"The Great Seal records, and the officials don't kneel."

"Uncle Duan doesn't want to be an official?"

After Lei Meng and Chen Biao left, Cao Xin looked at Duan Chong with a curious expression.

Although he himself was unwilling to take the imperial examination and take the official career, and it was impossible for him to join the embroidery department for the time being, it did not prevent him from encouraging Duan Chong to join.

Think about it, with Duan Chong's strength, it is not difficult to make a few great achievements in the embroidery department, and it is not difficult to be promoted to 'Iron Fu Messenger' and 'Embroidery Clothing Division'.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Xijing Administration, there was also hope for winning a position of real power.

Once Duan Chong occupies a high position in the Xijing Bureau, Cao Xin will be more sure of punishing evil heroes and doing the right thing for heaven in the future.

This is called 'someone in the DPRK is good at committing crimes'!

But—

"The official road is as deep as the sea."

"Where are the rivers and lakes at ease."

Duan Chong shook his head, he didn't say much to Cao Xin, he sent Cao Xin away, and then said to Ning Shuhua with a solemn face: "I know that Lei Meng, he is the eldest disciple of Uncle Lu of the 'Nine Qu Sword', and he has the name of 'Little Nine Qu' in the early years, and he has already obtained the true inheritance of Uncle Lu. ”

One of the Seven Sons of Fushan!

'Nine Curved Sword' Lu Bu Doubt!

"This person is actually a disciple of Fushan?"

Ning Shuhua was stunned.

"There can be no mistake."

"In my early years, I went to Fushan with my master, met Uncle Lu, and also met Lei Meng. At that time, Lei Meng was young and talented, and everyone was in the limelight. I have no name, only in the back of people. ”

"Therefore I know him, but he does not know me."

Duan Chong frowned slightly.

It's not because of the neglect at the beginning, and now the disparity in status.

It's because—

The 'Fushan' where Lei Meng is located, and the 'Qishan' where he was born are both one of the 'Seven Mountains Sword School'.

Back then, the Tianshan faction was famous and the martial arts were respected.

Later, it was divided, and the seven swords went down to the Tianshan Mountains, each with a unique learning, occupying the seven majestic mountains in the north and south, and founding the seven factions-

Qishan, Fushan, Pengshan, Wuxian, Jinhu, Zhaoyao, Qingqiu.

It is known as the 'Seven Mountains Sword School'.

In the first twenty or thirty years of the separation of the seven factions, there were frictions and conflicts for a whole generation, but in the end they still moved towards unity.

The same ancestry, the same origin, is close.

Today, for many years, the Seven Mountains Sword Sect has been in the same breath.

Although conflicts and frictions are still inevitable, on the whole, they are still unanimous and have close contacts with the outside world.

With Duan Chong's current embarrassing situation, encountering a disciple of the 'Seven Mountains Sword Sect' like Lei Meng was really a blessing in disguise.

"Lei Meng is the eldest disciple of Uncle Lu, how could he join the Embroidery Division?"

Ning Shuhua was puzzled.

'Fushan' is now hidden as the head of the 'Seven Mountains Sword Sect', and it is also the first and second sequence of famous factions in the martial arts.

How could it be connected with the imperial court?

"Bai Shibo, the head of Fushan, has always been ambitious, and in the early years, he was agitating for the unity of the seven factions, reuniting in Tianshan, and regaining the supreme position of martial arts."

"Although I have suffered many setbacks, my ambition has not diminished."

"Befriending the embroidery division may be his next move."

Duan Chong didn't quite understand either.

However, a character like 'Lei Meng', without the permission of his teacher, at least tacitly, would never join the 'Embroidery Division' without permission.

There must be a lot of scheming.

It's just that Duan Chong is now an outcast of Qishan, hidden in the city, far away from the rivers and lakes, and the news from all walks of life is not very well-informed, and it is really difficult to guess what Fushan and the Embroidery Division are doing.

Back to the present.

"Lei Mengshang still doesn't know your and my identities, but he has the dual identities of 'Fushan' and 'Embroidery Division', since he has noticed me, he will definitely investigate in the future."

"It's not good!"

Duan Chong sighed.

He lives in seclusion in Xijing City, and ordinary people can't find out his details.

For example, Chen Biao.

For example, the Cai Shui Gang.

More than two months have passed, and there has been no progress.

But if it was a thunderous shot, it would be different.

"Senior brother going down the mountain is my Qishan internal affairs, even if the seven sons of Fushan are in front of him, I can't care about it."

"The embroidery department inspects the illegal affairs in the rivers and lakes, the senior brother abides by the law, and if Lei Meng can't recruit him, do he dare to hold grudges and deliberately retaliate?"

Ning Shuhua is upright and not afraid.

……

Night.

Cao family.

Cao Ren was talking to Cao Xin about the latest news gathered by Lu Damiao and others in the evening.

"The Embroidery Division wants to establish an official office in Xijing City."

"The headcatchers of Luoxiu and Zhige counties were seconded, and the headcatchers of the other fifteen counties were also on their way, and the Xijing Bureau made a big move."

"Lu Damiao got the news from Liu Zhutou, it is said that the case of the 'Iron Courage Shenhou' has been handed over to the Embroidery Division, and the Xijing Bureau, in addition to recruiting and trading, is also summarizing all kinds of cases, saying that it is to put the gangsters in the rivers and lakes who are focused on being put on the wanted list, which is called the 'black list' within the Embroidery Division."

"'Iron Courage Shenhou' is temporarily ranked third on the 'black list'."

There is a lot of news, most of which revolve around the 'Guo Sheng case', 'Iron Courage Shenhou' and 'Xijing Department of Embroidery and Clothing'.

From July last year to now, in more than half a year, the brothers have hired 18 families and sponsored 21 people to enter major martial arts halls to practice martial arts.

The earliest ones have already made some famous names.

Among them, the best ones, such as Lu Damiao, Xie Changlin, Zou Long and Zou Hu, were operated by Cao Ren and entered the Luoxiu County Yazhong and successfully broke into the interior.

Through Lu Damiao and others.

Apprentice through the Martial Arts Hall.

And then through their respective families who walk the streets and alleys to beg for a living.

Now—

Official.

Rivers and lakes.

Marketplace.

Three aspects, three dimensions.

The rudiments of an intelligence network have already been preliminarily constructed.

Cao Ren would gather twenty-two people every few days, and sometimes a few boys from their respective families would also gather for an enlarged meeting, and through the gathering, the news from all walks of life would be summarized, so as to understand the information of all sides.

Most of the time, there is no specific direction, and the conversation is very casual.

But sometimes Cao Ren and Cao Xin will deliberately guide them, so as to get the news they want.

For example, these days.

It mostly revolves around the 'Iron Courage Shenhou' and 'Guo Sheng Case', and it just so happens that Lu Damiao is following Liu Zhutou to deal with this case, which is first-hand news.

Coupled with the popularity of the subject matter itself, everyone is very interested, usually in the martial arts hall, at home, and occasionally chatter.

Divergent.

Reclaim.

So that Cao Xin can know the world without going out.

This time, even the news of the 'Embroidery Division' and the 'Xijing Administration' was discovered, and he knew more from Duan Chong and Lei Meng's conversations.

"Embroidery."

"What does the eldest brother think of the embroidered clothes division?"

Cao Xin casually learned about the progress of the 'Guo Sheng case', then changed the topic and talked about the 'Xijing Administration'.

"What do you think?"

"This seems to be a yamen specializing in handling Jianghu cases, right? Did we talk about it last year? ”

Cao Ren didn't understand what Cao Xin meant.

But the name of 'Embroidery Division', Cao Ren has heard of it.

Last year, one of the topics he and Cao Xin took the initiative to guide was 'Embroidery Division', and they talked about it for several days, so he had an impression.

"In Daliang, I originally wanted to be an official, either to study for the imperial examination, or to fight in the army."

"Now that we have the embroidery division, there is one more way."

"I don't have any opinion for the time being, but Lu Damiao and Xie Changlin, in the yamen and in the martial arts hall, are very excited about the embroidery department, and even include many martial arts hall owners, many head catchers, and team leaders, if they have the opportunity, they will definitely be willing to join the embroidery department, looking forward to Bo an official body."

Cao Ren thought about it and said again.

In the official-oriented society of Daliang, even if it is from the inspection of Jiupin, the ambassador of the library, etc., there are thousands of people who are eager to pursue it.

But whoever enters the embroidery department, he is expected to obtain an official body, glorify the lintel, glorify the ancestors, of course, everyone is envious, and everyone wants to enter.

In a word-

There is no shortage of people in the embroidery division!

What they lack is a master, or a 'network'.

For example, Chen Biao, he is the deputy leader of the Cai Shui Gang, and he has a lot of power in the Cai Shui Gang, and he has a lot of connections in Xijing City, so Lei Meng was the first to recruit this person.

But networking isn't enough.

The embroidery division is head-on to arrest the masters of the rivers and lakes who commit murder and evil, and they must also have strong masters.

As a result, Lei Meng heard that Duan Chong's martial arts skills were outstanding, and he could communicate with the four masters of the Cai Shui Gang, and the second one to recruit was Duan Chong.

It's a pity that Duan Chong declined.

But Duan Chong and Chen Biao are all characters of a certain level.

Further down.

For example, Cao Ren, Lu Damiao, Xie Changlin and other young children who have just started to practice martial arts, the embroidery department is too lazy to take a look.

Even if it is the level of the owner of the major martial arts halls, the martial arts skills are good, and there are certain connections, and when he enters the embroidery department, he can only start from the first-level scribe of the 'Youxing', and most of them still have to start from the lowest 'wrestlers' and other miscellaneous servants to climb up.

However, Liu Rusong, Guo Sheng and others are the head catchers of a county, who have experience in investigating cases and have a wide range of contacts in a county, which is the key target of the embroidery department.

But once you join the embroidery department, full-time affairs of the rivers and lakes, in terms of authority, a small seal or even a big seal may not be comparable to a county headcatcher.

Chicken head.

Anchovy.

It's hard to make a trade-off.

Liu Rusong and the others were afraid that it would be difficult to make a decision for a while.

But Duan Chong, what does he have to hesitate?!

"Uncle Duan's origin is mysterious, he is clearly strong but overly cautious."

"According to my guess, I'm afraid I've provoked a powerful enemy."

"In this case, it is better to join the embroidery department directly, with the position in the body, even if the enemy finds him in the future, the other party must be scrupled."

"Even, if Uncle Duan gains a certain status in the Xijing Bureau, and has hundreds of thousands of stars and wrestlers under his hands, and the power is not as powerful as the leader of the gang, what enemies are you afraid of coming to the door?"

"If you don't kill the past, even if Uncle Duan is merciful!"

Cao Xin is teaching Cao Ren how to speak.

In any case, try to persuade you. As long as Duan Chong can join the Embroidery Division, and then through the intelligence network initially built by Cao Xin, as well as the supreme latent ability he obtained from the 'Primordial Immortal Realm', eighty percent can make Duan Chong shine in the Xijing Bureau.

The higher Duan Chong climbs, the heavier his power.

As a disciple, Cao Ren gets more benefits.

And Cao Xin can also follow the income.

Not to mention anything else, just the inside news can make Cao Xin like a fish in water.

……