South Street.

Hanlinxuan.

Hu Fei was sitting in the temporary study room, leaning on the table and writing furiously.

Since half a year's supply has been ordered, there are still more than a hundred Liaozhai posts to be published. He can't come every day, so he takes advantage of today's free time and plans to save more manuscripts.

Fortunately, except for Liaozhai, the rest of the anecdotes and the advertisements for various stores were all ghostwritten by Dong Yan, otherwise his hands would be broken sooner or later.

Xia Chan took care of the Hong Bin Building, and Dong Yan took care of the Hanlin Pavilion, which was really useful and made him worry a lot.

At this moment, Pei Jie led someone quickly to the backyard and walked into the study.

"Master, people are here."

Pei Jie raised his hands and said a reminder before stepping aside.

"I've met Mr. Hu."

The visitor bowed respectfully and looked at Hu Fei, who was writing furiously, with a smile on his face.

Hearing the sound, Hu Fei suddenly looked up.

"Eunuch Pang, why are you here?"

As Hu Fei said this, he dropped his pen and hurriedly went up to meet him.

The visitor was none other than Pang Yuhai, the chief eunuch.

"Master Hu, I haven't seen you for a long time. Is everything okay?"

Pang Yuhai smiled, cupped his hands and said.

"Very good, very good. You and I don't need to be so polite. Come on, sit down!"

"Pei Jie, watch the tea!"

Hu Fei said with a smile, dragging Pang Yuhai towards the chair.

He had a good impression of Pang Yuhai. Hongbin Tower was able to obtain the plaque of the No. 1 Tower in the World given by Zhu Yuanzhang, thanks to Pang Yuhai's help.

"Mr. Hu, I still have important matters to attend to, so I can't delay them. Let's talk about it another day."

Pang Yuhai smiled, shook his head and said.

"What's the matter? Tell me."

When Hu Fei heard this, he immediately became serious and looked at Pang Yuhai and asked.

When the chief eunuch came out of the palace to do business, it was of course the emperor's order. It seemed that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to do with him.

"Master Hu, this old slave, following His Majesty's orders, came to Hanlin Pavilion to buy Hanlin Daily from you, starting from the first... issue?"

Pang Yuhai hesitated for a moment and said slowly.

After hearing what Pang Yuhai said, before Hu Fei could say anything, Pei Jie and Chundie on the side had already widened their eyes and looked at each other.

They did not expect that even His Majesty had already begun to order Hanlin Daily.

"I'm sorry, Eunuch Pang, Hanlin Daily only publishes one issue a day, and it will be published every day until sold out. The first issue you requested is no longer available."

Hu Fei spread his hands and said with an embarrassed smile.

"No, Mr. Hu, your majesty said before I left, that I must take him back, otherwise my life will be in danger."

Pang Yuhai looked at Hu Fei with a sad face and said worriedly.

After hearing what Pang Yuhai said, Hu Fei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would mobilize so much for a newspaper.

"Master Hu, is there anything you can do? Please help me. If Mr. Hu is willing to help, the old slave will definitely be grateful for Mr. Hu's kindness and will definitely repay him in the future."

Pang Yuhai looked at Hu Fei and said pleadingly.

After listening to Pang Yuhai's words, Hu Fei couldn't help but smile and wave his hand.

"Eunuch Pang, I'm serious. I would like to ask, does your Majesty want all Hanlin Daily just for the storybook titled Liaozhai?"

Hu Fei looked at Pang Yuhai and asked seriously.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Pang Yuhai nodded and replied hurriedly.

"That'll be easy, just wait."

"Chundie, go to the printing room and bring the manuscripts of the previous issues."

Hu Fei smiled, turned to look at Chundie standing aside, and said loudly.

Chundie agreed and quickly left the study.

After a while, Chundie quickly returned with a stack of paper and handed it into Hu Fei's hands.

"If Your Majesty wants to read Liaozhai, it is enough to have these manuscripts and just take them back for submission. But if you want to read every issue in the future, you have to make a reservation in advance. One copy per day costs five yuan.

, it can be delivered to your door for an extra fee, and of course, you can also pick it up yourself.”

Hu Fei put the manuscript in Pang Yuhai's hand and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you also have to pay to see it?"

Pang Yuhai looked at Hu Fei with a grimace and asked.

"Of course, the emperor is guilty..."

"The emperor is also a human being. Even though he is above ten thousand people, he can't buy things without spending money, right? What's more, this young master wrote this with all his hard work, and all he earned was his hard-earned money."

Hu Fei nodded and said seriously.

Just now I almost said that the emperor was guilty of the same crime as the common people, but I couldn't help but rush out.

Pang Yuhai froze on the spot with an embarrassed look on his face and could only nod with a wry smile.

Pei Jie and Chundie on the side couldn't help but sweat on their backs as they listened to Hu Fei's remarks just now.

Who dares to collect money from His Majesty? Who in the world has such courage?!

"Now that I know Mr. Hu, I will report the truth truthfully when I go back."

Pang Yuhai held the manuscript and bowed, with an awkward yet polite smile on his face.

"Don't feel like you're at a disadvantage. You can tell His Majesty when you go back that the manuscripts I gave you are worth a lot of money. Every word on them was written by Master Ben personally. You should have heard about it, right?"

?One poster of my calligraphy can sell for one hundred taels! The supply exceeds the demand!"

Hu Fei pointed to the manuscript in Pang Yuhai's hand and said with a pity on his face.

"Yes, Mr. Hu, I have written it down."

Pang Yuhai nodded, bowed, and hurriedly walked out holding the manuscript.

He didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear that Hu Fei would say something sarcastic again, and he wouldn't know whether he should report it when he went back.

"Eunuch Pang, walk slowly!"

Hu Fei looked at Pang Yuhai who left in a hurry, smiled, waved his hand and shouted.

After Pang Yuhai left, Pei Jie and Chundie looked at Hu Fei who was writing as if nothing had happened, and started writing furiously again, with wry smiles on their faces.

I'm afraid there won't be anyone else in the entire capital who dares to speak so openly in front of the chief eunuch.

...

Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhu Yuanzhang held the manuscript that Pang Yuhai carefully brought back all the way, and he read it with concentration, almost to the point of selflessness.

Pang Yuhai didn't dare to say anything, so he could only wait on the side silently, adding tea and replacing fresh fruits.

In the blink of an eye, most of the day has passed.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally put down the manuscript in his hand, thinking about it with a solemn expression, and nodded frequently.

"Good writing! Good writing! Good writing!"

“It’s truly a wonderful piece of writing in the world!”

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but exclaimed after thinking about it. He said "good things" three times in a row, and his expression was a little uncontrollable.

Pang Yuhai looked at the excited Zhu Yuanzhang and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang actually liked this mythical story called Liaozhai so much. He was moved by the story.

When he got the manuscript before, he was so busy sending it back to the palace as soon as possible that he didn't even have time to take a look at it. At this time, he couldn't help but regret it.

"Your Majesty, is this article really that good?"

Pang Yuhai hesitated, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang curiously and asked.

"More than just a good word can describe it? It's simply a wonderful article! I never thought that Hu Fei, a dandy, could actually write such a wonderful article! He always seems to be able to impress me. He is really a model of great wisdom and foolishness!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and couldn't help but praise.

This is the first time he has praised Hu Fei so formally.
To be continued...