No regrets ninety-two

Chapter 771 Another Brother

The American Hongmen Zhigong General Hall is located at No. 22 Mott Street, Chinatown, New York.

Walking all the way from Chinatown, those rigid Chinese symbols—golden dragons, red lanterns, wood carvings, and roasted meat in the window can be seen everywhere. On the signboards along the street, the words "Tang", "Hui" and "Ji" can be seen everywhere, as if a part of the In this way, the old China was frozen here.

He Shiyuan took Wu Xiaozheng all the way to Wu Street, while introducing him to the history of Hongmen.

Wu Xiaozheng asked curiously: "Why is there no Zhigongtang in Hawaii, San Francisco and other places?"

He Shiyuan smiled awkwardly.

"There are naturally more than these nine Hongmen Zhigongtang in the United States. These nine recognize the status of the American Hongmen Zhigongtang."

"why?"

"This has something to do with history."

He Shiyuan once again told Wu Xiaozheng about a piece of Hongmen's history.

Strictly speaking, the modern history of Hongmen in the United States has a lot to do with Mr. Sun Yat-sen.

In 1904, Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution, joined the Hongmen Zhigongtang in Honolulu, USA, and assumed the post of "Honggun".

After Sun Yat-sen joined, he reformed and rectified Zhigongtang, making Zhigongtang embark on the road of bourgeois democratic revolution.

In 1911, Sun Yat-sen organized the "Hongmen Rating Bureau" in San Francisco, and once ordered all members of the Tongmenghui to join Zhigongtang.

At that time, the big boss of Hongmen in San Francisco was the well-known Mr. Situ Meitang.

Appreciating Sun Yat-sen's righteous deeds, Situ Meitang soon became his bodyguard and money bag.

Later, Sun Yat-sen moved to New York, including Situ Meitang and others, and No. 22 Wu Street, Chinatown, New York became the main activity place of Hongmen.

On October 1923, 10, the "Wuzhou Hongmen Pride Conference" held in San Francisco, USA decided to establish the "China Zhigong Party".

And because of Sun Yat-sen's relationship, the headquarters of the Hongmen Zhigong Party in the United States is located in New York.

After Sun Yat-sen passed away, members of the Hongmen Zhigong Party related to Sun Yat-sen were still mainly active in the New York area, including He Yuncong who was later taken over from China, and they were also placed here.

However, with the death of Mr. Situ Meitang, the Hongmen Zhigong Party also split.

In 1981, the "National Hongmen People's Governance Party of the United States" held the No.13th Promise Conference in Boston, USA, and decided to remove the party name and restore the hall name, and return to the traditional civil organization.

The Hongmen Zhigong Party of the United States was restored and became the Hongmen Zhigongtang of the United States.

"Because of the split, the Zhigongtang in San Francisco and others did not recognize the status of the Hongmen Zhigong General Tang in the United States, and restored the name of the Wuzhou Hongmen Zhigong General Tang that Sun Yat-sen had used in San Francisco."

Wu Xiaozheng: "..."

It has been heard for a long time that there are many hills in Hongmen, and the branch halls are not convinced by anyone, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

Even in the United States, Hongmen Zhigongtang is not monolithic.

He asked curiously: "Is there any conflict between this side and San Francisco?"

"There is no conflict, but there is no jurisdictional relationship. After all, Hongmen is a society that respects rules, reason, and seniority. Brothers are absolutely not allowed to kill each other."

He Shiyuan's tone sounded a little helpless.

He also said: "It's just that Hongmen in San Francisco is a bit aggressive, and he is often watched by people from the government."

Wu Xiaozheng: "..."

Be aggressive?
Doesn't this mean that the Hongmen over there still have a more serious gang nature?

But He Shiyuan's words also reassured him a lot.

It seems that the Zhigongtang here is more influenced by Sun Yat-sen after all, and its style of conduct is quite different from the nature of the old gangs.

At the very least, he shouldn't do those obvious wrongdoings and evil things.

Wu Xiaozheng followed He Shiyuan into No. 22 Wu Street.

The signboard of "Hongmen Zhigongtang" is hidden among the signboards of various "tangs" and restaurants.

Walking into this headquarters, Wu Xiaozheng felt like he had entered a stage.

He saw colorful flags, dancing lion heads, eight fairy chairs, and colorful portraits of the Five Patriarchs of Shaolin.

On the walls of the headquarters, there are inscriptions, photos and portraits everywhere.

There is a banner of "Building Democracy", and there are portraits of famous historical figures such as Chen Tianhua, Zou Rong, Xu Xilin and so on.

Photos of a series of important figures of the Republic of China such as Huang Xing, Chen Jiongming, and Wu Peifu are also listed.

The most important of course is the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

Hanging with his portrait, there is also the "San Francisco Chronicle" that published the news of his detention at the US customs that year, and the reminder telegrams sent during the Second Revolution are all embedded in the picture frame and hung on the the wall.

"China is now on the eve of a great national movement, as long as a single spark can cause a prairie fire politically."

"The collapse of the Qing government is only a matter of time."

The English version of "The True Solution of China's Problems", published in 1904, is the political program document of the revolutionary party written by Mr. Sun Yat-sen, and it is also the ideological weapon that guides the anti-Qing revolutionaries.

This program document was drafted by Sun Yat-sen in Wujie, so it was naturally regarded as an important historical evidence and hung in the most prominent position in the Hongmen Zhigong General Hall.

"Come on, Xiaozheng, let me introduce you. This is Master You Benheng's direct disciple, Senior Brother Chen Hongsheng, who is also the current Prime Minister of the Hongmen Zhigong Headquarters."

Another brother?
The leader of the Hongmen Zhigong Church in the United States?

How could it be such a strange title as Prime Minister?

Wu Xiaozheng was slightly surprised again.

He saw that Senior Brother Chen from the same school, about 50 years old, looked a bit calm and prestige, which was obviously different from He Shiyuan's boldness.

"Welcome Junior Brother to New York, and welcome you to join the Hongmen family."

Chen Hongsheng stood up from the teacher's chair, and offered to extend his right hand to Wu Xiaozheng.

Obviously, he had already learned about Wu Xiaozheng's background from He Shiyuan's mouth, and he also recognized this little junior brother.

"I have seen Senior Brother Chen."

Since it is a senior brother of the same school, and it is not a formal occasion for the time being, Wu Xiaozheng will naturally meet the ceremony according to the rules of the teacher's school.

"Is Uncle He still in good health?"

Next came some courtesy.

Wu Xiaozheng seemed to realize something.

It is said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and this is especially true within the Hongmen.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that Chen Hongsheng and He Shiyuan, two brothers from the same school, are talking about the Hongmen Zhigong General Hall in the United States.

But judging from the situation in these years, the influence of the Hongmen seems to be weakening, and the establishment meeting of the World Hongmen Association will be held soon. The two brothers seem to be a little eager to expand the influence of the Hongmen Zhigong General Hall in the United States. force.

And since he is He Yuncong's disciple and a rising star in domestic enterprises, he will have a greater influence in the mainland.

In this way, I naturally became the development goal of the two senior brothers.

It seems that my position in Hongmen should not be low!
Wu Xiaozheng knew it all.

(End of this chapter)