Wei Guan tried his best to retain Zhu Su, and wanted to give Zhu Su his residence in the back house of the government office. Zhu Su tried his best to refuse. If he really took over the government office without any scruples, even if it was given by the prefect, when he returned to Beijing, Lao Zhu would definitely beat his buttocks to pieces.
Moreover, the Suzhou government office was in disrepair for a long time. To be honest, Zhu Su didn't like it very much, so he refused because he had already made arrangements.
He turned around and moved into the "Shen Garden", a garden that the Shen family had already tidied up.
As early as they received the news that Zhu Su would go to Suzhou, the two brothers Shen Rong and Shen Wang returned to Suzhou first. Firstly, they had lived in Yingtian for a long time and inevitably missed their hometown of Suzhou. Secondly, the glass business in Suzhou was sluggish. Although Zhu Su had nothing So-called, the two brothers were eager for Zhu Su to think of a way to stay with Zhu Su so that they could take orders at any time.
So Shen Sen was left to take care of the business in Beijing, and his two brothers returned to Shen Garden to wait for Zhu Su's arrival.
Zhu Su, Chang Mao, and Yao Guangxiao entered Shen Garden under the arrangement of the Shen family. They had just met brothers Shen Rong and Shen Wang. Before they could say a few words, they heard someone outside saying: "Your Highness, just now That Mr. Luo asked to see you at the concierge, saying that he had something important to say to His Highness."
"Luo Guanzhong?" Zhu Su was startled. He had just entered Shen Garden, and Luo Guanzhong couldn't wait to see him. Could it be that there was something that was not convenient to talk about during the dinner and he wanted to talk to him privately?
"Since His Highness has business, my two brothers will take their leave!" Shen Rong resigned knowingly. After all, they are just businessmen, and they are not qualified to intervene in the official affairs of the DPRK.
Shaoqing Luo Guanzhong was invited into the private room of the study. Zhu Su raised his hand to avoid Luo Guanzhong's greetings, and said with a warm face: "Mr. Luo is in a hurry to pay me a visit. I wonder if I have any advice?"
"There is indeed something wrong with Mo Xue. I want to shamelessly ask His Highness to take action..." Luo Guanzhong showed a tangled and embarrassed look on his face. He held the thick package in his hand and groaned for a while, bit his lip again, and then said to Zhu Su.
"There is another book in the hands of Mo Xue, which was written by our ancestor Shi Naian. It is more than ten times stronger than the first twelve volumes of Three Kingdoms written by Mo Xue."
"When my master left, I only thought about whether this book could be passed on to the world. At the end of the school, I wanted to spend all my remaining wealth and print this book into a book..."
"But the money is really tight, and this book is a bit...a bit...treasonous. No one dares to engrave it."
"I have no choice but to turn to His Highness for help. I want to say that since His Highness appreciates the twelve volumes of Three Kingdoms written by Mo Xue, he must be a person who knows and loves books..."
"What? Mr. Shi Naian has already passed away! Is the book you are talking about "Water Margin"?" Zhu Su asked in surprise.
"Your Highness knows my master? How do you know about Water Margin?" Luo Guanzhong was also surprised.
"Uh... I've heard Mr. Shi Naian's name mentioned before... It's just a pity that I couldn't meet him..." Zhu Su, who realized that he had spilled the beans again, had to laugh. "That person only said that Mr. Shi Naian compiled the stories of rivers and lakes in the Song Dynasty and compiled it into "The Legend of Jianghu Heroes", which is also called "Water Margin"..."
"It's just that I was still young at that time, but I forgot where I heard this statement. I just remember the name of Mr. Shi Naian, and the three words "Water Margin"..."
"I see..." Fortunately, Luo Guanzhong didn't dig into it, he just had an old face full of ravines from the Spring and Autumn Period, and he didn't know when tears were streaming down his face. Lao Luo looked up to the sky emotionally and said: "Master, have you heard this..."
"The "Water Margin" you wrote is not unknown. Even a nobleman like His Highness King Wu has heard of the name of this book..."
"Uh..." Zhu Su was a little awkward, but looking at Luo Guanzhong's true feelings, it was hard to look weird. Fortunately, Luo Guanzhong came to his senses after a while, wiped away the tears on his face and confessed to Zhu Su: "I am unlearned and disrespectful to Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
"It doesn't matter. I sincerely respect Mr. Luo." Zhu Su said this with great sincerity. "I already know what you mean, sir, please wait a moment..." After saying that, he asked the dog to call the Shen family.
After a while, Shen Wang trotted into the room. Before he could wipe the sweat from his forehead, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Highness summoned this young man to come. I wonder why he was not treated well?"
"You and I are old acquaintances, so Uncle Shen doesn't have to be so frightened." Zhu Su said with a smile. Then he asked him: "I wonder if your Shen family runs a business such as bookshop printing in Suzhou?"
"My Shen family is involved in both bookstore and printing businesses..." Shen Wang was a little surprised. "Your Highness, do you need my help from the Shen family?"
"Haha, I found a job for your Shen family." Zhu Su smiled and pointed at Luo Guanzhong: "This is the author of the Three Kingdoms. His master, Mr. Shi Naian, also has an excellent book in his hands. It is no less generous than the Three Kingdoms, but it has not yet been published in the world."
"You must be aware of the business opportunities! You, the Shen family, go and cooperate with him. I only have one request."
"That is to say, 50% of the profit from this manuscript must be given to Mr. Luo. Just don't let greed take away the money from the Shen family."
"Ouch! No matter how short-sighted the villain is, he will never be greedy for this money!" When Shen Wang heard the words "No less concessions than the Three Kingdoms", his eyes were already "golden", Zhu Su When he said "greed to go", he even jumped up to express his feelings, and then looked at Luo Guanzhong with extremely eager eyes, as if this was not a middle-aged man with a ravaged face, but an incomparable Alluring like a golden doll.
"This..." Luo Guanzhong was also stunned. He didn't expect that before he said a few words, Zhu Su would directly ask someone to help him print the works of his late master. He couldn't help but said to Zhu Su in disbelief: "Why don't Your Highness read the manuscript first..."
"There may be some inaccuracies in this manuscript, so ordinary bookshops would be afraid to reject it..."
"No need!" Zhu Su waved his hand, "Water Margin", as if no one has read it.
If you, Luo Guanzhong, had appeared a few years later, I might have copied this book and used it to tell stories in restaurants to attract customers.
I just talked about a few rebels, but in the end they all surrendered to Song Jiang's trap. It is not even close to the point of anti-feudalism and making revolution.
There is no need for Lao Zhu to find fault with himself for this matter. And Lao Zhu himself likes to hear this kind of Jianghu story. Maybe if you show it to him, he won’t be able to put it down! While Zhu Su eliminated all possible hidden dangers in his mind, he said righteously: "I have always admired Mr. Luo as a person. How can I not trust Mr. Luo's character?"
"Let's go to printing. If Mr. Shi Naian's masterpiece is buried in the world, wouldn't it be a great loss to the literary world of our Ming Dynasty? If there is any slight criticism, I will bear it!"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Luo Guanzhong's eyes were full of tears when he said these words. This famous writer in the history of literature was so moved that his knees softened and he knelt down to Zhu Su.
(End of chapter)
