"Has the second master eaten?" A man greeted with a grin.

"I've eaten it." Wang Lao Er nodded slightly, and continued to walk forward proudly.

"Who is this man?" Someone behind him muttered.

"You don't know him, you still read the newspaper often, haven't you heard of the old king next door?" Greeting Wang Lao Er, the man said disdainfully.

"It turns out that he is the old Wang next door, and I like the book he wrote so much."

The corners of Wang Laoer's mouth were slightly upturned, and he was very proud in his heart. Since his successive articles in the Royal People's Newspaper, he has become a well-known author. The manuscript fee is not too much, but it is enough to ensure that food and clothing are worry-free. And what makes Wang Lao Er most complacent is that no matter where he goes, when his name is mentioned, he will receive many admiring eyes, which makes Wang Lao Er enjoy it very much.

Shi Shiran walked through the street and walked into the gate of the royal newspaper, he came to deliver the manuscript.

"Lao Wang, this manuscript is not good." After reading the manuscript, a white-faced editor shook his head slightly and pushed the manuscript back in front of Wang Laoer.

"Why not?" Wang Lao Er was suddenly anxious, since the publication of "The Picker Monopolizes the Oiran" and other scripts, he has a certain reputation, but all the articles he writes have never been rejected by the newspaper, this is the first time.

"Editor, you see, this article I wrote is a collection of ethics, suspense, thriller, and love, and it talks about the sophistication of human feelings, and the people must love it." Wang Lao Er patiently explained. For this script, he stayed up for several nights in a row, and countless hairs fell out.

"Lao Wang, it's not that you can't say it, but it's not suitable for publication now." The beardless editor patiently explained, "What time is it?" Jiannu invaded on a large scale and was about to attack the city of Beijing, at this time, the people of the city were panicked, who would want to read your book of writing about market life?

Lao Wang, as an old author, you must keep up with current affairs, what the people like and care about the most, you have to write about it, so that it can continue to be popular. ”

Wang Lao Er thought about it and felt that what the editor said was quite reasonable except for his white face and no beard.

"But what should I do?" Wang Lao Er asked subconsciously.

The editor said: "The people are most concerned about the war situation now, and they are most afraid that Beijing City will be attacked by Jiannu, so you can start from this aspect." Write more about the brutality of Jiannu, write more about the heroic deeds of my Ming army against Jiannu, break the people's fear of Jiannu, let the people not panic, encourage the people to stand up and support the government and the court, and everyone will contribute money and efforts to fight with Jiannu to the end. ”

"But I don't know how to write it, I haven't touched these things, and I haven't even seen a living Jiannu." Wang Lao Er felt very embarrassed.

The editor sighed: "I haven't been exposed to it, and I don't know how to teach you." However, there is a word in the palace that the newspaper will mainly publicize the fight against Jiannu for the next period of time, and articles such as Fenghua Xueyue are not allowed to be hired. ”

Wang Laoer's face turned a little pale, if this is the case, it means that he will not be able to get the manuscript fee for the next period of time. Although I earned some money by writing manuscripts during this time, I also spent a lot of money in this city of Beijing, but I didn't save a lot of money. Thinking about returning to the old life of helping people else, Wang Lao Er was very unwilling.

"Edit, you must have a way, what do you tell me to do?" Wang Lao Er put down his self-restraint and pleaded in a low voice.

The editor looked at Wang Lao Er deeply: "I don't have much to do, only one suggestion." If you want to write such a manuscript, you must know enough about Jiannu and have more contact with the soldiers who fought against Jiannu. Now the Liaoxi soldiers are stationed ten miles east of Beijing, and if you are not afraid, go out of the city and go there to collect wind. Ask more about the soldiers and soldiers of Liaoxi who fought against Jiannu, and maybe you will be able to write a manuscript. However, the war is imminent, and I heard that Jiannu defeated the general army of Datong not long ago, Mangui, and it is only dozens of miles away from Beijing, and it will be very dangerous to go out of the city. ”

After listening to the editor's words, Wang Lao Er was also very hesitant and scared, the rumored Jiannu is fierce and vicious, all of them are murderous beasts, if they meet Jiannu when they go out of the city, they will definitely die.

However, it was so easy for me to get such a dignified and respectable profession, and I must not lose it!

If the manuscript cannot be selected by the newspaper, what kind of author is he or her, and how can he be respected?

Going out of town can be dangerous, but it can be very rewarding! No one else dares to go out of the city, only they dare, which means that only they can write what the people love to see the most now, and their name will spread all over Sijiu City!

Thinking about the glory he brought to himself at that time, Wang Lao Er was extremely excited.

"Editor, I'm willing to go out of town!" Wang Lao Er no longer hesitated, and immediately decided.

"But I heard that now that the city gate is under martial law, it may not be easy to get out of the city, and the camp of the Liaoxi soldiers is not easy to enter." Wang Lao Er is embarrassed.

The editor smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I will give you a certificate of wind collection, which will be stamped with the big seal of the Jinyi Guard and the Ministry of War, with this certificate, you can calmly enter and exit Sijiu City, and freely enter and exit the border army camp." For your safety, they will also send a brocade rider to protect you. ”

"It's a good feeling, it's a good feeling." Wang Lao Er was excited. Stamped with the interview card of the Jinyi Guard and the Great Seal of the Ministry of War, this is really amazing!

"When will it be done, I want to get out of the city as soon as possible." Wang Lao Er was impatient.

The editor touched his beardless chin and said with a smile: "Special affairs, it will be very fast." You wait here now, it won't take you an hour to do it, and you can go out of town in the afternoon. ”

Finally, there is an author who is not afraid of death, and the editor is very happy.

Wang Lao Er did not wait in the newspaper office, but returned home to pack up, sorted out the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and personal belongings and put them into the package, and had lunch before returning to the newspaper office with the package on his back.

Looking at the certification documents stamped with the military department and the Jinyi Wei seal, Wang Lao Er was extremely excited, and from then on, he would become a god-level author with an identity!

"This is Zhao Liu, this is Feng Qi, they are both Jinyi captains, and the two of them are responsible for protecting your safety." The editor pointed to the two brocade guards and said to Wang Lao Er.

"There are two of them." Wang Lao Er hugged his fists.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Zhao Liupi smiled and said with a smile. The dignified Jinyi guard was actually sent to protect a poor sour, and he had to risk his life to go out of the city, which made Zhao Liu and Feng Qi very unhappy.

"Two, Lao Wang next door is the gold medal author of my Royal People's Daily, you must ensure his safety, otherwise it will be difficult for the factory to explain." The editor said seriously to Zhao Liufeng Qi.

Zhao Liu and Feng Qi were taken aback, and hurriedly agreed, promising to protect Wang Er.

The interview card was really useful, and after the defenders at the city gate saw it, they decisively let it go.

Wang Lao Er didn't know how to ride a horse, so Zhao Liu rode with him, three people and two horses, and went to the camp of Liaoxi soldiers ten miles away, and there was still some distance from the camp gate, so several horses came over and asked about the intention.

"Royal People, what is this?" Looking at Wang Laoer's interview card, Xiaoqi, the Liaoxi soldier led by him, asked in surprise.

"Do you see the word royal? The newspaper opened by His Majesty, the newspaper for all the people. Do you see the stamped military department and Jinyi guard's seal? With this seal, Beijing Nine Gates can enter and exit casually, and the Jingying border military camp can also enter and exit freely, you don't understand, hurry up and take us into the camp! Zhao Liu said impatiently.

Hearing what Zhao Liu said so powerfully, that Xiaoqi didn't dare to delay any longer, let Pegasus return to the camp to report the news, and then personally escorted a few people into the camp.

Ordinary soldiers had never heard of the existence of the Royal People's Daily, and Sun Chuanting naturally knew about it, and after repeatedly reading the interview card and having people verify the identities of Wang Laoer and others, he issued an order that the officers and men in the battalion should be interviewed and that the officers and soldiers should cooperate as much as possible.

For the next two days, Wang Lao Er stayed in the camp of the Liaoxi soldiers, interviewing dozens of soldiers and asking about all aspects of the war with Jiannu.

From the mouths of the soldiers, he learned about the cruelty of the battlefield, and the incomparable combat effectiveness of the Jiannu Eight Banners.

Wang Lao Er clearly understood that in the past ten years, there have been countless battles between Daming and Jiannu, and there have been very few victories.

And this made Wang Lao Er very embarrassed, the newspaper published an article to improve the morale of the army and the people, and it can't be written about how Jiannu is strong, isn't that to create panic? However, the past achievements of the Liaoxi soldiers are really lackluster.

Of course, it is not without victory, last year in the face of the Jiannu attack also achieved a big victory, winning thousands. But the problem is that the cavalry that won the Jiannu victory is not in the camp now. Wang Lao Er asked about the movement of this cavalry, but no one knew. Of course, it is impossible for anyone who knows to talk to him.

The newspaper is waiting for the manuscript, and there is no way but to make it up.

After thinking about it for a long time, Wang Lao Er finally started writing and wrote a book called "The Biography of Children's Heroes".

It is said that an ordinary Liao family lives in Haizhou, lives by farming and fishing, and lives a happy life. The Jianzhou Jurchens suddenly rebelled and captured Liaoshen and other places, and the old slave sent a cavalry to the south to attack and plunder, and killed Haizhou, killing on a large scale. In this Liaomin family, in addition to a pair of twin siblings in their teens, their parents and two adult brothers were killed. The two sisters and brothers were not killed, but they were captured and enslaved in Liaoyang.

Its owner is a rude Eight Banners Niulu, who forced his sister and brother to be cows and horses, and raped his sister. In this banner family, the two sisters and brothers live like a year, thinking about the tragic death of their parents and family, their hearts are like knives. When the two sisters and brothers meet, they must find an opportunity to take revenge.

So from this day on, the elder sister served the old man Niu Lu and his wife attentively, and the younger brother worked hard, secretly practicing riding and martial arts. Finally, a few years later, the sister and brother found an opportunity to work together to kill the damned Niu Lu master, and then fled back to Daming on horseback. However, he was chased and killed by the Jiannu cavalry, and in order to protect his younger brother, the sister stayed behind and was killed by random arrows after killing several Jiannu. The younger brother wiped his sweat and tears, returned to Daming, became a glorious soldier of Liaoxi, and vowed to fight Jiannu to the end!

All in all, this is a story of revenge, exposing the brutality of Jiannu and demonstrating the fearless spirit of resistance of the siblings. At the end of the article, Wang Lao Er summarized a few sentences meaningfully, saying that Jiannu seems terrible, as long as I Mingren muster up the courage to resist and defeat Jiannu is just around the corner, it can be regarded as a sublimation of the whole text.

After the article was written, Wang Lao Er asked Zhao Liu to ride a horse back to the Beijing newspaper office, and the next day it was published in a new issue of the newspaper.

Wang Lao Er himself stayed in the camp of the Liaoxi soldiers, ate and lived with the soldiers, worked hard to dig up various deeds, and was determined to write more good articles.

The work paid off, on the fourth day when Wang Lao Er arrived at the camp in western Liaoning, Jiannu had not yet come, and Zhao Shujiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, came to Beijing with the remnants of the army and stationed in the camp of the western Liaoning army. Wang Lao Er was pleasantly surprised to learn that Zhao led the Ministry of Education to go through a brutal battle with Jiannu, attacked Jiannu twice, won more than 1,000 levels, and achieved a brilliant victory, which was his best interview subject.

Wang Lao Er immediately rushed into the camp of Zhao Shujiao and began a crazy interview, this time he decided to write a long script, called "The Legend of the Heroes of the Mountains and Seas".

After figuring out what the royal people's newspaper was, Zhao Shujiao warmly welcomed the arrival of Wang Lao'er. Who doesn't love this kind of thing to make a name for themselves? Specially sent several sharp-tongued subordinates to tell Wang Lao Er in detail about the process of fighting in Zunhua Santun Camp.

With first-hand information, there is no need to make up nonsense, as long as it is processed a little, Wang Lao Erwen is like a fart, and he wrote 20,000 words in one day and night, so that Zhao Liu, who had just come back, was sent back to the newspaper in Beijing again, and after receiving the manuscript, the newspaper immediately published a supplement, full of Zhao led the heroic achievements of the Ministry of Education. After reading the newspaper, both the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent people to the camp of the Western Liaoning Army to specifically verify the achievements of Zhao and the Ministry of Education.

More than 1,300 heads are real, although 1,000 of them are obviously the heads of the clothed soldiers rather than the real Jiannu, and the more than 4,000 war horses captured are also real, and they are in the camp. All this shows that Zhao led the Ministry of Education to achieve a brilliant victory. Of course, the victory was accompanied by heavy casualties, with more than 70% of the 4,000 cavalry casualties. But in the case of successive defeats, this is enough to boost the morale of the Ming army and people!

After verifying the situation and sending it back to the imperial court, Zhu Youzhen immediately issued an order to crown Zhao Shujiao as the general of Zhengliao, the governor of Zuodu, and the prince Shaobao, and became a military general! Zhao led the teaching department, all of them were promoted, the officers were promoted by two ranks, and the ordinary soldiers were rewarded with as much as 50 taels of silver. In order to boost morale, Zhu Youzhen can be said to have invested enough money, and he rewarded as much as 100,000 taels of silver alone!

Everyone was promoted and rewarded, and Zhao led the Ministry of Education to rejoice, which also made other armies blush.

While being happy, Zhao Shujiao was also distressed, not knowing how to sell these captured war horses.

The imperial court ignored these captured war horses, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Jiliao, did not ask Zhao Shujiao for it, in everyone's opinion, Zhao Shujiao would definitely use these war horses to organize more cavalry. However, they didn't know that Zhao Shujiao had promised to give these horses to the soldiers who followed them, and they became the private property of these soldiers. And these soldiers can't afford to raise so many war horses.

Sun Chuanting was naturally rich, but Zhao Shujiao did not dare to try to sell to Sun Chuanting. Sell it to other generals, outside the entire city of Beijing, there are not many other armies except for the Liaoxi soldiers. Well, there is also the Mangui Department who has just fled to Beijing. But Man Guigang lost the battle, and heard that the imperial court was discussing how to punish him, at this time, Zhao Shujiao naturally did not dare to touch his moldy head.

There was no way, Zhao Shujiao could only find Wang Lao Er and ask Wang Lao Er if he could help him.

"Lao Wang, you have an interview card stamped by the Ministry of War and the Jinyi Guard, you should know a lot of big people, and you can also enter and leave the camps of various armies, do you see if you can help me sell these war horses? Brother Wang, don't worry, as long as you can sell it, your benefits are indispensable. Zhao Shujiao pulled Wang Lao Er and said.

Wang Lao Er was very embarrassed at first, because where did he know any big people, but when he heard that it was beneficial, his eyes immediately rolled. According to the current market, how can a horse get thirty or forty taels of silver, even if it only gives himself a benefit, selling a war horse can also get three or four taels of silver, which is no worse than making money by writing a manuscript.

Of course, writing articles for the newspaper is your main business and you can't lose it, but you can also try to do part-time work, who is afraid that money is hot? Besides, even if you can't sell it, there's no loss.

Wang Lao Er immediately patted his chest and agreed, he would definitely help with this. However, it is recommended that Zhao Shujiao do not need to be in a hurry, after all, the war is coming, and these war horses should be kept to fight first, and strive to make more war achievements, and it is best to wait for Jiannu to retire before selling the war horses. In fact, Wang Lao Er didn't know who to sell to now, so he just dragged Zhao Shujiao first.

Zhao Shujiao thought that Wang Lao Er was right, so Wang Lao Er worried more, and promised to give 20% of the silver as a reward, which exceeded Wang Lao Er's expectations. In the next time, Wang Lao Er took this matter to heart, and later really asked him to find a lot of customers for Zhao Shujiao, which will not be mentioned for the time being.

On November 17, the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led tens of thousands of Eight Banner soldiers to the outside of Beijing, and a big battle was about to begin.