The poems are here, the books are there, Chang'an is here, and China is here", the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, and all countries are coming to the dynasty.
We will never see the prosperous Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty again, but we can get a glimpse of it from many historical materials, and there are many intriguing stories behind the text.
Title: "Chang'an Menghualu".
Author: Liu Zongyuan et al. Translated by Sun Changqilin.
Publisher: Yuelu Books.
In my opinion, Chang'an Menghualu is more like a collection of interesting stories, which reflects all aspects of the Tang Dynasty by extracting small stories, including the words and deeds of the emperors, rumors and anecdotes, strange legends, etc., with extensive content, vivid writing, and stories that are not only interesting but also have historical value.
This book contains a total of five notes** stories: "Dragon City Record", "Kaiyuan Tianbao Legacy", "Tang Dynasty Biography", "Shangshu Ancient Facts" and "Sino-Korean Stories".
"Dragon City Record" is mostly a story of ghosts and spirits, visiting the Tao and seeking immortals, and some of them are also subtle and meaningful, implying deep meaning.
Wei Zheng loves vinegar celery" This story is very interesting, Tang Taizong learned that Wei Zheng likes to eat vinegar celery and deliberately set up a banquet to expose his shortcomings, but Wei Zheng changed it into a briefing to advocate frugality, it seems that this "sheep-nosed old man" is really not easy to deal with, haha!
The Remains of Kaiyuan Tianbao records a lot of secrets and folk customs in the palace, and is a treasure trove of materials for literary creations such as opera and ** in later generations.
There are the wealth and luxury of "fragrant skin warms hands", "drunken public opinion", "prostitute circle" and "meat array", as well as rare objects such as "dragon skin fan", "luminous staff" and "rain stone".
The Tang Dynasty Biography is mostly recorded in the history of the government and the opposition, national regulations, and the description of the emperor and the secretary of state is also vivid.
Tang Taizong conquered Liaodong, the general Li Jing was seriously ill and could not accompany him, Li Shimin stroked his back to Sima Zhongda to serve the country as an example, encouraging him to follow suit, the emperor's suspiciousness and gloomy owl made people shudder.
The Book of Truth" is based on the "Binhu Shangshu Hedong Zhang Gong" idle talk essay.
In the book, "Zhang Gong" Zhang Yanyuan has a prominent family background, several generations of prime ministers and several generations of famous paintings and calligraphy, and knows many of the stories behind them, and the stories in his mouth have a certain authenticity.
The story of the Chinese and Korean dynasties records the deeds and strange stories of the monarchs and ministers of the five dynasties from Xuanzong of the late Tang Dynasty to Emperor Mourning.
Everyone in the world loves to listen to stories, stories are a major feature of this book, and all stories are not groundless, starting from the story, a flesh-and-blood, vivid Tang Dynasty is displayed in front of today's people.