I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 776 Wu Song Fights the Tiger
What he didn't expect was that the story of Wu Song fighting a tiger immediately aroused enthusiastic responses.

There were even follow-ups soon after.

"Wu Song Pulls Up Pure Willows Upside Down" and "Wu Song's Night Play Hu Sanniang" have all come out.

It's just that the creative level of this group of people varies from high to low. Only Li Tian's original work has consistently ranked first in the hot discussion list.

At that time, Li Tian just picked a scene from the Water Margin on a whim and published it as an independent story.

Later, it developed into such a story, and even the troupe took a fancy to this story, specially adapted it into a repertoire, and actually performed it in front of him, the "righteous master", in a hidden way.

Although Li Tianting complained for the original author Shi Naian, after being publicized by the Beijing News, a simple story erupted with a higher response than the original work, which made Li Tian feel very interesting.

Regarding whether Shi Naian is the original author of Water Margin, or even what period Shi Naian was in, because the age is too long, there is no way to verify it.

But one thing is certain, that is, in the early Ming Dynasty, the book Water Margin was not yet popular.

Even if it has been written, it is probably hidden in someone's study and has not seen the light of day.

The reason why the literary works of the Ming Dynasty can form such a strong influence in later generations is actually inseparable from the rapid advancement of printing technology in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely because the cost of printing a book has been greatly reduced that those good stories have gradually become popular books that all people can afford and have access to.

A short story randomly intercepted by Li Tian can actually arouse such a reaction, but it made him understand a truth.

A really good story, even if you dismantle him to pieces, you still can't hide its excellence.

After coming to Daming, it's not that he hasn't been searched for by others, such as Outlaws of the Marsh and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

But after searching the streets and alleys of the capital, no one has ever heard of these two books.

Li Tian had to suspect that either this book hadn't been published yet, or this book was simply not taken seriously by the current mainstream cultural circle.

But now Li Tian can confirm that this book probably never came out.

But this also made Li Tian think a little more.

"Do you want to help promote these four masterpieces, and even let them come out earlier, so as to open up a new path for Daming's literary creation?"

He really wanted these popular literary works to appear earlier.

But at the same time, I was a little ashamed of stealing other people's works.

Moreover, Li Tian himself knows what level he is, and he can tell the story, but he can't copy some of the poems and wonderful dialogues involved in it.

Even if it can be written, at best it is just vernacular. It is no different from the Xiaobai works of Internet literature in later generations. Such a good story is wasted for no reason.

But he is not helpless.

He can completely write the outline of the story, polish it and so on, and he can completely hand it over to those idle literati in the Imperial Academy, and let them help perfect the book.

The two voices kept arguing in Li Tian's ears, making it difficult for him to make a choice for a while.

On the one hand, he couldn't bear it, and on the other hand, it was a pity.

Looking at the stage, Wu Song has already started a fierce battle with Diaojing Bai Erhu.

There were bursts of cheers and cheers from the audience.

Li Tian gritted his teeth for the last time, and finally made a decision.

"Forget the ball, just figure it out, maybe if you do it yourself, it may give the original author more inspiration, and it is not impossible to create more and better works at once."

While facing this way, he comforted himself,
"The four great classics, when the book was just written, which one was not listed as a banned book by the imperial court at that time.

I can be regarded as rectifying and publicizing them for free.

At worst, when the time comes, return the reputation to the original author on the column of the original author.

In this way, the author's reputation will not be diminished, and it may even be improved to a higher level. "

"Oh, why did Wu Song's whistle stick break? If it breaks, he will be bitten by a tiger."

"Wu Song, run quickly, without a weapon, you are no match for the tiger!"

People in this era are so cute.

Even though they knew it was just an opera and it wasn't real at all, the performance of the actors on stage made the audience empathize with it, and even fascinated themselves into it.

Li Tian turned his head and saw that a few little guys had even covered his eyes, and couldn't bear to see Wu Song being bitten by a tiger.

Li Tian couldn't bear to destroy their love for opera, so he didn't explain anything to them.

Instead, he took the opportunity to hug the excited queen and whispered to him,
"Don't be afraid, Wu Song is a great hero, a mere tiger can't hurt him at all!"

Sure enough, as the plot continued to advance.

Born with supernatural power and unparalleled bravery, Wu Song, relying on the strength of wine, actually fought the tiger with his bare hands.

After three or five rounds, Wu Song let out a tiger roar, and pressed the tiger, which was a circle bigger than him, to the ground, amidst the applause and shouts from the audience.

He landed three heavy punches and completely killed the tiger.

Afterwards, Wu Song was found by the hunters patrolling the mountain while carrying the dead tiger on his shoulders. He became a tiger-fighting hero and a great hero for the people!
The last scene fell slowly.

Except for Li Tian, ​​almost everyone was still immersed in the wonderful story just now, unable to escape from it for a long time.

It may be difficult for modern people to imagine such a scene.

But if you grew up in a closed environment, and you can only do two things every day for your whole life, you will be deeply involved in the story when you suddenly hear and see such a passionate story.

After the play was over, all the actors came out to salute Li Tian and others.

Li Tian also gave each actor a reward of 50 taels of silver for the first time.

He has heard this story countless times, and even the script has been passed down from him, but their performance is very worthy of recognition.

Even if it didn't bring him many surprises, but it could make the queen and a bunch of concubines and princes look mesmerized, and they didn't waste a good night. He also felt that they were worth the money.

After watching the play, it is the highlight of tonight, enjoying the fireworks.

On the way to the imperial garden, many concubines and princes were still immersed in the story just now, chatting non-stop.

"Mother, do you think I can become a great hero like Wu Song in the future!" A five or six-year-old prince asked his mother.

(End of this chapter)