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Some people may cite the example of Gao E's continued "Dream of Red Mansions" being considered the original, but Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions" is indeed TJ, and someone must help him continue it, and even if the Water Margin is seventy times, although the plot can be continued later, it is not impossible to stop abruptly here

As for Mei Jihe's statement that he is the author of "Guben Water Margin", Hu Weidong is even more difficult to believe in any case, because the high level of the next fifty times is by no means something that an amateur literature lover can write, if Mei Jihe is a great writer during the Republic of China, he may have this ability, but he is just a person who only has some reputation in the county, or as a famous doctor rather than a writer, although some works, but it is not bad among amateur writers, and he can't even rely on words to eat, how can he have that ability?

Some people may say that "Guben Water Margin" may just be liked by Hu Weidong, just like "Xi Shi in the eyes of a lover", he just thinks it is good, but it is not really such a high level, otherwise why would the first publication in the Republic of China period fall into the sand, and when it was republished in 1985, the sales volume was far less than the one hundred and twenty copies that were pieced together?

But Hu Weidong is still a little confident in his ability to appreciate it, and as for the setback in the publication of "Guben Water Margin" in history, it is not difficult to explain. The failure of the publication of "Guben Water Margin" during the Republic of China was entirely due to the publisher's mistakes. That idiot actually published the next fifty chapters directly, instead of publishing the first seventy together into a book

For readers who haven't watched the Water Margin before, this practice directly makes them unable to read it, and those who have watched the first seventy times before may not be interested in the last fifty times where the truth is unknown, and more importantly, this stupid approach will also give readers a psychological hint of "this is a sequel". In addition, at that time, the printing volume of "Guben Water Margin" was very small, the War of Resistance was imminent, and there were not many Chinese who had the heart to read idle books, so it was strange that this book was published at the wrong time and in a wrong way, and the sales were not dismal. At that time, the number of copies of the book was too small. It is not as popular as a famous artist, so it is natural that the impact is not great, and it cannot be considered that the standard of the book is not high.

As for the 1985 edition, the sales of 100 copies and the 120 copies were already huge. In addition, Taizu commented on the "Water Margin fever" caused by the Water Margin in Chinese mainland in his later years. As a result, most Chinese have formed a preconceived impression of the plot of Song Jiang's surrender and fight Fangla. It's hard to accept the completely different plot in "Guben Water Margin". What's more, even under such unfavorable circumstances, "Guben Water Margin" sold more than 100,000 copies in just the first batch of publication, which is definitely not bad, even if it is not good. To a certain extent, this also reflects the standard of the book

Despite this, many words and sentences that are obviously more like the language of the Republic of China period in the last fifty chapters of "Guben Water Margin" are a problem after all, so although Hu Weidong likes this version, he can't be sure whether it is Shi Nai'an's original work, you must know that Mei Jihe passed away in 1969 in history, and the "Guben Water Margin" that Hu Weidong saw that year was the version printed in 1985, that is to say, when he saw "Guben Water Margin", Mr. Mei Jihe had already passed away for many years. It is naturally difficult to verify the truth, not to mention that Hu Weidong worked in the military industry department with a very strict secrecy system at that time, and he was usually busy with things, and it was impossible for him to be as free as ordinary people, so he did not have time to investigate this matter until the day he crossed over.

Even after the crossing, Hu Weidong, who had a heavy responsibility, couldn't spare time to deal with such trivial matters, and he didn't have time to deal with such trivial matters until he broke his leg, and he had time to send someone to invite Mei Jihe to inquire about it. Mei Jihe was deeply devastated after the failure of the first publication of "Guben Water Margin", and after that, even to his children and grandchildren, he no longer talked about it, who knew that after being invited by the legendary Vice Premier Hu with a worried heart, the other party actually said kindly that he had read the "Guben Water Margin" published in 1933 and liked it very much. But for the first time facing the red party Central Committee leader at the level of Hu Weidong, Mei Jihe still couldn't help but be a little trembling, how dare he say a lie?

It turned out that due to the war during the Republic of China, the original collection of Mei Jihe's home had been destroyed as early as the Northern Expedition War, and the "Ancient Water Margin" published in 1933 was written by Mei Jihe according to his own memory, although he tried his best to copy the original, but Mei Jihe was not a Mao Dun who could memorize the Dream of Red Mansions after all, and could only remember the general plot, and the specific language habits, especially the details of the words and sentences, could not be exactly the same, so it was inevitable that many words and sentences were more like the "flaws" written by the authors of the Republic of China. And because there is the original plot framework to follow, the difficulty of writing is much smaller than that of completely self-creation, and with Mei Jihe's level of being a leader among amateur writers, it is enough to complete it, and Hu Weidong's doubts back then have finally been completely solved

Although Mei Jihe was rewritten according to memory, he still inevitably added some of his own things, not to mention that the original collection of his home is not sure to be the original of Shi Nai'an, it may be a forgery of other people in the Ming and Qing dynasties, so it is not very accurate to call it the original of Shi Nai'an. But "Guben Water Margin" is at least better written than the 100 chapters, and it is more in line with Shi Nai'an's purpose and intention in the first 70 chapters.

At this time, Hu Weidong finally realized the benefits of power, and he could only recommend "Guben Water Margin" to his relatives and friends, but now he can directly talk to the leaders of the publishing house, and then he doesn't need to worry about it anymore, and the 120 times of "Guben Water Margin" has begun to be corrected and edited, and will be published in the near future

However, this did not completely satisfy Hu Weidong, because the editor-in-chief of the Renjiao Publishing House did not agree to print too much, so under the influence of hundreds of years of formation of the hundred editions, it may be difficult for "Guben Water Margin" to completely shake its status. But although Hu Weidong's status in the party is high now, he is not in charge of this part, and it is already the limit to be able to teach the publishing house to agree to publish "Guben Water Margin", and if he insists on forcing it, it will inevitably make the leaders in charge dissatisfied and affect unity, so Hu Weidong thought of Taizu, who loves books like life (to be continued......