Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 5 "Cid's Song" Published

"My literary talent is insufficient, and I hope your Majesty will forgive me." Zhang Xiao didn't know how to reply. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are all copied from Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin's literary skills and Chinese studies are not the same. You can touch porcelain yourself. But this "Cid's Song", although it has this name, has little connection with that famous book in the history of literature. The story in it is actually Zhang Xiao's story about Sid in TV series, movies, and games. The plot is narrated in words. Moreover, some plots have been simplified a lot due to cultural differences.

"But this Cide is from Xiyi after all. It's not surprising that he is not so careful as you know. But can you write the manuscript faster?" The emperor urged him directly.

"This..." Zhang Xiao didn't know how to reply. His hands were numb these days when copying, but he didn't dare to draw pictures for the emperor. Failure to finish writing would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.

At this time, Chen Ju came to the rescue: "Your Majesty, how about this, Zhang Xiao, you can have a few people here, who will be responsible for reading, and the people below will be responsible for recording and polishing the words. It will be much faster this way."

"This is a good idea, but Zhang Xiao, you have to remember that forgetting the novels, you still have to write the important articles yourself. I will give you another 500 taels of silver to hire someone. In the next few days, you can finish this book first, and other Don't worry about it for now, you can just write it at home. You can make an outline of what you want to write later." The emperor waved his hand, and Zhang Xiao retreated angrily.

There is no shortage of anything in the capital, especially scholars since ancient times. Zhang Xiao quickly found a few scholars and storytellers to dictate the plot. These few were responsible for recording and enriching the plot. With the division of labor, Zhang Xiao's writing speed suddenly increased.

Although Xide's story is exciting, it is not too long. Zhang Xiao worked hard for a few days and handed the completed manuscript to Chen Ju. After a few days, Chen Ju received the emperor's instructions to publish it directly without cutting it. .

Just waiting for these words, Zhang Xiao paid the salaries of several note takers and told them to contact them when they got a job. Then he happily ran to Ding's Bookstore with the backup manuscripts.

Arriving in front of the bookstore, Zhang Xiao walked in with ease: "Shopkeeper Ding, this is the manuscript behind "Song of Xide". Don't worry, the higher-ups have checked it. Don't worry, it will be published. No changes are needed, just proofreading."

"I don't dare to be the shopkeeper. I just look after the store for Mr. Zhang." Shopkeeper Ding also quietly inquired about it in the past few days and found that what Zhang Xiao said was true. Even Zhang Xiao's situation was a little more exaggerated than what he said. That pair Zhang Xiao admired him even more and regarded Zhang Xiao as a reliable backstage supporter.

"The number of words in "The Song of Xide" is smaller, that is, more than 200,000 words. Shopkeeper Ding, how many copies do you plan to print?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Let's print a thousand copies first. Mr. Zhang, as long as you put your literary name - Xiaoyaozi, sales will be guaranteed. After all, "Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are now monthly It can still sell hundreds of sets. But whether the subsequent sales can increase, I can't guarantee it, it depends on the response."

"I gave you a thousand taels of silver as I said last time. I gave you the banknote here. Just go and pick it up. You can hire more people and give the engraving master some extra money. The engraving needs to be done faster. I will write other books later." Zhang Xiao ordered.

However, when "The Song of Xide" was actually printed and put on the shelves, shopkeeper Ding was still shocked, and Zhang Xiao did not expect that the sales volume was still quite high. It seems that there are still many wealthy people in the capital, and they are willing to see some new things. Of course this is a story for later. In the imperial palace at this time, in the royal study, the emperor was summoning important ministers.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has indeed underestimated Zhang Xiao. Although he wrote a novel, the geography in it is accurate. In such a famous novel as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the place names are often named Li Dai. Guan Yunchang passed five levels and defeated six. That route was run in a mess. It is rare for Zhang Xiao to write like this. Folangji's hometown is thousands of miles away from us, but Zhang Xiao can know all the family treasures. It seems that he also comes from an overseas family, and he has family education, otherwise how There will be such insight." Shen Shixing said with emotion while holding the manuscript of "Song of Xide".

"So he is willing to write down these insights, as long as they do not involve military and national affairs and cannot be known to the common people. He can write whatever he likes and publish whatever he likes. I still have this magnanimity. But Shen Aiqing, what do you think? This King Fo Langji just divided the country into three parts. Isn't that a mistake?" The emperor asked, changing the subject.

"The barbarians are certainly not as good at governing the country as we are in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty follows the Zhou rites, so it naturally has strict patriarchal laws, orderly inheritance, and respect between brothers and sisters." Shen Shixing quickly said some politically correct nonsense.

"Shen Shoufu's words always resonate with me. I didn't expect that the history of Xiyi is also impressive. The Folangji people are now roaming across the ocean. I didn't expect that they would be so embarrassed by the Al-Murabit dynasty from the south. This Alfonso VI was still able to hold on to half of the country, and he was not a mediocre king. It was just that the Thai and French countries that originally occupied the southern part of the peninsula lured wolves into the house, but were destroyed by reinforcements. This is somewhat similar to the disaster that the Song Dynasty brought in the Jurchens. This With his own strength, Xide was able to defeat Al-Murabit's new army, no wonder he was so successful." Emperor Wanli said with emotion.

The two ministers said nothing.

"Wang Aiqing, please tell me, what kind of minister is this Cide Rodrigo? Is he loyal or traitorous?" the emperor asked Wang Xijue.

"Your Majesty, of course Xide is a loyal minister, but he is too arbitrary and is suspected of separatism by powerful ministers. If there are such people in our Ming Dynasty, we must strictly control them and reprimand them, and follow the way of loyal ministers. If you insist on following the ancients, , that is, if you are not as loyal as King Yue, you can be as loyal as Huan Wen, and you cannot use it unless you are a hero." Wang Xijue thought for a moment and said solemnly.

"That makes sense. Wang Aiqing, you are in charge of the Hanlin Academy now. If Zhang Xiao wants to write a book, just give him convenience. If he needs to record the copying staff, you can also operate it well. If he needs to check something As long as it doesn't involve top-secret information, you can let him read it at will," the emperor ordered.

"I sincerely comply with your Majesty's decree. Zhang Xiao once told his ministers that he wanted to write about the rise of several great powers in the world, and he named the book "The Rise of Great Powers", which sounds nondescript." Wang Xijue replied.

"This is good. In the Song Dynasty, Sima Wen Gong compiled "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". Now that Zhang Xiao is willing to write the rise and fall of the powerful Siyi countries, I can also watch it, check for omissions, fill in the gaps, and gain more knowledge. This set of books is ready. , Wang Aiqing, you also have the merit of presiding over coordination." The emperor suggested.

"Wei Chen will do his best to promote this matter." Wang Xijue quickly expressed his position.

(End of this chapter)