To be honest, I'm not sure whether the subject matter of "Tai Shang Zhang" should be classified as "oriental fantasy" or "classical fairy tale". It seems that both are possible but not entirely accurate. The subject matter of the novel

It has diversified characteristics, and it is inappropriate to label it as a specific category, but calling it "ancient mythology" is the most appropriate and close.

It is a story that takes place in a fictional fantasy world. If we must discuss the chronological background, it should be based on the Five Emperors period of ancient China. But this is just a reference and innuendo, and a reprocessed interpretation based on this prototype.

The story background of "Tai Shang Zhang" cannot be equated with the real era of the Five Emperors.

What is described in the book are all things shown in a fictional world. It is a mythological novel rather than a historical research novel. For example, some surnames, artifacts, and people's language habits are difficult to strictly correspond to that era in history.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to write it in the way modern people are used to reading it. I can only try to be as precise as possible in this fictional world system.

But since such a story background is set, some issues must be paid attention to and some principles must be followed. The ancient mythological era is the budding period of human civilization. There will be no Tang poetry or Song poetry in the story. I will try my best to

Avoid using idioms with clear allusions to their origins.

Some things we now think are left by the ancients, but they did not appear at all in the ancient mythological era. If you fabricate such a background, you must pay more attention to following this principle, otherwise it will deviate from what this book wants to express. Likewise.

The truth is that there is no "Buddhism" or "Taoism" to speak of in this era, so it is impossible for the characters in the book to directly quote the contents of the Buddhist and Taoist classics and various classics that we see today. Wherever there is reference, only

It may be describing the origin and germination of these classics.

I am a writer of novels, and of course I also like to read novels, including excellent or popular novels. In the process of reading many works, I always have a purely personal feeling. Many fantasy or fairy tale novels regardless of the background of the story

Wherever it was placed, in what era, in ancient times or in other worlds, Buddhism and Taoism appeared inexplicably, and various schools of thought appeared, but it is difficult to explain how they appeared in such a world background?

For example, when I read "The Legend of the Gods", this feeling of confusion was particularly strong.

Some works describe a very long time span, ranging from thousands, tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of years, as if the pattern is grand. However, the protagonist is constantly upgrading, but the entire world background remains strangely static, even if one hundred thousand years have passed.

However, the world era in the book is still that era, and there is almost no relatively reasonable dynamic process of civilization evolution, which is somewhat confusing.

Such feelings and confusion may be the reason why I wrote this "Tai Shang Zhang". It begins in a fictional mythological era where historical research is not rigorous, but it is certain that there was no Buddhist or Taoist practice at that time.

The end of this era is the source of the emergence of hundreds of schools of thought in later generations. Of course, writing this way will bring many difficulties, and I am also trying a new writing style.

Old readers may be concerned about a question: Does this story background or "setting system" have any connection with my previous series of works? Of course, it can be either there or not, it depends on the angle from which it is interpreted. It is a brand-new interpretation,

You can also see many familiar imprints.

As for the recent update of this book, I'd like to apologize in advance! Because I'm out of town for something at the end of May, I may not be able to guarantee a stable update, and it will be back to normal by early June. In fact, I didn't plan to start the book so early.

I wanted to wait a little longer, but on the one hand, since I have already said that I will release a new book in late May, I have to keep my word; on the other hand, I did not expect that the period at the end of May would be so busy.

I will try my best to find time to write, and I also ask all book friends to take note. One last reminder, there will be a lottery for the new book promotion of "Tai Shang Zhang" starting from mid-June. All book friends who already own "The Light of Xu Gongzi's Victory and Governance",
Chapter completed!