Reading Group God Writer Qianhua's new work "The Female Emperor of Daye" was recently launched on Yunqi Academy, and the new book is inspired by Yan Shu, shaping the image of Xie Yunchu, a female protagonist dressed as a man and crossing the court.
As a representative writer of the National Style Department of Network Literature, Qianhua's works are not limited to small love and small love, and are good at using delicate brushstrokes and grand narrative style to tell the growth and transformation story of the "big heroine", reflecting the great love of the family and the family style. In 2021, his work "The Eldest Daughter of The Elder Daughter She Is Beautiful and Sassy" created a new version of the group portrait of famous female generals, presenting many scenes of loyalty and patriotism and national integrity, and was awarded the top 1 female frequency in the 2021 Reading Annual Good Book List selected by Yien Data.
Taking over the baton of "The Eldest Daughter of the Concubine, She is Beautiful and Sassy", Qianhua's new work "The Female Emperor of Daye" is inspired by the famous Northern Song Dynasty minister Yan Shu, telling a new story of national style. In an exclusive interview with a Purple Cow News reporter, Qianhua confessed that the most difficult thing in the creative process is to make modern readers resonate with the feelings of the ancients. Although it is a national style work, "The Female Emperor of Daye" does not limit the pen and ink to the love affair between the male and female protagonists across past and present lives, but more inks on the protagonists in the chaotic world who adhere to their original intentions and grow up with determination, expressing the feelings of saving the country from danger.
"The Female Emperor of Daye" tells the story of Xie Yunchu, the daughter of the Houfu who guarded the city on behalf of her sister, who was reborn into the enemy xie family after jumping off a cliff and martyrdom, and after experiencing the misery of her past life, she originally only wanted to spend the rest of her life in peace, but her former husband Junji Jingci became her mentor, accompanying her to find a way of life, even if she was in the dark, she still believed in the light. Xie Yun was originally determined to be a pure courtier, but he was forced to get involved in the court dispute, and finally resolutely embarked on the difficult road of teaching and advising the king and Kuang Guo on the right path.
Decisive and rational thinking should never be synonymous with men, and sensibility and attention to detail should never be labeled as women. When shaping the character, Qianhua will abandon this stereotypical influence, and although her Xie Yunchu is in a patriarchal society, she has never given up on realizing her inner ideals and ambitions. Qianhua also hopes that female readers can heal themselves through the character of Xie Yunchu, still burn the flame of resistance in their hearts in the face of injustice, and gently and firmly take every step of ourselves.
Dialogue with a Thousand Birch Falls:
I hope that female readers can heal themselves through "Xie Yunchu"
Purple Cow News: Why did you first get involved in online writing?
Thousands of birches: I entered the red sleeve in 2011 to start writing, it has been 11 years, before that I also wrote some short stories, and then my roommate saw the novel I wrote, he recommended me the red sleeve tianxiang, let me publish to try, and then I published in the red sleeve tianxiang, I found that the salary on the shelf is quite good, can fully afford my living expenses, so I have been writing so far.
Purple Cow News: The latest novel, "The Female Emperor of Daye", can you tell the source of its inspiration?
Qianhua: Probably when "The Eldest Daughter of her is beautiful and sassy" is almost at the end, one day a 4-year-old child asked me: "Mom, why do I have to learn?" "I was caught off guard by the question, facing a 4-year-old child, you told him that learning is to better realize the value of his life, I think he doesn't understand, and then that night I tossed and turned, thinking a lot, because I think why do we want to read such a question, I think very shallowly." 」 I was thinking about why those people were reading in ancient times, and then I thought about the ancient examination system. In ancient times, the imperial examination system was a relatively fair way to break the monopoly of secular door valves on high society, and I felt that it was similar to our college entrance examination today. The next day I went to check the information of the Keju system, and when I was checking the information, I heard the poem playing in my child's early education machine, that is, "Helpless flowers fall, déjà vu Swallow returns", which is Yan Shu's poem. I said that I looked up Yan Shu's "Road to the Imperial Examination", and only then did I know that Yan Shu was 14 years old through the "prodigy lift", was given the birth of a jinshi, he did not go through the orthodox examination, did not start from the township examination to the first level up the examination, and then I became very interested in the "prodigy lift", and then went to check the information of the "prodigy lift", which is probably the original source of inspiration for this book.
Purple Cow News: Since the inspiration comes from Yan Shu, why would xie Yunchu be used to interpret and present such a female character?
First of all, if I write Yan Shu directly, write a real historical text, I don't think I can write it. Because I am a female frequency author, I will write female frequency articles. But I hope that through such a character as Xie Yunchu, I can show that in that kind of society where men are superior to women, as a woman, you can also struggle forward, adhere to your heart, and realize your ideals and ambitions, so as to encourage more women in modern society, do not despise the energy they can bring, and unswervingly achieve our goals and ideals. The character of Xie Yunchu, in the dark, but never stops running to the light, I hope that female readers can heal themselves through the character of Xie Yunchu, the flame of unfair resistance in their hearts cannot be extinguished, and they gently and firmly take every step of ours.
Purple Cow News: Your last book, "The Eldest Daughter of concubine, She is beautiful and sassy", is written about the women of the warrior family, and the book "The Female Emperor of Daye" is also written about the courtiers in the court. So what is it like to write this kind of article and martial arts, and write it like this?
The last book, "The Eldest Daughter of the Concubine, She is Beautiful and Sassy", I wrote about the family of the warrior, the patriotic feelings of the heroine and the sense of responsibility of protecting the country and the people, which are innate, because she is influenced by the family's aspirations to pass on the torch from generation to generation, and she is born to protect the family for the people and the goal of unifying the world. And this "Lady Emperor of Daye", the heroine she did not enter the army at the beginning for the purpose of eliminating violence and peace, hanging the people and cutting down crimes, and benefiting the people. Her later entry into the army should have been guided by her mentor, and she did not rely on the court, that is, to be an ignorant orphan, this way requires more wisdom and courage. So I think two books are written down, one is that the heroine has found her goal from the beginning, and the second is that the heroine has found her goals and ideal ambitions in the process of gradual growth.
Purple Cow News: What do you think is the reason why today's readers love to read this kind of "big heroine" novel?
A thousand birches fall: because of the "big heroine" novel, the heroine has a courage to dare to break the feudal etiquette, and they all have a clear goal, will overcome all difficulties, and unswervingly complete. Now that women's minds are awakened, everyone's sense of purpose, competitiveness, and conquest are very strong, so they have resonated.
Purple Cow News: When writing the novel "The Female Emperor of Daye", do you need to check a lot of ancient various imperial examinations or court materials, and do you need to do a lot of work in this kind of literature investigation?
A Thousand Birch Falls: Yes. When I wrote "The Female Emperor of Daye", I also checked the eight strands of text, I would go to look for information, just to see how the eight strands of text did, when it came from, I would check it, and checked a lot of information. Yangzi Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Huang Yanwen