In later generations, there are two theories about the relationship between Luo Guanzhong and Shi Nai'an, one is the relationship between master and apprentice, and the other is that the two are the same person, and now Ma Du can be sure that the first is correct.

Shi Nai'an died when Hongwu was four years old, and the manuscript of "Water Margin" was handed over to Luo Guanzhong for preservation and sorting.

Ma Du also thinks it's good not to publish it for the time being, and they all say that they don't read the Three Kingdoms and don't watch the Water Margin, but a book of the Three Kingdoms has already made the students obsessed with that, if the Water Margin is published, the academy will not become a Juyi Hall, and if Lao Zhu doesn't wait for Lao Zhu to send someone to copy it, the students are afraid that they will already occupy the mountain.

"The old man is old and doesn't know how many days he has to live, and I don't know when this manuscript will be published, since my grandfather regards it as a treasure, I ask you to keep it on your behalf, and it would be good if I could fulfill the long-cherished wish of the family teacher at the right time."

Luo Guanzhong said this to Ma Du, and Ma Du also felt that he was more capable of preserving it than him, so he took it unceremoniously and locked it in the cabinet in the attic.

In the past, there was also a hardcover version of "Water Margin" at home, but he couldn't read it, but now this book is written vertically in traditional Chinese characters, which is completely inconsistent with his reading habits, but he looks at it with relish, and he has to go to the attic to read a paragraph from time to time.

Ma Du rubbed his eyes and closed the book, locked it back in the cabinet, and was about to go downstairs when he heard a sound of frolicking in the back garden.

It's obviously three to one, but it was defeated and defeated, and I don't know how to cooperate. Bi Lin behaved calmly under the pursuit of the three of them, she didn't even pinch the snowball, she directly caught the snowball thrown by the little horse and threw it back with a hard grip, and threw it all on the head and face, and even smashed it directly into the neck collar, so that the stupid boys screamed.

"You three stupid, why don't you fire at the same time in three directions, see which one she picks!"

The three of them immediately did so, this trick was really good, Bi Lin suddenly lost the ease and comfort just now, but fortunately, she didn't suffer any loss by jumping up and down with dexterity.

"Haha...... It's hit, it's hit, my sister is so embarrassed! The little gelding stood up from behind the withered flowers and laughed triumphantly.

Are you sure you hit it? Ma Du obviously saw that his technique was too poor and the direction was too much, and it was Bi Lin who accidentally hit him head-on, and this stupid boy was beaten all over his head and was still laughing at others.

Xiao Biao's voice was hit on his head before he could speak, and the snow foam scattered and dyed half of his head white, Ma Du stood in front of the window and waved his fist, "Gua Wazi, don't squat down quickly......"

Suddenly caught a glimpse of a white dot flying towards him, Ma Du hurriedly closed the window, and with a bang, a snowball smashed on the glass and left a white spot, Ma Du couldn't help but scold: "The bastard girl even beats Lao Tzu, it's not cleaned up." ”

Just as he was about to go down and beat Bi Lin's buttocks, he caught a glimpse of a team of people galloping on the snowy official road, it was Jinyiwei and a few eunuchs, the two eunuchs came home after getting off the official road, and Jinyiwei continued to run wildly towards the academy.

"Damn, what kind of moth is this?" Ma Du scolded and hurriedly went down to the attic, hurried to the academy, and ran into two eunuchs when he went out.

Yuan Sheng's apprentice arched his hand and said, "Uncle Guo came just in time, Your Majesty invited you to enter the palace." ”

Ma Du looked at the sky, "It's going to be dark soon, what is the emperor announcing me to do in the palace at this time." ”

Xiao Huang smiled, "Uncle Guo asked the wrong person, the villain is just a slave, how can he know the emperor's thoughts." ”

Ma Du took a gold leaf from his purse and handed it to Xiao Huang, who waved his hand again and again, "Master has instructed that the slave will never dare to accept your things." ”

"Take the reward, my father has something to ask you!" Madu shoved the gold leaf into his hand.

"Oops...... This...... Thank you grandfather for the reward, if the grandfather has something to ask, the slave and maid will know everything. ”

"What are those Jinyi guards going to do in the academy?"

"Naturally, I went to arrest people, as for who to arrest the villain, I don't know, Grandpa is assured that they are going with His Majesty's handwritten message, and there will be no chaos like last time."

"Oh, Your Majesty has been in a good temper lately."

"It's okay, Your Majesty can eat and drink, his body is healthy, and he is more diligent in political affairs than a few days ago, but on the night of the first heavy snowfall, the emperor didn't know why he used his sword to break the dragon case."

Ma Du couldn't help muttering in his heart, which one of the people who didn't have long eyes touched Lao Zhu's moldy head again, shouldn't it......

"Uncle Guo, it's not too early, let's enter the palace early."

"Good! Let's go, five or six horses! ”

It snowed twice in a row, and the road was covered with snow, and when he arrived in the city, it was already dark, and the gate of the southern city was not closed, so he was waiting for him to enter the city.

There has been a curfew in the city, and there are a lot more soldiers patrolling than usual, Xiao Huang took the waist card and took Ma Du through the palace to the palace, Lao Zhu worked at the desk as usual, and Li Wenzhong was sitting on the brocade pier drinking tea in front of the dragon case.

Ma Du stepped forward to salute Lao Zhu, and Lao Zhu didn't raise his head and ordered Yuansheng to move Jindun, and the door seemed to sit with Li Wenzhong left and right.

Seeing Li Wenzhong here, he almost confirmed his conjecture in his heart, Ma Du glanced at the dragon case, and sure enough, he saw that there was a piece of damage on the desk, and the sword that usually hung on the pillar was gone.

After Lao Zhu finished the fold in his hand, he finally raised his head and ordered: "Everyone is here, let's start serving!" ”

Yuan Sheng went to the outside of the hall and gave an order, and after a while, a few brocade guards escorted a person into the Jinshen Palace, but it was Han Cheng, the exquisite and gorgeous flying fish suit on his body was gone, only wearing white clothes and red pants and barefoot, with a big bundle of flowers and messy hair, very embarrassed, but he didn't seem to be tortured.

Han Cheng entered the hall, did not cry and beg for mercy, and did not shout and scold, but asked Lao Zhulai, "Your Majesty, what mistake did Weichen make, and he wants to arrest Weichen." ”

There was a bit of incomprehension and resentment in his words, and his expression was helpless and pitiful, he was simply an upright man who had been wronged.

Ma Du secretly exclaimed in his heart when he saw it, this acting skill is three points better than Lao Zhu, which is not strange, otherwise he would not have deceived Lao Zhu for so many years.

Lao Zhu was not happy or angry, and said lightly: "Why did I arrest you, you should know it in your heart, explain it honestly, so as not to suffer from flesh and skin." ”

Hearing this, Han Cheng threw himself on his knees and burst into tears, "Wronged, Wei Chen has been loyal and dedicated to serving His Majesty for twenty years, and I really don't know what mistakes I made." ”

Lao Zhu shook his head and sighed: "You really don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." ”

"Wechen is wrong! Wechen is wrong! Han Cheng kowtowed like pounding garlic and knocked on the ground, and when he raised his head, blood was already oozing from his head, "Weichen knows his mistake and is willing to give the emperor a punishment, but Weichen's old mother is old and frail and can't be frightened, so please let her go first." Xu Guogong and Cao Guogong also asked the two of them to have been friends for many years and plead for Han. ”

Ma Du and Li Wenzhong looked at each other and were silent, while Lao Zhu sneered: "Hehe...... Han Cheng, you are really hopeless, Yuansheng will continue to serve! ”

Lao Zhu's night-like laughter made Ma Du's back chill, it seemed that when Zhu Wenzheng was committing the crime, he also heard Lao Zhu laughing, which shows that Lao Zhu is really sad.

In his heart, Zhu Wenzheng and Han Cheng are the people who should not betray him, but the fact is so cruel, now Lao Zhu is afraid that he will go further and further on the road of demonization, Ma Du seems to see that Lao Zhu's head has demonic horns.

Yuan Sheng held a tray in his hand, which seemed to be an account book, and placed it directly in front of Han Cheng, "Han Dudu, try this first appetizer." ”

"When the empty seal case was confiscated, you didn't miss any oil and water, and maybe you don't remember it after a long time. I have memorized it all for you, you have bought a total of 178,400 taels worth of goods, can you do it all right? ”

Han Cheng immediately defended: "Wronged, there are many Jinyi guards, good and bad, and Weichen is indeed guilty of lax control, and please punish Your Majesty." ”

"Could it be that the two convict daughters who should have been in the Sect Division also went to someone else's bed?"

Han Cheng knelt in front of the dragon case: "This must be the villain's slander against Weichen, Your Majesty should not fall for their evil." ”

Lao Zhu snorted, took a piece of paper, wrote a few strokes on it, and threw it to Han Cheng, "This half of the word was written by Hu Weiyong with blood before he died, Hu Weiyong's body was found by you and someone, but you didn't report this half of the word to me, but I still know." At first, I thought it was Hu Weiyong's elder follower, but later I figured out that Hu Weiyong was referring to you, you are Hu Weiyong's comrade, so you won't admit it. ”

"Your Majesty must not speculate out of thin air to wronged the ministers!"

"The secrecy you have done, there is really no evidence in this matter." Without waiting for Han Cheng to breathe a sigh of relief, Lao Zhu continued: "Yuansheng serves a big dish!" ”

I saw Yuan Sheng greet him when he went to the apse, and saw more than a dozen thin and small eunuchs in the palace, the younger one was eleven or twelve years old, and the eldest was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

"Han Cheng, you're afraid you don't recognize them, right? I tell you that these children are your old relatives, but they are all castrated concubines who serve you. I know that you will definitely say that the whip of the old family in Hongxian County is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is all the housekeeper who does not do your business, right? ”

Han Cheng didn't reply, his face turned pale, his body shook like chaff, cold sweat fell down, and he said in his mouth: "Weichen...... We-Chen......"

"Don't be a vassal in front of me, I can't afford it. Yuansheng continues to serve! ”

Yuan Sheng brought another tray over, and on it were letters one after another, a tray full of them, and I was afraid that there would be two or three hundred letters.

"Han Cheng, you have been doing things with all your heart over the years, from the civil and military officers at all levels to the second-grade officials, down to the nine-grade officials of the Inspection Department, you have all caught the handle for you to drive, and you are better than me to speak, you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Now that death is on the verge of death, it's a pity that I haven't sat on the dragon chair, come and try what it's like to reign in the world. Lao Zhu said that he got up and gave Han Cheng a seat.

"Hehe...... Han Cheng raised his head and said with a cruel smile: "Your Majesty, how do you know that I haven't sat down!" ”

。 Sogou