The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 104 "Rhythm Enlightenment"

Wang Wenlong leaned into Wang Pingbao's ear and whispered: "I plan to write an article advocating for Concubine Zheng to abolish the throne and establish the crown prince. As long as it arouses the vibration in the officialdom, I will definitely not be able to bear the next investigation of Wei Tianjue."

The matter of establishing a crown prince was the most sensitive issue in the Ming Dynasty at this time, and Wang Wenlong planned to take out the demon book.

Wang Pingbao was stunned when he heard this: "It would be really a disaster if this was discovered..."

Wang Wenlong said: "Otherwise, none of us can escape. Brother Pingbao, my uncle often says that your carving skills are better than his. Can you imitate the carvings on the reverse book?"

Wang Pingbao took two deep breaths and finally nodded: "You said that the counter-script was [-]% off, and it would be a thousand words at least. I thought it would not be difficult to imitate his lettering, but don't have any problems with the subsequent operation Wenlong, I The whole family is involved in this!"

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "As long as you do your part, we will definitely be able to pass this test."

"Okay, let me take care of this. Then you can give me the reverse letter later, and I'll take out the similar words first..."

In order to prevent others from discovering the clues, Wang Pingbao planned to go back and split the inscribed characters into radicals to imitate his calligraphy style. As for the original book, he would burn it immediately after splitting the characters.

Wang Pingbao couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Dad said it was not safe for me to do a joint engraving business in Nanjing, so he insisted that I come back and work with you. Who would have thought that the things I would do back in Fujian would be even more exciting..."

Wang Wenlong also sighed, fortunately he had managed to win over his accomplices, and he felt a little relieved.

When Wang Wenlong returned to the court, Shen Jing was still walking around the court listening to people discuss his theory.

Wang Wenlong couldn't help but sigh that this old gentleman had really good physical strength.

Xu Xueju was being held by Shen Jing. Shen Jing asked a little drunkenly: "What do you think I said?"

Xu Xueju, Tang Xianzu and Shen Jing are both good friends, and Shen Jing is today's guest of honor. Xu Xueju obviously doesn't want to take sides. He bumped into Wang Wenlong coming back and asked him quickly: "Does Jianyang like the Wujiang school or the Linchuan school?"

Wang Wenlong frowned upon hearing this.

This question is really hard to answer.

The key is that the Linchuan faction and the Wujiang faction were quarreling at this time.

The origin of the conflict between the two schools is that Tang Xianzu wrote "The Peony Pavilion" a few years ago. This is a representative work of the Linchuan School. It is extremely beautiful, but it also takes the shortcomings of the Linchuan School to the extreme - it is impossible to sing at all.

Shen Jing disagreed after watching it, and then directly changed the play. According to her own standards, she deleted and modified the original "Peony Pavilion"'s melodious words and parts that were inconvenient to sing, and wrote a book "The Same Dream" and gave it to her apprentice Lu Tiancheng's family singing.

Tang Xianzu, the original author, was naturally very dissatisfied when his proud work was directly modified by others, and even the name was changed. So he also stated in the letter: "The Peony Pavilion" must be based on my original work, and the changes made by the Lu family must not be followed.Although I added or deleted one or two characters to make it easier to sing, the meaning of it is quite different from my original work.

In fact, not only Shen Jing, but all theater troupes around the world were revising the script of "The Peony Pavilion" at this time. Wang Wenlong had also revised it before in Fujian, because the play was so popular, but it would be impossible to sing it if it was not revised.

But Shen Jing is the leader of the music circle. He changed the play by himself, which is like saying loudly in front of the world, "Tang Xianzu's play can't be sung." Tang Xianzu was embarrassed, so he naturally had to fight back.

After this, the Linjiang faction and the Wuchuan faction started a big debate.

The two sides are arguing endlessly, but in Wang Wenlong's opinion, both sides are justified.

Tang Xianzu's Linchuan School pays attention to "honoring truth" and "emphasis on emotion." Although the scripts he wrote cannot be sung, they focus on describing the sincere emotions of the world like never before. His works are somewhat equivalent to the romance novels of later generations, and the most important thing is the sincerity of love.

Shen Jing's Wujiang School pays attention to "tonal theory" and "true color". Rhythm is to create a script that can be sung on stage, and "true color" means that the language is popular and natural, and people can write how they speak, without pursuing rhetoric at all. , the work is like the local literature of later generations, which is valuable in its authenticity and customs.From a perspective beyond the times, the pursuits of the two groups are inherently different, each has its own strengths, and both have created a new path for the development of opera. In fact, there is no need to argue.

As for the influence on later generations, Tang Xianzu's group had a greater impact on literature, while the creative ideas of Shen Jing's group mainly affected the development of folk opera.

Wang Wenlong said with a smile: "I haven't read many scripts, but I admire Mr. Ning An's phonological attainments. When I was studying abroad, I read a lot of Mr. Ning An's books and I had some insights. I also used them to compile A set of enlightening books on legal studies.”

"Yes." Shen Jing did not believe that Wang Wenlong had not read his script, but said that Wang Wenlong did not want to participate in the competition between the two factions.

However, when Wang Wenlong talked about phonology, Shen Jing became interested: "What book is it? Jianyang can tell everyone about it."

He suddenly realized that this boy was quite cunning. If what he said was not good, he would be angry.

Wang Wenlong laughed and said, "I wanted to write all the thirty-seven rhymes of Pingshui rhyme into pairs, so that I could not only practice the flat and oblique rhythms, but also familiarize Kaimen students with the use of Pingshui rhyme. Here's what I compiled:

The clouds are against the rain, the snow is against the wind, and the evening light is against the clear sky.The coming hong is facing the departing swallow, and the local bird is facing the singing insect.Three-foot sword, six bows, Lingbei facing Jiangdong.The Qingshu Palace in the world, the Guanghan Palace in the sky..."

Doesn't Shen Jing like the rhythm?Wang Wenlong directly took out "Rhythm Enlightenment".

The level of phonology in the Qing Dynasty was not low, and "Enlightenment of Rhythm" was the best enlightenment book for children in the Qing Dynasty to cope with and master the rhythm of sound and rhythm. It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and in later generations it will also become an introduction to teaching children literacy in kindergartens. The book is naturally the top work among phonological books.

Wang Wenlong's words really made everyone present's eyes light up.

Shen Jing closed her eyes and thought about it. After a long time, her anger disappeared, and she nodded and said, "This writing is neat."

The people of the Qing Dynasty had a very high level of research on phonology. "The Enlightenment of Rhythm" can be called a model of neat rhythm. There is not a single pair that does not rhyme or is uneven.

Phonology expert Chen Di also nodded and said: "It's catchy and catchy, so it's perfect as a children's enlightenment book."

Xu Xinggong praised it after tasting it: "Jianyang's work is even more rare because of its brilliant literary talent. Has Jianyang considered writing this manuscript into a new book?"

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "If a bookseller wants to publish it, I can write the manuscript."

Everyone immediately cheered: "This is great."

"Be sure to buy another copy when you introduce me."

The people who came to the reception today are all famous people. Even if they are not good at writing poems, they are still good at connoisseurship. After listening to a few sentences, you will know the level of "Enlightenment of Rhythm".

Shen Jing's works pay attention to the rhythm, but the literary talent is not good. Tang Xianzu's works pay attention to the literary talent, but do not conform to the rhythm. However, Wang Wenlong's "Enlightenment of Rhythm" is a perfect example of the perfect combination of the two.

Even though it is just an enlightenment book, it quotes a lot of pairs that are absolutely excellent. It is very literary and ideological, and has a lasting aftertaste after reading it.

Xu Xueju was also quite happy to see Wang Wenlong reciting a few paragraphs of "Rhythm Enlightenment" to relieve the awkward atmosphere.

He looked at Shen Jing and said with a proud smile: "How is Jianyang's literary talent?"

Shen Jing looked at Wang Wenlong drunkenly, and after a long time, she suddenly asked: "Is there any marriage in Jianyang now? I have a niece at home who has a good appearance..."

(End of this chapter)