Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 162 Zhang Xiao is publishing a new novel again

"May I ask what the Great Khan's ambition is? If he just wants to dominate the Jurchen tribes, the Jianzhou tribe is now the number one overlord of the Jurchen tribes. However, Gong feels that you are still worried about Great Khan every day. At present, the Jianzhou tribe is among the Jurchen tribes. There are no decent opponents anymore. Now that Ye He’s prestige has been greatly damaged, it will no longer be possible to organize the nine-department coalition." Gong Zhenglu asked.

"I don't know how many Jurchen overlords have changed before. Whether it was Wangtai, Wang Wutang, or Wang Gao, they were either destroyed by the court, or their descendants fought for power. Now I just defeated the nine coalition forces and amused myself in this small ravine. Le, what does it mean?" Nurhachi said.

"Then what does the Great Khan want to achieve?"

"I want to unify all the Jurchen tribes and claim the title of king and khan outside the Great Wall. Wouldn't it be beautiful? Could it be that Mr. Gong thinks that the Jianzhou tribe can only develop to this point? I, Shuerhaqi and others have raised troops in thirteen armors, and now we have It has been more than ten years, that is, we have unified the Jianzhou Department. Compared with Genghis Khan, I am nothing."

"The Great Khan compares himself to Genghis Khan. Does he want to plot something big?" Gong Zhenglu was silent for a long time before asking.

"What Mr. Gong said is that I admire heroes and heroes, just say it casually. I am about to go to Beijing to pay tribute. The imperial court gave me thirty imperial edicts, and now it allows the Jianzhou Ministry to trade with each other in Fushun City. This is The Mongol Khans of the Chahar tribe did not receive such treatment. It was just that the Jianzhou tribe was too close to the imperial court. If any border commander deceived the emperor and killed the Jianzhou tribe first for military merit and then raided the Jianzhou tribe, the emperor was thousands of miles away. Where would he be? I can control it. The lives of tens of thousands of people in the Jianzhou Department depend on me, so I have to be careful."

"The Jianzhou Ministry has always been in harmony with the imperial court over the years, so it shouldn't be like this."

"I also think it shouldn't be the case. The Jianzhou Ministry needs no land and no money. They are all in the wilderness. They only have some mountain treasures. This time I will bring the best mountain products to Beijing to pay tribute. . But it’s always a good thing to have some precautions.”

"The Khan has foresight and foresight, and Gong admires him very much."

"Father Khan..."

"That's because Mr. Gong is talented. If Mr. Gong hadn't been willing to help write documents here, how would anyone be willing to come to our state-building department? You praise Envoy Zhang so much, is it possible that Envoy Zhang would come to our desolate place? You talk It may not be intentional, but do you know how unhappy Mr. Gong is?"

"Mr. Zhang, why do you have the time to come to the bookstore today? What a coincidence that you are here. I just have a book here that I want you to read."

"Chu Ying, my father wants to ask you something. Please think carefully. You don't have to agree, but if you agree, you can't regret it." Nurhaci asked seriously.

"Thank you Father Khan."

"Father, please speak."

"Father Khan, are you worried about the court? I am willing to go."

"Father, my homework was taught by Mr. Gong. As a student, it's not enough to ask a few questions." Chu Ying didn't understand.

"This time you are going to Beijing to pay tribute. Are you willing to go to Beijing to be a hostage? If you want to study under Zhang Qinchao, my father can arrange it, but how long you will stay in the capital, I can't say." Nurhachi said solemnly.

"Chu Ying, why did you say something bad about Mr. Gong at the banquet today?" Nurhachi asked.

"Since Father Khan can't trust Mr. Gong, why do you still use Mr. Gong so highly? Mr. Gong has to write all kinds of documents. He also makes him the teacher of Father Khan and my other brothers?"

"You will inherit the position of father in the future, how can you show your personal likes and dislikes in front of others at will. Mr. Gong is a Han Chinese and a scholar no matter what. Although he doesn't care on the surface, what will happen if he gets a grudge against you? What to do?" Nurhaci asked.

"Is that so?"

"No, no, no, no one should be gullible. Although my father valued Mr. Gong, until now, my father has not dared to completely trust Mr. Gong. You may not understand at a young age. Mr. Gong did not come to the Jianzhou Department voluntarily. of."

"Otherwise, Mr. Gong has the reputation of being a scholar. He was a scholar from Shaoxing. I heard that in the imperial examination held by the Ming Dynasty, the best students in the examination were students from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If Mr. Gong wins the imperial examination later, he will be able to The Ming Dynasty has become an official. It is not a despicable place like ours. The emperor rewards good-looking officials and titles, which are real officials. Even if you fail to pass the exam, you can live a good life with your reputation as a scholar, so why do you need to be like us? A bitter cold place. I have heard that the food and clothing of the luxurious homes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang may not be worse than the emperors in the capital. Even in terms of food and clothing alone, the emperor may not be as good as them. So Mr. Gong has been working hard all these years. Jianzhou, I’m also a little unsure about him.”

"Father Khan has been busy these days, and he didn't listen to you talk about your experiences in North Korea. He also neglected you. Then you can tell me briefly tonight, and there will be more to talk about. It's a long way to the capital. , our father and son chatted while walking."

"Okay, I will make arrangements for you this time when you come to Beijing. Remember to adapt to changes when you are in the capital. The water in the capital is deep, and what you can learn depends on your luck."

"My son realizes his mistake, please forgive me."

At Dingjia Bookstore in Beijing, shopkeeper Ding met Zhang Xiao again, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Father Khan, why don't you rest so late?" Chu Ying came in.

Gong Zhenglu said goodbye and left, and Nurhaci immediately sent someone to summon Chu Ying to come in.

"Oh? What book? I want to read it." Zhang Xiao became interested.

"Master Zhang, please read it." Shopkeeper Ding handed the book over.

""The Records of the Wanli Conquest of the Japanese"? Shopkeeper Ding, is this the title of the book that you came up with yourself?"

"Yes, this book mainly talks about the war to aid Korea and conquer the Japanese that just ended."

"Oh? Then this book tells the story of aiding Korea and fighting against the Japanese. Where did you hear the story, Shopkeeper Ding, and write such a book?"

"Mr. Zhang, you have sponsored a special issue before, telling the story of the war against Japan and aiding Korea clearly. The following newspaper is a weekly issue, which also explains the war. Since the army's triumphant return, I have also found acquaintances in the Beijing camp. , he went to North Korea in person, so he also told many stories with Ding. All these are enough to write a book."

"Shopkeeper Ding, if you want to write about fighting against Japan and aiding Korea, you can ask me, or you can ask Lu Wenhua." "Master Zhang is now a senior official in the court. Ding compiled a book to make a living. If Master Zhang hadn't been there, There are people in the bookstore, so Ding will not show this book to you, the master. This is not because he is afraid that the book will not sell well if it is printed, and it will lose the master's share, so I have the courage to submit it to the master."

"Let me take a look first." Zhang Xiao opened the book and started to read it roughly. It basically imitated the framework of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". From a rough look, the writing style can only be regarded as passable, but the story is indeed attractive.

"The book is still a good book, but it still needs to be revised. And don't print it yet, at least not this year." Zhang Xiao finished reading the "Wanli Conquest of Japanese Records" and thought for a long time before saying this.

"Mr. Zhang, what's wrong with the writing of this book? Mr. Zhang, you have become a high official and haven't written a book for a long time. Now the business of bookstores has dropped a lot. Mr. Zhang, the books you wrote have also been reprinted by other bookstores. And because it is sold cheaply, the business of the small shop is getting worse and worse. If this book is not useful, Ding will not know what book to write." Shopkeeper Ding was a little worried.

"Let's talk about why we can't print this book now, but I can only say this to you. You are not allowed to tell anyone else, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

"Even if the bookstore loses, Mr. Ding will keep what Mr. Zhang said in his stomach. Mr. Zhang, please tell me."

"The imperial court is about to award a prize. Shopkeeper Zhang, you have written such a book now. Although it is said to be a novel, people who read it will not be able to take it seriously. If people read this book later, they will start talking about "Wanli's Conquest of Japan" "Records" also didn't mention much about how a certain general or governor was awarded such a high official this time. This person was so powerful in the "Records of the Wanli Conquest of the Japanese", so why was the reward so low? Is it because the imperial reward was unfair? Think about it, if such comments were spread, how many important civil and military officials would be offended?"

"Ding is stupid. In order to make a small amount of money, he almost ruined Mr. Zhang's big business. This book can no longer be printed. It must not be printed. Do you want me to destroy this book now?" Shopkeeper Ding quickly expressed his position.

"Why destroy it? Just revise it. It's not convenient to print now, but you can print it later. Or just revise it and send it out under another name. But shopkeeper Ding, this book of yours is better than anything else." , there is one thing that is very poorly written. Do you know what it is?"

"Ding is stupid, please clear me up."

"Why do you write so much about me in this book? The one on the left is Zhang Minglue who offers advice, and the one on the right is Zhang Minglue who wisely retreated the Japanese army. There is no need to write about me at all. You should write more about the heroic fighting of the soldiers. Although the soldiers were homesick when they fought in Korea, When I thought of His Majesty sitting in the palace without thinking about food and dinner, and thinking about the beautiful rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty behind me, I felt great courage in my heart. So when I attacked Pyongyang City and Wangjing, everyone fought bravely to be the first, killing the Japanese in fear. In this way It’s better to write.”

"This book talks about His Majesty, will there be any taboos?" Shopkeeper Ding hesitated.

"So I want to describe it from the side. I don't want you to write about His Majesty directly. Forget it, I'll tell you in detail later. Do you have a backup copy of this book? If so, I'll take this one and read it first."

"Don't worry, Master Zhang. In addition to this book, the bookstore also has two transcribed copies as backup."

"That's good. Shopkeeper Ding, don't worry. I have also written a novel in the past few days. If this novel sells well, I can publish a series in the future, and it is guaranteed to be novel enough. Even other bookstores are looking for someone to catch the knife. It’s impossible to imitate a novel like this.”

"Well, this is it. More than half of this book has been written now, but this is the only manuscript. Shopkeeper Ding, you have been selling books for so many years. Can you help me see how well this book will sell? Is there anything that needs to be revised or added? Sales volume." Zhang Xiao said as he handed over the manuscript of "Assassin's Creed".

"Master Zhang's masterpiece, Ding will naturally read it seriously." Shopkeeper Ding took the manuscript with some excitement and read it carefully.

Boss Ding was reading a book seriously, so Zhang Xiao naturally didn't want to disturb him. He just sipped tea and slowly flipped through the "Wanli Conquest of Japanese Records".

I don't know how long it took before Shopkeeper Ding, who looked excited, put down the manuscript in front of him.

"It's a good book, and I was very excited to read it. But when I got to the end, it was gone. It was really uncomfortable to read."

"This book is almost finished. I will add the ending and polish it in the next few days, and then I can give it to you completely."

"Mr. Zhang, I've read this book. Can you tell me the ending?"

"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Ding, with your words, the sales of this book should not be bad. It's okay, I will briefly explain the ending to you, and you can also see if this ending is appropriate." Zhang Xiao said .

Under the expectant gaze of Shopkeeper Ding, Zhang Xiao briefly told the ending of Altaïr's story.

"Oh? I didn't expect this ending. In this way, from the beginning, Altaïr was deceived by his master and used Altaïr's superb force to eradicate his opponents. But there is one thing I can't figure out. I understand very well, what kind of monster is this golden apple that the master holds? It can actually control people's hearts. Since it can control people's hearts and create an environment for Altaïr's death, why does this master not use the golden apple to directly control Altaïr? And was killed by Altaïr?"

"How should I put it? The general explanation is that Altaïr is gifted. After experiencing setbacks and overcoming his inner demons, his mind has become quite powerful. The golden apple can no longer control Altaïr's mind. So in the end, Altaïr After his mentor failed to restrain Altaïr with golden apples, he had no choice but to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Altaïr. However, Altaïr's master was old and frail after all, and it was normal for him to be killed if he could not resist."

"Is this the end of the story? Why do I feel that the story is far from finished."

"There is indeed a story behind it, but let's see how the response to this book is first. If it sells, we will hurry up and publish a sequel. If the sales volume is average, then we will slowly publish a sequel."

"Master Zhang's book must sell well."

"In business, we can't let Shopkeeper Ding lose our money. In fact, the golden apple mentioned in this novel can be regarded as an allusion from the Western Yi." Zhang Xiao also got interested and added the story of Homer's epic The story is briefly told, especially the part where the three goddesses asked Paris to give the golden apple to the most beautiful woman.

"This Western god is weird. He deliberately causes wars and devastates all living beings even if they disagree with each other." Shopkeeper Ding said with emotion.

Zhang Xiaogang wanted to say that Nuwa did the same to King Zhou, but when the words came to his lips, Zhang Xiao suddenly realized that at this juncture, "The Romance of the Gods" had not yet been written.

"The gods of Xiyi are all weird gods. If Shopkeeper Ding is willing to listen, I can have a good talk with Shopkeeper Ding some other time. Today is indeed too late," Zhang Xiao said.

"Where is it? Mr. Zhang is still willing to talk to me so much. I am already satisfied." Shopkeeper Ding said.

(End of this chapter)