PFC Chapter 276
Chapter 276
Everyone probably heard of the Three Miser in school. These are three characters created by Western literature. Today, let's talk about several literary figures created in ancient my country.
The poem "The Charcoal Seller" is the most impressive. It was written by the great Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi. It tells the story of a charcoal seller who, after much hardship, burns charcoal that is brought into the palace by two eunuchs.
[He was only given half a piece of red gauze and a yard of silk.]
[Two of the lines: "Poor woman, with only thin clothes on her body, worried about the low price of coal, wishing for cold weather" really capture the inner thoughts of some people at the bottom of society.]
In fact, the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty were even more powerful than those of the Ming Dynasty.
"When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer."
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin said nothing. He felt a little sad. His descendants were not very good. They really wanted to leave their names for generations to come, but unfortunately they were left with a bad reputation.
"Father, it says here that the eunuchs in our dynasty are more powerful than those in the Ming Dynasty." Li Chengqian stared at the sky with wide eyes. He knew a little about how powerful the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were.
He even dares to cheat the princess!
"Brother, have you forgotten the movie about the 30,000 Miles from Chang'an? The eunuch in the movie looked so arrogant when he saw the garrison commander."
Common people, eunuchs.
"Send an order to allow Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng to enter the palace."
Li Shimin felt that it was better to set clear rules for both of these matters, especially the issue of palace expenses, which must be planned in advance.
We cannot arbitrarily requisition the people’s property.
Qing Dynasty
Emperor Qianlong ordered Heshen to check whether there were such poems in the Qing Dynasty. If there were, they should be changed immediately, because the eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty did not do this.
Heshen complained in his heart after leaving the palace. It is true that the Qing Dynasty did not rob coal, but land grabbing did happen in the early days, and these things could not be covered up.
……
Besides the charcoal seller, what other characters come to mind? I think the next character I have to mention is Fan Jin, after all, he became a bit of a celebrity a few months ago.
Everyone was discussing how they would be even crazier if they were in Fan Jin's situation.
The character Fan Jin comes from the Qing Dynasty satirical novel The Scholars by Wu Jingzi. Fan Jin is an old scholar who studied until he was in his fifties or sixties, but he has no achievements.
[My family is so poor that I can only sell my pants.]
[Later, he spent all his family's last bit of money on the imperial examination. After passing, he went mad. Thanks to his father-in-law slapping him twice, he regained consciousness.]
[Of course, this is the textbook section, but this is a satirical novel, and there are some other things later, such as Fan Jin, who is set in the Ming Dynasty, and is unaware of Liu Bowen and Su Shi.]
[For example, while mourning for my mother, I picked up a large shrimp from the bird's nest bowl.]
Emperor Qianlong was so angry that his face turned red. Although Tianmu said that the setting was in the Ming Dynasty, any fool could tell that it was a satire on the Qing Dynasty. If he knew where the author was, he would definitely arrest him!
When Wu Jingzi looked at the text and introduction on the screen, his eyes suddenly turned red. He never thought that his novels would be praised so highly by later generations and even included in textbooks.
A few days ago, Tianmu released some textbooks, which contained works by Li Bai and Du Mu. How could I be compared with them?
He also thought about what those superiors would think, so he immediately packed up and hid in the mountains.
Some old Qing Dynasty scholars outside the tent were indignant. What did this video mean? Didn’t they know that Liu Bowen had no real talent or knowledge? How could this be possible?
"I think what Tianmu said makes sense. If he doesn't know Liu Bowen, isn't that the same as us not knowing Zhang Tingyu? He probably doesn't do anything else except studying hard."
"Well, I still don't quite understand..."
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Houzhao felt that he wanted to read this book. The civil servants in the court were not much different from Fan Jin. They were all long-winded.
It doesn't work when doing things.
I really should cultivate a team that suits me.
He is actually very smart. Tianmu said several times that he might have been assassinated, so how could he not make some arrangements? Now the palace is absolutely united.
Not afraid of infiltration by civil servants.
……
The following literary character is even more interesting. It's Wang Xifeng from Dream of the Red Chamber. She was the housekeeper of the Jia family, and the maids and servants in the Grand View Garden were all quite afraid of her.
[She also interfered with lawsuits, lent money at high interest rates, and killed her pregnant concubine.]
However, she also sympathized with the poor and helped the needy, and rescued Granny Liu who came to beg for money.
It is this contradiction that makes Wang Xifeng a more three-dimensional character. There are many negative characters in Dream of the Red Chamber, but Wang Xifeng is not one of them.
If she hadn't been the housekeeper, the Jia family would have collapsed years ago.
Cao Yin first thought to himself that there should not be such a person in his family, so this was not sarcasm.
Now, according to the prompts from the sky, he has avoided the deadly malaria, but his health is not very good. However, he has made up his mind.
I must pay back all the losses before I die.
Daqin
Seeing that the video had finished playing, Qin Shihuang quickly summoned several novelists to the palace and asked them to start writing.
Videos about literature like this rarely mention the Qin Dynasty.
"Don't just focus on the affairs of big names all day long. Write about the lives of ordinary people. Look at the three people mentioned on the sky curtain. They should all be original characters."
Several novelists remained silent.
The dynasties mentioned above are not the Qin Dynasty. If I write an article to satirize the current situation, I probably won’t see the sun next year. Besides, no one will read what those common people have to write.
Song Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin was still eagerly waiting for the article introducing the Song Dynasty, but after the video was played on the sky screen, the young lady's dance started.
Aren't the poems of my dynasty very famous? Why...
"Call the ministers below and ask them to write!"
"Father, this poem is somewhat different from a lyric. After all, there is a genre of poetry called narrative poetry. Besides, our Song Dynasty's weakness isn't in its literature, but in its military strength!"
"Force?" Zhao Kuangyin was silent for a moment. He was indeed too impatient. Now he should recuperate while letting the young people in each city learn riding and shooting.
He didn't believe that there wouldn't be a few generals with outstanding martial arts skills among such a large population.
wrong!
Another important thing is to find a way to buy horses. Although we have made firearms, their effects are average.
Moreover, if the Khitans in the north wanted to run, they could not catch up with them on four legs with their two legs.
"Let those ministers pay more attention to the people at the bottom and stop staring at those above them all day long."