A layman watches the excitement, an expert watches the door.
No matter Bian Yujing or Fang Ziling, in the first two or three days when they saw "The Legend of the Thieves", they were actually just watching the excitement.
In particular, Fang Ziling lost a bet because she had previously advised Shen Shuren not to be arrogant, and found out that he was not arrogant, but actually had such strength.
Then my mind was buzzing for several days, and I just passively accepted it all when reading. Even my ability to think independently was temporarily reduced.
However, Fang Ziling calmed down quickly after coming to the house and relieving her heart. When she returned home and read the masterpiece carefully, she discovered some profound meanings that she had not figured out at first.
Chen Shuren didn't have time to care about what these women would think. So after that day, he quickly focused his energy on the rest and preparation of the troops.
He didn't think that the other party could help him strategically at all. At most, he was just a chatting friend who could not help him much.
Unexpectedly, three days later, Fang Ziling calmly came to ask for advice again.
She had become familiar with the connections last time, so this time she no longer needed her brother to guide her. She simply put on a scholar's robe, took a carriage and went to the governor's Yamen to ask for an audience.
Shen Shuren had many things to do, so he was not easy to see. The maid led Fang Ziling to the other courtyard and served tea while waiting. It was not until lunch break that Shen Shuren found time.
"Miss Fang, what else do you want to ask for advice?" Shen Shuren didn't say anything, he didn't say "seeking advice" at all, he just said that the other party wanted to ask him for advice.
When Fang Ziling heard these two words, she was a little unhappy for no reason, but her performance was crushed last time, so she had to accept it for the time being, and continued:
"I really want to 'ask for advice'. After I went back and read "Continuation of the Theory of Flooding Thieves" carefully for a few days, I was quite puzzled by one or two things. I felt that it was not like Brother Shen's original style."
Chen Shuren sat down across from the coffee table, folded his fan and said, "Tell me."
Fang Ziling gritted his teeth and said: "After reading "Continuation of the Theory of Flooding Thieves", Brother Shen's judgment of Li Zicheng is that 'water without a source has no tree. Although the military strength is strong, it will soon decline. Therefore, the longer the siege continues, the longer the siege continues. , As long as Li Zicheng is not allowed to wander around several provinces and absorb the wealth of the people of several provinces for his own use, there is less need to worry.' Is this conclusion correct? "
Chen Shuren nodded casually: "Yes, didn't you say this three days ago? Did you see this after you went back?"
However, Fang Ziling just unified the basic consensus first and quickly continued: "Also, we can see Brother Shen's views on history. He has always emphasized that 'history will not simply repeat itself.'
Because future generations will always learn lessons, especially to avoid the mistakes made by predecessors recently seen, so they would rather make the same mistakes as the last time or even the last time than to simply make the same mistakes as the last time. This is the 'same mistake', right?"
Chen Shuren continued to nod proudly: "That's true. This is my family's opinion, which has never been seen before. Since ancient times, dynasties have come and gone, and no long-lasting dynasty has perished in the same way as the previous long-lasting dynasty.
It's like there are countless traps on a road. The person in front of him happens to fall into a trap and dies. Even if the person following him knows that he will eventually fall into a trap and die, he will at least change the trap and will not fall into the same trap. .”
This truth is not a difficult rule to summarize for modern people who like to analyze data.
But the ancients rarely thought about things this way. Confucian historians like to talk about things at the "Tao" level and don't like to take inventory and summarize data, which gave Shen Shuren another way to exploit loopholes to build his reputation and gain "academic achievements."
Of course, his purpose was not to damage his "academic reputation". What he wanted was to lower the enemy's morale. Some things he just wrote casually.
After Fang Ziling confirmed these thoughts, he finally came up with a clear picture and pointed out a key point: "So, Brother Shen has always said that 'history will not simply repeat itself, and pitfalls will not be stepped on continuously'. Combined with the explicit and implicit hints in your book,
, the little sister concluded that you actually wanted to express one meaning:
You want to tell Mr. Yang Ge and tell His Majesty that after Li Zicheng just annexed the old army, he thought he could use the power of joining forces to capture Kaifeng, which he failed to capture last winter, or even some other goals.
But in fact, the Kaifeng garrison, other surrounding garrison, and even Sun Chuanting, the newly appointed governor of the three sides of Shaanxi Province, will learn from the lessons of Fu Zonglong, Wang Qiaonian, and King Fu who lost their divisions and lost their territory. They may use their troops cautiously,
Or he will defend at all costs, so it is still impossible for Li Zicheng to win in the short term?
In the next few months, Mr. Yang Ge should sit back and watch Li Zicheng find new targets to attack without saving him. By the time Li Zicheng defeated the enemy and fortified the city, the veterans of the division were exhausted, and his soldiers also realized again that after the three armies joined forces, their combat strength was no longer
If it is not strengthened' and morale is low again, will the imperial army attack again?"
Chen Shuren was stunned, and for the first time when facing Fang Ziling, he actually took it seriously.
He had to admit that when he wrote "Continuation of the Strait Thieves", there must have been a lot of such ideological tendencies and hints, but he did not dare to make it too clear. Instead, he was vague in some places.
In addition, this work was polished by Gu Yanwu for him. After Gu Yanwu's second creation in terms of specific diction, some of the uncertainties seemed even more vague.
Unexpectedly, Fang Ziling figured it out and summarized it.
The reason why Shen Shuren subconsciously wrote this is of course because he relied on his prophetic knowledge of history and unknowingly wrote this - Shen Shuren knew that it would be easy for Li Zicheng to capture Luoyang, and it would also be easy to kill the second governor of Shaanxi.
, but I tried to open the seal three times and couldn’t win it for a year and a half.
Historically, after the city of Kaifeng was destroyed, Chongzhen died within half a year. Kaifeng actually held on for a long time. In the end, Li Zicheng, like Ying Zheng and Chang Kaishen, solved the problem by breaking the embankments of the Yellow River and flooding the city. It was really cruel.
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In the final analysis, the tragic death of King Fu and King Xiang stimulated King Zhou, making him one of the few vassal kings in the late Ming Dynasty who was willing to spend all his wealth to help the army and endure hardships with the defenders. Seeing that King Zhou was so destitute of his family and wealth
For the sake of the enemy, the Henan Ming Army persisted for a long time.
But Shen Shuren knows that history will be changed by the butterfly effect, so the further he goes on, the less he dares to write too detailed and straightforward, otherwise it will be bad for him to be slapped in the face in the future.
On the other hand, last year he was able to speak categorically and, regardless of his arrogance, predicted that Li Zicheng would kill Luo Rucai and Ma Shouying and annex his tribe. This was a combination of intrigue and conspiracy. Even if Li Zicheng did not want to do this, Shen Shuren wrote it
, can also sow discord and promote from the side. Both parties in the scheme are thieves. No matter how successful the scheme is, they are both meritorious and innocent to the Ming court.
But the situation is different this year. If Shen Shuren continues to predict outright that "King Zhou is willing to spend all his wealth to defend, Kaifeng will definitely not be captured", he will most likely be attacked by political opponents as "framing King Zhou and plotting to have Li Zicheng
Targeting the King of Zhou and the governor of Henan, the Huguang officers and soldiers tried to beg their neighbors and consume the rebel army's combat power."
The two parties being provoked are no longer all bad guys, but one is a friendly army. At this time, Shen Shuren must be careful what he says!
Fang Ziling had obviously speculated on this possibility, so he directly pointed out the key point: "Since Brother Shen has always been known for strategizing and predicting the enemy thousands of miles away, and several months later, why don't you write it more clearly this time? It's straight to the point.
What about a little?
If this can be predicted accurately, it will be really unfavorable for the intruders to attack the enemy in the future. When the time comes, someone will fan the flames and emphasize that the defeat of the intruders in this battle has already been struck by the wise men in the army. Wouldn't it be a huge blow to the morale of the intruders?
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By then, the generals within the bandits will all be in panic, feeling that the feudal officials on the official and military side have exhausted all plans, so who has the courage to fight to the death for the bandits?"
Chen Shuren was stunned. He subconsciously wanted to tell the reasons why he "can't write like this", but after thinking about it, he held back.
Those words were too dirty and related to the diversion of troubles between the feudal officials within the imperial court, so they were not suitable to be stated openly.
Fortunately, Shen Shuren was very eloquent and had endless excuses, so he quickly adjusted his words:
"Miss Fang, I don't know if you have ever played gambling. When a person has nothing, it is normal for him to go to the table and just put all his money on it. Anyway, there is nothing to lose. The most he loses is to pay for his life."
An uncertain destiny is worthless.
But after you win a big one, it is not a good thing to bet all the money again and again next time, because as long as you lose a big one, all your previous profits will be lost.
So being poor means being arrogant and being rich means being stable. Before I wrote "The Theory of Outcast Thieves", my reputation was worthless and I had not yet established the prestige of a 'divine fortune teller'. Of course I had to bet bigger.
Even if I was only 90% or even 80% sure at that time, I still had to speak straight to the point and give the details with certainty. Anyway, I had nothing to lose if I was wrong. Now that I have shouldered the burden of divine calculation, I can’t just be casual.
Isn’t it right to waste the prestige you have gained, speak a little more cautiously, and say something 80% sure when you are 80% sure?”
Fang Ziling listened very carefully, even a little nervous. After listening, she breathed a sigh of relief, as if a burden had been lifted. She smiled proudly and helped make suggestions:
"Let's put it this way! I advised you not to be arrogant last year, and it doesn't mean you lost the bet! You yourself admitted that you were not 100% sure at the time! You just relied on the fact that you would not be ashamed if you were wrong!
In this case, you may have made a slight miscalculation this time and did not find the optimal solution strategy - your own reputation is valuable, but you may not need to say it yourself if you are straightforward.
When ancient scholars preached scriptures to saints, they all knew that they should divide the Analects of Confucius and Confucius' Family Sayings. The serious scriptures must be unbreakable and unbreakable.
, but it can be written in a precise and concise manner, so as to deceive the ignorant, and both the top and the bottom can find their way.
Now that your reputation is valuable, and you are afraid of saying the wrong thing, you dare not go into too much detail in "The Story of the Rogue Thief, Continued". You can also use the name of others to write some radical words based on the extension of "The Story of the Rogue Thief, Continued".
It has a nose and some eyes.
Even if you arrange some operas and excerpts about the king of Zhou and the governor of Henan to fight against Li Zicheng's attack on Kaifeng, and disseminate them in Henan, specifically to confuse the ignorant and illiterate generals, they may be more effective than your original "Continuation of the Theory of Rogue Thieves".
How many of these bandit generals would go to see "Continuation of the Theory of Bandits"? If it were performed in an excerpt, it would be like in Wang Shizhen's "The Legend of the Phoenix". Yan Song once made Li Zicheng the same as those martial arts dramas among the Tatars.
Hooked on the Tatars, and then compared Yang Gelao to Zeng Mian,
In addition, there are ignorant idiots inside who force the loyal and good generals to fight the intruders quickly. After the intruders fail to attack the enemy, they plan to rebel and take advantage of the treacherous and incompetent people in the court to frame the generals at the front and force them to fight. Just like Yang Guozhong persuaded Li Longji to force his brother.
Shu Han went out to fight at Tongguan... There are so many allusions throughout the ages, but wouldn't it have a better effect on shaking the hearts of the bandits than your dry "Continuation of the Theory of Rogue Thieves"?
And in this way, the imperial court can continue to bring some strategies, for example, it can spread the word, "In fact, if Luo and Ma Jiu's troops are really willing to serve Li Zicheng, Kaifeng City can be captured quickly. But Luo and Ma Jiu's troops just don't want Li Zicheng
The prestige has soared, because they don't want to seem that after Li Zicheng annexed them, the originally unbreakable fortified city can now be broken, so they deliberately do not work hard...' This kind of thing, as long as it is used in dramas and folk jokes, it can be added no matter how hard it is.
Not an exaggeration.
And once it is correct, it can be said that these judgments are all based on the "Continuation of the Theory of Flooding Thieves" and were inspired by it and verified in detail by knowledgeable people among the people.
And once it is wrong, or it simply has no effect, you can also just blame it and say that it is the foolish folk who read it randomly and misinterpret it. It will not affect the "Continuation of the Thieves" and Brother Shen's personal reputation as a divine fortune teller.
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If you advance, you will gain, and if you retreat, you will gain. If "Confucius' Family Sayings" is right, then we can say that this is the original meaning of "The Analects of Confucius". If "Confucius' Family Sayings" is wrong, just say "Confucius' Family Sayings"
"It is a clinging apocrypha and does not affect the authority of The Analects in any way."
Fang Ziling spoke eloquently and thoroughly about some of her insights that she had gained over the years of studying.
Chen Shuren couldn't help but be a little surprised as he listened.
It seems that Fang Yizhi's family does have a family background, which is unusual. His father was able to become the governor of Huguang, and his son was able to pass the Jinshi examination and be ranked as the fourth son of Jiangzuo. This is not a fluke.
If Fang Ziling were a man and took part in the imperial examination, he might actually achieve something.
Based on her eye for reading and her understanding of how ancient people cherished feathers and prevented apocryphal scriptures from contaminating the authority of the true scriptures, this woman was extremely terrifying.
Isn't Fang Ziling's statement just a "same person, second creation" routine that was used in later generations?
The original work is too classic and the IP is too valuable. I am afraid of saying the wrong thing and dare not say it in a big way, so I will get a bunch of fans whose reputations are worthless and create a second creation to say the big things that the original work did not dare to say!
Anyway, if you say it wrong, you will lose the reputation of the fandom! If you say it right, the credit can be attached to the original work!
Of course, in fact, it is not difficult for people who have read a lot to find that this kind of thing was also useful to the ancients. When hundreds of schools of thought and various schools of philosophical belief were born, it was very common for serious and apocryphal books to coexist.
If it breaks through, apocrypha can be whitewashed and recognized, and it can even form its own school. If it doesn't break out, it will be directly labeled as apocrypha.
It's just that this topic is too high-end, and 99% of the common people will not be mentioned about this dragon-slaying level, so using the analogy of "two creations by a fan" can be better understood by the general public.
Chen Shuren was silent for a long time and asked nonchalantly: "Can you also write opera excerpts? Write librettos?"
Fang Ziling smiled proudly: "What's this! Haven't you ever eaten pork and haven't seen pigs running away? Although my family has strict upbringing and doesn't let women go out casually, I have a foster mother who can sing songs. I heard it from operas since I was a child. What's wrong with that?
meeting!"
Of course Fang Ziling can't write opera scripts and librettos, but she can't show her timidity. She knows that these are just tricks. With her knowledge, she can learn quickly. She only needs to read a few librettos to learn the format, and the content is still there.
Not easy to fill?
Although this idea somewhat underestimates literary and artistic creation, she is indeed so optimistic and arrogant.
Chen Shuren nodded: "For this kind of thing, after we have the song books, we still have to find ways to spend money to ask private groups to sing more and spread them deliberately, and then print more song books and distribute them quietly, or pretend to sell them at low prices, and try our best to
Spread to Henan, Sichuan and other places.
If money needs to be used and negotiations with outside parties are needed, I will be responsible for it. After the matter is completed, you will be considered as having made a contribution to the Ming Dynasty.
At least it can damage the morale and unity among the intruders to some extent, even if it is only temporarily disadvantageous for attacking Kaifeng in the future, and it can induce the intruders to be suspicious of one or two of the generals, it can be considered a credit."
Fang Ziling received the affirmation and was very excited. She felt that her reading in the past ten years had indeed not been in vain, and that a female prostitute could do great things. What made her even more happy was that a few days ago, Shen Shuren and Bian Yujing attacked her intellectual superiority.
I feel that I have finally regained some ground and my confidence has been restored.
Even if you don't have the power to restrain a chicken and cannot physically attack the bandits, you can at least attack and confuse the enemy on the propaganda front and at the spiritual level.
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After getting Chen Shuren's authorization, Fang Ziling was very excited. After returning home, she first called her brother Fang Yizhi and asked him to call all the foster mothers who sang in the house and asked them if they wanted to read the libretto for daily opera rehearsals.
It's a pity that Fang Yizhi is not very good at acting. Not long after he came to Wuchang alone to become an official, the skills of the foster mothers in his family were really not good enough. The few songs he usually rehearsed were all clichés.
The quality of the Fang family's original team of singers and nannies was of course good, but as for the governor's Yamen who stayed with the master and his wife in Jiangling, it was impossible for Fang Ziling to travel thousands of miles back and forth just to find a few song books.
She thought about it for a while and realized that she had already blown it away, so she decided to ask Bian Yujing to help with this matter.
Although Bian Yujing is not a top musical artist, her sister Li Xiangjun is the world's number one in southern opera, and Chen Yuanyuan is the world's number one in Kunqu opera. There are many resources available. Bian Yujing has been exposed to them for many years, so she must know something about it.
Fang Ziling had Shen Shuren's verbal authorization, so he used a chicken feather as an arrow and went to find Bian Yujing the next day.
Bian Yujing said she became a nun, but in fact she practiced practice at home and did not wear robes. To put it bluntly, she was a female lay Buddhist. Her residence in Wuchang was also found for her by Chen Shuren. It was not luxurious and spacious, but it was also exquisite and elegant.
A small courtyard with three entrances. The courtyard inside the hanging flower gate is full of bamboo trees, plus a small pond and stone tables and benches. It looks very indifferent to fame and wealth.
Fang Ziling came here for the first time. She looked around with great interest and then laid out the score: "Miss Bian, I heard that you were originally a master of Nanqu. Yesterday, my sister received orders from Shen Futai to help with the "Continuation of the Theory of Rogue Thieves".
》Attached are some popular lyrics that even illiterate people can understand.
But I don’t know how to write librettos, so I just want to compare notes with my sister and get some that are beautifully written and sung more often, so I can take a look first.”
Bian Yujing didn't know anything. When Fang Ziling said this, he was surprised, curious, expectant, and a little bit disappointed at the same time.
Three or four days ago, he and Fang Ziling had just gone to Mr. Shen's house for consultation and discussion. Since Mr. Shen had an idea, why didn't he leave it to him, but instead went to help Miss Fang?
When it comes to singing songs, I am no better than Miss Fang! If I really can't do it, I can still ask Sister Xiangjun for advice. She is the best in the world of southern music and knows a lot about it.
Bian Yujing couldn't help but secretly thought: It seems that Miss Fang's knowledge is really outstanding, which is why she was so appreciated by Mr. Shen. Her performance that day was just a little cleverness after all.
Fortunately, she also knew that she was worth a lot. She was a weak woman with no roots, so what was there to argue about? She was a lady, and she was willing to come to ask for advice, which was already a great honor.
Bian Yujing wanted to have a good relationship with the other party, so he refused to accept anything. First, he took out all the albums in his collection without reservation.
She also made good tea with her own hands and asked Fang Ziling to sit in the quiet room and read it slowly. She went to find Li Xiangjun and Chen Yuanyuan to get some better and more complete libretto.
The city of Wuchang is not big, and the residence where Bian Yujing practices is not far from the governor's office. However, he came back in half an hour, carrying a large stack of high-quality songbooks.
Fang Ziling and Bian Yujing started to practice and discuss with each other.
When Fang Ziling started writing, it was inevitable that she was not down to earth. Bian Yujing also spoke to her tactfully, asking her not to be too elegant in her words and to try to make it understandable to ordinary people.
Fang Ziling was a little angry at first, feeling that Bian Yujing was not as knowledgeable as her, yet he still had the nerve to give advice.
It's quite like a later writer who was a graduate student in a liberal arts college. When he heard that Internet writers were arrogant and said that she was not down-to-earth and not good enough, she would feel unhappy.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
But not long after, Fang Ziling also realized his problem. This time, after all, he was pursuing pragmatism. How could a arrogant general understand this?
So she changed her tune and overcame herself. The more she wrote, the more vulgar and vulgar she became, and the more she wrote, the more ribald she became.
A few days later, he took out the first one or two fold sample and showed it to Chen Shuren. After Chen Shuren saw it, his eyes lit up and he ordered his servants to spread the money secretly.
All useful librettos should be printed and typeset as soon as possible, and hundreds of copies should be made and given directly to opera singers and storytellers in Xiangyang, Xinyang, and Nanyang for free.
Then secretly select some of the leading actors and actresses, and directly pay them secretly to the governor's yamen to perform.
After Fang Ziling and Bian Yujing discussed and opened up their ideas, the content of the play that was finally put on the stage was several times richer than what Fang Ziling told Shen Shuren at the time.
It is no longer limited to the historical period covered by "Continuation of the Sutra", but also the hot topics of current events covered in the original scripture that are not "continued" have also been adapted.
For example, "How Li Zicheng held a banquet to trap and kill Luo Rucai and Ma Shouying by throwing cups as a sign. What specific traitors did he bribed under Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying?" were vividly described, and each traitor was given a flesh-and-blood character.
Yu Lu Bu’s family slaves with three surnames are designed.
Such a mixture of things that have happened and things that have not happened yet, a mixture of real characters and artistic characters, mixed with seven truths and three falsehoods. After a period of time of dissemination, as long as it spreads to Henan, it will definitely make a considerable number of people confused.
In less than a month, one or two of them became famous, and even Li Zicheng himself saw them.
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PS: Every 6,000 words are updated, so there’s no need to wait this afternoon.