Chapter 144 "Journey to the West"
The first thing Yue Heng thought of was "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but the Three Kingdoms period was an era that the Zhongyuan world experienced, and it was a disrespect for the ancient martial saints.
Moreover, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he respects Liu and opposes Cao and despise Wu, there has been no such viewpoint in the Zhongyuan world. Yue Heng does not want to take the lead in misleading others.
"Water Margin" is not good either. The whole rebellion novel is a novel. If he dares to tell it, he may be the first to be caught by the royal family.
Is "Dream of Red Mansions"... Is there any storytelling about the Dream of Red Mansions?
"This old guy, let me get bothered!" Yue Heng muttered, patted heavily on the table, gritting his teeth: "Just talk about "Journey to the West", you will die if you die!"
"Shopkeeper Hu, come here!" A servant waved in the backstage, and Storekeeper Hu hurried over and was taken to Yue Heng.
Yue Heng was pondering in the backstage. After Manager Hu came over, he looked outside in a sideways and asked, "Is the outside comforted?"
Manager Hu wiped the sweat from his forehead and gasped, "It's right. Today, Taishang Restaurant is free of charges, and I will pay Mr. Yue according to the highest income on weekdays. How much should it be? How much should Taishang Restaurant recognize?"
Yue Heng smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Hu is so polite. I have a cooperative relationship with Taishang Restaurant. There is no need to do this. You only need to agree to me with one condition. Today's gift is also considered one for me."
Manager Hu breathed a sigh of relief. He really lost the money and felt a little painful: "What are the conditions?"
Yue Heng said: "You find a way to help me maintain order. The documentary I mentioned today is likely to be opposed by many people!"
On weekdays, the name "Yang Family Generals" is a storytelling or a story. Today, Yue Heng suddenly mentioned the four words "authorized books". This cannot be used casually. In the world of literati, it must be recognized, classic, philosophical masterpieces that have been passed down through the ages before it can be called documentary books.
But Manager Hu didn't realize this at all. He said, "Can Mr. Yue tell me the general plot?"
Yue Heng lowered his voice and said in the ear of Manager Hu: "This is a story about Tang Xuanzang, a monk from Chu, who took four disciples to the West to seek scriptures."
Manager Hu was surprised: "It is normal for the monk to obtain scriptures, how could he be opposed?"
Yue Heng smiled and said, "Because his four disciples are all monsters..."
"What!"
Manager Hu almost jumped up, shook his head without thinking, "Impossible! The human race and the monsters are incompatible, how can they become master-apprentice relationships?"
Yue Heng retorted: "Don't say anything so absolutely, right? General Zhenyuan has a cavalry unit with a dragon horse. He acts like the wind, is as clever as the clouds, and is invulnerable to swords and guns. This is known to everyone in the world."
After hearing what happened, Manager Hu had nothing to refute. Humans have indeed tamed many powerful monsters for their own use, such as dragon horse cavalry, terror elephant fortress, demon elephant guards, etc.
Yue Heng did not say that the protagonist of "Journey to the West" was not Tang Xuanzang. It was Sun Wukong, who was selectively forgotten. He wanted to test it. What was the reaction of the Zhongyuan World to the story of this monster as the protagonist?
If the mainstream society at the highest level blindly suppresses, suppresses, drives away and bans "Journey to the West", and cannot even "listen to both sides, be clear, and believe in the side, be secret", then it would be boring. If you don't even understand the enemy, you will brag about how powerful you are all day long. You work behind closed doors and use various news to deceive the human race every day. Then what are you talking about resisting foreign enemies and regaining lost territory?
It’s better to “before and after flowers, day after day, drunk and sober up year after year”. Be a romantic and suave scholar, play well in this world, and worry about the world!
It's almost time, Yue Heng put on a mask and appeared.
The Taishang Restaurant was full, the second and third floors were also surrounded by people, and the first floor hall was crowded with people. Seeing Mr. Mask appear, everyone stood up together, cheered in unison, and applause thunderously.
Yue Heng sat on his own position, knocked on the awakening wood, recited the opening remark of "The sadness is the coldest evening, and the haggard man is so pitiful", then stood up and bowed, and said, "Thank you for coming to support me. According to the rules set before, Japan should continue to explain the last time, but for various reasons, I have to tell another story. Three days later, I will continue to talk about the generals of the Yang family! Manager Hu is kind-hearted. Today, please listen to the book for free. Have you ever thanked Manager Hu?"
The audience immediately started to cheer and applauded. Many people shouted loudly: "It's okay, how to collect it, we have been waiting for seven days, can't we wait for another three days?"
"Old Hu! I'll ask your servant to come up and don't notify me if I open a new book? I want to give me a reward!"
"That's it! Shopkeeper Hu, are you deliberately causing trouble for us? Who cares about those small money? Everyone is not short of money!"
Manager Hu was sweating all over, stood beside Yue Heng and bowed and said, "Everyone, sir, you can open a new book, and according to the rules, there is no charge for the first few episodes..."
"Then you can't say you're free to give us a ticket, right? Everyone, do you think so?"
"That's it! Lao Hu, you not only have to pay us for free, but also pay us money!"
The lower part burst into laughter. Manager Hu finally comforted him and left the platform to Yue Heng alone.
Yue Heng and others calmed down, knocked on the awakening wood, and began to say, "There is a poem that says: The chaos has not been divided into chaos in the world, and no one sees the vastness. Since Pangu broke the Hongmeng, he has opened up the distinction between the clear and the turbidity. He has covered all living beings and benevolence, and found that all things have achieved goodness. If you want to know the achievements of creation, you must read the passage of the misfortune when Journey to the West..."
These poems have just come out, and more than half of the audience's expressions have changed drastically, and the hearts have been filled with storms.
This is a poem that comments on ancient gods, involving the legend of Pangu creating the world. The way of heaven was automatically generated since Pangu died and died. It was touched by Pangu's merits of opening the sky and brought countless merits. How these merits were created start with this "Journey to the West".
Yue Heng's beginning is too big, involving ancient gods, and discusses the nothingness of merit, which no one can explain clearly. In the Zhongyuan world, which literati dares to pat his chest to ensure that he can explain it with reason and evidence, and who dares to say that he is all right?
But smart people still see that Yue Heng expressed his views through storytelling, and even the world of "The Yang Family Generals" was imagined. So was this so-called "Journey to the West" also come from his fantasy?
Chapter completed!