Chapter 512: Welcome the Emperor with a Proud Spirit

The following month, a total of 17 mountain sects in Taiwan Province, including Tianmu Mountain, Chunbao Mountain, Nanhua Mountain, and Datong Mountain, publicly announced their refusal to participate in the Hong Kong Chinese Hongmen Conference.

Erlongshan, Sanshengshan, Chujingshan, Tongdeshan, Jinhuashan, 29 mountain gates announced that they would join Hong Kong Island in the future. Hong Kong Island's Heji, Xinji, Dongzitou, Lianzitou, Number Gang, Guangfu Gang, Chaozhou Gang, Siyi Gang, a total of 45 societies were invited to participate.

Singapore Yi Hong Ying, Fu Yi Xing, Chao Guang She, Zhong Xin Tang, eight Chinese characters. Malaysia Teochew Mutual Aid Association, Chinese Martial Arts Museum, Lion Dance Hall.

The five big names including Haojiang Shuifang, Dong'an Tang, Tongle, Liansheng and Hongying attended the party.

The heroes responded and the world was shaken.

This was the first time that a gang leader in Hong Kong Island hosted a Hongmen conference. All local gang leaders, regardless of their relationship with the Zhongyi Tang, responded to the invitation and refused to disrupt it.

If the "Chinese Hongmen" conference can be held as a fixed conference every five years or ten years, the Hong Kong leaders, as hosts, will have the opportunity to expand their business overseas.

The bosses are all smart and only want to build a good reputation for the Hong Kong Chinese Hongmen Conference, but they dare not damage the brand of the Chinese Hongmen Conference.

Some people with the same name are even willing to invest in order to gain a reputation.

Yin Zhaotang was happy to contribute less money, so he set up a "Hongmen Conference Fundraising Group" and wrote down the names of Xinji, Haohaobang, Shuifang, Hetu, etc., and the amounts of money contributed.

Zhongyi Hall was registered as the "hosting hall", Xinji, Hetu, Hesheng, Haohaobang and others were registered as "co-hosting halls", and those who contributed less money were registered as "sponsoring halls".

Two months later, with the birthday of Guandi approaching, one after another, the big bosses of the Hongmen Mountain Hall, accompanied by their trusted followers, flew to Hong Kong Island.

A King, Pa Chewei, Vitiligo and other straw shoes, with their brothers, wearing black training robes with the words "loyalty and righteousness" embroidered on their chests, stood guard at the airport gate to welcome the big guys arriving in Hong Kong.

According to the Hongmen rules, the straw sandals are responsible for contacting brothers, running errands and delivering letters, and picking up people at the airport with just the right etiquette. The bosses with higher positions don't have time, and the lower-ranking ones can't even show their seals, which will only make the outside bosses look down on them.

Among the bigwigs who arrived early, some were traveling in Hong Kong Island, and some were there to discuss business. The earliest arrived half a month in advance, and the latest arrived three days in advance.

In Zhongyi Building, Yin Zhaotang, holding a cigar and a list in his hand, said, "Tell Zeng Jingfu to keep an eye on every word, and talk about legitimate business and social organization business."

"The drug business is not allowed to be discussed at the Hongmen Conference."

He placed his left hand on the table and bowed. "The hotel manual has already strictly reminded us that the Hongmen Conference is held to celebrate the birthday of Guandi. I think the major societies should be able to distinguish the priorities."

"Ah."

"There are already 1,421 overseas brothers here. Let's rent another floor from Regent." Yin Zhaotang flicked the ash from his cigarette and gave instructions.

Zuoshou smiled and said, "I have greeted Mr. Zheng and Mr. Yu."

Celebrations have always been held in various districts for Guandi’s birthday, and some overseas Chinese would rush back to participate, making it a rare peak period for hotels in summer.

The first Hongmen Dahua meeting was held again, and many people came to attend the meeting. The least number of people came was the mountain master, with a few leaders, and the most was seven or eight hall masters and a dozen big brothers.

Each of the big brothers who came to the meeting would bring a few more brothers, some would also bring girlfriends, assistants, and drivers. Adding it all up, there were more than 1,400 people with Hongmen identities, and there were actually several hundred more.

Some people wanted to stand out at the Hongmen Conference and deliberately brought enough people to show off their presence. Some people seemed to be low-key, but they were full of weapons and drugs.

These people may not be wealthy, but they all have some wealth. Their sudden influx into Hong Kong Island will cause a shortage of housing and a rise in entertainment prices.
It can lead to a short-term boom in the tourism industry, but it will also increase the crime rate. Two months ago, Zhongyi Hall sent enough people, booked hotels, made itineraries, and reached an agreement with the police. First, the participants must live together, and there are police officers on guard on each floor. But except for gunshots and murders, the police will not conduct random inspections of rooms or conduct wiretaps.

The security company under Zeng Jingfu is operating at full capacity, not only to protect the safety of the hotel, but also to provide security services for the Hongmen bosses when they go out.

The entire conference mobilized more than 5,000 people and cost more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars. This is why there are many big names in Hong Kong, but no Hongmen conference has ever been held.

On the surface, what is consumed is money, but in fact, relations with the government, relations with the business community, and one's own strength are all indispensable.

June 24th of the lunar calendar in 1986.

clear.

At around seven in the morning, one luxury car after another drove out of the basements of the Peninsula, Regent and Mandarin Oriental hotels.

A yellow triangular flag with the word "Hong" is inserted in front of the front of each car.

Hundreds of vehicles drove to the Central Star Ferry Pier, Causeway Bay Yacht Pier, and Wan Chai Ferry Terminal. More than a hundred passenger ships and yachts, all hung banners reading "Celebrate Guandi's Birthday Together," were waiting for guests at their berths.

Since the opening of the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel, passenger ferries on Hong Kong Island have been reduced. Even though private yachts were arranged in advance to supplement the number of passengers, the sudden surge in the number of passengers still caused a shortage of transport capacity.

There was a huge traffic jam at the dock and long queues for buying tickets, which slightly affected people's livelihood.

The Hongmen brothers who boarded the ship all wore traditional clothes, including long robes, belts, headscarves, and cloth boots. However, due to the changes in the culture of the Shantang in each district, the colors and styles were slightly different. Some wore white sweat towels and red headscarves, and some wore blue open-collared and red sweat shirts, but most of them still wore long robes and long shirts in dark colors such as black, blue, and brown.

When the Hongmen brothers arrived at Lantau Island by boat, an arch had been erected on the Lantau Island pier and more than a dozen banners were hung.

Inscribed on it are words such as "Hongmen heroes celebrate Guandi's birthday together", "Five Continents Hongmen Hong Island Conference", and "Zhongyi Hall Hongmen Conference".

They are all promotional slogans with different calibers. You can look at the one that you like. There is a square red carpet under your feet, and there are flower baskets around it, where participants can take photos first.

After leaving the welcome area at the pier, the Chinese Hongmen brothers took a bus to Lianhua Mountain and got off in front of Ngong Ping Village. The villagers had already received their wages and worked with the Zhongyi brothers to set up the tea table, make tea and pour water, and do odd jobs.

On the stone steps from Ngong Ping to Po Lin Temple, loyal flags were planted on both sides, rustling in the wind. Under each flag stood a loyal man wearing a black robe, a yellow belt around his waist, with his hands behind his back, looking heroic.

More than three thousand steps, more than a thousand brothers, flags waving, and heroic spirit soaring to the sky!
The leader of Erlong Mountain in Taiwan Province was listed first on the gift list. Niu Qiang, the chief knife of Xuanwu Mountain Punishment Hall of Zhongyi Hall, was wearing a green shirt. He unfolded the gift list and shouted, "Brother Fan Yiquan, the leader of Erlong Mountain, is here!!!"

Fan Yiquan, wearing a red shirt and a black vest of the Chinese Tongxin Society, walked to the intersection with a dozen of his brothers, raised his crutches, and said, "Shiziquan, the leader of Erlong Mountain in Taiwan, heard that the Hong Kong Heroes Association has high ambitions to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, so he specially came to attend the meeting on behalf of Erlong Mountain!"

The thirty-six brothers of the Loyalty Hall on both sides immediately raised their steel knives and set up the knife gate. The old man of the auditorium, Gao Laosen, wearing a red scarf, strode out of the knife gate, put his hands on his waist, and sang loudly: "The thirty-three days are beyond the heavens, and the Eight Immortals meet outside the South Heaven Gate. Today I am able to see my elder brother, just like seeing the blue sky after the clouds have been cleared. The dragon brothers and tiger brothers are lined up on both sides, standing guard to welcome you. Gao Laosen of the Loyalty Hall welcomes you in the wind!"

Gao Laosen stood still, Fenghuang nodded three times, stood sideways, raised his hand and said, "Mountain Master, please come in!"

"Mountain Master, please!!!" The thirty-six tiger brothers put down their steel knives and shouted loudly.

Fan Yiquan was filled with emotion and felt very powerful. He took the lead in leading the way. The order was still in Xinji, Hetu and other big characters. He smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Ren Tai is very excited to welcome you. Everyone is a dragon and tiger general. It's a lot of effort, a lot of effort."

(End of this chapter)

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