Chapter 38: Congratulations on the Master

"Master Cheng, look at my father. From the beginning to the end, he never revealed his name to the world, but he was famous in the capital. He was so obsessed with fame that he got nothing. It's better to keep a low profile. Master Cheng, you might as well do as I said and see what the result will be." Yan Chengjin was not afraid that he would expose his father later.

He was right!

Cheng Minzheng sighed and slapped his thigh and said, "My nephew is right. I am too obsessed with fame and fortune!"

This "Hu Zhai" was originally for my father.

But daring to write a book while guarding the border in Ningxia, wouldn't it be a clear dereliction of duty? Emperor Hongzhi would definitely not agree. Anyway, he wrote it, and he couldn't waste this manuscript, so Yan Chengjin thought about practicing a trumpet again.

If it was Cheng Minzheng, he should be able to practice this trumpet.

On the way to send Cheng Minzheng back to the mansion, Yan Chengjin taught Cheng Minzheng a lot, such as how to restrain the idea of ​​exposing himself like his father if he became famous, and how to contact booksellers without being discovered by others.

Cheng Minzheng smiled repeatedly, and he must have benefited a lot.

Back at Cheng Mansion, Yan Chengjin and Cheng Minzheng supported each other into the house, and talked happily like a soulmate.

Cheng Zitang was surprised. Didn't his father hate the people in Yan Mansion?

Cheng Minzheng was furious when he saw his useless son: "Chengjin, now I know that my son should lose when he meets you!"

"No, no, Mr. Cheng, don't say that, it's a narrow victory... a narrow victory!" Yan Chengjin said.

Cheng Zhitang bowed and said, "Thank you, Brother Yan, for not caring about your differences and sending my father back. Why don't you stay tonight and have a vegetarian meal to show your appreciation?"

"Okay!" Yan Chengjin was delighted and sat down and asked, "What to eat?"

Cheng Zitang said, "Just some vegetarian food."

"I have something else to do. I'll take my leave first." Yan Chengjin said.

Cheng Minzheng: "…………"

Cheng Zitang: "…………"

Not many days later, Yan Chengjin received the manuscript that Cheng Minzheng secretly sent someone to deliver.

I guess he was very anxious. Such a speed really scared Yan Chengjin, much faster than his father at the beginning.

For the sake of reputation, Old Cheng risked his life.

Yan Chengjin called Wang Bushui. After cooperating with Wang Bushui, Wang Bushui was the only bookseller in the capital that he could trust.

Wang Bushui was very happy. Since the welcoming pine tree went to the border, there has been no movement in the bookstore for a long time!

His eyes were full of excitement. This book was bold and novel, different from what Master Yan had written before: "What a good book! But... why is the signature... Master Yan changed his name?"

Yan Chengjin leaned close to his ear and said a few words, but Wang Bushui's face turned pale. He suddenly felt that the manuscript in his hand was a little hot. A while ago, a poetry and prose school suddenly appeared. Everyone knew that if it didn't sell well, wouldn't that person want to chop him off?

Yan Chengjin said: "Don't worry, his literary battle with my father will not hurt innocent people. Just come to pick up the manuscript. The contact code is what I told you just now."

After Wang Bushui left, a few days later, the capital city set off a huge sensation, as if it had returned to the craze when Yingkesong had just published "Dream Tower"!

Since Yan Kesong went to the border, the literary world in the capital has been like a group of dragons without a leader.

At one time, all kinds of schools of thought emerged, but only one book called "Hu Zhai" stood out and shone brilliantly!

This book was most suitable for storytellers to explain.

For a time, teahouses, restaurants, and all kinds of places where storytelling could be done were crowded.

Even the fortune tellers on the roadside took on another job, telling stories, fortune telling, and feng shui.

Such a masterpiece was thought to be the new work of Mr. Yingke Song, but what shocked everyone was that the signature of this "Hu Zhai" was actually Liu Nuan Taoist? !

The most popular one was the new school.

So, after Yingke Song, Liu Nuan Taoist was regarded as a leader by the new school and was worshipped by them.

Yan Chengjin flipped through this "Hu Zhai". This book added many new ideas, bold and novel, with profound writing skills, and magnificent details. Compared with what his father wrote, it was another style.

Cheng Mansion,

The one who cares most about the response of Hu Zhai is probably Cheng Minzheng.

Ever since the manuscript was handed over, Cheng Minzheng has been restless. He can neither sit nor walk in the main hall. If it weren't for Yan Chengjin's words, he would have run to the street to inquire in person.

Cheng Zitang saw his father's anxious face and asked, "Is father in good health?"

Cheng Minzheng was angry: "How can you, who only passed the third place in the autumn exam, have the face to hang around here? If you really care about your father's health, go to study. Dad is mad at you!"

"…………" Cheng Zitang was speechless.

Cheng Minzheng's most trusted housekeeper came back. He took two steps forward and said restlessly, "What's the matter?"

The housekeeper hesitated. A few days ago, there was a welcoming pine tree, and now there is a Taoist priest who is famous in the capital. The master is seeking fame but cannot get it. Don't get mad at him.

He said with a worried face: "Master, please don't take it to heart."

"Wait!" Cheng Minzheng grabbed two walnuts and said with a relieved heart: "You tell me!"

The housekeeper of the Cheng family said: "The fox house is selling very well in the capital. Now the scholars in the capital don't talk about the welcoming pine anymore, but all talk about Taoist Liu Nuan. The new school even regards him as the second master..."

What the housekeeper of the Cheng family didn't know was that the person sitting in front of him was Taoist Liu Nuan.

Cheng Minzheng was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he cried with his face covered. The reputation of this old man has finally been established!

"How many days and nights... It's not easy for me!"

The steward didn't know what happened to the master, so he stood by and comforted him, handing him walnuts and tea.

Ten days passed.

Yan Chengjin estimated that his father should be in the capital soon.

This time, Emperor Hongzhi recalled not only Wang Yue, but also his father.

After the battle of Helan Mountain, the Tatars were unable to cause trouble again, so there was no need to be afraid. The border was temporarily stable, otherwise he would not dare to call back the garrison.

However, historical records show that after the Li Guang incident was exposed, Wang Yue was scared to death on the way back to Beijing, and it is unknown whether he can come back alive.

If he didn't survive, it would be good, and the position of the three-border general would be vacant.

In the warm room, Emperor Hongzhi listened to the report of the Ministry of Justice. The Li Guang incident involved many officials, and the Ministry of Justice finally handled it properly.

Emperor Hongzhi took the handkerchief from Xiao Jing and wiped the ink on his hand: "Wang Yue and Yan Kesong will arrive in the capital soon, right?"

"Your Majesty, in one or two days." Xiao Jing said.

Emperor Hongzhi looked troubled and sighed: "This matter is difficult to decide."

Li Dongyang said: "Wang Shichang's reputation in the frontier is better than tigers and leopards. If he is killed, the Tatars will be the happiest. If they don't deal with him, they can't explain to the world, and they will disregard the laws of the Ming Dynasty."

The Tatars have always been afraid of Wang Yue and dared not invade. After the battle of Helan Mountain, it may be even worse.

If Wang Yue is killed, the Tatars may invade the Hetao area unscrupulously after resting enough and eat into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't want Wang Yue to die, nor did he want to break the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but he was in a dilemma about how to deal with him.