Chapter 317 Hongmen? Red Gate!

Chapter 317 Hongmen? Red Gate!

Chapter 317 Hongmen? Red Gate!
The year of Renxu, the month of Guimao, the day of Xinchou.

Po Lam Road, Great Shing Temple.

A special ceremony of worshipping the incense hall was being held, and the person who was admitted into the mountain gate was none other than Yin Zhaotang, the second marshal of Zhongyi Hall. The people who were worshipping the mountain gate were 23 officials of the Hong Kong Island Urban Council, including 13 Kowloon District Councillors, 3 Hong Kong Island District Councillors, 4 Kowloon District Affairs Officers, and 1 Hong Kong Island District Affairs Officer.

Everyone passed through the knife gate, knelt on one knee, held incense in their hands, and recited the thirty-six oaths.

Yin Zhaotang was wearing a purple gown with a seal hanging from his waist. He sat upright on a mahogany armchair, presiding over the incense hall in a serious manner and accepting people in.

It is different from the ceremony of opening the mountain gate which involves hundreds of people.

There were only about twenty people, the venue was small, the scene was simple, many steps of the ceremony were omitted, and there were very few hosts.

There were only a few uncles, including Yin Zhaotang, Gao Laosen, Tiantang, Yuanbao and others to help, and they even asked their brothers to set up the incense table and god tablets in advance.

Once the newlyweds enter the incense hall, there will be no more extra people in the hall.

After the simple ceremony, the twenty-three people stood up one after another at the command, took the teacups handed over by their uncle with both hands, and were about to line up one by one to serve tea.

Yin Zhaotang waved his hand and said in a gentle voice: "You are all social elites who hold public office and wear black hats. You have joined the Hongmen Loyalty Hall to inherit the aspirations of your ancestors and are willing to contribute to expelling the foreign bandits and recovering the country."

"You and I are like-minded brothers. We have seniority and are not big or small. The initiation ceremony is inevitable, but the tea ceremony can be omitted. If there is a need for Hongmen in the future, please help us."

The municipal officials present were well aware of the situation and were not surprised. The so-called Hongmen had been automatically translated as "Red Gate" in their ears.

If Hongmen gives any instructions, I will do my best.

Everyone shouted in unison: "Yes, Altar Master!"

Yin Zhaotang supported himself on the chair with both hands, stood up and said, "Those who are unable to attend due to official business can follow Uncle Sen and leave the mountain gate. If you are free today, come with me to the back hall to drink two cups of tea."

"The mountain gate has prepared some simple meals to entertain you all."

Of the twenty-three people, except for four who had official business, the rest stayed inside the mountain gate, drinking tea and chatting in the back hall, getting to know each other.

The municipal bureau officials are already familiar with each other, but they are not familiar with Yin Zhaotang. According to the rules of the underworld, Yin Zhaotang is already their boss, and they will have to deal with each other a lot in the future.

There are many benefits to understanding it early.

A group of political veterans would definitely not deliberately offend him.

While drinking tea, Yin Zhaotang said, "The relationship between you all needs to be kept confidential and cannot be made public. You can just call me Yin Sheng."

Officials all have to save face, so it is not practical to call someone who is ten or twenty years younger than them "big boss".

What they were worshipping was not Yin Zhaotang, but the big Buddha behind Yin Zhaotang.

After chatting for a while, everyone had lunch and hurriedly left the mountain gate to go to work at the Municipal Bureau.

Gao Laosen, dressed in a green shirt, puffed on his pipe and sighed, "Atang, you have recruited all the officials promoted by the foreigners into the mountain gate. You are really capable."

"They are colluding with officials and businessmen, working in black and white. You might as well take in officials and send your brothers to take the civil service exam. It's unexpected, unpredictable, and beyond people's imagination."

Although the triads had a honeymoon period of peace with the police detectives, the power in the political arena has always been firmly in the hands of the foreigners.

The seats on the District Council and the honor of Justice of the Peace were all rewards given by the foreigners to the comprador families. These Chinese politicians were all top bosses and would not care about the triads, but as time went by, the number of Chinese members of the Municipal Council increased and their social status depreciated.

Only the Chinese leaders in the LF Club, the Administrative Bureau, and the Three Departments and Twelve Bureaus are still firmly standing in the ruling class, and their status is second only to the foreigners.

Even if it depreciates further, the municipal council members are "politicians" elected by votes. They can not only decide the affairs of a district, but also have the opportunity to run for the LF committee.

If it weren't for the big Buddha behind Lao Zhong, there would be no way he would have joined the Triad.

Yin Zhaotang raised his cup to drink tea and said, "No need to guess, Uncle Sen, I never thought that Mr. Hu would give me a big surprise."

It was just an ordinary act of paying tribute to the gods and fulfilling a vow, but they ended up creating a red list.

It would have been easy to ask him to pick a dozen ordinary employees who were short of money. Instead, he sent more than twenty middle and high-level officials from the district and municipal bureaus, and even made the political mobilization.

Gritting your teeth and entering the mountain gate is no different from holding a hot potato.

After careful consideration, we decided between the two options: keeping the list as a bargaining chip to exchange interests with the mainland, and handing the list directly to the mainland.

He finally chose the latter, called Liang Manping from Xinhua News Agency to meet at a tea restaurant, handed over the list, and said: "Councilman Hu planned this matter, and I cooperated secretly. I hope Mr. Liang will not blame me for not reporting it and doing things under the banner of the organization without authorization."

Liang Manping picked up the list and looked at the positions and names, a look of joy appeared on his face.

The most important task of the Society in Hong Kong Island is to develop pro-China people and change the views of powerful people in society towards the mainland.

In the concept of "one country, two systems", the return of Hong Kong Island in the future will require a large number of powerful people to assist in management. The mainland is very relaxed in related policies, adhering to the principle of striving hard and letting bygones be bygones.

There are two things that are particularly obvious. The first is that the mainland is willing to accept the power of social organizations. The second is that the mainland is providing blood transfusions to the Dong family.

Before 85, the Tung Chao Yung family was openly pro-Taiwan. It was not until 1985 that the Tung family's "Orient Overseas" Group was on the verge of bankruptcy.

The mainland injected capital through Huo Guantai to help Orient Overseas overcome difficulties. Only then did the Dong family change their allegiance and he was promoted to be the first decision-maker.

Liang Manping understood the importance of the organization and did not make trouble by "using the organization's name without authorization". He patiently comforted the people, saying, "As long as it is beneficial to the country, it is worthy of praise and recognition. Under the supervision of the British Hong Kong authorities, it is understandable that they took emergency measures."

If you don't weigh this kind of thing, it's not even three ounces. But if you weigh it, it's not even a thousand pounds!

In the mainland, the punishment must be strict, but in Hong Kong, it can be lenient. The result of submitting the list proves that Yin Zhaotang's behavior is pure and there is nothing to worry about.

"I feel relieved as long as Brother Ping is here." Yin Zhaotang let out a long sigh, giving people a feeling of relief.

He finally decided to hand in the list, not to please anyone, but because he was considering who would be responsible if the people on the list got into trouble in the future and asked for help.

Zhongyitang may not be able to bear the responsibility. What will people in China think when the list is handed over? It is better to be honest in doing things. Since the people on the list joined Zhongyitang for the sake of the organization.

Well, if you keep the money as a bargaining chip, you will not please either side. It is better to just give them what they want and keep the favor in your hands.

Hu Bochao, He Junhong and others are specifically cooperating with me, while the people on the list are there to cooperate with the mainland. After the distinction between the two is clear, there will be a rule to do things.

Liang Manping smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will make it clear when I write the report. This list is very valuable, and I believe the leader will be very happy."

By embellishing the report and taking action on his own, it would become a carefully planned arrangement by him.

(End of this chapter)