Jia Cong's mind immediately flashed to the thrilling scene on the dock yesterday. Wasn't the handsome young man rescued the prince of Chu?
"Please come quickly!"
"Haha, if I take the liberty of visiting, I won't disturb Brother Jia!"
Just as he reached the door of the bookstore, the Prince of Chu laughed loudly and came over, took Jia Cong's hand and said enthusiastically: "I didn't expect that your savior would be the famous 'Cong Sanshao', we are really destined!"
Are we so familiar?
With a slight shake of his arm, Jia Cong quietly broke away from the contact with the Crown Prince of Chu. Jia Cong asked curiously: "From what the Crown Prince meant, it seems that he is very familiar with the pen name!"
With that said, he led the young man into the book club next to the bookstore, called for the young man to bring tea and water, and signaled that the young men could leave first.
The palace guards who came with him remained silent and stood guard at the door with a loyal attitude. Such a pomp made the bookstore clerk who was serving the tea feel uneasy, and he immediately left after pouring the tea.
"Of course!"
The Prince of Chu paid no attention to what was going on, and said happily: "If Brother Jia often reads the Three Kingdoms Commentary, you will find that my pen name is 'Uncle Ding'. I am a loyal fan of the Three Kingdoms story!"
Tsk!
Look at his name, it is similar to his "Cong San Shao". As for the loyal fans of the story of the Three Kingdoms, there is no need to go into details.
etc……
Jia Cong, who originally wanted to respond politely, seemed to remember something, so he picked up the several issues of the Three Kingdoms Review Booklet that he had just flipped through from the table. In the somewhat proud eyes of the Prince of Chu, he saw the 'Uncle Ding' in each issue.
'Comment.
Take a closer look, oh, this guy is actually the vanguard of the 'royalist party'!
"How's it going? Brother Jia, how do you think my review was written?"
The Prince of Chu had little expectation on his face, and he obviously valued Jia Cong, the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, very highly.
Hey, the attitude shown by this guy looks like that of an experienced reader of online novels. It seems that what he said before should be true.
"Haha, I didn't expect the prince to be the vanguard of the 'royalists'!"
Jia Cong was not polite and said bluntly: "Some of the remarks are too extreme, but there is some truth in them, otherwise they wouldn't be published here!"
Huiyou Bookstore has a special editing room that specializes in collecting and selecting valuable book reviews.
All the book reviews collected were written under pseudonyms. No one knew the identity of the author before. It is natural that the book reviews of the Crown Prince of Chu were published continuously in the Three Kingdoms Review booklet.
Of course, in his opinion, some words were indeed a bit extreme and too biased towards the Han Emperor.
I can't say that his comments are wrong, but they are just a little biased. The situation in the late Han Dynasty has developed to an uncontrollable point. The problems of the aristocratic family are not small, and the Liu family's own problems are also a lot. Don't laugh at the second brother.
However, with the background of the prince of Chu, he would naturally speak from the standpoint of the Han Emperor. This is a sure thing. If he doesn't do this, there will be a problem.
"Of course. What I dislike the most is the aristocratic families in the Three Kingdoms story. I really hate it!"
The Crown Prince of Chu said seriously: "Speaking of which, I come from a royal family, so I naturally stand on the royal family's side. It's natural!"
What a natural!
The Crown Prince of Chu knew better than to be fooled by those scholars, and he knew his own position clearly.
On this point, Jia Cong couldn't help but look down at this guy.
"I wonder what the prince's sudden visit is worth!"
Since the Prince of Chu was a loyal fan of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", his relationship with the author Jia Cong naturally became much closer, so Jia Cong didn't hesitate to ask directly.
"First of all, I would like to thank you for yesterday's life-saving grace!"
The Crown Prince of Chu expressed his stern expression, and then clapped his hands to signal the guards behind him to deliver a square brocade box.
Without waiting for Jia Cong to speak, he naturally said: "It's a small thank you, brother Jia, don't refuse, otherwise I will be angry!"
Wow, the other party actually mentioned this. Jia Cong didn't show any pretense, he directly took the brocade box and said with a smile: "Then I'm welcome!"
"This is right!"
The Prince of Chu laughed loudly, obviously very satisfied with Jia Cong's straightforward attitude, and said with a relaxed smile: "As expected, he is indeed the one who wrote the story of the Three Kingdoms, he is so heroic!"
"Your Majesty, you are honored!"
"Don't call me Prince by that birth name. My given name is Chunran!"
"Then I won't be polite, brother Chunran!"
"Haha, that's how it should be. The author of the Three Kingdoms shouldn't be a submissive person!"
Speaking of this, Si Ding, the eldest son of King Chu, said curiously: "Looking at Brother Jia's performance at the dock yesterday, it is obvious that his skills are quite extraordinary!"
At least, his strength is amazing, enough to hold back a frightened horse.
"Haha, a little skill, nothing worth mentioning!"
Jia Cong said modestly: "It's also luck. After the bones of the body grow, the strength becomes stronger and stronger. It only has a handful of strength!"
The Prince of Chu was a little confused. He didn't know whether Jia Cong's words were true or false. He was not a pure martial artist and didn't have much deep understanding of this, so he didn't mention it further.
"By the way, 'The Romance of the Three Kingdoms' has ended for almost half a year!"
The conversation changed, and the Prince of Chu asked with curiosity on his face: "Although the commentary on the Three Kingdoms is still popular, it has lost the passion when listening to the commentary. Has Brother Jia considered a new work?"
Jia Cong's heart moved when he heard this, and he suddenly had a bold idea. Isn't this person in front of him the best shield to eliminate external pressure?
"Yes, there is, and the book is almost finished!"
He did not hide it, but felt a little embarrassed: "It's just that this time my new book is based on certain situations of Yangzhou salt merchants. The content is a bit bold and sensitive, but I don't know if it will cause trouble!"
"Oh, Brother Jia really has a new book?"
Si Ding, the crown prince of King Chu, was stunned for a moment, then suddenly showed a happy expression, waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, can you let me have a sneak peek?"
As for some of the troubles Jia Cong mentioned, he didn't take them to heart at all.
If Jia Cong's new book is well written, even if it contains sensitive content, he won't mind helping to resist it. Who is called 'Uncle Ding' who likes novel stories?
So good!
Jia Cong didn't show any pretense. Fortunately, when he came to the bookstore this time, he happened to have the draft of "The Richest Man in the World" with him, so he handed it over without any courtesy.
""The Richest Man in the World"!"
Seeing the title of the book on the draft paper, Si Ding, the crown prince of Chu, couldn't help but feel shocked and chuckled: "The title of this book is quite domineering, but I don't know what the content is!"
There was a faint feeling of discomfort in his heart. He still remembered what Jia Cong said that the new book was based on Yangzhou salt merchants.
Could it be that Yangzhou salt merchants are really so wealthy...