"Due to my busy schedule during this period, I have not continued writing. I will find time to write again after a while."
Only then did Xu Hanliang explain.
Mr. Fan frowned: "How is this possible? A gentleman's words are hard to follow. Since they have already promised us, well, their readers must be trustworthy."
From Mr. Fan's expression just now, Xu Hanliang knew that Mr. Fan was most likely chasing after his copy of "Journey to the West".
Books like "Journey to the West" are suitable for all ages. Mr. Fan is not a corrupt scholar, so he naturally has no prejudice against such wonderful story books.
During this period of time, the sales of "Journey to the West" were indeed crazy. Yesterday, a bookseller came to my house to urge the manuscript.
However, Xu Hanliang pushed them out first because he was busy with official duties and wanted to concentrate on his studies.
During this period of time, Xu Hanliang had already made a lot of money just from the book "Journey to the West".
Nowadays, the popularity of "Journey to the West" has not only not weakened in any way, but has even intensified.
The sales volume of the book has not been affected in any way because of the weakening of his influence.
Even now, "Journey to the West" has become popular in Tokyo.
There are also many pirated booksellers who are already printing copies and selling them everywhere.
Xu Hanliang did make some modifications to some sentences in "Journey to the West".
My father is still in prison. If I really want to be that kind of emperor who will take turns and come to my house next year, write it down.
Xu Youdao didn't need to go to Cangzhou. It would be more comfortable to bury himself in a feng shui treasured place on the spot.
After some evasion, Xu Hanliang agreed to write all the five chapters of "Journey to the West" that he had promised to update before returning home.
After hearing these words, Mr. Fan was satisfied and nodded.
"By the way, if you have time tomorrow, then come to the academy again. I have an old friend who I want to introduce to you."
Mr. Fan seemed to suddenly think of something and spoke.
"I guess that old friend is quite interested in you. I told him a lot about you some time ago."
Mr. Han added something aside.
Xu Hanliang was silent for two seconds before speaking: "The two old friends we mentioned are not Cai Bian, are they?"
When the two elders heard this, they were a little surprised and said in unison: "How did you know?"
"I heard before that the capital was going to send Cai Bian to investigate the theft of Caoyin. As old friends of the two, their status must not be low, and if they can be introduced to me, they are definitely not ordinary people. In this way,
There is only Cai Bian."
Xu Hanliang stated his analysis verbatim.
Mr. Han nodded beside him and continued: "No wonder someone who was able to write "The Record of Clearing Wrongs" still has some reasoning ability. It is true."
"Why does he want to see me?"
Xu Hanliang asked directly.
I am just an official in a small place, no matter from which aspect I look at it, I am mediocre.
"Since you know his name, you naturally know who his father-in-law is."
"The reason why he wants to see you is to hear your suggestions for the reformists."
Only then did Mr. Fan tell the reason.
"My advice?"
This made Xu Hanliang even more trapped in a quagmire of doubt.
He has some idea of his status. How can a person who has not even entered the officialdom give advice to an old man in the officialdom?
He was once the prime minister, but now he is the greatest official he has ever seen, and he is only the governor of a state.
And he also felt that although he knew a lot of these things, he was just talking about military affairs.
If it were applied to real practice, he really didn't know whether it would be successful.
The background itself in this era is extremely complex, and measures must be adapted to local conditions.
"You can just come early tomorrow, there's no need to say so much."
Mr. Fan stretched out a hand, smashed the chess pieces on the table into a ball, and said casually.
Looking at Mr. Fan who had no respect for chess ethics, Xu Hanliang just showed a wry smile: "That's good."
After returning home, Xu Hanliang wanted to write "Journey to the West" first.
I had already promised Mr. Fan before, so no matter what happened today, I had to rush out the manuscript.
The five chapters of "Journey to the West" add up to 20,000 words. Xu Hanliang has already written more than 10,000 words before. Today, he only needs to make up the rest.
As soon as I returned home, I saw the two women at home sitting around the stone table bored.
During the day, Zhong Xiuwenhui and Xiaocui went out to perform and did not come back until very late.
Although he now lives in Xu Hanliang's home, he doesn't want to be a freeloader.
Some of the dishes they usually eat at home were bought with the money they received from performing arts.
Xu Hanliang declined repeatedly, but Zhong Xiuwen still went his own way, so he had no choice but to follow his temperament.
When the two girls saw Xu Hanliang coming back, their faces were full of smiles and they immediately came over to greet him.
Seeing this scene, Xu Han couldn't help but feel a little sad in his conscience.
In fact, they usually have nothing to do at home.
Because they are women, they are unwilling to go out alone.
If we were in modern times, after all, we would have mobile phones and computers, so that we could be a otaku.
But in this day and age, there is nothing.
It is indeed too difficult for the two of them to stay in the house all the time.
"Lang Jun, are you back?"
"Sir, are you back?"
After seeing Xu Hanliang, the two said in unison.
"You two, want to do some business?"
Xu Hanliang looked at the two people and then asked.
The question facing them made the two of them a little confused.
"If I go out, will it bring any trouble to the young master?"
Master Li said first.
"I'm worried that if I go out in public as a woman, there seems to be something wrong with me."
The young lady then said.
It can be seen that the two of them do not want to stay at home all the time.
But due to various considerations, this is a helpless move.
The fact that Li Shishi was able to give up her identity as an courtesan just because of a single sentence did not seem to Xu Hanliang because she had any charm at all.
It's because Li Shishi was born with a desire to escape from the prison.
And those words of mine only allowed her to break through such a layer of feudal shackles.
As an oiran in the past, he could already explain his own efforts.
An oiran not only needs to be beautiful, but also needs to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is a kind of strong woman in her own right.
Therefore, if you stay at home all the time, you will definitely feel depressed and unfulfilled.