Chapter 1306 A Shot in the Air, Who Is Chu Kuang
As the first chapter-style novel written in ancient vernacular, "Water Margin" played a vital role in the development of Chinese novels.
Take the most widely circulated one hundred and twenty chapters as an example:
The first seventy chapters of the story draw out each hero one by one with smooth brushwork. The beginning, succession and transition seem to be integrated. The appearance of each hero is not introduced with a deliberate time or place. Seam butt.
Until the seventieth chapter of the novel:
Shijie of Loyalty Hall is subject to astronomy, and heroes of Liangshan Po are ranked.
All the clues in the previous article converge into a line, and all rivers return to the sea, and the grand storyline moves forward from this.
And the blue star at this moment.
As if endless readers have bought "Water Margin" and read it one after another, the first thought that popped up in many people's minds is:
This book is very similar to "Journey to the West"!
Of course, it is not similar in plot or theme.
The main reason is that "Water Margin" and Journey to the West are both narratives in ancient style.
However, "Journey to the West" was originally divided into two versions, and readers can also read the modern version.
Unlike "Water Margin", there is only an ancient narrative version, but some awkward and unpopular sentences are replaced by the system into a way that everyone can understand.
Read a little more, and the reader's feeling is even more profound:
This book and Journey to the West do have many similarities in content and structure!
For example, the thirty-six heavenly gangs and seventy-two earth evil spirits mentioned at the beginning.
The same concept is precisely mentioned by Chu Kuang in "Journey to the West":
Zhu Bajie's transformation is thirty-six celestial gangs, and Monkey King's seventy-two transformations belong to Disha.
Reflecting the saying of the reincarnation of one hundred and eight demon kings at the beginning of "Water Margin", it is hard not to make people have various associations and even daydreams.
Is this understandable as...
Chu Kuang's ambition for this book is to copy the miracle of Journey to the West?
Aware of this, many readers have changed their reading mentality, from pure spiritual enjoyment to serious exploration while reading.
Under such exploration, the content of the story did not disappoint the readers.
When Lu Ti ruled the boxing town of Kansai, the direction of the story was drawn out, and at the same time, it also aroused the enthusiasm of readers!
Gradually, some people realized the intention of the crazy old thief Chu:
In the opening chapter, Hong Taiwei let go of one hundred and eight demon kings and demon stars, which should be the biggest foreshadowing of the whole book, right?
Among the demon kings and demon stars all over the sky, which one does Lu Tixia correspond to?
What role will Gao Qiu, Gao Taiwei, who has risen to the top because of Cuju, play?
These answers are not yet known, but the plot is still being read with great interest by readers, and the stories that are familiar to the people of the Celestial Dynasty are also spreading the fragrance of words in this world.
Make a fuss on Mount Wutai!
Make a big fuss in Peach Blossom Village!
Burn the crock temple!
Pull the weeping willow upside down!
Lu Zhishen was unrestrained and lawless all the way, and the blood of the people who watched was excited and joyful!
at the same time.
Lin Chong is also introduced in the story line of the monk of wine and meat.
Mistakenly entered Baihutang, a title of coach of the 800,000 forbidden army, and was easily framed and framed by the dandy.
Who is Gao Taiwei?
You can see the whole leopard from a glimpse, and you can know the late autumn from a leaf.
There is no trace of the story's ups and downs, the plot is completed in one go, and the characters are connected together to advance. The fate and development of each character unconsciously hold the reader's mind.
good book!
People who realize this have been deeply involved in it and become sleepless readers.
And the fastest readers have already seen "Lin Chong Went to Liangshan on a Snowy Night".
...
If you dare not digest the content of a million-word book for a day or two, at least you can finish it without any problem.
But the real take-off for the book was Day Two.
Star Online.
A large number of readers who have read the entire text sing their praises!
The old thief Chu Kuang once again became the teacher Chu Kuang in the hymn!
"Congratulations to Mr. Chu Kuang, you finally created a work comparable to "Journey to the West". The same ancient narrative and the same long aftertaste, both are masterpieces!"
"Teacher Chu Kuang is mighty and domineering!"
"The book is indeed a rare good book, but those who are called heroes in the book may not be heroes. I think this is Chu Kuang's cruel and bloody portrayal of the reality of ancient society."
"Am I the only one who thinks that the three views of this book are not correct?"
"That depends on how you read this book."
"I think it is based on the psychological age of the readers. Those with a younger psychological age are the happiest. They will see a martial arts Liangshan; adults may be able to read a thick and dark Liangshan, which is too turbulent; I this year Already fifty-eight years old, watching the Water Margin is a hell. In order to survive, people have to become ghosts. There is no reincarnation, no liberation, and a hell that can never get out. So I am always grateful that I can live in the present era, but I can’t forget In those times, Chu Kuang needs to remind everyone in this way that history is the best lesson from the past."
"I think it's not just a lesson learned."
"Even at present, our world still has the shadow of the Water Margin. Only when people become smart and strong can they live better. This principle is true at any time and anywhere, because it is mentioned in a certain book by Chu Kuang. I deeply believe in a concept: where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.”
"This is a strange book!"
"Watching the battle of Fangla and Tiangangdisha, I can't help but feel sad; until Wu Yonghuarong hangs himself, he doesn't feel wet with tears; when Huizong has no way, he indulges treacherous evil, and he can't help but sigh. It's another classic Chu madness ending."
"Nearly wiped out."
"Murder and arson are subject to order."
"The metaphor of this story is a bit deep."
"The strange thing is that no one made a fuss. Everyone seems to be used to the old thief's way of dealing with it. Now the old thief has succeeded in pua to our readers."
It really is.
It's so weird that no one complained about the ending being so crazy, but readers praised it one after another.
Same for this ending.
The characters who arouse everyone's emotion the most are actually mainly concentrated on two people.
a Song Jiang;
A Lu Zhishen.
The former is the leader who cheated the brothers.
The latter is widely considered by readers to be the most qualified character to be called a "hero".
"When the tide rises on the Qiantang River, you will know who I am today."
This sentence comes from Chapter 119 of "Water Margin".
The full text of a verse written by Lu Zhishen before his sitting in Liuhe Temple in Hangzhou is as follows:
"I don't cultivate good fruits in my life, I only love to kill and set fire. Suddenly, I opened the golden rope, and the jade lock was torn here. Hey! A letter from the tide on the Qiantang River, today I know that I am me."
At the intersection of life and death.
Lu Zhishen had a deep understanding.
I don't know how much the readers have realized, but I only know that many people can't help but murmur after reading this:
A letter from the tide on the Qiantang River came, and today I know who I am.
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third day.
Many media have released book reviews about "Water Margin", and they avoid each other tacitly, and the content of the discussion is completely different.
Someone was talking about Song Jiang killing Yan Poxi;
Some people are lamenting that Yang Zhi is forced to make a living by selling knives;
There is also the story of the gathering of seven stars; the story of Wu Yong's outsmarting the birth plan.
Song Jiang meets Dai Zong and dives into the sea; Li Kui fights Zhang Shun without fighting.
For example, the clip of Wu Song fighting a tiger is naturally the focus of discussion.
Among the many book reviews, there are many university professors, literature experts, and the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers:
"Through this book, you can see a hero first, but his small movements make you suspect that he is a thief. When you take a step back, you suddenly see a taller thief behind him. At this time, the camera zooms out, and it is the boundless blue sky of endless grass.
The book has cheesy truth and crude mastery.
The only thing is that there is no ostentatious, obviously Chu Kuang's writing style can be more gorgeous.
But in the most common language, he can also write scabies as skin flowers, and weeds as Xiangshan Botanical Garden.
The things in the market are extremely concise and vivid, and there is no lack of sense of fate in the grass snake gray line. The most tragic places must not be arranged, and everything will be followed by Shangliangshan.
What about after Liangshan?
The world is becoming more and more crazy, and Li Kui can be a judge. It was not until the last two pages that Chu Kuang gave readers an outlet for venting and room for improvement:
A tidal letter from Qiantang came, and I was actually me.
In the face of the absurd world, it is not easy to kill and set fire. When Lu Zhishen fully realized, he wondered if the other 107 people also understood in life, or in death. "
After all, it is the first of the four great books of the Ming Dynasty.
This book is so grounded that everyone can find their own preferences and interests in it.
Popular literature Popular literature, this book has achieved a certain extreme in both literariness and popularity.
Some people find another way to analyze this book from a special angle.
The most outrageous thing is that a book reviewer actually did a census of the world of Water Margin:
"There are more than 600 characters in the book. A total of 76 images of women are written, of which 29 are slightly mentioned and not described in detail. Among the other 47 images described in detail, there are four heroes. , 18 positive characters, 22 negative images, and 3 fairy images. Also wrote 13 characters with Taoist magic and more than 40 high-level and various bureaucratic images. Among the one hundred and eight heroes, There are nearly 50 kinds of professional backgrounds. There are 77 surnames (the Li surname is the most, there are 7 people); their hometowns involve 14 provinces and cities today; ;Sixteen Liangshan heroes including Shi Jin and Lin Chong reported their ages when they appeared on the stage, and the average age of these sixteen people was 28 years old..."
Can't write book reviews, just play this?
However, this statistical survey proves that there is no problem with the promotion of the Silver Blue Library.
This book is indeed the most exaggerated group portrait ever.
As for the previous propaganda that "Water Margin" is a panoramic military literature, this person also made statistics:
There are 64 battles in the whole book, 32 of the first 71 chapters, and the largest battle has 200,000 to 300,000 troops.
It wrote six combat commanders including Liangshan Rebel Army, imperial officers and soldiers, Liao State, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La.
Wrote nine scenes of mage fights and twenty-six spy battles.
He also wrote more than 30 kinds of weapons, including cold weapons and firearms.
Liang Shanbo made six seating arrangements.
Water Margin reflects not only a world of slaves, but also an animal world closely related to humans.
Forty-four animals such as tiger, horse, dragon, and snake are written, and eleven are specifically described. Among the one hundred and eight nicknames of Liangshan heroes, 34 nicknames use 17 animal names?
How long does it take to count?
Is this guy a book reviewer or an accountant?
...
Just when the popularity of this book was overwhelming, Lin Yuan suddenly received a call from the chairman.
The other party came straight to the point: "I think the plot of Water Margin is very suitable for adaptation into a TV series!"
The chairman's sense of smell is always so keen.
Lin Yuan has nothing to do, and he doesn't need the other party to say that he also has this plan. "Water Margin" is a very suitable work to be adapted into a TV series.
What Lin Yuan didn't know was.
Just when "Water Margin" became popular all over the world, certain discussions about Chu Kuang gradually changed.
The original rhythm originated from the geek tribe.
Ling Kong, the prince of the tribe back then, suddenly sent such a long post:
"Recently watching "Water Margin", I suddenly felt a little emotional. Chu Kuang is really prolific like a sow, so I couldn't help but ask a friend whose typing speed is extremely outrageous, if he is asked to write novels, can he reach Chu Kuang's writing speed? Woolen cloth?
The friend laughed and said:
If it is just typing, he can barely do it, but if considering the conception and other links, it is almost impossible to complete the task, unless someone has written the content in advance for him to copy.
So here comes the question, does Chu Kuang's creation need to be conceived?
I think everyone has had the same question, but the excellent performance of those works has covered up many details that should have been discussed long ago.
At the same time I know-
Someone is going to spray me when I see this.
For example, I am jealous, jealous and revenge.
After all, everyone knows that Chu Kuang and I have some grievances, and this wave is obviously deliberately smearing.
Don't rush to spray, read this passage.
As a writer, Chu Kuang's creative speed is too unreasonable. He doesn't seem to need to conceive when writing a book, as if the content is written by others, and he only needs to copy it——
This is what my friend said.
My friend's words woke me up.
Of course, I don't doubt where Chu Kuang copied these works from. In fact, my idea is even bolder:
Compared to Chu Kuang plagiarizing this kind of remarks, I am more inclined to another terrible guess. In fact, the so-called Chu Kuang old thief does not exist. He is probably a virtual character created by a certain team!
Why is he writing books so fast?
Because there is a team behind him, and there are more than one excellent writer in this team, and in the end all their works are put under the name of Chu Kuang alone, so can we understand why he writes so fast?
Fans of Chu Kuang will definitely call me nonsense.
Then let me ask again, if I am nonsense, how do you explain why the styles of Chu Kuang's novels are always so different?
Is it because he is a genius?
Since he is a genius, how do you explain it? Since Chu Kuang exists, why does he never show up in public? This is not a difficult thing for a writer, right?
Because Chu Kuang does not exist.
So Chu Kuang didn't show his face.
This is the only explanation I can think of. After all, Chu Kuang does not exist, so instead of creating a fake Chu Kuang, it is better to arrange a mysterious character for him.
hehe.
This inspiration should come from the shadow who really doesn't like to show his face?
However, it is also difficult for Xianyu and Yingying to cooperate with a non-existent character to perform.
What three base friends.
It's all just marketing.
The real Xianyu and Yingying have been covering up the virtual character Chu Kuang, so no one has ever dared to doubt it.
After all, who wants to believe:
How could Xianyu and Yingying, two godlike beings, cooperate with the nonexistent Chu Kuang to tell such a big lie? "
Chu! mad! yes! Fake! of!
Crazy conjecture, to the point of sensationalism, but it was Ling Kong, a big shot in the geek tribe, who fired the shot, and the number of readers of this blog post exploded in a short period of time!
Soon someone forwarded it to the blog!
In just a short period of time, the industry was shocked, the entire network was shocked, and the whole country was shocked. Is the old thief Chu Kuang a virtual character created by gathering the strength of a team?
This statement sounds too ridiculous——
However, the arguments given by Ling Kong seem to be so reasonable?
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ps: The inspiration for this paragraph comes from the Fang Zhouzi Han Han incident many years ago.