The breath of early summer permeates the mortal world.

The sun is shining and mixed with the smell of sweat.

The newsboy received the newspaper, steamed buns and two pennies, and began his busy day.

Chang'an City is very large, and it is obviously impossible to walk it in one day.

The afternoon sun was already very hot, and many people hid under the eaves to feel a trace of coolness.

Zhou Xiaoer held the last few newspapers in his arms and walked forward with a happy face.

Zhou Xiaoer originally didn't have the surname Zhou, he didn't know what his surname was, it was the old beggar who adopted him whose surname was Zhou, so he followed the surname Zhou.

According to the old beggar's account before he died, Zhou Xiaoer was picked up by the old beggar on a snowy morning on the road by the broken temple, and when he picked up Zhou Xiaoer, Zhou Xiaoer was only more than a month old.

It was snowing again, and in the cold wind, the baby's face turned purple with pain.

It was still the old beggar who wrapped the rags he picked up, layer by layer, and then lit a fire in the broken temple, which warmed the leaky broken temple, and picked up one of his lives.

The old beggar had no culture, and only knew that his name was Zhou Dalang, so he named Zhou Xiaoer.

Later, it was the old beggar who begged to feed him.

The two depend on each other in the ruined temple, although life is hard, but they are also happy.

Zhou Xiaoer remembered that every time the old beggar begged for leftovers from the rich family's house, the whole person was happy, and his face was like a blooming flower.

It's a pity that in the winter of a year ago, the old beggar couldn't afford to get sick, and on a snowy night, the old beggar told Zhou Xiaoer about Zhou Xiaoer's life experience, and then passed away and left this world forever.

Since then, Zhou Xiaoer has been wandering and begging in Chang'an City.

Without the care of the old beggar, Zhou Xiaoer's life was naturally quite bitter, he was malnourished, he was eleven years old, and he looked like he was seven or eight years old.

Today, however, he found that an opportunity had come to change his fate.

He doesn't have to work hard to beg, as long as he pays his own labor, he can not only get food, but also get money, which he never dared to think of before.

can live cleanly, who wants to live dirty?

I want to earn money, I want to eat well, and I want to live a decent life in the future! He said to himself secretly.

With joy in his heart, he ran forward and came to the door of a shop.

"Do you want a newspaper?" He asked, stepping into the shop.

The people in the shop also glanced at him, but they did not drive him away.

This is something that I never dared to think of before, you must know that in the past, if you get close to these shops, you will be driven away by evil words.

At this moment, a strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

It's a feeling that I can't explain, but it's very comfortable.

"Don't, don't." A shopkeeper walked over and waved his hand, but there was no disgust in his eyes.

"Newspapers, free, no money." Zhou Xiaoer said.

"No money, no money." The shopkeeper said.

"The shopkeeper, now the scholars of the Tang Dynasty, all want to read the newspaper." Zhou Xiaoer said.

"Huh?" The shopkeeper's brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Really? ”

"That's true, of course, and this newspaper can only be read by readers, don't you say?" Zhou Xiaoer hurriedly took out the newspaper and handed it to the other party.

The other party took it and took a look.

Then he nodded and said, "What you said is right, this newspaper is indeed something that only scholars can understand, and I want this newspaper." How much? ”

"No money." Zhou Xiaoer said with a smile.

"So, thank you to this little brother." The shopkeeper said happily. There is no need to pay, and the smile on the shopkeeper's face is even brighter.

Zhou Xiaoer smiled politely, and then walked out.

The shopkeeper took the newspaper and looked left and right, but he didn't even realize that he had taken the newspaper down.

"Shopkeeper, this newspaper is full of words, do you recognize it?" The shopkeeper next to him couldn't help asking.

"Recognize, how...... How not to recognize? The shopkeeper's eyebrows raised, and he said: "I think I, Li Santong, was also a scholar back then, but my family was in the middle of the road, and I had to do this businessman's business, but in fact, I am a scholar!" ”

Sighing, he said, "Okay, you go and call me Sun's account room." ”

"Why?" The shopkeeper was very puzzled.

"Naturally, it is going to test him, if the accountant is illiterate, how can he manage the account books in the temple?" The shopkeeper said proudly: "People like me who read books and generally use them are very cautious." ”

……

The rest of the newsboys were also holding newspapers and handing them out one by one.

First of all, there are those who are well-dressed and scholarly.

These people are all scholars, so naturally they will not refuse.

Because in the eyes of these people, this newspaper is the business of readers, only by reading can they know words, and only by knowing words can they understand the newspaper, so when the newspapers are sent over, many readers are a little eager to grab them and read them.

Secondly, there are those merchants.

These merchants are not short of money, they lack face.

If you can have a newspaper, even if you can't read it, put it at the door, it is also a manifestation of culture.

Many businessmen are also literate, after all, if they are illiterate, how to read the account books, how to calculate the accounts?

Others are aristocratic sons.

In Datang Chang'an City, all kinds of people gathered here, so the newspapers were quickly sold.

……

Shi Yansheng and the others were sent to the dungeon of bad people.

Li Shimin heard that Shi Yansheng had been captured, and hurriedly walked from the palace.

I think that at the beginning, Shi Yansheng was also a young talent in the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin was known as the most virtuous emperor in the world, how could he let go of this opportunity?

So, he also came.

If Shi Yansheng can be summoned, what a proud thing it must be.

You must know that Shi Yansheng is Li Shimin's real confidant, and he is absolutely loyal to Li Shimin, but he is not a scholar like Wei Zheng.

I have to say that there are very few scholars in ancient times who can be loyal to a person, but people such as military generals and eunuchs can die for their masters.

In prison.

Shi Yansheng and the six were locked up in the same room.

There was an eerie smell throughout the room, and the walls were a little wet.

After all, this is underground, and it can't be without being wet.

However, the darkness without light has made many people feel a little afraid in their hearts.

Although the six of them belonged to the same room, they couldn't see each other, and in the darkness, a color of fear unconsciously rose.

Between each other, they could hear the sound of heavy breathing.