A True History Is A Legend:A Study Of The Historical Concepts In The Annals Of The Northern And Southern Song Dynasty

Biography of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty is a long historical novel written by Xiong Damu,a popular novelist of the Ming Dynasty,during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.The book is divided into two parts:The Chronicles of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Chronicles of the Northern Song Dynasty.Each part has 10 volumes and 50 chapters,a total of 20 volumes and 100 chapters.The Chronicles of the Southern Song Dynasty is not only about the historical facts of the Southern Song Dynasty,but also about a period of history from the five dynasties,the ten kingdoms and the later Tang Dynasty,which began with Shi Jingtang,to Zhao Kuangyin’s prequel to the founding of the Song Dynasty and the destruction of Jinling to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty.The Biography of the Northern Song Dynasty is mainly about the historical events from the Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty to the Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty.It is compiled according to the stories of Yang Jiajiang that have been circulated before.It is the earliest existing publication of Yang Jiajiang’s novels and plays an important role in Yang Jiajiang’s systematic novels.After the completion of the book,The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty has attracted the attention of scholars.The historical records are fruitful,and the novel is full of interest.Bookstores across the country are competing to publish it.It has been widely circulated for more than 200 years,and has been printed in at least 20 different versions.It is a novel of historical significance.The background of The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty is a historical novel,but it adds a lot of fictional plots on the basis of the official history,draws on the elements of the novels of immortals,demons,gods and monsters of the Ming Dynasty,enhances the plot interest through the forms of loyalty and treachery contradictions,fighting battles,and so on,and increases the reader’s resonance in the praise and demotion of the characters,"telling the true history as a legend",and shapes many heroes of the Song Dynasty.Among them,the group image of Yangmen women generals represented by Mu Guiying is the most successful.Mu Guiying,together with Fan Lihua,Hua Mulan and Liang Hongyu,became the four heroines in the history of Chinese novels.On the basis of discussing the version and theme of the Biography of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty,this paper mainly expounds the historical concepts contained in the Biography of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty,including the concept of heroes,monarchy,war,loyalty and treachery,women and the concept of heaven.The hero of individualism is the primary narrative theme in The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty.Zhao Kuangyin,who was not afraid of violence before he made his fortune,acted bravely;The first two generations of Yang family generals,represented by Yang Ye and the seven sons,are brave and good at fighting,serving the country and the savior,and have made outstanding achievements;The late group of Yang Family Generals,represented by Yang Men female generals,Yang Zongbao and Yang Wenguang,embodies the inheritance of a kind of loyal and virtuous people;Meng Liang and Jiao Zan,the heroes of Mang Generals,are simple in thinking,reckless in acting,and responsible.The story of 13 emperors from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty is an important narrative content in The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty.Zhao Kuangyin,Guo Wei,Chai Rong and others are the images of wise and virtuous saints and emperors.Liu Jun,the leader of the Northern Han Dynasty,Li Jing,the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty,and Shi Jingtang,the high ancestor of the Jin Dynasty,are the opposite image of the fatigued emperor.Song Taizong and Song Zhenzong are the images of mediocre monarchs.The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty affirms the war of benevolence and righteousness,and has a vivid description of the form of deception and battle.Breaking the Tianmen Array is the climax of the Annals of the Northern Song Dynasty.The struggle between treacherous ministers and loyal ministers is the main method of making the literary contradictions in The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty,among which Pan Mei’s fall into Yang Ye is the most tragic.In the Biography of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty,the heroine image of Yangmen women generals,who are able to fight and resourceful,has pioneering significance in the history of Chinese literature and has progressive significance of the times.In "The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty",the tendency and attribution of the Heavenly Way are represented by the strong plot of ghosts and gods,and a large number of Buddhist and Taoist alchemy,reflecting the historical limitations of the novel.The creation concept of "The Annals of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty" is closely related to the social turmoil and hero worship in the war of the Ming Dynasty,the cultural market demand for profit and public satisfaction,and the widespread recognition of benevolence and loyalty in the society.