Wei Xiaobao of Lu Ding Ji

Chen Jinnan explained various matters to him, and Tiandihui exchanged secret words. At this time, Guan Anji came in to report that the incense hall had been set up.Chen Jinnan led Wei Xiaobao to the back hall.Wei Xiaobao saw two spirit tablets on a board table, the one in the middle was written "The position of Son of Heaven", and the one on the side was written "Princess Yanping of the Ming Dynasty, recruiting the position of General Zheng". Cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and ducks are waiting for sacrifices, and there are still a few sticks of incense in the incense burner.

Wei Xiaobao knelt down together with the crowd, and bowed to the spiritual throne.Another skilled person, Boss Qian, stepped forward, took a blank piece of paper from the altar, and read aloud: "The universe is everything, restore the Ming Dynasty, and exterminate the barbarians. We will live and die together, imitating the story of Taoyuan, about brothers , whose surname is Hong and whose name is Jinlan, together form a family. We worship the sky as our father, the earth as our mother, the sun as our elder brother, the moon as our sister, and worship the fifth patriarch and the first ancestor Wan Yunlong as the whole spirit of the Hong family. We call Jiayin July 25 The time of day and ugliness is the time of life. In the past, the two capitals and thirteen provinces should be of one mind. Today, the princes of the imperial court are not princes, and the generals are not generals. Shaking people's hearts is a sign of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the extermination of the Hulu. We should do what Chen Jinnan said Orders, travel all over the world, in order to seek heroes. Burn incense and make oaths, follow the heavens, restore the Ming Dynasty, avenge shame. Sworn blood alliances, and the gods will teach." (Here is the information of Mr. Jin Yong and Du Niang.)

After reading the speech, he explained: "If you join the Tiandihui, everyone will be brothers. We are brothers with the chief rudder. You worship him as your teacher, and everyone is your uncle and uncle. Therefore, you have to kowtow when you see us. Yes." Boss Qian suddenly changed his voice, and looked at Chen Jinnan without any trace. In front of Chen Jinnan, a genuine master, Boss Qian couldn't make Wei Xiaobao kowtow to this dry person, so he said: "But from now on, everyone You're a brother, so you don't have to kowtow to us anymore." Secretly selling face to Chen Jinnan, he patted a loud fart without any trace.

Wei Xiaobao replied: "Yes." But he couldn't help but glanced at everyone present, he saw the old and the young, it really didn't conform to his own aesthetics, originally there were many rules in the palace of the Qing Dynasty, whoever saw anyone had to kneel and worship He had already done enough to pretend to be a gift, but now he was displeased when he heard that he had to kneel and worship, so he immediately responded when he heard that there was no need to kneel and worship.

Chen Jinnan continued: "Our Tiandihui is also called Hongmen, and Hong is Hongwu, the reign name of Ming Taizu. The surname Hong and the name Jinlan mean the brothers of the Hongmen. My Hongmen respect Wan Yunlong as the ancestor, and Wan Yunlong, It is Guoxing Lord. Firstly, brothers dare not call the real name of Guoxing Lord casually; secondly, if it is inconvenient for the eagle claws of the Tartars, so brothers call Guoxing Lord Wan Yunlong. "Wan" means tens of thousands of people, and "Yunlong" means Yun Conglong. Thousands of people will protect the Datianzi and restore my splendid country. Xiaobao, this is a secret of this association, so you can't follow it. Let’s talk about friends outside.” Then he explained to Wei Xiaobao the 36 oaths, the ten prohibitions and ten punishments, and the 21 rules, which are mostly loyalty, filial piety, harmony with the township party, brothers and families, and helping each other in adversity, etc. wait.If there are reasons for leaking secrets, implicating brothers, surrendering to the government, raping and plundering, bullying the weak, breaking promises, embezzling public funds, etc., the ears will be cut off and beaten, and the severe ones will be cut into eight pieces and the head will be dismembered.

Wei Xiaobao listened quietly, thought to himself, surrendering to the government, embezzling public funds, and breaking his promises, he did it before joining the association, wouldn't he be punished as soon as he joins the association.And from this point of view, although the Tiandihui is not a mob, it is also like some folk associations, although it is not formal, there are many rules.Wei Xiaobao was naturally free, and felt that Tiandihui was not suitable for his temperament.If it wasn't because of Chen Jinnan that he had some good feelings, he wouldn't be in this muddy water.

Everyone listened in silence, and when they heard that Chen Jinnan actually told all this secret to Wei Xiaobao, who had just joined the meeting, Wei Xiaobao noticed some of them: Cai Dezhong, Ma Chaoxing and other incense masters of the Tiandihui branch were a little unhappy, but they hindered Chen Jinnan's Face, bad attack.Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but feel a little happy when he saw that he hugged the right thigh as soon as he entered the door.

Wei Xiaobao swore oaths one by one, drank blood wine to make oaths, and the initiation ceremony was completed.Chen Jinnan took him into the wing room, gave him some instructions, and then said softly: "There are ten halls in this association, five halls in the front, five halls in the back, and five halls in the back. The five halls in the front are Lotus Hall, Hongshun Hall, Family Back Hall, and Shentai Hall. Hall, Honghua Hall. The last five rooms are Qingmu Hall, Chihuo Hall, Xijin Hall, Xuanshui Hall, and Huangtu Hall. The incense masters of the nine halls are present, and only Brother Yin, the incense master of Qingmu Hall, was killed by the evil thief Oboi the year before last. , so far there is no incense master in the Qingmu hall. Brothers in the Qingmu hall used to swear in front of the spiritual seat of elder brother Wan Yunlong and the spiritual seat of master Yin Xiang, whichever one killed Oboi and avenged Yin Xiangzhu, everyone regarded him as the incense master of the hall .Xiaobao...you..."

Wei Xiaobao's heart skipped a beat, he understood that this was a trick for him, if he became the master of ghost incense, he might be inseparable from Tiandihui in the future, if Kangxi found out, he would be beheaded immediately, not only for many years The relationship was ruined, and even the most basic trust between the two was gone. What was he still doing in the palace?So he immediately said: "Mu Ran, absolutely not, I am a servant in the palace, my identity is delicate, if someone accidentally exposes it, I am afraid that the entire Qingmu Hall will be destroyed."

Chen Jinnan's sharp gaze swept across his face from left to right, causing Wei Xiaobao's heart to throb.This is the strong aura that people in high positions usually show. Although Kangxi seemed to have nothing in the first two years, but in recent years, he has also faintly had this aura.Wei Xiaobao was naturally bold, and was not afraid of this kind of sight. Although he flinched at the first glance, but now he has gradually gotten used to it, a feeling of excitement gushing out from the bottom of his heart, faintly a little impulsive.He is not a person who is used to being inferior to others, but now his eyes are full of sternness.

Chen Jinnan glanced at him, and saw that his eyes were full of light, and his heart was agitated.He said with a smile: "I have explained all the confidential matters to you before, if it is really destroyed, it will not be a matter of the Qingmutang Xiangzhu!"

Only then did Wei Xiaobao understand that Chen Jinnan's trap had already been dug, because he had fallen into the pit before, now it was just adding stone to the pit and trapping him deeper, it was too late to get out.Wei Xiaobao raised his head and glanced at Chen Jinnan's face immediately, thinking that he looks gentle and elegant, but he is not a weak character, so he can count me in so easily, but he doesn't blame him in his heart, he couldn't help but smiled wryly: "In this case, if Aoki Both the cousins ​​and the Hall Master of the Nine Halls agree, so I will do it."

Chen Jinnan smiled gently, took him by the hand, walked towards the back hall, glanced at the crowd like lightning, and said slowly: "I heard that the good brothers in the Qingmu hall had some disputes over the succession of the incense master. , although everyone took the overall situation into consideration, benevolence and righteousness are the most important, and did not hurt the harmony, but if this matter is not properly resolved, there will always be a huge hidden worry in the Qingmu hall. The Qingmu hall is an extremely important hall in my Tiandihui In recent years, it has gradually expanded to Shandong and Hebei, and this time it has even invaded the city of Beijing. Whether the incense master of Qingmutang wins people has a lot to do with the rise and fall of the association and the success or failure of the great cause of the anti-Qing Dynasty. Great relationship. If the brothers in the hall disagree and cannot work together, this important task will not be accomplished." After a pause, he asked: "That traitor, Oboi, was killed by Wei Xiaobao, this is a brother from the Qingmu Hall You've all seen it with your own eyes, haven't you?"

Li Lishi and Guan Anji said in unison: "Exactly."

Li Lishi followed up and said: "The oaths that everyone swore before Brother Yin's spiritual throne must not be ignored. If such an oath is tantamount to nothing, then what other oaths and wishes can we make in front of Brother Yin's spiritual throne in the future? I I won't be ashamed to see Big Brother Yin when I get off the underworld. Brother Wei Xiaobao is young, but he is brave and resourceful when he kills his enemies. I, Li Lishi, would like to be the first to embrace him as the incense master of this hall."

Wei Xiaobao recognized that this Li Lishi was the one who assassinated Obai and Guan Anji and went behind bars that day, and Xiaobao almost killed him as well.Now hearing that he was trying to protect himself, he felt a little embarrassed.Avoiding his gaze, Wei Xiaobao looked at Chen Jinnan.Chen Jinnan nodded with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Guan Anji on the side quickly echoed: "Extremely, extremely." But he said with a half-smile, his old face wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, but his eyes were filled with coldness, and he gritted his teeth when he said it.

When Xiaobao saw it, he thought of that day again, so the two wanted to kill Oboi eagerly.Now I think it must be because of the oath that these two people might have been fighting for the position of Fragrance Lord before.This old man must want to sit on the position of incense master, but he doesn't want to be robbed by himself and take advantage of it first.However, this old man seems to be a straightforward person, and he puts everything in his heart on face, but Li Lishi's ability to flatter the horse and see the wind when he needs it is slightly better.Wei Xiaobao was secretly wary of the big man surnamed Li who was smiling heartily beside him.

Wei Xiaobao's skill in fabricating memories is very good, he knows the truth of truth and falsehood, and the truth of false and real, and because the scene in the dungeon was too shocking and bloody, if he forcibly changed his memory, he was afraid that there would be something illogical. Gao Qiang is such a seasoned person, if he calms down and thinks about it, he will definitely notice something, and he didn't change much, he just rationalized his identity, saying that he followed them into the dungeon.It was Wei Xiaobao himself who killed Oboi, and this is how the present scene happened.

Wei Xiaobao secretly cast aside in his heart, but his face was full of smiles. "It's easy to talk, easy to talk, everyone is a good brother, loyal, everything is easy to discuss."

Chen Jinnan turned around, knelt down in front of the altar, picked up three sticks of incense from the incense burner, held them in both hands, and said in a loud voice: "I, Chen Jinnan, the chief steward of the Tiandihui, swear before the altar of the elder brother Yin, the incense master of Qingmu Hall: If a subordinate disciple Wei Xiaobao breaks the rules of the meeting, or if his talent and virtue are not enough to convince the public, his subordinates will immediately abolish his position as the incense master of Qingmutang, and he will never dare to be selfish. We named him the incense master to keep the oath If he is deposed in the future, he will keep his oath. If Chen Jinnan, his subordinate, does not keep this oath, Eldest Brother Yin will be in the spirit of the sky, and I will be struck by a thunderbolt, split into five horses, and died under the eagle claws of the Tartars." Bye, insert the incense back into the censer and kowtow.

Everyone praised in unison: "The chief rudder acts like this, he is impartial and selfless, no one is dissatisfied." After saying that, they kowtowed and saluted.

Wei Xiaobao watched the excitement from the sidelines, and almost immediately sneered when he heard what they said unanimously.Just now he clearly saw the disdain, jealousy and other expressions on the faces of the incense masters, but now he suddenly praised the chief steward for his selflessness. Just like this, he still looked down on those Manchurian tartars.In his opinion, the behavior of these people is exactly the same as that of the ministers of Kangxi's ruling party, and they have a common language.

The other nine incense masters talked to Wei Xiaobao one by one.Everyone returned to the hall, and the chief rudder and ten incense masters stayed to discuss matters.A few people were talking, suddenly there was a sound of weapons at the door, and then a subordinate of Qingmutang rushed over and said: "It's not good, it's not good, someone trespassed in the world and will divide the altar."

When everyone present heard this, they immediately fled their weapons from their waists, and they all came out one after another.Chen Jinnan waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute, I'd like to see who dares to come here alone when my ten incense masters are gathered here. Even a Tartar has a heroic spirit, let him come in and talk about it!"

Just as he was talking, Wei Xiaobao heard a familiar voice: "Xiaobao...how are you?"

It was Lu Shuang who came.

When Chen Jinnan saw the visitor, his face paused, he seemed to be both sad and happy, and looked at Wei Xiaobao in disbelief, Wei Xiaobao's heart sank even more when he saw his eyes like this...