First Secret Agent in History

Tell the truth.

The novel is neither a poem nor a strategy, so it is difficult to be stunning on the first page.

Unlike poetry, where the first sentence may resonate with your ears, the first paragraph of a policy statement may be deafening.

It usually takes at least several thousand words to read a novel before you can be attracted by the plot. If you want to be shocked, you may need more words.

So why was Master Zhu Lantian so shocked? Because of the text inside, this is an extreme test of literary attainments.

And the sentences in "A Dream of Red Mansions" are so excellent and amazing.

Any excerpt of a sentence can become a golden sentence, not to mention the ubiquitous poetry in it.

For example: a paper full of nonsense and a handful of bitter tears. It is said that the author is crazy, who can understand the meaning?

Another example: Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, but they cannot forget their fame. Where are the generals from ancient to modern times? A pile of grass disappeared in the barren grave. Everyone knows that gods are good, but gold and silver cannot be forgotten. In the end, I only regretted that there was not much gathering, and when it was too long, my eyes closed.

He did not deliberately show off his words, but mostly used simple and easy-to-understand sentences, but his insight into the world and human nature was simply profound.

For articles of this level, people with higher appreciation levels will be more likely to be fascinated by them. And Zhu Lantian is undoubtedly a person with this top level of appreciation.

Many of the words in this book seemed to penetrate into my heart instantly as soon as they came into view.

So well written.

Very good.

Very good……

He didn't know how to describe it, so he really could only use three.

Next, he stood on the ground and continued reading page by page.

Completely tireless and intoxicated.

Of course, this is because he has a high level of appreciation and writing skills. In fact, ordinary people may not like him so much.

In fact, Dream of Red Mansions is not so friendly to popular readers.

So you ask many people in later generations, even those with master's or doctoral degrees. If you ask him whether he has seen "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", most people will say that they have seen it, and more than once.

But you asked him if he has seen "Dream of Red Mansions"? Perhaps many people will shake their heads and say that they have watched it several times but have not finished it.

I just know it’s awesome, but I just can’t watch it. Just like a book like "One Hundred Years of Solitude", I know the writing is very high, but many people actually find it difficult to read it.

For people like Zhu Lantian, "Dream of Red Mansions" is really at the level of fairy grass, the kind that after reading it, you won't know the taste of meat for three months.

This man reads books very quickly.

It’s not that the faster you read, the less serious you are. He read it very quickly because of the first time. There is no doubt that he will read it a second time, a third time, a fourth time...

But even so, it took him two or three hours to finish reading the first volume of "The Story of the Stone".

Halfway through, a servant brought him a chair.

But he didn't sit down, and directly said that it was too disrespectful to sit down to read such a book, so he had to read it standing up.

So, we stood at this station for almost five hours.

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After reading it for the first time, Zhu Lancai sat down, closed his eyes and thought about it quietly.

So beautiful, so wonderful, so wonderful.

I didn't expect that at the age of seventy-five, he would still be able to read a book like this in his lifetime.

In this way, the past few years have not been wasted.

After sitting down and reflecting on it for a long time, he started pacing back and forth again.

After a long while, he saw Ao Yu (Yun Zhonghe) and was startled.

ah? ! Why is there still a person standing here?

You, who are you?

Oh, this is Ao Yu, this is the author of this book.

In fact, Zhu Lanzhen really wanted to ask, did you write this book yourself?

But he didn't ask in the end, because asking would be tantamount to questioning the other person's character.

Besides, Ao Yu is actually a suitable person to write this book.

Because his life has been very absurd all year round, and he has been laughed at. He comes from a wealthy family, but he is always threatened by death. He may die at any time, and he can also feel the desolation of the world.

But it is really unbelievable that such an excellent storybook was written by a twenty-year-old playboy.

He really didn't lie. This book is truly a masterpiece through the ages.

I cannot ask directly whether you wrote this book. But to be sure of this? How to do it?

Immediately, Zhu Lantian said: "Master Ao Yu, follow me upstairs."

Yun Zhonghe followed the old man to the pavilion. It was already dark, and there was a river not far away.

Jiangzhou refers to the reason why it is called Jiangzhou. This is because there is a river named Lanjiang.

Although the Lanjiang River is not as long or as wide as the Tianjiang River, it still stretches for thousands of miles.

Moreover, the Tianjiang River is wide and vast, but relatively stable.

The Lanjiang River has many changes. When it is in the west, the waves are rough, fast and dangerous, so it is called Nujiang. To the east, the river becomes clear again and is as gentle as a mirror most of the time, so it is called Lanjiang.

The pavilion where Zhu Lantian lives is not far from Lanjiang River, and he can see the river going east.

At this time, the sun was setting and night had not yet fallen, but there were still many ships on the river with lights on.

Amid the ripples, the river flows eastward quietly.

This scene looks prosperous yet lonely!

Zhu Lantian said: "Master Ao Yu, when you see this Lanjiang River going east, do you feel inspired to write poetry? It doesn't need to be more, just one sentence is enough."

Yun Zhonghe knew that this was Master Zhu Lantian testing his literary talent again to see if he could really write such an eternal masterpiece as "The Story of the Stone".

If it is revealed that he plagiarized or hired a ghostwriter to write for him, Zhu Lantian will be ruined.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Is it right to go east by the great river to compose poetry?"

"Yes." Zhu Lantian said, "Just one sentence."

Yun Zhonghe pondered for a while and said: "I asked you how much sorrow you can have. It's like a river of spring water flowing eastward."

I...my day!

Master Zhu Lantian's scalp went numb.

Your talent and writing skills are indeed like diabetic incontinence.

Do you want it to be so bizarre? As soon as you say it casually, it will be a century-old saying?

Every time I hear these beautiful words, I wish Master Lantian will have a more acute physiological reaction. That means the scalp is numb and the hair stands on end.

This is the first physical reaction after listening to these beautiful sentences, and then the spiritual resonance.

After a while, Master Zhu Lantian said: "This poem is too sad. Can it be more heroic?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "The great river goes eastward, and the waves are gone, and there are romantic figures throughout the ages."

Master Zhu Lantian's scalp went numb again, he was so awesome and amazing.

Then, he added: "This sentence is too heroic. Can it be less sad and less heroic?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "The rolling Yangtze River passes eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes."

Lord Zhu Lantian slammed the railing and said, "This is good, this is good."

This poem completely spoke to his heart.

Ao Yu's three sentences are all excellent, and even every sentence can make people's hair stand on end.

But the first sentence is too sad for spring and autumn, and the love between children has grown long, so Lord Zhu Lantian doesn't like it very much.

The second sentence is very well written, but too bold and youthful. Mr. Zhu Lantian is old and no longer has this spirit. He even doesn't believe that there are any real heroes in this world.

No hero can withstand the ravages of time. The merits and demerits of a person cannot be determined until the day when the coffin is sealed.

And this third sentence completely spoke to his heart.

the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero.

Zhu Lantian is seventy-five years old and has had great success. He failed in the struggle more than ten years ago and was kicked out of the court.

So to a certain extent, his heart is both heroic and pessimistic.

He felt that no matter how powerful a person was, he could not withstand the passage of time and history.

Despite the vicissitudes of life, only time is eternal.

"Is there anything else after this poem?" Master Zhu Lantian asked.

Yun Zhonghe said: "The rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure are all gone. The green mountains are still there, and the sunsets are red several times."

After listening to these words, Zhu Lantian couldn't help but look at the sunset on the horizon, trembling all over and crying.

This poem really touched his heart.

Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

He was a loser in the court struggle, but eventually took charge of Tianyi Bookstore and died for the rest of his life.

Although he still has a reputation, he has been away from the center of the court for more than ten years. I'm really not willing to give in. I'm really not willing to give in.

But if you are not willing to give in, what can you do?

And Ao Yu's poem is the best comfort.

People must learn to reconcile with themselves and learn to let go. If you are grieving and in pain, your enemies will only be happy, and they may even forget about you.

Zhu Lantian wiped away his tears and said tremblingly: "I didn't expect that at such a young age, you would be my confidant. Thank you for this poem!"

The old man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said slowly: "From now on, I will be on your side."

Master Zhu Lantian's voice was very calm, but full of power.

"Ao Ming and you are competing for the position of Marquis of Nulang. I am on the side, just like watching a fire from across the bank. I see it clearly." Zhu Lantian said: "Even if there are thousands of reasons, the methods they use are too dirty. Our court It shouldn't be like this. This is taking away people's fortunes. It's fine if you have no future, but you are talented. In the long run, bad money will drive out good money, and the consequences will be disastrous."

Yun Zhonghe bowed and said, "Thank you very much, teacher."

Zhu Lantian sighed: "I want to thank you. Your last poem can relieve my depression for more than ten years."

Can it really be resolved? In fact, it cannot be resolved.

This poem was written by Yang Shen, a great talent of the Ming Dynasty, when he was sent to the army.

Who is Master Yang Shen? This is the true pride of heaven, even among the most favored men in the entire history of China.

The head of the three most talented men in the Ming Dynasty, his father was Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet. He had sole power and he established the Jiajing Emperor. For a long time, he was a super boss who could push the emperor to the ground and rub him. Yang Shen himself was the number one scholar and was famous all over the world.

However, such a proud man did not live a good life for a few years. Emperor Jiajing defeated Yang Tinghe after passing the Dali Case.

After that, Yang Shen was unlucky. He angered the emperor and was imprisoned. He was then exiled to southern Yunnan for decades.

So has Mr. Yang Shen really relieved his depression? Not necessarily.

Therefore, Mr. Zhu Lantian couldn't solve the problem. At most, he could only comfort him.

Zhu Lantian said: "Ao Yu, Yuedan Ping is considered pure, but it is not absolutely pure, and it can also be infected by power. What you have to face is not Ao Ming alone, but a powerful power group. But you Don’t worry, Yuedan Ping is controlled by Qingliu after all, and I will speak at critical moments.”

"Of course, you don't have to worry too much about this competition. You basically won." Master Zhu Lantian said: "Because your "The Story of the Stone" and Ao Ming's "The Story of the Jade City" are completely different. As long as you are a scholar or above, you will know that the level of the two is very different. The higher the level, the more aware this is. Anyone who dares to say that "Jade City" is better will basically be ruined. No one dares to To take such a risk.”

Lord Zhu Lantian has a very high level of appreciation.

He has read all the first four volumes of "Jade City" and likes it very much. He thinks it can be called a masterpiece.

It is really well written, and it is considered to be the best storybook in Jiangzhou in the past ten years.

But for things like books, I’m afraid of comparison.

Comparing people with others will make people angry; comparing goods with goods will make people throw away the goods.

It doesn't even need 100,000 words, but only 10,000 words, to see that Ao Yu's "The Story of the Stone" is better than "The Story of the Jade City".

After reading 30,000 words, this feeling became even stronger.

After seeing 100,000 words, there is no need to compare at all, because the gap is too big.

Comparing the two books together is simply an insult to "The Story of the Stone". They are not on the same level at all.

Watching "Tama City Chronicles" alone is excellent.

But when put together with "The Story of the Stone", it really seems to be full of craftsmanship.

Therefore, as long as the level is sufficient and the eyes are not blind, you can get a consistent judgment. "The Story of the Stone" is far better than "The Story of Jade City".

"Ao Yu, so next you have to focus on the provincial examination. This is the most important thing." Zhu Lantian said: "You are smart. Although you keep saying that you want to win the first place and Jieyuan, in the declaration of war, , but they just said that they want to win the top three. Because the chance of winning the first place is too great, it depends not only on the level, but also on luck."

Then, Zhu Lantian said: "Ao Yu, how good is your policy making level?"

Although the imperial examination was divided into several parts, policy analysis carried the greatest weight. If you want to win the first place, or even the top three, your strategy must be extremely good.

Yun Zhonghe said: "No problem."

Zhu Lantian said: "How does it compare with your poetry level?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "They are on par."

Zhu Lantian said: "Then why didn't you show it before?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I didn't have the chance to show off before, and the world only saw me being ridiculous every day. They didn't see that I was filial to my parents, and they didn't see that I also like to study. They just know that I like to go to low-level hooks to kill thousands of people."

Zhu Lantian said: "Okay, then I can run with all my strength."

What are you running for?

Of course it was the chief examiner and several deputy examiners of the Qiuwei Science Examination.

At least they can't all be from the enemy. If the examiner is from the enemy, it's still too late to think of ways to cause trouble and get him out.

The examiners may not necessarily favor Ao Yu, but at least they cannot suppress him.

And this is Master Zhu Lantian's strength. Scientific examination has always been the home field of Qingliu officials. Although he failed in the struggle and was kicked out of the court, he had served as the Minister of Rites for several years and still had many old disciples.

Although Prime Minister Lin has great power, he cannot cover the sky with one hand.

Yun Zhonghe said: "Teacher, I came to see you not to publish a book in Tianyi Bookstore."

"I know." Zhu Lantian said: "Your book cannot be published in Tianyi Book Pavilion. If you do, you will be under the authority of others. It will be very inconvenient for me to speak for you in the future."

Yun Zhonghe said: "So I plan to print this book myself and do everything in secret. The real content of "The Story of the Stone" will not be officially revealed until the day it is launched. I will even find a bookseller to print another book." This book is meant to deceive people.”

"The Story of the Stone" instantly beats Ao Ming's "The Story of the Jade City" without any suspense.

Almost as soon as it came out, it was an absolute instant kill, and it was a one-sided instant kill.

Therefore, confidentiality is particularly important. Until the day of release, no one can see the true content of "The Story of the Stone".

"Teacher, I want to borrow a workshop from you. I need hundreds of engravers and printers to work secretly in a completely closed environment." Yun Zhonghe said: "Until the day the book is officially released, , they can regain their freedom and leave the workshop.”

Zhu Lantian thought for a while and nodded: "No problem, but this requires your family to send their most trusted warriors to block the workshop."

Yun Zhonghe said: "No problem."

Zhu Lantian said: "It's no longer a matter of delay, we can start immediately."

Yun Zhonghe bowed and said, "Thank you very much, teacher."

Zhu Lantian was silent for a moment and said: "I did this not entirely for you, but also for myself. I lost to the man named Lin, but my students can defeat his students, and even defeat him in the future."

When Zhu Lantian said this, he could no longer hide his inner emotions.

He became the Minister of Rites when he was in his forties, and was only one step away from becoming the prime minister.

If this continues, he can even become the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and be in charge of the Cabinet for more than ten years.

The results of it? Being framed by Lin, not only did he lose his future, but he was also kicked out of the imperial center and was trapped in Tianyi Bookstore for more than ten years, with no hope of recovery.

It is a lifelong regret that a person like him did not ascend the throne and become prime minister. It is an irreversible regret.

That Prime Minister Lin ruined his ideals, his future, and his life.

How could he, Zhu Lantian, let go of such deep hatred?

I want to take revenge, but I can't find a point to use my strength. But now Yun Zhonghe came in front of him, giving him an excellent starting point.

How could Lord Zhu Lantian give up?

At this point, Yun Zhonghe found his first true ally, and a powerful one at that.

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With the help of Zhu Lantian, the manuscript of "The Story of the Stone" was sent to the secret workshop. Hundreds of engravers worked intensively on engraving, and hundreds of other workers prepared paper and ink. As soon as the engraving was completed, printing was carried out immediately.

The first batch of books doesn’t need to be many, just 20,000.

If it were given to other bookstores, it would be difficult to print 20,000 books in a short period of time. But for Tianyi Bookstore, it is effortless.

This is a super workshop that prints millions of books every year.

On the other side, Yun Zhonghe secretly found another bookseller to print another book.

Okay, actually this book is not bad, not really a bad book.

Its name is "The Story of Baoyu and One Hundred Beauties", so which book is it copied from?

It is also a strange book in ancient China, the super famous "Jade Posse".

If "Jin X Mei" has high literary and artistic value, then "Jade P Group" is really a pure erotic book.

It is also very famous, and there have been at least dozens of movies about it in later generations. The fame of the male protagonist Wei Yangsheng is only slightly weaker than that of Ximen Qing.

Yun Zhonghe processed the book and made it more explicit and provocative. Moreover, the name of the male protagonist has also been changed. Instead of Wei Yangsheng, his name is Wei Baoyu.

And we also prepared an extremely realistic and attractive cover.

After the bookseller got the manuscript, he regarded it as a treasure.

He kept saying that it was guaranteed to be a big hit, and it would sell at least 50,000 or 80,000 copies.

Get rich, get rich!

Of course, there was another thing he didn't say. This "The Story of Baoyu and One Hundred Beauties" is definitely far inferior to "The Story of Jade City".

But so what? It doesn't matter to him if Ao Yu loses, he just wants to make a fortune.

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Time passed day by day.

March 30th is getting closer.

Public opinion has also fermented to the extreme, and everyone's expectations have reached the extreme.

Although neither book has been released yet, rumors have already spread.

Ao Ming's last volume, "Jade City", is extremely well written. Compared with the previous four volumes, it has risen to a higher level.

No matter the poems, words, or ideas, they have all been greatly improved.

Can it not be improved? Prime Minister Lin sent over a dozen great scholars to check Ao Ming's manuscript word for word and make revisions.

This is no longer the work of Ao Ming alone, but the wisdom of more than a dozen great scholars.

Isn’t that sentence amazing? Can the poetry not be gorgeous?

Therefore, they are aiming to create a once-in-a-century masterpiece.

And Ao Yu's work has also been leaked. Although there is no specific content, the engraving worker said it.

It's extremely vulgar, extremely gorgeous, and unsightly.

Ao Ming also sneaked into the bookseller's workshop and read "The Story of Baoyu and One Hundred Beauties".

When the man came back, his face was red.

"How is it? How is the writing?" asked ancestor Ao Ting.

"Ugh! It's extremely vulgar, extremely gorgeous, and unsightly." The clerk said.

Ancestor Ao Ting said: "Can it be compared with "The Story of Jade City"?"

The clerk said: "Those who are not even qualified to carry shoes, or even write such a book, should have their hands and feet broken. It is too bad, too vulgar, and too bad."

So, everyone knew that Ao Yu, the son of Nulanghou, had really written a book called Super Poisonous Weed.

The word spread more and more widely.

In the end, it was rumored that this book was written by Ao Yu, which makes me blind even if I read it.

If a woman takes one look at him, she will become capricious.

In short, it is extremely bad and vulgar to the extreme.

Originally there was no suspense in this competition, but now it is even more certain.

Ridiculous Ao Yu, who is truly the best trash in the world, actually wrote such a vulgar and rotten book.

Do you still want to compare it with Ao Ming's "Jade City"? It really makes people laugh out loud. It is so ignorant and stupid.

Your crappy book is not even qualified to be placed next to "Jade City".

Moreover, members of the Yuedan Review organization also said that you should not send such extremely vulgar books to them, for fear of dirtying your eyes.

So both books haven't been released yet, but they are already completely popular.

Ao Yu also became famous, but he was just notorious.

But to be honest, many people are really looking forward to this extremely vulgar book of his. He is a person who has been killed by thousands of people in low-level hooks. His writings, even if they are extremely bad, are definitely good. It's very special.

But this talent competition between Ao Yu and Ao Ming, in everyone's mind, was over before it even started. It's not a question of winning or losing, but Ao Yu is not even qualified to take the stage.

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March twenty-nine!

There is only one day left until the release of the two books.

But everyone has ignored Ao Yu's "The Story of the Stone". Although they are still extremely curious, they will definitely read it to see how bad and vulgar it is.

But as a cultural event, Ao Yu’s book is not qualified to be named.

All the talented and beautiful people are looking forward to the fifth volume of Ao Ming's "Jade City".

Even ten hours in advance, we lined up at various bookstores.

It’s truly a wonder. There is a long queue outside every bookshop.

It is conservatively estimated that there are tens of thousands of people queuing in the entire Jiangzhou City, all to buy Ao Ming's "Jade City" as soon as possible.

Many scalpers saw this and quickly sent people to line up. After buying it, they would double the price and sell it, and they would definitely make a lot of money.

Because various bookstores have already said that the first batch of "Tama City Chronicles" only has 50,000 copies, so the sales will be limited, and each person can only buy one copy.

So it will definitely be sold out.

Ao Ming and Ao Ting are amazing. At this time, they understand hunger marketing.

And those famous prostitutes are even more awesome.

I haven't eaten since yesterday and only drank water.

Next, you have to take a bath and burn incense, and then read Ao Ming's "Jade City".

When it comes to hype, you are still at the forefront of the times.

In short, in the past few days, everything in the entire Jiangzhou cultural world has to be put on the back burner.

There is only one focus, and that is Ao Ming, and the fifth volume of his "Jade City".

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March 30th is here!

The sun has just risen and all the major bookstores are open.

The crowd poured into the bookshop like a tide.

Everyone rushed to the bookshelf to buy the fifth volume of "Tama City Chronicles".

For this reason, the prefect's mansion had to send officials to the largest bookshops to help maintain order.

“Get in line, get in line, get in line.”

"Everyone can only buy one copy at most, no more, no more."

Although I had imagined that the sales of the fifth volume of "Tamajo Chronicles" would be very hot, I did not expect it to be so popular.

This is no longer buying a book, it is completely a trend. As long as you can read, if you don't read "Jade City", you are falling behind, and you are not worthy of chatting with us.

People in later generations should be familiar with this situation, grabbing iPhones, coconut shoes, and AJs.

Only less than half an hour!

All the bookstores in Jiangzhou City have hung up a big sign: The fifth volume of Yucheng Ji has been sold out.

Damn, 50,000 copies were sold out in just half an hour.

It’s so awesome, it’s really popular in the whole city!

Ao Ming is going to heaven!

The status of Jiangzhou's number one talent can no longer be shaken, right?

By the way, where is Ao Yu? Where is this clown? Didn’t he claim to take away the title of the number one talent?

Where are his books? What about his "The Story of the Stone"?

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Note: This is the first update. The epidemic is serious. Please take care of yourself, wash your hands frequently, and wear a mask when going to public places. Peace to all and thank you all.