The plot in the TV series "Wind Rises in Luoyang" can be said to have been surprising the audience all the time. With the development of the story, the truth slowly surfaced, and the relatives around the protagonists all stood against them, and this reversal can be said to have made many people think of it.
Especially when the true identity of Miao Niang was exposed, and it turned out that she was actually the killer for sixteen nights, many viewers shouted directly: This truth can shock me for a whole year.
After the identity of The Lady was revealed, she committed suicide in front of Gao Bingcang, leaving her regrets to the audience.
After the death of Miao Niang, her sister took the place of her "Hand Killer" and became the new "Sixteen Nights".
It turned out that Miao Niang was not the only Sixteen Nights under Chunqiu Dao's men, but all the killers were given this name.
The story of "Wind Rises in Luoyang" is set in the Zhou Wu period during the reign of Wu Zetian. The play also uses a large-scale production to restore the historical side of the Zhou Wu period as much as possible.
Since everything has traces, it makes people wonder why all the killers in the play are called Sixteen Nights, rather than other names that are easier to remember.
1. The building of heaven
If you want to know the origin of the name "Sixteen Nights", then you must first understand the heavens of the Zhou Wu period.
At present, the plot has developed to the point where Gao Bingzhan and Baili Hongyi and others trace the clues to the Ministry of Works of the Imperial Court, which is the department where Baili Hongyi resigned and returned home in the first episode.
The Ministry of Works is similar to the modern construction department, mainly engineering design and manufacturing. And this department has been carrying out a huge project - that is, to build a holy place, a paradise, at the behest of the saints.
The scale of the heavenly building is said to have reached 312 meters in height alone, and standing on the third floor of the building, you can almost overlook the entire shinto.
The size of the project and the large number of workers coming and going make it difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes.
Since the heaven was built to be used for Wu Zetian's worship of the Buddha, then on the day of her worship, if there was any accident suddenly, wu Zetian's life could be successfully lost here.
No matter how bad it is, if Wu Zetian is lucky enough to escape the disaster, under the cover of many overseers and workers, the main hand behind him will not be pulled out. He could completely avoid suspicion and let the imperial court officials who had handled the project carry the pot for him.
2. Sixteen Nights and Heaven
The building of Heaven is historically real, and it has indeed been burned down. And the time it was burned happened to be the night of the sixteenth day of the first month.
At that time, in order to facilitate the management and consolidation of the ruler's power, the "curfew" system was implemented from the Tang Dynasty. In other words, the people cannot go out casually at night. At that time, at night, the gate would ring six hundred closed door drums, and after five o'clock in the morning, it would strike another four hundred more door drums.
If at this time there are people who go out to walk at night, then according to the law, they will be flogged twenty times.
And all year round, those who have the opportunity to go out at night are only in the three days of the last yuan festival.
At this time, the gods will hold lantern festivals, put on colorful lanterns... For the whole city to watch and play.
But it was also on this day that it was the day that was most likely to allow the Assassins to take advantage of the opportunity and cause chaos throughout the city.
The heaven in history was set on fire by Xue Huaiyi, The male favorite of Wu Zetian, on the sixteenth day of the first month, because he fell out of favor. However, in the play, the Spring and Autumn Daoxuan started on the sixteenth night, but it has another meaning.
Fourteen is the first day of the night, and the guards in the divine capital must be very vigilant, so the chance of success is also small.
Fifteen is the Christmas Day of the Taoist Heavenly Official Ziwei The Great, but any believer who has a little reverence will not do things on this day.
Therefore, sixteen nights is the best time to win. After the first two days of fun, the vigilance of the guards in the city will be reduced. It is easy to give people the illusion that "it is already the last day, and nothing will happen".
In the play, the Spring and Autumn Dao plotted to burn down the heavens, which should have been prepared for a long time.
Only on the night of the sixteenth night can he truly accomplish his great cause. And that night was also the real killing night in the depths of the whole Luoyang.
Therefore, perhaps to remind himself at all times, Chunqiu Dao took the name of the killer as "Sixteen Nights", which means success.
Seeing this, I can't help but make people feel sad about the mother. She was originally a female killer with high martial arts skills, but she turned out to be the only one. The so-called "Sixteen Nights" is a position that everyone can take.