Knowing that His Majesty was here, he was so casual and treated them like ordinary people. Some people were immediately angry, some were secretly unhappy, and some found this person interesting. But everyone, without exception, thought he was bold.
Before the grandfather and grandson arrived, Jiang Fan suddenly coughed: "Since you are here to listen to books, you are the listeners. There are no princes or ministers here, only storytellers and listeners. Otherwise, the meaning of coming here will be lost. I don't know." Do you think so?"
The officials were silent, but the empress said calmly: "That's exactly what it should be."
With the empress setting the tone, no one would object.
An old man with a lion's nose in Haikou burst out laughing immediately: "Young man Jiang is right, everyone, please don't tense up. Listen to books as if you were listening to books. Usually it's very lively here. You should cheer and applaud when you should. It's nothing today. The other identity is that of a listener."
Jiang Fan knew at a glance that this was the old man who was listening to a book for the first time. He cupped his hands and smiled and said, "Thank you, old man."
When he said this, all the civil and military officials took it seriously. Seeing that the empress had no objection, they all relaxed a lot.
"Shopkeeper, here comes the hot tea, wine and food, everything is normal, but now it's the same!"
Only then did Mr. Wang remember Zhao Er's instructions, and he quickly emboldened himself and shouted: "Okay, good wine and good food, we'll be here soon -"
His voice immediately restored some of the usual flavor in the restaurant.
The civil and military people present also relaxed a little and started talking and laughing. It should be said that many of these officials are book fans. Even if they have something to do and cannot come, they still have to let their subordinates listen to the newspaper. Of course, many servants who don't have the ability to remember what they hear will turn to the old man who plays the erhu for help. This old man can completely record the manuscript every time, and it can be published in half a day at most. It's for sale, one tael of silver a share. The price is not cheap, but who cares about these big guys? It’s just a tael of silver.
The most discussed thing during the waiting period was the Red Cliff Battle.
"The alliance between Liu and Sun is considered necessary because of the situation, but Cao Cao claims to have an army of 800,000. They have strong soldiers and horses, so it is difficult to fight."
"Yesterday, Zhuge Liang had a verbal battle with the scholars, and the theory of three victories and three defeats came to light. I think today's battle is very interesting."
"Although Zhou Gongjin is young, he has great courage. Although Zhuge is wise, Zhou Lang is not bad at all. I think he also has good strategies..."
"As a servant, I am very concerned about how Kong Ming made the one hundred thousand arrows. Although he is extremely intelligent, his time is too short, how can he make them? I am most afraid that the young man will not be able to justify his theory today..."
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While they were discussing, Jiang Fan quietly observed. In addition to a female official and Zhao Er's attendant, the empress was surrounded by Xu Fu and the old man from Haikou with a lion's nose. He knew Xu Fu. Although the lion-nosed Haikou old man had not been formally introduced, Gu Beiyan had already told him that this mighty old man was the last military marshal of the Qin Dynasty, Meng Ao.
Although it was unknown who the God of Death was, the villain Tu Gaorong was present. His arrival still surprised Jiang Fan. This notorious guy actually came to listen to a book? Most likely I came here because of the empress, or maybe she wanted to find fault with the young master... not a good person.
Especially the villain Tu, who still refuses to take off the Chi You mask as if it is still on his face. Who would be a good person like this? Mr. Jiang became more and more certain of his judgment. After making eye contact with Gao Rong, Jiang Fan still had the feeling that this guy was quite unfriendly to him. Although he couldn't see his expression, his deep and cold eyes always made him feel full of hostility.
As for the others, most of them are very unfamiliar. In fact, it was the first time for most officials to come back. They usually had to go to court after all, but the empress was diligent and often had to go to court in the morning until noon. After leaving the court, you still have to deal with political affairs, and usually you can only send servants to listen.
Not long after, shopkeeper Liu came in with his grandfather and grandson. The old one and the young one didn't know who was coming today. The little girl ran over with a smile and grabbed some raisins for Jiang Fan and put them on the counter before carrying a small basket and selling them everywhere. The old man also found a chair and sat behind Jiang Fan as usual.
Some people often come here to listen to books, and they are no strangers at all. In addition, the little girl has a sweet mouth, and she is very popular, and almost every table buys some. Just a few pennies for fun. Even the Empress was given the title of "Pretty Sister" for the first time. She probably had never been called this by anyone in her whole life, so the Empress was a little stunned. Jiang Fan wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh when he saw her like that.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Jiang Fan coughed lightly, took out the Xingmu and slapped it. Everyone knew that the lecture was about to begin. Suddenly the whole hall became quiet.
Jiang Fan looked around and became angry: "We mentioned in the last letter that Cao Cao led his army down the river from Jiangling. The ship was thousands of miles away, and the flags covered the sky. The momentum was very huge..."
Needless to say, the excitement of the Chibi War was great. In this battle, Sun and Liu teamed up to defeat Cao's army. They defeated the many with less, and the weak defeated the strong. This laid the foundation for the tripartite confrontation in the Three Kingdoms period. It was the most famous battle among the three major battles of the Three Kingdoms. .
The warlike old Qin people were completely unable to resist this kind of story. The civil and military officials held their breath and concentrated for fear of missing a word. The only sound in the hall was Jiang Fan's cadence.
Jiang Fan had heard of Mr. Shan's storytelling, so he was naturally a hundred times better than ordinary storytellers. His voice was full of emotion and emotion, which was very fascinating.
The empress kept listening attentively, her eyes flashing with brilliance from time to time. But Zhao Er next to him found that His Majesty seemed to be more interested in the young storyteller than the wonderful battle in Chibi.
The only thing that made Jiang Fan a little uncomfortable was that Xiao Rentu was staring at him from the beginning to the end, and his gaze made people feel like a light on his back.
Just because I attacked you in Paradise City? You are so petty! Mr. Jiang secretly slandered.
Finally, with a snapping sound, the wood woke up. No matter how worried he was, Jiang Fan's most awkward closing words still came: "If you want to know what happened next time, let's listen to the explanation next time!"
After being quiet for a while, Commander Meng Ao took the lead and shouted: "Okay! What a burning Chibi! Enjoy it, enjoy it!"
His voice immediately set off the scene, with thunderous cries. This clever and hearty battle conquered everyone present. Not only are the war scenes depicted grandly and wonderfully, but the characters also have distinct personalities, and the civil servants and military generals are all leading the way, which is impressive and makes people want to stop.
It was extremely noisy for a while, with discussions and applause coming and going.
Some people even shouted for Jiang Fan to comment. But he was rejected by Jiang Fan on the grounds that storytellers are not commentators. People and things in stories are different, and the wise have different opinions. It would be boring if the author took the lead.
Unexpectedly, this statement won unanimous approval from everyone. No one asked Jiang Fan to do anything anymore. But he knew that apart from being lazy, he also didn't want to get involved in this kind of discussion. One bad thing was that he was insinuating something, and there was no need to follow the facts.
After a while, I suddenly saw a woman walking towards the crowd carrying a wooden plate. Mr. Meng Ao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed loudly: "Master Jiang, this book is very good! It deserves a reward!" After saying that, he first threw out a twelve-weight ingot of patterned silver.
Gu Beiyan quickly thanked him.
She felt very uneasy today. After all, His Majesty was here, and everyone else was also a high-ranking official in the Qin Dynasty. Is it appropriate to be the cashier?
