However, as the emperor, Yunxi has now adjusted. He smiled and said: "Gentlemen, please get up."
However, except for Luo Guanzhong who looked like he was about to get up, the others had dealt with dignitaries during the Meng Yuan Dynasty, so they continued to kneel on the ground based on their previous experience. Luo Guanzhong saw that none of them got up, and he was embarrassed to get up.
Yunxi then asked the guards to help them up. When these people saw someone coming to help them, they immediately knew that Yunxi was not perfunctory just now, so they stood up one after another.
Then, while exchanging pleasantries, they sat down one after another. The six of them sat half-assed on the chairs.
Yunxi smiled and said: "I asked Mr. Luo to call some of these old gentlemen to come to the capital. I have something to ask of these gentlemen."
Yunxi has never revealed his identity, so everyone below is speculating on his identity. On the surface, he looks like a graceful and noble young master, but he also has an indescribable aura. He must have been in a high position for a long time and often holds great power.
A person like this does not look like a idle prince?
They were still guessing when they heard Yun Xi's words. Wu Yuchao said: "If you don't dare to be a prince, please tell me. If you have anything, please tell me." Others also agreed.
Yunxi also liked things to be straightforward, so he said, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth."
"First, you guys write a play that expresses how cruel the Mongolian Yuan rule was in the Central Plains. You can express as much cruelty as you want, as long as the people can think it is true. Then adapt it into something suitable for storytellers.
This book has been widely circulated."
"Second, write about how Emperor Taizu saved the common people and drove away the Mongols. You can write about ghosts and gods, or you don't have to write about it. But if you write about it, write about how Emperor Taizu came down to earth to save the world and the Jade Emperor Haotian. Also write it first.
A playbook, and then rewritten into a storyteller’s book.”
After Yunxi finished talking about the second thing, he felt that this was "The Legend of Heroes and Martyrs"! Historically, "The Legend of Heroes and Martyrs" was banned by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, this kind of folk storytelling was not easy to ban, but it also resulted in many versions and most of them were shoddy.
, the version with the longest history in later generations is actually in Japan. It was brought over by the Chinese who came to Japan in the late Ming Dynasty.
Yunxi decided to make a "Biography of Heroes" that could be called "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Let them write it first, and if it is not good, let them revise it.
"Third, you also want to write some opera or book scripts. Have you read "Da Gao"?"
The people below shook their heads.
Yunxi went on to say: "There are many typical cases about the criminal laws of this dynasty in "Da Gao". I will ask people to select some cases, and you can rewrite these cases into opera or story books."
"Now these are the three things. Pay attention, you must let the people like to watch it, and don't do it to please me. It doesn't matter whether I like it or not, the people must like it. When you write it, I will let all the theaters in the capital let it go.
It’s for the common people to see. If the common people don’t like to see much, then I’ll ask only you.”
"In the future, we will have theater troupes from all over the country come to perform and let people from all over the country watch it."
After listening to Yunxi's words, these people present were all smart people, and they immediately understood what Yunxi had called them to do, which was to first promote how good the Ming Dynasty was, and then to tell the people how the cases of the Ming Dynasty were judged.
Yunxi's propaganda method was completely learned from later generations. Although it became difficult to use after modification, it was all because the United States was too strong. Now in terms of living standards, Ming Dynasty may not be the best in the world, but it is almost the same.
, anyway, the surrounding countries are far inferior, so Yunxi is very confident in publicity.
As for the latter purpose, it is to popularize the law and prevent county officials from taking advantage of people's ignorance to deceive the people.
It is said that in order to popularize the law, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that if the family had "Da Gao" and "Da Ming Code", all crimes would be reduced by one level. But the problem is that most people would not read the "Da Gao" and "Da Ming Code" when they bought them home.
Most of them can't understand it, and even those who are literate might as well read the Four Books. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's popularization of the law did not have much effect, and it only made booksellers a huge profit.
After Yunxi finished speaking, a short while later, Zhang Er, who came from Jiujiang, said: "Master, we have lived in Jiangdong for a long time, and we know what kind of opera the people here like; I am from Jiujiang, if I write
It’s easy to say that people in Ganxi like to watch operas, but people in other places may not like this kind of opera.”
"If nothing else, the dialects are different in different places. If you say the same sentence in the official dialect of Beijing, most people will laugh, but in Huguang, most locals will think it is incomprehensible."
Yunxi also knew this situation. China was too big, and the dialects in different places were very different, so outsiders couldn't understand it at all.
But don’t think that in future generations you can understand the local dialect just because you can understand the words spoken by college classmates from other places. What they speak is just Mandarin with a local flavor. In the previous life, Yunxi went to Bashu and drank tea in the capital of Shu.
The people at the other table were talking to locals, but Yunxi didn't understand a word.
Yunxi said: "I saw that you have Changxi, Zhili, Caojiang, Yongjian, and Mr. Luo is from Shandong. These are already five places! Write it down first, then first
Write it for the people in these five places to read."
"If you know anyone from other places who is an expert at compiling books like you, you can recommend them to me and I will ask the guards to find them."
After listening to Yunxi's words, Wu Yuchao said: "I have several friends from Yongjian, Guangdong and Huguang, and they are also in Jianyang. I can write a letter to call them here."
Yunxi said: "Okay! Mr. Wu can write a letter immediately. After writing the letter, give it to my people, and I will ask them to deliver it immediately!"
Then Yunxi said, "Gentlemen, as long as you write well and meet my requirements, you will be rich, well-dressed, well-educated, and rich. You can also publish the articles you want to publish now."
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After hearing Yunxi's words, everyone said happily: "Yes, young master."
Only Wu Yuchao wiped his sweat. Just now, because of Yunxi's calm attitude, he forgot that the person in front of him was a noble prince. He just treated him as an ordinary person and spoke more casually. Now that he thought about it, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
I secretly thought I was lucky.
Then Yunxi said: "In that case, I will leave first. I have something to do." Yunxi thought that he would probably not leave the palace often in the future. He might only come to see them once every two or three months, and then said: "
Find that person over there. Just call him Song Liang." Song Liang has been taking care of Luo Guanzhong's affairs during this period, and Yunxi clearly put him in charge.
Yunxi then exchanged a few words with them, turned around and left. From beginning to end, Yunxi did not reveal his true or false identity.
After Yunxi left, Song Liang said: "I come here once a day. If you have anything to do, just tell me at that time."
He said a few more words and then left. His attitude was respectful throughout.
After he left, those present relaxed. A man named Ma Cheng from his hometown in Huzhou said: "Oh, this noble man is really unusual. Not only is his demeanor unusual, but the things he asks us to do are also unusual.
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Another man named Pei Hai from his hometown in Anqing added: "Yes, none of the so-called 'noble people' I have met before has such magnanimity as him."
"Moreover, no one has ever asked us to do such a thing. Especially since we later found cases from "The Great Edict" and adapted them into operas. This has never happened before. It's really strange."
Another person said: "Don't say it, it would be great if someone is willing to use us. The opera is not popular in the Ming Dynasty, and some of our old friends are not eating bran throat vegetables. Life is not very good. Now someone is willing to pay
You support us to do our old job, what else can you say! Just do whatever we are told!"
After hearing what this man said, everyone stopped talking. Wu Yuchao, the new arrival, went to write a letter, and everyone else returned to the houses they had chosen.
After Wu Yuchao finished writing the letter, he found the guard Yun Xi had left here, gave him the letter, and then went to find Luo Guanzhong.
Luo Guanzhong was writing something at this time. When he saw Wu Yuchao coming, he smiled and said, "Why did Brother Wu come to me?"
Wu Yuchao said: "Today I thought carefully. This noble young master has never revealed his identity from beginning to end. Who is he?"
Luo Guanzhong said: "I don't know either, I just know that he is a noble young master."
Wu Yuchao said: "You must know who he is." Luo Guanzhong was waiting for him to continue questioning, but Wu Yuchao said: "Forget it, since you don't want to tell me, then forget it."
Just as Luo Guanzhong was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Wu Yuchao continued: "I have something else to ask you. Did you revise your "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"
Luo Guanzhong said: "Not bad."
Wu Yuchao said: "Then I don't understand. This noble prince attaches great importance to opera and storytelling. This new book respects Cao and demotes Liu. Isn't it inconsistent with Confucian ideas? How can it be allowed to be published?"
When Luo Guanzhong heard this question, he laughed and said, "You are too superficial."
Wu Yuchao was not angry and said: "I would like to hear the details."
Luo Guanzhong explained: "Your idea of respecting Cao and demoting Liu is inconsistent with Confucianism, because Liu Bei is a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, and Cao Cao's son usurped the throne, so you think that if you respect Cao and demote Liu, you are encouraging
He rebelled and usurped the throne, so let’s put it this way.”
Wu Yuchao said: "That's true."
Luo Guanzhong said: "That's why I say you are superficial. I ask you, if you can't rebel, how did the emperor Taizu of this dynasty get the throne?"
Wu Yuchao suddenly didn't know what to say.
Luo Guanzhong ignored him and continued: "No matter which of the Three Kingdoms is regarded as the orthodoxy, there is a problem. If Cao Wei is regarded as the orthodox, it is a usurped throne; but if the Shu and Han are regarded as the orthodox, then all subsequent dynasties will not be orthodox.
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"And how did the throne of the Han Dynasty come? Didn't it also come from the Qin Dynasty?"
"So which one is considered orthodox in each dynasty has to be considered from other aspects."
