Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 126 Pursuing Hype, Bright Future

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Not long after Chu Xiucai left, someone came into the store again and asked if there were any new works by this Taoist.

Chen Jin observed carefully and found that there was nothing unusual about these people, they were normal customers with different identities, including scholars, servants, and maids...

Things are getting weirder and weirder.

Where there is an abnormality, there must be a demon!
As a person who hides a lot of secrets, Chen Jin must treat it with caution. He even thought of the inner factory.

Back then, when he first entered the small town in Jiangzhou, he encountered a shocking incident in which the inner factory Tiqi planned to round up Yan Nanfei, the chief rudder of the Tongwenhui.

In today's Qian Dynasty, such a thing can definitely be called a huge change.

As a passerby, Chen Jin was involved and killed several Tiqi. Once his identity was revealed, there would be endless troubles.

Needless to say, the horror of the inner factory is almost pervasive.

That night, after walking out of the inn, Chen Jin was wearing a bamboo hat and a face scarf, while Xiaoqian lay on her back without showing her face.

Later Judge Xiao and others all died in battle, as did the officers and soldiers who escorted "Fu Mingzheng" and Yuan Cheng, the gray spider guard who pretended to be "Fu Mingzheng".

The risk of Chen Jin's exposure was minimized.

There is only one Yan Nanfei left.

But he himself is the biggest guarantee.

The dignified chief rudder, you can't go to the inner factory, betray and inform.

In fact, Chen Jin had already prepared relevant contingency plans. He has two identity systems, one is a wandering arrester, and the other is a scholar.

Although the names of the two identities are both "Chen Jin", but the world is huge, with thousands of people, and there are not many people with the same name and surname. This is not a loophole at all.

As for the flaws in appearance, the painted skin seized from Yuan Cheng just made up for it. After all, there is no portrait on the bronze license plate.

Origin is a problem.

Here, I have to praise uncle Qiu for not returning to the original decision. He took the young Chen Jin away in the name of adoption, and Chen Jin's native place has remained in Jiangzhou.

Qiu Bugui thought that his only nephew would definitely come back to Jiangzhou, instead of wasting his life in the south of the Lingnan.

However, Chen Jin's examination for scholarly fame in Gaozhou Prefecture is tantamount to "examination in a different place", which is not expressly allowed.

However, at that time, there was an uncle in charge, Su Xiaowen came forward to guarantee, and the local policy in Lingnan was favorable, so the procedure of Chen Jin's examination was very open and there was no problem at all.

This time he left Lingnan and returned to Jiangzhou. He went to the government office of Gaozhou to handle the relevant documents.

In other words, as long as you bring various documents to the Yamen of Jiangzhou Prefecture to go through the formalities, you can restore your native place, and then take part in the examination as a Jiangzhou scholar.

It has been a while since Chen Jin returned to Jiangzhou, but he did not go to the Yamen because of other considerations.

This time I came back not only to take the imperial examination, but more importantly to seek justice for my parents.

In Jiangzhou, the Wang family is very powerful. I don't know if they still miss the little Chen Jin who left that year.

Of course, it was more likely that Chen Jin was worrying too much.

After all, so many years have passed, and the incident itself is not a big deal.

Just like arresting Yan Nanfei, the focus of the inner factory must be on the head of the Tongwen Society. As for the people in the town, the officers and soldiers who set up traps, or other passers-by, the Tiqi didn't care at all, so they shot at random. kill.

Even so, Chen Jin had to consider various factors, so he couldn't leave anything behind.

Others don't care if they are not careful, that is someone else's business.

He couldn't care less about not being careful.

But no matter how I think about it, the best sale of my calligraphy this time should have nothing to do with the inner factory, but someone else.

Who is it?
Is it the one-armed beggar who behaves rough?
I remember he said that "the love of a meal will be rewarded";
Or, is it the vigorous promotion of that idiot scholar?
It is also possible that the two of them are actually on the same road...

At noon, Chu Xiu came back excitedly, accompanied by that mouse Xiang.

"It's on fire, it's really on fire now!"

Chu Xiucai's voice was excited.

Chen Jin asked: "What's going on?"

"Young master, you don't know. It seems that overnight, the calligraphy of this person in the Tao has become famous in the circle. Someone is buying it at a high price, and not only one person, but many people."

Chu Xiucai spit flying wildly.

Chen Jin frowned: "A big price? How big is it?"

Chu Xiucai stretched out a finger: "Twelve taels a picture, see the words and get the money, no deception."

The calligraphy sold in Sanwei Study is one or two pieces, while the purchase price of others is twelve pieces, ten times the price, which is really a big price.

Chen Jin asked again: "Who are those who bought them?"

Chu Xiucai wrung his fingers and said, "There are Huang Wuye, Zhou Yuanwai, Mr. Su, etc."

"they are?"

"Oh, a few of them are well-known collectors in the industry."

The so-called "collectors" almost all have the nature of "speculators". Throughout the ages, there are very few people who only collect and don't sell.

Chen Jin then asked: "After these people received the calligraphy, did they resell it?"

Chu Xiucai replied honestly: "Then I don't know. I'm short on time, so I only inquired about these things. Many of them were introduced by Brother Xiang."

Brother Xiang, that is Mouse Xiang, immediately bowed his head in front of Chen Jin: "Chu Xiucai, you can just call me 'Axiang'."

Chen Jin was not surprised. This guy was a well-known broker in Wenmiao Street, so he was naturally well-informed.

He came with Chu Xiucai now, presumably also to please him, to see if he could accept some calligraphy.

Who wouldn't be tempted to resell it for nearly ten times the profit?
Such a good thing is also rare on Confucian Temple Street.

Regardless of whether it is Chu Xiucai or Shuoxiang, the things they can get in touch with and inquire about end here, and if they go up, it is another level.

Through these situations, Chen Jin has already figured out what happened in the past two or three days.

In fact, it is not complicated, just a "people grab goods, buy low and sell high".

Calligraphy is different from "Boundless Wind and Moon Xiao Xiao Xia". The short story could have been impersonated, followed by a dog's tail, and scribbled to fool people, but calligraphy is a very intuitive thing, especially Chen Jin's running script style is unique, plus " It is not so easy for others to counterfeit the Jinling stone seal of "The Man in the Way".

Collectors themselves naturally have to have a considerable level of discrimination, otherwise they will not be able to do it at all, and they will be cheated to death long ago.

For those, Chen Jin doesn't care, what he wonders is why so many collectors invariably pursue the words "people in this way".

There is an old saying: Maxima often exists, but bole does not often exist.

This is actually a kind of complaint about underappreciated talents.

Chen Jin didn't think he was out of recognition for his talents. In fact, although his handwriting was not bad, he still had a long way to go from being a real master.The highlights of calligraphy written so far, one is the innovation of fonts, and the other is the blessing of famous sentences.

But these two points are still not enough to arouse such pursuit.

There are nearly a hundred shops on Confucian Temple Street, most of which sell calligraphy. I don’t know how many young and handsome people hang their works in the shop for consignment.

Among the countless works, there is neither publicity nor effective personal connections, how can Chen Jin's calligraphy stand out and become popular?

Collectors such as Huang Wuye, it is impossible for them to "recognize heroes with discerning eyes" with the same vision, and join hands to praise "people in this way".

Such industry collectors are actually more profit-seeking, and they can’t get up early without profit. How could they use so much real money to support an unknown outsider who has no relatives or reason?
Combining all kinds of things, we can get the answer: behind all the collectors, there is still one person standing.

This person is the real benefactor.

The question came back again, who is this person?
After thinking about it for a while, although there are some guesses, it cannot be taken as true until the truth is revealed.

The other party spent so much trouble, it should be unwilling to reveal their identity.

In any case, this situation is a good thing for Chen Jin's Liyan plan.

Pursuing hype is a kind of operational propaganda.

Chen Jin would not, and would not be able to, unless he gave up the channel of calligraphy.

Silly?

But relying on such hype alone cannot last long. What Chen Jin has to do is to continue to improve his own level, rather than lacking in excess, so as to truly reach the level of a famous artist.At that time, his worth, let alone ten taels of a picture, could be even higher.

……

"My lord, is there a new work by this Taoist today?"

Chu Xiucai asked expectantly.

With a price difference of nine taels, he wanted to be a second-hand dealer.

Chen Jin replied: "No."

I was busy studying Xiaosheng last night, so I didn't write it into words.

"Is there tomorrow then?"

"Who knows? You have to ask the author."

Chu Xiucai: "..."

In his mind, he had already equated Chen Jin with "a person in this way", but because of this, he felt even more puzzled.

Thinking about it suddenly, could it be that the pursuit behavior of all the collectors was actually instructed by Chen Jin?
The son's background is so terrifying!
Thinking of this, Chu Xiucai seemed to have glimpsed a huge secret, and couldn't help getting excited.

No wonder the market is so good but the price is not increasing, and there is no rush to write more and sell it...

This is putting a long line to catch big fish.

All the doubts were cleared up.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jin didn't know that this guy was constantly making up his mind, and when he sat back on the counter, he felt vigilant in his heart: the vest is on fire, and it is bound to attract many covetous people, and many people will want to know the true identity of "the man in this way".

And he himself naturally became the biggest suspect.

It's not that I'm afraid of my identity being leaked. As a scholar, it's common to have a few pseudonyms and aliases, and it's not against the law.

It's just that after revealing your identity, it is inevitable that there will be many troubles, which will disturb the practice.

Besides, when asked about this pursuit, there will not be much room for mediation.

Outsiders will not believe that Chen Jin and the benefactor behind the scenes do not know each other. There must be a close relationship between the two...

hard to explain.

After thinking about it, I think it is still necessary to determine the place of origin first.

This is a matter that must be implemented sooner or later. If it is delayed for a long time, if the time limit stipulated by the yamen passes, it will be troublesome.

Just do what you want: "I'll go out for a while, you guys look at the store."

Chu Xiucai murmured in his heart: I went out yesterday and brought back a monkey, but if I went out today, what would I bring back?
This time, Chen Jin went straight to the Jiangzhou government office.

In the Qian Dynasty, the architectural layout of the major yamen was basically the same, the difference was only in size.Regardless of the county government or the government government, they are subdivided according to their functions and powers, and are divided into six rooms, which correspond to the six departments above the temple.

To apply for domicile, it is natural to find a household.

Chen Jin's family was clear, and he quickly found the relevant person in charge of handling the affairs, a pawn named Zhong.

The other party checked the documents one by one in a slow manner, drank a sip of tea, and said, "Chen Xiucai, this situation is quite special. Although there is no problem in the procedure, it may be troublesome to handle it."

Chen Jin asked, "What kind of trouble?"

The other party smiled: "This matter will not be clear for a while."

Chen Jin immediately understood: "If the official Zhong Dian doesn't mind the trouble, I'll be the host. Please go to Yunshan Pavilion to talk about it."

"Good talk, good talk."

With a good banquet and a silver ticket, Chen Jin's "Shang Dao" made Zhong Dian quite satisfied.

Chen Jin also achieved his goal.

On the one hand, the native place is settled;
On the other hand, after confirming what happened back then, Father Chen's injustice was suppressed by the Wang family long ago, so outsiders knew little about it and had almost no influence.To this day, no one remembers it.

Time is ruthless, and people are forgetful, as always.

This is exactly what Chen Jin wanted. When he came back, he would not be noticed by some "big shots", so he could do things right under his nose.

With his native place, he officially became a scholar in Jiangzhou.But it doesn't mean that you can take the exam, you have to go to school, and pass the year-old exam and so on.

Among them, the scientific examination was added after the reform of the imperial examination system carried out by the new emperor after he ascended the throne. It is said to be quite cumbersome.

Once any restructuring provisions are implemented, the students have to obey and adapt.

As for "entering school", it mainly refers to entering official school.In the capital, it is the most famous Guozijian, and in the local area, state capitals, counties and towns basically have government schools.

Therefore, if Chen Jin is studying, he must enter Jiangzhou Academy.

State-level universities only accept scholars and candidates, and children below children are not eligible.After entering the school, there are differences in the composition of students, such as lin students, hyperplasia, epiphysis, etc.

This student and that student are actually the top classes and ordinary classes in modern schools.

For someone like Chen Jin who read half-way, not to mention linsheng, even Zengsheng can't be regarded as supernatural, and can only start from epiphytic.

If you perform well and have excellent grades, you can be promoted from epiphyte to lin student.

Of course, it is also possible not to go to school, but in that case, it is tantamount to giving up the qualifications of the imperial examination and being a scholar for the rest of your life.

No scholar is willing to stop here. Even if he comes from a poor background, he will grit his teeth and try his best to get money to go to school.

Chu Xiucai is a typical example. He was so poor and heavily in debt that he still wanted to study.

Because this is the only way for him to fight for a bright future!

He won't and can't walk any other way.

In this regard, Chen Jin deeply felt the same way and could understand it better.

Not to mention that in the ancient society with dense strata and almost insurmountable, even in the enlightened and developed modern system, reading is still the most cost-effective upward ladder.

Chen Jin is certainly a practitioner, but what he cultivates is not the kind of immortal who flies into the sky and hides from the ground.

The Dao of Immortal Buddha is broken, and he still has to roll in the world of mortals.

As a human being, the first thing to solve is always the issue of identity. If you don't have an identity, you are a lonely ghost.

So, what kind of identity should Chen Jin earn for himself?
Freelancer?swordsman?Bookstore owner?

And or other...

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