Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 54 "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue" and "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" can be written
  Zhang Xiao listened, wanting to speak but holding back. Although I know the outcome of Li Rusong's escape from the original time and space, I can't tell the person involved.

After all, it is a military commander's dream to seal a wolf and live in Xu. He is nothing, so how dare he casually attack other people's dreams. Moreover, Li Rusong was a very proud military commander.

"You are arrogant, you have to do your deeds. War is the most evil thing in the world. How can you talk about it casually?" Li Chengliang couldn't help but speak.

Li Rusong was speechless.

"Zhang Shidu, I do have an unkind invitation when I come here this time. Zhang Shidu is rich in knowledge and writes books with great skill. I wonder if he can help me write about my achievements in Liaodong." Li Chengliang asked. .

Zhang Xiao really didn’t expect that Li Chengliang came here for this matter, but then he thought about it, this was in the Ming Dynasty, not the information age in the original time and space where everyone could become a writer and become a self-media. Writing a book was quite A solemn matter.

"Thanks to Uncle Ning Yuan's trust, Zhang is also very interested in Uncle Ning Yuan's achievements in Liaodong. But I just want to ask, if Ning Yuan wrote this book, would it be published for the public, or should it be left to future generations as a family heirloom? "Zhang Xiao thought for a moment and asked solemnly.

"You can't learn things like war by studying. I am not like Qi Shaobao in running the army. He runs the army strictly and pays much attention to it, so he can also write some military books. What I rely on is to seize the opportunity and make a sudden attack. This thing is You can only understand the unspeakable things, and it is not easy for my descendants to learn to understand them. Don’t be afraid of Zhang Shi’s jokes. My sons now all have some fame, but they really haven’t learned from me how to seize opportunities. Ability." Li Chengliang said.

Li Rusong remained silent.

"Uncle Ning Yuan is so humble. General Zi Mao Zizhen is already a famous general in the world, and General Zi Qing is also a marksman. So Ning Yuan Bo just wants this book to be published, right?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Yes, I also know that Zhang Shidu has a heavy task and I don't dare to go to the trouble of writing it by hand. In fact, I already have the manuscript, so I asked Zhang Shidu to ask someone to proofread it. If you have time, you can help me take a look at it. How can I print and publish it? I entrusted it to Zhang Shidu. Since Zhang Shidu doesn't mind the trouble, I will have the manuscript delivered here later." Li Chengliang said.

After talking about business, Li and his son chatted with Zhang Xiao for a few words and then left.

After seeing off the guests, Zhang Xiao felt that he might have fallen into a misunderstanding before. Of course, I had to write a book like "The Rise of a Great Power" by myself. If you have books like "The Complete Biography of Yue" and "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", there is no need to write them yourself. After all, you can be considered a big novelist. It is not normal to find a ghostwriter. If you are worried that the tone of the work will be distorted, you can write out the general outline of the book yourself, or even write out the chapter names directly.

Without further ado, Zhang Xiao quickly wrote the outlines of "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue" and "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", and also wrote the names of each chapter.

The next day, Zhang Xiao rushed to the Ding Family Bookstore with the illustrations of "The Conquest of Mexico" and the outlines of two books.

When he arrived at Dingjia Bookstore, there was a lot of excitement everywhere. Zhang Xiao went straight past the crowd of book buyers and went to find shopkeeper Ding.

"Shopkeeper Ding, business is booming." Zhang Xiaowang greeted Shopkeeper Ding. "Oh, Mr. Zhang is here. He has been missing for a few days." Shopkeeper Ding raised his head from reading.

"Shopkeeper Ding, this is an illustration by Dong Xuanzai. If shopkeeper Ding thinks there is nothing wrong with it, he can engrave it and prepare it for printing. What book is shopkeeper Ding reading?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"The paintings painted by Mr. Dong are naturally excellent. This book is like this. Several scholars have submitted manuscripts in the past few days. Only this one is decently written, so now I will read it myself. Finish it and see if it's worth publishing. But this is the book I read. The scholar who wrote the book had an idea. He wanted to use your pen name, Mr. Zhang." Shopkeeper Ding said.

"Shopkeeper Ding has worked hard. But to be honest, many people in the capital now know that Xiaoyaozi is my pen name. My pen name is not much different from my real name. So, Let me take a look at this book." Zhang Xiao said.

"Mr. Zhang, this is the manuscript. The book tells the stories of Guo Jing's father Guo Tianxiao and Yang Kang's father Yang Tiexin." Shopkeeper Ding said while handing over the manuscript.

Zhang Xiao took the manuscript and read it. What was written in the book was what happened a few years before the beginning of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It was about Guo Tianxiao and Yang Tiexin who were doing chivalry in Shandong and saw the soldiers of the Jin Dynasty killing innocent people indiscriminately. The officials exploited them excessively, and in a fit of anger accidentally killed the Jin Dynasty sergeant who had done evil. Then the matter was exposed, and they had no choice but to pull a team up the mountain and harass the Jin Dynasty everywhere. As a result, the Jin Dynasty court was furious and sent a large army to encircle and suppress the rebels. The rebels suffered heavy casualties. Frustrated, Guo and Yang desperately escaped from Shandong and came to the Southern Song Dynasty. They lived a civilian life, waiting for the opportunity and cultivating the next generation.

"The writing is quite interesting. Is it because it uses the story background of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that I was asked to add my name?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"Yes, this scholar said that he was so happy reading the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that he wanted to write one himself." Shopkeeper Ding said.

"Although he used the setting of my story, the plot of this book is also his own original work, and the writing is really good. I can't let his name be buried in vain. Can you contact this scholar? If it's convenient, ask him to come to my house and tell me his intention, and I'll ask the servant at the door to let him go," Zhang Xiao said.

"As far as I can contact him, he left his name and address. He lives nearby. I can just go find him." Shopkeeper Ding said.

"By the way, Shopkeeper Ding, one more thing by the way. I have always wanted to write two novels, but I am busy with official duties. Can you see if you can find some reliable ghostwriters in the bookstore to write these two books." Zhang Xiao handed the outlines of the two books to Shopkeeper Ding.

""The Complete Biography of Yue Yue" and "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" are good names and will definitely sell well." Shopkeeper Ding said.

"Shopkeeper Ding, don't rush to praise me. You have been running a bookstore for many years. You can definitely tell whether these two books can be sold. If you think you should add some content, you can also give your opinions and suggestions." Zhang Xiao said, Zhang Xiao also wanted to hear the opinions of professionals. After all, Zhang Xiaolie's framework did not completely follow the original work, and there were still some deletions and trade-offs. For example, the original ending of "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" tells the story of Yue Fei's son's Northern Expedition and his successful return to the Second Saints. This certainly reflected the good wishes of the ancient people, but after Zhang Xiao thought about it again, he changed it to a historical ending.

(End of this chapter)