Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 16 Royal Brothers and Sisters
  In the imperial study, the emperor and Princess Yongning, brother and sister, were having a conversation.

"Your Majesty, we brother and sister haven't chatted like this for a long time." Princess Yongning said.

"Yes, sister, you have met the Queen Mother here, right?" the emperor said.

"I've seen it before. The Queen Mother is still the same, eating fast and chanting Buddha's name." Princess Yongning replied.

"Sister, are you still blaming me?" The emperor was a little unhappy.

"How dare you blame Your Majesty? You can only blame me for my bad fate. Nowadays, we just live one day at a time." Princess Yongning said sadly.

"Sister, that grandma Sun dares to alienate the Tian family, I have already taken care of her. Sister, you can do whatever you want, I will protect you," the emperor said.

"I just live in the mansion and read some books. By the way, Your Majesty, do you know who wrote the books "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?" the princess asked.

"I know, I even captured him."

"what?"

"This guy is a talent, so he should be kept under our radar. His name is Zhang Xiao, and he is currently serving as an errand at the Hanlin Academy. A few days ago, I gave him the title of Imperial Study Assistant," the emperor explained.

"Oh okay."

"What's wrong, you like reading his books so much? These books are either about fighting or about killing, how come you also like reading them?" the emperor asked curiously.

"Your Majesty, that's because... Well, you don't understand even after I tell you. Apart from the few novels written by Zhang Xiao, there are several novels that portray women in such vivid images. In other novels, women are either waiting to get married or waiting for someone to marry. Elope." Princess Yongning said dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, you should read less of those novels about young ladies eloping with scholars. Zhang Xiao's books can still be used to increase your knowledge," the emperor said.

After chatting for a while, the princess excused herself.

Chen Ju appeared from the corner again. "Is this book written by Zhang Xiao so popular?" the emperor asked doubtfully.

"The ministers have probably read these books, and they are indeed very innovative. There are a lot of novels published nowadays, and most of them are pieced together and followed the trend at will. For example, as soon as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" came out, the romances of various dynasties also came out. "After so many years, there is no book that can compare with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."" Chen Ju said.

"I didn't expect you to have done some research on this novel. How is it? What has Zhang Xiao been busy with these days?" the emperor asked.

"Zhang Xiao has been writing articles and books these days and went to Dingjia Bookstore, but today it seems that Nurhachi also visited him at home." Chen Ju said.

"Is it the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, Nurhaci?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"That's the Nurhaci." Chen Ju confirmed.

"How long have you been visiting?"

"About two hours, Nurhachi came out not long ago."

"Okay then, call Zhang Xiao over later." The emperor ordered.

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Inside the mission house.

Nurhachi and Shuerhaqi looked at each other.

"Brother, I am too talkative. You are really reckless this time. Just ask about local customs or some anecdotes. Why do you ask about artillery? This Zhang Xiao is now a close official of the emperor. You are not afraid of him and the emperor. Speaking of this matter, what are the intentions of our state-building department?" Shuerhaqi said helplessly.

"Hey, I was curious and asked casually. The Folangji people are thousands of miles away from us, but they can get here smoothly. They must be quite capable of building ships and cannons. It's just that the "Song of Cid" was written in an earlier era. I'm a little off, so I didn't write these down." Nurhachi said regretfully.

(End of this chapter)