Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading - Chapter 69

The babbling carriage drove out of the city.

Inside the carriage, Chen Luo sighed with relief, reminiscing that the past two days were really smooth sailing for him. He thought that this new newspaper would start running after half a month, but he did not expect that all problems would be solved easily.

　　Is this just luck?

　　From time to time, heaven and earth work together… The second half of the sentence is not auspicious, so he will not continue anymore

　　Thinking of this, Chen Luo suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Wang Li, who was also in the car with his eyes closed, and asked, “Eunuch Wang, you and Lu Tong seem to be very friendly.”

　　Wang Li opened his eyes and smiled apologetically: “Nothing can be hidden from the Earl’s discerning eyes. This Lu Tong, who was originally the eunuch of the Qing Dynasty, was ranked fourth under the first pay, palm print, and pen.  All the eunuchs in charge of the palace, big and small, are all under him, and he is considered high-ranking and powerful. Eighteen years ago, he had made some mistakes, which caused His Majesty to be furious and expelled him from the palace. Because Gu Nianqi worked hard for a long time, he was appointed to manage the Imperial Villas.”

　　”When Eunuch Lu was in power, he was generous and merciful, and he took care of the people below. Not just me, but even the first and second princes have been tutored by Eunuch Lu, so the slaves obeyed him once and let him come to ask for a favor from the Earl.”

　　Wang Li said this and thought for a while: “If Earl doesn’t like it, I’ll arrange another errand for him tomorrow, so that he won’t get in the way of Earl again.”

　　Chen Luo was a little surprised: “Can I still use him?”

　　In Chen Luo’s past life memory, eunuchs were only used by the royal family. Even if ordinary people used eunuchs for high-ranking officials, it would be a crime of arrogance.

　　Hearing the meaning of Chen Luo’s words, Wang Li also had a happy expression on his face: “Naturally. Lu Tong now has no official palace position and is not considered a person of the palace. “

　　Chen Luo nodded slightly, this Lu Tong seemed to have a good heart, and he was originally an old eunuch. He must know a lot of secrets inside and outside the palace, so he will gain someone to ask about the palace in the future.

　　But it’s not urgent, this matter needs to be observed some more.

　　…

　　”Cheng Diefei, Liu Mengrui!” A middle-aged woman handed two jade tablets to Cheng and Liu, “Your review has passed. After receiving the notice, you can go to Qingyun Tower to complete the transcription work with this identity jade tablet. One hundred transcripts are exchanged for one academy point, do you understand?”

　　”Qingyun Tower?” Cheng Diefei was taken aback that was a secret place in the Red Sleeve Academy, and it was often only some manuscripts related to enlightenment that would be transcribed there. What article did Lord of Wan An write that made the academy attach so much importance to it?

　　But thinking that Zheliu Academy is now extolling “a piece of “Du Shiniang”, Zheliu will be covered in blue light”, Cheng Diefei is relieved, and she is full of excitement to transcribe the article.

　　”Diefei, let’s go to Cuiyun Tower to eat cakes.” Liu Mengrui didn’t think about it too deeply, put the jade card into her arms, and whispered beside Cheng Diefei, “My breasts were formed by eating the cakes there. You have to catch up too…”

　　Cheng Diefei’s face was very red in an instant, and she spat; “You’re talking nonsense again, if you want to eat then you should, what’s the reason for the nonsense?”

　　Then she lowered his head and glanced at it. The ups and downs of the chest is just one grasp in measure, compared with Liu Mengrui’s giant things, it was really inconspicuous.

　　Damn, Meng Rui clearly has a girl’s face, so how can it develop this much…

　　”Let’s go… let’s go… What do you usually eat?” ”

　　It’s not about catching up, but to show Liu Mengrui that eating pastries has no effect!

　　…

　　North Wind Building.

　　In addition to waking up early, Beifeng Tower is also a lively restaurant on weekdays, but now the door is closed, and there is a sign “private room” hanging on it, and outsiders are not allowed to approach.

　　”Everyone, that’s the way it is, are you interested?” Nan Yuanxi stood in the center of the lobby, looked at the people sitting around, and said with a smile.

　　The people around here are not ordinary guests. These are the most famous narrators in the capital city. If it was before “Zhong Kui”, Nan Yuanxi might not be able to squeeze into their ranks.

But now that “Du Shiniang” came out, Nan Yuanxi has become a representative among the narrators.

　　”Mr. Nan, this old man wants to ask a few questions first.” An old man with a goatee stood up and gave a salute. Nan Yuanxi hurriedly returned the salute when he saw him.

　　The old man’s name was Sang Luo, known as Sang Gong, and he was the leader of narrators in Zhongjing. Unlike Nan Yuanxi, who had nowhere to go, Sang Luo was a staff member who had served as the chief official of a state. Later, he returned to his hometown and came back after getting bored. He did not want to be under anyone and instead became a narrator instead.

　　”Sang Gong, please speak.”

　　Sang Luo cleared his throat: “When I’m narrating, in addition to earning my living, it’s also for the sake of clarifying people’s confusion. If I accept Lord of Wan An’s invitation, can I still become a narrator again?”

　　The majority of narrators nodded one after another. After all, narrators also need to earn a living. If they could only choose one of the two, although Lord of Wan An’s salary was attractive, after all, he was still a nouveau rich, and whether his riches would last for a long time was also a question.

　　Nan Yuanxi smiled lightly: “Sang Gong has been thinking too much. Earl means that the new newspaper is going to establish an editorial system.”

　　”What is the editing system? Receive manuscripts, review, and revise. Everyone can still continue their narration jobs, but you can compile your own analysis and submit it to me. I will naturally select the best and record it. Anyone who publishes will be paid by the number of words. .”

　　”I am the only editor at present, and I will naturally add more in the future.”

　　”In addition, if you are like Sang Gong, this student doesn’t dare to read your masterpiece. If you want to, the new newspaper can open a column for Sang Gong. What is a column, that is to open a special place for Sang Gong in the new newspaper, and publish articles regularly. But if a column was established, Sang Gong needs to enter into a contract with the new newspaper, and the source cannot be interrupted.”

　　”Besides that, it’s up to you whether you continue to be a narrator. Even if it’s me, as long as I have spare time, this Beifeng Tower is still my dock. Everyone, please don’t come and snatch it away…”

　　Nan Yuanxi made a joke, and there was a burst of laughter everywhere.

　　Sang Luo nodded and asked again: “The second question. Can I still talk about the content I’m waiting to write in the morning for my ‘wake up early’? In addition, can I also narrate the Earl’s articles…”

　　As soon as this question came out, every narrator raised his ears. These two questions are the most relevant, and it is necessary to get a clear answer.

　　Nan Yuanxi took a sip from the teacup and made some suspense before slowly saying: “The new newspaper plans to publish every seven days, and publishes an interpretation of the policies of the past seven days, so you can naturally explain your own analysis in the morning for your ‘wake up early’. As for Earl’s article…”

　　Nan Yuanxi nodded: “Of course, you can…”

　　Everyone was about to cheer, but Nan Yuanxi raised his voice: “But! The earl has a condition!”

　　Everyone’s voices stopped, Sang Gong frowned slightly: “Is it the copyright?”

　　The copy, from the brothel lyrics. Refers to when a brothel recites the words of the lyricist. The brothel needs to pay the lyricist some fee, which is equivalent to the copyright fee.

　　When he first found out about this, Chen Luo was startled. Master Tiandao is really the protector of literati…

　　”No…” Nan Yuanxi shook his head, “Earl’s request is…”