Govin wants to write a relaxed history like Mingyue back then, but he doesn't write it easily.

However, the audience listened happily and relaxedly.

Many people feel this from the bottom of their hearts -- it turns out that history is so interesting!

For the first time in their lives, many people found that the history of the Ming Dynasty was so magnificent and magnificent!

If it weren't for Gowen's "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", perhaps the Ming Dynasty would have become the most unfamiliar dynasty for many people.

From childhood to adulthood, in the history books, about the Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Yuanzhang was the monarch of the centralized power, Qi Jiguang was a widow, Li Zicheng was a peasant uprising, and the spies of the East and West Factory ruled it, nothing more. And listening to the old people talk about the ancients, or watch plays, listen to commentaries, there are the least things about the Ming Dynasty.

Of the major dynasties of China since the Qin and Han dynasties, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty is the least familiar in popular culture.

However, since the Central People's Radio broadcast "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", the history of the Ming Dynasty and many characters of the Ming Dynasty have really entered the public's field of vision.

As "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" continued to be broadcast, there were more and more discussions about this work, and the topic of the history of the Ming Dynasty was very loud.

If you open any newspaper, you can see a discussion about "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".

If you can't see any information about "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" from a newspaper, then it can only mean that this newspaper is either a professional newspaper, or the editors of this newspaper are too discerning, if this is the case, then this newspaper is not worth buying at all, and the editors of this newspaper are so good that they ignore such a big social hot spot!

Many newspapers have set up sections in supplements to discuss the book and discuss the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"When I used to read Gowen's cultural essays, I felt that Gowen's historical level was quite high, otherwise I would not have been able to write articles like "Taoist Tower" and "Mogao Grottoes". Now after hearing his new work "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" on the radio, I finally confirmed my judgment......"

"For so many years, I have not been able to read history books, and classical Chinese is indeed too difficult to understand. Although the papers and monographs written by those experts and scholars can understand every word, they are a little confusing when they are connected together. All historical works, no matter what kind of feelings they express, no matter how delicate the author's words are, do not make me feel anything. But now I finally have a history that I can understand and enjoy reading! "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" made me empathize with it, aroused my strong patriotic feelings and humanistic atmosphere, it was really wonderful! It turns out that history can be so interesting! ”

"Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is a hero who has never been born in the world. With wisdom and bravery, rise in cloth, take advantage of the time, heroic Jingcong, Ping Chen extinguishes Zhang, sweeps away the heroes, expels Hu Lu, and restores China. Fifteen years to become an emperor, creating hundreds of years of the Ming Empire. It combines the wisdom and brutality of Qin Shi Huang, the wisdom of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, the people-oriented thinking of Tang Taizong, and the **** centralization of power of Song Taizu. The scale is coded, the planning is thorough, the background is low, and the country is right, which is unparalleled since ancient times. From having no ridge in the land to being rich in the four seas, from being slaughtered by others to dominating the world, from an ordinary people to a nobleman, he has grown into a far-sighted military and political family, and he has really stepped from the eighteen-layer hell to the nine-fold heaven. His personal experience is legendary, and he is even more inspirational, and he will be admired by future generations. ”

"As a non-professional, although "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" is written very straightforwardly and funny, the listing of various historical facts and the citation of documents in it are breathtaking. I can see the author's rich historical knowledge and full sincerity. ”

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-- Letter from a reader of Wen Wei Po.

Shanghai's Wen Wei Po, as one of the newspapers closely related to Govin, immediately organized a section in the newspaper to publish letters from readers of the Central People's Radio's radio drama "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty." Almost all of the readers' letters were unanimously praising Gowen for "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".

This situation is the same in the supplement of "Yangcheng Evening News"-

"It's very good, I didn't expect the author Govyn to be less than thirty years old! Genius! ”

"I heard from "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" what is ideal, what is loyalty, what is integrity, and what is strategy...... I think I've learned a lot after listening to it. ”

"I think 'Those Things in the Ming Dynasty' has opened up a new path, a new text for Chinese history readers!"

Gewen innovatively adopted a different writing method from the penmanship of historical books, skillfully integrating history, politics and comedy, breaking through the ancient times to write history in a dull and rigorous language, and writing traitors and loyal ministers in a critical and mocking way, the text was full of vitality and vitality, which was welcomed like never before, and greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the common people for history. As a popular reading material or a popular historical reading, "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" is extremely successful, and Gowen's contribution to the field of historiography is obvious to all! ”

"This radio drama has changed my three views, China is a great nation, and I believe that China will rise again."

"These days, the most vivid picture presented to me is not the dense flow of bicycles commuting to and from work, not the crowded crowd on the bus, nor the busy work, and the ordinary, ordinary, ordinary life that I originally had, but power, hope, pain, anger, hesitation, indifference, enthusiasm, strength, soft flesh, integrity, measure, loneliness, cruelty, forgiveness, patience, evil, justice, truth, perseverance, compromise, kindness, loyalty. Yes, I am obsessed with it, addicted to "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". ”

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Except for some newspapers closely related to Gewen, such as "Wen Wei Po" and "Yangcheng Evening News", the rest of the newspapers published readers' comments on "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" from a neutral point of view, so they seemed to have mixed reviews and attitudes.

"It's so well written!"

-- Letter from a reader of Xinmin Evening News.

"Can history be written like this? There is no respect for history at all, such frivolity is a desecration of the history of the past! ”

-- Letter from a reader of China Youth Daily.

"I want to listen to it again, a good book for the popularization of Ming history, funny, and the language is easy to understand!"

-- Letter from a reader of China Metropolis Daily.

"There are too many subjective assumptions and chisel elements."

-- Letter from a reader of Tianjin Evening News.

"I haven't been able to read the text on historical subjects, and even if I do, I can't remember it, but this time, on the contrary, I really thank Govin for writing such a good book."

-- Letter from a reader of Tianjin Evening News.

"Write something!"

-- Letter from a reader of Jiangnan Daily.

""Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" will change the historiography!"

-- Letter from a reader of Shanxi Evening News.

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With such a lively social hotspot and such a distinct news breaking point, radio stations around the country have not given up in vain.

Many radio stations have produced radio programs about "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".

Or invite experts and scholars to judge the significance of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", or invite some reader representatives to discuss the reading feelings of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" on the program.

Among them, an interview organized by the News Voice Channel of the Central People's Radio is the most famous.

The program invited students from some colleges and universities in Beijing and some young scholars in the field of history. And these people all talked about their own feelings on the show.

"I think the significance of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" is that it has pulled down the high history from the altar and made history go to the public. First of all, the historical figures mentioned in "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" themselves are very well-known, even if the average reader does not know them, they have all heard of those names. For example, Zhang Juzheng, Wanli, Hai Rui, Qi Jiguang, etc. As a result, people are willing to learn more about their history. ”

-- A young historian said on the radio.

"Yes, in the past, the main readers of history books were people who had received a certain amount of education, but the readers of Gowen's "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" were all men, women, and children. In this book, Govyn uses vivid and witty language and clever narrative techniques to tell the history of the Ming Dynasty that will make the listener want to stop. This style of writing history has never been done before. Some of my friends never read other history books, but they listen to the radio with gusto. ”

-- Another young scholar from the field of historiography agreed.

"This is a popular history book for all ages."

-- A student from the Department of History at Peking University commented.

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Li Xingmin, the author of "The Exciting Age" in the book series Towards the Future, is a well-known scholar of the younger generation, although he is not a historian, but he was also invited to participate in this program.

In the program, he recounted the difficulties of Govern's creation of this book, consulted countless materials on the history of the Ming Dynasty, and asked others from time to time to help read the manuscript.

In ancient times, Bai Juyi read poems to the old woman, but if the old woman didn't understand, she revised it. Today, there is Govin who wrote "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", but whenever a friend pointed out the shortcomings, he revised them until they were perfect.

"In the past, the form of historical writing was limited to school textbooks, as well as high-level academic works and papers, but with the increase of people's demand and the progress of the market, it is inevitable that new forms of historical writing will emerge. It can be said that Gowen's "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" can be said to have come into being. ”

In the live broadcast room, Li Xingmin looked into the microphone and said with some emotion-

In fact, when Govin first showed me the manuscript, I thought he was just writing an esoteric history book like everyone else, and I didn't pay much attention to it. But when I picked up his manuscript and saw the first page of it, I knew I was wrong!

I never knew history could be so interesting!

History in textbooks is rigid, it only tells us that something happened in such and such a year, whether such and such a person is a traitor or a good person. A dynasty of two or three hundred years has always had only a few nodes and a few adjectives, such as the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the weakness of the Song Dynasty, the darkness of the Ming Dynasty, and so on. Numerous historical figures are written thin and pale, because textbooks only need to show the point of historicity in them.

As a person who likes to read, I also bought a series of ancient historical books such as "Historical Records" and "Zizhi Tongjian" when I was studying. It's just that they are trapped by the weakness of ancient knowledge, and this kind of book is obscure and difficult to read through; And I didn't like to use my brain to think before.,I don't know much about the world.,Even if you read it.,It's just that you know that a long time ago.,There was such an event.。

Now that I am at the age of Bensan, I have more or less my own understanding of the world and have more thoughts about life. The old worldview cannot be said to have completely collapsed, but at least it has collapsed a lot. is no longer a little girl living in an ivory tower, the world outside the window is warm, either black or white, either good or bad, with absolute trust in authority. I slowly realized that this was not right, and began to accept the imperfections of the world, adding other colors between black and white.

For those who are like me when I was a student, Govyn's book "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" can facilitate the completion of this transformation for them.

Although "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" is about history, it is more about the people in the historical story - people who are full of emotions and whose human brilliance and weaknesses shine at the same time. Zhang Juzheng is a powerful minister, but he has a luxurious style and will also use power for personal gain; Hai Rui is honest and honest, but his ability is mediocre and he has no contribution; Qi Jiguang has a strong record, but he also makes friends with powerful ministers.

We stood under the blue sky, basking in the sun, but behind us were shadows. The world has never been made of flowers and applause, but it has never been dark and hopeless.

From this point of view, Govin is immeasurably meritorious! (To be continued.) )