In Jin Yong's martial arts novels, where is the chief helmsman of the Beggars' Sect?

Beggars' Sect is a very important gang in Jin Yong's martial arts novels. Unless there are giant organizations such as Zoroastrianism and Shintoism, beggars' gangs can rank behind Shaolin Sect.

In addition to the large number and wide distribution, beggars' methods of beating dogs and beating dragons with eighteen palms are also famous all over the world. So it's hard to say whether the beggars' gang is the second in the world, but it still has the strength to rank in the top three.

But have you found a problem: Shaolin's helm is in Shaoshi Mountain, Zoroastrianism's helm is in Guangmingding, and Sun Moon Shinto's helm is in Heimu Cliff, so where is the helm of Beggars' Sect?

To understand this problem, let's first give a definition of rudder.

I think the rudder must meet the following two conditions:

First, Wang has a fixed office here, at least everyone can find him here; Second, the most important activities in the gang are held here, such as the replacement of the gang leader.

In this way, the Beggars' Sect has a chief helmsman.

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I don't know where the head of the Beggars' Sect was when he was king, but in A.D. 1083, that is, Bei Yuanfeng succeeded to the throne in six years, and the head was in Luoyang, Xijing, Northern Song Dynasty.

As we all know, Luoyang is not as prosperous as Kaifeng at that time, but it is a place where veteran cadres gather and its economic conditions are quite good. Maybe the beggar's business is good, too.

This year, Sima Guang was still writing "Learning from Mutual Adversity" with a high salary in Luoyang.

In "Eight Dragons", I quietly said to Elder Xu: "This iron tree left the capital of song dynasty and came to Luoyang to help me steer."

It was no secret that the beggar's helm was in Luoyang at that time. Almost everyone in the Jianghu knows it. For example, Bao Butong of the Murong family in Gusu told Xiao Feng many times: "My Murong brothers went to Luoyang to meet your master."

Xiao Feng also calmly replied in front of everyone: "Mr. Murong came to Luo to help us."

However, in the year of 1 127, that is, the second year of Jingkang in northern Song Qinzong, great changes took place. The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by Jin State, and the land of Henan was occupied by Jin people.

Luoyang, where the chief helmsman of the Beggars' Sect is located, has certainly fallen.

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Although beggars' gangs are beggars' organizations, they have always been known for their loyalty. Wang Hong Qigong's mantra is "I am a beggar gang in Song Dynasty", so of course we can't steer in Xu Jin.

I listed two conditions for steering, but after the Southern Song Dynasty, several leaders of beggars' gangs suddenly became unprofessional: Hong Qigong was running around and couldn't find anyone, Huang Rong lived in Peach Blossom Island most of the time without beggars, and Shihuolong sought medical treatment for arm paralysis. ...

Under normal circumstances, everyone can't find out where the king is at all. Now there is only the second condition: the choice of venue for changing the king.

The first place appeared in Junshan, Dongting Lake, Yueyang City, Hunan Province. In The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Hong Qigong passed on the position of the king to Huang Rong when he was seriously injured, and told her, "On July 15th, I helped four elders and leaders from all walks of life to gather in Yueyang City near Dongting Lake, originally because I wanted to appoint the heir to the king."

Only when I arrived did I find that the place where the ceremony was held was Xuanyuantai, the top of Junshan Mountain, where Xuanyuan Huangdi rode a dragon to heaven.

By the way, Jin Yong didn't write this place casually. Zhuang, the first leader of the Beggars' Sect, founded the Beggars' Sect here in the novel The Legend of Penglai in Xianhai.

Therefore, Junshan is a very historic place for beggars' gangs.

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It stands to reason that Yueyang should be the best helm of the Beggars' Sect after the fall of Luoyang. But I don't know why, but I didn't.

Since then, beggars' gangs have started wandering around, never running business in any fixed place, and never repeatedly choosing places for important ceremonies.

In The Condor Heroes, the Beggars' office was located in Jiangsu and Zhejiang at first.

When Rong lived in seclusion in Peach Blossom Island, he did not move the general leader of the Beggars' Sect to Peach Blossom Island. Instead, let the disciples of the Beggars' Sect headed by Lu Youjiao go to work in Jiangnan. "When she came to Jiangnan this time, she originally planned to take this opportunity to meet the Presbyterian Church of this Sect and inquire about the recent situation in Hong Qigong. Who knows that Guo Jing was injured and had to go back to the island first."

Ten years later, Huang Rong was pregnant with a second child, so she passed on the position of Wang to Lu Youjiao. This time, the selected place is Dashengguan in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, at the junction of Song and Mongolia, "an important pass between Hubei and Henan".

Why did you choose this place? Because the beggar gang found a sponsor. The patron is Huang Rong's nephew, Lu Chengfeng's son Lu Guanying, who built a Lujiazhuang here.

Ten years later, after Lu You's death, Huang Rong chose his son-in-law, Yeluqi, as his successor, and this time the place became Xiangyang City, Hubei Province.

Well, because there is also a sponsor here, Lv Wende, the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang City. Guo Rong helped him defend the city, and he provided a workplace for the beggars' gangs, which complemented each other and helped each other.

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To make an inappropriate analogy, Xiangyang has been almost the capital of beggars' gangs for decades, and Huang Rong, who is behind the scenes, and Yeluqi, the nominal leader, have all worked here.

Unfortunately, before long, Xiangyang City was also attacked by the Yuan Army, and beggars were forced to wander again.

Of course, since the whole country has become Mongolia's territory, beggars can hold meetings wherever it is convenient, regardless of Henan and Hebei.

In "Eternal Dragon Slayer", when the beggars' sect discussed how to capture Xie Xun alive and rob the Dragon Slayer Road, they chose the Maitreya Buddha Temple on a hill north of Shanhaiguan Town. There are no famous mountains in the town, so it is so shabby that even sponsors can't be found.

There is also a fake stone fire dragon king. Is he a resident here? No, I'm resting in Lianhua Villa. I haven't set foot in Jianghu for a long time. Where is Lianhua Villa? I don't know. I checked the map. The nearest place is Lianhua Mountain Ski Resort in Shunyi, Beijing. ...

After the meeting on the mountain, the beggar gang went to another place to set up a temporary helm-lulong county, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. Here's one

The local rich man is a disciple of Six Bags of Beggars, so he uses his house as the office of Beggars.

I hate to tell you this, but as we all know, beggars' gangs who can't find sponsors have started to make money by selling jobs in the gangs.

To sum up, Luoyang, the main altar of the Beggars' Sect, wandered in the Jianghu from the fall of 1 127 to the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, not to mention being the chief helmsman and having no temporary office. It's getting worse and worse.