The saddest thing is that this whole realm should end up in the hands of the cuckoo.
From the eleventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty to the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, heaven and earth were turned upside down, and the sun and moon dimmed.
Slanting sunlight falls on trees and grass, on ordinary lanes and alleys, where people say Liu Yu once lived. For many, the upheaval of war and the succession of dynasties were an endless dream:
For the ambitious, it was a dream of conquest and glory, of striding across the land in armor, dividing the roasted meat among the troops and hearing the music of war drums beyond the frontier;
For the literati, it was a dream of poetry and history, their hearts cleansed by hardship: when the nation suffers, poets prosper, and only through the trials of time can a poem reach perfection;
But for most ordinary people, it was a bitter dream of fleeing with their wives and children, driven from their homes. Do not let your eyes run dry; stop your streaming tears. When your eyes dry up, your bones will show, yet heaven and earth remain heartless.
[PS] This is a historical novel with a male protagonist, some research, and little romance. Qing queue fans, Chongzhen fans, Donglin faction fans, and peasant uprising fans, stay away (are there even fans of those?). If you find the various naive, melodramatic, and cringeworthy elements unbearable, don't blame me.
[Another PS] (You must read this): The first draft was titled
The agency's calculations were too clever, but Qingqing's life was calculated instead. The heart was broken during life, and the nature is ethereal after death. A rich man is contented, but eventually a family dies and everyone goes their separate ways. It's all in vain, my thoughts have been hanging in my heart for half a lifetime; it's like a long dream in the middle of the night. Suddenly it sounded like a building falling down, and it was like a dim light that was about to burn out. Ah! A period of joy and sudden sadness, lamenting that the world is always uncertain! ——I feel that this paragraph "Smart and Tired" is very suitable to describe Chongzhen's monarchs and ministers.
I have been reading online articles for several years, and it is rare that such a good article is in-depth and not exaggerated. I originally read it because of the Yueleng Longsha article, but I fell in love with this article deeply. The country is in trouble, the country is in misfortune, and in the years of vicissitudes of life, prosperity is nothing but a dream. After reading the article, I felt so sad that I couldn't help myself. Two capitals and thirteen provinces, only three hundred miles of rivers and mountains were left. The rivers were stained with blood, the wind blew the corners, and the south of the Yangtze River was filled with the sound of cavalry. It's a pity that Lu Xiangsheng's loyalty was in vain, Hong Chengchou surrendered to the enemy and was granted the title, the world is unfair, that's all. Seeing that the copywriting said so many fans should not enter, I thought for a long time whether only eunuch fans could enter. After reading the article, I realized that this was not the case. Author, you might as well say that even if you are a fan, don't enter. (However, as a fan of Wang Wenyan, I have no sense of violation after reading it. It is also a consensus that Donglin harmed the country. However, Donglin harmed the country, and the eunuchs also harmed the country. In the final analysis, it is because the world is not good and Chongzhen does not know how to employ people. Chongzhen was ambitious and talented, bullied the weak and feared the strong, so he killed the loyal and good, chilled the hearts of the people, but did not dare to touch those who really harmed the country.)
In fact, I just came to read the article. After seeing your update, I clicked to come to your column and found the copywriting of your article, which is quite tough. An author I work with is currently writing a historical novel based on historical records, which is a bit unpopular. But in fact, when I read the description at the beginning, it felt like a bloody Tang Dynasty, which was very atmospheric. But it's really a bit biased for you to come to this website. History should be published on a big website like □, Jinjiang is still □,,,, First of all, let me explain that I am not a □ person. Will this be blocked????
This time he has a leading role. Finally, things have turned around and his idol is quite close to the people! Unfortunately, the enemy has already attacked.
Small grievances in the heart can be eliminated with wine, but the great grievances in the world cannot be eliminated with the sword... Haha, the way this person said this made me laugh to death, he was so pretentious... Okay, I was choked too, shouldn't I really laugh?
Chongzhen fans are not allowed to enter, so I'd better not enter. . .
That's so damn good!!!!
I feel more and more like Zhang Zhi is an angry young man...
I read it slowly after reading it for a week, and I was very moved. Thank you to the author for this good article. Jinjiang does not deserve such a good article. Chinese history cannot be read carefully. The more I read, the more depressing it becomes. I really like Zhang Zhi, his ideals and his persistence.
It's hard to read this article from beginning to end at once. It's not that it's not well written, but it's so well written and so poignant that it points directly to the darkness of people's hearts, which makes me have to read it again and again, put it down, and continue with emotion. The ignorance of the ignorant people is more heartbreaking than the officials who are corrupt and bend the law. It was the same hundreds of years ago and it is the same today. It may be even more tragic. Today, where is there any integrity?