Twilight Clouds over the Great Tang

The earliest reason why this book was written was that a film and television screenwriter friend of the author wanted to make a TV series with a theme of the Tang Dynasty. Because the author has a deep foundation in the history of the Tang Dynasty, he asked the author to write about it and accumulate feedback from readers. After investing 100 seats in the new book, it can be promoted on a small scale as a starting point. There are currently 57 seats. Readers are interested in betting on whether this book will eventually be made into a TV series. Looking for new book investment, no money, spend 10 minutes reading, bet on your eyesight 😁

Finally finished the book, it's very exciting. Especially the last chapter is really thrilling. It ends abruptly at the climax of the whole drama (you understand, there are three missing points here), which makes people think a lot. This work of my friend has three hundred chapters and more than one million words. Such a majestic masterpiece was written word by word on the subway while working at the desk. The plot is full of ups and downs, and the plot is full of twists and turns, making people unable to put it down. 1. Historical Facts The author uses three main lines of historical facts: First, the confrontation between the feudal town and the imperial court. It started with the Jingshi Mutiny in 783 and ended with the siege of Fengtian, which became the first climax. Dezong fled in panic and was in a terrible state. Fortunately, the loyal eunuchs around him escorted him, and the prince and others led the army to defend Fengtian, and finally maintained peace for a while. After Li Huaiguang rebelled, Dezong moved to Liangzhou. It was not until Li Sheng defeated Zhu Si and regained Chang'an that Dezong returned home. After the Battle of Hezhong, Li Huaiguang was defeated and committed suicide, and this main line was temporarily flat. The second is the struggle between Tang and Tubo, which was also interspersed with Uihe and Nanzhao. In 786, Tubo took advantage of the crisis of the Tang Dynasty and launched a large-scale invasion, but was defeated by the Tang army. In 787, Tubo and the Tang Dynasty agreed on an alliance in Pingliang. The third was the civil strife in the palace, Princess Yanguang's filth and the case of witchcraft, which almost led to the seizure of the heir apparent. During these four years, many major domestic and foreign affairs occurred. Dezong, who was determined to reduce the vassal vassal, was disgraced by the rebellions and separatist regimes in the vassal town. In the end, it also triggered the beginning of the eunuch's autocratic power (the prince, who had always had a low sense of presence, was forced to step down by the eunuch less than a year after he came to the throne, and died soon after, which is very suspicious). Externally, facing the powerful Tubo, Tang no longer had enough power to restrain it. The author threads these historical facts together to form the outline of the entire novel. Therefore, the whole book is gripping, and there is no sense of sloppiness in reading. 2. Characters The real ones are written fictitiously, and the fictitious ones are written realistically. The core characters in the book are: Huangfu Heng, Amei, Wei Gao, Song Ruozhao, followed by Pu Wang Li Yi, Dezong, Li Mi, Lu Zhi, Xue Tao, etc. Among the protagonists, Wei Gao is a historical figure, and the other three are fictional. Huangfu Heng was determined to make great achievements and restore the glory of his ancestors, but he was so obsessed with fame that he boarded King Pu's pirate ship. There must be many readers who regard him as a scumbag. However, in his eyes, his wife and children are nothing after the success of a general. The fame and fortune promised by King Pu can make him proud of his ancestors. He is confident that he can be compared with the good generals of Tiance Mansion and can surrender to the wise master, but he lacks a clear decision. This is a hound. At the beginning of the chapter, Ah Mei is hanging out in a wine shop, doing shady business, but suddenly she explodes, revealing her identity as a common princess and her unusual abilities, which determines the direction of the whole book. This fictional character is written very realistically, but sometimes I feel that her character is too idealistic. As a concubine princess, how would her psychology change if she was sent to do dark things? Is this dispatch an arrangement for Zamp's training or a relegation from the palace? Between Tang and Fan, is she seeking to return to her status, or is she looking for an opportunity to avenge her fate? Her life experience and her relationship with Meng Xun should prevent her from having too much feelings about her motherland towards Tibet. Maybe she is a woman who wants to control her own destiny. Many people like Wei Gao. His friendship with Song Ruozhao, which is limited to courtesy, and his relationship with Xue Tao are quite interesting. Song Ruozhao has the gentleness of a good wife and the kindness of an eldest sister. However, her husband is involved in a heinous crime. Can she escape? Prince Pu, I am stuck in thinking about who I am. He was very ambitious and wanted to be the King of Qin, Li Shimin, but all the agencies planned to kill Qing Qing. He was decisive in killing and acted cunningly, but was ultimately destroyed by his own desires. Dezong, in a high position, was full of suspicions, but what could he do? Faced with the mess that took over, for those vassal towns that support their own troops and respect themselves, use Zhang San to suppress Li Si today, and use Wang Wu to suppress Zhang San tomorrow. The empire has gone into decline. The situation of warlord rule is similar to that of the late Roman Empire. The area that the emperor can control is probably only around the capital. After Dezong, any resurgence would be nothing more than a return to glory, with the eunuchs and imperial guards playing around with the throne. Prince Li Song is probably the most aggrieved in the book, and this is also true in history. Dezong reigned for a long time, and the prince stayed on standby for more than 20 years. Care must be taken in these years to avoid being seen as plotting to usurp the throne. During the siege of Fengtian, the prince had a few moments of glory, but was quickly suppressed. The witchcraft case almost caused him to lose his position as the crown prince, and the sight of Concubine Xiao being killed made him even more silent. However, it is difficult to be a prince. If you are capable, you are afraid of the emperor's suspicion. If you are not capable, you are afraid of the emperor's dissatisfaction. This has been the case in all dynasties. Li Mi, an important official in the four dynasties, was also a rare loyal minister. He was dedicated to maintaining orthodoxy and protecting the interests of the Tang court. He had both Confucian sentiments for worldliness and Taoist indifference to fame and fortune. These characters are all struggling or working hard in this huge whirlpool of the times for their own beliefs, fame, profit, or justice. Everyone is a chess piece. Sometimes they can become flags, sometimes they are treated as odd pieces, but they will inevitably become discarded pieces. 3. Plot The author is extremely serious in his research. The characters' diet, daily life, language and behavior are all well documented. It is by no means comparable to the current time-traveling articles on the Internet. We have seen too many Mongolian generals who "man can conquer nature", Xuanzang who "went to obtain Buddhist scriptures" under the orders of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and I guess there were also the Qin army charging with armored cavalry. The author also analyzes the tactical details well, and is by no means as careless as the screenwriters of the Winterfell White Walkers battle in the eighth season of GOT. Thank you to the author for writing such a good work, allowing us to immerse ourselves in that changing era.

The historical truth of the Jingyuan Rebellion is very strange. There are few mutinies in history that are so accidental. Tang Dezong encountered the Anshi Rebellion at the age of fourteen. He once served as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses and finally put down the Anshi Rebellion. He worshiped Guo Ziyi as his father-in-law, and he was regarded as a half-horse emperor with rich military experience. In the early days of his administration, he was considered a wise ruler. When the Jingyuan Rebellion broke out, only 5,000 Gansu troops mutinied for lack of food supplies (this reason is far-fetched, mutiny is a serious crime that destroys the nine ethnic groups). Unable to find any resistible Forbidden Army defenders of only five thousand rebels in Chang'an City, Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty fled in panic. Half a year later, the Jingyuan rebellion subsided, and the Tang Dynasty entered a vicious cycle of separatist vassal towns and eunuchs controlling the central government. Since the Anshi Rebellion, the national fortunes of the Tang Dynasty dipped for the second time, marked by the Jingyuan Rebellion, and have never recovered since.

Although Li Shi, who experienced a lot in his childhood, was determined to be a useful emperor, after he succeeded to the throne, he recruited talents, reduced the power of eunuchs, and reduced the power of vassal towns, but he failed to reverse the situation of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

Throughout the history of the Tang Dynasty, the most famous talented woman was Shangguan Wan'er. She was talented and led the literary style of her generation. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the only person who could rival Shangguan Wan'er in talent was Song Ruozhao and her four sisters, known as the five Song sisters. The Song Ruozhao sisters are descendants of Song Zhiwen, a famous poet in the early Tang Dynasty. The five sisters are named Ruoxin, Ruozhao, Ruolun, Ruoxian and Ruoxun from the oldest to the youngest. Under the guidance of their father, the five sisters were intelligent, beautiful and talented since childhood, and were good at poetry and writing. The reputation of the five sisters was very loud during the Zhenyuan period of Tang Dezong. After Dezong Li Shi heard about it, he immediately summoned the five sisters. Facing the emperor, the five sisters were calm and calm and answered fluently. Dezong was so impressed by this that he kept all five sisters in the palace. Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty respected the talents and learning of the five sisters of the Song family and did not grant them the title of concubine, but called them "bachelors". He also ordered Ruoxin to be in charge of the literature of the Sixth Palace and named them "Waishangshu". When Dezong and his courtiers were writing poems and singing poems, they would invite these five sisters to study together. Moreover, the poems written by the five of them were always praised by the emperor and his ministers. Their family also received rewards from Emperor Dezong, and their father naturally became the Sima of Raozhou. The three sisters Song Ruoxin, Song Ruolun and Song Ruoxun died early one after another. Song Ruozhao took over the duties of his sister, taking charge of the performance in all directions, taking charge of the literature of the Six Palaces, and often explained scriptures and training to the then crown prince Mu Zong. This shows that Song Ruozhao's talent and learning were recognized and his position in the palace was very high. Song Ruozhao stayed in the palace for more than 40 years and experienced five emperors. He was responsible for teaching the concubines in the harem, as well as the princes and princesses. Song Ruozhao personally taught them. Starting from Emperor Xianzong, Xianzong and everyone in the palace respectfully addressed her as "Sir". The concubines, kings and princesses of the Sixth Palace had to salute her when they saw her, because they were all her students. When Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty lived in the East Palace, Ruozhao once explained scriptures to him. Because he was deeply loved by the emperor, he was later named Shang Palace. Due to his extraordinary achievements, Song Ruozhao occupied a place in the biographies of his concubines in the two "Books of Tang" (the collective name of "New Book of Tang" and "Old Book of Tang"). However, she was selected as a "Bachelor Shang Gong", which is the only special case in the two "Tang Shu" biographies of concubines.

This book must have some changes in the literary settings of some real historical figures. For example, Yao Lingyan, historically, was a native of Hezhong Prefecture, not a native of Anbei, a former general of the Beiting Army. Therefore, historically, when the Jingyuan mutiny rushed into Danfeng Gate without greeting him, it was not because the sergeants were deceived, but because they simply did not regard him as an old Jingyuan soldier. Who is Lao Jingyuan? Duan Xiushi. Therefore, Zhu Si would ask him to take up a fake position, but Duan Xiushi's character was not bad, and he would rather die together than usurp the Tang Dynasty. However, historical images and literary settings cannot completely overlap. Otherwise, there would be no novel to read. I would just read the old and new Tang books.

The message on the title page comes from Xue Tao's poem "Farewell to a Friend": "There is frost at night in the water country, and the moon is cold and the mountains are all green. Who said that a thousand miles has passed since this evening, and the distance from dreams is as long as a fortress." This is a Tang poem that I like very much. Xue Tao's poetic style was recognized at the time as delicate yet unrestrained, and was criticized as "feminine". In my novel, the first female lead is a person whose history contains only a few strokes and requires a lot of imagination. The second female lead is fictional, and only the third female lead, Xue Tao, has a life direction that is roughly consistent with historical facts. I admire Xue Tao and hope that my writing can also be "female-free". If I can't do it, then I will only be as long as I am in Mengyao, 😄

"When I read Acton in the past, I left a strong impression. There is a significant difference from many modern historians. His writing always leaves an unshakable position for religious beliefs. He believes that history is not pure facts, but has the laws of morality and faith running through it. Historiography should be about recording the truth of history, but it is also a matter of faith. The discipline must carry out a noble spiritual mission, and it should use its own responsibility to make up for the shortcomings of political and legal norms. It must not only distinguish good and evil with the help of faith, but also provide empirical evidence for faith to fulfill its duty of conveying religious and political truths. " This is a passage from an article I saw today about the French Revolution. I have been reading the author's novels simultaneously and thinking about it myself. I feel that the author's settings and descriptions of historical events and characters in the novel also have very clear concepts of faith, morality, and religion running through them. Including the changes in the thoughts and mentality of the characters due to the influence of their experiences and encounters, the author also clearly points to the religious basis. Maybe this is more obvious among scholars and upright people. Compared with people who are kind and righteous, those who are only interested in profit seem to have no clue.

The beginning is about the Jingyuan Incident. I happened to be traveling to Xi'an last week with my children. On the afternoon of my arrival, I visited the Forest of Steles and rode a bicycle on the city wall. As dusk approached, facing the afterglow of the setting sun and looking at the old and new buildings under the city, I couldn't help but think of the title of this book - Muyun of the Tang Dynasty. On the second day, I watched Song of Everlasting Sorrow in Huaqing Pool. Needless to say, it changed from its peak to its decline. The last thing worth mentioning is the trip to the Shaanxi Expo. Many of the treasures found in the museum were found among the treasures of Hejia Village. It is amazing to see those cultural relics today. One hypothesis is that these treasures are the product of the Jingyuan Army Rebellion. I wonder if the writer has been there? I've been there before, even with my kids. My parents are like this, I am like this, and my children will be like this too. This is how culture is passed on. Place a photo of the Dusk Clouds of the Tang Dynasty and the Opera of Everlasting Sorrow. I don't know how to take pictures, but it's better to be in time.

I got to know Konggu Dadai because of reading Cuiyu Dada's book, and I realized that this is also a rare and good author from the starting point. I just started to follow the first book, read a few articles, and already subscribed to all of them, it seems to my liking. I have almost stopped reading paper books in recent years. E-books are both convenient for reading and can be played by voice when you are busy, saving a lot of time. However, this reading habit has brought about dependence on e-books and periodicals. However, the quality of e-books has been getting lower and lower in the past two years. Books are also about fate, and I discovered another treasure today, oh yeah!