Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 507 Willing to be called a real writer in the late Ming Dynasty!

After hearing Hao Guangming's words, Auntie Zhu said, "I know Feng Menglong, the creator of "Yu Shi Ming Yan", "Jing Shi Tong Yan" and "Xing Shi Heng Yan". Why, he still has research on opera?"

"Feng Menglong has studied popular literature such as novels, operas, folk songs, and jokes. He has compiled many related books in your era, which is of great help and contribution to later generations' research on popular literature in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

Therefore, in my opinion, compared with your other orthodox literati in the late Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong, who reflects the joys and sorrows of ordinary people through his works, is a real writer.Others can also be called literati.

I will collect some information about Feng Menglong and pass it on. You can find out after reading it. "

Auntie Zhu smiled and said, "Don't bother, there is nothing wrong with the left and right now, I'll just go back and check with you."

After finishing speaking, Aimee Zhu ordered Lianqiao, who was accompanying her, to go back to the old bamboo forest house of later generations in the Hall of Martial Ying.

Then the two checked Feng Menglong's profile together.

Although the atmosphere in the late Ming Dynasty was quite open, and a hundred flowers bloomed vaguely in his thoughts, Feng Menglong was still regarded as a strange flower because of his unique thoughts and behaviors.

It even affected his imperial examination.

Influenced by Wang Yangming and Li Zhi ideologically, Feng Menglong liked to express sincere emotions and opposed hypocritical etiquette.

When he was young, he was in the brothels and wash houses, and he liked to deal with the lower class people of the three religions and nine streams, so he had a bad reputation among the orthodox literati.

It is said that the reason why Feng Menglong failed repeatedly was related to this.

Later, it was not until the third year of Chongzhen, that is, when Feng Menglong was 57 years old, that he was made a Gongsheng.In the seventh year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the county magistrate of Shouning, Fujian, and then became an official.

The main reason for becoming an official is not that he is old, but that he only has the reputation of a scholar, and he is still a tribute student. Being able to become a county magistrate is considered a great grace of the emperor.

After he became an official, Feng Menglong continued to work on compiling various popular literature in his hometown.

For example, the vernacular novel "San Sui Ping Yao Zhuan" (Tiangang 36 and Disha 72 spells were first recorded in this book), the Ming Dynasty joke collection "Guang Xiao Fu", and "Ancient and Modern Tan Gai", "Mo Han" The Legend of Zhai Dingben" and so on.

The most famous "Sanyan" is a classic representative of short vernacular novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Although these books are compiled based on folk storytelling, stories, rumors, etc., Feng Menglong's contribution cannot be underestimated.

After all, in masterpieces such as "Journey to the West", "Water Margin", and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", quite a few stories are from compilations, rather than purely original works by the author.

Seeing the back, Auntie Zhu found out that although Feng Menglong himself could not even pass the exam as a scholar, he was a "Gold Medal Imperial Examination Teacher" of Ming Dynasty.

This is somewhat similar to Li Zhi.

One of the reasons why Li Zhi became famous was that he was good at instructing others in imperial examinations, and there were countless candidates among his students.

Feng Menglong is not as exaggerated as Li Zhi. He has studied "Spring and Autumn" because of his family studies since he was a child, so he only instructs this subject, and even published a book "Chunqiu Zhimu" which is similar to the three-year college entrance examination and five-year simulation.

Although Feng Menglong is not as famous in opera as in vernacular novels, but in the late Ming Dynasty, he was already at the top level.

There are not many operas created by him that have been handed down to the present, only "A Tale of Two Heroes" and "All Things Are Full".

However, Feng Menglong's ability to adapt and direct is very strong.

Such as "The Peony Pavilion", "Handan Dream", "Zhan Huakui" and other popular dramas in the Qing Dynasty were basically his adaptations.

In addition, because Kunqu opera was popular in the south of the Yangtze River in the late Ming Dynasty, he also adapted many Kunqu operas, such as "A Dream in the Garden" and "Chunxiang Troubling Learning".

It is said that the opera adapted by Feng Menglong has a faster rhythm, is more vivid, reasonable, and highlights the center.

In Hao Guangming's view, it is probably similar to modern high-quality online novels to traditional novels.

After seeing Feng Menglong's achievements in opera, Auntie Zhu couldn't help nodding in satisfaction, already thinking of using this person in her heart.

But when she thought that Feng Menglong was already 72 years old and would die next year in history, she hesitated again.

"Feng Menglong is so old and will die next year in history, can he really be the head of the art troupe?"

Hao Guangming said with a smile: "Feng Menglong is actually considered a gentry, and they sometimes live a very long life. As for his death next year, you can read what is written in the materials.

Next year is the history of the Qing Dynasty's implementation of the policy of "shaving hair and making clothing easier" in the south of the Yangtze River, which caused the gentry and common people in the south of the Yangtze River to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.

Feng Menglong also ran for the cause of the Anti-Qing Dynasty—there are two versions of his death. One is that he was killed by the Qing captives, and the other is that he died of illness due to worry and anger when he saw the anti-Qing Dynasty's decline.

No matter which one it is, it is impossible to appear in your time and space. After all, the Qing Dynasty has already driven you out of the customs. The Ming Dynasty is booming, and Feng Menglong should be enjoying his retirement in his hometown.

As for his age - I think for a person like him, the art troupe is what he likes, and doing what he likes will not feel tiring.

What's more, you just asked him to be the head of the art troupe, and to write and direct some new plays to promote policies, which is not such a tiring job.

And don't forget, you can also use the power of the imperial court and the medicine of later generations to further ensure his health. Maybe he can live to be an eight or ninety-year-old Ming Dynasty Renrui. "

Auntie Zhu also smiled after hearing this, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll call him to meet him and see what he wants."

"Don't worry, he will be happy to work for you."

After chatting with Hao Guangming about Feng Menglong, Auntie Zhu returned to the Hall of Martial Ying, wrote two handwritten letters, and asked the Department of Pedestrians to send someone to summon Feng Menglong and Ruan Lizhen.

Feng Menglong is from Nanzhili Suzhou Prefecture, and Ruan Lizhen is from Taiping Prefecture. If all goes well, they will be able to arrive in Nanjing in a few days.

As for the Department of Pedestrians, like the Department of General Administration and some other old institutions in Ming Dynasty, it was retained by Aimee Zhu.

Although these institutions are old, their personnel have long been streamlined, and they have indeed played a role.

For example, the Pedestrian Division (Zhengqipin), that is, the Sizheng and Zuosi Deputy (congqipin), and then there are more than [-] pedestrians of the Zhengbapin.

As for the position of pedestrian, it is generally assigned to Xinke Jinshi to familiarize himself with the officialdom as an experience.

In the past, there were three grades of Jinshi in the New Division of the Ming Dynasty. The best ones entered the Hanlin Academy and were selected as Shujishi, the second-ranked ones were admitted to the Six Departments as eighth and ninth-rank officials, and the lowest ones were admitted to the Department of Personnel.

Because pedestrians are responsible for conveying the orders of the emperor and the central government, sometimes a mission may take several months, which is very tiring.

In comparison, the Imperial Academy is just reading and writing, sorting out materials, and there are still many opportunities to face saints.

Which one is more noble is obvious.

in the afternoon.

An eunuch entered the hall and said, "Your Majesty, Jiang Yueguang, the censor of the right capital, and Li Zhenwu, the governor of Nanzhen Fusi, are asking to see you."

Auntie Zhu's eyes lighted up when she heard this, and said, "Let them in."

"Yes."

Aimee Zhu is quite looking forward to the arrival of the two of them, because before she asked the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Nanzhen Fusi to try together the matter of Xungui and the big landlord's conspiracy to obstruct the land tax reform, and now it seems to have a result.

(End of this chapter)