Chapter 2 Preface to the Three Kingdoms, an endless topic

Mao Peiqi A hundred years and a thousand years is but a moment in history.The stories of those volatile figures in history, those stories that are either heroic or sad, or prosperous like a piece of brocade, or bright moon and breeze, actually happened yesterday.Relying on the wonderful writings of the ancients, we can walk into the distant era, want to see the voices and appearances of the ancients, and experience the state of mind of the ancients.Why do we always trigger nostalgic meditation?Is it an inseparable feeling for the ancients?Is it a lingering admiration for the ancients?maybe.But more, it is probably to find oneself from the bustling crowds and colorful stories in ancient times, and to find the inspiration for the present.Talking about the ancients and discussing the ancients is to borrow other people's wine glasses to pour out the block in the chest.If you immerse yourself in the ancient things for no reason and wander aimlessly, you will get lost.

There are many wonderful scenes in Chinese history.The Three Kingdoms after the Eastern Han Dynasty is one of the most magnificent and dramatic scenes.Han Zuo collapsed, and all the heroes came out together.Loyalty, treachery, love, righteousness, wisdom, deceit, power, and strategy all appeared on the unprecedented big stage, showing their acting skills with all their strength.The "Three Kingdoms", which is believed to be historical, only records the historical facts itself, which is already shocking.It has been painted and processed with thick ink and heavy colors, which has fascinated generations of readers.

The brilliance refracted by a "Three Kingdoms" is colorful, and the viewers perceive different brilliance from different angles.Everyone will grab their own bouquet.Therefore, everyone has a different Three Kingdoms, their own Three Kingdoms.The sophistication of human relations, the ancient and the modern have the same righteousness; the rise and fall of chaos, the same reason for all generations.When people read the Three Kingdoms, they are actually reading the contemporary world, and when they interpret the characters of the Three Kingdoms, they are actually interpreting themselves.Probably every reader will subconsciously ask: If I was born in the Three Kingdoms, what would I do?If the affairs of the Three Kingdoms were in the present age, what would happen?If the awareness of ordinary readers is hazy and unconscious, then, as a writer, as a dissecter and thinker of worldly affairs, it is conscious.He wants to write out his own understanding and perception.It is a kind of spiritual enjoyment for the author to write out these understandings and insights, and it is the responsibility of the writer to share these understandings and insights with everyone.When writers communicate with readers, what they say and think is what the readers say and think, and they become the spokespersons of the public.

It is a classic of Chinese culture.The significance of classics lies in their broad scope and profound thoughts, and in that they are often read, updated and enduring.The Three Kingdoms is an endless topic.Deng Hongwei's "Three Kingdoms" has a new interpretation of the characters in the Three Kingdoms with the novelist's unique style of writing.He selected a group of characters, and set up the chapters of counselors, generals, women, swords and horses, etc., and classified them into categories.Different from the general author's focus, those dazzling superstars were not included in his writing.Instead, he settled on "little people" who usually don't get much attention.Perhaps, he thinks that these little people are closer to ordinary people, and their situations and emotions are easier to communicate with ordinary people.The author carefully sets up scenes and stories for these "little people", and tastes their era, state of the world and the state of mind of the characters with you.

Deng Hongwei is a cutting-edge figure in the field of novel creation.He is well known for his contemporary fiction works.A large number of "Three Kingdoms" novels created by him have been published in many newspapers and periodicals and are very popular with readers.This "Three Kingdoms" has added a lot of new content, and still maintains his consistent style of writing, which is fresh, concise and meaningful.Although he selected some "little people" in the Three Kingdoms who are usually not noticeable, but the stories about them have been circulated for thousands of years, and readers will inevitably have preconceived impressions of them.The author took a certain risk by letting them appear in a brand new look.

Turning the pages of the book, I can see that Deng Hongwei's command is determined, and a person is called out. The voice, appearance and behavior are just like the present, and the usual trivial matters are like lanes. What readers need to pay attention to most is the new meaning.It was created by Deng Hongwei, but it is not unique to Deng Hongwei. It also belongs to the readers and our era. Mao Peiqi, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Department of History, Renmin University of China, and lecturer of "The Mysterious Case of the Seventeen Emperors of the Ming Dynasty" on CCTV's "Hundreds of Lectures".

September 17, 2011 in Beiqijia Village, Changping, Beijing