Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 55 Should we talk about the Mughal Empire?

"From my perspective, there is nothing wrong with the framework of "The Complete Biography of Yue". There are too many stories about Yue Wumu, and everyone is familiar with them. His mother-in-law's tattoo, his battle with Jin Wushu, and Fengbo Pavilion were all major events. Look. With the framework and chapter names of "The Complete Biography of Yue Shuo" and many stories added to it, it is not a big problem for this book to become popular, and it is also suitable for storytelling," said shopkeeper Ding.

"Then it's up to Shopkeeper Ding to find a good ghostwriter. I'll write the first few chapters myself and set a good example." Zhang Xiao said.

"I look forward to Mr. Zhang's wonderful writing. But Ding will be in business next, and this "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasty" spans too long." Shopkeeper Ding said.

"Oh, I would like to hear the details." Zhang Xiao said.

"This "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties"? It starts from the Sui Dynasty's destruction of Chen and goes all the way to the Tang Xuanzong Anshi Rebellion. This time span is too long. Logically speaking, it is almost the same when it comes to Tang Taizong. Going on. Actually, it is a completely new story, and there is no need to put it in a book. After all, the first half of this book relies on Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin and other Wagang generals to connect them together. In the end, everyone returned to the Tang Dynasty. Under the account of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. It's almost time to finish writing about Emperor Taizong." Shopkeeper Ding said.

"Then if so many chapters are deleted, will the content become thinner?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"It's not too thin. I looked at the table of contents of this chapter and found that after writing the Xuanwu Gate, there was less talk about the deeds of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong was good at civil and military affairs, and he expanded the border very widely. There is still a lot of things about the rule of Zhenguan. You can use it to write about it. Of course, this is just Ding's opinion." Shopkeeper Ding continued his analysis.

"Shopkeeper Ding is too modest. What you said is very good. Shopkeeper Ding will first work on the "Complete Biography of Yue Shuo" and "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties". I am thinking about how to add the following content." Zhang Xiao said.

"Now that I have sold a lot of books, Ding might as well find a few more people to help write the book. If Mr. Zhang still has any book frameworks, please provide them. Our store's business has also dropped a bit this month. Maybe everyone I’ve almost bought all the old books.” Shopkeeper Ding requested.

"That's natural. If you have any good ideas, let me tell you, Shopkeeper Ding. By the way, Shopkeeper Ding, remember to ask the scholar who wrote the prequel to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to come over." Zhang Xiao warned.

"Of course Ding will remember it. I'll call him later." Shopkeeper Ding promised, patting his chest.

Zhang Xiao went out and returned home. When he returned to his desk, there was a letter and a thick manuscript on it.

"Old Wangtou, what is this letter?" Zhang Xiao asked the old servant.

"Master, you had previously ordered that if it is a reply from the female reader, it must be shown to you first." The old servant explained.

"That's it, then I understand." Zhang Xiao picked up the envelope and opened it slowly, reading the letter from his female reader. In the letter, he said that he admired Zhang Xiao's words, but it was a pity that he did not have the ability of Hua Mulan to join the army for his father. Nor was she like Mrs. Wa of this dynasty who was good at fighting and led the wolf soldiers to defeat the Japanese pirates. But I can still write some articles. However, my knowledge is still shallow and I cannot help compile the "Book of Han" like Ban Zhao and write a work like "Nv's Commandments" that can be passed down to future generations. However, since Zhang Xiao feels that "The Tale of Genji" is helpful for studying Japan and no one can translate it at the moment, he is willing to give it a try. He has already found the original version of "The Tale of Genji". Since the Japanese have the possibility of invading Korea, translating this book by myself can be considered as a way to increase my understanding of the Japanese, and it will also be of some help to the country. I am willing to translate the previous chapters first, but I really don’t understand the pseudonym of the Japanese country. I know a little about it, so I wanted to ask what I think of this pseudonym. At the end, the female reader also asked the male protagonist Guang Genji if he was really a real person. If it was convenient, he could provide some historical information.

Zhang Xiao couldn't help but admire this woman he had never met before. "The Tale of Genji" is a work of nearly a million words. The work covers a time span of several decades. There are many characters mentioned in it, and the storyline is also quite tortuous. , it’s really not that easy to translate. Moreover, Zhang Xiao actually watched the Japanese version of "The Tale of Genji" when he was bored in the original time and space. The pile of pseudonyms made his head hurt.

Zhang Xiao thought for a moment and decided to write a reply immediately.

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"The Guangyuan clan did not have a real person in the history of the Japanese country, but there were prototypes. At that time, the Japanese were in the so-called Heian period. The king of heaven had lost power, and the political power was controlled by the Fujiwara clan, a wealthy family at that time."

"The Japanese actually also use kanji, but those who can use kanji are basically Japanese aristocratic men. The characters used by Murasaki Shikibu are all in hiragana, that is, the cursive parts of kanji are used as phonetic symbols. Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" are all It is written in hiragana, and the number of words would be a million words if translated. Youth is precious and should not be wasted here."

"If they have free time, the ancients have the custom of collecting folk customs and understanding the sufferings and joys of the people. However, women can still observe all things, even the plants, trees, insects and fish in the courtyard. They can also write poems, not I hope that my writing will be remembered by future generations, but I also hope that I can express my feelings."

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After finishing the letter, Zhang Xiao regretted mentioning the "The Tale of Genji" in the first place. Apart from making the emperor feel that he was reading a messy book and making the translator unable to translate it, it had no other use at all.

After replying to the enthusiastic readers, Zhang Xiao is ready to continue writing the history of the Timurid Empire.

After Timur died suddenly on the Eastern Expedition, Timur's two grandsons competed for the throne. However, these two grandsons were eliminated in the end, and it was Timur's fourth son Shaharul who succeeded him. Although Shaharul was not as powerful in martial arts as Timur, he still managed the country well. To be precise, Timur led a large-scale armed robbery military group, and Shaharul conquered the land that Timur conquered. Slowly govern it into a normal country. Unfortunately, after the death of Shaharul, the Timur Empire fell into civil strife again, and finally split between the north and the south, and was then packed up and destroyed by the Central Asian hero Shaibani. It stands to reason that the Timur Empire at this time did not have much influence on the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to write about it.

But Timurid's empire still came to life in another way. Babur, the conquered king of the Timur Empire, moved to Afghanistan, and then raised troops from Afghanistan to invade India and established the hegemony of the Mughal Empire. Comparing the current historical period in which I live, in India, Emperor Akbar of the Mughal Empire happens to be reigning. This is a monarch whose name is recorded in history textbooks.

It stands to reason that when talking about the history of the Liao Kingdom, we should also include the Western Liao Dynasty. It is not appropriate to talk about the Timurid Empire and also talk about the Mughal Empire. Besides, Babur had a more orthodox background than Yelu Dashi. But if you do this, there will be too much content to add. Zhang Xiao decided to report to the emperor.

(End of this chapter)