"When the Stars Shine" does not record the complete life of each character, but chooses to describe the most crucial moments in the characters' lives, so that readers can clearly see how the history of empires is shaped and stereotyped in an instant. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

…… In 1860, Liu Nanyan. The remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were entrenched in Shenyang, relying on the fortress system built with the help of the Russians, and the Northern Expedition was in a stalemate, and the logistics were unsustainable. Liu Nanyan was ordered to lead 5,000 cavalry across the border and go north alone. He destroyed towns and slaughtered colonists along the way, and led the remnants of his army back after three years of wreak havoc in the heart of Simberia. This lone army not only undermined the war potential of the Russians and ensured the security of the north at that time, but also laid the foundation for the frontier expansion of the empire in the Far Eastern War thirty years later.

…… Fisher, 1867. Fisher, who was the chamberlain of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time, was British, but he was deeply respected by Taizu. He visited Russia on a secret order, not only miraculously normalized relations between the two countries, but also made a big deal with the Russians, buying Alaska ahead of the Americans. Many years later, the news of the Alaskan gold mine was announced, and the Daqi currency reform was successful, thanks to his visit.

…… In 1871, Li Hongzhang. The Great Rebellion Case had just ended, and the emperor ordered Prime Minister Li Hongzhang and the crown prince to lead a delegation to Europe. They set up embassies, visited parliaments, and threw money around, not only buying back books, machines, and ships, and attracting scientists, technicians, and other talents, but also bringing back the cutting-edge ideas and trends of the times to Daqi, which opened the prelude to the vigorous "reform and reform."

…… In 1885, Hua Yufang. Hua Yufang, the dean of science at Tianzi University, was suddenly appointed as the new petroleum director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Ignoring the ridicule of foreign geologists as "oil-poor countries", he led the exploration team to the southwest of Heilongjiang with a stubborn spirit, and finally drilled a high-yield oil well, which was named "Daqing Oilfield" by Taizu.

…… In 1896, Liu He. The author of "Oracle Bone Exploration", Liu He, is a descendant of the Taigu School of Confucianism and a successful mining tycoon. When he accidentally fell into the water while investigating the source of the Yellow River, he became seriously ill, and when he was sick on his sickbed, he heard about the deeds of the Nobel Prize, so he made a will and used part of his estate as a fund to establish the "Taigu Literature Award" and the "Taigu Mathematics Award", leading the trend of a generation.

…… And so on and so forth.

In the preface, the author says, "When the will of the individual and the fate of history collide with the sparkling, the heroes become the stars that shine in the imperial sky." ”

However, anyone who has read this book will find that Shi Wei Ge still has unfinished meanings. Because at every moment, behind every shining star, there is a figure of a person.

Whether it is Liu Nanyan's lone army going north, or Fisher's ice-breaking diplomacy, or Li Hongzhang's mission to Europe, the instigator, initiator, and decider are all that person - Taizu Zheng Ze.

Why did Hua Yufang insist that there was an oil field in Daqing, and why did Liu He set up the award and entrust the royal family to do it, as long as the details are explored, the shadow of Taizu is everywhere.

There is also the sun beyond the stars, which is the blank space of Shiwei Pavilion.

Because of this, "When the Stars Shine" was published and was praised today, and the aristocratic chaebols used the newspapers at their disposal to tout it. It is no surprise that this book won the "Taigu Literature Award" that year.

At a reading club in mid-October, Jin Tong had selfish intentions and arranged for everyone to appreciate this work.

Autumn is getting stronger, and the temperature has dropped below freezing. They finished their dinner in the cafeteria and burned the earth dragon.

For this mainstream hit work, everyone is not enthusiastic about discussing it. In the past few years, the book reviews of "When the Stars Shine" from various angles and positions have been frequently reported in the newspapers, and even primary school students are tired of reading it. Comments are hard to see new ideas, and they are always clichés.

In fact, it is a common argument that it is difficult to live up to under the fame, and Shi Weige's writing is not better than that of other reporters. But no one can deny that his investigation is quite solid, and the entry points of each character are also clever, and it is by no means in vain.

After a few people spoke, the hall fell silent.

Everyone sat around the round table, sitting on wooden piers, or brooding, or lying on the clean wooden table with half of their faces, enjoying the warm room temperature, lazily reluctant to speak.

Wu Rui picked a conversation and asked Jin Tong, who was sitting opposite him, "What are the considerations for choosing this book as the theme?" ”

Jin Tong was wandering for nine days, and it took a long time to take back his soul, "Have you ever thought about what would happen to China if the stars didn't shine?" ”

"What do you mean?" Wu Rui became interested.

"If, I mean if, there has never been a Taizu Zheng Ze in the world, when the Taiping Army rebelled, there was only a gang of horse bandits in Shandong, and then they were quickly exterminated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. What will happen? In what direction will history go? ”

"Huh?"

The spirits of the drowsy crowd were lifted.

Historical fantasy is not uncommon in the history of Chinese literature, the Ming Dynasty wrote Zhuge Liang's successful Northern Expedition opera, the Ming and Qing dynasties of the Water Margin, the Red Chamber of the many reversals, new biographies quite a lot, but they are limited to the "literary tragedy" to make up and invert, did not go further to the stage of "alternate history".

A few years ago, the time-traveling novel "Connecticut Mi Guoyan Havoc on the Arthurian Dynasty" was translated and introduced, and it sold well, but the literary and artistic circles unanimously gave bad reviews, thinking that Mark Twain's description was too absurd and nonsense. This has to do with the tensions between China and Iran, not just literary criticism.

In this public opinion environment, the time-traveling novel failed to cause waves, and only a few vulgar tabloids published some shoddy follow-the-trend novels, all of which received poor responses, and the serialization ended in failure for several weeks.

What Jin Tong wants to do is to put the alternate history on the table.

In Daqi, Taizu's great achievements are unquestionable, and few people make serious assumptions, thinking, "What would happen without Zheng Ze?" ”

Once this question is raised, it will inevitably set off a brainstorming, or "subvert the worldview".

Jin Tong still remembers the trembling of reading "Fiction Novels" for the first time in his life. The well-deserved feeling of refreshment gave him goosebumps all over his body.

"If the special forces travel to the Qin State ......"

"If Zheng He goes to the West to open up the ...... Europe"

"If Dashun wins the world......"

"If Hitler Wins World War II......"

A large amount of information shock has made ordinary people in the 21st century accustomed to "overhead", but for the elites of this world, "without Zheng Ze" is still an unprecedented ideological release.

The beating flame of the kerosene lamp casts shifting shadows on the faces of the people, who are immersed in the endless fantasy.

Ling Feng broke the silence and said, "Without Taizu, maybe it is still the Manchu Qing Dynasty now!" ”

"It should be the revolutionary army swarming, and the smoke is everywhere, just like the end of the Yuan Dynasty!" Wu Rui's tone was firm.

Lu Tianxi habitually raised the bar, "There is no Zheng Ze, there are also Zhou Ze, Wang Ze, Wu Ze, and Li Ze!" China is a Daze Township! The Manchu Qing Dynasty dominated the big country with a small clan, and it was already rotten, and it fell to the ...... when it was pushed."

Mao Zhigang shook his head, "Foreign rule may not be unstable, India is an example!" It's not that Daqi beat him, but the most dazzling pearl in the Queen's crown is still a whole one. ”

"Now it's two small ones, and one was robbed by Daqi!" Cao Dong was stupidly happy.

"The Manchu Qing Dynasty is very different from British colonialism...... Chen Zhenxiu said thoughtfully.

"It's all an alien invasion, what's the difference?" He Xinru sincerely asked.

"China is a country of cultural identity, which cannot be explained by the narrow nationalism of Europeans!"

"Isn't it the set of Mengyuan pseudo-Confucianism when it enters Yi Zeyi, and Xia Zexia when it enters Xia? Chen Zhenxiu, your ideological realm is very problematic! He Xinru was dissatisfied.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. I believe in using Xia to change Yi, not Xia Yuyi, the key depends on who is in the driver's hands. Taizu put forward the concept of the Chinese nation, isn't it just to let the surrounding ethnic groups integrate in. ”

"You guys are off topic," Wu Rui tapped the table with his knuckles, "but since we talk about the concept of the Chinese nation, I think Taizu's point of view is quite meritorious. As long as the language, moral norms or "rites" are consistent, then they belong to the Chinese nation. Foreigners can learn the language and write and observe the "rites" and become naturalized. ”

"Living in China, but refusing to learn "etiquette", unwilling to naturalize is the enemy. Lin Qian interrupted, "Taizu's idea is very good, but the execution is very extreme, it took many years to pacify the southwest, Qinghai-Tibet, and northwest, and there are many kills. Ten slaughters in a lifetime is no joke. ”

"There were also non-national reports and collective expulsions during the period of the Great Rebellion Case, and many people died...... "Cao Dong, a history major, added.

"What expulsion, it's all a pretense!" Lu Tianxi said disdainfully, "Are there 500,000 people who moved to the Ottoman Empire in the end?" Taizu killed too many people, and in order to cover up the truth about the declining population of the northwest, he made an expulsion plan, saying that they all defected to the caliphate. ”

"Come on," Cao Dong said disdainfully, "talk less about literature and invent history!" ”

"Lonely and unheard! This is the truth of "Nandu Xiumu Daily"! ”

"That kind of tabloid also reads? I doubt your taste ......"

Ethnic policy has always been prone to provoke heated debates, and this time is no exception. Everyone wants to express their point of view and try to convince others. Anyway, it's a reading club, not a theoretical discussion, and it doesn't pay attention to the discipline of the meeting.