"Shopkeeper, do you have any Journey to the West for sale here? Yes, yes, yes, it's the tick bar, what, no? What kind of bookstore do you own?"

A little maid in a green shirt and a pair of sideburns walked out of the bookstore, sighing a little.

My little master is only a teenager, and one day I heard about this story, so I wanted to go to Goolan to watch the play, and I just watched it, but I didn't think it was too slow to act, and I looked for a book of Journey to the West everywhere, but I didn't find it in several bookstores, and it seems that the little master is going to be disappointed.

"Alas, girl, girl..."A voice suddenly sounded behind her, and the little maid looked back to find a sneaky man waving to him in the corner of the wall.

The man was ugly and extremely obscene, she thought of what people often discussed, at this time, someone in Beiping City specialized in abducting and selling a little girl like her, who was as beautiful as a flower, and couldn't help but retreat nervously, but was dragged by the man's arm and forcibly pulled into the alley next to him.

"Help... Not! "Only shouted one word, the little maid was covered with her mouth, her eyes were teary, her heart was full of despair, it's over, little master, Qin'er is afraid that she will never see you again, and what you said about marrying me will not come true...

"Be quiet, be quiet..."

The man's voice was a little anxious, he looked at it and no one was paying attention, and carefully let go of the little maid, who immediately took two steps back, looked at the man vigilantly, and opened his mouth to shout.

The lewd man hurriedly signaled her not to scream, and at the same time began to untie his belt, and approached the little maid step by step.

"What are you going to do, don't come here, I'll scream if you come here again!" The little maid's voice trembled, and her big eyes were full of horror, and she couldn't help it.

The man suddenly lifted his clothes, revealing some thin albums: "Girl, aren't you looking for Journey to the West?" I've got a lot of them here! You see, this is continued by Xie Ergongzi, this is continued by Yang Daru, this and this, this and this, the genuine unperformed version of the hook column! I managed to get my hands on it with a lot of difficulty, fifty-six times! It's only been 47 times..."

The expression on the little girl's face was stunned.

After a while, the man sent the little maid out with a smile on his face, and said eagerly: "I haven't checked it two days ago, but I have checked it these days, and I am not allowed to sell it, and I don't know which dog days it is... Ahem, don't mind, girl, you can go around and ask, my price here, but the lowest in the surrounding eighteen streets and alleys, if you still want to buy two more copies, I'll give you cheaper, if there are any friends to introduce, come here to find me again, if it exceeds ten... Each book can be cheaper for another five cents! ”

"Then it depends on whether you're genuine... Why are the words so ugly? ”

The man coughed twice: "It's faster, don't mind, it's guaranteed to be the genuine version of the hook column, you see if the hook column doesn't look like this, it's over..."

The little maid couldn't read it, so she put away the booklet and disappeared into the crowd like a thief...

……

"It's really off the charts, and there are people who engage in piracy in this era?" In King Yan's mansion, Gu Huai flipped through a few copies of the Journey to the West written by the so-called celebrity Yashi in his hand, and then looked at the so-called genuine version of the hook column, which was ridiculous.

Dao Yan, who had stolen half a day's leisure, said: "The old man also discovered it by accident, but I didn't expect you to lay out for so long, and the City Patrol Division will check it in the future... After that, it should be much less sold. ”

Gu Huai threw down these brochures and shook his head: "What are they all written, Sun Monkey and Guanyin are in love... These people are not afraid of being struck by lightning. ”

"By the way, what do you mean by layout?"

"This is a good story," Dao Yan took a sip of tea, "If it is a normal day, I am afraid that it will not be able to spread it, it is too demeaning to the court and power, and it even has the meaning of calling on people to rise up and resist... It's best not to let people know that this story is from you, but in this situation, this story can make people associate something more. ”

"This is a bit of an over-interpretation, I didn't think about it that much," Gu Huai was very sincere, "but to say that... I did have some new ideas. ”

"What thoughts?"

"Before going south, the secret spy department found some literati and began to compile newspapers, but the audience for this thing is still less after all, at least you have to be literate," Gu Huai thought thoughtfully, "But you don't need to be literate to listen to stories... I was still too particular before, and I didn't have the shame to make up a story about the war on the front line and tell it to the people in the rear, and the people had no place to verify it anyway. ”

Dao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then silently drank tea... Where is this green-shirted scholar in front of him like himself? How can this shameless appearance be like yourself?

"What are you going to do?"

"Simple, since it is difficult to be in the heavens, then scandalize the enemy, beautify yourself, and add feudal superstition... It should be useful to stabilize the situation in the rear. ”

Dao Yan sighed: "If there is really such an effect, it is indeed a good thing, the situation around Beiping has stabilized, at least it is much better than some time ago when there were generals who secretly gathered troops to attack the place, and the people are not keen on discussing who is right and who is wrong, they are more concerned about the price of vegetables and grain... If this method can make the people imperceptibly stand by the side of the palace, it is indeed worth 100,000 elite soldiers. ”

Gu Huai was silent for a moment: "The 500,000 army is pressing... It's not going to be easy. ”

The implication is that only after passing this hurdle can you be qualified to say these things.

Dao Yan's expression also became serious: "Full of calculations, the army led by Beiping and the prince add up to only 120,000 horses, and most of them are cavalry, it is definitely not possible to defend the city, even if Li Jinglong is stupid, he must know that the advantage of troops is too great, and the best choice is to smash Huanglong and press all the 500,000 troops under Beiping City." ”

Gu Huai nodded in agreement: "The imperial court has made a bloody investment, the general trend is naturally him, as long as the Yellow River is crossed, the 500,000 army will be like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, just push it all the way, the front-line military tent has been discussed overnight, and no other way has been come up, if nothing else, this time I am afraid that it will be withdrawn again and again, until it is withdrawn to the city of Beiping." ”

"There is no chance of defending the city, and the disadvantage of taking the initiative is too obvious, if there is only a lonely city left in Beiping, it will be weak to return to the sky..."Dao Yan was a little tired, it seems that dealing with political affairs in the rear these days has also made him exhausted, "Although the logistics of grain and grass in the southern army is a big problem, it is about to enter winter, and the climate will also become our help, but 500,000... After all, it's 500,000, and it's hard to find a chance to win. ”

"I do have some ideas, but I still need to improve them," Gu Huai stood up, "I was going to rest for two days, but His Royal Highness the Prince sent an invitation... I won't bother the master too much, I'll go see the son. ”

Dao Yan nodded, sent Gu Huai out of the door, watched the green shirt turn the doorrail and disappear, and then folded his hands and whispered Buddha:

"Amitabha."