Seek the rules and regulations of the societies in Hong Kong gangster movies.

South underworld is represented by Hong Men. I found the Hong Men rule for your reference.

"Red flowers, green leaves and white lotus roots, three religions and nine streams are one family". The three religions refer to the three major societies in the Jianghu, commonly known as green gang (also known as green gang), Hong Men and White Lotus.

Hong Men, also known as Heaven and Earth Society and Triad, has the slogan of anti-Qing and regaining sight. Green gang controls the canal transportation, also known as Caobang. In Hong Men, we call each other brothers in different ways. In green gang, the organization is an apprentice, and the congregation is commensurate with mentoring, advocating "mentoring as father and son". Green gang's organization is more rigorous and complex than Hong Men's, so it is more secretive. So there is a saying: "green gang is a line and Hong Men is a big piece."

Green gang tends to be guild-like, and doesn't emphasize anti-Qing and regaining sight as Hong Men does. Hong Men once regarded it as a traitor, forbidding Hong Men members to turn to green gangs, saying, "Turn from green to flood and wear red; From flood to clear, peeling cramps. " Hong Men will fight when he meets a grain ship.

After the compromise, the grain ship was stopped by Hong Men, and immediately put down the stern and motioned for passing by. During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Men killed 56 dock officers in green gang. After the opening of the sea ban, the canal was in disrepair, and the grain was directly shipped to Tianjin, and the canal lost its function. Green gang lost its economic base, and some green gang elements also invested in Hong Men. Green gang can't restrain the rules, and he has just opened the incense hall to accept his disciples with high qualifications.

Green gang is a vertical family organization based on the inheritance of mentoring. The master is the previous generation, the apprentice is the next generation, the master and apprentice are like father and son, and the same teacher is like a brother. It is green gang's Ci generation that reflects the relationship between the two layers. Every member of green gang has a "word" in the word generation drawn up by the gang.

After the founding of green gang, Lu Kui took the 24-character classics handed down from his ancestors as the traditional "genealogy" within the gang. These twenty-four words are: pure virtue, civilized Buddha, benevolent wisdom, nature, rationality, and university (also for enlightenment). After the gang was founded, there were more and more disciples and grandchildren. Afraid that the original twenty-four words were not enough, (that is, descendants of Wang, known as Xiao Zushi in the gang) continued twenty-four words. Before liberation, Shanghai was dominated by "Great Harmony without Learning", with the highest generation of big characters. Huang He is literate, while Du is illiterate.

Entering patterns and ancestors

The rule of "blood worship" has existed since ancient times. When the Hongmen brothers began to drink blood wine, they would sing "tonight's alliance with world cooperate, and the world's recruiting talents are surnamed Hong; Gold needles take blood and make a wish, and brothers want to be with him together. "

Green gang has a ceremony of "opening the incense hall". There are two kinds of incense halls in green gang: small incense halls and big incense halls. However, the ancestors of Weng, Qian and Pan should be enshrined on a long table in the middle of the incense hall and hung with portraits. The master is the master of incense. According to the standards of Xiangtang in green gang, all vests, jackets, hats and glasses should be taken off, washed and gargled, and stood on both sides. The preacher lit incense sticks and recited the words of the ancestors: "kneel on the ground and burn incense at five stops." Disciple asked grandpa to come to the altar to clear the way. "

Founder of Luo religion. Luo religion was a folk religion deeply influenced by religion in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was founded in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty (1506- 152 1). Founder Luo Qing, whose legal name is Wukong. He wrote his enlightenment into the Five Classics, and was honored as Luo Zu by his followers.

Luo religion integrated the concept of abstinence from change and put forward the eight-character mantra of "vacuum hometown, no parents". After its establishment, Luo religion was denounced as a heresy by Buddhist orthodoxy. Luo religion was banned by the court in the forty-sixth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty.

Luo Qing was transferred from the Grand Canal to the south, and a generation of disciples were widely accepted in Zhejiang and green gang. green gang was originally a secret society of water sailors. An Tang built by Luo religion along the river has become a rest place for green gang members and a home for the elderly. So gang members can help each other and fight politically. Therefore, there are many religious colors in green gang customs, such as the construction of "classrooms" and "security halls" in various places. When you join green gang, you should go to a Buddhist temple to worship Buddha and kowtow to the Tathagata on your knees. In addition to the incense hall where happy events are held when disciples are accepted, there are also incense halls where things are judged and crimes are punished.

Some aspects of Hong Men customs tend to Taoism. Hong Men not only hung an icon of Guan Di, but also set up a mountain to burn incense and ask God. Most of the invited gods are Taoist gods except Tathagata in the Western Heaven, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Four donkey kong and Eighteen Arhats. There are Jade Emperor, Tianhou Yuan Jun, Taishang Laojun, Wuxian Emperor, Lingguan, Guigu Shixian, Sihai Dragon King, Sun God, Moon God, tripterygium wilfordii, Dian Mu, Yun Yun emissary, Siyi Gongcao, and all the vanity gods. They were all invited to take a crane and come down to witness the alliance. These immortals seem to be notaries sworn by the Hong brothers. If a traitor breaks his oath in the future, please invite more immortals, and the punishment for traitors will be more severe.

According to the rules, if you want to join Hong Men, you must have references. The sponsor must prove his innocence and sign his name at the meeting first. Wu Ye, the chief pilgrim and housekeeper, will teach the rules and etiquette of the meeting, and the chief pilgrim will inform him to come to Xiangtang to fulfill the oath of the members. Some organizations in Hong Men require that a "red form" (application for membership) be filled out in addition to oral application. After entering Xiangtang to take the oath, uncle will be awarded a "step position". After the ceremony, the flight attendant will fill in the new member's Hong Men certificate and give it to the introducer first. The introducer will hold the treasure in both hands and chant "Congratulations, Big Brother ordered me to Jie Bao!" Participants held the treasure in their hands and replied, "Thank you for coming to Jebel." After receiving the treasure, I have to pay the membership fee, so I met with my brothers and congratulated each other.

Hong Men inherited the legacy of Taoism and posted a "net altar symbol" in front of the hall when he started the mountain. After praying to God for an oath, he issued a "lifesaver" to the Hong brothers. The new man knelt before God, and the housekeeper asked, Why are you here?

I hope the brothers of the Chonghong family can come.

Q: Who taught you to come here?

A: Out of my own intention.

Q: Who introduced it?

A: It was introduced by the sponsor.

The flight attendant turned to the introducer: Did you introduce him?

The introducer replied: Yes.

The housekeeper asked the participants again: Do you know the rules of Hong Men?

Answer: They all give birth to brothers, and worship brothers to abstain from sex.

Q: Aren't you afraid that if you break the rules, you will have to wash them yourself?

A: Violating the terms, having an affair with a girl, or being unfaithful and unjust will be punished with three knives and six eyes.

Q: Can you stand your brothers eating three cents of sand?

A: Brothers can bear it, and so can I.

The housekeeper then turned to the introducer: "In that case, let him take the oath."

At this point, the participants swore to heaven: "Now that I have returned to Hong, if I am half-hearted, I would like to die by the sword, or talk to the girl, or sell Liangshan privately, or be disloyal."

At the incense ceremony in green gang, Master would also ask, "Did you enter Qingmen voluntarily, or did your family and friends force you to come?"

When the new disciple asked and answered, he said in unison, "We volunteered to go to Qingmen to seek the Tao."

Hong Men's Joining Questions and Answers, preserved in Nanyang Hongshuntang Miscellaneous Magazine, vividly reveals Hong Men's etiquette, customs and legendary purpose, which is close to parody. Sun Yat-sen said: "Hong Men's visit is based on acting, and it is the easiest to move the masses."

Incision argot

Most gangs have strict rules, each occupying the dock and bullying the black. Know the rules, speak slang, be your brother, treat each other with wine and meat; Those who don't know the rules and can't speak slang are regarded as "loopholes"-non-gang insiders find it difficult to "worship the pier" (participate in local gang activities), while others are regarded as "wind boys" (spies) and are "blacked out" (assassinated).

People in the gang will use the code word, which is "incision" When helping outsiders sounds like falling into a fog, I don't know its true meaning. Hong Men called this oral dialogue "the bottom of the dish" and green gang called it "erotic classics". Gangs commonly use incision code words, which can be roughly divided into code words, hidden words, tea bowl arrays and other objects, gestures, code words and so on.

Hong Men argot is also called "Neipan dialect". Joining Hong Men is called "entering the circle, being born in honor of righteousness"; Members call themselves "bachelors"; Members call each other "Hong Ying, Zuo Xuan, Hero"; New entrants are called "newcomers"; Eating is called "ploughing sand"; Sleeping is called "prone" or something.

Green gang's argot is very distinctive, especially after green gang entered Shanghai Shili Foreign Firm, his argot was mixed with "Pidgin English". General members are generally called "boss, light egg"; The master is called "the old man, the elder"; Sworn brothers are called "Bent Foot Wharf"; It is easy to invite people to the meeting.

As a brother of Hongmen, the host invites you to drink. Put your middle finger at the mouth of the cup, and you should put it at the bottom of the cup. If he bends his middle finger, it means he is kneeling. You should raise your left hand to show that you invite the Five Ancestors to come and receive gifts, and say, "Brothers are loyal and righteous, so don't give up easily!" Then drink.

During the dinner, the host offered a pipe and a cigarette to the guests. Guests should pay attention to how many fingers the host has holding the pipe. If he uses two fingers in each hand, you can pick him up with three fingers. He uses three fingers, and you use two fingers to connect. If his palm is facing down, you should face up; His palm is up and you are down. If the host puts his finger on the pipe when offering a cigarette, it means that there are outsiders or policemen at home at the moment, so it is inconvenient to say more.

Hong Men also has a kind of sign language, that is, using hand movements to make gestures and cooperating with other parts of the body to play the function of argot. Through sign language, strangers can also know that they are gang members. When a member fights with others, other members signal to outsiders with one palm and signal to members with the other long nail, which means to stop the development of the fight. If a member calls out with two palms, it means hitting him and he is an outsider. If the thumb of the right hand is bent, the palm is inward, or even you are told not to fight, you really stop fighting, indicating that the other party is a member. This gesture is called yin-yang method.

In addition, the essence of Hong Men's cryptographic culture lies in "tea array", which has the functions of inquiring, asking for help, visiting friends and fighting. Generally located in tea shops and wineries, to avoid your official pursuit, or contact comrades and send messages. With three semi-scented hands, you can make different shapes with a teapot and several cups. There are many kinds, about one hundred kinds. Outsiders see things in a blur, and only people in Hong Men can see it at a glance.