"Hall Master, you are finally here. Do you still remember that you are the Hall Master of our Juxian Hall?"
After entering the courtyard, Minister of Government Affairs Chang Qing came to greet him, full of dissatisfaction.
"Haha... It's not because you are here."
Wang Zhi stepped forward and put his arm around his shoulders, smiling and saying, "With you here, I feel relieved!"
"Look at this yard, tsk tsk tsk...it's really hard to poke!"
Wang Zhi glanced around the yard, which was originally full of weeds, dead leaves and gravel. It was now paved with bluestone slabs. There were potted flowers and trees on both sides, pavilions, tables and chairs, and a new room was built on the two rows to the left and right. This small room is really clean, beautiful and convenient.
Chang Qing did not claim credit, but stared at Wang Zhi's face and asked him with some concern, "What's the matter with the injury on your face?"
"It doesn't matter."
Wang Zhi shook his head and said: "I have been learning marksmanship from my master recently, and some scratches are inevitable."
"Oh, that's it." Chang Qing stopped asking after hearing this.
However, some sages in the courtyard curiously asked, "Master, who is your master?"
"Yes, Hall Master, who else can be your master?"
"Hahahaha... you must have all heard of my master's name."
Wang Zhi laughed, then waved his hand and said: "That's me, Zhang Tianshen of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Shuye!"
"Ah, it turns out that the master who is the master of the hall is Zhang Tianshen!"
"No wonder the hall master is so brave, he turns out to be a descendant of the God of Heaven!"
"The hall master will definitely be better than his master in the future!"
"Nonsense, the hall master is already better than Lan, okay? Didn't you hear about the hall master fighting dozens of forbidden troops on Yuqian Street yesterday?"
"You're just talking nonsense. It's obvious that you fought hundreds of forbidden troops alone, and everyone on the street saw it."
Wang Zhi waved his hand to stop the increasingly outrageous compliments from the wise men. Although he enjoyed this feeling very much, he had to have a certain limit, right? After all, he, Wang Erlang, also wanted to lose face.
"All sages need to know that there is a heaven outside the world, and there is someone outside the world. Maybe there is someone more heroic and powerful than this hall master in this world."
After hearing this, all the sages praised the hall master for being humble and low-key.
After boasting for a while, Wang Zhicai took Chang Qing and sat down at a table and chair to ask about the matter, "Qing, what's going on in the hall recently? Why am I looking at so many brothers?"
Seeing the hall master asking about the business, Chang Qing sat upright and reported to the hall master Wang in detail, "Since we defeated Zhu Ruxian and his gang last time, the reputation of our Juxian Hall has become more and more famous. Every day we come here because of its reputation." Many people have come to seek refuge, and as of today there are eighty-six brothers, all of whom are patrolling the streets outside."
"More than eighty brothers?"
Wang Zhi was slightly surprised. In just half a month, the number of people in Juxian Hall had almost doubled.
"You didn't recruit people randomly, did you?" Wang Zhi expressed some doubts.
Hearing this, Chang Qing quickly shook his head and explained: "Returning to the hall master, all admission standards are strictly based on the hall rules. One is not to accept those over twenty years old, the second is not to accept those with resumes in the Beggar Clan, and the third is not to accept There have been acts of bullying innocent people."
"We brothers basically all know the young men in Bianjing City, and even those we don't know have guarantors. Basically, they all meet the requirements of the church regulations."
These three church rules were the admission conditions set by Wang Zhi when Juxian Hall was first established. The reason for the establishment is also very simple. The first rule is because people over twenty years old have the ability to support themselves with their own hands. , and idle around wanting to join a gang and have a free lunch, just want to eat shit.
The second reason is because the Beggar Clan has taken asking for money as a natural profession. Many people clearly have the ability to support themselves, but they still pretend to be miserable and take money from other people's pockets. This kind of People who are lazy, greedy for life and afraid of death are the first to run away even when they go to the battlefield.
What's more, they have formed a system with a complete begging process, and everyone has a clear division of labor. Among them is the cruel behavior of deliberately incapacitating children to force them to ask for money.
Although many of the sages in Juxian Hall were street beggars in the early days, forced begging and professional begging are two different things.
Moreover, beggar gangs do not accept children with intact legs and feet, unless they interrupt you after entering. After all, the money you ask for is to be donated, and the money you collect cannot provide much food. You don’t want to have your hands and feet broken to pay Those who want to beg for food in the Beggar Gang's territory are forced to hide like street rats from everyone they see. They want to join other gangs, but they don't accept children who are incompetent. This is how Wang Zhigang established the Juxian Hall. It became a case of scale.
So this second church rule is easy to understand. Those who were born in the beggar gang are either disabled people who have lost their hands and feet, or they are evil people who have done dirty things. He, Wang Erlang, is neither a Jianshan Tang nor a triad gang. , how could you want it?
As for the third article, it is easy to explain. Wang Erlang has always looked down on weaklings who bully the weak and fear the strong. If he has the ability to bully high-ranking officials, what kind of man is he bullying the defenseless common people?
So Wang Zhi wondered, "Then why can so many people be added in just half a month?"
Chang Qing explained: "Master, first of all, our Juxian Hall has a good reputation and occupies such a large area in Xicheng. We have killed several competing gangs. Secondly, there have been too many outsiders pouring into Bianjing City in recent days. , the city is getting more and more chaotic now, and some families with relatively good financial backgrounds also send their children to us in order to find shelter."
"Oh, I see."
Wang Zhi suddenly realized that Wang Zhi had no objection to the children of wealthy families joining the Juxian Hall. After all, he himself was the No. 1 noble, and most of these children were literate and polite, making it easier to discipline them.
Wang Zhi then said rather proudly, "As long as it complies with the hall rules, I want everything. If you don't have enough money, tell me."
"Tomorrow we will allocate some brothers to the grove outside the city for Dexian's use. He has a lot of things to do there, and it is not easy to handle without a few of his own people to help him."
Hearing this, Chang Qing stopped talking and sighed softly, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"What's wrong? Are there any difficulties?" Wang Zhi looked at his behavior and asked.
Chang Qing frowned a little and said: "He is such a hall master. Originally, one of us and the Beggar Clan group collected management fees and the other reached out to beg for money. There was no conflict of interest, and it was considered a good thing."
"Recently, this beggar gang may have recruited a lot of new people, but suddenly it changed its tactics and opened a lot of underground gambling houses in the West City. Our people came to collect management fees. Not only did they refuse to pay, but they also hurt several of our brothers..."
"boom!!"
Before Chang Qing could finish speaking, he heard an explosion beside him. He was startled. He looked in front of him and saw that the new nanmu table he had just purchased had a hole as big as the mouth of a bowl. The hole was exactly the size of a bowl. A huge fist.
"Hall Master, calm down, Hall Master, calm down..." Chang Qing quickly stepped forward to calm down his own Hall Master.
When the wise men in the courtyard heard the explosion, they quickly gathered around and asked what happened.
Not only could all the sages in the courtyard hear it clearly, but even the two Cao family boys who were watching not far outside the courtyard also heard the explosion.
"Xiao Ru, what is this sound?" Mrs. Cao asked.
Xiaoru said a little uncertainly: "It seemed like the sound of tables and chairs breaking..."
"Is there a fight inside?"
"I don't know. How about we get closer and listen?"
"Okay, then get closer."
“Hey, wait!
As soon as Mrs. Cao finished speaking, she pulled Xiao Ru over, squatted on the ground and smeared two handfuls of soil under her doubtful gaze, then rubbed the grass color, then stood up and applied it on her face.
"Hahaha... That's almost it." Mrs. Cao couldn't help laughing when she looked at her like this.
"Xiao Cao is brilliant!"
Xiao Ru didn't get angry either. He praised his wife and imitated her technique, making her look confused.
The two boys looked at each other and burst into laughter. After laughing, they quietly walked to the door of Juxian Hall, lay on the door and looked through the crack in the door.
I saw a group of people gathered in a circle in the courtyard and couldn't see what was going on. However, I heard Wang's young man's voice coming from inside, "Those bastards dare to ride on our heads. It's so boring!"
"Why don't you call back?"
"I called the Hall Master back. We have had a lot of friction with the Beggar Clan recently, but after all, Bianjing City is not a grove outside the city, and there is an inspection department watching over our heads, so we don't dare to make a big fuss. "
"Afraid of him!"
"Have you investigated how many dens there are in the Beggar Clan?"
"I have investigated the hall master clearly, and my brothers are watching."
"Okay, gather the people, gather in an hour, and follow me to finish them off!"
Wang Zhi ordered, and all the wise men agreed. As for the Inspection Department, Wang Erlang might have had some scruples earlier. But now, with a cousin who is a house shepherd in office, there is nothing he dares to do in the Kaifeng Prefecture. made?
The talented people inside the hospital are excited, and the pen and ink outside the hospital is ready.
"Mark it down, instigating trouble!"
"Okay, Xiao Cao."
Seeing everyone in the courtyard walking towards the gate, the two boys immediately put away their pens and ink. They had no time to hide and could only stand on either side, just like the boys guarding the door before.
The courtyard door opened, and all the sages filed out, but no one paid attention to the young men guarding on both sides. Even if they saw it, they didn't care. There were too many new people joining the hall recently, and they were patrolling outside almost every day, so there was no communication between them. There are many people who have met each other. It is normal to have two brothers who are strangers to each other.
The two boys looked at each other with lingering fear, but they could not move anymore, because the courtyard door was wide open at the moment, and people were coming and going all the time. The two boys were right under the eyes of the wise men, with their heads lowered and guarding. Don't dare to move the door at all.
An hour was spent in this panic, and at this time, the courtyard was already densely packed with people.
Crowded but not chaotic, everyone stands in line, the formation is neat and orderly,
Wang Fei, who had a red face, a thick neck and a loud voice, was the first to shout, "Hello, Master!"
"Regards, Master!!"
All the sages shouted in unison, the sound was so loud that the two young men outside the door were so shocked that they quickly covered their ears.
Wang Zhi climbed up the stone steps in front of the hall in front of the crowd. Chang Qing and Wang Fei descended to the next step, standing on the left and right.
