Legendary Novels of the Tang Dynasty in China: Record of Dragon City
by Liu Zongyuan
About This Novel
"Dragon City Records", also known as "Mr. Hedong's Dragon City Records", is a legendary novel from the Tang Dynasty in China. There are forty-three chapters in two volumes, describing anecdotes and absurd ghost stories about emperors, officials, literati, and people in the market during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Some of the contents influenced the creation of later novels. The absurd legends recorded in the book were the preferences of the Tang people, while the Song people were relatively strict. The old title was written by Liu Zongyuan, but scholars have always had doubts about this. For example, the story about Zhao Shixiong staying in Luofu Mountain at night and meeting immortals under the plum blossom tree is short in length, able to win with artistic conception and interest, and the language is very mellow and clear. However, Mr. Liu's writing style is steep and profound, and his style is quite different. Mr. Liu used the ancient literary style to write legends with strict righteousness and no rhetoric. However, this is not the case in "Longcheng Lu": "Wei Zuo's prime minister was loyal and admonished. He served thousands of ministers and was a loyal minister of the country. One day when he retired from the court, Taizong laughed and said to his courtiers: This Yang-nosed Gong doesn't know what good things to leave behind, so he can move his feelings? The courtiers said: Wei Zheng is fond of vinegar and celery, and he happily praises it every time he eats it. , This is the true state of things. When I asked for food, I had three cups of vinegar and celery. I was very happy when I saw it, but the celery was gone before I finished eating. Taizong said with a smile: "You said there was nothing good, so I saw it."
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