One day in 1584 or 1585, Li Chunfang, who was retired at home and in his last years, welcomed a guest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info This person is Chen Wenzhu, although he is the younger generation of Wu Chengen and Li Chunfang, but Lao Chen is like a teacher and friend to these two people, and the relationship is quite good.

It may be that Lao Li is not in good health, and he urged his family on the sickbed to invite Chen Wenzhu to come quickly.

Li Chunfang solemnly handed over the revised "Journey to the West" to Chen Wenzhu, hoping that Lao Chen could publish it to the world.

Perhaps Chen Wenzhu was very moved, so he agreed to Lao Li's deathbed entrustment. However, Chen Wenzhu was able to understand what was written in the book, so he hesitated and could only keep it properly.

In the sixth lunar month of 1589 (the seventeenth year of Wanli), Chen Wenzhu was originally the political envoy of Zuo Bu, the political secretary of Jiangxi, and was promoted to the Yin of Yingtianfu Prefecture, which was equivalent to the highest administrator of Nanjing at that time. On the second day of the second lunar month of the second lunar month of the second year, he was promoted again to the secretary of Dali Temple in Nanjing.

It was probably during this period that Chen Wenzhu felt that the time had come. Roughly speculated, it was Lao Chen who personally met with several booksellers in Nanjing and recommended a book to them.

In the end, Nanjing Shidetang had no choice but to take over the business, but it did not dare to deliver the printing.

In the ninth lunar month of 1591, Wu Zhipeng sent a letter to the imperial court in Nanjing, impeaching Chen Wenzhu for "accepting Xu Chengxun's stolen goods, and indulging the righteous man Yang Feng for killing the lord Xu Yaonian". In the end, what happened to Lao Chen later, history is unknown.

Chen Wenzhu was probably disheartened, and he could better understand Li Chunfang's eagerness, so he seized the limited opportunity to urge Nanjing Shidetang to speed up the progress. Regardless of what stories there are in it, in 1592, the official book "Journey to the West" of Jinling Shidetang is finally about to be published. Considering many factors, this book is defined as a travelogue.

The above content is all speculation and lacks strong historical evidence.

So after this book of Journey to the West is released, it is difficult to verify whether there are Chen Wenzhu and Shidetang's revisions in it. During the period from about 1595 to 1610, it is conceivable that Lao Chen passed away with both sadness and relief. We respect Wu Chengen and Li Chunfang, two Confucians, and we should not forget this Mr. Chen Wenzhu.

The greatest strange book of the Ming Dynasty is presented to people, is it surprise, disdain, is it interesting, is it contemplative, or what? Maybe it's both.

But no matter who they are, they all have their own understandings and experiences. This book is so strange that if you don't read it three or five times, you will just throw it aside.

It's been more than 400 years, and I don't know how many people have been studying it, full of curiosity.

Li Yu understood, but he didn't say anything, just silently listed it as one of the four strange books;

Cao Xueqin figured it out, which was helpful for her to write stone notes;

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Thanks to these two gentlemen, and perhaps the nameless predecessors, for ensuring the continued circulation of Journey to the West.

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Who was Zhenyuan Daxian of Wuzhuang Guan, and why did he want to worship Sun Wukong? Historically, Zhu Qizhen spent time in Warat from November 1449 to August 1450, and Boyan Timur was the only person who had the possibility of forming a brother with a different surname with the Ming Emperor.

When he was in Huangfengling and Basho Cave, the Great Sage twice turned to Lingji Bodhisattva for help. Boyan Timur's elder brother, as well as his father, for whatever purpose, but it cannot be denied, were also considered to have helped the Ming Dynasty (emperor).

The red boy is quite cunning and greedy. Shi Heng, the general of the Ming Yingzong and Ming Dynasty dynasties, had great merit, but he could not offset the crimes committed.

Who is Dongfang Shuo in the book?

The two old men in Tongtai Mansion Tang Seng asked for directions, perhaps Wu Chengen and Li Chunfang were writing about themselves.

Is Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty really the prototype of Tang Seng in Journey to the West? Just look at the life of Master Zhiguang of the Ming Dynasty.

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Although the content of "Journey to the West" is obscure, I believe that the old man Wu Chengen hid the key in the depths of the sea of books, and all the secrets will inevitably be completely revealed, I hope this day can come as soon as possible.