked out of the palace gate and reported with a bow: "Master of Incense, the incense hall has been set up and the auspicious time has arrived."

"Open the altar!"

Fat Cat, Lu Qingdong, and Liang Jiacong walked side by side to the main hall of the Great Sage Buddhist Hall. There was an incense table at the entrance of the hall, on which were placed more than thirty tablets of the Three Heroes and Five Ancestors of the Hongmen and the three-character ancestor tablets, arranged in order on a three-layer wooden frame.

In front of the incense table, Guan Erye, wearing golden armor and holding a long sword, stood majestically behind the bronze incense burner.

In the main hall of the Buddhist temple, a tall incense stick was burning. The Fighting Buddha was wearing a cassock, with kind eyes, sitting cross-legged on a golden lotus, with three plates of peaches in front of him.

The one enshrined in the temple is the Victory Buddha, and the one standing outside the temple is the Great Sage.

Jie Shiyong, Lao Mo and others received the notice and were waiting beside the incense hall.

Fat Cat stepped forward to burn incense and respectfully informed the ancestor: "Miao Zhengxiang, the incense master of Hongmen, reports to Guandi, the Three Heroes and Five Ancestors, and the martyrs of Hongmen."

"I am a disciple living in a land occupied by foreign pirates. I cannot bear to see my fellow disciples being bullied. Now we raise the red flag, the word righteousness, the triads, and respect loyalty and righteousness."

"I wish to swear an oath of blood with the righteous and faithful members of the Triads and swear an oath before the Buddha to unite as one in the future, cherish harmony, advance and retreat together, and work together for a common cause."

"To announce to the world and show sincerity, each family agreed to change the name. The first character should be "loyalty", and the second character should be "righteousness" to show loyalty and righteousness. From now on, the name will be changed to Chaozhou Zhongyi Hall!"

Lu Qingdong held up a handful of incense, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Loyalty comes first, righteousness is the backbone, Yiyongxin is renamed Zhongyixin!"

The leader of the Yiqun group, Liang Jiacong, raised incense and shouted: "Loyalty comes first, righteousness is the backbone, loyal and righteous group!!!"

More than 70 people present at the incense hall received three sticks of incense, raised them above their heads, knelt in the incense hall, and shouted: "Loyalty comes first, righteousness is the backbone, we advance and retreat together, Zhongyi Hall (Zhongyi Xin, Zhongyi Qun)"

"If you violate this oath and insult your fellow disciples, you will be struck by lightning and stabbed with thousands of blades!"

The roar spread throughout the palace and temple, attracting the surprise of the disciples outside the mountain gate and causing a stir.

Fat Cat trembled and stood up alone, took the lead in inserting the incense into the copper censer, and said with a smug look on his face: "Unfurl the flag and open the mountain gate!"

"Yes!"

"Incense Master!"

Gao Laosen acted as the second marshal and clasped his fists to receive the order.

"Unfurl the banner!"

Flags with the words "Zhongyitang", "Zhongyixin" and "Zhongyiqun" written on them were placed on the walls of the Great Sage Palace, the City God Temple and the Guanyin Temple. Inside the three mountain gates, a large flag with a name written on it was hoisted on a bamboo pole.

The small flags fluttered and the big flags waved in the wind.

Gao Laosen pulled the copper ring and opened the tightly closed temple door of the Great Sage Palace. Thousands of eyes outside Baolin Road immediately looked at him.

On the mountain road, the noisy noise of the gangsters seemed to disappear, and only a few powerful words echoed.

"Today, our Zhongyi Hall is opening a grand ceremony at the Dashengbao Temple on the top of the mountain. If there are any fellow martial artists or brothers from all over the world who are willing to join our Zhongyi sect and abide by the Hongmen rules, you may come and join us."

(End of this chapter)