"In addition to Robben being able to cut inside...oh no, he can write novels, he can also understand slang?" Zhu Zhen was very shocked.
"How fresh." Liu Bowen said lightly: "You haven't read any novels written by his master and apprentice."
"Oh, that's right." Zhu Zhen said with deep approval: "The underworld situation in the Song Dynasty is great."
"The reason why he knows so well is because he has a deep connection with the three religions, and is also the official protector of the Mingjiao." Liu Bowen continued: "Last year, you fell into the hands of the Mingjiao, and you were able to save the day, all because of him."
"Oh, that's it." Zhu Zhen suddenly said: "I wonder why King Ming suddenly thought of us as the sons of Zhang Shicheng and Gao Qi. It turned out that Luo Ben was secretly helping."
"That's right." Liu Bowen nodded and said, "He was later exposed and was being hunted by the Ming Cult. He came to the capital to take refuge as a last resort."
"So, our brothers owe him a debt." Lao Liu said.
"We are all adults, no one can influence anyone, and no one owes anyone anything." Liu Bowen slowly shook his head and said: "But he is still a bit cunning. If you don't mind being second-hand, you can try to keep him.
"
"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it." Zhu Zhen shook his head without hesitation, because his master was also second-hand.
"Then go and invite him in." Liu Bowen said with a smile: "The scholar who has been wasted has only a ragged self-esteem left in the end."
"That's the strength of character." Zhu Zhen stood up happily and said.
"That's right." Liu Bowen smiled like an aunt. He was a disciple with a bad temperament, but he was actually good.
Then I heard Lao Liu go out to the study and shout:
"Bring that anus eye back to me!"
"..." Liu Ji couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
~~
Luo Guanzhong hasn't left yet, he is talking to Liu Li in the front yard.
"We haven't seen each other for a few years. You've become a big girl now." Luo Guanzhong squinted and asked like a kind aunt, "How are you doing with your studies?"
"I've read everything I need to read, but studying is so boring." Liu Li smiled and said, "Reading novels is more interesting. Is there any sequel to Sir's "Three Kingdoms"?"
"Oh, don't rush to update, it will hurt your feelings." Luo Guanzhong's smile froze.
"I'm going to treat Mr. to some sweets, so why don't you write one more time?" Liu Li reached out and took out the candy from her purse.
"If you don't eat it, it will hurt your health." Luo Guanzhong waved his hands and said repeatedly: "The last time I ate a candy from you, I went back and spent half the night in the hut."
"I'm really sorry, sir," Liu Li quickly apologized, "Last time, I was obsessed with reading a novel, so I brought the wrong one to sir."
He took out a handful of colorful candies and said, "I will definitely not have a stomachache this time."
"It's strange that I believe you, you little girl is very bad." However, Luo Guanzhong learned a lesson and was unwilling to take any more risks.
While the two were talking, Wang De came out, cupped his hands to Luo Guanzhong and said, "Sir, our Highness has a request."
"No!" Luo Guanzhong said unhappily: "If you wave it away, you will go, if you call it, you will come. Wouldn't that make me lose face?"
"Sigh." Wang Defa finally understood why His Highness said, "Catch him back." He knew these vitriol all too well. "I'm offended."
After Wang Ma finished speaking, she waved her hand, and two burly men grabbed Luo Guanzhong's arms and dragged him back.
"Let me go!" Lao Luo said angrily: "Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated. Do you understand?"
"Sir, you'd better calm down." Wang Defa reminded him in a low voice: "The person in front of you is a moody and arrogant prince. The more you act like this, the more he will humiliate you. Sir, you don't want to become the capital of Beijing.
The butt of the joke, right?”
"Huh, I just don't know as much as a child!" Robben is indeed experienced in the world and can bend and stretch.
~~
Luo Guanzhong returned to the study. Zhu Zhen smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Guanzhong."
"It's you who chased me away, and it's you who invited me back. What are you going to do?" Luo Guanzhong said with a straight face.
"Thank you in advance, sir, for your secret help when we were in Fengyang." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said with a straight attitude.
"Huh, I was deceived by your master. He said there was someone there who could help me publish "Water Margin" and fulfill my master's last wish." Luo Guanzhong said expressionlessly.
"My master didn't lie to you. Give me the manuscript and I will publish it for you." Zhu Zhen said seriously: "Signed - Shi Naian, Luo Guanzhong."
"..." Luo Guanzhong's ugly face finally showed some expression, and a flash of tears flashed across his chrysanthemum eyes.
Is "Water Margin" good? It's absolutely good. Whoever watches it will be fascinated. But why is no one willing to publish it? Because their master and apprentice had the experience of being a thief.
Shi Naian's ancestral home was in Suzhou. He was a scholar at the age of nineteen and a scholar at the age of twenty-eight. At the age of thirty-six, he and Liu Bowen were admitted to the same imperial examination. The two had a close relationship... That's why Luo Guanzhong later asked Liu Bowen to help publish a book.
After passing the imperial examination, Shi Naian served as an official in Qiantang for three years. Because he was dissatisfied with the darkness of the officialdom and did not want to cater to the powerful, he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown to write novels behind closed doors.
However, after Zhang Shicheng's uprising, he was hired as a military advisor. Most of Shi Naian and Zhang Shicheng's staff were old friends and could not resist their persuasion. In addition, he also wanted to make a career, so he took his student Luo Guanzhong and joined Zhang Shicheng's army.
Although the master and the apprentice left the Soochow Army after discovering that Zhang Shicheng was unable to support him, after entering the Ming Dynasty, this dark history that could not be erased still deeply troubled the master and the apprentice.
As a result, Shi Naian never saw his works published until his death. Luo Guanzhong has been wandering between black and white, unable to stand upright in the world.
Now His Highness the King of Chu is going to publish "The Complete Story of Water Margin", and he also wants to print the names of their masters and disciples. This is undoubtedly announcing to the whole world that the old scores of the previous dynasty are about to be settled!
His master can smile now, and he no longer has to hide in Tibet and have no fixed place to live...
Luo Guanzhong, who was so arrogant, was so moved that his eyes turned red after all, and he bowed deeply to Zhu Zhen.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"You're welcome, it's my honor." Zhu Zhen said sincerely.
"Your Highness, it's true." Luo Guanzhong came in with the consciousness of being humiliated, but he didn't expect that Lao Liu would give him such courtesy. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Unexpected."
"Hahaha, sir, don't you also pay attention to 'strange peaks' when writing books?" Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "By the way, sir, look at these pieces of paper, what do they mean?"
Only then did he push the secret letters in front of Luo Guanzhong.
Luo Guanzhong picked it up, held it in front of his eyes and read it again: "This is the secret letter of the Ming Sect, the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect."
After speaking, he picked up the pen, put his face against the paper, and started brushing away.
After he finished translating one article, Zhu Zhen read one. After reading it, he handed it to Liu Bowen and asked:
"Master, what do you think?"
"I'll sit and watch." Liu Bowen rolled his eyes at him and said, "Can you use your brain first?"
