Volume 2: Mysterious School Doctor Chapter 39: Ning Ye

  Seeing Li Chuanhe so nervous, Old Qiao finally couldn't sit still and stood up with some trepidation, looking at Li Chuanhe and asking "Master Li, do you know this Dr. Ning?"

  "It was also not long ago that I got to know him." Li Chuanhe smiled lightly: "This Ning Ye and my school have some connections, he's considered a senior of mine, Ning Ye's master is extremely high-ranking, has entered the door before."

  Lai River's words came out, and Old Qiao could no longer be calm. He hastily made a fist to Ning Yuan and said: "Ning... Young Master Ning, earlier this old man has offended you."

  A nearly seventy-year-old old man respectfully saluted a twenty-something young man with a fist, addressing the youth as Master Ning. If this scene were to be known by the many people outside, they would absolutely shatter their glasses in shock. However, at this moment, none of the people present felt that Old Ge was doing anything wrong.

  The other old men also hastily stood up and respectfully said: "Ning Ye."

  No joking around, at this time everyone didn't dare to put on any airs. Just that one sentence from Li Chuanhe, "Ningyuan's master has entered the door", made everyone have to take it seriously.

  Here, the "door" is generally not well understood by ordinary people, but those who have been in the Tao for a long time and have some experience all know what it refers to. It naturally refers to the largest gang in the world - Hung Men.

  The Hongmen and the Green Gang, these two major gangs are absolutely not to be underestimated on the road. In front of the Hongmen and the Green Gang, other gang organizations and groups are absolutely small-time existence.

  The Hongmen and Qingbang, two major gangs with a long history of over 100 years, were founded by Yin Hongsheng, also known as Yin Hongying, a jinshi in the fourth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty. He was generous and righteous, and was highly respected by the heroes of the green forest.

  Afterwards, the Qing army entered the pass, Yin Hongsheng called on the heroes of the Green Forest to raise troops and fight against the Qing army, which was one of the earliest organizations to resist the Qing and restore the Ming.

  After Yin Hongsheng, his subordinate Hong Ying continued to resist the Qing dynasty. After failing, he defected to Zheng Chenggong and established the "Jintai Mountain Mingyuan Hall", which became the predecessor of the Tiandihui.

  After the Qing dynasty entered the pass, the Hongmen also went through many twists and turns. Zheng Chenggong sent Cai Deying, Fang Dacheng, Hu Deti, Ma Chaoxing, and Li Shikai to the Jiulianshan Shaolin Temple to worship Zhitong Longlao as their master and learn from him. The five men received tonsure and became monks, continuing to carry out anti-Qing and pro-Ming activities. These five men were called the Five Ancestors of the Hongmen, also known as the Former Five Ancestors of the Hongmen. The Qing dynasty's famous anti-Qing and pro-Ming organizations, the Red Flower Society and the Tiandihui, were actually aliases for the Hongmen at that time.

  Tsai Te-yin and five others rebelled against the Qing dynasty to restore the Ming, but were pursued by government troops. Only Tsai Te-yin escaped, and was rescued en route by a group of brave men including Fang Hui-cheng, Chang Ching-tzu, Yang Tien-yu, and two others who followed Tsai on his flight. Later they met Wu Tien-hsing, the abbot of Pao-chu Temple, and Hung Tai-sui, and these five were also known as the "Five Founders" of the Tiandihui.

  Because the Han people's ethnic concept was deeply rooted at that time, the Han people were very angry about the Qing army entering the pass, especially the green forest heroes. Therefore, many martial arts heroes gathered at that time to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming dynasty. The Hongmen was the largest folk organization at that time, with great appeal.

  It was precisely because the Hongmen opposed the Qing and restored the Ming that they won the favor of many Han people, and were considered a righteous society at the time. The members of the Hongmen always received assistance from various heroes.

  At that time, many masters of various schools also abandoned their sectarian views and joined the Hongmen. The Hongmen started from the end of the Ming dynasty and continued uninterrupted until the late Qing dynasty when it expanded again. Many famous figures in the martial arts world at that time had entered the Hongmen, including Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a pioneer of the revolution, who was also a member of the Hongmen. Therefore, anyone who has entered the Hongmen is considered to be relatively awe-inspiring on the path.

  The Green Gang was established during the Yuan-Ming transition period, and at that time it was also an organization to resist the Mongol army. It is similar in nature to the Hongmen Society, which can be considered a Han Chinese anti-barbarian society. The first three ancestors of the Green Gang are Jin Chun, Luo Qing, and Lu Kui.

  The three people were not from the same era. Jin Chun was a person from the end of Yuan and the beginning of Ming, who led troops to resist the Yuan army. Luo Qing was already in the Jiajing years of the Ming dynasty, serving as an inspector and vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and led troops to resist the Tibetan army when it invaded the Great Ming.

  Lu Kui was during the Ming and Qing dynasties, coinciding with the entry of the Qing army into the pass, considered to be the third-generation ancestor of the Green Gang, also known as a folk anti-Qing restoration society at that time.

  In fact, Jin, Luo and Lu led the army to fight against foreign tribes at that time, and there was no mention of Qingbang. The real ancestors of Qingbang were Weng Yan, Qian Jian and Pan Qing.

  Because the ancients valued proper names and words, even people in the jianghu liked to give themselves a legitimate name, the previous Jin Luo Lu Sanren were considered national heroes, and Weng Yan Sanren was also Lu Kui's apprentice, so they directly counted their origins on the previous generations.

  Weng Shan San did not know each other at first, but got to know Tian Di Hui's leader Zhang Yue, joined Tian Di Hui, and the three met in Tian Di Hui. Later, they took Lu Kui as their master. At that time, the world was in chaos, and the Qing army entered the pass. The three also started a faction, anti-Qing and pro-Ming, which became the predecessor of the Green Gang. In the late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China, the Green Gang fought in Shanghai, with its influence spreading all over Shanghai, becoming the largest folk organization in Shanghai at that time.

  Apart from the Hongmen and Qingbang, there was actually another organization at that time called Bailianjiao. The Bailianjiao can be said to have existed throughout history, always being labeled as a heretical organization. During the Ming dynasty, the Ming army carried out large-scale suppression of the Bailianjiao. By the Qing dynasty, the Bailianjiao had raised the banner of anti-Qing and pro-Ming restoration, and also had some connections with the Hongmen and Qingbang.

  Therefore, at that time, there was a saying of "red flowers and green leaves with white lotus root", red naturally refers to the Hongmen, green leaves refer to the Qingbang, and white lotus root refers to the White Lotus Sect. The three families rebelled against the Qing and restored the Ming, which is considered one family.

  However, the White Lotus Society has always been a gang that is unpopular with people and will stop at nothing to achieve its goals. Later, it was despised by the Qingbang Gang, and even after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, during the Republic of China period, the Qingbang Gang was once used by the Japanese and squeezed out by the Hongmen, only to be reunited with the Hongmen many years later, and the two families became one.

  The Hongmen Qingbang, because of its long-standing anti-Qing and pro-Ming stance, as well as its resistance against foreign ethnic groups, although it is a rivers-and-lakes faction, belongs to the righteous side, and is different from illegal gatherings. As a result, it has great power, and during the late Qing period, many people had more or less of a relationship with the Hongmen.

  Although the Hongmen has largely faded away and most of its power has shifted to Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas, it remains the largest gang organization in the underworld.

  If the origin is calculated, the Hongmen will naturally be the first to bow down. Other small gangs and local rascals are not even qualified to polish the shoes of the Hongmen, which is also why several old guys were shocked when they heard that Ningyuan's master had entered the door, and the reason for their proper attitude.

  Ningyuan's master, Qingping Daoren, was a person born in the late Qing Dynasty. When he joined the Hongmen, it was during the early years of the Republic of China. Calculating his generation, he is also one of a kind within the Hongmen. People from that era who are still alive today can be said to be an antique among antiques. Ningyuan's status as a direct disciple is naturally extraordinary.

  Although Old Qiao and the others were unclear about Ningyuan Master's identity, just because they had entered the door, it was enough to make these guys feel uneasy. Those who mixed in society and could get along with the Hongmen would be arrogant and look down on others.

  Watching a group of old men being polite and addressing Ning Yuan as "Ning Ye", Lei Chuanhe felt very uncomfortable in his heart. With what happened last night when Ning Yuan smashed Ma Bao's place, plus Ning Yuan's seniority, this time Ning Yuan has thoroughly established himself in Shangjiang City.

  Li Chuan hesitated for a long time before reluctantly revealing the background of Master Ningyuan, and although he only revealed just the tip of the iceberg, it was enough.

  In front of so many people, calling Ning Yuan a senior, Li Chuan River must find an excuse for himself. If he doesn't say something like one two three, his own face will be lost. But saying it out loud is undoubtedly giving Ning Yuan a boost.

  At this time, Lichuan River really regrets it. If he had known that the thing last night was done by Ningyuan, he would not have come to be a witness even if he was beaten to death, and things would not have become like this now.

  Of course, among so many people present, the most uncomfortable, angry and suffocated is not Li Chuanhe, but Ma Baocheng. Originally, he invited so many big shots in Taoism to come, just to put pressure on Ningyuan, let Ningyuan yield in front of everyone, give him a step down, and his things with Ningyuan last night would be over. However, he did not expect that things changed suddenly, the sky turned upside down, and the young man in his eyes, who was fearless at birth, suddenly became a respected Jianghu predecessor

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