Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Theoretically, Xu Da's long-distance fleet sailed day and night, and it only took a month to reach America.

But theory is, after all, just theory.

It is certainly impossible to have such a fast speed in reality.

Firstly, the crew members are not robots and they definitely need to rest; secondly, there will be many changes in the wind and waves at sea, which will seriously affect the speed of the ship.

On the vast sea, any kind of emergency situation may occur, and in the most serious case, the ship may be destroyed and people may be killed.

Of course, with the Ming Dynasty's current level of navigation technology, this situation is basically impossible to happen.

This ocean voyage was publicized through newspapers.

Not only the capital, but now the entire Ming Dynasty is full of expectations for the return of the fleet led by Xu Da.

We must know that the theory of a round sky and a square earth has been deeply rooted in the hearts of ordinary people for thousands of years.

Now, someone has finally challenged this theory.

Everyone is waiting to see the final result.

Ocean sailing suddenly became a hot topic among the people of Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it also triggered a wave of sailing craze.

Everyone wants to know what Xu Da's fleet will discover after this long voyage.

If the earth really has an end, what kind of scene is it at the end? Is it really, as some people say, an endless abyss?

Even if we don't reach the end, what wonderful stories will happen along the way.

All of this makes people daydream.

Some people even started serializing maritime adventure novels directly in the novel section of Jiangnan Daily. The name of the novel is called One Piece. It tells the story of a navigator named Wang Luffy who started sailing in pursuit of the legendary secret treasure on the sea, and then sailed Along the way, you continue to meet new partners, explore magical islands, defeat enemies one by one, and finally successfully find the treasure.

At this point in time, the novel achieved great success as soon as it was serialized.

Jiangnan, Hangzhou.

Because he had been an enemy of Zhu Yuanzhang and served as Zhang Shicheng's staff, Luo Guanzhong had to give up the opportunity for a scholar to enter officialdom.

I have been hiding in Tibet for these years, making a living by writing novel manuscripts, and my life is very tight.

A few years ago, he had an opportunity to get rich suddenly. At that time, as usual, he submitted the manuscript of his latest novel to a new book publisher. Only later did he learn that the book publisher belonged to the Mingji Group, which is now the largest trading house in the Ming Dynasty.

At first, Luo Guanzhong just wanted to earn some royalties to live on.

Because of Yang Xian, Mingji Publishing House immediately contacted Luo Guanzhong.

Wang Yuemin followed Yang Xian's suggestion and originally planned to pay a lot of money to let him come to the capital directly.

But it was really difficult to contact Luo Guanzhong. I sent letters several times but got no reply.

In the end, Wang Yuemin simply asked his men to go to Hangzhou and look for him according to the address where the money was sent. But when the people from Mingji Trading Company arrived, they found that the building was already empty.

I asked the surrounding neighbors, but they all didn't know where they were.

It was as if he was avoiding them on purpose.

Because Luo Guanzhong had a criminal record, after reading Mingji Shuxing Wang Yuemin's letter, his first reaction was that the other party wanted to harm him!
He had written some story novels before, so he naturally knew how much his novels were worth. If he could sell them for dozens of taels, he would burn incense and worship Buddha.

At that time, Mingji actually asked for one thousand taels of silver!

Moreover, he was required to go directly to the Beijing Noodle Hall, which would make Luo Guanzhong suspicious.

In his opinion, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster, and it is more important to save his life.

Therefore, the day after receiving Wang Yuemin's letter, he moved directly from where he lived.

From Mingji's point of view, he thinks that this person is probably stupid because of writing novels. If he has money, he will not make money. We are here to give him money, not to harm him.

The matter ended up being nothing.

After that, Luo Guanzhong continued to live a life of hiding in Tibet, but now with the innovation of the printing industry and the rise of the newspaper industry, his life today is better than before.

In the past few years, I have written more than a dozen story novels one after another.

In addition, it has been more than ten years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and Luo Guanzhong is no longer as uneasy as he was at the beginning. Tired of his wandering life, he even settled down in Hangzhou and got along well with his neighbors.

It's just that the neighbors don't know his identity as a novelist, because Luo Guanzhong always lives in seclusion.

On this day, Luo Guanzhong took his novel to the book club as usual and found that the employees in the book club were gathered together and discussing something animatedly.

"What are you discussing?" Luo Guanzhong asked with a curious look on his face.

"Jiangnan Daily, the new novel serialized in "Jiangnan Daily" today is really good." A staff member of the book club said in admiration.

"What type of novel is it? Is it a myth, a biography, or a historical novel?" Luo Guanzhong asked.

The person who spoke earlier was a reviewer of this book club. Luo Guanzhong’s novels have always been in contact with him. He has a high level of appreciation. It is precisely because of this that Luo Guanzhong was able to get such a high evaluation from his own reviewer. would be so curious.

The most popular types of novels currently on the market are the two mentioned by Luo Guanzhong.

The staff member shook his head and said, "No, it's a brand new novel genre. I call it an adventure novel."

"Adventure novel?"

"Yes." The staff member said excitedly. "It is a type of novel with the theme of adventure. This novel tells the story of the navigator Wang Luffy's voyage. The characters in it have distinctive personalities, strong suspense, rich imagination and vivid descriptions, which seem to make Readers follow the protagonist through exciting and thrilling adventures.”

"Show me." When Luo Guanzhong heard this, he couldn't help it anymore and reached out to take the newspaper from the other party's hand.

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished reading yet."

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After a while, Luo Guanzhong put down the newspaper, but the shock that this novel gave him was hard to subside for a long time.

He never thought that novels could be written like this.

This novel is a complete dimensionality-reducing blow to novelists of this era.

It is tantamount to establishing a sect and creating a new type of novel. Not only is the story more compact and ups and downs, but the writing style is also more capable and popular, making it easier for the common people to understand.

You must know that the popular novels of the Ming Dynasty are already plain enough, otherwise they cannot be called popular.

This version of One Piece is whiter and more grounded.

After coming out of the book club, Luo Guanzhong went to the newsstand to buy a copy of "Jiangnan Daily", and then he realized how popular "One Piece" was.

There were discussions about it everywhere. "Jiangnan Daily" was sold out of stock. Luo Guanzhong went to several places in a row before he bought it. He looked like Luoyang paper.

You know, the first episode of "One Piece" was serialized in a newspaper!

For readers of the Ming Dynasty who are accustomed to reading traditional mythological biographies and historical romance novels, this unprecedented adventure novel is so immersive that they unknowingly fantasize about the protagonist being themselves, as if they are being scratched by a cat. Plot development in the next chapter. Of course, there is also the topic that has been the most popular topic among the people recently, which is related to the ocean voyage of the large fleet led by Xu Da.

Luo Guanzhong looked at the novel's author's signature, which read Yang Xian directly.

Yang Xian?

The same name as Yang Guogong of the current dynasty.

However, Luo Guanzhong did not regard the two as the same person.

"It's probably because of the same name. How could such a great person as Yang Guogong engage in a small business like novels?"

After all, novelists were not a popular profession in ancient times.

Otherwise, Cao Xueqin, who wrote such a magnificent masterpiece as "A Dream of Red Mansions", would not have died in poverty. According to later generations, the lives of most novelists in the Ming Dynasty are unknown, because the novelists at that time were basically equivalent to the street performers and comedians in the early years, and their social status was very low. Many writers have no other way of making a living and have been poor and penniless all their lives. What they wrote was probably not recognized by anyone back then, so their lives are basically unknown now.

This is why, when many people see the name Yang Xian, they do not think of him as the first Duke of the Ming Dynasty.

The birth of the novel One Piece was dramatic.

A few days ago.

Beijing.

Zhongshan Palace.

At this time, in the eyes of ordinary people, Xu Da's ocean voyage was a very dangerous thing, and it was very likely that he would never return.

Although it was Zhu Yuanzhang who made the decision, it was Yang Xian's suggestion that ultimately led to Xu Da's overseas voyage. .

Therefore, Yang Xian still felt a little guilty and was ready to go to Xu Miaoyun and explain to them.

When they arrived at the gate of Zhongshan Prince's Mansion, the servant who guarded the gate recognized Yang Xian at a glance, and welcomed him in while letting him in to inform him.

Yang Xian also recognized the man in front of him. On New Year's Eve last year, his New Year's gift to Xu Mansion came from him.

"Miss, Duke Yang Guo is here." The servant brought Yang Xian to Xu Miaoyun's study, bowed and saluted.

"You go down and do your work." Xu Miaoyun nodded slightly and said.

"Mr. Yang, since you are here, come in and sit down."

Yang Xian followed Xu Miaoyun into the study and found a chair to sit down.

Xu Miaoyun got up and made a pot of tea for Yang Xian, poured a cup and put it in front of Yang Xian, and said, "Why is Mr. Yang free to come to Xu Mansion today?"

Yang Xian reached out to take the teacup, took a sip, was silent for a moment, and then said: "I thought it would be better to come over and explain to you in person about King Zhongshan's voyage."

Xu Miaoyun was very smart and understood it as soon as she heard this.

In fact, she didn't care about this matter. It didn't mean that Xu Miaoyun didn't care about Xu Da's safety, but she wouldn't associate this matter with Yang Xian and vent her anger on others.

The first person to make the decision was Zhu Yuanzhang.

Secondly, Xu Da is a general, a grand marshal, and the military god of the Ming Dynasty. It is an honor to fight for the country even if he dies.

If they were frightened because of the risks involved in a long sea voyage, then Xu Miaoyun and the others, Xu Da's children, would not be alive after all these years.

Of course, Xu Miaoyun's heart was warmed by Yang Xian's concern.

"Mr. Yang came here today to care about me?" Xu Miaoyun raised her head and looked at Yang Xian and said.

Yang Xian said: "You can understand this. Brother Xu will not be here during the next few days. If you need any help, you can come to me directly."

help?

Xu Miaoyun rolled her eyes, suddenly thought of something, and said, "Can anything be done?"

Yang Xian nodded and said, "Anything is fine."

Xu Miaoyun said: "There is one right now. After reading "A Dream of Red Mansions" written by you, Mr. Yang, I haven't seen any other new works by you. I have been looking forward to your new novel."

I have said everything before, so I can't take it back.

Yang Xian replied: "Okay, I'll write a novel."

A look of joy flashed in Xu Miaoyun's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and said: "This is just a suggestion. This is what I personally look forward to. I know that creation requires inspiration, so don't be in a hurry. During this period, Mr. Yang, at the medical school, I’m busy with things around the world, so I can take my time.”

In Xu Miaoyun's opinion, it may take a while to actually see Yang Xian's novel.

But for Xu Miaoyun, being able to see the new novel written by Yang Xian is already a happy thing. As for time, she can wait.

"That's it, write it now! No need to do it later, you can see it today." Yang Xian said directly.

Men can never say no.

Xu Miaoyun was shocked. She had just proposed writing a novel, and Yang Xian already had ideas and ideas?
Of course Yang Xian does. As long as he wants to, there is no need to conceive or ponder at all. There are countless novels in his mind waiting for his signature.

But in the end, he thought about it and decided to write a novel in connection with Xu Da's trip to sea. The first thought that came to his mind was One Piece.

Yang Xian decided to write a book about One Piece that belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Xian did as he was told, picked up paper and pen and started writing.

I wrote from morning until noon.

Xu Miaoyun stood aside and watched, feeling extremely shocked.

As noon arrived, Xu Miaoyun did not disturb Yang Xian and went to the back of the kitchen to chop vegetables and cook. She did not look like a high-ranking princess at all, but more like a standard little daughter-in-law.

Yang Xian lost track of time while writing. It wasn't until he smelled the aroma of the food and raised his head that he saw Xu Miaoyun coming directly with the cooked food.

The dishes are ready and dinner is ready.

"I saw you were too focused just now, and I couldn't bear to disturb you."

Xu Miaoyun placed the food on the table and said with a smile: "I made it, Mr. Yang can try it."

Yang Xian picked up the chopsticks and said sheepishly: "You are too polite. Why do you bother a noble princess like you to cook for me personally?"

In fact, another princess in Yang Xian's family does this every day.

Xu Miaoyun smiled and said: "It's not that particular. Miaojin and the others are not here. Someone comes to eat with me. I can have two more bites. Come on, let's try it first."

"Yeah, it's delicious!"

"Then eat more."

"Then I'm welcome." (End of chapter)