Liang Yan nodded and said: "Okay! Since Hall Master Li is sincerely at my service, I will naturally help you. Please tell me, who are the other two hall masters of the Taisui Gang?"
Li Xiong replied: "My Tai Sui gang started out as a casino, and the other two gang leaders, one named Geng Qiu and the other Nie Bin, each took charge of a large gambling house in Zhuque District. Although it is less famous than my Chang'an gambling house,
But there will be no less oil and water every year.”
Liang Yan thought for a while and said: "Go and gather these two people and the elders of the Taisui Gang together to mourn at the old gang leader's mansion. Then I will have a way to help you get the position of gang leader."
Li Xiong had seen Liang Yan's methods, so he naturally believed in it and agreed without any hesitation.
Liang Yan pondered for a moment and then said: "Also, I need to have a clear identity in the capital. It is best to get closer to the official family."
Li Xiong thought for a long time this time before slowly saying: "The palace of Taichang Temple Minister Miao Yue seems to be recruiting an accountant recently. With the young master's methods, there must be no problem."
"Is Miao Yue's mansion in the Zhuque District?" Liang Yan asked.
"Exactly." Li Xiong nodded and said: "The Minister of Taichang Temple was originally a third-rank official and lived in Xuanwu District, but this official position did not have much real power. In addition, Miao Yue had always been a low-key person, so he finally settled in Zhuque District.
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"Okay!" Liang Yan seemed to be quite satisfied with Li Xiong's answer and said with a smile: "Go and prepare in these days and summon Geng Qiu and Nie Bin as soon as possible. You don't need to look for me at ordinary times. I will do it if you have a task.
I will send someone to inform you."
"Yes!" Li Xiong saluted respectfully.
Liang Yan waved his hand, turned around and led Ah-Dai out of the secret room.
The two of them were crossing Chang'an Street when they suddenly heard Liang Yan say: "Dai, you are watching this Li Xiong in secret for me. If there is anything wrong, you can use the subpoena to contact me."
Duan nodded and asked, "Which Miao Mansion are you going to?"
Liang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Just be a bookkeeper."
Duan didn't ask any more questions, hugged him directly, turned around and disappeared into the night.
Liang Yan watched Ah-Dai leave, and thought to himself: "What Wang Yang said is half true and false. I'm afraid it's true that the Haisha Gang was used by the previous supervisory disciples. Otherwise, I only need to make a little inquiry to find out who he is."
It seems that I have to start from both the imperial court and Jianghu forces to find out the truth."
When Liang Yan thought of this, he didn't stay where he was. He went directly to the largest inn in Zhuque District, opened an upper room, and started meditating alone in the room.
Three days later, at dawn, dozens of people were already waiting outside the door of a large residence in Zhuque District.
Almost all of these people were dressed as scholars, aged between thirty and fifty, all neatly dressed and well-groomed. Some of them were still whispering among themselves in the team, as if they were full of expectations for this application.
There was only one person who was younger, probably in his early twenties, and was standing in the middle of the queue. His face was indifferent and he had no intention of talking to everyone.
At this time, the door of the courtyard slowly opened, and a maid with drooping sideburns and bright eyes walked out of it. She only glanced at everyone and then shouted: "Gentlemen, you are really early. The test in the mansion is ready."
, Xiaohuan will take you there!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the guards standing at the door stepped aside and made way for themselves.
The scholars lined up and entered the Miao Mansion one by one. The maid named Xiaohuan led the way, and soon they entered a hall.
Liang Yan looked up and saw dozens of sandalwood tables in the hall. On the tables were arithmetic chips, beads and a piece of yellow paper. The yellow paper was densely packed and seemed to have a lot of things written on it.
The maid with the slender hair on her temples smiled, reached out and took out an hourglass from behind, turned around and placed it on a high platform in front of her.
"Gentlemen, there are test questions on the table, which must be completed before the sand leaks out. The person with the highest score can enter the retest, and our Miao Mansion housekeeper will personally select one person to be the accountant in the future."
Xiaohuan explained the rules once, and everyone couldn't wait to go to their desks and start writing the questions.
Liang Yan also reached his position. He used to be a disciple of Confucius in Huaiyuan Town. Although he didn't study seriously for a few days, he still received some influence.
Now that he has been cultivating immortals for more than ten years, his spiritual wisdom has been developed early. He can understand common problems at a glance, and even some complex calculation problems can only be deduced in his sea of knowledge and he immediately knows the answer.
The exam, which was originally scheduled to be handed in within an hour, was completed by Liang Yan in only half a stick of incense. He didn't want to be too shocking, so he waited there for a long time before completing the last question and stepping forward to hand in the exam.
Even so, he was also the first one to hand in the test. The fastest Confucian scholar in the field at this moment only reached half of the position.
When the girl Xiaohuan accepted Liang Yan's test paper, her eyes were extremely surprised. Although she knew nothing about these test questions, she had presided over more than ten tests in the past month, so she naturally knew how difficult the test questions were.
The vast majority of people reluctantly handed in the paper at the last moment, and only a few were able to hand it in in advance, but only half a cup of tea in advance, and no one could hand it in as quickly as Liang Yan.
"This guy looks young. Could it be that he is too thin-skinned and doesn't know how to do the questions? He's too embarrassed to admit that he even finished the test paper without guessing?"
While Xiaohuan was thinking this, she couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed, and secretly sighed: "Sure enough, a good-looking body is easy to find, but a soul with real talent and learning is hard to find. I, Xiaohuan, don't want to marry a vase man in the future!"
Liang Yan didn't know what the little girl was complaining about, so he just handed in the test paper and turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
Today is the last batch of assessments for the Miao Mansion to recruit accountants. Next, they have to wait for the internal marking of the Miao Mansion papers. It will take about three to five days before the results will be released at the door. At that time, the top three Confucian students will be awarded the Miao Mansion Housekeeper.
Opportunity to test in person.
Liang Yan didn't think much, he just turned back to his inn and started meditating again with his eyes closed.
Although he came to the capital this time under a secret order from his master, he wanted to investigate the hidden things in the capital. But the journey of cultivation is to take small steps and even travel a thousand miles.
Since Liang Yan set out to practice cultivation, he has been used to seeing life and death, and his determination to practice has become more determined. He will use even the slightest bit of free time in his daily life to practice, and this has become a habit.
Time passed slowly for a day, and late at night the next day, Liang Yan was still meditating in bed with his eyes closed, but outside the window of his guest room, there was a sound of footsteps.