Chapter 21 2. China's No. 1 Assassin King

Beginning in September 1948, the War of Liberation entered the stage of a strategic decisive battle. By the end of the Pingjin Campaign in early 1949, the main force of the Kuomintang had been basically wiped out, and most of the areas north of the Yangtze River had been liberated.Due to the increasingly severe situation, Qian Yuelin, the leader of the "Snow Mengcao" of the northern faction, is finally willing to let go of his identity as a "master dad" and join his grandfather. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, just like Song Jiang and Chao Gai in Liangshan Boli, one must take the lead after all.Although Qian Yuelin is willing to bow his head and be a minister under his grandfather, but which of the seven under his grandfather can accommodate him!Qian Yuelin was older than his grandfather, and he was insidious and cunning. He once seduced Jiang Feiyan, the leader of the Southern School. If his grandfather didn't intervene, there would probably be a bloody battle between the two parties.

I heard from Erbatou that Jiang Feiyan was one year older than her grandfather, who respectfully called her "Sister Yan". When Qiao Wumei died, the local gangsters came to make trouble, and it was the grandfather who brought his brothers to settle the matter himself.After Qian Yuelin took refuge in his grandfather, Jiang Feiyan specially edited a book and sent her little feet to remind the grandfather to beware of this guy. Therefore, everyone is on guard against Qian Yuelin's arrival.All eyes were on Grandpa. The atmosphere in the hall is not quite right anymore, on the surface it is harmonious, but in reality there are many crises.Especially after Wang Jiaxian became Qibatou, Erbatou was quite unhappy, and the relationship with Sanbatou became increasingly tense. In addition, Qian Yuelin suddenly came to the hall, although he said he would like to be with his grandfather. His subordinates are the bosses, but the grandfather said that this is not allowed. Master Qian is still Master Qian, and the master's father is still the master's father. After a while, when conditions permit, he still has to help Master Qian to establish another family.In this way, there was an extra master father at the hall for no reason. Every time the hall meeting was held, Qian Yuelin sat next to his grandfather in a dignified manner. Very uncomfortable.

During that time, every time after the church meeting, my grandfather would always leave me behind and ask me to make tea for him.Everyone has no opinion on this, because everyone knows that I am stupid and stupid, and no one takes precautions against me. Grandfather is really particular about tea, every time he tastes tea, he can taste even slight differences.Sometimes, when I was distracted while making tea, my grandfather would say after tasting it, "Big head, you didn't pay attention this time." I think grandpa is a god-man, who can taste the relaxation and tranquility of people's hearts from the taste of tea.During that time, my grandfather and I would drink tea until late at night every time. He couldn't fall asleep and kept drinking tea. I could see that he was thinking about problems.

Sometimes, we also chat about some common things. In fact, it doesn’t matter what I say. It’s still the same sentence. Everyone knows that I am stupid. If you chatted late into the night, everyone would definitely become suspicious, or at least jealous.Therefore, being stupid has its advantages. A fool has no desires, and no desires make him strong.Stupidity is sometimes a natural barrier for self-protection. One night, my grandfather asked me: "What do you think of the current situation in Tangkou?" I couldn't figure out what my grandfather meant, so I faltered and dared not say it.

The grandfather said: "Big head, but it's okay to say! The words between us are limited to you and me." I said, "Grandpa, there are some things I don't understand. I don't know why you did that." Grandpa smiled and said, "Go on." I looked at him and said timidly: "For example, you shouldn't take Master Qian in, let alone let him attend the hall meeting. Although they are brothers, they are not in the same hall after all. He knows all the important affairs of the hall. Oh, it's not good. Besides, you shouldn't mention Wang Jiaxian as the seventh master so quickly, because Xian Renshou just passed away, and the second master is still in grief. If this happens, there will be a disagreement..."

After I finished speaking, I didn't dare to raise my head, for fear that I might make my grandfather angry if I said something badly. The grandfather chuckled and said, "Big head, if you were me, do you hope that the cousin brothers are united as one, or do you want them to be separated from each other?" I said, "Of course we are united! Only when we are of one mind can things be handled easily!" Grandfather shook his head, smiled helplessly, and said, "Yes, it is easy to do things with one heart, but it is also easy to do bad things." At that time, I was very puzzled by my grandfather's words. It wasn't until the four Batou joined forces to "climb incense" that I suddenly realized that it was fortunate that the four Batou rebelled. If the seven Batou rebelled together, Grandpa That's it.At that moment, I suddenly remembered the little book "Thousands of Families Fighting" I read when I was a child. There is a sentence in it: "Since ancient times, if the courtiers don't fight, how can the emperor sit still?" Grandfather is brilliant!

My grandfather didn't answer my question about Qian Yuelin. It seems that the time was not yet ripe. During that time, Liubatou "Feng Zishou" seldom went out, and always followed his grandfather, almost inseparable.Everyone at the hall knew that the main job of "Feng Zishou" was to contact the informants and the underworld. If he didn't go out and hibernated at the hall, it meant that there was something wrong inside the hall. "Feng Zishou" grew up in Wang Yaqiao's "Axe Gang". He has been obsessed with affairs in the world since he was a child, and he is loyal and righteous, with awe-inspiring righteousness.It took a lot of effort for the grandfather to take him under his command.This matter has to start with Mr. Zhang Dancheng.

When Zhang Dancheng died, Wang Yaqiao came to express his condolences and brought a large sum of money. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was Lord Jiu who came to support his grandfather.Before Zhang Dancheng died, although he tried his best to train his grandfather, he repeatedly told Zhou Zhenlong and Tu Yiming to help him carefully, but the world was dangerous, and his grandfather was only in his early twenties at that time. It is even more important to balance the relationship with the outside world, so Zhang Dancheng wrote several books to Wang Yaqiao, asking him to help his grandfather up.

In China, whether the relationship between people is strong or not, and whether the backstage is big or not, the key depends on who shows up at weddings and weddings.Not only did Wang Yaqiao come, but he also came with a lot of money. People on the road saw the situation and understood a thing or two. The grandfather naturally understood the kindness in this. After Zhang Dancheng died, the grandfather went to visit Wang Yaqiao every year. The grandfather said to the cousin brothers countless times: "Jiuye (referring to Wang Yaqiao) is a true hero! If there is one out of ten Chinese people Second, like Lord Jiu, China will not perish!"

In 1935, my grandfather went to visit Wang Yaqiao and met 14-year-old "Feng Zishou" at Wang Yaqiao's hall. At that time, he was not called "Feng Zishou", but Wang Yaqiao called him "Little Six". Although the boy is not very old, his eyes are stern, and his gestures reveal calmness and fortitude. He looks like a practicing family boy. Over the years, my grandfather has always had a knot in his heart, that is, every time there is a big friction between the hall and the people on the road, he always has to ask Wang Yaqiao for help in person, and always troubles others, and he feels embarrassed.He wanted to dig someone from Wang Yaqiao's side, so that the relationship between the two halls would be closer. Once there was a matter of Taoism to be settled, the grandfather didn't have to come forward in person, just send this person out, because it was his own. This person is duty-bound.

But there is a problem here. If Wang Yaqiao's confidant is directly poached, let alone whether Wang Yaqiao agrees or not, the grandfather himself will not be able to open his mouth.Those confidantes who vowed to follow Wang Yaqiao to the death would not follow Grandpa, maybe they didn't take Grandpa seriously at all, so Grandpa needed to find a suitable person.This person's qualifications don't need to be very deep, but his roots must be strong. As long as his father's generation is mentioned, people on the road can be feared three points. In this way, the initial goal is achieved. As time goes by, when the older generation retires, he will really be able to show his talents and use them for himself! That day, the grandfather immediately fell in love with Little Six, and asked Wang Yaqiao, "Master Jiu, is this person..." Wang Yaqiao said with a smile: "This is my brother's nephew. Don't look at him as young, he is very capable. He has practiced martial arts since childhood, and he is proficient in Zonghe, Bagua, Hongquan, and his lightness kung fu is also very good." The grandfather thought for a while, and finally couldn't bear it any longer. He clasped his fists at Wang Yaqiao: "Master Jiu, I have something to ask, I wonder if I should say it?" Wang Yaqiao laughed, "Your brother, you mean the little six?" The grandfather was surprised, and said frankly: "A gentleman should not take away the beauty of others, but the talents of the hall have withered recently, and the younger brother is also eager to seek talents. I think this little brother is a good-looking talent, and he is the queen of the Jiuye Tangkou. He must be deeply loved by Jiuye." The master has been probating for a long time, and he values ​​love and righteousness, my little brother can't ask for it!" Wang Yaqiao laughed loudly, "Between us brothers, you don't need to 'Long' me, just say you want him!" In front of Wang Yaqiao, the grandfather was really a little tender. When Wang Yaqiao said this, the grandfather blushed, but he relaxed instead, and said directly: "I hope the ninth master will do it!" Wang Yaqiao said: "I have no objection, the key depends on him, this kid is very twisted." Said, he waved to the little six, "Little six, this master dad is going to accept you, are you willing to go with him? ?” The grandfather was in his thirties at the time, and the little six glanced at the grandfather: "What skills do you have?" The grandfather smiled and asked, "What are your skills?" Little Six curled his lips and said, "I can dodge bullets." He said that he could dodge bullets, but he didn't really run faster than bullets. He was just very flexible and could accurately judge the shooting direction of the shooter. Before the opponent pulled the trigger, he exerted all his strength and escaped first.Once he and his uncle went out to assassinate, but the other party fought back. The kid jumped up and down, and a shuttle of bullets missed him. Grandfather looked around, there happened to be a plate of red bayberries on the table at that time, grandpa grabbed a few of them, and said with a smile: "Well, if you can avoid these red bayberries from me, I won't accept you, you If you can't avoid it, just follow me obediently." Little Six's eyes turned red with anger, and he thought it was a bragging, so he tied up his trouser legs, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "Come on!" Wang Yaqiao squinted his eyes and laughed. Grandpa said, "Wait a minute." Little Six was stunned: "What, are you scared?" The grandfather counted the red bayberries in his hand and said, "There are five in total, and I will add another one. If one of the five misses you, I will lose!" Little Liu's nose was already smoking, "Stop talking, come on! Come on!" Grandfather is aggressive. When people are in a hurry, they tend to lose their positions. The more anxious he is, the calmer Grandpa is.Grandpa held the red bayberry tightly, shook it in front of his chest, exerted strength in his hand, suddenly his arm trembled, and he yelled "Fuck!" Little Six kept staring at Grandpa's wrist, seeing the arm swinging over, he suddenly lowered his head, then made a "twirling", turned to the side, stood still, and found that nothing hit him, just about to be happy Shouting, grandfather flipped his wrist, and a bayberry flew out, hitting his forehead with enough force, the bayberry exploded with a bang, and a red mark burst out on Xiao Liuzi's forehead.It turned out that the grandfather just made a false shot for the first time, and didn't shoot the red bayberry at all. After the little six's "spinning somersault" settled down, he actually fired one. Little Six yelled, "You're lying! You didn't..." Before the words finished, the grandfather shook his hand again: "Here we come again!" This time faster, more violently, with a whoosh, the bayberry hit the throat of Xiao Liuzi, and Xiao Liuzi seemed to be choked by something, and his throat groaned , I can't say anything. The grandfather shook his hands again, this time three bullets were fired at once, although Little Six tried his best to dodge, one hit his chest and the other two hit his abdomen. Wang Yaqiao laughed loudly, and said to his grandfather: "I didn't expect my brother to have such a skill. If I guessed correctly, it should be Tu Yiming's method!" Grandfather clasped his fists, "Jiu Ye laughed at me, it was indeed passed down by Senior Tu!" At this time, Xiao Liuzi stood beside him angrily, rubbing his throat with his right hand, as if the energy hadn't slowed down yet. Wang Yaqiao smiled, and said to Xiaoliuzi: "What do you look at, you have lost! The bayberries just now hit your vitals. If you use flying knives or iron nails, you will lose! It's over." Xiao Liuzi pursed his lips and said, "He's cheating." Wang Yaqiao said: "Killing in the rivers and lakes has never been played according to the rules. The winner is a prince and the loser is a thief. If you lose, you lose. When you arrive at the gate of your grandfather, you must be obedient and work hard. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and trust , don’t lose any of them, otherwise, I won’t let you go.” These words were addressed to the little six, and also to the grandfather.Although Wang Yaqiao is a bandit, he has been upright all his life. Don't look at him helping his grandfather now. Once his grandfather dares to go astray, he will definitely be the first to kill his grandfather. After hearing this, the grandfather hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Thank you Jiu Ye!" Little Six said, "I can follow you, but there is one condition." Wang Yaqiao's face darkened, and he said, "Once a man speaks a word, it's hard to follow, and you can't deny it." Grandpa hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, what conditions are you talking about?" Little Six said: "You have to teach me the kung fu of beating red bayberry!" Grandfather and Wang Yaqiao looked at each other, and then laughed.The little six followed the grandfather like this.Later, at Tangkou, after careful training by his grandfather, he was finally able to be on his own.Because of his high boxing skills, good lightness kungfu, and good at underworld public relations and setting up positions, he is like a tireless horse, so his grandfather gave him the nickname - "Fengzishou". In the second year after "Fengzishou" came to Tangkou, Wang Yaqiao was assassinated. "Feng Zishou" cried all night because of this. He wanted revenge and assassination, but in the end he was forced to drink by his grandfather!The grandfather said: "Can you fight against the people of the military command? Jiuye is the number one assassination king in China, and he died in their hands in the end. You are going to die! Jiuye handed you over to me. The identity of the master father orders you, you are not allowed to go!" Although he said that he was not allowed to go, the grandfather felt very sad. The person he admired most in his life was Lord Jiu, Wang Yaqiao, and Lord Jiu also reached out to help his grandfather several times when he was in distress.The grandfather also wanted to take revenge, but this time the opponent was the military commander, so the grandfather did not dare to act recklessly. At this time, another master dad from the Jianghuai area appeared, so the two master dads joined forces to make a farewell beauty game.