Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Travels of the Old Remnant

Chen Dingtian didn't know about going far away in Europe, and he was now preparing to continue writing books. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info this time he wrote a book, in order to set off the atmosphere for the next Heaven and Earth Uprising, if you don't set off the atmosphere of this Heaven and Earth Uprising, how can you provoke the world to rebel next? You must know that when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, didn't they also make a fox bark? As for the other prophecies that "Mo Dao Shiren had one eye and provoked the Yellow River to rebel against the world", these feudal superstitions are actually a kind of propaganda. Propaganda through feudal superstition was a common means in ancient times.

Of course, as Chen Dingtian, he would not use this means, and as a person who has received education in the new era, he will naturally not do such a stupid thing. However, he had a better way, and that was to write about black people. Writing about black people is what he does best. What's more, this black material of the Black Manchu Qing Dynasty really doesn't need too much!

"Next, among the four major satirical novels in the late Qing Dynasty, I also took out a "The Appearance of Officialdom". And the appearance of officialdom has been changed by me, so it is better to hack the Manchu officialdom. The officialdom is a black and corrupt official, and I can consider the so-called clean officials of the Black Manchu Qing Dynasty next. And this black official, I can also have a good thing. Chen Dingtian bit his pen and thought.

Chen Dingtian began to write a few words on the paper -- the travels of the old remnant.

Chen Dingtian began to conceive this idea, and Fu Shanxiang next to him was also responsible for referring to it. Chen Dingtian also needs Fu Shanxiang as a reference, because although Chen Dingtian can directly plagiarize from the books of later generations as a copyist, it does not mean that he has to plagiarize 100%. Those copyists who plagiarize everything word for word, that is a low-level copyist, a very stupid copyist. The so-called painting of the tiger is difficult to draw the bones, and the idea of ordinary people is only to copy those words mechanically, and this kind of plagiarism is simply the easiest to expose. You can directly take the relevant text to Baidu and find out if you are plagiarizing. Perhaps in ancient times, when culture and information were not disseminated smoothly, there was still some room for such direct word-for-word plagiarism. But in the Internet age, it's really hard to get along. Baidu knows who is the copyist at once, and it doesn't have to be too difficult at all.

However, Chen Dingtian is naturally not the kind of low-grade copyist, although he plagiarized those outlines and the corresponding essence, there are still some things to change. For example, the outline can be plagiarized, but when it comes to the specific content, it must be changed according to the specific situation, otherwise it will be seen at a glance, isn't that death?

"It doesn't seem to make sense here, and it needs to be revised. And here, too, revise ......"

Fu Shanxiang next to him quickly pointed out a lot of things that did not conform to the characteristics of this era, because Chen Dingtian's old and disabled travelogue was from a novel in the late Qing Dynasty, and the late Qing Dynasty was not the same as this era, so it had to be revised. Otherwise, many unreasonable places are difficult to explain, but Fu Shanxiang's writing skills are still good, and he quickly helped Chen Dingtian make up for it. Fu Shanxiang was originally born in a small bureaucratic family, so she has some understanding of officialdom, but she is not very profound. Anyway, this old cripple's travelogue is also a satirical novel, and it doesn't have to be copied in its entirety.

"North Fist and South Wag, this one has to be changed, and it will be changed to North Twist South Mao." Chen Dingtian changed the outline next to him.

This old disabled person's travelogue must be revised, especially the evaluation of the Boxers and the Revolutionary Party in the old disabled person's travelogue. Although the travelogue of the old remnant satirizes various phenomena in the late Qing Dynasty, it is obvious that due to the author's vision and the constraints of some traditional thoughts, he still thinks that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is right. In the eyes of the original author of the old man's travels, the Manchu rulers were just a group of people who were used to living a peaceful life, so they were not prepared for disasters, but they were not wrong. The author of the old man's travels still has some fantasies about the Manchu rulers. He regarded the Boxers as a scourge, but he also looked down on the revolutionaries. He thought the revolutionary party was bad, and he did not support the revolution. He blackened both the Boxers and the Revolutionary Party, and this had to be changed.

However, in this era, it is no longer possible to write about the revolutionary party and the Boxers, and it must be changed. However, the situation at this time can be somewhat similar. For example, if the revolutionary party in the south is changed and turned into the Taiping Rebellion, it can be regarded as a round of the past. As for the Boxer in the north, it can be changed into a twist. This twist is a unique situation in the north, a kind of mutual aid organization that becomes a group through a secret society of the people, organizes production together, opposes government oppression, and so on. Of course, these twists are united by blood and resist together.

These twisters have already begun to prepare for an uprising, and there have already begun to have small-scale uprisings. However, Chen Dingtian knew that in more than a year, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom entered Jiangning, those northern twisters would revolt on a large scale and become a twist army. Therefore, it is a good choice to compare the Twist Army in the north to the Boxers.

"This old cripple's travelogue has hacked a lot of people, whether it is a corrupt official, and it has also hacked the Qing officials. It's even mainly the black clean officials, the previous officialdom is mainly a black and corrupt official, this time I am a black clean official, see what good life you have in the Qing Dynasty! Chen Dingtian thought.

After Chen Dingtian finished writing the outline, he began to brush up and start writing the book quickly. However, because he was actually mainly a copyist, he did not want to take the initiative to create on his own, more than 90% of the original content of the old man's travels still used the original content, but changed some key words and sentences, changed the Boxer Rebellion to the Twist Army, and turned the revolutionary party into the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Even Chen Dingtian changed the position of the original author of this old man's travelogue, from the original person who opposed the revolution to a position that supported the revolution and supported the Taiping Army.

"The revolution is not guilty, the rebellion is justified, this sentence must also be written!" Chen Dingtian said.

The revolution is not guilty, and the rebellion is justified, which is a very inflammatory sentence. This phrase comes from the great men of later generations, although it is used in some inappropriate places. However, of course, just because you use it in the wrong place does not mean that you deny the significance of a certain sentence. There are many words that are used in the wrong place, and literature is like this, if the same sentence is used in different places, the consequences will naturally be different. The wonder of writing is that in this regard, there are many, many people who can write, and in later generations, basically everyone can write, and it is rare to not be able to write. But being able to compose these words that everyone knows into a good article is easy to learn and difficult to master.

And the same sentence, used in different contexts, actually has different meanings. However, it is used here, that is, for the next rebellion as a foil.

"The revolution is not guilty, and the rebellion is justified, so it is really too ruthless." Fu Shanxiang muttered this sentence, and then said.

Fu Shanxiang knew what "revolution" meant, and the ancient revolution and the "revolution" in the eyes of later generations were not the same thing. The revolution in ancient times meant a change of dynasty. The Chinese Revolution originated in the Zhou Dynasty, with the Tangwu Revolution as the first source, and finally the change of dynasty as a symbol. Even the later Wu Zhou Revolution was actually Wu Zetian's change of dynasty, which led to this "revolution".

But the revolution as it is understood by later generations is the process of overthrowing an old system and establishing a new one. The revolution in later generations was a revolution in a broad sense, and the revolution in the eyes of the ancients was actually a revolution in a simple narrow sense, a change of dynasty. However, Chen Dingtian actually openly wrote the words "The revolution is not guilty, and the rebellion is justified", which is absolutely shocking.

"I'm afraid that many people will chant this sentence in turn in the future, and it may even become a loud statement that is the first in the world!" Fu Shanxiang said affirmatively.

Fu Shanxiang's language and writing skills are still very good, she knows the arrogance behind this sentence, and can provide strong psychological support for those rebels. The kind of rebellion established by feudal society over the years is sinful, and the kind of thinking that changing the dynasty is sinful, weighs heavily on many rebels. In this way, after many rebels rebelled, they could not rebel with peace of mind, and even had to accept Zhao'an's surrender later. In fact, such a situation is also a kind of inner lack of self-confidence, a manifestation of lack of confidence in the rebellious cause that he is engaged in.

However, if there can be a subversive word, a pair that can subvert the past thinking, and make everyone think that the rebellion is justified and that the great cause of the rebellion is just, then they will definitely get more psychological support in the future, and it will almost inject a powerful spiritual booster into various anti-Qing organizations. If this is used as a slogan, it can completely make those rebels feel like they have been beaten with chicken blood, full of confidence. Because the revolution is not guilty, and the rebellion is justified, it is justified for everyone to rebel, and it is a righteous act, so that they have the capital to rebel.

"That's right, I just hope that all kinds of anti-Qing rebels will use this as a slogan, so that the Manchu court will also be unlucky. To rebel, it is necessary not only to be prepared in terms of military equipment and so on, but also to be psychologically prepared. For those ordinary peasant rebels, they often lacked not only an economic foundation, but also an inner conviction. They didn't think there was any justification for rebellion, and in the face of the encirclement and suppression of the officials and troops, they were not confident in the first place. After years of feudal oppression, they believed that rebellion was not an act of justice after all. If they have an opportunity, they will inevitably choose to take over Zhao'an and choose to surrender on their own initiative, hoping to get a stable life and the so-called glory of their ancestors. I have to break this idea so that they all dare to rebel and dare to overthrow the rotten court with Ali, so that they can save the country. Let them feel in their hearts that they are engaged in a just cause, not a rebellion. ”

"As long as they mentally approve of their actions, they will do their best. So, I just want to give them a reason, give them a reason to feel that they are righteous, otherwise they will not have the confidence to rebel. ”

Chen Dingtian is very clear about the role of spirituality, many times why some people are obviously not lacking in conditions, they want money, they want anything, and they look like a rich second generation. However, in some cases, it lost to the "**.silk", in fact, in addition to some special reasons, it is largely unconfident and some spiritual factors. There is a saying in later generations that a confident person may not succeed, but a person who is not confident will not succeed. In ancient times, many rebels themselves were not confident, so they were not confident when faced with the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court officials and soldiers. There are still many people, many people of the revolutionary era, who are shaken by their cause, and once shaken, they are not far from surrendering. Therefore, strong faith is the foundation of success, but many ancient rebels lacked this firm faith. If the wind is good, but once the wind is against the wind, it is easy to lose confidence.

The spiritual role is sometimes far more effective than the material role, and with confidence, it is very great to promote the career.

"Okay, the old man's travelogue is ready, you try to translate it into English, this is your first translation. After the translation is done, I will help you revise it, and then the two of us will work together to translate! Chen Dingtian said.

Fu Shanxiang nodded, this time she had learned English with Chen Dingtian for more than a year, and she thought that she should be very familiar with English. She finally waited for an opportunity this time, she could translate by herself, and if the translation was good, she would hand it over to Chen Dingtian for inspection and revision. After this translation, you can get the manuscript fee for the translation, and you can be regarded as having your first income. Of course, Fu Shanxiang has no opinion on letting Chen Dingtian revise it as a cooperative translation. Fu Shanxiang knew that he had just "come out of the school", and he must still be inseparable from Chen Dingtian's guidance. There are many such situations in China, and all the works modified by the master before the apprentice is fully able to become a master must give the master a part of the income, which is normal and Fu Shanxiang can accept.

Fu Shanxiang soon began translating this old man's travelogue and prepared to translate it for foreigners.

"Well, recently, maybe the government in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been keeping a close eye on it, so it's better not to issue it in Jiangsu and Zhejiang first, or to go to Liangguang and Guangzhou to issue it first!" Chen Dingtian said.

Chen Dingtian knew that the Manchu bureaucrats in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had been keeping a close eye on him recently, so it was better not to publish it here at all, but to go to the Liangguang area to issue it first. Anyway, I am friends with the British, and it is also beneficial for them to go to Liangguang to publish books.