If the first volume was still a bit "confined", then in the second volume, I was basically in a state of writing as I pleased.
Because in the first volume, I have basically laid the stage for actors from all walks of life to appear on stage.
Sending away Huan Huan, sending away Zhang Xun, destroying the basic structure of the conditions for the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, well, I think no one would have guessed that it was written like this. In fact, it takes quite a bit of courage to make this decision. It will definitely offend some readers, but I have no choice.
On the one hand, I always have to write some interesting things. On the other hand, it is my personal persistence, or bias. The treatment of characters matches the spirit promoted by this book, and the small situation is subordinate to the overall situation.
Now that society is going downhill, the chicken soup of past struggles no longer resonates with people. Most people don't believe that hard work can make you rich.
It has become a common trend to cook well and beg for food until old age; choosing to lie down and not want to be cut off is actually an inevitable trend of social development.
An individual's success often does not lie in his own excellence, but in the "platform" he is on.
It is impossible for a long-distance running champion to "run as fast" as someone sitting on a high-speed train.
So now a lot of exciting things have become how to get the "ticket". They no longer want to build a plane that can run faster than the high-speed rail, because it can't be done. I am not willing to run on the ground.
So they no longer care about running speed, as long as they can get the "ticket", they are the winners! I can take the high-speed rail, so why run?
I don’t lack the ability to ride a horse, what I lack is just a stepping stone! ! ! ! Once inside, just lie down!
This is the resonance, or fantasy, of many readers. Because everything has two sides, the price of taking a high-speed rail is several hundred yuan, and the price of entering a certain platform may... be too heavy for the person involved to bear.
Of course, when buying a ticket to enter a high-speed train, you have to sit and stand at most, but on some platforms, after squeezing in, it is normal to kneel or even get beaten and scolded. How many people have considered such a thing?
I believe many people have personal experience of being humiliated for "squeezing into the platform".
So the so-called "Upward Progressive Party" came out.
A girl kicks out her mediocre boyfriend and falls into the arms of a rich man. This is progress. In reality, "improving" requires a heavy price, but in novels it doesn't.
There are many different examples, but they are nothing more than replacing women with men, changing going to bed with kneeling and licking, and changing throwing yourself into a hug into a clever calculation. Essentially nothing has changed.
In my opinion, these "progressive party" people are just bitches who have breasts and are mothers. I don’t believe that readers who only have ordinary lives will like and respect them from the bottom of their hearts when they see such people around them.
Of course, if you are a meat eater and there are many people who want to "make progress" in you, then you may like such a dog.
Yes, who doesn’t want someone to beg for mercy and feel superior?
This is the bad nature of human beings!
I can understand the behavior of such a "motivated person", but I can't appreciate it, I can't agree with it, and I can't imitate it.
This is the spirit reflected in my current book. The protagonist does not want to be a member of the progressive party.
Therefore, my attitude towards dealing with Yang Yuhuan is relatively firm. I can understand her, but I cannot appreciate her, let alone disagree with her.
Some people say that women are powerless to resist the clutches of powerful men. This is understandable, but it is also impossible to appreciate, let alone agree with.
In fact, there is a ready-made example in history. Shi Chong's beloved concubine Lu Zhu died in love for Shi Chong, a scumbag.
There was also Concubine Pan, the beloved concubine of Xiao Baojuan, the Marquis of Donghun, who also died in love.
They also made their own choices under the test of fate.
I think if Yang Yuhuan wants to be the second green pearl and die for the Shou King, he might still have a chance. In that case, she will definitely be immortal.
Everyone will pay the due price for their choices. I am afraid that many people feel deeply about this issue.
You can not have it both ways. I want to enjoy myself, have a good reputation, and want others to like me. I think this kind of thing is impossible.
My book does not promote the "motivating spirit" of being a mistress, nor does it praise those dirty and dirty bullshit "love". It just promotes it. I feel happy and my thoughts are clear.
This volume is the story of the protagonist's journey to the Hexi Corridor. It writes about many local customs and customs that almost no one has written about. It is considered a big adventure. I think I have clearly described the outline of the Hexi Corridor, and people who have traveled to Gansu will resonate with it.
The national destiny of the Tang Dynasty reached the highest peak in history in this volume, but it lost its future. The empire is surrounded by crises, including a fatuous emperor, sluggish reforms, a collapsed social base, border towns that are looming large and unable to be eliminated, and the shortcomings of military reform are looming.
Even without the Anshi Rebellion, the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty would have collapsed. This is the wave of the times that has been accumulated for hundreds of years. Dramatic changes at the grassroots level of society are already on the horizon, and no system can stop it.
Many problems of the Tang Dynasty at that time, not to mention domestic (and let’s not discuss them), at least in the beautiful country now, have not been solved at all.
A modern, powerful, beautiful country that claims to be free and has conquered most countries around the world is completely unable to solve it and handles a lot of problems like shit.
So why do we have such high expectations for China’s feudal dynasty more than a thousand years ago?
Why do you think that a time traveler can solve the problems that the beautiful country cannot solve at all by just operating it?
The Tang Dynasty is majestic and a magnificent memory of the Chinese nation.
But it is destined to fall. This is the choice of history. The wave of history is so powerful that no one can stop it. If you don't understand, you can see what happened with the flood with your own eyes and you will understand that personal power is small and helpless.
Many of Xiaofang's operations did not exceed the productivity of the times, were not perfect, and had many flaws. The most important thing is that he understands what he is doing. He knows that these small repairs cannot save Datang.
He knows very well what he is and what problems he encounters. He does not have such high ambitions now and is preparing to become an emperor in the future. At least I didn't write it that way.
For example, in the operation of today's last chapter, I don't believe that no readers will see the disadvantages. But why does Xiao Fang play like this? What is the purpose of playing "Western Region Trading Company"?
In fact, he just wanted to be the governor of Shazhou.
As for harming the interests of other places in the Tang Dynasty and certain powerful people, what does that have to do with him?
Whether this thing is destroyed in the future or turns into a "monster" that can't lose its tail, what does that have to do with him?
If you can't get through today, why bother thinking about tomorrow?
The purpose determines the means. Xiao Fang just wants to survive his term as governor. He doesn't want the government to be short of military spending, and he doesn't want the governing body to be paralyzed. It's such a simple purpose. He didn't want to last forever, and he didn't want to establish any so-called "power". He also thought it was ridiculous to establish a power now.
Because with his ability, he can't change the general situation! There is no limit to human abilities.
We often see news like this in the news. Many entrepreneurs who are awesome, academic geniuses, etc., who look like the "protagonist" at first glance, are still cheated by the financial director of the company.
Even if you are not careful, a small accountant can play with the company's capital chain to death.
This is true in modern times, so what about ancient times?
Whatever you do requires people to do it. A person's energy is limited, and so are his helpers. Asking others to obey you is a profound knowledge and requires many objective conditions.
It's weird to write a plot that's like playing house in a historical novel. I think in daily life, it is difficult for ordinary readers to control someone who is even far inferior to you, right? It's hard to get him to obey you, right?
What power can Xiaofang create at this stage?
At this stage, we are only in elementary school, and I am afraid that even some of our classmates may dislike us.
What can such a person, even a recognized genius, do?
Therefore, in the second volume, I wrote very "limited", which is to highlight the limits of human power as much as possible, and make Xiaofang a person who has worked hard, been working hard, and doing things, but what he can do is still limited.
There is no foundation for rebellion, no sphere of influence, and no big boss can become a subordinate.
He assessed the situation, did what he could, and protected those around him.
This is the protagonist.
In the third volume, Xiao Fang will understand that the water in Chang'an is very deep, and he can make a difference while hiding his clumsiness.
I will also use the plot as a context to write about the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty.
Demons are dancing around, the world is in decline, and weird things will appear in the article. And these are the customs and customs that can be found in history books and related documents. They are not things written by some authors who bully readers because they are ignorant and write to deceive people.
Since you have spent money to subscribe to my book, I will not bully you for not understanding the details.
An innocuous historical record was deliberately written incorrectly in the previous book, but no reader noticed it. I then understood how many historical authors had the confidence to write nonsense.
I still have two stumbling blocks, one is named Sima Guang and the other is Ouyang Xiu. They wrote a lot of crooked things in the official history related to the Tang Dynasty, many of which were fabricated. I have to put my butt as straight as possible and write a materialist view of history.
So certain historical records are just a distraction to me. I just falsified them and didn't adopt them. It's not that I haven't read them.
For example, some official historical records related to Li Linfu can basically be falsified through Tang poetry or Shinto monuments, let alone others.
History does not need logic, but historical writing requires historical logic. You cannot fool people with so-called "accidents" and "coincidences." This is a higher requirement for me, but it does not count for readers. Reading has no effect.
Using history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall, and spreading toxic history is an unforgivable thing for an author who writes historical articles, and I also take it as a warning.
History must be a comprehensive history, a materialist history, not a history that scholar-bureaucrats follow what others say. Those who know more about history need to tell it to more people who don’t know.
It's shameful to follow others' opinions because of laziness. It's better not to write.
Because in the years to come, we will become part of the present history. If people in the future, when recording us, erase all of us sentient beings, fail to record them, or even maliciously distort them.
Think about how terrible this is?
Respecting the past history means respecting the future self. A person first respects himself, and then he has the respect of others; if a person humiliates himself, others will humiliate him.
So, readers of online articles, do you still think it’s okay to fabricate random historical articles?
The third volume will still not be a traditional cool novel, nor will the protagonist pretend to be sexy all the way.
This is a plot of "when a country is about to perish, there must be monsters", let's wait and see.
