There is a vast amount of data on the history of the Tang Dynasty, and there are even some strange novels such as "Taiping Guangji" that reflect life from the side. Therefore, I dare not write randomly. I will basically delete all the plots that do not reflect the characteristics of the times.
Recently, I am preparing an expansion piece about the deep logic of scholar-bureaucrats and officialdom in the Tang Dynasty. It is expected to be online in two days.
Many people say that no matter how interesting a historical article is, you shouldn’t think so much about it and you can just do whatever you want.
In fact, what I want to say is, why do authors who write books have such low requirements for themselves?
It's obvious that things can be checked clearly, but they just don't want to put in the effort, and then they just make it up on their own, taking it for granted to construct historical scenes and social relationships, and then say that the historical materials are getting in the way of their own affairs.
Obviously, those scholar-bureaucrats could not have connected with the protagonist before he became prosperous. As a result, because they were unwilling to delve into the plot and work hard to polish the plot, they directly introduced these things that obviously violated the social laws of the time.
Anyway, the readers don’t understand it as well as I do. Although my combat power is only 20, the readers only have 5. 20 against 5, crushing the game.
So it doesn’t matter how I write them, as long as they feel good enough. They don't think about it when they are happy, it doesn't matter.
Who can have trouble with Yinzi?
Do you have such thoughts in your heart?
In fact, it is possible to write an interesting article by truly restoring the historical truth, and it will even become more interesting as you go later.
The flaw is not in the historical facts. The historical truth is there. What is missing is just the author's own awe and respect for history.
Respecting the logic of the historical environment is the most basic element. For example, take the official system of the Tang Dynasty.
The official system of the Tang Dynasty is really interesting, and the so-called scholar class is also very interesting. Here we can see many basic rules for the operation of society in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the hierarchical "ceiling" hidden rules.
As a result, a class of officials named "Qingliu" finally emerged. Their lifelong goal was to "be an official". They were born to be an official. If they were not an official, they would go home and idle in order to "raise their hopes."
The more I understand this passage, the more suffocating I feel.
Wang Wei, Du Fu and other famous poets of the Tang Dynasty were all members of this class, and Li Bai spent his whole life working as an official in order to squeeze into this class.
In the society at this time, everyone was born equal, and the upward path was completely locked. There was a suffocating despair. Many people (such as Zhang Jiuling) who have left a good name in history books often insist on evil deeds that have far-reaching influence and are extremely harmful to the nation.
When I was writing this book, I was also adjusting my view of history, striving to look at the limitations of history objectively, jumping out of the basket of "good and evil", and not randomly labeling historical figures.
For example, in some Tang Dynasty novels where everyone revolves around the protagonist, it is basically impossible to happen. Everyone has a class label on their face. If there is no war, they can basically only be at the top of their class.
For each class, the upper limit that can be reached is fixed and benchmarked.
I don’t think the story of a dragon slayer turning into an evil dragon, or even turning into an evil dragon before slaying the dragon, is very interesting, so I might as well not write it. I want to use a new perspective to describe this era of burning oil.
For example, for the scholar-bureaucrat class, even the extra accessories they wear must conform to the rules formed within the "Qingliu" before they can be recognized and accepted by this class. If you are not from this class but use these clothing accessories rashly, you will be looked down upon by the people of the time.
For example, if you meet a poet (almost all poets in the Tang Dynasty were officials, or were seeking official positions), and you are not a scholar-official, then... others will not talk to you, and it is impossible to say a word to you. have.
Tang poetry is beautiful, but these are ugly, but they are historical truth.
Therefore, it is necessary to restore such an era that once appeared and was glorious. There is no need to destroy the original taste of history just because you want to pursue "super cool".
It’s hard to describe the specific situation, let’s wait until the expansion pack goes online.
Please pursue reading and stop raising books.
