He was about to hand it to Luo Guanzhong when he glanced at the manuscript a few times and suddenly felt something was wrong. "Mr. Luo, it seems that this manuscript was not shown to me just now."
Yunxi's memory is not very outstanding. He can remember very important things or things that he is interested in very clearly, but other things are not satisfactory. However, he still judged at a few glances that this book had not been seen just now. This book was written
It was from the early Ming Dynasty, but Luo Guanzhong did not tell him about the early Ming Dynasty.
"Mr. Luo, didn't I say that I have been writing about the prosperity of the Hanzhou continent recently? Why did the old man write another book about the beginning of the dynasty?" Yunxi said while flipping through it casually.
He was just casually browsing through it. There were countless books about the early Ming Dynasty. In addition to Zhu Yuanzhang as the protagonist, there were also story books starring Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, Lan Yu and others, including performances.
There are many good stories that have been well received by the common people, so there is no need to write them down again.
But he flipped through the dozens of pages, but he still hadn't finished it yet. Yunxi felt strange in his heart: Most opera scripts are not long for convenience, and dozens of pages are enough. Why is this script so long?
"Mr. Luo, how come this storybook is so long?" Yunxi raised his head and asked. Then seeing Luo Guanzhong's expression was different, he became even more confused and asked: "Mr. Luo, why did he write such a storybook?
?”
Luo Guanzhong's expression changed a few times, then he suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"I forgive your innocence." Yunxi was even more surprised: "What on earth is going on?"
"Your Majesty, this is the "Biography of Heroes" written by me in accordance with the instructions of His Majesty in the second year of Jianye."
""The Legend of Heroes"?"
"It's "The Heroes and Martyrs"." Luo Guanzhong said: "His Majesty originally ordered to write a storybook that imitates "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and describes the events in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Many people have written, but the writing is not very good. Only Wu Yuchao's
"The Biography of the Founding Heroes of the Ming Dynasty" was okay, but His Majesty was not satisfied with it. At that time, His Majesty also ordered me to write a book "The Heroes of the Ming Dynasty", but I thought I was too old, so I refused."
"But later I thought to myself: 'Do I really have no time to write this "Heroes of the Ming Dynasty"?' Although I was already sixty-six years old at that time and my mental state was getting worse, I could still write and even sit in a chair.
I could bear it for a few hours."
"Furthermore, I will never be able to repay the kindness your Majesty has shown me. In order to repay Your Majesty with all my talents, I decided to write the "Biography of the Heroes"."
"It has been five years since I started writing in the summer of the second year of Jianye. I have finished writing the draft and am about to start reviewing and revising every word and page. I will definitely write a "Biography of Heroes" for Your Majesty that can be compared with "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
!" Luo Guanzhong said slowly.
"Mr. Luo!" After listening to his words, Yunxi turned over the draft in his hand again, and was suddenly moved. With Luo Guanzhong's age and status in the Cultural Propaganda Department, there was no need to do this; if it was for the sake of literary history,
Fame is also unnecessary. The publication of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" has made him a household name throughout the Ming Dynasty, and he will definitely be recorded in the history of literature. If it is for the sake of his son's future, he should pretend that it was his son who wrote it.
Therefore, he really worked so hard to repay his appreciation for him. It is very laborious to write a classic work that can be passed down to future generations. Cao Xueqin once wrote about the effort he put into it in the first chapter of "The Story of the Stone"
It is not an easy thing to put in all your hard work. Especially for an old man of Luo Guanzhong's age, it is not impossible to shorten his life by a few years.
"Mr. Luo, you don't have to be like this!" Yunxi said immediately: "Isn't the draft already finished? I asked the people from the Propaganda Department to make corrections. There is no need for the old man to do it. The old man only needs to take good care of himself at home."
"Your Majesty, this is not okay!" Luo Guanzhong said: "This story was originally written by me, and it is not appropriate for others to correct it. Although some of my plots may seem very ordinary and even a bit awkward at first glance, they will be completely different once you read them.
.But the person who revised it hastily revised it and may not have read it carefully. He ignored my thoughts and deleted this part of the story. Then all my thoughts were in vain."
"Moreover, the newcomers are young and energetic, and they all want to write a very good storybook that His Majesty will like. They may not be willing to proofread the manuscript for others. Even if they reluctantly proofread the manuscript, they may not be careful."
"So I want to proofread the manuscript myself without needing anyone else's help." Luo Guanzhong is already this age and speaks more straightforwardly.
"But Mr. Luo's health?" Yunxi was still a little worried.
"Your Majesty, if I stop writing "The Legend of the Heroes", I will not be in good health." Luo Guanzhong said with a smile: "Since I am determined to write a superb "The Legend of the Heroes" for Your Majesty, I will never die before finishing it.
Yes, I must finish writing this script before I can pass away with peace of mind."
What he said was very unlucky, so Yunxi quickly stopped him and said, "Don't talk like that!" But he had already accepted Luo Guanzhong's statement in his heart. He had indeed heard that some people could live a long time just because their wishes were not fulfilled.
, a precedent of dying immediately after your wish is fulfilled.
Yunxi therefore acquiesced to him to continue proofreading his manuscript, put the draft back on the table, looked around, and said to Luo Guanzhong: "I will send a person to serve you. There is no earth dragon in your house, right? In a few days
The Japanese sent craftsmen to build the earth dragon underground in this house. The old man in the province is too cold in winter. Please note that no matter how prosperous the brazier is, it cannot be as good as the earth dragon."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Luo Guanzhong saluted without refusing.
Yunxi said a few more words to him and was about to leave. Before leaving, he finally said: "Mr. Luo, you must take care of yourself! Don't worry about "The Legend of Heroes." I can read it twenty or thirty years later.
."
Luo Guanzhong was very moved after hearing this. He bowed solemnly and said: "I obey the Holy Spirit!" But he said in his heart: "I will definitely let your Majesty see this book within five years!"
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"Since Your Majesty has such great love for Mr. Luo, why doesn't he give Luo Rong a hereditary future? No matter whether it's civil or military." When they left the Luo family, Chen Xingshan couldn't help but ask. Anyone can see that Luo Guanzhong is now
Of course, what he cared about the most was his youngest son, and he was most happy to give Luo Rong a hereditary future.
"I just asked Luo Rong to work as an errand in the factory, and then I changed my mind and made him a hereditary future. It is inappropriate to change the order day and night. Moreover, according to the current rules, it is not appropriate to make him hereditary either as a civil official or as a military general."
"So after I returned to the palace, I immediately ordered the revision of the "Da Ming Hui Dian" so that Mr. Luo could use his own merit and official position to win a hereditary future for Luo Rong. But it is not appropriate to add the title before that."
"Don't worry, dear, as long as you serve me sincerely, I will never treat anyone badly." Yunxi finally said to Chen Xingshan.
Chen Xingshan bent down and saluted, looked up at the sky, and said to Yunxi: "Your Majesty, I will visit Wu Yuchao's home later. It is getting late now, and Wu Yuchao and others are not as good as him in terms of official position or merit.
Mr. Luo, I invite your Majesty to return to the palace."
"It's really time for me to go back," Yunxi said. Although it was still some time before dark, he still had one thing he had promised to do. After finishing that thing, it would be almost dark.
Yunxi said a few more words to Chen Xingshan, then turned around and returned with his guards. After a while, he came to a street and looked around.
After looking around for a few times, he didn't see the person who should be here. Just as Yunxi was thinking, 'Maybe he hasn't come here yet', he heard footsteps coming from in front of him. He looked up and saw a man of short stature.
The woman, who was still a little girl when she woke up, walked towards him. When she came to him, she bowed slightly and said, "Siqi has met my uncle."
"How long has Siqi been here?" Yunxi helped her up and asked with a smile.
"Uncle, Siqi hasn't been here long, only a short while." Lan Siqi also responded with a smile.
Seeing that Yun He didn't believe it, she quickly added: "Siqi has indeed not been here long. The guards can all testify." She turned her head and pointed at the guards following behind her.
"Of course they will follow your words. What can you prove?" Yunxi smiled and said, "But my uncle just thinks that you have just arrived."
"How was your uncle's birthday party yesterday? Was it lively?" he asked again. Lan Siqi left the palace and returned to Liang Guogong's residence this time because it was Lan Zhen's birthday and she went to celebrate her uncle's birthday.
"Of course it's lively." Lan Siqi said with a smile: "Now that my uncle is so important to my uncle, people are all red-topped and white-headed, so they naturally want to come to congratulate me; even if there are a few people who don't have red-topped white hats, there is no need to offend my uncle, right?
So there were a lot of people coming, and there were also a lot of gifts.”
"Siqi is a girl. It's not like she could go to the men's seat and look around when she was young a few years ago, but you can also see how many people are there in the women's seat."
"Those ladies and others heard that Siqi was my uncle's only biological niece and lived in the palace. They didn't care about anything. They all came up to talk to Siqi. They were like flies that couldn't be driven away."
"You," Yunxi held her hand and said with a smile, "it's only human nature to have a red hat and a white one, so there's no need to be so mean."
"It would be fine if they just came to give a gift, but when I was sitting in the side hall, I could hear some people praising my uncle. I'm really not ashamed to say that!" Lan Siqi said again.
Yunxi smiled again and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me why your uncle asked you to meet your uncle here."
"A store belonging to a merchant from Suzhou has opened nearby. I heard from my second sister that the jewelry styles are very novel, so my uncle is going to buy some and show them to everyone."
"You also know that my uncle knows nothing about jewelry, but what he has to do this afternoon is not suitable for taking the palace maid out of the palace. At this time, he suddenly remembered that you were outside the palace of Liang Guogong, and he just decided to return to the palace today, so my uncle called you
Come here and look after your uncle, and see what kind of style the palace will like."
He immediately added: "Siqi, naturally you have a share."
"Even if I don't have Siqi's share, it's okay if my uncle only takes Siqi to visit the jewelry store today." After Siqi said this, before Yunxi could react, he added: "That Suzhou store opened
Is your jewelry store on this street?”
"This is the street."
"But," Siqi turned his head in a circle: "This is named after a street that specializes in antiques."
"That's right," Yunxi said with a smile: "The second sister made it clear when she and her uncle talked about it. This shop in Suzhou sells both jewelry and a few antiques, so we put the shop here."
"Is it that one?" Lan Siqi pointed to the plaque of a store: "The name of this store is Fujin Anxuan, and it is signed by the Suzhou Li family."
"This is it! This is the name that the second sister told uncle." He glanced down at Siqi and said, "Come on, let's go in and see if it is true that most jewelry has novel styles." As he spoke, he
He had already walked in with Lan Siqi.
Perhaps there were not many people on vacation today, so when I walked in, I saw a few waiters standing behind the counter without much energy.
However, after they glanced at Yunxi and Lan Siqi, their faces immediately became happy and energetic. After Yunxi took Siqi to their counter, he immediately asked: "I wonder what the young master and the young lady are going to do?"
What are you looking at?" The coats Yunxi and Siqi were wearing were very valuable, and they looked like they were children of wealthy families, so they naturally greeted them seriously.
"I heard that your store opened in Beijing not long ago. Let's see what new styles of jewelry you have." Yunxi said while looking at it.
"What kind of jewelry do you want?" the waiter asked.
Yunxi did not answer this sentence, but patted Lan Siqi on the shoulder. Lan Siqi stepped forward and began to talk about the palace master's preferences, asking him to hear if there were any new styles of jewelry that met everyone's preferences. "No matter what.
I want all the jewelry!" Siqi finally said.
The clerk thought for a while, found a few necklaces and said, "Miss, this is a new pattern made by the master in our shop. Take a look."
Lan Siqi looked at it, turned to Yunxi and said, "My nephew looks pretty good at these tricks."
But no one has done it before?" After hearing Siqi's words, Yunxi picked it up, looked at it, and asked.
"Well, sir, there are tens of thousands of jewelry masters in the world. I dare not vouch for this, saying that no one has ever done such a trick. But at least I have never seen it, which means that the capital and Suzhou Prefecture must definitely
No store sells necklaces like this."
"Then take it all." Yunxi said.
After that, they looked at many other pieces of jewelry. Siqi thought that they were in line with the palace people's preferences and they were new and they bought them all. This guy was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
After a while, after wrapping all the jewelry, Yunxi asked a guard to carry it and went back. He had no intention of staying in such a place for too long.
But Siqi suddenly pulled his sleeve again and said, "Uncle, my nephew still wants to go over there to see antiques." (To be continued)