After hearing this, Jia Huan praised: "Brother Chen is clever, I will repair a book tomorrow and send it back to Chengdu Mansion as quickly as a flying pigeon." ”

Chen Qiuming nodded and explained: "By the way, I will report Uncle Li's safety for me, so as to save him from worrying." ”

Jia Huan nodded and agreed, at this time, the wine and food had been served, Chen Qiuming and Jia Huan chatted while eating, Chen Qiuming did not forget the purpose of this trip, and began to ask Jia Huan about the news of the Daming Zunjiao.

Jia Huan was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Haven't the remnants of the Great Ming Venerable Sect been eradicated?" Since the 'Yellow Thieves Rebellion' was put down, there has been no trace of them on the rivers and lakes for many years. ”

Chen Qiuming briefly introduced the selection part of Luoyang to Jia Huan, and then said: "According to the clues, there must be a large number of remnants of the Daming Zun Sect hidden in Yangzhou, but I am not familiar with the place and cannot be explored for a while. ”

Hearing this, Jia Huan nodded and said: "I will order it to go down and let the Heavenly Lotus Sect pay attention, but if you want to talk about strength, the Yin Sect Holy Maiden Luo Xiaoxiao has been operating in Yangzhou for many years, and even the current Wu King Yang Wu is obedient to her, and the entire Jianghuai is almost under the control of Luo Xiao, if you want to find out the details of the Great Ming Zun Sect, I am afraid you have to turn to her for help." ”

Chen Qiuming nodded when he heard this, but as a last resort, Chen Qiuming didn't want to deal with Luo Xiaoxiao, anyway, there was no urgency in this matter, just investigate it slowly.

Jia Huan said again: "I'm on the edge of the canal, and I just bought a mansion, why don't my junior brothers move over and live with me?" ”

Chen Qiuming thought about it and agreed, after all, there were many people in the guest house, and it was inconvenient for him to have many eyes, he remembered the agreement with Long Si, and explained to Jia Huan: "Around the third day of the first month of March, there will be a person named Long Si who will go to Xinglong Qianzhuang to find me, this person is the son of Long Fei and my friend, and I have made an appointment to deal with the remnants of the Da Ming Zun Sect together, you have to tell you well, don't miss people at that time." ”

The next day, Chen Qiuming moved to Jiafu and began to investigate the turmoil of the Ming Zun Sect in Yangzhou City, his method was very simple, that is, to walk all over the streets and alleys of Yangzhou, and use the "Immortal Seal Law" to listen to all kinds of information about the rivers and lakes.

Chen Qiuming dressed himself up as a small servant and went deep into some small teahouses and taverns mixed with dragons and snakes, but he found nothing for many days, and just as he was about to change his mind, a discovery made his eyes light up.

This discovery first came from a word - "Illuminati", and many people are discussing the matter of joining the religion.

Even, Chen Qiuming also found that there are people who are specially responsible for publicity, they say that they are in the church, believe in the god of light, can eliminate disasters and cure diseases, destroy evil spirits and avoid difficulties, can not be bullied by various gangs in the canal, and can also practice boxing skills to strengthen the body, in short, it is eloquent and has many benefits.

In addition, Chen Qiuming also found that these people like to absorb young people, and some people even found Chen Qiuming's head.

Chen Qiuming's heart moved, pretending to be an ignorant teenager, and asked rhetorically: "What is the use of a powerless scholar like a kid to join the teaching?" I don't have the strength to help you work. ”

I heard that it was a scholar, and this person came to the spirit, and said: "Little brother, we are just short of a scholar who can write and keep accounts, so join the teaching, not only will you be exempted from the money to join the teaching, but also teach you martial arts." ”

Chen Qiuming said with a look of embarrassment: "But I still have to study and prepare for the exam every day, how can I have time to help you write and keep accounts?" ”

The man said: "Help us write and keep accounts, we can get ten big money every month, two buckets of rice, where can I find such a good thing?" ”

Chen Qiuming was dressed very "plainly" at this time, his eyes lit up after listening to his words, and he asked some details, and then agreed to follow this man to their rudder.

This man also introduced to Chen Qiuming as he walked: "My Guangming Sect has a total of twelve incense halls on both sides of the canal, among which our Yangzhou incense hall is the largest, and Yangzhou incense hall is our helmsman with the most, as long as you work hard, you may not be worse than studying in the imperial examination in the future." ”

Chen Qiuming's intuition told him that this Bright Sect was definitely inextricably linked to the Great Ming Sect, so he would take this opportunity to break into it, Chen Qiuming pretended to be thankful and asked, "May I ask my brother's surname?" ”

The man waved his hand and said: "What is the surname Gao, my surname is Zhou, called Zhouquan, I don't listen to my brother's accent like a Yangzhou person?" ”

Chen Qiuming shook his head and said: "My surname is Chen, called Chen Chunlai, I was originally from Chengdu Mansion, and because of my family's downfall, I had to come to Yangzhou to join my uncle and cousin." ”

Zhou Quan took Chen Qiuming and came to the White Tiger Rudder of Yangzhou Xiangtang of the Guangming Sect, this is an old courtyard, there are many people in and out, and some people saw Zhou Quan bring people in and scolded: "Zhou Quan, where are you going to die?" Where did you find the bookkeeper I asked you to find? ”

Zhou Quan hurriedly took a few steps forward and bent down and saluted: "Master Chen, isn't this here?" You see, this is the bookkeeper I was looking for, a scholar, who has been writing and keeping accounts since he was a child. ”

The Chen helm looked at the "immature" Chen Qiuming suspiciously, and saw that although Chen Qiuming was not short, he was obviously not yet at the age of a weak crown, and the beard at the corner of his mouth had not grown.

But he is now a little overwhelmed by copywriting stuff, as long as the dead horse is treated as a live horse doctor, let Chen Qiuming try it. After listening to the helmsman's request, Chen Qiuming said in his heart, isn't it just to make a roster? Simple.

In less than an hour, Chen Qiuming filled dozens of pieces of paper, and even attached a form to each paper, numbered it, and filled in the age, gender, place of origin and other information of the person who had joined the church, and also made up the page number on each piece of paper.

After finishing, he also asked people to bring needles and threads, directly helped to bind the book, and sent it to Chen Helm, Chen Helm opened it and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and then he was overjoyed and said: "You kid writes well, you are really a reader, and you do have some ability." ”

He turned to Zhou Quan and instructed: "Zhou Quan, if you have a credit for this matter, you will be promoted to be a steward, and in the future, let this kid follow you, specialize in managing accounts and handling some copywriting, in addition, this kid is still Lao Tzu's own family, take care of some, and send one or two silver every month." ”

Zhou Quan was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked the helmsman, and took Chen Qiuming, who was "happy", to the side hall. Can Chen Qiuming not be "happy"? At this time, a hundred big coins or a thousand small coins are consistent, and the money is not much to be worth one or two silver, and the "salary" is nearly ten times more than what Zhou Quan just said.

Chen Qiuming thanked Zhou Quan for his kindness, Zhou Quan also looked proud, he was promoted to steward because of his meritorious recommendation, and he had a bumper harvest of monthly money and rights, only to see him pat Chen Qiuming's shoulder and say: "Chen family boy, you are also under the fence at your uncle's place, it is better to move over and live with me, as long as you work hard, you will definitely not be bad in the future." ”

Chen Qiuming pretended to think about it and said: "Then it all depends on the eldest brother, tomorrow, the younger brother will move here." ”

Zhou Quan was overjoyed and ordered: "Come early tomorrow and report my name at the door." ”

Leaving the White Tiger rudder, Chen Qiuming seemed a little interesting, his words were scolded by the master as ghost drawings, but they were regarded as treasures by others, it seems that there are still people who know the goods.

On the morning of the second day, Chen Qiuming simply moved over, just a package, a few sets of clothes, some loose money, seeing Chen Qiuming's arrival, Zhou Quan took Chen Qiuming's package like a life-saving straw and said: "You don't know to come early, hurry up, there are big people coming to inspect, I saw the booklet you made yesterday, and I want to see you by name." ”

Chen Qiuming followed Zhou Quan into the hall with a "confused" expression, and saw a middle-aged man in a brocade robe sitting on the Taishi chair leisurely drinking tea, and a group of people standing next to him waited carefully, including the Chen helm master.

When the middle-aged man saw Chen Qiuming, who was dressed as a down-and-out scholar and had no martial arts, his eyes lit up and said, "You are Chen Chunlai?" Did you do this roster? ”

Chen Qiuming saluted and replied: "It is Chen Chunlai who is below, and this roster is indeed done below." ”

The middle-aged man asked again, "What books do you usually read?" ”

Chen Qiuming replied: "In addition to the 'Four Books and Five Classics', I also read some military books. ”

The middle-aged man was curious: "You are a scholar, and you are not familiar with martial arts, why do you want to read military books?" ”

Chen Qiuming replied boldly: "The predecessors are also fallacious. Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang don't talk about it, let's just say that at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were both proficient in the art of war and not martial arts, and even Sun Wu, the martial saint who wrote "The Art of War", was also a powerless reader, and these examples abound. ”

"Now that the Tang Mansion will fall, the world is in chaos, the princes are attacking each other, and the people are not making a living, I think that instead of reading the sages and sages, it is better to learn some art of war, and it is really a last resort to live in troubled times."

The middle-aged man not only didn't get angry after hearing this, but laughed and said: "What a last resort, I am Yao Sheng, the owner of Yangzhou Xiangtang, Chen Chunlai, are you willing to go back with me to act as a staff?" ”

Chen Qiuming was secretly happy, the incense master was obviously bigger than the helmsman, and if he followed him, he would definitely be able to find out the details of the Guangming Sect as soon as possible, so he replied briskly: "I am willing to do so." ”

Yes, Lord Chen Helm finally looked for a scholar, and was snatched away by his boss before he was hot, but he didn't dare to show his unhappiness at all, but said to Chen Qiuming happily: "Spring comes, you can follow the incense master, it is your great creation, you cherish it, work hard, don't live up to the incense master's kindness to you." ”

So, in less than a day's work, Chen Qiuming mixed up with Yao Sheng, the incense master of the Bright Sect, and acted as a staff member. These people are unsuspecting of Chen Qiuming, of course, because Chen Qiuming is a scholar who "doesn't know martial arts" and has no threat, after all, it's not just a matter of being a scholar who is useless.

After living in Yangzhou Xiangtang, Chen Qiuming found out that Yao Sheng had several staff, Chen Qiuming had a high emotional intelligence, and was quickly accepted by Yao Sheng's staff group, dealing with some copywriting, accounts and other things during the day, and occasionally discussing things with Yao Sheng at night, and late at night, Chen Qiuming would secretly follow and peep at Yao Sheng.

However, after a week, he still didn't find any clues about Yao Sheng's Great Ming Zun Sect.