After leaving Liaodong, Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying went all the way west to the grassland.

The sky is vast, the wilderness is vast, and the sky is like a dome.

Zhu Yuanzhang came to the grassland, and suddenly there was a kind of heroism from the heart, this is the place where the battle was fought, he and Zhu Han drove the Mengyuan people from the Central Plains to the grassland, and then led the Ming soldiers to the grassland to destroy the Mengyuan.

Now in the tenth year of Hongwu, all the traces of the previous battles have disappeared, and they have become cities and factories, and countless cattle, sheep and horses are grazing and growing on the grassland.

Different from the heavy industry cluster in Liaodong, the grassland is a different color, here is the paradise of the textile industry, since Zhu Han invented the woolen sweater, the wool on the grassland has become the "gold coin that can grow" in the eyes of countless people, warm, cold, no smell...... Many businessmen invested in the grasslands to build factories and raise sheep......

Zhu Yuanzhang knows that most of the people who raise sheep on the grassland are businessmen, such as cattle, horses, and poultry, which are led by the government, businessmen need benefits, and the government is to ensure that people's lives are better.

The development of commerce will make the Ming Dynasty full of ambitions to expand outward, and the government only needs to protect the interests of the people, which is enough.

After having a barbecue on the grassland, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that neither his own craftsmanship nor Ma Xiuying's barbecue skills were inferior to Zhu Han, and after staying for two days, Zhu Yuanzhang felt bored, inspected the local factory, and encouraged the businessmen present, and then embarked on the journey to continue westward.

What Zhu Yuanzhang wants to inspect is the entire Ming Dynasty and overseas territories, so naturally he will not stay in one place for too long.

……

At this time, Zhu Han was very casual.

Zhao Min was still attacking Liu Sanniang, and Zhu Han did not forget the business while watching the excitement.

Luo Guanzhong is back.

This famous family in history, because of Zhu Han, the original life trajectory has changed, and now although he has the official position compiled by the Hanlin Academy, he is actually more like Zhu Han's housekeeper, helping Zhu Han deal with business matters at the same time, he also began to write under the guidance of Zhu Han.

Shi Nai'an is dead, the follow-up of "Water Margin" and the sorting out of the manuscript were done by Luo Guanzhong, after all, he is Shi Nai'an's disciple, he has this qualification, and his "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been written almost, and many examples of war are basically examples of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, the Battle of Poyang Lake was adapted into the Battle of Chibi...... He did not reject the behavior of writing this kind of Spring and Autumn penmanship and applying historical allusions everywhere.

Writing is just to entertain the public, and it is not realistic, so it is not a problem how to write.

However, it is simply written for others to read...... It's a bit not good, after all, there are too few literate people in Daming now, and the words that are circulated are not very big, so Zhu Han called Luo Guanzhong over to create another way.

Storyteller!

When Luo Guanzhong heard it for the first time, he was a little surprised.

What Zhu Han's mind thought, how could he think of so many ideas.

When Luo Guanzhong praised Zhu Han's diffusion of thinking, Zhu Han waved his hand and said: "Storytelling is just a way, you can also adapt it into opera, this is also a channel to expand popularity, as long as the people need it, we can do it." ”

Luo Guanzhong hurriedly bowed his head and bowed: "The minister remembers His Highness's teachings, but this way of telling stories, Does His Highness have any advice?" ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Han beckoned and motioned for Luo Guanzhong to come over: "The most important thing is to break the chapter, such as Wu Song fighting the tiger in the Water Margin, and when you get to the key point, you can 'want to know what will happen next, and listen to the next decomposition' to break the chapter." ”

"Good, good!"

Luo Guanzhong's little eyes also lit up, Zhu Han's proposal was too appetizing for him, write, in order to make money, do a good job of breaking the chapter, not chilling.

"Of course, when you tell a story, you don't read it, but you have to read it with emotion......"

Looking at Zhu Han who gave him ideas, Luo Guanzhong felt more and more that if Zhu Han was asked to write a book, there would be nothing for him.

The idea came ...... Who can stand it?

The profession of storytelling is also passed down by word of mouth between master and apprentice in later generations, and it is not recorded as a text, Zhu Han also listens to and sleeps in later generations, he doesn't know what skills he has, but how to say it, how to say it, Zhu Han can express it, and this can be regarded as setting a word of mouth rule for storytellers.

As for how to carry forward the storytelling profession, Zhu Han feels that as long as he makes a good start, there will be someone behind him to do a good job, and the torrent of the times will not make a profession stagnate.

After telling Luo Guanzhong about his storytelling skills, Zhu Han said to Luo Guanzhong again: "As the saying goes, full of warmth and lust, although not everyone is rhodium cesium skin, but they will pursue new things when they are full, this storytelling is a profession to satisfy people's brains, and it can be regarded as satisfying people's spiritual world, not only storytelling, but also what you write, so what you are doing now is also related to the cultural living standards of our Ming people, and the burden on your body is not light." ”

Zhu Han just talked about this business at first, but in the end, he sublimated this business, which made Luo Guanzhong nervous all of a sudden.

To educate the people...... It's not something that can be done with a simple word.

In case he didn't say it, the hole he poked was bigger than the sky, no matter what others thought, anyway, Luo Guanzhong didn't think he was capable of carrying such a heavy burden.

Luo Guanzhong stood humbly in front of Zhu Han, and said with sincere fear: "Your Highness, you are wrong to love, your minister's ability is shallow, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be competent, and please choose someone else." ”

"Why not? Think you don't have what it takes? ”

Zhu Han looked at Luo Guanzhong and couldn't help sighing, his housekeeper ability is quite comprehensive, but he is too timid: "Since you think you can't do it, then I'll go find someone else, alas...... Originally, I read your master's "Water Margin" a little insightful, and I want to take out one of the passages to write a new one, since you don't want to do it, then I'll think of a way. ”

looked very lost, Luo Guanzhong was not calm when he heard it.

If you want to say that the people in the world who know the Water Margin best, except for Shi Nai'an, he is Luo Guanzhong, and now that Shi Nai'an is dead, the person who knows "Water Margin" best......

Luo Guanzhong: That's right, it's down.

Seeing that Zhu Han didn't want to use himself, Luo Guanzhong hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you should use me for this matter, Mr. has passed away, I am responsible for sorting out his manuscripts and corrections, and the minister does not say big things, if you want to say that the person who knows "Water Margin" best today is me, please tell Weichen, what do you want to write, I will do my best." ”

Zhu Han saw that the excitement was about to succeed, but he still pretended not to trust Luo Guanzhong, and asked suspiciously: "Really?" ”

"Wechen is willing to make a military order!"

Luo Guanzhong was afraid that Zhu Han would forget him, so he said to him: "If you can't complete Your Highness's task, you are willing to accept any punishment!" ”

Zhu Han doubted Luo Guanzhong's ability, which made him unacceptable the most, we are also a writer, and he has already achieved fame, who else in the world is stronger than his own ability?

Therefore, in the face of Zhu Han's task, Luo Guanzhong thinks, 'Who else can I be'

"Okay, then we'll leave it to you."

Zhu Han also seemed to have made a lot of determination, took out an outline from the table on the side, and solemnly handed it to Luo Guanzhong: "This is the outline, I need you to write it, understand?" ”

Outline?

Luo Guanzhong took it without thinking, and when he saw the title of the book, his eyes lit up.

Golden Plum!

What a name! It's a name that catches people's eyes when they hear it.

Luo Guanzhong wrote a book by himself and sorted out another one, and he knows very well that there are three golden chapters, which means that the beginning must be attractive, which is one of the selling points of a book.

But before the golden three chapters, there is an even more eye-catching point, and that is the title of the book.

A book can have a good title, which can attract readers to consume.

The golden plum is very good.

After Luo Guanzhong glanced at the outline, he found that the golden bottle plum was the name of the three women...... And the protagonist of this book turned out to be Ximen Qing.

After a few more careful looks, Luo Guanzhong's face immediately turned red, and his speech was a little slurred, he looked at Zhu Han and said with shame: "Your Highness." This, this reading is an elegant thing, how can a book be full of filth? ”

If you let others know that this kind of book full of nonsense was written by him, he will inevitably be ridiculed by people all over the world.

At this time, Luo Guanzhong regretted it incomparably, why did he say so much before he didn't know what book Zhu Han asked him to write?

also made a military order, Luo Guanzhong was very glad that he didn't say anything like asking for a certain master's head, otherwise his head would have been split now.

"What is unclean? Haven't you ever done it when you're this old? ”

Zhu Han glanced at Luo Guanzhong, pursed his lips and said, "What kind of good bird is your old Luo?" There are so many flower boats on the banks of the Qinhuai River, haven't the literati ever been there? Haven't you been there? ”

"I ......"

Luo Guanzhong was choked by Zhu Han's question, and defended: "How can Your Highness tarnish the innocence of the ministers out of thin air, the ministers and ministers just went to enjoy the snow and the moon." ”

"Fart, Xue Yue Fenghua, isn't it still that little thing in the crotch of your pants?"

Zhu Han was full of disdain for Luo Guanzhong's defense, and said to him: "What you think in your head, what you see is what, Lao Luo, I didn't expect you to be so dirty!" ”

"I, I ......"

Luo Guanzhong couldn't say all the words of Zhu Han, and he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.

I have heard before that Zhu Han is the most eloquent person in the Ming Dynasty, and Luo Guanzhong has a deep understanding of it before, but it is not as profound as this time.

He also said that he wanted to be crooked...... The key is that the outline given by Zhu Han is full of filth.

Besides, wouldn't it help readers to broaden their horizons and write better poems when they go to enjoy the blowing, playing, singing, and watching the snow, the moon, and the wind and flowers?

Luo Guanzhong wanted to defend himself, but found that the reason he was looking for was not enough at all, so he could only lower his head and admit to Zhu Han that he was a dirty person.

Zhu Han said to Luo Guanzhong: "This book describes the life of Ximenqing and the history of the rise and fall of his family from the beginning to the fall, and takes Ximenqing as the center, on the one hand, radiating the market society, on the other hand, reflecting the officialdom society, unfolding a broad picture of an era, completely exposing the dirtiness and ugliness of the Great Song Dynasty. On the other hand, he relied on his political position to bend the law for bribes, do whatever he wanted, and expand illegal operations, thus becoming a local tyrant who combines wealth, power, and power, which objectively shows that this society is hopeless, and can also allow the people to make a comparison between the Great Song Dynasty and the current Ming Dynasty, and let them see who is the court that really asks for the people's lives. ”

“……”

Luo Guanzhong listened to what Zhu Han said and smacked his lips...... He makes sense, but why don't I believe it?

In the book "Water Margin", the most described things between men and women are the stories of Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian, but Zhu Han pulled out this paragraph separately.

Luo Guanzhong felt that Zhu Han, like himself, was filthy in his head.

Zhu Han ignored what Luo Guanzhong was thinking, and continued: "After this book is written, you will achieve a kind of clarity about the world, where it is described, or smooth, or tortuous, or carved and exposed, or secluded and ridiculed, or written at the same time, it is dwarfed, and the changing feelings are visible, and at the same time say that there is no above, this book is family-centered, writing a family that connects the world and the country, and reflects the real society, this book wants to write well, it is not easy." ”

“……”

At the beginning, Luo Guanzhong still felt that Zhu Han was arguing with strong words, but when he heard Zhu Han say this, why did he think that it made so much sense for him to write this book of Golden Vase Plum?

Reflecting the market life of the Great Song Dynasty, and comparing it with the Ming Dynasty, Luo Guanzhong couldn't help but think about it...... If this book is written, it will be a huge book.

Faintly, Luo Guanzhong felt that after this book was written, it would become a book with mixed reviews, and the dispute would be very big.

But if there is a dispute, the more famous you will be, won't you?

When Zhu Han saw Luo Guanzhong falling into deep thought, he knew that he had already moved his mind, so he threw out a copy of "Yanggu County Chronicles" from the side: "This book is the county chronicle of the previous dynasty, and it contains a record of Ximenqing, you can take a look at this book...... Hehe, your master is not a good person either. ”

In history, the prototype of Ximenqing was a big family in Ximen, Yanggu County, in the early Ming Dynasty, and was persecuted by Wu Dalang and the Pan family and the Jin family.

Luo Guanzhong didn't think about it so much, he wrote it, it was just a popular way for everyone to see, it was more of an apocryphal, as for who the prototype was...... The characters in the book are purely fictitious, and any similarities are purely coincidental.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Holding the outline and county chronicles in his hand, Luo Guanzhong bowed to Zhu Han, and then said very sincerely: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will study hard after I go back and live up to His Highness's high expectations." ”

"Well, it's good to have this confidence, don't be too anxious, we have to discuss how to write this book."

Zhu Han beckoned to Luo Guanzhong and said: "I have some thoughts about this book, let's talk about it, you said that Wu Song is a man with strong blood, he has any thoughts when he sees Pan Jinlian, who is like a flower and jade......"

"This ...... I think there is. ”

Luo Guanzhong nodded matter-of-factly, and said to Zhu Han: "Your Highness, do you know the Cao thief in my book?" ”