Beggars are also organized, and there is a transfer of power between helpers, but unfortunately, the custom of beggars handing over power has disappeared, and modern people are completely unaware of its existence. What's going on here? If you want to know, let Xiaobian reveal the secret for you:
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In Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts works, there have been many bridges about the Beggar Gang, such as the Beggar Gang led by Qiao Feng in "Tianlong Eight Parts", the Cai Gang led by Hong Qigong in "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", etc., and the role of the Gang Leader is mostly some people with strong martial arts, and they also have to learn two exclusive martial arts, namely "Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms" and "Fighting Dog Stick Method". In fact, in the real history, the beggar gang does exist, although the eighteen palms of the descending dragon are fabricated content, but the "dog fighting stick method" exists in the prototype, and the prototype of the "dog fighting stick" in the martial arts is the "flower pole" in the beggar gang.
The "Flower Pole" is the exclusive artifact of the gang leader, and although it is only a small pole, it symbolizes great power. The leaders of the gang are known as "tuantou", and not only will they not be dressed in rags like other beggars, but they will also marry and have children and live in their own single-family buildings. Of course, the head of the regiment also has its own corresponding responsibilities, once the gang members have difficulties, they need the head of the group to solve it, fully interpreting the concept of "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility". The position of the leaders of the regiment is extremely high in the beggar gang, and the beggars are worshipped as gods, and they do not even dare to disobey, and if anyone dares to disobey the orders of the regiment leader, they may be severely punished.
But even if the power of the regiment leader is great, they will eventually have an old day, so in the process of replacing the old and the new, the old regiment leader needs to hand over the power and find a new regiment leader to inherit his power. Of course, the head of the regiment is not a simple work, the new head of the regiment himself needs to have good ability, whether it is organizational ability or ability to do things, it must be out of the ordinary, outstanding, if everyone does not obey the head of the regiment, I am afraid that the future management will become very difficult, and even the tragedy of usurpation.
The power transfer ceremony of the new and old regiment heads needs to be carried out publicly, on the one hand, to explain the legitimacy of the new regimental leader's succession, and on the other hand, it is also a witness by the crowd. The handover ceremony of the new and old regiment heads is called "worshiping the pole", and whoever holds the "pole" is the leader of the beggar gang. When the new tuantou inherits the throne, he will take the word "liturgy" first, and smoothly take over the power from the hands of the old tuantou.
At the handover ceremony, the head of the old regiment would often offer the "pole" on the incense case, place some offerings, and press paper yuanbao, yellow money, thousand sheets and other god money and grain under the wax. Then the new and old "pole heads" were handed over before the ancestral gods, and the beggars called them "worship poles". At the beginning of the ceremony, the departed regiments first bowed incense, handed over the poles, and picked up the poles, and the heads of the two regiments prostrated and prayed separately, and then the beggars prostrated one after another in the order of the elders and children. At the end of the ceremony, the head of the group who handed over the "pole" raised the "pole" high from the incense case, stood on the front, and the person who received the "pole" prayed to him, and took the wooden pole with both hands to complete the "gift" ceremony. Then, the person who picks up the "pole" stands tall on the front of the pole, and the person who crosses the pole prostrates to it, called "resignation pole", at this point, the whole process is completely completed.
The relationship between the new tuantou and the old tuantou is very delicate, and there are both mutual emotions and mutual wariness. Generally speaking, although the old tuantou has lost the title of tuantou, it can be "a hundred-footed worm, dead but not stiff", and the forces he has cultivated all his life are still distributed among the beggar gangs, which can play a counterbalance role in the new tuantou. The new leader of the regiment is also aware of this, so he still treats the old leader with great respect, ensuring that the head of the old regiment does not threaten his power. Once the old regiment leader is killed, he will become the real ruler and support his own forces after years of operation.
In the modern new society, beggar organizations have been completely banned, and there will be no more ceremonies of the handover of the heads of the group. After all, in a happy society where everyone has something to do and food to eat, no one wants to be a beggar.
References: "Chinese Beggar Gang" by Lei Fang published by Jiangsu Ancient Books Publishing House
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, written by: Special history writer: Changshan Zhao Zi worm