The Longest Day in Chang’an

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The earliest idea of ​​this novel comes from a question that some people know about: if you write the plot for "Assassin's Creed", where will you put the background?

"Assassin's Creed" is a sandbox video game. The protagonist shuttles through an ancient or modern city and performs various assassination missions. I like to play.

When I saw this problem, the first thing that came to mind was Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.

Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty was a dream place for me. This is a great city with an orderly and magnificent atmosphere, where all kinds of characters from the three religions, the nine streams, and the five lakes and the sea are gathered. The literary style and the grandeur are intertwined, the life is colorful and the atmosphere is diverse. There, anything can happen. It is really the most suitable stage for creators to think of.

Imagine a figure of an assassin, jumping on the big wild goose pagoda under the full moon, chasing his fiery red lanterns from Suzaku Street to Qujiangchi, startled by the countless resident birds on the tour ... This is a picture full of sense The fragment of the mystery and the majestic entanglement at the same time, if it can be written, this should be a very interesting thing.

So I wrote a few thousand words by hand. At first, I simply wanted to open a brain hole. I didn't expect to write more and more excited. A long story was formed in such a quiet way. As the story goes on, my ambitions are expanding. I tried to make it faster in rhythm, make the story structure more sophisticated, and make the character of each character closer to the cognition of modern people. To put it bluntly, what I hope to present is no longer a costumed assassin adventure story, but a modern story taking place in an international metropolis, but it happened to happen in ancient times.

Fortunately, Chang'an is such a city with a temperament that transcends time and space. It can accommodate both classical and modern elements at the same time, and does not make people feel incompatible. So this story has gradually changed from a slow-moving costume legendary martial arts drama to a fast-paced lonely heroic drama with an ancient anti-terror theme. In order to make this characteristic more obvious, I also cut the plot again, just like the diversity of the American drama "24 Hours". Every half hour is a chapter, a total of 24 chapters, which is exactly one day.

The biggest challenge in writing such a work is not the weaving of stories and the shaping of characters, but the accurate description of the details of life in that era. In order for the reader to be immersive and truly feel a living city of Chang'an, the author must know the history: how to drink tea, how to eat, where to use the toilet, how to ride in the car, what women wear when they go out, men How to spend money when going out, up to the royal court system, down to the price of food, and even the direction of the sewers in Chang'an City, the shape of the barriers in the water, etc.-to describe, it is actually a whole world No matter how meticulous, it is not too much.

To this end, I have diligently consulted a large amount of data. I have read a lot of monographs and archaeological reports. I have also gone to Xi'an for several field visits, hoping to be closer to the real Chang'an City.

Here, I would like to especially thank Mr. Yu Gengzhe, Jinghong, Sweeping Meow, Forest Deer, Black Belly and Little Hoof, etc. for their great support. They have provided me with many precious materials, and have taken the time to read the masterpiece carefully. Provide opinions on various texts and plots. This intention, I always remember five. For an amateur literary and history lover, it is great to know such a knowledgeable and educated friend.