In the north, the weather is cold and frozen, and it is slaughtered.

In a palatial house, the earth dragon is warm, and you only need to wear thin underwear to stay in the house.

A middle-aged man with a rich appearance, leaning on a wide couch, his expression was peaceful, and he was silent, and he had a cloud of wealth and nobility.

In front of the long couch, a white-faced and beardless eunuch bowed his waist and reported carefully.

"The master is in Jiangnan, and he is doing well, with Lao Wei and Xiao Deng Zi following, regardless of food, clothing, housing and transportation, he takes care of everything properly."

"The news that just came yesterday is that the master now lives in Dawangzhuang, and he has a lot of fun with Han Chen all day long, according to Lao Wei's letter, he has grown a lot of ability."

"That Han Chen, he is a good person, every word and deed, there are rules and regulations, with him detained, the master never went to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion to mess around, and he was also born in Dawangzhuang, and he never looked for a woman again."

"The young master has the method of training soldiers, and it is very effective to practice with the family members recruited by Han Chen, a few days ago, he clashed with the guards of Wu Xingshen's family, and twenty guards with skilled guns and sticks actually went down with a drum, Lao Wei said in the letter, those guards are all carrying waist knives, and the family members only have bamboo sticks with the length of their forearms."

The eunuch chattered, talking about Chen Houzhao's behavior on weekdays, it was really bland, but the middle-aged man on the long couch listened to it with relish.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed, and the middle-aged man asked gently, "Those guards actually have waist knives?" Did you hurt my son? ”

"No, the young master was pulled by Han Chen, standing behind the people, the dust settled, and he just came to check."

"That's very good. What about Han Chen, how did you check? ”

"That Han Chen is really weird, he was just a poor and destitute scholar before, he couldn't study, and he had a strange temperament, he couldn't get along with others, and he didn't make a living, if he hadn't entered the Yueguo Mansion, he was afraid that he would starve to death on the streets.

Later, somehow, as if he had changed as a person, the poems were good, and people could also speak well, and I heard that he was in love with the young lady of the Chu family of the Yue Kingdom, and he only waited for three years to get married. ”

"In this way, he is also a good man."

The middle-aged man didn't care about Han Chen's drastic change.

In his life, he has seen and heard a lot, and there are many examples in the book that after experiencing great changes, it is like changing people and finally achieving a career.

He only cared that Han Chen did not bring his son badly, but guided him everywhere, and it was the right path.

What is really rare is that his naughty son is willing to listen to Han Chen's words!

This person, if he uses it well, may not be able to make a career.

"I remember the last time Lao Wei sent a letter, saying that Han Chen wrote a few words and came out?"

"Exactly, among them, the "Outer History of Confucianism" has been published, and the Shilin response has been overwhelming, but it is just ...... It's just that there are many arrogant words in them, and it is rumored that Han Chen is a madman. ”

The eunuch is a little nervous, his master is an orthodox scholar, every word and deed on weekdays is very square, and he can't see those perverse words and deeds, so in the "Confucianism and Foreign History", there are many deviant words, I am afraid that they will not be able to enter the eyes of the master.

"I'll take a look."

The middle-aged man didn't care, "Young man, some deviant thoughts are really common, and he is a talented man who has to invite a big name, and he is not arrogant, so it's strange." ”

The eunuch cautiously took out the "Outer History of Confucianism" prepared in advance from his sleeve and held it to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man picked up the book, flipped through a few sentences at random, snorted, and laughed: "What a madman!" Have a fight with his sworn brother Chen Jiru! Now, the world's scholars are afraid that they will be scolded again. ”

But he didn't get angry, just because at his age, he couldn't get angry easily, and he was used to seeing the wind and waves, but he wouldn't really have a bad impression of Han Chen because of a book.

"Isn't there another book that wants to tell the whole world? Didn't print it out? ”

"This ...... Damn it, the book is full of ridiculous papers, and the slave is afraid of staining your old man's eyes! ”

The eunuch snorted and knelt down in front of the couch, and many beads of sweat appeared on his head in an instant.

"What does it have to do with you? You didn't write it, just present it. ”

The middle-aged man laughed gently, he led people to be generous, even if he was a slave, and he didn't want to be serious and mean.

The eunuch shuddered and took out another book from his sleeve.

This book, whether it is paper or design, is far more exquisite than "The Outer History of Confucianism", and at a glance, you know that the price is expensive, but it is half thinner than the "Outer History of Confucianism".

"This paper is good, how much is it worth?"

The middle-aged man held it in his hand, and on the cover was written several gilded characters of ""The Words of the Golden Bottle of Plums", written by a fake idiot.

"The History of Confucianism" is worth two taels of silver in one volume, and "The Words of the Golden Bottle" ...... One volume is priced at three taels and six dollars, and it is said that it is a set of ten volumes, and the rest are in the process of being printed. ”

Hiss!

Rao is middle-aged man is extremely wealthy, and he was also a little surprised at this time.

The price of "The Outer History of Confucianism" is not outrageous, after all, such a thick book, fifty-eight chapters, 400,000 words, two taels of silver, is already a conscience price.

But the "Golden Vase Plum Words" is half thinner, but the price is nearly twice as high!

Moreover, a set of ten volumes, that is, thirty-six taels of silver.

Although the middle-aged man has never gone deep into the market, he knows that in this land of Beijing, an ordinary family of three can live with ten taels or eight taels of silver a year.

This price is a bit higher, isn't it?

With curiosity, the middle-aged man opened the beautifully bound "Words of the Golden Plum Bottle...... Turn a page and you'll find beautiful illustrations...... Wow, good guys!

The middle-aged man closed the book at once, and his old face was slightly red.

"Stand down, if there is any news of my son, report it as soon as possible."

"Yes."

The eunuch got up, hunched over and walked backwards for a few steps, then turned around and hurried away.

The middle-aged man sent the people away, and then reopened "The Words of the Golden Bottle Plum" and watched it with relish.

In front of the Xinxin Hall in Ningbo County, scholars and scribes lined up in a long line.

"Don't worry, everyone, this batch of our Xin Xintang has printed 30,000 copies, and everyone can buy it!"

The young man in Xin Xintang was sweating profusely in the cold weather and busy work, accompanied by a smiling face to comfort the readers.

"You kid, you are the most cunning, tell me, which book has 30,000 copies printed?"

In the team, there is the scholar who loves to joke, and he makes fun of the young man.

"So that this minister knows that before dawn, the new books have been sent to the treasury of our Xin Xintang, 12,000 copies of "The History of Confucianism" and 18,000 copies of "Words of the Golden Bottle of Plums", and the treasury is full!"

The young man smiled all over his face and sang a fat promise, but he didn't care about being ridiculed, as long as these scholars didn't make trouble, it would be a good thing.

"Hey, that's the 30,000 copies you call in your mouth? It's cunning! ”

There was a burst of laughter in the team, but no one was willing to leave.